oxford discover 1 workbook

S tu d en ts

Emma Wilkinson

OXFORD


W orkbook

Em m a W ilkinson

Q

Q

Q
Q

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Who a r e y o u r fa m ily a n d f r i e n d s ?

Q

W hat do we n e e d ?

Unit 1.................................................................................... 2

Unit 11 .............................................................................42

Unit 2..................................................................................10

Unit 1 2 .......................................................................... 100

W h e re c a n w e s e e c o lo r s ?

Q

W h e re d o w e liv e ?

Unit 3................................................................................. 20

Unit 1 3 ...........................................................................110

Unit 4................................................................................. 28

Unit 1 4 ...........................................................................118

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W h e re d o a n im a ls liv e ?

How c a n w e m a k e m u s ic ?

Unit 5................................................................................. 38

Unit 1 5 .......................................................................... 128

Unit 6................................................................................. 46

Unit 1 6 .......................................................................... 136

How a r e s e a s o n s d i f f e r e n t ?

Q

W h a t a r e liv in g t h in g s ?

Unit 7................................................................................. 56

Unit 1 7 ...........................................................................146

Unit 8................................................................................. 64

Unit 1 8 ...........................................................................154

How d o n u m b e rs h e lp u s ?

S t u d e n t s W riting R e s o u r c e ....................... 164

Unit 4 ................................................................................. 74
Unit 1 0 ............................................................................. 82

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U N I V E R S I T Y P RE SS


W ords
Match the words to the picture.
mother

grandfather

sister

Think about the
Big Question. Write.
W h a t d o you k n o w ?

W h a t do you w a n t to k n o w ?

grandmother
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Vocabulary: Family

father

brother
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0 Look and circle the correct words.

1 This is my friend / family.

2 This is my friend / family.

0 Look and write the words.

mother

father

sister

grandmother

grandfather

brother

1
L

J

_________sister
r
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' w

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Complete the words and match.
1 s i s t
2 f
3 gr

a mother

e r
h

b grandfather

r
dm

t

r

c brother
Vocabulary: Family

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0

Before you read, look at the pictures. W hat do you think the text is about?
Check (/ ) one answer.
1 0

A boy

2

0

A girl and her friends

3

0

A boy and his fam ily
and friends

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Read the text. Were you right?

My Family
and Friends

This is my friend Adam. He’s eight
years old. His family is big.
He lives with his mother, father,
and two sisters.

I ’m Harry. I ’m seven years old.
I live with my grandmother.
We are a family.

This is our house. I like our house.

We play together and we share our
toys. We go to school together, too.
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U nit 1

Reading: Predicting from Pictures

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C o m prehension
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W hat do you like about the text? Draw (CT), ( Q ) or © ■
1 Harry G

3 Adam O

2 Harry's family O

4 Adam's fam ily O

Answer the questions. Write Yes or No.
1 Is Harry seven years old?

Yes

2 Does Harry live with his grandfather?
3 Is Adam seven years old?
4 Does Adam live with his sisters?
5 Is Harry's fam ily like Adam's family?
6 Do Adam and Harry play together?
7 Do Adam and Harry share their toys?
8 Do Adam and Harry go to school together?
Read and check (/ ) the things that are the sam e for you.
Then draw your family.
1 Q

Harry lives with his grandmother.

2 Q

Harry likes his house.

3 Q

Adam's fam ily is big.

4 Q

Harry is seven years old.

5 Q

Adam has two sisters.

6 Q

Harry and his friend play together.

7 Q

Harry and his friend share toys.

8 Q

Harry and his friend go to school together.

Comprehension

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5


G ram m ar in U se
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Study the gram m ar.

am / am not

I

Is
Are

©

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He
She
It

is / is not

You
We
They

a re /a re not

seven years old.
six years old.

friends.

he / she / it

six years old?

you / we / they

friends?

Yes, he is. / No, he is not.

Yes, we are. / No, we are not.

Circle the correct words.
1 I is / am eight years old.

4 You is not / are not my sister.

2 I like you. We am / are friends.

5 Lucy and Annie are / is friends.

3 My house is / are small.

6 My family is not / am not big.

Look and complete the sentences with the correct form of be.
2

She

is

two years old.

T h e y_______________ friends.
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Grammar: Verb: Be

small.

S h e ________________my grandmother.
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Write the words in the correct order to m ake questions.
Then follow the lines to the answ ers.
1 A re/b ro thers/yo u / ?

Yes, you are.

Are you brothers1________________

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2 Is /your mother / s h e / ?

Yes, it is.

3 th e y /six years o ld / A re / ?

No, we aren't.

4 s m a ll/ Is / y o u r h o u se /?

Yes, she is.

5 I/ A m / y o u r frien d /?

No, they aren't.

Study the gram m ar.
Verb: Be
We can use shorter forms of the verb be after I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.
'm = am

'm not = am not

's = is

isn't = is not

're = a re

a ren't = a re not

Ella and Jake are friends. They’re six.

G

She is my cousin. She’s ten.

Complete the sentences with the words below.
're
1 Sam

isn ’t

six.

He's seven.
2 You_______________ my friend.

's

aren't S&rfT
3 Ben and Luke_______________ my
brothers. They're my cousins.
4 The car isn't blue. I t _______________ red.
Grammar: Verb: Be

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C o m m u n ica te

W ords
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Look and put a check ( / ) or cross (X) in the box.

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He is my aunt.

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She is my sister.

Q

They are my

Q

She is my daughter.

Q

He is my aunt.

parents.

Q

He is my sister.

Q

He is my son.

(I* H

O

Look and complete Max's fam ily tree. Write the words.

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Max

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U nit 1

son

Vocabulary: Family Words

o
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Word Stu d y
Match the words to the pictures.
a

1 old

/
2 hot
3 big

4 young
5 small
6 cold

f

W riting
o

Think about your family. Complete the chart.
Name
Age
Family (big / small)
I live w ith ...
Brothers and sisters

O

brothers and

sisters

Read about Joe and his family. Then write about you and your family.

My name is Joe.

My name is

. I am

My family is big. I live

My family

. I live

with my mother and

with my _

father. I have two

I have

I am seven years old.

brothers and two sisters.

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Opposites

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UNIT 2

G et Ready

W ords
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Match the words to the pictures.
elephant

scared

O

Look and write the letters in the correct order to m ake words.
y n Io e I
O

□

2

lonely___

ads

0

*
O
10

tortoise

□

ylpa

Q>

□

dse rca

Which words in Activity Q are things we feel? Check (/ ).
U n it 2

Vocabulary: Animals, Feelings, a n d Verbs

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Look and complete the crossword.
Down

Across
8

1

3 ,

2

n

O

e

I

y

4

5

7

6

8

fp O
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Write more words to complete the groups.
1 sad, lonely,______________
2 e a t,______________ , _______________
3 elephant,______________

Vocabulary: Animals, Feelings, and Verbs

U nit 2

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Read

Before you read, look at the pictures. W hat do you think the story is
about? Check (/ ) one answer.
1 Q

O

My pet tortoise

2 Q

Friends

3 Q

Baby elephants

Read the story. Were you right?

The Mew
Friend

The elephant is big. She looks and
looks. She can see a tortoise!
“ Is th at your brother?” she asks.

Toby and T in y are tortoises. T h ey are
brothers. They eat and play together.

“ Y E S !” says Toby. “ T h a n k yo u !”
Now Toby and T in y have a new
friend, Elsie the elephant. T h ey all
play together.

But, one day, To b y can’t find T in y.
He is sad and scared.
He sees an elephant. “ I can’t find my
brother,” says Toby.
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Reading: Predicting from Pictures

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U n d e rsta n d

C o m prehension

0
□
□
□
□

W hat do you like about the text? Check (/ ).
1 Tiny and Toby play together.
2 Toby is sad and scared.
3 Elsie can see a tortoise.
4 Elsie, Tiny, and Toby play together.

o

0
□
□
□
□

Number the pictures in order.
b

O

Complete the sentences with the words below.
tortoises

brother

big

play

elephant

eat

1 Tiny is Toby's____ hcoihfic____•
2 Tiny and Toby are
3 They

and play together.

4 Elsie is a n __________________.
5 She is __________________.
6 Elsie, Toby, and Tiny

together.
Reading: Predicting from Pictures

U nit 2

13

G ram m ar in U se
©

Study the gram m ar.
W y T ? t l This, That, These, and Those

This
is

an elephant.

That

m
u
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These
are

zebras.

Those

O

Q

Circle the correct words.
1 This is / are a tortoise.

5 These is / are my cousins.

2 That is / are

6 That / Those is a bird.

3 That / Those are zebras.

7 These / That are my school friends.

4 This/ These

8 That is / are an elephant.

is my friend Annie.

Complete the sentences with is or are.
1 Those
2 This
3 That

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a lion.

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a re

elephants.
a zebra.
my cousin.

4 These
5 This
6 Those

Grammar: Demonstratives This, That, These, and Those

my parents.
a big family,
birds.
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Look and complete the sentences.

That

is my grandfather.
is my sister.

are my parents.
are my cousins.

Look and complete the sentences.
1

Ih a t J s

my sister.

3

Grammar: Demonstratives This, That, These, anc/Those

U nit 2

15


C o m m u n ica te
W ords
©

Look and circle the correct words.
2

rabbit / goldfish

lizard / hamster

kitten / rabbit

hamster / bird

bird / hamster

rabbit / kitten

0 Find the words and write the words.
^ j h a m s t e r s h g s o l i z a r c f n u g b i r d
hamster
O

Look and complete the sentences.

She has a

He has a

They have a

They have a

lizard.
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Vocabulary: Pets

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W riting Stud y
o

Complete the chart with the words below. Use capital letters for nam es.
lu e y

my mother

fam ily

Capital letter
1

Lucy

harry

ella

my brother

No capital letter
4

2

5

3

6

W riting
o

Think about your friend. Complete the notes. Circle he or she.

N am e:____________________________________________
He / She has a ___________________________.
W e___________________________together.

O

Read about Lucy's friend, Eun. Then write about your friend.
I have
I have a friend.

His/ Her name is

Her name is Eun.

We

She has a hamster.
W e go to school together.
W e play together.

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together.

Writing: Capitalization o f Names

U nit 2

17


©

Add the words below to the correct groups.
grandfather
aunt

kitten

hot

father

1 cold, young,

sister

f

rabbit

o_Ld_

2 son, uncle,
3 hamster, lizard,

ã4 grandmother, mother,
â

Find and circle the words. Circle the things
we do in black, the an im als in red, and the
things we feel in green.
sjee|5

scared

eat

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BIG QUESTION

Who a re your
family and

play

tortoise

lonely

sad

e

a

t

m

1

0

n

e

e

h

s

1

P

1

a

y

h

P

d

a

a

X

s

c

n

n

k

t

0

r

hamster

elephant

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y

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a

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p

m

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a

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b

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p

1


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Look and complete the sentences.

I ’m

Amy. I'm

years old.

are my goldfish, Tilly and Tara.

2 These

my brothers, Jack and Theo.
're two years old. They're

0 Look and complete the sentences. Use capital letters for names.

are

is

kitten

father

cleo

parents

This
1

That

Jh i^

is William. He's eight years old.

These_____________ h is

: his mother

2

3

and h is____________________________ is his pet

'i

5

_____________ . Her name is _____________ .
6

7

She

very small!
8

R eview

1


W ords

0 Follow the lines and color the squares.


o

Q

Color by numbers. Write the colors.
1 = yellow

2 = red

3 = blue

4 = green

5 = purple

6 = black

7 = brown

8 = white

Complete the words. Then match the sentences to the pictures.
1 They're blue
v »** 4 j

2 They're g

m

3 They're y

4 They're b
and w
Vocabulary: Colors

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©

Before you read, look at the title. W hat do you think the poem is about?
Complete the sentence with the words below.
animal friends

a fam ily

a girl and a kitten

I think it's about

0 Read the poem. Were you right?

Bird, Lizard, Rabbit, Come and Play!
X it

r~> ^

T h ere are p urple birds,
F ly in g in th e sky,
Com e down, purple birds,
You’re m uch too high!

o o

T h ere’s a green lizard ,
W alkin g every day
Stop, green lizard,
It’s tim e for us to play!
T h ere’s a w h ite rabbit,
S leep in g in the sun
W ake up, w h ite rabbit,
L e t’s h ave fun!
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Reading: Predicting from Titles

. ,

.

n.
(V^

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U n d e rsta n d
C o m prehension
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W hat do you like about the text? Draw (CT), ( Q ) or © ■
2 The green lizard
walking
k

i

■»»
3 The white rabbit

1 The purple birds
flying

e
o

sleeping

Check (/ ) the correct sentences.
1 0 a

The birds are purple.

Q

b The birds are yellow.

2 0 a

The lizard is blue.

0

b The lizard is green.

0

The rabbit is white.
b The rabbit is red.

Find words in the poem that rhyme with these words. Can you think of
any other words that rhyme?
1 hig h______________

o

3 0 a

2 d a y __________________

3su n _____________

Choose a rhyming word to complete
a new part of the poem!

There's a brown bear,
Eating in the tree,
Come here, brown bear,
Come and play w ith ___

Comprehension

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23


G ram m ar in U se
Study the gram m ar.
B ^ T T T T l There i s ... There a r e ...

There is / There's a big bird.

There are gray rabbits.

O

Look and read. Write Yes or No.

1 There's a black hamster.

No

2 There's a lizard.
3 There's a bird.

_____

4 There are three small kittens.
5 There are three goldfish.

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Grammar:There is ...T h e re a re ...

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