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AMERICAN ENGLISH
2
STUDENT
BOOK

Bringing the World

to the Classroom – and
the Classroom to Life
Welcome to Our World is a new three-level preprimary
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Welcome to Our World

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Welcome to Our World 2
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 STUDENT
BOOK
2
Series Editors Authors
Joan Kang Shin & JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall Jill Korey O’Sullivan & Joan Kang Shin

Unit 0 Can You Help Me?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Unit 1 Table, Scissors, Crayons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Unit 2 Let’s Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unit 3 I Like Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Unit 4 Animals on the Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unit 5 Shorts and Sweaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Unit 6 I See a Bee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Unit 7 I’m Happy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Unit 8 Boats, Cars, Bikes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
The Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
I Can. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Puppets
Stickers

Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States
 Can You Help Me?

Thank you!
Can you
help me?

You’re welcome,
Yes, I can. Freddy!

2 3
 May I have the
book, please?
Thanks, Freddy!

Yes.
You’re welcome, Mia.

4 5
 1 Table, Scissors, Crayons

a crayon scissors a pencil a box

a table a chair a computer

6 Vocabulary Presentation 7
8 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting Song 9
 on

under

in

10 Content Concepts Presentation Content Concepts Presentation 11

 Where is
the book?

It’s on
the table.

12 Content Concepts Practice Review / Speak 13

 2 Let’s Play

a swing a slide a seesaw

jump play run climb

14 Vocabulary Presentation 15
16 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting Song 17
 up

down

18 Content Concepts Presentation Content Concepts Presentation 19

 What can
you do? I can jump!

20 Content Concepts Practice Review / Speak 21

 3 I Like Rice

rice cheese beans

chocolate yogurt milk eggs

22 Vocabulary Presentation 23
24 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting Song 25
 black brown white

26 Content Concepts Presentation Content Concepts Presentation 27

 Do you
like yogurt? Yes, I do!
No, I don’t.

28 Content Concepts Practice Review / Speak 29

 4 Animals on the Farm

a chicken a cow a horse

a donkey a duck a goat

30 Vocabulary Presentation 31
32 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting Song 33
34 Content Concepts Presentation
6 7 Content Concepts Presentation 35
 6
7 How many
horses are there?
There are
3 horses.

36 Content Concepts Practice Review / Speak 37

 5 Shorts and Sweaters a hat

a coat boots a sweater

sandals a t-shirt shorts

38 Vocabulary Presentation 39
40 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting Song 41
 hot cold

42 Content Concepts Presentation Content Concepts Presentation 43

 Are you
wearing boots?

Yes, I am. No,

I’m not.

44 Content Concepts Practice Review / Speak 45

 6 I See a Bee a butterfly

a ladybug

a leaf

a bee

a caterpillar

a rock an ant

46 Vocabulary Presentation 47
48 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting Song 49
 9 10
8
50 Content Concepts Presentation Content Concepts Presentation 51
 I see a
butterfly.

52 Content Concepts Practice Review / Speak 53

 7 I’m Happy
laughing

smiling

happy tired

crying

sad mad

54 Vocabulary Presentation 55
56 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting Song 57
 same different

58 Content Concepts Presentation Content Concepts Presentation 59

 How do
you feel?

I'm mad!

60 Content Concepts Practice Review / Speak 61

 8 Boats, Cars, Bikes an airplane a bike

a boat a bus

a car a motorcycle a fire truck

62 Vocabulary Presentation 63
64 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting Song 65
 slow fast

66 Content Concepts Presentation Content Concepts Presentation 67

 Are bicycles
Yes, they No, they
fast?
are. aren’t.

68 Content Concepts Practice Review / Speak 69

 1 Make a pencil holder. 2 Make a seesaw.
1 2 1 2

3 4 3 4

70 Project Project 71
 3 Make a bean shaker. 4 Make a duck mask.
1 2

3 4

72 Project Project 73
 5 Make a winter hat. 6 Make a butterfly.
1 2 1 2

3 4 3 4

74 Project Project 75
 7 Make a happy/sad puppet. 8 Make an airplane.
1 2 1 2

3 4 3 4

76 Project Project 77
 A apple B bug C cookie D dog E egg F fire truck G goat H hand I ice cream

K king L lion M milk N nose O orange P puzzle Q queen R rabbit

S socks T train U umbrella V violin W window box X Y yogurt Z zebra

78 The Alphabet The Alphabet 79
 1 2
I can talk about I can talk
my classroom. about playing.

I can talk I can talk about

about food. farm animals.

I can talk I can talk

about clothes. about nature.

I can talk about I can talk about

my feelings. transportation.
80 I Can…
1 Table, Scissors, Crayons Stickers
2 Let’s Play Stickers
3 I Like Rice Stickers
4 Animals on the Farm Stickers
5 Shorts and Sweaters Stickers
6 I See a Bee Stickers

9 8 10
7 I’m Happy Stickers
8 Boats, Cars, Bikes Stickers
I Can… Stickers

I Can! I Can! I Can! I Can! I Can!

I Can! I Can! I Can! I Can! I Can!

I Can! I Can! I Can! I Can! I Can!

I Can! I Can! I Can! I Can! I Can!