Unit 4 The Amazon Rain Forest
Lesson 1, Comparisons, pages 32- 33
A. Match.
Students draw lines and match the words to the pictures.
Answers
1. energetic spider monkey, C
2. colorful macaw, b
3. dangerous jaguar, d
4. plain egret, f
5. friendly river dolphin, e
6. calm sloth, a
B. Unscramble.
Students unscramble the words and write the sentences.
Answers
1. The jaguar is dangerous.
2. The river dolphin is friendly.
3. The macaw is colorful.
4. The spider monkey is energetic.
C. Write.
Students look at the pictures and write the sentences.
Answers
1. The sloth is calmer than the spider monkey.
2. The spider monkey is more energetic than the sloth.
3. The jaguar is more dangerous than the river dolphin.
4. The river dolphin is friendlier than the jaguar.
5. The egret is plainer than the macaw.
6. The macaw is more colorful than the egret.
D. Circle.
Students circle the correct answers.
Answers
1. Is the jaguar more dangerous than the river dolphin?
2. Yes, it is.
3. Is the macaw plainer than the egret?
4. Yes, it is.
5. Is the spider monkey more energetic than the sloth?
6. No, it isn't.
Lesson 2, Comparisons, pages 34-35
A. Write.
Students look at the pictures and write the answers.
Answers
1. comfortable sandals
2. uncomfortable sandals
3. cheap bracelet
4. expensive bracelet
5. easy puzzle
6. difficult puzzle
B. Connect.
Students look at the pictures and draw lines, connecting the words to form sentences.
Answers
1. This bracelet is the most expensive one here.
2. These sandals are the most comfortable ones here.
3. This puzzle is the easiest one here.
C. Write.
Students look and write the questions and answers.
Answers
1. Which bracelet is the most expensive? This bracelet.
2. Which sandals are the most comfortable? These sandals.
3. Which puzzle is the easiest? This puzzle.
D. Underline the superlative adjectives.
Students read and underline the superlative adjectives.
Answers
1. This sofa is the most comfortable one here.
2. Which skateboard is the cheapest?
3. Math is my easiest class.
4. Brian is the most excited about the new dog.
E. Rewrite using superlative adjectives.
Students rewrite the passage, using superlative adjectives.
Answers
Jack is the tallest boy on our basketball team, but he has the cheapest shoes. I'm the shortest boy on the team, but I'm also the fastest. I have the most expensive shoes. Together, we make a great team!
Lesson 3, Reading, pages 36-37
A. Write.
Students complete the passage, using the words in the box.
Answers
1.competition
2. guitar
3. want
4. most colorful
5. instead
6. enough
7. earn
8. save
B. Write and number.
Students number the pictures in the correct order and complete the sentences.
Answers
1. [3rd picture] Laura points to a colorful guitar.“I want that one”she says.
2. [1st picture] Paul points to a plain guitar. “How about this one, instead?" he asks.
3. [2nd picture] Laura buys the colorful guitar and wins the competition!
C. Write.
Students answer the questions.
Answers
1. Laura wants to win a music competition in July.
2. Laura earns money by helping her parents.
3. Laura buys the colorful guitar.
D. Write.
Students look at the pictures and complete or write the sentences, using the words in the word box.
Answers
1. I want that one.
How about this one instead?
It's cheaper.
2. I want that one.
Good choice!
E. What about you? Write.
Students answer the questions.
Lesson 4, Birds and Biomes, pages 38-39
A. Write.
Students write the answers, using the key.
Answers
1. freshwater
2. grassland
3. forest
4. desert
5. natural community
6. tundra
B. Read and underline the first sentence of each paragraph. Then write.
Students read the passage, underlining the first sentence of each paragraph, and then answer the questions.
Answers
1. The bee hummingbird is about five centimeters long.
2. The North African ostrich can weigh up to 157 kilograms.
3. The peregrine falcon lives in many places, from the tundra to the desert.
C. Circle.
Students read the sentences and circle the answers.
Answers
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
D. Fill in the chart. Then write.
Students fill in the chart and then answer the questions.
Answers
1. The bee hummingbird.
2. The peregrine falcon.
3. The North African ostrich.
E. Think and write.
Students answer the question.
Answer
The ostrich is the fastest on land.
Check Up 2, pages 40-42
A. Write and math.
Students write the missing word, then match the phrase to the correct picture.
Answers
1. calm sloth, c
2. buy balloons, f
3. comfortable shoes, a .
4. bake cupcakes, b
5. difficult puzzle, e
6. pour the juice, d
B. Read, circle, and number.
Students read the sentences, circle the correct word or phrase, then number the pictures.
Answers
1. Which puzzle is the easiest? This puzzle. [4th picture]
2. Who will set up the music? He will. [1st picture]
3. Is the jaguar more dangerous than the river dolphin?
Yes, it is. [3rd picture]
4. What will she do? She'll make decorations. [2nd picture]
C. Read, circle, and write.
Students read the sentences, circle the correct word, then write sentences.
Answers
1. a, No it isn't
2. c, This bracelet.
3. b, He’ll bring juice.
4. c, She will.
D. Look at the pictures. Write.
Students look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using the key.
Answers
1. Were out of juice.
2. It's cheaper.
E. What will you do after English class? Write.
Students answer the question for themselves.
E. Find and circle.
Students find and circle the words in the word search.
Answers
G. Write the missing letters.
Students look at the word bank in F and fill in the missing letters.
Answers
1. buy balloons
2. plain egrets
3. delicious pizza
4. expensive bracelet
5. natural communities
6. cold tundra
7. order pizzas
8. energetic spider monkeys
9. bake cupcakes
10. special tradition
11. make decorations
12. comfortable sandals
Skills 2, page 43
A. Read and write.
Students read the passage and answer the questions.
Answers
1. Freshwater is water that is not in the world's oceans.
2. The Amazon River has the most water.
3. The Nile River is the longest river.
B. Underline the nouns.
Students read the sentences, underlining the nouns, and then rewrite the sentences.
Answers
1. The Mississippi River is the longest river in the USA.
2. I'm taller than my best friend.
3. Apples are healthier than candy.
C. Write. Then underline the nouns.
Students answer the question and underline any nouns.
Unit 5 Busy Students
Lesson 1, Activities, pages 44-45
A. Connect.
Students draw lines, connecting the words to form phrases.
Answers
1.pack my schoolbag
2. floss my teeth
3. check my calendar
4. iron my clothes
5. take a shower
6. wash my hair
B. Find and write.
Students find the pictures and write the sentences.
Answer
1. I'll pack my schoolbag
2. I'll take a shower.
3.I'll iron my clothes.
4. I'll floss my teeth.
C. Write.
Students look at the pictures and write the sentences.
Answers
1. I often wash my hair before I go to bed.
2. I never iron my clothes before I go to bed.
3. I rarely check my calendar before I go to bed.
4. I sometimes pack my schoolbag before I go to bed.
D. Write.
Students use the pictures and write the questions and answers.
Answers
1. Do you check your calendar before you go to bed?
Yes, I sometimes do.
2. Do you take a shower before you go to bed?
Yes I always do.
3. Do you wash your hair before you go to bed?
Yes, I usually do.
4. Do you floss your teeth before you go to bed?
No,I rarely do.
Lesson 2, Adverbs, pages 46-47
A. Do the puzzle.
Students look at the pictures and do the crossword puzzle.
Answers
1. quickly
2. quietly
3. carefully
4. carefully
5. loudly
6. slowly
B. Look atA. Circle.
Students look at exercise A and circle the correct answers, completing the sentences.
Answers
1. How is she walking? She's walking quickly.
2. How is she talking? She's talking quietly.
3. How is he writing? He's writing carefully.
4. How is she writing? She's writing carelessly.
5. How is he talking? He's talking loudly.
6. How is he walking? He's walking slowly.
C. Match and write.
Students match the pictures to the sentences.
Answers
1. Is he writing carefully or carelessly?
He's writing carelessly.
2. Is she walking slowly or quickly?
She's walking slowly.
3. Is he talking quietly or loudly?
He's talking quietly.
D. Read and write.
Students read the passage and answer the questions.
Answers
1. Tim and his brother will set up a tent.
2. Tim takes a shower quickly.
3. Tim is packing carelessly.
Lesson 3, Reading, pages 48-49
A. Write.
Students complete the passage, using the words in the box.
Answers
1. ready
2. still
3. practice
4. hour
5. almost
6. recital
7. beautifully
8. proud
B. Match.
Students match the pictures to the sentences.
Answers
1. [1st picture] Tomorrow is Jim's first violin recital.
He's a little nervous.
2. [2nd picture] One hour later, Jim's father goes to
Jim's room.
3. [3rd picture]“I'm proud of you, Jim," says his father.
C. Circle.
Students read the sentences and circle the answers.
Answers
1. False
2. True
3. False
D. Write.
Students look at the pictures and complete or write the sentences, using the words in the word box.
Answers
1. Are you ready for your English test?
No. I'm not. I still need to study.
2. Are you ready for your competition?
Yes, I think so. I practiced all week.
E. What about you? Write.
Students answer the questions.
Lesson 4, Your Health, pages 50-51
A. Circle.
Students circle the correct answers.
Answers
1. Take a shower often and go to bed early
2. Try to get some exercise once or twice a day.
3. I's important to eat a balanced meal three times a day.
4. Getting enough sleep is a healthy habit.
B. Read and write.
Students read the passage and answer the questions.
Answers
1. Balanced meals are good for your health.
2. A balanced meal has food from all six food groups.
3. Your age and how much you exercise can tell you how much to eat from each group.
C. Write.
Students read the passage in B and answer the questions.
Answers
1. You can find oils in foods like nuts. fish. and some vegetables.
2. The first food group is called grains.
3. Cheese and yogurt are some foods in the dairy group.
D. What about you? Fill in the chart. Then write.
Students fill in the chart and then answer the questions,writing sentences about themselves.
E. Think and write.
Students answer the questions.
Unit 6 Making Things
Lesson 1, Quantities, pages 52-53
A. Unscramble and number.
Students unscramble the letters, write the words, and then draw lines matching the words to the correct pictures.
Answers
1. a half cup of water [1st column, 2nd picture]
2. a drop of food coloring [2nd column, 3rd picture]
3. a quarter cup of salt [1 st column, 1st picture]
4. a tablespoon of cooking oil [1st column, 3rd picture]
5. a cup of flour [2nd column, 1st picture]
6. a teaspoon of baking soda [2nd column, 2nd picture]
B. Look at A. Write.
Students look at exercise A and write the sentences.
Answers
1. He'll put in a half cup of water.
2. He'll put in a drop of food coloring.
3. She'll put in a quarter cup of salt.
4. She'll put in a tablespoon of cooking oil.
5. He'll put in a cup of flour.
6. She'll put in a teaspoon of baking soda.
C. Circle.
Students look at the pictures and circle the correct answer, completing the sentences.
Answers
1. How much cooking oil does he need?
He needs a tablespoon of cooking oil.
2. How much food coloring does she need?
She needs a drop of food coloring.
3. How much flour does she need?
She needs a cup of flour.
D. Write.
Students use the pictures and write the questions and answers.
Answers
1. Does he have enough water? No, he doesn't.
2. Does she have enough salt? Yes. she does.
3. Does he have enough baking soda? Yes. he does.
Lesson 2, Supplies, pages 54-55
A. Match.
Students draw lines, matching the words to the correct pictures.
Answers
1.e
2.f
3.a
4.c
5.b
6. d
B. Write.
Students look at the picture and complete or write the questions and answers.
Answers
1. How many toothpicks do we have?
We have five toothpicks.
2. How many aprons do we have?
We have three aprons.
3. How much modeling day do we have?
We have two bowls of modeling day.
4. How much masking tape do we have?
We have four rolls of masking tape.
C. Connect.
Students look at the pictures and draw lines, connecting the words to form sentences.
Answers
1. How many paper clips do they have?
They have a lot of paper clips.
2. How much cardboard do they have?
They have a little cardboard.
D. Circle the quantifiers.
Students read the sentences and circle the answers.
Answers
1. They're making a lot of modeling clay.
2. They need a little masking tape.
3. She's bringing a lot of toothpicks.
E. Rewrite using a few, a little, or a lot of.
Students rewrite the passage, using the correct quantifiers.
Answers
At the class party, the students will serve a few pizzas.They'll play a little music, blow up a lot of balloons,and put up a few decorations. One student will bake a lot of cupcakes. Another will bring a little juice.
Lesson 3, Reading, pages 56-57
A. Write.
Students complete the passage, using the words in the box.
Answers
1.students
2. models
3. driving
4. bring
5. remember
6. stop
7. roof
8. seat
B. Unscramble.
Students unscramble the words and write the sentences.
Answers
1. They're having a show of all the models at the science museum.
2. “It's here on the front seat next to me," says his mother.
3.“Colin, did you bring the map to the science museum?" asks his mother.
C. Write.
Students answer the questions.
Answers
1. Colin and his parents are going to the science museum.
2. Colin thinks his dinosaur is on the roof.
3. Colin's dinosaur is on the front seat next to his mother.
D. Write.
Students look at the pictures and write the sentences.
Answers
1. Did we bring the masking tape?
I don't remember.
I remember. It's on the table.
2. Did we bring the salt?
I'm not sure.
Never mind. I found it.
E. What about you? Write.
Students answer the questions.
Lesson 4, The Pyramids, pages 58-59
A. Write.
Students complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Answers
1. Our teacher asked us to move our desks.
2. A farmer grows fruits and vegetables for us to eat.
3. It will take time to do my homework this evening.
4. Mary likes to pull her toy car around the yard.
5. The building site is next to our school.
6. The artisan cut the stone for the pyramid.
B. Read and write.
Students read the passage and answer the questions.
Answers
1. The Empire State Building is 381 meters tall.
2. The builders moved the supplies to the top of the building by crane.
3. No. it didn't take a lot of time to build the Empire State Building.
C. Circle.
Students read the sentences and circle the answers.
Answers
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
D. Fill in the chart. Then write.
Students fill in the chart with the missing numbers and then answer the questions.
Answers
1. It took around thirty-four hundred people to build the Empire State Building.
2. It took approximately ten million bricks to build the Empire State Building.
3. It took about fourteen months to build the Empire State Building.
E. Think and write.
Students answer the questions.
Check Up 3, pages 60-62
A. Match.
Students match the words to the correct pictures.
Answers
1.a cup of flour, f
2. masking tape, d
3. wash my hair, e
4. paper clips, a
5. pack my schoolbag, C
6. a tablespoon of cooking oil, b
B. Read and connect.
Students read the sentences, look at the pictures, and draw lines to the correct answers.
Answers
1. I never iron my clothes before I go to bed.
2. How much cardboard do we have? We have three sheets.
3. Does she have enough food coloring? Yes, she does.
4. How is he talking? He's talking loudly.
C. Unscramble and write. Then number.
Students unscramble the questions, then match the sentences to the correct picture.
Answers
1. How much baking soda does he need? [4th picture]
2. Do you take a walk before you go to bed?[1st picture]
3. How many aprons do we have? [3rd picture]
4. Is she writing carefully or carelessly? [2nd picture]
D. Look at the pictures. Write.
Students look at the pictures and complete the sentences,using the key.
Answers
1. Are you ready for your recital?
No. I'm not.
I still need to practice.
2. Did we bring the map?
I'm not sure.
Never mind. I found it.
E. What do you do before you go to bed? Write.
Students write sentences about themselves.
F. Unscramble the underlined words. Then solve the secret message.
Students use the key to unscramble the words, then unscramble the secret message.
Answers
1. carefully
2. flour
3. calendar
4. artisan
5. cardboard
6. exercise
7. farmer
8. schoolbag
9. quarter
10. balanced
11. quietly
12. toothpicks
Secret message: You can be successful!
Skills 3, page 63
A. Read and write.
Students read the passage and answer the questions.
Answers
1. The first thing you should do before you go to bed is check your homework.
2. You should check your calendar to see what classes and activities you have tomorrow.
3. Just thirty minutes is enough time to get ready each night.
B. Underline the imperative verbs.
Students read the sentences and underline the imperative verbs.
Answers
1. Do your homework carefully.
2. Check your calendar before you go to bed.
3. Have a great day at school!
C. Write. Then underline the imperative verbs.
Students answer the question and then underline any
imperative verbs.
