WorldCom Edu Reading for Vocabulary Series - Book A

Reading for Vocabulary is a four-book reading series for students of Reading for
English as a foreign or second language. The series aims to develop Vocabulary
students’ vocabulary and reading comprehension skills through Jake Murray

exposure to a variety of topics. Each book utilizes highly interesting

and motivating passages and exercises to teach new and important
vocabulary. Students are provided with an opportunity to learn a
large number of useful words while improving their reading skills.




Key features:
Various informative and interesting topics

Diverse exercises designed to thoroughly instruct students on the Level
presented vocabulary.

Comprehension quizzes to develop students’ skills in identifying and A
understanding main ideas, important details, and contextual clues.

Colorful photos and illustrations to help stimulate students’ interest.

Audio materials to assist in pronunciation and develop listening skills.



Components

Student’s Books Level A~D | Audio CDs Level A~D




















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Level A





Content Area Symbols
Science Social Studies




UNIT 1 Plants 5




Lesson 1 We Eat Flowers! 6


Lesson 2 Not Just for Food 14


Review 22





UNIT 2 Animals 23




Lesson 3 Keeping Warm 24


Lesson 4 Animals Help People 32


Review 40





UNIT 3 People 41




Lesson 5 Your Senses 42


Lesson 6 All Grown Up 50


Review 58

UNIT 4 Life 59




Lesson 7 How Old is that Tree? 60


Lesson 8 Save the Forests 68


Review 76





UNIT 5 Weather 77




Lesson 9 The Seasons 78


Lesson 10 Bad Weather 86


Review 94






UNIT 6 Soil 95



Lesson 11 Dirt is Good! 96


Lesson 12 Soil Homes 104


Review 112






UNIT 7 Energy 113



Lesson 13 Energy 114


Lesson 14 Electricity 122


Review 130

Plants























In lessons 1-2 you will read about plants. Plants are food.
We eat many kinds of plants. Vegetables and fruits are

healthy plants. Plants are useful too. They can help us in

many different ways. What plants do you like to eat?

How do you use plants? Think about plants you eat and
use in your life.













Lesson 1 We Eat Flowers!
Science





Lesson 2 Not Just for Food
Social Studies

Word List






track 1



vegetable [vèd,Ât‰bÂl] n.

the part of a plant that we eat
Vegetables are good for your health.





flower [fláu‰÷] n.

the part of a plant that makes seeds
Flowers are very beautiful.





leaf [li;f] n. (pl. leaves)

the flat, green parts of a plant

Tree leaves change color in the fall.




root [ru;t] n.

the part of a plant that grows down in the dirt

The plant has short roots.





stem [stem] n.
the part of a plant that holds the plant up

Tall plants have long stems.





seed [si;d] n.
the part of a plant that grows into a new plant

These seeds will grow into flowers.






6 Lesson 1

PLANTS Science











carrot [k®r‰t] n.

a long orange vegetable
Rabbits like carrots.





eat [i;t] v. (eat - ate - eaten)

to put food into your mouth and chew and swallow it
The boy is eating a hamburger.





potato [p‰tèitou] n. (pl. potatoes)

round white vegetables that grow in the dirt.

I cooked potatoes with my mother.




lettuce [lètis] n.

a plant with large green leaves

My father grows lettuce in the garden.





pea [pi;] n.
the seed of a pea plant that we eat

All the peas in a pod look the same.





smell [smel] v.
to have an odor

This flower smells nice.






Plants Science 7

PLANTS Science




Read the story below. track 2
Science
PLANTS
Lesson 1 We Eat Flowers!


Do you like to eat plants?

The plant parts we eat are vegetables .

Plants have many different parts.

We use all these parts for food.




























Do you like to eat carrots?

Carrots are vegetables.

They come from carrot plants.

The part we eat is the root .

Roots grow down in the dirt.



Many people like to eat potatoes.

They are a very tasty vegetable.

Potatoes are stems that we eat.

Stems help hold a plant up.




8 Lesson 1

vegetable root
We eat the leaves of some plants. flower stem
leaf seed
Leaves are flat and green.
Do you like to eat lettuce?


Lettuce is the leaf of a lettuce plant.


Peas are vegetables, too.

They are the seeds of the pea plant.

We do not eat all of the pea plant.

We eat the seeds.

Seeds grow into plants.




























Do you like to look at flowers ?

All flowers make seeds.

Flowers are pretty and smell nice.

Some flowers taste good too!

The top parts of broccoli are flowers.

That means we eat flowers!






Plants Science 9

Exercise 1






Science Read the words in the box. Then write the
PLANTS
Lesson 1 word next to its meaning.




seed vegetable leaf

flower stems roots





1. these grow down

in the dirt




2. these hold the

plant up




3. the flat, green

part of a plant



4. the plant part


that makes seeds



5. this grows into a

new plant




6. the plant part

that we eat










10 Lesson 1

Exercise 2 PLANTS Science






Solve the puzzle.





seed vegetables leaves

flowers stems roots





1 2





3


4 5












6





Across Down



1. Roses are very pretty 2. Below the plant are

. the .


4. Peas and carrots are 3. The

. grew into a plant.


6. Tree 5. Tall plants have long


change color in the fall. .





Plants Science 11

Exercise 3






Science Write the word from the box that goes with
PLANTS
Lesson 1 the pictures.




roots flowers

leaves seeds









1.












2.












3.













4.










12 Lesson 1

Comprehension PLANTS Science







Reading Comprehension Choose the

best answer.



1. This story is about .


a. animals b. silverware

c. vegetables d. peanuts




2. Carrots are .

a. stems b. leaves

c. seeds d. roots




3. Peas are the of the pea plant.

a. seeds b. tops

c. roots d. blood







General Understanding Circle T for true

or F for false.




1. Peas are vegetables. T F



2. We eat all of the pea plant. T F



3. Leaves grow down in the dirt. T F









Plants Science 13