5 Natural world
Lesson 1 Vocabulary 1
Learning situation Write a diary entry about an adventure in nature.
It’s ‘ Let’s get outside ’ month!
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What natural features are there in your country? How often do you visit them?
1 5.1 Match the words to the photos. Then listen, check and repeat. a ocean b volcano c coast d desert e rainforest f valley g sand dune h stream i coral reef j canyon k path l grasslands 2 Work in pairs. Take turns to describe a natural feature for your partner to guess.
It’s like a rock. It’s in the ocean.
A coral reef.
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Think. Answer the questions. 1 Which of these places would you most like to visit? Why? 2 What is the most beautiful natural feature in your country? 3 Why are natural features important?
Game
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Identify and use words to talk about natural features
Activity Book, p.57
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Lesson 2 Grammar 1
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5.2 Listen and read. Did Sophie sleep in the valley? S: Hi, Mateo! I’m doing a ‘Get outside challenge’. Last weekend, we went to a valley to learn bushcraft. M: Bushcraft? What’s that?
S: You learn how to collect water, make a fire and build somewhere to sleep. It was an adventure! M: Really? What happened?
S: I was collecting water from the stream when I heard a noise . I looked round and saw an eagle on the path! It flew away before I could take a photo. M: Did you frighten it? S: No, I didn’t. I wasn’t making a noise when it flew away . Later, we were cooking sausages on the fire when it started raining . The fire went out and we all got wet. M: Oh, no! What did you do then? S: We went home. But it was a fun day and we learned a lot!
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Look at the examples in bold in the dialogue. Which tense do we use for a) the longer action? b) the short action that interrupts it?
What verb tense comes after when ?
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Video
5.3 Watch the video. Then listen and follow. Make your own sentences.
Past continuous and past simple
was were
collecting water scuba diving in the ocean
found a coral reef. saw an eagle. heard a loud bang. fell on the path.
I He / She We / They
I he / she we / they
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making a noise paying attention
wasn’t weren’t
Grammar
Grammar reference, p.108
3 Read, choose and say. Then complete the sentences in your notebook. 1 They was / were looking for some fish when they found / were finding a frog. 2 I walked / was walking along the path when I saw / was seeing a snake. 3 I didn’t walk / wasn’t walking fast when I fell / was falling on the path. 4 We was / were swimming in the ocean when the rain started / was starting .
5 She didn’t talk / wasn’t talking loudly when … 6 … when they noticed / were noticing a volcano. 4 Talk Partners Play a card game in pairs.
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Learning situation 3 Choose the country and natural place you visited. 1 2
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Talk about interrupted past actions using the past continuous and past simple
Activity Book, p.58
Lesson 3 Reading
1 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 What type of story do you think it is? 2 What animals can you see? Do you think they have the same character? Why / Why not? 2
5.4 Read the story and check your ideas in Activity 1.
It was a hot afternoon in the grasslands. A grasshopper was resting under a bush when, suddenly, he heard a noise. In the distance, he saw a long line of ants moving slowly towards him. They were carrying heavy seeds and fruit. ‘I don’t understand these ants. Why are they always working?’ thought the grasshopper.
One of the ants was passing when it dropped its seed to have a rest. ‘Are you moving somewhere?’ asked the grasshopper. ‘No,’ replied the ant. ‘We’re carrying food to our nest. We’re collecting food for winter.’ ‘Why?’ laughed the grasshopper. ‘Winter isn’t for a long time. You should do something more useful . Have fun and enjoy the summer!’ ‘It’s important to be prepared,’ replied the ant. Summer passed slowly. The ants continued to take food to their nest and the grasshopper continued to eat, sleep and play. Finally, winter arrived.
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Read and respond to a fable; Identify points of view in a story; Recognise strengths in others
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The grasshopper was cold and hungry. He didn’t have any food. He thought about the long summer days when there was food everywhere. Then he remembered the busy ants carrying food to their nest all summer. ‘Now I understand,’ thought the grasshopper. He started looking for food, but he was tired and helpless and soon he fell over. He was sleeping in the snow when the ants found him.
‘We worked hard all summer while you just ate and played,’ said one of the ants. ‘You laughed at us, but now we have lots of food in our nest.’
The ants were helpful . They carried the grasshopper to their nest and gave him food and water. When it was time to go, they gave him food to take with him. The grasshopper thanked the ants. ‘You are kind and generous. Your hard work saved my life. I will never be lazy and useless again.’
Identify points of view To understand different characters’ points of view in a story, look for: • what they say to and about each other, e.g. ‘You are kind and generous.’ • their actions towards each other, e.g. The grasshopper thanked the ants …
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Answer the questions. Find one sentence in the story to support each answer. 1 What does the grasshopper think of the ants at the start of the story? 2 Do the ants agree with this point of view? 3 How does the grasshopper’s point of view change?
Recognise strengths in others
Read and discuss. 1 What strengths did the grasshopper see in the ants by the end of the story? 2 Think of a friend or family member. What are their strengths?
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What are the living and non- living elements of an ecosystem?
Lesson 4 Vocabulary 2 & Listening
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5.5 Match the words to the photos. Then listen, check and repeat. a grassy b sandy c muddy d rocky
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f flat
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2 Look at the photos below. Think and discuss. 1 What can you see in photo 1? Where do you think it is? 2 How is photo 2 different? What problems can this cause? 3 Who can you see in photo 3? What is she doing? Why?
Use pictures to make predictions
Before you listen, look at the pictures. Think about the place ( where ), the people ( who ) and the action ( what ). Use this information to help you understand the listening.
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5.6 Listen and check your ideas in Activity 2.
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5.6 Listen again. Answer True or False . 1 Jane didn’t enjoy her walk up the mountain. 2 Rainbow Mountain is 5,200 metres high. 3 It’s difficult to climb the mountain when it rains. 5 Discuss in pairs. What message does Jane want to give with her photos?
4 The mountain always looks busy in photos. 5 There are up to 4,000 visitors a day.
Learning situation 3 Describe the natural place you visited. Draw a picture or find a photo. 1 2
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Game
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Identify and use adjectives to describe natural features; Use pictures to make predictions
Activity Book, p.60
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Lesson 5 Grammar 2
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5.7 Listen and read. What was the lizard doing? L: Hi, Amit! Last year, I visited the Great Sandy Desert in Australia. Lots of amazing animals live there. Look at this one. It’s called a thorny lizard. A: Wow! It looks dangerous! What were you doing when you saw it? L: We were hiding behind a rock. We were waiting for it to come out of its nest. A: What was the lizard doing when you took this photo? L: It wasn’t doing anything. Well, that’s not really true. Thorny lizards don’t drink with their mouth. They take in water from the sandy ground through their skin. So when we saw it, it was having a drink! A: That’s amazing!
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5.8 Watch the video. Then listen and follow. Make your own questions.
Past continuous and past simple questions
you saw the lizard? the kangaroo escaped ? the rock fell onto the path? the sandstorm started ?
you he / she they
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doing going
What Where
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Grammar
Grammar reference, p.108
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5.9 Listen to the music and mime an action. When the music stops, stand still. Ask and answer with a partner.
What were you doing when the music stopped?
I was climbing a steep sand dune.
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Ask and answer about interrupted past actions
Activity Book, p.61
Lesson 6 Read the world
1 Look at the text quickly. Find the four hyperlinks. What do they do? 2 5.10 Listen and read. How are the animals similar?
Why do some animals migrate? Every year, some animals travel long distances to a new home. These trips are called migrations. They want food, warmer weather or a safe place to have their babies. How do animals know when to migrate? They know from changes in the weather and the amount of daylight or food. Scientists believe animals are born with the instinct to migrate. How do they find their way? Some animals use the sun, the stars and the wind, or natural features such as mountains and rivers. Others, such as birds, use the Earth’s magnetic field.
Which animals are the record breakers? Arctic terns have the longest migration of any animal. Every six months, they fly from the northern Arctic down to Antarctica. It takes 40 days. Then, six months later, they go back to the Arctic. That's about 71,000 km in total!
Monarch butterflies live in the USA and Canada. As it gets colder, they fly south to Mexico, travelling 4,800 km in two months.
The red crab lives on Christmas Island. In the wet season, they move from the forest to the coast to give birth. When the babies are born, the parent crabs travel back to the forest. The trip is 10 km and takes nine days.
The humpback whale has the longest migration of any mammal. They travel 9,800 km from the warmer tropical ocean to find food in the north.
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Video Watch the video about red crabs.
Video activities
What can you do to help protect different ecosystems around the world?
Science link
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Read and respond to a web page
Activity Book, p.62
Lesson 7 Speaking 5
1 Look and think. What are the stags doing in photo 1? What do you think is happening in photos 2 and 3?
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5.11 Watch the boy telling a story. Check your ideas in Activity 1.
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5.11 Watch again. Number the parts of the story (a–d) in order.
a Tell the main events b Give background information ( who , where ) c Introduce the story d Introduce a dramatic event 4 Match phrases 1–4 with a–d in Activity 3. 1
Tell a story
1 Did I tell you about the time …? 2 I went to Scotland with my parents … 3 You’ll never guess what happened! 4 We were … when … , Suddenly … , Eventually … c
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5 Plan your story.
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Talk Partners Work in pairs. Take turns to tell your story. Use phrases from Activity 4.
Did I tell you about the time I went to the water park with my cousins?
I don’t think so.
You’ll never guess what happened …
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Learning situation 3 Complete the mind map for your adventure. 1 2
Reflect. Discuss your story
with your group.
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Tell a story
Lesson 8 Writing
Learning situation Final task Write a diary entry about an adventure in nature.
1 Read the diary entry. What did they climb?
Write the day and date.
Say where you are and why.
Write the events in order.
Use adjectives.
Use past tenses.
Use speech marks for things people said.
2 Review your tasks log and write your diary entry.
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3 Read your diary entry and answer questions about your adventure.
She was running. I shouted, so she stopped and helped me.
What was the woman doing when you fell?
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Write a diary entry and answer questions about it
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Unit review
1 Read and say correct sentences.
We were walking in the rainforest when my brother saw a lizard.
1 We … (walk ) in the rainforest when my brother … (see ) a lizard. 2 I … (swim ) near the coral reef when the shark … (arrive ). 3 They … (listen ) to the guide when she … (say ) the volcano was dangerous. 4 He … (climb ) a sand dune when he … (fall ) over.
5 My friend … (fish ) in the ocean when she … (catch ) the big fish. 6 You … (sleep ) in the tent when I … (hear ) a strange noise. 2 Look and answer the questions.
She was eating a sandwich.
1 What was she doing when her mum arrived home?
2 Where was he going when he saw his friend?
3 What were they doing when it started snowing?
4 Where were you going when you fell off your bike?
3 Read and write the correct form of the verbs in your notebook. A: Hi Ellie. How are you? B: I’m fine, thanks. I was reading a book when you 1 … ( call ). A: Which book were you reading? B: Lost in the Rainforest. Do you know it? A: Yes, I love that book! I 2 … ( read ) it in the car when I 3 … ( feel ) sick. B: Oh, no! Where 4 … ( you / go ) when you felt sick? A: We were going to visit my grandparents.
B: And what were you doing when you 5 … ( arrive )? A: I 6 … ( sleep ). I was very bored because I couldn’t read!
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Unit 5 Review Vocabulary & Grammar
Activity Book, pp. 66 and 67
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