Travel, My English Reader, Class IV, Section- A

A.1. Where did you go for spending your last summer vacation? Tell your partner about your visit.

You: “Hi! I went to Manali for my last summer vacation with my family.”

Partner: “Wow! How was it?”

You: “It was amazing! The weather was cool and pleasant. We saw snow on the mountains and even played in it.”

Partner: “That sounds fun! What places did you visit there?”

You: “We went to Solang Valley, Hadimba Temple, and also did paragliding and horse riding. We also enjoyed local food and did some shopping at Mall Road.”

Partner: “That’s great! How long did you stay?”

You: “We stayed for five days. I took many pictures. It was one of the best vacations I’ve had!”

Partner: “I would love to go there too someday.”

A.3. Work with your partner. List all the places where the poet wishes to go. The first one has been done for you.

The poet wishes to go:

1. To the jungle
2. To the snow
3. To the ocean
4. In the pouch of a kangaroo
5. Through the hole of a needle
6. On the point of his head
7. On an ice cube
8. In a glass
9. On a grasshopper
10. Over oceans and seas
11. To pat a giraffe on the head
12. To the North Pole

A.4. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.:

(1) “And when I had seen all that I want to see,
I hope I’d know how to turn back into me.”

(a) Write four things that the speaker had seen.

Answer – The jungle

• The snow
• The ocean
• The North Pole

(b) What does the speaker mean by ‘turn back into me’?
Answer – It means the poet wants to return to his normal self after the adventurous journey or imaginative travel.

(c) Why do you think the speaker wants to ‘turn back’ into himself?
Answer – Because no matter how exciting adventures are, we all want to return to our real lives and feel safe and comfortable being ourselves.

A.6. Write homophones of the words given below. One has been done for you.               Homophone: It is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and may differ in spelling.

A.7. Given below are some words from the poem with their letters jumbled up. Write the correct words and draw lines to match them with their meanings.

A.8. Synonyms: