8Housing and Clothing

1. Look at the picture. Then,fillinthe blanks using words fromthe help box.

You Already KnowOur house protects us from

heat, cold, wind and rain.

Clothes too protect ourbody.

You Will LearnWe make houses to suit our

needsPeople use different thingsto make houses.

IDIOULQEIHALL

We wear different clothes atdifferent times.of the year.

a. A house is a place where we

b. A bird builds a

C. Bees live in a,

in.

d. Our house. us from Help box:heat, cold, wind and rain. nest, protects, live, beehive

We live in our house with our family. We cook, eat, study, sleep anddo many other activities in our house.

Our house gives us shelter. It protects us from the harsh weather. In

our house, we feel safe.

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TYPES OF HOUSES

All houses are not the same. People make different types of houses tsuit their needs.

Houses in different places have different types of roofs. Houses in theplains have flat roofs. Houses in the hills have sloping roofs.

In places with heavy rains, people build houses on stilts and withsloping roofs.

Sloping roof-

Stilt-

A House with a flat roof A House on stilts

Q2. It rains and snows a lot in the hills. What would happen ifhouses there had flat roofs?

We stay in our house for a long time. So, we live in permanent houses.Permanent houses are made of bricks and cement. These housescannot be moved from one place to another.

If you go to live in another city or town, would you take your housealong? Yes/No

Some people live in houses that can bemoved from one place to another. Suchhouses are called temporary houses.Tent, caravan and houseboat are sometemporary houses.

Tents are made of thick cloth. Theycan be folded easily and taken along.

Tent

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tents. Many soldiersPeople who go for camping or trekking stay in

stay in tents too.

Caravan is a house on wheels. People who work TOr CIrcus live in

caravans. They travel from place to place.

A houseboat is a house made on a boat. It floats on water. In India,In India,

houseboats are mainly found in Kashmir and Kerala.

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A Caravan A Houseboat

THINGS USED To BUILD HOUSES

People build houses with things that are easily found in their area.

Some common things are given below.

Wood Stones Bricks Cement

Bamb00 Mud Strawv Sand

.Cloth Dry leaves Iron rods TilesA kuteha house is made of mud, straw and dry leaves.

Apucca house is made of bricks, cement and iron. Pucca houses arestrong, while kutcha houses are weak.

In very cold and icy places, people make houses called igloos. Igloosare made using blocks of ice.

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AKutcha house Pucca house A lgloo

3. F'arhan is an animal photographer. He goes to forests andclicks pictures of animals. What type of shelter would heneed-tent, caravan or houseboat?

A GOOD HOUSE

We should take care of our house and keep it clean.

A house should geta lot of sunlight and

A house should bemopped and cleaneddaily.fresh air.

Things should bekept at proper

places.

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CLOTHES WE WEAR

Our clothes protect us from cold, heat,

wind and rain.

We wear different clothes at differenttimes of the year.

We wear cotton clothes in summer.Cotton clothes let the air in and keepus cool. They also absorb sweat.

We need warm clothes in winter.Woollen clothes keep us warm.

We wear raincoats on a rainy day. A Different types of clothes

that we wearRaincoats do not let water get inside.So, we do not get wet.

You Now KnowPeople make different types of houses to suit their needs.

Houses may be permanent or temporary.

Things such as wood, cement, stones, bricks, mud, straw and bamboo are used tomake houses.We wear different types of clothes

GlossaryPermanent houses: houses that remain

at one place and cannot be moved from

one place to another

Kuteha house: a house made of mud,straw and dry leaves

Pucca house: a house made of bricks,Temporary houses:.houses that can be

taken from one place to anothercement and iron

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