A tailor stitches clothes.He first takes the measurement of a person’s body.He notes down the measurement.He marks the cloth according to the measurement and cuts it.He uses his scissors to cut cloth.His scissors are very sharp.They are made of steel or iron.He uses a machine to stitch the pieces together.It is called a sewing machine.A […]

An elephant is a very big animal.It is the largest land animal.Elephants are found in Asia and Africa.The African elephants are bigger than the Asian ones.The African elephants cannot be tamed.They live in African jungles.The Asian elephants can be tamed.Some are kept in temples and zoos.Elephants are also used to carry load.Elephants are sometimes used

The Taj Mahal is a famous building.It is a historical building.It was built by Shah Jahan.He was a great Mughal king.He ruled over India.The Taj was built in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaj Mahal.He loved her very much.The Taj is situated in Agra.It is about 195 km away from Delhi.The Taj is built on

A hospital is a place where sick and injured people are given treatment.Doctors and nurses look after patients.The sick and the injured are called patients.A hospital has a number of beds.Patients are laid on beds.Men, women and children are kept in seperate rooms, called wards.A hospital has different departments.Each department looks after one type of

Many people waste money.Some people waste food. Some people waste time.Some people waste petrol or diesel. Some students waste paper. Some people waste cloth.I take care not to waste anything.My little sister tears out pages from books.Mother has asked her not to do so.It is a waste of money and paper.We should walk or cycle

A train is a means of transport.It is a set of railway carriages or compartments.The compartments are pulled by an engine.A train moves on rails.Trains run on diesel or by electricity.A train carries goods and people from one place to another. We go to the railway station to catch a train.The train comes at the

Electricity is a wonderful discovery of science.It is very useful.We cannot live without electricity.It lights our houses and streets.It runs our fans, air conditioners and television-sets.Refrigerators, mixers, heaters, geysers, coolers, etc. also run on it.It also runs factories and mills.It runs trains in our cities and towns.But we should be very careful about it.It is

Yesterday, we went for a picnic.We were four friends.We went to the canal early in the morning.We spread a mat under a shady tree and had breakfast. We played chess for some time.Soon it became hot.We took off our clothes and dived into the water.We swam for about half an hour.We played waterball.The cool water

The horse is a big animal.It is a very beautiful animal.It is also very strong.It has a large body, two bright eyes, two ears, fourlegs and a long tail.It runs very fast.It has very hard hooves at the end of its legs.It can run on all kinds of roads.It is used even by the army

4I go out for a morning walk daily.A morning walk keeps a person fresh all day long.Sometimes I go to the fields. At other times, I goto a garden for a walk.I love to walk in the garden.There are many trees in the garden.There are also some fruit trees.There are many flowerbeds.Butterflies keep fluttering over

I live in Delhi. It is very big city. Its population is more than ten million. It is the capital city of India. It is an ancient city. It is comprised of Old Delhi and New Delhi. It has many places worth visiting.The most famous are the Parliament House, the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Secretariat, the

The computer is one of the greatest inventions of science. Computers help us to do our work faster.Now, we see computers almost everywhere- in homes, offices, shops, banks and post offices.A computer has two main parts. They are hardware and software. Hardware consists of the parts of the computer which we can touch.Software are the

Rohan is a very naughty boy. He always plays mischief. Once he tried to frighten us with a plastic lizard. He put gum on Manoj’s seat the other day.When Manoj tried to get up, he could not.He was stuck to his seat.Sometimes Rohan takes away the tiffin of his classmate. Teachers often punish him.However, Rohan

A kite is a toy.A kite has a light frame made of bamboo strips.A piece of light paper or plastic is stretched on this frame.The kite is then tied to the end of a twine and flown in the wind.If the twine breaks, the kite is lost in the sky.I am very fond of flying

Remember to follow these safety rules when you are on the playground or in a park.Take turns to play and give a chance to others.Tell an adult if a swing is broken. Do not play on it until it is fixed.Sit when you play on swings. Slow down before you get off from a swing.