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Stories for the classroom
Short narratives that put vocabulary into a scene a learner can follow. 7,399 on the shelf, each with a discussion question.
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Story Let's GO 4: Unit 6 Hair styles
Jack's Long and Short Adventure with a Curly Beard and Straight Mustache
Jack learns the importance of taking care of his hair, beard, and mustache as they grow in length and texture over time.
Talk about it 1. What was Jack's goal in growing a beard and mustache? 2. What did Jack learn about taking care of his beard and mustache? 3. How did Jack's father and grandfather feel about his hair? 4. Why was it important for Jack to take care of his hair and beard?
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Story Let's GO 4: Unit 6 Hair color
The Adventure of the Differently Colored Hair
The Adventure of the Differently Colored Hair" is a story about a little girl with blond hair and her new friends with red, brown, gray, and black hair who go on an adventure together in the woods, discovering that people come in all different colors and everyone is special in their own way.
Talk about it 1. Who was the little girl with blond hair? 2. Who did the little girl meet in the park? 3. Who joined the group in the woods? 4. What did the group of friends learn about people? 5. What did the group of friends do on their adventures?
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Story Let's GO 4: Unit 6 Accessory
Timmy's Unique Baseball Outfit
A young boy, Timmy, creates his own unique baseball outfit, standing out among his teammates, showing off his talents and eventually leading him to be selected for the all-star team.
Talk about it 1. What was Timmy's favorite sport to play? 2. Why did Timmy decide to put his own spin on the traditional baseball uniform? 3. How did Timmy's teammates react to his unique outfit at first? 4. What did Timmy's coach say to him after the game? 5. Why did Timmy wear his unique outfit every time he played baseball?
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Story Let's GO 4: Unit 7 Future Plans
A Day of Beauty and Shopping with Lucy
Lucy visits a beauty salon, supermarket, drugstore and gift shop to buy treats, perfect shade of lip gloss and a toy car for her brother, having a wonderful day and showing off her new look.
Talk about it 1. What did Lucy do at the beauty salon? 2. What did Lucy buy at the supermarket and drugstore? 3. What did Lucy buy at the gift shop for her little brother?
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Story Let's GO 4: Unit 7 Future Plans
Sophie's Backpacking Adventure
Sophie, a young girl who loves reading, goes on a summer vacation with her family to go backpacking in the mountains, borrows books, rents a DVD and mails a letter to her best friend.
Talk about it 1. What was Sophie's favorite activity? 2. What did Sophie pack in her backpack for the trip? 3. What did Sophie do every night before bed during the trip? 4. How did Sophie feel on the last day of the trip? 5. What did Sophie do before leaving the mountains?
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Story Let's GO 4: Unit 8 Work and Play
Emma's Chore Adventure
Emma learns the importance of completing her chores and maintaining a clean home through her adventure of drying the dishes, vacuuming the carpet, taking out the trash, and sweeping the floor.
Talk about it 1. What was the first chore Emma had to do on her list? 2. How did Emma feel about completing all her chores? 3. Why did Emma's parents give her a list of chores to do? 4. What happened after Emma showed her parents the clean house?
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Story Let's GO 4: Unit 8 Work and Play
Timmy's Fun-Filled Adventures
Timmy enjoys a balance of technology, sports, hobbies, and responsibility in his daily life.
Talk about it 1. What are some of Timmy's favorite things to do? 2. What is Timmy's hobby with baseball cards? 3. What sports does Timmy like to play with his friends? 4. How does Timmy show responsibility at home? 5. What is the message of the story about Timmy?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 1 How Much Food?
The Village's Treats: A Story of Pudding, Fruit, Lemonade, and Pie
The villagers were delighted with the baker's creations of a lot of pudding, fruit, lemonade and pie, and in return, they gave him a little of each as a token of appreciation, and the village was always full of delicious treats and happy people
Talk about it 1. What was the villagers' reaction when they woke up and found out about the treats? 2. What was the first treat the villagers tried and what did they think of it? 3. How did the villagers show their gratitude to the baker? 4. What did the baker promise to the villagers in return for their kindness?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 1 How Much Food?
Sammy the Squirrel's Spring Feast Adventure
Sammy the Squirrel goes on a journey to gather a lot of nuts, cupcakes, blueberries, and cherries for a spring feast with his family and friends, and ultimately finds enough to share with everyone.
Talk about it 1. What was Sammy's initial task in the story? 2. How did Sammy feel about gathering nuts for the feast? 3. Who did Sammy go out to find food for after gathering nuts? 4. Why was Sammy proud of himself after gathering food for each of his friends? 5. How did Sammy's family and friends react to the food he gathered?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 2 Comparing Animals
The Jungle Adventure of Ellie, Bella, Coco and Max
Ellie the elephant, Bella the puppy, Coco the kitten, and Max the mouse went on a journey together in the jungle to make new friends and help each other, proving that friendship knows no bounds.
Talk about it 1. What is the name of the elephant in the story? 2. How did Ellie and Bella meet? 3. Who did Ellie, Bella, and Coco help on their journey? 4. What did Ellie, Bella, Coco, and Max learn about friendship in the story?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 2 Comparing Animals
Bubbles and the Arctic Animal Adventure
Bubbles the polar bear and his friends, Max the dog, Whiskers the squirrel, the gazelles, Pepe the skunk, and Sheldon the turtle, embark on an adventure in the Arctic, where they help Pepe, learn from Sheldon and become the best of friends.
Talk about it 1. Who is Bubbles and what does he love to do? 2. Who did Bubbles and Max meet on their walk? 3. What happened to Pepe and how did the group help him? 4. Who did the group meet before they went home and what did they learn from him?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 2 Comparing
The Elephant and the Rabbit: A Tale of Friendship and Understanding
The story is about an elephant who learns the valuable lesson that size doesn't matter and the importance of teamwork and friendship through his journey with a small rabbit and a group of ants.
Talk about it 1. How does the elephant feel about his size at the beginning of the story? 2. What does the rabbit teach the elephant about survival? 3. What lesson does the elephant learn from the ants about working together?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 2 Comparing
The Race for Helping Others: A Story of Fast, Faster, and Fastest.
The story is about three race cars who learn the importance of helping others and enjoying the journey, rather than just focusing on being the fastest.
Talk about it 1. What was the goal of Fast, Faster, and Fastest in the beginning of the story? 2. Who won the race outside of the city? 3. How did Fast, Faster, and Fastest help Slow? 4. What did Fast, Faster, and Fastest learn from their experience with Slow?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 2 Animals
Bessie and the Meadow Friends
Bessie, a kind and gentle cow, becomes friends with Jerry the mouse, Sammy the squirrel and Skunky the skunk and they have many adventures together in their lush green meadow.
Talk about it 1. How did Bessie feel when she saw Jerry struggling to find food? 2. Why did Bessie decide to share her grass with Jerry? 3. How did the friendship between Bessie, Jerry, Sammy, and Skunky change the meadow they lived in?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 2 Animals
The Race of the Savanna: A Lesson in Speed and Steadiness
A cheetah named Charlie sets out to race a polar bear named Benny and learns a valuable lesson about the importance of pace and persistence from a turtle named Timmy.
Talk about it 1. Who did Charlie meet on his journey to find Benny? 2. Who won the race between Charlie and Benny? 3. What lesson did Charlie and Benny learn from Timmy?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 3 Last Weekend
A Fun-Filled Day with Friends: Playing Catch, Watching DVDs, Borrowing Books, and Surfing the Internet
A group of friends spend a day playing catch, watching DVDs, borrowing books, and surfing the internet together, having a great time and making plans to repeat the experience in the future.
Talk about it 1. What activities did Jack, Jill, and Tim like to do together? 2. Where did they spend their first activity of the day? 3. Where did they go to watch a DVD? 4. What did they do after reading books from the library? 5. How did they feel at the end of the day?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 3 Last Weekend
An Adventure-Filled Day
A group of friends goes on a day filled with fun outdoor activities such as skateboarding, Hiking, taking pictures, playing volleyball, running, walking the dogs, buying sneakers and mailing a package together.
Talk about it 1. What outdoor activities did the friends enjoy doing together? 2. How did the friends decide to end their day of fun activities? 3. Why were the friends happy at the end of the story?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 4 Activities
Timmy the Unicyclist Chef and Tailor
Timmy learns to ride a unicycle, bake, cook, and sew, and uses his new skills to help his community, earning the title of "Unicyclist Chef and Tailor".
Talk about it 1. What did Timmy do to help his neighbors? 2. How did Timmy's grandmother contribute to his growth? 3. How did Timmy's actions impact the neighborhood?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 4 Activities
The Graceful and Talented Mia
Mia learns that balance is important in life as she becomes an artist, dancer, musician, and a great English speaker.
Talk about it 1. What did Mia love to do in the park? 2. When did Mia like to speak quietly? 3. What was Mia's favorite hobby besides walking and speaking? 4. How did Mia become a musician? 5. What did Mia learn about having balance in life?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 5 The Future
Timmy's Busy Days: Cleaning, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing and Sleeping
A little boy named Timmy learns to clean his desk, goes fishing, swimming, bowling and goes to sleep after a busy day.
Talk about it 1. What did Timmy's mother tell him to do at the beginning of the story? 2. How did Timmy feel about cleaning his desk? 3. What activities did Timmy choose to do after school? 4. Why did Timmy set his alarm each day?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 5 The Future
Sarah's Chores Adventure
Sarah, a determined young girl, completes a list of household chores assigned by her mother, and learns the importance of hard work and responsibility.
Talk about it 1. What was the first chore Sarah was asked to do? 2. How did Sarah feel after finishing all her chores? 3. Why was Sarah praised by her mother at the end of the story? 4. What did Sarah learn by doing her chores? 5. How did Sarah approach her chores differently after the first day?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 6 Fun in the Seasons
The Adventure of a Lifetime: A Story of Friendship and Fun
A group of friends go on an adventure where they try a variety of activities including trekking, going to a water park, rafting, going to a baseball game, scuba diving, surfing, snowboarding, and horseback riding.
Talk about it 1. What activities did the friends go on during their adventure? 2. How did they feel after each activity? 3. What was the best part of the adventure for each friend? 4. What would they like to do on their next adventure together?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 6 Fun in the Seasons
The Adventure-Filled Day: A Backpacking Story
A group of friends went on a backpacking trip, raked leaves, went sledding, had a snowball fight, had a picnic, picked flowers, went swimming and built a sandcastle and had an adventure-filled day.
Talk about it 1. What kind of adventure did the friends go on in the story? 2. What did the friends do when they came across a meadow? 3. How did the friends spend the evening after their picnic? 4. What did the friends add to their backpacks during their exploration? 5. How did the friends feel at the end of the day?
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Story Let's GO 5: Unit 7 The Senses
Salty's Bitter-Sweet Adventure
A potato chip named Salty embarks on an adventure and discovers the delicious combination of his salty flavor with the bitter taste of dark chocolate.
Talk about it 1. What was Salty's dream and how did it come true? 2. How did Salty feel when he first tasted the dark chocolate and how did he react? 3. How did Salty and the dark chocolate become friends and what kind of adventures did they have together?
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