[PDF] English notes standard four - 2024

ENGLISH CHAPTER ONE

DEVELOPING READING COMPETENCY

Read the following story.

Moreen is a Standard Four girl. She goes to Mwalimu Nyerere Primary School. One morning, Moreen did not wake up early. Her mother went to her room to wake her up.

Mother: Moreen! Moreen! Wake up!

Moreen: Good morning, mother.

Mother: Good morning, Moreen. How are you?

Moreen: I'm fine thank you, mother.

Mother: You're late for school! Why?

Moreen: I slept late, mother.

Mother: Go and take a bath quickly.

Moreen: Yes, mother.

Mother: Hurry up! Take your breakfast quickly.

Moreen: Yes, mother.

Questions.

1. Who asked Moreen to wake up?
2. What school does Moreen go?
3. Why did Moreen wake up late?
4. What was Moreen asked to do after taking bath?

Vocabulary and pronunciation

A. Read and pronounce the following word;

• Standard
• Girl
• Wake-up
• Late
• Early
• Go
• Have
• Bath
• Room
• Slee
• Then
• Quickly

B. Read and pronounce the following pair of words and give their meaning;

• First /fast
• Run/ran
• Late/let
• Sleep/slip
• Fail/pail
• Take/wake
• Put/pot
• Bath/birth
• Room/zoom.

Comprehension.

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow;

It was a busy weekend at Bakhita’s home. Every Saturday all members of her family are at home. Her mother was cooking food. Bakhita was cutting carrots for her mother. Bakhita’s grandmother was telling them stories. Her Father and her brother were herding the cows outside the house. Bakhita likes helping her mother in the kitchen.

Questions.

1. When are all members of Bakhita family at home?
2. Who was herding the cows…………………………………. And ………………………………
3. How can you help your guardians and parents at home?.........................
4. Tell stories about work at home
5. If you are bakhita’s brother, what else would you help to do at home?.............................

Reading.

Read the following story.

A boy at the bus stop

One day, Faraja and her father were at the bus stop. They wanted to go to Milala Village. Their family friends lived there. They waited for a bus for two hours. Faraja felt thirsty. She saw a man selling juice and water. Faraja wanted to drink juice. She asked her father to buy her a bottle of juice. Her father did so.

There was also a boy standing near Faraja. He looked very tired and dirty. He was begging for money. Faraja felt pity for him. She asked her father to give the beggar some money.

Faraja: Please father, give him some money!

Father: No, I can't.

Faraja: Why, father? He needs money.

Father: I will buy food for him instead.

Faraja: Give him the money, please! He will buy the food for himself.

Father: Look at him, Faraja! He looks very weak.

Faraja: Is he sick?

Father: No, he isn't.

Faraja: Is he hungry?

Father: No, I think he takes drugs.

Faraja: Drugs? What do you mean?

Father: This is something bad which someone smokes or injects oneself.

At the bus stop, there were few passengers. They were waiting for a bus. The boy started walking around. He saw a big bag. He wanted to steal it. A woman saw him and shouted, "Stop! Don't take my bag. Go away! You are a thief." Other passengers said the boy was a drug user. The boy ran away. Faraja asked her father more about drugs.

Faraja: Father, is it good to use drugs?

Father: No, it isn't.

Faraja: Why, father?

Father: People who use drugs become weak.

Faraja: That's right! The boy looked very weak.

Father: They also get health problems including mental disorders. These make them look dirty and tired.

Faraja: But sometimes you look tired too, father. Do you also use drugs?

Father: No, I don't. I get tired, because I have a lot of work to do.

Faraja: Can the boy get help to stop using drugs?

Father: Yes, he can. There are centres where he can get help.

Finally, a bus arrived. The conductor asked passengers to get in. Then, the bus left.

Questions.

1. Where were Faraja and her father going?
2. How long did they stay at the bus stop?
3. Why did Faraja want a drink?
4. How does a drug user look like?
5. What did the boy want to steal?

Vocabulary and pronunciation.

Read and pronounce each of the following words;

• Bottle
• Carry
• Buy
• Box
• Drugs
• Thirsty
• Water
• Wait
• Steal
• Woman
• Sell
• Drink
• Thief
• Passenger
• Weak
• Tired.

Practice how to pronounce the following pairs of words.

• Sweat/sweet
• Sell/cell
• Steal/steel
• Hare/hair
• Hear/here
• Eye/I
• Know/no
• Wait/weight
• Flower/floor
• Week/weak
• Bye/buy
• Sun/son
• Sea/see

Oral practice.

A. Read the following poem loud.

This is my garden

I shall plant it with care

Here are the seeds

I shall plant in the garden

The sun shall shine

The rain shall form

The seeds shall grow and give me food.

Questions.

1. Ask your friend if they have a garden

2. What is the poem about

B. Read the following orders

• Keep quiet
• Sit down
• Stop
• Open your book
• Clean the blackboard

ENGLISH STANDARD FOUR

CHAPTER TWO

THE SINGING COMPETITION.

Read the following story.

Today the Standard Four teacher came to our class. She announced that there would be a singing competition. She said that Standard Four pupils would compete with Standard Five in the afternoon. During the competition, we would sing the National Anthem.

She also said the winners would get two balls. We were happy to hear that. We started to practise singing. We sang the song very well. We hoped to win the competition. All Standard Four pupils would be happy.

National Anthem

1. Mungu ibariki Afrika
Wabariki viongozi wake
Hekima, umoja na amani
Hizi ni ngao zetu
Afrika na watu wake
Ibariki Afrika
Ibariki Afrika
Tubariki watoto wa Afrika.

2. Mungu ibariki Tanzania
Dumisha uhuru na umoja
Wake kwa waume na watoto
Mungu ibariki
Tanzania na watu wake
Ibariki Tanzania
Ibariki Tanzania
Tubariki watoto wa Tanzania.

Questions.

1. Who went to standard four class?
2. What did he say?
3. Which song were they going to sing?
4. What were the winners going to get?
5. Which classes would compete?

Vocabulary and pronounciation.

Pronounce the following words.

• Happy
• Pupils
• Compete
• Competition
• Announce
• National anthem
• Winner

Practice how to pronounce the following pairs of words.

• Our/hour
• There/their
• Meat/meet
• Two/too
• Break/brake
• See/sea
• Aunt/aren’t
• Blew/blue.

A. Oral work.

Recite the following rhyme.

A car, a lorry, a bus, a camel,

Getting around anywhere that you want

A bike, donkey, car or train

Carrying the goods for us

To go across water, use boat or an aeroplane.

B.Announce to your friends the following;

1. Your next birthday
2. The coming school trip
3. Cleaning the class
4. Picking a piece of paper on the school ground
5. Putting rubbish in the dustbin
6. The coming of the teacher in class.

Reading activities.

Read the dialogue below careful and loud.

Yesterday, mrs. Minja was in the class teaching.The head prefect knocked on the door.

Head prefect: Please madam, may I come in?

Teacher: Yes, you may.

Head prefect: Good morning, madam.

Teacher: Good morning! How are you, Jane?

Head prefect: I'm fine thank you, madam.

Teacher: Can I help you?

Head prefect: Yes, please. I want to tell my fellow pupilssomething.

Teacher: OK, tell them.

Head prefect: Listen to me, please. The school bell ismissing. Has anyone seen it?

Baraka: Yes, I have seen it.

Head prefect: Where is it?

Baraka: Its under the mango tree.

Head prefect: Thank you, madam.

Teacher: You're welcome.

Questions.

1. Who was teaching in the classroom?
2. Who entered the classroom?
3. Why did the head prefect enter the classroom?
4. Who saw the missing bell?
5. Where was the bell?

Vocabulary and pronounciation.

Pronounce the following words.

1. Bell
2. Head
3. Ask
4. Anyone
5. Come
6. In
7. Prefect
8. Missing
9. Fellow
10. Madam.

Language practice

A. Use was/were to complete the following sentences.

1. We………………in the class
2. The school bell………………..missing
3. All the pupils…………………….quiet
4. No body ………………………..at home
5. John and Edith………………………..at the beach
6. Mosha…………………………at the bus stop
7. The competition ……………………………….in the afternoon
8. Yesterday……………………………….a brighter
9. The pupils…………………looking for the bell
10. They ………………………….at the meeting.

B. Fill in the gaps in these sentences using many/much.

1. There is not………………………..ink left in the bottle
2. I have used as…………………………pencils this term as last term
3. They are …………………………..onions in the basket
4. The children are carrying………………………orange in their bags
5. We do not have …………………………….time to waste
6. There are………………….ways of killing a rat
7. Cat do not drink……………………………………water
8. I saw…………………………………elephant in the Tarangile National park
9. You do not need …………………………………maize flour to make ugali
10. The farm keeps…………………………………..goats.

C. Use the words in the box to fill the gaps

1. Kibe’s parents gave him a………………………..for his party
2. The ………………………..was in memory of our departed heroes
3. I send him an…………………………….but he did not come to the party
4. We were full of ………………………..as we received the price
5. You do not have to……………the national celebrations.
6. I invited my friends to my birthday ………………………………………
7. Wanzela waited eagerly for the ………………….of her guests.
8. I ……………………..singing in the school choir
9. Masila’s relatives were present during his ………………………………to zara.
10. I stood up to…………………………to the music.