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Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning 1 Wheels Rob Sved Read and discover all about wheels ... • What can wheels do? • How many wheels does a unicycle have? Read and discover more about the world! This ser ie'> 01 non-fiction readers provides interesting and educatloll .d content, with activities and project work. Series Editor: Hazel Geatches ~ Audio CD Pack available Word count for this reader: 675 Level 1 f.1't\\ Level 3 6\"!\\ Level 5 -) I:::iY 900 headw 300 headwords '& 600 headwords & Level 6 '<!:i:J 1,050 head tJt'\\ Level 2 t!Jl\\ Level 4 ~ 450 headwords '<::iJJ 750 headwords Cover photograph : Photolibrary (Dumper truck wheels/ Fotosearch ) .,.,~: t J ...\", r~~ _e~ _~......_ _ _ __ ISBN 978-0-19 111> 1\" ••• 9 780 1 9 4 (i 1I , , [email protected] ProQual Junior International

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning ProQual Junior International Wheels Rob Sved Contents' Introduction 3 1 What Are Wheels? 4 2 Carts and Chairs 6 3 Bicycles 8 4 Cars, Planes, Trains 10 5 Wheels for Fun 12 6 Wheels to Cut 14 7 Wheels at Home 16 8 Water and Wind 18 20 Activities 28 Project 30 Pictu re Dictiona ry 32 About Read and Discover OXFORD UN IV ERSITY PRESS [email protected] 2

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning OXFORD Introduction UNIVERSITY PRESS We use \\vheels every day. All wheels are round, but some wheels are big Great C1arendon Street, Oxford, OX2 60Ft United Kingdom and some wheels are little. Wheels Oxford University Press is a department afthe University can do many things. of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective ofexcellence in research. scholarship. and education by publishing wo rldwide. IIQ Oxford is a registered trade mark ofOxford University Press in th e UK .1I1c! in certain other couno\"ies II I ® Ox rord Un ivers ity Press 201 2 I The moral righ ts o f the author have been asserted First pu b li shed in 20 \"12 II 20 1620 1520 14 20 -13 20 12 Where are these wheels? Where can you see other wh eels? 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 I Now read and discover No unauthol\"ized photocopying more about wheels! All rig hl s rcsclvcd. No part of this publica ti on may be reproduced. slored in a retrieval system. or transmined, [email protected] 3 in any form or by any m eans. without the prior permi ssion in writing ofOxford University Press. or as expressly permitted by law, by lice nce or under terms agreed with the approp riate reprographi cs rights organization. Enquiries co ncern ing reprod uction outside the scope of the above shou ld be se nt to the ELT Rights Department, Oxford University Press. at the add ress above You must not circulate t hi s work in a ny othe r form and you mllst impose this same condition o n a ny acquirer Links to third pa rty we bsites a re provided by Oxford in good fait h and for information only. Oxford d isclaims any res ponsibility for the materials co nta ined in any third party webs ite re ferenced in this work I SBN: 9780 19464631 4 An Audio CD Pac k containing this book and a CD is a lso avai lablc. I SHN 9780194646413 Thc CD has a choice of American and British English reco rdings of the complete text. An acco mpanying Activity Book is also available, ISBN 9780194646529 Printed in China This book is printed o n paper from certiJiecl and well·managecl sources. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Illustrations by: Kelly Kennedy pp.9, 13, 19; Alan Rowe pp. 20, 21,22,23,24,26,27,30,3 1. The Publishers would also like to thank thefollm,ongfor their kind pennis~io\" to reproduce photographs and other copylight matelia/: Aiamy 1'1'.3 (bike w heels/Carlos Voss), 5 (bus/MO Peerbaeus, roll e rska ters/MARKA). 15 (comb ine halvestcr/Joh n McKenna); Co rbi s 1'1'.6 (stro ll er/Co rey Rich/Aurora Pholos); CellY Images p.3 (tra in whee ls/Panoram ic Im~lges. ca r w hce ls/Mau hew Ward/Dorling Kinders lcy), 4 (Bob I\" ngrish/Dorling Kinde rsley), 7 (wheelchair ra ce/Jan Kru ge r/Ce ll YImages 51'01'1), 8 (cycle ra ce/Sajjad Hllssain/S t rin ge r) , 10 (Ma tI hew Wa rdfDor li ng Kinderslcy). 11 (planc/train/pan or, lmi c Im ages), 13 (chi ld 011 loy/ Run e ./o han se n/l' holo library), 14 (C hri s Chead le/S tone), 15 (p izza cu i (('r/Lew Rob(, l\"t so n/ph olograph e r's Choice). 17 (rO il ing pin/O leksly Maksy menko/AII Canada Photos , paint rolkrlSll'vl'1l l)lIt'l zt'l\"/Riser), 19 (O li ver Cleve/p hotographe r' s Choi ce); Oxlonl llll ivc rsilY Press 1'1'.3 (yo-yos), 6 (s hopping lro ll \"y), ~(W() Ill ; \"ltycl i s l), 9, 12, 13 (meny-go-round), 16 (alarm clot·k and x·ray 0 1clock), 18: Rex Features p.7 (m an in Whl'l'lch;lirIS ip:l Press). ProQual Junior International

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning 'What Are Wheels? L---.....I-.I Wheels are machines. Wheels are People use wheels to move. This round and the-y turn. People use school bus has four big wheels. It wheels to do man-y things. carries lots of people. People use wheels to carr-y things. Wheels are fun, too. Look at these This wheelbarrow has one wheel roller skates. A roller skate has four at the front. The girl walks and little wheels. With roller skates, the wheel turns. people can move fast. ProQual Junior International [email protected] .. Go to page 20 for activitie4s.

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Carts and Chairs Some people can't walk. In a store, people use a shopping The!;) use cart to carry man!;) things. The cart wheelchairs has little wheels. People can push to move. The!;) and pull the cart. push the big wheels with A stroller has wheels, too. People their hands. push the strollers and babies can sleep in them. People use wheelchairs in sports. These people are in a long race. They can go 42 kilometers in two hours! ProQual Junior International [email protected] .. Go to page 21 for activitie5 s. •

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Do 1Jou have a bic1Jcle? Bic1Jcles Look at this bic1Jcle wheel. It's have two wheels. You use 1Jour legs a metal wheel with a rubber tire. to turn the wheels. You wear a The tire helps the wheel to turn on helmet to protect 1Jour head. bump1J roads. You use a pump to put air into the tire. Some bic1Jcles can go ver1J fast. These people are in a race. A unicycle has one wheel. It's fun to ride! ProQual Junior International [email protected] + Go to page 22 for activiti6es. •

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning ·Cars, Planes, Train A PLane Cars, planes, and trains all have A plane uses wheels to move ver-y wheels. The-y have an engine, too. fast, and then it flies into the sk-y. The engine makes the wheels How man-y wheels can -you see? turn fast. Trains have metal wheels. The How man-y wheels does a car wheels turn on a metal track. have? It has four wheels. It has a steering wheel, too. You turn the steering wheel and the car moves left or right. ACar +-~ f4 : .. .: ' ~. ProQual Junior International ;~-:~:[email protected] . :...:~ :~/! ',\"'- , - _,\";-. . Go to page 23 for activitie7s. ~ .. _r ..\" _ \" ~ J,.. ' p .... • _ _ '\" ', '_

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Wheels for fun People use wheels for fun, too! You can see man1:) wheels at the fairground. This big wheel turns, and people go round and round. .. BI9 WheeL This wheel is a merr1:)-go-round. Children stand on the wheel. Other people push it round and round. Man1:) t01:)s have wheels. This t01:) has little wheels. Children sit on it and the1:) use their legs to move. ProQual Junior International [email protected] A yo-yo is a wheel. It turns CD fast a nd goes up a nd down . + Go to page 24 for activitie8s.

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Wheels to Cut People use wheels to cut things. Wheels can cut food, too. You can A round, metal saw is very sharp. push this cutter on a pizza. The metal The saw uses electricity to turn very wheel turns and it cuts the pizza. fast. It can cut many things. This round saw can cut wood. This combine harvester has wheels to move and wheels to cut. The metal wheels are very sharp and they turn fast. The combine harvester moves and the metal wheels cut the wheat. ProQual Junior International i4II'I'1 [email protected] 9

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning ,Wheels at Home People use wheels to do man-y This rolling pin is a long wheel. things at home. Look in -your home. People use a rolling pin to make How man-y wheels can -you find? bread and cookies. This clock has man-y wheels inside. Do -you know The wheels turn together, and the-y people can make the hands move. paint with wheels? People use a roller to paint walls. ProQual Junior International [email protected] \\ Go to page 26 for activiti1e0s.

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Water and Wind People use rivers and the wind to turn wheels. This is an old water mill. The water in the river turns a big wheel. The big wheel turns other wheels in the water mill. The wheels make flour from wheat. A wind turbine has wheels inside. The wind turns the wheels. This makes electricit!:). We use wheels ever!:) day, and they help us do man!:) different thing s. Which is !:)our favorite wheel? ProQual Junior International [email protected] .. Go to page 27 for activitie11s. CD

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning What Are Wheels? Carts and Chairs .. Read pages 4-5. .. Read pages 6-7. 1 Write the words. Find and write the words. roLLer skates people busvv nee-I, • • ~.'-!to '-'\" ~~III\"P.;. AJ.r (~i}t;r;IoiLLlerspo{tss\\;otepushWheelchair DU I I...,VV tn~ 1 wheelbarrow 2 _ _ _ __ 1 2 - - - - 3 _ _ __ 3 - -- -- 4 _ _ __ _ 4 _ _ __ 5 6 pull - - -- 2 CompLete the sentences. little i--atTn& 2 Write true or false. big front 1 Babies can sleep in stroLLers. 2 A shopping cart has big wheels. 1 Wheels are round and they turn. 3 People push a shopping cart. true 4 People in wheelchairs push the 2 A wheelbarrow has a wheel at the wheels with their hands. 3 A bus has _ _ __ wheels. 4 A roLLer skate has _ __ _ wheels. ProQual Junior International [email protected] 12

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Bicycles Cars, Planes, Trains ... Read pages 8-9. ... Read pages 10-11. 1 Find and write the words. 1 Write the words. r0 t I re Be' car plane train bicycle 0 me t a l S fi I(r 0 a CD u d p a p u m p 1 road h2 ----=--=--- -- he l me t 1 - - - -- 2 ----- 3P 4m 5 ----t-'\"'-------_ __ 2 Match. Then write the sentences. 3 4 _ _ _ __ - -- - - You use your legs ~ to protect your head. 2 Write true or false. You use a pump to put air into a tire. You wear a helmet to turn bicycle wheels. 1 A ca r has six wheels. 2 You turn a steering wheel and the 1 You use your legs to turn bicycle wheels. car moves left or right. 2 - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 3 Trains don't have wheels. 3 4 Trains move on a metal track. ProQual Junior International [email protected] 13

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Wheels for Fun Wheels to Cut + Read pages 12-13. + Read pages 14-15. 1 Write the words. 1 Match. Then write the sentences. down left round up right A combine harvester cuts wood. A pizza cutter cuts wheat. 1 _ _ __ o Asaw cuts pizza. 2 ____ 3 _ _ __ 1 4 _ _ __ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 3 5 _ _ __ 2 Circle the correct words. 2 Corn plete the sentences. 1 A metal saw is very sharp / wood. sit push yo-yo fairground 2 A saw turns very fast / food. 3 A pizza cutter has a meta l wheel/pizza. 1 There are many wheels at the _ _ __ 4 A combine harvester has wheels to move 2 People can a merry-go-round. a nd wheels to cutter / cut. 5 A combine harvester sits / moves and the 3 You can on a toy. wheels cut the wheat. 4 A _ _ __ goes up and down. ProQual Junior International [email protected] 14

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Wheels at Home Water and Wind + Read pages 16-17. + Read pages 18-19. electricit!::! wi nd tu rbi ne 1 Write the words. Then match. 1 Write the words. river water mill 1 kccol clock - 12 3 _ _ __ _ 4 2 CompLete the sentences. 2 Write true or false. long make turn paint 1 The wind turns a wheel in a water mill. _ __ 2 Wheels in a water mill can make flour 1 People use a rolling pin to - - - - bread a nd cookies. from wheat. 3 The wind turns a wind turbine and this 2 Aclock has man!::! wheels that - - - - together. makes electricit!::!. 4 You can't use wheels to make 3 People use a roller to _ _ __ walls. 4 A rolling pin is a _ _ __ wheel. electricit!::!. ProQual Junior International [email protected] 15

Discover 1 ~ LOxford Read and Discover e-Learning My Wheels 2 How many wheels does it have? Write words. 1 Find 0 r draw pictu res of wheeLs. Then write. 1 wheel 2 or 3 wheels \"\" yo-yo Where is it? Is it big or little? Is it fast? ~ '\" lil Where is it? Is it big or little? ' 11 Is it fast? \"\" 4 wheels many wheels ~~ Where is it? II! 16 ~ Is it big or little? Is it fast? 1'1 ~ winnie.proqu\"\"a'I,[email protected] \" Where is it? Is it big or little? Is it fast? ~ ProQual Junior International

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Picture Dictionary air bumpy children cut paint people protect pull down eLectricity fairground fast push race right road flour food front hour sharp sleep sports store machine inside left ~ turn o water wheel II ~~ up 17 metal ProQual Junior International [email protected]

Discover 1 Oxford Read and Discover e-Learning Page 7 Metric measurement Customary measurement 42 kilometers 26 miles Series Editor: Hazel Geatches • CLlL Adviser: John Clegg Oxford Read and Discover graded readers are at six levels, for students from age 6 and older. They cover many topics within three subject areas, and support English across the curriculum, or Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLlL). Available for each reader: • Audio CD Pack (book & audio CD) • Activity Book Teaching notes & CLlL guidance: www.oup.com / elt/teacher/ readanddiscover ~Area The World of Science The Natural The World of Arts Level World & Technology & Social Studies @ • Eyes • At the Beach • Art • Fruit • Camouflage • Schools 300 • Trees • In the Sky headwords • Wheels • Young Anima ls @ • Electricity • Earth • Cities • Plastic • Farms • Jobs 450 • Sunny and Rainy • In the Mountains headwords • Wild Cats Festivals Around • Your Body the World Amazing Minibeasts Free Time Around ~ How We Make Products • An imals in t he Air the World Sound and Music 600 Super Structures Life in Rainforests headwords Your Five Senses Wonderful Water @ • All About Plants • All About Desert Life • Animals in Art • How to Stay Healthy • All About Ocean Life • Wonders of the Past 750 • Machines Then and Now • Animals at Night headwords • Why We Recycle • Incredible Earth @) • Materials to Prod ucts • All About Islands • Homes Around • Medicine Then and Now • Animal Life Cycles the World 900 • Transportation Then • Exploring Our World headwords • Great Migrations • Our World in Art and Now • All About Space • Food Around • Wild Weather • Caring for Our Planet the World • Earth Then and Now ~ • Cells and Microbes • Wonderful Ecosystems • Helping Around • Clothes Then and Now the World 1,500 • Incredible Energy headwords • Your Amazing Body ./ Readers in GRAY available 2013 ProQual Junior International [email protected] 18