Theme Unit Text Type Page Text Type: Poster Skill: Use Text Organisers
4Special Events
1. Rock Concert Poster 5
2. Book Fair Poster 6
3. Let’s Watch Football Tickets 7
4. Come to My P‘Arrr’ty Invitation 8
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9Green Ideas
5. Earth Hour Poster 10
6. Plant a Tree Poster 11
7. Global Warming Leaflet 12
8. Benefits of Solar Energy News Article 13
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14Text Type: Poem Reading Skill: Inference Skill
15Festivals
9. The Fire Dragon Dance Poem 16
10. Christmas is Here Poem 17
11. Plans for Chinese New Year Conversation 18
12. Making Easter Eggs Instructions 19
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20Jobs
13. My Hero Poem 21
14. My Dream Job Poem 22
15. A Hero’s Job Story 23
16. My Love for Acting Interview 24
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25Text Type: E-mail Reading Skill: Prediction Skill
26Illnesses and Injuries
17. My Fake Sick Days E-mail 27
18. Please Excuse Gemma E-mail 28
19. Getting a Vaccination Play 29
20. The Ambulance Ride Story 30
21. Lemon Remedies Magazine Article 31
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Chores and Responsibilities
22. It’s so Unfair! E-mail 33
23. Growing up and Responsibilities E-mail 34
24. To-Do List List 35
25. Your Responsibility Conversation 36
26. Cleaning the Room Blog 37
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38Text Type: Diary Reading Skill: Visualisation Skill
39Natural Wonders
27. The Great Barrier Reef Diary 40
28. Not-so-Hot Volcano Diary 41
29. Victoria Falls Encyclopaedia 42
30. Expedition to Mount Everest Magazine Article 43
31. The Grand Canyon Tours Advertisement 44
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45What are the Chances!
32. What a Coincidence! Diary 46
33. As Luck Would Have It Diary 47
34. So Similar Biographical Timeline 48
35. That’s Incredible! Conversation 49
36. Déjà Vu Story 50
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51Text Type: Report Reading Skill: Identify Cause and Effect
52Science
37. What is the Common Cold? Report 53
38. All Living Things Report 54
39. Flying Eggs Notice 55
40. The Cola Geyser Experiment Webpage 56
41. Music and Growth Presentation 57
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58In the News
42. Burglary on the Rise Report 59
43. Air Pollution in Hong Kong Report 60
44. News Headlines Webpage 61
45. Food Poisoning Interview 62
46. Space Tourists Newspaper Article 63
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26 Pan Lloyds High-flyers — Daily Reading Practice
This is a e-mail.
• An e-mail is just like a normal letter that you write on the computer. The only difference is that some of the basic information is shown in different places.
• And just like in a letter, especially a personal letter, some information may be left out and you have to guess what will happen next. This is when you use prediction skills.
From: [email protected] To: [email protected]
Wednesday, 18 February, 5:50 p.m.
Date:
A Bad Week Subject:
What will Leo feel about Bill?
Clues from the text He will not
learn from Bill.
Bill was rude to Leo.
He will not go to Bill’s matches.
Bill Lee is not Leo’s idol anymore.
What will Leo not do in school?
Clues from the text He will not
attend P.E.
classes for the next 8 weeks.
Leo has to wear the cast for 8 weeks.
Text Type: E-mail
Reading Skill: Prediction Skill
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Dear Grandma,
I had a really bad week. Dad took me to watch my idol ‘Bad Boy Bill’ play in a football match on Sunday. I thought he was tough and I wanted to be just like him. But when I asked for his autograph after the game, he said impatiently, ‘Go away, I am not interested in entertaining a stupid child.’ How could he say such things? He’s not my idol anymore because I don’t want to become like him.
Then I had an accident in P.E. class and I broke my leg. Don’t worry, I am OK now. But it really hurt when it happened. The doctor said my leg is broken and put a cast around my leg. He said I have to wear the cast for 8 weeks!
I feel so unhappy. But it’s a good thing I will see you this weekend.
Love, Leo
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The Cola Geyser Experiment
Answer the following questions.
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1. Bill wants to try this experiment at home.
What should he first do?
A. ask for permission B. find a tube
C. get a bottle of cola D. run away
3. What happens when the BOOM comes?
2. What is the business card for?
A. to direct a BOOM
B. to hold the mints in place C. to guide the mints into the hole D. to release the carbon dioxide 4. What causes the chemical reaction?
Bill is learning about the cola geyser on the Internet.
www.fun-ideas.com/colageyser
Cola Geyser
This experiment is very fun but it will be very messy, so get the permission of an adult before you continue.
What to prepare?
• 1 bottle of cola • 1 tube
• 1 business card • 1 packet of mints What to do?
First, open the bottle and rest the business card over the opening.
Then fill a tube with mints. Position the tube over the hole on top of the business card, so that the mints don’t drop into the bottle.
When you are ready, slide the business card away and let the mints drop into the bottle. Run away once you remove the business card! Here comes the BOOM!
Why does this happen?
When the mints hit the soft drink, a chemical reaction happens and carbon dioxide is released. This causes the bubbling in the bottle. Because the bottle only has a small opening on top, the soft drink shoots up through the hole and into the air.
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58 Pan Lloyds High-flyers — Daily Reading Practice
Date:
A. Label the photos.
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1. 2. 3.
parachute algae geyser
gravity germ treatment experiment
B. Fill in the blanks with the given words. Change the form of the words if necessary.
1. If you let go of the things you are holding, they fall onto the floor due to , which pulls everything to the ground.
2. Wash your hands before you eat because there are many on your hands, and they can make you sick.
3. My brother had a serious accident yesterday and he is now still in hospital for medical .
4. Scientists are with this new medicine for cancer and the effects have been positive so far.
