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In the garden
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Lesson 1 Say.
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2 Listen and say the number.
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1 cut the grass
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water the flowers
6 plant seeds
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pick strawberries
feed the birds
3 Read and answer. 1 Is Poppy eating a carrot?
make a window box
Yes, she is. Yes, he is.
No, she isn’t. No, he isn’t.
2 Is Dad cutting the grass?
5 Is Hayley digging?
3 Is Alfie making a window box?
6 Is Grandad picking strawberries?
4 Is Becca planting seeds?
7 Is Liam feeding the birds?
action. Ask and answer answer in pairs. 4 Mime an action.
Are you planting seeds? eat a carrot
Yes, Y es, I am.
Are you cutting the grass? No, I’m not. I’m digging. dig a hole 6
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Lesson 2 1
Let’s revise! 1 Listen and say the number.
tall
butterfly
bee
beetle
angry
read a book
noisy
take a photo
shell
make a kite
ant
dangerous
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3 Read. Write the names.
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It’s the afternoon. 1 is making sandwiches. 2 is helping Mum. Josh is hungry and thirsty; he’s drinking juice and eating a sandwich. 3 isn’t eating, he’s sleeping on the grass. There’s a butterfly on his nose! Becca and Alfie aren’t hungry, they’re tired. 4 is playing a computer game and 5 is reading a book. Grandad isn’t tired now. He’s riding a bike and 6 is running with him. 7 is watching and laughing. 8 is taking a photo.
4 Read.
Be careful when you add ‘ing’ to a verb. Look at these patterns.
Learn to learn Pattern 1 sleep – sleeping laugh – laughing water – watering
Pattern 2 make – making ride – riding
Pattern 3 run – running dig – digging
Which pattern are these words? cut – cutting
plant – planting
have – having
eat – eating Who’s riding the bike?
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1 Lesson 3 1 Listen and answer.
It’s Saturday morning. Liam is making a window box. Poppy is helping him.
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1 Who wants to plant some seeds? 2 Who’s feeding the birds?
2 Listen again. Write True or False . 1 It’s noisy. 2 Liam is making a kite. 3 Liam wants to plant some seeds. 4 Becca is helping Liam. 5 Alfie is feeding the dog. 6 The birds are hungry.
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Explore grammar
What’s he doing? He’s feeding the birds.
What are they doing? They’re making a window box.
4 Read and guess. Listen and check. $ CD1 20 You start.
5 Play the game in pairs.
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Alright. What are they doing? They’re picking strawberries. OK. What’s she doing? She’s making a kite. I know. It’s number ! Right! Now it’s my turn to ask.
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Who’s helping Liam?
Present Continuous: questions and answers
Lesson 4 1 1
Listen and read.
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Where is Josh’s carrot from? 1
carrot
G r a n d a d ’ s 2
Look! Becca’s in the garden with Grandad.
Is Rex helping you?
No, he isn’t. He wants to play.
What are they doing?
Sorry, Rex. We’re busy.
They’re digging up vegetables.
3 Look at this carrot, Becca. It’s beautiful!
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5 Oh, no! Josh is eating Grandad’s carrot!
No, it isn’t! This carrot is from the supermarket.
You can’t eat that! It’s Grandad’s carrot!
It’s OK. Grandad’s carrot is on the table. I want a photo. Where’s my camera?
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7 No, it isn’t! Rex has got it!
Give me that carrot!
Look! Grandad’s playing with Rex now!
Rex! Rex!
What does Grandad dig up?
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1 Lesson 5 1 Listen and repeat.
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beautiful
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interesting
colourful
useful
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2 Read, listen and answer. $ CD1 24 How many different insects can you find in the texts?
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What’s your favourite insect? Here are some answers from our readers.
1 Butterflies are my favourite insect. There are lots
2 Ants are my favourite
of flowers in our garden and the butterflies love them. Their wings are very colourful. The colours are for camouflage or protection. I think they’re the most beautiful insect in the garden.
insect. I think they’re more interesting than butterflies and grasshoppers. They live in colonies and they work together. There are millions of ants in the world. They live on every continent except Antarctica.
Anna, 10 years old, Cardiff
Sam, 11 years old, London
3 Bees are my favourite insect.
4 Beetles are my favourite insect. They have very hard
They’re the most useful insect because they make honey. My mum is a beekeeper. She’s got lots of bees and we eat honey every day. They aren’t dangerous, unless they’re angry!
shells. Some people think they’re ugly, but I think they’re beautiful. There are lots of different kinds of beetles. My favourite is this stag beetle. It’s the biggest beetle in England. It’s bigger than a mouse, but it isn’t dangerous.
Nick, 12 years old, Bath
Molly, 11 years old, Exeter
3 Read again. Answer. 1 What do butterflies like in the garden?
4 What do bees make?
2 Why are they colourful?
5 When are bees dangerous?
3 How many ants are there in the world?
6 Which insect has a hard shell?
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Which insect makes honey?
Explore grammar
Long adjectives: comparatives and superlatives
I think they’re more interesting than butterflies. I think they’re the most beautiful insect.
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Lesson 6
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Learn about seeds 1 Talk about the flashcards. CD1 2 Read, listen and answer. $ 28 Name three parts of a plant.
How does a new plant grow? seed leaves shoot leaves seed leaves root
The seed shell opens.
A small root grows.
Then a small shoot grows. The seed leaves are on the shoot. The baby plant uses the food in these.
The seed is germinating
Then the plant grows. The shoot grows longer. Leaves grow. Now the plant can make its own food.
The seed is growing
What does a seed need to germinate and grow? It needs … 1
… to be alive.
Only living seeds can grow. 2
… the correct temperature.
Plants and seeds can’t grow if it’s very cold or very hot. 3
… oxygen.
This bean seed was alive. It germinated and now it’s growing well. It’s got water, light, oxygen and the correct temperature. You can see the root, the seed leaves and the leaves.
Seeds and plants need oxygen to grow. 4
… water.
Seeds and plants need water to grow.
3 Read again. Write True or False . 1 The root grows first.
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… light.
Plants need light to grow. Seeds don’t need light to germinate.
2 A seed needs water to grow. 3 A seed needs cold temperatures to grow. 4 A seed needs light to germinate. 5 A plant needs light to grow.
Explore the Internet with your teacher. How many seeds does one strawberry have?
How many jackets A baby plant usescan you food in the seed …
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Lesson82 1 Lesson
Let’s explore! b
1 Read and listen.
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1 Where are Ellie and Farid? 2 What’s for dinner tonight?
Ellie There’s a bird feeder in Uncle Bill’s garden. Uncle Bill puts seeds and nuts in it. The birds love them.
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There are lots of different vegetables in the garden. I’m picking sweetcorn for our dinner tonight. d
My uncle Bill is a gardener. He works in a beautiful garden. There are lots of interesting plants and animals. Today I’m helping in the garden with my friend, Farid.
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What colour are Ellie’s boots?
Insects are an important part of the garden. We’re making an insect hotel. It’s fun helping Uncle Bill in the garden. I want to come again tomorrow!
2 Read the fact sheets quickly. Match the text and photos. 1 Sweetcorn
2 Insects
3 Birds
Sweetcorn is the seed of the maize plant. It’s usually yellow, but there is blue, red, black and pink sweetcorn too. They eat a lot of sweetcorn in the USA. It’s their favourite vegetable. We use sweetcorn to make bread, breakfast cereal and popcorn. We can make plastic from sweetcorn too! o This pen is made from sweetcorn. It’s very ecological.
Insects are the smallest animals in a garden. There are thousands of different species in our gardens.
We can help birds in our garden by building bird boxes and giving them food. Sometimes birds find it difficult to find food, especially in winter. There are lots of different foods we can put in our gardens, for example, bread, rice, apples, seeds and nuts. It’s also a good idea to put out a bowl of water, but not milk – milk is bad for birds.
Some insects, like butterflies and bees, are useful. They fly from flower to flower and they carry pollen on their legs. Plants need pollen to make new seeds. Other insects are bad for plants. Some insects are in danger. Their habitats are disappearing and we kill them with insecticide. Insect hotels are a safe place for insects to live.
How many different types of bird can you see in your garden?
3 Read again and listen. $ CD1 Write True or False . 30 1 Sweetcorn is a fruit.
4 All insects are bad for a garden.
2 We use sweetcorn to make lots of things.
5 It’s a bad idea to give birds milk.
3 There are lots of different insects in a garden.
6 It’s a good idea to feed birds in winter. Watch us in the garden!
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Look at Ellie’s photos. Listen and say the letter.
2 Listen and repeat.
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3 Make a new dialogue and practise.
carrots
Oh! Look at these. Do you like pears ?
strawberries peas
Yes, I do. I love them. Do you?
plums No, I don’t. I think apples are nicer. I eat them every day .
4 Now prepare for your Portfolio.
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Which vegetable do we use to make popcorn?
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