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Unit 1_Tomato Festival

Words & Phrases

A_

1. end 2. main 3. gather

4. stand 5. crowd

B_

1. plaza 2. passer-by 3. scene

4. hold 5. yearly

C_

1. get in a fight 2. one another 3. cleaned up

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D_

1. People are throwing tomatoes at one another.

2. They took fruit from a nearby food stand and threw it.

3. People begin to gather at the main plaza.

4. Tons of tomatoes arrive and are poured out onto the crowd.

5. Two hours later, the fight ends and everyone helps to clean up.

Dictation

E_

La Tomatina is an (exciting) tomato (fight) festival in Buñol, (Spain). It is (held) on the last

(Wednesday) of August (every) year. In the 1940s, some (friends) fought with (fruit) and

passers-by (joined) and had (fun). It became a (festival) called La Tomatina. On the festival

day, people (gather) at the main (plaza). At 11 o’clock, the (tomatoes) arrive and people begin

to (throw) them at one (another). They have (great) fun. Two hours (later), people help to

(clean) up the (streets).

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Unit 2_Mother’s Day

Words & Phrases

A_

1. bit 2. raise 3. boil

4. utensil 5. crop

B_

1. grain 2. branch 3. steam

4. point 5. culture

C_

1. pick up 2. live on 3. is rooted in

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D_

1. We usually use a fork or chopsticks to pick up food.

2. They would cut the meat with a knife.

3. More points were added to pick up smaller bits of food.

4. Chopsticks are a part of Eastern culture.

5. Chopsticks were developed to pick up these food bits.

Dictation

E_

How were (forks) and chopsticks (developed)? (Western) people mainly lived on (meat), and

(ancient) Greeks used a fork with two (points) to hold meat while (cutting) it. Later, (more)

points were (added). On the (other) hand, (Eastern) people (lived) on (grains) and vegetables.

(Two) tree (branches) were used to (turn) the food while (cooking). Chopsticks were

developed by the (Chinese) 5,000 years (ago) to pick up (smaller) food bits.

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Unit 3_Talents and Jobs

Words & Phrases

A_

1. stunned 2. chubby 3. undergo

4. enter 5. accident

B_

1. nervously 2. international 3. surgery

4. doubtful 5. judge

C_

1. come true 2. gave up 3. neither, nor

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D_

1. I am here to sing opera.

2. Paul loved to sing from childhood.

3. He wasn’t happy with his job.

4. He had health problems and underwent surgery.

5. He could neither work nor sing for many months.

Dictation

E_

Paul Potts loved to (sing) and (wanted) to be an (opera) singer, but he became a (salesman).

He kept singing in an (amateur) opera group. He (could) not sing for many (months) because

of an (accident). But after (four) years, he (appeared) on a British (talent) show to try and

(realize) his singing (dream). Hearing his (beautiful) aria, the (judges) and the crowd were

(stunned). Now he is an (international) star. Like him, you can (make) dreams come (true) if

you work (hard).

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Unit 4_Potluck Party

Words & Phrases

A_

1. offer 2. common 3. arrive

4. receive 5. decide

B_

1. dish 2. flatten 3. invitation

4. dough 5. already

C_

1. on the way 2. piled up 3. close to

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D_

1. Each guest takes a dish to share.

2. Mrs. Sahid and Alka decided to make chappatis tor the party.

3. Alka helped her make little balls of dough.

4. Many neighbors were already there with their food.

5. Mrs. Sahid also offered chappatis to her neighbors.

Dictation

E_

The Sahids (received) an invitation for a potluck (party). The (invitation) said ‘BYO food,’

which meant “Bring Your (Own) food.” Mrs. Sahid and Alka (made) chappatis, a (common)

Indian food. When they (arrived) at the party, (many) neighbors were (already) there. They

tried different (dishes) and their (neighbors) liked the chappatis. Alka (felt) much (closer) to

her neighbors after (sharing) food. She (said) to her mom that she really (enjoyed) the party.

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Unit 5_Travelling Seeds

Words & Phrases

A_

1. sticky 2. thick 3. float

4. twirl 5. cling

B_

1. fiber 2. fur 3. distant

4. spit 5. hook

C_

1. come out 2. far away 3. drop off

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D_

1. Seeds can travel far away from their homes.

2. Coconut seeds are covered in a thick later of fiber.

3. Humans can carry seeds on their clothes and shoes.

4. The fruit seeds come out on later in animals’ droppings.

5. Some plants don’t wait for the seeds to fall off.

Dictation

E_

Different seeds (travel) in different (ways). Seeds that travel by (wind), like (dandelion) seeds

and (maple) seeds, are (usually) light or (wing-shaped). Coconuts seeds are (covered) in a

thick layer of (fiber), and they travel by (water). Some seeds are (sticky) or have sharp

(hooks), so they (cling) to animals or humans and (drop) off at a (distant) place. Some seeds

(also) come out in (animals’) droppings. Some plants (spit) seeds out into the (air).

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Unit 6_A Frog’s Life Cycle

Words & Phrases

A_

1. female 2. shrink 3. fuel

4. mate 5. adult

B_

1. material 2. lung 3. full-grown

4. lay 5. tadpole

C_

1. is similar to 2. is covered with 3. A mass of

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D_

1. A female frog pays a mass of eggs in the water.

2. The eggs are usually covered with a jelly-like material.

3. A tadpole doesn’t have any legs.

4. A tadpole with legs begins to eat insects and plants.

5. A froglet loses its gills and breathes with lungs.

Dictation

E_

A frog (undergoes) many (changes) during its life cycle. First, (female) frogs lay their (eggs) in

the water. After (hatching) from an egg, a (tadpole) breathes with (gills) and swims with a

(long) tail. After (some) time, the (hind) and (front) legs grow. When it (becomes) a froglet, it

(breathes) with lungs and has a (short) tail. An (adult) frog (doesn’t) have a tail any more and

lives on dry (land) and in (water). After meeting its (mate), it (lays) eggs. Then the cycle

(begins) again.

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Unit 7_The Wetlands: Swamps

Words & Phrases

A_

1. creepy 2. absorb 3. flood

4. prevent 5. release

B_

1. swamp 2. various 3. migrate

4. provide 5. rest

C_

1. block out 2. come from 3. for one thing

Writing

D_

1. Swamps may not be everybody’s favorite place.

2. In a storm, swamps absorb water like a sponge.

3. They release the water in dry weather?

4. Swamps are also important to migrating birds.

5. Crocodiles and beavers live at the surface of the water.

Dictation

E_

Swamps are (low) lands that are (underwater) for most of the (year). They are very

(important). For one (thing), they (prevent) flooding by (absorbing) water in a (storm) and

(releasing) the water in (dry) weather. Swamps (provide) a resting (place) for (migrating)

birds like ducks, (geese) and swans (during) their long (journey). Swamps are also (home) to

animals (like) raccoons and (snakes).

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Unit 8_Exploring the Deep Sea

Words & Phrases

A_

1. enormous 2. attract 3. prey

4. swallow 5. stretch

B_

1. submarine 2. underneath 3. flash

4. pitch-black 5. embarrassed

C_

1. in one gulp 2. light up 3. get away

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D_

1. It had an enormous mouth and a very long tail.

2. The gulper eel can eat much larger than itself.

3. The gulper eel just swallow its prey in one gulp.

4. But the gulper eel was now coming towards them.

5. Embarrassed, she smiled weakly at the captain.

Dictation

E_

Emily was (excited) about her (submarine) trip. It was pitch-black (below) the sea, but

(suddenly) she saw a (light) coming from a gulper eel with an (enormous) mouth. The

(captain) said that it could eat (prey) much (larger) than itself. When the gulper eel (turned)

and was coming (towards) the submarine, Emily was frightened and (cried). But Emily

(realized) that the gulper eel had eaten a (fish), and she felt (embarrassed).

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Unit 9_Earth and Water

Words & Phrases

A_

1. damage 2. erupt 3. sightseeing

4. melt 5. harden

B_

1. cause 2. earthquake 3. destroy

4. harmful 5. mess

C_

1. build up 2. spilled out 3. burst out of

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D_

1. When volcanoes erupt, they can cause a lot of damage.

2. Earthquakes often occur before and after volcanoes erupt.

3. Volcanic heat can be used to run a power plant.

4. We can also use the various minerals melted in the lava.

5. Volcanic sites are good for sightseeing.

Dictation

E_

Hot (liquid) rock called (magma) flows (underneath) the earth’s surface. There are also

(gases), steam and (dust). Sometimes they (burst) out of the earth’s (surface). Hot liquid

(called) lava and (sand-like) rock (spill) out. They (harden) and become (volcanoes).

Volcanoes make (earthquakes) occur and (destroy) land, (plants) and animals. But volcanic

(heat), (minerals) and sites can be used in (many) ways.

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Unit 10_Melting Icebergs

Words & Phrases

A_

1. extinct 2. future 3. layer

4. chunk 5. habitat

B_

1. freeze 2. appear 3. familiar

4. protect 5. movement

C_

1. is full of 2. Due to 3. break free

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D_

1. A polar bear dreams about floating on an iceberg.

2. How did icebergs first form?

3. Thousands of years ago, snow piled up on land near the poles.

4. Icebergs appear white because they are full of air bubbles.

5. We must work to protect these familiar animals.

Dictation

E_

Snow (piles) up near the poles and (freezes) into layers of (ice), creating (glaciers). When

(parts) of glaciers (melt) and (break) free, they are called (icebergs). Icebergs are made of

(fresh) water. They (float) down the (sea) and melt (away). Because the world’s (temperature)

keeps going up, more and (more) icebergs are (breaking) free and melting (quickly). Animals

like polar bears and (seals) are losing their (habitats). We (should) try to (protect) these

animals.

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Unit 11_The Blue Sky

Words & Phrases

A_

1. bump 2. atmosphere 3. scatter

4. bounce 5. direction

B_

1. light 2. actually 3. space

4. eventually 5. reach

C_

1. is made up of 2. pass through 3. has to do with

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D_

1. Why is the sky not yellow or green?

2. Sunlight is made up of all colors of the rainbow.

3. But blue light bounces off in all directions.

4. This makes the sky look blue.

5. In space, there is nothing for light to bounce off.

Dictation

E_

The color of the (sky) has to do with (light) from the (sun) and the earth’s (atmosphere).

Sunlight is (made) up of all the colors of the (rainbow). The sunlight (bumps) into (gas)

molecules and (dust) in the air and gets (scattered) in different directions. (Unlike) other colors,

(blue) light (bounces) off in all (directions) and eventually (reaches) your (eyes) from all

(over) the sky. Because there is no (air) in (space), no light gets scattered and the sky looks

(black).

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Unit 12_A trip to Dubai

Words & Phrases

A_

1. amazing 2. skyscraper 3. huge

4. coast 5. village

B_

1. desert 2. tourist 3. airport

4. island 5. proudly

C_

1. look around 2. with excitement 3. take, along

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D_

1. Jason’s dad took him along on a trip to Dubai.

2. It’s an island built by people.

3. He couldn’t wait to look around the city.

4. They got in a taxi and headed towards the coast.

5. Dubai used to be a small fishing village fifty years ago.

Dictation

E_

Jason and his took a (trip) to Dubai. They (saw) Palm Jumeirah from the (airplane). It was

(shaped) like a palm (tree). When he got to the (airport), Jason felt (excited). They went to the

(coast) in a taxi. The (driver) told them that Dubai was a (small) fishing (village) fifty years

(ago) and is one of the (most) popular (tourist) cities. He was (proud) of it. When Jason saw

Palm Jumeirah up (close), he was more (amazed).

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Unit 13_The Start of Money

Words & Phrases

A_

1. ancient 2. trade 3. exchange

4. goods 5. precious

B_

1. metal 2. gradually 3. spade

4. purchase 5. modern

C_

1. take place 2. put together 3. go bad

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D_

1. But there was a problem with bartering.

2. So, people began to use cowry shells to purchase goods, instead.

3. Cowry shells were widely used as money throughout the history.

4. These were made of precious metals such as gold, silver and bronze.

5. Gradually, coins became common all over the world.

Dictation

E_

A long (time) ago, people (exchanged) goods as a way of (bartering). But the (goods) were

hard to (carry) and went bad (easily). So people (began) to use cowry (shells). Around 1000

B.C., the (Chinese) made (metal) money and it (developed) into round (coins). Ancient

Chinese coins were made of (base) metals and had (holes). Outside of China, the (first) coins

were (created) in Lydia (around) 700 B.C. and they were made of (precious) metals.

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Unit 14_From Cacao Seeds to Chocolate

Words & Phrases

A_

1. grind 2. flavor 3. pure

4. wrap 5. roast

B_

1. bitter 2. ferment 3. meat

4. equator 5. pour

C_

1. is made from 2. separate, from 3. bring out

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D_

1. Cacao trees only grow in warm places near the equator.

2. They ferment the seeds in the sun then dry them.

3. They send the beans to chocolate factories around the world.

4. Then a machine separates the meat from the shell.

5. Now it’s ready to be poured into molds.

Dictation

E_

Chocolate is made (from) the seeds of (cacao) trees, which only grow in (warm) places.

(Farmers) take out the seeds from (inside) cacao pods and (ferment) and (dry) them. These

are cacao (beans). Cacao beans are (roasted) and the meat is (separated) from the (shell). It

is ground into (liquid) chocolate. (Pure) chocolate is very (bitter), so (sugar) and (milk) are

added. It’s (heated) and (cooled) many times. Then it’s (poured) into molds and (hardened)

into chocolate bars.

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Unit 15_The Silk Road

Words & Phrases

A_

1. act 2. spread 3. compass

4. route 5. wagon

B_

1. introduce 2. besides 3. ceramic

4. spice 5. century

C_

1. back and forth 2. from, to 3. bring together

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D_

1. There once were several trade routes.

2. People rode wagons and sold silk all across the land.

3. The Silk Road brought together the East and the West.

4. Buddhism also spread from India to China.

5. The Silk Road acted as an important cultural bridge for many centuries.

Dictation

E_

The Silk Road (began) in the (second) century in China. It (stretched) to Central Asia, India,

(Africa) and Rome. The Silk Road (brought) together the (East) and the (West). Silk, (fur) and

ceramic (goods) traveled (from) east (to) west and ivory and (spices) from west to east.

People also (picked) up one another’s (cultures). China’s (inventions) were (introduced)

along the Silk Road and Buddhism (spread) from India to China. The Silk Road was an

(important) cultural (bridge).

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Unit 16_Family’s Piggy Bank

Words & Phrases

A_

1. hug 2. propose 3. agree

4. charity 5. follow

B_

1. extra 2. full 3. spend

4. meaningfully 5. change

C_

1. for a while 2. At that very moment 3. turned around

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D_

1. One day, Brad’s dad brought home a big piggy bank.

2. How about putting it in the bank for a while?

3. Interest is money paid to savers by the bank.

4. Brad turned around to the sound of the bell.

5. I want to spend our money meaningfully.

Dictation

E_

After Brad’s dad (brought) home a big (piggy) bank, his (family) began to put (change) in it.

(When) the piggy bank was (full), his dad (proposed) putting the money in the (bank) and Brad

(agreed). They kept (saving). Around Christmas, Brad and his dad (checked) their account.

There was some (interest). Brad said he wanted to (spend) the money (meaningfully) and to

put it in a (charity) kettle. Brad’s dad agreed and he (hugged) his son.

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Unit 17_Trans Fats

Words & Phrases

A_

1. silent 2. artificial 3. increase

4. last 5. solid

B_

1. inexpensive 2. blood 3. risk

4. process 5. company

C_

1. Stay away from 2. make sure 3. In addition

Writing

D_

1. Trans fats can be found in many foods.

2. Many food companies like to use trans fats.

3. Trans fats are often called ‘the silent killer’.

4. In addition, they make other fats stay in your body.

5. Make sure that your food does not contain trans fats?

Dictation

E_

Trans fats are (artificial) fats. They are (created) in the (process) that adds hydrogen to

(liquid) vegetable (oils) to make them more (solid). Trans fats are (easy) and (inexpensive) to

use and (last) for a long time, so many food (companies) use them. But trans fats are (bad) for

your (health). They build up in the (blood) and (increase) the (risk) of developing heart

(disease) and diabetes. So, stay (away) from trans fats and make (sure) your food does not

(contain) them.

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Unit 18_The Age of Puberty

Words & Phrases

A_

1. period 2. normal 3. crack

4. caterpillar 5. puberty

B_

1. cocoon 2. confused 3. developed

4. adventure 5. brain

C_

1. turns into 2. go through 3. adjust to

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D_

1. A caterpillar will turn into a beautiful butterfly.

2. Puberty stats at a different age for everyone.

3. These hormones will make your body develop in many ways?

4. During puberty, you may feel angry and confused.

5. Your mind and your body are just adjusting to the changes.

Dictation

E_

As a (caterpillar) turns into a (butterfly) after a period of (change), you also go (through)

puberty. It starts at a (different) age for everyone. Due to hormones, your body (develops) in

many (ways). A boy’s (shoulders) grow (wider) and his voice (cracks) then grows deeper. A

(girl’s) body becomes (curvier). Also, it is (normal) for you to feel angry and (confused). Your

(mind) and (body) are (adjusting) to the changes. After (puberty), there will be a (new) you.

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Unit 19_A Balanced Diet

Words & Phrases

A_

1. figure 2. product 3. diet

4. exercise 5. represent

B_

1. step 2. dairy 3. stairway

4. vertical 5. balanced

C_

1. plenty of 2. As for 3. a piece of cake

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D_

1. What does this symbol mean?

2. To stay healthy, we must eat a balanced diet.

3. Some lines are thicker than the others.

4. We should also get plenty of exercise.

5. Doing both is not always a piece of cake.

Dictation

E_

A food (pyramid) has (five) main food (groups). Orange is for (grains), green is for

(vegetables), red is for (fruits), blue is for (dairy) products like milk and (yogurt), and purple is

for (meat), fish and (nuts). Yellow is for fats and oils, which we (need) a little of. You should eat

(more) foods from the groups with the (thicker) lines. To stay (healthy), we should eat a

(balanced) diet and get plenty of (exercise). Doing that is not (easy), but try to do it step by

step.

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Unit 20_What Happened to My Eyes?

Words & Phrases

A_

1. lie 2. cool 3. sideways

4. letter 5. chart

B_

1. image 2. spinach 3. classmate

4. mirror 5. eyesight

C_

1. try on 2. take a break 3. take care of

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D_

1. The next day, Jessica went to the eye doctor with her mom.

2. She read letters from an eye chart.

3. Don’t watch TV or read books too closely.

4. She liked herself with glasses on.

5. I must take better care of my eyes.

Dictation

E_

Jessica (wanted) to look (cool) by wearing (glasses), so she (lied) that she (needed) glasses.

When the eye (doctor) said she (would) need glasses, she was (surprised). The doctor (told)

her not to (watch) TV or read books too (closely), to take time to (look) far away and (move)

her eyes (sideways), and to eat (carrots) and (spinach). Jessica liked (herself) wearing

glasses, but she was (worried) a little bit. She realized she (must) take (care) of her eyes.