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R UN BUS An Adult ESL Primer A reading workbook for adults and youths.
R E V I S E D E D I T IO N
Written & Illustrated by Libbie Hicks Designed & Illustrated by iliana Teran
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UNIT 1
The Bus is Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
UNIT 2
What Do You Like to Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
UNIT 3
Let’s Go to School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
UNIT 4
Go, Went, Going to the Mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
UNIT 5
The Cat With Three Legs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
UNIT 6
The New Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
UNIT 7
Calling Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
UNIT 8
You are Late . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
UNIT 9
Time for Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
UNIT 10
The Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
UNIT 11
Ed’s Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
UNIT 12
The Grammar Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
UNIT 13
The Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
UNIT 14
The Teacher Ms. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
UNIT 15
The Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
UNIT 16
The Spelling Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Spelling Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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UNIT 1
The Bus is Coming look
Read the words:
Tom
Ali
come
bus
coming
run
there
here
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Look, Tom. Look, Ali. The bus is coming! Oh, no! The bus is there, but we are here.
Run, run! The bus is coming! The bus is coming! Yes, run to the bus! Run to the bus! Run! Run!
Here we are! Here is the bus. Get on the bus. Oh, good! We got the bus. We are going to school. UNIT 1: The Bus is Coming
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A) VOCABUL ARY 1) Read the entence. 2) Find the picture. 3) Write the sentence by the picture.
The bus is there, but we are here.
We are going to school.
The bus is coming!
Get on the bus.
1. The bus is there, but we are here. 2. Run, run!
3. Get on the bus.
4. The bus is coming!
5. We are going to school. 2
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Run, run!
B) SENTENCES Complete the sentences with these words.
are
is
to
on
bus
here
1. The bus ______ coming! The bus ______ there, but we are _________. 2. Run ______ the bus. Get ______ the _________!
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3. We _________ going ______ school.
C) SPELLING 1) Listen to the words. 2) Write the missing letters.
1. b___s
8. g___t
2. sc___ool
9. T___m
3. g______d
10. th___re
4. l______k
11. h___r___
5. r___n
12. ar___
6. b___t
13. c___m___
7. g___t
14. c___m_________ UNIT 1: The Bus is Coming
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UNIT 2
What Do You Like to Do?
Omar
ball Omar: John: Omar:
John:
two (2)
too (me too, too hot)
John
2 two
walk
Ali
run
Bill
What do you like to do? What do I like to do? Yes, what do you like to do after school? What do you like to do when you are not working? When I am not working?
Omar:
Yes, what do you like to do when you are not at school or working?
John:
I like to play ball when I am not at school or working. And you? What do you like to do?
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to (I like to go to the park)
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Read the words:
I like to play ball, too, and I like to go to the park and walk. I like to go to the park and run. I like to be with my friends.
John:
Me too. I like to be with friends, and I like to walk, and I like to run, but not when it is too hot.
Omar: John: Omar:
Do you have many friends? Yes, I have many friends, but I have two very good friends. Me too. I have many friends, but I have two very good friends, too.
John:
My two very good friends are you and Ali.
Omar:
My two very good friends are you and Bill.
John: Omar:
It is good to have friends. Yes, it is good to have friends.
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Omar:
A) VOCABUL ARY 1) Read the words. 2) Find the picture. 3) Write the words by the picture.
walk
play ball
two
run
ball
walk in the park
2. ball
3. run
4. two
5. play ball
6. walk in the park 6
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1. walk
B) SENTENCES Complete the sentences with these words.
to
two
like
many
too
with
in
friends
1. I like _____ play ball. 2. I like to walk _____ the park but not when it is t______ hot. 3. I _________ to run.
5. I like to be __________ my fr_____nds. 6. I have m___ny fri___nds, but I have t_____ (2) good fr_____nds.
C) SPELLING 1) Listen to the words. 2) Write the missing letters.
1. w___t___
6. 2 = t______
2. g______d
7. v___r___
3. h___v___
8. w______k
4. m___n___
9. r___n
5. fr______nd
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4. Me t______. I like to run, too.
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