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1subject Link l2 Student S Book
1subject Link l2 Student S Book
L2
Lesson Components
BIG IDEA Let’s Focus
Connect to Yourself
Contents Map
Reading Comprehension
Chapter Wrap-up
Key Words
CHAPTER 1
Bees
1 The Work of
Honeybees 2 Hexagonal
Honeycomb Cells
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4 The Disappearance
of Bees 3 The Sweet
Uses of Honey
BIG IDEA
How do bees live and
work?
If bees disappear, what How do you use
will happen? honey?
Science Bees
Science
The Work of
1
Bees Honeybees
hive
A hive is where bees live.
Warm Up
queen bee
Read what queen bees, worker bees,
and drones do. Then match them
with their nicknames.
queen bee busy bee
worker bee lazy bee A queen bee is a big female
drone mother bee bee. She lays eggs. Baby
bees are born from them.
worker bee
8 Lesson 1 • Bees 9
Science Bees
The Work of
Honeybees 01
10 Lesson 1 • Bees 11
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer & Summary
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct information in each box.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Worker bees make honey for the other bees. Worker Bee Queen Bee Drone
b. The queen bee is the most important bee in a hive.
c. Three types of bees live and work together in the same hive.
7. Which kind of bees are the smallest in size among honeybees? The worker bees the queen. They also collect food
The worker bees are the smallest. for the hive. The are all male. They mate with the queen bee.
12 Lesson 1 • Bees 13
Math Bees
Math
Hexagonal
2 Honeycomb Cells Key Words
Bees A Look at the pictures and read the words.
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
Why do bees build
honeycombs?
4. 5. 6.
14 Lesson 2 • Bees 15
Math Bees
Honeycomb Cells 02
Hexagonal shapes can sit safely and tightly
against each other. This makes the honeycomb
structure very strong. So it rarely breaks.
Smart honeybees know that the hexagonal
Imagine a honeycomb. It has hundreds of shape is perfect for them. It makes good use
Why do bees build small cells. What shape is each cell? Is it a circle, of space and material. It also strengthens the
hexagonal honeycomb
square, hexagon, or octagon? A honeycomb cell honeycomb so that honey can be safely stored. wax
cells instead of another
shape? has six sides, so it is a hexagon. Honeybees lay Words 172
Connect to Yourself
Imagine you will build your
gap own house. What shape
would you build it?
16 Lesson 2 • Bees 17
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer & Summary
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Match the words to make the main idea of each paragraph.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Bees think hexagonal honeycomb cells are beautiful. Paragraph 1 is perfect for honeycomb
b. Hexagonal honeycomb cells are very strong. Honeybees build cells.
c. Hexagons are the best shape for honeycomb cells.
Paragraph 2
honeycomb cells in a
A hexagonal shape doesn’t
2. A hexagon has sides. hexagonal shape.
have
a. five b. six c. seven
Paragraph 3
many gaps, so it saves
A hexagonal shape uses
3. Which is NOT a use of honeycombs? space.
less wax
a. to store honey b. to lay eggs c. to use wax
Paragraph 4
Hexagonal shapes make the very strong.
4. Which shape leaves gaps? honeycomb structure
a. circle b. hexagon c. triangle
Paragraph 5 than a triangular or square
A hexagonal shape shape.
5. The structure of honeycombs with hexagonal cells is very .
a. weak b. strong c. heavy
Step 2 Complete the summary with the words from the box.
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Social Studies & Health Bees
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Key Words
Bees of Honey A Look at the pictures and read the words.
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
Do you enjoy eating honey?
4. 5. 6.
6. Please (wash off / heal) the dishes and put them on the shelf.
20 Lesson 3 • Bees 21
Social Studies & Health Bees
The Sweet Uses minutes and then wash it off. You can also use
honey to make your hair softer.
of Honey 03 Honey can also make you stronger. If you
eat honey before you exercise, it gives you extra
energy.
Everyone knows that honeybees make honey. Honey might be delicious, but it can also be
What are some other People usually use honey to make food sweet. But used outside of the kitchen! Next time you have
uses of honey besides
did you know that honey has other uses as well? a jar of honey, use it for something new!
making food sweet?
Let’s find out what honey can do! Words 165
Connect to Yourself
Have you ever used
honey for your health or
appearance?
22 Lesson 3 • Bees 23
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer & Summary
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct information in each box.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Honey is sweet and delicious. Cough Face
b. It is best to use honey on your face.
c. Honey has many special uses.
5. How does honey help you when you exercise? Step 2 Complete the summary with the words from the box.
a. It makes you sleepy.
b. It gives you more energy.
heal cough exercise
c. It moisturizes you.
sweetener honey appearance
B Write the answers. T here are many different uses for . We often use it as a
in our food. But honey can also be used in other ways. We can
6. Why do people put honey in food?
People put honey in food to make it . eat honey to stop a . We can also put honey on our wounds
to them. By putting honey on our skin, we can improve our
7. If you have dry skin, how long should you leave honey on your face?
. Finally, eating honey before we can give us extra
I should leave it on my face for ten minutes and then wash it
energy.
off.
24 Lesson 3 • Bees 25
Social Studies Bees
The Disappearance
cial Studies
So
4 Bees of Bees
Key Words
A Look at the pictures and read the words.
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
Did you know that some
animals are disappearing?
2. The cat accidentally ate (poison / cough) and got very sick.
3. Bees (pollinate / disappear) flowers. This helps the flowers make seeds.
4. The maze (pollinated / confused) him, and he couldn’t find the exit.
eerkats need to be
M
protected, too. 5. The rabbit (confused / disappeared) from the hat.
26 Lesson 4 • Bees 27
Social Studies Bees
The Disappearance less poison when we grow plants. This will make
it easier for bees to stay healthy and strong!
of Bees 04
Words 177
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Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer & Summary
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct title for each paragraph.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
Paragraph 1
a. Bees pollinate the plants that we eat, so they are important.
b. Albert Einstein worried about bees a lot. Paragraph 2
c. Bees are disappearing, and this will be a problem for people.
Paragraph 3
2. When did bees start disappearing?
Paragraph 4
a. in 2004 b. in 2006 c. in 2010
5. The poisons used on crops are supposed to kill , but they kill
, too.
a. crops, bees Step 2 Complete the summary with the words from the box.
b. bugs that eat bees, crops
c. bugs that eat crops, bees
bees crops signals
poison pollinate disappear
30 Lesson 4 • Bees 31
CHAPTER 2
Cities
5 Urban Cities and
Suburban Neighborhoods 6 Chopin’s Heart
Rests in Warsaw
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8 Animals Adapting
to City Life 7 Stickball
BIG IDEA
What types of things can
you do in a city?
How do animals change Why is stickball a great
to live in the city? game to play in the city?
Social Studies Cities
5
C i ti e s Suburban Neighborhoods
Warm Up
Do you live in an urban area
or a suburban area?
Urban Suburban
Area Area
Key Words
Look at the pictures and
read the words.
urban population
apartment transportation
museum suburban
public transportation
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Social Studies Cities
Urban areas are what we know as cities. Outside of urban areas are suburban areas.
What are some New York City, London, and Seoul are The populations of suburban areas are smaller
differences between
examples. Urban areas have large populations than urban areas. Since there are fewer people,
urban and suburban
areas? of more than 50,000 people. Since there are there is a lot more space. Many people live in
so many people, there is not a lot of space. So houses with a yard, and they also own cars. In houses in a suburban area
buildings are taller and closer together. Most suburban areas, you can go for bike rides and
people live in apartment buildings. Urban areas visit parks and gardens. Suburban areas are a
have good public transportation. You can visit good place to live if you have a big family.
museums or theaters. There are also many As you can see, urban and suburban areas
companies for people to work at. are different. However, you should remember
that urban and suburban areas are closely
related. Many people work in an urban area
and live in a suburban area. On weekdays, they
work and entertain themselves in the city. Then
they enjoy peaceful and quiet weekends at their
houses in suburban areas.
Words 201
Connect to Yourself
Which kind of area would
you prefer to live in?
36 Lesson 5 • Cities 37
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer & Summary
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct information in each box.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Urban and suburban areas are different but closely related. Urban Areas Suburban Areas
b. Urban areas are much better than suburban areas. Population
c. Urban and suburban areas are different and not related at all.
Where to Live
2. How are the buildings in urban areas?
Where to Visit
a. old b. short c. tall
Advantage
3. Which is NOT true about suburban areas?
a. They are good places to go for bike rides. apartment buildings houses with yards
b. Many people live in apartment buildings. parks and gardens museums and theaters
c. Many people in these areas own cars. small populations large populations
many places to work good places for big families to live
4. Suburban areas are a good place if you .
a. have a small family
b. live alone
c. have a big family
Step 2 Complete the summary with the words from the box.
5. There is good public transportation in urban areas. True False
Cities are also called areas. There are many people, but not much
B Write the answers.
. However, there is good public and interesting
7. What is the population of an urban area?
places like museums and theaters. Suburban areas have smaller
An urban area has a population of more than .
and more space. They are places to live. You can live in a house,
8. How are suburban areas and urban areas connected? visit parks, and ride a bike. Urban and suburban areas are but
Many people work in urban areas and live in suburban
closely connected.
areas.
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Music Cities
Music
Chopin’s Heart
6
C i ti e s Rests in Warsaw
Key Words
A Look at the pictures and read the words.
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
Do you like your hometown?
Why?
4. 5. 6.
40 Lesson 6 • Cities 41
Music Cities
Chopin ’s Heart
Rests in Warsaw 06
Frederic Chopin was a famous pianist Because of war, he could not go back to
What did Chopin do to and composer. He traveled to many places in Warsaw. Instead, in Paris, he began composing
show his love for his
Europe. But he never forgot his deep love for his music about his hometown. He wrote many
hometown?
hometown: Warsaw, Poland. mazurkas. Mazurkas are a type of Polish dance
Chopin was born in Warsaw in 1810. He music. These works made him famous.
first studied music at the Warsaw Main School When Chopin died, he was buried in Paris.
of Music. His skill grew and grew, and soon he But before his death, Chopin insisted that his
moved to Paris. At that time, Paris was a great heart be taken to his hometown. According to his
Chopin’s heart is buried at
city for composers to work wishes, his sister took his heart and buried it in Holy Cross Church in Warsaw.
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Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer & Summary
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct sentence in each box.
Cause 2 Effect 2
2. Where was Chopin’s hometown?
The works made Chopin famous.
a. London b. Warsaw c. Paris
Step 2 Complete the summary with the words from the box.
5. When Chopin died, his sister buried his in Warsaw.
a. heart b. songs c. musical scores
returned wishes missed
pianist mazurkas hometown
B Write the answers.
The famous Frederic Chopin was from Warsaw, Poland. Though
6. Who was Chopin?
Chopin left Warsaw, he his hometown very much. While he was
He was a famous and .
in Paris, he wrote many . Before he died, he said his heart should
7. What are mazurkas? be to Warsaw. According to his , his sister buried his
They are a type of Polish . heart in his .
44 Lesson 6 • Cities 45
Sports Cities
Sports
7 Stickball
C i ti e s
Key Words
A Look at the pictures and read the words.
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
What kinds of sports do
people enjoy in urban areas?
46 Lesson 7 • Cities 47
Sports Cities
Stickball 07
Stickball has almost the same rules as baseball,
but you need less equipment to play it. To play
Stickball is a fun sport that can be played on baseball, you need gloves, bats, balls, helmets,
What is stickball? city streets. It is like a special version of baseball. and more. However, common objects can be used
Because it is so simple, kids of all ages can play it. to play stickball. For example, a pink rubber ball
A lot of space is needed to play baseball. called a Spaldeen is used instead of a baseball. A
However, stickball can be played in small mop handle or stick replaces the bat. This is how
areas in the city. You can even play it between the game got its name, stickball!
two apartment buildings or on narrow streets. Next time you’re bored, don’t turn on a video
Manhole covers or sacks of dirt are often used as game. Find some everyday objects and play
the bases. stickball with your friends!
Words 165
Connect to Yourself
What equipment would
you use to play stickball?
48 Lesson 7 • Cities 49
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer & Summary
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct information in each box.
50 Lesson 7 • Cities 51
Science Cities
Science
Animals Adapting
8
C i ti e s to City Life
Key Words
A Look at the pictures and read the words.
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
Do you think cities are good places for animals to live in?
If not, check the things that are bad for animals.
4. 5. 6.
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Science Cities
Animals Adapting
to City Life 08
Cities are full of tall buildings, factories, and The great tit changes its voice to survive in
What do the peppered cars. They are very useful places for people to the city. It sings to find a mate. But in the city, it is
moth, the great tit, and
live. However, for animals, living in a city can be too noisy for other birds to hear it singing. So the
the crow do to survive
in the city? tough. This is why some animals have changed to great tit changes its song to a higher pitch.
survive city life. In the forest, the crow drops seeds and nuts
The peppered moth, for example, changes from high above to crack them on the ground. a crow
its color to survive in the city. There is a lot of Then it can get the food inside. However, the city
air pollution in the city. This makes the surface crow has a better method. It drops its seeds on
of trees darker. The peppered moth changes to a the street and waits for cars to crush them. Then it
darker color to match the trees. In this way, it can swoops down and grabs its meal.
hide from other animals. Words 188
Connect to Yourself
Have you ever seen any
wild animals in your city?
What were they? How do
they survive in the city?
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Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer & Summary
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct sentence in each box.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. The animals in cities change their colors. Cause Effect
b. Cities are useful places for both people and animals.
c. Some animals have changed in order to live in cities. Peppered Moth Air pollution makes trees darker.
4. What does the great tit have to change to survive in the city?
It can get its meal after cars crush the nuts or seeds.
a. its song b its color c. its mate It changes its song to a higher pitch.
It changes to a darker color.
5. How does the city crow crush seeds? The city is too noisy for other birds to hear it singing.
a. It crushes them with its teeth.
b. It waits for cars to do it.
c. It makes other animals do it. Step 2 Complete the summary with the words from the box.
7. Why does the great tit sing? its mate. And the city crow feeds itself by seeds and waiting for
56 Lesson 8 • Cities 57
CHAPTER 3
The Sea
9 The Pacific Ocean 10 Surviving under
the Sea
Asia North America
South America
Australia
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12 Making Music
with the Sea 11 Jacques Piccard
BIG IDEA
Have you ever spent time
by the sea? How did it
What do you think Do you want to travel
make you feel?
a sea organ is? beneath the ocean?
Social Studies The Sea
cial Studies
So
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
What do you like to do
at the sea?
I like to go fishing. 4. 5. 6.
3. After the huge waves passed, the sea became quiet and (peaceful / noisy).
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
The Pacific Ocean
South America
Australia
The earth has five oceans. They are the The Pacific Ocean is big enough to be home
How big is the Pacific Antarctic, Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific to many sea animals. In this ocean, you can find
Ocean?
Oceans. The largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean. It large animals like whales, sharks, and dolphins.
covers more than 30% of the earth’s surface. This You can also find smaller animals like stingrays
ocean is bigger than all the land on the earth! The and eels.
Pacific Ocean is also the earth’s deepest ocean. Its The name Pacific means “peaceful.”
average depth is about 3,800 meters. However, there is plenty of danger in this ocean.
Because the Pacific Ocean is so big, there Earthquakes and tsunamis often occur in the
are many continents around it. It touches South Pacific Ocean. Most of the earth’s volcanoes are
America and North America to the east. It also located there, too. Around the Pacific Ocean,
touches Asia and Australia to the west. many volcanoes form a ring underneath the sea. Connect to Yourself
This area is called the Ring of Fire. If you visited the Pacific
Words 178 Ocean, what would you
want to do?
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct title for each paragraph.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
Paragraph 1
a. The Pacific Ocean has earthquakes.
b. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on the earth. Paragraph 2
c. Different kinds of sea animals live in the Pacific Ocean.
Paragraph 3
Warm Up
Read and guess what each sea animal is.
sea urchin
Then write the correct numbers on the pictures.
Key Words
Look at the pictures and read the words.
Surviving
under the Sea 10
The ocean can be a dark and scary place! Just The pufferfish stays safe by
How do sea animals like animals on land, sea animals have to work scaring its enemies. It gulps water and air to
protect themselves?
hard to keep themselves safe. Many sea animals puff up like a balloon. This makes it look bigger.
do special things to protect themselves from It also has spines and can release deadly poison.
danger. The sea cucumber fights its enemies. It
The octopus hides itself by changing its color releases sticky, white threads. These threads a sea cucumber
and texture. It can turn brown, red, or gray. Its tangle up enemies, such as crabs or fish. If this
texture changes to look like rock or sand. Even doesn’t work, the sea cucumber can squirt its
when enemies find it, the octopus keeps them organs from its tail to protect itself. The organs
away by squirting a cloud of black ink. have poison in them. The poison hurts animals
that try to eat the sea cucumber. Then, the sea
cucumber can be safe.
The octopus looks like the rock.
Many sea animals do interesting things to
keep themselves out of danger. In this way, they
can all survive in the ocean together.
Words 196
Connect to Yourself
Do you know any other
animals that have a
special way of protecting
themselves?
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct letters in each box.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Some sea animals protect each other from their enemies. Octopus Pufferfish Sea Cucumber
b. Some sea animals can change their color to protect themselves.
c. Some sea animals have special ways of surviving under the sea.
11 Jacques Piccard
The Sea
Key Words
A Look at the pictures and read the words.
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
What are submarines?
Why did people invent them?
Jacques Piccard 11
When Jacques Piccard was nine, he watched After that, Jacques began to work for NASA.
What did Jacques his father fly high into the sky in a large balloon. There, he invented the first tourist submarines.
Piccard invent?
His father was a scientist and an explorer. Like In 1964, he took people into the deep water of
his father, Jacques was interested in exploring Lake Geneva, Switzerland. These submarines
mysterious places. He wanted to dive deep into allowed normal people to travel down into the
the ocean. water, deeper than they could before.
Eventually, Jacques helped his father invent In the 1970s, he formed an organization to
a submarine. The submarine allowed people study and preserve seas and lakes. He spent
to go deeper into the ocean than ever before. the rest of his life researching the dangers of the
On January 23, 1960, Jacques and Don Walsh of deep sea, before he died at the age of 86.
the U.S. Navy traveled more than 11 kilometers Words 181
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the numbers in the correct order.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Jacques Piccard explored the sky and the ocean. Jacques made a submarine for tourists and traveled into Lake Geneva.
b. Jacques Piccard and his father preserved seas and lakes.
c. Jacques Piccard invented submarines and studied the sea. Jacques helped his father to create a submarine.
2. What did Jacques see when he was nine?
a. He saw a submarine and sea animals. Jacques founded a group to study and save seas and lakes.
b. He saw his father fly into the sky in a large balloon.
c. He saw his father exploring the sea. Jacques succeeded in going down over 11 kilometers into the Pacific Ocean.
5. Jacques studied . Step 2 Complete the summary with the words from the box.
a. energy from the sea
b. hot air balloons
c. the dangers of the deep sea lakes submarine dive
tourist explorer preserve
B Write the answers. Jacques Piccard’s father was a scientist and . Jacques and his father
invented a . In 1960, he used it to go more than 11 kilometers
6. When Jacques traveled deep into the Pacific Ocean, how long did it take?
under the ocean. It took almost five hours and was the deepest human
It took almost five hours .
ever. Later, Jacques worked for NASA and invented the first
7. Why is Jacques’s dive in 1960 important? submarines. He also started an organization to seas
It is still the deepest human dive in history. and .
Making Music
Soc& Music es
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
Have you ever played music with
an interesting instrument?
Making Music
with the Sea 12
I love traveling! Don’t you? On a recent I wondered how the organ would make
What causes the Sea trip to Croatia, I saw the amazing Sea Organ. It music. Then I saw how it worked. The
Organ to make music?
makes music just like a regular organ, but it is movement of the sea pushed air into the organ.
played by the sea! After the air went through the tubes, it came out
The Sea Organ is in Zadar, Croatia. An of the holes on top. When that happened, you
architect named Nikola Basic designed it. He could hear different musical notes!
even won a special design award for it. The sound of the Sea Organ was the most
The Sea Organ was beautiful. It was made beautiful thing I have ever heard. I hope you can
of steps of white stone. These steps were 70 sit by the sea and enjoy the Sea Organ’s music
meters long. They ran along the coast of the sea. someday.
Underneath them, there were 35 musical tubes. Words 181
Connect to Yourself
What’s your favorite
instrument? How does it
work?
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the numbers in the correct order.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. The Sea Organ is played by the sea. How the Sea Organ Works
3. What are the steps of the Sea Organ made of? The air comes out of the holes on top of the tubes.
a. sand b. white stone c. wooden keys
7. What pushes air into the organ? by using the of the sea. When the sea air into the
The movement of the sea pushes it into the organ. organ, people can listen to fantastic .
The Sun
13 The Sun: The Most
Important Star 14 The Ten Chinese
Suns
Soci
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The Sun
Soc & S
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16 White Nights in
St. Petersburg 15 Olives Are Gifts
from the Sun
BIG IDEA
What does the sun give
us?
Have you ever seen What do olives need
sunlight at night? to grow?
Science The Sun
Science
The Sun: The Most
13 Important Star
The Sun
1. The sun is one of the many
stars in the universe. Stars
Warm Up make their own light.
How many facts do you know about
the sun? Check the facts you know.
Key Words
Look at the pictures and read the core
words.
1,000,000 km
the sun
How hot is the sun?
The Sun: The Most The sun is very hot. Like all stars, it is
a burning ball of gas. Its average surface
Important Star 13
temperature is 5,700 degrees Celsius. But its core
is about 15 million degrees Celsius. The earth’s
average surface temperature is only 20 degrees
The sun is a very hot star. What do you know Celsius.
Why is the sun about it?
15,000,000 °C
important to the earth?
How important is the sun to us? 5,700 °C
How far away is the sun? The sun gives the earth light and energy. It
The sun is the closest star to the earth. But it’s keeps us warm. It also helps plants grow. Without
still about 150 million kilometers away. If you the sun, people could not live on the earth.
drove a car, it would take more than 160 years to
get there. However, other stars are much farther Actually, the sun is not unique in the universe.
away. The sun is a common middle-sized star. But the
sun is the most important star to the earth. When
you think about stars, don’t forget about the sun! Connect to Yourself
Words 182
What would happen to us
without the sun?
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct information in each box.
2. Compared to the sun, why do other stars look like little dots?
a. They are smaller than the sun. Temperature Importance
b. They are farther away than the sun.
c. They are not as bright as the sun.
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
Do you know any myths
about the sun?
4. 5. 6.
4. The man (punished / prayed) that his family would stay healthy.
I n ancient Egypt, people believed in 5. The (heat / core) from the sun keeps us warm.
a sun god. He has a falcon head and
6. I tried to (frighten / shoot) an arrow.
a sun disk on his head.
Connect to Yourself
Do you think that Houyi’s
actions were good or
bad?
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the numbers in the correct order.
2. The ten suns made a plan . Dijun got angry and made Houyi live as a human.
a. to go into the sky together
b. to wait for their mother
People prayed to the sun god Dijun for help.
c. to visit Houyi
3. People couldn’t grow food because . Dijun sent Houyi to scare the suns.
a. the suns prayed for help
b. the suns dried the land
c. the suns shot each other
Warm Up 1. 2. 3.
Have you ever tried olives?
Check the one you like the most.
4. 5. 6.
Olives on pizza Olive oil dipping sauce with bread pickled topping bitter
Humans have enjoyed eating olives for a very Enjoy the special bitter taste of olives
Why is the sun long time. In fact, people were growing them over for your health! They are truly gifts
important to olives?
8,000 years ago! They aren’t hard to grow. But from the sun.
What are two ways to Words 188
enjoy olives? they need a lot of sun.
Olives grow well in Mediterranean countries,
such as Italy and Spain. This is because they have
hot, dry summers. Olives should get six hours of
direct sunlight every day. If they don’t, they won’t
grow well. To help them
grow, farmers cut away
the leaves of the trees. Connect to Yourself
This lets sunlight reach all What is your favorite
way to eat olives?
of the olives.
Mediterranean countries
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the main idea of each paragraph.
1 What is the main idea of this passage?
Paragraph 1
a. Olives are very difficult to plant and grow.
b. Olives in Mediterranean countries have a unique taste and smell. Paragraph 2
c. Olives are a healthy food and need a lot of sun to grow.
Paragraph 3
2. Olives grow well in Mediterranean countries because .
Paragraph 4
a. they are near the sea
b. they have hot and dry summers Paragraph 5
c. they are very cool at night
3. How many hours of direct sunlight should olives get every day? Olives grow well in hot and dry places.
a. four b. six c. eight People have been growing olives for 8,000 years.
Olives are good for your health.
4. What do farmers do to help olives grow? Olives are a good gift from the sun.
a. They give the trees a lot of water. Olives are found in many Mediterranean dishes.
b. They keep them in a shaded area.
c. They cut away the tree leaves.
White Nights
&
16 in St. Petersburg
The Sun
Key Words
A Look at the pictures and read the words.
White Nights
in St. Petersburg 16
In some places very far north, the sun never The arts are very important in Russia. So there
What kinds of events fully sets at certain times of the year. are special operas, classical music concerts, and
take place during the
St. Petersburg in Russia is the best place to enjoy ballet performances at the Mariinsky Theater.
White Nights Festival?
this. In summer, the sun sets around midnight These are called the Stars of the White Nights.
and rises again at 4 a.m. Even after the sun sets, World famous musicians and dancers perform in a ballet performance at the Mariinsky
Theater
Connect to Yourself
pirates, and amazing fireworks! The event lasts
Which event or performance
all night long and is a lot of fun. sounds the most fun to
Words 188 you?
A Choose the best answers. Step 1 Write the correct information in each space.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. There are many exciting festivals around the world. Where
b. There are many interesting events during the White Nights Festival.
c. There are many special performances at the Mariinsky Theater. When
Concept Map
• What did you learn from each lesson?
Bees
• Talk about what you learned from this chapter with your partner.
“I learned that …”
“The most interesting thing was …”
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Chapter 2 Wrap-up
Concept Map
• What did you learn from each lesson?
Cities
Stickball
• Talk about what you learned from this chapter with your partner.
“I learned that …”
“The most interesting thing was …”
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Chapter 3 Wrap-up
Concept Map
• What did you learn from each lesson?
The Sea
Jacques Piccard
• Talk about what you learned from this chapter with your partner.
“I learned that …”
“The most interesting thing was …”
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Chapter 4 Wrap-up
Concept Map
• What did you learn from each lesson?
The Sun
• Talk about what you learned from this chapter with your partner.
“I learned that …”
“The most interesting thing was …”
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Vocabulary List
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Memo
Lesson 10 Lesson 13 Lesson 16
texture earth set
squirt across rise
gulp surface performance
puff up temperature costume
spine core pirate
release universe fireworks
Lesson 11 Lesson 14
dive goddess
submarine heat
invent pray
tourist frighten
preserve shoot
research punish
Lesson 12 Lesson 15
organ dry
design sunlight
step dish
coast pickled
tube topping
movement bitter
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