三年级上-Unit 1 How do we feel?

In this unit, you will:

• Be able to describe how you feel.
• Be able to talk about different feelings.

Get ready

Think: What feelings do we have?

A. Listen. Then point and say.

happy
sad
angry
tired

B. trace and match.

C. Build background Feelings

We have different feelings.
Look and draw.
How are you?
In this story, the children have different feelings in class.
Social science

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How are you?

1
Teacher: Good morning, boys and girls! How are you?
2
Wen Jie: Not so good. I'm cold.
Teacher: OK, Wen Jie. Let's close the window.
3
Jia Li: I'm sad. I can't find my pencil.
Teacher: Look, Jia Li. Here's a pencil.
4
Teacher: What about you two?
Another Girl: I'm happy.
Another boy: I'm happy, too!
5
Teacher: well, let's start again. How are you?
Students: Fine, thank you.
Teacher: Phew! Now please look at the blackboard...

A. Look and choose.

a. Here's a pencil.
b. Let's close the window.

B. Read and act.

How are you, Wen Jie?
Not so good, I'm...

Think: How do you feel in class?

C. Listen and chant.

How are you?
How are you? How are you?
How are you this morning?
I'm fine. I'm fine.
You are very kind.
How are you? How are you?
How are you this afternoon?
Very good. Very good.
I'm very good.

Learn

How are you?
I'm fine.
I'm happy.

D. Ask and answer.

A: How are you?
B: Not so good. I'm tired. How are you?
A: I'm happy..

Communicate

A. Listen and number. Then act.

Li Chen's day
A: How are you? Li Chen?
B: I'm ...

Think: How are you today?

B. Do a role-play.

Children at the beach
A: How are you, Lulu?
B: Oh, not so good. I'm tired.

C. Trace draw and say.

Extend

A thirsty bird

1
Bird: I'm thirsty.
2
Bird: Water!
3
Bird: I can't drink the water.
The bird is sad.
4
Bird: I have a good idea!
5
Bird: I can drink the water now!
Look! the bird is happy.

Think: how do you make yourself feel better?

Unit 2. What's interesting about families?

In this unit, you will:

• Be able to explain what is interesting about families.
• Be able to talk about families and family members.

Get ready

Think: who is in your family?

A. Listen, then point and say.

Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, sister, brother, and me.

B. Trace and match

C. Build background families

We live in families. We love each other.

Listen and number.

Preview families.

In this text, we learn about different families.

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Families

My name is Linlin. This is my family, my mother, father and brother.
My name is Yangyang. This is my family. She's my mother. And he's my father. Who is he? He is Pengpeng, my twin brother.
My name is Xiaoyu. This is my family: my father, mother, brother and sister.
My name is Xiaojie. My family is big. This is my family: my grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and sister.
How are the families different?

A. Look and act

Hi, I'm... This is my...

B. Choose one family and say

Xiaojie family is big. my family is big too.

Think. What is your family like?

C. Listen and chant.

My family

Here is a picture. Come and see.
This is all my family.
Who is she? She's my mother.
Who is he? He's my father.
Who is he? He's my brother.
And what is that? Who is she?
Don't be silly. That is me!

Learn

This is my family.
Who is he? He is my father.
Who is she? She is my mother.

D. Ask and answer.

Family photos
Who is he? He is my father.

Communicate.

A. Listen and number. Then act.

Li Wen's family tree.
Hello, I'm Li Wen. This is my family tree. This is my grandfather. This is...

Think: What is your family tree like?

B. Look at the talk

School news. Family month.

Look at the children with their families. They are happy.
Who is he, Li Wen? He's my brother.

C. Trace stick and say.

I am Li Wen. I am happy, too.

Extend

At the mid-autumn festival

This is the mid-autumn festival. Lanlan and her brother Junjun are at their grandparents' house.
1
Junjun: Look, Lanlan!
Lanlan: Wow!
Junjun: Who is he?
Lanlan: He's our grandpa.
Junjun: Who is she?
Lanlan: She's our grandma.
2
Lanlan: Grandpa, is this my dad?
Grandpa: Yes, that's your father. It's our mid-autumn festival photo.
3
Dad: Hey, let's take a photo together.
Lanlan: Good idea!

Unit 3. What do we look like?

In this unit, you will:

• Be able to explain what people look like.
• What you talk about what you look like.

Get ready

Think: What body parts do we have?

A. Listen, then point and say.

Hair, head, ear, eye, face, nose, mouth.

Learn

An eye, two eyes, hair

B. Trace and match

C. Build background. Our looks

People look different. But we may look like people in our families.

Look and see

My mother and I have big eyes.
Now it's your turn.

Preview.

Minmin‘s haircut.

In this story Minmin's hair is too long. And he gets a great haircut.

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Minmin's harcut

1
Mom: Look at your hair, Minmin it's too long.
Minmin: But I like it!
2
Mom: Minmin, I can't see your eyes. Now sit on this chair, please!
3
Snip! Snip!
4
Mom: Look, do you like your haircut?
5
Minmin: Oh, I have short hair.
6
Minmin: I like my hair cut, mum.
Mom: You look great!
Minmin: Thanks, mom.
What does Minmin Look like before and after his haircut?

A. Read and match

I can see your eyes.
Your hair is too long.
I can't see your eyes.
You look great!

B. Which part of the story do you like? Tick and act.

Oh, I have... I like my hair cut.

Think What do you look like?

C Listen and chant.

Look at my face
Look at my face.
Look at my face.
I have a round face.
Look at my eyes!
Look at my eyes!
I have bright eyes!
Look at my nose.
Look at my nose!
I have a small nose!
Look at my hair!
Look at my hair!
I have long black hair.

Learn

I have a small nose.
I have big eyes.
I have long hair.

D Look and act

Look, I have a big head. I have ...

Communicate

A. Listen and number. Then talk.

Who am I?

Play a guessing game.

Think: What does your best friend look like?

B. Do a Survey.

Hi, Lili. What do you like about yourself?
I like my hair. I have long hair.

Trace draw and say

I'm Lili. I like my hair.

Extend

People look different

People around the world look different.
Some people have brown eyes, some have blue eyes.
Some people have black hair. Some have brown hair.

What do you like?
Do you have long or short hair?
Do you have a big or small mouth?

People look different.
It's OK to be different.

Unit 4 How do we have fun?

In this unit, you will:

• Be able to explain how you have fun.
• Be able to talk about some fun activities.
• Be able to write about having fun with others.

  Listen, then point and say.

  Think: What do we do for fun?
  Skip, run, fly a kite, skateboard, ride a bike.

  Build background. Having fun.

  We have fun with our family and friends.

  Look, think and say

  This is my father. We skip together..

  Preview

  In the park.
  In this story, a group of children have fun in the park.

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  In the park

  1
  The children are in a park.
  Children: Hello, Tingting.
  Tingting: Hello.
  2
  Yaoyao Can fly a kite! She is happy! Chenchen can ride a bike, but he is too fast.
  Chenchen: It's fun. Woo hoo!
  3
  Chenchen: Oh no!
  Huihui can run fast and help Chenchen.
  4
  Now the children want to stip together, but tingting can't skip.
  Chenchen: Hey, let's skip together.
  Children: OK!
  Tingting: I can't skip, but I can get some juice. Are you thirsty?
  5
  Tingting can skateboard. She brings some juice.
  Dangdang: Wow, Tingting! Thank you!
  How do the children have fun in the park?

  A. Read and order

  Tingting brings some juice.
  Yaoyao can fly a kite.
  The children skip together.
  Huihui can help Chen chen.

  B. Read match and say.

  I can run fast.
  I can fly a kite.
  I can ride a bike.
  I can skateboard.
  I can skip.
  Yaoyao can...
  Think: How do you have fun with your friends?

  C Listen and chant.

  I can ...

  I can't fly up in the sky,
  but I can fly a kite up high.
  I can't ride a bike at all,
  but I can play football.
  I can skip and I can run.
  And I can jump -- it's fun!

  Learn

  I can skip. I can't skateboard. Painting can skateboard. She can't skip.

  D Tick and talk.

  I can... I can't...
  ... can ...
  He/She can't ...

  Communicate.

  A. Listen and circle, then talk.

  Let's have fun together.
  What can Tiantian/Xiaoxiao do in the park?
  He/She can ...
  Think: How do you have fun with your family?

  B. Think and say

  A sports day notice.

  Time: Friday afternoon, one PM to three PM.
  Place: The sports ground
  You can ...

• skip
• run
• jump
  Come with your mom and dad. Let's have fun.
  I can ... My father/mother can ... too. We can ... together.

  C. Trace and write.

  We skip together. We have fun.

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  Let's play games!

  We play games everyday. We have a lot of fun.
  Jump, jump and jump. One two three. We can play hopscotch. You and me.
  Move the rope round and round. We can skip up and down.
  Two teams can play tug of war, put the rope more and more.

  Think: What games do you like to play? Why?

Unit 5 What do we eat?

In this unit, you will:

• Be able to describe what do we eat
• Be able to talk and write about the food and drinks you like

Get ready

Think: What food do we eat every day?

A. Listen, then point and say.

Milk, juice, apple, tomato, carrot, banana, fish, grape, meat.

Learn: Carrot → carrots, tomato → tomatoes

C. Build background Food

We eat food every day. We eat meat, fruit and vegetables.

Think and say.

07:15 Seven fifteen
11:30 Eleven thirty
18:15 Eighteen fifteen
I have carrots and bananas. I have ...

Preview: In this story, the children make Let's cut the fruits and vegetables. We can have some fun. a funny food face.

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A funny food face

1. Wenwen: What do you have, mum?
   Chenchen: Do you have any apples?
   Mum: Let's see.

2. Chenchen: There are some fruit and vegetables.
   Wenwen: Oh no! I don't like carrots.
   Mum: Let's cut the fruits and vegetables. We can have some fun.
   3
   Huihui: Do you like carrots, Chenchen?
   Chenchen: No, I don't.
   Mum: Carrots are good for you.
   4
   Mum: What do you like, Huihui?
   Huihui: I like carrots!
   Mum: OK... Carrots for the "eyes".
   5
   Chenchen: I like apples.
   Wenwen: I like bananas.
   Huihui:Ha! Ha! This is fun!
   6
   Chenchen: We like the food face, Mum.
   Mum: That's great.
   What fruit and vegetables do the children eat?

   A. Read and match.

• The children eat the funny food face.
• The children make a funny food face.
• Mum buys some food.
• The children cut up the fruit and vegetables.

  B. Read and act.

  A: What do you like?
  B: I like...
  Think: What fruits and vegetables do you and your family eat every day?

  C. Listen and chant.

  A Salad
  What do you like?
  I like salad.
  Do you like tomatoes?
  Yes, I do.
  Do you like bananas?
  Yes, I do.
  Do you like chocolate?
  Yes, I do.
  Look! A salad for you.
  Thank you very much.
  Do you like it?
  No, I don't like them together!
  Learn
  What do you like? I like tomatoes.
  Do you like fish? Yes, I do.
  Do you like meat? No, I don't.
  do not → don't

  D. Ask and answer.

  A. Do you like fish? I like...
  B. Yes, I do. What do you like?

Communicate.

A. Listen and tick. Then act.

China Zhong Yu. Thailand Anna. UK Ted.
A: What do you like, Zhong Yu?
B: I like ...

Think: What food from different countries do you know?

B. Look and talk.

In the restaurant.
Menu
fish ￥30
chicken ￥85
tomato soup ￥8
carrots ￥15
apple juice ￥10
grape juice ￥10

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Parts of plants
We eat different parts of plants. Some of the parts are roots, fruit or leaves.

• Root: Carrots are long and orange.
• Fruit: Tomatoes are round and red.
• Leaves: Lettuce is big and green.
  What parts of plants do you like to eat?

  Think: What other parts of plants can we eat?

Unit 6. What do we like about small animals?

In this unit, you will:

• Be able to describe what you like about small animals.
• Be able to talk about small animals
• Be able to write about your favorite small animal.

Get ready

Think: What small animals do you know?

A. Listen, then point and say.

Squirrel, rabbit, cat, dog, frog, mouse.

Learn: dog → dogs, mouse → mice

B. Trees and match.

Pets day

Build background. Small animals

There are many small animals around us. Some of them are our friends.

Preview

Coco's day in the park
In this story, two friends and the dog Coco find different small animals in the park.

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Coco's day in the park

1. Boy: It's a nice day today.
   Girl: It is.
   Coco: Woof! Woof!
   Girl: What is it, Coco?

2. Boy: Oh, it's a cat! Look! it has small ears.
   Girl: It's cute. I like its big eyes.

3. Coco: Woof! Woof!
   Girl: What is it, Coco?

4. Boy: Look, that's a squirrel!
   Girl: Is this a squirrel, too?
   Boy: Yes, they have big long tails.

5. Girl: I see two small animals. What are they?

6. Girl: Oh, they are frogs. They are small.
   Boy: I like frogs. They eat bad bugs.

   What do the children like about the small animals in the park?

A. Read and order.

They see frogs.
They see squirrels.
They see a cat.

B. Match and talk.

• They are small.
• It has big eyes and small ears.
• They have big long tails.
  A: What is it? What are they?
  B: It's a ... It ... / They're ... They ...

  Think: What small animals do you like? What do you like about them?

  C. Listen and chant.

  What is it?
  What is it?
  What is it?
  It's swimming in the river.
  What is it?
  What is it?
  It's a little frog.
  What are they?
  What are they?
  They are running on the grass.
  What are they?
  What are they?
  They are cute little dogs.

Learn
What is it? It is a mouse. It is → It's
What are they? Are they are rabbits. They are → They're

D. Play a game

What is it? It's a cat.
What are they? They are...

Communicate.

A. Listen and number, then say.

Small animals in grandpa Li's garden
What small animals can you see in grandpa Li's garden?
I can see...
It has/ They have...
It's / They're ...

Think: What does your favorite small animal look like?

B. Play a game

A: It has big eyes and small ears. It has long hair. What is it?
B: It's a cat. That's picture one.

C. Draw trace and write.

A Riddle.
It has big eyes and small ears. It's cute. I like it. What is it?

Extend

A frog's life
It is a small egg. It can't swim or jump.
It is a baby frog. Its tail is long. It can swim.
It is still a baby frog. It has four legs. Its tail is small and short. It can swim and jump.
It is a frog. It has four legs. It has no tail. Its mouth is big. It can swim and jump.

Think: Is a frog's life amazing? What do you like about a frog's life?

Unit 7. What do we know about the weather?

In this unit, you will:

• Be able to describe different weather.
• Be able to talk and write about the weather in different places.

  Get ready

  Think: What weather do you know?

  A. Listen, then point and say.

  sunny sun
  windy wind
  rainy rain
  cloudy cloud

  B. Trace write and say

  It's windy in Beijing.

C. Build background Weather

There is different whether. We can do different things in different weather.

Listen tick and say.

It's sunny. I can go to the park.

Preview: We like different weather. In this text, the children and the farmer like different weather.

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We like different weather.

1. Girl: How's the weather today?
   Boy: It's rainy.
   Girl: I don't like the rain.

2. Girl: It's windy today. I like the wind. I can fly my kite.
   Boy: Let's go to the park.
   Girl: Hooray!

3. Girl: Oh! Dear!
   Boy: It's hot today. I don't like the sun.

Farmer:
I like the rain.
Oh, no! My hat and my plants! I don't like the wind.
I like the song. I have a big harvest. I'm very happy.

What weather do the children and the farmer like? Why?

A. Read and draw.

1. The rainy day.
2. The windy day.
3. The sunny day.

   B. Think and say

4. It's rainy today. I like...
5. It's ... today. I like ... I can...

   Think: What weather do you like? Why?

   C. Listen and chant.

   How's the weather?
   How's the weather?
   How's the weather?
   How's the weather today?
   Is it sunny?
   Is it sunny?
   Can we go out and play?
   It's sunny.
   It's sunny.
   It's sunny today.
   We can go to the park.
   Let's go there and play.

Learn
How is the weather? It is windy. How is → How's

D. Make and talk.

Make a weather wheel

Communicate.

A. Listen and choose then say.

How's the weather in your city?
It's sunny. It's snowy.
It's windy. It's rainy.
It's new year's day. In Zhong Yu's city, it's ...

Think How is the weather in the city today?

B. Look and act.

Son: Hi, Dad.
Dad: Hi, how are you and your mum?
Son: We are good. How's the weather in? Shenyang, Dad?
Dad: It's ... here. How's the weather ...?
Son: It's...

Trace and write.

Dad: How's the weather in Sanya?
Son: It's sunny and hot. How's the weather in Shenyang?

Extend

On a windy day.
Woosh! Woosh!
The wind is strong.
My kite goes up.
The string is long.

Oh, no! Oh, no!
It's in the tree!
Please, Mr. Wind.
Don't take it from me.
Woosh! Woosh!
There it goes!
My kite is free.
The strong wind blows.

Think: What can you do on a windy day?