Unit 1 Fiction: Fantasy stories

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Pages 4–5: Aqsa’s Adventures
1 a tree b coat
c hat d sock
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3 For example:
a Aqsa fell into the washing machine.
b The monster was purple and furry.
c The hat was red.
4 boat, goat, loaf, toad, road
5 a queen b leaf
c teeth d peas

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Page 6: Strange places – familiar words
1 The learners match the words that are the same.
2 The learners practise spelling and writing the words.

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Page 7: Sentences
1 a I want cake for supper .
b T he hat has a bobble .
c W e go into the cave .
d S he walked by the river .
2 a Aqsa was by a tree.
b I saw two clouds in the sky.
c Aqsa pointed at a seashell.
d She jumped in a cloud.
3 Aqsa looked for the plopper cropper. She looked up and down. She found it by the river.

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Page 8: The Emperor
1

a frightened 2 a Dad looked nice in his yellow/fluffy shirt.

b Ava likes to wear her fluffy/yellow top.
c I can hear the jingling of the keys in
the door.
d Put your clothes in the washing machine.
b happy
e Sim ate apple pie for dinner.

c surprised

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Page 9: Words, words, words
2 a She chased Aqsa around the room.
b She chased Aqsa over the rainbow.
c She chased Aqsa up the tree.
d She chased Aqsa along the road.

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Page 10: Beginning, middle and end
1 a Aqsa chased the plopper cropper. Middle
b Aqsa woke up. End
c Aqsa fell into the washing machine. Beginning
2 a First, Aqsa fell into the washing machine.
b Then, Aqsa chased the plopper cropper.
c At last, Aqsa woke up.

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Page 11: My fantasy story
1 ends ‘s’ ends ‘es’

eggs glasses

bowls dishes

monsters buses

birds boxes

2 a one bush b two hats c two socks

d three boxes e one bird

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Unit 2 Non-fiction: Recount texts

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Pages 13–14: Postcards
1 Learners read the postcard aloud.
2 Red: Hello, We, Today, The; Green: I; Blue: Ravi Lal, Auntie Jazmine, Diya; Yellow: Dubai, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India
3 a I visited Dubai.
b Yesterday, I had an ice cream.
4 We have had a fun time in Cape Town. On Monday we went to the beach. Then we went to the forest.
Yesterday we had a picnic in the forest.
5 Example postcard: 
Dear Diya
Today, we went on a scooter ride in the forest. We went fast. Dad fell off into the mud.
Love Ravi

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Page 15: Dear Diary
1 Example answers:
a My uncle was loud and funny.
b We played and swam in the pool.
c The trip was hot and boring.
2 a I went to see my cousin Benji.
b Benji showed me the eggs.
c We cooked the eggs for lunch.
3 a I like juice and Mum likes coffee.
b I have a sister and a brother.
c My cousin plays tennis and football.
d Our car is old and red.
e Granny tells stories and sings songs.

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Page 16: A trip to the zoo
1 Nouns ending in ‘es’: brushes, boxes, dishes, bunches, branches, foxes, bushes.
2 Noun Verb
crocodiles snapping
bees buzzing
monkeys chatting
spiders spinning
birds hopping

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Page 17: My first day at school
1 a We went to school. 2 a First, I packed my school bag.
b I was scared on my first day at school. b Then/Next, I walked to school with Mum.
c We worked all day. c Then/Next, we waited in the playground.
d We walked from home to school. d At last, we went into the classroom.
e Sim helped us to find our classroom.
f Min showed us where to put our shoes.
g I had lunch at school.

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Page 18: Growing up

1 Add ‘s’ Add ‘ing’ Add ‘ed’ 2 a I started school last year.
walk walks walking walked b Yesterday, Dad pulled out my tooth.
c Look, the baby is crawling!
play plays playing played
d I have been growing taller.
cook cooks cooked cooked e I like cooking with Gran.
jump jumps jumping jumped f I can walk home on my own now.
look looks looking looked
ask asks asking asked
pick picks picking picked
call calls calling picking

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Unit 3 Poetry: Traditional rhymes

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Pages 20–21: Counting in the Caribbean
1 Learners practise writing the numbers one to ten in words.
2
one sun none home

two new how few

three tree them sea

four fork pour saw

five hive fine I’ve

six sticks socks mix

seven Kevin sender eleven

eight bright weight wait

nine fine night sign

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Page 22: An English alphabet
1 Ask learners to check each other’s pencil grip before tracing over the letters. Demonstrate the correct
flicks and pencil grip they should use.

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Page 23: An animal rhyme from Australia
1 Learners learn the rhyme off by heart.
2 be, tree, he
3 ‘sh’: bush; ‘gr’: great;
‘st’: must; ‘tr’: tree

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Page 24: A lullaby from China
1 Read the words with learners, modelling using phonics to sound out any unfamiliar words.
Discuss the ways learners could find out the meaning of words, for example: they could ask a
partner, ask you or (for some learners) use a dictionary.
2 Encourage learners to try out different adjective/noun pairings before making their final choice. Talk
about what might be described in the last three lines. More animals and stars? (frightened mouse,
hunting cat) Or more description?
For example:
l velvet night l swooping owl l peaceful dreams

l shooting stars l sleeping child l silent night.

l watching moon l warm bed

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Page 25: A kite rhyme from Japan
1 The kite zooms up in the sky.
The wind plays with the kite.
The kite dances up and down.
The children hold on tight.
2 a Yesterday, Riku and I went to the park.
b We took our kites out of the bag.
c I held the kite and Riku held the string.
d We ran and the wind took the kite high.
e We took turns to hold the string.

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Fiction: Traditional tales

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Pages 27–28: The ungrateful tiger
1 Example answers: 3 a The man hears Tiger and helps him.
a Dangerous, ungrateful b Tiger is hungry and cross.
b Hungry, scared c The story is about a tiger and a man.
c Kind, brave d Rabbit sees the man and wants to help.
d Sad, scared e The jungle is hot and hilly.
2 Learners’ own ideas, for example: f Tiger slips and falls in a ditch.
a I am tired and hungry.
b The weather today is wet and cold.
c Tigers are black and orange. / Tigers are
beautiful and endangered.
d I like tea and cake.

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Page 29: The trick
1 Learners’ own ideas, for example:
a The mouse is little and brave.
The mouse is brave and strong.
b The lion is big and proud.
2 This story is about a small creature helping a big, strong creature – everyone has a strength. We all
need help at times, and it is good to be kind.

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Pages 30–31: Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog
1 a

uninterested

b
cross

c
happy

d
sad

2 Suggested answers, for example:

a baby kangaroo sad

    

b Tiddalik selfish
    

c wombat cross
    

3 a
told a joke.

b
drank the water.

c
said they should
make Tiddalik
laugh.
d
asked for the
water.

4 Learners’ own jokes, for example:

Why do giraffes have long necks? Because their feet smell.
What does the sea do when it sees a friend? It waves.
Why do fish live in saltwater? Because pepper makes them sneeze.

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Page 32: Tiddalik shares
1 Correct Not correct
Tiddalik slurped up the water. ✓
Wombat about the water. ✗
Wombat shouted at Tiddalik. ✓
Tiddalik at Platypus laughed. ✗
The water everywhere. ✗
Tiddalik shared the water at last. ✓
Kangaroo thumped his tail on the ground. ✓

2 slurped, shouted, laughed, shared, thumped

3 a Kangaroo woke up Platypus.
b The water gushed out.
c The animals drank the water.
d The animals were happy.

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Page 33: The King of the Forest
1 Learners use the pictures to retell the end of the story, writing a caption for each image. Remind
them to use a capital letter and a full stop for each caption. Remind them of the interesting words
they have encountered in this theme.

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Page 34: Let me tell you a story
1 Example answers:
a Once upon a time, there was a tiger.
b Long ago, in Dreamtime, a frog arrived in a dry desert.
c Long, long ago, in a dark forest a fox fell into a hole.
d There once was, a wise woman who lived in a hut all alone in the desert.
e One day, a rabbit felt it must be spring.
2 Answers:

a Quick as a flash, the cat got bored.

b In the blink of an eye, the water reached the top.
c All at once, the animals pounced on the mouse.
d After a little while, the boys ran away.
e Before long, we flooded the land.

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Page 35: Write it down
1 Example answers:
a The tiger prowled.
b The lion roared.
c The kangaroo boxed.
d The water gushed.
e The lizard danced.

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Unit 5 Non-fiction: Instructions

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Page 37: Do this! Do that!
1 a Pick up your toothbrush.
b Put toothpaste on the toothbrush.
c Clean your teeth using a circle movement.
d Spit out the toothpaste.
e Rinse the sink.
2 a Get a cone.
b Put on a scoop of ice cream.
c Squeeze on sweet sauce.
d Sprinkle on crunchy toppings.
e Eat the ice-cream cone!

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Page 38: Following instructions in order
1 Learners add the missing time words (connectives) to complete the instructions:
1 First, find a safe place to cross away from parked cars.
2 Then/Next, stand near, but not on, the kerb.
3 After that/Next/Then, look both ways to check for traffic.
4 Finally/At last, cross quickly when you see there is no traffic coming.
2 Answers:
1 Come out of the park.
2 Go right.
3 At the junction, go left.
4 The shop is along the road on the left-hand side.

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Page 39: Nouns and bossy verbs
1 a crawl
b skip
c run
2 Learners circle the instructions.

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Page 40: Make a present
1 Bossy verbs: paint, stick, Wait, Glue, Decorate, add
Nouns: craft sticks, photograph, card, frame, beads, buttons, glue, paint, picture card
Note: The words paint, stick and glue are used as both nouns and verbs in the text.
2 a b c

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Pages 41–42: More instructions
1 a an apple
b a party
c a present
d an invitation
e a sweet
f an egg
2 a Pass me an apple.
b Find me a tin.
c Cut up an orange.
d Read a book.
e Mash a banana.
f Pick up an umbrella.
3 a Would you like an egg?
b Give me a fork please.
c Pass me an apple please.
d I would like a drink with my snack.
4 Words that end in ‘ly’: Carefully, Quickly, Neatly, Slowly

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Poetry: Simple rhyming poems

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Pages 44–45: A rainy day
1 Model the correct way to join the letters in the digraphs in the Workbook. Tell learners to check their
pencil grip and the pencil grip of their partner. Ask learners to trace and then practise the digraphs on
a sheet of paper.
2 Read the poem with learners. Together with learners find alliteration and rhyme. Discuss where the
speaker might be to avoid the rain – perhaps inside, or under an umbrella. Ask learners to find their
favourite line and copy it out using the joins they have practised.
3 Example answers:
huddles puddles drip drop
bubbles burbles splish splash

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Page 46: Lightning crashes
1 Before learners carry out the task, work together to find nouns that fit with the verbs, such as
smashing sea, flashing lightning, crashing waves, bashing wind, lashing rain, moaning wind, groaning
branches, booming thunder, battering wind, clattering windows, shattering glass, banging doors and
clanging signs. Tell learners to use the words in the Workbook along with the other words they have
found to complete a shape poem about lightning. Remind learners about the work they have done
on their handwriting and joining letters.
Example answer:
moaning wind or smashing flashing
groaning trees the sky is bright
smashing thunder moaning groaning
flashing lightning a scary night
crashing waves crashing lashing
lashing beaches The waves are high
banging bins battering clattering
clanging signs branches fly

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Page 47: Hot, hot, hot
1 hot – spot 2 Example poem:
sun – fun It is hot in the sun
roasting – toasting I am going to have some fun
trees – bees I’ll go in the pool
stay – play To keep nice and cool
cool – pool The weather is roasting
rest – best My body is toasting
No wind in the trees
Just the buzz of the bees
I think I’ll just rest
This spot is the best
But we get to stay
By the pool to play
We sit by the pool
And feel nice and cool.

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Page 48: Let it snow
1 Talk about the picture with learners. Ask them 2 Learners use some of the words to complete the
to point out details. Read the words together. poem. For example:
Talk about different words that could go with • Building snowmen
each given word. For example:
• Flying snowballs
• throwing snowballs • Padding cats
• happy snowman • Drinking chocolate
• padding cat • Sliding parents
• buried cars • Buried cars
• hot chocolate • Zooming sledges
• sledging children • Wet feet.
• zoom zip
• slipping sliding.

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Page 49: It’s raining hearts
1 a It is the first day of the holidays. 2 a Yesterday, it rained chocolate sauce.
b We are going to the park. b Tomorrow, it will be pouring pies.
c Milly and Josh are coming too. c I hope it will be snowing sugar tomorrow.
d Mum is bringing a picnic. d Yesterday, we jumped in all the custard
puddles.
e I am wearing my boots in case it starts
raining. e Stop shouting about sweets!
f I am climbing to the top of the slide. f I have filled my cup with soda.
g Stop pushing , Josh. g Look! The jelly baby is crawling !
h It is starting to rain.

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Unit 7 Fiction: Stories with familiar settings

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Page 51: At Home
1 a
home

b
school

c
pirate ship

d
castle

2 Remind learners that different settings will lead to different stories. For example:
• A superhero arrives in a classroom. This could be a school story about someone who has worn the
wrong clothes thinking it is a dress-up day. Or perhaps the girl has come to rescue the girl from a
boring day, or to help her become a spelling superhero.
• A superhero arrives in a castle. Perhaps she has come to help protect the castle from the dragon.
• A superhero arrives at home. Perhaps the superhero has come out of the television and is going to
take the girl on an adventure.
• A superhero arrives on a pirate ship. Perhaps she has come to rescue the girl from the pirates.

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Pages 52–53: At the shops
1
a Shepherd    b Gogo    c Shepherd
2 Example sentences: Shepherd is happy.
Shepherd is pleased. Shepherd feels lucky.
3 Example sentences:
First, Gogo and Shepherd go to get bananas.
Then, Gogo and Shepherd go to get socks.
Next, Gogo and Shepherd stop for a drink.
Finally, Gogo and Shepherd go to the shoe shop.

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Page 54: At the park
1 Learners finish the drawings to show their own ideas and write what Timothy has seen through
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Page 55: Going on an outing
1 a Uncle Arjun jumped in the boat.
b Cousin Padam rocked the boat.
c Auntie Sia sang loudly.
d Granny Parnika laughed with Granny Nidhi.
2 a two boxes
b five mugs
c three dishes
d four bottles
e two bushes
f three bags

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Page 56: At school
1 Example sentences: 2 Example sentences:
Ruby is happy. First, Ruby has a little worry.
Ruby is a little bit worried. Then, Ruby’s worry gets bigger.
At last, Ruby’s worry was very big.

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Page 57: Back at the park
1 a The pens tumbled out of the bag. b The balloon was hovering in the sky.
c It was barely raining so we went out. d We watched the snowman shrink in the sun.
2 Once upon a time, there was a boy called Jack. He was always happy. One day, he had a Worry.
The Worry got bigger and bigger. Then, he met a girl in the park. He told her about the Worry. All of
a sudden, the Worry was gone!

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Pages 58–59: At home again

1 Sad Scared Happy

cried shook grinned
sobbed whispered laughed
2 a Bob was sad. He cried and sobbed.
b Paulo was scared. He whispered and shook.
c Lottie was happy. She grinned and laughed.
3 Struay stretches stranded
straight stroll stressed
street struggles strangers

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Unit 8 Poetry: Poems on similar themes

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Page 61: Bengal Tiger
1 a stoat – goat, seal – eel, moose –goose
b tarantula, alligator, orangutan
c butterfly, flamingo, ladybird

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Page 62: We went to the animal fair
1 a trees – leaves, lair – everywhere, kind – find (shares spelling patterns)
b swinging sweet
c quiet 4 noisy
rustling

whispering quiet 4 noisy

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Page 63: Snap, Snap!
1 Share the words learners have chosen. Talk about the meaning of the chosen words.
2 Example sentence: The crocodile has chomping jaws and shining claws.
3 Example poem:
I see the golden crocodile
With its gruesome grin
And its terrible jaws.
I see the shining crocodile
With its dangerous tail
And its dangerous claws.

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Page 64: Incy Wincy Spider
1 Ask learners to check their pencil grip before they complete the page. Model the correct way to join
the letters.

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Page 65: My animal poem
1 Remind learners about the strategies they know to spell unknown words. Ask learners to check that
they are holding their pencil correctly.
2 Tell learners to play around with the words in the first part of the worksheet before making a choice
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Unit 9 Non-fiction: Information texts

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Page 67: Reduce, reuse, recycle
1 Recycling – To break down or melt rubbish so that it can be turned into something else
Reuse – To use a bottle or a bag again instead of buying a new one
Reduce – To buy fewer things so that we have less rubbish to throw away
2 Plastic everywhere heading
There are tiny pieces of plastic in every part of the ocean.
Micro plastics subheading
When plastic rubbish breaks apart, it turns into very tiny pieces of plastic. Some of these pieces are
too small to see. main text
Eating plastics subheading
These tiny pieces of plastic are eaten by sea creatures.
Plastic breaks down into tiny pieces. caption

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Page 68: Information books
1 Example answer:
Things to make from plastic bottles
2 Example answer:
Find out about racing cars. / Learn about racing cars.

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Page 69: Helpful headings
1 Main heading: Reusing bottles
Subheading: Refill bottle
Subheading: Craft projects
2 Example captions:
We can make a bottle into a [pencil case].
We can use old bottles in craft projects.

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Page 70: Pictures and diagrams
1 Example answers:
Labels: plastic bottles plastic caps/lids
Monkeys try to eat plastic.
Plastic is bad for animals.
Label: plastic bags
A plastic bag is dropped.
The bag ends up in the sea.
A bird feeds the bag to its chick.
Plastic bags are bad for chicks.

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Page 71: My mini-book
1 Remind learners to check their pencil grip before they start writing. Tell them to check that they are also
sitting correctly with their feet on the ground as this will help them to have a steady hand. Ask early
finishers to think of further digraphs, trigraphs and adjacent consonants (blends) they could write.

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