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Class 5 English - Lesson 10: I am a Little Penguin


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Did You Know? (āĻ•িāĻŦা āϜাāύাāύে?)

Penguins cannot fly in the air, but they are excellent swimmers! Their wings act like flippers, allowing them to practically "fly" underwater to catch delicious fish.

1. Lesson Text & Translation (āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻ…āύুāĻŦাāĻĻ)

I'm a little penguin in the snow

āĻŽāχ āĻŦā§°āĻĢāϤ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻāϟা āϏ⧰ু āĻĒেংāĻ—ুāχāύ

I slide on my tummy to and fro

āĻŽāχ āĻŽোā§° āĻĒেāϟেā§°ে āχāĻĢাāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āϏিāĻĢাāϞāϞৈ āĻĒিāϚāϞি āϝাāĻ“ঁ

I eat the fish

āĻŽāχ āĻŽাāĻ› āĻ–াāĻ“ঁ

from the deep

āĻ—āĻ­ীā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°া

blue sea

āύীāϞা āϏাāĻ—ā§°ā§°

I'm black and white

āĻŽāχ āĻ•'āϞা āφ⧰ু āĻŦāĻ—া

as you can see

āϝিāĻĻā§°ে āϤুāĻŽি āĻĻেāĻ–িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāχāĻ›া

2. Word Meanings (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻাāϰ্āĻĨ)

Little: āϏ⧰ু
Snow: āĻŦā§°āĻĢ
Slide: āĻĒিāϚāϞি āϝোā§ąা
Tummy: āĻĒেāϟ
To and fro: āχāĻĢাāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āϏিāĻĢাāϞāϞৈ / āφāĻ—āϞৈ āφ⧰ু āĻĒিāĻ›āϞৈ
Deep: āĻ—āĻ­ীā§°
Sea: āϏাāĻ—ā§°

3. Comprehension Solutions (Practice Q&A)

1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

a) Where is the little penguin?
Ans: The little penguin is in the snow.

b) How does the penguin slide?
Ans: The penguin slides on its tummy to and fro.

c) What does the penguin eat?
Ans: The penguin eats the fish from the deep blue sea.

d) What is the colour of the penguin?
Ans: The penguin is black and white.

4. Activities Solutions & Grammar

Grammar Tip: Action Words (Verbs)

In this poem, words like slide (āĻĒিāϚāϞি āϝোā§ąা) and eat (āĻ–োā§ąা) are action words. In English grammar, words that show an action are called Verbs.

Activity 1: Fill in the blanks with words from the poem

a) Q: The penguin slides on its ........ .

Ans: The penguin slides on its tummy.

b) Q: It eats fish from the deep blue ........ .

Ans: It eats fish from the deep blue sea.

c) Q: The penguin is ........ and white.

Ans: The penguin is black and white.

5. Build Up Your Vocabulary

Colours & Nature (ā§°ং āφ⧰ু āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ•ৃāϤি)

Black: āĻ•'āϞা
White: āĻŦāĻ—া
Blue: āύীāϞা
Fish: āĻŽাāĻ›
Penguin: āĻĒেংāĻ—ুāχāύ

6. FAQs on the Chapter

Q. What is the poem "I am a Little Penguin" about?

Ans: The poem is about a cute, little black-and-white penguin that lives in the snow, slides on its tummy, and eats fish from the deep blue sea.

Q. How does the penguin move in the snow?

Ans: According to the poem, the little penguin moves by sliding on its tummy to and fro in the snow.

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