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Created by THE LAB Education Research Center
4 About Reading Juice for Kids Series unit 1 Facts about Sloths
unit 2 Gladiators
Unit 3 Meet Joey
Unit 4 Your ID, Please!
22 Vocabulary Check I 24 Unit 5 Don't Bite Me!
28 Unit G Get the Ball Rolling!
32 Unit 7 Why Do We Sleep?
36 Unit 8 Saving Energy
40 Vocabulary Cheek 2
42 Unit 9 Pyramids
46 Unit 10 Moko to the Rescue
50 unit 11 Which is Colder?
54 Unit 12 Reading Dots
58 Vocabulary Check 3
60 unit 13 Wasps and Bees
64 Unit 14 You Can Be a Potato Farmer!
68 Unit 15 Grand Canyon
72 Unit 16 A New Life for Trash
76 Vocabulary Check 4
78 Glossary
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Organize Information
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Get Ready
1. Which animals are slower or faster than humans?
Your birthday is the day your mom gave birth to you.
d. Monkeys are hanging from the tree.
If,a road is Curved, it is not straight,
Sloths sometimes walk on the ground. They come down to go to the bathroom or to move to another tree. But they only do that once or twice a week because walking is very dangerous for them. li is easier for enemies to catch sloths on the ground. Jaguars and eagles like to eat sloths,
By the way, if YOU want to watch a sloth move, you will have to wait long time. This is because sloths sleep for 18 hours a day!
Choose the correct answers.
I . What is the passage mainly about?
O the days of lazy sloths
C) the life of slow sloths the birth of baby SIOthS
2. What helps a 510th hang from the tree?
long tail long Claw strong arm
3. According to the passage, which is true?
o Sloths move four meters in one minute.
O It is easy to watch sloths move. Jaguars love to eat sloths,
in the blanks.
4, Sloths give b'rth to their babies while hanging
5, Sloths walk on the ground toto another tree.
Complete the sentences.
facts |
hang |
give birth to |
curved |
Why don't weswing from the big tree in the yard?
2. Give me the scientificthen I will believe you
3, Slow down! That road is Sharplyto the right,
4. Gorillas LJSUGIIYone baby.
Complete the graphic organizer.
Sloths in Different Places
sloths in the tree
walk really SIOWIY sloths
• come down once or twice week
• are because Of jaguars and eagles
—b sleep on the ground in danger a upside down
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Get Ready
1. Which words fell about fighting sports?
2, Listen and repeat the sentences.
a. Everybody had a great time and enjoyed the party. b, The Greek myths tell us about the ancient Greece. C. The sports fans are cheering loud for the winning team.
d, I received many presents on my birthday this year,
e. YOU should pay attention to your teacher in doss,
Many people enjoy watching fighting sports. The ancient
Romans also liked to watch fights. The fighters were called gladiators.
The fights took Place in a large stadium, people filled the stadium. Then, the Gladiators walked in slowly. They waved to the cheering crowd. They wore strong armor and held their swords high.
Then, a loud horn sounded—the fight started!
Sometimes gladiators fought each other. Other times, they fought wild animals Ike lions, crocodiles, and bulls, The gladiator fights lasted all day. Some gladiators even died. But champion gladiator received lots of money.
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Choose the correct answers.
I, What is the passage mainly about?
O how gladiators killed animals
O how gladiators used stadiums how gladiators fought
2. Where did gladidtors fight?
at the stadium on the mountain in cn animal cage
3. According to the passage. which is true?
C) Gadiators were movie stars, o Gladiators fought for two hours. O Gladiators wore strong armor,
Fill in the blanks.
4. The ancient Romans enjoyedfighting sports.
5. A winner gladiator received
vase was made 500 years ago.
3. I reallythe boat ride. I love water activities.
4. Did youthe email I sent you?
Complete the graphic organizer.
A Scene at the Ancient Stadium
Gladiators waving to the crowds.
Gladiators
A fight
Gladiators
entered the stadium a fought each other started with a loud horn sound held their swords
I. What are the names of these animals?
2. Listen and repeat the sentences.
a, A father seahorse has a pouch, b. A baby crawls over to his mom,
When I grow up, I want to be a singer.
d, only have o few candies left,
e. The party is so fun that I don't want to leave.
Joey is the name for o baby kangaroo. When c:
joey is born. it doesn't look like a kangaroo. It is red. It has no fur. It looks Ike a peanut!
A newborn joey cannot see, It js blind, But it has no problem finding a way to its mother's pouch. It just crawls up and goes into the mother"s pouch- The mother's pouch becomes its first home. A joey grows up in its mother's pouch, It drinks its mother's milk. It becomes bigger and bigger. For starts to grow. Red fur is for a boy. Cray fur is for a girl.
After a few months, joey•s back legs start to grow. The legs start to grow bigger and stronger, Now it's time for a joey to come out of the pouch. It jumps and runs around in the field. And then o joey comes back to its mother's pouch to sleep.
A joey stays in its mother's pouch for about a year. When it becomes bigger than the pouchi it leaves its first home. Good bye and good luck, Joey!
Choose the correct answers.
I _ What is the passage abOUt?
O the life a baby kangaroo how kangaroos give birth the first home Of kangaroos
2. What is the color of a boy kangaroo?
red gray yellow
3. According to the passage, which is true?
o A joey does not come out of the pouch.
O A baby kangaroo sleeps in its mother's pouch. o Kangaroos carry their babies far several years,
Fill in the blanks.
4, A newborn kangaroo looks like a
5, A joey drinksinside its mother's pouch,
Complete the sentences.
l, My brother to be o soccer player,
2. I can the Classroom when I'm done with the test.
3.
4. There are sects left in the theater.
Complete the graphic organizer.
a nev,'born joey a I-year-old joey
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l, Which do you think can tell who you are?
0, If YOU change your hair color, you usually 100k different.
b. The tablecloth has a strawberry pattern.
Please, sign your name on the library card f
d. It is difficult to recognize people in masks. e, A key is used to lock and unlock the door.
Everything about us changes. We grow taller. Our voices become different. But one thing never changes. Our fingerprints!
Fingerprints tell who you are. In the past, people used their fingerprints to sign papers, Today, some homes hove a special door system. You press your finger on a small screen. Then, the screen reads your fingerprint, It recognizes who you are. Finally, the system unlocks the door.
Choose the correct answers.
I. What is the passage mainly about?
o body parts that never change o door systems that use fingerprints fingerprints that help recognize people
2. Which never changes?
a face a fingerprint fingers
3. According to the passage, which is true?
O Twins have the some fingerprints.
o People hove special patterns on their fingers,
NobOdY carries keys any more.
in the blanks.
4, Everyone hasfingerprints,
5. The screen of a door system your fingerprints.
Completethe sentences.
I. Ask your mom toyour homework notebook.
3, In some leavestheir color from green to red.
4. I did notyau in the Dracula costume,
Complete the graphic organizer.
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They are |
of fingers. |
what |
There are |
made by many lines. |
how to |
used to |
in the past. |
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They ore used to |
nowadays. |
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sign papers |
special patterns |
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a at the tip |
unlock the door |
Match the pictures with the words.
stadium
fur
O claw
Match the words with the similar meanings.
unlock • o autograph Sign open 3, give birth to pocket
4. pouch o bear
Choose the correct answers.
1. When it gets COIdi waterinto ice.
O melts o changes stays
2. Dad willon a business trip tomorrow. leave o arrive O stay
3. I won the race anda huge trophy.
O received (b enjoyed
Egyptians built pyramids for their kings.
Complete the dialogue.
A stranger rang the door bell when I wcs home alone.
B: That sounds scary.
Yes, it was! minutes later, the stranger rang the bell again, Soa called Mom on the phone.
B: And?
A: She said, " the door! I'm right outside!" a: How COUId you not your mother?
A: She her hair color, so I didn't know it was her.
1. What do you know about mosquitoes? True False
They can find people by the smell,
They all die in winter
Their bites can kill people.
They lay eggs.
2, Listen and repeat the sentences,
a. Bees make a buzzing sound with their wings,
She won the award for best female artist.
c. Mosquitoes suck your blöOd with a needle-like tube,
d. The cold made me sneeze all day.
Mosquito bites itch.
You hear a buzzing sound. You wave your hand. But soon you feel an itch. So you scratch your skin. It becomes red and bumpy, You have a mosquito bite.
The male mosquito eats nectar from fruit and flowers. Only the female sucks blood, She has a needle-like tube around her mouth. She puts that into your skin. Then. the mosquito sucks your blood. The mosquito also puts in some spit. Your body doesn't like that,
If something gets into your nose, your body pushes it out Oy sneezing. Your skin is like your nose. If something gets inside your skin, the skin tries to push it out Your skin "sneezes" by turning red. It Olso itches a lot!
So in the future, if you hear a buzzing sound. RUN!
Choose the correct answers.
1 . What is the passage mainly about?
o why mosquitoes bite o why mosquito bites itch why mosquitoes like to bite
2- What do male mosquitoes eat?
blood bugs nectar
3. According to the passage, which is NOT true? @ If a mosquito bites you. you feel itchy.
(D Mosquitoes put their spit in people's skin.
Mosquitoes like red and bumpy skin,
Fill in the blanks.
4. The skin becomes red and bumpy when YOU
5. onlymosquitoes suck blood.
Complete the sentences.
suck |
buzzing |
sneeze |
itches |
My back. Can you scratch my back?
2. I couldn't sleep because of the sound.
3. Don'tyour finger. YOU are not a baby.
4, MY hair tickled my nose and made
Complete the graphic organizer.
Problem Solution
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your nose |
yourskin |
a becomes red and itchy |
a by sneezing |
I. What are in your pencil case?
2. Listen and repeat the sentences.
a. Don't skate on the thin ice.
Please. fill the emptyjar with water, c, The ball rolls down the hill.
d. I took c walk along the river'
e. Do not leave any trash when you go.
There are many great inventions—computers, cars, and airplanes. Bui there is another great invention. It is small. It has many colors. And people use it everyday. What is if? It is the ballpoint pen,
The Biro brothers invented the ballpoint pen in 1938, First, they mode a thin tube. There was a tiny ball at one end, Then, they filled the tube with ink, Lost, they put o cover over the tube. This became the ballpoint pen. a tiny ball
When people write with a ballpoint pen, the tiny ball rolls along the paper. The ink from the thin tube covers the ball. so When the ball rolls, it leaves ink on the paper. That is how people can see what they are writing,
The Biro brothers' ballpoint pen iS c simple invention. But many people use it every day. It is one of the greatest inventions.
Choose the correct answers.
I _ What is the passage mainly about?
the invention Of c ballpoint pen
O the Biro brothers' history how to use a ballpoint pen
2. What is put over the tube of c: ballpoint pen?
C COP a ball a cover
3. According to the passage, which iS true?
The first ballpoint pen's tube was filled with oil.
The ball of a ballpoint pen rolls along the paper
In 1983, the Biro brothers invented the ballpoint pen.
I in the blanks.
A ballpoint pen has a thininside.
5. A ball in the ballpoint penink on the paper,
Complete the sentences.
I would like to eat
2, When you get off the bus, don'tyour stuff behind.
3. People were surprised to see many coins down the hall.
4. My baby brotherhis pocket with candies,
Complete the graphic organizer.
Biro Brothers' Ballpoint Pens
first, the Biro brothers
Next, theyat the end of the tuber
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Then, theywith ink,
Last, they over the tube,
made a thin tube puta tiny ball put a cover a filled the tube
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Get Ready
I. What do you do in your sleep?
2. Listen and repeat the sentences.
a. You feel tired after working hard,
b. We breathe to let air into our body. C. Taking a nap is a good way to rest,
d. My active dog jumps around in the hOiJSe.
e. Don't forget to carry on umbrella on a rainy day.
The sun goes down. It is dark outside. You feel tired. YOU want to go to sleep. All living things—from humans to bugs—sleep every day.
Our bodies are like machines. we use them all day long_ We keep moving and breathing with our bodies. aut machines need to rest sometimes. so do our bodies, DUIing sleep, our bodies rest. They build up energy for the next day. Our bodies slow down. Our hearts beat Slowly. and our muscles relax.
Buf our brains are still active even while we ore sleeping! Our brains remember what we did that day. When we sleep, our brains put the memories into the right places, or they throw some memories away. This is how we remember important things and forget bad things.
Sometimes your mom gets angry if you sleep a lot, But now you can tell her your body is resting and your brain is trying to forget bad
Choose the correct answers.
I , What is the passage mainly about?
what our brains remember how mt.jCh we Sleep why we need to sleep
2. Which part of our body is active during sleep?
the brain muscles
3. According to the passage, which is NOT true?
o Like machines, we use our body all day long.
o Our brains keep all the memories during sleep.
our bodies build UP energy during sleep.
Fill in the blanks.
4, During sleep, our hearts beat slowly, end our muscles
5. Our brains put theinto the right places during sleep,
Complete the sentences.
. Don'tto walk the dog everyday.
faster and harder when we run,
3. I don't study on weekends. I need to
'feel because I couldn't sleep last night. Organize Information CCC
Complete the graphic organizer.
important
• musclesthings
• throws away bod memories
remem be a builds up
Get Ready
I. What can you do with energy?
2. Listen and repeat the sentences.
a. I will save money to buy a bicycle.
b. Mom wants me fo turn off the TV and do my homework.
c. Turn down the music. please!
d. Water is dripping from the tap.
e. Kate was sick, But now she is healthy
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You can read books at night under a light. you can stay cool on hot summer day with air conditioning. Energy makes oll these happen. But our planet Earth does not have enough energy any more. Now, you need to help the Earth by saving energy. Here is how you can do that. 1 - Switch it you leave a room, turn off the lights. Turn off the computer, VCR, and TV, too.
2. Close not think about what you will eat with the refrigerator open. Think first, and then open the door,
3. Turn it downl—lurn down the heater or air conditioner. Are you cod? Put on a sweater. Are you hot? Open the window.
4. Turn it off!—When you brush your teeth. don't let the water run.
Sometimes, water drips from the tap. Make sure to turn it off.
Remember, each time you save energy, the Earth gets healthier,
Choose the correct answers.
. What is the passage mainly about?
o how machines help save energy o how to save energy everyday why saving energy is important
2. What does NOT save energy? aZ
a dosed refrigerator dripping top a turned off computer
3. According to the passage, which is NOT true? O Energy makes you stay cool on a hot summer day, (b The Earth has enough energy föt everyone.
e People con start with small things to save energy.
Fill in the blanks.
4, Alwaysthe computer after using it.
5. If you are cold,a sweater.
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Complete the sentences.
2. Could YOU the radio? It is so noisy.
3. We need to fix the tap, The water isall day.
4. will not eat 011 the candies now. I willsome for later,
Complete the graphic organizer.
Problem Solution
• Switch off the light
when you don't use it.
• Don't keep the refrigerator doer open.
Turn down enough energy
when you leave the room Don't let water run
Match the pictures with the words.
muscles
tube
drip
o sneeze
Match the words with the similar meanings.
rest working
2, healthy not sick
3, turn off relax
4. active • O stop
Choose the correct answers.
l, I want tothis piggy bank with money.
O fill o full empty
2. She was very sick, She was coughing and all day.
Olaughing , sneezing
3. Take your little sister with you to the playground. Don't her behind.
Ostop leave make
4, We like toon big cheery candies. They taste good. O suck C) tOUCh drip
Complete the dialogue.
itch |
tired |
female |
buzzing |
Get Ready
1. Which words tell about pyramids?
2, Listen and repeat the sentences.
a. My dog buries its bone in the garden.
b. I weigh myself on a scale every week.
c. I used many colors in my painting.
d. People carve pumpkins for Halloween.
e. Dracula lives in a coffin.
The oncient Egyptians built pyramids for their kings who were called pharaohs. When pharaohs died. the Egyptians buried them in pyramids.
The insides Of the pyramids are Olso amazing. Many paintings are carved on the walls, The paintings tell the stories of the dead pharaoh's life. There is also a special room in each pyramid. This room has the Pharaoh's chairs, clothes, cups, sandals, and o coffin. Inside the coffin is a body wrapped in white cloth. This is the dead pharaoh's mummy. The pyramids tell us many things about the ancient Egyptians' amazing science and culture.
Choose the correct answers.
l, What is the passage mainly about?
@ how big pyramids are how pyramids are built how amazing pyramids are
2, Which picWre has the same weight as one pyramid block?
25 booths 25 coffins 25 refrigerators
3. According to the passage, which is NOT true?
@ Mummies are wrapped in white cloth.
o Many paintings are hanging on the wall of o pyramid,
There are the pharaoh's clothes and sandals in pyramid.
Fill in the blanks.
4, The oncient Egyptians called theit kings.
5. Each block of a pyramidabout tons,
tßtß
Complete the sentences.
weigh |
painting |
carve |
buried |
I . Some artists on ice and make ice sculptures,
2, Your dog looks very heavy, HOW much does it
3. The pirates the chest on the island
4. Can you believe it? Mywon the second prize!
Complete the graphic organizer.
about the pharaoh.
A room has the pharaoh's
• A pyramid has more than 2 belongings and million blocks.
the coffin with the mummy Many paintings
a big and strong a Culture
Get Ready
I. Who rescue people?
teacher lifeguard banker police officer designer Firefighter singer animal trainer
2. Listen and repeat the sentences.
a. Wild animals are not fed by humans,
b. The policeman rescued a girl from danger.
A boat was stuck in the mud.
I was confused and gave a wrong answer to the teacher.
I followed Mom the supermarket,
In March 2008, a Wild dolphin surprised people. The dolphin rescued two whales!
Two whales, a mom and its bat)Yi were stuck on c beach in New Zealand, The whales could not swim back into the ocean, And they were not safe on the beach. Some people tried pushing the
Whales out into the ocean. But the whales kept swimming back onto the beach. The whales were confUsed, People could hear the whales crying to each other for help, Nobody knew what to do. But then, the hero arrived. It was a dolphin called Mokcl
Play with the people,
No wonder everyone loves dolphins, They really are smart and friendly,
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Choose the correct answers.
I _ What is the passage mainly about?
o how amazing dolphins are a story of an animal hero two Whales in danger
2 Who is Moko?
a whale a dolphin a boy
3. According to the passage, which is true?
o People couldn't help the whales.
o In March 2008, a dolphin in a zoo surprised people.
The two whales came bock again after being rescued.
Fill in the blanks.
4. Two whales wereand couldn't swim bock to the ocean.
5, Moko became aafter rescüing the whales.
Complete the sentences.
I Ihe firefightersa cat from an apartment on fire.
2. The students wereand couldn't answer the
math questions,
3. Thehippos like to Stay in COOI places near c big river.
4. John can't open the door. The key isin the lock. Organize Information
Complete the graphic organizer.
Moko to the Rescue
• Two wh01es were
• people triedbut failed.
• M0ko arrived and
• Then, the whales
stuck on o beach a pushing the whales
followed Moko out to the sea called to the whales
Get Ready
1. Which words tell about the South Pole?
2. Listen and repeat the sentences, galloons are floating in the blue Skye
The thick coat Will keep you warm in winter, C. It was freezing cold in the desert at night.
d. The glass fell and broke into pieces,
He has the world record fdr being the fastest skateboarder,
Which is colder—the North or the South Pole? Both ore very, very cold. Both are covered in ice. Both have no sunshine for six months.
However, they have some differences.
The North pole is in the middle Of the ocean, The ocean is called the Arctic Ocean. In winter, the Arctic Ocean warms the cold air. In summer, the ocean cools down the temperature. There is ice floating on the Arctic Ocean, but it is not thick.
The south Pde is a large piece Of land. This land is called
Antarctica, The land is covered with thick ice, There is only freezing ice of the South Pole and nothing else, The South Pole has the record for the coldest weather on
Earth. It was minus 89.9
The North pole
Choose the correct answers.
I . What is the pcssage mainly about?
cold places in the world
Why the South Pole is cold differences between the South and North Pole
2. Which is colder?
the South Pole the North Pole both poles are the same
3. According to the passage, which is true?
CD The land of the South Pole is called the Arctic.
The Arctic Ocean makes the North Pole colder in winter• e The ice in the North Pole is thin.
Fill in the blanks.
4. In summer€ the Arctic Ocean the temperature.
5. The land Of the South pole is called
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Complete the sentences.
I . I want to break the world and put my name in the
Guinness Book of World Records.
outside. I don't feel like swimming today.
3. Thotis really book. It will take o year to finish reading it,
4, I am not that hungrb A Of cake is enough, Organize Information 0.8
Complete the graphic organizer.
The North Pole vs The South Pole
piece Of land
a no sunshine a coldest temperature
Get Ready
1. Whal do you enjoy reading?
2. Listen and repeat the sentences.
a. We need food to live.
O. I try to find the answer to the puzzle. Don't poke me with your finger!
d. I have the Wh01e set of the Harry Potter series. e, The wind blows the light feather up to the sky,
Louis Braille hurt his eyes at the age of 3, He became blind. He learned to read wooden books using his fingers. The letters were carved into wood. And the books were big and heavy. Louis needed a better way to read.
one day, Louis heard about night writing. The night writing was mode of dots and dashes. If helped soldiers read in the dark, Louis tried it, But it was too difficult to learn because there were too many dots and dashes in one letter.
LOUIS thought of another way. He poked dots in sets of six in paper. Each set was different, Each set meant o different letter or a different number. 3eccuse of his ideas, the books for the blind became very light and easy to learn.
Louis found a new way to read at the age of 15! The new way is called "Braille." Today, blind people use Braille to recd.
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Choose the correct answers.
1 . What is the passage mainly about?
how to read Braille facts about night writing the invention of Braille
2, What did Louis use as a new way fo read?
dots dashes dots and dashes
3, According to the passage, which is true?
o Louis Braille was born blind.
Q) When Louis was young, there was no way fo read for the blinde Soldiers used the night writing made of dots and dashes.
Fill in the blanks.
4. The first type of books Louis used was made of
5. Each set of Braille has six
Complete the sentences.
. It is dangerous to a bee nest With a Stick.
2. This backpack is so . can carry it all day.
3. I need two more puzzle pieces to finish the
4, I thought I lost my wallet, but I it under the bed,
Complete the graphic organizer.
• Wooden books were had too many dots and dashes.
• Braille is
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Match the pictures with the words. o dash
• o coffin
mummy
whale
Match the words with the similar meanings.
lightdiscover
2. thicknot understanding
3. confusedO not thin
4. findnot heavy
Choose the correct answers.
1 . I took a shower incold water and caught a cold.
O freezing o melting o thiCk
2. The helicopterthe people from the melting iceberg, ostuck rescued o arrived
a I usuallymore in the morning than in the evening.
move O weigh carry
Let me show you the way to the pork,me. o Find oCatch O FOIlow
I. Which words tell about bees?
2. Listen and repeat the sentences.
a. Frogs and toads look similar.
b, I always spread strawberry jam on my bread.
c. Do not chew gum in class.
d. I like to sleep with a soft pillow.
e. Paper is made from wood pulp,
waspsA'lid Bees
Wesps and bees 100k similar, Both Of their bodies are black and yellow. They both have wings and stingers, But they have different homes and eat different food,
Wasps live in nests. They use paper to make cells in their nests. First, wasps collect wood in their mouths. Then, they chew the wood. This makes o soft pulp. Next. wasps spread the soft pulp in their nests. When it dries, it becomes a paper cell, Wasps lay eggs in those paper cells. And wasps eat other bugs for food!
Bees make cells, too. auf they make the cells with wax, The wax comes out from worker bees' bodies, Then, they chew iti This makes the wax soft. Bees' food also different from wasps'. Bees visit flowers, They make honey from the flower's nectar, Then, they eat it!
Wasps and bees look similar. But now you know they are not.
Choose the correct answers.
What is the passage mainly about?
o wasps and bees' homes and food wasps and bees' nests and cells wasps and beest bodies and colors
2. Where does a bee's wax come out?
the body the mouth the stinger
3. According to the passage, which is NOT true?
Wasps lay eggs in a cell.
o Bees chew wax to make it soft.
Bees eat other bugs for food.
Fill in the blanks.
4. Wasps and bees look similar, but they are not the
5. Wasps collect wood andit.
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Complete the sentences.
Make sure you
2. Twins 100k but you can recognize who iS who.
3. Eat slowly andyour food well,
4. The lotion made my hands
Complete the graphic organizer.
Wasps vs Bees
ma ke honey
a collect o d a With wax
Get Ready
1, What is your favorite potato dish?
2. Listen and repeat the sentences.
c, Mom tells me to dry my hair after washing it,
b. To save the Earthi we have to plant many trees.
c. There iS space next to the table for a TV,
d. Try to drink at least one glass Of milk everyday.
e. In winter, the temperature goes down.
Let's grow potatoes! It is very easy to do,
First, toke a potato. Next, dry the potato under the sun for two hours. Then, plant it in the ground, After two or three weeks, o potato plant will rise out of the ground, The potato plant will make flowers. When the flowers die, carefully dig up your potato plant, Then, YOU will have your own potatoes!
But remember four important things! First, plant the potato about 20 centimeters deep. Second, each potato needs some space. There should be at least 30 centimeters of space between each potato plant, Third, use the right soil. Add animal compost or some fish to the soil to help the potatoes grow. Finally, the temperature is important. The best temperature is between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius.
Good luck! But you do not have to plant many potatoes. One plant can make more than eight new potatoes!
Choose the correct answers.
I . What is the passage mainly about?
o growing potatoes o eating potatoes cooking potatoes
2. When is the time to dig up the new potatoes?
when the flowers die when the leaves fall when the Plants rise out
3. According to the passage, which is true?
The best temperature is between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius.
One potato plant can make at least eight potatoes, Before planting, dry a potato for two days.
Fill in the blanks.
4 Add animalto help potatoes grow.
5, Between two potato ptcnts€ there must be at least 30 centimeters Of
•u can Be a Potato Farmer'
Complete the graphic organizer.
Process
Take a potato, • Plant the potato about 20
2.centimeters deep.
3.
4. Wait.
5 • Use the right soil
• Give the right temperaturer
Edch potato needs some space Dig up your potato plant
Plant it in the ground a Dry the potato
Get Ready
I . What do you know about the Grand Canyon? True False
It is in the United States. Scientists made it,
People can't climb it.
There is a big river.
2. Listen and repeat the sentences.
My dog dug many holes in the garden.
Niagara Falls is spectacular.
The view from the fop Of the tower is amazing,
d. Dad likes to hike over the mountain.
I searched everywhere in my room to fihd an eraser,
The Grand Canyon is an amazing sight, It is 446 kilometers long and kilometers deep, It looks like a big city of rocks.
The Crand Canyon was made by a river. The Colorado River cut through the rocks. The water was powerful, It mode big and deep holes in the ground. It took about 17 million years to make the Grand Canyon. Even now, the river Still flows through it. Millions of people visit the Grand Canyon to see the spectacular view.
There are many ways to see the Grand canyon. Some people hike down there. Others take o mule ride, Along the way, people often see many animals. They might see lizards, ravens. and mountain lions, people can also see the Grand Canyon from the river, Some of them take canoe rides, Along the river, they sometimes search for
deepest and
Choose the correct answers.
What is the passage mainly about? @ facts about the Colorado River
C) facts abQUt the Grand Canyon e activities to do in the Grand Canyon
2. What animals dc NOT live in the Grand Canyon?
lizards ravens pandas
3. According to the passage, which is NOT true?
O The Grand Canyon was mode by the California River.
o People con see fossils of fish in the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon is 446 kilometers long.
Fill in the blanks.
4. The powerful water made big and deepin the ground.
5. The Grand Canyon makes us feel the power of
Grand Canyon
Complete the sentences.
I . The fireworks make ascene.
2. The hunter covered thewith leaves to trick the rabbits.
all my pockets to find the 10 dollar bill.
4. Don't goin bC1d weather.
Complete the graphic organizer.
A River Built a City Of Rocks
The river cut
The water made
17 million years
It became
through the rocks a big and deep holes
passed by a a city of rocks
Get Ready
I . What do YOU recycle?
b. Old tires cre recycled to make new tires,
When things break downt they get spoiled.
d. A calculator is very useful when you are adding big numbers,
e. Put the question mark cf the end Of the sentence.
The Earth is turning info a big garbage can. It is a big problem, But we can help the Earth by recycling.
Recycling means taking something old and making it new. We con recycle paper, This means old paper becomes new paper, We save trees and energy by recycling paper. We can Olso recycle gloss.
people Often throw away PlöStiC. This iS very wrong. It takes hundreds Of years for plastic to break down. But if we recycle plastic' it can become many things, It can become a piece Of furniture. It con become signs on the roads, It can even become garbage cans,
Paper, glass, and plastic—they are all useful.
some things cannot be recycled. Look for this special mark on things.
It means they can ba recycled.
Next time, think before you throw something out, Recycling is easy to do. you can help clean the planet!
Choose the correct answers.
I . What is the passage mainly about? importance Of recycling o importance of saving garbage our dirty planet
2. Which con NOT be recycled?
gloss plastic fish bone
3. According to the passage, WhiCh is true?
O It takes ten years to break down plastic.
C) Not everything can be recycled.
Class can be recycled and become signs.
Fill in the blanks.
4. paper can save trees and energy.
5. Things with this on can be recycled,
Complete the sentences.
l . Trash is buried andunderground.
2. Tom does not like to take out the yucky and smelly
3. You canyour toys if you no longer play with them.
4. The spy gave Gtip to the police.
Complete the graphic organizer.
Plastic Water Bottle
If you don't recycle
• Plastic
turns into a big garbage can a needs a long time to rot away If you recycle
• The Earth
becomes furniture or Signs on the road becomes a clean planet
Match the pictures with the words.
garbage
canoe ride
Match the words with the similar meanings.
. temperatureO heat
2. break downO spoil
3. soft Sign
4. marksmooth
Choose the correct answers.
I . Mom told me tothe seeds in the ground as deep as possible, water C) plant O grow
2. DictiOnaries orewhen you want to know the meaning of a word.
O joyful O careful Useful
3. Can youabout the Grand Canyon on the Internet?
o search 0 100k 4. Don't With your mouth open- |
O leave |
take O chew
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unit I Facts about Sloths fact: o true and real thing; truth upside down: turned so that the top part is at the bottom give birth to: to bear hang to put up high curved: not straight; bent
Unit 2 GladiatOtS enjoy: to have fun ancient: very very old cheer: to give a loud shout receive: to get attention: an act of care
Unit 3 Meet pouch: a natural pocket of Skin crawl: to move slowly usually on the hands and knees grow up: to become an adult a few: a very small number leave: to go away
unit 4 Your ID, Pleose! change: Yo become different pattern: a repeated design sign: to write your name recognize: to know or remember unlock: to open
Unit 5 buzz: to make a low humming sound female: a girl or a woman suck: to pull in through the mouth sneeze: to blow air from the nose itch: to feel like scratching
unit 6 Gei the Boll Rolling!
thin: having very short distance between top and bottom fill: to make something full roll: to move along by turning over and over along: by the length of; next to leave: to put something behind Unit 7 Why we Sleep? tired: needing rest breathe: ta make air come in and go out from the body rest: to relax active: doing something; working forget: to fall to remember
Unit g Saving Energy
save; to keep for future use: store turn off: to stop or shut down turn down: to make something less powerful, bright, loud, or hot drip: to fall in drops healthy: in good condition
Unit 9 Pyramids bury: to put in the ground and cover with earth weigh: to know how heavy something is painting: a picture or design carve: tc cut info a shape coffin: a box where a dead person is buried
Unit 10 Moka io the Rescue wild: living freely in nature rescue: to save from donger stuck: not being Oble to move confused: not understanding follow: to go Ofter
Unit I l Which is Colder?
float: to stay on the surface or in the air without sinking or falling thick: having very long distance between top and bottom freezing: very cold: chilled piece: a part of o whole thing record: data cr information about a special event
Unit 12 Reading Dots need: to have to have: wont find: to get something offer a search; discover poke: to push with a pointy thing set: a group Of things that ore used together light: not heavy and easy to lift
Unit 13 Wasps and Bees similar: almost the same spread: to stretch out chew: to bite with teeth soft: not hard or stiff•, smooth pulp: a soft and wet thing made from wood
unit 14 Yau Can ae o Potato Former!
dry. to make something not wet plant: to put into the ground space: an empty Place at least: smallest amount; minimum temperature: the degree of heat Unit 1 5 Grand Canyon hole: an opening or empty
Place that is usually round spectacular: impressive to look at; very large and great view: a scene hike: to walk a long way for exercise or pleasure search: to look carefully to find something
Unit 16 A New Lite for Trash garbage: trash; waste recycle: to collect Old things and use them again break down: to spoil and rot useful: good to use mark: a Sign