Why should we

children stay away

from fire?

Bush Fire!
ORT-G1A Lesson 29
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 Learning Goals

1. Segment spoken single-syllable words into their

complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
2. Practice the key words bush, Australia, smoke, spray,
koala, aim, and joey, and use them in sentences.
3. Learn about the reading skill and strategy: Describe the
story elements.
4. Talk about the story Bush Fire! and discuss what people
can do to prevent wildfires.
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 Presentation
Presentation
Please Present Your Writing

Writing Task:

About a Kind of Pet

Share what you’ve written

with your partner.

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 Phonics

frog sleep black

prince sweet dream

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 Phonics

Read on Your Own

The frog likes to drink before sleep.

He usually has some black tea.
The tea is good with a high price.
It helps the frog have sweet dream
every night.

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 Lead-in
Book Cover

Before Reading

1. Why do you think Biff, Anneena

and Nadim are running?

2. What do you think a bush fire is?

Written by Roderick Hunt

Illustrated by Alex Brychta
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 Lead-in
Make Predictions
Use details in the picture.

1. What do think the helicopter is doing?

2. Why do the children look so worried?

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 Bush Fire! Reading
bush (n.)
Australia (n.)
Read Pages 1-3
Comprehension

1. What did Biff, Anneena and

Nadim see on television?

2. What did Nadim wonder

Definition:
Definition:
an area
aboutof afterwards?
wild land that has
a nation occupying the whole of
not been cleared, especially in
Biff, Anneena and Nadim were the Australian continent
Connections
Africa and Australia
watching a film about bush fires Have you heard about bush fires
Example:
Example:
in Australia. They got
Iinwant tolost
Australia in the
on
travel thick
news? What
to Australia.
bush in Africa.
do you know about them?
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smoke (n.)
Read Pages 4-5
Comprehension

1. Where do you think the

magic took the children?
The magic key took them to a
Describe the place they
Definition:
beach. “Oh no! Look at all that the grey, white or black
arrived at.
smoke,” said Biff. gas that is produced by
2. Why do you
something think the boy
burning
A boy ran out of the sea.
Example:
said “We should go!” Where
“Nan!” he yelled. “There’s a The factory emits thick
will they go to?
smoke.
bush fire! We should go.”
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 Bush Fire! Reading

Read Pagesspray
6-7 (v.)
Comprehension

1. What does Nan say they will

do?
“Quick, Ben!” shouted Nan. “We must 2. How does Ben say the
run home! I’ll call the fire service.” Definition:
children can help?
to cover something with
“Can we help?” said Anneena. very small drops of a liquid
Connections
Ben said that they must run back to his Example:
What would you do if you saw a
house. “You can help us spray water He was spraying water on the
fire? How
plants would
in the you stay safe?
garden.
on the roof and walls.”
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koala (n.)
Read Pages 8-9

Comprehension

1. What are the birds doing?

Why?
Definition:
anWhy
2. Australian animal
are bush which
fires hard for the
looks like a small bear with
“It’s hard for koalas when there are koalas?
grey fur and lives in trees
bush fires,” panted Ben. “Birds can fly Example:
Koala sleeps in the tree all
away, but not the koalas.”
day.
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aim (v.)

Read Pages 10-13

Comprehension

1. Why do they spray water onto

Biff and Anneena found a hose. the house walls?
Nadim turned it on. They aimed the Definition:
2. Who do you think Mrs. Wilson
to point or direct a shot
water at the walls. is? Why does Ben go to her
“Ben, run and tell old Mrs Wilson to Example:
house?
He aimed at the bull's-eye
come outside with us,” said Nan. and arched.
“We must all get ready to leave.”
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 Bush Fire! Reading

Read Pages 14-15

Comprehension
1. Why couldn‘t they find Mrs.
Wilson at first?
2. How does Anneena know
that the helicopter is coming?
Why can't they see it?
“Where’s the helicopter?” said
Biff. “I can hear it!” said Connections

Anneena. What can you do help your

neighbours?
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 Bush Fire! Reading

Read Pages 16-19

Comprehension
1. What does the helicopter do?
2. How does that help?

Another helicopter flew over. 3. Why does Nan still want to

leave?
It dumped water on the trees
behind the houses. Connections
The pilot waved to the children. If you had to leave your home in
“It will come back with more water.” an emergency, what would you
bring with you?
said Nan. “But we must leave soon.”
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joey (n.)
Read Pages 20-21

Comprehension

1. Why did the koalas come to

“A koala with a joey,” said Anneena.
“They’ll be hot,” said Nan. “And they the house?
Definition:
a young kangaroo, wallaby
might be thirsty.” or
2. possum
How did they help them?
“Do they drink water?” asked Biff. Example:
“Let’s see,” said Nan. The joey is in her mother's
bag.
She filled Bunyip’s bowl with water.
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Read Pages 22-24

Comprehension
1. Where do you think Nan, Ben
and Mrs. Wilson will go?
2. What was Nadim pleased
about?
3. Biff said that the adventure
“What a scary adventure!” said
was scary. Which parts of the
Biff. “But at least we helped the adventure do you think
koalas,” said Anneena. scared her, and why?

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 Reading Strategy
Describe the Story Elements

The story elements include:

Ask the following questions to help you
characters
describe the story elements:
settings
➢ Who is in the story?
plots ...
➢ Who is in the story?
➢ When➢orWhen
whereor does
where the
doesstory taketake place?. . .
the story
place?
➢ What happened in the beginning, middle,
➢ What happened
and end ofinthe
thestory?
beginning,
...
middle, and end of the story?
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 Listening & Speaking

Let’s Talk

What would you

do if there was a
bush fire?

 call the fire service to help

 tell people who may not know
 try to put out the fire
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 Value

What can people do to prevent wildfires?

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 Review
Let’s Review
Vocabulary
bush, Australia, smoke, spray, koala,
aim, joey
Sentence
 They aimed the water at the walls.
 They raced to the back of the
house.
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