FANN AD AY, Unit 1. Animal Kingdom ——— AFRICA SAFARI TOL My family drove our jeep to the pl of Afri with a tour guide. The pl were large, flat, Some also had trees and rivers. We hoped today we would see some elephant Soon we saw some small gray anin gin the distance. We drove closer, oh, they were not small! They wer very big. They were more than thre meters tall. That was almost as tall two men! A We could see the elephants. They very larg ears, Their ears were one meer wide! The guide tod us th sometimes they used ther cars as fans and waved them to cool '= themselves. We needed to borrow those ears, It was hot onthe Aftica plains! e = a a a = N \ ‘The elephants came to a river, We followed them. The elephants’ trur amazed us. They were almost two meters long. I saw they use their trunks in many ways, Some elephants sucked water into their trunks J squirted it into their mouths to drink. Other elephants sucked the wat. 0 their trunks also, but they squirted it on their bodies. This was a oe nTO| way to have a shower. the elephants started to leave the They rolled in the mud by the of the river. wondered why an int got dirty after a bath, The told that the mud kept the insects them and it also stopped the sun burning their skin jopped and ate our Inch then, and jephants ate lunch too. They pulled and bark from trees. The leaves ark were their lunch. A big ant used its trunk to gather leaves on the trees. Other elephants ate ass on the plains, The elephants were so big that they ate for most day. lephants had large white tusks made of ivory, I heard that they used sks to protect themselves from enemies. Some elephants used tusks and trunks together, rw small things inthe elephant herd. There were baby elephants he adults, Some babies drank milk from their mothers and some ate We laughed when one baby stumbled over its own trunk! fun to watch the elephants. But we had to 0 home. We drove NST AT and thought about the amazing animals we had seen ee \re) A. Match the words to the correct definitions. Lplain . + to cause someone to be extremely surp 2.in the distance © + to keep something safe from damage 3.amaze . + to pull in liquid or aie through your mo 4. suck . + to be hurt or damaged by fire or much 5.bum . + large area of flat land 6 protect . + ta point whioh ie far away T.enemy . + one who hates or wants to harm you B herd . + any group of animals thar move togeth 9.stumble + + 10 step awkwardly while walking or tur 8. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. L.I’s important to ‘your skin from the sun, © sumble O pow © suck @bum 2. You've done all your homework in an hour? You me. @ amaze Ouse © protect @ squint 3. He's riding a horse across the . @ meters plains © tusks @ trunk 4. When an. comes from behind, run as soon as possible. @adult ®osher etephant enemy ‘5. There are many tll buildings inthe 4 @neatby next @adistance ——@ farawayned eck True or False. They toured the plains of Africa on foot OT OF = Plephants usually eat meat. TOF 1008e the best answers. Which of the following is not about plains? @ large and fat @) grassy trees and rivers @ rocky = Why did the family need elephants’ ears? } They want a new pet, ® They enjoy eating elephants ©) They were very hot. @ They were fans of elephants Why does an elephant use its tusks? 5) to drink wo protect © wake shower Dro eat Whhich ofthe following is the fact the tour guide told the family? 3) The leaves and bark wes their lunch, 5) Sometimes elephants use their ears as fans, ®) The elephants had large white tusks made of ivory. } Some elephants didn’t use their tusks and trunks together. ite the best answers. Vhy does an elephant rol in the mud? Vhy did the family laugh?”reed Fact and Opinion A statement of fact tells only what actually happened. A statement opinion tells an attitude toward something. It is important to distinguish the fact from the opinion in order to make a sound judgment about the information you are receiving. Find and write five sentences that tell facts and five sentences that the narrator's opinions. 0Geeks plete the summary by filling in the blanks. emies fan guide plains protect roling trunks umily went to Aftican to have a safari cour, We were on a jeep \tour_. We saw elephants and heard about them. They used their ‘in many ways: to drink, take a shower and gather leaves. They used cars a8_______. We saw elephants in the mud. The tour told ust was to their skins. We also heard that elephants used = usks to protect themselves from ‘We saw a baby elephant. It was ute. It was fun to watch elephants. Med F Say your own opinions. e elephants grass-eating animals or meat-e 1g animals? ‘an example of an animal that has a special body part, Tell how it uses that dy part, n=A SPIDERS A spider is an interest NAAT ZOPAIAN g creature. ‘There are more than 37,000 kinds c spiders in the world, Some are as bi a dinner plate. Some are as small as pinhead. Their bodies have two par the head and the abdomen. The abdomen is plump, All eight legs. They don’t have ears. Th piders have feel the sound with tiny hairs on the jegs, Most spiders have eight eyes some have fewer than eight. So fuzzy and others are smooth, and they come in many different colors Spiders live in many different kinds of places: water, gardens, hou and the ground, They live where itis hot or where itis cold. They li where itis wet or where it is dry, Many spiders live for only one yeu though some spiders, like tarantulas, can live much longer. They all insects and some eat animals, In addition, the fact that they have superpower makes the insect more in Some spiders have amazing powers. The Goliath birdeater tarantulait. Axia Kingdom wi America. Itis the largest spider in the world, Sometimes it pulls xt of their nests and eats them! niders are super jumpers. They can jump 50 times of their body @ a man almost jumping across a football field, That is a big piders walk upside down even on a smooth surface. The feet on jders have tiny hairs. The hairs are very sticky. The hairs make er strong. It can hold 170 times more than it weighs, That is the Spider-Man cat rying 170 people, and the spider is upside down! piders spin seven kinds of silk. The silk makes webs. It wraps the it catches: and the web sw’ 188 the spider from one place to Some silk is almost as strong as steel. piders are poisonous. Poisonous spiders will catch an insect and ery quickly. The spider quickly makes insects s and soon the insect is dead jut for the Black Widows. 2 very poisonous! Mi But, I think, spiders are the teresting super heroes. has super powers in the SST ATTA Xrien A. Match the words to the correct definitions, L.kind : + filled with harmful Hiquid 2.abdomen + * atype of thing or person 3.upside down * + tending to hold on to something when tou Assurfice + + the ouside of something Sisticky * avery strong metal made from iron 6. steel : + a person who is fen Tanker up thy oh 7. poisonous + * not able todo things without help singin, «fumed so tat the part athe op now Sitiero . ._ the part of an animal’s body, containing t stomach and other organs B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. 1,__is used for making many things: bridges, buildings, and mac! Rok © Swet @ Rubber 2. What ‘of pet do you want, Ted? @ helpless powerful — kind @ surface 3. Look out the snake. Itis @abero Dupside down © helpless @ poisonous 4. Tfett something ‘on my shoe. P've got some gum stuck to my @ helpless Dot @sticky @kind 8.The of the road is rocky. The car is shaking too much, @ surface hero Okind @ ace “eked 2ck True or False. very spider is fuzzy. oT oF piders’ silk is very strong, oT oF bose the best answers. ‘hich of the following is the thing in common between spiders? = ) They live in hot places. ® They ae very smal ) They have eight eyes @ Their bodies have two pars, Jw high can some spiders jump? ) 50 times as long as their bodies © 90 times as long as their bodies. )1.9 meters @ 37 meters Joc ofthe following is nota way that sik is used? ) making webs © wrapping insects ) making ste] @ swinging the spider Mich ofthe following is not rue about spiders’ superpower? jump very high © walk upside down listen to very small sound @ have some poison te the best answers. That are some spiders’ hairs for? at kind of spider lives longer than any and has amazing powers?Snr Searching for More Information ‘You sometimes want to know more about a topic while you are reac When you are curious, you can search for more information. You look up in an encyclopedia or use search engines on the internet. C you can just ask teachers or parents. In order to support the main idea, “spiders’ powers,” the author tel facts about spiders. Pick an item about spiders and find more information on it. Item 1.lete the summary by filling in the blanks. zing facts interesting poisonous powerful spin upside ue many interesting about spiders. They are diferent in their They live in many kinds of places. They eat inseets and animals. But the most fact about spiders is that they are as as Spider Man, ave power. They can jump very high. They can walk down. They can silk to make a web, Some spiders are ‘They can Kill insects. Spiders are the real heroes. Cirrus or say your own opinions. y does the author think that spiders are the really teresting super heroes? ou know something more about spiders, explain it. wé * OFM wos ~ 3. SMe Unit 2. Dolls and Toys An Adventure with Super Bude + “Randy, rise and shine!” “Lam going to skip breakfast,” Randy said and pulled his blanket 0 his head, He had been angry since his mother refused to buy him th new action figure, “NEW Great Super Dude,” yesterday. Great Sup. ® Dude was a new action figure of a cartoon character, Super Dude. H was mightier than any hero. This new version of Super Dude was b and fancier. Ithad a stronger weapon. He wanted to get it. But the voice was not his mother’s. “Hey, I am not your mom. Look the toy box under your bed,” said the voice. v» Randy got up and crawled under the bed. There was an old toy box. ‘opened it. There were lots of dusty old toys. “Here, here! Tam Super Dude, Do you remember me? I was your fri You loved me a lot. When I had a broken arm, you didn’t play witht anymore, but it's okay, I just wanted to say good-bye to you before I "leave this house. Theard your mom will throw me away tomorrow ‘moming.” Surprised, Randy picked up the talking action figure. “Tremember you, Super Dude,” said Randy. He thought he looked mi ‘handsome than NEW Great Super Dude but he looked sad as well. H sorry that Super Dude hed a broken arm and he did not play with him “oi 8G a"n really okay. [just had a long sound sleep your bed and I will go to a roomier 2. You wanted to have a NEW Super Dude, "t you? Every kid does. That’s how it 1 like you more than NEW Super Dude. 1 very happy with you last year. I guess I can our arm.” Randy found some tape to fix his He fixed his arm with the tape, w do you feel?” asked Randy to Super 2. el better. Thank you. But I have to say bye anyway.” n't say that, I will tell mom that I don’t anew one and will play with you.” Dude smiled at him and said, “Okay. will go with you when I go on the next > trip against aliens.” t's cool,” said Randy and he put his friend le his pillow and fell asteep. In his dream, da really fantastic space adventure with + DudeVocabulary Build Up A. Match the words to the correct definitions. Liskip + the shape ofthe human body ora perso 2refwe + + haying much space; large 3figue + + torepair mighty + + an exciting and possibly dangerous acti Sfamy + + to say “no” 6.weapon + + living being from another planet Troomy + + any thing used in a war, such as 2 gun B.fix : + splendid in size of lok S.alien + + having or showing great power ii aiverome « «fant orate something B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. 1. The penis than the sword, © digger © weaker ©powertul — @ mightier 2, His life is full of He has traveled in 300 countries. @ space ®adventures action figures @ toys 3. Amy is angry with Jay So she to help him, @ liked @ remembered © refused @ wanted 4. The mechanic replied, “I can your ear now." @ taney ® crawl Oxi @tix 5. 1don't have enough space here. I want to move to a spartmer @rmighticr © sad ©room @ roomierprehension Check Up neck True or False. Randy was poor and he had only old toys. oT oF Super Dude was a cartoon hero who fights against aliens. OT OF noose the best answers. What is Super Dude? @ Randy's mother ® Randy's brother © a brand new toy @ a talking action figure Why did Randy want to skip breakfast? @ He was not hungry. © He was angry. © He upset the toy box. @ Super Dude was broken, What was Randy's mom going to do with Super Dude? fix his arm. ® leave him in the toy box: © give him away @ throw him away = How did Randy feel about Super Dude's broken arm? ® sory ® happy © sleepy Odiry rte the best answers. Why did Randy want to get NEW Great Super Dude? What did Randy and Super Dude do in Randy's dream?Cora) Inferring Feclings You can infer what the characters feel from what they say in the sto By inferring feelings, you can feel sympathy for the characters, wh ‘makes your reading more enjoyable. Read the selection and write who says each part and guess how the ‘speaker is feeling. *Do you remember me? | was your fiend. You loved me fot. When | had @ broken arm, you didn't play with me anymore, but its okay. | just wanted to say .govul-Lye lu you Lefuie I leave this nouse. I neard your mom will hrow me away tomorrow morning” says because he was “Lam really okay. | ust had a long sound sleep under your bed and will go to a roomier place. You wanted to have @ NEW Supor Dude, didn't you? Every kid ‘does. That's now it os” ‘says because he was ‘says because he was. “Okay. Then | will go with you when I go on the next space trip against aliens” says because he was “That's cool” Says because he wasEat plete the summary by filing in the blanks. venture arm away broken fixed throw y voice woke Randy up. It was Super Dude, an action figure. Randy used to play jim. But Randy had forgotten him and wanted a new toy. Randy found Super had a ‘and Randy's mother would ‘Randy felt somy and he the action figure’s arm, they had a great {in his dream, > oF Say your own opinions. ny Randy did decide to play with Super Dude again? = hat is your favorite toy? Do you have any good memories about it? }Barbie Doll Barbie is the world’s best-selling doll. The frst Barbie came out in 1 It was made by Mattel, Inc, Ruth Handler made the first Barbie doll. Barbie was Ruth’s daughter's name. The first Barbie doll wore a swimsuit. It was black and white like a zebra, Her hair was in pony 5 with curled bangs. The hair was either blond or brown. In later years Barbie's hair became colorful and she wore other kinds of clothes. Because of the popularity of Barbie, many people collect them. In 1980, an “Internatig collection” was released. The dolls were dressed in traditional clothes from the countries they represented. Various other collections have been relea through the years, The rare Barbies are very expens Dolls which have no been removed from their cases are most valuablerere ere interesting facts about Barbie dol frst Barbie cost $3. ay, more than 1 billion Barbie's have n sold, Ken doll was named for Ruth and Eliot iler’s son. bie’s full name is “Barbie Millicent ers.” pie didn't have a belly button until 2000. Barbies are sold every second around wortd, re's an official Barbie collectors site at: Imnraieteic yy Ass ighest-selling Barbie doll in history, Totally Hair Barbie, was ed in 1992. Totally Hair Barbie featured extra-long hair. It reached ¢ her head down to her toes. This is still one of the most popular Barbies that are treated with care may one day become valuable tor's items, qd A ge SD seg 13S,Reed ‘A. Match the Words to the correct definitions. 1. populatity + + to take away from a place or position 2urelease + formal and public Berepresent ‘+ to bea sign or symbol of something dre + not often found or seen; not common S.remove + * to have something as an important part official + + 10 deal with something in a particular way T.feauure ‘+ having a great value in money; expensive Btreat + + to allow to be shown, sold, or published S.valuable *+ the quality of being liked by many people B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. 1. Ned hates dogs. He the dog badly as well, @ kes ®wves © removes @uvears 2.1 spent much money buying this ea. This car is very tome, @ valuable © white @ou @cheap 3. Britney Spears’s new album will be atthe end ofthis month, @ released @ weaed @allowed @ taken 4, To many people the Queen. the former glory of Britain. @ treats ® represents © wants @ presents 5, It's an Australian company. Its logo a red kangaroo. @ treats @ official @is sold @ featuresok 1eck True or False. Some people treat dolls with much care, oT oF Barbie has its official collectors website noose the best answers. What was the first Barbie wearing when she came out? Dan evening dress @aswimsuit © a training suit @ a pair of paiamas What isnot trve about Barbie? ®) The first Barbie's har was either blond or brown, B) The Barbie that sold the most had very long hat. © “Totally Hair Barbie" willbe intrsiced to the world. ®) Barbie's haircolor became more colorful. Which of the following is supposed to be the most expensive? ® a Barbic in tradtional clothes a Barbie with hair from head to toes S) a Barbie wearing a black and white dress D a collector's Barbie never taken from a package ite the best answers, Nhich isthe highest-selling Barbie doll in history? fow much was the first Barbie?Sern Paraphrasing You acquire information on a topic while you are reading. You can w your own version of the passage. This rewriting activity is called paraphrasing. When you paraphrase a passage, you can summariz the passage or organize the scattered information from the passag} another way. Find five facts about Barbie dolls that are most important or interes to you from the passages. Make a paragraph using the selected fac ‘5 most important or interesting fact 1 2 i 4 6Sra plete the summary by filling in the blanks. 59 collect dressedin expensive highest-selling item released. is the world’s best-selling doll. In. the frst Barbie with a ‘was made by Ruth Handler. Many people __ Barbies, ed Barbies are____ In 1980, an “International Collection’ was These Babies ‘many different clothes. Totally Hair = was the is sill loved today. Likewise, Barbie is a popular collector's ee or say your own opinions. hich is the most interesting fact to you about Barbie dolls? you were a Barbie doll designer, what kind of Barbie would you like to make?5 SSSR oo Sse ose eo oeoe Unit 3. Native Americans 627 ZX Why Native American Are Called Indians CEoe) I Ctwistopher Columbus made famous sea voyage to find valuable goods for the Queen ‘a iC) Spain. After many days and ni at sea, he found land. When h landed in the new world, he thought he hed found India. H not know that there was a lan H between Spain and India, Whe as ox ‘went ashore, new and strange people greeted him. He called them Indians. But what he fou ‘was a new land that was later named America, The people v not people from India. They \ Native Americans. Columbus made a big mistake. Reon} LOO, x ‘The mistake has not been corrected to this day. Many people still c Native Americans Indians. Some Native Americans even call thems. foe ofoec) AXns. To avoid offending, you should ask a Native American if he or ninds being called Indian, ginal people of America were from hundreds of different tribes. or have similar this tribes did not speak the same I res. Perhaps that is why many Native Americans today like to be 1 by the name of their tribe, For example, they say, “We are the ta people, Som: call us the Sioux.” It is important to call native je by the right name. Imagine how you would feel if everyone | you by a wrong name,| Roe ke A. Match the words to the correct definitions. and customs B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. i 1. The frst space shutile took place in April of 1981 @cnuise ® voyage @ sailing @ culture 2. Vincent made a He called Kathy by a wrong name. @rribe mistake © cutture @ block 3.1 found I had marked a wrong answer. I it @ comected @ealled © greeted @ named 4.Tim won't __ lending you his pen. @ offend ®example © mind @ mistake | 5. China sells many different kinds of in the world market | @ names O tribes © goods @ landsnd heck True or False. Columbus found India and met Indians. TOF ‘The new land was between Spain and India. TOF hoose the best answers. For whom was Columbus looking for goods? @ the tribe leader © American president © the Queen of Spain @ the King of the U.K, What did Columbus think when he had found land’? @ He had found India. ® He would be poor. © Indians were friendly. @ There was a land between Spain and India, = What do many Native Americans like to be called? @ Indians @ Spanish © American people —_@ their tribal name What is not true about American tribes? @ There are only a few different tribes, ® Many of the tribes do not speak the same language. © Some of them call themselves Indians. @ Lakota and Sioux are tribe names. rite the best answers. Why did! Columbus call the North American native people Indians? Why do many Native Americans today like (0 be called by the name of their tribe?‘ err Variations on Expressions The author enjoys using different words or expressions to avoid boring repetition of the same words or expressions. Read and circle the words that refer to the person in the picture. W the words on the web. “Tho original people of America were from hundreds of diferent trbos. Many of the trbes did not speak the same language or have similar cultures. Perhaps th is why many Native Americans today ike to be called by the name of their tbe For example, they say, "We are the Lakota people. Some call us the Sioux" itis Important to call native people by the right name. Imagine how you would fee! i everyone called you by a wrong name.eal nplete the summary by tilling in the blanks, merica between culture India still_ tribes stopher Columbus found a land Spain and India. He thought it ‘When he met the people there, he called them Indiaas. This is now called and the people were Native Americans, Many le call Naive Americans Indians, You have to be earful, vet: Many Native Americans do not share the same language and ‘Thats why many Native Americans ike he called bythe name of tribe. Weeke e or say your own opinions, he mistake has not been corrected to this day. What was the ‘mistake?’ hink and share your feelings when everyone calls you by a wrong name.Totem Poles ‘The native people of North America who live by the Pacific Ovean m OF totem poles. A totem pole is a piece of art and it tells a story. Artists ‘carve totem poles from red cedar trees. Some totem poles are short a some are tall. The tallest ones are more than 20 meters tall. om eww lX ‘The artist carves animals on the pole. Some of these are eagles, raver wolves, bears, beavers, whales, and salmon. The animals tell a story. story is about a family or it isa legend of the native people.m poles help the family remember stories. ‘The parents tell the 2s to the children. Totem poles helped the native people remember es before th ey learned to write them down. The story that a totem s like a poem. totem pole is a big job. The artists lay the tree down, Then remove the bark. They draw the animals onto the tree. They carve ‘by hand.” to raise the pole. They push and pull it until itis standing. They nima ally they paint the totem pole. Many people ace jony when itis finished. ndy is sure when totem poles were first made. Since totems are - of wood and decay over time, there is no way to prove when they 1d. But the oral histories of Northwestern Indians and their ibors state that totem poles have existed in those cultures since a time before.| ere) A. Match the words to the correct detinitions. Letom + + a story handed down from esi times Deane + + to put something somewhere ina careful w B.legend + + to show something is true day + + tomake an object by euting out wood ors 5. ceremony * + to say or write something ina formal way Spore = + spoken; not written Ton + + Formal even such as wedding Ste + + thing which i respected by a group of pe B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. 1. The play is based on our country’s history and @ site ®biosrphy © novel @ legend 2. Did you watch the award (television ast night? @ graduation ® legend @©eeremony service 3. Ihave to practice speaking, I will take a(n) test @anistic @ legendary © written @orat 4. The artists have stone or wood fora statue @ carved ® remembered © brought @ proved 5. The lawyer tried to that his stato was eve @y ® prove © paint @niisekd neck True or False. Artists of North America make only short totem poles. oT oF The story of totem poles is about a family of a legend. IT OF noose the best answers. Who made the totem poles? ® native people who lived by the Pacific Ocean people in India © native people who lived inthe Midwest @)arists in all over the world How tall isthe tallest totem pole? @ over twelve meters tll © over twenty meters tall © over two hundred centimeters tal @ twenty times as long as normal ones: Which of the following is tue about the totem poles? ® Every man can carve totem poles, B) People remember stories from them. ®) Totem poles were made by machines. D Only an artist raised totem poles. What is the clue that you guess the origin of totem poles from? D written history @ TV reports © word of mouth @ remains rte the best answers. Why is nobody sure when totem poles were first made? What did they do before they drew the animals on the tree?q ro Gathering Information by Questioning Answering questions is one of the best ways to gather informatio Make sure that you ask right questions, and you can gather the inform you need. Write the correct information to answer each “wh”-question. Add yo question in the blank cell and answer it | who made totem poles? When did totem poles start to be made? ‘Where are totem poles? ‘What are totem poles made from? How are totem poles made? ‘Why are totam poles made?fete the summary by filling in the blanks. | cedar ceremony legend Native raise story when people of North America made totem poles. A totem pole is a piece Tutells a about a family or a native people. Totem poles helped the native people remember and tell the s, Totem poles were made from red trees, Artists made them. / people helped to the pole and they had a working on it. Tis not sure, the first totem pole was made, But \westem Indians say that totem poles have existed for a long time. 2 or say your own opinions. re there totem poles in your culture? == {you were an artist of totem poles, what would you draw and carve on them?Unit 4. Mystery The Lost Piggy Bank Jenny was a nine-year-old girl who lived in @ small town in Utah. She ‘would always do some work around the house so that she could save money. She would do the dishes, clean the bathroom, or take the gart out. Then her parents would give her money. Whenever she got some Js money, she would put it in her piggy bank. She wanted to buy a new bike: the new pink and purple Barbie bicycle. She was really excited about it. ‘One day, she came into her room and went to put some money in her ‘© piggy bank, She looked for her piggy bank but she could not see it ‘anywhere, She was shocked to find out that her piggy bank was missi At first, she thought: ‘T might have put it somewhere in my room.’ Si searched her room again... But nothing w: ‘Then she thought: “T might have put it in my brother’s room.” She © searched her brother's room.... There either. ‘Then Jenny thought: ‘I might have misplaced it.’ She looked in and ¢ of every thing in the house, even under the sofa and in the kitchen. Bi she wasn't able to find the precious piggy bank. Worried, Jenny came back to her room. She found one of her brother thereall cards. She was cious of him, She ht: “He might have it” She waited for rother to come ly, she confronted bout it. He denied thing, but she was hat it was him ise she had found fF his Football cards + room. He bly dropped it when going to steal the piggy bank. He denied this he started arguing with him. tes later her mother entered the room. She asked what was La | sning. After Jenny explained, her mother started laughing and oe ined to Jenny that she had the piggy bank. Her mother said she had ae ed a savings aecount for Jenny in the bank with the money init , apologized to her brother and went running to tell her friends that ow had a savings aecount in the bank.Rnd A. Match the words to the correct definitions. Ise + . 2 search + . B.misplace + . 4.precious + S. suspicious * 6.confront + deny + * S.account + . 9. apologize + to say that one is sorry to putin a wrong place; lose where you keep your money in a bank causing questions of doubt to say that something isnot true of great wre ovale to keep or store for future use {o meet difficult situation or person to look through very carefully in onder * find something B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks, LHe tome, saying, “I @confronted apologized 2.1 like to open a am sorry. I's my fault.” © thanked @ greeted 1 will save money to buy a computer, ® door window © mind @ savings aceo 3.Tguess1 the pen. I eannot find it now. @eentered misplaced _@ entered @saved 4. The policeman __afingerprin. It was not easy. @wached © bought reat © ccorched for 5.1 don't want to you. Lam tired, @pu sve © misplace —__ @ controntSed ock True or False, enny didn’t apologize to her brother. oT oF enny could not find her piggy bank. ar cose the best answers. Vhat was the main character’s name? D Andressa —@ Paula © Andy @enny Why was she saving money’? » to buy a present ® wo buy abieycle to put tina savings account @ togive her mom What made her contiont her brother? } his socks in her room @ his football card in her room, ® his shorts in her roam @ the lost piggy bank in his room Nhat happened to her money aftr all? ®) Her mother opened an account. ® Her father had it. } Her sister used it @ She gave itto her fiend ite the best answers. Vhat was Jenny's mystery? Vat did Jenny do after she knew the truth?ed Making a Prediction Characters in a story make a prediction what will happen to ther can follow their predictions or you can guess the next event in a different way. That activity makes your reading more interesting. Write Jenny's guesses in the story and check whether they were tr false.fea kes aplete the summary by filling In the blanks. Jologized brother's confronted open pigay bank searched y foond her ‘was missing. She foriteverywhere c house but she could’t find it In he room, she saw one of her pall cards. Jenny ____ him about it but he denied everything. Their yr saw them and explained that she had the piggy bank because she Wanted to an account for Jenny Jenny toher brother and she happy to have her own saving account, eek = fe or Say your own opinions. fe denied this and she started arguing wish him. What does this’ mean? Nhat was Jenny's mistake?MH What Is a Detective? ' Detectives are people who solve erimes. They investigate robberies murders, or other crimes. Detectives may work in a police station. 1 = may also work privately. Sometimes they are called “private eyes.” == Gale Manson is a private detective. She runs her own office. She has |+ more detectives to help her. She knows how to solve problems. Detectives use many techniques to solve a case, They often ask questions to the suspect involved with the case. Gale is good at askir questions and talking with a witness, A witness is @ person who saw crime,ctives may also use informants. These are le who may have a connection to the case also has many informants who can help nytime, She has keen eyes and a great ersation technique. These help her get information when she solves the crimes. ctives need to be patient. Sometimes it takes a time to solve a case. Gale spent 5 years to a case. It was about a kidnapping. The returned but nobody knew who kidnapped hild, It was a hard case but she never gave he kept trying the case. Finally she found a ect and he was the criminal. If Gale had given up ase, the criminal might have done another crime. ctives need to have good observation skills. sive a case, they will search for evidence. Gale per men look for any clue that can help. Evidence may be prints or hairs. They also may use DNA testing. Sometimes the c of the crime can be made, When they search for evidence, they into the site very carefully and use feelings, knowledge, and rience,Vocabulary Build Up A. Match the words to the correct definitions. fecrime + + something done against the law 2erobbery + + the crime of killing someone Semurder + + one who gives information privately + + watching someone or something carefully S.witness + + paid for by a person or company 6 informant + + the crime of sealing from someone Tekidnap + + person who ses or ears something that hap 8. observation + + to take a person by force in order to get mo _, something that makes you believe that som istrue evidence + 'B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. 4. Unlike public parks, tis park is _ owned, You cannot ener it © surprisingly @ suspiciously © privately @ keenly 2.The said that he saw the red ear hit the blue ear. @ witness baby © criminal @ scientist 3. He has good skills, He always finds out the solution to the c @ heath @informant © conversation @ observation 4. We had a nice I was glad to meet you. @eonversation — fight Ouse @erime 5.1 cau say he is the criminal. There's an important @evidence murder kidnapping —_@ informatkeke) sheck True or False. - Gale has worked on a kidnapping case. IT OF - A detective does not need to have informants. TOF shoose the best answers. - What is a detective? @ aperson who has information | person who solved crimes © aperson who saw acrime ‘@ a person who made movies . What do people call some detectives who nun their own office? @privatc eyes private nose © witness @ police . Why does a detective need to have good conversation skills? @ to find fingerprints ® to look for evidence © to read about the case @ to get useful information about a case , Why do detectives need good observation skills? @ Ithelps them in school. © Itheips them 10 solve cases. © Ithelps them to swim better. @ Ithelps them to drive, Vrite the best answers _ What does Gale Manson do? How long did it take for Gale to solve the kidnapping case?Phd Persuasion and Examples In order to persuade readers into agreeing his o her opinions, aut use many examples. Examples make the opinions stronger and believable. ‘The passage tells about what a detective should be in order to be a good detective. What requirements does the author illustrate and wh ‘examples does the author use to support them? ce ee Eojplete the summary by filling in the blanks. mes observation patient office suspects techniques ctives solve ‘They work in a police or they privately, They use many ___ to solve a ease. They ask questions to or witnesses, They use informats to get useful information from . They should be ‘when it takes a long time to solve a case. They 200 _ skills, when they search for evidence. They use feelings, edge, and experience as well, e oF say your own opinions. lave you scen any detectives in movies? What techniques do they use? Vhat evidence could help to solve a crime?Unit 5. Discoveries and Inventions John Discovered a Bus It was 6 o'clock in the morning in spring, People woke up to go to w At the end of the road on Riverside Street, there was a really simple house. In that house, there was a really skinny boy named John, John lived with his parents and they were really humble people. His worked really hard to be able to put food on the table, and his mom ‘wasn't able to work because she was really sick, John would pray every night hoping that one day he would be able t help his family, but he would always think: ‘How can I help then? 1 so young and skinny. What could I possibly do to help them out? On his way to school, John decided to think about possible things th he could do to help his parents out. He thought about selling newspay ‘or mowing grass for the neighbors, But those did not offer 200d pay. thought hard, He finally got it! He decided to discover new species of insects that nobody had ever seen. One of the reasons why he picked that was that his hobby was b ‘hunting. Only bug hunting was what he could do without money. Another reason was that his dream was fo become a biologist. So wh not start working on that now? So everyday, after school, before going home he would go to the parknis house and just search for a ble creature never seen by anybody. earch took him weeks. When he was y giving up, he found it. Tt was the st weirdest looking insect ever se it had ws and head tucked inside just like a Ked like a small turtle, bees But as soon as John got closer to the it got its paws and head out and ad its purple and green wings. The vas different because it had three five eyes, six legs, and it was and green day be ran home screaming saying, UND IT, I FOUND IT, and I shall iw umed the bug “Bugjohn.” Because of ew discovery, he was able to help his family! Can you imagine happened to him after that? He made his dream come true. He ne a biologistRied A. Match the words to the correct definitions. skinny + + very thin and bony 2humble + + strange or odd; puzzlingly unusual 3. pray . + something or someone that is found A.decide + + to thank, ask, or speak to God 5. mow . + 10 put something in a small place so that its 6.species + + to cut down with a blade or machine T.biologist + + a scientist who studies living things weird + + to choose or solve 9. tack . *+ poor or ofa low social rank _, group of living things that can mate with o Ai iasomey = ‘another but not with those of other groups B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. 1. My father isa He studies whales @ chemist ®) 200 © biologist @ dolphin 2. He became quite ‘while he was ill, He ost 10 pounds @ skinny Oi © warm @ big 3. The dog i Keats gras, @ bumble ®pray @discovery — @ weird 4. We hited that guy the grass over there. ® pulling ®) mowing @ selling @ cating 5. Inthe U.S, how many bird are endangered? @torem @ species © witness @ mistakeoe sheck True or False, Joh has no family. TOF _ John found a weird bird, oT OF shoose the best answers. - Which of the following does not tell about John? @ He hated mowing the gras. @ He was poor © Te found something evil inthe ph. @ He wa vey oh - Why did John wanted to find something different? @ wy anews oy © tobwy acar © whelp his parents ou @ to bay a video game . Which of the following is not the reason John decided to look for an insect? @ His hobby was bug bunting. ‘@ Bug huming did not need money, @ He could make a special dish. @ He wanted to be a biologist. _ What was the name that John geve to the bug? @ronuban —Jumnbuz_——Silverug—- @ Buon _ What did John become after he discovered the bug? @ biologist ‘teacher © doctor @editor vite the best answers. _ What does the bug John found look like? How long did it take for John to find the bug?Sh ‘Summarizing and Key Information ‘Summarizing is writing a shorter version of what you read. First, yo should extract key information. Leave out less important details because your goal Is to provide a brief account. Then, you can use y ‘own words and key words from the story. Underline the most important sentences that determine the overall of the story from each story selection. It was 6 o'clock in the morning in spring. People woke up to go to work. At the ternd Uf We roa un Riverside Steet, Unere wes really spl Inoue In hal house, there was a really skinny boy named John, John lived with his parents {and they were really humble people. His dad worked realy hard to be able to pu food on the table and his mom wasn't able to work because she was really sick. John would pray every night hoping that one day he would be able to help his family, but he would always think: How can | helo them? I'm so young and ‘skinny. What could | possibly do to help them aut?” He decided ta alscaver new spacies af insects that nobady had ever seen. Ono cof the reasons why he picked that was that his hobby was bug hunting. Only bug hunting was what he could da without money. Another reason was that his {dream was to become a biologist. So wihy not start working on that now? So everyday, after school, before going home he would goto the park near his house ang just search for & possible creature never seen by anyboay. Mis searc took him weeks, When he was finally giving up, he found it It was the biggest ‘weirdest looking insect ever He named the bug "Bugjohn.” Because ofthat new discovery, he was able to help his family! Gan you imagine what happened to him after that? He made his ‘dream come true. He became a biologist.fa »plote the summary by filling in the blanks. ie biologist discover humble looking species was bor into a family. He wanted to help his family but he did ave a good idea about what to do for his family. One day, he decided to new __of insects beeause it did not need money and he ed to be a He tried to discover one and he finally did it! That was age. insect. He gave it a name “Bugjohn.” Because of that new very, he was to help his family and he became a biologist Deke > oF Say your own opinions. == an you think of a word that has a similar meaning as “humble?” you were John, what would you do to help our family?A simple incident can make a great success but it does not come naturally. It needs help and effort. Here are two examples: ‘One Man’s Mistake Is Another's Inspiration ‘You use them at home to post a message to your mom on the fridge, leave a telephone message, or to flag a page in a book. Have you ‘guessed yet? That's right. We're taking about Post-it® Notes! ‘Arman named Spencer Silver was working in the 3M laboratories. made new glue in 1968. Tt was not strong glue, It was even weaker tl ‘what 3M already made. When he used the glue, it stuck to objects, b could easily be lifted off. The scientist was disappointed. He did not the glue. Four years later, another 3M scientist named Arthur Fry was singing cchurch’s choir. He us markers to keep his EF) me in the hymmal, but th BAF, aN kept falling out of the J : book. He remembere a. \ . ¥ Silver's glue and heed markers with the glue. The notes came off and the book was not yed, Arthur Fry used the glue to make an invention. The invention Post-it® Notes, Today they are one of the most popular office ducts, oy Can Be an Inventor ik Epperson was an eleven-year-old boy. One day Frank mixed a k of soda water, powder, and water. It was a popular drink back in 5, For some reason he did not drink all of it and left it on the back th overnight. There was a stirring stick in it. Of course, when it was | overnight, the drink froze. The next day, Frank had a stick of frozen 1 water. He showed the frozen soda with a stick to his friends at i teen years later, Frank remembered the incident and sold the frozen 1 with a stick, Its name was “Ep-sicle.” It had si lickly became a hit, In 1923, he changed brand name to “Popsicle,” because his dren kept asking for “Pop's ‘sicle. & erson sold his brand name Popsicle® in 5 to another company. Today the e® family has more than 30 delicious ns. Over three million Popsicles are every year.Roe ‘A. Match the words to the correct definitions, Leffot + + something that is made to be sold 2. inspiration + + to mix something in a container in a cireula 3. laboratory + + a mom used for scientific work 4chymmal + + an event which i either unpleasant or unust S.rip . + book of church songs 6.invention + + the energy that you need {o do something. 7. product + something that has been made forthe frst i 8. stir : + a slightly different form o¢ version of somet 9.incident + * tobe cut open or torn _, Someone or something that gives you ideas fi doing something 10. variation B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. 4. My father isa biologist. He works in a to study plants, ® variation @invention © laboratory @ product 2.Don't pull the curtain too hard. could be out ® stired ® ripped Geffort @iip 3. Thomas Edition is famous for his s @ inventions @ flavors ©hymnas —-@ glue 4. This store cells all kinds of office @efions © products @incidemss —@ stirringek Check True or False. 1. Spencer Silver made strong glue. T OF 2. Prank Epperson still has the rights of Popsicle pe Choose the best answers. 1. What is the main idea of this story? @ Inventor should make new things itis important to sel the inventions. © You don’t have wo make an efor to invent things. @ Some inventions are made from a simple incident 2. Which inventions are introduced to support the main idea? Choose two answers. @Postit Notes refrigerator © Popsicle @ soda drink 8. How dial Spencer Silver feel when he made the glue’) @ He was disappointed, @ He was happy. @ He was satisfied, @ He was excited, 1. Why did Frank Epperson change the name of his invention? @ He added new favors. © Something pops when you have it © Ep-sicle is an old name. @ His children called it “Pop's *sicle. Write the best answers. |. What was the good point of Arthur Fry's invention? . How old was Epperson when he made his invention for the first time?forked Understanding Anecdotes ‘Authors use anecdotes to convey their main ideas to readers in an amusing way. An anecdote Is a short, amusing account of somethin that has happened. ‘There are two anecdotes introduced in the passage. Compare two anecdotes and write what the author wants to tell readers by using | two anecdotes in common. Who When Authors Intentionol 5 Discoveries amd inventions Tabane mplete the summary by filing In the blanks. rozen hit incident invention lucky success remembered weakest imple can be a great A scientist named Spencer . cor made an thats now called Postit® Notes, He worked! on ther scientist's glue that id not look useful. One da, in church, he came up han dea thatthe glue could be used indifferent way. Thanks othe incident, he Fe the ___glue into great invention, Frank Epperson was (00. When he was young, he gota soda with a string knit. Bight years late, he______the incident and sod the frozen sda ha stick. It was a huge and it was the beginning Popsicle®. ecko te oF say your own opinions. Why did the author label is ttle tothe First ancedote? Can you add another aneedote about the main idea of the passage?Unit 6. Amusement Park An Invitation from Treasure Land “Teannot believe my eyes! TP’ th ticket to Treasure Land, I am invi Bella held the red ticket tight! ‘Treasure Land was a theme park hhad been under construction fo five years to show children a ne grand look. It was planning an opening celebration in a new we announced that it had hid only # red entranee tickets in five boo Central Children’s Library. One whoever got the ticket, he or she could enter Treasure Land on its ‘opening day. On that day, no one else except the five could go to ‘Treasure Land, The library has tons of books and more than 500 chi go to the library every day. It was hard to find the tickets. Some gre kids made a mess at the library trying to find the ticket. But they co not find anything, Bella was a 10-year-old gir! who liked reading very much. Her fami ‘was $0 poor she could not buy any books. ‘Therefore she went to therary every day to read books. She read 100 books a month on the erage ¢ had never been to a theme park, She always envied her friends who at to a theme park on their birthday or festival days. She just read ut the sweet smell of cotton candy, a frightening rollercoaster, a iceful merry-go-round, a playful clown, and a happy family at a me park, Bella did not expect to be invited at all. But surprisingly she nd the red ticket in the thick eneyclopedia she was reading. ® words were written in gold. The words shined like jewels. The ticket ‘Congratulations! You're invited to Treasure Land on the oper - You are one of the five invited. Please enjoy ineredibly fun things Treasure Land. You will never forget the fantastic experience.” She d the words carefully several times. asked a librarian whether this ticket was a real or not. The librarian cked the ticket and she smiled and said, “Bella, yesterday we found a ¢ ticket, It looked like a real one but it turned out that it was not .” Bella was worried, “Bella the Bookworm, however, this is the fast ticket. You were very lucky,” said the librarian, She was the last kid ted! the opening day, Bella put on her best pants and shiny shoes. When got to the gate of Treasure Land, trumpets were played and many ple came to see the five visitors. Her heart beat. She closed her eyes took a deep breath, She took a first step into the theme park with the ticker.Rea kod ‘A. Match the words to the correct definitions. A.consiruction + 2entrance —# B.except . 4, greedy a S.on the average + 6.envy . T.encyclopedia + S.incredibly + 9. fake . 10,turnout + + not including to wish that you had something that someone a book that has facts about a lot of subjects + not real but mace to Took or seem real + the work of building houses, offices, or bridge + to have 2 particular result extremely ‘wanting alot more food, money, or etc, than ye admission; going into usually; generally B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. 1. The team played well. I was very excited, @amazement © playful incredibly __ @ greedily 2.The jewel (0 be a false stone. @wmed ot —_ @ fake @eonsiructed — @ turned on BL her good looks. I always want to be pretty like het. @ puton emer © um out @emy 4 ‘we go to the movies three times a month. @ Fepeot B Rarely @ Hasdly @ On the avera ‘5. felt so lonely. Everyone went tothe swimmning pool___me. except Waccept Gexpect @enitCe Check True or False, 1. Bella liked reading very much, oT oF 2. The ticket Bella found was fake oT oF Choose the best answers. 1. What color was the entrance ticket? @red ® gold silver @dlack 2, Who could enter Treasure Land on its opening day”? @ any kid © special ticket holders © poor children @ librarians ‘Where did Bella find the lucky ticket? @ ina dictionary ® ima thin newspaper @ ina thick storybook @iman encyclopedia 4. Which ofthe following is not true about the story? @ Five children were invited to Treasure Land. @ Betta tried to find the ticket. ‘© Many people gathered on the opening day @ Bela was nervous infront of the gate. Write the best answers. |. How many books did Bella read a month on the average? SS . Why did some greedy children make a mess at the library?Peres Make a Prediction While you read a story, you can make reasonable predictions abou ‘what will happen next. By doing that, you can enjoy reading. What will happen to Bella in the story? Make a prediction and write a brief story. Then share your story with others.aoe ed mmplete the summary by filling in the blanks. bookworm encyclopedia greedy invited lucky opening la found the entrance ticket to the __day of Treasure Land, a theme She was a poor__and she found athick by ident She had wanted to there park and she had never been oa theme park. ly five were to the special event and some children 10 find ticket bot they couldn't, Bla was a sil On the ming day, she was very nervous and marched tothe theme park. Why di the librarian call Bella “Bookworm?” What do you like to do in a theme park?Mars Disneyland extending opening hours Mars Disneyland said Tuesday itis days, the park was filled considering extending opening 30,000 people. © hours because of the large crowds Henry Watson said Tuesday and long lines. park is thinking of opening “The lines were really long,” longer and adding more shows. spokesman Henry Watson said “We hope to give the gues late Monday. They had rehearsal better experience,” he said 1 days. “We don’t make visitors feel park has been open from 10. bored.” When they had rehearsal to 9 p.m, during the rehearsal d Mars's postal authority will Disney characters on Monday, launch a series of stamps with day the Mars Disneyland themK opens. ‘The stamps and envelopes will be e stamps will have pictures of available in the gift shops in Mars ckey Mouse in a magician’s Disneyland by the end of this fit, and Dumbo, Pluto, Simba, month, From October, online | Nala from “The Lion King.” purchase will start to be available, : postal service is also ‘The Mars government hopes nching a Mars Disneyland Disneyland will make more jobs lope with an image of Buzz _and an active economy by m “Toy Story.” attracting many people. nday, September 12", 2016 ickey Mouse has arrived on Mars skey Mouse has arrived at his. Chief Executive. vest home on Mars Disneyland ‘The children from Earth and the ned its latest theme park characters from Disney stories nay on Mars, sang, “It's a Small World” in h Sleeping Beauty's castle in multi-languages. background, Mickey Mouse The park expects more than five Disney's cartoon friends million visitors in its first year. ved on Mars Monday. “Now, I Now, the whole planet seems to be tare Mars Disneyland under the spell of the so-called cially open,” said Disney's “Disney Magic.”Ree eke: A, Match the words to the correct definitions, Leextend + + the most rece, 2. spokesman + + to make longer Sereheursal + + a group with oficial responsibility A.autboriy * + to begin or introduce something new S.lawnch + + to announce something clearly or officially Govsitble + + man who epeaks for ane or more alher pe Telatest + + able to use or buy Bdecle + + atime when all the people practice shows B. Choose the best words to fill in the blanks. 1. The teacher recess by fificen minutes. We had longer free tim @extended _—-Dwasavailable @launched ——-@ felt 2. They didn’t have time for a before the performance. spokesman @rehearal ~—-«@ purchase visitor 3. The cotton candy flavored iee-eream will be__ next month, @ hoped declared «© illed with © launched 4. The toilet is not Its out of onder. @available active @called @ atcraeting 5. America war on Japan in 1941 @porchased expected seemed @ declared neke) Check True or False, 1. Henry Watson is Chief Executive of Mars Disneyland. OT OF. 2. Mars Disneyland will never sell stamps online. oT OF Choose the best answers. 1. What kind of genre are the passages? @ fairy les news Jes @interview — @ movie synopsis 2. What isthe topic of the passages? @ Mickey Mouse and his friends @ the newest world on Mars © the history of Disneyland @ the grand opening of Mars Disneyland 3. What was the problem that happened on rehearsal days? @ too many people ® boring shows ‘©arde spokesman @ aninactive economy Which of the following is not true? Children fom Earth came to Mars to sng together. ® Mars postal amocty will el special stamps. © The theme song was sang in one language @ Many people will ome to Mars Disneyland, Write the best answers. |. How many people came to Mars Disneyland on rehearsal days? ‘What is the ttle of the song that represents Disneyland?Cr 5Ws 1H Most news articles tell about facts. The facts are answered in six questions types: who, where, when, what, how, and why. These called 5Ws 1H. You can organize the facts from new articles effectiv bby asking and answering 5W's 1H. Read the article titled, Mars Disneyland extending opening hours ar answer the each question. ee mere aan Tones What is itmainty talking about? Mars Disneyland extending opening hours Where does It happen? | How wil itbe done? When wil ite done? Why wil it be done? ~~ Who speaks the information?ued smplete the summary by tilling in the blanks. economy extend government launched rehearsal visitors new Disneyland opened on Mars. It had a grand opening ceremony on Sept 12°. On - day, the Disney tile song was sung. Before having the opening day, Mars sneyland had some _days. The park was very crowded on the days s0 -y decided 10 the opening hours. They special stamps d envelopes to celebrate the opening. The park expects more than five million {nits first year. The Mars ‘hopes that i will bring more os and an active ih ett lee cedea ul 5 rte or say your own opinions. = Mickey Mouse has arrived at his newest home on Mars. What does ‘home” refer to? ‘What attractions might you enjoy at theme parks on Mars?