cover BA.qxp_cover Time 21/9/16 8:21 PM Page 1 Level 1 1 Components: Reader with DIGI MATERIAL cross-platform application (ios, Android, Windows, MacOSX) Level 1 300 headwords Level 2 450 headwords Level 3 600 headwords Level 4 800 headwords CLIL READERS ISBN 978-1-4715-3263-4 Level 5 1,000 headwords Level 6 1,200 headwords Jenny Dooley Virginia Evans Baby Animals (Science) looks at animals and their young from a scientific perspective. Which animals give birth to live babies? Which animals work together as a team to bring up their babies? Baby Animals Explore our World CLIL Readers are graded readers from levels 1-6. They cover a range of subjects and themes, promoting Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). 1
For teachers' Contents LET S START!... 2 1 GETTING READY... 4 2 THE BIG DAY... 6 3 A MOTHER S JOB... 8 4 GREAT DADS... 10 5 BABY IS GROWING UP... 12 6 BYE-BYE, MUMMY!... 14 READ MORE The Lion and the Ostrich... 16 ACTIVITIES... 18 MY PORTFOLIO... 25 PICTURE DICTIONARY... 31
LET S START! For teachers' Every day, all over the world, baby animals are born. Some are small, some are big. They are all amazing! Welcome to the world, babies! 2
For teachers' Look at these baby animals. What animals are they? Do they look like their mothers or like their fathers? Do they drink milk to grow? Now, learn all about some more babies! 3
GETTING READY It s time to have babies! Different animals do different things. For teachers' Polar bears make a den in the ice. It s nice and warm in there! Spiders make a sac for their babies. They put the sac on their web. Then, they go away. Mother spiders don t see their babies again. 4
For teachers' Birds make a nest, ready to lay their eggs. The male and female birds both look after the eggs. Hippos go to the river when it is time to have a baby. The baby is born underwater. It can swim straight away! 5 Go to The cuckoo lays its eggs in another bird s nest. Activities p.18, My Portfolio 1 p.25
For teachers' THE BIG DAY The BIG day is here! For many animals it s a wonderful time. Some crocodiles are getting ready to hatch. The first baby crocodile comes out of its egg and squeaks. This tells the other babies to come out, too! An ostrich mother helps her babies. She pecks at the egg so the baby can get out. 6
For teachers' Gorillas have their babies at night. The gorilla family all come to see the baby. They all help look after the baby, too! Baby gorillas drink their mother s milk for 3 and a half years. 7 Go to Activities p.19, My Portfolio 2 p.26
16 For teachers' The Lion and the Ostrich One day, a lion is sitting in a tree. She is on her own. She doesn t have any babies. She is lonely. She sees an ostrich mother with her four chicks. I want those chicks! she says. She jumps down and scares the ostrich mother away. Then, she takes the chicks to her den. The ostrich is very sad. She asks a jackal to help her. He goes to the lion s den and says, Those are not your chicks. You have got four legs, but the chicks have got two! I don t care. Go away! says the lion.
For teachers' So, the ostrich mother asks a mongoose for help. The mongoose goes to the den. He teases the lion and says, You are a very silly lion! You can t catch me! The lion is angry and chases the mongoose. She leaves the chicks on their own. The mongoose goes into his hole to hide. The lion can t catch the mongoose. She waits by the hole for the mongoose to come out. The mongoose comes out of another hole and runs away. The lion doesn t see him! She waits a long time. So, the mother ostrich goes to the lion s den and takes her babies. Clever mongoose! Clever ostrich! 17 Go to Activities p.24
1 GETTING READY For teachers' 1 Find the words. Label the pictures. 1 2 3......... S W A S K F N N H P W S A F B E G G I A T C O I S B U D R E L D R T S B E R P K I D Y A Y R T H I P P O F N 4 5 6......... 2 Read and match. It s time to have babies! 1 Birds 2 Spiders 3 Hippos 4 Polar bears a go to the river. b make a den. c make a nest. d make a sac. 18
1 Look, read and match. Complete. THE BIG DAY 2 For teachers' gorilla mother 1 a baby... ostrich mother 2 b baby... crocodile mother 3 c baby... 2 Read and complete. squeaks pecks look after hatch night 1 When it s time, baby crocodiles get ready to.... 2 The ostrich mother... at the egg. 3 Gorillas have their babies at.... 4 The gorilla family all help...... the baby. 5 When the first baby crocodile comes out of its egg, it.... 19
THE LION AND THE OSTRICH For teachers' 1 Read and put a tick ( ) or a cross ( ). 1 4 This is an ostrich. This is a den. 2 5 This is a chick. This is a mongoose. 3 6 This is a jackal. This is a hole. 2 Read and circle the correct words. 1 The ostrich has two / four chicks. 2 The lion takes the chicks / jackal. 3 The ostrich is happy / sad. 4 The mongoose / lion helps the ostrich. 5 The lion chases the mongoose / ostrich. 6 The lion can / can t catch the mongoose. 24
For teachers' Help the cuckoo find its nest. Follow and colour. 1 25
2 For teachers' Choose a baby animal and complete the card. Draw a picture. Beautiful little baby So sweet in every way Welcome to the world Today s your first day! Dear... Congratulations on your new baby.... I wish you lots of love,... 26
1 PICTURE DICTIONARY For teachers' baby polar bear den ice spider sac web bird nest lay eggs male female 2 egg hippo river swim underwater cuckoo 3 crocodile hatch ostrich peck gorilla night family milk pouch bear lion see hear protect kangaroo rabbit 4 seahorse wolf food penguin mouse clean water eyes 31