Chandrayaan
- What can you see in the picture?
- Which object travels from Earth towards space?
- What is the Moon?
- Why do scientists send rockets into space?
- Have you seen a picture of Chandrayaan?
There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village. She was very curious and used to ask many questions to her family, teachers and friends. “Why is the sky blue?” “Where does the Sun go at night?”
One evening, Rani heard her mother singing, “Chanda mama door ke ...” Hearing this, Rani asked her mother, “Amma, how far is the Moon?” Amma said, “Rani, the Moon is very far in the sky.”
Rani kept on thinking about the Moon and fell asleep. The next morning Rani woke up hearing the loud voice of her elder brother, Pratik. He was pointing to the TV and shouting in excitement, “Look Rani, India is on the Moon!”
Rani looked at the TV. She could see photos of some machines on the Moon. She heard a few people talking about the landing on the Moon. She was confused and asked Pratik, “How did Chandrayaan reach the Moon?”
Pratik replied that his friend Vivaan’s mother, Aunt Nandini, is a scientist. “Shall we go and talk to her?” asked Pratik. Rani happily agreed. Both Rani and Pratik decided to visit Vivaan’s house.
Vivaan and his mother welcomed them. Rani could see many models and photographs of rockets in their house. Nandini Aunty offered sharbat to the children and said, “Rani, what do you want to know?”
Rani replied, “People say India is on the Moon. Can you please tell us more about this?”
Aunty said, “Yes, of course. Do you know which vehicle is used to go to the Moon?”
Pratik immediately said, “I know Aunty, it is a rocket. I had seen it on the TV.”
Rani pointed to the models and photos of rockets in the room.
Nandini said, “Very good. Yes, a rocket is used to reach the Moon.”
Rani asked, “What does Chandrayaan mean?”
Nandini replied, “Chandra means Moon and Yaan means vehicle. On 14 July 2023, India launched Chandrayaan which landed on the Moon on 23 August 2023.”
Rani jumped with excitement and said, “Can I go to the Moon, too?”
Nandini smiled, “Maybe, one day.”
Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon on __________________________.
๐ Think and Say
Think about a journey to a far-off place. Select the ideas you would like to talk about.
Look at these examples:
There was a girl named Rani.
A hanky for an elephant.
A
Use “a” before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound.
a girl
a village
a dog
a cow
AN
Use “an” before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound.
an elephant
an eagle
an umbrella
an orange
๐ฏ Interactive Practice
Complete the words using sk, sw, sp, st.
st + ones = stones
sp + oon = spoon
st + ory = story
sk + irt = skirt
๐ฌ Help Box Conversation
scientist Moon one day Nandini Aunty
Draw the Moon and write a few lines about it.
The Moon is __________________________.
I can see ____________________________.
The Moon looks _______________________.
I like the Moon because _______________.
There are seven days in a week.
๐ฏ Interactive Practice
Work in small groups. Collect newspaper or magazine clippings related to the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
Click any English word to see: Phonics • Pronunciation • Hindi Meaning • Easy Sentence
Chandrayaan tells the story of Rani, a curious girl who asks many questions about the world around her.
One day, Rani sees a television programme about India and the Moon. She wants to know how Chandrayaan reached the Moon.
Rani and her brother Pratik visit their friend Vivaan's house. Vivaan's mother, Nandini Aunty, is a scientist.
Nandini explains that a rocket is used to reach the Moon. She also explains that “Chandra” means Moon and “Yaan” means vehicle.
She tells them that India launched Chandrayaan on 14 July 2023 and it landed on the Moon on 23 August 2023.
Rani dreams of going to the Moon one day.
“Chandrayaan” เคฐाเคจी เคจाเคฎ เคी เคเค เคिเค्เคाเคธु เคฒเคก़เคी เคी เคเคนाเคจी เคนै। เคฐाเคจी เค เคชเคจे เคเคธเคชाเคธ เคी เคीเคों เคे เคฌाเคฐे เคฎें เคฌเคนुเคค เคธे เคช्เคฐเคถ्เคจ เคชूเคเคคी เคฐเคนเคคी เคนै।
เคเค เคฆिเคจ เคตเคน เคेเคฒीเคตिเคเคจ เคชเคฐ เคंเคฆ्เคฐเคฎा เคे เคฌाเคฐे เคฎें เคाเคฐ्เคฏเค्เคฐเคฎ เคฆेเคเคคी เคนै เคเคฐ เคाเคจเคจा เคाเคนเคคी เคนै เคि เคंเคฆ्เคฐเคฏाเคจ เคंเคฆ्เคฐเคฎा เคคเค เคैเคธे เคชเคนुँเคा।
เคฐाเคจी เค เคชเคจे เคญाเค เคช्เคฐเคคीเค เคे เคธाเคฅ เคตिเคตाเคจ เคे เคเคฐ เคाเคคी เคนै। เคตिเคตाเคจ เคी เคฎाँ เคจंเคฆिเคจी เคंเคी เคตैเค्เคाเคจिเค เคนैं।
เคจंเคฆिเคจी เคंเคी เคฌเคคाเคคी เคนैं เคि เคंเคฆ्เคฐเคฎा เคคเค เคชเคนुँเคเคจे เคे เคฒिเค เคฐॉเคेเค เคा เคเคชเคฏोเค เคिเคฏा เคाเคคा เคนै। เคตे เคฏเคน เคญी เคฌเคคाเคคी เคนैं เคि “Chandra” เคा เค เคฐ्เคฅ Moon เคเคฐ “Yaan” เคा เค เคฐ्เคฅ vehicle เคนै।
เคตे เคฌเคคाเคคी เคนैं เคि เคญाเคฐเคค เคจे 14 เคुเคฒाเค 2023 เคो เคंเคฆ्เคฐเคฏाเคจ เคฒॉเคจ्เค เคिเคฏा เคเคฐ เคฏเคน 23 เค เคเคธ्เคค 2023 เคो เคंเคฆ्เคฐเคฎा เคชเคฐ เคเคคเคฐा।
เคฐाเคจी เคญी เคเค เคฆिเคจ เคंเคฆ्เคฐเคฎा เคชเคฐ เคाเคจे เคा เคธเคชเคจा เคฆेเคเคคी เคนै।