Oxford Discover: 2: Grammar

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READING
BIG QUESTION

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Page

VOCABULARY
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Am azing Anim als
Inform ational T e x t

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Pag e 16

(Nonfiction)

Read in g S trateg y
Com pare and Contrast

Leo and Lily's Adventure
Story

(Fiction)

Read in g S trateg y
Com pare and Contrast

Pag e 26

Reading te x t w o rd s skin, m am m als, eggs, am phibians, scales,
gills, feathers, wings, fur

S u b je ct and O b je ct Pronouns

Listen in g te x t w o rd s head, eye, ear, m outh, leg, body

They have gills.

Word Study Com pound Words

Gills h elp them breathe.

Reading te x t w o rd s worm , berries, hunt, escape, creep, fight,
peck, pinecone, squawk

A d verb s of Freq u en cy

Listen in g te x t w o rd s strong, gentle, patient, sm art, calm , fierce

Lily is usually very nervous.

How do th in g s ch an g e?

W hat Is Our World Made Of?
Inform ational Text

Life Science

Fish have gills.

Lily always escapes.

Leo som etim es tries to catch Lily.

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How a re an im als d iffe re n t from one a n o th e r?

(Nonfiction)

Read in g Strateg y
Cause and Effect

Physical Science

Reading te x t w o rd s flow, solid, liquid, gas, heat, steam , ice,
freeze, m elt

Sim p le Past o f V erb To Be

Listen in g te x t w o rd s ice pop, balloon, kettle, popcorn, icicle,
candle

They were hard. N ow they're soft.

It w as a liquid. N ow it's a gas.

Word Study N o unsand Verbs

4

P a g e 36

Let's Make Ice Cream!
Play

Read in g te x t w o rd s cream, sugar, salt, pour, plastic bags,
m ixture, open, closed, freezer

(Fiction)

Listen in g te x t w o rd s coffee, tea, salad, fruit, vegetables, pasta

Read in g Strateg y
Cause and Effect

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Was the freezer door open?
Yes, it was.
Were the students happy?
No, they weren't.

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Sim p le Past o f Verb To Be

How a re th in g s d iffe re n t now from long ag o ?

Then and Now
Inform ational Text

(Nonfiction)

Read in g Strateg y
Main Idea and Details

Reading te x t w o rd s travel, com m unication, airplane, news,

letter, text m essage, e-mail, radio, Internet

Sim p le Past R eg u lar Verbs

Listen in g te x t w o rd s boat, bus, m otorcycle, cable car, truck,
horse

They didn 't watch the new s on TV.

People listened to the new s on the radio.

Word Study Words in A lphabetical Order

Tell Me a Story, Grandpa

Reading te x t w o rd s arrive, ask, check, enter, poor, crowded, clerk,
visit, sick

Historical Fiction

Listen in g te x t w o rd s couch, chair, lamp, clock, bathtub, sink

Read in g Strateg y
Sequence o f Events

Sim p le Past R eg u lar Verbs
D id they travel by ship?
Yes, they did.
Did they arrive in tw o days?
No, they didn't.

Pag e 56

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BIG QUESTION
Subtraction

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Page 68

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When do we u se su b tra ctio n ?

Math

Read in g te x t w ord s m inus sign, subtraction, take away, colum n,
row, test score, single-digit num ber, double-digit number, left

Alm a bought five cookies. She didn 't buy four.

Read in g Strateg y
Reread

Listen in g te x t w o rd s clean, dirty, tired, hungry, thirsty, full

Olivia gave h er sister tw en ty stickers.

Word Study S y lla b le s

She didn't give h er twenty-six.

Bandar, the Greedy Monkey

Read in g te x t w ord s let go, steal, dig up, hide, ja r, greedy, bored,
baker, cook

S im p le P a st Irreg u la r V erbs

Inform ational Text

(Nonfiction)

Fable
Read in g Strateg y
Beginning, M iddle and End of a Story

Listen in g te x t w o rd s knee, nose, foot, arm, face, hand

Sim p le P a st Irreg u la r V erbs

D id Ban dar go to a candy store?
Yes, he did.
D id h e let go o f the candy?
No, he didn't.


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LISTENING

SPEAKING

WRITING

Anim al Body Parts

Ex p re ssin g Sym pathy

Task

Descriptions o f d ifferent anim al
body parts

Are y o u OK?

Talk and w rite ab out favorite anim al groups.
(W orkbook)

Listen in g S trateg y
Listening fo r specific inform ation

Oh, no!

No. M y leg hurts.

• R eview Story
• Project
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D escribing A n im als

D escribing an Anim al

P ro no u ns

Descriptions o f anim als

Eagles have feathers a n d wings to help
them fly.

Rabbits are very gentle.

Listen in g S trateg y

5

. Review

They are very gentle.

Units 1 and 2 (W orkbook) 1 3

Task
Talk and w rite ab out an anim al and w hat it is like.
(W orkbook)

Listening fo r details

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WRAP UP

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How Things Change

Accepting a Request

Task

Descriptions o f changes in states

Please pass the juice.

Listen in g S trateg y
Listening fo r details

Sure. Here you go.

Talk and w rite ab out a thing that can change state.
(W orkbook)
• R eview Story

Thanks.

• Pro ject
IY IIA IU IC

C reatin g M ixtures

D escribing Food and Ing red ients

C o n tractio n s

Descriptions o f food and drink m ixtures

Tell m e abou t the party.

The ice p o p s weren't in the freezer.

Listen in g S trateg y

M y friends were there. The ice cream
was tasty.

Task

A sking fo r So m eth in g to Be
R epeated

Task

Listening for specific inform ation

. Review
Water isn ’t a gas.

Units 3 and 4 (W orkbook)

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Talk and w rite about a favorite food and drink
m ixture. (W orkbook)

So cial Studies: History
Life Then and Now
An in terview w ith Grandm a
Listen in g S trateg y
Listening for specific inform ation

What country d o you com e from ?
W ould you repeat that, please?

Talk and w rite about som ething people did long ago

b u t th ey don't do now. (W orkbook)
• Review Story

In a M useum

D escribing Travel and T ran sp o rt

Adding - e d to Som e V erbs

Children discuss w h a t th ey are
looking at

Where did you travel?
1traveled to Washington.
H ow did you travel there?

1visited m y grandmother.
yesterday.

Listen in g S trateg y
Listening fo r details

• Pro ject
Interview an Adult

He arrived in New York

Task
Talk and w rite about traveling to a place 100 years
ago and traveling th ere today. (W orkbook)

Su b traction Problem s

Offering

Task

Subtraction word problem s

Would you like so m e fruit?
No, thank you . I'm full.
H ow abou t som e water?
Yes, please. I'm thirsty.

Talk about and w rite an interesting subtraction
problem . (W orkbook)

N um ber Problem s

Say a M ath Problem

C on tractio ns

Math problem poems

Twenty cow s sa t in som e trees.
Five fell down a n d h urt their knees.
H ow m any cow s were le ft in the trees?

Karen doesn't like fru it salad.

the candy.

Listen in g S trateg y
Listening fo r num ber details

Listen in g Strateg y
Listening fo r num ber details

• Review
Units 5 and 6 (W orkbook) | 3 j

■R eview Story
■Project
Subtraction Board Game
Bandar didn 't let go o f

Task
Talk and w rite about three things that w ere done last
nig ht. (W orkbook)

■Review
Units 7 and 8 (W orkbook)


UNIT

READING

VOCABULARY

BIG QUESTION

5

Following Rules
Inform ational Text

P a g e 86

(Nonfiction)

R ead in g Strateg y
Categorize

GRAMMAR

How do people g et along with e a ch o th e r?
Reading te x t w o rd s traffic light, take turns, polite, clean up,
litter, librarian, crossing guard, principal, lifeguard

P o ssessive Pronouns

Listen in g te x t w o rd s kitchen, living room , cafeteria, classroom ,
sw im m ing pool, crosswalk

Whose bo ok is this? It's hers.

Those are y o u r things. Those things are yours.

Word Study Phrasal Verbs

to

P a g e 96

The Please and Thank You Book
Poems

Reading te x t w o rd s knock, thoughtful, rude, grab, pass,
p u t away, invite, wash, share

Poems

Listen in g te x t w o rd s com puter, laptop, camera, headphones,
tablet, cell phone

(Fiction)

R ead in g Strateg y
Them e

BIG QUESTION

6

Natural Resources
Inform ational Text

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P a g e 106

(Nonfiction)

Read in g Strateg y
Main Idea and Details

Can a n d May
Can I play? Yes, y o u can.
M ay I com e in? No, you m ay not.

Why should we ta k e c a re o f th e E a rth ?

Earth Science

Read in g te x t w o rd s resources, w ood, landfill, land, trash, sm oke,
sunlight, reduce, reuse

P rep o sitio n s of Place

Listen i ng te x t w o rd s cam p, hike, ride a horse, surf, fish, ski

The landfill is across from the park.

Word Study Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns

The trash can is behind the tree.

There's sm oke in the a ir above the city.

The tree is in front o f the trash can.

A Juice Carton's Diary
Diary Entries

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P a g e 116

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P a g e 126

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Reading te x t w o rd s carton, diary, paper, blow , shelf,
recycling plant, m achine, stationery store, rescue

(Fiction)

CE BIG QUESTION

Is there a trash can beh ind the tree?
Yes, there is.

How d o es m usic m ake u s fe e l?

How Music M akes us Feel

Read in g te x t w o rd s high, low, excited, sleepy, wolf, feelings,
right, wrong, trum pet

(Nonfiction)

Listen in g te x t w o rd s proud, sm ile, nervous, yaw n, unhappy, cry

R ead in g Strateg y
Sum m arize

Word Study Synonym s

Olga's Flute
Story

Where's the fountain?
It's across from the statue.

Listen in g te x t w o rd s time, week, nine o'clock, nine-fifteen,
nine-thirty, nine forty-five

R ead in g Strateg y
Setting

Inform ational Text

P rep o sitio n s o f Place

Read in g te x t w o rd s notes, wait, worried, the flu, tears, solo,
hum m ingbird, record, musician

(Fiction)

Listen in g te x t w o rd s have lunch, give a concert, m ake a m istake,
sign an autograph, talk to fans, d o an interview

Read in g Strateg y
Characters

P a g e 136

BIG QUESTION

15

P a g e 146

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Forces and Movement
Inform ational Text

Two Stubborn Little Goats
(Fiction)

Read in g Strateg y
Them e

P rep o sitio n s of Tim e
Pedro listens to slo w m usic at night.
When does A m anda listen to slo w m usic?

She listens in the m orning.

A d verb s o f Tim e
This m orning, Olga goes to school early
fo r extra practice.
When did M ark go to m usic class?
He w en t yesterday m orning.

P h ysical Science

Reading te x t w o rd s push, pull, m ovem ent, ground, throw, speed,
heavy, light, easy

(Nonfiction)

R ead in g Strateg y
Cause and Effect

Fable

W hat m akes th in g s move?

Music

C o m p arative A d jective s
A b a ll is lighter than a desk.

Listen i ng te x t w o rd s com puter m ouse, stapler, suitcase, broom,
door, desk drawer

Is a desk heavier than a ball? Yes, it is.

Word Study Antonym s

A train is slow er than an airplane.

Reading te x t w o rd s stubborn, angry, goat, m ountain, west, east,
forw ard, horns, wet

I'm the you n gest person in my family.

Listen in g te x t w o rd s basketball, soccer, tennis, baseball, hockey,
g o lf

Is the ju icie st grass on East M ountain?
Yes, it is.

W hat's slow er than an airplane?

Su p erla tive A d jectives

P a g e 156

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BIG QUESTION

Shapes in Art
Inform ational Text

(Nonfiction)

Reading Strategy
P a g e 166

Text-to-Self Connection

9

How do we m ake a r t ?

A rt

Read in g te x t w o rd s crescent, star, spiral, oval, straight, nature,
collage, sculpture, pattern
Listen in g te x t w ord s photograph, origam i, draw ing, m obile,
o il painting, m osaic
Word Stu d y Flom ophones

Origami
Panel Story

(Fiction)

Reading Strategy
Text-to-Self Connection

PLA YSCR IPTS

Reading te x t w o rd s shiny, fold, edge, crane, seal, crumple,

waves, climb, golden
Listen in g te x t w o rd s m arkers, scissors, glue, w atercolors, chalk,
colored pencils

Bandar, the G reedy Monkey

Q u a n tifiers
There are a lo t o f shapes.
There aren't any triangles.
There is a lo t o f paper.
There isn 't any red paint.
Q u a n tifiers
D id M aki have any pencils? No, sh e didn't.
H ow m any seals were there? There w as one seal.
H ow m uch p a p e r was there? There w as a lo t o f
paper.

Two Stubborn Little G oats


LISTENING

SPEAKING

WRITING

WRAP UP

S o cial Studies: Community
R u les in D ifferen t Places

A pologizing

Task

Descriptions o f rules in d iffere n t places

It's m y turn.

Listen in g Strateg y

No, it isn't. It's Felix's turn.

Talk and w rite about th ree rules in th e home.
(Workbook)

Listening for specific inform ation

Oh, you're right. I'm sorry.

• Review Story
• Pro ject
Rules Poster

Polite o r Rude?
Dialogues show ing different kinds
o f behavior
Listen in g S trateg y

Being Polite

Are y o u using th at computer?
Yes, 1am. But we can share.
Great. Thanks.

Listening for specific inform ation

S u b je ct-V e rb A g reem ent

• Review
Units 9 and 10 (W orkbook) | 3 j

He is careful with scissors a n d glue.
They were tired yesterday.
Task
Talk and w rite about a thoug htful person.
(W orkbook)

C lea n or Polluted?

Rep rim and in g and A pologizing

Task

Descriptions o f land and w ater states and how
th ey a ffe ct activities

Please d o n 't litter. Use the trash can.
Sorry. Where is it?

Talk and w rite about th ree natural resources seen

eve ry day. (W orkbook)

Listen in g Strateg y

It's in front o f th at tree.

• R eview Story

Listening for details

Oh, I se e it. Thanks.

■Pro ject
Natural Resource Collage

Earth A w areness Week

D escribing Conservation Activities

Verb Tenses to Show Time

Descriptions o f different co nservation activities

I recycled m y m ilk cartons. D id you?

I go to school.

Listening Strategy

Yes, I did. I recycled m y m ilk cartons,

too!

Task

Listening fo r specific inform ation

I'm going to school.

I w ent to school.

Talk and w rite about som ething that has been
recycled. (W orkbook)

T h e School C oncert

G ivin g O pinions

Task

Descriptions o f different feelings and reactions

Please turn dow n the music!
Why?

Talk and w rite about m usic and feelings. (Workbook)

Listen in g S trateg y
Listening for details

• Review

Units 11 and 12 (W orkbook)

I don't like po p music.

■R eview Story

Really? It's m y favorite.

In tervie w w ith a Pop Star

D escribing M usic a n d Em otions

Using And a n d But

■Pro ject
Music Mobile

A reporter in terview s a pop star

I gave a concert. I w as proud. Then I
signed autographs. I was excited.

I'm singing and playing the piano.
A den is excited, bu t I'm nervous.

• Review
Units 13 and 14 (W orkbook)

Listen in g S trateg y
Listening fo r details

I p layed the pian o. I w as nervous.

Task
Talk and w rite about favorite m usic and w h a t it
sounds like. (W orkbook)

T h in g s We Push and Pull

O fferin g to Help

Task

Descriptions o f actions that require m ovem ent

Phew! 1can't m ove this. It's too heavy.

Listen in g Strateg y

Let m e h elp you.

Talk and w rite about pushing and pulling.
(W orkbook)

Listening fo r specific inform ation

Thanks. That w ou ld be great!

■R eview Story

No problem .
Sp o rt a n d M ovem ent

D escribing Sports

C o m p arative and Su p erla tive Ending s

Descriptions o f different sports and actions

1run, ju m p , and throw the ball.
You're playing basketball.

S m a ll.. . sm aller.. . sm allest
H ea vy.. . heavier.. . heaviest

Listen in g S trateg y

■Pro ject
Forces Poster
■Review
Units 15 and 16 (W orkbook) n

Task

Listening fo r details

Talk and w rite about speed and m ovem ent in a
sport. (W orkbook)

A rt C lass

Com plim enting

Task

Descriptions o f typ es o f art and shapes

Wow! That's a really great m obile!
Thankyou.
You're very g o o d a t art.
Thanks. A nd you're g o o d a t m ath!

Talk and w rite about favorite kinds o f a rt and the
shapes used in it. (W orkbook)

Listen in g S trateg y
Listening fo r details

M aking Art

D escribing Art

Using Com m as in L ists

Descriptions o f art and art tools

It's a picture o f the rainforest. 1used
green and brow n pieces o f stone fo r
the trees.
You m ade a mosaic.

M y sister b o u g h t glue, a box o f m arkers colored
pencils, scissors a n d chalk.

Listen in g S trateg y
Listening fo r specific inform ation

Task
Talk and w rite about a rt tools used in a rt projects.
(Workbook)

WORLD MAP

• R eview Story
• Pro ject
A rt Report
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• Review
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WATCH

LEARN

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a vid eo abo ut
a n im a ls.

ab o u t a n im a l
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a cat a n d bird
ad ven tu re.

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MAKE

ab o u t w h a t
a n im a ls a re like.

a n im a l
picture ca rd s.

BIG QUESTION

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How a re anim als
d ifferen t from

one another?

OWatch the video. a

0 Look at the picture. W hat do you see?
1 How many anim als can you see?
2 Where do you think they are?

G Think and answ er the questions.
1 What anim als do you like?
2 Which anim als help us?

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Fill out the Big Question Chart.
W h a t do you
kn o w about
an im als?


W ords
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Listen and point to the words. Listen ag ain and say the words. ©

mammals

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amphibians

scales

feathers

wings

eggs

fur

Read the sentences. Write the words from © .
1 Birds have two of these. Orangutans don't have these.

w in g s

2 Chickens lay these. Some people eat them in the morning.
3 These are all over an im a ls'b o d ie s._____________________________________

4 An elephant and an orangutan are part of this group.
5 Frogs are part of this group.
6 Many anim als that live in water have these to help them breathe.
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Unit 1

Vocabulary: Animals and Animal Body Parts

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PREVIEW

B e fo re You Read
T h i n k W hat do you know about fish? Do you like frogs?
Why? Why not?
In this text, we

Compare and Contrast

learn about
different kinds

To compare things, we tell how they're the same.

of animals and

H oneybees and birds both have wings.

the groups they
belong to.

To contrast things, we tell how they're different.
H oneybees make hives. Birds make nests.

This text is an
inform ational text.

Informational texts

Read the text. What's the sam e? What's different?

tell us about our

Check (✓ ) the correct column.

world.

Mice and hamsters are both
mammals.They both have
fur, four legs, and run fast.
Hamsters live inside and mice
usually live outside.
Both animals are small.

Life Science

Sam e

D ifferen t

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1 Fur?
2 Four legs?
3 Inside or outside?
4 Big o r sm all?

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Look at the title on page 10. W hat do you think the
text is about?

Reading: Compare and Contrast

Unit 1

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ALL anim als can breathe an d move, but th e y 're VS
different in m any a m a z in g w a y s . Here w e look at
h o w they a r e the sa m e an d how they are different
This helps us put them into groups.

wings

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feathers

All birds have tw o legs, two w ings, an d feathers,
an d most birds can fly. The w in g s a n d feathers help
them fly an d the feathers help keep them warm .
Birds l a y e g g s with hard shells. They keep the b a b y
birds inside sa fe from anim als that w a n t to e a t them.

scales

Fish have gills to help them

breath e in water. S c a l e s all
over their bodies help keep
them sa fe from d a n g e ro u s fish
that w a n t to bite them. They
don't have legs, but their fins
an d tails help them swim.
Fish l a y their e g g s in water,

•Think

an d their e g g s are soft.

H ow a re fish d ifferen t
fro m b ird s?


A m p h ib ia n ?
Am phibians a r e v e r y interesting
b e c a u s e they can live on land an d in
water. Am phibians need to have w et
skin, so they live in w e t p laces. They
la y their soft e g g s in water. They have
gills when th e y 're yo u n g an d the gills
help them breathe in water. M ost
am phibians, like frogs, h av e legs that
help them w a lk an d jump on land.

T h in k
How a re am phibians
the sam e a s fis h ?

M a m m a l?

Som e m ammals live on land
an d some live in water.
W h a l e s a r e w a te r mammals,
and cats, rabbits, an d lions
are land mammals. Hair or fur
covers most land m am m als'
bod ies an d this helps keep
them w arm . People are
m ammals too! M a m m a ls don't
la y e g g s . Their b a b ie s drink
How a re m am m als d ifferen t
fro m am p h ib ian s?

milk from their mothers.


U n d e rsta n d
C o m p re h e n sio n
T h in k W hat do you like about the text? Check (>/). Why? Give one reason.
1 The bird group

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4 The mammal group

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the question.
F ro g s have w e t sk in .
T h a t’s cool!

0 How are birds and fish the sam e? How are they different?
Circle Same or Different .
1 How they breathe

S am e C D if f e r e n O
2 How they lay eggs

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3 What covers their bodies

Sam e

4 How they move

Sam e

Answer the questions.
1 W heredoam phibianslive?
2 How do amphibians move?
3 What do mammals have all over their bodies?

T h in k W hat do you think?
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1 Why can't birds live under water?
2 Why do frogs need to live near water?
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Comprehension

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Fish have gills to help them breathe.

H o w do m a m m a ls keep w a r m ?

T h e y ha ve gills to play in the sea!

Do you k n o w ?

Bird s have w in g s to help them fly.

T h e y have fur to play in the snow!

T h e y ha ve w in g s to play in the s k y !

H o w do a m p h ib ia n s breathe w h en

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the y s w im ?

A n im a ls ! A n im a ls ! W e love an im als!

B elieve it or not, the y use their skin!
A n im a ls ! A n im a ls ! W e love an im als!

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L e a r n G ra m m a r

Pronouns

Fish have gills. They have gills. Gills help them breathe.
Do gills help fish b reath e? Yes, gills help them breathe.
How do gills help fish ? Gills help them breathe.
W hat an im als have these things? Practice with your partner.

B ird s have them .

T h e y ’re w in g s.

Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns

Unit 1

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Com m unicate
W ords
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Listen and point to the words. Listen ag ain and say the words. © 1.05

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Read the clues and write the words.
1 Some anim als have two of these and some have four.
2 Eyes, ears, and mouth are on this for most animals.
3 Most anim als have two of these to see with.
4 This body part can open and close. Most anim als eat with this.
5 Elephants have two big ones but fish don't have any.
6 A tiger's legs help move this from place to place.

L is te n in g
T h in k Are fish and bird body parts the sam e? Why or why not?
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Listen. How m any of these an im als live in the ocean? © i.oe

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Listen ag ain and circle the correct anim al. ©

1 g o ld f is h / s t a r f is h

4 m ic e / s p id e r s

2 c a t s / r a b b it s

5 liz a r d s /f r o g s

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w h a le s / e le p h a n t s

Unit 1

6 h o n e y b e e s / e a g le s

Vocabulary: Body Parts • Listening: Specific Information

legs

S p e a k in g

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Use the words in the box to help. © i-os

Word S tu d y
Compound Words
Compound words are two words put together to make a new word,
s ta r + fish = s ta rfis h

honey + bee = honeybee

Look at the pictures and complete the compound words.

1

flake

3

house

2

fly

4

fish

W r it © Tell your partner three things about your favorite anim al group.
Now write about them in your Workbook. EBEHSfr
Speaking: Expressing Sympathy • Compound Words

BIG QUESTION Q

I th in k anim als belong
to different groups.

How a r e a n im a ls
d if f e r e n t fro m
o n e a n o th e r?

I th in k an im als have
different body parts.

Unit 1

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U N IT 2

G et Ready

W ords
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Listen and point to the words. Listen ag ain and say the words. © i.oq

worm

berries

hunt

peck

pinecone

squawk

Complete the sentences. Write the words.
1 Birds

at their food to eat it.

2 A ________________grows on a pine tree.
3 Strawberries are my favorite kind o f________________
4 Some anim als in the rainforest

for their food.

5 The dog and the cat don't like each other. They often
6 A ________________is a long, thin anim al. It lives underground.
7 Bobby's pet bird can

out of the window.

8 Cats c a n ________________very quietly. Other anim als can't hear them coming.
4 Birds can
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Unit 2

loudly. It's a funny sound!

Vocabulary: A nim al Words and Verbs


J PREVIEW

B e fo re You Read
T h in k

Leo and
Lily’s

How can an im als help people?
Do you help at home?

Adventure
Com pare and Contrast

In this story we
read about the

Remember, to com pare things, we tell how they're the

adventure of a

same. To contrast things, we tell how they're different.

cat, Leo, and a
bird, Lily.

Read the text. What's the sam e? What's different?

This story is an

Write the words in the Venn diagram .

adventure story.

Adventure stories

Hugo and Ivan are ten years old.
Hugo lives in a big house in the
country and Ivan lives in a small
apartment in the city.They both
have pets. Hugo has a big dog and
Ivan has a small goldfish.

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are usually exciting
because a lot of

things happen.

Look at the title and pictures on pages 1 8 -1 R. Guess
the things that happen.
Reading: Compare and Contrast

Unit 2

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Read

Leo a n d Lily's
Adventure
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Leo and Lily live in a big garden near a forest.
Lily is red and yellow. She’s friendly, but she is
usually very nervous. Lily flies from tree to tree
in the garden and she hops in the grass. She eats
worms, nuts, and berries. Leo is black and white.
H e is very fast and very clever. H e’s brave, too.
H e climbs trees in the garden and he hunts for
mice ... and birds! Leo sometimes tries to catch
Lily, but Lily always escapes. Leo can run fast,
but Lily can fly.This makes Leo angry!

One day, Leo sees Lily in the
garden. Leo wants to catch Lily.
H e creeps through the garden
very slowly and quietly. But Lily
sees Leo and she flies aw ay into
the forest. Leo chases Lily. Lily
flies and flies and Leo runs and
runs. Soon they are a long wag
from the garden and they don’t
know the w ay home. It’s dark in
the forest. Leo and Lily are scared.


Leo and Lily hear a noise. It’s a fox!
The fox is hungry. It wants some dinner.
It wants to eat Leo! Leo tries to fight the
fox, but the fox is very big.
Lily is in a tree. She pecks a pinecone.
The pinecone falls and hits the fox on

the head! Leo escapes and climbs up the
tree.The fox is angry. It can ’t climb trees.

Leo and Lily w ait in the tree for a long
time. At last, the fox goes aw ay. Leo
and Lily are safe, but they want to go
home now. Lily flies up very high. She
sees the garden! She squawks happily.
Lily shows Leo the w ay home. But
Lily is small and her wings are tired.
She sits on Leo’s back and Leo carries
Lily home.
Leo and Lily are safe at home in their
garden a g a in .T h e y ’re friends now. Lily
flies around the garden and Leo never
tries to catch her ... Well, hardly ever!


U n d e rsta n d
C o m p re h e n sio n
T h in k W hat do you like about the story? Check (>/). Why? Give one reason.
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1 Why Leo and Lily don't like each other
2 Their adventure in the woods
3 How Leo escapes from the fox
4 Why Leo and Lily are friends at the end

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the question.

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Lily p e ck s the
p in eco n e. I t ’s funny!

Com pare and contrast Leo and Lily. Write the words in the Venn diagram .
can fly
scared
clever
can run
friendly

Number the events in the correct order.

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Leo tries to fight the fox.
Leo and Lily wait in a tree.

T h in k W hat do you think?
1 Which anim als can be pets?
2 Can anim als help each other?
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Comprehension

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Leo chases Lily.
Lily shows Leo the w ay home.


G ram m ar
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G ra m m a r in U se
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Listen and sing along. C a t s an d B ird s © i . n

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Meow! S q u a w k! Meow! S q uaw k!

Meow! S q u a w k! Meow! Sq uaw k!

M y cat and bird a l w a y s fight.

I usu ally have to shout.

T h e y never get along together.

I som etim es s a y the y m ust be friends

A n d fighting isn’t right.

O r I w o n ’t let them out!

Meow! S q u a w k! Meow! S q uaw k!
I h a rd ly ever sleep at night.
W h y c a n ’t m y ca t and bird be friends
A n d tre a t each other right?

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A dverbs o f Frequency
Lily a lw a y s e s c a p e s .

a lw a y s y y y y

Lily is usually very nervous.

usually y y y

Leo som etim es trie s to catch Lily.

som etim es >/
Leo hardly ever trie s to catch Lily now.

hardly ever y

Leo and Lily never fight now.

never X

Practice with your partner.

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Me

Name ...

I alw ays ...

He / She alw ays ...

I usually ...

He / She usually ...

I som etim es ...

He / She som etim es ...

I hardly e v e r ...

He / She hardly ever ...

I n e v e r...

He / She never ...

Now tell the class
about your partner.

I always eat ice
cream in the summer.

He sometimes watches
TV in the evening.

Grammar: Adverbs o f Frequency

Unit 2

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Com m unicate
W ords

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Listen and point to the words. Listen again and say the words.

strong

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gentle

patient

smart

calm

Circle the correct answer.

(T r u e )

F a ls e

2 A lion is always gentle and calm.

T ru e

F a ls e

3 A dog can be fierce and patient.

T ru e

F a ls e

4 A monkey can be smart.

T ru e

F a ls e

5 A mouse is always strong and fierce.

T ru e

F a ls e

1 An elephant can be big and strong.

L is te n in g
T h in k W hat an im als do you think are sm art? Why?
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Listen. Where are the children? ©

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Listen again and check (>/) the correct anim al. © i*m

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Vocabulary: Adjectives • Listening: Details

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fierce


S p e a k in g
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Describe an anim al. Your partner tells you the anim al group it belongs to.
Use the words in the boxes to help. ©

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E a g le s have fe a th e rs and
w in g s to help them fly. W hat
an im al group a re they in ?

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E a g le s a re in
the bird group.

T h e se an im als
have ...

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They ca n ...
They re in ...

W ritin g S tu d y
Pronouns
Some words can take the place of nouns.
These words are called pronouns.
Rabbits a r e very gentle. They a re very gentle.
Write the pronouns for the underlined words.

1 My friends and I are playing.
2 The dog is barking at Tom.
3 The drums are very loud.
4 The city is dangerous.
5 Lions can be fierce.
W r it © Tell your partner about an anim al that you know. Say w hat it is like.
Now go to your W orkbook and write about it.
Speaking: Describing an Animal • Writing: Pronouns

Unit 2

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W rap Up
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Listen and read along. © M6
The students are learning
about an im al groups.

Billy's pet is a fish

B o o d o e s n ’t h a v e legs b u t she
h a s fin s . S h e ’s v e r y s m a rt!

Layla's pet is an am p h ib ian .

Dot's pet kitten is a m am m al.

T h is is C h a r lie . He h as b e a u tifu l
w h it e fu r . H e ’s v e r y stro n g !

Gus's pet is a bird.

A m a z in q !

E d d ie h a s b e a u tifu l f e a t h e r s . He
likes to fly a r o u n d m y ro o m .

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Review

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