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1 Save the animals Interview danger, development, extinct, global warming, hunt,

pollution, species, wildlife 4

2 Small houses News report afford, dangerous, housing, income, normal, public,

rent, solve 6

3 Food in a basin Description believe, emperor, generally, invent, invention, layer,

occasion, traditional, valuable, villager 8

4 Computer Jobs Biography animation, businessman, company, electronic

device, famous, product, successful, worldwide solve 10

STEAM House 1 12

5 What a big city! Story airport, bridge, enormous, lane, main course,

probably, traffic, whisper believe, normal 14

6 Fire! Instructions air conditioner, careful, electric, grease, immediately,

stairs dangerous, electronic device 16

7 Dying dolphins Newspaper article appearance, destroy, kill, protect development, generally, pollution,

species 18

8 QR codes Web page barcode, code, two-dimensional electronic device, invent, product 20

Vocabulary quiz 1 24

9 Animal migration Exposition birthplace, compass, continue, distance, migrate,

migration, nonstop, trip, whale occasion, species 26

10 Internet bullying Conversation behaviour, bully, comment, disrespectful, language,

message, online, post believe, probably 28

11 I want to be a … Diary architect, creative, heights, ideal, police officer,

robber, uniform airport, successful 30

12 A dry umbrella Poster drip, waterproof, water-repellent immediately, solve 32

13 Wonders of the world Encyclopedia defence, earthquake, inhabit, manmade, memory,

protection, publish, statue, structure, tourist famous, worldwide 36 14 World food shortage Newspaper article cause, drought, increase, leftovers, population,

realise, shortage, worst afford, continue 38

15 Farewell, my friends Email attend, awesome, confident, farewell, graduate,

patiently, programme believe, memory, solve, valuable 40

16 Legoland Postcard brick, phrase, ride, roller coaster, spaceship, theme

park awesome, famous, trip 42

Prefixes and suffixes 48

Vocabulary index 50

STEAM House Science vocabulary index 52

Current issues

Current issues STEAM

STEAM

STEAM Cross- curriculum

Cross- curriculum

Caring and sharing

The world around us

The world around us The world around us

The world around us Fun and games

Using my five senses

Me, my family and friends

We love Hong Kong

The magic of nature

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1 Save the animals Interview danger, development, extinct, global warming, hunt,

pollution, species, wildlife 4

2 Small houses News report afford, dangerous, housing, income, normal, public,

rent, solve 6

3 Food in a basin Description believe, emperor, generally, invent, invention, layer,

occasion, traditional, valuable, villager 8

4 Computer Jobs Biography animation, businessman, company, electronic

device, famous, product, successful, worldwide solve 10

5 What a big city! Story airport, bridge, enormous, lane, main course,

probably, traffic, whisper believe, normal 14

6 Fire! Instructions air conditioner, careful, electric, grease, immediately,

stairs dangerous, electronic device 16

7 Dying dolphins Newspaper article appearance, destroy, kill, protect development, generally, pollution,

species 18

8 QR codes Web page barcode, code, two-dimensional electronic device, invent, product 20

9 Animal migration Exposition birthplace, compass, continue, distance, migrate,

migration, nonstop, trip, whale occasion, species 26

10 Internet bullying Conversation behaviour, bully, comment, disrespectful, language,

message, online, post believe, probably 28

11 I want to be a … Diary architect, creative, heights, ideal, police officer,

robber, uniform airport, successful 30

12 A dry umbrella Poster drip, waterproof, water-repellent immediately, solve 32

13 Wonders of the world Encyclopedia defence, earthquake, inhabit, manmade, memory,

protection, publish, statue, structure, tourist famous, worldwide 36 14 World food shortage Newspaper article cause, drought, increase, leftovers, population,

realise, shortage, worst afford, continue 38

15 Farewell, my friends Email attend, awesome, confident, farewell, graduate,

patiently, programme believe, memory, solve, valuable 40

16 Legoland Postcard brick, phrase, ride, roller coaster, spaceship, theme

park awesome, famous, trip 42

Prefixes and suffixes 48

Vocabulary index 50

STEAM House Science vocabulary index 52

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1 Save the animals

^Interview

danger, development, extinct, global warming, hunt, pollution, species, wildlife

Winnie is listening to a radio programme. Read the interview and answer the questions on the next page.

Anna: Welcome to People Today. Today on our radio show we have a special visitor from Australia.

Edwin: Hello, everyone. My name is Edwin.

Anna: Edwin, you care about animals a lot. Why is that?

Edwin: I’m worried about all the endangered animals in the world. Today there are 4,314 endangered animals. In 1998 there were just 1,102. An endangered animal is one that is nearly extinct.

Anna: How about endangered plants?

Edwin: There are 4,123 of them.

Anna: Why are there so many species in danger?

Edwin: People are cutting down forests for development. Our cities are getting bigger. This creates more pollution. Also, some people hunt animals, like the Asian elephant. These animals will become extinct unless we start protecting them.

Anna: Is global warming harming our wildlife too?

Edwin: Yes, that’s a major reason. That’s why I started the World Zoo. It aims to protect some of the animals.

Anna: What about your TV show?

Edwin: My TV show is about saving animals. You can see my TV show in 137 countries.

Anna: Why do you love animals?

Edwin: They’re just so interesting. I had my first pet lizard when I was eight. I have liked animals ever since.

Anna: Well, thanks for talking to us today, Edwin. Keep up the great work saving the animals!

Edwin: Thank you!

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Choose the correct answers by blackening the circles.

1. How many species are endangered today?

A. around 4,000 B. around 5,500 C. around 6,000 D. around 8,500

2. In line 5, what does ‘endangered’ mean?

A. almost extinct B. dangerous C. harmful to humans D. nearly dead 3. What is Edwin’s job? You may choose more than one answer.

A. a zookeeper B. an actor

C. a TV host D. a pet shop owner

Read the questions and give short answers.

4. According to Edwin, why do animals become endangered?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

5. Name two endangered animals.

Answer the question in a complete sentence.

6. What is the aim of the World Zoo?

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1 Jason is learning how to use facial recognition with his smartphone. Look at the flow chart and answer the questions on the next page.

Facial recognition

With facial recognition technology, some smartphones allow their owners to unlock them by just looking at the camera.

The camera can sense the infrared heat from your face. So it doesn’t need light and can work in the dark.

If the photo doesn’t match the data, the smartphone will not unlock.

If the photo matches the data, the smartphone will unlock.

Look at the camera at the top of the screen.

The camera takes an infrared photo of your face.

The computer chip in the smartphone will compare your photo with the image stored in the phone.

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Help Jason match the pictures with the correct letters for Questions 1 to 4 and fill in the blanks for Questions 5 and 6.

How to use facial recognition on your smartphone

A. The phone unlocks if the information matches.

B. The infrared camera takes a photo of your face.

C. The phone compares the photo with the image in the computer chip.

D. Look at the camera on the smartphone.

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1. Fill in the blanks with the words given. (9 marks)

careful dangerous electric enormous normal public successful traditional valuable

(a) The trip was such a experience. I learned a lot about the local culture.

(b) Snakes are very animals. Don’t go near them!

(c) There are different ways to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Getting red packets is definitely my favourite one!

(d) Mr Chan has created a company. He makes a lot of money every year.

(e) Be when you use a knife. Otherwise, you might hurt yourself badly.

(f) The hotel has an lobby. You have a lot of space even when there are many people.

(g) My father wanted to help protect the environment so he bought an car.

(h) Tommy goes to the library after school every day.

(i) This boy has grown much taller than the height. He could be a great basketball player.

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2. Label the pictures. (8 marks)

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) (f)

(g) (h)

3. Fill in the blanks with the words given. (4 marks)

company invention pollution traffic

(a) We should take public transport more often because too many private cars will lead to serious air .

(b) Mr Chan works at a big . He has more than 300 colleagues.

(c) George thinks the Internet is the best in the past 100 years because it connects everyone in the world.

(d) Bob was late because of a jam on the main road this morning.