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Student Book

Aledo Krouse . Greg Cossu


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Acknowledgements
I wish to express my thanks to my students, who taught me everything I have learned about them, to my editors, whose
dedication and professionalism are responsible for all that is good in this edition, and to my mother, Leona, who
always knew I would write a book and whose encouragement led me to try. And my gratitude to Lesley, without whom
this would not be.
Aleda Krause
Writing a children's course is a team effort. I would like to thank all of the editors and the entire SuperKids team at
Pearson Education for making the new edition of SuperKids a reality. I also want to thank my co-author, Aleda Krause,
for her support and encouragement. Lastly, I want to thank my friend Lesley who believed in me. I dedicate this book
to my mother, Jewel.
Greg Cossu
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Toble of Contents


I

SummerVocolion

2

Lostin Hawoii

Holiday places: South Africa, Hawaii, Canada, the Grand
Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, summer camp, the wildlife

It takes 7 hours to get to Hawaii by plane.
How long does it take to get to Hawaii? /

park, the mountains, the beach, my grandparents' house

It takes 7 hours by plane.

Tlaes of hain straight black hair, long blond hair, curly red
hair, short brown hair

She's shorter than me. / Sb're younger than them.

Is she taller than you? / No, she's not. She's
shorter than me. / Yes^ she is.
Are you younger than them? / No, we're not.
We're older than them. / Yes. we are.

Pronoul objects:

Ume, youlyou, he/him, she/her, we/us,

they/them

Past'teuse camping activitlesl gone cauoeing, made a
campfire, slspt fu a tent, used a compass, caught a fish
Camping geau sleepingbag, lile jacket, Thermos,
sunscreen. bug spray

Summer Cump in
Conodo

I've never gone canoeing. /We've slept in a tent.
Have you ever gone canoeing? / No, I haven't.
Yes-

/

I have.

Have you ever sle?t in a tent? / No, we haven't.

/


Yes. we have.

ffieryee&e

DiEcover

Review of Units 1-3

&8$ ?

humpback whale, Pacific Ocean, island, ship, pirate,
Atlantic Ocean, ship, treasure, weigh, sea lion, equator,
giant tortoise

it!",tr

Islqnds

4

Superlative adjectives with -est: friendly/friendliest,
funny/funniest, scary/scariest. noisy/noisiest, ugly/ugliest
Superlative adjectives with "most": most poisonous
snake. most beauti[ul bird. most colorful lizard. most

On Sofod in Soulh

Afiico


I think that's the most poisonous snake in South
A frica.

Is that the most poisonous snake in South Africa?
Yes, I think so. / No, I don't think so.

/

intelligent animal, most dangerous cat

E
Hoving Fun qtthe
Eeach

Water *ctivities: surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, sailing,
windsurfing
Times: every day, every other day, tkee times a week,

6

Camping tasksl piek up roeks, put up the tent, putdown
the backpack, fum on the ,antorn, tum off the flashlight

d

every weekend, twice a month

Selling Up,Cqmp

ffiemga$e


BBE

Quantifer of food: a lot of corn, a lot of potato sa1ad,
a little prdding, a lot of sandwiches, a few marshmallows

I

weekend.

i

She goes surfing

wery weekend.
How often do you go surfing? / Every weekend.
How often does she go surfing? / Ever;i weekend.
?here's a lot of com. / There's a little corn. /
There are a lot of marshmallows. lThere are a
few marshmallows.
How much com is there? / There's a lot / There 's a litde.
How many marshmallows are there? / There are a
few. I There are a lot.

Review of Units ut-6

Discover it! 2
Comping Sofefyftps

sting. stinger. skin. red bump. poison. chase. smell. walk

away, lost, helicopter, whistle, rescue worker, search dog

7

Scary creatures: bat, cockroach. cobra, mosquito. spider
Past-tense actions: stepped on solnething, cut my hand,

Why did you scream? l Because I stepped on

fell down, hit my head, hurt my leg

something.

Past particlples: went/gone on safari, saw/seen a bear,
rodelridden an elephant, took/taken a:helicopter ride, atel
eaten a baby pineapple
Ybcation adivitles: go to sunmer camp, visit family, see
wild animals, go hiking, go horseback riding

We went to Canada to go to summer camp.
Why did you go to Canada? i To go to swffner carnp.

Srhool rlubs; sehool band, eheerleading team, choir,

I ihink

A Scory Night

I


Boc,k

Home

I

School Sturtsspon

:

drama club, science club, computer c.lub, sehool newspaper

Comparativrs vith rlnore": furlmore fun; popular/more

popular, irteresting^*ore interasting

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Review of Units 7-9

Oiscoverit! 3
Endongered Animols
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fidu,gryt s-pEllr


4

I go surfing every

ivory tusks, kitl, jewelry, carving, sell, shell, medicine,
mountain gorillas, steal

rr=

Asscssment,fon Lbrnel 6

I screamed because I stepped on something.

the cheerleading team is more fun than the
school band.
Which is more fun. the school band orthe
cheerleading team? I I think the cheedeading team.


What are you going to do this summer? /
I'm going to go to South Africa. /

I went to Hawaii last summer.

Really?

It was geat. / What did you do
there? / I climbed a volcano. / Wowl

What's wrong? / [ can't lind my sister. /

What does she look like? I She has
straight black hair and brown eyes.

What's her name? lToni Clark. /
What's she wearing? / Blue shorts
and a green T:shirt.

I

What about you? / Donny and
are going to summer camp. /
That sounds like fun.

Aloha. Welcome io Hawaii. I
Hi, Aunt Mary. Hi. Uncle
Roy. / Hey, Jenny. Hey, Steve.
It's good to see you again.

ow: flowers, brown, cows
ou: mountains, south, house
ou: you, soup, souvem

er:

shoulder, $umrner,
crackers

/

ur:


ir:

curly, surf, purple
girl, T-shirt, thirteen

When are we going to go
canoeing? / The day after
tomorrow. Are you exeited? I
I can't wait. / I can't wait either.

Hi, I'm Jane. That looks heavy. I
It is. / Do you want some help? /

Those are cheetahs, aren't they? /
No, they aren't. They're hyenas. /
Oh. I want to see some cheetahs.

Are you ready to go on safari?

Surflng looks like fun. / It is. Do you
want to try it? /Yeah.

Which do you like berrcr, surfing
or snorkeling? / Surfing is fun. but
I like snorkeling better. / I Iike both
surfing and snorkeling.

Look at all those fishl / Be
carefui. Don't touch the coral.,/

Why not? / It's really sharp.

u:
u:

Lef's set up the campsite. / What do we
have to do? / Pick up the rocks. Then put

What's the matter? / I have an
earache. /Why don't you go lie

up the rent.

dowa?

Is it OK if we go fishing now? /
0K. but come back at 5:30 for
dinner.

silentrn.: wrong, write, wreath
kneel. knife. knocked
silent
sileot h: white, ghost, whale
silenl gh: flashlight" eighteen.

What do we need to take? /You need a
sleeping bag and a life jacket.

Lookl There's a giraffe. / Wild giraffes!
Wowl / I think they're the friendliest

animals.

Sure. thanks.

We sure are! Is it dangerous? /
No. it isn't dangerous. But stay
in the jeep.

/I thinkl will.

nt: tent, €lephant, pre$ents
pt: slept, erupt, slvept
It: quilqbelt,salt,

ey: monkey, Joey, money
v: Sandy, hungry, sleepy
v: hyenas, July, fly

scuba diving, hu1a, ruler

music, ukulele, museum

k:

tonight

I heard it, too. Do you think it's

I don't think


a bat?

/

so. / I'11 go look.

We went on safari in South Africa. /
Have you ever gone on safari? / Me?

Did you have a good vacation? /
Hawaii was laniastic. / How was
the weather there? / Creat. It was
usually sunny.

Never.

Are you going tojoin the school band?
sure yet. I might.

I'm not

I have to go to the bathroom. /
Me, too. /Where's the bathroom?
It's down the hall.

I

Who's the teaeher going to be? I
Mr Black. I've heard he's the best
teacher. / Cool.


/

I heard a noise. / What kind of

oi:

noise? / It sounded like an
animal.

oy: toy, boy, soy sauce

Look. Tqni gave me a
necklace. / It's really cute. /

scr: screamed, scratched, scrub
spr: spring, sprinlder,

Yeah.

I love it.

School starts in two weeks. /
That's excitingl / Yeah, it is.

noise, coin, pointed

springbok
spl: splashed, split, splinter


ea: brealdast, headache, bread
ea: tearr, peaches, teacher
ea: idea, Korea

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Howoii


Conodo

the Grond
Conyon

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We're going io Howoii.

How long does it toke to get there?

It

tokes 7 hours by plone.

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bus
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story

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summer comp

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roller cooster

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sow o plotypus

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boot ride

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How long does it toke to gel to Conodo?
Il tokes 18 hours by plone.

It tokes 18 hours by plone.

toke?
beoch?

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How long does il toke to get lo the
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get to
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Lonodo

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the wildlife pork

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shorler
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yes, we ore. yes, we ore.

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She's shorter thon me.
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they're

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Are you younger thon them?

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next week

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Hove you ever gone conoeing?
Hove you ever gone conoeing?
Hove you ever gone conoeing?
Yes. Yes, I hove. I've gone conoeing.
Hove you ever coughl o fish?
Hove you ever cought o fish?
No. No,

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pick strowberries
on Wednesdoy

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I've never gone conoeing.

We've slept in o tent.

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Hove you ever slept in o tent?

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Hove you ever climbed o volcono?

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Whot does he look like?

Whot's wrong?
I con't

find my friend, Donny.

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He's weoring bluejeons
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