DVD cross-curricular Unit

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Animals and their habitats
1 Watch and label.
bamboo leaves wings neck beak branch

1 beak 3 4 6

2 5

2 Watch again. Then match.

1 Parrots use their strong beaks a to stay warm.
2 Parrots use their long toes b to eat bamboo.
3 Penguins use their thick feathers c to walk along branches.
4 Penguins use their wings d to eat leaves in the tall trees.
5 Giraffes use camouflage e to eat fruit and seeds.
6 Giraffes use their long necks f to hide.
7 Pandas use their strong teeth g to swim in the sea.

3 Draw and write about an animal you know.

This is a

live in

Theyve got and

They use their to

They use their to

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 DVD cross-curricular Unit 2
Girls soccer
1 Watch and answer the questions.
1 Where is the school? Its in the US.
2 What are the girls playing? Theyre playing
3 When do they train? They train on and evenings.

2 Watch again and number. Then match.

a b c

d e f

1
1 The girls train in the evenings. e 4 They run up and down.
2 Their friends watch the matches. 5 They kick the ball.
3 They stretch their muscles. 6 They play matches on Saturdays.

3 Jay is American. Look at his bar chart and answer.

1 Whats the most popular sport in Jays class?
Sports in my class, by Jay
basketball
12
2 How many people play baseball?
10

3 Do more people play soccer or basketball?

8
Number of people

6 4 Do more people play tennis or go

swimming?
4

2 5 How many people play a sport with a ball?

0
basketball soccer baseball tennis swimming

Sports

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 DVD cross-curricular Unit 3
The Tate Modern
1 Watch. Tick which sentence is false.
1 The Tate Modern is an art gallery. 3 Its got lots of paintings and sculptures.
2 Its in London, near the river. 4 Its got six floors.

2 Watch and number. Then match.

a b c

d e f

1 There are paintings of real objects. a 4 This is a dramatic, modern painting.

2 There are sculptures and installations. 5 The building is very big.
3 There are paintings with colourful 6 This is an old painting with pastel
shapes. colours.

3 Look at the photos in activity 2. Write.

pastel colours colourful shapes real objects dramatic old modern

1 I like paintings with

2 I dont like paintings with
3 I prefer paintings.
4 I prefer sculptures.
5 My favourite painting in activity 2 is
I like it because its

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 DVD cross-curricular Unit 4
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Chickens and eggs
1 Watch and number. Then label.
scrambled eggs coop chicken food fried eggs chicken boiled eggs

a b c

fried eggs

d e f

2 Watch again and write T (True) or F (False).

1 Some people keep chickens in their gardens. 5 Each chicken lays one egg every week.
T 6 Supermarkets dont sell lots of chicken eggs.
2 Chickens drink milk.
3 All the chickens here are males. 7 Chicken eggs are easy to cook.
4 Only female birds lay eggs. 8 Chicken eggs contain protein.

3 Draw another food made with eggs. Then write.

an egg
This is This is
sandwich.
Its made with Its made with
eggs and and
bread.
It contains It contains
protein.
Its very Its very
tasty!

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 DVD cross-curricular Unit 5
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Map symbols
1 Watch and tick . Then label.
car park train station restaurant beach
information picnic area museum castle

1 2 3 4

beach

5 6 7 8

2 Watch again and write Yes or No.

1 Is there a bridge to the island? No
2 Are there any cars on the island?
3 Is the car park symbol red?
4 Are there trains on the island?
5 Is the information symbol black?
6 Are there a lot of people on the beach?
7 Is the museum near the sea?
8 Is the castle next to the sea?

3 Invent an island. Draw a map. Add symbols and a key.

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 DVD cross-curricular Unit 6
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Warwick Castle
1 Watch and number.
bridge
flag
Great Hall
bedroom
castle 1

walls
dining room

2 Watch again. Then match.

1 Warwick castle is about a inside the keep.

2 The walls are b in the dining room.
3 The castle is next to c 1000 years old.
4 The walls and the river d protected the castle.
5 The Great Hall is e lived in this castle.
6 King Henry VIII f tall and thick.
7 Theres a dining room g inside the keep, too.
8 Kings and queens ate h a river.

3 Find and draw a castle you know. Write.

This is Castle.

Its about years old.

It's next to

Theres a and a

lived here.

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 DVD cross-curricular Unit 7
Unusual homes
1 Write. Then watch and number the homes in order.
windmill terraced house apartment block old houseboat
cottage detached house modern houseboat semi-detached house

a b c d

cottage

e f g h

2 Answer the questions.

1 What kind of houses can you find in the English countryside?
2 What kind of houses can you find in New York City?
3 How many houseboats are there in Amsterdam?
4 Why did people build tall, thin houses in Amsterdam?
5 What did the people of Amsterdam build for transport?
6 Why did people start living on the canal?
7 Did old houseboats have electricity?
8 What other unusual homes can you find in Amsterdam?

3 Think about your country. Complete the sentences.

1 In my country, people in cities live in
2 In the countryside, people live in
3 Some unusual homes in my country are

Now tell the class.

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Unit 1
Animals and their habitats
All animals have a natural habitat.
Parrots live in the rainforest, in South America.
They have big strong beaks
for eating fruit and seeds.
Parrots have long toes
to help them walk along branches.
Penguins live in Antarctica.
Its very cold here.
Penguins have thick feathers to stay warm.
They have wings, but they cant fly
They use their wings to swim in the sea.
Giraffes live in Africa.
They use camouflage to hide from predators, like lions.
Giraffes have long legs and very long necks,
So they can eat the leaves in the tall trees.
Pandas live in China.
They have strong teeth to eat bamboo,
And they have thick fur, to stay warm.
1 Watch and label.
ANSWERS
1 beak 3 wings
2 branch 4 neck
2 Watch again. Then match.
ANSWERS
1 e 2 c 3 a 4 g 5 f 6 d 7 b ANSWERS
3 Draw and write about an animal you know.
ANSWERS
Pupils own answers
Unit 2
Girls soccer
This is a school in the US.
The girls are playing football.
In the US, they call football soccer.
The girls train in the evenings.
They train two times a week, on Monday evenings,
And on Thursday evenings.
They run up and down the pitch,
And they stretch their muscles.
At the end of training, they play a practice match.
They kick the ball to each other.
Now, its Saturday morning.
The girls are ready to play a match.
Theyre wearing red shirts.
The other team are wearing blue shirts.
Their friends come to watch the match.
Do girls play soccer at your school?
1 Watch and answer the questions.
ANSWERS
1 US 3 Monday, Thursday
2 football (or soccer)
2 Watch again and number. Then match.
ANSWERS
a 5 b 4 c 3 d 2 e 1 f 6
1 e 2 f 3 c 4 d 5 b 6 a
Transcripts/Answers
3 Jay is American. Look at his bar chart and
answer.
ANSWERS
1 basketball 2 7 3 17 4 tennis 5 29
Unit 3
The Tate Modern
This is the Tate Modern art gallery.
Its in London.
The Tate Modern is one of the most famous art galleries in
the world.
The building is very big,
And theres lots of space for exhibitions.
There are seven floors!
The Tate Modern is full of paintings, sculptures and
installations.
There are old paintings,
With pastel colours,
And there are more dramatic, modern paintings.
There are paintings of real objects,
And paintings with colourful shapes.
What kind of art do you like?
5 leaves 1 Watch. Tick which sentence is false.
6 bamboo ANSWERS
4 is the false sentence
2 Watch and number. Then match.
a 5 b 1 c 4 d 6 e 2 f 3
1 a 2 e 3 d 4 c 5 b 6 f
3 Look at the photos in exercise 2. Write.
ANSWERS
Pupils own answers.
Unit 4
Chickens and eggs
These are chickens.
They live in a coop.
Chickens are easy to look after.
They eat corn,
And they drink water.
All of the chickens here are female.
Only female birds lay eggs.
Each chicken produces one egg every day!
This is Frank.
Frank and his family keep chickens in their garden.
Frank collects the eggs every day.
Look! Today, there are two eggs!
Eggs are easy to cook.
Franks dad is cooking boiled eggs for Frank and his little
brother, Tom.
He boils the eggs for three minutes,
And serves them with toast.
Theyre really tasty!
Eggs are good for you. They contain protein.
You can also have scrambled eggs.
And fried eggs!
Do you like eggs?
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EXPL

1 Watch and number. Then label.
ANSWERS
a 6 fried eggs, b 2 chicken food, c 3 coop,
d 4 boiled eggs, e 1 chicken, f 5 scrambled eggs
2 Watch again and write T (True) or F (False).
ANSWERS
1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 T 8 T 1 c 2 f 3 h 4 d 5 a 6 e 7 g 8 b
3 Draw another food made with eggs. Then write.
ANSWERS
Pupils own answer
Unit 5
Map symbols
This is a map of the Isle of Wight.
Its a small island near the South coast of England.
You can get to the island by ferry.
This blue symbol tells you where to park your car.
This red symbol shows you where the stations are,
So you can explore the island by train.
This is an information symbol,
It shows you where tourist information offices are.
If you want to go to the beach,
You can follow the sandcastle signs.
Theres a museum,
And even an old castle on the island.
What would you like to visit?
1 Watch and tick . Then label.
ANSWERS
1 beach 2 car park 3 museum 4 train station
5 information 6 restaurant 7 castle 8 picnic area
2 Watch again and write Yes or No.
ANSWERS
1 No 3 No 5 No 7 Yes
2 Yes 4 Yes 6 No 8 No
3 Invent an island. Draw a map. Add symbols
and a key.
ANSWERS
Pupils own answers.
Unit 6
Warwick Castle
This is Warwick Castle.
Its in England.
The castle is about 1000 years old.
The walls of the castle are tall and thick.
The castle is next to a river,
Theres a bridge to get to the castle.
The walls and the river protected the castle.
King Henry VIII of England lived in Warwick Castle about
500 years ago.
This is the Great Hall,
Its inside the keep,
the strongest part of the castle.
He had six wives!
There are a lot of bedrooms in the keep,
And a dining room, where the kings and queens ate.
Would you like to live in a castle?
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Transcripts/Answers
1 Watch and number.
ANSWERS
1 castle 2 flag 3 walls 4 bridge
5 Great Hall 6 bedroom 7 dining room
2 Watch again. Then match.
ANSWERS
3 Find and draw a castle you know. Write.
ANSWERS
Pupils own answers.
Unit 7
Unusual Homes
What kind of house do you live in?
Do you live in a terraced house, a semi-detached house or
a detached house?
People in different places live in different kinds of houses.
In the English countryside people live in small cottages.
But in New York City they live in very high apartment blocks.
In Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, they have some unusual
houses.
Lots of people live in boats.
There are 2,400 houseboats in Amsterdam!
There are lots of different kinds of houseboats.
There are big house boats, and small house boats.
Some houseboats look like boats.
And some houseboats look like houses.
But why are houseboats so popular in Amsterdam?
400 years ago the people of Amsterdam built lots of houses.
There wasnt much space so they built tall, thin houses.
While they were building them they were also building
canals for transport.
But canal boats were cheaper than houses.
Soon people were living on the canal too!
But they werent living in nice houseboats.
They were living in small, horrible boats.
They didnt have electricity or water.
Today houseboats are very modern.
But they arent cheap!
Amsterdams houseboats are famous.
Theres even a boat museum!
But they arent the only unusual houses in Amsterdam.
Some people live in windmills!
1 Write. Then number the homes in order.
ANSWERS
a cottage 4 b detached house 3 c old houseboat 6
d windmill 8 e apartment block 5 f terraced house 1
g modern houseboat 7 h semi-detached house 2
2 Answer the questions.
ANSWERS
1 small cottages 5 canals
2 very high apartment 6 canal boats were cheaper
blocks than houses
3 2,400 7 no, they didnt
4 there wasnt much space 8 windmills
3 Think about your country. Complete the
sentences.
ANSWERS
Pupils own answers.
Make a wormery Cross-curricular Unit 1
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1 Read and write True or False.
Why are worms useful? soil tunnel worm plant root

Worms live in the leaf litter and the soil. They are
very useful insects. They eat dead plants and
animals and they make new soil. They move around
the soil and make tunnels. The air in the tunnels
gives oxygen to plant roots. Worms mix the soil too.
They are fantastic creatures.

1 Worms live in soil. True 3 Plant roots need oxygen.

2 Worms eat soil. 4 Worms are good for the soil.

2 Read and match.

1 box apple peelings 2 3

lid worms

sand
4 5
jar

dead leaves soil

6 7 8 9
Two weeks later

a Shes putting some worms in the jar.

b Shes putting the lid on the jar. Now the worms cant escape.
c Shes putting layers of sand and soil in the jar.
d Worms need air. Ellies mum is making holes in the lid.
e 1 Ellie is making a wormery.
f Shes looking at her wormery. She cant see the food. She can see
sometunnels. The soil and the sand are mixed.
g Shes washing the jar.
h Now the wormery is in a cool place. Shes covering it with a box so its dark.
i Shes giving the worms some food. They like fruit, vegetables and dead leaves.

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 Make a bar chart Cross-curricular Unit 2
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1 Read the instructions and make a bar chart.
1 Choose a title for your bar chart. Tally chart
Favourite sports in my class. Answers Number of children
Favourite sports personalities in my class.
Favourite football teams in my class.
2 Choose one question to ask your classmates.
What sports do you play?
Whos your favourite sports personality?
Whats your favourite team?
3 Ask your question and complete the tally chart.
4 Write the answers at the bottom of the bar chart.
5 Use a different colour for each answer and
complete the bar chart.

Bar chart Title:

20

18

16

14
Number of children

12

10

Answers

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Drawing a horse Cross-curricular Unit 3
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How to draw a horse
ear
mane
head
neck
shoulder tail
body

knee oval bean

legs

hooves
line rub out

1 Look and match.

Draw around the shape of the head and
1 2 neck and draw the ears.
1 Draw a circle and an oval for the head and
a line for the neck. Then draw a bigger
oval for the body and some more lines for
the legs.
Draw a tail, a mane, the horses face and
the hooves.
Horses have ears, shoulders, knees and
3 4 hooves. Draw circles to show where
these are.
When you are happy with the shape of
your horse, rub out any lines you
dont need.
Draw around the circles of the legs to give
the legs some shape. Do the same for the
hooves. Make the body the shape of
5 6 abean.

2 Draw a horse using the instructions.

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An experiment with eggs Cross-curricular Unit 4
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1 Read and answer. breaking an egg shell a dome shape

How strong is an egg?

Its easy to break an egg shell. Egg shell is
not very strong. But, a mother bird can
sit on her eggs and they dont break. Why not?
Its the shape of the egg that makes it strong its a dome shape. Dome shapes are very strong.
1 Is egg shell strong? 3 What shape is an egg?
2 Are eggs strong? 4 Are dome shapes strong?

2 Read the instructions. Choose the correct picture. Guess the answer to number 6.
1 You need four eggs, sticky a b
tape, scissors and some
telephone books.

2 Break the egg and use the a b

larger part of the egg shell.
Throw away the yolk and
the white.

3 Put some sticky tape round a b

the centre of the eggshell.

4 Cut round the centre of the a b

eggshell. Make four domes
from the eggshells.

5 Put the eggshells on the a b

table, one at each corner of
a square.

6 Put some telephone books a b

on the eggshells. How
many telephone books do
you use before the
eggshells break?

3 Now try the experiment yourself.

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 Treasure hunt Cross-curricular Unit 5
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1 Read the clues and follow on the map. Then write the letters.
1 Go 60 m north and 70 m east. Where are you? l i b r a r y
2 Then go 30 m west and 40 m north. Where are you?
3 Then go 20 m north and 30 m east. Where are you?
4 Then go 110 m west. Where are you?
5 Then go 10 m east and 40 m south. Where are you?
6 Then go 20 m south and 10 m east. Where are you?
7 Then go 90 m east and 20 m south. Where are you?
8 Then go 40 m south and 30 m west. Where are you?
9 Then go 80 m west. Where are you?
10 Then go 40 m east and 30 m north. Where are you?

2 Answer the question. Look at the grey squares in activity 1 and rearrange the letters
to find the location.
Where is the treasure?
7 2 9 3 1 8 5 6 10 4

north

west east

south

Key
hotel

supermarket
cinema

park

library

caf

bank

shop

church

theatre

restaurant

= 10 m Start here

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The castle game Cross-curricular Unit 6
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1 Play the castle game.
You need: How to play:
1 Play in pairs. Each player needs a counter.
2 One player starts inside the castle. He or
she is the defender.
2 counters
3 The other player starts outside the castle.
He or she is the attacker.
4 Take turns to throw the dice. 16 The drawbridge
is down. 16 The
5 Move the number shown on the dice.
1 dice king
6 Read the sentence. If its good news for 15 arrives
you, move forward one square. If its bad to help
news for you, move back one square. 14 The you.
If its blank, wait for your next turn.
people in
1 board 7 The first player to reach the flag is the castle
the winner. can sleep
in the
12 You havent got keep.
7 8 The moat is 15
a lot of food. Its warm.
wide and full
of water.
13
6 The 11 14 The
9
drawbridge drawbridge
is up. is down.
10 The lord and
5 his knights
3 are at war. 13
4 The soldiers
in the towers 2 The castle 1 START HERE
are sleeping. walls are very 12 The
strong. drawbridge
is up.
8 You have got 10 Its cold and
a lot of food 9 wet and you
11
and water. havent
got tents.
7

6 The soldiers
in the castle
3 2 The soldiers
see you.
4 Your knights in the tower 1 START HERE
5 are brave. are sleeping.

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