Unit 8
All about home
Lesson 1 Think about it
1 Home poem
Homes
Word box
House / shell / mouse / cave
A shell is a home for a crab.
A hole is a home for a mouse.
A cave is a home for a bat.
And I live in a house.
2 More animal homes
Look at these animal homes. What animals live here?
Choose one animal home and one animal. Write a new sentence for a new animal home poem.
The sea is a home for a shark
Lesson 2 New words
1 Add the commas
Add the missing commas using a pencil.
I can see a tree, a mother bird, a nest and two birds.
Answers
1 My cousins are Amani, Hassan, Afra, Dana and baby Faisal.
2 My house has eight windows ten doors and five people.
3 I live with Saif, Omar, Daddy and Mummy.
4 I can see a treehouse, four children, eight houses and one rabbit
5 I have a big brother and a little brother.
6 My friends are Sheika, Jameela, Eman and Nada
2 Write list sentences
Write list sentences about your own house and family. Remember to include commas.
I live with my father, my mother and my sister.
There are three rooms in my home.
Lesson 3 Use of English
1 Write
Use the information below. Write sentences.
Language tip
Use a comma after Yes and No in short answers.
1 look at the beehive → ´
2 feed the rabbit → ´
3 play on the first floor → √
4 have a drink → √
Answers
Please can I look at the beehive? No, you can't
Please can I feed the rabbit? No, you can't
Please can I play on the first floor? Yes, you can
Please can I have a drink? Yes, you can
Lesson 4 New words
1 find the furniture
Draw a circle around the furniture words
Answers
Snake 1 : sink, table, cupboard, bookcase, bed
Snake 2 : toilet, chair, cooker, tv, shower
2 Write sentences about the furniture in your toy house. Draw a picture.
There is a bed in the bedroom in my toy house.
There is a sink in the kitchen.
Lesson 5 Read and listen
1 Talk with your partner. What do you think the king would like in his bedroom? What would you like in your bedroom?
I’d like a football bedroom.
I’d like a TV.
I’d like an enormous red bed.
Language tip
I’d like = I would like
2 A bedroom for the king
Use the space to draw an amazing bedroom for the king.
Write about your drawing:
The king has amazing bedroom.
Lesson 6 My learning
1 Help the animals to find their homes. Draw lines and complete the labels.
bird
beehive
bee
hole
rabbit
nest
Write sentences. Remember to use commas and and. Then
Answers
Possible answers :
1 This room has a TV, table and chairs
2 This room has a shower, sink and toilet
3 This room has a bed, bookcase and cupboard
Lesson 7 Words and sounds
Challenge
Write about your tower. How tall was it? Who built the tallest tower in your class?
My tower was 1 meter, Karem built the tallest tower in the class.
I can recognise different spellings of the long u sound.
yes sometimes not yet
Lesson 8 Read and listen
1 True or False?
Read each statement and write true or false.
1 A beehive house is made of mud. → ´ false
2 Beehive houses are built in some hot places. → √ true
3 Stilt houses are tall. → √ true
4 Stilt houses are built in mountains. → ´ false
5 A stilt house keeps you cool in summer. → √ true
6 A cave house keeps you warm in winter. → √ true
7 All cave houses are very old. → ´ false
8 Skyscrapers are very tall. → √ true
9 People do not live in skyscrapers. → ´ false
10 The Burj Khalifa has more than 60 lifts. → ´ false
Correct one of the false sentences.
Stilt houses are built in hot places.
Lesson 9 Use of English
1 What would you like in your playground?
Choose three things. Complete the sentences.
swing
slide
ladder
tunnel
seesaw
spinner
I’d like swing and slide in my playground.
I’d like seesaw too.
Lesson 10 Read and respond
1 At the playground
Complete the story. Use the words in the box.
Word box
hurt
said
went
met
came
ran
climbed
I went to the playground at the weekend. I met my friends Yassir and Omar. First, we climbed up the ladder. I love the ladder! We went on the swings too. Next, I ran to the slide. I am good at running! But I fell and hurt my arm. My friends came to help. They said : “Are you OK, Eissa?”
2 Writing
Write about a visit to the playground. Use the past tense.
I went to the playground with my sister, first, I met my friend , next, I played by bicycle , then, I ate my sandwich, finally ,I went home.
I can talk and write about the past.
yes sometimes not yet