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LEVEL 5: Scope and Sequence

1 Big Question: How can we make a difference?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Biography Key Words 1: international, society, charity, vaccination, disease, Quantifiers
Competition: Whiz Kids! inspire, environment, conservation, volunteer, talent All/Most/Some/A few/No houses had
Reading Strategy Asking Key Words 2: react, developer, ambassador, code, successful, electricity.
Questions skill, professional, electronic, invent, innovation Causative Verbs
Fiction Courtney the Mind Key Words 3: canvas, generator, germs, exhibition I had my bike fixed last week.
Reader I had my hair cut yesterday.
Key Words 4: introduce, hang out with, curious, interrupt,
Reading Strategy Cause ignore, weird, offer, obviously, get lost, immediately, realize,
and Effect announcement

2 Big Question: How can we make our dreams come true?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction The Wonderful Key Words 1: ambition, design, college, engineer, degree, career, Past Tense with ago
World of Work dedicated, training program, athlete, creative Alex Watson biked across the Atacama
Reading Strategy Author’s Key Words 2: veterinarian, undergraduate, biology, specialize, Desert three years ago.
Purpose instructor, composer, emotion, sculptor, inspiration, astronaut Might and could for Possibility
Fiction A Beating Ambition Key Words 3: patient, poison, convey, scuba diving I might find something interesting.
It could be my lucky day.
Reading Strategy Literary Key Words 4: disappointed, make sure, rhythm, echo, fascinating,
Elements beat, crowd, tap, imitate, routine, gather around, transport

3 Big Question: How can we deal with natural disasters?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Savage Earth Key Words 1: disaster, volcanic eruption, earthquake, hurricane, The Present Simple Passive Voice
Reading Strategy Using tornado, drought, overflow, tsunami, devastation, recover Buildings are demolished because they
Graphic Sources Key Words 2: crust, mantle, magma, core, continental plate, aren’t safe.
lava, crater, friction, survivor, prevent This bridge is designed to shake in an
Fiction A Survivor’s Tale
earthquake.
Reading Strategy Key Words 3: demolish, architect, resistant, drill
Too and enough
Visualizing Key Words 4: deadly, panic, spinning, funnel, calm, violent,
It was too heavy.
shelter, hail, howling, shatter, debris, stripped
There was enough time.
I ate too much cake and too many cookies.

4 Big Question: What makes going to a show so exciting?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Stages Around Key Words 1: show, concert, live performance, actor/actress, Present Simple for Future Events
the World special effect, performer, makeup, costume, fireworks, prop The play starts at six o’clock on Friday
Reading Strategy Key Words 2: opera, musical, acrobatics, dialogue, tragedy, evening.
Summarizing (Nonfiction) stage, audience, comedy, puppeteer, mime Subject and Object Questions
Fiction The Masked Bandit Key Words 3: lighting, elaborate, characteristic, project Who solved the crime?
What did Henry solve?
Reading Strategy Key Words 4: triplets, attic, disorganized, footprint, scratch, clue,
Summarizing (Fiction) crime, driveway, sneakers, alibi, guilty, bandit

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Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Ground Rules Spelling Rule: ie Improve Your Project How can we create Organizing a Fundraising
Cue Cards: or ei? Writing Community a new community Event
1 I think because ... Parentheses Garden project?
2 I agree because ... Writing Task
3 I disagree because ... Letter

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Asking Probing Spelling Tip: ear, Improve Your Interview How can we learn a Finding the Best Summer
Questions eer, ere, ier Writing Spelling Bee new skill? Camp
Cue Cards: Adjectives with
4 What do you think Prepositions
about ...? Writing Task
5 How? Interview
6 Why?

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Oracy Task
Active Listening Spelling Tip: oar, Improve Your Podcast How can we invent Collaboration
Cue Cards: oor, ore, our Writing How to Stay a device to help Planning an Emergency Kit
7 That’s interesting. Quotation Marks Safe in an people after a for Earthquakes
8 I see. Writing Task Earthquake natural disaster?
9 That’s a good idea. News Story

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Expressing Points of Spelling Tip: oe, Improve Your Description How can we Planning a Trip to an
View ou, ow, o, oa Writing Designing a Set perform a song in International Arts Festival
Cue Cards: Conjunctions for a Play English?
2 I agree because ... Writing Task
3 I disagree Movie Review
because ...
10 In my opinion …

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5 Big Question: How can we stay healthy?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction The Incredible Key Words 1: bone, muscle, brain, heart, nervous system, Present Perfect Progressive
Human Machine digestive system, windpipe, lung, kidney, skin I have been climbing this tree for an
Reading Strategy Key Words 2: cell, tissue, organ, system, nutrient, calorie, oxygen, hour.
Background Knowledge blood, flexible, chemical I have been riding my bike since this
morning.
Fiction Finding Your Wings Key Words 3: aerobic, injury, pump, concentrate
Statements with wish
Reading Strategy Making Key Words 4: season, defender, midfielder, field, pass, tackle,
I wish we were a good team.
Inferences foul, jumping jacks, yellow card, push-up, red card, striker

6 Big Question: Why is language special?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Language Key Words 1: communicate, unique, sign, complex, abstract, Reported Statements with said and told
Matters negotiate, cooperate, generation, exchange, global She said that she wanted to learn
Reading Strategy Fact and Key Words 2: symbol, shape, hieroglyphics, alphabet, common, Mandarin.
Opinion formal, emoji, bilingual, minority, native speaker He told my mother that he was learning
Spanish.
Fiction The Abandoned City Key Words 3: transmit, multilingual, population, tradition
Reported Questions with asked
Reading Strategy Key Words 4: completely, legally, abandon, mysterious,
I asked the girl where her family was from.
Analyzing Plot civilization, inhabit, myth, draw, crave, origin, rumor, distant
I asked her if I could see her pendant.

7 Big Question: How do machines help us?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction The Rise of the Key Words 1: simple machine, pulley, ramp, lever, rollercoaster, Modal Verbs to Describe Future Ability
Robots Ferris wheel, complex machine, crane, program, drone Robots will be able to do more jobs in
Reading Strategy Main Key Words 2: science fiction, advance, accurately, accident, reach, the future.
Idea and Supporting Details sensor, temperature, repetitive, chess, experience Could and would for Ideas and Advice
Fiction A Lost Journal Key Words 3: factory, operation, receptionist, decision You could swim for help.
I would stay with the boat.
Reading Strategy Making Key Words 4: sail, coconut, stone, hut, paper, tire, plastic sheet,
I wouldn’t do that.
Connections oil drum, vine, raft, matches, stick

8 Big Question: How do we know what happened in the past?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction The History Key Words 1: monument, hidden, historian, archeological site, The Past Simple Passive Voice
Detectives tomb, document, manuscript, remains, gold, discovery The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799.
Reading Strategy Monitor Key Words 2: detective, pottery, Bronze Age, carbon, decay, date, Modal Verbs of Deduction: must, might,
and Clarify century, horn, thumb, legend and can’t
Fiction The Metal Detector Key Words 3: primary, evidence, paleontologist, secondary It must be a Roman ring.
She might be in a bad mood.
Reading Strategy Key Words 4: foundations, Roman, aqueduct, cobblestone, grid,
You can’t be from around here.
Evaluating straight, road, villa, column, tile, fountain, fresco

9 Big Question: Why does biodiversity matter?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Coral Reefs in Key Words 1: biodiversity, interact, ecosystem, species, The Second Conditional
Crisis reproduction, food chain, producer, consumer, fungi, decomposer If we used more renewable energy, we
Reading Strategy Key Words 2: snail, algae, shark, crab, filter, tentacle, income, would produce less carbon dioxide.
Paraphrasing carbon dioxide, pipeline, million Embedded Questions
Fiction Poetry Key Words 3: crisis, predator, symbiotic, poisonous Can you tell me where coyotes live?
I wonder if you’re free tonight.
Reading Strategy Key Words 4: grasses, cricket, slug, lizard, eagle, coyote, bacteria,
Understanding Poetry plover, rhino, acorn, gray falcon

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Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Giving Encouragement Spelling Tip: ear, Improve Your Interview How can we create Learning How to Make
Cue Cards: air, are Writing Preparing for an a class fi tness a Healthy Meal or
11 That’s a great idea! Parallel Structure Expedition to the program? Snack
12 That sounds like fun. Writing Task South Pole
13 That’s a good point! Instructional Text

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Oracy Task

Confident Use of Spelling Tip: Improve Your Review How Can We Create Discussion
Evidence Long u Writing Reviewing a Our Own Language Planning a Video to
Cue Cards: Connecting Language Learning Game? Help Friends Visit Your
2 I agree because ... Words App Country
3 I disagree because ... Writing Task
14 I know because ... Informational
15 For example, … Text

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission

Projecting Your Voice Spelling Tip: ur, Improve Your Description How can we invent Getting a Broken
Cue Cards: ir, or, er, ear Writing A Rube Goldberg a machine? Electronic Device
16 Can you hear me It’s and its Machine Repaired
now? Writing Task
17 Can you speak up? Report

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission

Using Appropriate Pronunciation Improve Your Discussion How can we Asking About a Lost
Body Movements and Tip: gh Writing Family History research our family Item at the Lost-and-
Gestures Non-defining history? Found
Cue Cards: Relative Clauses
18 Let me tell you Writing Task
about ... Biography

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Wri Listening The Big Challenge Oracy Task

Structuring a Talk Spelling Tip: aw, au, Improve Your Instructions How can we create Presentation
Cue Cards: al, all Writing Making a Bug Hotel a diverse habitat in Making a Time Capsule
19 We’re going to Although our playground?
talk about ... Writing Task
20 The main point Flyer
is ...
21 Also, …
22 In conclusion, …

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How can we make

a difference?
1 Learn

Write
Give
how we can make a difference to society.
Define and use ground rules for discussion.
a letter to raise funds for a charity.
a presentation on organizing a community project.
Plan a fundraising event.

How
can we help
other
people?

How
are the people in
the pictures helping?
ping?

What
can we do to improve our
neighborhood?
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1A

1.1

Key Words 1
international disease talent
society inspire volunteer
charity environment
vaccination conservation

1 Watch the video. Number the people in order.

1.1

Mae Powell Mark Jackson Jane Tam

2 1.1Watch again. Complete the graphic organizer AB page 2

in the Activity Book.
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Unit
1A Ready to Read: Nonfiction

1 Read the text and answer the questions. Reading Strategy: Asking Questions
a Why did Louis Braille invent a new
Asking questions about a text
writing system?
helps you to understand it. You can
b How was his writing system better think of questions to ask before,
than the one before? during, and after reading a text.
c Who did he help with his invention?

HISTORY OF BRAILLE Home About Posts Subscribe

Louis Braille was born in 1809 easier to read. It was also cheaper,
near Paris. When he was three years so people could make more books.
old, he had an accident, and he became Louis’s system is now known as Braille.
blind. When he was ten, he went to a You have probably seen Braille letters
special school for blind people. and numbers in elevators and other
public places.
Louis’s school library had books with
letters that the blind students could Can you guess how old Louis was
feel with their fingers. But there when he invented his system? He was
weren’t very many, because making only 15!
that kind of book cost a lot of money.
Louis quickly read all the books in
the library. He wanted to read and
learn more. So, he decided to invent
a new way to make letters for blind
people. He used dots to represent the
letters. These dots also stuck up from
Statue of Louis Braille the pages. Louis’s system of letters was

2 Write two more questions about the text. Use who, what, how, when, where, or why.
Ask a friend.
a
b

3 Look at the title and pictures on the next page. Then, answer the questions.
a The biographies are of four “whiz kids.” What do you think whiz kid means?
b What do you think each whiz kid did?

? What invention has helped people the most?

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1.3

BIOGRAPHY COMPETITION: WH IZ KI DS!

This month’s writing competition is about whiz kids:
young people who inspire you with their stories.

Germs in dirty drinking water

can make you sick. Millions of
people around the world die
because they do not have
clean drinking water. Deepika
became interested in this a special material called
problem when she traveled to a photocatalyst. It reacts
India. The water in some with sunlight and kills all the
places wasn’t clean. Deepika germs in dirty water. Her
saw many children drinking photocatalyst can also be
dirty water. She wanted to do used again and again!
DEEPIKA KURUP something to help.
Deepika won a prize for her
Born: 1998, U.S.A. Most methods for cleaning invention when she was only
Occupation: Scientist and water are difficult or 14. Now she wants to study
Inventor expensive. Deepika’s medicine and become a
Deepika Kurup has invented method is simpler and doctor. But her invention has
a simple way of making clean cheaper because it uses already saved many lives
drinking water. solar power. Deepika uses around the world.

JORDAN CASEY Since then, Jordan has

developed many other
Born: 1999, Ireland apps.
Occupation: Technology
1.2 Developer and Youth Now Jordan has his own
Ambassador company. He wants to
Key Words 2 help other young people
Jordan Casey knows become successful. One
react how to code and write of his projects is KidsCode.
developer computer programs. He It’s an online world that
ambassador learned by reading a teaches kids programming
code book when he was nine skills. Players create their What is Jordan’s advice?
successful years old! own characters and “Don’t let your age hold
skill world as they play. you back. So, remember,
Jordan had no plans to
even if you are just a kid,
professional become successful. He The game is very creative you can do great things!”
electronic made a website because and fun. At the same time,
invent he liked to code. A few it teaches children how
innovation years later, he wrote his to program games.
first mobile game app.

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1.4
BIOGR APHY COMPETITION: WH IZ KIDS!
Aelita Andre is the youngest know that Aelita was only two
professional painter in the years old. They wanted to
world. show the paintings because
they were so good. Since
Aelita’s father is a painter, too.
then, Aelita has had art
One day, he put a canvas on
exhibitions around the world.
the floor. Aelita was only nine
months old at the time. She Aelita donates some of the
crawled over to the canvas money from her paintings to
and started to paint. She kept charity. These charities
on making paintings. help poor children get new
boots and help other children
AELITA ANDRE A little while later, she had her
with their problems. That’s
first exhibition. An art gallery
Born: 2007, Australia amazing for an artist who
saw and liked her colorful
Occupation: Student and started painting before she
paintings. The gallery didn’t
Artist could walk!

KELVIN DOE Kelvin thought people in his

Born: 1996, Sierra Leone town needed to talk about
their problems. He built
Occupation: Inventor and
his own radio station and
Radio DJ
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Kelvin Doe is a young
had a lot of news and music.
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People liked discussing their
Kelvin started fixing broken
problems on the program,
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Explore the Text

1A

1 Choose one whiz kid and write the answers.

Name of Whiz Kid:

Who does he/she want to help?

Why does he/she want to help them?

How does he/she help them?

2 Complete the table using Deepika Kurup’s and Kelvin Doe’s biographies.

Problem Solution
Many people around the world do Deepika Kurup invented a way of making
not have clean drinking water. clean drinking water.
Making clean drinking water is
difficult and expensive.

Most houses in Kelvin Doe’s town

didn’t have electricity.

People in Kelvin Doe’s town

needed to discuss their problems.

3 1.5 Key Words 3 Complete these sentences with the words from the text.

canvas generator germs exhibition

a An is a show where you can see an artist’s work.

b A is a machine that makes electricity.
c A is a piece of fabric you can paint on.
d are very small organisms that can
make you sick.

Pick a problem in the world. How could you

? solve it? I think we could … Or what about …?

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Grammar in Context

1 Read the sentences and do the tasks.

All the houses had electricity. Most houses had electricity. Some houses had electricity.

A few houses had electricity. No houses had electricity.

a Which word in each sentence describes an amount? Circle these words in blue.
b Which of the words in blue describes the smallest amount? Which describes the largest?

Grammar: Quantifiers
We use quantifiers to talk about amounts.
Most methods for cleaning water are expensive.

2 Read and complete with the correct quantifiers.

no a few some most all

How green are you? Carla Max Lola Ben Ruby Lucas
How Green We Are
Do you recycle? 9 9 9 8 9 9
Our group did a survey on how
Do you always pick
up litter?
9 8 8 9 8 8 green we are. We are happy
because we think we are pretty
Do you walk or ride
a bike to school? 8 9 9 9 8 8 green! Most students in
the class recycle, and
Do you come to students always pick up litter.
school by car? 8 8 8 8 8 8
students walk or ride
Do you turn off a bike to school.
lights to save 9 9 9 9 9 9 students come to school by car.
energy?
students turn off lights
to save energy.
3 Do a group survey. Use the questions
in Activity 2 and add two more questions.

4 Tell the class the results of

Time To Talk!
your survey. Use quantifiers.
On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 = not green at all and
Some students in our class recycle. 10 = very green), how green are you? Why
did you give yourself that score?

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Spelling Patterns and Word Study

1A

1 1.6 Listen and repeat the words. What sound does each word pair have in common?

achieve believe receive ceiling neighbor eight

2 Read the words again and underline ie or ei. Spelling Rule: ie or ei?
Guess the spelling rule. When a word has the long e sound,
we write i before e, except after c:
achieve receive
3 1.7 Put the words in the correct columns.
When a word has the long a sound,
Listen to check.
we write ei:
neighbor eight
beige foreign niece society brief rein
There are exceptions to this rule:
weird, either, seize

long e sound long a sound other sounds

believe weigh ancient

4 1.8 Complete the rhyme. Then, listen to check.

If it’s i before e, but not after c,

EEE’s the sound that you rec ve.
It works most of the time, I bel ve.
But if it’s e before i, and not after c,
As in n ghbor, AAA’s the sound that you get.
Repeat this rhyme ght times, and you’ll be set!

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Oracy
Oracy Morris

Oracy Skill: Ground Rules

Ground rules help us understand how to behave when
we are giving a presentation or having a discussion.

1 Decide on the ground rules for your class. I’m Jack.

I’m Liam. a Form small groups. Choose one of the following:

ground rules for presentation or ground rules
for discussion.
b Brainstorm ground rules.
c Choose the five most important ones.
Make a list in your notebook. I’m Emma.
I’m Kate.
d Share with the class.

O
S
Let’s Practice Oracy! 1, 2, 3
Oracy Time!
1 Form groups. Choose an Oracy Time! topic.
You should always tell the
truth.
2 Discuss.
Talking is more important than
listening.
3 Remember to follow the ground rules.

Check Your Oracy!

1 My group followed the ground rules for discussion. All the time / Sometimes / Never

2 Were any ground rules broken? If so, which rules?

3 Are there any ground rules you think need to be

added or changed?

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Writing
1A

Write a Letter
October 2
1 Read the letter. Would you
like to go to this event? Dear friends and neighbors,

2 Read and answer. Come to our yard sale and concert at Hillford School on
October 14!
a How does the letter start
and end? We are collecting money for KIDS.
b How does the letter
KIDS (Kids Involved and Doing Stuff) helps children in our
persuade us to support
local community. It helps them to buy school supplies and
the event?
sports equipment. It also provides help with homework and
c What practical information
organizes free vaccination days twice a year. It’s run by kid
about the event does the
volunteers, and it’s a great organization!
letter include?
Fo our yard sale, we need books, toys, and clothes.
For
Pl
Please put them in a bag. Some students will pick
them
th up on October 10 (or you can drop them off
at the school).
The
T yard sale starts at 3 p.m. on October 14. The
c
conce rt is at 5 p.m. We hope you can all come!
Thank
T you,
The students of Hillford School

Improve Your Writing: Parentheses

We use parentheses to add extra information to a sentence.

3 Underline two examples of text in parentheses in the letter.

a Which set of parentheses add extra information to the sentence?
b Which set of parentheses add an explanation of other words in the sentence?

4 Prepare to write your own letter to raise funds for a charity in the Activity Book.

Time to Talk!
What do you have at home that you could donate
to this fundraising event? Make a list with a partner.
AB pages 9–10

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