NCERT Textbook: Ice Cream Man | English Marigold Class 5

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Unit 1
Ice cream Man
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Read and Enjoy
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Unit 1
Ice cream Man
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Read and Enjoy
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When summer’s in the city,
And brick’s a blaze of heat,
The Ice-cream Man with his little cart
Goes trundling down the street.
Beneath his round umbrella,
Oh, what a joyful sight,
To see him fill the cones with mounds
Of cooling brown and white:
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,
Or chilly things to drink
From bottles full of frosty-fizz,
Green, orange, white, or pink.
His cart might be a flower bed,
Of roses and sweet peas,
The way the children cluster round
As thick as honeybees.
RACHEL FIELD
What is cold, sweet and creamy, and
wonderful to eat? Everyone's favourite treat especially
on a hot summer day is an ice cream! And everyone's
favourite person might just be the Ice-cream Man!
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Unit 1
Ice cream Man
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Read and Enjoy
2
When summer’s in the city,
And brick’s a blaze of heat,
The Ice-cream Man with his little cart
Goes trundling down the street.
Beneath his round umbrella,
Oh, what a joyful sight,
To see him fill the cones with mounds
Of cooling brown and white:
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,
Or chilly things to drink
From bottles full of frosty-fizz,
Green, orange, white, or pink.
His cart might be a flower bed,
Of roses and sweet peas,
The way the children cluster round
As thick as honeybees.
RACHEL FIELD
What is cold, sweet and creamy, and
wonderful to eat? Everyone's favourite treat especially
on a hot summer day is an ice cream! And everyone's
favourite person might just be the Ice-cream Man!
3
1. In which season is ice cream popular?
2. Who feels joyful on seeing the Ice-cream Man?
3. Name the different flavours of ice cream the Ice-cream
Man has in his cart.
4. What are the two things that the Ice-cream Man is selling?
5. What is the ice-cream cart compared to in the poem?
Having an ice cream on a hot summer day is exciting and
enjoyable.
1. Write about some of the exciting and enjoyable things that
one can do in the winter season.
_________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________
New Words
blaze : bright flame or fire
trundling : moving on small broad wheels
mounds : heap, pile
frosty-fizz : chilled drink making a
hissing, bubbling sound
cluster : gather around, group of similar
things
ReadingisFun
Let'sWrite
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Unit 1
Ice cream Man
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Read and Enjoy
2
When summer’s in the city,
And brick’s a blaze of heat,
The Ice-cream Man with his little cart
Goes trundling down the street.
Beneath his round umbrella,
Oh, what a joyful sight,
To see him fill the cones with mounds
Of cooling brown and white:
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,
Or chilly things to drink
From bottles full of frosty-fizz,
Green, orange, white, or pink.
His cart might be a flower bed,
Of roses and sweet peas,
The way the children cluster round
As thick as honeybees.
RACHEL FIELD
What is cold, sweet and creamy, and
wonderful to eat? Everyone's favourite treat especially
on a hot summer day is an ice cream! And everyone's
favourite person might just be the Ice-cream Man!
3
1. In which season is ice cream popular?
2. Who feels joyful on seeing the Ice-cream Man?
3. Name the different flavours of ice cream the Ice-cream
Man has in his cart.
4. What are the two things that the Ice-cream Man is selling?
5. What is the ice-cream cart compared to in the poem?
Having an ice cream on a hot summer day is exciting and
enjoyable.
1. Write about some of the exciting and enjoyable things that
one can do in the winter season.
_________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________
New Words
blaze : bright flame or fire
trundling : moving on small broad wheels
mounds : heap, pile
frosty-fizz : chilled drink making a
hissing, bubbling sound
cluster : gather around, group of similar
things
ReadingisFun
Let'sWrite
Marigold
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SayAloud
2. List as many summer activities as you can.
3. Now group these activities into indoor and outdoor
activities.
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______________________ ______________________
Circle the words where you get a zzzzz sound.
One is done for you.
honeybees
price prize maze face
rice rise blaze fizz
lazy lacy busy racy
raise rays race ace
chase this these frosty
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Unit 1
Ice cream Man
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Read and Enjoy
2
When summer’s in the city,
And brick’s a blaze of heat,
The Ice-cream Man with his little cart
Goes trundling down the street.
Beneath his round umbrella,
Oh, what a joyful sight,
To see him fill the cones with mounds
Of cooling brown and white:
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,
Or chilly things to drink
From bottles full of frosty-fizz,
Green, orange, white, or pink.
His cart might be a flower bed,
Of roses and sweet peas,
The way the children cluster round
As thick as honeybees.
RACHEL FIELD
What is cold, sweet and creamy, and
wonderful to eat? Everyone's favourite treat especially
on a hot summer day is an ice cream! And everyone's
favourite person might just be the Ice-cream Man!
3
1. In which season is ice cream popular?
2. Who feels joyful on seeing the Ice-cream Man?
3. Name the different flavours of ice cream the Ice-cream
Man has in his cart.
4. What are the two things that the Ice-cream Man is selling?
5. What is the ice-cream cart compared to in the poem?
Having an ice cream on a hot summer day is exciting and
enjoyable.
1. Write about some of the exciting and enjoyable things that
one can do in the winter season.
_________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________
New Words
blaze : bright flame or fire
trundling : moving on small broad wheels
mounds : heap, pile
frosty-fizz : chilled drink making a
hissing, bubbling sound
cluster : gather around, group of similar
things
ReadingisFun
Let'sWrite
Marigold
4
SayAloud
2. List as many summer activities as you can.
3. Now group these activities into indoor and outdoor
activities.
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
Circle the words where you get a zzzzz sound.
One is done for you.
honeybees
price prize maze face
rice rise blaze fizz
lazy lacy busy racy
raise rays race ace
chase this these frosty
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
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Let'sListen
1. Listen and tell the sounds that these words in the poem
produce.
cart ___________________
drinks ___________________
Can you make these sounds?
2. What are some of the different sounds you hear when
the Ice-cream Man comes?
FindOutandWriteaReport
Here is a report on Uncle Lal’s farm.
When writing a report, remember to do these things
Think of a good title. Write it correctly.
Keep to your subject.
Tell things in the right order.
Make your paper look neat.
In groups of four, write a report on different brands of ice
creams available in your area.
You may use the following clues.
Start with a short introduction which contains the topic.







Father took me to visit Uncle Lal’s dairy
farm.
I saw all of Uncle Lal's cows. He has fifty
cows. They eat grass in the big green farms.
In the evening the farmers bring them to the barn to be
milked. Uncle Lal sells his milk in the city.
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