RI RRA REA SE) LER Fen) Lies (58) dive AdateaeE | Lm) seeett | Mitel A Piece Create Commis HE | esse Maga t maThe Best Preparation for Building Academic Reading Skills and Vocabulary American School Textbook series is designed to help students to understand American school textbooks and to develop background knowledge in a wide variety of academic topics. This series also provides learners with the opportunity to enhance their reading comprehension skills and vocabulary. Features » A wide variety of topics that cover American school subjects * Intensive practice for reading skill development © Building vocabulary through school subjects and themed texts * Graphic organizers for each passage + Captivating pictures and illustrations related to the topics(LID Countries inthe World 2 (TD The World's Best 8 (@ETED EarthlsOurHome 14 (NTS Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce 20 (ET) A World of Animals: Bears 28 (TS Earthquakes 34 (QTD The Food Pyramid 40 (ED Staying Healthy 46 (OND Where lst? 54 (ESE) Addition and Subtraction 60 (END The Antand the Dove 66 (TEED A World of Instruments 72 «Word List 78oa Syllabus eet tal World Geography & Culture Countries in the World World Geography & Culture The World's Best Peet! fore Tg ‘Our Earth and Resources Earth Is Our Home ‘Our Earth and Resources Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce htat lira] ‘AWorld of Animals AWorld of Animals: Bears Our Earth Earthquakes Health The Food Pyramid Health Staying Healthy ‘Where Is It? Addition and Subtraction The Ant and the Dove A World of Instruments PT Ts Language Arts ured Computation Ls Reading Stories A World of MusicSocial Studies * History and GeographyCountries in the World © Countries Wg eee Match each word with the right picture. . f » world > eee country oi » people How many countries? There are 193 countries in the world. Some countries are big. Some countries are small. Some cities have many people. Some cities have few people. a Unit 01 city afhy| 6) (ST See Read the words aloud. The Biggest Countries : => ue r aT | | | China bigger biggest What are some big countries? Russia is the biggest country in the world. Canada is the second biggest country in the world. China is the third biggest country in the world.© People cae Read the words aloud. People in the World _ Which countries have many people? | a a hit : most peap r - India has the second most people in the world. The United States has the third most people in the world.eG Cig Read the words aloud, ee = special design ihe sis Eis) Countries have flags. Every country has a flag. A country’s flag is special for it. Flags have special designs. Some flags have stars. Some flags have birds. Unit Of a[RA GCL STIs Read the story aloud. Did You Know? Many countries have red, blue, and white on their flags. Each color has a special meaning. Some countries have stars on their flags. Some countries have the sun or moon on their flags. The sun, moon, and stars have special meanings. EF *ran ean an) © what does each picture show? fst second flag people eo Circle the correct words. 4 There are 193 | country | countries | in the world. 2 Russia isthe | biggest | bigger | country in the world, = Chinahasthe | most | more | people in the world. 4 India has the | second / third | most people in the world.BTM la hom tee @ Mountains and Deserts aE Read the words aloud. mountain Mount Everest Pray. high higher highest What is the world’s highest mount Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain. Itis the top of the world. K2 is the second highest intain in the world. Itis in Asia. 5Ss Let's PTT tla) Read the words aloud. large larger largest What is the world’s largest desert? A desert is a hot place. Itis very large, too. The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest desert. Itis in Africa. 9© Rivers and Waterfalls Ea Read the words aloud. river the Nile River the Amazon River a: ae: os long longer longest What is the world’s longest river? The Nile River is the world’s longest river. Itis in Africa. The second longest river is the Amazon River. It is in South America. wv Unit 02POI Citi Read the words aloud. q) waterfall Angel Falls Iguazu Falls highest big < CW vice: < (+> What is the world’s highest waterfall? Angel Falls is the world’s highest waterfall. It is in South America. ae — = Iguazu Falls is the world’s biggest waterfall. It is also in South America.IEE PI Read the story aloud. The World's Best What is the world’s highest mountain? It is Mount Everest in Asia. Mount Everest What is the world’s largest desert? It is the Sahara Desert in Africa. What is the world’s longest river? It is the Nile River in Africa. Sahara Desert What is the world’s highest waterfall? It is Angel Falls in South America. Angel Falls4 Pera eit rel nl] oO What does each picture show? SS] © Circle the correct words, 1 Mount Everest is the world’s | highest | biggest | mountain. The Sahara Desert is the world’s | longest / largest | desert. The | Nile River | Amazon River | is the world’s longest river. Angel Falls is the world’s highest | river | waterfall |.GY Earth ls Our Home © Water Match each word with the right picture. 2 drink water b , cook food take a shower wash clothes 9 @ : = @ € o We use water every day. an o @ We drink water every day. o 4 We cook food with water. iat Soci We take showers with water. MP 0 4 -% ‘ We wash clothes with water. ok } a Q a = — wv Unit 03Bs [Kt Ta hu Gir Read the words aloud. 7 é. _ © a waste Can you use it? When water is not clean, we can't use it. We save water. Is the water clean or dirty? Are they saving water? Don’t waste water. We need to save water.© Trees Read the words aloud. make a chair make a desk make paper We make many things from trees. We build houses with trees. We make chairs with trees. We make desks with trees. We make paper with trees.Let's Learn wore Echos get fruit get}fresh air » breathe We get fruit from trees. We get fresh air from trees. We need air to breathe. We need to save trees.“ htt) Read Read the story aloud. We use water to cook and drink. We need to save water. We can get fruit from trees. We can get fresh air from trees. We need to save trees.o. De hs) @ What does each picture show? 1 dirty water clean water waste water save water © Circle the correct words. 1 When water is not clean, we | can / can't | use it. 2 Webuild houses with | trees / paper |. Weneedairto | build ( breathe % Weneedto save | waste | trees.trod eT Meelis Wye ta) @ We Recycle Let's Learn Othe eee Recycle cans. Recycle glass. Recycle bottles. Recycle plastic. wy Unit 04.a Let's Learn more [Gch ote Reuse newspapers. Reuse magazines. Reuse bags. Reuse boxes.© We Reduce Coss Read the words aloud. water We can reduce many things. Reduce using paper. Reduce using water. Reduce making trash. 2 Unit 04, hsPat PERL eit) Match each word with the right picture. _-» collect « « trash can - » recycling bin - IS) v2 » putinto - We can collect many things. Collect paper. Collect cans. Collect plastic. Collect bottles. Put them into the recycling bin. ‘. Unit 04 eg— Hl T « Read the story aloud. We Recycle Many Things. Reduce, Reuse We collect glass every week. ¢ Recycle We collect cans every week. i ic We collect plastic every week. Then, we put them into the recycling bin. We save paper. We collect bags and boxes. Then, we reuse them.pa Check Understanding © What does each picture show? © Circle the correct words. We can | recycle | recycling bin | many things. 2 Wecan reduce making | trash | trash can = We | collect / reduce | plastic every week. We put | trash / cans | into the recycling bin.D5 A World of Animals: Bears 6) © Bears fe35 [ERPS match each word with the right picture. bear baby bear sleep den ‘ Bears are special. Bears can run very fast. They can swim for hours. Bears sleep in the winter. Aden is a bear's home.POET tr) Read the words aloud. Pte lee a1) Bears have fur on their bodies. It can be black, brown, or white. Bears have paws. Their paws are their feet. Bears have claws. Claws are sharp nails on bears’ paws.© Where Do Bears Live? hes Read the words aloud. polar bear North Pole sun bear rainforest - ) Bears are different. Polar bears are the biggest bears. They live near the North Pole. Sun bears are the smallest bears. They live in rainforests.ot) ES PET tt) | Read the words aloud. Ge & giant panda eat bamboo brown bear hunt fish Giant pandas live in China. They have black and white fur. They eat bamboo plants. Brown bears live in many places. They eat all kinds of food. te @ ® They even hunt fish. GySy Read the story aloud. Did You Know? Bears eat a lot of food. A bear can eat 42 hamburgers a day! Bears eat all summer and fall. They need fat for the cold winter. Bears sleep during winter. Bears do not eat or move all winter.se Check Understanding oO What does each picture show? e a (ae polarbear giant panda = paw fur” © Circte the correct words. Polar bears are the | biggest | smallest | bears. Bears have | fur / claw | on their bodies. Bears sleep in | summer / winter |. A | den | bamboo | is a bear's home.| Earthquakes © What Is an Earthquake? ses Match each word with the right picture. dog bird elephant bark fly in circles run hat happen Dogs bark for hours. Birds fly in circles. Elephants start to run.P30 TEE eas) Read the words aloud. Earthquake ~ house ay : — + i. “we fe i nah, a. ~ a It is an earthquake. Rumble! The ground is shaking. The house is shaking. It is an earthquake.© Earthquakes Are Dangerous il aS Et. 3)) Match each word with the right picture. ™ = » building - » make cracks - » destroy - - kill - Earthquakes are dangerous. Earthquakes make cracks in the ground. Earthquakes can destroy buildings. Earthquakes can kill people.toe Learn se, Match each word with the right picture. » tsunami (E. wall of water village - shore ats Tsunamis are dangerous. A big wall of water hits a village. Itis a tsunami. Earthquakes can make big tsunamis. Tsunamis can destroy villages near the shore,Read the story aloud. Did You Know? Before an earthquake hits, animals act strangely. Dogs bark for hours. Horses make strange sounds. Birds fly in circles. Elephants start to run toward land. Can animals feel an earthquake coming? ae —_ ~*~ ye ¥Check Understanding © what does each picture show? Say Figg hy, ; a ig uy a oO Circle the correct words. The ground is | shake | shaking |. Earthquakes make | cracks / tsunamis | in the ground. Earthquakes can | make / destroy | buildings. Earthquakes can make big | tsunamis / villages |.mit OF The Food Pyramid =) Match each word with the right picture. -» rice « » bread - » apples - » potatoes - Where does food come from? fr Food can come from plants. Rice comes from plants. Bread comes from plants. Apples come from plants. Potatoes come from plants.teo5 tom TEGO) Match each word with the right picture. eggs milk meat fish ‘ Food can come from animals. Eggs come from animals. Milk comes from animals. Meat comes from animals. Fish comes from animals.© The Five Food Groups Read the words aloud. &, ia e Food Groups oa i vegetables apple banana lettuce a potato strawberry e& fal chicken pork ki ee wai cheese =, j milk yogurt beet “loreag wt Unit OFSO PFO hte) | Read the story aloud. There Are Five Food Groups. Grains are food like rice and bread. Vegetables are food like carrots and lettuce. Fruits are food like apples and bananas. Meat is food like chicken and pork. Fish and eggs are also meat. Milk includes cheese and yogurt.PECTS [ar] |) Read the story aloud. The Food Pyramid Food gives us energy. Food makes us move. We need to eat healthy food. This is a food pyramid. It helps us eat healthy food. We need to eat the five food 1 oS ; every day. -re tale al] @ what does each picture show? © Circe the correct words. Grains / Fruits | are food like rice and bread. Vegetables | Fruits | are food like carrots and lettuce. Meat | Milk | is food like chicken and pork. Meat | Milk | includes cheese and yogurt.| Staying Healthy @ Staying Healthy Read the words aloud. a = healthy food ——_ ~ unhealthy food — instantfood junk food ns a J What is some healthy food? Fruits are healthy food. Instant food is unhealthy. Vegetables are healthy food. Junk food is unhealthy. iio 5? } JPSST hep | Match each word with the right picture. » stay healthy - brush your teeth - wash your hands - ‘ os - exercise - —— — 4 What can you do to stay healthy? Eat healthy food every day. Brush your teeth every day. Wash your hands before eating. Exercise every day.© Staying Safe indoors outdoors safe dangerous gas stove candlelight sharp thing Don't touch dangerous things. Don't touch gas stoves. Don't touch candlelight. Don't touch sharp things. @ Unit 08SO Let|s) Learn) More) gether helmet seatbelt crosswalk taying safe outdoors Wear a helmet. Wear your seatbelt. Cross at a crosswalk.SID 7] Read the story aloud. Staying Healthy First, eat healthy food. Unhealthy food can make you sick. Second, take care of your body. Brush your teeth every day. Wash your hands before eating. Last, be safe outdoors. Wear a helmet when you ride a bike, Wear your seatbelt in a car.Pers Pe ee el) oO What does each picture show? healthy food unhealthy food = weara seatbelt wear a helmet oO Circle the correct words. Vegetables are | healthy | unhealthy | food. Healthy | Unhealthy | food can make you sick. Do Don’t | touch dangerous things. Cross | Wear | ata crosswalk.— Language Mathematics Musicon in under ak fe Isee a bee. : The bee is on the flower, | see a bird. The bird is in the nest. Isee a fox. The fox is under the tree.a ) Match each word with the right picture. -» by behind in front of between {)) Wherearethey? |. I see boys and girls. They are by the snowman. I see a snowman. The snowman is between. the boys and the girls. | see a Christmas tree. The tree is behind the snowman.f,) Read the words aloud. desk = chair closet bed Y Ay computer There is a bed in my room. There is a desk in my room. There is a computer on the desk. There is a chair in front of the desk. There is a closet by the desk.Match each word with the right picture. - clean messy « clean up put Is the room clean? Yes, the room is clean. Is the room clean? No, the room is not clean. The room is messy. Unit 09 wfaye ier Read the story aloud. Clean Up the Room. Put the books on the desk. is Put the notebooks on the desk. Put the computer on the desk. Put the clothes in the closet. Put the chair in front of the desk.eo Check Understanding © what does each picture show? infrontof behind oe Circle the correct words. Thereisabed | in on |) my room. ul There isacomputer in on | the desk. The Christmas tree is | behind between | the snowman. The snowman is | in | between | the boys and the girls,S 0 Art balloon _ put together Let’s put the balls together. 66+ 6- 6666 How many balls are there? There are four balls. Let’s put the balloons together. O80 + 909OOO = GIEN09OO0 How many balloons are there? There are eight balloons. a Unit 10(tain Read the words aloud. aq OO+O= OOC 2+1= 3 Can you add two numbers? You can add the numbers 3 and 1. 341=4 = = - = \ » \ PN cpiecl eet = Can you read it? We say, “Three plus one equals four.”© Subtraction Read the words aloud. Slice “reine a pizza, please. order a pizza You order a pizza. A pizza has 8 slices. You eat 2 slices. How many slices are there? There are six slices now. GF uns0Can you subtract two numbers? You can subtract 2 from 8. 8-2=6 ais = ve Can you read it? We say, “Eight minus two equals six.”yess Ce Read the story aloud. You can add the numbers 3 and 4. We can write it like this: 3+4=7 We say, “Three plus four equals seven. You can subtract 3 from 8. “We can write it like this: 8-3=5 We say, “Eight minus three equals fi ¢es De ee ee) © what does each picture show? 3 pai 3-2.-=6 2 ‘eae add; addition plus subtract; subtraction minus oe Circle the correct words. 1 Three | plus | minus | one equals four. nw Eight | plus | minus | two equals six. ® Youcan | add | subtract | the numbers 3 and 4. * Youcan | add | subtract | 2 from 8.2 tes Toto nto Read the words aloud. = =, sr eae pond thirsty look cool One day, an ant was walking by the pond. He was thirsty. "The water looks cool,’he thought, “| must drink it’yeas Read| _ Read the story aloud. we He crawled onto the waterside. crawl onto But he slipped into the pond. “Help! | can’t swim,’ he cried. A dove was sitting in a tree. She heard the ant crying. Help! T can't swim.She threw him a leaf. "Here you are,” said the dove. “Climb onto the leaf.” The ant climbed onto the leaf. “Thank you, kind dove,’ said the ant. leaf climb onto Unit 11make a nest The next day, the ant saw the dove. She was making a nest in a tree. But she was not alone. There was a hunter with a gun. “| have to help her,” the ant thought. The ant ran up the hunter’s leg and bit him. “Ouch!” The hunter cried and dropped his gun. “Thank you, my little friend,” said the dove fly away as she flew away.% Dee ee it are) © What does each picture show? oO Circle the correct words, The ant | slip | slipped | into the pond. 2 Thedove | throw | threw | himaleaf. The ant climb | climbed | onto the leaf. “Thank you, my little friend,’ said the dove as she | fly / flew | away.OM CR meets © Musical Instruments Match each word with the right picture. play the piano play the violin play the guitar People play musical instruments. Some people like to play the piano. Some people like to play the violin. Some people like to play the guitar. How about you?toe TEGO Read the words aloud Beeler Mileeie- Meet tl cd didgeridoo bagpipe si Some people play rs traditional musical instruments. in Scotland, some people play the bagpipe. itis a traditional instrument in Scotland. In Australia, some people play the didgeridoo. y It isa traditional instrument in Australia." ee)© Some Instruments Are Similar Read the words aloud. = vuvuzela fiddle ae = _+ Some instruments are similar. In South Africa, some people play the vuvuzela. It is similar to the didgeridoo. In the United States, some people play the fiddle. It is similar to the violin.Titc) Read the words aloud. r In Asia, some people play the gong. sé It sounds like a jjing in Korea. In India, some people play the sitar. o 3 ~ It sounds like a guitar. untBye Read Read the story aloud. A World of Instruments Around the world, OS ) € people play many different musical instruments. @) i Some instruments are similar to each other. ) ( Some instruments make similar sounds. The didgeridoo and the vuvuzela are similar to each other. The fiddle and the violin are similar to each other. The sitar and the guitar are similar to each other.od Pe ee he oO What does each picture show? similar bagpipe p didgeridoo traditional musical instrumen a © Circle the correct words. 1 People play many different | musical | music | instruments. In Scotland, some people play the bagpipe didgeridoo. In Australia, some people playthe bagpipe didgeridoo. Some instruments are | similar | sound | to each other.Countries in the World eH EER world em country city people A. 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