Dorothea is back home again. She had lots of fun in Australia at Bruce’s home andshe hopes to go back one day. She says Australia looks a little like California, the statewhere she lives in America. There are deserts also and it’s very hot in summer.
2. Look at the map of the United States and at the names of the states at the bottom of the page.
Can you find California on the map of the United States?Write the names of the states next to California.Write the names of the following states: Texas, Georgia, Colorado, Montana and New Mexico.Colour the state of California in yellow.
1. Delaware ● 2. Pennsylvania ● 3. New Jersey ● 4. Georgia ● 5. Connecticut ● 6. Massachusetts ●
7. Maryland ● 8. South Carolina ● 9. New Hampshire ● 10. Virginia ● 11. New York ● 12. NorthCarolina ● 13. Rhode Island ● 14. Vermont ● 15. Kentucky ● 16. Tennessee ● 17. Ohio ● 18. Louisiana ●
This is the flag of California. It’s called the Bear Flag! You can see a grizzly bear and a star.
Colour the flag according to the instructions.
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Dorothea lives next to San Diego in a little city called Escondido with her mother Sylvia,her father Tim, her brother Paul, her sister Ann and the dog Beauty.This is her family tree.
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Dorothea has got one brother: Paul.
Paul has got two sisters: Dorothea and Ann.
Have you got a sister? .
Have you got a brother? .
How many sisters have you got? .
How many brothers have you got? .
8. Answer the questions.
Who is Dorothea’s mum? .
Who is Dorothea’s dad? .
Sylvia has got two sisters, Leslie and Kim.Leslie lives in Escondido and she has got one child, Tom.Kim lives in Ireland and she has got two children, Patrick and Kate.
Dorothea is eleven years old.Ann, her sister, is eight and Paul, her brother, is five.Dorothea is the oldest child in her family.Paul is the youngest.
Remember:
Remember:• Old / older / the oldest• Young / younger / the youngest
2. Answer the questions.
Compare the children: Dorothea is older than Ann. Paul is younger than Ann.
Can you fill up the following sentences?
Paul is than Dorothea.
Ann is than Paul.
Ann is than Dorothea.
Who is the oldest in your family? .
How old is he (she)? .
Who is the youngest? .
How old is he (she)? .
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Dorothea is going to school this morning. She takes a school bus to go to school.The school bus picks her up at 8 o’clock. The bus stops at 3 stations before Dorothea’sschool. It takes her 30 minutes to get to her school. Sometimes the children sing on the bus.
Listen to their song: The wheels on the bus!
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round all day long!
The people on the bus bounce up and down, up and down, up and down.
The people on the bus bounce up and down all day long!
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish, swish swish swish, swish swish swish.
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish all day long!
The bell on the bus goes dingalingaling, dingalingaling, dingalingaling.
The bell on the bus goes dingalingaling all day long!
The conductor on the bus says ticket please, ticket please, ticket please.
The conductor on the bus says ticket please, all day long!
Every morning at nine o’clock, just before school lessons start, the childrenand the adults in the school say the Pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States.They put their right hands on their hearts while they say it.
2. Count, write and colour.
This is the American flag. Count the stars!
How many stars are there?
Do you know why?
31
Red
White
Red
White
Red
White
Red
White
Red
White
Red
White
Red
Colour the flagaccording to theinstructions.Look at the endof your exercise bookand you will finda bookmark withthe American flagand the pledge ofallegiance (Annex 7).
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A long time ago, in 1620, Pilgrims left England for America and crossed the AtlanticOcean on a ship called “The Mayflower”.These Pilgrims left England because they were persecuted for their religious opinions.Some also wanted to live in the “New World”.There were about 100 people on the boat. Some of them got ill and died.It was a long trip.
4.Look at the map and answer the questions.
NorthAmerica
Plymouth Rock,
Massachusetts
Africa
EuropePlymouth, England
The Crossing of the Mayflower(Sept. 16, 1620–Nov. 21, 1620)
Greenland
SouthAmerica
Which country did the Pilgrims leave?
.
What was the name of the ship?
.
Which ocean did the Pilgrims cross?
.
How long did their voyage last? 5 days, 30 days, 66 days or 94 days?
Look at the pilgrim girl: She’s wearing a dress, a cloak and a hat called a coif.
Can you repeat?
Look at the pilgrim boy: He’s wearing a shirt, a cape and a hat.
Can you repeat?
What is the pilgrim man wearing?He’s wearing a shirt, a waistcoat and a hat.
Can you repeat?
What is the pilgrim woman wearing?
She’s wearing
Now listen to the answer!
2. Read!
CornPumpkin
Turkey
Meal
Harvest Church
The �rst winter was very coldin America for the Pilgrims.The Indians helped the Pilgrimsand showed them how to growcorn. To celebrate the �rstharvest the Pilgrims andIndians joined in a big meal,played games, and read stories.The Pilgrims went to churchfor three days. They called thiscelebration Thanksgiving Day,because they were thankful forthe harvest and the help theygot from the Indians.Thanksgiving Day is celebratedevery year on the fourthThursday of November. Peopleinvite their families and theyhave a big meal with turkey,corn, pumpkin pie and fruit.
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4Look at the Thanksgiving turkey and connect the dots.
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The first Indian tribe that the pilgrims met was The Wampanoags.They wore clothes made of animal skins and fur. Later they traded with the Pilgrimsfor cloth.
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44. Read and match the cards.
Native Americans (Indians) and Pilgrims learned to trade (exchange) their goods withone another. Cut out each Pilgrim and Native American trading cards (see Annex 8).
Glue pairs of cards next to each other below to show what you think is a fair trade.
Today is a great day! Mr and Mrs Hopkins, their daughter Elizabeth and their babyare inviting Squanto and Samoset, their Indian neighbours, for the Thanksgiving meal.
They live in the forest, in a very small house made of wood.
Good morning,Mr Squanto!
Oh thank you!Please, come in.
Could I have somemore turkey,please, mum?
Yes, of course!Here you are.
Good bye, good bye!
Thank you!
We are thankful for the good food we haveand the nice friends we have met.
Put your hand with your fingers spread out on a sheet of paper.With a pencil, draw each one of your fingers.Draw the feathers next to your fingers. Then draw the beak,eyes, wattle and the legs. Colour the feathers yellow, orange,brown and red. Just like this!
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The 22nd of September is Native American Day.It’s a special day to honour American Indians,the first people in the USA.
