UNIT X UNIT 7 | 247 Use the Vocabulary A Use vocabulary in sentences Preview the questions. Check comprehension of the words humans, survive, and region. Provide synonyms if needed. Preview the Sentence Starters and point out that students can use them to answer the questions. Have students ask and answer questions in pairs. Then ask volunteers to share their answers. ANSWERS Sample answers: 1. Humans depend on water, sunlight, food, and shelter to survive. 2. The opposite of arid is humid. I prefer an arid climate. 3. I think that nocturnal animals gather food or find food to eat at night. 4. In my region, we get a lot of rain. 5. When animals migrate, they walk, swim, or fly for a long distance. 6. When animals hibernate, they sleep all day and night throughout the winter. 7. Three things that are frozen are ice cubes, ponds in winter, and frozen vegetables. Develop Vocabulary: Vocabulary in Context A • Use vocabulary in context Read the explanation aloud. To show how to use context, write example sentences from page 246 on the board and underline the new word: Birds migrate from one place to another. Some animals hibernate in the winter. Ask: In the first sentence, what does the context tell us about the meaning of migrate? (Birds do it. It’s related to going from one place to another.) In the second sentence, what does the context tell us about the meaning of hibernate? (Some animals do it. It happens in the winter.) • Identify context for new vocabulary Read the instructions and sentences from Biomes of the World aloud. Check students’ comprehension of the words roof, blocks, and shades, using sketches, gestures, or synonyms as needed. Then have students complete the activity individually. ANSWERS b. plant life (circle words: trees, sunlight, ground) Have students take turns to tell their partner what they know about animal life, plant life, or ocean life. Practice Book pp. 134–135 Assessment Program p. 122 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold After students complete the Develop Vocabulary activity, direct them to review the vocabulary and the example sentences on page 246. Ask them to circle words that give clues about the meaning of the new words. Amplify Have students read a new text in small groups to identify unfamiliar words. Then have them circle the words that provide clues to the meaning of the unfamiliar words. Have the groups write definitions for the words based on the context, then check their inferences in a dictionary. Talk and write: Vocabulary in Context Ask and answer in pairs: What can help you to figure out the meaning of a new word? Complete the sentence: The _____ is the words near another word. PRACTICE COMMUNICATE Use the Vocabulary A Answer the questions. 1. What do humans depend on to survive? 2. What is the opposite of arid? Which climate do you prefer? 3. What do you think nocturnal animals do at night? 4. What type of precipitation do you get in your region? 5. What do animals do when they migrate? 6. What do animals do when they hibernate? 7. Name three things that are frozen. Develop Vocabulary Vocabulary in Context You can use the context (words near another word) to figure out the meaning of a new word. A Read these sentences from Biomes of the World. Then, choose the correct meaning of vegetation. Identify the words that helped you figure out the meaning. The tallest trees form a kind of roof. The thick vegetation blocks sunlight and shades the ground. a. animal life b. plant life c. ocean life SENTENCE STARTERS Humans depend on . . . to survive. The opposite of arid is . . . I think that nocturnal animals . . . at night. In my region, we get . . . When animals migrate, they . . . 247 UNIT 7 UNIT X7 / BEFORE YOU READ
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