4th
grade Term-2 Holiday Homework
1. Read the short stories and write a main idea
of each story and translate the 4 stories fully (which you really enjoyed)
2. Watch a short story from my blog and write a
short note of each story.
1.
Daniel Loves the Beach /8th of January, Monday/
Every
Saturday Daniel and his family go to the beach. They live far from the beach,
but once a week the family gets into the car and Daniel's father drives for
hours until they arrive. Daniel's parents love the beach. Daniel and his
sister and brother love the beach. The family's dog loves the beach very much.
But it is a problem to go to the beach every week. Daniel's father gets tired
from driving so many hours. The rest of the family gets tired from sitting in
the car for so many hours. Daniel's mother says: "It's fun in the beach,
but it takes too much time to get there and back!" Daniel and his
sister and brother are very sad. They want to go to the beach, but it is a
problem. They try to go the swimming pool, but it is not the same thing.
One day Daniel's parents come to talk with the kids. They say: "We have a
problem to go to the beach every week, but we love the beach, and you love the
beach, and the dog loves the beach. So we have a solution. We need to live near
the beach!"Daniel and his sister and brother are very happy! Now they
live near the beach. They go to the beach every day!
THE END
2. April's Month /9th of January,
Tuesday/
There was a nice little girl. She was 10 years
old. Her name was April. One day, April asked her
parents why she was called April. Her mother answered that she was called April
because she was born in April. The little girl was very happy to hear that. She
liked her name.
April really liked the month April, too. This was because she had her birthday
in that month. Her parents made her a party. All her friends came and
celebrated with her, and she received a lot of presents.
One day, her mother became pregnant and soon April had a little brother.
Her brother was born in February. Everyone came to visit the family. Everyone
suggested names for the new baby. April did not understand what the problem was.
This looked very simple to her. She said that if the baby was born in February,
the correct name was February! THE END
3.Emily's Secret /10th of January, Wednesday/
Emily is
8 years old. She lives in a big house. She has a huge room. She has many toys
and she has a lot of friends. But Emily is not happy. She has a secret. She
doesn't want to tell anyone about her secret. She feels embarrassed. The
problem is that if nobody knows about it, there is no one that can help her.
Emily doesn't write her homework. When there is an exam – she gets sick.
She doesn't tell anyone, but the truth is she can't read and write. Emily
doesn't remember the letters of the alphabet.
One day, Emily's teacher finds out. She sees that Emily can't write on the
board. She calls her after class and asks her to tell the truth. Emily says,
"It is true. I don't know how to read and write". The teacher listens
to her. She wants to help Emily. She tells her, "That's ok. You can read
and write if we practice together".
So Emily and her teacher meet every day after class. They practice together.
Emily works hard. Now she knows how to read and write! THE END
4.What are You Talking
About? /11th of January, Thursday/
Jane and Laura are
walking to the mall. They want to buy new clothes. Jane has some money and
Laura has some money. Suddenly, Jane is calling: "Laura! Laura! Look
at that dress! Isn't it beautiful? I want that dress, but I don't have enough
money."
Laura is calling: "What are you
talking about? This is an ugly dress! It is just horrible! I don't even want to
see this dress.""Ok, ok…" Jane is whispering sadly.
Suddenly Laura is calling: "Oh my god! Look
at this dress! It is beautiful! I want this dress. Oh, but look at the price.
It is too expensive for me."Now Jane is calling: "What are you
talking about? This is an ugly dress! It is really horrible! I don't even want
to see it.
"Ok, ok…" Laura is whispering
sadly.Now Jane is sad, and Laura is sad. They are walking home. They have no
new clothes, but they know that next time they should respect other opinions…
5.Sean
and the Birthday Cake /15th of
January, Monday/
Sean likes food. He likes fruit and vegetables. He likes bread and
cakes. He likes fish and dairy products. He likes meat. He eats everything!
One day he goes to a party. It is a birthday party for his friend Leo. He
enjoys the party with his friends. They dance and have fun.
At the end of night, Leo's mother comes with a cake. Everyone is very happy.
They like sweet cakes. Sean is also happy. He likes food!
Leo's mother slices the cake and gives every kid a piece of cake. Sean is the
first one that gets a piece. At first, he is very happy, but after a few moments
he turns blue. He runs outside.When he returns, everybody is very surprised.
His friend Leo asks, "Sean, is everything alright? You don't behave like
yourself!"
Sean is surprised. "Why, Leo? Why do you say that?"
"Well," Leo answers, "you usually love food very much! You don't
run away from food!"
Sean smiles and says, "Yes, Leo, I love food. But that cake is not
food!" THE END
6.Amanda's Work /16th of January, Tuesday/
Amanda goes
to work every day. She works in an office. She works very hard. She starts and
7 o'clock in the morning and finishes at 10 o'clock at night. She likes her
work, and she wants to be a good worker, but she has one problem. Her boss is
not a very good boss.
He tells her to do one thing, and then he changes his mind. He tells her to do
another thing, and then he changes his mind again. He tells her to do something
else, and again, changes his mind. Amanda doesn't like this. She says,
"This is a waste of time!"
Today Amanda decides to talk with him. She goes to his room and says: "I
like to work. I work a lot of hours. I am a good worker. But I can't work like
this. We have to work better. You need to tell me what to do without changing
your mind. "Amanda's boss listens to her. He sees that she is right. He
promises to listen to her advice.
Now Amanda is happy. She comes to work every day. She starts at 7 o'clock and
finishes at 4 o'clock, but she completes much more things than before! Amanda
and her boss are happy. THE END
7. Nicole's Drums /17th of January, Wednesday/
Nicole has a new set of drums. She likes playing the
drums. She practices playing the drums all the time.Her
parents tell her, "Nicole, we are happy that you like the drums, but you
can't play the drums all the time. There are other people in the apartment.
There are other people in the building. There are other people in the
neighborhood. And they all want to sleep sometimes!
Nicole listens to them. She says she understands, but she doesn't stop
doing it. She practices playing the drums all the time!
Her parents complain, her sister complains, the neighbors complain. Even the
cat complains!
"Ok, ok!" Nicole says, "I will be a good girl. I will do it more
quietly."
But this doesn't help much. No one can work, no one can rest, and no one can
sleep.
One day Nicole comes home and sees her parents and her sister in the living
room. She sees new things: a guitar, a trumpet, and a piano. Nicole is very
surprised! "Wow!" she says, "What is this?"
"Well," her father answers, "we see that we can't beat you, so
we decide to join you!" THE END
8. A
Surprise from Australia /18th of January, Thursday/
The school ends and Erica quickly puts her books in the bag and
runs out of the class.
Today is a special day. Erica is very excited. She runs home and thinks about
her uncle. She spoke with him on the phone a week ago. He returns from
Australia, and he brings a special surprise with him!
Erica is very happy. She thinks about the surprise that he brings. "Maybe
he brings a surfboard? That is fun! I can learn how to surf!"
"Maybe he brings Australian nuts? Oh, I can eat nuts all day!"
"Or maybe he brings a kangaroo? That is not good. I don't have a place in
my room for a kangaroo…"
Erica finally arrives home. Her parents are there, and her uncle is there!
She is very happy to see him. They hug and she jumps up and down.
"Uncle, uncle," she calls, "what special surprise do you have
for me from Australia?"
"Well," her uncle smiles and answers, "I have for you an
Australian aunt!" THE END
2.
Watch stories
from my blog and write short notes of them on your notebooks.
- 22nd of January, Monday –The snowman story
- 23rd of January, Tuesday- The
nutcracker
- 24th of January, Wednesday - Peter Rabbit
- 25th of January, Thursday – The selfish giant
- 29th
of January Monday – Happy Prince
- 30th
of January, Tuesday- The wind
and sun
Note:
if you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Phone
number:99022795 English teacher
Botaguz.U Have a great holiday!
