Module 3 Natural elements
Unit 5 Water
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Reading
Water talks
Dora was in the bathroom. The tap was on.
"Turn that tap off," said an angry voice. "You're wasting water."
Dora looked around, but there was no one there.
"Who are you?"
"I'm a drop of water. Do you know where I come from?"
"From the tap?" asked Dora.
"A few days ago, I was in a cloud," said the drop of water. "Then I dropped into a river and ran into a reservoir. Then it was time for people to clean me."
"Clean you?" Dora asked.
"Yes. I was dirty. They cleaned me and added some chemicals to me. Then I travelled through the pipes under the streets and now I'm here."
Dora asked, "So is this the end of your journey?"
"No. People will make me clean again. I'll go into a river and then into the sea again."
"Again?"
"Yes. My journey starts there. Remember not to waste or pollute me. I'm valuable."
Dora turned the tap off and came out of the bathroom.
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Listening
The journey of a coin
One day, Dora's mother gave her a coin. It was a bit dirty, so Dora washed it. Then it started talking to Dora.
A Listen to the coin's story. Then put the pictures in the correct order. Write the numbers 1–6 in the boxes.
1 Hi! I'm a coin! I was nice and clean when I was made.
2 People put me in a bag and took me to a bank. I stayed there for a few days.
3 Then a person at the bank gave me to a man.
4 That man had a cake shop. Your mother went to his cake shop to buy some cakes. The man gave me to your mother as part of her change, but your mother dropped me.
5 Your mother couldn't find me. Then a street cleaner saw me and picked me up. He gave me back to your mother. She was very happy and thanked him!
6 Your mother gave me to you as pocket money. Then you washed me to make me clean again. I felt very happy.
B Dora wrote down the coin's story in her diary. Listen to the story again and complete Dora's diary below. Write one word in each blank.
1 Hi! I'm a coin! I was nice and clean when I was made.
2 People put me in a bag and took me to a bank. I stayed there for a few days.
3 Then a person at the bank gave me to a man.
4 That man had a cake shop. Your mother went to his cake shop to buy some cakes. The man gave me to your mother as part of her change, but your mother dropped me.
5 Your mother couldn't find me. Then a street cleaner saw me and picked me up. He gave me back to your mother. She was very happy and thanked him!
6 Your mother gave me to you as pocket money. Then you washed me to make me clean again. I felt very happy.
1 August
Dear Diary,
Today I talked to a coin. When it was made, it was nice and 1_____. People 2_____ the coin to a bank. It stayed there for a few 3_____. A person at the bank gave the coin to a man. My mother went to 4_____ some cakes from the man's shop. The man gave the coin to her as part of her change. She 5_____ the coin. A 6_____ cleaner saw it and 7_____ it up. He returned it to my mother. She gave it to me as pocket money. I 8_____ the coin to make it clean again.
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Speaking
A Talk time
/str/ strange street strong
/spl/ splash splendid split
/spr/ spray spread spring
/skr/ scream screen script
A1 Listen carefully and circle the word you hear from each pair.
1 /streɪ/ /steɪ/
2 /strɪŋ/ /sprɪŋ/
3 /splɪt/ /spɪt/
4 /ˈsplendə(r)/ /ˈspendə(r)/
5 /skriːm/ /striːm/
6 /strɪpt/ /skrɪpt/
A2 Read these sentences. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
1 The strawberry plant in the street looks strange, but the strawberries are nice and sweet.
2 Heavy rain splattered on the roof and splashed against the windows of the splendid house.
3 Sprinkle the seeds around. Spread them out. In spring, you will have green sprouts.
4 The screenwriter screamed when she saw the script.
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