Introductory Lesson 7 : I Look in the Mirror

I Look in the Mirror
By Helen H. Moore

I look in the mirror
and what do I see?
A pair of eyes
looks back at me.
A nose, two ears,
two eyebrows, too:
Two lips, and teeth, to say,
“I love you.”
I look in the mirror
and what do I see?
I look in the mirror
And I see ME!

A) Fill in the blanks with the correct part of the face or head.
Choose from the following words; you can use some words more than once: hair, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, teeth, eyebrows

a) I have two big, black ___.
b) and a long __.
c) My sister has two __ that stick out.
d) Above my eyes, I have two thick __.
e) I have a small ___,
f) filled with white, shiny__.
g) Nisha has straight, long___.
h) I wear a mask that covers my ___ and ___.
i) Ayesha ties her ___ with a red ribbon.

B) Singular and plural nouns
Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the correct form (singular OR plural) of the noun.
Note: Some blanks will remain empty.
Example: I have one cat, but my friend has two cats.

1. I have two sister __ and a brother __.
2. There are twenty student __ in the class.
3. The desk __ are dusty.
4. Many chair __ are broken.
5. Here are my science book __.
6. I have a new backpack __.
7. In summer, the day __ are long.
8. I have three sharp pencil __ in my pencil box.
9. The star __ are shining brightly.
10. I see many colourful flower __ in the park.
11. The apple __ are sweet and crunchy.
12. Sarita’s family has a dog __.
13. There are many small village __ in this district.
14. The street __ in the city are cleaned every morning.
15. Today is a public holiday. The bank __ are closed.
16. The bird __ are singing in the tree __.
17. Cricket ball __ are hard and solid.
18. There are twelve month __ in a year.
19. There are seven day __ in a week.
20. There are many train __ from Delhi to Patna.

C) Underline all the Nouns in Exercise B.
Remember that a Noun is a naming word. It names a person, an animal, a place, a thing, or an idea.

D) Optional exercise:
Make simple sentences with the following nouns:

1. teacher
2. dog
3. girl
4. bird
5. door
6. window
7. friend
8. train
9. school
10. house

E) Listen to this song: https://youtu.be/l4WNrvVjiTw

F) Fill in the blanks.
You can choose from the following words: eyes, teeth, nose, hands, feet, tongue, legs, stomach, hair

1. I am happy. I clap my ___.
2. I oil and comb my ___.
3. My grandmother’s ___ are tired. We will take her in an auto to the market.
4. I ate too many gulab jamuns. My ___ is hurting.
5. We wash our ___ before eating.
6. My ___ are too big for these shoes.
7. We see with our ___.
8. We smell with our ___.
9. I bite with my ___.
10. I taste with my ___.

Audio courtesy Tanu Priya Puri