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Uncle Jack and his frien d s

PICTURE DICTIONARY Uncle Jack in the Amazon Rainforest

go on an adventure in the Amazon rain/orest. Can they save Slowly’s habitat?

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Uncle Jack ix the Axiaz-crx R aixforest

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PICTURE DICTIONARY Uncle J a c k in the Amazon Rain/orest

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Uncle Jack In the A m azon Rainforest by J a n e C adwallader Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali

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ncle Jack was sitting in a n arm c h a ir in his living room. In his h an d s w as a letter from his d au g h ter, D r Silver. She w as a biologist a n d she worked in the A m azon rainforest. U ncle Jack w asn ’t happy.

T h e letter from D r Silver said,

dad, some people

from the city are cutting down the forest. Some Amazon Indians are helping them. I t’s terrible! £I m ust go a n d help my d au g h ter,’ said U ncle Jack. ‘Two heads are better th a n one!’

U ncle Jack p u t a b ag with some sun cream , a sandw ich a n d some m osquito repellent in the h o t-air balloon. Suddenly he saw Jim, D aisy a n d M ay. ‘W h a t are you doing?’ asked U ncle Jack. ‘We’re coming too!’ said Jim. ‘F our heads are better th a n two!’ ‘W oof W oof’, said G rum py the dog. ‘Sorry G ru m p y ’, said Jim, ‘five heads are better th a n two!’

T h e h o t-air balloon w ent to the A m azon rainforest. It w as very ho t a n d very green! ‘I t’s beautiful U ncle Jack. A nd w h at a lot of anim als!’ said Jim. ‘T h e re ’s D r Silver,’ said D aisy. ‘Hello! Hello D r Silver! I t’s us!’ shouted M ay.

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U ncle Jack said, ‘L e t’s go a n d tell the m en to stop cutting down the trees.’ Suddenly Jim shouted, ‘Stop! Stop A unt Silver! T h e re ’s a dog in the ro ad !’ D r Silver stopped the car a n d they all w ent to see the dog in the ro ad b u t...

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‘H ey!’ said Jim. ‘It isn’t a dog! W h a t is it?’ ‘I t’s a sloth,’ said D r Silver. ‘B ut sloths ea t leaves. W h a t is it doing here? L e t’s take him to find some trees’, said Jim. ‘A nd let’s call him Slowly because he goes so sloooooooowly!’ said M ay.

3 S lo w ly ’s P o em I ’m a sloth a n d I ea t slowly Sit a n d sta n d a n d climb slowly I ’m a sloth. I do everything slowly T h a t ’s how I got my nam e. I ’m small a n d hairy with three toes Long arm s a n d legs a n d a soft nose I h ang from a tree all day long y hom e is the A m azon rainforest. I ’m a sloth a n d I move slowly W ake up a n d think a n d play slowly I ’m a sloth. I do everything slowly T h a t ’s how I got my n am e ... SLOW LY

( ► ) 4 T hey w ent th ro ug h the jungle until they cam e to the cam p of the m en from the city.

T h ey talked to the boss of the m en. ‘You m ust stop cutting down the trees,’ said U ncle Jack. T h e forest is for the A m azon Indians a n d for the anim als a n d

T h e A m azon Indians started to throw darts. ‘Run! Quickly!’ said D r Silver. T h e boss of the m en lau gh ed a n d shouted to them . ‘You see! T h e A m azon Indians w ant to cut down the trees too!’

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! An A m azon In d ian girl cam e. H er n am e w as K a b a . C U rk w as the a rdl m A r ' of the C hief a n d she gave She aumgVhi tter Slowly some medicine. Soon Slowly w as better a g ain . K a b a said, ‘We d o n ’t w an t to cut down the forest b u t w h at can we do? T h e m en from the city . . •

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K a b a took D r Silver, U ncle Jack a n d the children to m eet her fath er a n d the other A m azon Indians. D r Silver showed them some nuts. ‘You should tell people outside the A m azon ab o u t these nuts. T hey are very good to eat!’ said D r Silver.

JM h r f Slowly was very h ap p y because there were lots of sloths a t the In d ian cam p. Jim, D aisy a n d M ay were hap p y too! ‘You should sta rt a Sloth S an ctu ary ,’ said Jim. ‘People outside the A m azon lifcp q1o 1-ViqI? QniH 7V4 n n

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T h ey all sat round the fire. K a b a asked, ‘H ow can we tell people outside the A m azon ab o u t the Sloth S an ctu ary a n d the nuts?’ ‘We can use the Internet,’ said Jim. ‘I t’s easy.’ H e showed them his tablet. T h e C hief said, ‘H ow can we stop the m en cutting dow n the trees?’ ‘I have a n idea,’ said U ncle Jack.

T h e A m azon Indians, D r Silver, U ncle Jack a n d the children carried the sloths to the hill above the cam p. Everyone helped to p u t the sloths one on top of the other. T h e sloths held on with their long arm s a n d their long legs until they m a d e ... a g re a t big ball of sloths!

In the m orning the A m azon Indians gave the ball of sloths a good push. It sta rted to go down the hill, moving faster a n d faster. U ncle Jack a n d the children w atched a n d smiled.

T h e sloth ball went into the cam p.T h e sloths waved their arm s a n d legs a n d calledW O O O O W O O O O . T h e m en stopped having their b reakfast an d looked ... ‘A H H H H H H H H H ! W H A T ’S T H A T !’

T h e m en were very afraid! T hey ra n to the boats. T hey jum ped into the b o ats a n d rowed aw ay down the river. ‘Quick!’ ‘L e t’s go!’ ‘T h e re ’s a m onster

T h e children a n d the Indians a n d U ncle Jack a n d D r Silver all jum ped up a n d dow n happily a n d h u g g ed the sloths. ‘Well done Slowly!’ said D r Silver. ‘Well done all of you!’ ‘H a! H a !’ laug h ed the A m azon Indians, ‘H a! H a! H a !’

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Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Then, number the sentences in the order of the story. a ( ^ ) Uncle Jack and the children went to the North Pole I Amazon rainforest to help Uncle Jack’s daughter I sister. b The Amazon Indians made a Monkeg I Sloth Sanctuary, c ( ^ ) The men from the city I forest were af raid and ran away. They made a sloth ball I hamburger with some Amazon Indians.

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sleep

stand

wake up

Kang

jump

play

sit

eat

think

Slowly *s Poem I’m a sloth and I eat slowly _ _ _ _ _ and and climb slowly I’m a sloth. I do everything slowly That’s how I got my name. I’m small and hairy with three toes Long arms and legs and a soft nose I from a tree all day long My home is the Amazon rainforest. I’m a sloth and I ________slowly ________ a n d ________ a n d _________ slowly I’m a sloth. I do everything slowly That’s how I got my name ... SLOWLY. T

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Cross out the 2 extra letters to Jind the words. Write the words In the correct category.

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13 leatvees

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9 ciutay

14 riovert

4 chaildreeri

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How many words can you make from Rainforest (e.g. test, sat, tea)?

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Design the home page of a website and write some sentences asking people to help protect the Amazon rainforest.

Do gou like the storg? Draw gour face and choose a sentence to write.

I love it. I like it. I quite like it.

I don’t like it very much. I don’t like it at all.

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SYLLABUS Vocabulary areas the w orld a round us, fa m ily , the body

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U ncle J a c k in th e A m a z o n R a in fo re s t Have you ever seen a sloth? Jim and his sisters m eet one o f these anim als in this adventure in the Amazon rainforest. Uncle Jack, Jim and his sisters a n d Dr Silver have an im portant mission! Can they tea m up with some Amazon Indians to save Slowly the sloth and his friends and help protect their habitat? - Games and language activities - An audio recording of the story - A picture dictionary

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