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Community Connections and Cable Cars

The document discusses cable cars in different cities around the world. It mentions cable cars in Rio de Janeiro, La Paz in Bolivia, London, and on the Greek island of Santorini. It discusses how cable cars can help connect communities and make transportation easier than driving.

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Community Connections and Cable Cars

The document discusses cable cars in different cities around the world. It mentions cable cars in Rio de Janeiro, La Paz in Bolivia, London, and on the Greek island of Santorini. It discusses how cable cars can help connect communities and make transportation easier than driving.

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1 What makes your


community special?

1 1.1 Watch the video. Complete the graphic organizer.

Japan in the countryside the farmer’s market celebrate together


the U.S.A. the cherry blossom season in a suburb work together

Chloe Hiroki

Your Country

Where You Live

Favorite Event in Your


Community
What You Do with People
in Your Community

2 Key Words 1 Find


the words! T O G E T H E R K H P L
W O P M A R K E T R M A
community
special S U D D Q P O X J S F W
town
L C O M M U N I T Y K J
together
market J Q O O H H L O Y O Y F
suburb
downtown D O W N T O W N J G W H
countryside C O U N T R Y S I D E N
Y W X J N S P E C I A L
U M S U B U R B S T L G
B V O W J Q O Y D E H T

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Unit Ready to Read: Nonfiction


1A

1 Key Words 2 Match.


1 made using the newest ideas and methods a perfect
2 very old b narrow
3 very good, or surprising c delicious
4 very big d modern
5 very yummy e huge
6 a small distance from one side to the other f ancient
7 with no mistakes; exactly right g amazing

2 Look. Write two words from Activity 1 about each picture.


a b

3 Complete with a word from Activity 1.


a Mmm … this ice cream is .
b This street is really —I don’t think the truck can fi t.
c Wow! This is an market!
d The suburbs aren’t very old—they’re .
e My spelling test was —I got all the answers correct!
f That mountain is . It’s so tall!
g Those buildings are —they are hundreds of years old.

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Reading: Nonfiction

1 What do you know about cable cars? Think and write.


a Do you know any cities with cable cars?
b Why do people use them?

2 Read the article. How many different places does it mention?

Reading Strategy: Using Background Knowledge

Thinking about what you already know about a topic


can help you understand a text.

A Different Way to

Travel The cable car goes from


the suburbs and the
countryside to the modern
downtown. It is quicker
In London, cable cars take
people across the River
Thames. It’s easier to
travel between different
and easier than driving. communities.
Do you know any cities
with cable cars? In Rio Sofia has a shop in On the Greek island of
de Janeiro, there is a very downtown La Paz. Before, Santorini, the mountain
famous cable car. It travels she spent four hours in her roads are very dangerous.
up and down Sugarloaf car every day going to and They are narrow and steep.
Mountain. There are also from work. Now, she can Many people are afraid
cable cars in other places get to work in 30 minutes! to drive on them! But now
around the world. you can take a cable car
from the port to the top
One of the longest cable
of the mountain.
car lines in the world is in
La Paz, Bolivia. It’s 10 km Perhaps cable cars are
long! La Paz is a huge city the perfect way to travel!
in the mountains. Which one would you like
to travel in?

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Explore the Text


1A

3 Write the names of …


a three cities.
b an island.
c a place where cable cars cross a river.
d three places where cable cars go up a mountain.

4 Circle the correct answer.


1 Cable cars are than driving.
a slower b quicker c more dangerous
2 In La Paz, cable cars take people from the suburbs to .
a the downtown b the countryside c an island
3 On Santorini, cable cars take people from the to the top
of the mountain.
a river b suburbs c port

5 Mark the main idea of the article.


a Cable cars are just for tourists.
b Cable cars can bring communities together.
c People use cable cars in many countries around the world.

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Grammar in Context

Could/couldn’t for Ability with when

When I was five, I could read.


When she was younger, she couldn’t rollerblade.
Could you run fast? No, I couldn’t.
Could they play tennis? Yes, they could.

1 Write could or couldn’t.


When Tom was two years old, …
a he walk.
b he write.
c he ride a bicycle.
d he talk.

2 Complete the sentences using could or couldn’t.


a

When Maria was one, she ,


but she .

When Sam was three, he ,


but he .

When Lucy was five, she ,


but she .

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1A

3 Make sentences about the famous


athletes’ abilities.

a Serena Williams / three / play tennis


When Serena Williams was three, she could play tennis.
b Michael Phelps / eleven / swim very fast

c Neymar / seven / play soccer very well

d Lindsey Vonn / seven / ski very well

e Usain Bolt / twelve / run very fast

4 Read and answer the questions.


a Could you swim when you were three?

b Could you ride a bike when you were four?

c Could you rollerblade when you were six?

d Could you play tennis when you were seven?

My Lif e
What could and couldn’t you do when you were five? Write a short paragraph.

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Phonics and Spelling

1 Say and write the words. Underline the first two letters.
a b c

d e f

2 Write a word from Activity 1 with the same sound.


a swim d sport
b ski e stand
c slow f smell

Oracy

1 Underline three useful ground rules for a discussion.


• We listen to each other’s ideas.
• We speak very loudly.
• We ask each other, “What do you think?” and “Why?”
• We talk at the same time as each other.
• We try to agree in the end.

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Improve Your Writing


1A

Titles in Names

Miss, Mrs., Ms., and Mr. are titles in names. We use Miss for a younger woman
We use these when we talk to adults. who is not married.
We use Mrs. for a married woman.
Miss Mr.
Mrs. We use Ms. for all women (when
Ms. we do not know or need to know
if a woman is married).

1 Read and write man or woman.


a We use Ms. when we talk to a .
b We use Mr. when we talk to a .
c We use Mrs. when we talk to a .
d We use Miss when we talk to a .

2 Match.

1 a Miss Green

2 b Mr. Benn

3 c Mr. and Mrs. Middleton

4 d Ms. Lopez

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Writing

1 READ Answer the question. Label the letter with the descriptions.
Who is Mr. Thomas?

the date an ending the sender’s address a greeting

July 1
Pebblepath Elementary School
15 Front Street, Greenwood

Dear Mr. Thomas,


I want to nominate Carla for the Best Buddy
Award. She’s in my class, and I always sit next
to her.
She’s an amazing classmate because she talks to
everyone and she’s always smiling. Sometimes,
she invites the whole class to her house. She has
a big backyard, so we can play soccer for hours.
She’s really good at sports. She always brings a
soccer ball so we can play at recess.
Best wishes,
Ana

2 PLAN Prepare to write a letter to nominate a classmate for the award. Choose a
classmate. Complete the graphic organizer.

Name
What He / She is Like What He / She Does
of Classmate

3 WRITE Use the graphic organizer to write your letter in your notebook.

4 EDIT Did you …


use titles in names correctly? use capital letters in names correctly?

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Unit Ready to Read: Fiction


1B
1 Key Words 4 Complete the crossword. 3

Across
1 What you do when something is 1 2

very funny 4

4 Something you do if you don’t


want someone to see you
5 Very, very big
5
6 You do this when you’re sad
7 Very unhappy and annoyed
6
8 Travel to a place to learn about it
7

Down
2 When you need food 8

3 The opposite of “funny”


5 Very happy about something good
7 Worried or frightened

2 Complete the sentences.

enormous excited hide explore angry hungry

a I’m really —I didn’t have lunch.


b The city looks amazing. I want to all the parks.
c My mom got when I lost my coat.
d We’re really about the party.
e Let’s behind the sofa. They can’t find us there!
f The ferry was —there were 500 cars on it.

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