Unit 01

 afraid [afreid]  adj.

When someone is afraid, they feel fear.

-» The woman  was afraid of what she saw.

  agree  fegn:i v.

To agree is to say “yes” or to think the same way.

-* A: The food is very good in  that restaurant.  B: I agree with you.

   angry  [sengro adj.

When someone is angry, they may want to speak loudly or fight.

-> She didn’t do her homework, so her father is angry.

  arrive  feraiv] v.

To arrive is to get to or reach some place.

-► The bus always arrives at the corner of my street at 4:00.

attack [at*io v.

To attack is to try to fight or to hurt.

-» The man with the sword attacked the other man first.

  bottom [batam]  n.

The bottom is the lowest part.

-» The bottom of my shoe has a hole in  it.

clever  [klevar] adj.

When someone is clever, they can solve a hard puzzle or problem.

-*■ The clever boy thought of a good idea.

Cruel   [kru:al]  adj.

When someone is cruel, they do bad things to hurt others.

-» The cruel man yelled at his sister.

 finally [fainali]  adv.

If something happens finally, it happens after a longtime or at the end.

—■ He finally crossed the finish  line after five hours of running.

hide [haid]  y.

To hide is to try not to let others see you.

-► The other children  will hide while you count to  100.

hunt  [hAnt]  v.

To hunt is to look for or search for an animal to kill.

-*■ Long ago,  people hunted with  bows and arrows.

lot   [tat]  n.

A lot means a large number or amount of people, animals, thin

-*■ There are a lot of apples in  the basket.

middle [midi]  n.

The middle of something is the center or halfway point.

-» The Canadian flag has a maple leaf in the middle of it.

moment [moumant]  n.

A moment is a second or a very short time.

-* I was only a few moments late for the meeting.

pleased [pli:zd]  adj.

When someone is pleased, they are happy.

-»She was pleased with the phone call she received.

promise [prdmis]  v.

To promise is to say you will do something for sure.

-» He promised to return my key by tomorrow.

 reply  [npiao  *

To reply is to give an answer or say back to someone.

She asked him  what time his meeting  was.  He replied, “at three”

 safe [seif]  adj.

When a person is safe, they are not in danger.

-»Put on your seat belt in  the car to be safe.

 trick im  n.

A trick is something you do to fool another person.

-> His card trick really surprised us.

well [wel]  adv.

You use well to say that something was done in a good way.

-♦ The couple can dance quite well.

The Lion and the Rabbit

A cruel lion lived in the forest. Every day, he killed and ate a lot of animals. The other animals were afraid the lion would kill them all.

The animals told the lion, “Let’s make a deal. If you promise to eat only one  animal each day, then one of us will come to you every day. Then you don’t have  to hunt and kill us.”

The plan sounded well thought-out to the lion, so he  agreed, but he also said, “If you don’t come every day, I promise to kill all of you the next day!”

Each day after that, one animal went to the lion so that the lion could eat it. Then, all the other animals

were safe.

Finally, it was the rabbit’s turn to go to the lion. The rabbit went very slowly that day, so the lion was angry when the rabbit finally arrived.

The lion angrily asked the rabbit, “Why are you late?”

“ I was hiding from another lion in the forest. That lion said he was the king, so I was afraid.”

The lion told the rabbit, “I am the only king here! Take me to that other lion, and I will kill him.

The rabbit replied, “I will be happy to show you where he lives.”

The rabbit led the lion to an old well in the middle of the forest. The well was very deep with water at the bottom. The rabbit told the lion, “Look in there. The lion lives at the bottom.”

When the lion looked in the well, he could see his own face in-the water. He thought that was the other lion. Without waiting another moment, the lion jumped into the well to attack the other lion. He never came out.

All of the other animals in the forest were very pleased with the rabbit’s clever trick.

Unit 02

adventure  [adventjar] n.

An adventure is a fun or exciting thing that you do.

— Riding in the rough  water was an adventure.

  approach  [aproutj] v.

To approach something means to move close to it.

-* The boy approached his school.

 carefully  [kearfali] adv.

Carefully means with great attention, especially to detail or safety.

-*■ The baby carefully climbed down the stairs.

  chemical  [kemikal] n.

A chemical is something that scientists use in chemistry.

-* The scientist mixed the chemicals.

 create Ham v.

To create means to make something new.

-♦ She created an igloo from blocks of snow.

evil [i:val] adj.

Evil describes something or someone bad or cruel, not good.

-» The evil figure scared us all.

 experiment  [iksperamant] n.

An experiment is a test that you do to see what will happen.

-» The student did an experiment in science class.

   kill  [kiii v.

To kill someone or something is to make them die.

-»I killed the fly with a fly swatter.

  laboratory  [lsebaratd:ri] n.

A laboratory is a room where a scientist works.

-*■ My mother works in a laboratory.

  laugh  [i»fl n.

Laugh is the sound made when someone is happy or a funny thing occurs

-► The sound of their laugh filled the room

loud [laud]  adj.

If a sound is loud, it is strong and very easy to hear.

-♦ The man’s voice was so loud that we all could hear him.

 nervous [ns>:rvas]  adj.

When a person is nervous, they think something bad will happen.

-* The boy became nervous when he heard the news.

 noise m  n.

A noise is an unpleasant sound.

-♦ The crying baby made a loud noise.

 project  [ pred3ekt] n.

A project is a type of work that you do for school ora job.

-* His afternoon work project was to paint the room green.

scare [skeax]  v.

To scare someone is to make them feel afraid.

-»My uncle was scared by what he saw in the room.

 secret [si:krit]  n.

A secret is something that you do not tell other people.

-» The two boys were sharing a secret.

 shout [Jaut]  v.

To shout is to say something loudly.

-+ My boss shouted at me because I was late for work.

  smell [smel]  v.

To smell something means to use your nose to sense it.

-> The two friends smelled the flower.

 terrible [terabsl]  adj.

If something is terrible, it is very bad.

-* The way he treated his classmate was terrible.

worse [wars]  adj.

If something is worse, it is of poorer quality than another thing.

-»Business  was worse this month than  last month.

The Laboratory

Mia’s father had a laboratory, but she had no idea what was in it. Her dad always closed and locked the door when he went in. She knew that he used it to do projects for work. He never told Mia what these projects were.

One night, Mia approached the door to the laboratory. She stopped and thought, “I wonder what crazy experiment he is doing now.” Suddenly, she heard a loud noise. It sounded like an evil laugh. The noise scared her, so she walked quickly back to her room.

The next night, her friend Liz came to her house. When Liz arrived, Mia told her about the night before. “Oh, it was terrible,” she said.

“Why don’t we see what is in there?” Liz asked. “It will be a fun adventure!”

Mia felt nervous about going into her father’s laboratory, but she agreed. As always, the door was locked. They waited until Mia’s father left the laboratory to eat dinner. “He didn’t lock the door!” Liz said. “Let’s go.”

The laboratory was dark. The girls walked down the stairs carefully. Mia smelled strange chemicals. What terrible thing was her father creating?

Suddenly, they heard an evil laugh. It was even worse than the one Mia heard the night before. What if a monster was going to kill them? Mia had to do something. She shouted for help.

Mia’s father ran into the room and turned on the lights. “Oh, no,” he said. “You must have learned my secret.”

“Your monster tried to kill us,” Mia said .“Monster?” he asked. “You mean this?” He had a pretty doll in his hands. The doll laughed. The laugh didn’t sound so evil anymore. “I made this for your  birthday. I wanted to give it to you then, but you can have it now. I hope you like it!”