ACTIVITY BOOK PRIMARY 2 UNIT 1 The Solar System... 2 UNIT 2 Air and water... 8 UNIT 3 Landscapes... 14 UNIT 4 My community... 20 UNIT 5 People around us... 26 UNIT 6 Time and change... 32 Glossary... 38
1 THE SOLAR SYSTEM 1 Write. satellite Sun Moon stars telescope Earth telescope 2 Circle the correct words. a The planet before Jupiter is Saturn / Mars. b Neptune / Mars is called the Red Planet. c The last planet in the Solar System is Uranus / Neptune. d The biggest planet is Saturn / Jupiter. e Venus / Saturn has lots of rings around it. f The second planet is Venus / Earth. g The planet with life on it is Mars / Earth. h Mars / The Moon is the Earth s satellite. 2 two
3 Read the instructions. Draw and colour. a Draw the Moon. b Draw Mercury. c Draw rings around Saturn. d Colour the Sun yellow. e Colour Mercury brown. f Colour the Earth blue and green. 4 Write. a Mercury planet to the Sun. b All the is the closest move around the Sun. c The Sun is a. d There are planets in the Solar System. e The is at the centre of the Solar System. three 3
1 5 Unjumble the words to make sentences. a Moon The satellite a is The Moon is a satellite b has Moon four The phases.. c around Moon Earth the moves The. d Earth Sun the The around moves. 6 Match the phases of the Moon. first quarter new moon full moon third quarter 4 four
7 Cross out the wrong word. Write the correct sentence. a One revolution of the Earth takes one day. One revolution of the Earth takes one year b The Earth s revolution causes day and night. c There are 24 hours in a year. d There are ten months in a year. e The Earth s rotation causes the four seasons. f It is night when Earth is facing the Sun....... 8 Look at the photos. Write the season. winter summer spring autumn winter five 5
1 Create! Collect, organise and compare leaves Materials: 1 2 Write the season on your poster. Collect leaves during the year. 3 4 Stick the leaves on your poster. Draw the leaves. 1 Write. What does a leaf look like in autumn? And in spring? 6 six
Skills check 1 Read. Choose a word and write. Jupiter autumn Moon telescope winter Sun a Leaves change colour in this season. Saturn autumn spring b We can see far with this object. c This is the biggest planet. d It snows sometimes in this season. e This is Earth s satellite. f This planet has a lot of rings. g Plants grow back in this season. h This is at the centre of the Solar System. seven 7
2 AIR AND WATER 1 Match. gale hurricane breeze 2 Number the pictures. 1 The Sun heats up the air. Warm air rises. 2 The air cools down. 3 Clouds form. 4 It rains. 1 8 eight
3 Unjumble the letters. Write the words. n i r a _ r _ a _ i _ n l i a h e t e l s _ o w n s 4 Write the type of weather. rainy nine 9
2 5 Complete the sentences with the correct words. polluted animals oxygen stones gases clean gases a Air is a mixture of oxygen and other. b All living things need to live. c Breathing d Breathing e People, plants and f Objects like air is bad for us. air keeps us healthy. need oxygen. do not need oxygen. 6 Write solid, liquid or gas. gas 10 ten
7 Unjumble the words and write the sentences. Order. a falls Water clouds the from Water falls from the clouds b flows and seas lakes Water into.. 3 c air evaporates Water the into. d vapour clouds Water forms. 8 Colour. Use the code. fresh water salt water eleven 11
2 Create! Make a rain gauge Materials: 1 2 Cut off the top of a bottle. Use stones to weigh down the bottle. 3 4 Draw a scale. Put the top of the bottle inside to make a funnel. Measure the amount after it rains. 1 Write. How much water did you measure? How many hours or minutes did it rain? 12 twelve
Skills check 1 Look and read. Write true or false. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 This is a sunny day. false 2 This is drinking water. 3 This air is clean. 4 This water is solid. 5 This is precipitation. 6 This is a foggy day. thirteen 13
3 LANDSCAPES 1 Write the features. Use the code to colour. Draw. natural features man-made features cliff 2 Complete the words to label the inland features. o a m u n t a _ n r a _ n g _ e b v _ l _ e _ c p i _ i b a c f d _ a _ e e v _ r f _ l e d e 14 fourteen
3 Number the coastal features. cliff 4 island 2 3 4 1 bay cape beach 5 4 Read and draw. Use the code to colour. a Draw a house next to the lake. b Draw a road in the mountains. c Draw clouds in the sky. d Draw the sun in the sky. e Colour the house brown. f Colour the road grey. g Colour the sky blue. h Colour the sun yellow. fifteen 15
3 5 Write the parts of a river. Label the picture. a The ground under a river. river bed b Where a river connects to the sea. c Where a river begins. d A small river which joins the main river. a 6 Use the code to colour. needs water does not need water planting trees taking the bus farming washing clothes wind farming cooking 16 sixteen
7 Find. Write. v n j z z g w s r n k t r v e a m a r b l e n n gold h z n g v f s d t s l a t e c s g r a n i t e t i r o n o r e o g o l d h u i n d c o p p e r e 8 What are these objects made from? Match. marble iron slate copper seventeen 17
3 Create! Make a landscape collage Materials: 1 2 Look for landscape features in magazines. Cut out different features. 3 4 Arrange them on your poster. Glue the features to create your collage. 1 Write. Which natural features are there on your collage? Which man-made features are there on your collage? 18 eighteen
Skills check 1 Read the story. Write one, two or three words to complete the sentences. Rebecca loves swimming in the sea, but today her family decides to go on a walk. They walk for two hours and cross a bridge to a beautiful, green forest. Then they find a big lake with four other children swimming in it! Rebecca makes friends with a girl called Jessica and they jump in the lake. After an hour of swimming, the parents decide it is time to go home to have dinner. Rebecca had the best day! in the sea a Rebecca really likes swimming. b Rebecca s family decides to go on. c They cross a bridge and get to a green. d They find other children swimming in. e Rebecca s new friend is called. f Finally, they go home so they can have. nineteen 19
4 MY COMMUNITY 1 Unjumble the letters. Write the words. 2 Write. k r p a t s p o o x b p a r k o l o h s c s u b p o t s postal worker police officer firefighter bus driver rubbish collector doctor rubbish collector 20 twenty
3 Where do they work? Complete the words. a b c f r s i n p t f e o i t t o d e f s i l t a c l 4 Unjumble the words. Write the sentences. a worker mail A delivers postal A postal worker deliver mail b sick doctor after A looks people.. c clean A collector town keeps the rubbish. d fires firefighter A out puts. e A town officer safe the police keeps. twenty-one 21
4 5 Complete the sentences. province town hall local government mayor and councillors province a A town is part of a. b In each town, there is a. c The organise public services. d They work at the. 6 Match. People line up at a school to vote. People count all the votes. The person with the most votes wins the election. 22 twenty-two
7 Circle the correct words. a Almost 40 / 50 million people live in Spain. b Spain has 17 / 50 autonomous communities. c Spain's two autonomous communities / cities are Ceuta and Melilla. d Almost all / All autonomous communities have a capital city. e The two islands / archipelagos in Spain are the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands. f There are 50 cities / provinces in Spain. 8 What do they tell us? Write warning, order or information. order 9 Draw the road sign. Colour. bicycles only parking slippery road twenty-three 23
4 Create! Invent your own town Materials: 1 2 Cut out or draw different places in your town. Draw a map and stick the places on it. 3 4 Cut out or draw people who work in your town. Create a name and other information for your town. 1 Write. What is your town called? Which places are in your town? Which people work there? 24 twenty-four
Skills check 1 Look and read. Choose the correct word and write. mayor hospital firefighter library school children a People go here when they are sick. town hall hospital teacher b You must be very quiet in this place. c You can learn new things in this place. d We need to elect this person by voting. e This is a group of young people. f This person helps pupils learn. g This person uses water to do their job. h Councillors work at this place. twenty-five 25
5 PEOPLE AROUND US 1 Read. Write true or false. a A librarian is not part of the teaching staff. b Only teachers work at a school. true c Non-teaching staff only work in the kitchen. d It is important to do housework at school. e A cook is part of the teaching staff. f The principal is part of the non-teaching staff. 2 Write and match. f _ i s _ h _ e r _ m a n m _ n l _ m r _ a _ k f m _ r o w k _ r 26 twenty-six
3 Where does it come from? Use the code to colour. ground plant animal 4 Write the raw material. wheat oil fish wool wood fish twenty-seven 27
5 5 Unjumble the letters. Write the words. b l i r a a r i n l t s o p a o r e w k r i t a e w r librarian 6 Complete the sentences with the words from activity 5. a A b A postal worker delivers mail. serves food. c A looks after books. 7 Order the sentences. Match. Factory workers make chocolate. We buy chocolate in a shop. 1 Farmers grow cacao beans. 28 twenty-eight
8 Complete the diagram. letter internet newspaper radio email instant message television phone call types of communication individual instant message mass 9 Draw adverts for the products. twenty-nine 29
5 Create! Investigate changes in communication Materials: 1 2 Think of questions for your interview. Interview friends and family of different ages. 3 4 Make a poster of your results. Present your poster to the class. 1 Write. Which is your favourite way to communicate? 30 thirty
Skills check 1 Look and read. Write yes or no. a There are four trees. no b People are doing housework. c A boy is laying the table. d Someone is cleaning the living room. e There are six people in the picture. f A girl is making her bed. g Clothes are drying in the house. h A woman is doing the washing-up. i The house has four rooms. j There is a purple sofa and an orange bed. thirty-one 31
6 TIME AND CHANGE 1 Unjumble the letters. Write the words. c k l c o c l o c k s o s g a u r h l i a y r d m a i l t e e t b h t w c a l a d c n e r a 2 Look at the photos. Complete the sentences. There is one extra word. walking eating watching sitting cycling a The boy is. b The woman is cycling the boy. c They are d They are in a theatre. popcorn. 32 thirty-two
3 Look at the timetable. Write t for true or f for false. a P.E. is only on Thursday. f b Art is twice a week. c I.C.T. is on Wednesday. d Break time is at 11a.m. 4 Look at the calendar. Answer the questions. a Which month is it? October b Which day is the last Tuesday on? c Which day comes before Sunday? d Which day comes after the 14th? 5 Write the words in the table. today yesterday tomorrow in 2019 now before past present future yesterday thirty-three 33
6 6 Match the old objects with their modern objects. 7 Look at the pictures. Put a tick or a cross. 1 2 a In picture 2, there are modern buildings and roads. 4 b In picture 2, there are trees and a clean river. c In picture 1, there are complex machines like cars. d In both pictures, people live in homes. f In picture 1, the air is not polluted. 34 thirty-four
8 Use the code to colour. a Colour one old road brown. b Colour two new objects blue. c Colour two old doors green. d Colour one old wall red. e Colour two new buidings yellow. f Colour one old statue purple. 9 Number the events. Complete the sentences. 1 started played was liked was 1 My mum born on 5 May, 1980. 2 She with her favourite ball. 3 She playing video games. 4 She her new job last week. thirty-five 35
6 Create! Make a photo album of special events Materials: 1 2 Look for photos of you and your family on special days. Print out the photos. 3 4 Make an album and glue the photos in it. Write the date and a description for each photo. 1 Write. Who is the oldest person in your album? And the youngest? Which is your favourite photo? Why? 36 thirty-six
Skills check 1 Read and look. Write the correct word. There are some extra words. castle typewriter grandparents watch light bulb gramophone tablet parents a This is an old version of a computer. b These are the parents of your mum or dad. candle typewriter c This is what we used for light in the past. d This is a modern object we use to tell time. e This is an old object we used to play music. f This is an old building made of stones. thirty-seven 37
GLOSSARY English Your language UNIT 1 The Solar System autumn Earth Moon phase spring star summer Sun winter UNIT 2 Air and water breeze cloud cool down foggy fresh water gale hail heat up polluted salt water sleet weather 38 thirty-eight
English Your language UNIT 3 Landscapes bay bridge cape cliff landscape man-made plateau natural feature valley UNIT 4 My community bus driver councillor fire station look after mayor post box post office postal worker put out rubbish collector town hall thirty-nine 39
GLOSSARY English Your language UNIT 5 People around us advert farmer fisherman housework librarian lumberjack miner principal raw material teaching staff waiter UNIT 6 Time and change after before building clock diary job timetable today tomorrow watch yesterday 40 forty