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Sing a Song of People
Sing a song of people
  Walking fast or slow;
People in the city,
Up and down they go.
People on the side walk,
People on the bus;
People passing, passing,
In back and front of us.
People on the subway
Underneath the ground;
People riding taxis
Round and round and round.
People with their hats on,
Going in the doors;
People with umbrellas
When it rains and pours.
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Sing a Song of People
Sing a song of people
  Walking fast or slow;
People in the city,
Up and down they go.
People on the side walk,
People on the bus;
People passing, passing,
In back and front of us.
People on the subway
Underneath the ground;
People riding taxis
Round and round and round.
People with their hats on,
Going in the doors;
People with umbrellas
When it rains and pours.
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People in tall buildings
And in stores below;
Riding elevators
Up and down they go.
People walking singly,
People in a crowd;
People saying nothing,
People talking loud.
People laughing, smiling,
Grumpy people too;
People who just hurry
And never look at you!
Sing a song of people
Who like to come and go;
Sing of city people
You see but never know!
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Sing a Song of People
Sing a song of people
  Walking fast or slow;
People in the city,
Up and down they go.
People on the side walk,
People on the bus;
People passing, passing,
In back and front of us.
People on the subway
Underneath the ground;
People riding taxis
Round and round and round.
People with their hats on,
Going in the doors;
People with umbrellas
When it rains and pours.
Unit 9
1 4 4
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People in tall buildings
And in stores below;
Riding elevators
Up and down they go.
People walking singly,
People in a crowd;
People saying nothing,
People talking loud.
People laughing, smiling,
Grumpy people too;
People who just hurry
And never look at you!
Sing a song of people
Who like to come and go;
Sing of city people
You see but never know!
                LOIS LBNSKI
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subway : underground passage 
  for people to cross             
underneath : below        
elevators   : lift  
grumpy : ill-tempered
New Words
Marigold
1. Which modes of transport do the people use 
to move around in the city?
2. What are the things that the people carry 
with them, while moving around?
3. Where all do you find these very busy 
people?
4. Where have you seen crowds of people?
5. Why do you think all these people are in a 
hurry?
Let’s write the opposites of the following words.
 slow _________ up  _________
 back _________ tall  _________
 below _________ crowd  _________ 
 loud _________ go  _________ 
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Sing a Song of People
Sing a song of people
  Walking fast or slow;
People in the city,
Up and down they go.
People on the side walk,
People on the bus;
People passing, passing,
In back and front of us.
People on the subway
Underneath the ground;
People riding taxis
Round and round and round.
People with their hats on,
Going in the doors;
People with umbrellas
When it rains and pours.
Unit 9
1 4 4
Reprint 2024-25
People in tall buildings
And in stores below;
Riding elevators
Up and down they go.
People walking singly,
People in a crowd;
People saying nothing,
People talking loud.
People laughing, smiling,
Grumpy people too;
People who just hurry
And never look at you!
Sing a song of people
Who like to come and go;
Sing of city people
You see but never know!
                LOIS LBNSKI
1 4 5
Reprint 2024-25
subway : underground passage 
  for people to cross             
underneath : below        
elevators   : lift  
grumpy : ill-tempered
New Words
Marigold
1. Which modes of transport do the people use 
to move around in the city?
2. What are the things that the people carry 
with them, while moving around?
3. Where all do you find these very busy 
people?
4. Where have you seen crowds of people?
5. Why do you think all these people are in a 
hurry?
Let’s write the opposites of the following words.
 slow _________ up  _________
 back _________ tall  _________
 below _________ crowd  _________ 
 loud _________ go  _________ 
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Marigold
Read and listen to these two poems with your partner and 
find out what are the things that the village child and the 
city child like.
The Village Child
My home is a house
Near a wood
I'd live in a street
If I could!
I do wish someone
Lived near.
There's no one to play with
At all.
The trees are so high
And so tall:
And I should be lonely
For hours,
Were it not for the birds
And the flowers.
The City Child
I live in a city
In a street;
It is crowded with traffic
And feet;
There are buses and motors
And trams.
I wish there were meadows 
And lambs.
The houses all wait
In a row
There is smoke everywhere
That I go.
I don't like the noises
I hear 
I wish there were woods
Very near.
The people who live in cities often wish they could live in quiet 
towns. Do you like the place you live in?
Tell your partner two things you like and don't like about 
the place you live in.
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Sing a Song of People
Sing a song of people
  Walking fast or slow;
People in the city,
Up and down they go.
People on the side walk,
People on the bus;
People passing, passing,
In back and front of us.
People on the subway
Underneath the ground;
People riding taxis
Round and round and round.
People with their hats on,
Going in the doors;
People with umbrellas
When it rains and pours.
Unit 9
1 4 4
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People in tall buildings
And in stores below;
Riding elevators
Up and down they go.
People walking singly,
People in a crowd;
People saying nothing,
People talking loud.
People laughing, smiling,
Grumpy people too;
People who just hurry
And never look at you!
Sing a song of people
Who like to come and go;
Sing of city people
You see but never know!
                LOIS LBNSKI
1 4 5
Reprint 2024-25
subway : underground passage 
  for people to cross             
underneath : below        
elevators   : lift  
grumpy : ill-tempered
New Words
Marigold
1. Which modes of transport do the people use 
to move around in the city?
2. What are the things that the people carry 
with them, while moving around?
3. Where all do you find these very busy 
people?
4. Where have you seen crowds of people?
5. Why do you think all these people are in a 
hurry?
Let’s write the opposites of the following words.
 slow _________ up  _________
 back _________ tall  _________
 below _________ crowd  _________ 
 loud _________ go  _________ 
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Marigold
Read and listen to these two poems with your partner and 
find out what are the things that the village child and the 
city child like.
The Village Child
My home is a house
Near a wood
I'd live in a street
If I could!
I do wish someone
Lived near.
There's no one to play with
At all.
The trees are so high
And so tall:
And I should be lonely
For hours,
Were it not for the birds
And the flowers.
The City Child
I live in a city
In a street;
It is crowded with traffic
And feet;
There are buses and motors
And trams.
I wish there were meadows 
And lambs.
The houses all wait
In a row
There is smoke everywhere
That I go.
I don't like the noises
I hear 
I wish there were woods
Very near.
The people who live in cities often wish they could live in quiet 
towns. Do you like the place you live in?
Tell your partner two things you like and don't like about 
the place you live in.
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Marigold
1. Did you observe that in the poem, the last words in every 
second and fourth line rhyme with each other? 
 Can you write a four line poem?
2. Find out how many people are there in our country. 
 Do we have enough land for all people on this earth?
 Is there enough food and water for all people?
3. Find out the following from ten families living in your 
neighbourhood.
Count the number of   F1*   F2   F3   F4   F5   F6   F7   F8   F9   F10  Total
children below 5 years of age
children from 5-14 years
grown up children from 15-20
elders from 21-50 years
old people who are above 50 years
total number of people in the family
*F = Family
 (i) How many members are educated in each family?
 (ii) From amongst the ten families, how many are educated?
  Now talk to your partner and then write a report about 
your  neighbourhood.
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