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A C K N O W LED G EM EN TS

Cities Activity Book by: Kam ini Khanduri

Illustrations by: Kelly Kennedy and Alan Rowe
 Introduction <r Page 3

1 Find and write the words.

^ „ • (d in gSs t r e e « c o '* " « ') S id e ,re e s ^ ^

1 cities 3 ________ 5 __________

2 __ 4 ________ 6 _________

2 Complete the sentences.

cities countryside streets fie ld s

1 In the countryside, there are fields .

2 In cities, there a r e and buildings.
3 In t h e .there are trees.
4 In , there are lots o f people.

3 Answer the questions.

1 Do you live in a city?

2 W h a t can you see in a city?

3 W h a t can you do in a city?

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 Water 4 r Pages 8 -9

1 Write the words.

river bridge harbor tree ocean ship

ocean

2 Order the words.

1 in / a / h a r b o r / T h e r e ’s / S y d n e y
There's a harbor in Sydney.
2 a / c it y . / b ig / is / S y d n e y

3 r iv e r s . / a r e / c it ie s / o n / M a n y

4 is / t h e / U S A . / in / P it t s b u r g h

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 Tourists ♦Pages 10-11
1 Write the words. Then match.

2 Complete the sentences.

U daip ur tourist ride m useum

1 It’s fun to be a _________ .

2 You can go to a _________ .
3 I n _________there's a big lake.
4 In Hanoi you c a n _________ in a rickshaw.
 Homes «• Pages 12-13

1 Find and write the words.

1 ________ 2 __________ 3 apartment

4 __________ 5 ____________

2 Order the words.

1 i n / M a n y / c i t i e s / a r e / h o m e s / s m a ll.

2 a p a r t m e n t s . / in / liv e / p e o p le / M a n y

3 is / B e r lin / G e r m a n y . / in

4 is / o ld / S a n F ra n c is c o /c ity ./a n

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 Work * Pq9es 14-15
1 Complete the puzzle. Then write the
secret word.
1 С
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5
6

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The secret word is:

2 Answer the questions.

1 W h a t do people use in offices?

People use telephones and computers.
2 W here do salesclerks work?

3 W h a t do police officers do?

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w Transportation « Pages 16-17
1 Find and write the words.

a 0 t r a с к s
t r a m e с I t
g a (Г a r) У n к
g L a t h i g L
n d t r a i n b
s t a t i 0 n g

3 _________ 4 5

2 Circle the correct words.

1 M a n y people use pollution/(transportation)
2 It’s great to w a lk in a city/car.
3 Trams/ Cars make p ollution.
4 Trams run on stations/tracks.
5 Some underground stations are deep/fast.
6 Lots o f cities have underground cars/trains.
 Fun 4“Pages 18-19
1 Write the words. Then match.

1 t 0 ba

2 a rra t unest

3 Veeth

4 V.rripO
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2 Complete the sentences.

w o rk hom e fun evening

1 People h a v e _________ in the park.

2 In t h e _________ , people go to the theater.
3 At night, m a n y people are a t _________ .
4 Police o ffice rs at night.
 After Reading 4*Read pages 3-19
Complete the Picture Dictionary.

apartment children

harbor

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2 Find the words and write the page.

1 You can take photos o f the

streets and buildings. page 10
2 M a n y cities are on big rivers. __________
3 PeopLe are having fun in the park. __________
4 Lots o f cities have underground
trains. __________
5 It’s a new day in the city. __________
6 These houses are 100 years old. __________
7 A m a ll is a street w ith no cars. __________
8 SaLesclerks w o rk in stores.______ __________

3 Write about cities.

In cities, there are buiLdings, streets, and lots

o f _________ . Some cities are by an ocean or on
a . Tourists t a k e in a city.
Thousands o f p e o p le in a city.
You can go shopping in a _________ , or go to
Look at a . You can use a tram or an
u n d e rg ro u n d . Do y o u __________ in
a city?

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4 Complete the chart.
guide boat matt tram taxi driver
house teacher rickshaw store
bus children apartm ent salesclerk
car museum taxi police officer
school tourists train

Buildings mall

Transportation boat

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 My Book
Review

Questions about this book

1 W h a t is this book about?

2 W rite six new w ords from th is book.

What I like about this book

M y favorite chapter is ____________
M y favorite picture i s _____________
M y favorite new w ord i s __________

Draw©,©©, or© © ©

I Like th is book.

I Like the pictures.

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