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Key Words

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© Choose the right word(s) to complete the sentence

1 Whats the animal in the (pet /cage )? 2 Kelly (pets / tears up) her dog when it does a good thing 3 My cat can do tricks / treats) ike tuning her body inthe ar 4 (Treat/ Tear up ) the newspaper and make strips

5 Dad took me toa soccer match asa birthday treat / rodent) 6 (Cages / Rodents } are small animals that have sharp front teeth, such as

rats or rabbits

Guiniea pigs are not actually pigs—they are rodents They are gentle and friendly, so they make great pets You have to take care of a pet guinea pig properly

First, guinea pigs need other guinea pigs They like to play together They are happiest in pairs or groups They need that to feel safe,

Next, they need the right home, They need exercise, so their cage should be big And they need bedding Get some at a pet store, or just tear up newspaper And make sure they always have a full water bottle

Finally, guinea pigs like to play with you But you have to teach them how The first step is to pick them up often And give them a

treat each time Treats show them

you like them and want to share, Sharing is important to them Soon you can pet them, Eventually, you can even teach

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Comprehension

What is the passage mainly about?

@ how to care for a guinea pig © why pigs are not rodents © how to teach your pet ticks

B Mark T(true) or F(false) according to the passage

1 Guinea pigs enoy paying with other guinea pigs T 2 Their cage should have bedding and a water bottle T 3 Guinea pigs do not ike sharing with people T

choose the best answer to each question

1 What kind of animal are guinea pigs?

2 When do guinea pigs feel happy? (Pick two.) @ in pairs ® in groups © alone 3 What is the frst step in playing with guinea pigs?

@ topet them ® topick them up often © to teach them tricks

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3 Eventually, you can even teach them

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2 A (guess/pipe] is a small tube used for smoking tobacco,

My Name? c=

Do you know yet? Ifso, write down your guess

Let's play a game I'l tell you some things about myself

7 Uhelp catch criminals, but I'm not a polic officer

1 I'm not a real person, but you probably Know 8 Ihave a Hunting hat, a raincoat, and a pipe

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Comprehension Read the passage again Then complete the chart below

AGuessing Game

* Don't yell out the answer, and don't peek

1B Complete the topic sentence of this passage

Ộ, ae m ne aaa * | was born ina book and have appeared in movies, plays, Seay

+ Lhep catch with my partner + have a hunting + araincoat, and a pipe

B Mark T(true) or F(false) according to the passage Ansuer * Mynameis

1 You should say the answer before the end To Fo 2 Sherlock isa real person who writes books TC FO 3 Sherlock solves mysteries and helps catch criminals tT Fo

G Choose the best answer to each question

Guess Who? ‘ry to guess who this person is 11 Where was Sherlock born?

2 What does Sherlock have? (Pick two.)

3 What is Sherlock's partner's job? '® a eiminal ® a police officer © a doctor

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What does “local”

mean?

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4 The (temperature stance) of the Ear rng every year 5 Inthe Eats (ocean / atmosphere, many kinds of gases exe

6 The trucks ( fuel / transport) goods to different areas

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Look in your refrigerator Where did all the food come

from? Of course it came from a farm or the ocean You picked it up in the supermarket, But where was the farm? ‘And which ocean? Most people don’t know But they should because their choices affect global Warming Its all ‘about the distance your food travels,

‘Transporting food burns fuel The longer the distance, the more fuel it takes, Of course burning fuel adds CO»

to the atmosphere The CO: traps heat from the sun, and

that raises the Earth's temperatures, Scientists agree that this will cause environmental problems

Imported food uses the most fuel Most of it travels by ship or airplane Even food from your own country has to travel in trucks The farther away it starts, the more fuel it uses That's why many people look for locally-grown food

Buying local food saves fuel Also, it's fresher! (1s: »~=

Wat kind of ood uses

> Globot warming is a general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of

carbon aos (COs around the Earth

Comprehension @ Read the passage again Then complete the chart below

Food Choices Affect the Environment

What is the passage mainly about?

It wil cause an ‘The COs traps environmental problem: | «| from the sun, and that raises

B Mark T(true) or Fifalse) according to the passag

1 Our food choices atfect global warming TO FTI 2 Transporting food does not burn much fuel TH Fl 3 Local food is fresher than imported food Fo

11 What does burning fuel add to the atmosphere? ‘What foods do you usully eat, ond where do they come from? Look in @alongdistence @ CO: @imeewa your refrigerator Then fn the chart below

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© The atmosphere coos down © The temperature rises

‘Amang those foods, (s4) used the most fuel ‘3 What is good about buying local food? (Pick two.)

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Have you ever done

a survey?

What was it about?

Key Words

‘survey graph school lunch count pie chart formula

©) Look and listen Then write the word(s) Qa

6 A(count /pie chart) is circle divided into parts to show how big they are

James smiled “No, I didn’t Let's do it!”

They passed out survey sheets in the lunch line and collected them at the door In ‘math class, they counted the

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Category number Total number

‘School Lunches

“See?” James said "Most kids don't care.” “Not if you count like and Jove together and do percentages,” said their math teacher

chart with just three categories You can put hate and don’t like together as dislike And love can be with like That leaves don’t care, Here's a formula.”

x 100 = Percentage (%)

“There's your answer,” said the teacher “By percentage, more kids like them,” Karen said proudly "Good thing we counted,” James laughed '=

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© Mark T(true) or F(false) according to the passage

11 James and Karen were given a math assignment TÔ OF 2 James has done a survey about school lunches before, Ti F 3 Atfirst, Karen thought that most kids liked school lunches T

Choose the best answer to each question

11 What did James and Karen pass out in the lunch line? @ schoo! lunches (D snacks © survey sheets 2 What kind of chart did they use?

@ pie chart ® barchart © fine chart 3 How many categories did they use in the chart?

Read the passage again Then complete the chart below

‘Survey, Percentages, and a Chart

‘1 James and Karen decided to take a(n) about school

lunches 2 They passed out survey sheets in the tine

8 They collected them and counted the 4 They did ‘and made a pie chart

5 By percentage, more kids like schoo! lunches,

How Is (topic) +

‘Twant to know your opinion, Please check below

- Thanks for your perticpation.-

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©) Look and listen Then write the word(s) Qa

4, Hryou (delete / concentrate) afl, you cant find it anymore 5 | gota trophy as a (ime / reward) for winning fst place 6 Be quiet and ( concentrate / stay up ) on studying

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I play on my phone—mom doesn’t

know! Should I delete it from my Then play for ten minutes as a reward But use a timer, After ten minutes, start over This helps lots of people, computer and phone? including me!

Thanks; Good luck!

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to rattlash Manige?

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Comprehension

©3 Complete the topic sentence of this passage

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CCraftClash Maniac can't $ playing a game, and Agatha

© Mark T(true) or F(false) according to the passage

1 CraftCiash Maniac plays the game for an hour a day TO F 2 CratClash Maniac doesn't play the game on his phone TÔ E 3 Agatha told CrafClash Maniae not to stop playing completel TẾ) Fo

Read the passage again Then complete the chart below

Problem & Advice

Craftclash * He cant stop playing a game Maniac's problem « Ho stays up al night and cannot on

homework

‘Agatha’s: * Don't stop playing it

mae '* Do your homework for 30 minutes And then play for

minutes as a(n)

+ Use a timer ter ten minutes, over

Dear Agatha, Tm having problem with self-control can stop

(your problem)

Help me,

(your nickname)

a paper map or a globe?

1 2 3

B choose the right word to complete the sentence

“That shirt might (shenk/ stretch after you wash it ‘Te object has a ball shape t's @( sphere / map) First, (stretch / shrink the rubber band as far as you can, ‘This hamburger is too big.’ ke only a( halt / sphere) {A (lobe / halt) isa round object with a map ofthe Earth on it | got lost inthe city because | didn’t cary a (map / globe ) with me,

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Round or Flat? o»

‘You know the Earth is a sphere, like a round melon That's why we have globes World maps also show the

Earth, but they're flat Why use both? Actually, you can find the shortest routes using both

Imagine you cut globes into two equal halves, like melons That's how we find the shortest distance between two points It’s always on the line the cut makes Those lines are called great cirele routes They're important for ships and planes,

‘Maps also show the great circle routes of a globe, but on a rectangle It’s actually easier to find the shortest routes ‘on maps Just draw a straight line between two points But that only works because the maps have been changed Unfortunately, some things stretch, and others shrink And it's hard to see what's on opposite sides of the melon

Globes show things with real sizes and exact locations But the melons are not always easy to carry

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Comprehension

‘What is the passage mainly about?

@ traveling all over the world @ the exact shape of the Earth © differences between maps and globes

© Mark T(true) or F(false) according to the passage

11 The Earth is a sphere, lke a round melon, T11 r1 2 Great circle routes are on the line cutting globes into halves T“” F”” ‘3 The shortest routes on a map are straight and exact T11 £1

Choose the best answer to each question 11 What shape does a map have? (Pick two.)

Read the passage again Then complete the chart below

Globes vs Maps ee

* shape: a sphere, like a round * shape: a flat rectangle

* i's easier to find the

‘on the fine that cuts them into * Some things ane

others shrink, + They show the

sizes and exact locations

Globes or Maps?

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equal vote law propery population dispute

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1 2 3 :

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choose the right word to complete the sentence

1 (Property / Law) means the things that you own, ike a building oF land, 2 China has the biggest (vote / population ofthe world I's over one ion 3 People (equal / vote) to choose a law or the president

4 We should obey the (las /cisputes) ofthe country where we ae now 5 In most democracies today, all people are (equal property)

& A( population / dispute) is a serious argument or disagreement,

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First, they had a direct democracy That means each Citizen voted on the laws Most democracies today are republics That means a few people vote on laws for many —usually from one area In republics, the citizens just

vote to choose those few people

The Athenian idea of citizens was also different It only included native-bom men who owned land Women, men without property, foreigners, and slaves were left out, The citizens only made up 10 to 20 percent of the total population

And even the citizens were not exactly equal The whole group was called the assembly But there were two smaller groups which had more power: the council and the courts The council decided what to vote on And the courts settled disputes Most members of these groups were from

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Comprehension

3 Complete the topic sentence of this passage

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B Mark T(true) or F(false) according to the passage

11 Today, citizens have equal votes in most democracies TÔ Fd 2 Athens’ democracy was nota direct democracy TH rũ 3 In republics, the selected citizens vote for laws TT F1

G Choose the best answer to each question

11 Who could be citizens in ancient Athens? @ native men with land

@ foreign men with property © female slaves

2 What was the whole group of the citizens called in Athens’ democracy? @ republic © the assembly © the council ‘3 What did the courts doin Athens’ democracy?

@ chose citizens @ settled cisputes decided what to vote on

Read the passage again Then complete the chart below

Ancient Athens’ Democracy, Direct democracy + Each ctizen voted on the citizens “They were only native-born men with

“+ Women, men without property, „and slaves were lft out

+ The whole group was called the assembly * Two smaller groups, the council and the courts, had

more

“The government system of my country is different from ancient Athens’ First, we have (type of government)

Citizens ore (characteristics of citizens) ‘They vote for (what to vote on)

Key Words

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5 The artist painted the mountain's beautiful (landscapes / backpacking ): {We wil go (backpacking / luxurious) to Europe because we don't have

‘much money for traveling,

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‘They say, “Getting there is half the fun.” On a Trans-

Siberian Railway adventure, it's all the Fun! The railway stretches from Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the east That's eight days and 9,289 kilometers! It may sound long, But it’s like staying in a rolling hotel Relax in luxurious rooms Enjoy world-class dining And view beautiful landscapes unfolding every

In Moscow, you see historic buildings along the Moscow

Mountains

Then you enter Siberia—like a country of its own It takes another five days But you'll be pleased by what unfolds outside your window The forests, lakes, and hills

dare magical

Finally, the end of the line, Vladivostok! But not necessarily the end of your adventure! There are boats to Japan and Korea and planes to Beijing

Bringing the family? Backpacking lore Words & Phrases

with friends? We have tour options to

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