WorldCom Edu Reading First Series - Book 3

Abe Dulay Wone
















































WorldCom ELT

Illustration / Photo

Illustrations (for fictional and nonfiction
passages) and photographs (for nonfiction
passages) designed to introduce
keywords and help predict the story
before reading

Get Ready

Pre-reading questions designed to help
students broaden their background
knowledge and increase their interest in
Get Ready
the topic of the unit Look at the picture Listen and write. 57
and talk about it.
hatch butterfly split
1. What insect do you cocoon caterpillar hide
see in the picture?
Key Words 2. How does the 1 2 3
butterfly look in the
Pre-reading vocabulary activities with picture?
photographs designed to practice key
4 5 6
words in the story


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58~60
Do you know how a butterfly grows?
There are four steps in the life cycle of a butterfly.
First, it starts as an egg.
Next, a larva hatches from the egg.
Munch! Crunch! Passage
It is called a caterpillar .
One day, it splits its skin! Informative and high-interest fiction /
Then it makes a cocoon .
It hides inside the cocoon. nonfiction story that develops students’
When it comes out, it is different. reading skills and expands knowledge in
It is colorful and has wings.
A beautiful butterfly flies out! school subject areas


Look
One simple question or statement
designed to build up more interest in
reading


Check!
Check! True False
How many antennas
does a butterfly 1. The butterfly starts as a larva.
have?
2. The larva hatches from the egg.
It has One sentence statements to check
antennas. 3. The butterfly has wings.
accuracy and speed in reading the
52 Chapter 3
passage

Choose the best answer.
1. What is the story about?
a. how a butterfly grows
b. what’s inside the cocoon Reading Comprehension
c. how a caterpillar splits its skin
2. There are steps in the life cycle of a butterfly. Comprehension questions designed to
a. two b. three c. four
test students’ understanding of the
3. The caterpillar hides inside the .
a. cocoon b. egg c. wings passage and develop key reading skills
4. What does the caterpillar become when it comes out of the cocoon? such as the main idea and details
a. b. c.

Reading Skills
Sequencing
Presents graphic organizers designed to
Fill in the blanks and number the pictures in the right order.
help students grasp an idea of the unit
A beautiful A butterfly
starts as an
flies out. .
A caterpillar makes a A larva
and from the egg.
A larva is called
inside it. a .

Unit 04 Life Cycle of a Butterfly 53






Match the pictures with the correct words.
1. 2. 3.
Word Challenge

Variations in vocabulary activities to

reinforce the key words from the unit caterpillar butterfly cocoon
Listening exercises to improve Listen and write the correct word. 61
after a week.
students’ ability to understand words 4. The eggs the watermelon together.
5. Let’s
6. She is trying to under the table.
Your Turn
Draw the missing picture of the life cycle of a butterfly. Then write
Questions related to the reading content the story.
that can be used for extended speaking I want to come out. Wow! The world outside
is bright and beautiful!
It’s too dark and
and writing practice and offer in-depth small here!
studies of the unit

I’m too ugly.
I want to hide
inside the cocoon.


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Health


Helen is Sick! 07
Unit 01 Fiction / Skill: Identifying Details

Sam’s Toothache 11
Unit 02
Fiction / Skill: Problem Solving

A Trip into Jason’s Body 15
Unit 03
Nonfiction / Skill: Classifying

Eat Right! 19
Unit 04
Nonfiction / Skill: Classifying





Adventure

Under the Ocean 23
Unit 01
Fiction / Skill: Summarizing

Back to Dinosaur Times! 27
Unit 02
Fiction / Skill: Analyzing Characters

Wonderful Marineland! 31
Unit 03
Nonfiction / Skill: Identifying Details

Christopher Columbus 35
Unit 04
Nonfiction / Skill: Analyzing Characters




Insects


Insects in the Woods 39
Unit 01
Fiction / Skill: Classifying

Insects’ Little Concert 43
Unit 02
Fiction / Skill: Identifying Characters
The Ants’ Team 47
Unit 03
Nonfiction / Skill: Identifying Characters

Life Cycle of a Butterfly 51
Unit 04
Nonfiction / Skill: Sequencing

World


From Kate in New York! 55
Unit 01 Fiction / Skill: Identifying Details

Reporter, Aunt Joan! 59
Unit 02
Fiction / Skill: Identifying Details

Greetings around the World 63
Unit 03
Nonfiction / Skill: Classifying

Money around the World 67
Unit 04
Nonfiction / Skill: Classifying





Space

Space Travel 71
Unit 01
Fiction / Skill: Compare and Contrast

The Space Camp 75
Unit 02
Fiction / Skill: Cause and Effect

The Moon at Night 79
Unit 03
Nonfiction / Skill: Identifying Details

What Causes Day and Night? 83
Unit 04
Nonfiction / Skill: Cause and Effect



cough
sick fever

checkup
cold
rest

































Get Ready


Look at the picture Listen and write. 02
and talk about it.

1 2 3
1. Where are they?

2. What is each child
doing?





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