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UNIT 1
(TRACK 01)
Elfin 5 Student Book
Unit 1: Plants
Before You Read
Listen to the words that have to do with plants.
Flower
Leaves
Roots
Seed
Soil
Water
(TRACK 03)
Reading to Learn 2: How Plants Grow From Seeds
Seeds need water and warmth to grow. Most seeds
also need soil. The seeds grow into young plants
called seedlings. The roots of the seedlings push
down into the soil and their leaves reach up toward
the sky. With time, the seedlings become adult
plants. They grow flowers and fruit. They make new
seeds. The seeds fall to the ground and start their
new lives. And the cycle begins again!
(TRACK 02)
Reading to Learn 1: Plants Are Alive!
Plants are living things. Like people and animals,
plants grow and die. They cannot live without air,
food, and water. Plants make their own food using
sunlight. Plants reproduce too. Plants do not lay
eggs or give birth like animals. Instead, most plants
reproduce by making seeds. The seeds will grow
into new plants.
(TRACK 04)
Reading to Learn 3: Plants Are Important
Plants help us in many ways. We eat plants for
food. Plants also make oxygen. Oxygen is one of the
gases in the air. We cannot live without oxygen.
Dead plants make the soil healthy. Plants are very
important to us!
© Alston Publishing House
UNIT 2
(TRACK 05)
Unit 2: Houses
Before You Read
Listen to the words that have to do with houses.
Environment
Family
Nest
Roof
Snow
Wild animal
(TRACK 07)
Reading to Learn 2: Houses Around the World
There are all kinds of houses in the world. Houses
can be made of wood, straw, and even snow. Why
are there different kinds of houses? One reason is
the environment. In the Arctic, there is a lot of snow,
and not much of anything else. So people make
houses of snow, which are called igloos. Sometimes,
how people live determines the kind of house they
live in. A Mongolian yurt is an example. Yurts are like
tents. It is easy to take yurts apart and put them
together again. Mongolians travel a lot and they
take their yurts wherever they go.
(TRACK 06)
Reading to Learn 1: About Houses
We all need a place that keeps us safe. Birds build
their nests in trees. Snails carry their homes on their
backs. People live in houses. A house is a place that
keeps us safe from rain, wind, and snow. It keeps us
safe from wild animals too. Also, a house is a place
for us to rest. We eat and sleep in the house. We
stay there with our families.
(TRACK 08)
Reading to Learn 3: Wonderful Houses
In Senegal, Africa, some houses have upside down
roofs. The roofs are made of grass and they point
downwards. This is because Senegal is a hot and dry
place, so people use the roofs to collect rain!
Indonesia is a hot country too. The roofs of some
houses in Indonesia are also made of grass.
However, their roofs point upwards. This is because
some Indonesians believe that a god lives in the
pointed roof and takes care of their families.
© Alston Publishing House
UNIT 3
(TRACK 09)
Unit 3: Birds
Before You Read
Listen to the words that have to do with birds.
Beak
Claws
Feathers
Fly
Hatch
Wing
(TRACK 11)
Reading to Learn 2: The Different Kinds of Birds
Birds spend a lot of time looking for food. Most birds
eat insects. The swallow is one example. Some birds,
like parrots, eat seeds or fruits. Other birds eat
meat. For example, eagles and owls eat small
animals! Most birds can fly. They fly around to look
for food. But some birds like kiwis and ostriches
cannot fly. These birds look for food on land. Some
birds can swim. Penguins and ducks are good
swimmers and they find their food in water.
(TRACK 10)
Reading to Learn 1: About Birds
Birds are a type of animal. Sparrows, hens, and gulls
are birds. Birds are different from other animals.
Bears and rabbits have fur on their bodies. Birds
have feathers. Unlike people, birds have claws. They
eat with their beaks. They fly by flapping their wings.
Birds lay eggs in nests. They sit on the eggs to keep
them warm. Baby birds hatch from the eggs.
(TRACK 12)
Reading to Learn 3: Birds and Nature
Birds are very important to nature. Many birds eat
harmful insects. Oxpeckers are little birds with red
beaks. They eat harmful insects on hippos. This helps
the hippos stay clean and healthy. Other birds help
some plants to reproduce. These plants need pollen
from other plants to make seeds. Hummingbirds
help the plants to reproduce by carrying pollen from
flower to flower. Lastly, birds like vultures eat dead
animals. They help to keep the environment clean.
© Alston Publishing House
UNIT 4
(TRACK 13)
Unit 4: Money
Before You Read
Listen to the words that have to do with money.
Buy
Check
Coins
Credit card
Save
Sell
(TRACK 15)
Reading to Learn 2: Different Forms of Money
At first, people used seashells or feathers as money.
Then the Chinese made coins with metal. The coins
were round and they had holes in the center. Later,
other countries like Greece made coins too.
Greek coins looked different. They had pictures of
owls or horses on them. In 1024, the Chinese started
to make paper money. Today, we don’t even need to
carry coins or paper money. We can use a check or
credit card. The forms of money have changed over
time!
(TRACK 14)
Reading to Learn 1: Why People Created Money
Did people use money long ago? No, they didn’t.
Instead, they traded things. For example, a farmer
had a cow, but he did not have any grain. He would
trade his cow with another farmer who had grain.
Cows and grain were heavy. People needed an
easier way, so they created money! Money is light
and easy for people to carry.
(TRACK 16)
Reading to Learn 3: How to Use Money
You can spend, save or give your money away. You
spend money to get the things you need or want.
You may want to buy something expensive like a
computer. If you cannot buy it right now, you can
save your money in the bank. When you have saved
enough money, you can buy the expensive thing you
want. Saving money is good for the future! Also, you
can use your money to help other people. There are
many poor people in the world who do not have any
money. You can give some of your money to them. It
will make you feel happy!
© Alston Publishing House
UNIT 5
(TRACK 17)
Unit 5: Matter
Before You Read
Listen to the words that have to do with matter.
Gas
Liquid
Solid
Texture
Volume
Weight
(TRACK 19)
Reading to Learn 2: Liquids
A liquid has a definite volume and a definite weight.
However, a liquid does not have a definite shape.
Instead, a liquid flows and takes the shape of its
container. A liquid in a cup takes the shape of the
cup. Pour it into a bowl and it will take the shape of
the bowl. You can see a liquid. You can also touch it.
In fact, liquids are very important to us. Our bodies
are mostly made of water.
(TRACK 18)
Reading to Learn 1: Solids
The world is made of matter. Matter has three
states – solid, liquid, and gas. Let’s start with solids.
A solid has a definite shape, a definite volume, and a
definite weight. Also, each solid has its own texture.
Look at the solid things around you. Rubber bands
feel soft and stretchy. A metal stapler feels hard and
cold. A stone is hard and rough.
(TRACK 20)
Reading to Learn 3: Gases
Gases are everywhere around you. In fact, the air
you breathe is a mixture of gases! A gas has a
definite weight. It does not have a definite volume
or a definite shape. It takes the shape of its
container. You cannot hold it in your hand. However,
you can sometimes feel it. You can feel the wind,
which is moving air. You can sometimes see gases
too. Pour a little soda into a glass or look inside an
aquarium. You can see air bubbles! The bubbles
contain gases.
© Alston Publishing House
UNIT 6
(TRACK 21)
Unit 6: Greek Myths
Before You Read
Listen to the words that have to do with Greek
myths.
Goddesses
Gods
Human
Lightning
Power
Siblings
(TRACK 23)
Reading to Learn 2: The Gods and Goddesses
In Greek myths, there were twelve important gods
and goddesses. They lived on Mount Olympus. We
call them the Olympian gods. The Greek gods were
ruled by Zeus.His wife, Hera, was the goddess of
marriage. Most of the gods were siblings or children
of Zeus. His brother, Poseidon, was the god of the
ocean. His eldest daughter, Athena, was the goddess
of wisdom. Each of the gods had magical power.
They watched over the human world and ruled it
with their power.
(TRACK 22)
Reading to Learn 1: What Is a Myth?
Ancient people were curious about the world. They
didn’t understand natural events such as thunder,
droughts, and floods. To the ancient Greeks, gods
caused all the natural events. For example, lightning
and thunder happened because of Zeus, the god of
weather. People fell in love because of Aphrodite,
the goddess of love. The ancient Greeks had many
stories about their gods and goddesses. We call
these imaginary stories of ancient times “myths.”
(TRACK 24)
Reading to Learn 3: Demeter and Persephone
Demeter was the goddess of the harvest. Thanks to
her, the Earth was warm and full of life. She had a
beautiful daughter, Persephone. The god of the
underworld, Hades, loved Persephone. One day, he
kidnapped her. Demeter became very sad. She
stopped caring for the Earth. The Earth became cold
and bare, so Zeus said to Hades, “Let the girl go.”
Hades did but he made Persephone eat seeds from a
magical fruit. It made her return to Hades for a few
months every year. During these months Demeter
would become sad, the Earth would grow cold, and
winter would come.
© Alston Publishing House
UNIT 7
(TRACK 25)
Unit 7: World Heritage Sites
Before you read, listen to the words that have to
do with World Heritage sites.
Emperor
Endangered
Pyramids
Tomb
Treasure
Warrior
(TRACK 27)
Reading to Learn 2: Cultural Heritage
There are two kinds of World Heritage sites —
cultural sites and natural sites. Why are cultural sites
important? These sites can teach us about culture
and history. One example is the city of Venice in
Italy. Venice is full of great buildings and works of
art. We should protect it, so UNESCO named it a
World Cultural Heritage site. The tomb of the first
emperor of China is another World Heritage site.
There are thousands of terracotta warriors, horses,
and weapons in the tomb. They are all made of clay.
The tomb shows the power of the emperor at that
time.
(TRACK 26)
Reading to Learn 1: Treasures of the World
There are many places that are treasures of the
world. The pyramids of Egypt teach us about ancient
Egyptian culture. The tropical rainforest of Sumatra
in Indonesia has many different species of animals
and plants. These places are important to us. We
need to protect these sites and not destroy them.
This is why United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named
them World Heritage sites.
(TRACK 28)
Reading to Learn 3: Natural Heritage
Some places are named World Heritage sites
because they are an important part of nature. The
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is one example.It is very
beautiful and teaches us about mountains and
glaciers. Some sites are on the heritage list because
they are in danger. The coral and sea animals living
on Australia‘s Great Barrier Reef are endangered. So
UNESCO named it a World Heritage site in danger
and helps to protect it.
© Alston Publishing House
UNIT 8
(TRACK 29)
Unit 8: The Human Body
Before You Read
Listen to the words that have to do with the human
body.
Blood
Brain
Heart
Lungs
Stomach
Throat
(TRACK 31)
Reading to Learn 2: How We Breathe
You can’t live without breathing. What body parts
help you to breathe? They are your lungs. Your lungs
are in your chest. You get air into your body through
your nose or mouth. The air passes through your
throat and reaches your lungs. Then the lungs pass
the oxygen in the air into your blood. They also
remove carbon dioxide from your blood. Then air
passes through your throat and goes out of your
nose and mouth.
(TRACK 30)
Reading to Learn 1: How Our Body Works
Our body has many parts. We have a head, neck,
torso, arms, and legs. Inside our body we have many
organs such as the brain, heart, lungs, and stomach.
Different body parts do different jobs but they all
work together! Think about running. Your brain
sends an order to your body parts. Then your legs
and arms move fast. Your heart beats faster than
when you are walking so as to pump blood through
your body quickly. You breathe fast and your lungs
send more oxygen to each part of your body.
(TRACK 32)
Reading to Learn 3: How We Digest Food
Food gives us nutrients. Nutrients help us to grow
and move. We can turn food into nutrients through
digestion. First, your teeth break food down into
small pieces. The pieces pass through a tube to your
stomach. In your stomach, the food mixes with
stomach acid. The acid further breaks down the
food. Next, the food takes a long journey through
the tubes below your stomach. The tubes take in
nutrients and water from the food. Finally, what is
left of the food passes out of your body as waste.
© Alston Publishing House
ELFIN 5 WORKBOOK
UNITS 1 & 2
(TRACK 33)
Elfin 5 Workbook
Unit 1
Reading to Learn 1: Plants Are Alive!
B. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Plants are living things.
2. Like people and animals, plants grow and die.
3. They cannot live without air, food, and water.
4. Plants make their own food using sunlight.
5. Plants do not lay eggs or give birth like animals.
6. Instead, most plants reproduce by making seeds.
(TRACK 36)
Unit 2
Reading to Learn 1: About Houses
B. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. We all need a place that keeps us safe.
2. Birds build their nests in trees.
3. Snails carry their homes on their backs.
4. A house is a place that keeps us safe from rain,
wind, and snow.
5. It keeps us safe from wild animals too.
6. We eat and sleep in the house.
(TRACK 34)
Reading to Learn 2: How Plants Grow From Seeds
C. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Seeds need water and warmth to grow.
2. The seeds grow into young plants called
seedlings.
3. The roots of the seedlings push down into the
soil.
4. Their leaves reach up toward the sky.
5. With time, the seedlings become adult plants.
6. Adult plants make new seeds.
(TRACK 37)
Reading to Learn 2: Houses Around the World
C. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. There are all kinds of houses in the world.
2. Houses can be made of wood, straw, and even
snow.
3. Sometimes, how people live determines the kind
of house they live in.
4. It is easy to take yurts apart and put them
together again.
5. Mongolians travel a lot and they take their yurts
wherever they go.
(TRACK 35)
Reading to Learn 3: Plants Are Important
E. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Plants help us in many ways.
2. We eat plants for food.
3. Plants also make oxygen.
4. Oxygen is one of the gases in the air.
5. We cannot live without oxygen.
6. Plants are very important to us.
(TRACK 38)
Reading to Learn 3: Wonderful Houses
E. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. In Senegal, Africa, some houses have upside
down roofs.
2. The roofs are made of grass and they point
downwards.
3. Senegal is a hot and dry place, so people use the
roofs to collect rain.
4. The roofs of some houses in Indonesia are also
made of grass.
5. In Indonesia the roofs point upwards.
6. Some Indonesians believe that a god lives in the
pointed roof and takes care of their families.
© Alston Publishing House
ELFIN 5 WORKBOOK
UNITS 3 & 4
(TRACK 39)
Unit 3
Reading to Learn 1: About Birds
B. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Birds are a type of animal.
2. Sparrows, hens, and gulls are birds.
3. Birds are different from other animals.
4. Bears and rabbits have fur on their bodies.
5. Birds have feathers.
6. They fly by flapping their wings.
(TRACK 42)
Unit 4
Reading to Learn 1: Why People Created Money
B. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. People didn’t use money long ago.
2. Instead, they traded things.
3. A farmer had a cow, but he did not have any
grain.
4. He would trade his cow with another farmer who
had some grain.
5. Cows and grain were heavy.
6. People needed an easier way, so they created
money!
(TRACK 40)
Reading to Learn 2: The Different Kinds of Birds
C. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Birds spend a lot of time looking for food.
2. Most birds eat insects.
3. Some birds, like parrots, eat seeds or fruits.
4. Other birds eat meat.
5. Some birds, like kiwis and ostriches, cannot fly.
6. These birds look for food on land.
7. Penguins and ducks are good swimmers.
(TRACK 43)
Reading to Learn 2: Different Forms of Money
C. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. At first, people used seashells or feathers as
money.
2. The Chinese made coins with metal.
3. The coins were round and they had holes in the
center.
4. Later, other countries like Greece made coins
too.
5. Greek coins looked different.
(TRACK 41)
Reading to Learn 3: Birds and Nature
E. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Oxpeckers are little birds with red beaks.
2. They eat harmful insects on hippos.
3. This helps the hippos stay clean and healthy.
4. Other birds help some plants to reproduce.
5. These plants need pollen from other plants to
make seeds.
(TRACK 44)
Reading to Learn 3: How to Use Money
E. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. You can spend, save or give your money away.
2. You spend money to get the things you need or
want.
3. You may want to buy something expensive like a
computer.
4. When you have saved enough money, you can
buy the expensive thing you want.
5. Saving money is good for the future!
6. You can give some of your money to poor people.
© Alston Publishing House
ELFIN 5 WORKBOOK
UNITS 5 & 6
(TRACK 45)
Unit 5
Reading to Learn 1: Solids
B. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. The world is made of matter.
2. Matter has three states – solid, liquid, and gas.
3. A solid has a definite shape.
4. Rubber bands feel soft and stretchy.
5. A metal stapler feels hard and cold.
6. A stone is hard and rough.
(TRACK 48)
Unit 6
Reading to Learn 1: What Is a Myth?
B. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Ancient people were curious about the world.
2. They didn’t understand natural events such as
thunder, drought, and floods.
3. To the ancient Greeks, gods caused all the
natural events.
4. Lightning and thunder happened because of
Zeus, the god of weather.
5. People fell in love because of Aphrodite, the
goddess of love.
6. We call these imaginary stories of ancient times
“myths.”
(TRACK 46)
Reading to Learn 2: Liquids
C. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. A liquid has a definite volume and a definite
weight.
2. A liquid doesn’t have a definite shape.
3. A liquid takes the shape of its container.
4. You can see and touch a liquid.
5. Our bodies are mostly made of water.
(TRACK 49)
Reading to Learn 2: The Gods and Goddesses
C. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. In Greek myths, there were twelve important
gods and goddesses.
2. They lived on Mount Olympus.
3. The Greek gods were ruled by Zeus.
4. Zeus’ wife, Hera, was the goddess of marriage.
5. Most of the gods were siblings or children of
Zeus.
6. His brother, Poseidon, was the god of the ocean.
(TRACK 47)
Reading to Learn 3: Gases
E. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Gases are everywhere around you.
2. The air you breathe is a mixture of gases.
3. A gas does not have a definite shape.
4. Gas takes the shape of its container.
5. You cannot hold a gas in your hand.
6. You can feel the wind, which is moving air.
(TRACK 50)
Reading to Learn 3: Demeter and Persephone
E. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Demeter was the goddess of the harvest.
2. She had a beautiful daughter, Persephone.
3. The god of the underworld, Hades, loved
Persephone.
4. Hades kidnapped Persephone and took her away
from her mother.
5. Demeter became very sad.
6. She stopped caring for the Earth.
© Alston Publishing House
ELFIN 5 WORKBOOK
UNITS 7 & 8
(TRACK 51)
Unit 7
Reading to Learn 1: Treasures of the World
B. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. There are many places that are treasures of the
world.
2. The pyramids of Egypt teach us about ancient
Egyptian culture.
3. The tropical rainforest of Sumatra in Indonesia
has many different species of animals and plants.
4. We need to protect these sites and not destroy
them.
5. This is why UNESCO has named them World
Heritage sites.
(TRACK 54)
Unit 8
Reading to Learn 1: How Our Body Works
B. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Our body has many parts.
2. We have a head, neck, torso, arms, and legs.
3. Inside our body, we have many organs such as
the brain, heart, lungs, and stomach.
4. Different body parts do different jobs but they all
work together!
5. Your brain sends an order to your body parts.
6. Your heart pumps blood through your body
quickly.
(TRACK 52)
Reading to Learn 2: Cultural Heritage
C. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. There are two kinds of World Heritage sites –
cultural sites and natural sites.
2. Venice is full of great buildings and works of art.
3. The tomb of the first emperor of China is another
World Heritage site.
4. There are thousands of terracotta warriors,
horses, and weapons in the tomb.
5. They are all made of clay.
6. The tomb shows the power of the emperor at
that time.
(TRACK 55)
Reading to Learn 2: How We Breathe
C. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. You can’t live without breathing.
2. Your lungs are in your chest.
3. You get air into your body through your nose or
mouth.
4. The air passes through your throat and reaches
your lungs.
5. Your lungs pass the oxygen in the air into your
blood.
(TRACK 53)
Reading to Learn 3: Natural Heritage
E. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Some places are named World Heritage sites
because they are an important part of nature.
2. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is one example.
3. It is very beautiful and teaches us about
mountains and glaciers.
4. Some sites are on the heritage list because they
are in danger.
5. The coral and sea animals living on Australia’s
Great Barrier Reef are endangered.
6. UNESCO named it a World Heritage site in danger
and helps to protect it.
(TRACK 56)
Reading to Learn 3: How We Digest Food
E. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. Food gives us nutrients.
2. Nutrients help us to grow and move.
3. We turn food into nutrients through digestion.
4. First, your teeth break food down into small
pieces.
5. The pieces pass through a tube to your stomach.
6. In your stomach, the food mixes with stomach
acid.
© Alston Publishing House