Class 4 English PCTB / PECTAA Textbook PDF (SNC)

The Class 4 English textbook is the English book for the fourth year of primary school in Punjab. This is the Single National Curriculum (SNC) edition by the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Lahore, now part of the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority (PECTAA). Read it online below or download the PDF.

Book details

Read Class 4 English online

The PDF is about 43 MB because almost every page is in full colour. If you are on mobile data, read it in the viewer first and download the full file later over Wi-Fi.

From reading sentences to reading passages

In Classes 2 and 3 children learn to read and write short English sentences. Class 4 asks for more: longer passages, comprehension questions, grammar points such as tenses and parts of speech, and short pieces of writing like a paragraph or a simple letter.

The biggest jump is in writing. Children are expected to put their own sentences together rather than copy them, so regular short writing practice makes a real difference.

Practising English at home

• Read the lesson twice. First for the story, then again to find new words and underline them.
• Write three sentences a day. About school, the weather or a favourite game. Short and regular beats long and rare.
• Use the grammar in speech. If the lesson is about the past tense, ask your child what they did yesterday and help them answer in English.
• Learn spellings in small groups. Five words a day, tested the next morning, stick better than a long list before the test.

Other Class 4 books

Class 4 in Punjab also uses Urdu, Maths, Islamiat, General Science, Social Studies and Akhlaqiat (Ethics). All of them are on the Class 4 Punjab textbooks page. The book before this one is Class 3 English, and the Class 5 Punjab textbooks come next.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the SNC edition?

Yes. This is the Single National Curriculum edition published by PCTB.

Do Urdu medium schools use this English book?

Yes. English is a compulsory subject in every Punjab public school, so this book is used whatever the medium of the other subjects.

What is PECTAA?

PECTAA is the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority, set up by the Punjab government in June 2024 by merging the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, the Quaid-e-Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) and the Punjab Examination Commission.