NCERT Textbook - What’s in the Mailbox? | English for Class 3 PDF Download

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Have you ever received a letter? If you haven’t, see
what this child decides to do!
write
I’ll
Most always, when the postman comes
With letters, two or three,
They’re for my Mother or my Dad
But never one for me.
I'm going to some letters, though,
That’s what I'm going to do,
And then my friends will answer me
And get letters too!
letters, always, never,
though
New words
What’s in the Mailbox?
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UNIT VIII
2019-20
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Have you ever received a letter? If you haven’t, see
what this child decides to do!
write
I’ll
Most always, when the postman comes
With letters, two or three,
They’re for my Mother or my Dad
But never one for me.
I'm going to some letters, though,
That’s what I'm going to do,
And then my friends will answer me
And get letters too!
letters, always, never,
though
New words
What’s in the Mailbox?
77
UNIT VIII
2019-20
1. Who does the postman bring letters for?
2. Does the child ever get a letter?
3. What does the child decide to do?
1. Have you written letters?
2. Who have you written to?
3. Who would you like to write to today? Why?
Devu has written a letter to his grandfather thanking
him for a birthday gift.
Read this letter carefully
H.No. 1792, Darya Ganj
New Delhi 110 007
25 January 2006
Dear Grandfather
Thank you for the beautiful book of Panchatantra stories.
You will be happy to know that I read one story every day.
With love
Devu
78
Reading is fun
Talk time
2019-20
Page 3


Have you ever received a letter? If you haven’t, see
what this child decides to do!
write
I’ll
Most always, when the postman comes
With letters, two or three,
They’re for my Mother or my Dad
But never one for me.
I'm going to some letters, though,
That’s what I'm going to do,
And then my friends will answer me
And get letters too!
letters, always, never,
though
New words
What’s in the Mailbox?
77
UNIT VIII
2019-20
1. Who does the postman bring letters for?
2. Does the child ever get a letter?
3. What does the child decide to do?
1. Have you written letters?
2. Who have you written to?
3. Who would you like to write to today? Why?
Devu has written a letter to his grandfather thanking
him for a birthday gift.
Read this letter carefully
H.No. 1792, Darya Ganj
New Delhi 110 007
25 January 2006
Dear Grandfather
Thank you for the beautiful book of Panchatantra stories.
You will be happy to know that I read one story every day.
With love
Devu
78
Reading is fun
Talk time
2019-20
Now write a letter to your friend, telling her about your school.
You can use some of these words:
classrooms children bell blackboard teacher building
1. Take a square piece of paper.
2. Fold all the four corners to make folds.
3. Fold two corners and paste them with a little glue.
4. Fold the third corner and paste it with glue.
5. Leave the fourth corner open.
Write the address neatly on the envelope and fix the
stamp on the right corner.
Put the letter inside it. Now seal the fourth corner as well.
Your letter is ready to be posted to your friend.
Activity: Let’s make an envelope and post our letter too!
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Let’s write
Paper fun
2019-20
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Have you ever received a letter? If you haven’t, see
what this child decides to do!
write
I’ll
Most always, when the postman comes
With letters, two or three,
They’re for my Mother or my Dad
But never one for me.
I'm going to some letters, though,
That’s what I'm going to do,
And then my friends will answer me
And get letters too!
letters, always, never,
though
New words
What’s in the Mailbox?
77
UNIT VIII
2019-20
1. Who does the postman bring letters for?
2. Does the child ever get a letter?
3. What does the child decide to do?
1. Have you written letters?
2. Who have you written to?
3. Who would you like to write to today? Why?
Devu has written a letter to his grandfather thanking
him for a birthday gift.
Read this letter carefully
H.No. 1792, Darya Ganj
New Delhi 110 007
25 January 2006
Dear Grandfather
Thank you for the beautiful book of Panchatantra stories.
You will be happy to know that I read one story every day.
With love
Devu
78
Reading is fun
Talk time
2019-20
Now write a letter to your friend, telling her about your school.
You can use some of these words:
classrooms children bell blackboard teacher building
1. Take a square piece of paper.
2. Fold all the four corners to make folds.
3. Fold two corners and paste them with a little glue.
4. Fold the third corner and paste it with glue.
5. Leave the fourth corner open.
Write the address neatly on the envelope and fix the
stamp on the right corner.
Put the letter inside it. Now seal the fourth corner as well.
Your letter is ready to be posted to your friend.
Activity: Let’s make an envelope and post our letter too!
79
Let’s write
Paper fun
2019-20
Here are some people who help us.
1. A postman drives a motor vehicle
2. A cobbler teaches in a school
3. A librarian looks after patients
4. A driver writes plays
5. A dramatist travels in a space craft
6. A teacher makes people laugh
7. A nurse mends our shoes
8. A musician plays musical instruments
9. An astronaut works in a library
10. A clown brings our letters
Let’s try matching A with B.
A B
Word building
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