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EADING U C? fov KIPS

Nan-fiction Reading in S&ence and Social

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Created by THE LAB Education Research Center

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image4 About Reading Juice for Kids Series unit 1 Facts about Sloths image

unit 2 Gladiators image

Unit 3 Meet Joey image

Unit 4 Your ID, Please! image

image22 Vocabulary Check I 24 Unit 5 Don't Bite Me! image

28 Unit Gimage Get the Ball Rolling! image

32 Unit 7 Why Do We Sleep? image

36 Unit 8 Saving Energy image

40 Vocabulary Cheek 2

image42 Unit 9 Pyramids image

46 Unit 10 Moko to the Rescue image

50 unit 11 Which is Colder? image

54 Unit 12 Reading Dots image

58 Vocabulary Check 3

imageimageimage60 unit 13 Wasps and Bees image

64 Unit 14 You Can Be a Potato Farmer! image

68 Unit 15 Grand Canyon image

72 Unit 16 A New Life for Trash

76 Vocabulary Check 4

78 Glossary

About Reading Juice for Kids Seriesimage

imagepassage provides methodically Britten non-fiction imagearticles to broaden students' knouledge in school subjects

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Knowledge activatesstudcnts into talking to predict the main idea ofthe passage with their prior knowiedge about 'the topic.

                                                               the       words Of the              inimage

imageThe English definition of each word appears in the Glossary on page 7Ø_

Build Vocabulary confirms the meaning Of the keywords in rarinuseontexts imagewith questions in test format,

imageCheck Comprehension

to get familiar with test format questions as well as confirms students' understanding of the passaqc.

Organize Information

helps students to verify and summarize thc knowledge they obtained through reading,

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Get Ready

imageimageimage1. Which animals are slower or faster than humans?

imageYour 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,        image

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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!

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Check Comprehension

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?

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                      long tail                      long Claw                    strong arm

3.  According to the passage, which is true?

o Sloths move four meters in one minute.image

O It is easy to watch sloths move. Jaguars love to eat sloths,

imagein the blanks.

4, Sloths give b'rth to their babies while hangingimage

5, Sloths walk on the ground toimageto another tree.

Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

facts

hang

give birth to

curved

imageWhy don't weimageswing from the big tree in the yard?

2. Give me the scientificimagethen I will believe you

3, Slow down! That road is Sharplyimageto the right,

4. Gorillas LJSUGIIYimageone baby.

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Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

Sloths in Different Places


imagesloths in the tree

imageimagewalk really SIOWIY sloths

• come down once or twice week

image       • areimage because Of jaguars and imageeagles

—b sleep on the ground image in danger a upside down

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Get Ready

1. Which words fell about fighting sports?

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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,image

e. YOU should pay attention to your teacher in doss,

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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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Some gladiators even became very famous. They got a lot of imageattention like movie stars nowadays.

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Check Comprehension

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?

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                   at the stadium              on the mountain            in cn animal cage

3.   According to the passage. which is true?

C) Gadiators were movie stars, imageo Gladiators fought for two hours. O Gladiators wore strong armor,

Fill in the blanks.

4.   The ancient Romans enjoyedimagefighting sports.

5.   A winner gladiator receivedimage

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Build Vocabulary image

imagevase was made 500 years ago.

3.   I reallyimagethe boat ride. I love water activities.

4.   Did youimagethe email I sent you?

imageOrganize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

                               A Scene at the Ancient Stadium      image

           Gladiators                                           waving to the crowds.

imageGladiators

A fight

Gladiators


entered the stadium a fought each other started with a loud horn sound imageheld their swords image


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I. What are the names of these animals?

2. imageListen and repeat the sentences.

a, A father seahorse has a pouch, b. A baby crawls over to his mom,

imageWhen 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.image

Joey is the name for o baby kangaroo. When c:

imagejoey 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 imagestart 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!

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Check Comprehension ff

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?

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                           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 aimage

5, A joey drinksimageinside its mother's pouch,


Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

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l, My brother                       to be o soccer player,

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2.  I can  the Classroom when I'm done with the test.

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3. 

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A spider is  imageup to the ceiling.

4.  There are    sects left in the theater.

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Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

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     a nev,'born joey                                           a I-year-old joey

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bigger

 

to leave the mother's pouch

Back legs

a

finding its mother's pouchimage

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l, Which do you think can tell who you are?

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0, If YOU change your hair color, you usually 100k different.

b. The tablecloth has a strawberry pattern.

imagePlease, 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!

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Turn hand Cook at the tips Of your fingers, There are many lines cn them. These lines make special patterns. They are your fingerprints. Everyone has different fingerprints. Even twins have different 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 imagethe door.


Check Comprehension fJimage

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?

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                       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.

imagein the blanks.

4, Everyone hasimagefingerprints,

5. The screen of a door system imageyour fingerprints.image

Build Vocabulary image

Completethe sentences.

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I. Ask your mom toimageyour homework notebook.

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2. He will bring the extra keys toimagethe door.

3, In           some leavesimagetheir color from green to red.

4. I did notimageyau in the Dracula costume,

Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

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where

They areimage

of fingers.

what

There areimage

made by many lines.

how to

       image image image image  image    imageused to

imagein the past.

use

They ore used to

imagenowadays.

 

sign papers

image special patterns

 

a at the tip

unlock the door

Vocabulary Check image

Match the pictures with the words.

*                           imagestadium

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upside down

fur

*                           O claw

imageMatch the words with the similar meanings.

imageunlock • o autograph image Sign  open 3, give birth to  pocket

            4. pouch                                                  o bear

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Choose the correct answers.

1.   When it gets COIdi waterimageinto ice.

O                  melts        o changes stays

2.   Dad willimageon a business trip tomorrow. leave o arrive    O stay

3.   I won the race andimagea huge trophy.

O                  received  (b enjoyed

image Egyptians built pyramids for their kings.

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imageimageimage    image modern                O ancient                     future

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.

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1. What do you know about mosquitoes?                True False

imageThey 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,

imageShe 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.

imageMosquito 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!

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Check Comprehensionimage

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?

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                           blood                             bugs                            nectar

image3. 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 image

5.   onlyimagemosquitoes suck blood.

Build Vocabulary image

imageComplete the sentences.

suck

buzzing

sneeze

itches

imageMy backimage. Can you scratch my back?

2.  I couldn't sleep because of the imagesound.

3.  Don'timageyour finger. YOU are not a baby.

4, MY hair tickled my nose and madeimage

Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

                    Problem                                        Solution

 

Something gets into

You push it out

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your nose

image yourskin

a becomes red and itchy

a by sneezing

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I. What are in your pencil case?

2. imageListen and repeat the sentences.

a. Don't skate on the thin ice.

imagePlease. 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.

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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,

imageThe 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.

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Check Comprehension

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?

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                          C COP                           a ball                           a cover

3.  According to the passage, which iS true?

imageThe 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.

imageI in the blanks.

imageA ballpoint pen has a thinimageinside.

5. A ball in the ballpoint penimageink on the paper,

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Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

imageI would like to eat

2, When you get off the bus, don'timageyour stuff behind.

3.  People were surprised to see many coins imagedown the hall.

4.  My baby brotherimagehis pocket with candies,

Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

Biro Brothers' Ballpoint Pens

first, the Biro brothers

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Next, theyimageat the end of the tuber

•e

Then, theywith ink,

              Last, they imageover the tube,

image made a thin tube  puta tiny ball image put a cover    a filled the tubeimage

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Get Ready

I. What do you do in your sleep?

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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.

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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

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                     imageec       omprehension 5)'

Choose the correct answers.

I , What is the passage mainly about?

imagewhat our brains remember how mt.jCh we Sleep why we need to sleep

2.   Which part of our body is active during sleep?

image                         the brain                        muscles             image

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.

image our bodies build UP energy during sleep.

Fill in the blanks.

4, During sleep, our hearts beat slowly, end our muscles image

5. Our brains put theimageinto the right places during sleep,

Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

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image. Don'timageto walk the dog everyday.

image faster and harder when we run,

3. I don't study on weekends. I need to image

image'feel imagebecause I couldn't sleep last night. Organize Information CCCimage

Complete the graphic organizer.

imageimportant

   musclesthings

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   throws away bod memories

imageremem be imagea builds up

imageUnit image

Get Ready

I. What can you do with energy?

2. imageListen 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 healthyimage

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You can read books at night under a light. you can stay cool on imagehot 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 imageyou 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,

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Check Comprebension 9"

Choose the correct answers.

image. What is the passage mainly about?

o how machines help save energy o how to save energy everyday why saving energy is importantimage

2.  What does NOT save energy? imageaimageZ

                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, Alwaysimagethe computer after using it.

5. If you are cold,imagea sweater.

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image

Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

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2.      Could YOU imagethe radio? It is so noisy.

3.      We need to fix the tap, The water isimageall day.

4.      will not eat 011 the candies now. I willimagesome for later,

Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

                   Problem                                        Solution

    Switch off the light

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when you don't use it.

    Don't keep the refrigerator doer open.

                     Turn down                                  enough energy

                image when you leave the room            Don't let water run

Vocabulary Check 2

Match the pictures with the words.

*                            imagemuscles

tube

drip

*                            o sneeze

Match the words with the similar meanings.


image                   imagerest            image                                               working

                    2, healthy image                                                 not sick

                         image3, turn off image                                                            relax

                  4. active       image                                       • O stop

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Choose the correct answers.

l, I want toimagethis piggy bank with money.

              O fill                                o full                                     empty

2. She was very sick, She was coughing and  all day.     image

Olaughing , sneezing image

3. Take your little sister with you to the playground. Don't imageher behind.

Ostop       leave       make

4, We like toimageon big cheery candies. They taste good. O suckimage    C) tOUCh        drip

image     image Complete the dialogue.                                                       image

itch

tired

female

buzzing

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Get Ready

1. Which words tell about pyramids?

2, Listen imageand 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.

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The pyramids were made of big stone blocks. Each block weighs about 2.5 tons. That is about the weight of 25 refrigerators! A pyramid has more than 2 million blocks, It is amazing that the andient Egyptians moved the huge blocks and built these big. strong pyramids.

imageimageThe 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.

Check Comprehension S)'

Choose the correct answers.

imagel, 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?

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                      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.image

        5. Each block of a pyramidimageabout      tons,

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Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

weigh

painting

carve

buried

I . Some artists imageon ice and make ice sculptures,

2, Your dog looks very heavy, HOW much does itimage

3.  The piratesimage the chest on the island

4.  Can you believe it? Myimagewon the second prize!

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Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

imageabout the pharaoh.

imageA room has the pharaoh'simage

• A pyramid has more than 2 belongings and imagemillion blocks. image

            image the coffin with the mummy           Many paintings

              a big and strong                            a Culture

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Get Ready

I. Who rescue people?

teacher lifeguard banker police officer designer Firefighter singer animal trainer

2. Listen and repeat the sentences. image

a.    Wild animals are not fed by humans,


b.   The policeman rescued a girl from danger.

imageA boat was stuck in the mud.

imageI was confused and gave a wrong answer to the teacher.

imageI 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

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Moko called to the whales. The wholes followed Mako out to the seq. They never returned to the beach. The whales were safe in the ocean. After saving the whales, Moko returned to the beach to

imagePlay with the people,

No wonder everyone loves dolphins, They really are smart and friendly,

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Geck Comprehension 9)'

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?

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                   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 wereimageand couldn't swim bock to the ocean.

5, Moko became aimageafter rescüing the whales.

Build Vocabulary a3

imageComplete the sentences.

I Ihe firefightersimagea cat from an apartment on fire.

2.  The students wereimageand couldn't answer the

math questions,

3.  Theimagehippos like to Stay in COOI places near c big river.

4.  imageimageJohn can't open the door. The key isimagein the lock. Organize Informationimage

Complete the graphic organizer.

Moko to the Rescueimage

    Two wh01es were

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    people triedbut failed.

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    M0ko arrived and

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    Then, the whalesimage


stuck on o beach a pushing the whales

followed Moko out to the sea called to the whales


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Get Ready

1.  Which words tell about the South Pole?

2.  imageListen and repeat the sentences, imagegalloons are floating in the blue Skye

imageThe 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,

imageHe has the world record fdr being the fastest skateboarder,

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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

imageEarth. It was minus 89.9

The North pole

Check Comprehension f)'

Choose the correct answers.

I . What is the pcssage mainly about?

imagecold places in the world

Why the South Pole is cold differences between the South and North Pole

2.   Which is colder?

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                  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.image

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         imagethe temperature.

5.   The land Of the South pole is calledimage

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Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

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I . I want to break the world imageand 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 image Of cake is enough, Organize Information 0.8

Complete the graphic organizer.

The North Pole vs The South Pole

imagepiece Of land

              a no sunshine                                 a coldest temperature          image

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imageReadjnq image

Get Ready

1.   imageWhal do you enjoy reading?

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2.   Listen and repeat the sentences.

a. We need food to live.

O. I try to find the answer to the puzzle. imageDon'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,

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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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Check Comprehension

Choose the correct answers.

1 . What is the passage mainly about?

imagehow to read Braille facts about night writing the invention of Braille

2, What did Louis use as a new way fo read?

image

                          dots                                  dashesimage                     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 ofimage

5.   Each set of Braille has siximage

image

Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

    image. It is dangerous to                       a bee nest With a Stick.

2.  This backpack is so image. can carry it all day.

3.  I need two more puzzle pieces to finish theimage

4, I thought I lost my wallet, but I imageit under the bed,

Organize Information

Complete the graphic organizer.

image

image• Wooden books were imageimagehad too many dots and dashes.

image

• Braille is

image

 

 

Night writing

light and easy to learn

a

Blind People

very big and heavy

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Vocabulary Check 3

imageimage Match the pictures with the words. image o dash

• o coffin

mummy

whale

Match the words with the similar meanings.

imagelightimagediscover

2.         thickimagenot understanding

3.         confusedimageO not thin

4.         findimagenot heavy

image

Choose the correct answers.

1 . I took a shower inimagecold water and caught a cold.

            O freezing                     o melting                     o thiCk

image2. The helicopterimagethe people from the melting iceberg, ostuck image rescued o arrived

a I usuallyimagemore in the morning than in the evening.

                move                       O weigh                            carry

imageLet me show you the way to the pork,imageme. o Find oCatch O FOIlow

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I. Which words tell about bees?

2. Listen imageand 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 Beesimage

imageWesps and bees 100k similar, Both Of their imagebodies 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.

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Check Comprehension

Choose the correct answers.

imageWhat is the passage mainly about?

o wasps and bees' homes and food image wasps and bees' nests and cells wasps and beest bodies and colors

2.  Where does a bee's wax come out?

image

                       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.image

Bees eat other bugs for food.

Fill in the blanks.

4.  Wasps and bees look similar, but they are not theimage

5.  Wasps collect wood andimageit.

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Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

imageMake sure you

2.  Twins 100k imagebut you can recognize who iS who.

3.  Eat slowly andimageyour food well,

4.  The lotion made my handsimage

Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

                                  Wasps            vs                Bees

imagema ke honey

                           a collect o d                            a With wax

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image

Get Ready

1, What is your favorite potato dish?

2. imageListen 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.

image

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!

image

image

Check Comprehension

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?

image

when the flowers die when the leaves fall when the Plants rise out

3.  According to the passage, which is true?

imageThe 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 animalimageto help potatoes grow.

5, Between two potato ptcnts€ there must be at least 30 centimeters Of

image

•u can Be a Potato Farmer'

Build Vocabulary image

image

Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

imageimage Process image

          imageTake a potato,                               • Plant the potato about 20

2.centimeters deep.

image3.image

4. Wait.

          5                                                            • Use the right soil

image• Give the right temperaturer

        image Edch potato needs some space       Dig up your potato plant

             Plant it in the ground                     a Dry the potato            image

image

Get Ready

   I . What do you know about the Grand Canyon?    True False

imageIt is in the United States. Scientists made it,

People can't climb it.

There is a big river.

2. Listen and repeat the sentences.image

imageMy dog dug many holes in the garden.

imageNiagara Falls is spectacular.

imageThe view from the fop Of the tower is amazing,

d. Dad likes to hike over the mountain.

imageI 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

imagedeepest and

Check Comprehension

Choose the correct answers.

imageWhat 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?

image

                     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.

image The Grand Canyon is 446 kilometers long.

Fill in the blanks.

4.  The powerful water made big and deepimagein the ground.

5.  The Grand Canyon makes us feel the power ofimage

Grand Canyon

Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

image

I . The fireworks make aimagescene.

2. The hunter covered theimagewith leaves to trick the rabbits.

imageall my pockets to find the 10 dollar bill.

4. Don't goimagein bC1d weather.

image image

Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

                    image       A River Built a City Of Rocks       image

The river cut

image

The water made

image

17 million years

image

It becameimage


image through the rocks a big and deep holes

passed by a a city of rocks


image

Get Ready

I . What do YOU recycle?

image

b. Old tires cre recycled to make new tires,

imageWhen 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.

imageimageIt means they can ba recycled.

Next time, think before you throw something out, Recycling is easy to do. you can help clean the planet!

Check Comprehension 9'

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?

image

                   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.  imagepaper can save trees and energy.

image5. Things with thisimage on can be recycled,

Build Vocabulary image

Complete the sentences.

image

l . Trash is buried andimageunderground.

2.  Tom does not like to take out the yucky and smellyimage

3.  You canimageyour toys if you no longer play with them.

4.  The spy gave Gimagetip to the police.

Organize Information image

Complete the graphic organizer.

Plastic Water Bottle


imageIf you don't recycle

  Plastic

image

image

turns into a big garbage can    imagea needs a long time to rot away       imageIf you recycle

image

  The Earth

image

becomes furniture or Signs on the road becomes a clean planetimage

image


Vocabulary Check 4

image

Match the pictures with the words.

image

imageimage(b plastic

garbage

canoe ride

Match the words with the similar meanings.

image. temperatureimageO heat

2.          break downimageO spoil

3.          soft  image        Sign

4.          markimagesmooth


Choose the correct answers.

I . Mom told me toimagethe seeds in the ground as deep as possible, image water C) plant O grow

2.  DictiOnaries oreimagewhen you want to know the meaning of a word.

       O joyful                            O careful                             Useful

3.  Can youimageabout the Grand Canyon on the Internet?

     o search                   0 100k

4. Don't                With your mouth open-

O leave

imageimage     imagetake                      O chew

image

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Glossary

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 imagepouch: 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 imagebuzz: 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?image

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

Glossary

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; imageminimum 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

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