S A M P L E P A G E S

reading grandchildren

familycitywalking

foodshopping

We live in Hope Street

STORY 1

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1. I’m Cassie. I’m 14. I love shopping.

2. I’m Tom. I’m 10. I love food.

3. I’m John and this is Marissa. We love walking.

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4. I’m Grace. I love my job in the city.

5. I’m Vic. I’m Tom’s dad. I love my family.

6. I’m Natasha. I love reading.

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7. I’m Rosa. I love my grandchildren.

The End

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17Teacher’s Guide

This story introduces the characters in the next seven stories. It will need a little more support from the teacher or tutor.

Language includes:

introducing self, talking about likes, things you love

Vocabulary child, children, grandchildren

Ideas for preparation

• Who lives in your street? Do you know other people in your street? Do you say hello?

• Play likes game before reading, or after.

Pre-reading, reading, post-reading

See the general notes at the start of this book.

Language to note

love = like something a lot, ‘the city’ (CBD)

Discussion: extending the text

What other things do you think these people like?

Discussion: about learners’ lives

• What do you like? What do you love? What do you like doing? Do you like shopping? Do you like walking?

• What do your friends like? What do they love?

Extra work on spelling/sounds:

Short vowels: grand, this, Vic, Tom, John, job

With syllable practice: Cassie, shopping, c i ty, family, Natasha, ch i ldren

Long vowel sounds: Grace, reading, Rosa

Long oo: food

CE, CI as S: Grace, city

Surprising spellings: love (sounds like short ‘u’), walking (sounds like ‘or’)

Likes game

• You’ll need pictures from magazines or catalogues that learners can select as ‘things they like’: perhaps pictures of books, TV, a garden, someone cooking, cars, motorbikes, children, cats, someone walking or jogging.

• Go through the pictures and practise the difference between ‘I like books’ (not ‘book’) and ‘I like reading’.

• Now learners take turns to pick up three pictures and introduce themselves, saying, ‘I’m xx and I like x, y and z’.

• For more of a literacy focus, replace the pictures with word cards and repeat, or play a matching game.

QUESTIONS FOR TEACHERS TO ASK

STORY 1

Welcome to Hope Street by Clare Harris Story 1: We live in Hope Street

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1. I’m Cassie. I’m 14. I love shopping.

2. I’m Tom. I’m 10. I love food.

3. I’m John and this is Marissa. We love walking.

4. I’m Grace. I love my job in the city.

5. I’m Vic. I’m Tom’s dad. I love my family.

6. I’m Natasha. I love reading.

7. I’m Rosa. I love my grandchildren.

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Name Story 1We live in Hope Street

Wordfind

Find the words. Write the missing letters.

Who are we?

Match.

I’m Cassie. I’m 14.

I’m Tom. I’m 10.

I’m John and this is Marissa.

I’m Grace.

I’m Vic. I’m Tom’s dad.

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Name

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Story 1We live in Hope Street

Missing words

Write the missing words.

dad my love shopping city this reading

I’m Cassie. I’m 14. I love shopping .

I’m Tom. I’m 10. I food.

I’m John and is Marissa. We love walking.

I’m Grace. I love my job in the .

I’m Vic. I’m Tom’s . I love my family.

I’m Natasha. I love .

I’m Rosa. I love grandchildren.

Is it right?

Tick YES or NO.

YES NO

1. John and Marissa love walking.

2. Cassie is 10 years old.

3. Grace loves her job in the city.

4. Tom is 14 years old.

5. Natasha loves reading.

6. Vic is Cassie’s dad.

7. Rosa loves her grandchildren.

8. They all live in Hope Street.

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52 Worksheet Answer Key

STORY 1: WE LIVE IN HOPE STREET

1 WORDFIND

shoppin gfoo dwal k ing

cit yfa m ily

rea d ing

grandchildre n

p m y i f o o d c r e a d i n g a

s h o p p i n g g u u c f a c j u

c o t k e t m l v c z g x n j f k

c p s m q k p q x a y f l d a a o

g r a n d c h i l d r e n i q u s

b s z q p w a l k i n g l f t i x

x j d p x q x e k m c v f t e h f

x z a o x y v i s f a m i l y r v

g a b q s g g j w z k j e j c k q

s k l j c i t y j a o d r e h e f

t j c o q l p k u j n b i h w w l

2 WHO ARE WE?

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Name Story 1We live in Hope Street

Wordfind

Find the words. Write the missing letters.

Who are we?

Match.

I’m Cassie. I’m 14.

I’m Tom. I’m 10.

I’m John and this is Marissa.

I’m Grace.

I’m Vic. I’m Tom’s dad.

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2

p m y i f o o d c r e a d i n g as h o p p i n g g u u c f a c j uc o t k e t m l v c z g x n j f kc p s m q k p q x a y f l d a a og r a n d c h i l d r e n i q u sb s z q p w a l k i n g l f t i xx j d p x q x e k m c v f t e h fx z a o x y v i s f a m i l y r vg a b q s g g j w z k j e j c k qs k l j c i t y j a o d r e h e ft j c o q l p k u j n b i h w w l

shoppin .

foo .

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cit . fa ily rea ing. grandchildre .

3 MISSING WORDS

I’m Cassie. I’m 14. I love shopping.

I’m Tom. I’m 10. I love food.

I’m John and this is Marissa. We love walking.

I’m Grace. I love my job in the city.

I’m Vic. I’m Tom’s dad. I love my family.

I’m Natasha. I love reading.

I’m Rosa. I love my grandchildren.

4 IS IT RIGHT?

YES – 1, 3, 5, 7, 8

NO – 2, 4, 6

STORY 2: CASSIE

1 WORDFIND

1 = one2 = two3 = three

4 = four5 = five6 = six

7 = seven8 = eight9 = nine

10 = ten

s w t y r i f o u r r f s e v e n

w v i u e i g h t s n l v o f t f

f q d e i v k r k i u u b i l s u

s j x h n i m z p f w u q m t r b

c o k v e q t e n h i h t n t v h

n i n e r m p p n v u d t s l j z

h q s q b z d n g z h i t h r e e

o n e v a e f q e d r c j v b y x

b t v r c r w f m p m f f i v e y

j h i x a t x q w s i x p b b j b

t w o d n e o k t s l l c q a a t

2 SHOPPING

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Wordfind

Find the words. Write the missing letters.

1 = on e

2 = tw

3 = thre

4 = fou

5 = fiv

6 = si

7 = seve

8 = eigh

9 = nin

10 = te

Shopping

Match.

the lot

op shop

dollars

twenty-five

jeans

boots

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Story 2Cassie

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3 MISSING WORDS

I’m at the op shop with my mum.

This bag is three dollars.

This top is four dollars

This coat is five dollars.

These jeans are six dollars.

These boots are seven dollars.

That’s the lot for twenty-five dollars! Yay!

4 MAKE A WORD

three bag coat

h a t = hat shop seven jeans

p e n = pen

WELCOME TO HOPE STREET

WORKSHEET ANSWER KEY