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6o English Reading

The Rock Pool Lesson 1 - p. 2-5

Vocabulary

During the vocabulary lesson, sort the words into the table below.

For the new words, add notes, examples and/or pictures in the table to help you remember them!
You can do the same thing for the words you know, if you want to.

Words I know New words

Crabs Anemones

Lighthouse
Via
Marine

Website

Webcam

Now, listen to the story and follow along in your book!


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Comprehension

SETTING

Where does the story take place? ___________________________________________________


Australia
Wahroonga in

Is this an urban or a rural setting? How do you know? a rural


settingbecauseheliveinnexttothe
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Ocean

What do you think about this place? Write some adjectives to describe it in the box below.
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CHARACTERS

What do we know about the main character?


Fill in the table below with the information we have learned.

Name SimonKelly
Age
1 years old
Nationality Wahroonga Australia
Job/Studies Schoolworks
Hobbies Marinebiology

Curious Facts Heis a MarinebiologyatMelbourne University and


(Hint: there are 2!)
hehashisown website

the
Who is the other character that appears in this part of the story? __________________________
ProfessorMorgan

What do we know about this character?


Fill in the box below with the information we have learned.

What is the relationship between these two characters?


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Beyond the Book

Think about the main character of “The Rock Pool” and answer the questions below.
** Give reasons for your answers! **

1. Which of these adjectives would you use to describe Simon?


Circle at least 2 and explain your choices.

00
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Simon is a personverycuriousbecausehe is interesting insmalldetails as he take
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biology

2. Which of these activities do you think Simon would enjoy?


Circle at least 2 and explain your choices.

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Ithinkhewouldlikethe photography becauseheusuallyusehiscameraforthejoband
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the book studyandlearnnewthings
for
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3. What part of Spain would you recommend that Simon travel to? Why?

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Ifisforthesummer Iwould hasthebestbeachto insummer
recommend Cádizbecause
go
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andyoucanfindjellyfishandfishes
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