Uncle Jack PICTURE DICTIONARY

Uncle Jack in the Amazon Rainforest

and his frien d s
go on an
adventure
in the Amazon
rain/orest.
Can they
save Slowly’s
habitat?

(to) cut down.

darts

Jaxe Cadwallacler

Uncle (to) hang

Jack
ix the
Axiaz-crx
R aixforest (to) hug
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Uncle J a c k in the Amazon Rain/orest

medicine

rainforest (to) push

(to) row
road

leaves

tourist
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Uncle Jack In the A m azon Rainforest

by J a n e C adwallader
Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali

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Jane C ad w allad er

Uncle Jack
in the
Amazon
Rainforest
 ncle Jack was sitting in a n arm c h a ir in
his living room. In his h an d s w as a letter
from his d au g h ter, D r Silver. She w as a
biologist a n d she worked in the A m azon
rainforest. U ncle Jack w asn ’t happy.
T h e letter from D r Silver said, dad, some people
from the city are cutting down the forest. Some Amazon
Indians are helping them. I t’s terrible! £I m ust go a n d
help my d au g h ter,’ said U ncle Jack. ‘Two heads
are better th a n one!’
U ncle Jack p u t a b ag with some sun cream , a
sandw ich a n d some m osquito repellent in the
h o t-air balloon.
Suddenly he saw Jim, D aisy a n d M ay. ‘W h a t are
you doing?’ asked U ncle Jack. ‘We’re coming too!’
said Jim. ‘F our heads are better th a n two!’ ‘W oof
W oof’, said G rum py the dog. ‘Sorry G ru m p y ’,
said Jim, ‘five heads are better th a n two!’
 T h e h o t-air balloon w ent to the A m azon rainforest.
It w as very ho t a n d very green! ‘I t’s beautiful
U ncle Jack. A nd w h at a lot of anim als!’ said
Jim. ‘T h e re ’s D r Silver,’ said D aisy. ‘Hello! Hello
D r Silver! I t’s us!’ shouted M ay.

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U ncle Jack said, ‘L e t’s go a n d tell the m en to stop
cutting down the trees.’ Suddenly Jim shouted,
‘Stop! Stop A unt Silver! T h e re ’s a dog in the ro ad !’
D r Silver stopped the car a n d they all w ent to see
the dog in the ro ad b u t...

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‘H ey!’ said Jim. ‘It isn’t a dog! W h a t is it?’ ‘I t’s a
sloth,’ said D r Silver. ‘B ut sloths ea t leaves. W h a t
is it doing here? L e t’s take him to find some trees’,
said Jim. ‘A nd let’s call him Slowly because he
goes so sloooooooowly!’ said M ay.

3 S lo w ly ’s P o em
I ’m a sloth a n d I ea t slowly
Sit a n d sta n d a n d climb slowly
I ’m a sloth. I do everything slowly
T h a t ’s how I got my nam e.

I ’m small a n d hairy with three toes

Long arm s a n d legs a n d a soft nose
I h ang from a tree all day long
y hom e is the A m azon rainforest.

I ’m a sloth a n d I move slowly

W ake up a n d think a n d play slowly
I ’m a sloth. I do everything slowly
T h a t ’s how I got my n am e ... SLOW LY
( ► ) 4 T hey w ent th ro ug h the jungle until they cam e to
the cam p of the m en from the city.
T h ey talked to the boss of the m en. ‘You m ust stop
cutting down the trees,’ said U ncle Jack. T h e forest
is for the A m azon Indians a n d for the anim als a n d
T h e A m azon Indians started to throw darts.
‘Run! Quickly!’ said D r Silver. T h e boss of the
m en lau gh ed a n d shouted to them . ‘You see! T h e
A m azon Indians w ant to cut down the trees too!’
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An A m azon In d ian girl cam e. H er n am e w as K a b a .
She
C U rk w as the
a rdl m
aumgVhi tter
A r ' of the C hief a n d she gave

Slowly some medicine. Soon Slowly w as better

a g ain . K a b a said, ‘We d o n ’t w an t to cut down the
forest b u t w h at can we do? T h e m en from the city
. . • _ J _______ ~ »Tm V \r< T r a trv \ 17r \ r l 7 t r \
K a b a took D r Silver, U ncle Jack a n d the children
to m eet her fath er a n d the other A m azon Indians.
D r Silver showed them some nuts. ‘You should tell
people outside the A m azon ab o u t these nuts. T hey
are very good to eat!’ said D r Silver.
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Slowly was very h ap p y because there were lots
of sloths a t the In d ian cam p. Jim, D aisy a n d
M ay were hap p y too! ‘You should sta rt a Sloth
S an ctu ary ,’ said Jim. ‘People outside the A m azon
lifcp q1o 1-ViqI? QniH 7V4 n n
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T h ey all sat round the fire. K a b a asked, ‘H ow can

we tell people outside the A m azon ab o u t the Sloth
S an ctu ary a n d the nuts?’ ‘We can use the Internet,’
said Jim. ‘I t’s easy.’ H e showed them his tablet.
T h e C hief said, ‘H ow can we stop the m en cutting
dow n the trees?’ ‘I have a n idea,’ said U ncle Jack.
T h e A m azon Indians, D r Silver, U ncle Jack a n d
the children carried the sloths to the hill above
the cam p. Everyone helped to p u t the sloths one
on top of the other. T h e sloths held on with their
long arm s a n d their long legs until they m a d e ...
a g re a t big ball of sloths!
In the m orning the A m azon Indians gave the ball
of sloths a good push. It sta rted to go down the
hill, moving faster a n d faster. U ncle Jack a n d the
children w atched a n d smiled.
T h e sloth ball went into the cam p.T h e sloths waved
their arm s a n d legs a n d calledW O O O O W O O O O .
T h e m en stopped having their b reakfast an d
looked ... ‘A H H H H H H H H H ! W H A T ’S T H A T !’
T h e m en were very afraid! T hey ra n to the boats.
T hey jum ped into the b o ats a n d rowed aw ay down
the river. ‘Quick!’ ‘L e t’s go!’ ‘T h e re ’s a m onster
T h e children a n d the Indians a n d U ncle Jack
a n d D r Silver all jum ped up a n d dow n happily
a n d h u g g ed the sloths. ‘Well done Slowly!’ said
D r Silver. ‘Well done all of you!’ ‘H a! H a !’ laug h ed
the A m azon Indians, ‘H a! H a! H a !’

A nd did th e p la n s work?
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H ere is K a b a a n d the other A m azon Indians
looking after the tourists a t the Sloth S anctu ary .
 U ncle Jack, D r Silver a n d the children are busy
telling people all over the world ab o u t the sloths
a n d, the A* m azon rainforest.
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 A c t i v i t y p o d g es

W ho are the characters in the story?

1 Urtcle ^ Kaba, the

Jack.
of tke Chief.

2 TKe
5 The
of Uncle Jack. yR, „ r .
_r ,... v /w fro m th e citu
Dr Silver. j j

3 T h e------------- £ \ 6
Indians. cv -c the sloth.

Choose the correct words to complete the

sentences. Then, number the sentences in
the order of the story.

a ( ^ ) Uncle Jack and the children went to the

North Pole I Amazon rainforest to help
Uncle Jack’s daughter I sister.
b The Amazon Indians made a Monkeg I
Sloth Sanctuary,
c ( ^ ) The men from the city I forest were
af raid and ran away.
O They made a sloth ball I hamburger with
some Amazon Indians.
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o Colour tke outlines o f tke verb
in tke poem and write tkem in tke correct
place. Ckeck on page 7.

move sleep stand wake up Kang

jump play sit eat think

Slowly *s Poem
I’m a sloth and I eat slowly
_ _ _ _ _ and and climb slowly
I’m a sloth. I do everything slowly
That’s how I got my name.
I’m small and hairy with three toes
Long arms and legs and a soft nose
I from a tree all day long
My home is the Amazon rainforest.
I’m a sloth and I ________slowly
________ a n d ________ a n d _________ slowly
I’m a sloth. I do everything slowly
That’s how I got my name ... SLOWLY.
T

O Find verbs in Activity 3 tkat rkyme witk

tkese words.
1 day ptay 4 sand ________
2 sheep _______ 5 drink ________
3 gang _______ 6 meat _____

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 Cross out the 2 extra letters to Jind the words.
Write the words In the correct category.

The family The body

fJ
daughter

1 dau/ghte^r 7 armimaal 12 legbo

2 Jlorrest 8 bouttome 13 leatvees
3 daydi 9 ciutay 14 riovert
4 chaildreeri 10 alrom 15 harrmdes
5 eheard 11 sjunsgle 16 arunrt
6 uoricler

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 Use tke characters Jrom Activity 1 arid tke
words in tke boxes to make sentences.

trC6S thecut down. GramPy Ufeed

to get wanted for food

a was biologist
children their

people told about

medicine gave
Rainforest the Amazon some Slowly

1 The men fro m h

et icttj cutdown the trees.

2 __________________________________

3 ____________________________________

4 ____________________________________

5 ....................................................................

6 .....

How many words can you make from

Rainforest (e.g. test, sat, tea)?

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o Design the home page of a website and
write some sentences asking people to
help protect the Amazon rainforest.

Do gou like the storg?

Draw gour face and I love it.
choose a sentence I like it.
to write. I quite like it.
I don’t like it very much.
I don’t like it at all.

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My n a m e is J a n e a n d
I live in a beautiful
Sp a n ish city, Madrid.
I’m a n English a uthor
o f children’s books.
I’ve a lw a y s loved
creating stories an d
so n g s f o r children.
The best ideas
com e to m e while...
I’m jo g g in g !
My n a m e is G ustavo.
I live in a very big
city, B u e n o s Aires.
I have b e e n drawing
all my life, ever since
I w a s a child as
I didn’t have a TV.
I enjoy m o st o f all
drawing com ic strips
a n d picturing m yself
a n d my kids in the
illustrations th at
I create.
SYLLABUS
Vocabulary areas
the w orld a round us, fa m ily , the body
G ram m ar arid structures j
present simple, present c ontinuou s, past simple
verb + ing
infinitive o f purpose
co m para tiv es
adverbs
let’s ...
m ust fo r o b lig a tio n
sh o u ld fo r advice
q u estio n w o rds What... H ow ...
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U ncle J a c k in th e A m a z o n R a in fo re s t
Have you ever seen a sloth? Jim and his sisters m eet one o f
these anim als in this adventure in the Amazon rainforest.

Uncle Jack, Jim and his sisters a n d Dr Silver have an im portant mission!
Can they tea m up with some Amazon Indians to save Slowly the sloth
and his friends and help protect their habitat?

- Games and language activities

- An audio recording of the story
- A picture dictionary

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