Story Garden 6_Students book

Jane Cadwallader ■ Michelle Worgan STTheORY 6 GARDEN Student’s Book with Activities

CONTENTS MAIN VOCABULARY MAIN STRUCTURES SPECIAL PAGES WELCOME KIDS! p. 2 Revision unit Unit 1 In a school: canteen, computer room, Was she in the (library)? CLIL – Maths corridor, gym, head teacher’s room, library, Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t. Make a bird’s eye view of your THE SWISS FAMILY playground, playing field, science lab, staff I was (happy). perfect school ROBINSON room, stairs, toilets He wasn’t (happy). Time expressions: a week ago, last week, Were you in the (canteen) Living English p. 6 now, this morning, yesterday yesterday? Schools with a difference Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. Unit 2 Actions: arrive, camp, climb, collect, cook, They joined the club. CLIL – Geography explore, fix, join a club, look after, paint, He climbed (a tree). Rivers around the world TOM SAWYER pick up, wash They didn’t arrive (by car). Sequencers: after that, first, finally, later, She didn’t paint (the wall). Living English Did you cook dinner (last night)? Fundraising for people in need p. 20 then Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. Life Skills p. 34 Giving a classroom presentation Unit 3 Past verbs: ate, came, found, gave, had, There was a (man). CLIL – History met, read, said, saw, thought, went, wore There were two (men). Family life through the ages FIVE CHILDREN AND IT Accessories & adjectives: earrings, What did you see? I saw (a Living English necklace, pyjamas, spotted, striped, squirrel). Adventure camps in the USA p. 36 sunglasses, trainers, umbrella What did you wear? I wore my and Canada (pink T-shirt and jeans). Unit 4 Health: bandage, broken bone, cold, You should (try to sleep). CLIL – Music cough, cut, earache, headache, medicine, You shouldn’t (watch TV). Music for our emotions LITTLE WOMEN stomach-ache, temperature, toothache, Jo was climbing (a tree). She Living English x-ray wasn’t dancing. Fun at the Day Centre Emotions: calm, cheerful, excited, Amy and Sam were eating. They frightened, grumpy, nervous, upset, weren’t reading (a book). Were you running? Yes, I was. p. 50 worried Was Meg dancing? No, she wasn’t. Life Skills p. 64 Are you an internet detective? In nature: bee, beetle, caterpillar, mouse, Unit 5 nest, pond, snail, squirrel, stone, stream, You might find (a worm) or (a snail). CLIL – Natural Science weeds, worm You could find (a spider). The importance of bees THE SECRET GARDEN Animal needs: air, light, shelter, space, Animals must have (air). They must Living English water have (water). Young people and climate p. 66 You must close (the gate). change Technology: drone, email, headphones, You mustn’t feed (the animals). Unit 6 laptop, memory stick, mobile phone, online CLIL – Design & Technology game, screen, smartwatch, tablet, text We’ll study (on tablets). Making toys for a better THE TIME MACHINE message, website We won’t read (e-books). future Materials: cardboard, cotton, glass, metal, I’m going to write (an email). Living English paper, plastic, wood, wool I’m not going to fly (my drone). Cities of the future Are you going to wear (your p. 80 smartwatch)? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. Life Skills p. 94 Skills for the future LIVING GRAMMAR p. 96 ACTIVITY TIME p. 102 EASY ENGLISH p. 128 WORDLIST p. 142

Jane Cadwallader ■ Michelle Worgan STTheORY 6 GARDEN Student’s Book with Activities = audio track = interactive activity on your digital book

WELCOME WELCOME KIDS! Unit 2 1 Listen and read. Hello everyone. Welcome to your last year of Story Garden! I’ve got some great stories for you! 2 Look, read and match. 2 3 1 Me and my sisters have I’ve got a very Look at this garden! fun but I’m not feeling well! special machine! It’s very untidy! Me and my family have We’ve got a strange 4 got a jungle school. 5 fairy in our garden! 6 I love having adventures on the river! The Swiss Family Robinson Five Children and It The Secret Garden Tom Sawyer Little Women The Time Machine 3 Look at the comic pictures in each unit and write the name of the story with … 1 a musical instrument 2 a beach and a jungle 3 a boy with a fox 4 a paint brush 5 a boy with long green hair 6 a castle 2

4 Listen and circle the information that is not true. 3 WELCOME Unit Sally Lily Mike 2 sisters 1 brother Sisters and brothers 1 brother, 2 sisters 6th of March 22nd of October Date of birthday 12th of March football player artist Future job explorer detective books science fiction books scary books taking photos going to museums Favourite type of story making videos Weekend activities 5 Answer the questions. Yes of course. I’ve got a brother but no sisters. 1 How many sisters and brothers have you got? 2 What date is your birthday? 3 What do you want to be when you grow up? 4 What’s your favourite type of story? 5 What do you like doing at weekends? 6 Ask and answer the questions with a partner. Can I ask you some questions? How many sisters and brothers have you got? 3

WELCOME KIDS! 7 Play the game with a partner. Instructions: 1 Make 5 counters each. Use a different colour to your partner. 2 T ake it in turns to start the game. Choose a square and say the word. If you’re right, put a counter on the square. 3 Try to make a line with your counters. The first to make a line wins! 4

8 Grammar Auction: Choose words to complete the sentences. WELCOME Unit Use a capital letter when necessary. bigger are is doesn’t turn more Underline the words you write: green = I’m sure. opposite don’t do left biggest orange = I think it’s right. red = I’m not sure. like dancing got am next big 1 Tom nine. He’s a dog. 2  right at the traffic lights. The station is on your 3 Orcas aren’t the to a book shop. 4 I like 5 animals in the sea but they’re than dolphins. but I like swimming. you like science fiction books? 9 What helps you to learn English? Tick and write. It helps me to … look at pictures and remember the words for them. read stories. listen to conversations. watch videos. practise dialogues with my friends. go back and look at units again. do written activities about vocabulary and grammar. make vocabulary lists and learn vocabulary and grammar by heart. look at the Living Grammar pages and notice patterns. 5

1 THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON Unit 1 library 2 playing field 5 stairs 3 toilets 4 playground 6 canteen 7 science lab 9 corridor 12 computer room 10 head teacher’s room 11 staff room 6

1 Look and find. Which animals 1 don’t live here? Unit 2 Listen, point and say. 4 3 Listen and point. 5 4 Listen and sing. 6-7 The Jungle School Why don’t you come along And see our jungle school? Our playing field is on the beach. It’s really very cool! Here you see our science lab And here is our canteen. Up there’s the computer room With a snake around a screen! 8 gym Here you see the corridor That takes us to the stairs. Up there is the library With branches for chairs. Why don’t you come along And see our Jungle school Our gym is high up in a tree. It’s really very cool! 5 Play the game. She’s in the gym. There’s a girl with red hair. 7

THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON 6 Listen and say. 8 LIVING GRAMMAR Was he/she in the library? Yes, he/she was. No, he/she wasn’t. 7 Match the children to the places, as you like. Play Detectives in pairs. Tick the boxes where your partner’s children were. Emma Holly Katie Rob Oliver Mike What about Emma. Was she in the canteen? No, she wasn’t. Was she in the computer room? Yes, she was. 8

8 Listen and say. 9 1 I/He/She was happy. Unit I/He/She wasn’t happy. LIVING GRAMMAR 9 Choose words and write. Use was / wasn’t. Listen and check. 10 happy purple sad pasta bored angry biscuits ice cream teddy bear Age: 6 Age: 7 Usually Usually Sometimes Sometimes Favourite sport: Favourite food: Favourite toy: ✗✓ ✗✓ Favourite book: This is Amy when she was six. This is David when Usually seven. Usually she was but sometimes she was but sometimes His favourite book . . Her favourite food wasn’t . Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter and the His favourite sport It was . It football. basketball. Her favourite toy was her . This is Sophia when 10 Now write about nine. yourself. Tell a friend. Usually Age: 9 ✗✓ but sometimes When I … Usually . Usually I … Sometimes My favourite … Favourite colour: Her favourite colour wasn’t … Favourite food: pink. It … It . Her favourite food . 9

THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON 11 Listen and say. 11 last week/a week ago yesterday/yesterday morning this morning now 12 Listen and say. 12 LIVING GRAMMAR Were you in the canteen yesterday? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t. 13 Look at the chart and complete the dialogue. Mother Hello Frank. Was school better today than yesterday? Frank Yes, it was. It was lots of fun! Mother Was it rainy this morning? Frank , . It was . Mother Were you in the science lab before the break? Frank Yes, I . Then I . Mother Were you with Richard in the break? • Weather = sunny • M orning = science lab, Frank , .I . playing field Mother Were you with Robert at lunch? • Break = with Katy • Lunch = with Robert Frank , . • Afternoon classes = Mother Were you in the gym after lunch? library, computer room Frank  , .I and then . 14 Listen to Frank talking to his granny. Has he got a good memory? 13 How many differences are there? There are differences. 10

CHATTING TIME! ASK YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THEIR WEEKEND. 1 15 Think of more words with a friend. Unit Where When Who What weather cinema last night friend sunny shopping centre on Saturday night mother windy 16 Listen to the dialogue, then circle the right answers. 14 1 It was rainy and cold. / It was sunny and warm. 2 She was in the park / at the shopping centre. 3 She was there on Saturday morning / Sunday morning. 4 She was with her aunt and her cousin / her mother and her friend. 17 Read the answers and write the questions. ? I’m fine! How about you? ? It was OK. 1 ? It was very sunny and too hot! 2 ? On Sunday night? I was at home. 3 4 18 Make your own dialogue. It was great! I was at the park. How was your weekend? Where were you on Saturday? Intonation is the direction of your voice. ENGLISHLPERAORNNUINNCGIAABTIOOUNT When you ask a question with a When you ask a question which starts Yes/No answer your voice goes up with What/Why/Who/When your voice at the end. goes up and then down at the end. Were you in the gym before lunch? How was your weekend? 19 Listen and repeat. Try to copy the same intonation. 15 11

THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON When you have a problem, do you 20 Read and listen to the story. 16 stop, think and plan 1 what to do? 2 The children’s mother was also their teacher. One Emma said “I can look in the science lab. Mike, you look morning she was worried. “I can’t find my tablet.” in the computer room. Holly, you look in the staff room. Don’t worry, Mother. 34 Oliver was with Mother. “Where were you yesterday Katie was with Mother. “Where were you yesterday afternoon, Oliver?” “I was in the playing field with the dog.” afternoon, Katie?” “I was in the gym. It’s my favourite place!” 56 Robbie was with Mother. “Where were you yesterday Holly was worried. “I’m sorry, Mother. It wasn’t in the staff afternoon, Robbie?” “I was in the playground.” room.” 12

1 Unit 78 Mike and Emma were worried. “We’re sorry, Mother. Suddenly… “What’s that?” “It’s coming from the jungle.” It wasn’t in the science lab or in the computer room.” Robbie said “It’s Chimp! My chimpanzee friend! What’s the matter with Chimp?” 9 10 Ha ha ha. Give it back, Chimp and we can all dance together. Mother was surprised. “Come on everyone. Let’s Look! It was Chimp! Chimp has got Mother’s tablet and go and see!” he’s really enjoying himself. The monkeys are enjoying themselves, too. 21 Imagine you are Holly. Tell the story to a friend. Fact Opinion 22 Tick Fact or Opinion. 13 1 Mother can’t find her tablet. 2 It was easy to lose a tablet in the jungle school. 3 The older children look for the tablet. 4 Oliver was in the playing field with the dog. 5 Chimpanzees often take things from humans. 6 Mother asks the younger children questions about where they were. 7 Mother thinks the younger children have got the tablet. 8 In the end Chimp has got the tablet!

THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON Sustainable Development Goal 4: Allacnhdildferrveeeneryseohdonueucldaisthieoaqnvuewaalh. egroeod AGENDA 2030 My school day ready for school woodwork class free school milk 23 Listen and tick the places that Grandpa says 17 LISTENING were in his school. library playgrounds playing fields classrooms computer room science lab canteen 24 Circle the right answers. 1 The 3 Rs were reading, writing and arithmetic / woodwork, sewing and cookery. school assembly 2 Girls and boys were / weren’t in the same classrooms. 3 The food at school was / wasn’t very good. 4 Grandpa was / wasn’t happy about the free milk. 5 Grandpa’s favourite subject was English / geography. 6 Grandpa was happy / sad at school. 25 Work in pairs and compare schools. One student is Grandpa Bill. SPEAKING Think about: places and rooms, subjects, food, who you work and play with. • Girls and boys weren’t in the same classroom. • There wasn’t a science lab in my school. • In my school girls and boys are in the same classroom. • There isn’t a science lab in my school either. 14

26 Read the letters and write the names. 1 READING Unit Hi, my name is Baguma. I walk to school. rdllOateoIHiasanouekalgmrrilveblnueosciaa,lEliiagtmnnMniseedgeysCslfiea.asntosorWahrldimabestipforrceefhaoehoao.irspiivnoynWlee.lEWeWilanawaea.ichlltlesshoisshom.hcbpelMeauauayrttrre.idwnnragesdign I live in a village in Uganda. EPtIgwMolIlaeadewoahranasadpydsevleaaesnwsnyoltabruidIsiunft’tclemobmhwyuayehitennsardfwtapsoeepvtureioyrdnalulaarrsomyeigcutheearwpoialndaosa!salcbnhyoctroiaunabotngilentyecytoae.hunue!.mse The first thing we do every day is tidy the classrooms and clean the playground. We don’t have computers but we learn lots of English, maths, science and agriculture fWlurnoecmhdotouonr’sttcehhaaoovclehaenardsc.eanatteitenunbduet rwtehetatkreeeosu.r Wednesday is my favourite day because we do sports. Yesterday was Wednesday and I was first in the running race! Hope you have a good week. Baguma Who… 15 1 walks to school? 2 learns sign language? 3 was first in a race yesterday? 4 has got a canteen at school? 5 was sad yesterday? 6 does sport on Wednesday? 7 learns in Welsh? 8 learns about agriculture? 27 Write a paragraph about your school day for the magazine. WRITING

Sustainable Development Goal 4: Make inclusive and safe schools. AGENDA 2030 MATHS Make a bird’s eye view of your perfect school School 1 School 2 1 Look at the school plans. shape of the school Listen and write A (Amy) next size of rooms special rooms to the things she likes. 18 playground and playing fields 2 Now do the same for you. Write Me 1 2 5 3 5 2 1 6 3 7 2 2 1 2 2 8 1 7 1 9 1 4 4 1 6 2 1 1 11 1 = classrooms 5 = library 1 = classrooms 6 = music room 2 = toilets 6 = staff room 2 = toilets 7 = playground 3 = computer room 7 = head teachers room 3 = staff room 8 = playing fields 4 = c inema and 8 = playground 4 = gym 9 = swimming pool 5 = art room multimedia room 16

Unit 1 3 What do you want in your school? Think, write a number or tick. Add any extra places. classrooms gym playground library head teacher’s office playing field computer room staff room other rooms science lab canteen 4 Draw your perfect school. Think of the size and shape of the rooms and places. Colour and make a key to the rooms. 5 Show a friend around your school. T Work with a friend. Make a brochure • Where’s the canteen? ASK of your school. Show things which make • It’s here, next to the your school friendly for children with REAL science lab. disabilities. You can add other ideas too. 17

SCHOOLS WITH A DIFFERENCE 1 Listen and complete. 19 Not all schools are the same. They may have classrooms and science labs and computer rooms but how children learn can be different. They can learn different subjects too. Sands School MONDAY JUNE 14 YEAR 5 YEAR 6 Biology YEAR 4 Biology Break 9.45 - 10.10 English Maths Art Art 10.15 - 10.25 English Break Swim Swim 10.30 - 10.55 Break Science Lunch Literature Informal meeting 11.00 - 11.30 IT Science Sport of staff and children. Sport 11.30 - 11.55 IT Break Tutorials Children presenting Tidy school project work. 12.00 - 12.25 Swim Swim 12.30 - 1.00 Swim Swim 1.00 - 2.00 Lunch Lunch 2.00 - 2.25 Forest Forest 2.30 - 2.55 Forest Forest 3.00 - 3.25 Forest Forest 3.30 - 4.00 Drama English 4.00 - 4.30 Tidy school Tidy school School timetable lunch bell rules uniform Sands School in Devon in the UK doesn’t have a head teacher’s room or a head teacher! It doesn’t have a staff room either! The students and the teachers work together to make the school and they all eat in the same canteen. The children don’t wear a school and there are only about ten children in each class. There is no at the end of lessons. Teachers help children choose the subjects they want to learn and they can choose to do extra art, science, maths or a practical subject. They can also help to cook the school ! What a student says: Before I was bored at school. Now I am never bored. I feel at home here. 18

Evergreen School 1 Unit slow down subjects Some schools, like Evergreen School in Seattle in the USA, have the same as other schools but the children also have special “Social and Emotional Learning” lessons. They learn to be happier with themselves, their friends and families. They also have “mindfulness” times. Here they and really think about what they are doing. Do you do emotional learning and mindfulness classes in your school? Visitor’s comment: The children in class and in the playground at this school were so happy together. 2 Circle the speech bubbles in the corresponding colours Know your own of the Social and Emotional Learning flower. feelings and 1. I like to work in a team. understand your problems 2. I stop and count to Know Make 10 when I’m angry. other’s feelings good and understand decisions. 3. I think before their problems. I make a decision. 4. I am kind to others. Know Make 5. I know I’m shy with how to control good your feelings relationships. new people. and achieve your 3 Talk to a friend. Which school would you like goals. to go to? Why? REAL ASKT Work with a friend. Find out if there is a school with a difference near you. What is it called? How is it different? 19

2 TOM SAWYER 1 camp Unit 2 explore 3 arrive 4 climb 5 cook 8 collect 10 pick up 7 wash 9 join a club 12 fix 20

1 Look and find three things that are 2 bad for people or animals. Unit 2 Listen, point and say. 20 3 Listen and point. 21 4 Listen and sing. 22-23 Summer at the River Club I joined the River Club last year. The club was so much fun! We camped and fished and painted And climbed trees in the sun. The first day I arrived, The other children said “Hello”. We all cooked breakfast on the fire, Then we were ready to go. 6 paint We all explored the forest And collected lots of things. We even looked after a small bird And fixed its broken wings. 11 look after 5 Play the game. Is it explore? Yes, it is. 21

TOM SAWYER 6 Listen and say. 24 LIVING I joined Tom’s club. He climbed a tree. GRAMMAR We explored the forest. They carried some wood. 7 Look at Becky’s diary. Say what she did last week. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Explore Collect Look after Fix Wash Paint Climb Cook Help Pick up Clean Join Camp Study She collected feathers on Tuesday. 8 Listen and say. 25 LIVING They didn’t arrive by car. She didn’t paint the wall. GRAMMAR 9 Look at Becky’s diary again. Read and complete. 1 Becky didn’t cook (cook) fish on Wednesday. 2 She (camp) at the club on Saturday. 3 She (look after) the ducks on Friday. 4 She (clean) her room on Sunday. 5 She (explore) the forest on Monday. 6 She (study) on Tuesday. 22

10 Listen and say. 26 2 Did you cook dinner last night? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. Unit Did she fix the bike? Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t. LIVING GRAMMAR 11 Tick five activities. Then ask and answer about last weekend. paint a picture study play a game play a sport look after a pet climb a tree wash the dishes dance camp outside watch a video cook dinner phone your friend Did you watch a video? Yes, I did. I played football yesterday. Did you play football in the park? 12 Write two true sentences and one false Um… Yes, I did. sentence about what you did and didn’t False! You didn’t go to the park. It rained yesterday! do yesterday. Then play True or False. 23 Ask your group questions. Then guess. 1 2 3

TOM SAWYER 13 Listen and say. 27 First Then After that Later Finally 14 Look at the timetable and write what the children did at the club yesterday. First, they Then, they 24

CHATTING TIME! TELL A STORY 2 15 Listen and number the events. 28 Unit dropped started homework started raining cleaned arrived (with) escaped picked up remembered looked for 16 Now tell the story using the words below and the verbs in Activity 15. First Then Next After that Finally First, Millie started doing her homework but then a man arrived with a box 17 Plan your own story with a friend. Tell your classmates. E18 Listen, say and write. NGLISHLPERAORNNUINNCGIAABTIOOUNT 29 -t ending -d sound extra syllable watched arrived needed 19 Play odd one out. Choose three verbs with the same -ed sound and one verb with a different sound. Say the verbs to a friend. Then listen to your friend and say which verb is different. 25

TOM SAWYER 30 How can you be a better friend? 20 Read and listen to the story. 2 1 Aunt Polly wasn’t happy. “Please finish your jobs today, Tom didn’t want to paint the wall. He called his friend, Tom,” she said. Ben. “Come here, Ben! Painting is really fun!” 34 Tom hated watering the plants, so he invited Amy Next, Tom called Joe. “Please help me tidy my room,” and Becky to play. The girls were wet, but the flowers said Tom. Joe picked up Tom’s clothes. were, too. 56 After that, Tom explored the countryside and dreamed about Tom was at the bottom of a large hole. He adventures. But he didn’t see the sign… tried to climb the wall but it was too high. 26

2 Unit 78 “I helped Tom study and I tidied his room,” said Joe. “But “I’m VERY happy to see you, friends! Can you help he didn’t say thank you!” “Tom isn’t a good friend,” said me?” said Tom. But Tom’s friends weren’t happy. “We Amy. Then, Ben heard a noise. “What’s that?” helped you all day and now we’re tired,” they said. 9 10 Tom started to think. “I’m not a very good friend,” he The children worked together to help Tom. Everyone was thought. At the club, Tom’s friends were busy. hot and tired. “I’m sorry I wasn’t a good friend,” said Tom. 11 21 Imagine you are one of the characters Finally, they were all friends again. But then from the story. Tell your story to a friend. Tom looked at his dirty shoes. “No, Tom! You can clean your own shoes!” said Amy. 22 Read and number in order. a Tom didn’t read the sign and he fell down a hole. b Tom asked his friend to help him paint. c Tom said he was sorry for not being a good friend. d Joe helped Tom tidy his room. e Tom’s aunt wanted him to do lots of jobs at home. f Tom’s friends helped him climb out of the hole. g Amy and Becky watered the garden for Tom. h The children didn’t think Tom was a good friend. 27

TOM SAWYER 23 Listen and complete. 31 LISTENING The River Club The club is for children: aged 9 to 14 a.m. It’s only closed on: and Opening time: Activities you can do: play sports, Things you can learn: and make a fire It’s a good idea to bring: a 24 Write some activities people do at a club. Then think about a club or camp you went to. Ask and answer questions. SPEAKING Did you... ? Friend’s name climb a tree go swimming cook food Did you climb a tree? No, I didn’t. 28

25 Read the flyer and tick T (true) or F (false). 2 READING Unit Castletown Kids’ Club Timetable: 13:30 W atch a film read 10:00 Play basketball 15:00 Outdoor At Castletown Kids’ Club you can make friends 11:00 Draw, Paint games and have fun. Every Saturday we organise Make games and activities for children aged six 16:30 Video or more. You can do sports, arts and crafts, 12:00 Play board games play team games and much more! games 13:00 Lunch Our club Special activities: Our large building has got four rooms: the main On Saturday evenings, we have a disco. We have room has tables and chairs for playing games dance competitions with great prizes including and doing crafts, there’s a canteen for lunch chocolate, books and even a camera! and a TV room with sofas. There’s also a library We also go on day trips to the swimming pool and and computer room. Outside we have a sports to the forest. We love exploring the countryside. field and a picnic area, where we have lunch on Some children enjoy collecting rocks or flowers, sunny days. and you can also learn how to look after plants and animals. 1 The club is open on Saturdays and Sundays. TF CASTLETOWN 2 You can go to the club if you are seven years old. 3 The club is only fun for children who like sports. 4 The club building isn’t very big. 5 Sometimes the children eat outside. 6 In the afternoon, the children can play outside. 7 You can win a camera in the dance competition. 8 The club sometimes takes the children swimming. 9 Children can learn how to climb trees in the forest. 26 T hink about a club you’d like to join. Write a flyer with a friend. WRITING Who is it for? What can you do? Where can you go? When are the activities? 29

Sustainable Development Goal 14: aPnrdokteecetpliofeurunrdiveerrswcalteearn! AGENDA 2030 GEOGRAPHY 1 Listen, read 32 Rivers around the world and complete. The Mississippi In the story, Tom Sawyer lived next to this river! The Mississippi was very important to Native American people. There were near the river. Here the land was good for farming and . The river was their road and they up and down it to visit other villages. The Nile The Nile, in the north of Africa, is the river in the world. The Ancient Egyptians lived here. It was a good place to grow and other plants to make paper, rope and clothes. Like the Mississippi, boats people, objects and materials up and down the Nile from town to town. The Amazon The Amazon is the river in the world. This river is very important for the eco-system of the Amazon rainforest. Thousands of tree and plant live in the rainforest and 1/3 of all animal species live here. People who live in villages in the Amazon region use the river for and travel. 2 Look and match. Why are rivers important? 1 2 3 4 5 6 farming transport travel energy 30 water fishing

3 Read and complete. 2 Unit crops pollution species clean temperatures habitats OUR PLANET OUR PEOPLE Our rivers are very important to many Only 3% of the world’s water is animals. More than 100,000 animal water that we can drink, use live in or near rivers. Fish, frogs, insects, birds, reptiles and for washing and to grow food. mammals all need our rivers to survive. But some rivers are now endangered Why don’t we have enough water? Farmers use a lot of water to grow for food and to feed animals so we can eat meat or to make clothes. Climate change, , farming With climate change, are and building make rivers a dangerous place getting higher and the earth is becoming dry. for many animals. 4 Be a water hero. Match. a turn off the taps when we clean our teeth. To protect animals b pick up rubbish near rivers and lakes. and plants in our rivers, we can… c water plants with rainwater. d collect tap water when you’re waiting for it to get hot. To save fresh stop feeding wild animals. Our food can hurt them. water, we can… e use eco-friendly soap to wash yourself and clean your clothes. f 31

FOR PEOPLE IN NEED 1 Listen, read and choose. 33 In the United Kingdom, there are more than 16,000 / 160,000 charities. A charity is a group of people who work to help children / people, by giving them food, money, education or other things that can make their lives better. Charities need plans / money to help them do their work. In the UK, many people enjoy doing activities to make money, like fun runs, bike / horse rides or by doing a challenge. Sponsored events Fun runs, races and walks are very popular ways of making money for charity. People take part in swimming / singing competitions and races and they sometimes even wear funny clothes / hats, too! But sports are not the only sponsored activities you can do. Some children choose to join a read-a-thon. In a read-a-thon, children can choose to sleep / read for 24 hours or they might read one book every day for a month / year! Some famous charity days in the UK are The BBC Children In Need and Red Nose Day. 32

2 Read and answer. 2 Unit How does a sponsored event work? please help me raise money When someone joins a charity event, they decide how much WHO WHEN money they want to get. Before the event, they tell their WHAT WHERE friends and families what they plan to do and ask them to give some money to the charity. name home address donation They usually ask for a little money, between £5 and £20, although some people like to give more. These people write their name and how much money they want to give on a sponsorship form, on paper or online. When the activity finishes, people send this money to the charity. Now, people often do this online, on a website. 1 Why do people take part in charity events? TOTAL RAISED £ a. to get money for people who need help b. to get money to buy things 2 How much money do people usually give? a. hundreds of pounds b. less than twenty pounds 3 Where do people write how much money they want to give? a. on a form b. on a website c. both a and b 4 When do they give the money to the charity? a. before the event b. after the event REAL TASK Choose a charity in your area. With your class, organise a sponsored activity or event that everyone can take part in. 33

LIFE SKILLS 6 Giving a classroom presentation People often give presentations at school or in their jobs. Sometimes they describe something and sometimes they ask other people to do something. But not everyone finds it easy or enjoys it! Learning a few tips can make you feel more confident and help you to present your ideas better. 1 How does it make you feel? Look and tell a partner. I don’t like it and I get nervous, but I can do it. I get very nervous I love giving and can’t sleep. presentations and I don’t get nervous. 2 What makes a good presentation? Choose 5 things. Look at your audience. Speak loudly and clearly. Ask your audience questions. Be confident. Smile. Use your face and arms to be enthusiastic. Don’t speak too long. Use some humour, for example, tell a joke. Start with something interesting. Show something. It can be a poster, something real, a video or slides on a presentation tool. End with a summary of your main ideas and say goodbye. Thank you for coming! 34

3 Show your ideas to a partner. Then work in a group. Talk about something you Work together to make one list you all agree on. 4 Complete the advice. partner early audience aim love finally friend short describe then Start with a Tell your audience presentation or do it with a or group. what your presentation is about. Use words like first, , next, . Be clear about your . Is it to or to ask people to do something? Think what you want your to take away. Prepare ! Practice with a or someone from your family. 5 Make a list of topics you can give a presentation about. REAL T Watch a presentation online.ASK Make a list of what the presenter does that you like. Is there anything you think 35 she or he could improve?

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