Tecchilaw - What We Do

Tecchilaw

Sumudu : Harini, I get up at 5 o’clock. At what time do you get up?

Harini : I get up at 4.45 a.m. and my mother gets up at 4.30 a.m. I help my mother to make tea.

Sumudu : My mother gets up at 4 o’clock. She makes tea and wakes me up. My sister and I help her to cook.

Harini : We too help our mother to cook. I peel onions and my father scrapes coconut.

Sumudu : I worship Lord Buddha and then study for some time.

Harini : We offer flowers to god Ganesh and pray.

Sumudu : Our school bus comes at 6.30 a.m. So I get ready and have my breakfast. My sister and I worship our parents and leave home.

Harini : I walk to school with my mother and brother. We too worship our parents.

Read the role play and answer the questions.

1. At what time does Sumudu get up?

2. Who helps her mother to make tea?

3. When does Sumudu leave home?

4. How does Harini go to school?

5. How do you help your parents?

e.g. :-

I scrape coconut and ......

Read the example and fill in the table with the words given.

Listen to your teacher and put a tick (√) or a cross (×).

1. Rajan returns home from school at 2 o’ clock. □

2. Rajan’s friends come to study with him. □

3. Rajan does his homework in the evening. □

4. Rajan and his sister play badminton in the evening. □

5. Rajan’s family has their dinner at 8 o’ clock. □

Speak to your classmates and find someone who……………

• gets up at 5 o’clock in the morning.

• comes to school by train.

• studies early in the morning.

• likes to play badminton.

• goes to temple/kovil/church/mosque once a week.

• likes to act in dramas.

• celebrates Deepavali.

• fasts at Ramazan.

• observes sil on Poya days.

• sings carols at Christmas. Do you ...............................?

e.g. :- Do you get up at 5 o’clock?

Present your findings to the class.

e.g. :- Yoga gets up at 5 o’clock.

Now write down your findings in your exercise book. One student should write at least 3 sentences.

Make changes where necessary.

e.g. :- The sun rises in the East.

Follow the examples and construct sentences.

Now, complete this paragraph.

I’m Amanda. Every Sunday, I ……… (go/goes) to town with my mother. First, we …..…(go/goes) to the public library. I ………. (borrow/ borrows) two new books every week. I ........……(like/likes) to read adventure stories best. Then we........... (buy/buys) newspapers for father. After that we ……... (go/goes) to the Sunday fair. Mother ……….. (spend/ spends) some time there because she ..…….(buy/ buys) only fresh fruit and vegetables. Next we ..……(shop/shops) at the grocery store. Our next stop is the bakery. Mother ……...(let/ lets) me select something for tea. She also ……….(allow/allows) me to pick some candy at the confectioners’. I……(buy/buys) some for my little brother as well. I ……(know/ knows) he is waiting for those. Finally we…….(get/gets) on a bus and ..…… (return/returns) home.

Match the symbols with the question words

Where - ..........

Why - ..........

How - ..........

Which - ..........

What - ..........

When - ..........

Who - ..........

How much - ..........

Fill in the blanks with question words.

1) ………… does your father work?

He works in the post office.

2) …………do you usually have for dinner?

We have rice and curry.

3) .………grows these beautiful flowers?

My sister/ My sister does.

4) …………… does it snow here?

In January and February.

5) …………… do they go to work?

By car.

6) …………. are you waiting here?

For the bus.

e.g. :-

Presenter: Welcome to the talkshow. Our first guests today are Oshadhi and Sathish. Please give them a warm welcome.

Topic: The Best Friend

Would you like to have your own talk-show? Then select a topic and write 5 questions you would ask your guest. Practise them with your partner. You can choose a topic from the list below.

Topics: school, hobby, pet, favourite sportsman/sportswoman, favourite story book/cartoon etc.