ru Unit 1 Communities Your community is where you live with your family. It is where you play with your friends and go to school. Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3 Poem Short Story Narrative Lin’s Shopping Day Making Friends My Family 2 UNIT 1 www.ru ? HE THE BiG QUESTION What are some ways that communities are alike and different? Listening and Speaking You will talk about what children do in different communities. In the Listening and Speaking Workshop, you will play a descriptive guessing game.
Writing You will practice descriptive writing. In the Writing Workshop, you will write a description of an event. Quick Write Do you like where you live? Write three reasons why you like your community. View and Respond Talk about the poster for this unit.
Then watch and listen to the video and answer the questions at Pearson English Portal.ru Build Unit Vocabulary What do you know about communities? Words to Know Listen and repeat. Use these words to talk about people who work in your community. bus driver police officer mail carrier teacher Practice Work with a partner. Look up the verbs in a dictionary.
Then ask and answer questions. teaches us protects us brings us mail drives a bus Example: A: What does a police officer do? B: A police officer protects us. Write Read the question. Write your response in your notebook.
What do you want to be when you grow up? 4 UNIT 1 www.ru Make Connections Complete the sentences. bus stop police station school post office 1. Some police officers work at the , and others work outside. We go to every day, and so do our teachers, the principal, and the rest of the staff.
We can give our mail to a mail carrier, or we can take it to the. You can catch a bus at a bus station or at a. What about you? Look at the jobs below. Talk about what each one does.
Where do they work? doctor firefighter cook UNIT 1 5 www.ru Build Unit Background Kids’ Stories from around the World U. Chile Chris My family and I live in a suburb. The suburb is near a big city in Illinois. A suburb has many houses.
My friends and I take the yellow bus to go to school. Lucia In the afternoon, we do our My family and I live in a small homework. Then all the children town in the Andes. The Andes play outside.
are mountains in Chile. There is no school in my town. I go to a school in another town. It is thirty miles away! The ride to school is long, but I love living in the mountains.ru China Gen I live in a big city called Shanghai.
Shanghai is in China. My family lives in South Africa a tall apartment building. My sister and I take the bus to go to school. The city is busy in the morning.
Mandisa I am from South Africa. I live on my family’s farm. We grow What about you? strawberries. There are other 1.
What kind of community farms near us. All the children do you live in? get together in the morning 2. How do you get to school? to go to school. We help Share your story.
around the farm, too.ru Reading 1 Prepare to Read Key Words Lin’s Shopping Day is a poem about a girl going What You around her neighborhood. Will Learn Reading Words in Context O Vocabulary building: Context, phonics 1 The mail carrier is holding letters. 1 O Reading strategy: Understand character O Text type: Literature (poem) Grammar Simple present: be verbs Writing Describe a person 2 There are a lot of These words will help people on the street. you understand the reading.
2 Key Words street flower luck letter greet 8 UNIT 1 www.ru 3 3 What luck ! The ball is in my glove! 4 I give my grandmother flowers. 5 They greet each other. Practice Create a vocabulary notebook. 4 • Divide your page into three columns: the new words, their definitions, and drawings of the words when possible.
5 • Test yourself by covering one of the columns. Make Connections Lin likes to walk around town with her dad. What do you like to do in your community? Why? Discuss. Use some of the key words as you speak.ru Reading 1 These words will help you talk about the Academic Words reading.
Words in Context Academic Words I have a list of new words. The first item on my list is communities. item single piece You can purchase a book at a bookstore. or thing purchase buy Practice Choose an academic word to complete each sentence.
We go to the post office to stamps for our letters. I have a list of things to do today. The first on my list is to play soccer with my friends. Apply Write the answers in your notebook.
Use the academic words. Then ask and answer with a partner. What is one item your family usually buys at the store? 2. Do you usually get books from the library, or do you purchase them? 4 10 UNIT 1 www.ru Phonics Short Vowels The vowels are a, e, i, o, and u.
The other letters are called consonants. The words in the chart have short vowels. Then read each word aloud. can bed sit top bus Rule A word may have a short vowel when: • the word has just one vowel.
• the word has a consonant before and after the vowel. c a t p u p CVC CVC Practice Work with a partner. • Read the sentences. • Find the words with the CVC pattern.
Gus drives the bus. The cat is big. The girls sit on the bed. Do not pick up the pup.ru Reading 1 Lin’s Shopping Literature ? Poem THE Day More About BiG QUESTION Why are community helpers, such as a teacher and a police officer, important in a community? Lin jumps from the bus onto the street.
With so many people, she must move Listen to the Audio. Listen for the general meaning. Use the pictures to help you Dad quickly takes hold understand the selection. of Lin’s little hand.
The first stop on their list Reading Strategy is a smelly fish stand. Understand Character As you read, think about the main character, Lin: • What does she do? • What kind of person is she? Find clues. Listen as your teacher models the reading strategy.ru Lin takes a sniff and pinches her nose. Reading Skill She can see lobsters if she stands on her toes.
Next on their list is a store that sells flowers. To understand the Lin tells Dad she could smell them for hours. phrase take a sniff, read the definition. Next they stop to buy bok choy.
It’s a type of cabbage that brings Mom joy. Inside the market they see Mr. Lin says it’s luck to see her teacher in town. take a sniff smell something Before You Go On How does Lin feel about the city? How do you know? READING 1 13 www.ru They wave hello and stop to talk, then say good-bye at the end of the block.
Lin turns the corner without looking around. CRASH! The mail carrier’s letters are all over the ground. Lin says she’s sorry and helps him repack. Reading Skill Then Dad says it’s time to go buy a snack.
The words street and They go to the candy store for a sweet treat. greet are key words for Lin sees a police officer she stops to greet .ru Finally, it’s time to get home to Mom. If they’re late, Mom won’t be calm. So Dad and Lin stop and wait for the bus.
“Look,” says Lin, “the driver remembers us!” calm relaxed, not mad Reading Strategy Think It Over Understand Character 1. Recall What items do Lin and her father Looking for clues can help you learn purchase? CDQWVC|EJCTCEVGT 2. Comprehend How does • What clues help you learn what Lin help people in her Lin is like? community? • How did looking for clues help you 3. Analyze How do you think people feel about NGCTPCDQWV|.KP! Lin? 6–8 READING 1 15 www.ru Reading 1 Learning Strategies Understand Character A character is a person in a story or poem.
You can learn about characters by what they say or do. Practice Read each sentence. Then choose the word that tells what Lin is like. Lin greets a police officer.
Lin goes to the fish market, the flower shop, and the vegetable stand. Lin repacks the mail. Lin buys bok choy for Mom.ru Use a Character Web You can use a Character Web to tell what a person is like. Practice GO 14 Tell what Lin does.
Use the questions below to help you. Tell what Lin is like. The first one is done for you. Lin waves and stops to talk Lin.
to her teacher. Lin is friendly. Which actions tell you that Lin is helpful? 9 2. How do you know that Lin likes to be busy? 3.
How do you know that Lin is happy? Extension Apply Who is your favorite community helper? Give Retell the poem to a partner. the person’s name and You can refer to the pictures as say why he or she is your you speak.ru Reading 1 Grammar Simple Present: Be Verbs Different Forms of Be Subject be I am You are nice. I’m / You’re He / She / It is He’s / She’s / It’s We / They are We’re / They’re Affirmative/Negative Yes/No Questions Affirmative Negative Is Lin there? Yes, she is. Lin is there.
Lin is not there. No, she is not. Wh- Questions Who is Lin? She is a girl. What is that? That is bok choy.
Where is Lin? She is at the fish stand. When is the game? The game is on Saturday. Why is Lin happy? She is happy to shop. Practice A Rewrite the sentences in your notebook.
Make them negative. The picture is pretty. The picture isn’t pretty. He is a good baseball player.
We are helpful. He is a nice boy.ru Practice B Answer each question. Use yes or no. Write it in your notebook.
Are Lin and Dad happy? (yes) Yes, they are. Is Lin sad? (no) 3. Are the letters on the ground? (yes) 5. Are you calm? (no) Apply Work with a partner.
Ask and answer the questions. Use be verbs in your answers. Example: A: What is your favorite color? B: My favorite color is blue. • What is your name? • Who is our teacher? • When is your birthday? • Why do you like school? • Where is your desk? • Are you from Mexico? • Is your notebook new? Grammar Check ✔ Name some contractions.ru Reading 1 Writing Describe a Person When you describe a person, you can say what the person looks like, or you can focus on the person’s actions.
Writing Prompt Write a paragraph describing a person. Tell about the person’s actions. Say what these actions show about the person. Be sure to use be verbs correctly.
1 Prewrite GO 9 Choose a person to write about. Think about this person’s actions. What do the person’s actions tell you about him or her? List your ideas in a T-Chart. A student named Maria listed her ideas like this: MY MOTHER HER ACTIONS WHAT HER ACTIONS SHOW smiles a lot friendly visits our neighbor kind spends time with me patient and loving 2 Draft Use your T-Chart to help you write a first draft.
• Keep in mind your purpose—to describe a person. • Tell what the person’s actions show about him or her.ru 3 Revise Writing Checklist Reread your draft. Look for places Ideas where it needs improvement.