Ready Steady Read Together
The Travel Book: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'sea level'?
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3 native
4 remote
2 import
1 endurance
C bring to a country from abroad
B originally from a place
A ability to keep going even if it is hard
D distant or faraway
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Which words mean ‘decorated’?
Tick two
A) re-enactment
B) garnished
Check
C) ornate
Click if correct
D) culinary
Link Me
Link each country to the fact about transport:
A Long boats called gondolas are used on canals.
1 France
B A bicycle race is held over 23 days.
2 Italy
C Dog sledding and ice driving are two ways to get around.
Check
3 Netherlands
Click if correct
D This is known as the bicycle capital of the world.
4 Norway
Speaking Spotlight
Newsreader
Explore
Newsreader
Formal language
Speak clearly
Vary your voice
Practise
Look at the camera
Calm & composed
Create a news segmentreporting on an event described in the non-fiction text.
Finish strong
Be confident
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
elusive
upheld
indigenous
bizarre
congregating
quicksand
Explore
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Let me read today's text
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Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Which word in the paragraph WIFE-CARRYING CHAMPIONSHIP means ‘gathering together in one place’?
WIFE-CARRYING CHAMPIONSHIP
Wife carrying is a traditional sport in Finland, with competitors from all over the world congregating in Sonkajarvi each year. The sport dates back to the 19th century, when it is thought a local villain called Ronkainen used to steal local women, put them on his shoulders and run away! The length you have to carry your wife is 253.3 m, over a track made of quicksand, grass and 1 m (3 ft)-deep water.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
2) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Lumps of birch bark tar were used in Finland to treat eye infections.
The Finnish people celebrate an Air Guitar Throwing Championship.
Father Christmas is known as the 'Christmas Goat' in Finland.
Reveal Answer
The igloos are built with glass roofs to view the Aurora Borealis.
Practise & Apply
3) Explain how the layout of the text and its features help the reader to understand the text? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
photos
illustrations
- the map of Finland helps readers to know its shape, bordering countries and capital - the illustration of the gum, the air guitarist, Father Christmas helps readers to know what the paragraph will be about
help readers to know exactly what something looks like
arrows
link illustrations/photos with the correct text
captions
give an explanation or detail about an illustration, photo or image
headings/subheadings
tell the reader what the paragraph/section is about, the use of bold print and capital letters draw the reader’s attention
charts
present data in a clear, easy to understand way
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Practise & Apply
4) The book we have studied in this unit, The Travel Book, would be useful for:
Tick two
Learning fun and interesting facts about different countries.
Teaching you how to speak differentlanguages fluently.
Discovering information about food,festivals and local attractions.
Getting information on hotelavailability and airline flights.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore audiobooks.
Reveal
Listen to books during walks or while relaxing.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li, © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Travel Book: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'sea level'?
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3 native
4 remote
2 import
1 endurance
C bring to a country from abroad
B originally from a place
A ability to keep going even if it is hard
D distant or faraway
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Which words mean ‘decorated’?
Tick two
A) re-enactment
B) garnished
Check
C) ornate
Click if correct
D) culinary
Link Me
Link each country to the fact about transport:
A Long boats called gondolas are used on canals.
1 France
B A bicycle race is held over 23 days.
2 Italy
C Dog sledding and ice driving are two ways to get around.
Check
3 Netherlands
Click if correct
D This is known as the bicycle capital of the world.
4 Norway
Speaking Spotlight
Newsreader
Explore
Newsreader
Formal language
Speak clearly
Vary your voice
Practise
Look at the camera
Calm & composed
Create a news segmentreporting on an event described in the non-fiction text.
Finish strong
Be confident
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
elusive
upheld
indigenous
bizarre
congregating
quicksand
Explore
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Which word in the paragraph WIFE-CARRYING CHAMPIONSHIP means ‘gathering together in one place’?
WIFE-CARRYING CHAMPIONSHIP Wife carrying is a traditional sport in Finland, with competitors from all over the world congregating in Sonkajarvi each year. The sport dates back to the 19th century, when it is thought a local villain called Ronkainen used to steal local women, put them on his shoulders and run away! The length you have to carry your wife is 253.3 m, over a track made of quicksand, grass and 1 m (3 ft)-deep water.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
2) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Lumps of birch bark tar were used in Finland to treat eye infections.
The Finnish people celebrate an Air Guitar Throwing Championship.
Father Christmas is known as the 'Christmas Goat' in Finland.
Reveal Answer
The igloos are built with glass roofs to view the Aurora Borealis.
Practise & Apply
3) Explain how the layout of the text and its features help the reader to understand the text? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
photos
illustrations
- the map of Finland helps readers to know its shape, bordering countries and capital - the illustration of the gum, the air guitarist, Father Christmas helps readers to know what the paragraph will be about
help readers to know exactly what something looks like
arrows
link illustrations/photos with the correct text
captions
give an explanation or detail about an illustration, photo or image
headings/subheadings
tell the reader what the paragraph/section is about, the use of bold print and capital letters draw the reader’s attention
charts
present data in a clear, easy to understand way
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Practise & Apply
4) The book we have studied in this unit, The Travel Book, would be useful for:
Tick two
Learning fun and interesting facts about different countries.
Teaching you how to speak differentlanguages fluently.
Discovering information about food,festivals and local attractions.
Getting information on hotelavailability and airline flights.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore audiobooks.
Reveal
Listen to books during walks or while relaxing.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li, © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.