Leveled Reader (Chapters 1 to 4) Neighbors Story by Nathalie Louge and Suzanne Simard lllustrations by Jericho Moral . fe na ‘qm USAI D GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. NOT FOR SALE.Leveled Reader in English Neighbors (Chapters 1-4) Story by Nathalie Louge and Suzanne Simard Illustrations by Jericho Moral Reviewed by Regina Ubafia and Eleanor Villanueva 2016 by US.Agency for International Development (USAID) Produced for the Department of Education under the Basa Pilipinas Program Basa Pilipinas is USAID/Philippines’ flagship basic education project in support of the Philippine Government's early grade reading program. Implemented in close collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd), Basa Pilipinas aims to improve the reading skills for at least one million early grade students in Filipino, English, and selected Mother Tongues. This will be achieved by improving reading instruction, reading delivery systems, and access to quality reading materials. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, or any information storage and retrieval system without permission from the publisher. “USAID \) & FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. NOT FOR SALE. This publication was produced with the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Basa Pilipinas Project and the Department of Education.Chapter 1 Jake and Jack live next to one another. They each have a garden. They each want to win the prize for the best garden. Jack won last year. Jake won two years ago.is CoS Jack thinks he is going to win. He has five prize roses. A prize rose is a special rose, a rose that is prettier than the other roses. The people will look at Jack’s roses and think: This is the best garden.Jake thinks he is going to win this year. He has a plan. It is a secret plan. Last year, Jake ran out of time. All his cute pink and red flowers did not bloom. They were late. On the day of the contest, his garden was green, just green, no other color. Poor Jake!Jake sees Jack in his garden with a hose. He says, “Hi, Jack! How is your garden?” Jack looks at Jake and says, “Hi Jake, mine is fine. How is your garden?” Jake says, “Fine, fine. | have a secret plan this year. | will win“Oh, what is your plan?” says Jack. “| can’t tell you,” says Jake, “it is a secret. If | tell you, it is nota secret anymore.” They each want to win.BY Tite [ Ta) Phonics: Words with short and long vowel sounds Write 2 words of each kind and ask your partner to read them. Short a Long a ending with “e” Short i Long i ending with “e” Short o Long 0 ending with “e” Short u Long u ending with “e” Spelling Words each lake dome tune time that cot fun kin specialChapter 2 The next day, Jack gets up very early. It is still dark. He goes to Jake’s garden to find the secret plan. He looks at tall plants. They are not special. He looks at the short plants. They are not special. He looks at each plant. Not one is special.Later that day, Jack sees Jake. He says,""Look at my roses. They are bigger than your roses, they are fuller than your roses and they are redder than your roses. They are special.” Jake says, “Yes, they are!” Jack says, “I will win with my special roses.” “| don’t think so,” says Jake, “| have a secret plan!” 8\ Gis cine a i et Jack is not happy. He wants to know what the secret plan is. This is not good. He will not win if Jake has a secret plan. What is it? What is that plan? What is that secret plan? He yells, “Aaahhh!”Jack goes for a walk. He turns left. He goes down the lane. He walks nine blocks, past the rice shop, and past the market. He finds a new street. He has never walked on this street. “Oh! My!” he yells. His face gets red. What does he see? What will he do? 10BTU fe (to 4 Grammar: Copy these adjectives in your notebook and change them to comparative degree. Positive | Comparative | Positive | Comparative small smaller nice nicer long wide loud later tall cute full fine Read them to your partner. Choose one and write a sentence. Read your sentence to your partner. Vocabulary Words plant (noun), plant (verb), flowers, gardens, rake, trim, weeds 11Chapter 3 The next day, Jake and Jack hop in a truck. They drive to the street at the back of the market and stop to look at the new garden. “Oh my!” says Jake. “| told you!” says Jack. They drive back home. They are tired and upset. They think about what to do. 12Jack and Jake each have a plan. They pick rocks. They fix the sticks and poles. They get rid of the junk and water the sick plants. They dig more holes. They work all day. 13At the end of the day, they look at their gardens. Each garden looks nicer, but the new garden at the back of the market is the nicest. What will they do? How will they win? 14Jack asks Jake about his secret plan. Jake tells him he has a new plan, a better plan. He tells Jack to come to his house, and he will tell him his new plan. Jack smiles. He feels better.BOTT fe (ta) Differentiate words with final -k, -ck, -ke Find words with the endings -k, -ck and -ke. Sort them in three columns in your notebook. Read them to your partner. Choose 2 words and make a sentence with each of them. Spelling Words about fake duck clock seek around snack take week. strikeChapter 4 Jack goes to Jake’s house. Jake tells Jack about the new plan. He shows him the great, huge vine he has. They go outside and take down the fence. 17They use a rope to take the vine outside. They put the vine where the fence was. Jack and Jake plant more flowers. Jake and Jack now have one big beautiful garden. 18Jake picks up the junk. Jack picks up the rope. They fix the gate. They work for days. They plant and they water their new big garden with their hoses. Sometimes, they step back and look at the new big garden to see what to do.It is the big day. The day the people will vote for the best garden. The people walk around and look at the gardens. Some say, “Ooohhh!” Others say, “Aaahhh!” Many people like the new garden at the back of the market. 20oa aa DTN The votes are in. Jack and Jake are on their toes. Who will win? They listen. “Today, the winner for the best garden is... Jack and Jake.” The people clap. “Oh!” Jack says, “We won. Thank you, Jake for your big vine.” Jake says, “Thank you, Jack for the special roses.” 21Skill Builder 4 Grammar: Copy these adjectives in your notebook and change them to comparative and superlative degrees. Positive Superlative i biggest Read them to your partner. Choose one in each column and write a sentence using each adjective correctly. Read your sentences to your partner. Vocabulary Words pick, water (noun), water (verb), ose, dig, roses, vine, hole, tie, polesExtra Fun lam Special because! An Acrostic Poem Write your first name in your notebook the way Jake did. For each letter write a three or four- word phrase that begins with the first letter and tells why you are special. For example: Joins in the garden contest Always a good neighbor Keeps trying to do his best Enjoys having a secret plan 23Extra Fun Draw a picture in your notebook about the acrostic poem you just created. 24Leveled Reader (Chapters 1 to 4) NeighborsDEPED-USAID'S BASA PILIPINAS Leveled Reader in English FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE (USAID