Class Audio Script

Track 02: Page 8. Unit 1. Track 04: Page 9. Key Words.

Get Ready to Read. Listen, point, and say.
B. Read and listen. team
A Day on the Lake player
score a goal
It’s a cold day in winter. Charlie doesn’t mind the
play soccer
cold. He calls his friends and they meet after
play badminton
breakfast. They go out to play their favorite sport.
play ice hockey
Charlie’s having a great time when something
strange happens. Someone else wants to play,
too. Who is it? Track 05: Page 12. Unit 2.
Get Ready to Read.
Track 03: Page 9. Read. B. Read and listen.

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Ice Hockey Hi, Sam,
Ice hockey is a great sport where two teams play I hope you’re free Saturday because I have an
against each other. There are six players on each important game. You have to come and see me
team who move on the ice with ice skates. To play, OK? I won’t play well if you’re not there.
score a goal, players have to use a stick to hit the After the game, we'll go out for ice cream! Why
puck into the net. don’t you bring your brother, too?
The Mystery Player Nick
It's sunny out, so Charlie and his friends decide to
go to the lake and play ice hockey. Charlie loves Track 06: Page 13. Read.
playing sports. He isn’t very good at playing soccer A Softball Star by Emma Reed
and badminton, but he’s very good at ice hockey My name’s Emma, and I’m on my school’s softball
and table tennis. Charlie and his friends are having team. People often ask me, “Why do you like to
a great time at the lake. But something strange play softball?” and “Do you play every day?” Here
happens. “Um … Where’s the puck?” Michael are my answers.
asks. They can’t find it. “Excuse me. Have you Well, softball is interesting and fun! You have to
seen our puck?” Jack asks a girl. “Yes,” she replies. be fast and careful. You need to be good at
“It went in that hole.” “Look! There it is!” Charlie catching the ball with the mitt and hitting it with
says. An otter has it, and it scores a goal! “What a the bat. I also like it because you play it with other
great player!” the friends laugh. players. You should try it!
We have softball practice on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays after school. On
Saturdays we usually have an important game. I
don’t play softball every day, but I exercise every
day. On Tuesday afternoons, I like to play
badminton with my brother. On Thursdays, I like
to play basketball at school. On Sundays, I like to
practice yoga with my mom and watch sports on
TV — but only if all my homework is done!

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Track 07: Page 13. Key Words. Track 09: Page 22. Unit 3.
Listen, point, and say.
Get Ready to Read.
play softball B. Read and listen.
catch the ball Important Forests
mitt
Forests are important for all living creatures.
bat
They’re home to plants, tall trees, and all types of
basketball
animals, from big bears to small squirrels. They
practice yoga
give us wood and clean air. And they’re fun to
visit, too! You can go for walks, have picnics, and
Track 08: Page 16. Units 1 and 2. sometimes even go camping!
Reading Check.
A. Read and listen. Track 10: Page 23. Read.
Camp Trophy Colorful Forests
Who We Are Forests are some of the most beautiful places on

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Camp Trophy is a summer camp all about sports. Earth. I’m in a forest now, on a warm day in
You can stay at Camp Trophy for one to four summer. The sun is high in the sky. There are
weeks and play basketball, soccer, tennis, beautiful tall trees with shiny green leaves. I can
badminton, and softball. We have ten friendly smell the flowers and the grass. I can hear the
coaches who are very good at their sports. birds singing and the bugs buzzing.
Why Camp Trophy? This forest is going to be very different in a few
At Camp Trophy, we can help you get better at months. In fall, the trees change color to orange,
your favorite sport. Or you can try a few new yellow, and red. As the weather gets cooler, the
sports! You’re going to be part of a team and leaves start falling to the ground. Most people like
you’re going to make new friends. We also invite forests in fall because the leaves are colorful. But I
famous players so you can meet big sports stars. think fall is worse than spring or summer. And
You should join us! winter is better than spring and summer!
Where We Are Forests are very pretty in snowy weather. They
Camp Trophy is located in Northampton, very turn white and everything’s quiet. Some animals,
close to Round Lake and the mountains. When like bears and bats, go to sleep, or hibernate.
you don’t have practice, you can swim in the lake When spring arrives, the animals wake up, and
or go for walks in the mountains. Our sports trees grow new leaves again.
center is modern, and we have big, comfortable
rooms for four campers. Track 11: Page 23. Key Words.
If you’re interested or need more information,
Listen, point, and say.
send us an e-mail at:
questions@camptrophy.com. Earth
warm
the sun
sky
weather
cool

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Track 12: Page 26. Unit 4. Track 15: Page 30. Units 3 and 4.
Get Ready to Read. Reading Check.
B. Read and listen. How is the story going to A. Read and listen.
end? The Caring Wolf
We Found It! Poppy was a little girl who loved forests. She
"Oh no!" said Harry as he opened the front door loved to pick flowers when it was warm and the
to his house. His mom was reading a book when sun was high in the sky. She also liked to run
he came in. "What's wrong?" she asked. He through the trees when it was rainy.
explained that he forgot his umbrella in the park. Yesterday it was snowy and foggy. Poppy was
“Don’t worry. We’ll find it.” When the rain helping her dad make a cake. “Take some cake to
stopped, they went to look for it. It was still by the Grandma,” he said. “But be careful.” On the way,
tree, where he left it. Poppy stopped at the frozen lake. Her grandma’s
house was on the other side. “Hmm … It’s faster if
Track 13: Page 27. Read. I walk on the lake,” Poppy thought.
Crack! The ice broke. “Help!” Poppy yelled.

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Finding My Way
Nobody could hear her — except for a scary wolf.
“As a young student,” Maya’s dad began, “I spent “Go away!” she shouted, but the wolf came closer
three weeks in Brazil in the tropical rain forest.” and closer. He had a branch in his mouth. He
"What was it like?" Maya asked. wanted to help Poppy! She grabbed the branch.
“Well, it was really humid and hot, but I didn’t The wolf started to pull the little girl out of the
mind,” he answered. I slept in a tent and I studied frozen water.
bugs and plants. One afternoon, I went for a walk
alone and saw the most beautiful bird! I followed Track 16: Page 36. Unit 5.
it for a while until it suddenly disappeared. Oops! I
thought. I was lost and it was getting dark. I tried
Get Ready to Read.
to sleep under a tree next to a lake, but I couldn’t. B. Read and listen.
It was rainy and the animals made loud noises all
A Journey in Space
night.”
“So, what happened?” Maya asked. Mario looked out of the window at Earth. It
“Well, the next day I was really tired and hungry,” looked like a ball you could hold in one hand. For
he said. “It was foggy in the morning. When it a minute, he thought about his family, so far
cleared, I saw a bright rainbow and the same away. But then he got back to work — he still had
beautiful bird! It flew above my head and I a lot to do!
decided to follow it again. I felt that it wanted to
help me find my way. A little while later, I found
my tent again.”

Track 14: Page 27. Key Words.

Listen, point, and say.
tropical
rain forest
humid
lake
foggy
rainbow

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Track 17: Page 37. Read. Track 20: Page 41. Read.
Planet Zork What the Future Holds
“This is it!” said Naoko. She climbed out of the Today’s question: What will life be like in 100
spacecraft and then helped her son, Hiro. “This years? Post your answer here!
planet isn’t that different from Earth,” he said and Hi! I think 100 years from now we will travel
took a photo of some rocks. around the galaxy in rocket buses. They will take
“Welcome!” said a friendly man. “Are you … passengers into space to visit different planets,
Deran?” asked Naoko. “That’s right. I’m your like Mars. We will still need to show a passport
guide for today. Jump in!” Deran said. with our photo to travel around space, like we do
“Wow! Cool car!” said Hiro. It went fast like a now when we visit other countries. Also, we will
rocket. Naoko and Hiro looked around the city. have suitcases that fly, so we won’t have to carry
They saw strange buildings and people sailing them. It’ll be a great way to travel!
boats in the sky. “What’s that? Can we climb it?" —Miray
asked Hiro. "Oh, that's our pink volcano! It's hard Well, I’m reading a novel about people destroying
to climb. It's as soft as a pillow. But we can try!" Earth and building cities in space. I think this
Deran said. might happen in 100 years. There won’t be any

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“Do you want to be an astronaut when you’re trees or animals on Earth and we won’t have air
older?” Deran asked Hiro. "No, I want to drive a to breathe. So people will build houses in space,
race car on Earth," Hiro answered. "Space is fun, maybe on the moon. We will see Earth, but we
but it's too strange for me," and they all laughed. won’t be able to visit it.
—Eric
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Track 21: Page 41. Key Words.
Listen, point, and say.
spacecraft Listen, point, and say.
rocks travel around
rocket passenger
sail a boat suitcase
climb a mountain read a novel
drive a race car city
build a house
Track 19: Page 40. Unit 6.
Get Ready to Read.
B. Read and listen.
Will We Need Satellites in the Future?
Satellites are very useful. These big machines
move around Earth in space. When you call a
friend, your voice goes to a satellite in space, then
back to Earth, and then to your friend’s phone. I
think we will still use satellites 100 years from
now.

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Track 22: Page 44. Units 5 and 6. Track 24: Page 51. Read.
Reading Check. Alike but Different
A. Read and listen. My best friends are Sophie and Katie. They’re
really fun and friendly, but there’s one thing they
Alex's Dream
don’t like to hear: “You look so alike!” or “You’re
It was late, but Alex couldn’t put the book down. just like two peas in a pod!” It’s true that they’re
He was reading a novel: Journey into an Unknown twins, but they’re not exactly the same.
Galaxy. A meteorite was going to hit a big city on They both have curly blond hair, but Katie’s is
Planet XYZ6b! The meteorite was a rock traveling longer and she always wears it in a ponytail.
through space. It was only a few thousand Sophie has shoulder-length hair and bangs. When
kilometers away when … zzzzz … Alex fell asleep. I first met them, I had to look at their hair to know
“Where am I?” he asked in his dream. He was who was who.
driving a race car. “Ha-ha! I didn’t know I could I quickly saw more differences. Sophie has
drive!” he laughed. He saw a big volcano far away freckles, unlike Katie, who doesn’t. Katie’s eyes
in front of him. Snow covered it like a white are brown and so are Sophie’s, but Katie’s are a
blanket. Alex wanted to get closer so he could see little smaller. She’s also a little shorter than

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it better. “I’ll just drive the car and get closer!” Sophie. It’s easy to tell who’s who when you get
When he finally stopped, he got out to look to know them better. Katie and Sophie may be
around. “Ouch!” Alex hit his toe on something twins, but they really are very different.
hard. A sign was on the ground. It said Welcome
to Planet XYZ6b. Track 25: Page 51. Key Words.
Track 23: Page 50. Unit 7. Listen, point, and say.
Get Ready to Read. curly
blond
B. Read and listen. a ponytail
My Little Brother shoulder-length hair
My name is Michael, and Tim is my little brother. bangs
He’s five years old. We share a bedroom and we freckles
like playing together. But he likes to play soccer
and I don’t. People say we look alike. We both Track 26: Page 54. Unit 8.
have big brown eyes, but Tim has brown hair. My Get Ready to Read.
hair is blond! I have a small nose, and Tim does,
too. B. Read and listen.
A Scary Ride
“I don’t know,” said Carlos as he looked up at the
roller coaster. “That’s a really scary ride…”
“I think we should go on it,” his aunt said. Carlos
wasn’t sure. He didn’t like to climb tall trees or
look down from tall buildings. “OK,” he decided,
and he loved it. “That was the best ride ever! Let’s
go on it again!”

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Track 27: Page 55. Read. Track 29: Page 58. Units 7 and 8.
Where's Grandpa? Reading Check.
“Yippee! I love going to the amusement park!” A. Read and listen.
said Farook. “There are so many rides!” “And
Now and Then
people, too!” said his dad. “If we lose each other,
let’s meet here, at the gate.” “OK,” replied Mrs. Park looked at the tall young woman in the
Farook. “But … where’s Grandpa?” photo. “Ah …” she said. The woman was about 22
“Grandpa!” they shouted, but they couldn’t find years old, and she had a big, bright smile. Her hair
him. They stopped a clown. “Please help us! My was black and straight, and she kept it in a
grandfather’s lost,” Farook explained. “OK. What beautiful long ponytail. She wore small glasses
does he look like?” the clown asked. “Well, he’s and pretty earrings. A tear ran down Mrs. Park’s
old and tall, and he has straight white hair and a cheek. I’m so silly, she thought, and got up to
moustache. He doesn’t have a beard,” Farook make lunch.
said. “Is he wearing a hat?” she asked. “Yes. He Mrs. Park stopped at the mirror in the hallway.
usually wears his brown hat and a white shirt, but There, looking back at her, was the woman in the
today he’s wearing …” The clown smiled and said, photo. Of course, she wasn’t young anymore. She

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“… a blue hat and a pink shirt. And he has red looked a lot older and her hair was different:
glasses.” “That’s right!” Farook said, surprised. shoulder-length and white as snow. But it was still
“He’s over there, buying ice cream!” she said. straight. Her eyes seemed smaller, too, behind
“Grandpa! Where were you?” Farook cried. thicker glasses. “Look at that,” said Mrs. Park. “I’m
“Behind you. Why? What happened?” Grandpa wearing the same earrings!” She smiled and saw
asked, and they all laughed. that her smile was as big and bright as in that old
photo.
Track 28: Page 55. Key Words.
Track 30: Page 64. Unit 9.
Listen, point, and say. Get Ready to Read.
old
tall B. Read and listen.
straight Know How to Lose
a moustache Hi, Jack,
a beard We lost yesterday, so I’m really disappointed. I
glasses knew it was going to be hard when Helen stopped
playing. She left the game because she hurt her
knee. I think she’s doing OK. We lost 1–0. Coach
Sanders told me, “If you score a goal, we might
win,” but I didn’t.
See you later,
Mary

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Track 31: Page 65. Read. Track 34: Page 69. Read.
A Good Excuse Three $20 Bills
Hi, Nida, “Look, Ali!” Dylan shouted. There were three $20
I’m so sorry I didn’t come to your house this bills on the ground. It was the first time he found
morning to study. I slept late because last night so much money. “Whose money is this?” Ali
we had a party at our house for my brother’s wondered. “I don’t know, but it’s ours now. Let’s
birthday. Ed turned 18, so it was a big party. We go shopping,” Dylan answered.
even met a rock star — Ricky Berry! This is how it The two friends went to the mall. First, they saw a
all happened. movie and then they went bowling. Then they
Ed wanted a really cool party. So he asked DJ Sky saw an advertisement for free ice cream, so they
to play music. He was very excited because DJ Sky got some. After that they went to the beach and
is really famous. He’s also a very good friend of flew a kite.
Ricky Berry. Anyway, while DJ Sky was at the The next day, in class …
party, Ricky Berry sent him a text saying Hi! “OK, everybody!” the teacher said. “Do you have
Where are you? I’d like to see you about work. DJ the $60 for our school trip?” Zoe started crying. “I
Sky gave him our address and Ricky Berry came by can’t go, Miss Smith, because I lost the money in

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our house. He signed his name on pieces of paper the schoolyard yesterday,” she explained. “Oh
and I took a picture of him! If you don’t believe no!” Dylan said. “How much?” Ali asked. “Sixty
me, I’ll show it to you at school. dollars,” Zoe replied. The boys explained
See you tomorrow, everything and said they were sorry. They gave
Samantha Zoe’s money back the next day, and she was able
to go on the trip. The boys learned they shouldn’t
Track 32: Page 65. Key Words. spend money they find.

Listen, point, and say. Track 35: Page 69. Key Words.
sleep late
have a party Listen, point, and say.
meet a rock star find money
play music go to the mall
send a text see a movie
take a picture go bowling
advertisement
Track 33: Page 68. Unit 10. fly a kite
Get Ready to Read.
B. Read and listen.
Melissa's Weekend
Melissa is sending her cousin a text. “I’ll be at
your house in five minutes,” she writes. Watch
out, Melissa! She almost has an accident. “Be
careful, little girl!” the man on the bicycle shouts.
“Watch where you’re going.” “Phew!” Melissa
says and puts her phone in her pocket.

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Track 36: Page 72. Units 9 and 10. Track 38: Page 79. Read.
Reading Check. Hurry!
A. Read and listen. On the way to the airport, May and her dad got
stuck in traffic, and … oh no! Their car broke
A New Start
down. They ran out of gas, and they couldn’t find
It was a beautiful sunny day. Everyone was a gas station. “We have to catch the subway,
outside playing, except Diana. She was sitting at Dad!” May said.
her desk, sending a text: Mom, I don’t like it here. “Quick!” shouted May’s dad, as they ran through
I want to come home. It was Diana’s first day at the closing doors. Just then … the lights went out.
Rosemary School, so she didn’t have any friends. “Please get off the train. There’s a problem with
Then two girls walked in — Lizzy and Jill. Jill had a the track,” said the conductor. “Come on! Hurry!”
party on Saturday and she was talking about it. her dad said. They left the subway station quickly
“Some friends came to my house. We had food and got a taxi to the ferry. It took them under City
and listened to music. Then we went to the mall Bridge and dropped them off at Ocean Station,
and we went bowling. It was great!” How boring, where they caught a bus. The bus took them over
Diana thought. “Did you see a movie?” Lizzy Iron Bridge, and 15 minutes later, they arrived at

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asked. “No, we didn’t, because we didn’t have the airport. “Hooray! We’re on time. She doesn’t
money,” Jill explained. Who cares? Diana thought. have to wait,” May’s dad said. “There she is!”
Lizzy looked at Diana. “You’re new, right? What’s shouted May, as she saw her mom walking
your name?” Lizzy asked. “Um … yes. Diana,” she toward them. “Welcome home!”
said. “Come sit with us!” Jill said, and smiled.
Diana didn’t see her mom’s text because she was Track 39: Page 79. Key Words.
chatting happily with her new friends.
Listen, point, and say.
Track 37: Page 78. Unit 11. gas station
Get Ready to Read. subway
through
B. Read and listen. ferry
Owen's Trip to Venice under
Owen’s family does a lot on their trip to Venice, over
Italy. They go on a gondola ride around Venice.
Owen takes a picture of the gondolier, Giancarlo, Track 40: Page 82. Unit 12.
who’s very funny. They also go to the famous St. Get Ready to Read.
Mark’s Square. It’s very crowded and Owen gets
lost! Giancarlo helps Owen find his parents. B. Read and listen.
I'm on Vacation!
I’m in New York City! It’s the best city in the
world. The buildings in Manhattan are so tall! I
feel like an ant when I’m walking around the city.
This morning we went on a boat tour and we
visited the Statue of Liberty. It’s amazing!

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Track 41: Page 83. Read. Track 43: Page 86. Units 11 and 12.
City Vacations Reading Check.
Kim A. Read and listen.
Our next vacation is going to be in Bangkok, the
I [heart] Sydney
biggest city in Thailand. It’s famous for its beauty
salons, but I think they’re boring. I’m also going to Hi, Dad,
go flowriding in Flow House Bangkok! It’s like Sydney’s amazing! Yesterday, we went on a ferry
surfing, but the waves aren’t real because it’s tour around Sydney Harbour. It took us under
inside. So cool! Sydney Harbour Bridge. We also walked over the
Miranda bridge and I saw some tourists climbing it. It
Our family is going to San Francisco! We’re going looked so scary! Oh, and I took pictures of the
to go on the cable cars and take pictures of the Sydney Opera House, one of the most beautiful
Golden Gate Bridge. It opened in 1937! We aren’t buildings I’ve seen. I think it looks like sea shells.
going to go swimming in the ocean because it’s We’re in a department store now. Mom is looking
too cold! I also want to go shopping. I think San around, and I’m having a sandwich and checking
Francisco has the best department stores in the my e-mail. This afternoon, we have tickets to go

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US. up Sydney Tower, which is a skyscraper over 300
Mustafa meters tall. Close to the top, at 250 meters, you
Dubai, here we come! I’m going to go to the top can go outside and walk around the tower! It’s
of a really tall skyscraper — the Burj Khalifa. It’s called the Sydney Tower Eye, and our tickets
828 meters tall! We’re also going to go to Mall of include that, too. Anyway, I should go because we
the Emirates, but we aren’t going to go to the gift have to hurry and get the subway to the tower.
shops. We’re going to go skiing inside the mall, We’re having a lot of fun!
instead! That’s so cool! Lots of love,
Jack
Track 42: Page 83. Key Words.
Listen, point, and say.
beauty salon
cable car
bridge
department store
skyscraper
gift shop

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