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Key words: wheat, rice, farm, cotton, crop Verbs: to harvest, to farm, to produce Grammar:conjunctions: for, norPhonics: double consonants ending '-ing' or '-er'

L5 U8 L3

Level 5 Unit 8 Lesson 3

Are farmers usually rich or poor in your country?

What do most farmers near you grow?

Vocabulary

crop: a group of the same plants, grown to sell.

The Yales had a beautiful crop of potatoes last year.

to harvest: to pick or remove plants from the ground.

After harvesting the crops each Autumn, the family had a celebration.

farm: an area of land used for growing crops or raising animals.

Jimmy bought a brand new tractor for his farm.

to farm: growing, harvesting and selling plants.

The land had been badly farmed and was unusable for many years.

Draw a Line to Match

wheat: a crop grown to make flour.

cotton: a white fluffy plant product used for clothing.

rice: a swamp grass harvested for food.

to produce: to make, grow or put something out.

Because of the warm weather, the Mills Farm produced a huge amount of apples this year!

1. My window-box tomato plant produced over 30 tomatoes this season!
2. Mr. Gregor plans to harvest the broccoli on Thursday.
3. Unfortunately, the crop of wheat will fail if it doesn't rain soon.

harvest

wheat

produced

crop

What problems do you think farmers need to deal with? Would you work as a farmer?

Reading

Young Plants

Germination

Young plants often have no leaves and are very delicate. They soon grow leaves, which will help them get energy from the sun.

The Plant Cycle

Circle of Life

Germination is when the seed begins to grow. The seed opens and tiny roots reach into the earth. The first stems, known as 'shoots', follow the light out of the soil.

Like humans, plants grow, reproduce and die in a never-ending cycle. Let's look at each stage in more detail!

Success for Plants

Plants need space to grow, they cannot live too close to neighbors because of competition for food and sunlight. Plants grow best in soil with many nutrients.

I get the tomato seeds for my garden from Italy. The best tomatoes in the world, and nobody else grows them here!

Seed Dispersal

Mature Plants

Animals can disperse seeds by moving them, like when squirrels collect acorns or eating them. The seeds are excreeted far away from the plant. The wind disperses seeds a long way away, too, expanding the area where the species can be found. Humans plant seeds in gardens and farms. Insects and birds can also help disperse seeds.

With a little luck and the right conditions, plants will eventually grow to their full height. After they grow leaves, they will begin to make seeds of their own. These seeds can be spread many ways, known as dispersal.

The Plant Cycle

Crossword

Down

2. to win or gain more of something 3. how tall something is 5. strength or power 6. easily damaged 8. to open out

Across

1. events happening in a circular process 4. to make babies 7. to move things over a wide area 9. things that make a place good or bad to live in 10. healthy parts that help things grow

Grammar

Conjunctions

for nor

Coordinating Conjunctions

Used to combine words and phrases that are equal to one another.

1. Dean grows many vegetables, for he loves to eat fresh food.
2. We couldn't water the plants, for there had been a drought.
3. There is no bread in the house, nor milk.
4. Gary asked Donna to go on a picnic, for it was a nice day.
5. By the way, Fran nor I like to eat fish.

FANBOYS

for and nor but or yet so

Definitions: for, nor

Ben slept, for he didn't hear the clock or birds.

Ben did not hear the clock nor the birds.

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Conjunctions

1. My husband brought me flowers, for he loves me.
2. The puppy is cute, yet naughty!
3. I'll have an egg and a piece of toast, please.
4. Karl did not go to college, nor attend university.
5. King Henry ruled England, but at what price?
6. It was 7:45, so we left the house.
7. Mindy wanted a job in bookkeeping or finance.

Coordinating Conjunctions

Used to combine words and phrases that are equal to one another.

for

yet

FANBOYS

for and nor but or yet so

nor

but

or

so

and

Phonics

/-ing/ and /-er/

hopping running chatting stepping

Double Consonants

Many one-syllable words add a consonent before /-ing/ or /-er/ conjugations.

/-ing/ and /-er/

winner bigger shopper jogger

Double Consonants

Many one-syllable words add a consonent before /-ing/ or /-er/ conjugations.

/-ing/ and /-er/

Double Consonants

Many one-syllable words add a consonent before /-ing/ or /-er/ conjugations.

Fill in the Blanks

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Listen and Spell

1. 2. 3. 4.

Free Talk

Consider some uses for wheat, cotton and rice. Which could you live without and why?

Goodbye!

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