Precious water 

Water -a precious liquid 

We know that our earth is known as a blue planet because a major part of the earth is covered with water. It more than three fourth of the earth surface is covered with water why do we have scarcity of drinking water? The reason is that most of the water is found in the oceans and seas and is unfit for human consumption. 

Uses of water 

Water is very useful for us. We all need water for various purposes. Besides human being all other living things also need water for their survival plants need water to prepare their food. Animals need water for drinking and bathing. Human beings need water for various purposes like drinking, cooking, bathing, washing clothes,etc.

Sources of water 

There are several sources of water. The main source of water on the earth is rain. It is the rainwater which fills puddles, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers and seas.    

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 Some amount of rainwater percolates into the ground. It is called groundwater. It fills up wells. Handpump and tube wells are also used to draw out groundwater.

Storage of water 

Water is very precious. Therefore we should store it for later use. Water can be stored in various types of containers. 

Drinking water can be stored in jugs bottles and earthen pots it may also be used for cooking.

Our surroundings 

The earth the sun the moon and other planets are the part of our solar system. The sun is at the centre of the solar system. The earth and other planets revolve around the sun.

   The earth ? 

Our planet Earth has many beautiful mountain, forests, rivers, valley and seas. It is called unique as the earth is the only known planet to have life on it. Its shape is like an orange.

It is slightly flat on the top and the bottom. A model of the earth is called a globe.

  Landforms 

The land on the earth is not the same everywhere. It is flat at some places. At some places it is raised. The earth consists of different landforms like hills, valleys, mountains, deserts and plaine.?️

   Hills 

Hills are landforms that are elevated compared to the surrounding land. They are usually rocky.?️.

 Festival we celebrate 

There are a number festival in our country. They are special days, which we celebrate with our family, friends, neighbour, and relatives. Festival are full of fun and joy. People like to wear New clothes and eat special food. We can categories our festival into national festival, religious festival and harvest festivals.

     National festival 

They are celebrate throughout the country by everyone. They are also symbols of units of our country. Independence day, republic day and gandhi jayanti are our national festival.

               The Address

Do you still know me ,I asked.

The woman looked at me searchingly. she had opened the door a chink. I came closer and stood on the step.

No, I don' know you;

I ''M mES S'S DAUGHTER.

She held her hand on the door as though she wanted to prevent it opening any further. her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition. she kept staring at me in silence. Perhaps I was mistaken, I thought, perhaps it isn her. I had seen her only once fleetingly, and that was years ago . It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell. the woman let go of the door and stepped to the side. she was wearing my mother green knitted cardigan. the wooden buttons were rather pale from washing, she saw that I was looking at the cardigan and half hid herself again behind the door.

                                               The Portrait of a Lady

My grandmother like everybody grandmother was an oid woman. she had been oid and wrinkled for the twenty years that I had known her. People said that she had once been young and pretty and had even had a husdand but that was hard to believe. My grandfather portrait hung above the mantelpiece in the drawing room. He wore a big turban and loose- fitting clothes. His long , white beard covered the best part of his chest and he looked at least a hundred years old. He did not look the sort of person who would have a wife or children. he looked as if he could only have lots and lots of grandchildren. As for my grandmother being young and pretty, the thought was almost revolting . she often told us of the games she used to play as a child. that seemed quits absurd and unbignified on her part and we treated it like the fables of the prophets she used to tell us.

She had always been short and fat and slightly bent.

A  Rainy Day

It was the month of june the sky was covered with dork clouds since morning At first it dizzled. But oft er 80 clock it began to rain heavily rains went for hours together soon the roads and strret were under deep water. coes, buses stopped plying. I could not go to school. I began to fioat paper boats on the roads in front of my door. the name al life of the people was disrupted. But it was a funny day for me I enjoyed the day with my cousins. Mother prepared fried rice with chicken. we alll ate together in a table.

                                        Article

1.   Diwali is a ltindu festival.

2.   It is the festival of lights.

3.   It is also called Deepawali.

4.   It comes in actoberar november.

5.  It is celedrated in karika monther .

6.   It is five days long festivals.

7. It begins with bhai dooj.

8.  On this doy lord Rama returec to ayodhya.

9. Ite come baek affer 14 years of exicte. 

10. We  clean our houses on Diwali.

11. We decarate anr houses will diyes.

                                           Contral Idea 

The poem is an rional stement at the poople the poet says that the tree is cleen rooted it can not de semoved ldsily. He compars it with the eviels whec hane deen roors and connatbe uprootedeasily invrely the poes soys the troas ehal be sowd as they gine up life. In this poem the tells us that one whom we lones very much. when leaues we our life coms to a snod still for some time time the poet lone a was our life coms to a snad still for was young and beati ful but she was dis thus the poet give teus mesage of life. 

Plants around us 

We see different types of plants around us. Plants are very useful for us. 

  Parts of a plant

A plant has many parts like stem, roots, leaves, fowers etc .

Each part does a specific function. 

1.   Stem keeps the plant erect. Leaves, flowers and branches grow from it. 

2.   Roots fix the plant to the soil. They usually grow under the ground. 

3.   Leaves are usually green in colour and make food for the plant .

4.  Flowers are very attractive parts of a plant. They produce fruits. 

5.   Seeds grow into new plants 

  Types of plants 

There are different types of plants like given below. 

     Trees

They are very big tall and strong plants. They have thick, brown and woodl stem called trunk. They have many branches that bear leaves, flowers and fruits. Their roots are also thick and strong which grip them firmly to the ground. They can survive for several years. Mango, coconut, peepal, neem, etc, are examples of trees 

   Shrubs

Shrubs have many things brown and woody stems. Their branches grow very close to the ground. They are not as big as trees. They are also called bushes. They survive only for a few  years. Rose, hibiscus and henna are the examples of shrubs.

  Transport and communication 

We all need to go from one place to another. We use various various versions to go from one place to another. These are called the means of transport. There are different means of transport.

  Land transport 

All the vehicle that move on land, like cycles, rickshaws, cars, buses, trucks and trains are called means of land transport. Land transport is the most common way of transport in our country. It has better connectivity throughout the country.

Cycles, rickshaws and carts are pulled by humans or animals.on the other hand, vehicles like cars, buses, motorcycles, trucks, etc, are run by petrol or diesel.

1. ?️ Motorcycle.

2 . ? Autorickshaw.

 3.? Cycle.

4.  ? But.

 5. ? Car .

 6. Truck.?

Trains metro and teams move on tracks. A train has many coaches. It carries passengers and goods from one place to another. Trains carrying passengers are called passengers trains which those carrying goods are called goods trains. They run on electricity, coal or diesel.  ?

   Water transport 

The means of transport that move on water are called the means of water transport. Ship, steamer, boat and sailboat are means of water transport. They are used to cross sea, ocean, lake canal or river. The ships that carry heavy loads are called cargo ships.

1.  Steamer?

2. Sailboat ⛵ 

3. Cargo ships ?