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Class 4 English (Santoor)

CALP’s Class 4 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily listening, speaking, grammar and writing practice with instant feedback.

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What you'll learn

  • Read and recite every Santoor poem with clear sounds
  • Understand each chapter and its new words, with Hindi support
  • Use the year’s grammar: comparing words, adverbs, was/were + -ing, a/an/the, and/but/because
  • Speak in short connected sentences about yourself, games, safety and places
  • Write a short paragraph of 30–50 words

About this course

CALP’s Class 4 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily listening, speaking, grammar and writing practice with instant feedback.

Course curriculum

15 sections · 159 lessons
Start here
How the course works, a quick microphone check, and your first English chat.
3 lessons
  • ReadingPreview
  • ShadowingPreview
  • ConversationPreview
Chapter 1: Together We Can
A cheerful poem about teamwork: when we join hands, we stand strong.
14 lessons
  • ReadingPreview
  • VideoPreview
  • VideoPreview
  • ShadowingPreview
  • Sound pairsPreview
  • ListeningPreview
  • DictationPreview
  • Practice setPreview
  • Word gamesPreview
  • Teach the AIPreview
  • ConversationPreview
  • Speak about itPreview
  • Write a linePreview
  • Feedback from a mentorPreview
Chapter 2: The Tinkling Bells
Chinna loses his money but learns a big lesson about honesty at the market.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: The Tinkling Bells
  • ShadowingSay it: key lines from The Tinkling Bells
  • ListeningListen to the story: The Tinkling Bells
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: bell and ball
  • Word gamesPlay with words: good values and story words
  • Practice setPractise: opposites, -er and -est, story order
  • DictationListen and write: story sentences
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: tall, taller, tallest
  • ConversationReturn the extra money
  • Speak about itTalk about it: what would you do?
  • Write a lineWrite a line: story words and comparing
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite it: a time I was honest
Chapter 3: Be Smart, Be Safe
A friendly letter from the traffic police with six road safety rules for children.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: Be Smart, Be Safe
  • ShadowingSay the rules: Be Smart, Be Safe
  • ListeningListen to the letter: Road safety tips
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: walk and work
  • Practice setPractise: road words and safe habits
  • Word gamesPlay with words: on the road
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: countable and uncountable nouns
  • DictationListen and write: road rules and the milkshake
  • ConversationTalk: meet the traffic police officer
  • Speak about itSpeak: staying safe on the road
  • Write a lineWrite a line: road rules and naming words
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite a letter: thank the traffic police
Chapter 4: One Thing at a Time
A short poem about working well and playing well, doing one thing at a time.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: One Thing at a Time
  • ShadowingSay the poem: One Thing at a Time
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: work and walk
  • ListeningListen: Riya does two things at once
  • Practice setLearn the words: might, moments and rhymes
  • Word gamesPlay: poem words and riddles
  • DictationListen and write: poem lines and silent 'l'
  • Speak about itTalk about it: focus and free time
  • ConversationTell a friend about your day
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: is and are with -ing words
  • Write a lineWrite a line: who is doing what
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite about your routine
Chapter 5: The Old Stag
A kind old stag falls ill, and his friends learn not to be greedy with nature.
13 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: The Old Stag
  • VideoWatch: Forest animal names
  • ListeningListen to the story: The Old Stag
  • ShadowingSay the story lines: The Old Stag
  • Practice setLearn the words: lush, tender, hillock
  • Word gamesPlay with the story words
  • Practice setWords that tell how: warmly, slowly, quickly
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: words that tell how
  • DictationListen and write: The Old Stag
  • ConversationVisit the old stag
  • Speak about itTalk about it: a bowl of jalebis
  • Write a lineWrite a line: how words and my best friend
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite a thank you card from the old stag
Chapter 6: Braille
The true story of Louis Braille, a blind boy who gave the world a way to read by touch.
13 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: Braille
  • VideoWatch: Helen Keller's story
  • ShadowingSay the story: Louis Braille
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: sp and spl
  • ListeningListen to the story: Braille
  • Practice setLearn the words: Braille
  • Word gamesPlay with words: Braille
  • DictationListen and write: Braille sentences
  • Practice setPractise: was and were + ing
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: was and were + ing
  • ConversationTalk with a friend: A day with no light
  • Speak about itSpeak: Touch, see and help
  • Write a lineWrite a line: Keep our eyes safe
Check yourself: Chapters 1 to 6
Look back at what you have learnt, recite lines from two poems, then chat about the first six chapters.
3 lessons
  • CoachingLook back: Chapters 1 to 6
  • ShadowingShowcase: Together We Can and One Thing at a Time
  • ConversationChat about Chapters 1 to 6
Chapter 7: Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation
A lively poem about children who play games, skate, race and make music.
13 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation
  • VideoWatch: Talking about sports
  • ShadowingSay the poem: Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: race and rice
  • ListeningListen: Meet Meena and her friends
  • Practice setPractise words: describing words and rhymes
  • Word gamesPlay word games: games and music
  • DictationListen and write: double letters
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: describing words
  • ConversationTalk about games and music
  • Speak about itSpeak: my name, my quality
  • Write a lineWrite a line: describing words
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite about it: my favourite game or hobby
Chapter 8: The Lagori Champions
A short play about friends who teach a new cousin the seven-stones game and win a match.
13 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: The Lagori Champions
  • VideoWatch: English sentences about sports
  • ShadowingSay it: key lines from The Lagori Champions
  • ListeningListen to the play: Part I
  • ListeningListen to the play: Part II, the match
  • Word gamesPlay with words: Lagori words
  • Practice setPractise: same meanings, story gaps and order
  • DictationListen and write: Lagori sentences
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: sentence or question?
  • ConversationTell Prakash how to play Lagori
  • Speak about itTalk about it: games and teamwork
  • Write a lineWrite a line: Lagori words and questions
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite it: my favourite traditional game
Chapter 9: Hekko
Learn about Hekko, a traditional team game from Nagaland where 'man' challenges 'tiger'.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: Hekko
  • ShadowingSay it: key lines from Hekko
  • ListeningListen to the lesson: Hekko
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: push and pushed
  • Practice setLearn the words: Hekko and animal sounds
  • Practice setPractise the past: add -ed
  • Word gamesPlay with words: Hekko
  • DictationListen and write: sound-alike words
  • ListeningListen and guess: games of India
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: words that end in -ed
  • ConversationTalk about it: games you love
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite about it: my new game
Chapter 10: The Swing
Robert Louis Stevenson's happy poem about flying high on a swing and seeing the world below.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: The Swing
  • ShadowingSay the poem: The Swing
  • ListeningListen to the poem: The Swing
  • ShadowingSay it: the W sound
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: V and W
  • Word gamesPlay with words: The Swing
  • Practice setPractise: rhymes, thing or action, and where is it?
  • DictationListen and write: poem and swing sentences
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: swing and swing
  • Speak about itTalk about it: swings
  • Write a lineWrite a line: longer sentences and one word, two jobs
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite it: what I enjoy in my free time
Chapter 11: A Journey to the Magical Mountains
Minam and her grandfather walk into the Himalayas and discover their magic.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: A Journey to the Magical Mountains
  • ShadowingSay it: key lines from A Journey to the Magical Mountains
  • ListeningListen to the story: A Journey to the Magical Mountains
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: walk and work
  • Word gamesPlay with words: mountain words
  • Practice setPractise: story words, body-part words and joining words
  • DictationListen and write: story sentences
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: and, but, or, because
  • ConversationTell Grandfather about the journey
  • Speak about itTalk about it: people, animals and nature
  • Write a lineWrite a line: joining words and story words
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite it: a special walk or trip
Chapter 12: Maheshwar
Chachi tells Aarav and Ananya about Maheshwar Fort and Queen Ahilya Bai.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: Maheshwar
  • ShadowingSay it: key lines from Maheshwar
  • ListeningListen to the lesson: Maheshwar
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: sign and sing
  • Practice setPractise: word meanings, odd one out, silent g, a/an/the
  • Word gamesPlay with words: fort and queen words
  • ListeningListen: Maheshwari sarees
  • DictationListen and write: fort sentences
  • ConversationBe a tour guide at Maheshwar Fort
  • Speak about itTalk about it: forts and old places
  • Write a lineWrite a line: lesson words and a, an, the
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite it: a paragraph on Maheshwar Fort
Check yourself: the whole year
Look back at the year, recite your favourite poem lines, and have a final chat.
3 lessons
  • CoachingLook back: my year in English
  • ShadowingShowcase: Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation and The Swing
  • ConversationMy English year: a final chat

What you need

  • A phone, tablet or computer with a microphone
  • The Santoor textbook (optional but helpful)
  • 15–20 minutes a day

Who this is for

Children in Class 4 using NCERT’s Santoor book, and Class 3 children getting ready for it.

Questions people ask

Which book does it follow?
Santoor, NCERT’s new English book for Class 4, all twelve chapters in the order of the book.
Is everything ready?
Every chapter’s notes and practice activities are ready now. The read-along videos are being added chapter by chapter, and you get each one as soon as it’s added, at no extra cost.
Is it live classes or recorded?
Recorded lessons with practice, so your child can learn at any time and repeat a chapter as often as needed.
What does my child need?
A phone, tablet or computer with a microphone, and 15 to 20 minutes a day. Headphones help in the listening and speaking activities.
My own English is weak. Can I still help?
Yes. The chapter notes explain new words in Hindi too, and each activity tells your child what to do. Your time and attention matter more than your English.
How long can we use it?
Twelve months from the day you join: the whole school year, with time to revise before exams.
Can we try it first?
Yes. “Start here” and the first chapter’s notes and videos are free to open on the course page.