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Unit

 

 

 

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Comprehension

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  Read page 16 again. Match the beginning and ending of each 

  sentence.
1 When water gets warm

a  by the wind.

2 When water vapour rises

b  form clouds.

3 When water vapour cools

c  they fall as rain.

4 These droplets of liquid

d  it evaporates into water vapour.

5 Clouds are moved

e  it meets cooler air.

6 When the droplets get big

f  it turns back into droplets of

 and heavy

 liquid.

1 _______

2 _______

3 _______

4 _______

5 _______

6 _______

2

  Read page 17 again. What do the clouds look like in the pictures?

Picture 1  _______________________________________________________________
Picture 2  _______________________________________________________________
Picture 3  _______________________________________________________________
Picture 4  _______________________________________________________________

3

  What type of weather do these clouds bring?

Picture 1  _______________________________________________________________
Picture 2  _______________________________________________________________
Picture 3  _______________________________________________________________
Picture 4  _______________________________________________________________

d

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  Comprehension: matching sentence beginnings and endings; finding information

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Unit

2

Vocabulary

1

  The first letter in each pair of words is missing. 

  Use the letters in the box to work out what it is.

s c t w r

1  __ a i n

__ i v e r

2  __ e a

__ t o r m

3  __ e a t h e r

__ a t e r

4  __ o p

__ a l l

5  __ o o l e r

__ l o u d

2

  You have made ten words. Put the words you have made in 

  alphabetical order.
1 _______________

2 _______________

3 _______________

4 _______________

5 _______________

6 _______________

7 _______________

8 _______________

9 _______________

10 _______________

3

  Use three of the words you have made in sentences of your own.

1 _______________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________
2 _______________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________
3 _______________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________

Can you find the

missing letters?

Vocabulary: word beginnings; alphabetical order; sentence writing  

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Language building

Remember. A

phrase is a group of words which forms part

of a sentence. A

phrase does not make sense on its own.

These clouds look

like cotton wool.

like cotton wool =

phrase

1

  Some of these are 

phrases. Some of these are sentences. 

  Tick the 

phrases.

1 above the land
2 The sun heats up the water.
3 rivers, lakes and the sea
4 as rain
5 into the sky
6 Rain falls from the clouds.

2

  Use each of the 

phrases you have ticked in a sentence of your own.

1 _______________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________
2 _______________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________
3 _______________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________
4 _______________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________

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  Language building: phrases

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Unit

Grammar

1

  Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Be careful to use 

  the correct forms of the verbs.

know look be come sit fly see think

While the plane _____________ over the rainforest, John ______________ out
of the window. He _________________ the trees below him. Monkeys
_____________________ in the branches. Suddenly there _______________ a
flash of lightning. ‘Oh, no!’ John _________________ . He _________________
that a storm _____________________ .

2

  Make questions for the answers.

1 Where ____________________________ The plane was flying over the forest.
2 What __________________________________ John saw animals in the trees.
3 What ______________________________________ The monkeys were playing.
4 ______________________________________________ Yes, a storm was coming.
5 How ______________________________________________ John felt frightened.

3

  Write the sentences again in the negative.

1 The bird flew slowly. ___________________________________________________
2 It started to snow. _____________________________________________________
3 The sun was shining. __________________________________________________
4 The animals were sleeping. ____________________________________________
5 We knew the way. _____________________________________________________
6 I was feeling tired. ____________________________________________________

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  Look at the pictures. Use the words to make a story. Use the 

  correct past tenses.

While – Ben and Tom – walk – forest,

they – see – lots of birds and animals.

Parrots – sit – trees.

Monkeys – swing – branches.

Suddenly – they – hear – roar.

They – turn round – and – see – tiger.

It – hide – trees.

Ben and Tom – stand – still.

While – they – look – it, – tiger – walk away.

‘We – lucky,’ – say – Bob. – ‘tiger – not – hungry!’

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  Now write the story.

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__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

W∏Ò¬· B´n –ˆd Tøm Æflªfl ∑–«≥Òˆg Òn —h· ƒøªfl‚t,

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  Grammar: past simple and past continuous

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Unit

2

Spelling

Remember. The letters

tion sound like shun.

1

  Complete the crossword.

Clues across
2

 

4

Clues down
1

3

2

  Choose the best word to complete each sentence.

protection collection inspection

1 The boy collected stamps for his stamp _____________________ .
2 You wear a helmet for _____________________ when you ride a bike.
3 When you look at something carefully, you do an _____________________ .

3

  Use these ‘tion’ words in sentences of your own.

1 station  ______________________________________________________________
2 action  ______________________________________________________________

3

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2

4

Spelling: tion spelling pattern  

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Writing

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2

 plant, seed, soil

 roots, grow

3

4

 bigger, suck up, water

 shoot, push up

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6

 leaves, appear

 leaves, grow, bigger

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8

 buds, appear

 buds, open, flowers

Look at the pictures. Read the words.
They

explain how a seed grows.

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Step 1  _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Step 2  _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Step 3  _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Step 4  _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Step 5  _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Step 6  _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Step 7  _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Step 8  _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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Now use the pictures and the words
to

explain how a seed grows into a

plant. Write it in the correct order.
Use the

present tense.

Writing: explaining a process  

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