1 Fast food Menuchicken wings, dessert, French fries, juice, lemon tea, pizza, rice, salad, vanilla 4

2 New old clothes Magazine article charity, country, landfill, online platform, recycle, rubbish, tonne 6

3 Let’s clean the beach! Poster gloves, information, organise, sun hat rubbish 8

4 Life on Mars? Newspaper article believe, Earth, finish, scientist, trip information 10

STEAM House 1 12

5 Kung fu master Biography act, born, famous, film, martial arts, popular, start, world country 14

6 Golden Beach Diary beautiful, build, chat, enjoy, great, man-made, sandcastle, soft juice, sun hat, vanilla 16

7 Winning gold! Story dream, gold, medal, practise, table tennis, wonderful great, popular, world 18

8 Science is fun Instructions bottom, fall, float, magic, mix, pour, salt, trick believe, wonderful 20

STEAM House 2 22

Vocabulary quiz 1 24

9 I am me! Comic different, laugh, perfect great 26

10 Rubbish, rubbish! Newspaper article burn, full, pay, problem build, landfill, recycle, rubbish, tonne 28

11 Blind travellers Web page alone, blind, holiday, impossible, transport, travel, traveller country, different, enjoy 30

12 Eco-friendly plates Conversation break down, covering, divide, husk, plastic, seed pay, recycle, rice 32

STEAM House 3 34

13 Time for a break! Poem bell, recess, ring, wait finish, start 36

14 Running for charity Letter humid, lose, raise money, remember, runner, tired build, charity, country, different, finish, great, start 38

15 Shark fin soup Email airline, cut off, fisherman, government, marry, shark fin problem 40

16 Balloon art Interview balloon artist, blow, cartoon, character, host beautiful, chat, different 42

STEAM House 4 44

Vocabulary quiz 2 46

Prefixes and suffixes 48

Vocabulary index 50

STEAM House Science vocabulary index 52

Current issues

Current issues

STEAM

STEAM

STEAM

STEAM

Cross-curriculum

Cross-curriculum

We love Hong Kong

We love Hong Kong

We love Hong Kong

Caring and sharing

Caring and sharing

Changes

The world around us

The world around us

The world around us

The world around us

Me, my family and friends

Me, my family and friends

Food and drinks

Fun and games

Fun and games

Language arts

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1 Fast food Menuchicken wings, dessert, French fries, juice, lemon tea, pizza, rice, salad, vanilla 4

2 New old clothes Magazine article charity, country, landfill, online platform, recycle, rubbish, tonne 6

3 Let’s clean the beach! Poster gloves, information, organise, sun hat rubbish 8

4 Life on Mars? Newspaper article believe, Earth, finish, scientist, trip information 10

STEAM House 1 12

5 Kung fu master Biography act, born, famous, film, martial arts, popular, start, world country 14

6 Golden Beach Diary beautiful, build, chat, enjoy, great, man-made, sandcastle, soft juice, sun hat, vanilla 16

7 Winning gold! Story dream, gold, medal, practise, table tennis, wonderful great, popular, world 18

8 Science is fun Instructions bottom, fall, float, magic, mix, pour, salt, trick believe, wonderful 20

STEAM House 2 22

Vocabulary quiz 1 24

9 I am me! Comic different, laugh, perfect great 26

10 Rubbish, rubbish! Newspaper article burn, full, pay, problem build, landfill, recycle, rubbish, tonne 28

11 Blind travellers Web page alone, blind, holiday, impossible, transport, travel, traveller country, different, enjoy 30

12 Eco-friendly plates Conversation break down, covering, divide, husk, plastic, seed pay, recycle, rice 32

STEAM House 3 34

13 Time for a break! Poem bell, recess, ring, wait finish, start 36

14 Running for charity Letter humid, lose, raise money, remember, runner, tired build, charity, country, different, finish, great, start 38

15 Shark fin soup Email airline, cut off, fisherman, government, marry, shark fin problem 40

16 Balloon art Interview balloon artist, blow, cartoon, character, host beautiful, chat, different 42

STEAM House 4 44

Vocabulary quiz 2 46

Prefixes and suffixes 48

Vocabulary index 50

STEAM House Science vocabulary index 52

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4JumpStart Reading and Vocabulary Plus P3

1 Fast foodMenu

Leo is having dinner at Fun Fast Food. Look at the menu and answer the questions on the next page.

Our food is fast and delicious! Come and try!

Open daily 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.

Address: Shop 041, G/F, Good Hope Centre, Mong Kok Tel: 4921 0208

Dessert

Apple pie $10

Strawberry ice cream $11

Chocolate ice cream $11

Vanilla ice cream $11

Drink

Orange juice $8

Lemon tea $7

Cola $8

Main

Hamburger $22

French fries $12

Chicken wings $15

Mushroom rice $18

Salad $11

Pizza (small) $20 (medium) $30 (large) $40

Menu

chicken wings, dessert, French fries, juice, lemon tea, pizza, rice, salad, vanilla

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Circle the correct answers.

1. What is the name of the restaurant?

A. Menu

B. Fun Fast Food

C. Mong Kok

D. Good Hope Centre

2. The restaurant is open .

A. from Monday to Friday

B. on weekends

C. every day

D. six days a week

3. Leo wants to buy a salad, an apple pie and a cola. How much does he have to pay?

A. $26 B. $28

C. $29 D. $31

4. Which of these items belongs to the ‘Main’ category?

A. hot dog

B. milk tea

C. banana sundae

D. pudding

Fill your answers in the spaces provided.

5. How many flavours of ice cream are there in this restaurant?

There are different flavours of ice cream in this restaurant.

6. Which item costs $40?

A costs $40.

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12JumpStart Reading and Vocabulary Plus P3

1Andy is reading a children’s magazine about Mars. Look at the table and answer the questions on the next page.

Mars – The Red Planet

All of us live on Earth. We know much about our home planet. Do you know anything about other planets like Mars? Let’s learn more now!

Question Answer

How big is Mars? It is 6,779 km across (about half the size of Earth).

It is the second smallest planet

in the solar system.

How cold can it be? -153°C.

How hot can it be? 20°C.

Why is it called the Red Planet?

Because of its red soil.

Can we breathe air on Mars? No.

Does it have a moon? It has two moons.

How long is a year on Mars? 687 Earth days.

Is there life on Mars? Scientists are still looking for life on Mars.

6,779 km

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Andy is doing a quiz in the magazine. Tick (4) if the sentence is correct.

1. Mars is a small planet.

2. It is very hot on Mars.

3. We cannot breathe air on Mars.

4. On Earth we have one moon but Mars has two moons.

5. A year on Mars takes 678 Earth days.

6. Scientists cannot find life on Mars.

Label the pictures with the names of the planets.

7. (a) (b)

Test yourself!

About Mars

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11. Name the food or drink in the pictures. (4 marks)

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

2. You are writing a menu for a restaurant. Circle two correct answers for each category. (6 marks)

Menu

Main

hamburger with fries pizza vanilla ice cream

apple juice tea banana sundae

Dessert

cheeseburger apple pie chocolate ice cream

tea cola chicken wings

Drink

orange ice cream strawberry cake lemon pie

apple juice orange water

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3. Label the pictures. (12 marks)

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) (f)

(g) (h) (i)

(j) (k) (l)

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