short stories - UMSA

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Meet Thomas A. Tomkins

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Meet Thomas A. Tomkins

Hello, my name is Thomas but my friends call me Tommy, I am 8 years old and I’m from the United States of America. I have one brother, his name is James and he is in 7th grade. I also have a sister, her name is Samantha and she is in 1st grade. My father’s name is John and he is a driving instructor. My mother is Jill and she is an artist.

Oh! I also have a pet, his name is Taffy, he is a very intelligent dog.

My favorite color is purple, my favorite sport basketball and my favorite singer is Shakira, she is a good singer. My favorite food is Hawaiian pizza with lots of pineapple, and my yuckiest food, the olives ah! I like school and I have many friends. We have different adventures together.

I like adventure and I try to be . I try to be good, but in some way I always manage to get into trouble. I usually leaves my homework until the last moment. Are you like me? Now, it’s time to meet my friends, they are cool! EWE B OOKS

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Thomas’s siblings

You have some information about my sister Samantha, she is in 1st grade and her nickname is Sam. She is a tomboy. She is afraid of nothing. She likes to play with children older than herself. She has lots of energy. She loves to run and jump. Sam is very messy; her room is always untidy. Her favorite food is peanut butter and her yuckiest food mushrooms. Her favorite color is yellow and she also has a pet it is a cat. Its name is Charlie. She loves her cat!

This is my brother James, his nickname is Andy. Andy is in 7th grade and he is a good brother. He likes sports. He practices soccer, basketball and swimming. He is very responsible and he does his homework after school. Andy is good at mathematics and he helps me with my homework. He is very smart! Andy has a smart too its name is bongo, it is a monkey, the story is long! And you will have the opportunity to know details about Bongo. Andy’s favorite singer is Michael Jackson and he is good at dancing his songs.

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Thomas’s friends

Here you can see my siblings and friends. You can also see Taffy and the monkey Bongo. These are my friends they are in my class their names are Kim and Lucy. We play all the time and we have a lots of adventures. They like Taffy very much And Taffy plays with them. This is my friend Kim. She’s American and she lives in Miami. Her father is Ng Chan and her mother Ong Chan, They are from China. Kim has two siblings too, her brother Alan is in preschool and her sister Pat is a baby. She has a pet it is a parrot, its name is “Toby”. Kim’s favorite food is pancakes with maple syrup. Her yuckiest food: stinky blue cheese. Her favorite color is green. Kim is shy. She doesn’t talk a lot. She loves to draw and can play the piano. She likes to help her mother cook.

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Lucy is another friend. She doesn’t Have a nickname. She is in 2nd grade. Her father is Gary Ash, he’s a veterinary. Her mother’s name is Sharon Ash, she’s A veterinary too. Lucy doesn’t have brothers or sisters, but she has many pets at her parents’ animal hospital. Her favorite Food is Mashed banana Sandwiches. Yuckiest Food: Beets (she hates them!) Her favorite Color is red and she likes The movie “Shrek 3” very much, she love Pussy. Lucy is always careful and sensible. She hates to get into any trouble. She always finishes her homework before going out to play. Her room is very tidy, with everything put away in its place. EWE B OOKS

Have fun with me and my friends Learning English is an exciting Adventure, come with me and let’s Enjoy together!

You

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Comprehension Questions I. Read the story and circle the correct answers

1. Where is Thomas from?

The United States China Canada

2. What does Thomas’ father do?

an artist a veterinary a driving instructor 3. What does Lucy’s mother do?

an artist a veterinary a driving instructor

4. Where are Kim’s parents?

The United States China Canada

5. What is James’s nickname?

Tommy No nickname Andy

6. What is Thomas’s pet?

a cat a dog a monkey

7. What is Lucy’s pet?

a parrot a cat a dog

8. What is Tommy’s favorite color?

Purple yellow green

9. What is Sam’s favorite color? Purple yellow green

10. What is Tommy’s yuckiest food

Hawaiian pizza olives hot dogs

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II. Connect the word on the left to the word on the right that means the opposite.

Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.

A

1. favorite 2. love

3. always

4. friends

5. responsible

6. shy

7. careful

8. smart

9. messy

10. untidy

B extroverted

clean stupid irresponsible enemies yuckiest never tidy hate careless

III. Grammar focus I Verb to be Affirmative I am You are He/she/it is We/you/they are

Negative I am not You are not He/she/it is not We/you/they are not

Questions Am I…? Are you...? Is he/she/it? Are we/you/they?

Note: is not isn’t are not aren’t Question words: Where is/are…? What is/are…?

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of verb to be.

1. Tommy Pat and Kim ______ good friends. 2. Kim ______ from China.

3. Kim’s parents ______ from China.

4. Sam’s favorite food ______ peanuts butter.

5. The parrot and the cat ______ pets

6. Lucy’s parents ______ veterinaries

7. My sister and I ______ from the United States

8. Tommy and she ______ in the school today.

9. My mother ______ an engineer, she ______ a veterinary.

10. The children ______ very happy today.

Answer the questions about yourself

1. What’s your name? ___________________________ 2. Where are you from? ___________________________

3. What’s your father’s name? ___________________________

4. What’s your mother’s name? ___________________________

5. What’s your favorite color? ___________________________

6. What’s your favorite food? ___________________________

7. What’s your yuckiest food? ___________________________

8. What’s your favorite sport? ___________________________

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IV. Vocabulary Focus

Occupations

architect

artist

cook

banker

soccer player

computer programmer

psychologist

lawyer

janitor

firefighter

mechanic

police officer

scientist

singer

waiter/waitress

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Practice Look at the pictures and answer he questions.

1. What does he do?

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2. What does she do?

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3. What do they do?

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4. What does he do?

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5. What does she do?

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6. What do they do?

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1. waiter a. languages

2. veterinarian b. food and drinks

3. translator c. animals

4. doctor d. computers and phones

5. secretary e. patients

6. photographer f. cabs

7. pharmacist g. students

8. taxi driver h. pipes and water

9. teacher i. medicine

10. plumber j. camera

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Countries and Nationalities

Bolivia Bolivian

The United States

American

Korea Korean

Uruguay Uruguayan

Brazil Brazilian

Chile Chilean

Venezuela Venezuelan

Canada Canadian

Argentina Argentine

Japan Japanese

My name is Giovanni I’m from Rome, Italy, I’m Italian !

I’m the Little Ugly Duck! I’m from England, I’m English!

ORDEM E PROGRESSO

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Practice Look at the pictures and answer the questions as in the example.

1. Where is he from? What’s his nationality?

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3. Where are Tommy and Sam from?

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4. Where are Kim’s parents? And their nationality?

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Where is it from? What’s its nationality?

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Where are you from Sir? What’s your nationality?

I’m from Bolivia. I’m Bolivian

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Put the countries in the box under the correct heading.

Argentina

Austria

Brazil

Chile

China

Egypt

Germany France Japan Korea Nigeria Zaire

South America Europe Asia Africa

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COUNTRY

LANGUAGE

NATIONALITY

Bolivia

Egypt

French

German

Great Britain

Greek

Italian

Japanese

Mexico

Portuguese

Spanish

The United States

Venezuelan

Peru

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The Magic Remote Control Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

What is the name of the boy?

Where is he from? What is his pet’s name?

You operate different machines with a remote control For example televisions, radios, toys, etc. Another name for a remote Control is “clicker” Do you have a clicker?

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The Magic Remote Control

Thomas A. Tomkins is in third grade. His friends call him Tommy. Tommy has a dog. His name is Taffy. Taffy finds things and brings them to Tommy. Taffy finds a hat. Taffy finds a box. Taffy finds a ball.

Today, Tommy is playing with his friend Lucy. Taffy runs to them. He has a TV remote control. It is not an ordinary remote control. It is purple with red stripes. Tommy says “What’s that? Is that a clicker?. Taffy wags his tail. Tommy takes the clicker and plays with the buttons.

Suddenly, the clicker makes a loud noise. There is a flash of blue light and smoke. When the smoke disappears, Lucy and Taffy are not with Tommy!

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Tommy is very surprised. He stays immobile for a moment with his mouth open. “He opens and closes his eyes and shouts, “Where are you, Lucy?” “Come here, Taffy!” He looks for them behind the bushes. He looks for them under the bench. He looks for them on top of the wall. He can’t find them anywhere.

“I think the clicker is the responsible” he says to himself. Now, He tries pressing the buttons on the clicker to get his friends back. Nothing happens. “Perhaps the batteries are dead,” he thinks.

“But there is no place for batteries. Hestudies the numbers and words on the buttons of the clicker. One says “forward.” He presses it. Nothing happens. Another says “back.” He presses it. Nothing happens.“Perhaps I have to point the clicker at myself and press,” he thinks.

Everything gets black. Tommy falls to the ground. “He opens his eyes and he sees Lucy smiling at him. He hears Taffy barking at him. “Where am I?” asks Tommy.

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“We’re in the school” answers Lucy. “But I don’t know why” she says. Tommy tells her that the magic clicker is responsible for that. “We don’t have to be here on a Saturday,” says Tommy. “We’ll be in big trouble if someone finds us.” “They look for a way to get out. They try the doors. They are locked. They try the windows. They are locked, too. “What can we do?” cries Lucy. “We can’t stay here until Monday.”

“We will not be hungry,” says Tommy.“We’re in the lunch room. There is a lot of food here.” “Taffy starts barking loudly. He finds a little door in the corner of the room. “It’s not locked,” says Tommy. He opens the door.

“They look in, but it is dark. “Can we try crawling in there?” asks Lucy. “ Tommy picks up Taffy. “Let’s go,” he says. “It’s the only way to get out of here.”

Tommy and Taffy go through the door. They squeeze in. Lucy follows behind. Suddenly, they slide down. It is like going down the playground slide, but very fast.

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Finally, they reach the bottom. They land in something soft and spongy. It is also stinky and smelly. “ They look around. They are in a big garbage bin. They are sitting in piles of smelly old food. “Yuck, this is horrible. Let’s get out of here,” shouts Lucy.

They jump out of the garbage bin and run out of the school gates. After five minutes, they stop. “What are you going to do with the magic clicker? I think it is a big problem” says Lucy. “I don’t know,” says Tommy. “They decide to ask their best friends. They can tell them about the clicker the next day, at the park.

“They say “Good-bye” and go home. “What will I tell Mom about my stinky clothes?” he thinks. “As he runs, he hides the magic clicker in his pocket.

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Comprehension Questions I. Read the story and circle the correct answers.

1. What is the first name of the boy?

Tom Thomas Tomkins Taffy

2. What is the last name of the boy?

Thomas Tommy Taffy Tomkins

3. What do the boy’s friends call him?

Taffy Tommy Tomkins Toby

4. What is the name of the dog?

Toby Taffy Tom Tummy

5. The boy is in which grade?

Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 1 Kindergarten

6. What is the name of Tommy’s friend?

Lizzy Lady Lucy Larry

7. What color is the TV remote control that Taffy finds?

red with purple stripes purple with red stripes

8. What is Tommy’s name for the remote control?

clacker clicker clonker clinker

9. Where is Tommy after he presses the remote control?

In a restaurant At a school In his kitchen

10. How Is Tommy when he goes home?

Clean dirty tired sad

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II. Connect the word on the left to the word on the right that means the opposite.

open something

shout quickly

out locked

dead in

slowly whisper

nothing alive

Write an antonym for each of the following words:

loud _________________

down _________________

thick _________________

dark _________________

III. Grammar Focus

The simple present tense

Verb to play Affirmative I play You play He/she/it plays We/you/they play

Negative I do not play You do not play He/she/it does not play We/you/they do not play

Questions Do I play…? Do you play…? Does he, she, it play…? Do we/you/they play...?

Note: do not don’t does not doesn’t

I don’t play soccer She doesn’t speak English

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Question Words

Where do you live? Where does he/she live?

I live in La Paz She lives in Santa Cruz

Yes/No questions

Do you speak Spanish? Does he/she play soccer?

Yes, I do/No, I don’t Yes, he/she does

No, he/she doesn’t

Note:

I play we play they play,

but

he/she speaks he/she plays he/she works he/she studies

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in

parenthesis

1. Taffy _________ a remote control. (find)

2. Tommy, Sam and Andy _________ in Minami. (live)

3. Kim _________ English and Chinese. (speak)

4. My father and I _________ soccer in the park (play)

5. Taffy _________ his tail when he is happy. (wag)

6. Kim’s father _________ in a hospital for animals. (work)

7. Pat _________ Tommy is a good person. (think)

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Negative form

I, you, we, they don’t study

He, she, It doesn’t study

Make the sentences below negative.

1. Tommy works in a greenhouse near the school. _______________________________________

2. Taffy has a nickname. _______________________________________

3. Tommy, Sam and Andy live in Jamaica.

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_______________________________________ 5. John Tomkins works in a hospital.

_______________________________________ 6. Jill Tomkins studies at school.

_______________________________________ 7. Kim’s cat wags its tail

_______________________________________ 8. James loves Shakira, the singer.

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I don’t speak French

Carlos doesn’t speak German

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IV. Vocabulary Focus Physical states and Emotions

crazy

upset

sad

surprised

bored

nervous

scared

annoyed

happy

angry

tired

sick

serious

conceited

confused

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Find 10 adjectives describing physical states and emotions

C O N C E I T E DA P J E X N V V RN T A T C T T U AE I T I R E D P NR M E O A L E S NV I C M Z L R E OO S V F Y I A T YU T P O I G C B ES I C K X E S E DT C P W L N S UP H D E Y T V D E

Write the opposite of the words below

1. Happy _______________

2. Intelligent _______________

3. Calm _______________

4. Well _______________

5. Funny _______________

6. Relaxed _______________

7. Old _______________

8. Ugly _______________

9. Cold _______________

10. Rich _______________ Write a sentence describing your best friend. _________________________________________________

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The Animal Shelter

It’s breakfast time, Tommy tells his father, “I’m going to the park with my friends today.” “Take Samantha with you,” says his mother. “Oh, no!” moans Tommy, “Do I have to?” “Tommy likes Sam, his sister. But he doesn’t like her playing with his friends. She is in first grade. He is in third grade.

“After breakfast, Tommy, Sam, and Taffy go to the park. It is a very nice day. Tommy is wearing his blue shorts, a red and white T-shirt and tennis shoes. Sam has a nice yellow dress and brown shoes. They are very happy. The park is at the end of their street. Lucy, Andy, and Kim are waiting for them. They say, “Do you have he clicker ?” “Do I have what?” says Tommy. He pretends not to understand. “Come on,” says Lucy. “Show them the clicker. They know about it!

Tommy smiles and takes the clicker from his coat pocket. They look at it. “Make it do something,” says Sam. “No, no!” says Tommy. “I don’t know how it works. I don’t want to go to the school lunchroom again.” “I want to see it,” shouts Andy. “Give it to me.” “He tried to grab it from Tommy’s hand. “Tommy wouldn’t let go. They pulled and they pushed.

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“Let go!” says Tommy. “Suddenly, the clicker makes a loud noise. There is a flash of blue light and thick smoke. When the smoke disappears, nobody is at the park. “Tommy, Andy, Lucy, Kim, Sam, and Taffy disappear.

Now they feel scared. They bump

into each other as they fly in the air. They can see yellow, red, pink stars. Finally, they fall to the ground. Kim cries and is scared. “Sam says “Wow, that’s cool!” “I’m sorry, I only wanted to see the clicker,” says Andy. “Now I see it is magic!”

“We are in trouble again,” says Lucy. Kim stops crying and whispers, “Look where we are. We’re not in the school. We’re in a cage.” “We are in the zoo,” says Andy, “but we’re inside the cage!” “Tommy looks around. He sees that there are dogs sleeping in all the other cages.

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“We’re not in the zoo,” whispersTommy. “We’re in the animal shelter. This is where they bring all the dogs that get lost or run away. We came here when we adopted Taffy.”

“Oh no!” cries Kim, “Does that mean someone will adopt us?”

They feel very frightened, except

Taffy, he seems happy. Tommy wants to open the door of the cage, but it is locked. “Sam shouts, “Help, help, we’re locked in a cage!” As she shouts she wakes the dogs. All the dogs start barking. There is a terrible noise, and even Taffy starts barking. “Stop barking, you’re driving me CRAZY!” yells Andy.

“Suddenly the clicker jumps out of Tommy’s hand. It lands on the floor and starts moving. “When the clicker stops moving, two little legs get out from the bottom. Two little arms get out from the sides. The boys see a little head out of the top. “Hello, I am RK-5. How can I help you?” says the clicker.

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The five kids are very surprised and they are with their mouths open. At last, Tommy says, “You can speak!” “Of course I can speak,” says RK-5. “I can speak any language. I can talk to animals. I can understand anything that anyone says.”

“Okay,” says Andy, “say something to Taffy.” “RK-5 barks, “Woof, woofwoof, woof-woof-woof.” “Taffy replies, “Woofwoof-woof woof-woof.” “What does he say? What does Taffy say?” Sam asks. “Taffy says that he did not have breakfast. Tommy forgot to feed him. Tommy was in a hurry this morning.”

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All the kids ask questions to RK-5. “Where are you from?” “What can you do?” “Why are you here?” “One question at a time, please,” says RK-5. RK-5 is sitting on Tommy’s lap. And he tells his story.

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“I am from a star called Gendroz. Our spacecraft is here but we have a problem. We need help. I am the only one on the spacecraft who can speak your language. “I met your dog. I tried to speak to him. He picked me up in his mouth and shut off my power. This morning, Andy said the word, ‘DOO-LALLY,’ to switch me on again.”

“I don’t know magic words,” says

Andy. “My Grand-dad always says ‘DOO-LALLY.’ Instead of driving me crazy. I didn’t know that it’s a magic word.” “If you are so smart, RK-5, can you get us out of this cage?” Tommy says to the little robot. “Of course my friend!” says RK-5.

To be continued!

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Comprehension Questions

Read the questions and circle the correct answer.

1. Who is sitting around the breakfast table?

Tommy’s friends Tommy’s family Tommy’s pets

2. Who is going to the park today?

Tommy and his sister Tommy and James Tommy and his dad

3. Where is the park?

by the school two miles away at the end of the block

4. How many friends are there altogether at the park?

two three four five

5. Where does Tommy hide the clicker?

pants pocket backpack coat pocket

6. Who grabs the clicker from Tommy?

Sam Kim Andy Lucy 7. What color is the thick smoke?

black gray pink blue

8. How many friends are left after the smoke cleared?

one two three none

9. Look at the illustration. How is Tommy feeling?

mad sad happy hungry

10. What is RK-5 doing in his spacecraft?

He’s flying it He’s driving it He’s riding it

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Decide if the following statements are true or false, then circle the correct answer.

1. The little robot can understand dog-talk. true false 2. The clicker transports the children to the zoo. true false

3. When the smoke clears, nobody is at the park. true false

4. Doo-lally is a magic word. true false

5. Lucy tries to grab the clicker from Tommy. true false

6. RK-5 has two arms and two legs. true false

7. At dinner, Tommy talks to his father. true false

8. Taffy sits on Tommy’s lap RK-5 tells his story. true false

9. The animal shelter is a very noisy place. true false

10. Samantha is in third grade. true false

Put the following actions from the story in the correct order from 1-6, beginning with the earliest. _____ Kim started crying. _____ ‘Help, help, we’re locked in a cage!’ _____ Lucy, Kim, and Andy were waiting on a bench at the park. _____ ‘Woofwoof-woof woof-woof.’ _____ ‘I don’t know any magic words,’ said Andy. _____ At breakfast, Tommy told his father ‘I’m meeting my friends at

the park today.’

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II. Nouns Nouns are words that name people, places or things. Common nouns name things. Proper nouns name particular things. Look at the picture below Find and color these common nouns:

cup bowl milk glass mother fruit dog chair plate hair

Find and write these proper nouns near their picture.

Jill Tomkins James Mr. Tomkins

Tommy Taffy Samantha Remember that proper nouns are always capitalized. How many more nouns can you find? Write the words on the line below: ____________________________________________________

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The animal shelter word search

ANIMAL SHELTER ADOPTION

WOOFWOOF VETERINARIAN

BARK CAGE CAT DOG LEASH PET ANIMAL HANDLER

Synonyms are words that have the same meanings. Connect the word on the left to its synonym on the right.

ground close cool! begin happy under lock neat! Start earth below glad

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III. Grammar Focus

The Present Progressive Tense

Subject Verb Rest of sentence

I am/am not walking the dog You are/aren’t eating a sandwich She/He/It is/isn’t playing in the park We are/aren’t having breakfast They are/aren’t going to the party

Note: is not isn’t are not aren’t Questions

What are you doing? What is RK-5 doing? I’m dancing pop music It’s talking with the dog Are you playing with RK-5? Is Tommy’s mother cooking? Yes, I am / No, I’m not Yes, she is / No, she isn’t

Where is the boy playing? Where are the people going?

He’s playing in the park They’re going to work

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Look at the illustration below and answer the following questions:

1. How many people are in the Tomkins family? 2. How many people are seated at the table?

3. What meal are they eating?

4. What are they having?

5. Who is standing at the table?

6. Who is eating toasts?

7. Who is drinking coffee?

8. Who is sitting to Mrs. Tomkins’ left?

9. Whose face is turned away from the viewer?

10. Write one sentence describing Tommy at the table.

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IV. Vocabulary Focus

Clothes

Hat

Skirt

socks

T-shirt

Jacket

Sneakers

Dress

Gloves

Boots

Sweater

Shorts

Shoes

Waistcoat

Vest

Jeans

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Look at the pictures and complete the sentences

Warm

I’m wearing a ___________ I’m wearing a ___________ I’m wearing ___________ and ___________

Cool I put on ___________and a___________. I’m wearing ___________and___________. I’m wearing a___________ and a___________. Play I’m wearing ___________

I put on a___________and a ___________ I put on my ___________and ___________ .

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Dressing Up I’m wearing a nice ___________ and___________ . He is wearing nice___________ , a ___________, and a ___________. We are wearing ___________. Cold I put on my ___________

I put on a warm ___________and ___________.

I’m wearing ___________ I’m wearing ___________on

my feet.

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Rain I put on my___________ . I put on ___________my feet. I’m wearing a ___________

hat. I’m using an ___________.

Sports I’m wearing a uniform to play sports. I wear a ___________ with a number. I’m wearing ___________. I’m wearing ___________ with cleats.

Bedtime I’m wearing ___________. I put on my ___________. I’m wearing ___________

on my feet.

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Bongo Gets Adopted

Tommy and his friends were locked in a cage in the animal shelter. “Tommy asked his little robot, RK-5, if he could help get them out.“I will try,” said RK-5. “I will ask the dogs if they can help.”

“ The dogs became quiet when RK-5 barked a question to them. A little spotted dog barked back at RK-5. Then a large black dog joined in. Soon a lot of the other dogs barked in turn. “What are they saying?” asked Lucy.

“They said that if they knew how to get out, they could not be in the cages. The little poodle said the big doors will open in ten minutes. Then people will come in to look at the dogs. The lucky dogs will be adopted and will go to good homes.”

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“We’ll have to get out before t he big doors open,” said Sam. “I don’t want to be adopted. I have a nice family and a good home.” “ At that moment there was a loud sound. The kids covered their ears with their hands. “Look, look!” said Kim. “It’s a baby monkey. In that red box in the next cage.”

“RK-5, can you speak monkey language?” asked Andy. “Of course I can,” replied RK-5. “I can speak any language. I can speak to any animal.” “Please ask the monkey if he can get us out of this cage,” said Kim.

RK-5 talked for some time to the little monkey. When he finished talking, the monkey jumped out of the red box. He put his tail between the bars of his cage. The long tail reached to the handle on the outside of the kids’ cage. And he opened the door.

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The kids were very happy to be free they danced and shouted. All the noise made the dogs start barking again. Tommy opened the door. “Let’s go, before someone comes,” said Tommy. The kids ran to the door.

The monkey started to shout. He jumped up and down. “What’s wrong with him?” said Andy. “He wants to come with us,” said RK-5. “He wants you to adopt him. He will be sent back to his country today. He doesn’t want to go back.”

“He helped us get out,” said Lucy. “Let’s adopt him. He can live in the park.” They said yes. Andy opened his cage. The monkey jumped onto his shoulder. Tommy, Lucy, Andy, Kim, Sam, Taffy, and the monkey ran out of the door. Then they went to the park gates.

At last, they reached the blue bench. They always met at the big, blue bench. It was their favorite place in the park. Then Tommy said, “We have a lot of questions for you, RK-5.” Sam said, “We have a lot of questions for the monkey, too.”

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“Start with the monkey,” said RK-5. “What do you want to ask him?” “I want to know his name,” said Andy. “I want to know how he got here,” said Tommy. “RK-5 spoke to the little monkey in monkey language. The kids were very quiet.

“ When the monkey stopped talking, RK-5 told the children what the monkey said. “The monkey’s name is Bongo. He lived at the seaside in his country. One day, he saw a big box of bananas near the sea shore. He was very hungry so he jumped into the box to get a banana. He heard someone and He hid under the bananas.

“Someone closed the box. Then he felt the box moving. Someone put the box on a ship and the ship sailed here. “It took a very long time to get here, so when the sailors opened the box, there was only one banana. Bongo ate all of the others. The sailors were very angry and took Bongo to the animal shelter.”

“Don’t worry, Bongo. You are safe with us,” said Andy. “We will take care of you. You can make a house in these tall trees in the park. We’ll bring you food every day and we will remember this day, March 27 for ever” They watched Bongo climb the highest tree.

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Comprehension questions

I. Read the questions and circle the correct answer.

1. Who is locked in a cage at the animal shelter?

Tommy and his friends the Tomkins family

James and his schoolmates

2. Who did RK-5 talk to about trying to escape?

Tommy and his sister Andy and Kim

the dogs in the animal shelter

3. What made a loud screeching sound?

RK-5 a monkey the cage door

4. What color was the monkey’s box?

yellow green red blue

5. What did RK-5 and the monkey talk about?

their families the dogs how to unlock the cage

6. How does the monkey unlock the cage?

with his tail with his hand with a key Put the following actions from the story in the correct order from1-6, beginning with the first, using number words. ___________ At last, they reached the blue bench. ___________ “I will ask the dogs if they can help.” ___________ They watched Bongo climb the highest tree. ___________ The little poodle said the big doors will open in ten

minutes. ___________ . . . the cage door opened. ___________ “The monkey’s name is Bongo.”

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II. Synonyms A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. Using synonyms helps to make your writing more interesting. Here is a list of some words from Bongo Gets Adopted. With the help of your teacher write two synonyms for each word.

little ______________ ____________ good ______________ ____________ large ______________ ____________ black ______________ ____________ nice ______________ ____________ loud ______________ ____________ baby ______________ ____________ quiet ______________ ____________ angry ______________ ____________ safe ______________ ____________

Dogs and Cats There are many kinds of dogs and cats in the animal shelter. Use the pictogram to fill in the blanks. number of cats in the shelter ______________ number of white dogs with spots ______________ number of poodles ______________ number of dogs all together ______________ Are there any great danes? ______________

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III. Grammar Focus Verbs are words that show action: what a person or thing is doing. Draw a line from the verbs on the left to the correct pictures on the right.

barking

speeding

running

standing

swinging

The Simple past tense

Regular verbs An irregular verb

I You He/She/It worked We They

I You He/She/It went We They

I You He/She/It did not work We They

I You He/She/It did not go We They

Note: did not didn’t Questions: Did you go? Did she study? Where did he play? Yes, I did Yes, she did He played at home No, I didn’t No, she didn’t

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Circle the correct form

1. I break/broke a cup yesterday 2. Ann did not play/played soccer this morning.

3. Harry work/worked last Sunday.

4. I didn’t know/knew the address.

5. I didn’t feel/felt well last night.

6. Peter didn’t write/wrote to me for a long time.

7. Ann come/came to see us last weekend.

8. Bongo play/played with the children.

9. Tommy discover/discovered Bongo in the animal shelter.

10. Tommy go/went to the animal shelter in the morning.

Make simple past negative sentences.

1. I played with my friends. _________________________ 2. We spoke Spanish in Argentina. _________________________

3. My uncle taught mathematics. _________________________

4. Kim’s mother cooked the potatoes _______________________

5. Bongo was in a cage. _________________________

6. Bongo ate all the bananas in the cage. ____________________

Write some sentences about the story. Use the past tense _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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IV. Vocabulary focus

Calendars

Calendars are a way to show the days of the week and the months of the year. Calendars help us see all the days in a month or year at one time. We use calendars to plan our time and see days before and after today.

Months of the Year There are 12 months in the year in this order:

1. January

2. February

3. March

4. April

5. May

6. June

7. July

8. August

9. September

10. October

11. November

12. December

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1. Circle the month

that comes first

with a green pencil.

2. Put a yellow line

under your birthday

month.

3. Put a red X on the

last month.

4. Put an orange square

around the month it

is now.

1. January

2. February

3. March

4. April

5. May

6. June

7. July

8. August

9. September

10. October

11. November

12. December

Months of the Year Look at the calendar on the next page and fill in the blanks with a month.

1. Which month has the fewest days? ___________________________

2. Fall starts in the ninth month. ___________________________

3. Name a month that has only 30 days. ___________________________

4. President’s day is in the month before March.

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Months of the Year Here is one way to remember how many days are in each month:

“30 days has September, April, June, and November;

All the rest have 31 Excepting February alone: Which has but 28, in fine, Till leap year gives it 29.”

Name two months that have 31 days:

________________ ________________ Here is another way to remember how many days are in each month: Imagine the first knuckle as January, the first “valley” as February, and so on. Using this pattern, all of the months that “sit” on a knuckle have 31 days. February has 28 days (except in a leap year) and all of the months in the valleys have 30 days. How many months have 30 days? _________________ Calendar Practice

1. How many months begin with a vowel?

2. How many days are in each of those months?

3. If your friend’s birthday is in the fifth month, when is it?

4. Of the months that begin with consonants, how many have 30

days?

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A visit to the Zoo Andy went to the park early. He had two bananas, a pear, and a bag of peanuts. The food was for Bongo, the monkey he helped rescue from the animal shelter. Bongo was living in a tall tree in the park. When he saw Andy with the food, he climbed down very fast. He ate the bananas, then he ate the pear. Andy kept the peanuts for later.

“A voice shouted from behind him. “Hey! Andy.” It was Tommy with his sister, Sam. Lucy and Kim followed close behind. “Is RK-5 with you?” asked Andy. “Of course I am,” said a voice from Tommy’s pocket. Tommy took the little robot from his pocket.

“Can you take us somewhere fun, for a change?” said Sam. “I can take you anywhere you want to go,” replied RK-5. “I want to go to the beach,” said Sam. “No, let’s go to a toy store,” said Kim. “I want to go to a farm,” said Andy.

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Everyone was talking at the same time, including Bongo. Tommy asked RK-5 what Bongo was saying. “He wants to find some monkey friends at the zoo,” said RK-5. “Yes, yes! Let’s go to the zoo,” said Sam. They all agreed it would be fun to go to The zoo. They would find some friends for Bongo.

Andy put Bongo in his backpack. They didn’t want anyone at the zoo to see Bongo. They thought the zookeeper wanted to keep him at the zoo. RK-5 asked Tommy to press 26-15-15 x 6 on the buttons of his chest. Tommy pressed the buttons.

There was a flash of blue light and thick smoke. When the smoke cleared, they were on a hill. There were pink flamingos all around them. “Look! There’s a path there,” said Kim. “There’s a sign, which shows where all the animals are,” said Tommy. They ran to the sign to find out where the monkeys lived.

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“Lucy pointed to a picture of the Monkey House on the sign. Kim said, “Here’s Flamingo Hill. That’s where we are now.” “If we walk to the end of this path and turn left, we’ll be at the Monkey House,” said Tommy.

They all ran to visit the monkeys. They didn’t see Sam stop to look at the crocodiles. Sam counted three big crocodiles. They all had lots of big, scary teeth. Suddenly, the wind blew Sam’s hat. It went into the crocodile pen. “Oh, no!” she said out loud. “I’m not going in there to get my hat. I’ll find the zookeeper. He’ll get my hat for me.”

Tommy and the others found the Monkey House. Andy let Bongo out of the backpack. Bongo had a fine time chatting with his new monkey friends. Everybody laughed at the funny faces the monkeys made. “Where’s Sam?” asked Kim. They all Looked around. “Oh no! She’s lost,” said Tommy. “Now I’m in super big trouble.”

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They went back towards Flamingo Hill. They passed the crocodile pen. Andy shouted, “Look! There’s Sam’s hat. It’s in the crocodile pen. A crocodile ate Sam.” Kim started to cry. The others looked very scared.

“Hey! Look at me,” said a voice behind them. It was Sam. She was with the zookeeper. He had a long pole with a hook on the end. He used the pole to get Sam’s hat from the crocodile pen. They said “thank you” to the zookeeper. The zookeeper said, “It’s time to feed the sea lions. Would you like to help?”

“Yes, please!” they shouted. They had great fun throwing little fish to the sea lions. They also gave food to the baby sea lions.

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“I’m hungry,” said Sam. “It must be time for lunch.” “It is 11:30 a.m.,” said RK-5. “In 30 minutes it will be time for your lunch.” “We’d better go,” said Tommy. “Now that we have RK-5, we can come back to the zoo anytime.”

“ They ran to Flamingo Hill. “How do we get back?” asked Tommy. “This time, press 16-1-18-11 x 6 on my buttons,” said RK-5. Tommy pressed the buttons. Within seconds, RK-5 took them back to the park.

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Comprehension Questions I. Read the questions and circle the correct answer.

1. Who is Bongo’s special friend?

Tommy Andy RK-5 Sam

2. Who first said they wanted to go to the zoo?

Kim Bongo Lucy Tommy

3. What did the children first see when the smoke cleared?

crocodiles bears seals flamingos

4. How did the children find the monkey house?

zookeeper sign by chance

5. Who helped Sam get her hat back?

RK-5 Bongo zookeeper crocodile

6. Why did Sam think it was almost time for lunch?

she looked at her watch she was hungry

she heard the lunch bell True or False? Decide whether the following statements are true or false, then circle the correct answer.

1. The sea lions ate grass and oats. true false 2. RK-5 rides around in Tommy’ s backpack. true false 3. When the smoke cleared, there were 6

flamingos on the hill. true false 4. Sam dropped her hat at the monkey house. true false 5. The children were at the zoo all day. True false 6. The monkeys were very funny. true false 7. The zookeeper wasn’t very friendly. true false 8. The monkey’s name was Bingo. true false 9. RK-5 likes to eat fish. true false 10. The children left Bongo at the zoo. true false

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II. Connect the word on the left to its synonym on the right.

behind discover

down with care

gently amusing

close in back of

find near to

fun towards the ground

Write a synonym for each of the following words; you may use more than one word

Path________________________

picture________________________

scared________________________

chatting________________________

Compound words are words that are made up of two words put together for a new meaning. Look at these compound words from A Visit to the Zoo, divide them into two words, and then write the words on the lines.

Backpack ____________ ____________ zookeeper ____________ ____________

Using the words in the box, make up some compound words of your own.

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III. Verbs are words that show action: what a person or thing is doing. Draw a line from the verbs on the left to the correct pictures on the right. Complete the sentences with the past tense of the verbs in parenthesis, then put the following actions from the story in the correct order from1-6, beginning with the first, using the number words in the box at the bottom of the page. ______ They (have) ________ fun feeding the sea lions. ______ Tommy (see) ________ his sister’s hat in the crocodile pen. ______ Bongo (chat) ________ with the monkeys. ______ The children (read) ________ the map of the zoo. ______ Kim (want) ________ to go to the toy store. ______ Bongo (eat) ________ the bananas.

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Write the number and the number word on the line. With the help of your teacher rewrite the sentences below. Begin each with a capital letter, end with a period, and capitalize all proper nouns. 1. tommy and his sister sam went to the park ________________________________________ 2. “i want to go to the beach,” said sam ________________________________________ 3. bongo loves bananas, pears, and peanuts ________________________________________ 4. lucy and kim are tommy’s friends ________________________________________

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III. Vocabulary Focus Draw a line from each animal from A Visit to the Zoo to its group. Read the paragraph, then find the under-lined words in the word scramble below. The sea lion is a mammal that lives in and near the waters of the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Sea lions are excellent swimmers, and are carnivores that eat fish, octopus, and squid. They live from ten to fifteen years, bear one live baby at a time, and are extremely intelligent.

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Write the correct zoo animal name under each picture. Write the names of the animals in the crossword puzzle.

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Animal Facts Sam stopped to look at the crocodiles. Look at Fact File American Crocodile below. Then complete the following sentences.

1. My group is the ____________________ 2. I am a ____________________feeder. 3. I live in ____________________, United States. 4. I like to eat ____________________,

____________________, ____________________, and ____________________

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Telling Time The clock is what we use to tell time. The front of the clock is called the face, and the pieces that move around it are called the hands.

An hour is 60 minutes. When the big hand is on the 12, the little hand tells us what hour it is. The big hand is the minute hand and the little hand is the hour hand.

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What time is it? Circle the time What time is it? Write the time.

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What time is it? Write the time. Draw a line from the clock to the correct time.

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The minute hand shows how many minutes after the hour. When it is on the 6, it is on the half hour. A half hour is 30 minutes. It is written _ _ :30, such as 10:30.

What time is it? Circle the correct time. What time is it? Write the time.

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We use the 5 minute parts to tell how many minutes after the hour it is. Draw the hands on each clock to show the time written below it. Draw a line from the column on the left to the column on the right matching the correct times.

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Answer the following questions about time in A Visit to the Zoo.

1. What word tells when Andy went to the park?

_______ What time do you think it was? _______

2. What time was it when the zookeeper said it was time to feed the sea lions? (your best guess)

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3. Draw the hands on the clock to show what time it was when Sam said she was hungry.

4. Draw the hands on the clock to

show what time RK-5 said was lunch time.

5. About how long do you think the children were at the zoo? __________ How do you know? _____________________________

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Tommy in the Jungle It was a beautiful Sunday morning, Tommy and his sister, Sam, were walking to the park. They were going to meet their friends. Sam saw that Tommy was holding a banana. “Are you going to eat that banana?” asked Sam. “If not, can I have it?” “Sorry, you can’t have it,” replied Tommy. “It’s for Bongo.”

“They reached the big blue bench in the park. All their friends were there. Their friends didn’t seem very happy. “What’s the matter with everyone?” asked Tommy.

“It’s Bongo,” said Andy. “He won’t come down from the big tree. He usually rushes down as soon as he sees us.” “Don’t worry,” said Tommy. “I brought a banana for him.

I’m sure he will come when he sees it.” “Tommy called out, “Bongo! Bongo! Banana for Bongo!” “They saw a movement in the branches. Then Bongo’s head peeked out. But Bongo still did not come down from the tree.

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“I think he is sick,” said Tommy. “He never refused a banana before.” “I want to know what is wrong with him,” said Andy. “I’m worried about him.” “RK-5 can speak Bongo’s language,” said Lucy. “He can ask Bongo why he doesn’t want to come down.” “Tommy pulled RK-5 from his pocket. RK-5 immediately said, “Yes, I can speak to Bongo. I can ask him if he’s sick.”

“RK-5 made a terrible noise. The children covered their ears with their fingers. RK-5 was very loud. He wanted Bongo to hear him, who was at the top of the tree. “Bongo answered in the same kind of loud chattering tone. Bongo finished speaking. “RK-5 was silent for a moment, and then he translated. “Bongo is homesick. He likes it here, but he misses the jungle.” “Let’s have RK-5 take us to a rainforest,” suggested Lucy. “I’m studying rainforests at school.” “Can you do that?” Tommy asked RK-5.

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“Of course I can take you to a rainforest,” said RK-5. “I can take you anywhere.” “RK-5 called up to Bongo and told him They were going to the jungle. Within seconds, Bongo jumped on Andy’s head. “Tommy pressed some numbers on RK-5 chest. There was a flash of light and a cloud of blue smoke. When the smoke cleared, the children, Bongo, and Taffy disappeared. “When Tommy opened his eyes, he was sitting on a carpet of humid leaves. His friends were looking up at the tall trees that surrounded them.

Bongo was so excited. Soon he was swinging from tree to tree.

“Where exactly are we?” Lucy asked RK-5.

“We are in Asia—in a country called Malaysia,” answered RK-5.

“Look at Bongo,” said Andy. “He’s waving to us. He’s so happy.”

The children waved back to Bongo. Suddenly, there was a flash of orange next to Bongo. A big, hairy animal grabbed Bongo. It swung through the trees with Bongo under its arm. Then they both disappeared behind the canopy of leaves.

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“Oh, no! What was that?” cried Kim. “It was an orangutan,” answered Lucy. “They are great apes. They are usually gentle. I don’t know why that one took Bongo.” “We’ve got to get help,” said Andy. “We can’t leave Bongo here.” “While they were talking, Tommy climbed halfway up a tree. He was trying to see where the orangutan went. The children watched Tommy climb higher and higher.

“When he reached the top, Sam called out, “Can you see them?” “No,” replied Tommy. “But I can see some huts over there.” “Tommy climbed back down. The children decided to go to the huts for help. “Before they left, Lucy tied a ribbon around the tree that Tommy had climbed. Then they walked off in the direction of the huts.

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“When they reached the huts, a man came out to meet them. “Hello, I’m Mr. Azzam. I’m in charge of the Orangutan Center. How can I help you?” “Tommy explained to Mr. Azzam what had happened to Bongo. “Mr. Azzam listened carefully and then said, “I think I know why that orangutan took your monkey. Come with me. I want to show you something.” “The children followed Mr. Azzam into one of the huts. “Yesterday, I found this baby orangutan in the jungle. He was alone. He had lost his mother. I suspect the mother took Bongo because she lost her baby.” “What can we do to get Bongo back?” asked Andy. “We could take the baby to the place where Bongo was kidnapped. Maybe the mother will see the baby and exchange Bongo for him. Do you remember where you were?” asked Mr. Azzam. “We can find it. I tied my ribbon to a tree there,” answered Lucy. “Clever girl,” said Mr. Azzam.

“They took the baby orangutan to the tree that Lucy had tied with her ribbon. Mr. Azzam released the baby, and they waited. “Mr. Azzam told the kids that orangutans are endangered. Their numbers are decreasing quickly as they lose their homes to people. “An hour passed, and they were still waiting. “This isn’t working,” said Tommy. “I’m going to try something else.”

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Tommy put the baby orangutan on his shoulders and began to climb the tree. The baby clung to his neck as Tommy climbed higher and higher. When they were near the top of the tree, the baby began to cry. Tommy suddenly saw the mother orangutan swinging from tree to tree. Bongo was under her arm. Tommy held the baby in his outstretched arms. The next thing he knew, the baby was gone and he had Bongo in his arms. There was a big cheer from everyone below.

“Bongo quickly swung down from the tall tree. He jumped straight into Andy’s arms. Bongo then began to chatter loudly. “Tommy reached the ground, and everyone gave him another cheer. “Hey, RK-5, what’s Bongo saying?” asked Andy. “RK-5 listened to Bongo’s chattering for a few seconds. “He says he wants to go back to the park. It’s too dangerous here.” “Everyone laughed. Then they all said goodbye to Mr. Azzam.

“Okay, RK-5, let’s go home,” said Tommy. “Bongo wants some peace and quiet.” “Within seconds, they were back at the park. Bongo was so happy to be back in the big tree. “What do you have there, Lucy?” asked Sam. “It’s a little book that Mr. Azzam gave me. This part tells how baby orangutans are caught and sold around the world as pets. I am glad that we were able to reunite the baby with its mother,” replied Lucy.

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Comprehension Questions I. Read the story and answer the questions.

1. What day did Tommy go to the park?

Monday Friday Sunday Thursday

2. When did they go to the park?

In the morning? in the afternoon? At night?

3. Where did the magic clicker take the children?

Europe Asia Africa

4. What is the name of the country Tommy and his friends are in the story?

Namibia India Malaysia South Africa

5. Who did the children find in the forest?

Mr. Asan The Responsible of the orangutan center

6. What happened to Bongo?

He stayed in the forest He returned to the park Decide if the sentences are true or false. 1. Bongo finds his mother in the Forest True False

2. Mr Azzam doesn’t like the orangutans True False

3. There are millions of orangutans and they are safe True False

4. Kim is very afraid of Bongos mother True False

5. Tommy left Bongo with his ,mother in the forest True False

6. Malaysia is in Asia True False

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II. On the line after each statement, write “F” if it is a fact or “O” if the statement is an opinion.

F/O

1. Monkeys swing from tree to tree in the jungle. ______

2. When monkeys talk, it sounds strange. ______

3. There are many tall trees in the rainforest. ______

4. Orangutans are members of the great ape family. ______

5. Orangutan fur is beautiful. ______

6. It would be amazing to visit the rainforest. ______

7. There is a rainforest in Malaysia. ______

8. It's sad that orangutans are endangered. ______

9. People catch orangutan babies and sell them. ______

10. People should not sell orangutan babies. ______

Add words to the phrases below to make a complete sentence for each phrase. Remember to begin each sentence with a capital letter and to end each sentence with proper punctuation. 1. offered Bongo a banana _______________________

2. went to the rainforest when _______________________

3. moved faster than _______________________

4. asked if Lucy had remembered to _______________________

5. asked Mr. Azzam if _______________________

6. made him happier than _______________________

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III. Grammar Focus The Past Progressive Tense Subject Verb Rest of sentence

I was/wasn’t playing in the zoo You were/weren’t playing in the park She/He was/wasn’t playing in the forest We were/weren’t playing at home They were/weren’t playing with Tommy

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. 1. Tommy and his friends ___________ (play) in the park.

2. The children ___________ (run) in the park.

3. Tom ___________ (have) breakfast when Taffy barked.

4. Kim ___________ (look) at Bongo when Taffy (bark)

5. When the children went to the park, it ___________ (rain)

Simple past or past progressive. Circle the correct option.

1. I live/lived in France for 8 years.

2. At 6:00, when you called, I had/was having a shower.

3. We watched/were watching a soap opera when my father arrived.

4. Yesterday, we drove/were driving from La Paz to Oruro.

5. I was painted/painting my room when Liz was listening to music.

Write some sentences about what your classmates were doing at these times yesterday.

1. 8:30 a.m. _____________________________________ 2. 1:00 p.m. _____________________________________ 3. 5:15 p.m. _____________________________________ 4. 10:30 pm _____________________________________

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III. Vocabulary Focus

Days of the Week There are 7 days in the week in this order:

1. Sunday

2. Monday

3. Tuesday

4. Wednesday

5. Thursday

6. Friday

7. Saturday

Say the days of the week. What day is today? Put a check mark next to that day. Put a purple line under the days you go to school. Put an orange circle around the days of the weekend.

1. Sunday

2. Monday

3. Tuesday

4. Wednesday

5. Thursday

6. Friday

7. Saturday

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Answer the following questions.

Days in a month are numbered from the first day to the last day. The first day of the month can begin on any day of the week, and each month of each year will be different. Circle the first day of the month on the calendar opposite.

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The number of the day in

a month is called the date.

The date marked on this

Calendar is written September 15.

Write the date for the last

Monday in September.

1. What day is May 10? ___________ 2. Color the second Sunday in May pink.

3. What is the date of the last day in May?

___________ 4. Color the last Wednesday in May blue.

5. Color the first Saturday green.

Days of the Year A year has _______ months. How many days are in a year? To do this problem, write the months that have only 30 days. _________________________________________________

______ months ≈ 30 ≈ ______ days

Then, write the months that have 31 days. _________________________________________________

______ months ≈ 31 ≈ ______ days

Which month has 28 days (29 in a leap year, every fourth year)? _________________________________________________

______ months ≈ 28 ≈ ______ days Add up the total days in a year. ______ days

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Tommy Saves the Fourth of July Tommy and his friends were playing in the park. They were very excited because it was the third of July. The next day would be Independence Day. There was going to be a big picnic in the park. After sunset, there was going to be a big fireworks show. “I can’t wait until tomorrow,” said Sam. “I love fireworks.” “Tomorrow will be the best fireworks display the town has ever had,” said Andy. “The newspaper said there would be lots of special cool rockets.” “Tommy was just about to speak when they heard a loud bang. The children quickly put their hands over their ears. “What was that?” asked Tommy. “Before anyone could answer, the sky filled with light. There were explosions, and colored stars filled the sky. “What’s happening?” asked Kim. “Are They starting the fireworks show too early?” “No, it looks as if everything is Happening at the same time,” said Lucy. “Something is wrong.” “Look, it’s Bobby and Billy! They must have something to do with this,” said Kim.

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“Hey, Bobby! What did you two do?” Tommy called out to the two troublemakers. Bobby and Billy looked scared. “We just wanted to get our ball back,” said Bobby. “We didn’t mean to hit the switch that set off all the fireworks.” “Did anyone get hurt?” asked Kim. “Of course not!” said Billy. “Now there are no fireworks for tomorrow!” Andy said sadly.

“We must do something,” said Tommy. “We must have fireworks for the Fourth of July.” “What can we do?” asked Lucy. “No one is allowed to have fireworks unless they are putting on an organized show. Fireworks are too dangerous.” “Yes, Bobby and Billy have proved that,” said Kim. “Let’s ask RK-5. He may know what to do,” said Lucy. “Tommy gently pulled his little robot friend from his pocket. “I know about fireworks,” said RK-5. “They were invented in China. The country of China still makes some of the best fireworks.”

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“Can you take us to a place in China Where they make fireworks?” asked Sam. “Of course I can,” replied RK-5. “I can take you anywhere you want to go.” “ They could hear the sirens of a firetruck as Tommy punched the code into RK-5’s number pad. “As soon as Tommy entered the final number, there was a flash of light and a cloud of blue smoke. When the smoke cleared, the children disappeared. “When Tommy opened his eyes, he saw a big building in front of him. There was a sign on the building. He didn’t know what it said because it was written in Chinese characters. He did recognize the symbol on the sign. It was two exploding rockets. “The children walked toward the main gate. Two guards blocked it. Each guard had a big, fierce-looking dog on a leash. The dogs barked at the children as they walked past the gate. “What can we do? They won’t just give us fireworks for the Fourth of July show,” said Kim.

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“Look, there’s a little park there,” said Andy. “Let’s go there and think about it.” “The children sat in the park and tried to think. It started to rain, so they found a shelter. “Nobody could think of a way to ask for fireworks from the factory. “Suddenly, they heard a loud crack of thunder. Then a bolt of lightning struck a tree near the factory. The tree burst into flames. The fire quickly spread to another tree.

“We must do something quickly,” said Tommy. “If the fire reaches the factory, all the fireworks will explode.” “Tommy didn’t wait. He ran as fast as he could to the factory gate. Taffy was running close behind him as they reached the two guards. The guards didn’t speak English so they couldn’t understand what Tommy was saying. “Taffy knew what to do. He growled at the big guard dogs. Taffy teased them until they ran after him.

The big dogs were dragging the guards behind them. Taffy and Tommy ran toward the fire, which spread to more trees. The guards soon realized what Tommy was trying to tell them. One of the guards took out his radio and called for help. The fire was now getting dangerously close to the factory. The guards motioned for the children to stay back. The children went to the shelter in the park where they would be safe. In a couple of minutes, the sound of sirens filled the air. A firetruck wanted to extinguish the burning trees. The fire spread to some sheds next to the factory

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The firefighters rolled out their hoses and began to spray the fire. They were just in time. It only took them a few minutes to put out the fire.

One of the guards walked to where the children were waiting. He motioned for them to follow him. They walked through the gate and into the factory.

The children were shown into an office. A man in a blue suit sat behind a big desk. He said that he was Mr. Yip. He explained that he was the owner of the fireworks factory. He was very grateful that they had helped save his factory from the fire.

“I have arranged for you to tour my factory. You will see how fireworks are made,” said Mr. Yip.

“The children enjoyed the tour very much. It was interesting to see how the different types of fireworks were made.

“After the tour, the children were shown back to Mr. Yip’s office. “I’m glad you liked seeing how fireworks are made,” said Mr. Yip. “Is there anything else I can do for you?”

“ Tommy stepped forward. He explained what had happened to the Fourth of July fireworks. He asked Mr. Yip if the factory could help. “Well, I can’t let children take fireworks home. They are too dangerous. Tell me the name of your town, and I’ll see what I can do,” said Mr. Yip. The children were sad when they left the factory. They didn’t think Mr. Yip would be able to send fireworks by the next day. When the children were outside the factory

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gates, they let RK-5 take them back home. They arrived back at the park and talked about their trip. They wished they could have the fireworks they saw at the factory for the Fourth of July celebration. “Then Tommy looked up. He shouted, “Look at that van. It has the same symbol as the factory in China.” “They all ran after the van. It stopped at the bottom of the park. This was where the fireworks show was to take place. “A man was opening the back doors of the van. Sam was the first to speak. “What are you doing?” she asked.

“Oh, hello, little girl. We’re delivering fireworks for tomorrow’s fireworks display,” he explained. “We had an emergency phone call from our factory in China. They told us to deliver all our best fireworks to this address. You are going to have the best fireworks display you’ve ever seen.” “The deliveryman didn’t know why all the children laughed so loudly.

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Comprehension Questions I. Read the story and answer the questions.

1. Why is the fourth July so important?

It’s Tommy’s birthday It’s the American Independence Day

2. Where did RK-5 take Tommy and his friends?

To Malaysia To China To Japan

3. Who was blocking the building?

Two dogs Two cats Two lions

4. What does Mr. Yip do?

He’s the owner of the factory He works in China

5. What did the van take to the park?

Some bananas Some dogs Fireworks

Decide if the sentences are true or false.

1. Kim didn’t go to China with Tommy True False

2. Tommy’s mother was very angry when he

came back home. True False

3. The boys wanted to bring fireworks from China. True False

4. They wanted to spend the fourth of July in China True False

5. The children were very happy when they saw the

fireworks in the van. True False

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Read more about the fourth of July

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Patriotic Symbols

in The United States

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Bolivian Patriotic Symbols

According to our new Bolivian Constitution these are our patriotic

symbols.

The Bolivian Coat of Arms

Created on August 17, 1827

It was modified at different

times.

The Bolivian Flag The Cockade is another

Created on August 17, 2825 patriotic symbol patriotic

And modified in 1826 and 1851 symbol.

Two beautiful flowers are also There is another flag which is

Our patriotic symbol. These are considered a patriotic symbol

The Kantuta and the Patuju Flower today, it’s name is Whiphala

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IV. Vocabulary Focus

The Five Senses The five senses are sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. Senses are very important. They help us perceive our surroundings and gather information about the world. Match the sense word in the left column and with the correct body part.

hearing nose

sight mouth

smell skin

taste ear

touch eye

Sense of Sight

The sense of sight is the most complex of the five senses. When we see

an object, we are actually seeing beams of light that are bouncing off

the object. The light enters the eye through the cornea (the transparent

covering) and goes through the pupil (the dark circle in the center of the

eye). It then passes through the lens and is projected onto the retina.

From there the information is sent to the brain, which tells us what we

are seeing.

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Sense of Sight With the help of your teacher do the following activities.

1. Choose several objects (such as shells, leaves, or flowers). Listing only the attributes you can see, compare the colors, shapes, and sizes; then put the objects in order according to color, shape, and size. Graph your results.

2. A person who cannot see is said to be visually impaired. Blindfold

a classmate, and then describe in words one of your objects, based only on what you can see, and without naming it.

3. After removing the blindfold, the classmate should then make a

drawing of the object, based on the visual description.

4. Compare the drawing with the object. Are there some other sight words that could have been used?

Things that Help Us See There are many tools that help us see things differently. Choose one of the instruments above and share with your classmates how it might make objects look different, and how you might use it. Can you think of any other instruments that help us to see differently?

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Sense of Hearing Using a dictionary or with the help of your teacher read about the second sense. Ears are specially designed body parts that enable us to hear. When an

object makes a noise, it sends sound waves through the air. Your outer

ear collects the sound waves like a funnel, then moves them into your

inner ear where they vibrate against your ear drum. Deep inside your ear

are the three smallest bones in your body, called the hammer, the anvil,

and the stirrup. Messages are sent from deep in your inner ear through

the auditory nerve to your brain, which tells you what you are hearing.

With a partner, walk around your classroom, school, and schoolyard and

listen carefully. One student will say what they hear while the other

writes it down.

1. Take turns walking blindfolded or with eyes closed; let your

partner guide you.

2. Spend time sitting quietly and listening.

3. What did you learn about the world by depending on your sense of

hearing?

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Sense of Touch The sense of touch is everywhere in your body because skin is the major

organ of the sense of touch. Areas such as fingertips are much more

sensitive than others.

Gather some common objects (apple, toy, fabric, sandpaper block) and

place each in a paper bag.

Take turns putting a hand in the bag, feeling the object, and then

describing it, using only touch words. Remember that touching reveals

size, shape, and texture. Write more words on the board to use later for

writing poetry.

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Sense of Smell The sense of smell is very important to us, yet it is often overlooked.

The part of the body that we use to smell is inside the nose; the nose

also filters and moistens the air we breathe.

Your nose can tell you many things about the world around you. Smells

also stay surprisingly fresh in our memories. List the smells that the

following places remind you of.

zoo lunch room seashore

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Mother’s kitchen park carnival

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___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ Compared to animals, humans have a very weak sense of smell. Did you

know that a dog’s smell cells are 100 times larger than a human’s smell

cells, and that dogs have a million cells per nostril? Name something you

have observed about dogs and their sense of smell.

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Good Smells/Bad Smells Scientists say that humans can tell the difference between 4,000-10,000 smells. Make two lists: smells that you like, or that are pleasant to you; and smells that you don’t like, that are unpleasant, or signal danger.

Sense of Taste

The sense of taste is controlled by thousands of tiny taste buds that

cover your tongue and the roof of your mouth. When you put food in

your mouth, saliva breaks it down and receptor cells in the taste buds

tell your brain what you are tasting. Taste buds recognize four types of

tastes: sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. Our tongue is divided into four

areas, each one sensitive to one of the four tastes. The center of the

tongue has very few taste buds.

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Sense of Taste Circle the correct taste for each item:

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Animal Senses

1. Ants can sense movement through an inch of dirt.

2. Honey bees have 5,500 lenses in each eye.

3. Butterflies have taste buds in their feet.

4. Of all animals, dolphins have the best sense of hearing; they

hear14 times better than we do.

5. Fish have a “lateral” line along their bodies that senses changes in

water pressure and movement.

6. Frogs have an ear on the outside of their bodies behind the eye.

7. Penguins have a flat cornea that allows for clear vision

underwater.

8. Each of an ostrich’s eyes is two inches across and weighs more than

its brain

Using All Senses Write the correct sense or senses you would use to experience the

following:

alarm clock __________________________

flowers __________________________

telephone __________________________

popping popcorn __________________________

television __________________________

doorbell __________________________

train __________________________

chocolate cake __________________________

sandpaper __________________________

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Senses and Poetry A cinquain poem has five lines. Each line contains set number of syllables. Example:

Yellow noisy bees buzz nearing fragrant flowers find sticky pollen, collecting sweet stuff.

Line 1: two syllables Line 2: four syllables Line 3: six syllables Line 4: eight syllables Line 5: two syllables

Write a cinquain poem using one sense word in each line. Use words from Tommy’s stories.

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