Friends 3

English as a Second Language Elementary Cycle Two

Jean-Claude Gagnon

Friends

Grade

3

Connected Classroom

Learning and Activities

CONFORMS TO THE PROGRESSION OF LEARNING

Editorial Management Patrick Johnston Production Management Danielle Latendresse Editorial Coordination Anna-Maria Martinez Proofreading Anna-Maria Martinez Sarah Bild Cover and Page Design

Illustrations Laurence Dechassey

Acknowledgements Les Éditions CEC would like to thank the following teachers for their valuable feedback: Melissa Erdei, C.S. des Patriotes Beth Lehrer, École St-Jospeh Simona Marin, C.S. de Montréal Patricia O’Beirne, C.S. Marie-Victorin We would also like to thank the focus group participants who helped us better understand and respond to the realities of today’s elementary-level ESL classroom.

About the author Jean-Claude Gagnon is a passionate elementary-level ESL teacher and writer who has been teaching for the Commission scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe since 2013. This is his first project as a published author.

Author acknowledgements I wish to thank everybody at CEC for their hard work in making this book a reality. I would especially like to thank Patrick Johnston for giving me the opportunity to become the author of an elementarylevel workbook, and for being my guide throughout the entire writing process. Also, I wish to thank Anna-Maria Martinez, the participants of the focus groups and all pedagogical consultations for their precious feedback and advice.

A special thank you to the hundreds of students who inspire and motivate me to come up with fun and creative ways to teach ESL every day of the week.

Finally, thank you to my friends and family for their constant support, through thick and thin. To my aunts, Claudette and Gisèle, and to my parents, Pierre and Marie-France. I hope I made you proud.

Friends, Learning and Activities, Grade 3, Connected Classroom

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Dépôt légal : 2015 Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec Bibliothèque et Archives Canada ISBN: 978-2-7617-7983-8 (Learning and Activities Book, Connected Classroom) ISBN: 978-2-7617-7988-3 (Learning and Activities Book, Connected Classroom, version MaZone avec activités interactives, 1 an, livraison postale) ISBN: 978-2-7617-8158-9 (Learning and Activities Book, Connected Classroom, version MaZone avec activités interactives, 1 an livraison numérique)

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As well, I would like to thank my colleagues from the Commission scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe for sharing their experience and knowledge with me since the beginning of my career. To my mentors Tom, Marina, Lee, Patrick, Isabelle, Jocelyne, Kathryn, Maurice, Sylvie, Tanja, Nathalie, to name a few. Thank you.

Table of Contents Welcome to Friends, Grade 3....................4

Unit 4 My House, My Castle................66

My New Class.....................................6

1 Places........................................................................67

1 The alphabet and numbers................................7

2 Describing a house...............................................68

2 The body....................................................................8

3 Exploring castles...................................................73

3 How are you?...........................................................9

4 Story time: Queen Lexie and the Knight...... 75

4 Pronouns....................................................................9

5 Describing actions................................................78

5 Action words...........................................................11

6 Link It Together.....................................................79

Grammar: subject pronouns

7 Project: My castle..................................................81

Pre-unit

Unit 1 New Friends......................................12 1 School objects........................................................13 2 My new friend........................................................14 3 Story time: My Best Friends...............................19 4 Link It Together.....................................................26 5 Project: A new friend...........................................28 Grammar: a, an; plural; possession

Unit 2 Lost in School..................................30

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1 School places..........................................................31 2 Describing people and things..........................33 3 Story time: The Legend of Mr. Fisher.............38 4 Show you understand.........................................41 5 Playing with questions.......................................42 6 Link It Together.....................................................43 7 Project: After-school clubs................................45 Grammar: I am, he/she/it is; who?; where?

Unit 3 My Family............................................48 1 Family members....................................................49

Grammar: pronouns and verbs; in, on, under, over; third-person singular

Unit 5 Water World......................................84 1 Water, water everywhere!..................................85 2 Water actions.........................................................90 3 Story time: A Trip to Tadoussac.......................92 4 In the ocean............................................................94 5 Link It Together.....................................................97 6 Project: Best animal ever...................................99 Grammar: what?; this is

Unit 6 Backyard Fun.................................102 1 So many things to do!.......................................103 2 Actions and equipment....................................105 3 The seasons, the games...................................109 4 Story time: New Friends, New Games.........111 5 Outside!..................................................................115 6 Link It Together...................................................116 7 Project: School Olympics..................................118 Grammar: simple present, negative; there is/are

2 Describing people and things..........................53

Resources

3 Story time: The Twins Arrive!............................54

Look at Grammar.......................................................120

4 My family plays together...................................58

Read and Repeat........................................................122

5 Link It Together.....................................................62

Strategies......................................................................124

6 Project: My favourite family activity.............64

School objects and places.......................................125

Grammar: to have; adjective + noun; simple present plurals

Home objects...............................................................126 The body....................................................................... 127 Table of Contents l

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Play octopus with your teacher.

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Number one: It is very, very big.

It has salty water.

Number two: It is long. It has fresh water. Beavers live there.

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A Listen and match B

A Water in and around my house C u

Write a list of places where you see water.

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Ask a classmate Where do you see water?

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Read Repe at Where do you see water?

I see water in a bathroom, in a lake and in a swimming pool.

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I see water . . .

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To find information about an object or animal, use the question word what?

What is this?

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Look at the photos on the next page.

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Ask a what question to your classmate.

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Take turns.

It’s a dolphin.

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dog

whale

turtle

lobster

frog

crab

beaver

fish

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k at Grammar: This is

To present a person or object, use the expression This is.

This is a fish.

This is a beaver.

Take two cards and listen to your teacher.

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Use This is.

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This is a turtle.

What is this?

This is a turtle.

Try again!

This is a frog.

Yes!

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I cooperate.

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I speak English.

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A E Water creatures

A Animals F Draw your favourite animals in the illustration.

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Write the name of each animal.

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Use resources.

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A Let’s practise!

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Choose three of your favourite cards.

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Write three sentences with This is.

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Use an adjective with the noun.

Example: This is a small octopus. This is an old crab.

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swim

cook

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Look at the illustrations.

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skis on a lake cooks a meal takes a shower waters her plants dives in a pool fishes in a lake swims in a pool brush their teeth

1. Lexie .

2. Ariane

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4. Robin and Eddie

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5. Robin .

6. Ariane

7. Eddie

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Tell your partner your water routines.

8. Lexie .

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3 Story time

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Prepare to read u

Scan the story.

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Highlight important words.

Where is this, Lexie?

This is in Tadoussac.

I have a beluga friend!

A Story: A Trip to Tadoussac B 1

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Read the story.

My parents like places close to water. Every year, we go to Tadoussac or Gaspé.

I go bird-watching.

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2 In Tadoussac, I go on river cruises.

4 My parents relax at the hotel-spa.

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And we go to many festivals.

A beluga whale is all white. It lives in very cold water.

A beluga whale is also called a “sea canary.” They sing like birds!

6 We watch the whales. This is my favourite part. We go on a boat and see the beluga whales. They are my friends!

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Beluga whales are little whales.

They are five meters long.

10 I like to throw fish at the beluga

whales and touch them. My name for this one is Tweet-Tweet.

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A Show you understand C u

Answer the questions.

1. List 3 activities you can do in Tadoussac.

2. Who visits Tadoussac with Lexie?

3. What animal is friends with Lexie?

4. What is another name for the beluga whale?

4 In the ocean

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Ocean creatures

Oh, I understand.

Belugas are like sharks, dolphins and whales.

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Belugas are sea creatures. They need salt water to live. They also need lots and lots of space to swim.

Wow, belugas are beautiful!

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5. Describe a beluga whale. Give 3 details.

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whale

dolphin

octopus

lobster

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Match the descriptions to the pictures.

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Write the name of each animal.

shark

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1. I am very dangerous.

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I have sharp teeth.

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2. I am very big.

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I am blue, grey or white.

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3. I have eight legs.

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I have ink.

4. I have two pincers.

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I turn red in hot water.

5. I swim really fast.

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I jump in and out of the water.

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B Who lives where?

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Write the names of the water animals in the right boxes.

Water animals from lakes and rivers

Water animals from the ocean

Water animals from lakes and rivers and also the ocean

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whale

dolphin

fish

frog

shark

beluga

turtle

lobster

octopus

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B My favourite water creature C u

Draw your favourite water creature.

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Write its name.

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Show it to your friends.

This is a

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What is this?

This is a dolphin.

What is this?

This is a beluga.

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and Think

I participate.

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I use resources. l Water World

I complete the activities.

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Draw!

Link It

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Together

A What?

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Answer the questions.

1. What colour is a beluga whale?

2. What activities do you do in Tadoussac?

3. What water actions do you do every day?

4. What is your favourite water action?

B A This is . . . u

Write a sentence to describe the pictures.

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Use an adjective.

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Example: This is a big whale.

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Write the missing letters for each description.

1. I am very dangerous.

I have sharp teeth.

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I am blue, grey or white.

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I have ink.

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I turn red in hot water.

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Write the kind of water where you see the animal or object: lake or ocean?

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6 Project: Best animal ever A The contest A The National Aquarium Animal Contest

Wow, a contest!

The National Aquarium wants to welcome a new creature!

YOU decide which one!

Make a flyer about your favourite water animal and give it to your teacher.

Find plenty of information!

The Aquarium chooses the creature from the best flyer and brings it home!

The winning team chooses the animal's name.

Good luck!

Let’s participate!

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Team members:

Team name: School name: Our animal: Our animal’s name: u

Choose team members.

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Write the information.

Model

Team members:

Lexie Eddie Ariane Robin

Team name:

The White Belugas

School name:

Greenwood School

Our animal:

The dolphin

Our animal’s name: Edgar Unit 5 l

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The preparation u

Find information about a water creature.

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Write your findings.

1. Name of the animal: 2. Description of the animal:

4. What the animal eats:

5. Actions of the animal:

6. Animal's nickname:

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3. Where the animal lives:

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The model u

Make a flyer to send for the contest. Include a picture or drawing of the animal.

The dolphin The dolphin eats fish and small octopi.

Our dolphin is named Edgar.

The dolphin swims 500 km a day to fish. It lives in a group of 12 dolphins called a pod.

Thank you for reading!

By Lexie, Eddie, Robin and Ariane

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This is a dolphin. It is grey.

It is 5 meters long and big. It is a fast and fun water animal.

The dolphin lives in the ocean.

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The presentation u

Show your flyer to your classmates.

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Tell your friends about your water creature.

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I

you

it

she

we

he

they

The singular and plural Use a before a noun with a consonant. Use an before a noun with a vowel. an eraser vowel

two pencils

a pencil

five pencils

Possession my pencil

your pencil

his ruler

her ruler

Simple present: affirmative To be

To have

To play

I am I have I play You are You have You play He is He has He plays She is She has She plays It is It has It plays We are We have We play You are You have You play They are They have They play

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a ruler consonant

Simple present: negative To be

To have

To play

I am not I do not have You are not You do not have He is not He does not have She is not She does not have It is not It does not have We are not We do not have You are not You do not have They are not They do not have

I do not play You do not play He does not play She does not play It does not play We do not play You do not play They do not play

Question words • Who = person

• Where = place

• What = thing

Adjectives • Verb to be + adjectives

• Adjective + noun

She is fun.

To describe a person or object, put the adjective before the noun.

It is funny.

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big sister young student

little brother athletic girl

strong mother short hair

Prepositions in, on, under, over

in the box

on the box

under the box

over the box

There is and there are Use there is to express that something exists. Use there are for the plural form.

There is snow on the ground.

There are bicycles in the backyard.

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Friends

Grade

3

Connected Classroom

Friends, Grade 3 is a complete method that is designed for elementary students in the first year of Cycle Two. This Learning and Activities book helps students develop not only the three ESL competencies but also the essential knowledge provided in the MELS Progression of Learning. The material in this collection offers useful and engaging themes, provides teacher-directed as well as student-centred learning opportunities, and allows students to begin the process of taking ownership of the English language-learning process.

LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES BOOK • A resource-rich Pre-unit to review Cycle 1 outcomes • Six meaningful and visually appealing units • A wide variety of activities, games and songs to encourage oral interaction • Engaging stories for the response process • Useful grammar practice for oral interaction and writing • Link It Together activities for reviewing the vocabulary and grammar • End-of-unit projects for both written production and oral interaction • Self-monitoring opportunities • A Resources section with grammar charts, functional language and strategies

TEACHER’S COPY • Pedagogical notes for each unit • Learning and Activities book Answer Key • A CD of all the stories and listening activities • Teacher’s Observation Sheets • Reproducible sheets for games, activities and end-of-unit tests

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