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Writing and advisory team:Leonie Bennett, Julia Sander, Ericka Forbes-Blair, Gillian Myers
and Serieka White-Lawson.
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Macmillan Education 4 Crinan Street, London N1 9XW A division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
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ISBN 978-0-230-49474-9 AER
Text © Julia Sander 2015 Design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015
First published 2007 This edition 2015
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The author and publishers are grateful for permission to reprint the following copyright material:
Pearson Education Ltd for an extract from Sixty-five by V.S. Reid, 2005, pp.9-11. Reproduced with permission from Pearson Education Ltd;
Mama Lisa’s World (www.MamaLisa.com) for contributing the songs “Day-O” and “Linstead Market”, with thanks. Mama Lisa’s World is the internet’s largest collection of international children’s songs and rhymes;
SunZone Books Ltd for an extract from “Getting Common Sense” by Al Campbell from Classic Caribbean Stories 2005, pp. 1-3. Reproduced with permission from Alistair Campbell and SunZone Books Ltd;
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Unit Reading Type of text Page
Theme One: Adventures with Books1 Visit to Hanover Parish Library Story 82 My Family Character description 153 The Otters and the Fox Traditional tale 224 Caring for Books Environmental print 29
Assessment 1 Caribbean Writers Biography 36
Theme Two: Caribbean Customs5 Carnival Descriptive account 426 A Female Legend News report 497 Divali: the Festival of Lights Encyclopaedia extract 558 Anancy and the Pot of Wisdom Traditional tale 62
Assessment 2 The Silk Cotton Trees Suspense story 68
Theme Three: Weather9 Working with the Weather Dialogue 7410 A Lucky Escape Realistic story 8111 All About Hurricanes Web page 8812 Wind Poem 94
Assessment 3 Drought Realistic story 100
Theme Four: The Food We Eat13 Food labels Environmental print 10614 The Coconut Groove, Linstead Market Poems 11315 It Sounds Delicious! Story 12016 Growing Tomatoes Account of a process 126
Assessment 4 Food Around the World Emails 133
Theme Five: Exploring our Country17 You Really Must Read This! Friendly letter 14018 The Fringe of the Sea Poem 14719 Visit the Turtle River Falls and Gardens Brochure 15420 Jamaican Highlands and Lowlands Expository writing 161
Assessment 5 The Negril Coral Reef Letters to the Editor 167
Test practice 173The writing process 182Glossary 183Index 184
Contents
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Theme One: Adventures with Books Theme One: Adventures with Books
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
1page 8
Focus question 1
How to find parts of a book/ information in a library
Visit to Hanover Parish Library (Realistic story)Vocabulary: classifying books
Noun types: common, proper, collective, abstract
Classify booksUsing an index
1 Complete a library application card2 Book review
2page 15
Focus question 2
Describe someone you know wellDiscuss a fictional character
Extract from Sixty-Five by V. S. Reid (Character description)Vocabulary: using a thesaurus
Adjectives and adverbs Adding detail to sentences
Using a thesaurusUsing a dictionary
1 Describe a character2 Friendly letter about character in book
Writing process: planning3
page 22 Focus question 3
Describe a character Discuss a story map
The Otters and the Fox (Traditional tale)Vocabulary: record words in a Venn diagram
Verbs of action and beingHelping verbsSubject–verb agreement
Homophones 1 Use story map to retell traditional story2 Design a flyer for a new book
Writing process: editing, proofreading4
page 29 Focus question 4
Discuss how to care for booksGive instructions
Caring for books: poster competition (Environmental print)Vocabulary: synonyms
Pronouns: personal, possessive SynonymsPossessive nouns (apostrophes)
1 Design a poster about using the library2 Write an announcement
Assessment 1 Page 36
Caribbean writers (Biography)Vocabulary: synonyms
Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, pronouns
SynonymsHomophonesPossessive nouns
1 Complete a form about a writer2 Journal entry about a character
Theme Two: Caribbean Customs Theme Two: Caribbean Customs
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
5page 42
Focus question 3
Describe costume you would wear to Carnival/ Jonkunnu
Carnival (Descriptive account)Vocabulary: classifying sensory words
Sentences: types, punctuationSubject and predicateSimple present tense
Syllabication: words with double consonantsRiddles
1 Fact sheet about traditional character2 Friendly letter about community festival
6page 49
Focus question 1
Role play interview with favourite musicianConduct interview about traditional music and dance Recite calypso
A Female Legend (News report)Vocabulary: compare Creole and Standard English
Simple past tense Spelling: ie / eiSilent letters: g, k, w
1 Invitation to school event2 Persuasive letter about parade
7page 55
Focus question 2
Describe religious ritualsDescribe a baptism to someone who is blind
Divali: the Festival of Lights (Encyclopaedia extract)Locate information
Commas and capital letters, proper adjectivesParagraphs: main idea + detail
Use table to make notes Locate information in encyclopaedia
1 Write a grace 2 Report: What happens at a celebration, e.g. Chinese
New Year8
page 62 Focus question 4
Giving instructions for a traditional pastime
Anancy and the Pot of Wisdom (Traditional tale)Synonyms: word banks
Quotation marks its / it’sHard and soft c and g
1 Design a postcard2 Write story about a traditional character (herringbone
technique)
Assessment 2 Page 68 The Silk Cotton Trees (Suspense story)Vocabulary: synonyms
SentencesSimple present tense Simple past tensePunctuation
Revision of spellingDouble consonants, ei / ie, silent letters, its / it’s, hard and soft c and g
1 Writing paragraphs2 Picture story
Theme Three: Weather Theme Three: Weather
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
9page 74
Focus question 1
Describe the weather in JamaicaGive a weather forecast, discuss information presented graphically
Working with the Weather (Dialogue)Vocabulary: types of weather
Sentences, clauses and phrasesConjunctions
Compound wordsSounds: bl-, sh-, th-
Interpret graphs showing weather conditions
1 Write paragraphs about types of weather2 Formal letter about misleading weather forecast
10page 81
Focus question 2
Discuss different types of weather, activities and appropriate clothing
A Lucky Escape (Realistic story) Present participle Present and past continuous tenses
Base wordsPrefixes: dis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, un-, mis-, pre-, non-
Give instructions for making a paper hat
1 Design an advertisement for clothing 2 Letter of invitation to friend coming to Jamaica
11page 88
Focus question 4
Formulate questions to help research a topic
All About Hurricanes (Web page)Vocabulary: information technology
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Suffixes: forming adjectives Making notes 1 Make notes on expository text2 Journal entry: clearing up after a storm
12page 94
Focus question 3
Use sensory words to describe the rain
Wind (Poem)Vocabulary: antonyms
Future tenseConditional sentences
Figures of speech: metaphor, personification
1 Describe what happened when the wind was disruptive2 Write sense poem about rain
Assessment 3 Page 100 Drought (Realistic story)Vocabulary: antonyms
ConjunctionsPresent / past continuous tensesComparative / superlative adjectives
Prefixes and suffixesCompound wordsWeather metaphors
1 Write a weather forecast2 Story in which the weather plays an important part
Scope and Sequence
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Scope and Sequence
Theme One: Adventures with Books Theme One: Adventures with Books
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
1page 8
Focus question 1
How to find parts of a book/ information in a library
Visit to Hanover Parish Library (Realistic story)Vocabulary: classifying books
Noun types: common, proper, collective, abstract
Classify booksUsing an index
1 Complete a library application card2 Book review
2page 15
Focus question 2
Describe someone you know wellDiscuss a fictional character
Extract from Sixty-Five by V. S. Reid (Character description)Vocabulary: using a thesaurus
Adjectives and adverbs Adding detail to sentences
Using a thesaurusUsing a dictionary
1 Describe a character2 Friendly letter about character in book
Writing process: planning3
page 22 Focus question 3
Describe a character Discuss a story map
The Otters and the Fox (Traditional tale)Vocabulary: record words in a Venn diagram
Verbs of action and beingHelping verbsSubject–verb agreement
Homophones 1 Use story map to retell traditional story2 Design a flyer for a new book
Writing process: editing, proofreading4
page 29 Focus question 4
Discuss how to care for booksGive instructions
Caring for books: poster competition (Environmental print)Vocabulary: synonyms
Pronouns: personal, possessive SynonymsPossessive nouns (apostrophes)
1 Design a poster about using the library2 Write an announcement
Assessment 1 Page 36
Caribbean writers (Biography)Vocabulary: synonyms
Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, pronouns
SynonymsHomophonesPossessive nouns
1 Complete a form about a writer2 Journal entry about a character
Theme Two: Caribbean Customs Theme Two: Caribbean Customs
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
5page 42
Focus question 3
Describe costume you would wear to Carnival/ Jonkunnu
Carnival (Descriptive account)Vocabulary: classifying sensory words
Sentences: types, punctuationSubject and predicateSimple present tense
Syllabication: words with double consonantsRiddles
1 Fact sheet about traditional character2 Friendly letter about community festival
6page 49
Focus question 1
Role play interview with favourite musicianConduct interview about traditional music and dance Recite calypso
A Female Legend (News report)Vocabulary: compare Creole and Standard English
Simple past tense Spelling: ie / eiSilent letters: g, k, w
1 Invitation to school event2 Persuasive letter about parade
7page 55
Focus question 2
Describe religious ritualsDescribe a baptism to someone who is blind
Divali: the Festival of Lights (Encyclopaedia extract)Locate information
Commas and capital letters, proper adjectivesParagraphs: main idea + detail
Use table to make notes Locate information in encyclopaedia
1 Write a grace 2 Report: What happens at a celebration, e.g. Chinese
New Year8
page 62 Focus question 4
Giving instructions for a traditional pastime
Anancy and the Pot of Wisdom (Traditional tale)Synonyms: word banks
Quotation marks its / it’sHard and soft c and g
1 Design a postcard2 Write story about a traditional character (herringbone
technique)
Assessment 2 Page 68 The Silk Cotton Trees (Suspense story)Vocabulary: synonyms
SentencesSimple present tense Simple past tensePunctuation
Revision of spellingDouble consonants, ei / ie, silent letters, its / it’s, hard and soft c and g
1 Writing paragraphs2 Picture story
Theme Three: Weather Theme Three: Weather
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
9page 74
Focus question 1
Describe the weather in JamaicaGive a weather forecast, discuss information presented graphically
Working with the Weather (Dialogue)Vocabulary: types of weather
Sentences, clauses and phrasesConjunctions
Compound wordsSounds: bl-, sh-, th-
Interpret graphs showing weather conditions
1 Write paragraphs about types of weather2 Formal letter about misleading weather forecast
10page 81
Focus question 2
Discuss different types of weather, activities and appropriate clothing
A Lucky Escape (Realistic story) Present participle Present and past continuous tenses
Base wordsPrefixes: dis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, un-, mis-, pre-, non-
Give instructions for making a paper hat
1 Design an advertisement for clothing 2 Letter of invitation to friend coming to Jamaica
11page 88
Focus question 4
Formulate questions to help research a topic
All About Hurricanes (Web page)Vocabulary: information technology
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Suffixes: forming adjectives Making notes 1 Make notes on expository text2 Journal entry: clearing up after a storm
12page 94
Focus question 3
Use sensory words to describe the rain
Wind (Poem)Vocabulary: antonyms
Future tenseConditional sentences
Figures of speech: metaphor, personification
1 Describe what happened when the wind was disruptive2 Write sense poem about rain
Assessment 3 Page 100 Drought (Realistic story)Vocabulary: antonyms
ConjunctionsPresent / past continuous tensesComparative / superlative adjectives
Prefixes and suffixesCompound wordsWeather metaphors
1 Write a weather forecast2 Story in which the weather plays an important part
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Theme Four: The Food We Eat Theme Four: The Food We Eat
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
13page 106
Focus question 1
Discuss food preferencesCreate menu for day of healthy eating
Food labels / food groups (Environmental print) Commas in listsUse of colon, semi-colon
AbbreviationsConsonant blends with r
Classify foods according to food groups
1 Advertisements for food 2 Encyclopaedia entry about type of food
14page 113
Focus question 3
Discuss features of poemDramatise poemsChange Creole poem to SJE
The Coconut Groove, Linstead Market (Poems)Vocabulary: descriptive language, onomatopoeia
Comparative and superlative adverbs
Homographs 1 Poem about fruit or vegetables2 Story about a character in Linstead Market
15page 120
Focus question 2
Describe Jamaican foods Role play: acceptable and unacceptable behaviour in a restaurant
It Sounds Delicious! (Realistic story)Vocabulary: Jamaican food proverbs
ContractionsDirect / reported speech
Silent letters: b, l, n, t 1 Recipe for banana cake 2 Glossary of Jamaican foods3 Letter describing food at a celebration
16page 126
Focus question 4
KWL strategyGive instructions for growing vegetables
Growing tomatoes (Account of a process)Vocabulary: collective nouns with foods
Active / passive voiceSequencing words
Irregular plurals with es Interpret diagram of cooking process
1 Picture dictionary of fruits and vegetables2 Letter of invitation to class Food Fair
Assessment 4 Page 133 Food around the world (Emails from e-pals)Vocabulary: describing foods, cooking techniques, compound words for foods
PunctuationComparative / superlative adjectives and adverbsContractionsReported speech Active and passive voice
AbbreviationsHomographs
1 Letter of thanks to aunt, praising her cooking2 Story: Thief in the Market
Theme Five: Exploring our Country Theme Five: Exploring our Country
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
17page 140
Focus question 1
Presentation of book or story You Really Must Read This! (Friendly letter)Vocabulary: Jamaican plants and animals
Present perfect tensePast participles
Interjections Give a presentation about Jamaican national symbols
1 Report on ferns or orchids2 Story about an animal or a fruit
18page 147
Focus question 2
Describe the seaRecite poem in groups
The Fringe of the Sea (Poem)Vocabulary: words relating to the sea
Helping verbs Figures of speech: simile, alliteration Change Creole poem (‘De Ribba Ben Come Dung’) to SJE
1 Acrostic poem about sea or river2 Descriptive writing about beach
19page 154
Focus questions 2 and 3
Role play: planning an excursion Visit the Turtle River Falls and Gardens (Brochure)Vocabulary: glossary of bodies of water
Prepositions, give directions
Phrasal verbs Use a map 1 Formal letter to arrange a class visit to a body of water2 Report on mineral spa
20page 161
Focus questions 3 and 4
Compare living in hilly and flat area
Jamaican Highlands and Lowlands (Expository writing)Vocabulary: antonyms
Relative pronouns: who, which, where
Forming nouns: suffixes Arguments for and against
1 Paragraphs about crops grown in Jamaica2 For and against living on an island3 Story: being lost in a remote area
Assessment 5 Page 167 The Negril Coral Reef (Letters to the editor)Vocabulary: adverbs
Present perfect Prepositions, give directions Relative pronouns
Verbs: simple past, past participle, present perfectPhrasal verbsSimiles Alliteration
1 Report on bamboo2 Letter to friend giving account of a visit
Scope and Sequence
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Scope and Sequence
Theme Four: The Food We Eat Theme Four: The Food We Eat
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
13page 106
Focus question 1
Discuss food preferencesCreate menu for day of healthy eating
Food labels / food groups (Environmental print) Commas in listsUse of colon, semi-colon
AbbreviationsConsonant blends with r
Classify foods according to food groups
1 Advertisements for food 2 Encyclopaedia entry about type of food
14page 113
Focus question 3
Discuss features of poemDramatise poemsChange Creole poem to SJE
The Coconut Groove, Linstead Market (Poems)Vocabulary: descriptive language, onomatopoeia
Comparative and superlative adverbs
Homographs 1 Poem about fruit or vegetables2 Story about a character in Linstead Market
15page 120
Focus question 2
Describe Jamaican foods Role play: acceptable and unacceptable behaviour in a restaurant
It Sounds Delicious! (Realistic story)Vocabulary: Jamaican food proverbs
ContractionsDirect / reported speech
Silent letters: b, l, n, t 1 Recipe for banana cake 2 Glossary of Jamaican foods3 Letter describing food at a celebration
16page 126
Focus question 4
KWL strategyGive instructions for growing vegetables
Growing tomatoes (Account of a process)Vocabulary: collective nouns with foods
Active / passive voiceSequencing words
Irregular plurals with es Interpret diagram of cooking process
1 Picture dictionary of fruits and vegetables2 Letter of invitation to class Food Fair
Assessment 4 Page 133 Food around the world (Emails from e-pals)Vocabulary: describing foods, cooking techniques, compound words for foods
PunctuationComparative / superlative adjectives and adverbsContractionsReported speech Active and passive voice
AbbreviationsHomographs
1 Letter of thanks to aunt, praising her cooking2 Story: Thief in the Market
Theme Five: Exploring our Country Theme Five: Exploring our Country
Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and comprehension Language Word study Study skills Writing
17page 140
Focus question 1
Presentation of book or story You Really Must Read This! (Friendly letter)Vocabulary: Jamaican plants and animals
Present perfect tensePast participles
Interjections Give a presentation about Jamaican national symbols
1 Report on ferns or orchids2 Story about an animal or a fruit
18page 147
Focus question 2
Describe the seaRecite poem in groups
The Fringe of the Sea (Poem)Vocabulary: words relating to the sea
Helping verbs Figures of speech: simile, alliteration Change Creole poem (‘De Ribba Ben Come Dung’) to SJE
1 Acrostic poem about sea or river2 Descriptive writing about beach
19page 154
Focus questions 2 and 3
Role play: planning an excursion Visit the Turtle River Falls and Gardens (Brochure)Vocabulary: glossary of bodies of water
Prepositions, give directions
Phrasal verbs Use a map 1 Formal letter to arrange a class visit to a body of water2 Report on mineral spa
20page 161
Focus questions 3 and 4
Compare living in hilly and flat area
Jamaican Highlands and Lowlands (Expository writing)Vocabulary: antonyms
Relative pronouns: who, which, where
Forming nouns: suffixes Arguments for and against
1 Paragraphs about crops grown in Jamaica2 For and against living on an island3 Story: being lost in a remote area
Assessment 5 Page 167 The Negril Coral Reef (Letters to the editor)Vocabulary: adverbs
Present perfect Prepositions, give directions Relative pronouns
Verbs: simple past, past participle, present perfectPhrasal verbsSimiles Alliteration
1 Report on bamboo2 Letter to friend giving account of a visit
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Adventures with Books Unit 1
Read an account / skimming
SpeakingWhat kind of books do you like reading most? Why?
• Who is your favourite author?• Ask another pupil questions about a book s/he has read.
Reading
1 Skim this account of a visit to the library to fi nd the answers to these questions.• Which library did the children visit?• What is the name of Taylor’s friend?• Who is Mrs. Webster?
Skimming means looking over a text quickly to get a general idea of what it is about.
Visit to Hanover Parish LibraryTaylor and Michelle are very fond of reading, so last week their mother took them to the Hanover Parish Library. When they went in, the children were amazed to see that there were thousands of books on the shelves. They noticed some children choosing books and others sitting quietly at tables reading.
Taylor recognised one of his friends and went over to speak to him. “Hello, Shawn,” he whispered. “Do you often come to the library?”
“Yes, I’ve been a member for two years. Would you like me to show you around?” Shawn offered.First Shawn showed Taylor and Michelle the fi ction section. “This part of the library contains
story books, poems and plays,” he told them. “It’s easy to fi nd the books you want because the authors’ names are in alphabetical order.”
Then he took them to the reference section. “This section contains informational books like encyclopaedias and manuals,” he said. “I use the books in this section to fi nd information for my school projects. I sometimes use the library computers as well to look things up on the
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Adventures with Books Unit 1
8 99Comprehension / classifying books
2 Answer the questions. 1. What surprised Taylor and Michelle when they went into the library? 2. What did they see children doing in the library? 3. In which section of the library would you fi nd a book of fables? 4. Which of these books would you expect to fi nd in the reference section of a library? A. mystery stories B. biographies C. a cookery book D. a dictionary 5. Where can you fi nd information for school projects? 6. A librarian is a person who A. borrows books from a library. B. helps children with their school work. C. looks after the books in a library. D. shows people how to use computers. 7. Explain how children can borrow books from the library. 8. Do you think Taylor was keen to join the library? How do you know? 9. Why is it important to be quiet in a library?10. What would you most like to do in a library? Why?
Vocabulary: classifying books
1 Are these books fi ction or non-fi ction? Write the titles in the table.
Birds of the Caribbean: Peter Evans Duppy Stories: David BrailsfordBaba and Mr. Big: C. Everard Palmer Atlas of the Eastern CaribbeanTales from the West Indies: Philip Sherlock My First Spanish DictionaryThe Young Warriors: V.S. Reid Juice Box and Scandal: Hazel Campbell
Fiction Non-fi ction
Baba and Mr. Big
Internet.” He pointed out a bank of computers at the other end of the library.“Do you enjoy coming to the library?” Michelle asked.“Oh yes. I love spending time here. The thing I like best is Mrs. Webster’s library club. Mrs.
Webster is one of the librarians. We meet with her once a month to read stories and talk about our favourite books. Mrs. Webster recommends new books to us as well. At the moment we’re getting ready for the National Reading Competition next April.”
On the way out of the library, Taylor’s mother spoke to the librarian. “How can the children join the library?” she asked.
“To join the library they must fi ll out an application card. Then they will be allowed to take books out.”
“Do we have to pay anything?” asked Michelle.“No, you can borrow one book free of charge for two weeks at a time. If you return the
books late you will have to pay a fi ne.”“How soon can we start borrowing books?” asked Taylor.“If you fi ll out the form now, you can start taking books out right away.”
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Adventures with Books Unit 1
10 11Classifying books / giving explanations
2 Match the words in the box to the defi nitions. You can use a dictionary to help you.
Example: book which contains a list of addresses or telephone numbers directory
table of contents index manual glossary atlas directory
encyclopaedia catalogue thesaurus
1. list of topics at the back of a book showing on which page they are mentioned2. a book containing maps3. list at front of book giving information about the different sections of the book4. book containing instructions on how to do something5. book containing lists of words with similar meanings6. list of items in an exhibition or a library7. list of diffi cult words with explanations of their meaning8. book or set of books which give information about different subjects
3 Imagine you are a school librarian. Classify these fi ction books in alphabetical order according to the names of the authors.
Example: 1. The Ring and the Roaring Water: Diane Browne
Speaking and Listening: giving explanations
1 Work with a partner. Each of you chooses a book you use in class.
Explain to your partner what each part of this book contains. Use these questions to help you.
• What information can you fi nd on the cover of the book?• How would you use the Table of Contents?• What other sections can you fi nd in the book? What information do they contain?
Three Finger Jack’s Treasure
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