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Bringing the World to the Classroom – and the Classroom to Life

NGL.Cengage.com/ourworld

For more information please visit NGL.Cengage.com/ourworld or contact your local representative.

Our World is a six-level primary series in American English, bringing age-appropriate National Geographic content to young learners of English. Fun and fascinating information about the real world, with stunning images and video, gives learners the essential English language, skills, and knowledge needed to understand their world.

BRINGING THE WORLD TO THE CLASSROOM – AND THE CLASSROOM TO LIFE

Easy-to-use technology reinforces and enhances the content of the Student Book.

National Geographic content makes learning English fun!

National Geographic video inspires and motivates young learners.

The Professional Development Program helps teachers get the most out of Our World.


Look and check.The children are swimming. running. jumping.

In this unit, I will . . .•saywhatIliketodooutside.•saywhatIdoondifferentdays.•saywhatIlike.

Unit 3

Fun in the Sun

Boysplayinginthewater,Klungkung,Bali

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Look and check.1. The name of this festival is Holi. It’s a

Festival of Food. Festival of Colors.2. Someone is playing a guitar.

a drum.

In this unit, I will . . .• talkaboutcelebrationsandfestivals.• tellwhathappenedinthepast.• talkaboutculturaltraditions.

Let’s Celebrate!

Unit 8

HoliFestival,India

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Have you ever listened to hip-hop?

Have you ever listened to drums?

I listen to all kinds of music.

It’s amazing fun.

Listen to the saxophone.

Listen to the beat.

Listen to the melody.

Feel it in your feet!

The flute is playing.

The piano is, too.

I can hear the guitar.

Can you?

CHORUS

Listen to the rhythm.

Listen to that band!

Sing the notes (la la la)

and clap your hands.

Have you ever played a note?

Have you ever played a chord?

Have you ever played a rhythm:

1, 2, 3, 4?

CHORUS

Music is FunListen, read, and sing. TR: A21

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Work with a partner. Ask and answer.

1. Who are your favorite musicians?

2. What instruments do they play?

3. Why do you like their music?

5 Drummers, Ninga, Burundi

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Check T for True and F for False.

1. There are about

one hundred sculptures.T F

2. Each sculpture is

a little different.T F

3. The sculptures are made

from trash.

T F

4. This is a landfill.

In this unit, I will . . .

• discuss the importance of reducing,

reusing, and recycling.

• discuss art from recycled materials.

• talk about what I can do to help

the environment.

• write a biographical paragraph.

Reduce, Reuse,Recycle

Unit 8

T F

HA Schult’s Trash People,

Barcelona, Spain

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Look and check.

This animal is

small.

big.

Its eyes are

black.

yellow.

It’s

eating.

drinking.

In this unit, I will . . .

•talkaboutfoods.

•saywhatIliketoeat.

•askpolitelyforthing

s.

Let’s Eat!Unit 9

Gecko,Hawaii

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We use our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin to learn about the world around us.

Listen and say. TR: A35

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Listen and read. TR: A34

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It’s small. It’s soft. I think it’s beautiful. What is it? A rabbit!

hardsoft

loud

quiet

dry

deliciousterrible

beautifulugly

smoothrough

Work with a partner. Describe. Listen and guess.

3

a cake an elephant a flower a leaf a rabbit a rock a tomato

sticky

ColoradoRiverDelta,Mexico

VALuES PAGES Levels 1–3

MISSION PAGES Levels 4–6

COLLABORATIVE PROjECTS

VIDEO ACTIVITIES


LEARN ENGLISH WITH

Our World brings together fun and fascinating information about the real world, supported by stunning National Geographic images and video. It gives young learners of English the essential language, skills, and knowledge needed to understand their world – all while learning English.

Each level of Our World includes:

– Language presentation and practice

– Songs and games

– Video activities

– National Geographic Values and Mission pages

– Collaborative project work, and much more!

Our World

Read and copy.

I work hard in school.

19

Ilisten.Italk.

Iread.Iwrite.

Look and read.18

Work hard in school.

Put on your name tag.

Walk and talk. TR: A26

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Make a name tag.

1. Cut out the name tag on page 159.

2. Write Hello with a crayon.

3. Write My name is with a pencil.

4. Write your name in a different color.

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Hi. I’m Freddy.

Hello. My name is Mia.

What’s your name?

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“I’m committed to protecting the cultures of the world in hopes that the wisdom of their elders is remembered.”Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey Filmmaker/Anthropologist

National Geographic Fellow

• Work with a partner. What local culture and traditions are in danger?• Why should we keep our culture and traditions alive? List some ideas in the box.

Value your cultural traditions.

Blog EntriesIn a personal blog, you write about your thoughts. You describe what you saw, heard, or felt. A blog sounds like an informal conversation. You can ask your readers to post a response on your blog. You can use expressions like so cool, awesome, hated it, and laugh out loud (lol).

• Work with another group. Share your ideas. Are they the same or different? Which ideas does everyone like best?

Missionread. What informal expressions does the writer use in her blog? Underline them.

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Write. Write a blog entry about a family vacation or a special day. Describe your thoughts and feelings.

Work in a group. Share your writing. Listen and take notes.

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Cecilia’sBlog

Thecoolestvacationever!!!MyfamilyandIwenttoMachuPicchuinPeru.Itwasawesome.First,ItookalongtrainridewithmyfamilytoAguasCalientes.FromtherewetookabustoMachuPicchu.Thebuswentslowlyupthesteepmountain.(I’mreallygladthebuswasslow.)LOL.FromthebuswindowI sawllamaseatinggrass.Whenwearrived,Iwasexcited.Itwassocooltoseetheruins.TheIncaswhobuiltMachu

Picchuweregreatarchitects.MyfamilyandI climbedthestairsallthewayuptotheSun

Gate.Itwasasteepclimb.WestoppedtorestafewtimesbecauseIwasincrediblytired.At

thetop,itwaswonderful.Wecouldseeeverything!Ithinkmyphotosarefabulous.Tellme

whatyouthink.

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“With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the ocean. No matter where on Earth you live. Taking care of the ocean means taking care of us.”Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer Explorer-in-Residence

• Why must we protect the oceans? Discuss.•

Work in a small group.What can you do to help? Talk about your ideas and write the best ones in the box.

• Get together with another group. Share your ideas. Are they the same or different? Which idea does everyone like best?

Protect the oceans.

Mission

Workinagroup.Share your writing.

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Write.Write about warm and cool corals. How are they different? Use words and expressions that show contrast.

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sea turtle

land turtle

Land and Sea TurtlesAll turtles begin their lives on land. Mother turtles lay their eggs in holes and then cover them up to protect the eggs. But after that, the baby turtles’ lives are very different. Depending on the kind of land turtle they are, the baby land turtles crawl away to live in woods, swamps, grasslands, or deserts. In contrast, the baby sea turtles crawl to the ocean to live their lives in the water. Land turtles and sea turtles look different, too. Land turtles have hard, high, round shells. When they are afraid, they hide in their shells. Sea turtles, however, have soft, flatter shells. They can’t hide inside, but they can swim away really fast. When cold weather comes, land turtles dig holes in the ground and sleep all winter. They are too slow to move to warmer places. In contrast, sea turtles simply swim away to find warmer waters.

Read.Read about land turtles and sea turtles. How does the writer show differences? Underline the words and expressions.

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ParagraphsofContrastIn a paragraph of contrast, you write about the differences between two things. You can use facts and descriptive words to show differences. You can also use words that show contrast, such as but and however, and expressions such as in contrast.

Sylvia Earle diving, Honduras

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Write.Gluephotosandframes.

Choosephotos.

Cutouttheframeonpage163.Drawmoreframes.

Make a family photo poster.20

NowIcan... name family members. talk about family members.

use numbers.

Look! This is my family.

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1. Work in small groups and research homemade

musical instruments.

2. Collect trash and junk, and make a musical

instrument.

3. Join other groups with instruments and practice.

4. Have a concert!

make an instrument.20

Now I can . . .

identify musical

instruments.

talk about

musical styles.

express preferences.

write a paragraph

of contrast.

We made percussion and wind

instruments. They sound awesome!

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Work in groups of three. Read your writing to

your group. Listen. Take turns. Fill in the chart. 18

Write. Write about your favorite meal.

Then check your writing. Circle Yes or No.

Does your first sentence tell what the paragraph is about? Yes No

Do the other sentences give more information about it? Yes No

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My Favorite MealI love many kinds of food, but I have

one favorite meal! First, I have chicken

soup and some bread. It’s delicious! I

sometimes have two bowls! After that, I

have fish cakes. I eat them with salad.

Yum! And I have my favorite drink—apple

juice. Finally, I have a piece of cake. So

that’s my favorite meal.

Read. Read this paragraph about Marcela’s favorite

meal. In a paragraph, the first sentence is called

the topic sentence. It tells the main idea. The other

sentences are called the body of the paragraph. They

give more information about that idea.

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NameFavorite meal

Eat nutritious food.

Eatfreshfood.Eatgoodfood.

Readthelabelsonboxesandcans.

Look and read.19

Read. Talk and write.

What can you do to make sure you eat nutritious food?20

Our World

Bear fishing, Brooks Falls, Alaska

National Geographic video is the perfect way to bring your English classroom to life. Created especially for young learners of English, Our World Video is fully integrated into the Our World teaching and learning materials, with 30 fun-filled minutes of video for each unit that include:

To make it simple to use in the classroom, all 27 hours of Our World Video are available on Classroom Presentation Tool DVDs, for use with an interactive whiteboard, or simply a laptop and projector.

27 HOuRS OF VIDEO FOR YOuNG LEARNERS

– Original songs

– Language presentation and review

– Games

– Inspiring, real-world video

– and Our World Reader Story Time

STuDENT BOOk AND VIDEO Level 1

Listen. Read and sing. TR: A18

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Sing again. Hold up pictures.5

This is my school. This is your school. This is my school. I like my school.

My SchoolI have my eraser, and I have my book. I have my eraser. Come and look!

CHORUS

We can count from one to ten. Just like this, just like this.Is everybody ready? Here we go! 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Yay!

CHORUS

I know my colors. Red and blue, purple, too. Orange, green, and yellow!CHORUS

I like my school!

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Levels 1–3

Levels 4–6


A Classroom Presentation Tool DVD for each level integrates all of the Our World teaching resources, including video, songs, games, and language presentation, making it easy to bring the classroom to life!

myNGconnect is an online companion site for teachers and learners, providing easy access to resources that support, reinforce, and build on the learning done in the classroom.

Dr. Joan Kang Shin, a respected trainer of young learner teachers in over 100 countries, and series editor for Our World, has designed a Professional Development Program that helps teachers improve their classroom practice, and get the most out of Our World.

Using short videos of real classrooms and interviews with teachers from around the world, the program covers areas and topics such as:

TECHNOLOGY THAT BRINGS YOuR CLASSROOM TO LIFE

– Using video and technology in the classroom

– Empowering young learners through real-world content

– Storytelling

– And much more!

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MADE EASY


The Our World Readers are six levels of original stories, folktales, myths, and non-fiction from around the globe. Each Our World Reader is a great way to support the language covered in the Student Books, encourage reading for fun, and bring storytelling into your English language-learning classroom.

To make it easy to use the Our World Readers in your curriculum, a graded reader is available to support the theme and language of each unit. Each includes fun facts and activities and is also available as Story Time in the Our World Video.

BRING STORYTELLING INTO YOuR CLASSROOM

– One graded reader for each unit

– Big Books for levels 1 and 2

– Available in the Our World Video

All six levels of Our World are fully supported with materials that present, practice, reinforce, and extend the content of the Student Books.

DR. JOANN (JODI) CRANDALL Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall is Professor Emerita and former Director of the Language, Literacy and Culture Ph.D. Program, and Co-Director of the MA TESOL Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has worked in all areas of ESL/EFL including teaching, curriculum and materials development, standards development, and teacher training.

DR. JOAN KANG SHIN Dr. Joan Kang Shin is the Director of TESOL Professional Training Programs in the Education Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and specializes in the training and professional development of teachers of English to young learners. In her role she is responsible for administering professional development and teacher training programs that reach teachers in over 100 countries around the world.

MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS AND LEARNERS

SERIES EDITORS

FOR TEACHERS

Lesson Planner with Audio CD and Teacher’s Resource CD-ROM

Classroom Presentation Tool DVD

Assessment Book with Audio CD

Assessment CD-ROM with ExamView ®

Our World Video DVD

Our World Readers Big Books

Story Time DVD

Audio CD

Picture Cards, including the Sounds of English

Poster Sets

Professional Development Video DVD

Professional Development Classroom Presentation Tool DVD

Online Teacher Resources, powered by myNGconnect

FOR LEARNERS

Student Book, with and without Student Activities CD-ROM

Workbook, with and without Audio CD

Combo Splits

Our World Readers

Online Student Activities, powered by myNGconnect


The water you drank today may have fallen from the sky recently,

but it is not new. That water has likely existed for as long as the

earth has. It may be the same water a dinosaur drank millions of

years ago. Or it may be the water that the explorer Marco Polo

sailed on in the 1200s.

The earth has a limited amount of water. The same water keeps

moving around again and again in an endless cycle called the “water

cycle.” It is the cycle water takes as it travels from the land to the sky

and back again to the land. These are the stages of the water cycle.

Facts About the Water Cycle

Evaporation:

Evaporation happens when

the sun heats the water in

rivers, lakes, and oceans and

changes the liquid water into

vapor. This vapor rises up to

the sky.

Condensation:

Condensation happens when

the vapor that rose up to the

sky cools and returns to a

liquid state. The droplets of

water form clouds.

Precipitation:

When enough droplets

combine and they are heavy

enough to fall, they return

to earth as rain, or if they

freeze, snow.

Collection:

This water that falls back

down to earth gets collected

by bodies of water like

oceans, lakes, and rivers.

When it falls on the ground,

it soaks into the earth and

becomes water that plants

and animals drink. Then the

cycle begins again!

Evaporation

Collection

Condensation

Precipitation

Stages of the Water Cycle

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But the Jade Emperor heard about the dragons’ rain

making. This made him very angry.

“Those dragons have been making rain without my

permission!” he yelled. “I will find them, wherever they are,

and punish them!”

The emperor called the generals of his army to the palace.

“Catch these four dragons, and bring them to me!” he told

the generals.

The army brought the dragons to the valley below the

palace.Then the Jade Emperor stood on the top of his palace and

waved his arms.

He used his powers to move four giant mountains from

four faraway parts of China. The mountains flew through

the air all the way to the palace.

“I will trap the dragons under these mountains so

that the dragons will never make it rain again!” he said.

And one by one, the mountains fell on the dragons.

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Every spring, people

in India celebrate a

holiday called Holi.

Holi is a celebration

filled with joy and

fun. Families dance

and sing in the streets.

People build large

fires to welcome the

Holi celebration.

During Holi, people throw

colored powder on each other.

The powder is traditionally

made with flowers. By

the end of Holi, colors

cover everyone!

Holi in India

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holiday colors and lightsColor and light play an important part in holiday celebrations around the world. Read about the different ways that colors and light are used in holiday costumes, parades, and decorations around the world.

Created by National Geographic Learning, the Our World readers are six levels of original stories,

folktales, myths, and non-fiction from around the globe. Following the readings are fun facts and

activities that bring the reading experience together in a way that fascinates, educates, and informs.level 3� readers

Caring for Elephant OrphansCountry Mouse Visits City Mouse Based on an Aesop’s Fable

Getting to School Around the WorldThe Four Blind Men A Folktale from India

Mouse Deer in the Rain Forest A Folktale from Indonesia

Anansi’s Big Dinner Based on a Folktale from GhanaTortoise and Hare’s Race Based on an Aesop’s Fable

Holiday Colors and LightsCoyote’s Weekend Based on Coyote Maya Folktales

National Geographic Learning, part of Cengage Learning, provides customers with a portfolio of quality materials for PreK-12, academic, and adult education. It provides instructional solutions for EFL/ESL, reading and writing, science, social studies, and assessment, spanning early childhood through adult in the U.S. and global markets. Visit ngl.cengage.com

Colors and Lightsby Stacy McPherson

Holiday

A Folktale from China Retold by Anna Olivia

The

DragonsRiverLeveL 6� ReadeRs

Young Cú Chulainn: Athlete and Future Warrior Based on a Folktale from IrelandKing Midas and His Golden Touch A Myth from Greece

How Quetzalcoatl Brought Chocolate to the People An Aztec Legend

The River Dragons A Folktale from China

Odon and the Tiny Creatures Based on a Folktale from the PhilippinesAdvertising Techniques: Do You Buy It?The Shark King’s Cave A Folktale from HawaiiBetter Lives with BionicsThe Flying Dutchman Based on a Legend from Europe

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Level 3

Level 1

Level 6

Bringing the World to the Classroom – and the Classroom to Life


For more information please visit NGL.Cengage.com/ourworld or contact your local representative.

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