📌 Source note: This chapter was built from the official PCTB English Grade 4 book (SNC 2020) PDF: Unit 7, book pages 65–73, including the unit's reading text, vocabulary, grammar and writing sections, read from the official PDF. The lesson text is summarised and explained here in the guide's own words, not copied from the book; the exercise questions follow the book's exercise sections (reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and writing) and the answers are the guide's solved model answers.
📌 ماخذ: یہ باب سرکاری پی سی ٹی بی انگریزی جماعت 4 کی کتاب سے بنایا گیا ہے۔ سبق کا خلاصہ اور وضاحت گائیڈ کے اپنے الفاظ میں ہے، کتاب کا متن نقل نہیں کیا گیا۔ مشق کے سوالات کتاب کی مشق کے انداز پر ہیں اور جوابات گائیڈ کے حل شدہ نمونہ جوابات ہیں۔
This unit is about the Colours of Pakistan: the many cultures, languages, dresses, foods and festivals of our country. Pakistan is a country with a rich cultural heritage. It is made of different cultural groups like Punjabis, Sindhis, Balochis, Pakhtuns, Kashmiris and Gilgit-Baltistanis, and each group has its own beautiful traditions.
یہ سبق پاکستان کے رنگوں کے بارے میں ہے: ہمارے ملک کی بہت سی ثقافتیں، زبانیں، لباس، کھانے اور تہوار۔ پاکستان ایک بھرپور ثقافتی ورثے والا ملک ہے۔ یہ مختلف ثقافتی گروہوں سے بنا ہے جیسے پنجابی، سندھی، بلوچی، پختون، کشمیری اور گلگت بلتستانی، اور ہر گروہ کی اپنی خوبصورت روایات ہیں۔
The culture of the Punjab is considered one of the oldest and richest cultures in the world. Punjabi men wear kurta, tahmat and turban, and Punjabi women wear kurta and shalwar with a dupatta or shawl. Basant, the Spring Festival, is celebrated in Punjab in the middle of February.
The people of Sindh wear ajrak and Sindhi cap; the Sindh festival Jashan-e-Larkana is famous. Balochi men wear shalwar kameez with a turban, and Balochi women wear frocks with embroidery. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, men wear shalwar kameez and women wear frocks; in Gilgit-Baltistan, the Shandur Polo Festival is celebrated every year, and Kashmiri men and women wear phiran, a long woollen dress. The minorities of Pakistan — Hindus, Sikhs, Christians and Parsis — also celebrate their religious days with great enthusiasm.
پنجاب کی ثقافت دنیا کی قدیم اور امیر ترین ثقافتوں میں سے ایک مانی جاتی ہے۔ پنجابی مرد کرتا، تہمت اور پگڑی پہنتے ہیں، اور پنجابی خواتین کرتا شلوار کے ساتھ دوپٹہ یا شال پہنتی ہیں۔ بسنت، بہار کا تہوار، پنجاب میں فروری کے وسط میں منایا جاتا ہے۔
سندھ کے لوگ اجرک اور سندھی ٹوپی پہنتے ہیں؛ سندھ کا تہوار جشن لارکانہ مشہور ہے۔ بلوچی مرد شلوار قمیض اور پگڑی پہنتے ہیں، اور بلوچی خواتین کڑھائی والے فراک پہنتی ہیں۔ خیبر پختونخوا میں مرد شلوار قمیض اور خواتین فراک پہنتی ہیں؛ گلگت بلتستان میں ہر سال شندور پولو فیسٹیول منایا جاتا ہے، اور کشمیری مرد و خواتین فیرن پہنتے ہیں، جو ایک لمبا اونی لباس ہے۔ پاکستان کی اقلیتیں — ہندو، سکھ، عیسائی اور پارسی — بھی اپنے مذہبی دن بڑے جوش سے مناتی ہیں۔
Culture means a way of life, or customs and beliefs of people. Tradition means a belief, custom or way of living. Distinctive means special and unique. Colourful means full of colours, and dominate means to be effective or powerful.
Compound words in this unit: finger + print = fingerprint, tooth + paste = toothpaste. Circle the compound words in the given sentences, like I wrote a letter to my friend in my notebook. Sara likes to eat cupcakes. The shopkeeper is wasting my time.
Culture یعنی طرز زندگی، یا لوگوں کے رسم و رواج اور عقائد۔ Tradition یعنی عقیدہ، رسم یا طرز زندگی۔ Distinctive یعنی خاص اور منفرد۔ Colourful یعنی رنگوں سے بھرا ہوا، اور dominate یعنی موثر یا طاقتور ہونا۔
اس سبق میں مرکب الفاظ: finger + print = fingerprint, tooth + paste = toothpaste۔ دیے گئے جملوں میں مرکب الفاظ پر دائرہ لگاؤ، جیسے I wrote a letter to my friend in my notebook. Sara likes to eat cupcakes. The shopkeeper is wasting my time.
A long vowel sound is a vowel sound that is said for a longer time, like the a in brave and game, the e in keep and need, the i in kind and find, the o in boat and float, and the u in cube and huge. Make more words with long vowel sounds.
In speaking, practise the dialogue of a flower exhibition: I am coming from a flower exhibition. How was it? It was a beautiful garden. Can you please tell me the way to your house? Yes, sure. First, go straight, then turn left, then turn right, and you will reach my house. Then role-play telling a friend the way to your house using directions.
لمبی حروف علت کی آواز وہ آواز ہے جو زیادہ دیر تک بولی جائے، جیسے brave اور game میں a، keep اور need میں e، kind اور find میں i، boat اور float میں o، اور cube اور huge میں u۔ لمبی آواز والے مزید الفاظ بناؤ۔
بولنے میں پھولوں کی نمائش کے مکالمے کی مشق کرو: I am coming from a flower exhibition. How was it? It was a beautiful garden. Can you please tell me the way to your house? Yes, sure. First, go straight, then turn left, then turn right, and you will reach my house. پھر دوست کو اپنے گھر کا راستہ بتانے کا کردار ادا کرو۔
Pronouns are words used in place of nouns: I, we, you, he, she, it, they. Fill in the blanks with correct pronouns: This is my favourite painting. ___ is very beautiful. Uzma and Asma are neighbours. ___ study together. Can I borrow your Kashmiri dress? ___ is very beautiful.
Be, do and have are used as main verbs and as helping verbs with pronouns: I am angry. I am reading a story. We did our homework. We have a house. You are late. You are going to the mall. He is cute. He has gone shopping. It is a small bunny. It is jumping. They have a bicycle. They have played football. Also punctuate sentences with full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, and use capital letters for the names of festivals and places.
ضمیر وہ الفاظ ہیں جو اسم کی جگہ استعمال ہوتے ہیں: I, we, you, he, she, it, they۔ درست ضمیر سے خالی جگہیں پُر کرو: This is my favourite painting. ___ is very beautiful. Uzma and Asma are neighbours. ___ study together. Can I borrow your Kashmiri dress? ___ is very beautiful.
Be, do اور have ضمیروں کے ساتھ مرکزی فعل اور مددگار فعل دونوں کے طور پر آتے ہیں: I am angry. I am reading a story. We did our homework. We have a house. You are late. You are going to the mall. He is cute. He has gone shopping. It is a small bunny. It is jumping. They have a bicycle. They have played football. جملوں میں ختمہ، سوالیہ اور تعجبیہ نشان بھی لگاؤ، اور تہواروں اور جگہوں کے نام بڑے حروف سے لکھو۔
To write a dialogue, write the speakers' names and their words in order, like a real conversation. Write a dialogue between two friends discussing the different festivals of Pakistan: Did you ever attend any festival? Yes, we went there last year. We have a lot of fun there.
Then write a paragraph: Have you ever attended any cultural festival? Share your experience in a short paragraph. Begin with which festival it was, then tell what you saw and did, and end with how you felt.
مکالمہ لکھنے کے لیے بولنے والوں کے نام اور ان کی باتیں ترتیب سے لکھو، جیسے حقیقی گفتگو ہو۔ پاکستان کے مختلف تہواروں پر دو دوستوں کے درمیان مکالمہ لکھو: Did you ever attend any festival? Yes, we went there last year. We have a lot of fun there.
پھر پیراگراف لکھو: Have you ever attended any cultural festival? Share your experience in a short paragraph. پہلے بتاؤ کہ کون سا تہوار تھا، پھر کیا دیکھا اور کیا کیا، اور آخر میں کیسا محسوس ہوا۔
The questions below follow the book's exercise sections for this unit: reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and writing. Answers are solved model answers — read them, then try each question yourself with the book closed.
MCQ 1: Shinas and Burusho cultures exist in:
(b) Gilgit-Baltistan.
MCQ 2: Ajrak is a part of ___ culture.
(a) Sindhi. Ajrak and the Sindhi cap are famous symbols of Sindh.
MCQ 3: The Spring Festival is celebrated in Punjab in the month of:
(c) February. Basant, the Spring Festival, is celebrated in Punjab in the middle of February.
MCQ 4: Which is a compound word?
(a) Fingerprint. It is made of finger + print.
MCQ 5: Choose the correct pronoun: Uzma and Asma are neighbours. ___ study together.
(c) They. Two people take the pronoun 'they'.
Basant, the Spring Festival, is celebrated in Punjab in the middle of February. Other seasonal festivals are the Spring Festival and the Horse and Cattle Show.
The people of Sindh wear ajrak and the Sindhi cap. Kashmiri men and women wear phiran, a long woollen dress.
Minorities like Hindus, Sikhs, Christians and Parsis celebrate their religious days, like Diwali, Baisakhi, Christmas and other festivals, with great enthusiasm.
Culture means a way of life, or the customs and beliefs of people.
Ali: Did you ever attend any festival? Ahmed: Yes, we went to the Lok Mela last year. Ali: What did you see there? Ahmed: We saw folk dances, traditional dresses and tasty foods from all provinces. Ali: That sounds wonderful! Ahmed: Yes, we had a lot of fun there, and I learned about the cultures of Pakistan.
Last year, I attended the Lok Mela in Islamabad with my family. There were stalls from all provinces showing dresses, crafts and foods. I saw Punjabi dancers, Sindhi ajrak and Balochi embroidery. I enjoyed the folk songs the most. It was a wonderful day, and I learned that Pakistan's cultures are colourful and beautiful.
Pakistan has many cultures: Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi, Pakhtun, Kashmiri and Gilgit-Baltistani, each with its own dress, language and festivals like Basant, Lok Mela and Shandur Polo. The unit teaches words like culture and tradition, compound words, long vowel sounds, pronouns, be/do/have verbs and dialogue writing.
Revision tip: Name one dress and one festival for each of Punjab, Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan from memory.
پاکستان میں بہت سی ثقافتیں ہیں: پنجابی، سندھی، بلوچی، پختون، کشمیری اور گلگت بلتستانی، ہر ایک کا اپنا لباس، زبان اور تہوار جیسے بسنت، لوک میلہ اور شندور پولو۔ اس سبق میں culture اور tradition جیسے الفاظ، مرکب الفاظ، لمبی حروف علت کی آوازیں، ضمیر، be/do/have افعال اور مکالمہ لکھنا سکھایا گیا ہے۔
دہرائی کی رہنمائی: پنجاب، سندھ اور گلگت بلتستان میں سے ہر ایک کا ایک لباس اور ایک تہوار یاد سے بتاؤ۔
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