Wheels are round and the-y turn.. People use wheels to do man-y things.. The engine makes the wheels turn fast.. The metal wheels are very sharp and they turn fast.. , Wheels at Home
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Rob Sved
• What can wheels do?
• How many wheels does a unicycle have?
content, with activities and project work
Series Editor: Hazel Geatches
~ Audio CD Pack available
Word count for this reader: 675
Level 1
300 headwords
f.1't\ Level 3
'& 600 headwords
6"!\ Level 5
I:::iY 900 headw
tJt'\ Level 2
~ 450 headwords
t!Jl\ Level 4 & Level 6
'<::iJJ 750 headwords '<!:i:J 1,050 he d
Cover photograph : Photolibrary (Dumper truck wheels / Fotosearch )
ISBN 978-0-19 111> 1"
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Rob Sved
Contents ' Introduction 3
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Aiam y 1'1' 3 ( bike w h eels/Carlos Voss), 5 (bus/MO Peerbaeus ,
ro ll r ska ter s/MARKA) 15 (comb in e halve s tcr / J oh n McKenna);
Co rbi s 1'1'.6 (stro ll er/Co r ey Rich /A urora Pholo s); Ce ll Y Im ages
p.3 (tra in whee l s/Panoram i c Im ~ ges ca r w h ce l s/ Mau h ew
Ward/Dorlin g Kinder s l cy), 4 (Bob I " n gr ish / Dor lin g ind e r s l ey),
7 (wheelchair ra ce/Jan Kru ge r /Ce ll Y Im ages 5 1' 1'1) , 8 (cycle
ra ce/Sajjad Hll ss ain/S t rin ge r) 1 0 (Ma t I h ew Wa rd fDor li n g
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l oy/ Run e / o han se n /l' h l o l ibrar y), 1 4 (C hri s C h ead l e/S tone),
1 5 (p i zza c i ( ('r/Lew R ob(, l"t so n/ph o l og raph e r 's C hoice)
1 7 (rO il i n g pin /O lek s l y Mak sy m enko/A II anada Photos , paint
rolkrl S l ' vl '1l l ) lIt'l z t'l" / Riser), 1 9 (O li ver C l eve/p h otog raph e r' s
C hoi ce); Oxlon l llll i vc r s i lY Pr ess 1'1' 3 (yo-yos), 6 (s hoppin g
lro ll "y), ~(W() Ill ; " ltycl i s l), 9, 1 2, 1 3 (meny-go-round), 16 (alarm
clot · k and x · ray 0 1 c l ock), 18: Rex Feat ur es p.7 ( m a n in
W h l'l'lch; l IS ip:l Pre ss)
Introduction
We use \vheels every day All wheels are round, but some wheels are big and some wheels are little Wheels can do many things
Where are these wheels?
Where can you see other w h e e ls?
Now read and discover more about wheels!
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Wheels are machines Wheels are
round and the-y turn People use
wheels to do man-y things
People use wheels to carr-y things
This wheelbarrow has one wheel
at the front The girl walks and
the wheel turns
People use wheels to move This school bus has four big wheels It carries lots of people
Wheels are fun, too Look at these roller skates A roller skate has four little wheels With roller skates,
people can move fast
Go to page 20 for activities
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In a store, people use a shopping
cart to carry man!;) things The cart
has little wheels People can push
and pull the cart
A stroller has wheels, too People
push the strollers and babies can
sleep in them
Some people can't walk
The!;) use wheelchairs
to move The!;) push the big wheels with their hands
People use wheelchairs in sports These people are in a long race They can go 42 kilometers in two hours!
Go to page 21 for activities •
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have two wheels You use 1Jour legs
to turn the wheels You wear a
helmet to protect 1Jour head
Some bic1Jcles can go ver1J fast
These people are in a race
Look at this bic1Jcle wheel It's
a metal wheel with a rubber tire
The tire helps the wheel to turn on bump1J roads You use a pump to put air into the tire
A unicycle has one wheel It's fun to ride!
+ Go to page 22 for activities •
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Cars, planes, and trains all have
wheels The-y have an engine, too
The engine makes the wheels
turn fast
How man-y wheels does a car
have? It has four wheels It has a
steering wheel, too You turn the
steering wheel and the car moves
left or right
A PLane
A plane uses wheels to move ver-y fast, and then it flies into the sk-y
How man-y wheels can -you see?
Trains have metal wheels The wheels turn on a metal track
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;~-: ~: : : ~ :~ / ! ' ,"'- , - _ ,";- + Go to page 23 for activities
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Wheels for fun
People use wheels for fun, too!
You can see man1:) wheels at the
fairground This big wheel turns,
and people go round and round
BI9 WheeL
This wheel is a merr1:)-go-round
Children stand on the wheel Other people push it round and round
Man1:) t01:)s have wheels This t01:) has little wheels
Children sit on it and the1:) use their legs to move
+ Go to page 24 for activities CD
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People use wheels to cut things
A round, metal saw is very sharp
The saw uses electricity to turn very
fast It can cut many things This
round saw can cut wood
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Wheels can cut food, too You can push this cutter on a pizza The metal wheel turns and it cuts the pizza
This combine harvester has wheels to move and wheels to cut The metal wheels are very sharp and they turn fast The combine harvester moves and the metal wheels cut the wheat
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People use wheels to do man-y
things at home Look in -your home
How man-y wheels can -you find?
This clock has man-y wheels inside
The wheels turn together, and the-y
People use a rolling pin to make bread and cookies
Do -you know people can paint with wheels? People use a roller to paint walls
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Go to page 26 for activities
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People use rivers and the wind to
turn wheels
This is an old water mill The water
in the river turns a big wheel The
big wheel turns other wheels in the
water mill The wheels make flour
from wheat
A wind turbine has wheels inside
The wind turns the wheels This makes electricit!:)
We use wheels ever!:) day, and they help us do man!:) different thing s
Which is !:)our favorite wheel?
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roLLer skates , • • ~.'-!to '-'" I ~~ III" P.; A J.r
vv nee- DU I I ,VV people bus
1 wheelbarrow 2 _ _ _ _ _
3 - -- -- 4 _ _ _ _ _
2 CompLete the sentences little i- big front -atT n&
1 Wheels are round and they turn
2 A wheelbarrow has a wheel at the
3 A bus has _ _ _ _ wheels
4 A roLLer skate has _ _ _ _ wheels
Carts and Chairs
Find and write the words
~troLlerspo{tss\; eelchair
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1 2 - - - - 3 _ _ _ _
6 pull
1 Babies can sleep in stroLLers
2 A shopping cart has big wheels
3 People push a shopping cart
4 People in wheelchairs push the wheels with their hands
true
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1 Find and write the words
I ( r 0 a CD u d
Be'
p a p u m p
-3 P 4 m 5 -' t "' - _ _ _
2 Match Then write the sentences
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Cars, Planes, Trains
1 Write the words
car plane train bicycle
1 - - - - - 2
-3 - -- - - 4 _ _ _ _ _
2 Write true or false
2 You turn a steering wheel and the car moves left or right
3 Trains don't have wheels
4 Trains move on a metal track
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1 _ _ _ _
3 _ _ _ _
4 _ _ _ _
5 _ _ _ _
Wheels to Cut
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A combine harvester
A pizza cutter Asaw
cuts wood cuts wheat cuts pizza
2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3
1 A metal saw is very sharp / wood
2 A saw turns very fast / food
3 A pizza cutter has a meta l wheel/pizza
4 A combine harvester has wheels to move
a nd wheels to cutter / cut
5 A combine harvester sits / moves and the wheels cut the wheat
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+ Read pages 16-17
1 Write the words Then match
1 kccol
clock
-2 CompLete the sentences
long make turn paint
1 People use a rolling pin to - - - - bread
a nd cookies
2 A clock has man!::! wheels that
-together
3 People use a roller to _ _ _ _ walls
4 A rolling pin is a _ _ _ _ wheel
+ Read pages 18-19
1 Write the words
1
3 _ _ _
2 Write true or false
electricit!::! wi nd tu rbi ne river water mill
2
4
1 The wind turns a wheel in a water mill _ _ _
2 Wheels in a water mill can make flour from wheat
3 The wind turns a wind turbine and this makes electricit!::!
4 You can't use wheels to make electricit!::!
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My Wheels 2 Write words How many wheels does it have?
1 Find 0 r draw pictu res of wheeLs Then writ e 1 wheel 2 or 3 wheels
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Is it fast?
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Is it big or little?
Is it fast?
Where is it?
Is it big or little?
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Where is it?
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down eLectricity fairground fast push race right road
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