Unit 4
Right there
5 In what season do forest fires happen? 6 In what three ways are fires started accidentally?
Think and search
7 Why might a visitor not know that he or she has started a fire? 8 Look at the diagram. How do trees help to prevent soil erosion? 9 What have you learnt? Fill in the third column of your KWL chart. How to find information in books
1 Look at the title. Do you think the book might answer your questions?
2 Look at the contents list. Is there a chapter that might answer your questions?
3 Look in the index. Can you find any of the important words from your questions?
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Below is a list of book titles. In which of them might you find information about forest fires?
a) Caribbean Book of Trees b) How to Make Wooden Toys c) Environment in Danger d) Deep-sea Diving
e) Causes of Flooding f) Fishing in Domenica
Contents
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This is the contents list from a book called Grenada: Our Island. 1 On what page does the chapter about forests begin? 2 Which chapter begins on page 43? 3 In which chapter will you find information about Lake Antoine? 4 In which three chapters will you look for information about forest fires?
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1 Towns 2 Forests
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18 29
3 Rivers and Lakes
4 Seashore
43
5 Threats to the Environment 6 Protecting the Environment
63 91
DA Comprehension: Students may answer questions 5 and 6 in writing. Discuss questions 7–9 as a class. • How to find information, Exercise 1: Forest fires might be mentioned in titles a, c and e. • Discuss where students might go to answer any unanswered questions from their KWL chart. • Contents list extension: Ask students questions based on the contents list of this book (page 3), for example, “On which page can I find a poem?”
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