A street hawker visits our street daily. His name is Dina Nath. He brings vegetables in a wicker basket. He sells all kinds of vegetables. The vegetables are always fresh. The prices are also fair. He comes at 6 o’clock every evening. He calls out loudly in the street. The ladies recognise his voice. So, […]

A beggar sometimes comes to our street. He is an old man. He wears dirty clothes. He sings songs and collects alms. People feel sorry for him. They pay him a coin or two. Some people give him old clothes and food. He does not have a house. He sleeps on the footpath. He has

There is a beautiful park in front of my house. There is a charming water fountain in the park. There are colourful lights around the fountain. The lights are switched on in the evening. I go to the park daily in the evening. There are many trees in the park. They give a lot of

We were taken to a museum by our school. There I saw many strange and ancient things. I also saw many statues there. The statues were of gods and goddesses. They were made of copper, marble or bronze. All of them were very beautiful. There were many coins displayed in different boxes. There were weapons

The Red Fort is a famous historical building. It is situated in Delhi. It lies near Chandni Chowk. It is also known as “Lal Quila”. It is made of red sandstone. It was built by the famous Mughal ruler Shah Jahan. The Red Fort has two parts. They are called the “Diwan-e-aam” and “Diwan-e-khas”. Many

My mother had to go to Amritsar by train. She took me with her. We boarded the train from New Delhi Railway Station. I got a seat by the side of a window. Soon the compartment was occupied. It was now time to leave. The guard blew the whistle and waved the green flag. The

My father had to go to Karnal to meet his friend. My father took me with him. We took the bus from the Inter-State Bus Terminus. It is situated at Kashmere Gate. We got into the Haryana Roadways bus. We got our seats easily. The conductor was very polite. The bus moved very fast. It

A hobby is a piece of work that one does in one’s free time. My hobby is stamp collecting. I have more than two hundred stamps in my album. I have received most of them through letters sent to me by my friends. I have collected other stamps from my parents and uncles. They show

We have a car. It is not a big car. It is a small car. It is called a family car. Its colour is white. It has four wheels. It has a beautiful body. Four persons can sit in it comfortably. It has a steering wheel. Sometimes, a driver drives the car. But often, my

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 an

Reading is a good habit. Books are said to be man’s best friends. Some books are informative. They give us a lot of information. Some books tell us the history of the world. They tell us much about the people and the culture of these countries. Some books tell us about different plants and animals.

I have a small diary. It is a beautiful diary. My father gave it to me. It has a charming cover. I keep my diary in my drawer. I do not allow anybody to read it. I write interesting things in it. I note down telephone numbers of my friends and relatives. I also write

Newspapers give us news, information and knowledge. News-papers help to convey news to a number of people at a time. Almost everybody reads newspapers. They also provide us with information about many other fields. There are separate sections on books, sports, children, businesses, etc. in a newspaper. The most popular are the English newspapers. There

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 and coolers also run on it. It also runs factories and mills. It runs trains in our cities and towns.

A bus is a large vehicle. It runs on the road. It is a means of road transport. It stops at a bus stand. People get into the bus at a bus stand. The people pay money for the ride. I go to school by school bus. It has fifty seats. It has large windows.