English: Class 2 — Chapter 11: The Smart Monkey

One day, two girls named Anju and Farida went to the market. Anju bought a bag, and Farida bought a water bottle. Later, they went to a shop and bought a packet of groundnuts and a bottle of juice. Feeling tired, they sat on a bench under a tree to rest. Unbeknownst to them, a monkey was sitting on a branch of the tree above them.

The girls took out their food and began to eat. They threw the empty groundnut packet and the empty juice bottle on the ground. Meanwhile, the monkey, who had a banana, peeled it and ate it. The monkey then climbed down the tree with the banana peel and threw it into a nearby dustbin. Seeing the monkey's responsible action, Anju and Farida felt ashamed of their littering. They immediately picked up their trash and threw it into the dustbin.

• Cleanliness and Civic Responsibility: The story highlights the importance of keeping our public spaces clean and disposing of waste properly.
• Learning from Nature: Humans can learn positive habits and mindfulness from animals, as demonstrated by the smart monkey.

• shopping: The activity of buying things from shops.
• groundnuts: Also known as peanuts; edible seeds that grow underground.
• branch: A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk.
• peel: The outer skin of a fruit or vegetable.
• dustbin: A container used for disposing of waste.
• threw: The past tense of throw; launched something through the air.
• empty: Containing nothing inside.

Common words to recognize instantly: then, down, on, and, with, in, them, under, nearby.

• Have you seen people throwing packets or bottles in the park or on the road? Talk about it.
• After having biscuits, what do you do with the wrapper?
• Imagine you are sitting under a tree. What do you see on the tree?
• Is there a dustbin in your school? Do you know where it is?

Practice clapping for each syllable in these words to understand word structure:

• mar-ket (market)
• mon-key (monkey)
• pack-et (packet)
• dust-bin (dustbin)
• class-room (classroom)
• An-ju (Anju)
• ba-na-na (banana)
• Fa-ri-da (Farida)

True or False:

• Anju and Farida went to their school. (False)
• Anju bought a bag and Farida bought a water bottle. (True)
• There was a bird on the branch of the tree. (False)
• The monkey had a banana. (True)
• The monkey threw the banana peel in the dustbin. (True)

Sentence Completion:

• Farida and Anju sat on a bench under the tree to rest.
• There was a monkey sitting on the branch of the tree.
• The two girls had a packet of groundnuts and a bottle of juice.
• The monkey threw the banana peel into the dustbin.

Practice pronouncing and writing sentences with these consonant blends:

• fl- words: flag, flower, floor
• cl- words: cloud, clap, clock

Example Sentence: There is a clock in the classroom.