Class 4 English NCERT Book Chapter 10 The Swing

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Let us recite
How do you like to go up in a swing,
   Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing,
   Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall,
   Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all,
   Over the countryside.
Till I look down on the garden green,
   Down on the roof so brown,
Up in the air I go flying again,
   Up in the air and down!
	 	 		 – 	Robert Louis Stevenson
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 The Swing Unit 4: Up High
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Let us recite
How do you like to go up in a swing,
   Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing,
   Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall,
   Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all,
   Over the countryside.
Till I look down on the garden green,
   Down on the roof so brown,
Up in the air I go flying again,
   Up in the air and down!
	 	 		 – 	Robert Louis Stevenson
10
 The Swing Unit 4: Up High
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Santoor  Grade 4
A. Answer the following.
 1. What does the poet see when the swing goes 
over the wall?
 2. Does the poet enjoy swings? Which lines tell 
us that?
 3. “Up in the air so blue”
  Why do you think the poet says the air is blue?
Let us Think
n ew w ord S
pleasantest   cattle   countryside
B. Think and discuss.
 1. Have you seen a swing? 
Where have you seen it? 
What was it made of?
 2. What would you like to see 
when you are up in the air 
on a swing?
Let us Learn
Stringing together.
 Jeevan waited.
 Jeevan waited for the bus.
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning.
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Let us recite
How do you like to go up in a swing,
   Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing,
   Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall,
   Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all,
   Over the countryside.
Till I look down on the garden green,
   Down on the roof so brown,
Up in the air I go flying again,
   Up in the air and down!
	 	 		 – 	Robert Louis Stevenson
10
 The Swing Unit 4: Up High
Chapter 10.indd   103 13-Mar-25   4:03:38 PM
104
Santoor  Grade 4
A. Answer the following.
 1. What does the poet see when the swing goes 
over the wall?
 2. Does the poet enjoy swings? Which lines tell 
us that?
 3. “Up in the air so blue”
  Why do you think the poet says the air is blue?
Let us Think
n ew w ord S
pleasantest   cattle   countryside
B. Think and discuss.
 1. Have you seen a swing? 
Where have you seen it? 
What was it made of?
 2. What would you like to see 
when you are up in the air 
on a swing?
Let us Learn
Stringing together.
 Jeevan waited.
 Jeevan waited for the bus.
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning.
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105
The Swing
Now, read the following sentences. Circle the verbs 
and underline the nouns. One has been done for you. 
A. Word: dance
 The dance begins in an hour.
      My friends and I dance when 
we are happy.
Read the following sentence.
 I swing on a swing.
The first ‘swing’ is an action word(verb). It means to 
move forward and backward.
The second ‘swing’ refers to an object. 
There are many words that can be used both as a verb 
and a noun. You are already familiar with such words.
Let us Listen
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain.
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the 
rain because his scooter was in the garage being 
repaired.
Frame a set of sentences as shown in the example. 
Make sure that each sentence is longer than the 
previous one.
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Let us recite
How do you like to go up in a swing,
   Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing,
   Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall,
   Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all,
   Over the countryside.
Till I look down on the garden green,
   Down on the roof so brown,
Up in the air I go flying again,
   Up in the air and down!
	 	 		 – 	Robert Louis Stevenson
10
 The Swing Unit 4: Up High
Chapter 10.indd   103 13-Mar-25   4:03:38 PM
104
Santoor  Grade 4
A. Answer the following.
 1. What does the poet see when the swing goes 
over the wall?
 2. Does the poet enjoy swings? Which lines tell 
us that?
 3. “Up in the air so blue”
  Why do you think the poet says the air is blue?
Let us Think
n ew w ord S
pleasantest   cattle   countryside
B. Think and discuss.
 1. Have you seen a swing? 
Where have you seen it? 
What was it made of?
 2. What would you like to see 
when you are up in the air 
on a swing?
Let us Learn
Stringing together.
 Jeevan waited.
 Jeevan waited for the bus.
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning.
Chapter 10.indd   104 13-Mar-25   4:03:39 PM
105
The Swing
Now, read the following sentences. Circle the verbs 
and underline the nouns. One has been done for you. 
A. Word: dance
 The dance begins in an hour.
      My friends and I dance when 
we are happy.
Read the following sentence.
 I swing on a swing.
The first ‘swing’ is an action word(verb). It means to 
move forward and backward.
The second ‘swing’ refers to an object. 
There are many words that can be used both as a verb 
and a noun. You are already familiar with such words.
Let us Listen
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain.
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the 
rain because his scooter was in the garage being 
repaired.
Frame a set of sentences as shown in the example. 
Make sure that each sentence is longer than the 
previous one.
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Santoor  Grade 4
B. Word: play
 I like to play kho-kho.                                                                             
 We are going to watch a play 
tomorrow. 
C. Word: answer
 Can you answer the questions?
 I know the answer.
D. Word: fly
 There is a fly on the wall.
 My friends fly kites on 
15th August.
E. Word: waves
 The waves did not let us finish 
our sandcastle.
 She waves to her siblings while 
leaving for school.
Note 
to the 
Teacher
•	 	 Draw	 lear ners’ 	 attention	 to	 the	 placement 	 of 	 the	 wor ds 	
in the sentences. You may carry this forward to Grade 5 
as well. 
•	 	 Y ou 	 may 	 give	 them	 hints	 about	 the	 sentence 	 structur e 	
S-V-O (Subject-Verb-Object) followed in English without 
burdening them with definitions.
 For example:
	 •	 Fatima 	writes	a	letter .
    (Subject) (Verb)  (Object)
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Let us recite
How do you like to go up in a swing,
   Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing,
   Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall,
   Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all,
   Over the countryside.
Till I look down on the garden green,
   Down on the roof so brown,
Up in the air I go flying again,
   Up in the air and down!
	 	 		 – 	Robert Louis Stevenson
10
 The Swing Unit 4: Up High
Chapter 10.indd   103 13-Mar-25   4:03:38 PM
104
Santoor  Grade 4
A. Answer the following.
 1. What does the poet see when the swing goes 
over the wall?
 2. Does the poet enjoy swings? Which lines tell 
us that?
 3. “Up in the air so blue”
  Why do you think the poet says the air is blue?
Let us Think
n ew w ord S
pleasantest   cattle   countryside
B. Think and discuss.
 1. Have you seen a swing? 
Where have you seen it? 
What was it made of?
 2. What would you like to see 
when you are up in the air 
on a swing?
Let us Learn
Stringing together.
 Jeevan waited.
 Jeevan waited for the bus.
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning.
Chapter 10.indd   104 13-Mar-25   4:03:39 PM
105
The Swing
Now, read the following sentences. Circle the verbs 
and underline the nouns. One has been done for you. 
A. Word: dance
 The dance begins in an hour.
      My friends and I dance when 
we are happy.
Read the following sentence.
 I swing on a swing.
The first ‘swing’ is an action word(verb). It means to 
move forward and backward.
The second ‘swing’ refers to an object. 
There are many words that can be used both as a verb 
and a noun. You are already familiar with such words.
Let us Listen
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain.
 Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the 
rain because his scooter was in the garage being 
repaired.
Frame a set of sentences as shown in the example. 
Make sure that each sentence is longer than the 
previous one.
Chapter 10.indd   105 13-Mar-25   4:03:40 PM
106
Santoor  Grade 4
B. Word: play
 I like to play kho-kho.                                                                             
 We are going to watch a play 
tomorrow. 
C. Word: answer
 Can you answer the questions?
 I know the answer.
D. Word: fly
 There is a fly on the wall.
 My friends fly kites on 
15th August.
E. Word: waves
 The waves did not let us finish 
our sandcastle.
 She waves to her siblings while 
leaving for school.
Note 
to the 
Teacher
•	 	 Draw	 lear ners’ 	 attention	 to	 the	 placement 	 of 	 the	 wor ds 	
in the sentences. You may carry this forward to Grade 5 
as well. 
•	 	 Y ou 	 may 	 give	 them	 hints	 about	 the	 sentence 	 structur e 	
S-V-O (Subject-Verb-Object) followed in English without 
burdening them with definitions.
 For example:
	 •	 Fatima 	writes	a	letter .
    (Subject) (Verb)  (Object)
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The Swing
Read aloud the following tongue twister.
 How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if 
a woodchuck could chuck wood?
 a) Now, read aloud the tongue twister by making 
an ‘O’ shape with your lips while pronouncing 
the	‘W’	sound.	Repeat	it	4–5	times.
 b) Read aloud the following words. Remember 
to make an ‘O’ shape with your mouth while 
pronouncing ‘W’.
     
fever fewer valley white vine
wise win wait vet wet
Let us Speak
Note 
to the 
Teacher
•	 Practice 	with	lear ners. 	
•	 Pr onounce 	a	few	wor ds 	for	them	first.
•	 / V/ 	 is	 pr onounced 	 by 	 placing	 the	 upper	 teeth	 on 	 the	 bottom	
lip. You may introduce this to learners when you feel they 
ar e 	r eady 	 to	lear n 	it	after	/ W/.
Your teacher will read out the poem again. Listen 
carefully and make a list of words that rhyme. You 
may add two more words of your choice as well.
Rhyming words in 
‘The Swing’
My words
swing-thing ring, king
Let us Listen
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