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The
Sun a
nd t
he
Win
d
Voca
bula
ry
noun
sva
lley
coat
verb
sar
guin
gbl
ow
burn
adje
ctiv
esst
ron
gdr
yh
eavy
1
Chara
cter
sSet
ting
Th
e S
un
Th
e W
ind
Scen
e 1:
In t
he
sky.
Th
e M
anT
he
Clo
ud
Scen
e 2:
In a
val
ley.
What
happen
s?T
he
Win
d th
inks
he
is s
tro
nge
r th
an t
he
Su
n.
Th
e S
un
th
inks
he
is s
tro
nge
r th
an t
he
Win
d.C
an t
he
Win
d m
ake
the
Man
tak
e of
f his
coa
t?C
an t
he
Sun
mak
e th
e M
an t
ake
off h
is c
oat?
You
are
go
ing
to r
ead
a sh
ort
pla
y ca
lled
‘Th
e S
un
an
d th
e W
ind’
.
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layers of lavalayers of ash
magmahot, liquid rockinside the Earth
Vocabularynouns: mountains, lava, magmaverbs: erupts, explode, blocksadjectives: dormant, deep, hard
ventthe crack, or hole, inthe top of the volcano
lavahot, liquid rock pouringout of the volcano
You are going to read about volcanoes.The text gives you information.It explains how volcanoes are made.
Information: What does a volcano look like?
Explanation: How is a volcano made?
• A volcano starts with a deep crack in the Earth’s surface.• Magma moves up from inside the Earth.• Magma pours out of the crack and down the sides of the
volcano. It is now called lava.
2 Volcanoes
Learn more about volcanoes in Unit 2!
lava flow
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Clever Polly
Vocabularynouns: slice, stove, saucepanverbs: slunk, escape, snarledadjectives: delicious, marvellous, tiny
3You are going to read a short story called ‘Clever Polly’ from a book by Catherine Storr.
There are two characters.
Polly is very clever. The wolf wants to eat Polly.She makes delicious food. He is very greedy.She does not want the wolf He is very stupid.to eat her.
The setting for the story is Polly’s house.
The wolf comes to Polly’s house.She takes him to the kitchen.
Polly makes a pie, a chocolate cake and toffee in her kitchen.
The plot of the story is in three parts. The plot is what happens.
Part 1: The wolf wants to eat Polly. He eats the pie.Part 2: The wolf wants to eat Polly. He eats the chocolate cake.Part 3: The wolf wants to eat Polly ...
Read the story and see what happens!
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You
are
go
ing
to r
ead
abo
ut
foo
d. T
her
e ar
e tw
o p
art
s.
Part
1 i
s a
men
u.
Part
2 i
s a
reci
pe.
A m
enu
is
a list
of
foo
d. Y
ou
rea
d a
men
u.
A r
ecip
e is
a s
et o
f in
stru
ctio
ns.
You
ch
oo
se w
hat
yo
u w
ant
to e
at.
A r
ecip
e te
lls y
ou
ho
w t
o m
ake
som
eth
ing
to e
at.
See
wh
at o
ther
th
ings
are
on
th
e m
enu
in U
nit
4!Se
e h
ow t
o m
ake
the
Part
y Po
tato
Nes
ts in
Un
it 4.
Res
taura
nts
and r
ecip
es
Voca
bula
ryno
uns:
res
tau
ran
t, r
ecip
e, v
eget
able
ve
rbs:
drai
n,
shap
e, s
prin
kle
adj
ectiv
es:f
resh
, de
licio
us,
oile
d
4
Gre
en P
ark
Res
taur
ant
Star
ters
Mel
on
Vege
tabl
e So
up a
nd b
read
Mai
n co
urse
Roa
st C
hick
en
Lam
b Su
rpri
se
Tom
ato
Piz
za
Big
Bee
f B
urge
r
Par
ty P
ota
to N
ests
Thi
s re
cipe
mak
es 8
par
ty p
otat
o ne
sts.
You
need
:67
5g p
eele
d po
tato
es75
g ch
eese
25g
butt
er8
smal
l tom
atoe
s1 _ 4
teas
poon
bla
ck p
eppe
r2
tabl
espo
ons
fres
h,ch
oppe
d pa
rsle
y
Inst
ruct
ions
:
12
Coo
k th
e po
tato
es in
boi
ling
wat
er fo
r 10
min
utes
.D
rain
the
pot
atoe
s.
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You are going to read a story that is part of a longer story.
Here is the book cover.
SettingThe story is set in South Africa.It says on the cover: ‘A South African Story’.
CharactersThe characters are the people in the story.There are two main characters in the story: Naledi and Tiro.You can see them on the cover of the book.They are two young children. They have a baby sister who isvery ill. Their mother works 300 kilometres away. What can they do?
PlotThe plot is what happens in a story. Naledi and Tiro walk to Jo’burg where their mother works. It is a long and dangerous journey.
Journey to Jo’burgA South African Story
Beverley Naidoo
This is thename of the
author.
Vocabularynouns: grassland, tune, bodiesproper nouns: Johannesburg, Rraverbs: sighed, suggested, gazedadjectives: dusty, scratchy, friendly
This is thetitle of the
book.
This is theillustration on
the cover.
5 Journey to Jo’burg by Beverley Naidoo
Now read about the journey in Unit 5!
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You are going to read a letter about a journey.Kim writes a letter to her friend, Katy. She tells her about along journey.Kim and her family are staying with friends in Britain. They arestaying for a month.
• Kim beginsher letter with her addressand the date.
• She says who she is writing to.
• She tells Katy what she is writing about.
• Kim writes about:
• This is how she ends her letter.
A long journey
Vocabularynouns: journey, suitcase, addressverbs: arrived, locked, watchedadjectives: long, good
6
packing the suitcases riding in the taxi
the airport on the plane
12, Oasis FlatsHigh StreetSandtown
25th July
Dear Katy,
I am writing to tell you about thejourney.
Lots of love,
Kim
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The ant and the beetle
Vocabularynouns: sunshine, grain, weatherverbs: hurried, sobbed, learntadjectives: lazy, shady, important
7
Read the whole story in Unit 7!
Parts Plot
1 The first part happens The beetle sits in the sunshine.in summer. The ant works hard.
2 The second part happens The ant has lots of food.when the weather The beetle has no food.gets cold.
3 The third part happens in It snows.the winter. The beetle is cold and hungry.
The ant helps the beetle.
You are going to read a short story about an ant and a beetle.
The ant is a character in the story.
The beetle is a character in the story.
The beetle is lazy.
He does not work for food.
The plot is what happens in the story.
The plot of this story is in three parts.
The ant works very hard in the summer.
He gets food for the winter.
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Alp
habet
ical
text
s
Voca
bula
ryno
uns:
colo
nie
s, m
amm
al,
amph
ibia
n,
rept
ile
ve
rbs:
gu
ardi
ng,
wra
ppin
g, c
arri
es
ad
ject
ives
:wild
, cu
rved
, fu
rry,
im
agin
ary
8Yo
u a
re g
oin
g to
rea
d tw
o a
lphabet
ical
text
sab
ou
t an
imal
s.
Th
e fi
rst
text
is
an a
nim
al d
icti
onary
.T
he
seco
nd
text
is
a pa
ge f
rom
an
an
imal
H
ere
is s
om
e o
f th
e di
ctio
nar
y pa
ge.
ency
clopaed
ia.
Her
e is
so
me
of
the
ency
clo
paed
ia p
age.
Wo
rds
in a
dic
tio
nary
are
in a
lphabet
ical
ord
er.
You
can
use
a d
icti
on
ary
toW
riti
ng
in a
n e
ncy
clopaed
iais
in
•
chec
k th
e sp
elling
of
a w
ord
alp
habet
ical
ord
er.
•fi
nd
ou
t w
hat
a w
ord
mea
ns.
You
can
use
an
en
cycl
opa
edia
to
fin
d in
form
ati
on
.
Wh
at o
ther
an
imal
s do
you
th
ink
you
will
fin
d on
th
e di
ctio
nar
y an
d en
cycl
opae
dia
page
s?
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Vocabularynouns: shade, germs, hospital proper nouns: Baobab, Africanverbs: awaken, attacked, sprang adjectives: ancient, burning, ferocious
Lions9
You are going to read two poems about lions.What do you know about lions?
Lions are big cats. They live in Africa.They are large mammals with sandy coloured coats.They have a thin tail with a tuft at the end.
The male lion can grow to The female lion weighs less than2.8 metres. the male.It has a shaggy mane. It does not have a mane.
Lions live in groups called prides.
Poem 1: Lions by Robert MellorThis poem is about hunting. Lions rest in the day and hunt atnight.
The poet has used rhyme in the poem.Here are some of the words that rhyme.
mane plain around sound kill fill
Poem 2: The Veggy Lion by Spike MilliganThis poem is funny. Lions kill other animals for food. The lion inthis poem is vegetarian. This means it does not eat meat.
The poet has used rhyme in the poem.Here are some of the words that rhyme:
meat tweet skin in head bed
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Open
Day
Voca
bula
ryno
uns
char
acte
rn
arra
tor
pro
fess
or
pro
psc
ener
yse
cret
ary
sett
ing
verb
sce
lebr
ate
repl
y
You
are
go
ing
to r
ead
a pla
y.
10 Sce
ne:
A s
cen
e is
lik
e a
chap
ter
in a
bo
ok.
Info
rmati
on b
ox:
this
giv
es y
ou
hel
pfu
l in
form
atio
n.
Set
ting:
the
plac
e in
wh
ich
th
ings
hap
pen
.C
hara
cter
s:th
e pe
opl
e w
ho
app
ear
in t
he
scen
e.Sce
ner
y:th
e fu
rnit
ure
an
d pa
inte
d ba
ckgr
ou
nd.
Pro
ps:
the
obj
ects
th
at y
ou
nee
d in
th
e sc
ene.
Sta
ge
dir
ecti
ons:
Th
ese
tell
the
acto
rs:
•w
her
e to
be
•w
hat
to
do
•h
ow
to
say
th
ings
.
Narr
ato
r:T
his
is
som
eon
ew
ho
tel
ls p
arts
of
the
sto
ry.
Rea
d ab
out
the
Prof
esso
r’s
visi
t to
Sum
mer
field
Sch
ool’s
Ope
n D
ay in
Un
it 10
.
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Celebrating success
Vocabularynouns: pilot, airfield, engineer, cockpit, stoveverbs: succeed, repair
I n d i a nO c e a n
A t l a n t i cO c e a n
P a c i f i cO c e a n
Croydon, England
Baghdad, IraqIstanbul, Turkey
Darwin, Australia
Karachi, Pakistan
Singapore
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Day 2: Amy landed inIstanbul, Turkey. Shefelt sick because thepetrol smelt.
Day 4: Amy landed in Baghdad in a sandstorm.
Day 7: Amy flew into a rainstorm and crashed.
Day 14: Amylanded inSingapore.
Day 20: Amy flew overa sea of sharks andlanded in Darwin,Australia.
Amy Johnson wasa famous pilot.
Amy was anengineer fortwo years.
Amy bought a planewith two cockpits.
You are going to read a biography of Amy Johnson. A biography is a story of a person’s life (or part of their life) that is written by another person.
In 1930, Amy flew from London to Australia. The journey tookher twenty days.
Day 1: At 8 amon 5th May 1930,Amy took off.
TopF
oto
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perfo
to
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The
flyi
ng h
ouse
A h
urr
icane
(or
cycl
one)
is
a v
iole
nt
sto
rmw
ith
ve
ry s
tro
ng
win
ds
wh
ich
sp
in r
ou
nd
and
rou
nd.
In t
he
eye
(th
e ce
ntr
e) o
f th
e h
urr
ican
e, i
t is
calm
.
Hu
rric
anes
can
cau
se
lots
of dam
age
and
des
truct
ion
.
In t
he
sto
ry, D
oro
thy
and
her
do
g, T
oto
, liv
ed o
n a
farm
wit
h U
ncl
e H
enry
and
Aunt
Em
. O
ne
day
ther
e w
as a
hurr
icane.
Ahurricane
ispow
erful. Thestrong
winds
roar.
Ahu
rric
ane
twis
tsan
dtu
rns
and
spin
sro
und
andround.It
blows
down
trees.
Itrip
sro
ofs
off h
ouse
s.It
pick
sup
cars
and
lorri
esandthrow
sthem
intothe
air.
Itde
stro
ysev
eryt
hing
that
stan
dsin
itsw
ay.Butin
itscentre,
in
itsey
e,ev
eryt
hing
ispe
acef
ul
andcalm
.
A hurri
cane
ispo
wer
ful.
12 You
are
go
ing
to r
ead
a st
ory
fro
m T
he
Wiz
ard
of O
zby
L.
Fran
k B
aum
.
Rea
d w
hat
hap
pen
s to
me
in t
he
sto
ry!
Voca
bula
ryno
uns:
hu
rric
ane,
cyc
lon
e,
cella
r, d
estr
uct
ion
verb
s:w
ailin
g, s
hri
ekad
ject
ive:
calm
p
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Hurr
icane
Harr
yYo
u a
re g
oin
g to
rea
d a
new
spaper
rep
ort
. It
tel
ls y
ou
wh
at d
am
age
a h
urr
ican
e di
d to
an
isl
and
.
Voca
bula
ryno
uns:
sto
rm,
deva
stat
ion
ve
rb:
inju
red
adj
ectiv
es:
giga
nti
c, v
iole
nt
13 Tit
le:T
he
repo
rt h
as
a sh
ort
tit
le.
Photo
:T
he
pho
toan
dca
pti
on
(th
e se
nte
nce
un
der
the
pho
to)
give
the
read
er a
n i
dea
of
wh
at i
s in
th
e re
port
.
Para
gra
phs:
Th
ere
port
is
wri
tten
in
sho
rt p
ara
gra
phs.
T
his
mak
es i
t ea
sier
to
rea
d.
Peo
ple
:T
he
repo
rter
talk
s to
peo
ple.
We
like
to h
ear
wh
at
oth
er p
eopl
e sa
y.
Dir
ect
spee
ch:
So
met
imes
th
e re
port
con
tain
s dir
ect
spee
ch.
Rep
ort
ed s
pee
ch:
So
met
imes
th
e re
port
co
nta
ins
report
edsp
eech
.
Fact
s:T
he
repo
rt
give
s so
me
fact
san
d in
form
ati
on
.
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It’s a knockout!
Vocabularynouns: knockout, fan, match, pitch, pace, kit, star, refereeverbs: zoomed, translated
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Can you guess how the story ends?Read the story in Unit 14 and find out!
You are going to read a story.It has three main ingredients:
Characters
Stacey and Steve their mum and dad Brent and Vialli(They are twins.) (famous footballers
from Italy)Setting
the twins’ home the football match at the hospital
Plot
The story has got three parts (like chapters).
Part 1 – the beginningStacey and Steve discover that Brent and Vialli are coming to play in their town.
Part 2 – the middleMum and Dad take the twins tothe football match. Vialli kicks the ball. It hits Stacey on the head and knocks her out.
Part 3 – the endingStacey wakes up in hospital and …
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You are going to read part of an exciting story. In it, a girl calledJudy finds a Martian (a person from Mars) in a supermarket!
How to write an exciting story
The Martian and the Supermarket by Penelope Lively
Vocabularynouns: Martian, hatch, snail verbs: peered, scuttled, bundled, shriekadjectives: webbed, nervous, peculiar adverb: extremely
1 Write a good beginningThe author begins in an exciting way:
It was the middle of the night when therocket landed in the supermarket car-park.
• Do you want to read the rest of the story? Why?
2
3
Can you guess what happens next?Read Unit 16 and find out!
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Write what people sayWe can learn a lot about a character by the things they say.
‘Please don’t tell anyone,’ saidthe Martian. ‘They might be unkind to me.’
‘How did you get here?’ Judy asked.
• What can you learn about the Martian from what he says?• Do you think Judy is frightened?
Describe the charactersThe author describes the Martian very well.
A Martian, I should tell you, is about three feet highand has webbed feet, green skin and eyes on the ends of horns like a snail.
• Do you think this is a good description?• What describing words has the author used?
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The visit
Vocabulary nouns: fence, research, camouflageverbs: breed, grooming, protectadjectives: endangered, extinct, rare, comical, raw, wrinkled, several
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Notice the use of time words like ‘first’and ‘next’ when you read my recount.
We saw the chimpanzees first.
Next, we walked over abridge and saw lots ofcrocodiles ... .
Then we saw some tigers.
You are going to read a recount. A girl called Lizzie tells youabout a visit to a zoo. In it there were a lot of endangeredanimals. The zoo helped rare animals to breed.
• A recount starts with a short introduction:
• It tells you what happened in the right order.
Last week, Mrs Mills took myclass on a visit to the zoo. Some of our parents came. We brought sandwiches and also took somedrinks with us.
Do you think Lizzie saw any other animals in the zoo? Read Unit 17 to find out.
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my/
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Do you think Lizzie saw any other animals in the zoo? Read Unit 17 to find out.
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Jona
than
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Alam
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What is a friend?
Vocabularynouns: punchbag, revengeverbs: forgives, respects, encourages, remember, soughtadjective: lonely
1
You are going to read some poems about friendship.
Some poems rhyme.
Some poems do not rhyme.
These things make me smile:
2
A smile is such a lovely thingIt brightens up your faceAnd when it’s gone it’s hard to findIts secret hiding place.
Sunshine in the skyMy mum when she’s happyIce lollies and ice creamsLots of good friendsEating pizzas at parties
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Which two wordsrhyme in this poem?
The poem above is calledan acrostic poem.
Does this poem rhyme?What do you notice about
the first letter of each linewhen you read the lettersvertically (downwards)?
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