Reading Time 2
Jenna Myers
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CONTENTS
Unit 1 Too Small! 5
Unit 2 Too Much Glue! 9
Unit 3 Ice Cream 13
Unit 4 A Piñata 17
Unit 5 He’s Late! 21
Unit 6 A Big Bird 25
Unit 7 Making a Snowman 29
Unit 8 Sunflowers 33
Unit 9 A Bumpy Ride 37
Unit 10 A Caterpillar Nap 41
Unit 11 Tongue Twisters 45
Unit 12 When I Grow Up 49
Unit 13 Dubai 53
Unit 14 Bubbles! 57
Unit 15 Dinosaurs 61
Unit 16 The Loose Tooth 65
Unit 17 Just Like Dave 69
Unit 18 The Longest River 73
Unit 19 Playing in the Sand 77
Unit 20 Hello and Good-bye 81
Transcripts 85
Too Small!
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5. My mom goes ___________ for milk and bread at the store.
6. Dave is 7 years old. Ann is 3 years old. Dave is ___________ than Ann.
7. We use ___________ to buy things.
8. My markers are old. Can I have some new ___________?
Let’s Write!
Write the words in the blanks.
__________ __________ __________ __________
1. 2. 3. 4.
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sweater pants shoes socks
older shopping ones money
Warm-up Questions
• What is the boy wearing?
• What is wrong?
• How do you think he feels?
Main Idea
Choose the main idea.
a. Having big clothes b. Needing small clothes c. Needing new clothes d. Having warm clothes
My sweater is too small!
My mom gives me a different one.
Whose sweater is this?
Oh, no! It’s my older brother Tom’s.
My pants are too small!
My mom gives me different ones.
Whose pants are these?
Oh, no! They are Tom’s.
My socks have holes in them!
My mom gives me different ones.
Whose socks are these?
Oh, no! They are Tom’s.
My shoes are too small!
My mom gives me money.
Now, she can take me shopping!
Too Small!
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Reading Questions
Choose the correct answers.
1. The boy’s pants are too _____.
a. short b. big
c. small d. tall
2. Whose socks does the boy get?
a. Tom’s b. Ben’s
c. His mom’s d. His younger brother’s 3. Who will take him shopping?
a. His mom b. Tom
c. His dad d. His older brother
Let’s Do It!
Mark ( ) the correct pictures and words.
1. Which of his clothes have holes in them?
2. What does his mom NOT give him?
a. b. c. [ ] His shoes
[ ] His socks [ ] His pants
a. b. c. [ ] A sweater
[ ] Money [ ] A T-shirt
Let’s Describe It!
Write sentences about the pictures.
1. What is on sale?
____________________________________________
2. What are they?
____________________________________________
3. What is she doing?
____________________________________________
Let’s Listen!
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
G I want a new 1__________________.
B Why? Is yours too2__________________?
G No.
B Does it have a 3__________________ in it?
G No. I just want a different 4__________________.
B Oh, OK. I need new 5__________________. My shoes are too
6__________________.
G Let’s go 7__________________!
B OK. My dad can take us 8__________________.
G Great!
Now practice the dialog with a classmate.
Let’s Practice!
Cross out ( ) the odd words.
1. shoes money socks pants
2. mom dad brother sweater
3. small big different long
4. they them whose shopping
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