GR 1 - Making English Fun
Transcript of GR 1 - Making English Fun
These reading passages are leveled using the SMOG and Flesch Kincaid Grade Level. As with all things this
will be dependent on the background, prior knowledge and reading level of your students. Some will find it easier some will find it more difficult. So they are designed for you to use your professional
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It is very hot today. My friend lives on a farm and there is asmall lake on it. We are going to visit him today so we can all swim in the lake. We can play with a ball and float about on the water. We have to be careful. His mum is here to watch us and make sure we are safe. The water is cold, but on a hot day that is great! I love to swim here it is so much fun.
Where are they going today?
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What can they do on the lake?
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How does the water feel?
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Why is his mum there at the lake?
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Read the story then answer the questions.
Can you answer the questions?
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In my town we have a small steam train. This is lots of fun. We have to go to the park and pay a little money. Then we can go around the park on the train. It can go quite fast. If
you sit at the front you can pull the rope that makeswhistle go Tooooot Tooooot! I went with my friends on
Saturday and we had a lot of fun. It goes past the lake, and we can see the ducks watching us as we go by.
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What sound does the whistle make, can you say it as well?
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What day did they go on the steam train?
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What animals are watching them on the train?
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What does the train go past?
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Read the information and then answer the questions.
Can you answer the questions?
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These are my alien friends. Can you see them? They look different to me. They are all very nice and I like to play with them. Yoyo is a big blue alien,
she has two orange and red arms but no hands! She has a big happy mouth with four teeth, and two eyes. She has a big tummy too!
Peter has two big eyes and no teeth, he is standing next to Yoyo. He has twoarms and a green body. Buzz is wearing a white spacesuit and is waving at
us all. We can’t see his face as he has a helmet on. Sue has four arms and anorange body, she has five teeth and two big eyes above her head! Her arms are purple and she has no hands. I am standing next to Sue and have foureyes and a little nose. I have a big smile and four teeth and I have a blue
body and purple head. My name is Ben.
Can you tell me who is who in the picture?
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Are dolphins fish?
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Where is a dolphins nose? (well nose hole :P)
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What do dolphins eat?
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What two animals can eat a dolphin?
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Dolphins are very clever animals. They look like fish, but they are mammals. This means they have to come up and breathe air. This is
why they have a hole on the top of their head, this is their nose! They are very fast swimmers, and can jump out of the water. They eat small
fish, and only big sharks and killer whales can eat them. They sometimes help people when they are in trouble in the water. Did you
know they only sleep with half their brain at a time!
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Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ayMy, oh, my, what a wonderful dayPlenty of sunshine heading my wayZip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!Mister Bluebird's on my shoulderIt's the truth, it's "actch'll"Everything is "satisfactch'll"Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ayWonderful feeling, wonderful day!Yes, sir
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What is heading her way?
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Where is the bluebird in the song?
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What animals can you see in the picture?
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Why do you think it is a wonderful day?
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Read the song then answer the questions.
Can you answer the questions?
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