iITW SIAIIDARD
EIIGLISH READENS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
I By Dor,othy P.S. Lee, M.A. and
Lee Hai Ming, B.A. lllustrated by Yani Lesmana
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CIIILDBEiI'S B(ltlK PUBTISHERS
Singapore
Kuala LumPur
Hong Kong
LESSO N Read the letters
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP a b c d e t g h i j k lm n o p e bE s6 dE 6 6f j6ach I iU ka Et 6m En 6
ORSTUVWXYZ qrstuvwxyz k0 b'r
Es
tE 0 vE dUdl0 Eks wi zEd
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pE
LESSO N Read
the following letters
A
cHt
J
a
chi
j Th
is
Car
RST rst is
Jar
car
a car This is a car. jar
a jar This ls
JhA
4a a. ea/L. JnziJ
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a
ta a, i*
LESSON Read these letters and underline
AB abc
C
FG H t s h Bag
Bb Ff Gs Lt
J LRS jlrs
I
i
Flag
bag
9 bas
This is a
bag.
flag a flag Th
JA',a,n a,,LaV.
is is a
JQa>L
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ia, a
fla g.
kq
T
t
LESSO N Read the following letters
ABC FG H abc t g h Cat
I
J
L
R
i
j
I
r
Hat
Th
ST st
Rat
is is a
cat.
This is a hat.
Th
Jnie
't2,
is is a rat.
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b ,Le a /nt,.
LESSON
5
Read the following letters and underline O 0
AB C F G H I J L O R S abc t g h i j I o r s That
at is a
boat.
Goat
M nl
That is a coat.
That is a
t
is
Boat Coat Th
T
goat.
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LESSON
6
Read these letters and underline D d
Kk
Pp
OPR ST ABCDFGHIJKL a b c d t s h i j k op r st I
Dog
Cock
Pig
Stick
This is a dog.
Th
is is a cock.
il
That is a
u
That is a stick. -6-
pig.
LESSON
6
Read these letters and underline D d
Kk
Pp
OPR ST ABCDFGHIJKL a b c d t s h i j k op r st Dog Cock Pig Stick I
This is a dog.
Th
is is a cock.
!l
That is a
!r
That is a stick. -6-
pig.
F
ill
the following blanks ;
-
isa
1. This
2. That rsa
W
3.rhis isa
isa
4. That
9<': ,l Lr. tr Th iS isa d;_ii-11 -r.:,9 '
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6. Th at rsa
MT.rhis
is a.......
8. That
\
e.rhis rsa
;ffi11.rhis 12. That
N4)
5
isa
F
10. That
G
isa lsa
isa -7 -
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k
LESSON
7
Read the folowing letters and underline
l',1
n
Xx
A BCDEFGHI J KL N OPR STX a b c d ef g hi j kt n op r s t x Not
Box
Fox
is is a fox. Th is is not a dog. A fox is not a dog.
Th
That
is
at
is
Th
A box
lr a box. not a bag. is not a bag.
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44a.
FiU the following blanks 1.
Th is is a
This is 2.
Th at is
.. .r
Th at is
a box.
Th is
IS
This
is
4. Th at is
That 5.
not a fox.
a
a boat.
IS
.r
. a goat.
is
a hat.
Th is is Th is
a
6. Th at is Th at is a. 7.
.
a
...aflas.r a cat.
Th is ts Th is is a
8.
Th at is Th at is a
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a
cock.r
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LESSO N
Read the following letters and underline M m
ABCDEFH IGJKL MNOPR
TX
mnopr s tx
abcdefhisikl
ls that ?
ls this ? Or
S
cap
Map
ls this a cap or a hat ? This is a cap. Th is is not a hat. ls that a map or a f lag That is a map rr That is not a flag.
ffi
?
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(A)
Chanse
1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6.
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flag
?
the following to interrogative form
ls th is a
is a flag. That is a pig. Th is is a coat. That is a cock. Th is is a goat. That is a iar. This
?
7
? ?
(B) Answer the following questions
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1. ls this a car or a boat ? v2. ls that a dog or a fox?
3.
ls
this
a
cat
or a rat?
u{,. ls that a
box
bag
5. ls this a stick or a flag ? C -= -
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?
LESSON
9
Read the following letters and underline
Y
y
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRS TXY
abcdefghiiklmnoprs No Yes Book Pencil Pen
txy Ball
ls th is a book ? Yes, this is a book. ls that a book ? No, that is not a book. Th at is a pencil .
il ls this a
pen
ls that a pen ? Yes, that is a pen. ?
No, this is not a pen. This is a ball.
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Answer the following questions : -
2. ls
a flag ? that a map ?
3.
ls
this a pen ?
4.
ls
that a stick ?
1. ls this
/
/'h
e
5. ls this a cap ?
6.
@
ls
that a boat ?
7. ls this
a
dog
10. ls that 1
1. ls this
a iar ? a
pig
?
a cock ?
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,r'
G
?
8. ls that a cat ?
9. ls this
ur
w
VG^'a
10
LESSO N
Read the following letters and underline
Ww
ABCDE FG H I J KL M NOPR STWX Y
abcdef ghijk lmnoprs twxy What
?
ls it? It is Wolf Wall Window What is this ?
It is a wolf
.
What is this ?
It is a wall. 4
ls that No, it
a
wall ?
is
not a
What is it ? It is a window.
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wall
.
Answer the following questions
\
1.What is th is
?
is that
?
3. What is this
?
4. What is that
?
5. Wh at
?
2. What
is th is
6. What is that 7. What is this
1
trrffi IgGl@F
?
?
8. Wh at is th at
?
9. Wh at is th is
?
0. What is that ?trr
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LESSON
1
1
Read the foltowing letters and underline V
v
ABCDE FG H I J KL M NOPR STVWX Y
abcdef
ghi
j k I mn oP rs
tvwxY
Vase
Donkey
MonkeY
ls this a donkey ? Yes, it is. lt is a donkey. ls this a monkey ? Yes, it is. lt is a monkey. ls that a iar ? No, it is not. What is it ? It is a vase.
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Answer the following questions
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ls this a wall?
1.
1\
:
M
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3E-rE+E-
2. ls that a
car?
3. ls this a wolf ? il 4. ls that a penci I ? 5. ls th is a stick ? !r 6. ls that 7.
9.
o ls
#
th IS
ls th is
lr.
t
11.|s this
a vase ? !r B. ls that a flag ?
hat
u
donkey
10. ls that
?
?
map ?
a
t
12. ls that a 17-
mon key
?
LESSON
He
is chitd
ls he?
12
She is
ls
Girl
Too
Boy
she ?
He is Bill . He is a child. ls he a boy? Yes, he is. He is a boy. She is Amy. She is a child, too. ls she a girl ? Yes, she is. She is
He is Bill . He is a child. He is a boy. She is a girl .
a
ls he Bill
girl
?
? ? 7
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.
LESSON
13
Read the following letten and underline Q q U u
ABCDE FG H I J KL M NOPOR STU VWX Y
abcdefgh i jk I mn opq rs t u vwxy
Man Woman King Oueen Teacher @
ffi
This
Heisa This is
Ft,
a man.
is
She is
teacher.
woman.
a a
teacher, too.
ls that man a teacher ? rr N o, he is not. He is a king. ls that woman a teacher ? v N o, she is not. She is a queen. _19-
LESSON
14
The His Her Father Mother School
This is Bill. The man is his father. That is Amy. The woman is her mother.
Bill is a school boy. His father is a teacher. Amy is a school girl. Her mother is a teacher, too.
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a,
U) Fill the following blanks : 1.He rs aman. He is...a
a
2.Sheis 3. He is
a
4. She is
a
boy g'
Sheis...asirl . @ He is . . . a
,.r.n.r. @
She is . . a teacher
@'
is . . a school boy. He is a @ 6. She is . .a school sirl. She is a g (B) Fill the blanks with he, she, his or her 1....is Bill. ...father is a teacher. 2. . . .is AmY mother is a teacher. 5. He
3....is
awoman.This
is...cat &
dos
&
..school o.r6u% *21
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LESSON
Doctor Fa
15
Nu rse
Wife
rmer
This man is a farmer. That woman is his wife.
ls she a farmer ? No, she is not a farmer.
R@
This woman is a nurse. That man is her father. ls he a doctor ? Yes, he is a doctor.
Answer the following questions:
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6 &
't. ls he a boY ?
R
2. ls she a girl ? -22 -
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g
tA 1
ls
she a woman
?
5. ls he a farmer ?
6. ls he a doctor ? 7.
ls
she
E #
8.
ls
this woman a
a
nu rse
9. ls this man a
ls that woman a
1. ls
12.
4.
ffi ,ffi. 10.
3. ls he a man?
?
queen
teacher
a
nurse
?
that child a school boy ?-
ls that man a king ? -23
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LESSON
Near Under Table Chair This is Th
e
a ta
ta ble
A dog is A box is A ball is
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ln
On Ball
ble.
is near the wall. under the table. on th e ta ble. in the box.
4
That is a chair. The chair is near the table. A cat is under the chair. A book is on the chair:
A
pencil is in the book.
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Fill the following blanks with in, on, near or under : (1
) a) The girl b) The
c) The
is
cat is cock is
the box. the box. . the box.
(21 a) The man
Q)
(t )
the car. b) The woman is. . . the car. the car. c) The dog is d) The cat is ...the car. e) The rat is ...the car.
. the is. . the is. . dre
(3) a) The jar is. b) The c) The d) The e) The
is
&e
rat cat dog
ts
ball is
the the -25
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ta bl e.
jar. jar. ta bl e. ta ble.
LESSO N Where
Tree
17 Here
?
House
Horse
Farm
Here is a horse un der a tr Where is the horse ?
It
is under the
tree.
Here is a man in a house. Where is the man ?
He is in the
house.
Here is a farmer on the Where is the farmer ?
He is
on
the farm.
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(
I
) Answer the following questions :
a) Where is the tree ? b) Where is the mon key c) Where is the cat ? d) Where is the dog ? e) Wh ere is the girl ?
f)
Where
-
?
is the car ?
(2) Ftll the following blanks
The tree is ..the house. b) The boy is ..the tree. c) The cock is.. the tree. a
O)
)
the horse is
.
.
the
) The monkey is.
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house.
. the house.
LESSON
18
Read the following letters and underline Z
z
ABCDE FG H I J KL M N OPOR STU VW
XYZ
abcdefgh iik I mn opq rs t u vwxyz Picture Big Animal Zoo Zebra
is is a pictu re. It is a big animal in the ls it a horse ? No, it is not a horse. ls it a donkey ? No, it is not a donkey. What animal is it ? It is a zebra. Th
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zoo.
Answer the following questions
1.
What animal is this?
u 2. Wh at an idl'5T is that 3.
?
What house is this?
ffi!r4'*n'# 5. What pictu re is
tr 6.
7. What pen
Wh
A motor 1
at
?
What
box
What
ictu
re is th at ?
book is
th at
?
is this ?
rr 10. What boat
1. What
p
is this ?
!r 8.
9.
th is
bag is this
?
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boat is that ?
LESSON What's = What
That's = That
What's this
is
Where's = Where is
It's = lt
is
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is
lsn't = ls not
?
is is a map. Wh ere's the map ? It's on th e wall Th
.
Wh at's
that
Th at's
a
?
pictu re.
ls the picture on the wall ? Yes, it is. lt's on the wall. ls the picture near the map ? No. it isn't. lt's near the window. -30 -
to short form
Change the following 1
.
What is
tlr is
if Possible .' -
?
is is a dog. What is that ? gJ Th at is a horse. ls that a monkeY ? rr Yes, it is. lt is a monkey.
Th
2. 3.
ls the monkeY in the house
4
.
?
No, it is not. lt is on the t Wh ere is th e Pictu re ? It is on the wall. What is near the wall ? A table is near the wall What is that ? Th at is a tree. or .
5.
ls a monkey under th e tree ? No, it is not. lt is a don key. -31 -
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LESSO N He's = He is
She's = She is
What's the man H
e's a
fa
?
rmer.
ls he on the farm ? Yes, he is. He's on the farm. What's the woman
?
e's a teach er. ls she on the farm ?
Sh
No, she isn't.
She's
Change the following
in sch ool
to short form if
1. What is the man ? He is a teacher. Wh ere is th e teach er He is in school. -32
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.
possible
2. Wh at
is that man ?
rr
He is a teacher, too.
ls th e teach er i n sch ool No, he is not. He is in
?
h is houso.
W
3.
ls this man a doctor ? :\ t\" \r Yes, he is. He is a doctor.gh
4.
s th at woman a nurse ? N o, sh e is not. She is a
5.
6.
r
I
queen.
ls th is a sch ool girl ? Yes, she is. She is a sch ool
ls that a sch ool boy ? !r No, he is not a school boy. He is a farmer. -33
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