Active English Coursebook 1

He looks out between two large teeth. Why do you “Where are we going?” he asks. think Cric Crac and his brothers “Keep still. Stop wriggling or you will fall and sisters are in out. I am taking you to the river,” says Mum. Mum’s mouth? After a short while, Mum opens her mouth and the baby crocodiles tumble out. Splish, splash, splosh, they fall into the water. Mum goes to sleep on the riverbank. The baby crocodiles play in the warm river. All of a sudden, a shadow comes across the Do you think the river. There is a big bird in the sky. It likes to bird will be able eat baby crocodiles. Dad is on the riverbank. to eat the baby “Go away!” he hisses. crocodiles? He jumps high into the air. Snap! That’s the end of the bird! Dad stays on the riverbank and guards the baby crocodiles from enemies. After you read What do you think the baby crocodiles will tell their mother when she wakes up? © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 99

Reading Comprehension Number the sentences in the correct order. The first one has been done for you. Cric Crac sees a big crocodile looking at him. Cric Crac finds himself in Mum’s mouth with 1 some of his brothers and sisters. Cric Crac pokes at his eggshell with his nose. The baby crocodiles play in the warm river. Vocabulary A crocodile swims. A turtle crawls. A frog hops. A horse gallops. A duck waddles. A bird flies. The words in red tell us how these animals move. Use the words given above to fill in the blanks. 1. The snail along the ground. 2. The rabbit in the garden. 3. The pony across the field. 100 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

4. The shark in the ocean. 5. The penguin on the ice. 6. The crow to its nest. W B Unit 10, page 44 Try it out Pair up with a classmate. Act out the way that different animals move. Have your partner guess which animal you are pretending to be. Grammar I am climbing out of my shell. Mum is sleeping on the riverbank. The baby crocodiles are playing in the river. The eggshells are cracking open. The words am, is or are are sometimes used as helping verbs. We use them with a verb that ends in -ing to talk about things that are happening now. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 101

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets. Remember to add -ing to the verbs. 1. Dad (jump) into the air. 2. Mum (count) her children. 3. Crocky and Creeky (play) in the river. 4. They (splash) in the water. Try it out Talk about two things that are happening in class right now. W B Unit 10, page 45 Punctuation “Go away!” hisses Dad. “Wake up, Cric Crac!” shouted his mother. Snap! That’s the end of the bird! We put an exclamation mark ( ! ) at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling such as surprise, anger or excitement. Add exclamation marks where necessary. 1. What is your name 5. Stop wriggling 2. It is time to wake up 6. Where do you live 3. Be quiet 7. Hurry up 4. It is a sunny day 8. Come here W B Unit 10, page 46 102 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Spelling A. Read the words below. They have the long vowel ie sound. die lie pie tie cried flies dried fries B. Fill in the blanks with words from the word list above. The pictures will help you. 1. I can’t find my ! 2. The girl when she fell down. 3. The plant will if you don’t water it. 4. Maya eggs in a pan. 5. The blue bird home in the evening. 6. John made a delicious today. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 103

Listening Listen to the sentences. Tick the correct pictures. 1. 2. 3. 4. 104 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Speaking Nick and Leo are playing a game. Each of them acts out an action and the other guesses it. You are hopping on one foot. You are driving a car. Try it out Pair up with a classmate. Take turns to act out an action. Let your partner guess the action. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 105

Writing A. Number the pictures in the order that they happened. 1. 3. 5. 2. 4. 6. B. Write one sentence about each picture given above. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to retell Cric Crac’s story. 106 W B Unit 10, page 47 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Review What did you learn? Tick. We use am, is or are with a verb that ends in -ing to talk about things that are happening now. We put an exclamation mark ( ! ) at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling such as surprise, anger or excitement. Some words have the long vowel ie sound. Project Work Make a scrapbook of animal movements using the word list below. Collect or draw pictures of animals that move in these ways. Paste your pictures in the scrapbook. Label each picture. crawl   gallop   fly   run   swim © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 107

11 Getting Dressed Before you read Who helps you get dressed for school in the morning? What clothes do you usually wear? Sock Song Upstairs Downstairs Where can they be? I can’t find my socks And they can’t find me! Bedroom Where has the Bathroom boy looked for his Where have they gone? socks? Where do I can’t find my socks you think he will And I need to put them on! look next? Inside Why do you think Outside he is running out Hanging on the line? of time? I can’t find my socks And I’m running out of time! line: a strong cord used to hang wet clothes 108 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

One sock Two socks Silly things to lose And when I’ve found my socks I’ll be hunting for my shoes! –Ian McMillan After you read Do you lose your socks too? What can you do to make sure it doesn’t happen? Reading Comprehension A. Answer the following questions. 1. What are the two things the boy is looking for? a. b. 2. Circle the places where the poet has looked for his socks. a. inside c. under the sofa b. on the clothes line d. bedroom B. Name three things that you wear when you get ready for school in the morning. a. b. c. hunting: looking for 109 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Vocabulary cap dress sandals T-shirt shorts socks shoes blouse shirt tie pants skirt socks socks shoes shoes These are different types of clothes we wear. Match the words with the pictures. 1. T-shirt a. 2. pants b. 3. shorts c. 4. socks d. 5. shoes e. W B Unit 11, page 48 Try it out Pair up with a classmate. Take turns to think of an item of clothing and describe it. Your partner has to guess what it is. 110 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Grammar I can make an aeroplane. I cannot find my socks We use the helping verb can to say that someone is able to do something. We use the helping verb cannot to say that someone is not able to do something. Fill in the blanks with can or cannot. 1. Sonia has hurt her foot. She play. 2. I know how to add. I help you with your homework. 3. Our teacher is unwell. She come to school. 4. Mum is feeling better. She go to the market. 5. I rest after I finish my homework. 6. Sophia learnt all the words correctly and now, she spell them. W B Unit 11, pages 49–50 Try it out Get into groups of five. List three things that each of you can and cannot do. Discuss what things all of you can do. Give reasons why you cannot do the things you have listed. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 111

I cannot find my socks. Our shoes are wet. Where is your jacket? He cannot find his shirt. Her dress is very pretty. The dog is licking its foot. The children are wearing their caps. We use my, our, your, his, her, its and their before nouns to show that they belong to someone or something. Fill in the blanks with my, our, your, his, her, its or their. 1. We have a garden. This is garden. 2. This cow has hurt leg. 3. She and friends play cricket every day. 4. We will go swimming tomorrow. Remember to bring swimsuit. 5. Bernard and Janet are not home. house is locked. 6. The man fell off the bike and hurt arm. 7. I will finish homework soon. W B Unit 11, pages 50–51 112 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Spelling We add -es to some nouns, which end with an o, to make them plural. Singular Plural buffalo buffaloes hero heroes potato potatoes tomato tomatoes volcano volcanoes Rewrite the sentences using the plural form of the underlined words. 1. He bought a tomato today. 2. Can you bring a potato for me? 3. I like the film’s hero. 4. He is learning about a volcano. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 113

Listening Listen to the sentences. Tick the correct pictures. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 114 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Speaking Jean and Zara are playing a detective game in the bus. Each one is describing a passenger and the other person has to guess who it is. He is wearing black pants, a green printed shirt and a brown cap. She is wearing a pink skirt with a black blouse and a long blue sweater. Try it out Pair up with a classmate. Hide an item of clothing (such as a sweater or tie) in the classroom and say that you can’t find it. Describe it to your partner and ask him or her to find it for you. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 115

Writing Make a poem about clothes. Try to find rhyming words to use in the poem. The first four lines are given below. You may use the clues given in the box. coat/boat shoes/lose socks/rocks tie/sigh jacket/racket scarf/laugh I can’t find my hat! Is it under the mat? I can’t find my dress, This room is a mess! 116 W B Unit 11, pages 51–52 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Review What did you learn? Tick. We use the helping verb can to say that someone is able to do something. We use the helping verb cannot to say that someone is not able to do something. We use my, our, your, his, her, its and their before nouns to show that they belong to someone or something. We add -es to some nouns ending with o to make them plural. Project Work People in different parts of the world wear different clothes. Choose any two countries. What kind of clothes do the people wear in those countries? Learn the names of the clothes. Collect or draw pictures of the clothes. Paste the pictures on a poster. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 117

12 Animal Facts Before you read Which wild animals have you seen? Where did you see them? What did they look like? The Big Cats Which pet animal do these wild Wild animals such as tigers, lions, leopards and animals look like? cheetahs are called big cats. Cheetahs and leopards look like each other, but there are a few differences between them. Both leopards and cheetahs have a yellow Why can’t or brown coat with spots. The spots on cheetahs climb a leopard’s coat are shaped like a rose. A trees? cheetah’s spots are round. Leopards have special claws. These help them to climb trees. Cheetahs do not have these special claws. They cannot climb trees. Cheetahs have long legs. They can run faster than leopards. Cheetahs are the fastest land coat: the fur or hair covering an animal claws: pointed nails that birds and animals have 118 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

animals in the world. Cheetahs purr like cats, What do you but leopards roar like lions. The babies of think the babies both cheetahs and leopards are called cubs. of cheetahs and Leopards live in forests, grasslands, deserts, leopards look like? mountains and plains. Cheetahs live only in grasslands and plains. Leopards hunt at night but cheetahs like to hunt during the day. After you read Do you think you can keep a cheetah or a leopard as a pet? Why do you think so? Reading Comprehension A. Complete the table to show how cheetahs and leopards are the same and how they are different. Cheetah Leopard How they 1. babies are called cubs are the 2. same 3. 4. 1. hunt during the day hunt at night can climb trees How 2. they are 3. different 4. 5. grasslands: large areas of land covered with grass plains: large areas of flat land © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 119

B. Answer the following questions. 1. Where can you find leopards but not cheetahs? 2. Why do you think the cheetah is faster than the leopard? 3. How are cheetahs and leopards different to look at? Vocabulary Elephants have trunks Fishes have fins and tusks. and scales. Tigers have fur, stripes Cheetahs have spots and paws. and long tails. We use different words to talk about animals. 120 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

A. Match the columns. a. zebra b. cheetah 1. fin c. fish 2. beak 3. stripes 4. flipper d. turtle 5. spots e. bird B. Find eight animal parts in the word grid. P AWJ K B E A K T G H K F G J MW TYCXUK F I N R Z L L R YHMP UKAF J ZRZG N L WG T U S K V KDCF KH J L R X S CA L E JMX W B Unit 12, page 53 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 121

Try it out What is your favourite wild animal? Draw and describe it. Grammar Leopards have spots on their coats. Cheetahs hunt during the day. The sun rises in the east. A ball is round. Leopards climb trees. Cheetahs run very fast. We use verbs in the simple present tense to talk about facts or things that are true now and will always be true. Circle the verbs in the simple present tense. 1. The sun sets every evening. 2. The moon is round. 3. Ducks love water. 4. Elephants are large animals. 5. India is a country. 6. Cows eat grass. W B Unit 12, page 54 Try it out Get into groups of three. Choose an animal that you all like. List five facts about that animal. 122 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Spelling We often add -es to words that end in ch, s, sh, ss and x to make them plural. branch – branches brush – brushes bench – benches flash – flashes box – boxes class – classes fox – foxes bus – buses Rewrite the sentences using the plural form of the underlined words. 1. Did you see the flash of lightning? 2. Can you bring the brush for me? 3. The farmer saw the fox on the farm. 4. The boy hit a six in the cricket match. 5. He packed all his belongings in a box. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 123

Listening Tick the sentences that you hear. 1. Frogs and toads are both fast swimmers. 2. Frogs have smooth and slippery skin. 3. Both frogs and toads lay eggs in water. 4. Their young ones are called tadpoles. 5. Frogs and toads both have short legs. 6. Frogs have bulging eyes. 7. A group of toads is called a knot of toads. 8. Toads have short legs. 9. A group of frogs is called an army of frogs. 10. Toads have dry and rough skin. 124 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Speaking Mia and Carol are looking at pictures of a turtle and a tortoise. They are talking about how the two animals are the same and how they are different. A turtle spends most of its life in water. Turtles have flippers and shells on their backs. Tortoises live on land. They have short legs with toes. They also have shells on their backs. Try it out Pair up with a classmate. Tell each other about your favourite animals. Discuss the similarities and differences between your favourite animals. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 125

Writing Some animals fly in the air, some live on land and others live in water. Think of one animal of each type. Collect information about these three animals. Find out where they live, what they look like, what they like to eat and whether they lay eggs or give birth to babies. Now, organise these facts in a table like the one below. Draw or stick pictures of the three animals that you have chosen. Name Tiger (land) Eagle (air) Shark (water) Body parts four legs, two wings, fins, tail tail two legs, Food other small fish Where it beak ocean animals insects, lives jungle small How it animals moves nest on Babies/eggs high tree W B Unit 12, pages 55–56 126 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4

Review What did you learn? Tick. We use verbs in the simple present tense to talk about facts or things that are always true. We add -es to words ending with ch, s, sh, ss and x to make them plural. Project Work Work in groups of five. Collect pictures and information about five wild animals that you like. Make a chart about these animals. Take turns to describe each animal to the class. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-47-8111-4 127





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