TEACHER’S GUIDE

Preface
Book Bro prepares teacher's guide book series for
Social Studies from Step-1 to Step-5. This book "Social
Studies - 1" is a part of this series.
The main purpose of teacher's guide is to develop
the habit of curiosity among the students, sharp their
imagination and urge them to think. This guidebook
provides suggestions to the teachers to make teaching
and learning, easy and interesting for both teachers and
students.
This guidebook contains valuable information,
knowledge and suggestions for teachers and students. It
also gives new ideas that will make teaching and
learning, enjoyable, interesting and useful.
Every chapter of the textbook is explained in a
comprehensive way. New examples are also added for
improving the knowledge.
All this will surly raise the level of students. Main
points of the chapters are discussed briefly. We hope
teachers will appreciate our effort. This book will clear
the basic concepts. Solution of the textbook activities is
also given.

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 Contents
Unit Chapter Name Page
1 Irfan and Nadia 1
2 My Body 3
3 Family 5
4 Friends 7
5 My School 9
6 Cleanliness 12
7 Good Manners 14
8 Our Food 16
9 Fruits 18
10 Vegetables 20
11 Our Games, Our Fun 22
12 People at Work 24
13 In the City 27
14 Village 29
15 Road Safety 31
16 Safety Contract 33
17 Our Country 34
18 Quaid-e-Azam 36
19 Our Flag 38
20 Our National Anthem 40
21 Allama Muhammad Iqbal 41
22 Air 43
23 Water 45
24 Weather 47
25 Seasons 48
26 Our Earth 50
27 Days of the Week 51
28 Month of the Year 53
29 Places of Importance 55
30 Mosque 57
31 Our Environment 59
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UNIT 1
Irfan and Nadia
Introduction
As you read lesson 1 from book 1. You will
understand by reading this lesson. Lesson has simple
sentences, which convey simple meaning. Pick two
boys or one boy and one girl from the class.
Put up these questions;
Who is he?
What is his name?
What is his profession?
How old he is?
In the book all these four questions are put on
girl and boy.
 Explain them when these question are put on
girl she replied that;
This is a boy.
His name is Irfan.
He is seven year old.
 Tell them when these questions are put on the
boy, he replied;
This is a girl.
Her name is Nadia.
She is a student.
She is five year old.
 In the end, tell them, Irfan and Nadia are brother
and sister.
 Ask the students of your class to present their
introduction to the class. Also put some
questions on them.
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Questions like:
1. What is your favourite book?
2. What is your father’s profession?
3. What is your hobby?
4. What is the name of our country?
5. Can you tell the name of our province?
6. What is your favourite T.V programme?

 Age 5 years old students, can answer these

questions easily.
 If possible you can ask some more questions.

Activity (Solution):
1. My name is Jameel.
2. I am a boy.
3. I am five years old.
4. This is my picture.
5. My father’s name is Islam-ud-din.
6. I live in Lahore.
7. I study in class 1.
8. I have two friends.
9. Akram and Noor.
10. Cricket.
11. Daal and Rice.
12. Twelve.
13. I have no phone.
14. 0334-4234898
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UNIT 2

My Body
In this lesson as you read you will find
introduction of the different parts of body are given by
the writer. After teaching this lesson it is better for you
to pick a student from your class.
 Stand him in front of all the class then start
telling them different names of body. It will be
much better for the students to remember these
things.
 First, tell them about the head. Every part of a
body is very important. Tell them head is very
sensitive part of our body. Our brain is in our
head.
 Tell them, we have hair on our head. Which
look very nice and good. Hair increases the
beauty of human beings.
 Tell them every human being has two eyes. We
can see this beautiful world and everything with
our eyes. Eyes are the blessings of Allah. We
cannot see without eyes. We are unable to view
different things.
 Tell them we have two ears with these ears we
can hear the beautiful voices of human beings
and the birds. Without our ears we cannot listen
these beautiful voices.
 Tell them we all have one nose. We can smell a
thing with our nose. Nose also increased the
beauty of a face. It looks nice on our face.
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 Tell them, we all have two hands that help us to

work. Without our hands we cannot do a
physical work.
 Tell them, we all also have two feet with which
we can walk from one place to another. We can
run on feet.
 Tell them we all have a mouth. We can eat and
drink through our mouth.
 We all have teeth in our mouths. We can cut our
food into pieces, with our teeth in the mouth.
 Tell them, we all have a tongue in our mouth.
With our tongue, we can taste a thing whether it
is a sweet or bitter. We can taste only with our
tongue.

 Fill in the blanks.

1. Eyes 2. Hand 3. Foot
4. Tongue 5. Nose 6. Arm

Activity (Solution):
 Answer of Q.1
1. Eyes 2. Ears 3. Tongue
4. Nose 5. Hands 6. Arms 7. Feet
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UNIT 3

Family
Tell the students about family. Everybody has a
family, in a family everybody has brothers and sisters,
father and mother. Sometimes they have grandfather
and grandmother.
In this lesson, an introduction of a family has been
given. Ask few students of your class to give you some
introduction of their families.
 In the book, a boy whose name is Irfan who is
introducing his family.
 He says that he has a sister whose name is
Nadia.
 He has a brother whose name is Noman.
 His fathers name is Mr. Karim
 Mrs. Fatima Karim is his mother.
 All they make a family.
 They are total five members Father, Mother two
brothers and one sister.
 He says that we should respect our parents. Tell
the students parents are the gift of God. We
should respect them.
 Tell the parents of students to love their
children very much. So in return children
should respect and obey their parents.
 If all the members of a family respect and love
each other. The family will be surly good and
happy.
 Irfan says he, his one brother and one sister also
study in the same school.
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 He says that he goes to school by school van.

 He tells that his school opens at 7’ o clock in the
morning. Ask the pupils, when does their school
open? And when does it close?
 In the book, Irfan says that he reach the school
in time. Tell them that we should all try to reach
school in time.

Activity (Solution):
 Answer of Q.1
1. Everybody writes his own name.
2. Here every body writes his family name.
3. Tell the students to write here their fathers
name.
4. In this Question ask the students to write
here how many brothers and sisters they are?
5. Here write down their names. (Their
brothers and sisters names)

 Answer of Q.2
 Ask the students to make a family tree.
Such as
Ikram

Hasrat Bano Bazaid

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UNIT 4

Friends
In this lesson writer tells a story about three friends.
They are very fast friends. Tell the students that we
always try to make sincere and good friends.
 Tell the students, in this lesson writer tells a
story about three friends whose names are
Hassan, Hasseb and Hameed. As it is common
in their names. There are many other qualities
which are also common among these friends.
 All these friends live in Model town, they also
live in the same street.
 They are very good and fast friends. They study
in the same school and in same class. Because
they are class fellows and street fellows as well.
So they spend most of their time together.
 They go to school by a school bus. Many
students go to school on car or bicycle, but they
go to school together by school bus.
 There is a park near their house where they play
together. Ask the pupil, how many students in
your class play in the ground with their friends?
 In the end the writer says all these three friends
love each other.
 Tell the students that we should also respect and
love our friends. Good friends are the gift of
God.
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Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Ask the students to write the name of their best
friend.
2. Here ask them to write the name of game which
they play with their friends.
3. Honesty.
4. Ask them to write from how long you and your
the best friend have been a friend?

 Answers of Q.2
1. Ask them to write the names of friends at
school.
2. Here ask them to write the names of friends at
neighborhood.
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UNIT 5

My School
In this lesson an introduction of a school has
been given. You can tell them about your own school.
 Tell them you and other students go to school.
Children daily go to school.
 Every school has many rooms. So your school
has also many rooms.
 There is a principle room in your school where
principle sits and meets with teachers and
parents.
 There is a staff room where teachers sit in the
break time or in free period.
 There is also a library in your school. In a
library, there are many books which students
read in their free time. Students can borrow
books from library.
 There is a computer lab where many computers
are placed for the benefit of the students.
Students use these computers during their
computer hour or period.
 Tell them, there are many teachers who teach
the students many subjects. Tell them that your
school has almost a teacher of every subject. All
the teachers are good and nice. They teach very
well.
 Tell the students that teacher teaches the
students, how to read and how to write.
Teachers work hard for students. Teacher
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teaches the students very well. They always

help the students.
 Tell the students. They learn many things from
the school. They learn how to behave with
others because there are many students in the
class. Students learn many things from each
other.
 Tell the students they learn about math or
numbers from school. They learn about history.
In history, they learn about their own country
and the world.
They also learn a lot more about nature, in
science.
Teachers of these subjects teach these subjects
to the students.
 Students should be taught about good manners
at school. Teachers tell the students about social
ethics. Tell them good manners are taught to the
students. So that they could become good
citizen of a country and a good human being.
 Tell them that students also get enjoyment by
playing different games in the school. Teachers
should provide them their support. Good players
are always encouraged by the school.
 Tell them students should take part in many
activities. Students take part in speech
competitions, stage competition etc. All these
activities are organized for the betterment or
benefit of the students. Essay writing
competition is also organized for improving the
writing skills of the students.
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 Tell the students, every good school has always

a good discipline. Without good discipline, a
school cannot give good results.
 Tell the students we should always respect our
teachers and our principal. Good students
always respect their teachers.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1.
1. Social Studies about
society
2. Science about nature
3. Math about
numbers
4. Art about
painting

 Answers of Q.2.
1. There are twenty rooms in our school.
2. There is a computer lab in our school.
3. There are three big play grounds in our school.
4. There is a dramatic society in our school.
5. Our school has a beautiful library.

 Answers of Q.3.
Students should write their own answers.
This is a sample.
1. Mr. Tanveer
2. Maths
3. Twenty seven
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 Students try to write the answers of these

questions according to their own school.
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UNIT 6
Cleanliness
In this lesson an effort has been made to tell the
importance of cleanliness to the students. It is better to
teach the students about the cleanliness from the start.
If they develop this habit at the early stage, it will help
them in the future.
 Tell them, our religion gives much importance
to cleanliness. Cleanliness is called half of faith.
One can easily guess how important cleanliness
is in Islam. Try to teach some things which they
should do regularly.
 Tell them, they should get up early in the
morning daily. Then they should try to keep
them neat and clean. Everybody like neatness.
 Tell them everybody should try to take a bath
daily. It is very good for health. People feel
active after taking a bath.
 Everybody should try to wear neat and clean
clothes. Clean clothes give good impression.
 Advice the students, try to brush their teeth
daily, early in the morning time. It will protect
their teeth from germs.
 Always try to wash your hands before eating
anything. Because if we do not wash our hands
before the meal, the germs on our hands create
problems for all of us.
 Advise them, to cut their nails after week or two
week. Try to keep your hands always clean.
 Also try to keep your things such as towel,
clothes and handkerchief neat and clean.
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 Polish your shoes daily. You should always try

to look good.
 Always comb your hair properly you should
take good care of your hair properly.
 Always keep your home neat and clean. If home
is neat and clean, it will be very nice and good
for everybody.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. True

 Answers of Q.2
1. Tooth paste
2. Tooth brush
3. Soap
4. Nail cutter
5. Handkerchief
6. Towel
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UNIT 7

Good Manners
In this lesson as you read you will know some
advises are given to the students which are good for
them. By acting these advises they can improve their
personalities.
 Tell them, that you should always respect your
parents and teachers. It is a habit of great
people to respect the teachers and parents.
 Advise them always speak the truth. Speaking
the truth is a blessing of God. It is a very good
habit. One who speaks truth, will get its reward.
 Everybody should always try to keep himself
neat and clean. If somebody is neat and clean,
everybody likes to be his friend.
 Advise them to use the word “please” when you
ask for something. This word show some
respect and politeness to the other person.
 If somebody gives you something or show some
respect to you, then use the word “thank you”.
 Advise them; always do your home work on
regular and daily basis. It is a very good habit.
This habit will give you the result in your later
life.
 Always try to help the poors. It is our moral,
social and religious duty to help the poors.
 Always be polite and gentle to others. In return,
they will also be polite and gentle to you.
 When you do something wrong then you should
use the word “sorry”.
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 When you meet your friends, then always ask,

“how do you do?”
 Advise them when somebody is late form
school then he should say “excuse me sir” from
to his teacher.
 Tell them these few advices are very good for
you. You should try to act on these pieces of
advice. These pieces of advice make their life
easier and good.

Activity (Solution):
 Answer of Q.1
These answers are a sample. Students should write
their own answers.
1. Parents, Teachers
2. Politely
3. Poor
4. Elders
5. Turn
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UNIT 8

Our Food
 Tell them, food is very essential for all of us.
Everybody needs energy to work. We all get
energy from food. So food is very important to
all of us. There are many types of foods, which
we all use. People use many kinds of food.
 Tell them we use fish, meat, eggs, milk, ghee,
vegetables, and fruit in our food. These things
provide us energy to work. We should try to use
good things in our food. We should try to use
simple and good things in our food.
 Tell them, we eat food to grow and to live. Food
plays a vital role in our growth. In growing age,
children should be given proper food.
 Tell them, not only human beings but birds,
animals and plants, too need food to live. They
also need food to live and to grow. But their
food is different from all of us. Some animals
eat grass while some animals eat meat.
 Tell them plants make their food by themselves.
We get some of our food from plants. Such as
we get vegetables from the plants. Plants are
very useful. Vegetable such as peas, potatoes,
cabbages, carrot etc. They are very good for our
health. Tell them some advantages of the
vegetables.
 Tell them, some types of food make our body
muscles strong, some food makes our bones and
teeth strong. Meat, eggs, milk make our body
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strong. Fruit and milk make our bones and teeth

strong.
 Tell them, we should use good and fresh food
because it makes us healthy and strong. If
somebody does not use good food, it will create
problem for his health.
 Tell them, for a good health, we should try to
take good and balanced diet. Balanced diet has
everything in it which is required by our body.
Balanced food makes a man’s health perfect. A
healthy body has a healthy mind.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Coca Cola
2. Grapes
3. Potatoes
4. Pizza Hut

This is a sample answer student should write their own

answer.
 Answers of Q.2
1) Ice-Cream 2) Chicken
3) Soft Drink 4) Fish
5) Grapes 6) Cake
7) Egg 8) Jam
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UNIT 9

Fruits
As we read this lesson, in this lesson the
advantages of fruits are described. Explain all these
advantages to your students. Tell them, there are many
benefits of using fruits. Tell them we should use more
and more fruits.
 Tell them there are many types of fruit such as
mangoes, apples, oranges, grapes, bananas,
pears, melons, and water melons are types of
fruits.
 Tell them there are two types of fruits, dry and
fresh fruit.
 Tell fruit like almond, peanuts and coconut etc.
are called dry fruit.
 Mangoes, oranges, grapes, bananas, pears etc.
are called fresh fruits.
 Tell them fruits are different in form, different
in taste and different in colours.

So also they have different names. Tell them

about different fruits which are produced in our
country. For example, fruits like mangoes, oranges,
bananas, apples, grapes etc.
 Tell them fruits are good for our health. Fruit
gives us vitamins, which are very good for our
health.
 They are very helpful in improving resistance
power in our body. This resistance power gives
us energy to fight against the diseases.
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 We should always use fresh fruit. Tell them

when they want to eat any fruit, they should
first wash then they should eat it.
 Tell them, if possible then they should buy the
fruits from the fruit market. Because in fruit
market, fruits are cheaper than at the other
place.
 Tell them that rotten fruit is not good for our
health. So we should not buy rotten or damaged
fruits.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Healthy
2. Unhealthy
3. Fresh

 Answers of Q.2
1. Mangoes
2. Grapes
3. Bananas
 Answers of Q.3
1. Grapes
2. Mango
3. Banana
4. Water melon
5. Pear
6. Orange
UNIT 10
Vegetables
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 We all use vegetables daily in our food.

Vegetables are very good for our health. We
should use vegetables daily. Vegetables
improve our resistance power. They are very
good for our health.
 Tell them there are many types of vegetables.
Such as potatoes, tomatoes, cabbages, peas,
onions, cauliflowers and carrots etc. are
different types of vegetables, otherwise use or
eat that vegetables they like most.
 Tell them the importance of vegetables.
Vegetables are very good for our health. They
reduce the level of diseases. They improve our
resistance power.
 Explain them fresh vegetables should be used.
Tell them never buy rotten or damage
vegetables. They are good for our health. They
can be harmful for our health. So always buy
the vegetables very carefully give some tips of
buying good vegetables which can be good for
them.
 Tell them as we all know most vegetables are
used for cooking. We should use vegetables
after cooking them well. If vegetables are not
cooked well. They can create problems for our
stomach system. So we should avoid using half
cooked, overcooked or rotten vegetables.
 Tell them we should also remember, that we
should always wash the vegetables properly
before cooking them. Because if they use the
vegetables without washing them. It will not be
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good for their health. So we should never take

any risk of our health. We should take good
care of our health.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Fresh
2. good
3. should be
4. vegetables

 Answers of Q.2
1. F 2. V
3. F 4. V
5. F 6. V
7. F 8. V
9. F
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UNIT 11

Our Games, Our Fun

Tell the pupils, everybody loves games people
play different types of games such as cricket, football
and tennis.
 Tell the kids, they should play in their free time.
Games are good for health. They also provide
amusement.
 Tell them, the children play different games
cricket, hockey, football and tennis etc. are very
famous and popular games.
 Children like these games very much usually
they play these games in their school. They play
these games after the school time. Because they
can play after the school time. They are not
allowed to play in the school time. It can disturb
the study time. So all the children should not
play during their school time. Children should
study during their study time and play in their
play time.
 Tell them games are very fruitful for all of us.
Games are very healthy activity.
 Tell them, we can learn many things from
games. We can learn discipline. We can learn
how to respect and obey others.
 Games tell us a perfect team work and unity. A
perfect teamwork and unity always brings
success.
 Children also have some fun in their house.
They can play some indoor games in their
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homes such as table tennis, luddo, and playing

cards. Children can enjoy in the parks as well.
There are many parks in the cities where
children can go for enjoyment
 Dancing and singing are also kinds of fun. All
the children feel happy when they have fun.
Games and funs provide healthy activities to the
children.
 Tell the students, some parents and teachers
take the children to the zoo, or to the museum
children get fun as well as knowledge by going
at these places.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Cricket and hockey
2. cricket
3. Tariq, Ikram and Naeem
4. Ikram

 Answers of Q.2
1. Cricket
2. swimming
3. skipping rope

Students should write their own answers. This is a

sample.
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UNIT 12

People at work
In this lesson, the writer has told the pupils
about different types of professions of the people.
 Tell them, we live in a society. In a society,
different types of people have different
professions. Every profession is good, so we
should respect every profession. People get their
earnings by adopting a profession. Explain
different types of professions to the students.
 Tell the students a farmer is a person, who
grows crops for us. A farmer gets up early in the
morning. He goes to his fields. He ploughs in
his fields. He takes a good care of his fields.
Farmers are very hard workers.
 Tell them, a carpenter is a person who makes
things from wood. He makes beautiful chairs
and tables, and many things from wood. He also
makes beautiful furniture from wood.
 Tell them a baker is a person, who bakes tasty
cakes, cookies etc. for us.
 Tell the students a policeman is a person.
Whom government appointed for the security of
the people and their properties. Policeman takes
care of the people’s lives, safety and protection.
 Tell them, every government makes law for the
security of the people. Government also makes
a department which is called police department.
Government makes this department to
implement law and order in the country. If
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somebody breaks the law, the police catches

that person, and then takes that person to the
court. In the court, judge decide the punishment
of that person.
 Tell them, a soldier is a person who takes care
of the country on the borders. Tell them, every
country has an army for the defence of the
country. Tell if some country want to invade
into another country. Then army of that country
plays a vital role for the defence of the country.
A strong army is very important for any
country. Otherwise there would be many
difficulties.
 Tell them, a watchman is a person who takes
care of the streets, houses, and shops. Some
watchmen do their duties at night.
 Tell the students a doctor checks the patients
and diagnoses the diseases. After diagnosing the
disease, he writes the right medicine for the
patient.
 Tell them, a teacher’s duty is to teach the
students. Some teachers at college, some
teachers teach at university.
 Tell them, a nurse is lady who takes care of the
patient in a hospital.
 Tell them, a student seeks knowledge from a
teacher.
 Tell the students, a pilot is a person, who flies
an aeroplane. Some pilots fly the passenger
aeroplane, some pilots fly the fighter jets. A
pilot learns the art of flying aeroplane from a
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flying school. Then he is granted a license of

completion of his training.
 Tell the students, a postman is a person who
delivers the letters to the person. Every country
has a post office department. Post office
department appoints persons as postman to
delivers the letters to the homes and offices.
 Tell the students, a fireman is a person whose
job is to put off fires.
 Tell the students an architect is a person who
makes maps or structures of the buildings.
 A driver is a person who drives the car or
vehicle. For this service he gets pay from the
owner of the car or vehicle.
Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Teacher
2. Doctor
3. Judge
4. Housewife
5. Pilot
6. Housewife
7. Student
8. Doctor
This is a sample. Student should write their own
answers according to their family.
 Answers of Q.2
1. A Doctor
2. A Soldier
3. A Farmer
4. An Architect
5. A watchman
6. A Teacher
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UNIT 13

In The City
In this lesson, tell the students what is a city
mean?
 Tell them a city means a large and important
town where a large number of population live
according to some rules and regulations. As we
know normally a city means a big town of large
population.
 Now tell them, Islamabad is a city. It is a big
city. Means it is very wide and large city which
has many things in it.
 It is the capital of Pakistan. Tell them every
country has a capital. Capital means an
important city from where government offices
operate.
 Tell as each capital of every country is
beautiful. Islamabad too is very beautiful city.
 There are many buildings in it. Tell them many
important governments offices are there. Many
foreign embassies and offices are also there.
 Army, Navy and Air Force have also their
central offices there.
 Tell them there are beautiful and big shops and
shopping malls there. Where people can go and
buy what they need. These shops have almost
everything.
 There are many private offices and large banks
in Islamabad because it is a major city so almost
every company has its office in Islamabad.
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 It is a city of wide and clean roads because it is

a capital. The roads in Islamabad are very
beautiful.
 It has many parks. It is also called the city of
parks. In spring it becomes a city of flowers.
 Tell them president of every country mostly
lives in the capital. So as the president of our
country also lives in Islamabad during his
presidentship.
 Many people live in it. They work in Islamabad.
There are many Government and private
residential colonies in Islamabad.

Activity (Solution):
 Answer of Q.1
I live in Lahore
 Answers of Q.2
1, Karachi 2, Lahore 3, Islamabad
4, Faisalabad 5, Multan

Students should write their own answers. This is a

sample.
 Answers of Q.3
1. city
2. Pakistan
3. Islamabad
4. offices, shops
5. wide, clean
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UNIT 14
My Village
In this lesson, as you read, a try has been made
by author to give some introduction about his village.
In every country, there are many cities and villages. As
every country has villages as Pakistan has too.
 Tell them the difference between a city and a
village. Ask the student, if there is any student
who belongs to a village. Ask him; tell the class
about his village. Also ask him to tell you what
is the difference which does he feel between a
village and a city?
 You can tell the students more about the
villages from your own experience.
 Tell them, people in the villages, live in small
houses. These houses are mostly of two rooms.
Even many houses do not have kitchen or
toilets. In the villages people lead very simple
life. The writer also tells the students that his
house is also very small. He tells you that many
people of his village live in small houses.
 Tell them many villages do not have proper
system of drinking water. So they get drinking
water from the wells. In writers village people
also get water from well near the village.
Usually women draw water from this well.
 Tell them, they preserve his water for the whole
day.
 Tell them some villages have a pond or more
ponds from where sheep, animals and cattle
drink water. So as, writers village too have a
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pond from where sheep, animals, cattle drink

water.
 Tell the students, people living in a village are
called villages. Mostly villages are very simple.
They lead a simple life.
 Tell the students, mostly villagers are farmers.
Writer’s father is also farmer. They grow crops
for us and also for their selves. Writer’s father
works in the fields. Farmers are very hard
worker.
 Tell the students, writer’s brother is not a
farmer. He is a driver. He drives a tractor.
 Tell the students, villages lead very simple life.
They eat very simple food. Writer says that he
and his family also lead a simple life. They eat
simple food.
Activity (Solution):
Good things in city.
1. School. 2. Parks.
3. Proper health care.
Good things in village.
1. Clean air 2. Pure food
3. Atmosphere
Bad things in city.
1. Noise 2. Pollution
3. Traffic
Bad things in village.
1. Lack of education.
2. Lack of proper health care
3. No roads
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UNIT 15
Road Safety
As we all know roads are means of
transportation. So there must be some laws of
travelling on road. In this lesson, some simple laws are
described. These are good for all of us. These laws can
also be called road safety laws, because they provide
safety measurements to all of us.
 Tell the students we should always obey the
laws of roads. All these laws are made for our
safety.
 Tell them roads are used for travelling from one
place to another place. Tell them we can see
trucks, motorbikes, rickshaws and cycles
moving on roads.
 Explain them; there are three kinds of lights in a
traffic signal, red yellow and green.
 Tell them, if the light is red then drivers of the
vehicles should stop.
 If the light is yellow, we should get ready for
the drive.
 If the light is green, drivers should start driving
the vehicles.
 All these traffic signals are made for our safety.
They help us to travel safely on the roads.
 We should try to cross the road only at zebra
crossings. Zebra crossings are for this purpose.
 Never run across the road, running across the
road can be dangerous.
 If you want to cross the road, then first you
must look first to your right. Then to your left
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and then again to your right to make sure that

the road is clear.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Vehicles such as cars, buses, motor bikes,
rickshaws and cycles.
2. Traffic police.
3. Traffic signals.

 Answers of Q.2
1. clear
2. footpaths
3. red
4. green
5. zebra crossing
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UNIT 16

Safety contract
 In this lesson a three points safety contract is
discussed. All these points are good for the
safety of the children. Children try their best to
obey this safety contract in this lesson, do this
agreement with your parents, because parents
love their children. They are always very
conscious about the safety of their children.
 Tell them, they do promise with their parents
that they never play with the match box, knives
and barewires. All these things are very harmful
and dangerous for the children.
 Also tell them, always cross the road through
the zebra crossings. Do this promise with your
parents zebra crossings are made for this
purpose. They are made for the safety of the
people. So always cross the road from the zebra
crossings.
 Tell them; always obey the traffic laws and road
signals. They are all made for the safety of all of
us. We should always obey all these laws.
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UNIT 17

Our Country
 In this lesson some information about our
country have been given. There are basic facts
of our country. Children should remember these
information by heart.
 Tell them, that every country has a name so as
our country has a name which is Pakistan.
 Tell them, we got this beautiful country after
great struggle and hard work.
 Tell them, Pakistan is a beautiful country. It is
our homeland.
 Tell them, Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah is the
founder of Pakistan. He was a brave leader.
Under his leadership, we got freedom from the
British Empire.
 Pakistan came into being on August 14, 1947
Pakistan have five provinces, Sindh. Punjab.
Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit
Baltistan.
 Islamabad is our capital. A capital is an
important city from where centre Government
operates.
 People, who live in Pakistan, are called
Pakistani.
 Every person loves his country. So as we should
love our country. We got this beautiful land
after great sacrifices.
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 We should work hard to strengthen our country.

Students should work in their studies. So they
can take the name of their country on the top.
 Tell them we all should help each other. We all
should be friendly to each others.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Karachi
2. Lahore
3. Peshawar
4. Ziarat
5. Lahore

 Answers of Q.3
1. Quaid-e-Azam
2. Urdu
3. August 14,1947
4. Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan.
5. Islamabad
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UNIT 18

Quaid-e-Azam
In this lesson, writer of this essay gives some
information about our great leader Quaid-e-Azam.
Explain all these information to the students. So they
can know about their beloved Quaid.
 Tell them Quaid-e-Azam is our national hero.
Explain them the meaning of national hero.
National hero is a person. Who does something
extraordinary good for a nation. So as Quaid-e-
Azam is our national hero. We got this country
under his leadership. He was man of many
qualities.
 Tell them he was a great leader. God blessed
him with leadership qualities. He tried his best
to polish these qualities. It was his great
leadership due to which we got this beautiful
country
 Tell them he is called the founder of Pakistan.
Because he helped the Muslims to get this
beautiful country.
 So he is rightly called the father of the nation.
Because he felt the problems of the Muslim
community. So he guided the Muslim
community of the Indo-Pak.
 Tell the students, Quaid-e-Azam worked very
hard. He worked day and night for the
independence of the country. It was all of his
efforts that we are living in this beautiful
country, independently.
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 Tell them, he worked very hard from beginning

of his life.
 Tell them, he founded Pakistan on August 14,
1947. He and his companions fought against the
British and the Indians. .
 Tell the students that he was born in Karachi
and he was died in Karachi. His tomb is in
Karachi.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Quaid-e-Azam founded Pakistan
2. August 14, 1947
3. A great leader
4. In Karachi
5. In Karachi

 Answers of Q.2
1. Leader
2. National hero
3. Karachi
4. 14th August 1947
5. Night
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UNIT 19

Our Flag
Explain the students every country has its own
flag. All the people love the flag of their country. We
should not only respect the flag of our country but also
we should respect the flags of other countries.
 Explain the students, some history of flags.
Flags are symbol of honour.
 Tell them, Pakistan has a flag. All the children
are quite familiar with this flag. Ask how many
students of your class have seen this flag?
 Ask them, our flag has how many colours. Then
tell them our flag have two colours, white and
green.
 Tell them green colour represents the majority
of Muslim community. While white stands for
the non-Muslim minorities.
 Muslim community and Non-Muslim
community together work for the progress of
the country.
 Ask the students, there are two things more
which are on our flag, tell what?
 Tell them, there is a crescent and a star on the
green part of flag. Tell them we should love and
respect our flag.
 Flag always stands for the honour of a country.
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Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Flag
2. Green and white
3. A moon and star
4. love, respect
5. Muslims
6. Minorities (Non Muslims)
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UNIT 20

Our National Anthem

Tell the students, every country has its national
anthem. Everybody loves and respects his country’s
national anthem. So we should also love and respect
our country’s national anthem. Tell the students,
national anthem is a symbol of pride for all of us.
 Tell the students, our national anthem is called
the Qaumi tarana.
 Tell the students our national anthem is written
by Hafiz Jalendhrey.
 Qaumi tarana is recited daily in the school
assembly.
 Tell them we should always stand up when we
hear our national anthem. We should hear it
carefully. Explain the pupils we should always
respect our national anthem. Because everybody
in the world respect his country’s national
anthem. It is a symbol of pride.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Qaumi Tarana
2. assembly
3. Respect
4. Standup
5. Song
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UNIT 21

Allama Muhammad Iqbal

In this lesson, some information has given by
the writer. Explain these information. Tell the students,
try to remember these information.
 First tell them who was Allama Muhammad
Iqbal.
 Tell them, he was a poet, writer, and great
thinker of his time. He wrote many books. He
was known throughout the world. He was a man
of wisdom.
 He was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877.
 He is our national poet.
 He wrote many books. Some of his books are
Bange-e-Dara, Bal-i-Giberal, Javed Nama etc.
 He also wrote some poems for children.
 He gave the idea of Pakistan, as a thinker, he
considered, that Muslims of India should have
their own separate country. Where they can live
according to the Islamic Laws.
 He was a true Muslim. He wanted that Muslims
of the world should be united. He also wanted
Muslims of the world should get knowledge.
Because knowledge give a fine way of life to a
human being.
 He was died on April 21, 1938
 He was buried near Badshahi Mosque at
Lahore. His tomb is there.
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Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. He was born at Sialkot
2. He was born on November 9, 1877.
3. He wrote many poems for the children.
4. He was died on April 21, 1938 at Lahore.
5. At Lahore.
6. I have visited his tomb.

Student should write their own answers.

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UNIT 22

Air
All of us know that air is very essential for all of
us to live. We cannot live and breathe, without air.
 Tell them air is all around us. It has weight but
has no color.
 All humans, birds, animals need air to live. All
these creatures cannot live without air.
 We cannot see air, but we can feel it when it is
moving fast. Fast moving air is called wind.
Severe type of winds can create many problems.
It can damage the small houses which are made
of soil and mud. Severe winds can also be
dangerous to fields. They can damage the crops
as well.
 Tell them we can fly kites in the air. Without air
we cannot fly kites.
 Air is filled in balloons. All the children like the
colorful balloons.
 Air is also used in tubes. Which are used in
motorbikes, cycles etc. Air is filled in tubes.
 Tell them, fish also require air to live. Fish get
Oxygen from water.
 Tell them, ships also require air to sail on the
sea. They sail on the sea with the help of wind.
Without wind they cannot sail on the sea.
 Tell them, we also require air for breathing. We
cannot breathe without air. And without
breathing we cannot live.
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 Tell them, fast moving winds uproot many

trees. They can damage the crops.
Activity (Solution)
 Answers of Q.1
1. NO 2. YES
3. NO 4. YES
5. YES
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UNIT 23

Water
As we all know that water is very important for
all of us. We cannot live without water. Not only
human beings but birds, animals and plants also need
water. We use water for many purposes. Tell them the
importance of water.
 Tell them we use water for drinking purposes.
We cannot live without water. Water is very
essential to all of us.
 Birds and animals too drink water. They cannot
live without water, water is also very essential
to their lives.
 Tell them we should use clean water if possible,
they should try to use boiled water. If we use
unclean or dirty water. It will create problems
for our stomach system.
 Many diseases occur due to dirty water.
 Ask them, which is the most important thing
which is required for bath? Tell them water is
very important thing for bath.
 Tell them water is also required for cooking as
we cannot cook without water.
 Tell them, we cannot wash our clothes without
water. We should have enough water for our
clothes. Otherwise we cannot wash our clothes.
 Tell them, ships cannot sail without water.
Ships can only sail in water. Sea is full of water.
 Tell them ships carry things from one place to
another.
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Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Boating 2. Watering 3. Bathing.
4. Swimming

 Answers of Q.2
1. Birds 2. Animals 3. Plants
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UNIT 24

Weather
As we all know climate conditions of an area is
called weather.
In this lesson, we read about different weather
conditions. These conditions change from time to time.
This is called weather.
 When the leaves of trees are not moving. Trees
are silent wind is calm.
 When the leaves of trees are moving we can say
that wind is blowing.
 Some time, clouds prevail over the sky. So, we
can say that the weather is very cloudy.
 Sometimes, it rains. Clouds bring rain. The
weather becomes pleasant. Everybody likes
rain.
 Sometimes the sun is shining brightly. We can
say that the weather is normal.
 Sometimes the sun, shine brightly with
humidity. We can say that it is very hot.
 Sometimes, if sun is shining but slow wind is
also blowing. Besides this, some clouds are also
on the sky. So we can say that the weather is
very pleasant that day.
 In winter when cold winds blow and we wear
warm clothes. We can say it is very cold.
 Weather changes from time to time.
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UNIT 25

Seasons
In this lesson, information are given about the
seasons. As we all know there are four types of
seasons. Winter, summer, spring, and autumn. In the
unit, all these seasons are shown with pictures. Along
these pictures some information are also given to the
students.
 Tell the students, in the spring season there is
greenery all around us. All plants and trees are
green. There are beautiful flowers everywhere.
Birds sing beautiful songs.
 In the summer, the sun shines brightly. It is very
hot. Children play in water. People sit under
trees.
 During autumn season, leaves have fallen off
the trees, the trees look bare.
 In the winter season, cold wind blows. So
people wear warm clothes. Sometime, it is
snowing on hills. This is winter season.

All these changes during a year are called

season. There are four seasons in a year, spring,
summer, autumn, and winter.
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Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. (i) It is Spring.
(ii) Yes I like Spring.
2. (i) It is Summer.
(ii) Yes I also like Summer.
3. (i) It is Autumn.
(ii) No, Not at all.
(iii) No, Not at all
4. (i) It is Winter.
(ii) No,
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UNIT 26

Our Earth
As all of us very well know that, we all live on
Earth. Earth is a planet; life is only possible on earth.
In this lesson, some features about our earth are
discussed. Tell the students, about these features so
that they can know more about the Earth.
 Tell the students our earth is a beautiful planet.
This is also called a life planet.
 Tell the students, the earth is like a big ball. It
moves around the sun.
 Tell the pupils, the earth is made up of land and
water. The water is more than the land on earth.
Water is 2/3 while 1/3 is the land.
 Tell them the earth is covered by air all around.
 There are many things on earth like Hills
Mountains, rivers, forests, seas and plains on
earth.
 Ask them from where rivers come? Then tell
them rivers come from mountains and fall in to
seas.
 Explain the students, people, animals and birds
live on the land. All these things make the land
beautiful.
 Tell them, fish only lives in water.
 Our earth is a beautiful place to live and enjoy
the life.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.2
1. Our earth is made up of land and water.
2. Yes, it moves around the sun.
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3. Rivers come from mountains.

UNIT 27
Days of the week
In this lesson some information have been given
about the days of a week. As everyone knows that
there are seven days in a week.
 The names of seven days are Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday.
 Tell them Sunday is a holiday we do not go to
school on a holiday.
 Tell them Friday is a half holiday we offer Juma
prayer on Friday.
 All other days are called working days.
 On Sunday, we enjoy. On Sunday, people go to
different areas for fun. Some people go to the
park. They enjoy the whole day.
 Sometimes, people go to zoo with their
children. Children feel very happy by going to
zoo. There are many animals and birds in the
zoo.
 Tell them there are lions, elephants, snakes,
Monkeys etc. in the zoo.
 There are also many birds in the zoo. Peacock is
the most beautiful bird.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Everybody write his birthday.
2. I offer the Juma prayer in the Mosque
3. Friday.
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 Answers of Q.2
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

 Answers of Q.3
I usually go to cricket ground for playing
cricket. After playing cricket I come back to my
house. I try to sleep for one or two hours. After
two hours sleep, I take my lunch. After my
lunch, I go to meet my friends. In the evening, I
watch different programmes on TV. At night, I
try to learn some of my lesson. Then I go to my
bed for a sleep.
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UNIT 28

Months of the year

Tell the students about calendar. Tell them
calendar of the year shows days, weeks and months of
the year.
 Tell them there are twelve months in a year
which are January, February, March, April,
May, June, July, August, September, October,
November and December.
 Tell them there are four weeks in a month.
 Also tell them, a week has seven days which are
Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
 Tell them every year has 365 days.
 Every fourth year is called a leap year. Every
leap year has 366 days. Because in a leap year,
February have 29 days.
 Tell the students, January is the first month of
the year.
 December is the last month of the year.
 Tell the students, calendar is very useful. It
shows the dates as well as days of each month.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. There are four weeks in a month.
2. There are twelve months in a year
3. January is the first month
4. December is the last month
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 Answers of Q.2
1. Months 2. Twelve
3. Seven 4. January

 Answers of Q.3
January, February, March, April, May, June,
July, August, September, October, November
and December.
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UNIT 29

Places of Importance
In this lesson some introduction, has been given
to the students about some of important places. For
example, airport, Hospital, seaport, railway station etc.
Give some knowledge about all these things to
your students.
 Tell them, Airport is a place where aeroplanes
land and fly off. A pilot flies an aeroplane. And
fly off. Passengers fly to far off countries by
aeroplanes. Luggage is also sent to other
countries by aeroplanes.
 Hospital is a place, where sick people go for
treatment, doctors and nurses work in the
hospital. They give treatment to the sick people
or patients. Doctors treat the patients while
nurses look after the sick people in the
hospitals.
 Tell them, Seaport is place, where ships come
from many countries. Seaport is also called a
harbor. Ships stand at the harbor. Many people
work at the sea port. They load and unload the
luggage.
 Railway station is a place, where trains come
stay and go. When a train comes at railway
station, it stands at the platform.
 There are two types of trains, one is called
passengers trains, the other is goods trains.
Passengers trains carry passengers from one
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place to another. While goods train carry foods

from one place to another place.
 Tell them, trains run very fast, a driver sit in the
engine and drives it.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Badshahi Mosque
2. General Hospital
3. Anarkali Market , Liberty Market
4. National bank, UBL, HBL, MCB,
5. DPS, the educaters
6. Gulshan Iqbal, Model town park.

 Answers of Q.2
1. in a police station
2. in a post office
3. in a bank
4. in a shop
5. on a railway station
6. in a Mosque (Masjid)
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UNIT 30

Mosque
In this lesson, an effort has been made to show
the importance of mosque. As we all know mosque is
home of Allah. It is very important to all Muslims. Tell
the students about the importance of Mosque.
 Tell them, we are Muslims. We always pray to
Allah. It is according to the basics of Islam. Tell
them we should always pray to Allah. We
should always try our best to obey the orders of
Allah.
 Tell the students, why mosque is important to
Muslims? Tell them, in mosque we pray to
Allah. Muslims pray five times a day. Tell
them, Mosques are built for the Muslims to pray
Allah and try to seek his help and his guidance.
 Tell them Mosque is a sacred place of the
Muslims. Almost every religion has a place
where followers of that religion worship
according to their rules and regulations. So as
Mosque is a sacred place. Muslims gathered
five times a day in mosque to pray Allah.
 Tell them Muslims also recite the Holy Quran
in the mosque. Tell them; reciting the Holy
Quran is a very good thing especially in the
mosque. Mosque is far better place to recite the
Holy Quran.
 Tell them, we should always try to keep our
mosques neat and clean. As we try to keep our
houses clean and neat because if we do not
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clean our houses it looks very bad. So as we

should try to keep the mosques neat and clean.
 Tell them we should always respect the mosque
because mosque is the home of Allah. So we
should respect the mosque.
 Explain the students we do not enter the mosque
with our shoes.

Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Fasial Masjid, Islamabad
2. Badshahi Masjid, Lahore

 Answers of Q.2
1. Muslims
2. Allah
3. Five
4. Mosque
5. Neat, clean
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UNIT 31

Our Environment
Tell the students, as we live on the earth. Earth
is planet life is only possible on earth. Earth is a
beautiful planet.

 Tell them, there are many things on earth like

hills, mountains, lakes, rivers, seas, forest and
plains on the earth.
 Tell them there are trees, plants and colorful
flowers around us.
 We see there are many birds and animals. We
see many types of birds some birds sing
beautiful songs. There are also many kinds of
animals.
 Tell them, there are also roads, buildings, mills
and factories around us.
 We also see cars, buses, and bikes running on
roads.
 We also see many things we can see people in
the markets. Aeroplanes fly in the air. Ships sail
in the sea. These ships carry goods from one
place to another place.
 We see people of different colours and kinds.
 All these things make our environment.
Everybody should take care of his environment.
We all should keep it clean.
 Tell the students that we must grow more trees
and flowers to make our environment healthy.
We should not cut down trees.
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Activity (Solution):
 Answers of Q.1
1. Get your vehicle tuned, it is polluting our
environment.
2. Do not throw garbage in streets, it will make
our street dirty.
3. Do not cut down the trees, it will make our
environment beautiful and clean.
4. Do not establish factories in residential areas.
Industrial waste pollutes the environment.