L Lesson 6

How do you feel

when you are
with your friends?
 Let’s analyze
the story! Draw your little
1 Complete the following sentences. brother or sister,
or a friend’s little
1. The main character of the story is .
brother or sister.
2. At the beginning, Kevin feels .

3. At the end of the story, Kevin feels .

2 Look at the characteristics in the box. Write one or KEY WORDS

two words to describe each person in the story. What blanket
do they have in common? calm
patient
Kevin

anxious   calm   considerate

curious  hardworking
helpful   patient   nice
Grandma
COLLABORATION
Get into groups of two or
ill three. Draw a poster to
s

Sk
P e r s o n al start a campaign against
discrimination. The only
rule is that you cannot
Mom write anything. Your
idea must be shown
in the drawings alone.
Share your poster with
the class.

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 3 Number the sentences 1–4 to show the order of the story.

1. Kevin’s grandma picks him up from school.

2. Kevin’s dad is putting the crib together.

3. Kevin goes in to see the baby and feels happy.

4. Kevin’s mom is knitting a blanket.

4 Get into pairs.

• Draw a comic strip of Kevin’s story.

• Get together with another pair and swap comics.
• Use their comics to tell the story.
• In groups of four, discuss the following question:
Is it important to participate with your family? Why?

Can retell the story and reflect about it

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 Track

1 Listen to the track. Write which room 3 Read each sentence. Check ( )
each family member is in. Piper’s Family if it is correct and cross ( ) if it is
wrong. Say why they are wrong.
1. Mom and Sam are
1. My sister are playing
. video games.
2. Pearl is
2. My dad is fixing his car.
.
3. Dad is 3. Grandma am vacuuming
the carpet.
.
4. My mom is listening
4. Piper is in
to music.
.
5. Grandpa are drinking
coffee.
2 Underline the correct answers based on the track
from activity 1.

1. What is Mom doing?

a. Mom is playing video games.
b. Mom is listening to music.
c. Mom is watching a movie. What would you like
2. What is Pearl doing?
a. Pearl is sleeping.
to buy?
b. Pearl is cooking dinner.
c. Pearl is studying.

3. What is Dad doing?

a. Dad is playing soccer.
b. Dad is making pancakes.
c. Dad is feeding the baby. KEY WORDS
carpet
4. What is Piper doing? drinking
a. Piper is watching TV. music
b. Piper is sweeping the floor.
c. Piper is cooking dinner.

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4 Draw four members of your family in their favorite
room. Draw each one doing a different chore.

Some -ing verbs are formed by changing the

5 Get into groups of four. spelling of the infinitive. We might double the
final consonant or remove the final -e before
• Look at a classmate’s drawings adding -ing.
from activity 4.
• Say what is happening in their house. Examples:
• Write your answers on a separate piece make making
of paper. believe believing
• Use the present continuous tense and run running
the chores vocabulary. put putting

Can describe what different family members are doing at home

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 1 Find the answers in the word search.
KEY WORDS
1. When you write in big letters, you…
abbreviate
2. When you use a short way of writing a word, you…
mistakes
3. We use this to separate items in a list.
rewrite

A M S D A G C J K
V O L C B NA T Y
Z U A C B BP B N
M N N D R SI R T
L T D U E YT R C
O A F F V XA E W
R I O E I BL R B
C O M M A C I Z A
U A M P T I Z Y H
N R T C E K E U N

2 Write an invitation for a party. Make mistakes with

capitalization, abbreviations, and commas.

What?

When?

Where?

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3 With a classmate, swap invitations from activity 2. Rewrite their
invitation below. Make sure to correct the mistakes.

ART 4 Write a check ( ) or cross ( ) to answer each question

Investigate and name a about your final invitation.
movie, book, or TV show
ills
G lo b al S k that has an abbreviation in
Yes ( ) No ( )
its title.
Is the purpose of the
invitation clear?
Is there a date and time for
h a t! the event?
a pa rty Is there any other important
Draw information about the event?

What information would you add to the invitation? Get into

groups of three and write down some ideas.

Can rewrite an invitation incorporating corrections

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 Track

1 Listen and follow the story. Rob, the Dog

KEY WORDS
fox
shock
shop

a w yo u r
Dr s o c k .
favorite

2 Listen again and complete the sentences using the words from the box.

shock  shop  sock  dog
stop  fox  clock  fog

1. Rob was a . 5. Todd saw his .

6. He couldn’t see Rob because of the

2. Todd worked in the .

.
3. Rob was playing with a .
7. Rob came back with a .

4. Rob did not .

8. The block was in a state of .

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3 Look and circle the correct word.

clock dog block fox stop fox clock dog

POLITICS
Have you heard the phrase,
“Think like a fox”? Many
ills
G lo b al S k leaders act like this to make
decisions. Research the
meaning of the phrase. Then,
discuss it with a classmate.
rock sock shop dog

4 In pairs, draw an adventure story using words with the short o pe

Res ct

sound. Remember to be respectful of your classmates’ stories.

Can identify words with an /ɒ/ sound

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 Test Yourself
Lesson 6
Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.

Example

bat a t

Questions

i c
b r

f
x o
3

t m
i t
4

b a e
l t
5

e b
k i

Can identify and spell single words correctly

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 How do you feel when you Stepbyep
St

are with your friends?

Presenta

Now, it’s time to present your work to the class. Be ready to

up

tio
Gro

n
show your drawings and your organizer.
Pa r t 3

Write a paragraph to end exclusion in schools. Remember

to use the correct capital letters and commas to separate
your ideas.

BE Aware of Your Progress

Circle a face for each category.

According According to According to

Can I...? to me my Classmates my teacher
retell the story and reflect on it
describe what different family members are
doing at home
rewrite an invitation incorporating corrections
identify words with a short O sound

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 Answering the
Key Question
During these past parts, you and your group talked
about how it feels to be excluded. You also talked about
ways to make the situation better.

Now you are going to discuss the solutions with

your classmates and ask if they would solve that
problem in the same way.

Write your ideas and discuss them with the class. Then,
discuss with your teacher.

The situation and how I would solve it What my classmate thinks

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 and Asse

Now it’s time to evaluate your process. Read the steps from the
ry

ss
a
Summ

me
Journey Outline. Circle the thumbs up if you completed the step.

nt
Circle the thumbs down if you are still working on it. Pa r t 1

According to According to
According to me
my Classmates my teacher
1. I analyzed a situation
when I felt excluded in
my environment.

2. M y group and I took turns

presenting different
situations.

3.  y group and I thought of

M
possible solutions to
the situations.

4. W
 e made a report and
a presentation of the
situations and solutions.

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 Souvenirs
During these past parts, what have you
learned about yourself? What did you
learn about the people around you? Is
there something that you did not know
before? Did the things you learned
help you improve as a friend or with
your family? Write your reflection below.

I knew... I discovered... I can improve...

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 c u l t u r a l Look at the map and circle the places you learned

Multi p
about during this unit. What do you know about
those places now?

Ma

Europe Asia
North America

Africa

South America
Australia

Antarctica

I learned a
bout...

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