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Lesson 1

In the garden
Lesson 1

1 Say. $ CD1
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Listen and say the number. $ CD1

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1
cut the grass

5
4

water the flowers

6
plant seeds

pick strawberries

feed the birds

Read and answer.

1 Is Poppy eating a carrot?

make a window box

Yes, she is.

Yes, he is.

No, she isnt.

No, he isnt.

2 Is Dad cutting the grass?

5 Is Hayley digging?

3 Is Alfie making a window box?

6 Is Grandad picking strawberries?

4 Is Becca planting seeds?

7 Is Liam feeding the birds?

4 Mime an action. Ask and answer in pairs.

Are you planting seeds?

eat a carrot

Yes, I am.

Are you cutting the grass?

No, Im not. Im digging.
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dig a hole

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Lesson 2

Lets revise!

1 Listen and say the number. $ CD1

2 Listen again. Repeat.
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tall

butterfly

bee

beetle

angry

read a book

noisy

take a photo

shell

make a kite

ant

dangerous

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4
3

3 Read. Write the names.

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9

10

11

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Listen and check. $ CD1

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Its the afternoon. 1 is making sandwiches.

2 is helping Mum. Josh is hungry and
thirsty; hes drinking juice and eating a sandwich.
3 isnt eating, hes sleeping on the grass.
Theres a butterfly on his nose! Becca and Alfie
arent hungry, theyre tired. 4 is playing a
computer game and 5 is reading a book.
Grandad isnt tired now. Hes riding a bike and
6 is running with him. 7 is watching
and laughing. 8 is taking a photo.

4 Read.

Be careful when
you add ing to
a verb. Look at
these patterns.

Learn to learn

Pattern 1
sleep sleeping
laugh laughing
water watering

Pattern 2
make making
ride riding

Pattern 3
run running
dig digging

Which pattern are these words?

cut cutting

plant planting

have having

eat eating
Whos riding
the bike?

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Lesson 3

Its Saturday morning. Liam is making a

window box. Poppy is helping him.

1 Listen and answer. $ CD1

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1 Who wants to plant some seeds?
2 Whos feeding the birds?
2 Listen again. Write True or False.
1 Its noisy.
2 Liam is making a kite.
3 Liam wants to plant some seeds.
4 Becca is helping Liam.
5 Alfie is feeding the dog.
6 The birds are hungry.

3 Look. Listen and repeat. $ 19

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Explore grammar

Whats he doing?
Hes feeding the birds.

What are they doing?

Theyre making a window box.

4 Read and guess. Listen and check. $ 20

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You start.

Present Continuous:
questions and answers

5 Play the game in pairs.

Alright. What are they doing?

Theyre picking strawberries.
OK. Whats she doing?
Shes making a kite.
I know. Its number
!
Right! Now its my turn to ask.

Whos helping Liam?

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Lesson 4
1 Listen and read. $ CD1
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Where is Joshs carrot from?
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G r a n d a d s c a r r o t
2

Look! Beccas in
the garden with
Grandad.

Is Rex
helping you?

No, he isnt. He
wants to play.

What are
they doing?

Sorry, Rex.
Were busy.

Theyre digging
up vegetables.

Look at this carrot,

Becca. Its beautiful!

Oh, no! Josh is

eating Grandads
carrot!

No, it isnt! This

carrot is from the
supermarket.

You cant eat

that! Its Grandads
carrot!

Its OK. Grandads

carrot is on the table.
I want a photo.
Wheres my camera?

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No, it isnt! Rex
has got it!

Give me
that carrot!

Look!
Grandads
playing with
Rex now!

Rex! Rex!

What does
Grandad dig up?

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Lesson 5
1 Listen and repeat. $ CD1
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beautiful

interesting

colourful

useful

hard

2 Read, listen and answer. $ 24

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How many different insects can you find in the texts?

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Whats your favourite insect?

Here are some answers from our readers.

1 Butterflies are my favourite insect. There are lots

of flowers in our garden and the butterflies love

them. Their wings are very colourful. The colours
are for camouflage or
protection. I think theyre
the most beautiful insect
in the garden.

2 Ants are my favourite

insect. I think theyre more

interesting than butterflies
and grasshoppers. They live
in colonies and they work together. There
are millions of ants in the world. They live on
every continent except Antarctica.
Sam, 11 years old, London

Anna, 10 years old, Cardiff

3 Bees are my favourite insect.

Theyre the most useful insect

because they make honey. My
mum is a beekeeper. Shes got
lots of bees and we eat honey
every day. They arent
dangerous, unless theyre angry!
Nick, 12 years old, Bath

4 Beetles are my favourite insect. They have very hard

shells. Some people think theyre ugly, but I think
theyre beautiful. There are lots of different kinds
of beetles. My favourite is this
stag beetle. Its the biggest beetle
in England. Its bigger than a
mouse, but it isnt dangerous.
Molly, 11 years old, Exeter

3 Read again. Answer.

1 What do butterflies like in the garden?

4 What do bees make?

2 Why are they colourful?

5 When are bees dangerous?

3 How many ants are there in the world?

6 Which insect has a hard shell?

4 Look. Listen and repeat. $ 25

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Its bigger than a mouse.

Its the bigg
biggest beetle in England.

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Which insect
makes honey?

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Explore grammar

Long adjectives: comparatives

and superlatives

I think theyre more interesting than butterflies.

I think theyre the most beautiful insect.

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Lesson 7
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Learn about seeds

1 Talk about the flashcards.
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2 Read, listen and answer. $ 28 Name three parts of a plant.

How does a new plant grow?

shoot

seed leaves
leaves
seed leaves

root

The seed shell

opens.

A small
root grows.

Then a small shoot grows.

The seed leaves are on the
shoot. The baby plant uses
the food in these.

The seed is germinating

Then the plant grows. The shoot

grows longer. Leaves grow. Now
the plant can make its own food.

The seed is growing

What does a seed need to germinate and grow?

It needs
to be alive.

Only living seeds can grow.

the correct temperature.

Plants and seeds cant grow if its very

cold or very hot.
oxygen.

This bean seed was

alive. It germinated and
now its growing well.
Its got water, light,
oxygen and the correct
temperature. You can
see the root, the seed
leaves and the leaves.

Seeds and plants need oxygen to grow.

water.

Seeds and plants need water to grow.

light.

Plants need light to grow. Seeds dont

need light to germinate.

3 Read again. Write True or False.

1 The root grows first.
2 A seed needs water to grow.
3 A seed needs cold temperatures to grow.
4 A seed needs light to germinate.
5 A plant needs light to grow.

Explore the Internet with your teacher.

How many seeds does one strawberry have?

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How
many
jackets
A baby
plant
usescan
you
food in the
seed
see on the page?

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Lesson82
Lesson

Lets explore!
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1 Read and listen.

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1 Where are Ellie and Farid?

2 Whats for dinner tonight?

Ellie
Theres a bird feeder in Uncle Bills
garden. Uncle Bill puts seeds and nuts in
it. The birds love them.

There are lots of different vegetables in

the garden. Im picking sweetcorn for our
dinner tonight.
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My uncle Bill is a gardener. He works

in a beautiful garden. There are lots of
interesting plants and animals. Today
Im helping in the garden with my
friend, Farid.

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Insects are an important part of the

garden. Were making an insect hotel.
Its fun helping Uncle Bill in the garden. I
want to come again tomorrow!

What colour are

Ellies boots?

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2 Read the fact sheets quickly. Match the text and photos.
1 Sweetcorn

2 Insects

3 Birds

Sweetcorn is the seed of

the maize plant. Its usually
yellow, but there is blue,
red, black and pink
sweetcorn too. They eat a
lot of sweetcorn in the USA.
Its their favourite vegetable.
We use sweetcorn to make
bread, breakfast cereal and
popcorn. We can make
plastic from sweetcorn too!
This pen is made from
sweetcorn. Its very
ecological.

Insects are the smallest animals in

a garden. There are thousands of
different species in our gardens.

We can help birds in our garden

by building bird boxes and giving
them food. Sometimes birds find
it difficult to find food, especially
in winter. There are lots of different
foods we can put in our gardens,
for example, bread, rice, apples,
seeds and nuts. Its also a good
idea to put out a bowl of water,
but not milk milk is bad for birds.

Some insects, like butterflies and

bees, are useful. They fly from
flower to flower and they carry
pollen on their legs. Plants need
pollen to make new seeds. Other
insects are bad for plants.
Some insects are in danger. Their
habitats are disappearing and we
kill them with insecticide. Insect
hotels are a safe place for insects
to live.
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3 Read again and listen. $ 30

How many different types of bird

can you see in your garden?

Write True or False.

1 Sweetcorn is a fruit.

4 All insects are bad for a garden.

2 We use sweetcorn to make lots of things.

5 Its a bad idea to give birds milk.

3 There are lots of different insects in a garden.

6 Its a good idea to feed birds in winter.

Watch us in the garden!

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Lesson 9

1 Look at Ellies photos. Listen and say the letter. $ CD1

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Listen and repeat. $ CD1

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Make a new dialogue and practise.

Do you like pears ?

plums
No, I dont. I think
apples are nicer.
I eat them every day .

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strawberries
peas

Yes, I do. I love

them. Do you?

Now prepare for your Portfolio.

Lets talk!
carrots

Oh! Look at these.

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every week
twice a week

Which vegetable do we
use to make popcorn?

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