Reading Explorer Essay Example
Reading
EXPLORER 1
Answers
Contents
Unit 1 – Amazing Animals Unit 2 – Travel and Adventure Unit 3 – Music Festivals Unit 4 – Other Worlds Unit 5 – City Living Unit 6 – Clothing Fashion Unit 7 – Dinosaurs Come Alive Unit 8 – Stories and Storytellers Unit 9 – Tough Jobs Unit 10 – Pyramid Builders Unit 11 – Legends of the Sea Unit 12 – Vanished!
Unit 1
Lesson 1A
Lesson Overview
Target Vocabulary:
Amazing Animals
Animal Intelligence
Answer Key
Before You Read
A.* 1. T; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F. Most bottlenose dolphins live in groups, called pods. B. b. things dolphins do
advantage, allike, assist, conversation, intelligent, method, smart, specific, strategy. system
Reading Passage Summary:
Like humans, dolphins can plan, communicate ideas, and have fun.
Reading Comprehension
A. 1. a; 2. b (lines 10-14); 3. b (lines 26-30); 4. c; 5. a B. Humans: c; Dolphins: g; Both: a, b, d, e, f and h
Vocabulary Practice
A. 1. intelligent; 2. strategy; 3. system; 4. conversation B. 1. method; 2. assist; 3. alike; 4. advantage; 5. specific; 6. smart
Lesson 1B
Lesson Overview
Target Vocabulary: artist, creative, earn, encourage, gentle, huge, performance, popular, properly, trainer
Artistic Animals
Answer Key
Before You Read
A. Students label the photograph: 1. trunk; 2. xylophone; 3. elephant; 4. instruments; 5. drum B. paint, play music, play soccer
Reading Passage Summary:
Elephants at a conservation center in Thailand paint pictures and play in an elephant orchestra.
Reading Comprehension
A. 1. d; 2. b; 3. c; 4. b; 5. a B. Paragraph 1. b; Paragraph 2. e; Paragraph 3. a; Paragraph 4. d
Vocabulary Practice
A. 1. trainers; 2. encourage; 3. creative; 4. artists; 5. earn B. 1. a; 2. a; 3. a; 4. b; 5. a
Explore More!
Answer Key
A.1. monkey; 2. trainer; 3. coconut; 4. rope B. 1. intelligent; 2. trainer; 3. encourages; 4. advantage; 5. method; 6. popular; 7. huge; 8. earn; 9. assistance C. 1. Somporn Saewkwo trains monkeys this way: • First, he holds the monkey’s hands.
EXPLORER 1
Answers
Contents
Unit 1 – Amazing Animals Unit 2 – Travel and Adventure Unit 3 – Music Festivals Unit 4 – Other Worlds Unit 5 – City Living Unit 6 – Clothing Fashion Unit 7 – Dinosaurs Come Alive Unit 8 – Stories and Storytellers Unit 9 – Tough Jobs Unit 10 – Pyramid Builders Unit 11 – Legends of the Sea Unit 12 – Vanished!
Unit 1
Lesson 1A
Lesson Overview
Target Vocabulary:
Amazing Animals
Animal Intelligence
Answer Key
Before You Read
A.* 1. T; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F. Most bottlenose dolphins live in groups, called pods. B. b. things dolphins do
advantage, allike, assist, conversation, intelligent, method, smart, specific, strategy. system
Reading Passage Summary:
Like humans, dolphins can plan, communicate ideas, and have fun.
Reading Comprehension
A. 1. a; 2. b (lines 10-14); 3. b (lines 26-30); 4. c; 5. a B. Humans: c; Dolphins: g; Both: a, b, d, e, f and h
Vocabulary Practice
A. 1. intelligent; 2. strategy; 3. system; 4. conversation B. 1. method; 2. assist; 3. alike; 4. advantage; 5. specific; 6. smart
Lesson 1B
Lesson Overview
Target Vocabulary: artist, creative, earn, encourage, gentle, huge, performance, popular, properly, trainer
Artistic Animals
Answer Key
Before You Read
A. Students label the photograph: 1. trunk; 2. xylophone; 3. elephant; 4. instruments; 5. drum B. paint, play music, play soccer
Reading Passage Summary:
Elephants at a conservation center in Thailand paint pictures and play in an elephant orchestra.
Reading Comprehension
A. 1. d; 2. b; 3. c; 4. b; 5. a B. Paragraph 1. b; Paragraph 2. e; Paragraph 3. a; Paragraph 4. d
Vocabulary Practice
A. 1. trainers; 2. encourage; 3. creative; 4. artists; 5. earn B. 1. a; 2. a; 3. a; 4. b; 5. a
Explore More!
Answer Key
A.1. monkey; 2. trainer; 3. coconut; 4. rope B. 1. intelligent; 2. trainer; 3. encourages; 4. advantage; 5. method; 6. popular; 7. huge; 8. earn; 9. assistance C. 1. Somporn Saewkwo trains monkeys this way: • First, he holds the monkey’s hands.