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Gill Budgell and Kate Ruttle

CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY English

Learnerí s Book

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Contents

Contents

Introduction 5

1 Playing with friends 61 The Bike Race 62 Check the story 93 Retell the story 114 Playing games 125 Hide and Seek 136 Check the story 167 Retell the story 178 What Can We Make? 189 Check your understanding 2110 A robot 2211 Making a dragon 2312 Think about Bear, Hedgehog

and Dragon stories 24Unit 1 Review 25

2 Finding out and making 261 Reading labels 262 Writing labels 283 Looking at signs 294 Signs in capital letters 315 Following instructions 326 Checking the instructions 347 Writing instructions 358 Instructions in pictures with

numbers 369 Instructions in recipes 3710 Checking the instructions 3811 Changing the text 3912 Writing new instructions 40Unit 2 Review 41

3 Rhyme time 421 Rhyme time 422 Number rhyme time 433 Funny rhymes 454 Silly rhymes 465 A rhyme that tells a story 486 Changing a rhyme 50Unit 3 Review 52

4 Joining-in stories 541 Chicken Licken 542 Checking the story 583 Exploring the story 594 Lizzie Locks 615 Predicting the story 646 Exploring the story 657 The Runaway Chapati 678 Finish and check the story 709 What happens in the story 7210 Changing characters in

traditional tales 7311 The story setting 7412 Changing the ending 75Unit 4 Review 76

5 Reading to ! nd out 781 Types of books 782 Looking at contents pages 803 Planning a contents page 824 Exploring special words and

pictures 835 Reading a report 846 Writing a report 857 Looking at an index 86

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4 Cambridge Primary English Stage 1 Learner’s Book

8 Looking at a glossary 879 Writing word meanings 8810 Looking at a dictionary 9011 Reading an A to Z text 9112 Changing an A to Z text 93

6 Rhyme time 2 961 Playing with language 962 Hands up 973 Reading themed poems and

rhymes 984 Reading birthday rhymes 1005 Bad Day, Good Day 1016 Changing the rhyme 104Unit 6 Review 105

7 Make-believe stories 1061 Tuning in to make-believe 1062 Looking at The Jigaree 1073 Change the rhyme 1074 Zoom to the Moon 1085 Check the story 1106 Thinking of imaginative

responses 1117 How to Catch a Star 1128 Checking the story 1149 Exploring the story 11510 Toys in Space 11611 Acting the story 11712 Writing a make-believe story 119Unit 7 Review 120

8 Things that have happened 1221 A week in the holidays 1222 Retelling events 1233 Writing a diary 1244 Our Healthy Week 1265 Checking the story 128

6 Writing a recount 1307 Cloud Nine 1318 Checking and retelling the

story 1349 Using connective words 13510 Aman’s letter 13611 Checking and changing the

recount 13812 Writing a recount 139Unit 8 Review 140

9 Poems and rhymes on a theme 1421 Rhyme and repetition 1422 Looking at non-rhyming and

descriptive poems 1433 Looking at theme poems 1444 Every Time I Climb a Tree 1465 The Grass House 1486 Writing an descriptive poem 150Unit 9 Review 151

Review and reference XXXDays of the week, Colours, Numbers, Sounds, Common words, Rhyming words, Punctuation

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5Introduction

Welcome to the Cambridge Primary English series, Stage 1.This Learner’s Book will take you through Stage 1 of the Cambridge Primary curriculum. It has nine units of lessons and activities to help you with:

Speaking and listening skills

Reading skills

Writing skills

Active skills

The nine units teach different things.

Three units are about ! ction:

• Playing with friends (Unit 1)

• Joining-in stories (Unit 4)

• Make-believe stories (Unit 7)

Three units are about non-! ction:

• Finding out and making (Unit 2)

• Reading to ! nd out (Unit 5)

• Things that have happened (Unit 8)

Three units are about rhymes and poetry:

• Rhyme time (Unit 3)

• Rhyme time 2 (Unit 6)

• Poems and rhymes on a theme (Unit 9)

In most units you will:• Talk about new ideas• Learn new words• Talk with your teacher and friends in your class

about the topics• Act, sing, make things and play games • Read.

• Write (in your notebook or on paper, not in this book).

You will work in different ways:• With your teacher and the whole class• With your teacher in a group • With a talk partner or in a group of friends• On your own (when you are ready).

This friendly duck gives you tips and tells you what to do. The duck may ask you questions.

The Tip box can give you quick easy tips on various skills.

On pages 152–158 you will ! nd extra fun things to do.

We hope you enjoy learning English with us!

Gill Budgell and Kate Ruttle

I’m a good reader!

That’s me!I’m here to help!

TipThese tips give you handy hints as you work.

• Playing with friends (Unit 1)

Three units are about non-! ction:

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Unit 1 Playing with friends

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A Look at these pictures of children racing.

Playing with friends

Hedgehog

Do you like to race? What do you get if you win a race?

B Read this story. It is about three friends. They have a race.

Bear Dragon

swimride a bike

run

We are in a swimming race.

We are in a running race.

We are in a bike race.

race

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Session 1 The Bike Race 7

The Bike Race

“Let’s ride to the big tree,” says Hedgehog.“Yes. Let’s have a race!” say Dragon and Bear.

“Get set ... GO!” says Hedgehog.Dragon and Bear go very fast.

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“Wait for me!” says Hedgehog. Dragon and Bear go very fast down a hill.

Hedgehog rolls into a ball. He rolls down the hill.

I am winning!

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“I am the winner!” cheers Hedgehog.

A Read each question. Look at each picture. Say each answer then write it in your notebook.

1 Who is this?

2 Do Bear and Dragon go very fast?

3 Where are they racing to?

Session 2 Check the story 9

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TipWords to help you:

running sleeping sitting jumping

Dragon is riding his bike.

C Choose an action word. Act it out. Can the class guess what

you are doing?

B Say what they are doing.

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A Look at the pictures of The Bike Race. Use the pictures to retell the story to a friend.

Let’s ride to the big tree. Let’s have a race.

B Act out the story. Who will be Bear? Who will be Dragon? Who will be Hedgehog?

Session 3 Retell the story 11

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Computer games

Hide and seek Tug of war

Pin it on

A What games do you like to play?

B Look at the pictures.

Do you play these games?

C Draw or write about your favourite game.

Here I come! 1, 2 3, pull!

I can go faster than you. Where shall I

pin it?

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“Let’s play hide and seek,” says Hedgehog.

Dragon counts. Hedgehog hides.

A Read the story Hide and Seek It is a story about two friends. They play a game.

Hide and Seek Hedgehog Dragon

Session 5 Hide and Seek 13

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Dragon looks in the boxes.

Dragon looks under the boxes.

Where are you?

“Here I come!” says Dragon. “Where are you?”

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Dragon sneezes.

AAACCCHHHOOO!!

“There you are!” says Dragon.

My turn now.

Session 5 Hide and Seek 15

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A Read each question. Look at each picture. Say each answer then write it.

B Where are they? Say each answer.

Where is Hedgehog?Does Dragon hide?Who is this?

1 2 3

TipWords to help you:

under in on

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A Look at the pictures of Hide and Seek. Use the pictures to retell the story to a friend.

Where in your classroom will

Hedgehog hide?

B Act out the story. Who will be Hedgehog? Who will be Dragon? Who will read the story?

Will you need any props?

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A What can you make? Look at the pictures.

I can make a game.

I can makea hat.

We can make a den.

B Look at this book cover. Who is in this story? What do you think they make?

I can make a model.

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TipThis is a sentence.

I can make a hat.

Say it and write it. Then write your own sentence. Begin with:

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“What can we make?” says Bear.“Let’s make a robot,” says Hedgehog.

Bear makes the robot’s head.

Hedgehog makes the robot’s body.

What Can We Make? by John Prater

Hedgehog makes the robot’s arms.

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C Read this story.

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Bear gets some paint. He paints the robot’s mouth.

“It’s me!” says Hedgehog.“Hello,” says the robot.

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B Read the story again. Talk about what happens when they make the robot:

• in the beginning

• in the middle

• at the end.

Can you think of a question about the

story? See if a friend can answer your

question.

In the beginning they think of something to make.

First they make ...Then they make ...Next they make ...

At the end ...

A Read each question. Look at each picture. Say each answer then write it.

1 Who is this?

2 What is Bear doing?

3 Where is Hedgehog?

Session 9 Check your understanding 21

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A Do you know this game? If you hear this then do it. If you hear then don’t.

Dragon says: point to your …

Point to your …

C Now you draw a robot in your notebook. Label the parts.

Play the game!

B Look at the parts of the robot. Point to and say each word. With your ! nger join each label to the right part of the robot.

head

body

mouth

eye

leg

arm

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A Let’s make a dragon.

I need boxes and ...

What do you need?

Say and write what you need.

B What do you do? Say what you do to make a dragon.

• Make a body.

• Make a head.

• Make some legs.

• Stick the bits on.

• Paint a face.

Write what you do.

I make a body and then ...

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A Where do Bear, Hedgehog and Dragon like to play?

B Where do you like to play?Say where you like to play.Write where you like to play.

I like to play in the garden. Where do you like to play?

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B Read these common words.

the let’s

say saying

what get

some where

are you

come I

play playing

C Write these sentences with capital letters and full stops or question marks.1 can I play with you2 let’s get into the box3 i am playing with you

4 are you in here5 what are you playing

Which story about Bear, Hedgehog and Dragon

do you like best? Why? I like Hide and Seek best because

it is funny.

yes no

go into

down am

to here

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Unit review

A Talk about Bear, Hedgehog and Dragon. Who do you like best? Why?

I like Hedgehog best because he tricks Bear and Dragon.

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A Look at these things. They have labels.

Finding out and making

B Look at the picture at the top of the next page. It has labels. It tells us about the things in this classroom.

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The names on these labels all have a capital letter. A name begins with a capital letter, like Petros, Malak, Chan and Ali.

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Do your clothes have labels? Why?Labels tell us what

something is, or who it belongs to.

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C Read each question about labels. Look at each picture. Say each answer and then write it.

3 Does the jug have a label?

1 What is this? 2 Is this a label for books?

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Find two things in this picture that need a label. Draw them in your notebook and write labels.

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A Can you label things in your classroom? Draw and write labels for three things.

door window book desk chair board

B Look at this classroom display.

I think we should label ...

Talk with a friend about this picture. What else could you label?

What words would you write? Draw two things from the picture in

your notebook and label them.

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A Look at these pictures. They are signs.

Signs can tell us where to go.

Signs can tell us what to do.

Signs can tell us how someone is feeling.

Look again at the signs. Talk about what each one means.

B Can you think of more signs like the ones above? Make a list or draw your signs in your notebook.

• Choose one of your signs to act out.

• Can the class guess your sign?

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C Check the signs. 1 Is this a sign to a zoo?

Tip

This sign tells us …

2 Is this telling you to wait?

Say each answer and then write it.

3 Does this sign mean goodbye?

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Signs may tell us where to go:

This way to the zoo.

Signs may tell us what to do:

STOP!

Signs may tell us how someone feels:

I feel surprised.

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