Student Book 3 Answer Key

Unit 1 O
Example:
Page 4 Amy says, “There’s something outside!”
A “What’s that noise?” asks Ellie. “Is it a monster?”
Example: “It’s next to our tent!” screams Amy. “Help!”
A scary story about nature.
Page 5 Unit 2
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Student’s own answers A
D Student’s own answer
Example:
She loses her balance on a cliff. Page 11
She sees a boa constrictor in front of her. C
E Example:
Student’s own answers 1 The email is from David.
2 The email is to Kyle.
Page 6 3 He stays with his Aunt Claire and Uncle Leo.
F 4 He goes with his mom and dad.
4, 1, 5, 3, 6, 2 D
G How are you?
Example: What have you been doing?
1 No. Skipping is boring. Did you do anything fun last weekend?
2 Help.    Help me! E
3 Turn around and come back. Example:
4 What can I do? Downtown Quito
5 Skip!    Jump! The market in Otavalo
6 Run!
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H 1  c  2  e  3  a  4  f  5  b  6  d
girl goes walking, sees a boa constrictor G
Student’s own answers Example:
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Student’s own answers Where did he go? When did he go?
to Otavalo on Saturday
J
Student’s own answers Who did he go with? How did he get there?
his mom and dad by bus
K
Student’s own answers What did he do? Why was it fun?
he hiked in the country, because they all bought
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went fishing, and went something
Student’s own answers
shopping
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1 the suburbs
Student’s own answer
2 an urban area
N 3 a rural area
Example:
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Scary event Character What he / she says
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wake up There’s something Student’s own answers
Amy
suddenly outside!

hear a What’s that noise?

Ellie
noise Is it a monster?

see a big It’s next to our

Amy
shadow tent! Help!

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Example: a backpack
a balloon
Sunday visited my aunt and uncle in the
country and went hiking J
Student’s own answers
Monday played with my brother and sister
in the garden Page 20
Tuesday made cookies with my grandma K
Wednesday watched a movie Student’s own answer
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Thursday went shopping with my mom and
Student’s own answers
bought a present for my friend
M
Friday went to the beach
Student’s own answers
Saturday went to my friend’s birthday party
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Examples:
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as silly as a monkey
L colorful like candy
Student’s own answers
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M Student’s own answer
Example:
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Where did you go? When did you go? Student’s own answer
to the beach on Friday
Who did you go with? How did you get there? Unit 4
my mom and my brother by train Page 22
What did you do? Why was it fun? A
we swam in the ocean, because it was relaxing Student’s own answer
read books, and ate ice and the weather was great
cream Page 23
C
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1  Tina’s Blog – It’s About Time!   2  Our 24/7 world
Examples:
How are you? D
What have you been doing? We can have light all day and night because of the
Did you do anything fun last week? light bulb.
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Unit 3 E
Page 16 Tina gives information about something.
She gives her opinion about something.
A
She asks for readers’ opinions.
1  a backpack   2  a balloon
F
Page 17 1  bad  2  good  3  bad  4  bad
C G
Examples: Student’s own answer
1 the poet’s first day at school
2 a surprise birthday party Page 25
D H
Surprise Example:
E Topic: Stores open 24/7
Student’s own answer
Reasons it is a good idea Reasons it is a bad idea
Page 18 People can buy things People in shops work very
F when they want hard
1  h  2  e  3  a  4  f  5  b  6  g  7  d  8  c Stores can make a lot of The neighborhood is noisy
G money at night
Hear the noisy sounds! People go shopping at People eat fast food and
See the bright lights! different times, so stores don’t cook healthy meals
See the beautiful colors! are quieter
Watch the happy children!
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Example:
Problem: Solution:
Reasons it is Aliens want to invade Stop the aliens from
a good idea the Earth. landing on the Earth.
People can buy My opinion
things when Problem: Solution:
It is a good A volcano is erupting Rescue all the people
they want.
Topic idea because and people are in and take them to a
Stores can
people need danger. safe place.
make a lot of Stores open
to do things at
money. 24/7
different times.
People go Problem: Solution:
Some people
shopping at Someone steals a Look for clues, find
work at night.
different times, famous painting from the thief and return
so stores are a museum. the painting.
quieter.
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K Student’s own answers
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Examples:
Unit 5 Setting The world in the year 2300
Page 28 Characters A scientist, some aliens
A Problem The aliens want to invade the Earth
Student’s own answers Solution Find a way to make the aliens go back to
their planet
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1 Captain Electricity Examples:
2 Dr. Waste A. Lot
Name Description
3 Captain Electricity
4 Dr. Waste A. Lot Dr. Carlos a scientist
5 Captain Electricity Vilanova tall with dark hair
shy, intelligent, brave
D
Dr. Waste A. Lot is stealing the world’s energy. Aliens short and green with a lot of arms and legs
greedy, intelligent
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Student’s own answer Examples:
1 Some aliens from another planet want to invade the
F
Earth.
Example:
2 The aliens
Captain Electricity flies to Planet Waste and he uses a
3 Dr. Carlos Vilanova, a scientist
mirror on his suit to send the energy back to Earth.
4 He discovers a special liquid that can destroy the aliens’
G spaceships. The aliens are scared and go home.
1  S  2  S  3  W  4  W  5  S  6  S  7  W  8  S
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Problem:  A  Solution:  B A
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C Example:

Who? What? When? When? What?

Five people: Tom They started a rock In 2008. 1950 He was born in Saginaw, Michigan in the US.
Baisden, Danny band for kids called 1954 He moved to Detroit.
Adamson, Jennie The Not-Its. 1962 He released his first album, The Jazz Soul Of
Helman, Michael Little Stevie. He was twelve years old. He was
Welke and Sarah called ‘Little Stevie Wonder’.
Shannon.
1963 His song Fingertips Pt(2) was number one in
Where? Why? the charts.
In Seattle in the Because kids like rock music, but 1964 He changed his name to ‘Stevie Wonder’.
US. there weren’t any rock bands for
1976 He released the album Songs In The Key Of
kids.
Life. It was number one for fourteen weeks.
D
Student’s own answer Unit 7
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E A
7, 4, 1, 5, 2, 8, 3, 6 Student’s own answer
F
1  c  2  b  3  d  4  a Page 41
G C
Student’s own answer 3
H D
Student’s own answer Do you take photos with your phone? (Student’s own
answer)
Page 37 Do you take photos that you never print? (Student’s own
Examples: answer)
Band or Singer Type of Music E
Student’s own answer
Maroon 5 rock
One Direction pop Page 42
Bob Marley reggae F
Ella Fitzgerald jazz You can take pictures with it.
Iron Maiden metal It can hold ten pieces of paper.
Stevie Wonder soul It can print pictures.
J You can post pictures online from the phone.
Example: G
Band / Singer: Stevie Wonder 1  e  2  a  3  d  4  b  5  g  6  f  7  c
H
K What I know W What I want L What I
Student’s own answer
to know learned
He is from the When was he Page 43
US. born? Examples:
His famous What was the For home or school For fun
songs include first song he
A backpack that becomes A robot that tidies up your
Superstition, Sir released?
a desk. toys.
Duke, Happy What is his real
Birthday, and I name? For pets Other
Just Called To Say How did he get A small camera so you can
I Love You. the name Stevie see where your cat is and
He is blind. Wonder? what it’s doing.
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Student’s own answers Student’s own answer
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Student’s own answer
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Examples: You can also cut the sandwich into squares.
Now you can … You can also use white bread.
amazing
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But you can print photos right from the phone, too!
It’s easier than chewing gum! J
You have to have it today! Student’s own answer
Buy one now and get 50 free pieces of photo paper. K
N Student’s own answer
Student’s own answers L
O Example:
Student’s own answer 8 mushrooms

Unit 8
Page 46 Mushroom omelette 3 eggs
A
Examples:
an instruction manual for a phone, camera, etc. 25g butter
instructions for a craft project
instructions for growing seeds M
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C Example:
sugar, flour, strawberries, lemons Slice the mushrooms.
D Page 50
Example: N
Preheat the oven because you have to wait for the oven to Example:
become hot.
First Next Last
E
Example: Slice the Melt the butter Turn it over and
It shows people what the dish needs to look like when it’s mushrooms. in a pan. cook the other
finished. Beat the eggs. Put the mixture side.
Add the into the pan
F
mushrooms to and cook the
Student’s own answer
the eggs. omelette on one
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1  c  2  a  3  b Example:
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Examples: Add some cheese
1 It isn’t a complete sentence. There isn’t a verb, a capital Suggestions
letter or a period.
2 It’s a complete sentence and the verb is in the Serve it with salad
imperative. The sentence doesn’t use ‘you’.
3 It’s a complete sentence. It uses ‘you’ and ‘can’. Unit 9
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Example: Page 52
Carla’s peanut butter and banana sandwich A
Student’s own answer
Ingredients: Page 53
2 pieces of brown bread, butter, peanut butter, 1 banana,
C
1c 2a 3d 4b
Instructions:
First, spread butter on two pieces of brown bread. D
Then spread peanut butter on one piece of bread. Examples:
Next, cut the banana into slices. 1=2 2=2 3=3 4=3 5=3 6=2
Put the slices on the peanut butter.
Then put the other slice of bread on top.
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E B
Example: 1  funny  2  fishy  3  smoky  4  creamy  5  furry
1935: Earle was born. 6  bouncy
1948: Her family moved to Florida and she became
interested in the ocean. Page 59
1956: She finished college and became an
oceanographer. 3
1977: She followed whales near Hawaii, Australia, and B
Alaska.
Ends with -le beetle gentle
1979: She walked on the sea floor at a record-breaking
depth. Ends with -al oval hospital
1980: She started Deep Ocean companies. C
1990: She started reporting on the planet’s oceans. 1  handle  2  festival  3  journal  4  triangle  5  bubble
Today: She works at the National Geographic Society. 6  principal / principle
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G 1  television  2  celebration  3  division  4  reflection
Example: Page 60
Explorers Athletes Friends & Other
Family 5
Christopher Usain Bolt My Salvador B
Columbus grandmother Dalí Examples:
1 expensive
H This pen was very expensive.
Example: 2 thermometer
Person: Christopher Columbus My mom took my temperature with a thermometer.
3 electricity
K What I know W What I want L What I learned
After the storm, there was no electricity in the city.
to know
He sailed to When was he
America in 1492. born?
6
He was Italian. When did he go B
to sea? interesting; boring; tiring; freezing
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Example: A
1451 He was born in Genoa, Italy. They all end in ‘ful’.
1464 He went to sea and learned to sail a ship. 1  useful  2  careful  3  thoughtful  4  harmful
August 1492 He started his famous voyage after King C
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain 1  fearful  2  colorful  3  cheerful  4  playful
paid for it.
October 1492 Columbus’s ships arrived in the Bahamas.
March 1493 He arrived back in Spain.
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1493–1502 He made three more voyages to different B
parts of the Americas. 1  tomatoes  2  shelves  3  teeth  4  wolves  5  feet
1506 He died in Spain. 6  fish
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Spelling Master Class B
Page 58 Student’s own answers

1
B
1  hiking  2  constrictor  3  scary  4  screamed

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