Now i know SB 6

Asia, Australia, eastern, Europe, North America, northern, South America, southern, supercontinent, western coastline, current, equinox, mainland, offshore, overnight, seabed, stabilize,

Unit Vocabulary Reading

1

the world

change?

Asia, Australia, eastern, Europe, North America, northern, South America, southern, supercontinent, western

coastline, current, equinox, mainland, offshore, overnight, seabed, stabilize, tide

(factual, British English)

American English)

Reading strategies: Use headings to find specific

information in a text / Look for and find points

in a story when you can anticipate what might happen next

Value: Be curious about nature

container, flavoring, freezing point, harvest, hygienic, ingredient, producer, product, ripe, wrapper

bar, forage, nettles, poisonous, purify, raisins, ravenous, sardines, superfood, sushi

American English)

Reading strategies: Look for phrases that help

you understand the order of events /

Look for reporting verbs like cried and explained

to help you understand the characters better

Value: Be adventurous but careful with food

waves, cells, hormones, internal organs, intestines, kidneys, liver, paralyzed, pulse, spine, veins

crutches, emergency room, hiccups, muscle cramps, nosebleed, recovery position, sprain, swelling, unconscious, vomit

American English)

Reading strategies: Use certain phrases to help

you figure out what is fact and what is opinion / Notice the words and sentences that indicate a change of mood in a text

Value: Find the positive in difficult situations

astronomer, data, interstellar, launch, life form, mission, satellite, space probe, spacecraft, transmit, unmanned

disaster relief, docking port, habitable, hatch, ignite, microgravity, protective, safety procedure, solitary, vibration, weightless

American English)

British English)

Reading strategies: Look for a theme within

each paragraph This can help you see how the main topic of a text is developed / When you don’t understand a word, look at the meaning and the type of word which comes before and after it to aid comprehension

Value: Work hard to achieve your dreams

Video: All Over

the Workplace: Space

dependable, haste, impulse buying, influence, perception, stability, target, tranquility, uninspiring, widespread

dynamic, executive, out of the box, prime time, proposal, rock bottom, slogan, statistics, strategy, survey

American English)

British English)

Reading strategies: To help summarize a text,

figure out what the main point is and what supports that point / Use the way people respond and behave in a story to help you find and understand implied messages

Value: Listen to others

bird’s eye, commemorate, decipher, estimate, found, iconic, panoramic, re-enact, residence, spectacle

challenging, conventional, curious, disoriented, fulfilled, inquisitive, insignificant, irritable, out of the ordinary, overwhelming, tedious

British English)

American English)

Reading strategies: Read according to purpose

and select details you’re interested in / Explore the feelings, thoughts, and emotions of a character to help you understand fiction

Value: Find a balance

Video: All Over

the Place: The High

Line Park in New York

Contents

Grammar Speaking Listening Writing Now I Know

Listening strategies:

Use what you already know about familiar topics to help you learn new information

Keep an open mind when deciding what you believe is truth or fiction

Writing strategy:

Collect information and make notes before you write

Projects:

Make a picture story

of somewhere in your area

Make a plant and animal map of the world

Videos: School Rules:

to make your writing varied and more interesting

Projects:

Present a food production process.Design a new food product

Videos: School Rules:

Those Clothes Parts 1–2

When writing down important details, don’t guess Listen again and check

Writing strategy:

Use commas

in conditional sentences to make your writing easier

Videos: School Rules:

A Healthy Eating Day?

When you don’t hear someone properly, use different ways

to ask them to repeat what they’ve said

Writing strategy:

Think about different ways to describe sounds, sights, and feelings to make your text more descriptive and interesting

Projects:

Make a factfile.Design a new satellite

Listening strategies:

Understand the main topic better by listening for key points and thinking about how familiar they’re to you

Listen for sound effects and music to understand what’s being advertised and who’s being targeted

Writing strategy:

Collect information about a topic to help you form and express an opinion

in your writing

Projects:

Analyze advertisements.Make a commercial

Videos: School Rules:

Money, Money, Money

Listening strategies:

When listening to an informative discussion, think of possible responses

“Replay” what someone has said to help you remember it

Writing strategy:

Make a graphic organizer to help plan your writing

Projects:

Write a travel presentation.Plan a world trip

Videos: School Rules:

I’d Rather Be in a Hotel

Parts 1–2

Unit Vocabulary Reading

7

we learn languages?

bilingual, daydream, drastic, fluently, inattentive, input, persevere, proactive, pronunciation, uphill struggle, visualize

engage in conversation, idiom, interact, memorize, native language, proverbs, retain, slang, subconscious, total immersion, waste of time

Language Learner (factual, British English)

American English)

Reading strategies: Look for a heading that

appeals to you when you don’t know where

to start / Pay attention to the context of a conversation to help you understand slang, proverbs, idioms, and phrases

news, consequences, criteria, crucial, general public, human interest, impact, newsworthy, objective, prominent, touching

chairing, edition, editorial, go

to press, gripping, lead story, memorable, quirky, sensational, thought-provoking, unimaginative

British English)

American English)

Reading strategies: Have a reason to read an

informative text to give you purpose and make it easier to read / Select ideas from a text and then evaluate them

Value: Put your heads together!

gas, geyser, hot spring, pylon, refinery, renewable, transformer, turbine, voltage

cylindrical, distill, ethanol, ferment, fuse, generator, power grid, propeller, pump, reconnect, sludge

British English)

American English)

Reading strategies: Assess the consequences

of facts by reading them in context / Use your imagination to identify ideas that are implied but not written in stories

Value: Help your neighbor

coordination, decisive, instinct, judgment, non-judgmental, procedure, recreational, spatial, split second, spur of the moment, visibility

attention seeker, awareness, burden, compassion, deforestation, hypocrite, nerve-racking,

preoccupied, publicity, stumped, sympathize

(factual, American English)

British English)

Reading strategies: Make mental notes by

actively trying to remember important points in the text without writing anything down / Notice how an author uses particular words to influence our responses to a story

Value: Recognize your everyday heroes Video:

Fierce Earth: Wildfires

UNIT

11

How can technology improve our lives?

agricultural, autonomous, inaccessible, maneuver, military, missile, navigate, obstacle, remote, versatile, vital

artificial intelligence, authentic, booster, innovation, mobility, reception, replicate, revolutionize, state-of-the-art, ultrasound, voice recognition

American English)

British English)

Reading strategies: Within promotional material,

look for specific product details and information

to help you understand more about the product / Think about the characters in stories and how they’re presented

Value: Find a healthy balance with technology

annoyance, constructive, count

to ten, criticism, go out of your way, irritate, metaphor, negotiate, overcome, take a back seat, walk

of life

belligerent, gregarious, humble, impulsive, industrious, irresponsible, quarrelsome, reserved, thrifty, timid, weak-willed

(fiction, American English)

Reading strategies: Make advice articles relevant

to you by considering how you can apply the tips

to your own life / Visualize stories in other forms, such as TV programs or movies, to help you imagine the characters, plot, and setting more clearly

Value: Do the best with what you have

Video:

Lifebabble: Hopes and Worries about the Future

Contents

Grammar Speaking Listening Writing Now I Know

Listening strategies:

Pay attention to useful phrases, even if they aren’t needed to answer the question

Focus on stress – the correct stress on a word makes it easier to understand even when the pronunciation isn’t right

Writing strategy:

Reporting what people said can make informal emails more interesting

Projects:

Perform a song.Write a language worksheet

Videos: School Rules:

Einstein Was Dyslexic

Listening strategies:

Use headlines to predict what

a news story will be about

When asking questions, remember to listen to the person’s answers and change your next question, if necessary

Writing strategy:

Balance opinions

by imagining what other people might think as well as including your own thoughts

Projects:

Record an interview.Make a headline puzzle

Listening strategies:

Listen to simple questions and answers on a complicated topic to make it easier to understand

Make notes of new vocabulary and see if you can link the words with the ones you already know

Writing strategy:

In a real-life narrative, establish the situation early on

to help the reader understand what’s happening

Projects:

Invent a generator.Make a power awareness poster

Videos: School Rules:

Can You Sing? Parts 1–2

Speaking strategy:

Make suggestions in different ways

Listening strategies:

Listen for known words and phrases and notice if they’re being used in different ways

People don’t always speak

in complete sentences

Listen for the main words in each sentence to help you understand

Writing strategy:

To make biographies enjoyable to read, include interesting details

as well as facts

Projects:

Talk about heroes.Help someone

Videos: School Rules:

Harry’s Granny Parts 1–2

Listening strategies:

When there’s a lot of information, prioritize and focus on one task at a time

Homonyms are words which sound the same, but are usually spelled differently and have different meanings

Use the context to tell the difference

Writing strategy:

When describing

a gadget, explain the features and their benefits

Projects:

Make a digi-book.Improve an everyday object

Videos: School Rules:

No Cheating Parts 1–2

If I were you, I would …

Listen for different types

of questions Some need answers and some indicate that we should just think about something

Writing strategy:

To write an action plan, think about the end result and then outline the necessary steps

Projects:

Write a personal factfile

Make a vision board

Videos: School Rules:

The School Challenge

Parts 1–2

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