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Ch 2 In the Lap of Nature, Dictation Words, 1. garden, 2. exclaimed, 3. lilies, 4. chrysanthemums, 5. carnation, 6. sweet peas, 7. rabbles, 8. fluttering, 9. sucking, 10. nectar, 11. swarm, 12. sting, 13. amazed, 14. aquatic, 15. chirping, 16. troop, 17. amusing, 18. somersaulting, , Words Meaning, 1. exclaimed – said joyfully, 2. rabbles- groups, 3. fluttering – flapping wings, 4. sucking nectar-taking out the sugary fluid from the flowers, 5. swarm- a group, 6. amazed- surprised, 7. aquatic- related to water, 8. chirping- bird’s noise, 9. troop- large group, 10.amusing- enjoyable, 11.somersaulting- turning over completely with the feet over the head

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Respond and Reflect, , (pg no 23) (ch- 2), , A. Answer the following questions., 1. To which place were grandmother and Tanya going?, Ans. They were going to the garden., 2. Has Tanya seen such a big park before? How do you know?, Ans. No, as she saw many things for the first time., 3. Why does grandmother not let Tanya go near the bees?, Ans. Because they would sting her., 4. Why did grandmother sit with her legs up on the bench?, Ans. Because she was tired and wanted to take some rest., 5. “This place looks like Heaven”. Why does Tanya say so?, Ans. She liked the park very much., , Honey bees live in a group in a hive. Each group of bees has a queen, bee. Bees have stings. They live both in gardens and forests. They fly, from flower to flower to collect nectar and make honey. They store, the honey in rooms in their hives. We should not catch them because, they can sting us. Their sting can be very painful and harmful.