Table of contents
Unit Title Theme Text type
1 This is me Me, my family and friends Diagram
2 Numbers 1–10 Places and activities: School days Song
3 The ant and the grasshopper Fun and games: Fun with stories Comic
4 What can you see? Using my five senses Map
5 Your teeth We love Hong Kong List
6 My lovely cat Caring and sharing Personal description
7 People at school Me, my family and friends Notice
8 Future classroom Places and activities: School days Book cover 9 My new robot Fun and games: Fun with stories Diagram
10 Sports day We love Hong Kong Poster
Vocabulary quiz 1
11 Yummy, yummy! Using my five senses Caption
12 Big Ben Caring and sharing Poem
13 My family Me, my family and friends Personal description
14 Special places at school Places and activities: School days Time-table 15 Take care of your dog We love Hong Kong Instruction 16 Body parts Fun and games: Fun with stories Song
17 Touch Using my five senses Poem
18 Tea time! Caring and sharing Conversation
19 Counting fingers Using my five senses Chant
20 Plastic bags We love Hong Kong Chart
Vocabulary quiz 2 Prefixes and suffixes Vocabulary index
Current issues
Current issues
Current issues
Current issues
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1 A
Unit Title Theme Text type
1 This is me Me, my family and friends Diagram
2 Numbers 1–10 Places and activities: School days Song
3 The ant and the grasshopper Fun and games: Fun with stories Comic
4 What can you see? Using my five senses Map
5 Your teeth We love Hong Kong List
6 My lovely cat Caring and sharing Personal description
7 People at school Me, my family and friends Notice
8 Future classroom Places and activities: School days Book cover 9 My new robot Fun and games: Fun with stories Diagram
10 Sports day We love Hong Kong Poster
Vocabulary quiz 1
11 Yummy, yummy! Using my five senses Caption
12 Big Ben Caring and sharing Poem
13 My family Me, my family and friends Personal description
14 Special places at school Places and activities: School days Time-table 15 Take care of your dog We love Hong Kong Instruction 16 Body parts Fun and games: Fun with stories Song
17 Touch Using my five senses Poem
18 Tea time! Caring and sharing Conversation
19 Counting fingers Using my five senses Chant
20 Plastic bags We love Hong Kong Chart
Vocabulary quiz 2 Prefixes and suffixes Vocabulary index
New word(s) Repeated new word(s) Page
brother, father, mother, sister 4
pencil, pencil case, rubber, ruler, one, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten 6
food, hungry, play, work 8
seesaw, slide, swimming pool, swing one, two, three, four, eight, nine, ten 10
brush, dentist, doctor, teeth food 12
drink, eat, happy, sleep five, food 14
bus driver, librarian, principal, secretary,
teacher 16
blackboard, chair, computer, desk teacher 18
arm, body, ear, eye, foot, hand, head, leg,
mouth, nose 20
all, exercise, minute, sport play 22
24
chicken, hot, orange juice, sweet mouth 26
big, fat, small, toy brother, father, four, mother, play, ten 28 family, short, tall, thin big, bus driver, play, secretary, sister, toy 30 classroom, hall, library, office, playground computer 32
care, sick, twice, wash drink, doctor, food, sleep 34
hip, knee, lip, shoulder, toe arm, body, hand, head, leg 36
cold, hard, soft, wet drink, hot 38
apple pie, French fries, hamburger,
ice-cream, pizza chicken, food, hungry, orange juice 40
finger, index, middle, pinky, ring, thumb five, hand, small 42
bag, pay, plastic, supermarket 44
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JumpStart Reading and Vocabulary Powerhouse 1A 18
Date:
Johnny borrows a book from the library. Look at the cover and answer the questions on the next page.
New word(s)
Unit 8
Future classroom
Future classroom Text type:
book cover Text type:
book cover
New word(s) blackboard, chair, computer, desk
Repeated new word(s) teacher
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Write the correct letters in the boxes.
1. What year is the classroom?
A. 2013 B. 2016 C. 2020 2. What is the name of the book?
A. My Classroom in 2020 B. My Classroom
C. Nice Publishing
3. writes the book.
A. Nice Publishing B. Frank Gold C. Fred Gold
4. Who draws pictures for the book?
A. Frank Gold B. Nice Publishing C. Fred Cole
Label the pictures.
5.
(a) (b) (c)
There are usually a few things on a book cover: the name of the book, the author, the illustrator and the publishing company. The author writes the book and the illustrator draws pictures for the book.
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Vocabulary Quiz 2
1. Name the food or drink in the pictures. (8 marks) (a)
(c)
(e)
(g)
(b)
(d)
(f)
(h)
JumpStart Reading and Vocabulary Powerhouse 1A 46
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2. Label the rooms. (3 marks)
(a) (b) (c)
3. Label the fingers. (5 marks)
Marks:
Date:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(e)
(a)
(e) (d) (c) (b)
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1 A
Reading and Vocabulary Powerhouse
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First published 2013
Vocabulary in Minutes
Features
Around 100 grade-appropriate new words extracted from the units
Words are marked with syllable breaks, parts of speech, Chinese definitions and example sentences
Personalised booklet allows students to add their own words
English in Minutes goggles make vocabulary learning fun and easy
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care (n.) 照顧 den.tist (n.) 牙醫
e.g. Take care of your cats. e.g. Go to the dentist 1 or 2 times a year.
chair (n.) 椅子 desk (n.) 桌子
e.g. Each student has a chair . e.g. There are 2 books on my desk .
chic.ken (n.) 雞 doc.tor (n.) 醫生
e.g. The chicken is yummy. e.g. A vet is an animal doctor .
class.room (n.) 課室 drink (v.) 飲用
e.g. Penny goes to the classroom at 10.30 a.m. e.g. My cat drinks water.
cold (adj.) 冷
e.g. It is cold in the winter. e.g.
com.pu.ter (n.) 電腦
e.g. There is a computer in my room. e.g.
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