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Students will learn:

Phonics: long i: /ie/, /igh/ Key sentences: Why are ants important for the environment? How do ants help to improve soil? Why is moisture good for plants?

Key words: ants, soil, moisture, colony/colonies, nest, worker Grammar: /to tunnel/, /to improve/ Simple Future Tense: Review: will, going to

Welcome

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Level 4 Unit 11 Lesson 6

Vocabulary

Amazing Ants

Where does a colony of ants live?

Comprehension Question:

Amazing Ants

Ants are small insects that live in large groups called colonies.A colony of ants has a queen and workers.

Amazing Ants

Worker ants build nests underground and on land. They also collect food for the colony. The workers build nests underground by tunneling through the soil. The tunnels help moisture get into the ground, which improves the soil.

Amazing Ants

Moisture is good for plants because it helps them grow.Even though ants are small, they play an important role in the environment because they disperse seeds and improve soil, which helps plants grow.

soil

nest

ant

colony

Make the Match

Grammar

  1. Ants live in small groups called tunnels.
  2. Worker ants tunnel underground to find moisture.
  3. An ant colony has many queens and a worker ant.
  4. Worker ants build the nests and collect food for the colony.

False

False

False

False

True

True

True

True

True or False

2. they help to improve soil and disperse seeds.
1. they collect moisture for the soil.

Ants are important for the environment because...

Amazing Ants

Why are ants important for the environment?
3. they collect food for the soil.
tunnel

Ants ______ through soil, which helps moisture get into the ground.

Amazing Ants

How do ants help to improve soil?

Moisture is good for plants because it helps them grow.

Why is moisture good for plants?

Amazing Ants

I am going to buy Christmas presents.
It is going to rain tonight.
The movie will start at eight o' clock.
We walk to school every morning.
They are going to go hiking in the morning.
Rita will call you tomorrow.
Ben goes to the bank every Thursday.

Simple Future Tense

My sister works at a hospital.
1. The squirrels ____ ____ their seeds in the forest. (to bury)2. I ____ ____ you tonight. (to call)3. We ____ _______ our plastic bottles. (to recycle)4. Mona ____ ____ us at the cinema. (to meet)5. The supermarket ____ _____ at ten o' clock this evening.(to close)6. He ____ ____ a song at the talent show. (to sing)

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Simple Future Tense

1. She __ _____ __ bring balloons to the party.2. The Smiths ___ _____ __ buy a new house next year.3. William __ _____ __ take a cooking class next week.4. My team __ _____ __ win the football match tonight.5. They ___ _____ __ adopt a kitten later today.6. I __ _____ __ learn a new language next month.

Simple Future Tense

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Phonics

dried

lie

cries

tried

die

fries

tight

might

right

bright

light

bowtie

knight

night

sight

height

pie

fight

tie

flight

thigh

flies

untie

sigh

high

Finish!

Roll the dice

SUSPENS

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Phonics Review

Reading

Waxworms are plastic-eating worms that come out at n___t. They feed on plastic and help keep our planetfree from pollution.

Without bees, the human race will d__! Bees help plants make fruit and vegetables by dispersing pollen. They also make honey from nectar, which we can use to bake sweet and tasty p__s.

Animals make great pets, but they also help humans to survive.Airport falcons use their sharp eyes___t to patrol our skies. They fr___ten away other birds and keep airplanes safe when they are in fl___t.

Animal Helpers

Animals help humans and the environment in so many ways! From the smallest ant to the biggest guide dog, animals are important to us, so we must always treat them r___t.

Squirrels collect seeds and bury them in different places. No matter how hard a squirrel tr__s, it often forgets where it has put some of its seeds. But this is good news for the forest because these seeds can grow and reach new he___ts!

Animal Helpers

Goodbye

Thank you!

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she

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/to tunnel/

improve

improve

improves

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improve

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/to improve/