Lesson 23
Marvellous Minibeasts
Marvellous Minibeasts
Warm-up
excited
moody
sleepy
scared
happy
anxious
How are you today?
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Exams make me feel anxious.
What makes you feel anxious?
What makes you feel ___?
___ make me feel ___.
happy
anxious
excited
sleepy
scared
moody
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Mime!
How do I feel?
You're ___.
Quest Intro
5.
Heehee! Let your wish come true!
I love relaxing in the garden, don't you, Tim?
I do, Mia, but I don't like the bugs. I wish they would go away!
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But why are we so small?
Because now you have to do the bugs' jobs for them!
Oh no! What just happened?
Your wish came true! Now all the bugs have gone from the garden!
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Jobs? Bugs don't
do jobs, do they?
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Part 1
They carry seeds.
They make webs.
They fly from flower to flower.
They dig tunnels.
Bugs do lots of important jobs in your garden! Can you guess which bug does each job?
ants
bees
spiders
worms
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How do ants and worms help in the garden?
Ants carry seeds underground. These seeds then grow into new plants.
Worms dig tunnels so that water can get to the seeds.
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How do bees and spiders help in the garden?
Bees fly from flower to flower. They help the flowers make new seeds.
Spiders make webs and catch flies to stop them from eating all the plants.
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Speaking 1
Why are they small?
Where are the bugs?
Who is this?
Who is this?
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What jobs do bugs do?
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Recap!
Part 2
slow
slowly
loud
loudly
careful
carefully
happy
happily
quick
Ants are careful. They carry seeds carefully.
quickly
Game #1
Part 3
Bees buzz loud.
Bees buzz loudly.
How do bees buzz?
How do ants carry seeds?
Ants carry seeds carefully.
Ants carry seeds careful.
Bees fly quick.
Bees fly quickly.
How do bees fly?
Worms dig tunnels quietly.
Worms dig tunnels quiet.
How do worms dig tunnels?
Worms dig tunnels slow.
Worms dig tunnels slowly.
How do worms dig tunnels?
Spiders make their webs quietly.
Spiders make their webs quiet.
How do spiders make their webs?
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How do you...
...run?
...dance?
...swim?
...read?
...sing?
loudly
quietly
quickly
busily
carefully
slowly
happily
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Game #2
Part 4
How do... ?
make webs
fly
carry seeds
buzz
dig tunnels
Make sentences to spin a web like a spider.
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Wow! Bugs do a lot of important jobs!
Okay, but first I have one more task for you!
I want them to come back! And I want to be big again.
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Game #3
Part 5
Well done! You completed all the tasks.
And can we go back to our normal sizes?
So can we have the bugs back now?
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Yay! Thank you, Mister Gnome!
And thank you, bugs!
You did a good job today, but be careful with your wishes next time!
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Speaking 1
Tim and Mia became...
They learned about...
Tim wished...
The bugs...
Tim and Mia were in...
The bugs...
Tim and Mia became...
Now, Tim and Mia think...
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Can you tell us a story?
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Quest wrap-up
Pick your favourite bug!
Goodbye
Goodbye!
Goodbye!
Extension (ONLY FOR FAST-FINISHERS)
Pick your favourite bug!
I like bugs now! I think they are amazing!
Bugs debate
I like them too, but which bugs are the best?
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How
do
How
flowers
ants
worms
spiders
How
help
dig tunnels
spin webs
bugs
do
do
carry seeds
do
How
do
bees
How
fly from flower to flower
Goodbye!
Goodbye!
Vocabulary & Grammar
Vocabulary :
Grammar :
feelings: anxious, moody, scared, sleepy, excited, happy
bugs: spiders, worms, bees, ants
verbs with objects: make a web; carry seeds; dig tunnels
adverbs of manner: slowly, quickly, carefully, quietly, quietly, loudly, busily, happily
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