Replace the animals with their sounds and continue the rhyme. Use the sounds of animals from your language. For example: cat – miaon-miaon.
My dear grandpa had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm, he had a pig, E-I-E-I-O. With an oink-oink here, and an oink-oink there, here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink-oink. My dear grandpa had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
Similarly, verses can be created for other animals like goat (maa-maa), duck (quack-quack), dog (bow-wow), and sheep (baa-baa).
Explanation
The chapter presents the song 'A Farm' with verses for cow (moo-moo) and hen (cluck-cluck). Students are encouraged to create new verses by replacing animals and their sounds. The example 'cat – miaon-miaon' shows how to match animals with their characteristic sounds. Children can use sounds from their own language, making this a creative exercise connecting English learning with their mother tongue.
Solution Steps
The rhyme follows the pattern of 'A Farm' song with the refrain 'E-I-E-I-O'
The pig verse uses the characteristic sound 'oink-oink' repeated throughout
Other animals can be substituted with their respective sounds
Examples include goat (maa-maa), duck (quack-quack), dog (bow-wow), and sheep (baa-baa)