Skills Time! Reading Comprehension PDF

## Skills Time! ### Lesson Five #### Reading 1. Look at the picture. Where does she work? What animals can you see? 2. Listen and read. **She works at a zoo!** I'm at the zoo with Molly. Molly works at the zoo. She looks after the big animals: elephants, giraffes, lions, and tigers. Molly s...

## Skills Time! ### Lesson Five #### Reading 1. Look at the picture. Where does she work? What animals can you see? 2. Listen and read. **She works at a zoo!** I'm at the zoo with Molly. Molly works at the zoo. She looks after the big animals: elephants, giraffes, lions, and tigers. Molly says, "My favorite animals are the elephants. We have six elephants at the zoo." Molly gets up every day at six o'clock. She starts work at seven o'clock. She feeds the lions and tigers. They eat meat. Then she feeds the giraffes and the elephants. They eat vegetables. Molly says, "I go home at three o'clock. I'm always happy. I love my job!" #### Read Again. Circle the false word and write the correct word. 1. Molly works at a **bank**. **Zoo** 2. Her favorite **animals** are the tigers. 3. There are **four** elephants at the zoo. 4. Molly gets up at **nine** o'clock. 5. The lions eat **salad**. 6. Molly is always **sad**. ### Unit 9: Reading: An interview ## Lesson Six ### Listening 1. Listen and circle the correct word. 1. Peter looks after the **big** / little animals. 2. His favorite animals are the lions / **parrots** / monkeys. 3. There are **23** / 32 / 17 monkeys at the zoo. 4. There are five / **four** / seven parrots at the zoo. 5. Fred is blue and green / **black and white** / yellow and pink. 6. Fred can write / read / **talk**. ### Speaking 2. Ask and answer. What are Peter's favorite animals? * They're monkeys. How many monkeys are there? * There are ... ### Writing preparation 3. Circle the commas. Underline and. She looks after elephants, giraffes, **and** lions, **and** tigers. 1. For breakfast I eat bread, cheese,** and** yogurt. 2. In my room there is a bed, a cabinet, a rug,** and** a chair. 3. I like lions, tigers, monkeys,** and** zebras. 4. In my lunchbox I have a sandwich, a drink,** and** a cookie. * Complete the writing task on page 77 of the Workbook. * Page 77 * Unit 9 The image shows one page from a children's book that looks like a workbook. There are several sentences and a cartoon drawing depicting a woman and a group of animals in a zoo. The words "She works at a zoo!" are in a large font and are at the top of the page. The cartoon illustration is very colorful and features the woman working with a giraffe. There is text to accompany the image that describes the zoo worker's day. There are also sections on this page entitled "Listening" and "Speaking." The "Listening" section has another cartoon drawing with a woman holding a monkey. The "Speaking" section asks some questions about the woman and the monkeys. Some directions are also given to complete a writing task on page 77 of a workbook. The page also has a section entitled "Writing Preparation." The illustration for "Writing Preparation" again depicts a woman and a group of animals. The directions are for the student to circle commas and underline the word "and."