unit 12 save the
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Unit 12: Save the …
TO: SimFROM: AngSUBJECT: Help the bears!
Hi SimmyDid you see that show about polar bears on TV last night? It said global warming is putting the bears in danger!
their food, and to get from their hunting grounds to where they make dens. But the ice is melting earlier in the summer and freezing later in the winter. The bears have less ice when they need it most. If this continues, polar bears could become extinct by the end of this century.
If I ever have kids, I want them to be able to see real polar bears, not just old TV shows about them. People always seem to destroy the things they care about, don’t you think? Will we ever learn?But it’s not too late. Simmy, we’ve got to do something urgently, or there will be no polar bears left ……
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In the texts1 What do the three dots mean in the title on page 120?
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2 Why do you think the title doesn’t list all the animals that need saving?
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3 Scan the images and texts on pages 120–121. List five animals that need saving.
Use commas [,] and a full stop [.].
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4 a Which four texts could be from the same series of information reports?
“Mountain Gorillas”, _____________________________________________________________
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b What is the same about these four texts? _______________________________________
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5 Tick the correct answer.
a The text beginning TO: Sim is a postcard email letter
b A Tale of Extinction is a narrative folk tale factual recount
c Too Close to the Edge is an exposition (argument) against hunting
a narrative about a hunter an explanation of how to hunt rhinos
6 a All the texts on pages 120–121 are about the same problem. What is it?
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b Are most of the texts in the present, past or future tense? ______________________
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Read and learn1 Complete this table.
Endangered Where or when What is or was
species the danger
Mountain gorillas in family groups in rainforests logging, poaching and war
of Central Africa
Giant pandas
Sea turtles
global warming means fewer
ice floes, which bears need
to find food
Rhino Research this yourself to find
the answer.
2 Why do people kill wild animals? Write your answer using keywords and phrases.
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3 Insert a word from the word bank.
Word Bank Reptiles Logging Endangered Poaching
a ____________________ means cutting down trees for logs.
b ____________________ means fishing or hunting where it is not allowed.
c ____________________ means in danger of dying out completely.
d ____________________ are cold-blooded animals with backbones, lungs and scales.
4 Use colours to match each word with its meaning.
a extinct not native, brought into the country
b extinction a set of animals or plants in which the members look
very similar and can breed with each other
c species no longer existing
d introduced close enough to be shot
e in range the act of wiping out completely
5 The title of Too Close to the Edge is saying (tick the best answer):
a don’t stand too close to the edge of a cliff.
b humans have gone too far with their killing of animals.
c the end of the world has already come.
6 The words in the word bank explain why. Use them to complete the text below.
Word Bank out of because because of due to for reasons
Mountain gorillas are highly endangered __________________________ logging, poaching
and war. Giant pandas are endangered __________________________ their natural
habitat is shrinking. The drowning of many sea turtles is ______________________ fishing
practices. People kill animals ______________________ many ______________________.
Some people kill animals ____________________ fear, or just ____________________ they can.
7 These connectives and conjunctions join sentences and ideas:
also and but if not just or sometimes then though unfortunately
Find them in the texts on pages 120 and 121 and circle them. Done
Your turn1 Write an email to a friend about the need to
save animals from extinction.
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Opening: Explain why you are writing.
Give examples of animals in danger.
Conclusion: Give reasons for why this is wrong. Say what you could do to stop it.
TO: FROM: SUBJECT:
An exposition argues for or against something. It has:
evidence
action.
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Pronouns
1 Pronouns are very handy words that stand in place of nouns. They are small
of writing my best friend’s mum’s house, you can use a pronoun and write her
house. Find and circle six more pronouns in this text.
A sea turtle is a reptile. It lives in the sea, but breathes air. It is endangered.
So are polar bears. They need ice floes. They use them to get to food. But now
there is less ice. If ever we have kids, I want them to see real bears.
2 There are 12 personal pronouns.
Personal pronouns
I me he him she her it we us they them you
Personal pronouns have gender. They can be masculine, feminine, neuter or
common gender.
People are masculine or feminine: he or him for boys and men, and she or her
for girls or women.
Things and most animals are neuter: it. Pet animals are he or she.
We and they can be masculine or feminine. If they stand for a mixed group of
male and female people or animals, they are common gender.
a Circle in green the two masculine pronouns listed above. Done
b Circle in blue the two feminine pronouns. Done
c Circle in purple the neuter pronoun. Done
3 For each pronoun, write masculine, feminine, neuter or common in the box.
a The gorilla sat staring at me. She looked so sad.
b The rhino kicked a few times. Then it lay still.
c When sea turtles get tangled in fishing nets, they drown.
d The polar bear was so weak from hunger, he just lay there.
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4 Choose personal pronouns to complete the following.
Pronouns I you us he it
Mr Nakamatsu is the best! __________ invented so many things for __________.
_________ don’t know what my life would be like without CDs — maybe _________
_________ agree?
5 Use personal pronouns to complete the following.
___________ have just read a report on polar bears. ___________ said ___________ could
become extinct by the end of the century. Why do people destroy the things
___________ care about? Will ___________ ever learn? But ___________ is not too late!
6 Possessive pronouns show who or what owns something.
Singular mine yours his hers its
Plural ours yours theirs
Draw coloured lines to find matching statements.
a Here is the mother gorilla. The fault is yours.
b This sea turtle drowned in your net. The baby is hers.
c We can choose to stop it. The choice is ours.
d Sea turtles have always lived here. The sea is theirs.
e I can do something about it. The choice is his.
f He can stop going on safari. The choice is mine.
7 Circle the personal and possessive pronouns in part 6 above. Done
8 Interrogative pronouns can be used to ask questions.
Interrogative pronouns what? which? who? whose? whom?
To interrogate
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Books read
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Unit 12: Save the …
Print your name here:
Use a pencil. DO NOT use a pen. If you make a mistake, rub it out and try again.
Assessment: Units 11 and 12
This is a test to see how well you understand what you have read, and to see what you know about using language, spelling and punctuation. It is also a writing test.
Instructions
another page in this book before answering.
There are three different ways to show your answer:
answer. O
(First name) (Family name)
Start of test
Read the texts on pages 112 and 113, and answer questions 1 to 8. 1 The text with the title Why Didn’t
I Think of That? is in the O present tense. O past tense. O future tense. O present and past tenses.
2 What kind of text is on the photo of Dr Nakamatsu?
O a joke O a caption O a message
3 Patented means O waited patiently. O made a painting of. O got the right to use or sell an invention.
4 Which text is not on pages 112 and 113?
O a narrative O a legend O an SMS message
5 Which statement about Luke and Sophie’s invention is not true?
O It was painted. O It was a ball. O It had branches.
6 Which statement about the woman in the park is not true?
O She had a round face. O She had curly black hair. O She was very tall.
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7 The SMS message on the phone is written in the
O first person. O second person. O third person.
8 The main topic of pages 112 and 113 is
O flying. O inventions. O different people.
9 All the texts on page 120 are O procedures. O information reports. O recounts.
Read the texts on page 121, and answer questions 10 to 15.
10 The text beginning TO: Sim is O an SMS message. O a letter. O an e-mail.
11 Extinct means O old. O no longer existing. O smelly.
12 The main aim of the text beginning TO: Sim is to
O say hello to a friend. O tell about a TV show on polar
bears. O persuade a friend to help save
the bears.
13 Which word in the text A Tale of Extinction means “not native to the country”?
O introduced O thylacine O fossils
14 Where was the last place the thylacine was alive?
O New Guinea O Tasmania O the mainland of Australia
15 The aim of the text Too Close to the Edge is to explain
O how to kill a rhino. O why people kill animals. O that people are more dangerous
than animals.
The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled. Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.
16 The two womans are waiting over there.
17 Put all the feetball away in the box.
18 Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
Dr Nakamatsu ______________ a very famous inventor.
O am O is O are
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19 Which of the following correctly completes the sentence? ______________ are air-breathing reptiles that live in the sea. O I O They O It
20 Which of the following correctly completes the sentence? Many animals are killed for ______________ skins, horns, teeth or tails. O its O his O their
21 Which of the following correctly completes the sentence? We can do something about it. The choice is ______________ . O yours O mine O ours
22 Which of the following correctly completes the sentence? They are endangered ______________ their natural habitat is shrinking. O because of O because O due to
23 The last sentence on page 120 is a O O command. O statement. O exclamation.
24 Shade two bubbles to show where the missing commas (,) should go. O O O O
Dr Nakamatsu invented the floppy disc CD digital watch and a pump.
Shade two bubblesO O
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Assessment: Units 11 and 12
Plan your report
each animal — its name, where it lives and why it is in danger.
Write your report
about what has been happening to animals.
is happening to one type of animal.
each type of animal.
about what we should do about the problem.
When you finish
punctuation.
doesn’t make sense.
25 Write a report about animals that need saving.
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