CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY
English
Learnerí s Book
Gill Budgell and Kate Ruttle
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Contents
Introduction
1
Playing with friends
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2
3
4
5
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7
8
9
10
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12
5
6
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11
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13
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The Bike Race
Check the story
Retell the story
Playing games
Hide and Seek
Check the story
Retell the story
What Can We Make?
Check your understanding
A robot
Making a dragon
Think about Bear, Hedgehog
and Dragon stories
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Unit 1 Review
25
2
Finding out and making
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Reading labels
Writing labels
Looking at signs
Signs in capital letters
Following instructions
Checking the instructions
Writing instructions
Instructions in pictures with
numbers
9 Instructions in recipes
10 Checking the instructions
11 Changing the text
12 Writing new instructions
Unit 2 Review
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29
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35
36
37
38
39
40
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3
Rhyme time
1 Rhyme time
2 Number rhyme time
3 Funny rhymes
4 Silly rhymes
5 A rhyme that tells a story
6 Changing a rhyme
Unit 3 Review
4 Joining-in stories
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Chicken Licken
Checking the story
Exploring the story
Lizzie Locks
Predicting the story
Exploring the story
The Runaway Chapati
Finish and check the story
What happens in the story
Changing characters in
traditional tales
11 The story setting
12 Changing the ending
Unit 4 Review
5
Reading to find out
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Types of books
Looking at contents pages
Planning a contents page
Exploring special words and
pictures
Reading a report
Writing a report
Looking at an index
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43
45
46
48
50
52
54
54
58
59
61
64
65
67
70
72
73
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75
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80
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Contents
3
8
9
10
11
12
6
Looking at a glossary
Writing word meanings
Looking at a dictionary
Reading an A to Z text
Changing an A to Z text
Rhyme time 2
1
2
3
Make-believe stories
1
2
3
4
5
6
Tuning in to make-believe
Looking at The Jigaree
Change the rhyme
Zoom to the Moon
Check the story
Thinking of imaginative
responses
7 How to Catch a Star
8 Checking the story
9 Exploring the story
10 Toys in Space
11 Acting the story
12 Writing a make-believe story
Unit 7 Review
8
Things that have
happened
1
2
3
4
5
4
A week in the holidays
Retelling events
Writing a diary
Our Healthy Week
Checking the story
Writing a recount
130
Cloud Nine
131
Checking and retelling the
story
134
9 Using connective words
135
10 Aman’s letter
136
11 Checking and changing the
recount
138
12 Writing a recount
139
Unit 8 Review
140
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96
97
Playing with language
Hands up
Reading themed poems and
rhymes
98
4 Reading birthday rhymes
100
5 Bad Day, Good Day
101
6 Changing the rhyme
104
Unit 6 Review
105
7
6
7
8
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88
90
91
93
106
106
107
107
108
110
9
Poems and rhymes
on a theme
1
2
Rhyme and repetition
Looking at non-rhyming and
descriptive poems
3 Looking at theme poems
4 Every Time I Climb a Tree
5 The Grass House
6 Writing an descriptive poem
Unit 9 Review
Review and reference
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112
114
115
116
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119
120
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142
143
144
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150
151
XXX
Days of the week, Colours,
Numbers, Sounds, Common words,
Rhyming words, Punctuation
Acknowledgements
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Cambridge Primary English Stage 1 Learner’s Book
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Welcome to the Cambridge Primary English series, Stage 1.
This Learner’s Book will take you through Stage 1
of the Cambridge Primary curriculum.
It has nine units of lessons and activities to
help you with:
Speaking and listening skills
Reading skills
In most units you will:
• Talk about new ideas
• Learn new words
• Talk with your teacher and friends in your class
about the topics
• Act, sing, make things and play games
• Read.
Writing skills
I’m a good reader!
Active skills
The nine units teach different things.
Three units are about fiction:
• Playing with friends (Unit 1)
• Joining-in stories (Unit 4)
• Make-believe stories (Unit 7)
• Write (in your notebook or on paper,
not in this book).
You will work in different ways:
• With your teacher and the whole class
• With your teacher in a group
• With a talk partner or in a group of friends
• On your own (when you are ready).
This friendly duck gives you tips and tells
you what to do. The duck may ask
you questions.
That’s me!
I’m here to help!
fiction:
Three units are about non-fi
• Finding out and making (Unit 2)
• Reading to find out (Unit 5)
• Things that have happened (Unit 8)
The Tip box can give you quick easy tips on
various skills.
Tip
These tips give you handy
hints as you work.
Three units are about rhymes and poetry:
• Rhyme time (Unit 3)
• Rhyme time 2 (Unit 6)
On pages 152–158 you will find extra fun things
to do.
• Poems and rhymes on a theme (Unit 9)
We hope you enjoy learning English with us!
Gill Budgell and Kate Ruttle
Introduction
5
1 Playing with friends
1
A
Look at these pictures of children racing.
We are in a
swimming race.
We are in a
bike race.
race
ride a bike
swim
We are in a
running race.
run
Do you like to race?
What do you get if you win a race?
B
Read this story. It is about three friends.
They have a race.
Hedgehog
6
Unit 1 Playing with friends
Bear
Dragon
The Bike Race
“Let’s ride to the big tree,” says Hedgehog.
“Yes. Let’s have a race!” say Dragon and Bear.
“Get set ... GO!” says Hedgehog.
Dragon and Bear go very fast.
Session 1 The Bike Race
7
I am winning!
“Wait for me!” says Hedgehog.
Dragon and Bear go very fast
down a hill.
Hedgehog rolls into a ball. He rolls down the hill.
8
Unit 1 Playing with friends
“I am the winner!” cheers Hedgehog.
2
A
Read each question. Look at each picture.
Say each answer then write it in your notebook.
1 Who is this?
2 Do Bear and Dragon go very fast?
3 Where are they racing to?
Session 2 Check the story
9
B
Say what they are doing.
Dragon is riding
his bike.
Tip
Words to help you:
running
C
sleeping
sitting
jumping
Choose an action word.
Act it out.
Can the class guess what
you are doing?
He is reading.
10
Unit 1 Playing with friends
3
A
Look at the pictures of The Bike Race.
Use the pictures to retell the story to a friend.
Let’s ride to the big tree.
Let’s have a race.
1
2
3
5
6
B
4
Act out the story.
Who will be Bear?
Who will be Dragon?
Who will be Hedgehog?
Session 3 Retell the story
11
4
A
What games do you like to play?
B
Look at the pictures.
Do you play these games?
Here I come!
Hide and seek
Tug of war
I can go faster
than you.
Computer games
C
12
1, 2 3, pull!
Where shall I
pin it?
Pin it on
Draw or write about your favourite game.
Unit 1 Playing with friends
5
A
Read the story Hide and Seek
It is a story about two friends.
They play a game.
Hide and Seek
Hedgehog
Dragon
“Let’s play hide and seek,” says Hedgehog.
Dragon counts. Hedgehog hides.
Session 5 Hide and Seek
13
“Here I come!” says Dragon.
“Where are you?”
Where are you?
Dragon looks under the boxes.
14
Unit 1 Playing with friends
Dragon looks in the boxes.
AAACCCHHHOOO!!
Dragon sneezes.
My turn now.
“There you are!” says Dragon.
Session 5 Hide and Seek
15
6
A
Read each question. Look at each picture.
Say each answer then write it.
1
2
Who is this?
B
Does Dragon hide?
Where are they?
Say each answer.
Tip
Words to help you:
under
16
in
Unit 1 Playing with friends
on
3
Where is Hedgehog?
7
A
Look at the pictures of Hide and Seek.
Use the pictures to retell the story to a friend.
1
2
3
6
7
4
B
5
Act out the story.
Who will be Hedgehog?
Who will be Dragon?
Who will read the story?
Where in your
classroom will
Hedgehog hide?
Will you need any props?
Session 7 Retell the story
17
8
A
I can make a
game.
What can you make?
Look at the pictures.
I can make
a hat.
We can make
a den.
I can make a
model.
Tip
This is a sentence.
I can make a hat.
Say it and write it. Then write
your own sentence. Begin with:
I can ...
B
Look at this book cover.
Who is in this story?
What do you think they make?
18
Unit 1 Playing with friends
C
Read this story.
What Can We Make? by John Prater
“What can we make?” says Bear.
“Let’s make a robot,” says Hedgehog.
Hedgehog makes the robot’s body.
Bear makes the robot’s head.
Hedgehog makes the robot’s arms.
Session 8 What Can We Make?
19
Bear gets some paint.
He paints the robot’s mouth.
“Hello,” says the robot.
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Unit 1 Playing with friends
“It’s me!” says Hedgehog.
9
A
Read each question. Look at each picture.
Say each answer then write it.
Can you think of a
question about the
story? See if a friend
can answer your
question.
1 Who is this?
2 What is Bear doing?
3 Where is Hedgehog?
B
Read the story again.
Talk about what happens when they make the robot:
•
•
•
in the beginning
in the middle
at the end.
In the beginning they
think of something to make.
First they make ...
Then they make ...
Next they make ...
At the end ...
Session 9 Check your understanding
21
10
A
Do you know this game?
Dragon says:
point to your …
If you hear this then do it.
If you hear
Point to
your …
then don’t.
Play the game!
B
Look at the parts of the robot.
Point to and say each word.
With your finger join each label to the right part of the robot.
C
22
eye
head
arm
mouth
leg
body
Now you draw a robot in your notebook. Label the parts.
Unit 1 Playing with friends
11
A
Let’s make a dragon.
I need boxes and ...
What do you need?
Say and write what you need.
B
What do you do?
Say what you do to make a dragon.
•
•
•
•
•
I make a body
and then ...
Make a body.
Make a head.
Make some legs.
Stick the bits on.
Paint a face.
Write what you do.
Session 11 Making a dragon
23
12
A
B
Where do Bear, Hedgehog and Dragon like to play?
Where do you like to play?
Say where you like to play.
Write where you like to play.
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Unit 1 Playing with friends
I like to play in the garden.
Where do you like to play?
I like Hedgehog best because
he tricks Bear and Dragon.
Unit review
A
Talk about Bear, Hedgehog and Dragon.
Who do you like best? Why?
Which story about Bear,
Hedgehog and Dragon
do you like best? Why?
B
Read these common words.
the
say
let’s
are
saying
what
some
C
I like Hide and
Seek best because
it is funny.
get
come
play
where
you
I
playing
yes
no
go
into
down
to
am
here
Write these sentences with capital letters and
full stops or question marks.
1 can I play with you
4 are you in here
2 let’s get into the box
5 what are you playing
3 i am playing with you
Unit 1 Review
25
2 Finding out and making
1
A
Look at these things. They have labels.
Do your clothes have labels? Why?
Tip
Labels tell us what
something is, or who it
belongs to.
The names on these labels all have a capital
letter. A name begins with a capital letter,
like Petros, Malak, Chan and Ali.
B
Look at the picture at the top of the next page.
It has labels. It tells us about the things in this classroom.
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Unit 2 Finding out and making
Find two things in this picture that need a label.
Draw them in your notebook and write labels.
C
Read each question about labels.
Look at each picture. Say each answer and then write it.
1 What is this?
2 Is this a label
for books?
3 Does the jug
have a label?
Session 1 Reading labels
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2
A
Can you label things in your classroom?
Draw and write labels for three things.
door
B
window
book
desk
chair
Look at this classroom display.
Talk with a friend about this picture.
What else could you label?
What words would you write?
Draw two things from the picture in
your notebook and label them.
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Unit 2 Finding out and making
I think we
should label ...
board
3
A
Look at these pictures. They are signs.
Signs can tell us
where to go.
Signs can tell us what to do.
Signs can tell us how
someone is feeling.
Look again at the signs. Talk about what each one means.
B
Can you think of more signs like the ones above?
Make a list or draw your signs in your notebook.
•
•
Choose one of your signs to act out.
Can the class guess your sign?
Session 3 Looking at signs
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C
Check the signs.
1
Is this a sign to a zoo?
This sign tells us …
Tip
Signs may tell us
where to go:
2
Is this telling you to wait?
This way to the zoo.
Signs may tell us
what to do:
STOP!
3
Does this sign mean goodbye?
Signs may tell us how
someone feels:
I feel surprised.
Say each answer and then write it.
30
Unit 2 Finding out and making