Plants provide us with food and shelter.. Many animals eat plants like grass and wheat.. Key : has , spins , traps , are , eat leaves caterpillars wings flowers flying beautiful food
Trang 1 Miss Lin is a florist She works in a flower shop
_ my house There are many beautiful flowers sold
_ her shop There are roses , carnations , lilies ,
orchids and many other flowers Miss Lin sells her flowers
bouquets , vases and even in pots I always buy
flowers for my teachers Miss Lin’s shop during
Teachers’ Day The flowers cost a bit more than normal days
but I do not mind as Miss Lin always wraps them
beautifully for me
Key : near , at , in , from , up
Aunt Rosie is very fond of flowers She _all
kinds of flowers in her garden There are roses , daisies ,
violets and many other kinds Aunt Rosie _after her
plants well She _them every morning She
out the weeds so that her plants can grow well
Whenever Aunt Rosie visits her friends , she
some flowers along She always says ,
“ Flowers cheer people up “
Key : has , looks , waters , pulls , brings
The giraffe is a _animal It has long legs
and an even longer _ It uses its long neck to
help it get the fresh , juicy at the top of a tree The
giraffe has two short stumps on top of its head The giraffe is
brownish orange in colour and has black on its skin
Its long legs are very powerful A giraffe can run quite
_ , especially when it is being chased A giraffe is
a harmless creature
Key : tall , neck , leaves , spots , fast
Christmas falls on the 25th of December every
On that day , Christians all over the celebrate the
birth of Jesus Christ Most people celebrate this festival by
buying for family members and friends The streets
are also very beautifully decorated with , Christmas
trees and lots of lights Many children believe Santa Claus , a
kind old _ who lives in the North Pole , will give out
presents on Christmas Day
Key : year , world , presents , bells , man
The male peacock a colourful bird Its
body is mostly green and its tail feathers full of
pretty colours Another colourful bird is the parrot Although
_ more common ones are usually white in colour ,
there are some species of parrots that are very colorful The
chameleon , on the other hand , is not a colourful reptile
However , it can change _ colour to suit its
surroundings When it is among the leaves in a tree ,
is seen as green The chameleon changes its
colour to avoid being by its enemies
Key : is , are , the , its , it
Fresh fruits and vegetables are very important us These food contain vitamin C that helps our wounds and broken bones to heal quickly They keep our gums and skin healthy Before we cook vegetables ,
we should not soak them for too long else the vitamin C will be lost Vegetables should not be cooked too long to prevent the loss _ vitamin too Though fruits and vegetables can be preserved _cans and also be salted , eating fresh fruits and vegetables is still healthier
Key : to , also , or , of , in
Coconut trees grow in tropical countries They are very plants Parts of a coconut tree can be made into everyday items Its leaves can be used food Coconuts are filled with cool and refreshing We can grate the flesh of coconuts and squeeze out the milk The _ is used to cook curry and desserts We can also use the trunk of the coconut tree to make furniture like _ and chairs
Key :useful , wrappers , juice, milk , tables
Rambutans , mangos teens and durians are _ fruits in Singapore They can be quite _ when they are in season The durian is the most popular and the most expensive Many Singaporeans like to eat the durian It is their favourite fruit The durian _ is big and tall It has small , green leaves and a straight trunk with many The flowers are large The fruits are
of different shapes and sizes The durian has a hard , _rind That is why the Malays call it
“ durian “ which means a thorny fruit
Key : local , cheap , tree , branches , thorny
The banana plant can be used more than one way Besides eating the fruit _ is very delicious , we can use the other parts of the banana plant The leaves can be made _ food wrappers They can also
be made into roofs of at tap hoses The stems _ the banana plants can sometimes be used as fences in villages
Key : in , which , also , into , of
All living things depend a lot on _ Plants provide us with food and shelter Many animals eat plants like grass and wheat We , in turn , kill them for Green plants also provide us with _, something that
we breathe in to live Plants also provide us with wood so that
we can make them into materials for our Many animals like birds , squirrels and insects live in trees Even animals in the sea need plants Seaweed gives out oxygen so that there is oxygen in the water for the _ and other 1
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creatures
Key: plants , food , oxygen , house , fish
The mimosa is a common that you can see
in fields It has small flowers and leaflets It also has tiny
thorns However , it behaves quite strangely When you touch
the of the mimosa plant , they shrink together and
close up This is why this plant is also known as the “
Touch-Me -Not “ plant Another plant that behaves in an odd manner
is the morning glory Its flowers will close up in the late
when the sun is going down In the morning , when
the sun shines , the flowers will open up Some of the flowers
will off when you press the base of the flowers
Many small children like to pluck the _ and play with
them by shooting the blooms at each other
Key: plant , leaves , evening , shoot , flowers
caves houses real false
fierce knights news stories
Dragons are not _ They are mythical
creatures that can only be found in and legends
In stories , these fire breathing dragons were very _
They lived in huge , dark _ Most people were afraid
of them They usually caught young girls from villages Brave
soldiers and had to fight with these dragons to
rescue the young ladies
Key : real , stories , fierce , caves , knights
spins traps colour house
has are eat flies
A spider eight legs Some spiders are
poisonous while others are not A spider _ its web
between leaves It _ insects in its sticky web These
trapped insects become food for the spider A spider is either
black or brown in colour A black spider is normally a fighting
spider while a brown one is a house spider
Key : has , spins , traps , are , eat
leaves caterpillars wings flowers
flying beautiful food
gardens
One of the most _creatures in the world
are butterflies Butterflies have long , slim bodies and two
pairs of colourful Butterflies can usually be seen
flying among flowers during daytime They lay eggs
and their young are caterpillars Butterflies and _
feed on different food
Caterpillars eat while butterflies feed on the
sweet liquid from flowers called nectar
Key : beautiful , wings , gardens , caterpillars , leaves
also which who some few many plenty very Many archaeologists have found the fossils of prehistoric animals _ became extinct long ago According to them , _ of the bones , teeth , claws and even fur of these amazing creatures are found underground and in the rocks of the earth Archaeologists have made camps in _ parts of the world trying to uncover these fossils These fossils are valuable and they are _ very educational They tell us more about the creatures that roamed the earth long before man existed
Key : which , some , many , very , also
store stores is are has have lose loses
The cactus a weird looking plant Its trunk
is swollen with water or sap It _ very small leaves that are very sharp Most cacti found in the desert
A desert is a very dry place where it seldom rains so the cactus plant as much water as it can It does this
to be able to survive during the months when rain is scarce It has tiny leaves so that the plant _ as little water as possible Some miniature cactus plants are planted in pots indoors They are usually brightly coloured
Key : is , has , are , stores , loses
sticky slippery unusual common leaves sweet bitter collect The pitcher plant is a very looking plant
It has leaves which look like small jugs These _ extend from the strong stalks of the plant The leaves contain sap that is smelling Many insects crawl or fly into the jug-like leaves to _ the syrupy liquid However , once they get into the leaves , they get stuck as this liquid is very _ The insects then die in the sap They become the pitcher plant’s meal
Key : unusual , leaves , sweet , collect , sticky
hairs skin colour smell edges part insect plant The Venus flytrap is another uncommon looking plant Its leaf has two parts The lower looks like a blade while the upper part is round in shape They come in a pair The surface of the upper part is reddish in _ , making
it look like a tongue There are sensitive _ on the surface and there are also stiff hairs around the _ When an insect lands on the surface of the upper leaf , the leaf closes on the insect and feeds on it After the plant has finished feeding on the it has caught , the upper leaf opens up again and waits for its next victim
Key : part , colour , hairs , edges , insect
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be down up with
Teak is one of the world’s hardest
strongest wood Furniture made _it will last for a very
long time Teak is found in many parts of the world
However , good quality teak can only found in the
forested hills of Northern Thailand To cut the teak
trees , forest officers choose and girdle the trees A deep ring
is cut around the trunk , causing the tree to die Two years
, when it is dry , the teak tree is cut down and sawn
into logs
Key : and , from , be , down , later
Mystery of
a Secret Script
Chinese scholars study a tongue
only women knew
For at least a millennium , perhaps much longer ,
women in the western part of China ‘s Human province
wrote to one another or kept diaries in Nushu , a secret
language known only to them
“ With you gone , I feel so slowly , “ lamented a young
woman in a poem to a girl-friend who had married and
moved to her husband’s home Other women expressed
their bewilderment when their husbands left them to go to
war , or sorrow over the death of loved ones A few
described their impressions of historical events like the
Opium War with Britain in the 1840s and the Japanese
invasion of China in the 1930s
Today Nushu , which means women’s calligraphy
, has all but disappeared and is known to only a handful
of elderly women In an effort to preserve the language ,
scholars in Beijing have been collecting examples and
researching its origins “ Nushu is important because it’s
the unique language of women, “ says Chen Qiguang , a
Beijing professor In March , Chen , together with two
other scholars , Zhou Shuoyi and Zhao Limi , will
published a 900-page book titled A Collection of Nushu
Texts , which include 400 examples and translations of
the language
After five years of studying Nushu , scholars are
still perplexed about its origins Some think it dates back
2,000 years , Chen , noting that it contains elements of
both ancient and modern Chinese , thinks it is more like
1,000 years old With at least 2,000 characters , it is a
fairly complex language , and whereas Chinese ideograms have different meanings , Nushu ideograms represent sounds
The women who knew Nushu apparently made
no attempt to conceal it from men , who in any case probably regarded it as inferior to Chinese Women were traditionally excluded from receiving an education and not taught to write Chinese The use of Nushu declined in the 1950s when education opened up to women , and the Communists sought to root out feudal traditions , which included what they decided us “ the witches ‘ script “
Although there are still a few elderly women who can speak the language , scholars know of only one living person who can write it ; she is Yang Huanyi , an 83- year-old peasant from Jiangjong county in Hunan In hopes of keeping Nushu alive , a few young women in the region have now begun to learn it
BUTTERFLIES
he butterfly is a marvel It begins as an ugly caterpillar and turns into a work of art
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Caterpillars eat plants and cause damage to some crops but adult butterflies feed principally on a nectar from flowers and do not cause any harm
Some people collect butterflies for a hobby There are collectors capture them with a net and put them in a jar that has poison in it The dead butterflies are the mounted on a board
The sight of a butterfly floating from flower to flower on a warm sunny day brightens anyone’s heart A butterfly ia a charming and gentle creature
When cold weather comes , some butterflies travel great distances to reach tropical climates
Butterflies are admired throughout the world because they are beautiful They can be found on every continent except Antarctica.
Flowers
The rose , the national flower of England , is usually thought to be the most typically British flower It has frequently been used in poetry as a symbol of romantic love The violet is often seen as symbolizing modesty , and a shy retiring person can be called “ a shrinking violet “ The daisy is one of the most common British wild flowers and carries the association of summer
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of one daisy through a slit made in the stalk of the next ,
and so on Dandelions and buttercups have bright yellow
petals and are also associated with the summer
Snowdrops , bluebells , daffodils and primroses are
popular spring flowers, often found growing wild in woods
Honeysuckle is associated with typical country cottages
, and wisteria with stately homes Popular garden flowers
include roses , pansies , lupines , dahlias , gladioli ,
chrysanthemums , asters , carnations , irises and
wallflowers Flowers are used at weddings and funerals
and have certain connotations For example, carnations ,
especially white ones , are often worn by men at
weddings in the buttonholes of their jackets , and
chrysanthemums and white lilies are associated with
funerals Rose , Daisy , Iris , Violet and Lily were popular
as girl’s names in Victorian times , but are less common
nowadays
Orchid
Orchid is sovereign flowers that are enchantingly
beautiful Orchids usually grow on the trunks of
very high, big trees, located on cliffs where it is
humid and where sunlight is abundant.
There are two groups of orchids, including aerial
orchids (phong lan) and terrestrial orchids (dia lan)
Aerial orchids usually have their roots anchored in
high, big trees and their branches hang down from
the tree trunks They have very thin petals, but their
colours are time enduring Their scent is very mild,
soft, and pure Terrestrial orchids, on the contrary,
have their roots anchored in the earth or a hollow in
a rock where there is humus or litter The terrestrial
orchids, with varieties that include bach cap, to tam,
hoang vu, anh kim, hac dinh, loan diem, etc., have
bright colours and mild and flowing scents.
Orchids come from the mountainous regions of the
country, but because of their amiable beauty, they
are present in all the famous flower villages on the
plains The Dalat Flower Garden is an almost
complete collection of all of the precious and rare
orchids of Vietnam.
Five Senses
ost of the creatures in the world possess the five senses of sight , hearing , touch , taste and smell However , these senses are often more highly developed
in one species than another Birds have a highly developed sense of sight For example , an eagle can spot a small lizard from high in the air The lizard would
be undetectable by a human being from the same distance Animals that hunt by following a trail on the ground may have poor eyesight but a keen sense of smell For example , dogs see a blurred , gray world because they are nearsighted and can’t see colours However , they can smell thousands of times better than human beings can
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Coral reefs
oral reefs are beautiful gardens under the sea The corals may look like branching trees , large domes , or flower blooms Many see animals live among the corals They paint the gardens bright shades of orange , yellow and purple
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Coral reefs are made of the skeletons of tiny sea animals called polyps A polyp’s skeleton grows outside its body When the polyp dies , the skeleton is left Coral reefs are formed of billions and billions of these tiny skeletons
Coral reefs are found mostly in warm , shallow water The Great Barrier Reef of Australia is the largest coral reef in the world It is about 1,250 miles long
Our Earth
Our Earth is one of nine planets revolving around the sun , a fairly small and ordinary star , which lies in the outer areas of the Milky Way Galaxy There are about 250 billion stars in our galaxy , and billions of galaxies in universe People have always wondered about the possibility of intelligent life forms on other planets In recent years , this has become serious scientific speculation Some scientists believe that there must be large numbers of stars with planets which could support living intelligent beings Perhaps we shall never
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year is the distance covered by light ( travelling at almost
300,000 kilometers a second ) in one year It would take
the fastest Earth spacecraft about 40,000 years to reach
the nearest star For a number of years radio telescopes
have been trying to pick up signals from outer space , so
far without success There are , however , millions of
possible radio frequencies , and there is no reason why a
completely alien civilization should not use a different
type of communication , such as X-rays or even a type of
wave we have not yet discovered Suppose contact were
made with beings 300 light years away By the time we
had sent our reply , and received their response the earth
would be 600 years older It would be an interesting , but
rather slow moving conversation !
Elephants
Elephants use their trunks the way people use
their hands At the end of the trunk are parts that act like
fingers These allow elephants to do wonderful things
They pick up their food –parts of trees or may be just a
peanut They use their trunks to drink water or to spray
the water over their bodies to cool off Because elephants
do not see well , they use their trunks as “ eyes “ They
do not walk where their trunks cannot feel the ground
Carole , a twenty-two-year elephant at the Diego
Wild Animal Park , paints with her trunk At her trainer’s
order , Carole swings a brush across a canvas Her
paintings are sold to make money for the park
What do people in your country think of bats ?
Are they mean and scary creatures , or are they
symbols of happiness and good luck ? In Western
countries , many people have an unreasoned fear of
bats According to scientist Dr Sharon Horowitz , bats
are beneficial and harmless mammals.
Contrary to popular western myths , bats do not
attack humans and are not blind Though a few bats may
be infected , they are not major carriers off rabies or give
other dread diseases Bats help natural plant life by
pollinating plants , spreading seeds and eating insects If
you get rid of bats that eat overripe fruit , then fruit flies
flourish and can destroy the fruit industry According to
Dr Sharon Horowitz , they make loving , trainable , and gentle pets Not many people , however , are known to have bats as pets , and bats themselves prefer to avoid people
Leonardo
da Vinci eonardo da Vinci lived in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
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He was a student in Florence , where he studied painting , sculpture and design He began a lot of paintings , but didn’t finish many of them His picture of the Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait in the world
Leonardo was interested in many things He wanted to know about everything he saw He examined the human body He thought that the sun didn’t go round the earth He wrote music He designed a flying machine 400 years before the first one flew Many people didn’t understand his ideas It is difficult to think that one man could do so much
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