12 / 76
xvi
Q
Provides teachers with opportunities to teach
vocabulary and language skills in a natural learning
environment.
Q
Provides opportunities for oral language development
and oral fluency.
Q
Exposes students to models of standard and
academic English.
Q
Exposes students to grammar, language mechanics,
and writing applications in a variety of activities.
160
Unit 5
Owl:
Remember the day you flew to the Moon with the rope
Fox and Mole made?
Condor:
That was the easy part.
Owl:
Easy for you because you have such big wings and can fly so high.
Condor:
Think how long it took Fox and Mole to make
that rope.
Owl:
A very long time, I
’
m sure.
Condor:
And poor Mole. Fox made him believe that the Moon
was full of insects.
Owl:
I almost said to Mole that what Fox was telling him was
not true. I knew Fox was lying.
Condor:
I felt sorry for Mole when I saw him falling down.
Owl:
You were very kind to Mole. You saved him and brought
him back to Earth alive.
Condor:
I don
’
t know what Mole was thinking. Wherever Fox
went, Mole followed. I wonder if he misses Fox.
Owl:
All I know is that Mole is somewhere around eating insects.
But I wonder what kind of food Fox is having on the Moon.
I
’
m sure he ate better when he lived on Earth.
Condor:
Well, it has been a year since Fox left. I hope he found
food on the Moon!
Connecting
A
Read and listen to the conversation between Owl and Condor.
B
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1.
Where did you go last weekend?
2.
What did you see there?
3.
What did you eat for dinner last night?
Unit 5
161
Applying
Write a paragraph.
1.
Talk to a partner about something you wished for when you
were younger.
2.
Take notes about your partner
’
s wish, and then write about it
.
3.
Review the paragraph. Ask yourself:
Will a reader understand
that I wrote about something
my partner wished for in the past?
Focusing
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. a
. Mole
insects all the time. (eats/ate)
b.
Today Mole is sick because last night he
too many insects. (eats/ate)
2. a
. Do you want to
to the Moon? (went/go)
b.
Fox
to the Moon a year ago. (went/go)
3. a
. Most birds
, but not all. (fly/flew)
b.
José
on an airplane to visit his
grandparents. (fly/flew)
4. a
. I
full after eating dinner. (feels/felt)
b.
The sandpaper
rough. (feels/felt)
5. a
. Owls can
well at night. (see/saw)
b.
Mole
Fox looking up at the Moon. (see/saw)
My &partner &always
&wanted &to &go &to &the Moon.
162
Unit 5
Connecting
A
Read the passage.
Every now and then I think about Mole. When I
lived
on Earth, he
followed
me everywhere. I hope he is all
right. The other day when the Moon was full, I
tried
to
look for him. I
stretched
and stretched in the direction of
Earth, and I
opened
my eyes as wide as possible. I
looked
for Mole for a long time. I
wanted
to see him. I wanted
to
make sure he was all right. But he is so small, and I am so
far away.
I
dreamed
that Condor visited me. We
talked
about
Mole. I asked him what
happened
. Condor
explained
to
me how Mole was falling down and Condor
saved
him.
I asked Condor to come back with Mole, but then some
noise awakened me, and I
stopped
dreaming.
B
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1.
What did your teacher explain to you about this lesson?
2.
What did you dream about last night?
3.
What did you want for breakfast this morning?
Unit 5
163
Applying
Write a paragraph that describes, in your own words, things
that Mole and Fox did together. Start your paragraph with a
general idea. Then, add specific details.
Focusing
Choose the correct word from each pair to complete the sentences.
1. a
. Fox
about Condor last night. (dreams/dreamed)
b.
John
of becoming an astronaut. (dreams/dreamed)
2. a
. My mother always
at red lights. (stops/stopped)
b.
Mole got dizzy and
climbing the rope. (stops/stopped)
3. a
. Condor
Mole and carried him back home. (save/saved)
b.
Lifeguards
swimmers from drowning. (save/saved)
4. a
. Fox
Mole into going to the Moon. (talk/talked)
b.
My parents
to my teacher every week. (talk/talked)
5. a
. I
in the United States. (live/lived)
b.
My family
in Perú before coming to the United States.
(live/lived)
Fox &andMole &talked &about
&theMoon.
158
Unit 5
Spotlight on Language
Connecting
A
Listen to the animals.
Key Words
cities
knives
leaves
skies
stories
talons
tunnels
wolves
B
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1.
What wild animals are closely related to dogs?
2.
In what kinds of communities do you find many
tall buildings?
Unit 5
159
Focusing
A
Write the missing captions below the pictures.
B
Rewrite the following sentences correctly by changing the underlined
word to its correct form.
1.
Children should not play with kitchen knife.
2.
There are many books with great story in the library.
3.
My grandmother has lived in many different city.
one leaf
one daisy
Applying
Write two paragraphs about stories you have read in class and
on your own.
1.
In the first paragraph describe stories you have liked and explain
why you have liked them.
2.
In the second paragraph
describe stories you have not
liked and explain why you
haven
’
t liked them.
3.
Read your paragraphs
to the class.
I &have &liked &many &of &the
&stories &read &in &class &because …
I &have ¬ &liked &the &scary
&stories &because …
Q
Provides reading-only, listening-only, and
dual-processing opportunities to encourage the
development of comprehension skills.
Q
Includes key vocabulary lists for vocabulary
development.
Q
Provides selections that connect to the main
reading by using familiar images involving
elements such as context and characters from
the main reading of each unit.
Q
Focuses students’ attention on a particular
mechanical skill directly presented in the text.
Q
Gives students the opportunity to apply the
vocabulary and skills of the lesson while
they compare and contrast learning and their
personal experiences.