Reading Juice for kids.
Created by THE LAB Education Research Center
Contents 
4 About Reading Juice for Kids Series
Unit 1 Elephant Families 
Unit 2 A Small Water World 
Unit3 City Life or Country Life? 
Unit4 The Deep Sea Robot 
22 Vocabulary Check 1
Unit 5 Frogs or Toads? 
Unit6 Tricky Trees 
Unit 7 The Summer Olympic Games 
Unit 8 From Feathers to Pens 
Vocabulary Check 2
42 Unit9 From an Egg to an Ostrich
46 Unit 10 Desert Plants
50 Unit 11 Let's Make a Banana Split
54 Unit12 Life of Magma
58 Vocabulary Check 3
60 Unit 13 A Grandpa Can Dance!
64 Unit14 Sketches of Future Machines
68 Unit 15 The Journey of Rain
72 Unit 16 Hunters or Scavengers?
Vocabulary Check 4
78 Glossary
About Reading Juice for Kids Series
Passage provides methodically written non-fiction 
articles to broaden students' knowledge in school subjects
Background Knowledge activates students into talking to predict the main idea Of the passage With their knowledge about the topic.
introduces the key words Of the passage with listening practice. The English definition Of each word appears in the Glossary on page 78.
students' understanding of the passage.
Organize Information
helps Students to verify and Summarize the knowledge they obtained through reading.
Get Ready
1. What do elephants have?
earstrunks legsskin
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long |
strong |
gray |
2. 
Elephant ramifies
We live in families. Elephants live in families, too. Mother elephants and baby elephants live together. But father elephants live on their own.
Mother elephants teach their babies. Babies learn to use their trunks. They learn to carry water with their trunks.
And they learn to grab leaves with their trunks.
Elephants spend a lot of time with their families. They 
eat together. They play together. They
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
1. The passage is mainly about
O elephant families O elephant trunks
2. Elephants learn how to use their
o .
ears trunk
3. elephants live alone.
Mother Father
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. Baby elephants learn to carry water.
5. Elephants look after their family members.
Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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learn |
spend |
carry |
l. I am strong. I can
many books.
2. How will youyour Christmas vacation?
3. I love dancing. I want to ballet.
Organize Information
their babies a Mother elephants a together
Get Ready
1. Can you guess the sizes?
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ocean |
lake |
pond |
Ponds are very small, but there is a busy world inside.
Many animals live around the ponds. Turtles lay eggs on land. But they eat water plants and insects in the ponds. Frogs lay eggs in the ponds. They swim in the ponds. But they eat flies and worms on land.
Many animals live in the ponds, too. Crayfish live at the bottom. They lay eggs in the ponds. They hunt small fish.
They eat dead fish, too.
Ponds give food and homes to animals. They are small
Check Comprehension 9'
Choose the correct answers.
I . The passage is mainly about
O animals at the ponds O plants at the ponds
2. eat water plants and insects in the ponds.
Turtles Frogs
3. Crayfish lay eggs
in the ponds on land
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. Crayfish live at the bottom of the ponds.
5. Ponds are quiet places.
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Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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lay |
hunt |
busy |
1. Tigers
rabbits for food.
2. I cannot help you. I amnow.
3. Birdstheir eggs on the nest.
Organize Information 
Complete the graphic organizer.
Crayfish
in the ponds a around the ponds a small fish and dead fish
Get Ready
1. What can you see in cities and in the country?
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mountains |
tall buildings |
museums |
farms |
2. Listen and repeat.
Some children live in cities. Others live in the country.
In cities, there are many tall buildings and cars. Children live in apartments or houses. They help their families. They feed their pets. They play in the playgrounds or in the parks.
In the country, there is a lot of land and animals. Many children live on farms. They help their families, too. They feed sheep and chickens. They fish or swim in ponds.
City life and country life are very
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
I. The passage is mainly about
O children at school and at home children in cities and in the country
2.Many children in cities feed
pets farm animals
3.Children fish in ponds.
O
in cities in the country
Check the correct answers. True False
4.City life and country life are the same.
5.Children in cities and in the country have fun.
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Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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feed |
a lot Of |
fun |
l . My dog eats a lot. I have to
it many times.
2. I had so muchat the zoo.
3. I cannot watch TV now. I have
homework. Organize Information
Complete the graphic organizer.
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• tall buildings and cars |
• a lot of land and animals |
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• live |
• live on farms |
• 
feed
• feed 
• play in the playgrounds or • fish or swim in ponds parks
sheep and chickens a in apartments or houses a on farms 
1. What are the words for the ocean?
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The ocean is about 3,600 meters deep. It is not easy to go down to the ocean floor. But scientists know how to O study it.
Scientists use submarines. One famous deep-sea o submarine is called ALVIN. It is small. But it can dive 4,500 0 meters deep. It can reach the ocean floor.
ALVIN can carry two scientists and a pilot. It has windows, lights, and cameras. The ocean floor is dark and cold. Scientists cannot go out. But they can use ALVIN.
ALVIN has two big robot arms. Scientists can take samples O of soil, water, or sea life with ALVIN's arms. o
ALVIN may be small. But it does a great job for us! O
o
o
o
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
1. The passage is mainly about
O a special submarine O a special scientist
can reach the ocean floor.
submarine boat
3. ALVIN has windows, cameras, and
lights fishing nets
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. ALVIN helps scientists study the ocean floor.
5. ALVIN can carry three people.
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Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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reach |
study |
famous |
1 . I cannotthe top. I am too small.
2. When I grow up, I want to be a slnger.
3. I love insects. I want tothem more. Organize Information 
Complete the graphic organizer.
two robot arms submarines a dive a deep 
Vocabulary Check 1
Matchthe pictures with the words.
O trunk
O land
submarine
Match the words with the similar meanings.
1. a lot of
O well-known
2. famous • 
O many
3. lay
O give birth
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Choose the correct answers.
I . Frogs swim in the
sea O ponds
2. Students 
from teachers.
O learn O teach
3. We want to time at the zoo.
O spend 
Complete the dialogue.
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hunt |
feed |
busy |
Get Ready
1. What animals look alike?
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moth |
crocodile |
gorilla |
toad |
A small animal is in the garden. Is it a frog or a toad?
Let'S go and take a closer look!
Frogs have long legs. They leap and swim. Toads have short legs. They walk a lot.
Frogs' skin is smooth and wet. They live in damp places. Toads' skin is dry and bumpy. They live in dry places. Frogs and toads are in the same animal family. Most frogs and toads are brown or green. They have long tongues! They eat flies, spiders, and mosquitoes.
Frogs and toads look different. But they are both excellent bug killers! Now, do you know what is in your 
garden?
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
1. The passage is mainly about catching frogs and toads studying frogs and toads
2. has short legs to walk.
A toad A frog
3. Both frogs and toads have long tongues to eat
small fish flies
Check the correct answers. True False
4. Frogs and toads look alike.
5. Frogs leap and swim a lot.
Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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leap |
damp |
same |
1. My clothes get
on rainy days.
2. Twins look alike, but they are not the
3. I can
over the fence.
Organize Information 0.8
Complete the graphic organizer.
Get Ready
1. How do animals stay safe from their killers?
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Acacia trees have tasty leaves. Giraffes love to eat the leaves. There are prickly thorns on acacia trees. But it is OK with giraffes. Giraffes eat the leaves with their long tongues. Now acacia trees trick the giraffes.
Acacia trees are smart! They make a bitter sap. It tastes bad. It makes the leaves taste bad, too. So giraffes stop eating the leaves.
This is not the end. Acacia trees make a gas. The gas tells other trees about the giraffe. Then, the trees start to make some bitter sap. And acacia trees are safe!
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
I . The passage is mainly about
O how acacia trees stay safe
O how giraffes eat acacia trees
2. 
A long helps a giraffe eat the leaves, not the thorns.
tongue neck
3. The of an acacia tree tastes bad.
flower sap
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. Giraffes trick acacia trees.
5. An acacia gas tells other trees about the giraffe.
Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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trick |
bitter |
safe |
I . The spider is away. The butterfly is
2. 
Medicine tastes
3. Magicians
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Organize Information
Complete the graphic organizer.
a gas Giraffes a some bitter sap 
a prickly thorns 
Get Ready
1. What can you see at the Olympic Games?
flags gold medals a magic show a torch sports players an opening show
The Summer Olympic Games take place every four years.
There are many sports games. Some events take place in water. Diving, water polo, and swimming races take place in pools. Rowing and sailing take place on rivers or lakes. The players are good swimmers.
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Other events take place on courts with nets. Some of these sports are volleyball and tennis. The players never take their eyes off the ball.
Many events take place on fields, too. Field hockey, soccer, and baseball are in this group. The players play in teams.
Some players win, and some players lose. But all the players
Check Comprehension 9'
Choose the correct answers.
I . The passage is mainly about
O sports events at the Summer Olympic Games
O many shows at the Summer Olympic Games
2. 
takes place in pools.
Rowing Swimming race
3. Volleyball takes place on courts with
nets bats
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. Field hockey players play in teams.
5. All players do their best at the Olympic Games.
Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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fakes place |
events |
do my best |
I . The test is next month. I will
2. Many sports fans came to the summer sports
3. Every week, a tennis matchin the stadium.
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Organize Information
• water polo
• baseball
• sailing
• swimming
diving soccer a Summer a on courts
Get Ready
1. 
What do you use writing?
2. Listen and repeat. 0b
We use pens all the time. The pens have a long story.
A long time ago, people wrote with brushes or reeds. Then, people used quill pens. They made quill pens from feathers. They used feathers from geese, swans, or turkeys.
People cut the tip of a feather. The inside of the feather was empty. They dipped the feather in ink. The ink got inside the feather and stayed there. People pressed the tip on paper. Then, the ink flowed down to the tip. So people could write with the quill pen.
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Now, we use ballpoint pens. They also have ink inside just like the quill pens.
VeedS 
a pea,
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
I . The passage is mainly about
O pens of the old days 
pens of today
2. Before quill pens, people used to write.
hair reeds
3. People took the feathers from a to make pens.
chicken swan
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. People made brushes with feathers.
5. Quill pens had ink inside like ballpoint pens.
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Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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empty |
flows |
stay |
1. 
Who ate my lunch? My lunchbox is
2. You mayhere and wait for me.
3. Sandthrough my fingers.
Organize Information 
Complete the graphic organizer.
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Vocabulary Check 2
Match the pictures with the words.
• O toad
thorn
• net
Match the words with the similar meanings.
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1. damp |
• O jump |
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2. leap |
• wet |
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3. empty • |
• not full |
Choose the correct answers.
1 . The festival in London every year.
takes place
has place
2. 
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The Boston Marathon is a famous running 
track O event
3. We 
in our school exams.
O do our best O take our best
Complete the dialogue.
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bitter |
same |
tricked |
1. What are the words for ostriches?
How does a baby ostrich grow up? Baby ostriches live in families. One father and three or four mothers are in a family.
First, the mother ostriches make a nest.
Next, they all lay their eggs in the nest.
Then, the parents take turns watching the eggs for forty days. Some animals try to steal the eggs! During the day, the mothers watch the eggs. At night, the father takes his turn watching the eggs.
Check Comprehension 9'
Choose the correct answers.
I . The passage is mainly about
O how ostriches grow up O how ostriches make families
2. One father and are in an ostrich family.
o
one mother three mothers
3. Father ostriches watch the eggs O
at night during the day
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. Baby ostriches grow up slowly.
5. Ostriches watch the eggs for a year.
Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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steal |
watch |
hatched |
l . Please,
my bag. I need to go to the bathroom.
2. The eggand a chick came out.
3. A thief walked into the bank tothe money. Organize Information 
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Complete the graphic organizer.
hatch make a lay a watch 
Get Ready
The desert is very hot and dry. Only the special plants can live in the desert.
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The barrel cactUS lives in the desert. After it rains, the barrel cactus grows many roots. The roots drink water. Then, the cactus stores the water in its stem. The cactus's skin keeps the water in, too.
The desert lily can live in the desert, too. When it is dry, the lily sleeps underground for three or four years. When it rains, the lily grows very quickly. Big white flowers bloom.
Then, they make seeds.
Now, let's go to the desert and find them!
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
1. The passage is mainly about
O how desert plants sleep O how desert plants live
2. The barrel cactus gets water with
stems roots
3. The desert lily makes after blooming. O
seeds honey
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. The desert lily sleeps for three or four months.
5. The cactus keeps the water in their leaves.
Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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roots |
store |
bloom |
I . White moonflowersat night.
2. Squirrelsfood for winter.
3. The of plants are underground.
Organize Information 0.6)
Complete the graphic organizer.
Desert
underground when it is dry Lily • grows quickly when it rains
roots 
skin and stem a sleeps hot and dry
Get Ready
1. What is your favorite dessert?
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N,aßr a SPLIT
Do you like banana splits? They are yummy. They are also easy to make.
First, cut a banana in half the long way.
Next, put the two pieces of the banana in a dish. Then, put three scoops of ice cream on top of the banana. You can try three kinds of ice cream.
Next, pour hot chocolate over the ice cream. Try caramel sauce, too.
After that, put whipped cream on the banana split. If you want, put candy sprinkles, nuts, and a cherry on the whipped cream.
What do you do last? Open wide and enjoy!
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
1. The passage is mainly about
O how to make banana splits how to enjoy banana splits
2. Cut a banana
In many pieces in half the long way
3. The fourth step is to pour over the ice cream.
caramel sauce milk
Check the correct answers. True False
4. Put ice cream under the banana.
5. You need two bananas to make a split.
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Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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half |
scoops |
pour |
1. You need two of flour to make a pancake.
2. Could you
some juice for me?
3. I use only
of an apple to make juice. Organize Information 
Complete the graphic organizer.
Banana Split Recipe
• 
First, 
a banana.
• Next, put the banana pieces in a dish.
• Then,three scoops of ice cream on it.
• Next,
hot chocolate over it.
• After that, put whipped cream on it.
• At last, eat it!
Get Ready
True False
It is very hot inside the earth. So, rocks inside the earth melt. It is called magma. Sometimes magma pushes out of the earth and becomes lava. And it makes a volcano.
Some volcanoes are quiet. Lava flows out slowly. But other volcanoes are loud. Magma builds up inside. Too much magma blows up! The volcano shoots out hot ash and lava.
Ash fills the air dark.
Hot lava is dangerous. It slowly flows and ruins many things. It burns forests and buildings. It can also hurt people.
But when lava cools, it makes hard rocks again.
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
1. The passage is mainly about
O ash and lava O magma and volcano
2. When magma pushes out of a volcano, it is
ash lava
3. Lava becomes when it gets cool.
rocks sand
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. Some volcanoes are quiet.
5. Lava can ruin buildings.
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Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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melting |
shoots |
ruin |
I . Do not come close. You maymy painting.
2. The waterup from the fountain.
3. Oops! The chocolate in my backpack is 
Organize Information
Complete the graphic organizer.
Topic
• It is made
magma
• It can push out of the earth.
lava • It comes out of a volcano. • It moves slowly.
• It comes out of a volcano.
• It fills thedark.
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Vocabulary Check
Match the pictures with the words.
• 
O stem
• 
root
lava
• Match the words with the similar meanings.
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l . steal • |
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save |
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2. store • |
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O spoil |
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3. rtJln |
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O take |
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Choose the correct answers.
l . The snowin spring.
O melts O freezes
2. The concert was boring. of the people left.
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O Middle O Half
3. The soup is boiling. Please, the pot. O watch O make
Complete the dialogue.
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hatch |
pour |
scoop |
1. What are the words for your grandfather?
Mr. John Lowe lives in England. He is 88 years old. He has eleven grandchildren. There is something special about
John. He is a ballet dancer. Yes, John is an 88-year-old ballet dancer.
John began to dance at age 79. His daughter was a ballerina. John always loved ballet. Finally, he decided to learn it. So, he walked into a ballet school and asked for lessons.
John learned ballet for nine years. Finally, at the age of 88, John got to dance on stage. He became a big star. John teaches us a special lesson: it is never too late to learn.
Check Comprehension Bf
Choose the correct answers.
I . The passage is mainly about
O a special ballet family 
2. John learned ballet
at ballet school from his grandchildren
3. John's daughter was a
ballet dancer ballet teacher
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. John gives ballet lessons to children.
5. John was too old to learn ballet.
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Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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grandchildren |
decided |
lesson |
I . My grandparents have fifteen 
2. I learned a from the story of Pinocchio.
3. 
It is raining. But I to take a walk. Organize Information
Complete the graphic organizer.
began
a stage a learned
Get Ready
1. Who are these people?
Leonardo da Vinci is famous for his painting Mona Lisa.
But Leonardo was an inventor, too. His inventions are surprising.
Many were like the machines of today.
Leonardo sketched his idea. In 1483, he drew a parachute. But the first parachute jump was in 1783. That was over 300 years later!
Leonardo drew a helicopter. The first helicopter flew in 1917. That was 400 years later!
Leonardo drew drills and bridges, too. He had many surprising ideas. But many of them stayed on 
paper for a
Check Comprehension
Choose the correct answers.
I . The passage is mainly about
Leonardo da Vinci as a painter
Leonardo da Vinci as an inventor
2. Leonardo da Vinci his ideas.
o
wrote sketched
3. The first was in 1783.
parachute jump helicopter ride
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. Leonardo da Vinci built drills.
5. Leonardo da Vinci was a painter and inventor.
Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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invention |
build |
future |
1 . What do you want to be in the
2. The
of computers changed our lives.
3.
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Children like to sand castles on the beach. Organize Information
Complete the graphic organizer.
Leonardo machines.
• He drew a oarachute_ 300 years early.
• He drew a 400 years early.
• Many of his ideas stayed for a long time.
inventor 
helicopter a on paper a parachute
Get Ready
1. What are the words for rain?
Rain travels a long way.
First, the sun warms water in a lake. The heat helps the water turn to vapor.
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Then, the water vapor goes up in the air. The vapor travels in the sky. It cools and turns into water again. The water is in tiny drops.
Next, the drops get together. They make a cloud.
More and more drops come together. The drops become very heavy. So the drops in the cloud cannot float in the air. Finally, the drops fall down. The falling drops are rain!
Someday the rain will travel again.
Check Comprehension 9'
Choose the correct answers.
I . The passage is mainly about
O how rain is made 
2.
 |
Vapor cools and turns into o
water Ice
3. Water drops make in the sky.
clouds lightening
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. The heat makes the water turn to vapor.
5. The rain stays in the lake.
Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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vapor |
floating |
travel |
1.
 |
I enjoy
on a swimming tube.
2. Can we
with a pet in a plane?
3. Boil the water. You can see water
Organize Information (V
Hunters or
Scavengers?
Get Ready
1. What are the words for Tyrannosaurus Rex?
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big meat eater |
Fast scary tail Sharp teeth strong jaw |
Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) was one of the largest dinosaurs. It was about 12 meters long and 6 meters tall! It looked like a scary hunter. Or was it? Well, it might have been a scavenger, a dead-meat eater.
T. rex had short arms. The arms were also very weak.
They were too weak to grab live animals.
T. rex had huge legs. But it could not run fast. It ran slower than a rabbit. Good hunters must run fast to catch live animals.
T. rex had a good sense of smell. It could smell dead animals everywhere.
T. rex is a famous dinosaur. Many scientists want to know more about T. rex. Was T. rex a hunter or a scavenger? What
Check Comprehension 9'
Choose the correct answers.
1 . The passage is mainly about
T. rex as a scavenger O T. rex as a hunter
2. 
Scavengers eat
live animals dead animals
3. Between a rabbit and a T. rex, can run faster.
T. rex a rabbit
Check the correct answers.
True False
4. T. rex was 20 meters long.
5. Good hunters run fast.
Build Vocabulary 
Complete the sentences.
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weak |
catch |
live |
1 . My dog is running to the ball.
2. The cook killed the fish and cooked it.
3. 
I am very. I will exercise a lot and become strong. Organize Information
Complete the graphic organizer.
legs - could
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dead animals |
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a run fast |
a scavenger |
• a good sense of smell - could smell
Vocabulary Check 4
Matchthe pictures with the words.
O helicopter
• cloud
ballet dancer
Match the words with the similar meanings.
l . lesson • O class
2. sense 
move
3. travel •feeling
Choose the correct answers.
1 . 1 to go on a diet.
O decided O thought
2. Some animals eat animals.
O life O live
3. The history does not talk about the
future past
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Complete the dialogue.
A: Lisa's grandfather loves to spend time with his
B: What do they do together?
A: Last time, they a ship with paper. And then, they the ship on the river.
B: That sounds fun. wish my grandfather would make a ship with me, too!
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floated |
built |
grandchildren |
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Glossary
Unit 1 Elephant Families learn: to get new information or knowledge carry: to hold and take to another place spend: to pass time caring: full of love; helpful
Unit 2 A Small Water World busy: having many things to do lay: to give birth insect: a small animal with three body parts and six legs hunt: to kill something for food
Unit 3 City Life or Country Life?
feed: to give food pet: an animal living with you at home a lot of: a large amount of fun: the feeling of excitement and enjoyment
Unit 4 The Deep Sea Robot study: to try to know and understand
famous: well-known dive: to jump into water reach: to get to
Unit 5 Frogs or Toads?
leap: to jump a long way damp: a little wet same: very similar different: not the same; not alike
Unit 6 Tricky Trees tasty. having a good flavor trick: to cheat bitter: bad tasting; not sweet safe: not dangerous
Unit 7 The Summer Olympic
Games take place: to happen event: a sports contest lose: to fail to win do the best: to try all you can do
Unit 8 From Feathers to Pens empty. having a space inside stay: not to move; remain press: to push hard flow: to move freely from one place to another
Unit 9 From an Egg to an
Ostrich turn: a time or chance to do watch: to look carefully steal: to take hatch: to come out of an egg
Unit 10 Desert Plants root: a part of a plant that grows under the ground store: to keep; save stem: the center part Of a plant from ground to the top bloom: for flowers to become very big
Unit 1 1 Let's Make a Banana split yummy: tasting good; delicious split: a piece you get after cutting pour: to make something inside flow out
wide: large from one side to the other; broad
Unit 12 Life of Magma melt: to make solid into liquid shoot: to fly out ash: the soft gray powder left after burning ruin: to make bad; spoil
Unit 13 A Grandpa Can Dance! grandchildren: a person's children's children decide: to make up your mind stage: an area actors perform lesson: a class
Unit 14 Sketches of Future
Machines invention: a new idea or thing surprising: shocking and amazing build: to make something by putting parts together future: the time to come
lossary
Unit 15 The Journey of Rain travel: to move to a different place turn: to change vapor: moisture in the air float: to move lightly on the water or in the air
Unit 16 Hunters or Scavengers?
scary: frightening weak: not strong live: having life; alive catch: to hold moving things
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