Reading sponge 3 students book

www.frenglish.ru www.frenglish.ru www.frenglish.ru Reading Sponge Unit Information High-Frequency Words Check for Understanding Word Wise Introduces the theme and related subject of the story Ready to Read Draws attention to high-frequency words in each unit to build up reading fluency Comprehension questions to strengthen accuracy and speed in reading the context Variations in vocabulary activities to improve vocabulary, using words from the context Various questions to help broaden background knowledge Take a Look! Focus on Skills Think and Share Words to Read Pictures or messages hidden in the illustrations build up more interest in reading Introduces basic reading comprehension skills using illustrations Think and Draw Questions to strengthen critical thinking skills by making connections with the text and students themselves Talk Together Speaking exercises to practice presenting to the class or to discuss with friends Pre-reading vocabulary activities with illustrations Illustration Captivating images to help predict the story before reading, and to broaden background knowledge Quick Check-Up One-sentence statements to check accuracy and speed in reading the context Unit 01 Section Contents Flowers and Plants Unit 02 Unit 03 Unit 04 Unit 05 Section Travel and Adventure Unit 06 Unit 07 Unit 08 Unit 09 Section Insect Kingdom Unit 10 Unit 11 Unit 12 Culture Tree Rings ··· 15 A Plant’s Body ··· 19 The Sphinx’s Riddle ··· 23 On a Safari ··· 27 Dracula’s Castle ··· 31 Vatican City ··· 35 Insects in the Garden ··· 39 Carl the Caterpillar ··· 43 Beetle and Spider ··· 47 Fiction / Science / Summarizing Nonfiction / Science / Identifying Details Fiction / Social Studies / Story Map Fiction / Social Studies / Making Predictions Fiction / Social Studies / Cause and Effect Nonfiction / Social Studies / Identifying Details Fiction / Science / Classifying Fiction / Science / Sequencing Fiction / Science / Compare and Contrast ··· 51 Unit 13 Yard Sale ··· 55 The Giant Pumpkin Contest ··· 59 At a World Food Fair ··· 63 Unit 14 Unit 15 Space ··· 11 Fiction / Science / Identifying Details Jean-Henri Fabre Fiction / Social Studies / Story Map Fiction / Social Studies / Making Predictions Fiction / Social Studies / Identifying Details Nonfiction / Social Studies / Sequencing Marco Polo and Kites ··· 67 Unit 17 The Milky Way ··· 71 My Special Friend ··· 75 A Letter From Mars ··· 79 Outer Space ··· 83 A Monster Plant Fiction / Science / Story Map Nonfiction / Science / Analyzing Characters Unit 16 Section ··· 07 Section Ben’s Plant Unit 18 Unit 19 Unit 20 Fiction / Science / Identifying Characters Fiction / Science / Identifying Details Fiction / Science / Compare and Contrast Nonfiction / Science / Identifying Details www.frenglish.ru www.frenglish.ru Section Ben’s Plant Unit 01 Fiction Ben’s Plant Words to Read T  heme: Flowers and Plants Related Subject: Science 02 Match the pictures with the words seed Ready to Read Look at the picture and answer the questions plant soil Where is the boy? water What does the man give to the boy? bloom whisper Unit • Ben’s Plant www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words give 03-04 every out Check for Understanding Mr Green gives Ben some seeds Choose the best answers “What are they?” asks Ben “Plant them and see,” says Mr Green Ben puts soil in a big pot He plants the seeds in the pot He waters it every three days The story is mainly about a buying some flowers b watering flowers every day c growing sunflowers from the seeds Ben gets some He waits and waits a One day, little leaves come out seeds from Mr Green b flowers They grow and have bright yellow heads How often does Ben water it? “I know you,” Ben whispers What flower does the seed come from? Finally, the flowers bloom Ben’s sunflowers wave at him a every day a Main Idea b every two days b c pots c every three days c Focus on Skills Story Map Fill in the chart Take a Look! in the A bug is hidden it? picture What is It’s a Quick Check-up Ben buys some seeds at the flower shop Ben doesn’t have a big pot Ben needs soil to plant seeds Place Mr Green’s flower shop and Ben’s home Events Mr Green gives Ben some Ben in a pot and it every three days Ending Finally, the True False Characters and the seeds bloom Unit • Ben’s Plant Section Word Wise  rite the correct word or phrase for each picture Then number the pictures W in order Unit 02 www.frenglish.ru A Monster Plant Fiction a water the pot c plant the seeds b put soil in the pot d bloom A Monster Plant Think and Share Theme: Flowers and Plants Related Subject: Science Think and Draw Day 30 Day 50 Ready to Read Look at the picture and answer the questions What is the boy doing? Talk Together 06 Match the pictures with the words strange Draw pictures of the growing process of a sunflower Day 10 Words to Read Do you think that a plant can eat bugs? hair alone fly swallow monster What kind of seeds you want to plant? 10 Unit • A Monster Plant 11 www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words bad 07-08 one go Check for Understanding A strange plant grows in Jack’s room Choose the best answers It has thin hair on its leaves The story is mainly about “Don’t touch it,” says Jack “You’re a bad brother,” I say One day, I am home alone I go to look at Jack’s plant a Jack and his sister b Jack’s strange plant c a fly in Jack’s room When Jack’s sister is Buzz There is a fly in his room Main Idea , she goes to look at Jack’s plant It sits on the plant a Snap! The plant swallows the fly bored b out c alone Jack’s sister thinks that Jack’s plant is a “Ah! It’s a monster plant!” I shout a I run out of Jack’s room pretty b monster c plant ugly Which one did the plant swallow? a b c Focus on Skills Identifying Details Fill in the chart grows in Take a Look! ter in the There is a mons d circle picture Find an it 12 Quick Check-up Jack has a sister Jack’s sister grows a monster plant The fly eats the plant has room on its leaves True False swallows a A Strange Plant Unit • A Monster Plant 13 Section Word Wise Complete the words and then write them in alphabetical order Unit 03 www.frenglish.ru Tree rings Alphabetical Order swall fl h r mon er Circle the correct words for the sentences Fiction Tree rings My parents went out and I am ( together / alone ) Words to Read I had a ( strange / stranger ) dream Think and Share Think and Draw Theme: Flowers and Plants Related Subject: Science Match the pictures with the words woods Draw a picture of a plant swallowing an insect Ready to Read Look at the picture and answer the questions Where are they? What are they doing? Talk Together 10 point stump rest tree ring wrinkle What you think about meat-eating plants? 14 Unit • Tree Rings 15 www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words walk 11-12 here has Grandpa and I walk in the woods Grandpa points to a tree stump “Let’s take a rest here,” he says We sit on the stump “How old is this tree?” asks Grandpa “I don’t know,” I say “Count the tree rings,” says Grandpa The tree has thirty rings Check for Understanding Choose the best answers The story is mainly about a walking in the woods b counting tree rings c Grandpa’s wrinkles Grandpa and the girl rest on a the ground b a bench c a tree stump 30 years old c 40 years old “It is thirty years old,” says Grandpa How old is the tree? “Are these your rings, Grandpa?” I ask Where are Grandpa and the girl? I touch Grandpa’s wrinkles Grandpa laughs a 20 years old a b Main Idea b c Focus on Skills Summarizing Fill in the chart Who What Where count the and I Take a Look! ints There are footpr hose W nd on the grou ey? th e footprints ar They are a footprints 16 in the on a tree stump Quick Check-up ’s Grandpa sits on the stump alone Grandpa and I don’t know the tree’s age One tree ring means one year True False and I count the on a tree stump in the Unit • Tree Rings 17 www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words did 55-56 buy our Megan grows pumpkins with her grandpa Today, they are at the pumpkin contest There are too many giant pumpkins! Whose pumpkin is the biggest? Finally, the judge shouts to people “The champion pumpkin grower is Megan! Megan’s pumpkin is the biggest!” “We did it, Grandpa!” Megan shouts Check for Understanding Choose the best answers The story is mainly about a growing pumpkins b people in the pumpkin contest c Megan’s pumpkin in the pumpkin contest Megan can see many a little b pumpkins in the contest giant c A man comes to Megan and says, Megan has the “Sure, but there is a problem,” says Megan Who wants to buy Megan’s pumpkin? a “I want to buy your pumpkin.” “Your car is too small for our pumpkin!” Main Idea biggest pumpkin b a mouth b smallest c longest c Focus on Skills Making Predictions Fill in the chart Take a Look! kin There is a pump circle d an nd Fi mascot ot sc the ma 60 Quick Check-up Megan and her father grow pumpkins Megan’s pumpkin isn’t very big A man wants to buy Megan’s pumpkin True False The man’s car is too for Megan’s pumpkin The man carries Megan’s the car Unit 14 • The Giant Pumpkin Contest 61 Section Word Wise Complete the words and then write them in alphabetical order Unit 15 www.frenglish.ru At a World Food Fair Alphabetical Order ju e c g nt nt st ampion At a World Food Fair Write the correct words in the blanks big biggest hotter fat Fiction Words to Read hottest fatter Think and Share Theme: Culture Related Subject: Social Studies Example Talk Together Match the pictures with the words fair Think and Draw Make a face on the pumpkin like the example 58 Ready to Read Look at the picture and answer the questions taste delicious What food you see? follow What are the girls doing? booth stomach What you with giant pumpkins? 62 Unit 15 • At a World Food Fair 63 www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words around stop with 59-60 Julie and I are at a world food fair We look around and taste the foods this Turkish “Mmm, Turkey kebab is delicious,” says Julie Just then, we smell something sweet We follow the smell and stop at a booth “Look! That is a big waffle!” I say Check for Understanding Choose the best answers The story is about a “Come and try our waffles,” says a woman We eat Belgium waffles and eat and eat The woman says with big eyes, “You have giant stomachs.” b making foods Kebab comes from a There is ice cream and fruit on it buying foods at a world food fair Canada b bad c tasting foods c Turkey c sweet Belgium The big waffle smells a Main Idea b hot What is on the big waffle? a b c Focus on Skills Identifying Details Fill in the chart is Take a Look! hidden There are three uits are fr t pictures W they? ,a I found a and a 64 comes from Quick Check-up Julie and I buy some food at a food fair Julie thinks Turkey kebab is delicious Julie and I eat a little bit of a waffle smells True False The waffle at the world food fair has ice cream and on it Unit 15 • At a World Food Fair 65 Section Word Wise Unit Match the related pictures and write the names of the foods 16 www.frenglish.ru Marco Polo and Kites kebab pizza waffle NonFiction Circle the correct words for the sentences I’m so hungry My ( stomach / head ) is empty Marco Polo and Kites My dog ( fellows / follows ) me everywhere Theme: Culture Related Subject: Social Studies Think and Share What are your favorite toppings for waffles? Choose three things Ready to Read Look at the picture and answer the questions ice cream 62 Match the pictures with the words explorer Think and Choose yogurt fruits Words to Read nuts Talk Together blueberry jam Do you know where this is? Who are people waving to? kite exciting dragon build popular What kind of food would you like to taste at a food fair? 66 Unit 16 • Marco Polo and Kites 67 www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words went 63-64 saw some Check for Understanding There was an Italian explorer Choose the best answers His name was Marco Polo One day, he went to China The main idea is that He saw many kites there They looked very exciting Some kites looked like birds Main Idea a Marco Polo brought kites to Italy from China b Marco Polo traveled all around the world c people enjoy flying kites Marco Polo was an explorer from Some kites looked like dragons a He learned how to build kites Italy b China c France He went home and told people about kites Marco Polo told people how to They flew them up in the sky What shapes are the kites that Marco Polo saw in China? People began to build kites Kites became popular around the world a draw b a b kites build c sell c Focus on Skills Sequencing Number the pictures in the order of the events Take a Look! ree Find and circle th e th in gs hidden thin picture per, Hidden things: pa glue, scissors 68 Quick Check-up Marco Polo stayed only in Italy Marco Polo saw many kites in China Italian people never flew kites True False Kites became popular around the world Marco Polo went to China Marco Polo told people about kites Marco Polo saw many kites Unit 16 • Marco Polo and Kites 69 www.frenglish.ru Section Word Wise Unit Match the opposite words teach exciting boring begin learn end 17 Circle the correct words for each sentence They ( build / begin ) a nice house Fiction She is a ( poor / popular ) singer Think and Share Words to Read Think and Choose Theme: Space Related Subject: Science What you need to build a kite? Circle what you need 66 Match the pictures with the words king paper glue clay string Talk Together sticks hammer nails scissors Ready to Read Look at the picture and answer the questions god wife What they have? son What are they doing with it? wake spill What shape is your favorite kite? 70 Unit 17 • The Milky Way 71 www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words of 67-68 very him Check for Understanding Ben, you see the stars over there? Choose the best answers It’s the Milky Way Here’s the story about the Milky Way A long time ago, Zeus was the king of the gods Hera was his wife Zeus had a son, Heracles The story is mainly about a the myth about the Milky Way b gods up in the sky c a fight between gods Zeus was Hera’s But he was not Hera’s son Heracles drank Hera’s milk while she slept a son b father c Hera’s The milk spilled all over the sky How did Hera feel when she woke up? She pushed him away It became the Milky Way a husband spilled all over the sky Hera woke up and she got very angry a Main Idea milk b b water c honey c Focus on Skills Identifying Characters Look at the pictures and draw lines to their names Hera: Zeus’s wife Take a Look! fairy There is a lovely d Where His name is Cupi cture? is Cupid in the pi 72 Heracles: Zeus’s son Quick Check-up Zeus has no sons Heracles is Hera’s son Hera doesn’t sleep at night True False Zeus: the king of the gods Unit 17 • The Milky Way 73 Section Word Wise Unit Circle the words that are different from the other words woke drank want became pushed slept see learned went look had began 18 www.frenglish.ru My Special Friend Circle the correct words for the sentences Water ( spilled / sprayed ) from the glass Fiction Rachel is reading a book about Greek ( goods / gods ) Think and Share My Special Friend Think and Circle Theme: Space Related Subject: Science Do you know your star sign? Match it with your birthday Words to Read 70 Match the pictures with the words noon Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini December 22~January 19 January 20~February 18 February 19~March 20 March 21~April 19 April 20~May 20 May 21~June 20 Ready to Read Look at the picture and answer the questions Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius June 21~July 22 July 23~August 22 August 23~September 22 September 23~October 22 October 23~November 21 November 22~December 21 Talk Together black guess What are they doing? shadow How you make shadows? sunlight block What’s your favorite star sign in the picture above? Why? 74 Unit 18 • My Special Friend 75 www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words her 71-72 again right Check for Understanding I have a special friend I can see her only on sunny days In the morning, she’s long At noon, she’s short Late in the day, she grows long again She follows me everywhere Choose the best answers The story is mainly about a the girl’s special friend, her shadow b the girl with no shadow c the girl’s best friends She doesn’t say a word to me In the Can you guess who she is? The girl’s special friend follows her She’s all black! That’s right! It’s my shadow a a The sunlight makes her Main Idea , the shadow is long At noon – evening nowhere b b morning – noon , it is short c morning – evening somewhere c everywhere When can you see her special friend? Let’s block the sunlight a You can see your shadow, too b c Focus on Skills Identifying Details Fill in the chart becomes or short Take a Look! e part There is a strang nd and in the picture Fi circle it 76 doesn’t a word is all Quick Check-up My special friend is all white She becomes short at noon She talks with me True False me everywhere The Shadow Unit 18 • My Special Friend 77 Section Word Wise Complete the words and then write them in alphabetical order Unit 19 www.frenglish.ru A Letter From Mars Alphabetical Order shad n n bla blo Fiction Circle the correct words for the sentences Can you ( guess / gas ) what is in my hand? You can see me ( everything / everywhere ) Think and Share A Letter From Mars Theme: Space Related Subject: Science Think and Draw 74 Match the pictures with the words Earth Draw your shadow under the sun Ready to Read Look at the picture and answer the questions Talk Together Words to Read Mars huge What does this little alien look like? space What is he doing? visit teach What can make shadows? 78 Unit 19 • A Letter from Mars 79 www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words name live make Check for Understanding 75-76 Dear someone on Earth, Hi, my name is SOFM-09 I live on Mars It’s faraway from the Earth I want to make good friends I have a big head My eyes are huge My fingers are long I love flying my plane in space Tell me about you SOFM-09 Choose the best answers The letters are about a helping others b inviting people to a party c making new friends SOFM-09 wants to be a friends b a big head b enemies come How can SOFM-0 d circle an nd Fi to Earth? FM-09 SO at th the thing rides 80 SOFM-09 has many friends on Earth SOFM-09 likes flying a kite in space Nick lives on Earth neighbors small eyes c long fingers What does Nick like doing? a b c Focus on Skills Compare and Contrast Fill in the chart SOFM-09 True False Appearance Likes Nick Earth a Quick Check-up c Home Planet Take a Look! Main Idea with someone on Earth SOFM-09 doesn’t have a Dear SOFM-09, Hi, my name is Nick I live in London I love playing soccer Please come to visit me some day I’ll teach you soccer I’m tall I have small eyes and a nose Here is my picture Nick head eyes fingers flying his plane in space tall eyes a small playing Unit 19 • A Letter from Mars 81 Section Outer Space Unit 20 Word Wise Write the word that belongs in each group big giant Sun Earth learn study www.frenglish.ru huge teach Mars Choose the correct word for each sentence NonFiction We will ( visit / come ) a sick classmate I want to travel in ( sea / space ) Outer Space Think and Share Think and Write SOFM-09 wants to be your friend Write a letter to him Theme: Space Related Subject: Science Words to Read 78 Match the pictures with the words astronaut Dear SOFM-09, Ready to Read Look at the picture and answer the questions From Talk Together spaceship large What you see? clothes What will happen next? helmet protect What you think aliens look like? 82 Unit 20 • Outer Space 83 www.frenglish.ru High-Frequency Words use 79-80 wear new Check for Understanding Astronauts’ life is interesting Choose the best answers They live in a spaceship The story is mainly about It is not large inside They everything in there a space travel b astronauts’ life in space c special clothes for astronauts They eat, sleep, and use the bathroom Sometimes they work outside, too Main Idea They wear special clothes Astronauts everything in a gloves, and boots The special clothes They some tests on the Moon or Mars What planet astronauts sometimes work on? They wear a spacesuit, a helmet, a visor, These clothes protect astronauts’ bodies They hope to find new life in space a a a rocket b protect spaceship c airplane astronauts’ bodies b on the Sun build b c grow c on the Moon in the Milky Way Focus on Skills Identifying Details Fill in the chart The Life of Astronauts Take a Look! ? Where is an alien and circle it 84 Find Quick Check-up Astronauts live in a spaceship The bathroom is outside the spaceship Astronauts sometimes work on Mars True False In the spaceship Outside the spaceship d o in there: eat, sleep, and use the  ear w clothes: a , a helmet, a visor, , and boots some tests on the Moon or Mars Unit 20 • Outer Space 85 www.frenglish.ru Word List Word Wise Write the word in each box Circle the correct words for the sentences Scientists lots of ( tests / tastes ) Mommy birds ( protest / protect ) their eggs Unit Unit Unit seed lost insect plant push magnifying glass soil voice worm water help ladybug bloom riddle cicada whisper smart wing Unit Unit Unit 10 strange jeep caterpillar hair drive skin alone guide tight fly leopard crawl swallow field branch monster fast cocoon Unit Unit Unit 11 woods vampire beetle point castle spider stump dark part rest close antenna tree ring scary none wrinkle fang scared Unit Unit Unit 12 root country town stem hint question mineral miss sting air famous moth shine painting cricket breathe statue scientist This book is very ( interesting / interested ) Think and Share Think and Draw You are in the spaceship Draw your face Talk Together What planet you want to travel to? 86 www.frenglish.ru Unit 13 Unit 17 Unit 20 yard king astronaut sale god spaceship old wife large basket son clothes shout wake helmet glove spill protect Unit 14 Unit 18 pumpkin noon contest black giant guess judge shadow champion sunlight problem block Unit 15 Unit 19 fair Earth taste Mars delicious huge follow space booth visit stomach teach Unit 16 explorer kite exciting dragon build popular