English: Class 1 — Chapter 5: A Farm

My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo-moo here
And a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo-moo
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O

My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a hen
E-I-E-I-O
With a cluck-cluck here
And a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck-cluck
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O

Continue the rhyme by replacing the animals with other farm animals and their sounds from your language (e.g., cat - miaon-miaon).

• Dog: Lives near the gate.
• Cats: Jump up and down in the verandah.
• Cow: Eats grass.
• Rat: Very small; chased by the cat.
• Monkeys: Swing and jump in the trees.
• Snakes: Live in the fields beside the house; one must walk carefully.

• Crow: Black in colour.
• Pigeon: Grey in colour.
• Sparrow: A small bird.
• Parrot: Green with a red beak.
• Peacock: Has many beautiful colours.

• verandah - an open, roofed porch or portico
• cow - a fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox
• rat - a rodent resembling a large mouse
• sparrow - a small brown and grey bird
• crow - a large black bird with a harsh cry
• pigeon - a stout-bodied bird with a small head
• snake - a long limbless reptile
• fields - areas of open land
• peacock - a large male bird with brilliant blue and green plumage and a long tail
• beak - a bird's horny projecting jaws

Focus on identifying the final sound of words:

• The last sound of the word rat is t.
• The last sound of the word cap is p.
• The last sound of the word jam is m.
• The last sound of the word pen is n.
• The last sound of the word bell is l.

Some animals live in the jungle. Examples include:

• Tiger
• Lion
• Elephant

Practice conversations about animal colours:

• Parrot: Green
• Crow: Black
• Rat: Grey/Brown
• Peacock: Many colours

Locate the elephants in the picture using prepositions such as in, on, and behind.