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There are other , too. 4, This is a family 8B unit1© True or False &% Craxki) Listen and mark the sentences as T (True) or F (False). 1. Puppies are cheap and easy to care for. 2 Billy’s mother wants to get a puppy right now. 3. Billy’s mother explains what the puppy will need. 4,_______ Billy wants to get a paper route to help pay for expenses. 5._____ Mom and Billy will talk to Billy’s father about getting a puppy. FESSUSUSSEGSS @ Dictation 6 Gaad Listen and complete the dialog. B: Mom, 2 W: No, Billy. — 7 | B: I promise of . | W: _ awhile. __ life . He is | _ ___ feed | B: » Mom. Unit1 9SEES EEEEE USE SESE SL W: of and vet also . You can’t 10 unitUnit 2 Elephants Are Amazing 2 communicate +) remember © New Words foul 0 travels © cooperate © keeper Fill in the blanks. - 1. The z00 _ feeds the animals every day. 2. Only an ___ man would steal from a poor widow and her children. 3.1 very little from when I was a child. 4. My mother __all over the world. 5. If we ___asa team, we can finish the project and have time to help others. 6. It is very important to be able to at work, in school, and in life. © Understanding the Context #% CTrax2) Listen and answer the questions. 1. What is special about elephants? (a) They throw rocks. (b) They remember things. (c) They beat people. (d) They eat trees. 2. What is special about how elephants communicate? (a) They touch each other. (b) They use a high-frequency sound. (c) They dance. (d) They use a low sound that travels far. @ Focus on Details #3 Listen and write the missing words. 1. They everything 2. Then the evil ___ sold the elephant. 3. This sound really far. 4. The elephants to help each other. , Unit2 11Q Dictation 6% Cirack2) Listen and complete the passage. © summary 69 Gaz Listen and order the sentences from 1-5. 1. The elephant remembered the evil man from long ago and threw a rock at him. Elephants are interesting because they remember everything. Elephants cooperate with each other to find food and water. An evil man beat his elephant and later sold it. oP} Elephants use a low sound to communicate. Elephants . They intelligent. should India a knew elephant 12. unit2PEeVsEsEssgssessesyessssgs | later, - The elephant Unit2 13Unit 3 Ants, Ants, Everywhere’ cinnamon ‘A 5 chemi © New Words eee oi deck = is © garden Fill in the blanks. 1. Please use your goggles in the lab because we are using toxic___ today. 2. Tanaka’s is full of beautiful plants and flowers. 3. Don’t spill the milk! It will ______into the carpet and cause a smell. 4, Espresso tastes better with in it. 5. Fritz’s house has a in the back. There are several chairs and a grill on it. 6. Nuclear waste is to your health and to the environment. © Understanding the Context 6% Cima) Listen and answer the questions. 1. What does Mrs. Wilson want to do? (a) Kill the ants in her yard. (b) Keep the ants out of her garden. 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Mrs. Wilson does not want ants on the patio because there is a birthday party soon. 2 Mrs. Wilson has already called an exterminator. 3 Mrs. Wilson doesn’t want to use cinnamon in the garden, 4.____ Brianna plants mint around her deck. 5, _____ Brianna is going to help Mrs. Wilson. @ Dictation Listen and complete the dialog. ____, Mrs. Wilson. , Brianna. patio! G W: iG? W: P Whatsiwore S008 Se seu RUS MENG WONG. -. Zhatio® poo exterminator? unit3. 15ii around. harmful substances G: problems , and W: 2 G: Well, +80 use cayenne pepper. sprinkle Others. W: worth . rather and Besides, G: pleasure. home run W: , Brianna. a 16 unitsUnit 4 The Oil Spill volunteered 5 ot sp © New Words ae © refreshing Fill in the blanks. Bsns 1. The water was very after working so-long in the hot sun. 2. Last year, there wasan SS _o ff the coast of Alaska. 3. 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