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2 Exploring Earth
2.1 Words in context
1 a plumsed – jumped
b boogled – caught
c splonched – dived
d cabooshed – crashed
e galooped – sank
f scadoodals – pollutes
2 Learners make up their own sentences.
3 a species
b gills
c vertebrates
d internal
e surrounding
f common
g diverse
h appearance.
4 Learners use words in their own sentences
e.g. The earthquake caused a lot of damage.
2.2 Key words, phrases and
sentences
1 a key words
b phrase
c sentence
d sentence
e phrase
f key words
g phrase
h key words
2 Example answer: fish, water, fresh or salt;
insects, diverse, crawling and flying...
3 Learners write their own sentences using key
words and phrases.
2.3 Make notes and summarise
1 a The sea
b Fun activities, sea creatures, stories,
natural features, industry
c Stories
d Natural features – waves
e Learners’ own ideas
2 Learners draw a mind map.
3 Learners’ own paragraph
2.4 Past, present and future
tense
1 a am watching – present
b will be going – future
c is excited – present
d were looking – past
e was going – past
f will be joining – future
g are keeping – present
h is checking – present
2 a was happening
b will be
happening
c were coming
d will be coming
e was raining
f will be raining
g was interested
h will be interested
i were excited
j will be excited
k was over
l will be over
3 a eating – add –ing
b clapping – double the consonant and
add –ing
c trying – add –ing
d arranging – drop the e and add –ing
e swimming – double the consonant and
add –ing
f riding – drop the e and add –ing
g being – add –ing
4 a I will be going to the library.
b There will be many new books on birds
in the library.
c Some animals will be in danger of
extinction.
d Everyone will be glad to see the dolphins.
e There will be a new animal sanctuary close
to us.
Page 2
2 Exploring Earth
2.1 Words in context
1 a plumsed – jumped
b boogled – caught
c splonched – dived
d cabooshed – crashed
e galooped – sank
f scadoodals – pollutes
2 Learners make up their own sentences.
3 a species
b gills
c vertebrates
d internal
e surrounding
f common
g diverse
h appearance.
4 Learners use words in their own sentences
e.g. The earthquake caused a lot of damage.
2.2 Key words, phrases and
sentences
1 a key words
b phrase
c sentence
d sentence
e phrase
f key words
g phrase
h key words
2 Example answer: fish, water, fresh or salt;
insects, diverse, crawling and flying...
3 Learners write their own sentences using key
words and phrases.
2.3 Make notes and summarise
1 a The sea
b Fun activities, sea creatures, stories,
natural features, industry
c Stories
d Natural features – waves
e Learners’ own ideas
2 Learners draw a mind map.
3 Learners’ own paragraph
2.4 Past, present and future
tense
1 a am watching – present
b will be going – future
c is excited – present
d were looking – past
e was going – past
f will be joining – future
g are keeping – present
h is checking – present
2 a was happening
b will be
happening
c were coming
d will be coming
e was raining
f will be raining
g was interested
h will be interested
i were excited
j will be excited
k was over
l will be over
3 a eating – add –ing
b clapping – double the consonant and
add –ing
c trying – add –ing
d arranging – drop the e and add –ing
e swimming – double the consonant and
add –ing
f riding – drop the e and add –ing
g being – add –ing
4 a I will be going to the library.
b There will be many new books on birds
in the library.
c Some animals will be in danger of
extinction.
d Everyone will be glad to see the dolphins.
e There will be a new animal sanctuary close
to us.
5
2.5 Organising information
1 a 3 chapters
b Learners make up a title like Sea Life
c Chapter 2
d Page 15
e Page 5 Keeping fish as pets; page 11 How
to start a shell collection; page 16 Making
sea mammal models
2
A D G K
alligator
Amazon
ant
Arctic fox
Asia
deep
water
desert
snake
diet
dolphin
dragonfly
gazelle
gecko
giraffe
goose
gull
kangaroo
king cobra
koala bear
Komodo
dragon
krill
3 Learners make up their own questions.
2.6 Alphabetical order
1 a economy, eel, egg, estuary
b gale, goggles, goldfish, gull
c sky, surf, swell, swim
d fin, fish, fisherman, flipper
e captain, cargo, catamaran, catch
2 a seamen b sealed c seabed
d seals e seal
3 Learners’ own answers. Accept any
appropriate definitions.
4 earthquakes: 2
jellyfish: 4
insects: 4
sea plants: 8
snakes: 8
sharks: 8 or 7 for predators
South Africa: 8 or 1 for Africa
Maldives: 5 or 4 for island
birds: 1
2.7 Root words
1 Learners’ own answers. Example:
a earthly, unearth, earthquake
b waterless, watering, waterway
c skyline, skyscraper
2 seahorse, lighthouse, rainbow, hotdog,
cupboard, teapot
3 See the table that follows for the answers.
2.8 Recording facts
1 a (O) b (F) c (O)
d (F) e (O) f (O)
2 A fact is based on evidence; an opinion is what
someone thinks or believes.
3 Learners design their own collector’s cards.
2.9 Joining sentences
1 a Fish breathe using gills and they have
scales for swimming.
b The sea is a salt-water habitat but a river
is a fresh-water habitat.
c The earth spins on its axis while it rotates
around the sun.
d Man y animals are endangered because
human activity destroys their natural
habitats.
e Shar ks hunt for food when they are hungry .
Accept any reasonable answers:
2 a Starfish don’t have eyes like us but they
can sense light and dark.
b Starfish are easy to recognise because they
look like stars.
c Most starfish have five arms although
some have 40 arms.
d A starfish can ‘drop’ an arm however/yet/
but/and it can grow a new one.
3 Learners write their own multi-clause sentences.
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2 Exploring Earth
2.1 Words in context
1 a plumsed – jumped
b boogled – caught
c splonched – dived
d cabooshed – crashed
e galooped – sank
f scadoodals – pollutes
2 Learners make up their own sentences.
3 a species
b gills
c vertebrates
d internal
e surrounding
f common
g diverse
h appearance.
4 Learners use words in their own sentences
e.g. The earthquake caused a lot of damage.
2.2 Key words, phrases and
sentences
1 a key words
b phrase
c sentence
d sentence
e phrase
f key words
g phrase
h key words
2 Example answer: fish, water, fresh or salt;
insects, diverse, crawling and flying...
3 Learners write their own sentences using key
words and phrases.
2.3 Make notes and summarise
1 a The sea
b Fun activities, sea creatures, stories,
natural features, industry
c Stories
d Natural features – waves
e Learners’ own ideas
2 Learners draw a mind map.
3 Learners’ own paragraph
2.4 Past, present and future
tense
1 a am watching – present
b will be going – future
c is excited – present
d were looking – past
e was going – past
f will be joining – future
g are keeping – present
h is checking – present
2 a was happening
b will be
happening
c were coming
d will be coming
e was raining
f will be raining
g was interested
h will be interested
i were excited
j will be excited
k was over
l will be over
3 a eating – add –ing
b clapping – double the consonant and
add –ing
c trying – add –ing
d arranging – drop the e and add –ing
e swimming – double the consonant and
add –ing
f riding – drop the e and add –ing
g being – add –ing
4 a I will be going to the library.
b There will be many new books on birds
in the library.
c Some animals will be in danger of
extinction.
d Everyone will be glad to see the dolphins.
e There will be a new animal sanctuary close
to us.
5
2.5 Organising information
1 a 3 chapters
b Learners make up a title like Sea Life
c Chapter 2
d Page 15
e Page 5 Keeping fish as pets; page 11 How
to start a shell collection; page 16 Making
sea mammal models
2
A D G K
alligator
Amazon
ant
Arctic fox
Asia
deep
water
desert
snake
diet
dolphin
dragonfly
gazelle
gecko
giraffe
goose
gull
kangaroo
king cobra
koala bear
Komodo
dragon
krill
3 Learners make up their own questions.
2.6 Alphabetical order
1 a economy, eel, egg, estuary
b gale, goggles, goldfish, gull
c sky, surf, swell, swim
d fin, fish, fisherman, flipper
e captain, cargo, catamaran, catch
2 a seamen b sealed c seabed
d seals e seal
3 Learners’ own answers. Accept any
appropriate definitions.
4 earthquakes: 2
jellyfish: 4
insects: 4
sea plants: 8
snakes: 8
sharks: 8 or 7 for predators
South Africa: 8 or 1 for Africa
Maldives: 5 or 4 for island
birds: 1
2.7 Root words
1 Learners’ own answers. Example:
a earthly, unearth, earthquake
b waterless, watering, waterway
c skyline, skyscraper
2 seahorse, lighthouse, rainbow, hotdog,
cupboard, teapot
3 See the table that follows for the answers.
2.8 Recording facts
1 a (O) b (F) c (O)
d (F) e (O) f (O)
2 A fact is based on evidence; an opinion is what
someone thinks or believes.
3 Learners design their own collector’s cards.
2.9 Joining sentences
1 a Fish breathe using gills and they have
scales for swimming.
b The sea is a salt-water habitat but a river
is a fresh-water habitat.
c The earth spins on its axis while it rotates
around the sun.
d Man y animals are endangered because
human activity destroys their natural
habitats.
e Shar ks hunt for food when they are hungry .
Accept any reasonable answers:
2 a Starfish don’t have eyes like us but they
can sense light and dark.
b Starfish are easy to recognise because they
look like stars.
c Most starfish have five arms although
some have 40 arms.
d A starfish can ‘drop’ an arm however/yet/
but/and it can grow a new one.
3 Learners write their own multi-clause sentences.
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2.10 Different types of sentences
1 a Command
b Question
c Question
d Statement
e Command
f Command
2 a What time is it?
b Tidy up your room before you go to
school.
c Stop that at once. (!)
d He went home on his bicycle.
e Look over there. (!)
f Where is the bus going to stop?
g What a wonderful day we’ve had. (!)
h Help out and put this box away.
3 a Will you take out your books?
b Can everyone fit into the car?
c Why must I research an interesting
animal?
d Are you sure you left your book there?
e When will they be back to complete
the work?
4 Learners write their own sentences.
2.11 and 2.12 Create an
information page
1–3 Learners make their own notes, summarise
and present. Accept individual ideas and
wording.
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