Reading town 3 answer key

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Part 1

Unit 1 Animals : Grazing Cousins

Lesson 1 Zebra Stripes

Lesson 2 The Biggest Horse

Review Connecting Lesson 1 & Lesson 2

Unit 2 The Origins of Names :

A Bear and a Toy

Lesson 1 Teddy’s Bear

Lesson 2 A Puzzling Cube

Unit 3 Technology: Rockets

Lesson 1 Blasting-off with Rockets

Lesson 2 Rocketing into Space

Unit 4 Sports: Basketball

Lesson 1 The Invention of Basketball

Lesson 2 The Chinese Superstar

Unit 5 Arts: Vincent van Gogh

Lesson 1 Painted feelings

Lesson 2 Starry Night

Part 2

Unit 6 Health: Human Lungs

Lesson 1 Like Two Big Balloons Lesson 2 A Dangerous Choice Review Connecting Lesson 1 & Lesson 2

Unit 7 Environmental Issues:

Consumption & Waste

Lesson 1 Consumer Culture Lesson 2 Solid Waste

Unit 8 People and Culture: Polynesia

Lesson 1 Penrhyn Island Lesson 2 Rangi and Papa Review Connecting Lesson 1 & Lesson 2

Unit 9 Our Earth: Waterfalls

Lesson 1 The Natural Shower Lesson 2 Victoria Falls

Unit 10 A “How-to Guide:

Speeches & Essays

Lesson 1 Don’t Panic!

Lesson 2 500 Words?!

Reading Town 3

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Animals: Grazing Cousins

Unit 1

Lesson 1: Zebra Stripes

Warm up

p 11

The answers may vary

(This section is a teacher-led small group discussion It is designed to prepare the students for reading both of the passages in the unit Please note, the questions are a guide only so the teacher should feel free to modify them or use them in another way

1 Pre-Reading

p 12

This section is a teacher-led small group discussion It is designed to prepare

the students for reading the passage

Lions are color-blind so the zebra’s

stripes are good camouflage

The stripes disguise the

zebra’s shape

Wounds caused by fighting

change the pattern of the stripes

Zebras hide in brown and green grass and survive

The zebras are much less likely

to be bitten by the tsetse fly

Female zebras are able to see which males are the best fighters

1 c

1 b

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(This section is a student-led pair or small group discussion that reviews the lesson It is left to the teacher’s discretion

to decide how to teach and answer this section.)

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Unit 1 Lesson 2: The Biggest Horse

1 Pre-Reading

p 18

This section is a teacher-led small group discussion It is designed to

prepare the students for reading the passage

(For your information: The picture shows a Shire horse Humans use this

horse for pulling loads and for draft horse competitions.)

The name was changed to English Cart Horse

The name was changed again to Shire horse

The number of Shires declined

The number of Shire horses is growing

1 Used to carry knights

2 Used for farming and

transporting heavy loads

1 Often pulled carts

2 Used for breeding heavy hunting horses

3 Seen in draft horse competitions

1 a 1 b

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Unit 1 Review: Connecting Lesson 1 and Lesson 2

1 Summary and Discussion

A Main Ideas and Supporting Details

p 24 (Note, the main ideas can be in any order)

Lesson 1 Summary: Zebra Stripes

Main Ideas 6 Zoologists think that the zebra’s stripes act as camouflage

1 The zebra’s stripes seem to be an effective means of confusing the tsetse fly

4 The zebra’s stripes are also believed to play a role in attracting female zebras

Supporting

Detail

2 Lions see everything as black, white, or grey because they are color-blind

Lesson 2 Summary: The Biggest Horse

Main Ideas 8 Shire horses are draft horses so they are heavy, strong and

powerful

5 The Shire horse is descended from the Great horse

3 The number of Shire horses declined in the 20th century but it’s on the rise again

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The Origins of Names: A Bear and a Toy

Unit 2

Lesson 1: Teddy’s Bear

Warm up

p 27

The answers may vary.

1 Pre-Reading

p 28

The bear was tied to a tree It

couldn’t run away

Morris Michtom was inspired

by the cartoon and the story

A bear was captured and tied

to a tree so the President could shoot it

The President was very sad

He felt it was unfair so he refused to shoot it

He made a small, soft bear

1 c

2 b

1 b

2 c

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E behind the President’s hunting

trip

Theodore Roosevelt made a

famous decision on a hunting

trip in 1902

There are millions of soft, stuffed bears in homes across the world

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Unit 2 Lesson 2: A Puzzling Cube

1 Pre-Reading

p 34

This section is a teacher-led small group discussion It is

designed to prepare the students for reading the passage

Erno Rubik was born in Budapest

He created a cube-shaped puzzle game

Magic Cube was named “Rubik’s Cube”

A competition was held to see how fast the puzzle can be solved

The new record was 7.08 seconds

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Lesson 1 Summary: Teddy’s Bear

Main Ideas 1 The story about the President inspired Morris Michtom to make a

new toy

6 The new toy, the teddy bear, has been popular since its creation

8 President Roosevelt decided not to shoot the bear captured and tied

to a tree

Supporting

Detail

4 The President even used them in his campaign for re-election

Lesson 2 Summary: A Puzzling Cube

Main Ideas 2 The Rubik’s Cube was an instant success and more than 300 million

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1 Pre-Reading

p 44

Chinese scientists discovered gunpowder

Chinese use rockets in their attacks against the Mongol armies

1 b 1 a

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G 1400s

20th century

Korean scientists created the hwacha

Rocket scientists created the long range military and space rockets that we know today

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Unit 3 Lesson 2: Rocketing into Space

1 Pre-Reading

p 50

(For your information, the “space race” was a technological battle between

the United States and the U.S.S.R to achieve space flight)

A battle of technology was

being fought between the Axis

and Allied powers during

World War II

Many German rocket scientists

were captured and taken to

work in the U.S.A and the

U.S.S.R

The Russians succeeded in

putting the first satellite and

the first man into space

Rocket technology advanced rapidly

Their knowledge of rockets fueled the “space race”

between the two countries

Americans were scared, so they pushed forward with their own space program

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During World War II

After the war

1969

Today

Rocket technology advanced rapidly

There was a “Space Race”

between the U.S.A and the U.S.S.R

The Americans landed the first man on the moon

Rockets remain the vehicle of choice for reaching space

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Lesson 1 Summary: Blasting-off with Rockets

Main Ideas 6 Rockets and gunpowder were used to create fireworks

8 Chinese scientists discovered gunpowder

2 Rockets were also used to develop weapons for attacking enemies Supporting

Detail

1 Fireworks were made to create a beautiful sight

Lesson 2 Summary: Rocketing into Space

Main Ideas 7 After the war, there was a “Space Race” between the U.S.A and the

U.S.S.R

4 The Russians succeeded in launching the first satellite

5 Rocket technology advanced rapidly during World War II

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1 Pre-Reading

p 60

The peach basket was mounted

3.05 meters from the floor

The peach basket didn’t have

it’s bottom cut out

Someone drilled a hole in the

basket

Scoring a point was difficult

After a point was scored, the referee had to climb up to retrieve the ball

The referee could push the ball out with a stick

1 a

2 b

1 c

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Unit 4 Lesson 2: The Chinese Superstar

1 Pre-Reading

p 66

(For your information: The player in the picture is Yao Ming)

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Lesson 1 Summary: The Invention of Basketball

Main Ideas 6 Basketball was invented in 1891 in Massachusetts, U.S.A by James

Naismith

1 Basketball has become a very popular sport all over the world

7 You can play basketball at a park or school just about anywhere Supporting

Detail

4 A peach basket was used Later a hole was made in the bottom of the basket so the ball could be pushed out

Lesson 2 Summary: The Chinese Superstar

Main Ideas 8 Yao is very tall and he’s from China He plays for the Houston

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Arts: Vincent van Gogh

Unit 5

Lesson 1: Painted Feelings

Warm up

p 75

1 Pre-Reading

p 76

Van Gogh was born in Holland

He stopped going to school

He began working for a French art dealer

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At age 37

Today

He had sold only one painting

His time as an artist was not easy

He had an ability to express

his sadness through his art

He lived in poor conditions

He had to borrow money from his brother

He spent much of his time alone

Now his paintings are sold for millions of dollars

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Unit 5 Lesson 2: Starry Night

1 Pre-Reading

p 82

He was bored at the hospital

He appreciated the beauty of

He added the mountains, the cypress tree, and most of the stars

1 b

2 a

1 c

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p 88 (Note, the main ideas can be in any order)

Lesson 1 Summary: Painted Feelings

Main Ideas 5 Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30th 1853, in Holland

4 Van Gogh produced over 2000 works but he only sold one painting

2 Van Gogh had a sad, unhappy, and difficult life and he committed suicide at age 37

Supporting

Detail

8 Van Gogh often had to borrow money from his brother

Lesson 2 Summary: Starry Night

Main Ideas 6 The Starry Night was painted in 1889 by van Gogh at a hospital in

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Health: Human Lungs

Unit 6

Lesson 1: Like Two Big Balloons

Warm up

p 93

1 Pre-Reading

p 94

(For your information: The strongest muscle in the human body is the

quadriceps, which is located at the front of your thigh (upper leg).)

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