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ab o u t w h a t a n im a l
a n im a ls a re like. picture ca rd s.

BIG QUESTION o
How a re anim als
d ifferen t from
one another?

OWatch the video. a

0 Look at the picture. W hat do you see?
1 How many anim als can you see?

2 Where do you think they are?

G Think and answ er the questions.

1 What anim als do you like?

2 Which anim als help us?

0 Fill out the Big Question Chart.

W h a t do you
kn o w about
an im als?
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o Listen and point to the words. Listen ag ain and say the words. © 1.02

mammals eggs

amphibians scales

feathers wings fur

O Read the sentences. Write the words from © .

1 Birds have two of these. Orangutans don't have these. w in g s

2 Chickens lay these. Some people eat them in the morning.

3 These are all over an im a ls'b o d ie s._____________________________________

4 An elephant and an orangutan are part of this group.

5 Frogs are part of this group.

6 Many anim als that live in water have these to help them breathe.

8 Unit 1 Vocabulary: Animals and Animal Body Parts

 PREVIEW
B e fo re You Read
T h i n k W hat do you know about fish? Do you like frogs?
Why? Why not?
In this text, we
Compare and Contrast learn about
different kinds
To compare things, we tell how they're the same. of animals and
H oneybees and birds both have wings. the groups they
belong to.
To contrast things, we tell how they're different.
H oneybees make hives. Birds make nests. This text is an
inform ational text.

Read the text. What's the sam e? What's different? Informational texts
tell us about our
Check (✓ ) the correct column.
world.

Mice and hamsters are both Life Science

[Link] both have
fur, four legs, and run fast.
Hamsters live inside and mice
usually live outside.
Both animals are small.

Sam e D ifferen t
1 Fur? y
2 Four legs?
3 Inside or outside?
4 Big o r sm all?

O Look at the title on page 10. W hat do you think the

text is about?

Reading: Compare and Contrast Unit 1 9

 ALL anim als can breathe an d move, but th e y 're VS
different in m any a m a z in g w a y s . Here w e look at
h o w they a r e the sa m e an d how they are different
This helps us put them into groups.

wings

7 feathers All birds have tw o legs, two w ings, an d feathers,

an d most birds can fly. The w in g s a n d feathers help
them fly an d the feathers help keep them warm .
Birds l a y e g g s with hard shells. They keep the b a b y
birds inside sa fe from anim als that w a n t to e a t them.

Fish have gills to help them scales

breath e in water. S c a l e s all
over their bodies help keep
them sa fe from d a n g e ro u s fish
that w a n t to bite them. They
don't have legs, but their fins
an d tails help them swim.
Fish l a y their e g g s in water, •Think
an d their e g g s are soft. H ow a re fish d ifferen t
fro m b ird s?
A m p h ib ia n ?
Am phibians a r e v e r y interesting
b e c a u s e they can live on land an d in
water. Am phibians need to have w et
skin, so they live in w e t p laces. They
la y their soft e g g s in water. They have
gills when th e y 're yo u n g an d the gills
help them breathe in water. M ost
T h in k
am phibians, like frogs, h av e legs that
How a re am phibians
help them w a lk an d jump on land.
the sam e a s fis h ?

M a m m a l?

Som e m ammals live on land

an d some live in water.
W h a l e s a r e w a te r mammals,
and cats, rabbits, an d lions
are land mammals. Hair or fur
covers most land m am m als'
bod ies an d this helps keep
them w arm . People are
m ammals too! M a m m a ls don't
la y e g g s . Their b a b ie s drink
How a re m am m als d ifferen t milk from their mothers.
fro m am p h ib ian s?
 U n d e rsta n d
C o m p re h e n sio n
T h in k W hat do you like about the text? Check (>/). Why? Give one reason.

1 The bird group f ( K © $1

2 The fish group

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3 The amphibian group
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4 The mammal group
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© Ask and answ er W hat’s y o u r fa v o rite p a rt?
the question.
F ro g s have w e t sk in .
T h a t’s cool!

0 How are birds and fish the sam e? How are they different?
Circle Same or Different .
1 How they breathe 3 What covers their bodies

S am e C D if f e r e n O Sam e D if f e r e n t
2 How they lay eggs 4 How they move

Sam e D if f e r e n t Sam e D if f e r e n t

O Answer the questions.

1 W heredoam phibianslive?

2 How do amphibians move?

3 What do mammals have all over their bodies?

T h in k W hat do you think?

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1 Why can't birds live under water?
2 Why do frogs need to live near water?
12 Unit 1 Comprehension
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G ra m m a r in U se
o Listen and sing along. We Love A nim als! © 1*04 J3 J
mm
Fish have gills to help them breathe. H o w do m a m m a ls keep w a r m ?
T h e y ha ve gills to play in the sea! Do you k n o w ?

Bird s have w in g s to help them fly. T h e y have fur to play in the snow!

T h e y ha ve w in g s to play in the s k y ! H o w do a m p h ib ia n s breathe w h en

the y s w im ?
A n im a ls ! A n im a ls ! W e love an im als!
B elieve it or not, the y use their skin!
A n im a ls ! A n im a ls ! W e love an im als!

© L e a r n G ra m m a r Pronouns

Fish have gills. They have gills. Gills help them breathe.
Do gills help fish b reath e? Yes, gills help them breathe.
How do gills help fish ? Gills help them breathe.

W hat an im als have these things? Practice with your partner.

B ird s have them . T h e y ’re w in g s.

Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns Unit 1 13

 Com m unicate
W ords
o Listen and point to the words. Listen ag ain and say the words. © 1.05

Q Read the clues and write the words.

1 Some anim als have two of these and some have four. legs

2 Eyes, ears, and mouth are on this for most animals.

3 Most anim als have two of these to see with.

4 This body part can open and close. Most anim als eat with this.

5 Elephants have two big ones but fish don't have any.

6 A tiger's legs help move this from place to place.

L is te n in g
T h in k Are fish and bird body parts the sam e? Why or why not?

Q Listen. How m any of these an im als live in the ocean? © [Link]

O Listen ag ain and circle the correct anim al. © 1-07

1 g o ld f is h / s t a r f is h 4 m ic e / s p id e r s
2 c a t s / r a b b it s 5 liz a r d s /f r o g s

3 w h a le s / e le p h a n t s 6 h o n e y b e e s / e a g le s

14 Unit 1 Vocabulary: Body Parts • Listening: Specific Information

S p e a k in g
0 Listen and repeat. Then practice with a partner.
Use the words in the box to help. © i-os

Word S tu d y

Compound Words

Compound words are two words put together to make a new word,

s ta r + fish = s ta rfis h honey + bee = honeybee

Look at the pictures and complete the compound words.

1 flake 3 house

2 fly 4 fish

W r it © Tell your partner three things about your favorite anim al group.
Now write about them in your Workbook. EBEHSfr

Speaking: Expressing Sympathy • Compound Words Unit 1 15

BIG QUESTION Q I th in k anim als belong

to different groups.
How a r e a n im a ls
d if f e r e n t fro m I th in k an im als have
o n e a n o th e r? different body parts.