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∆ Ignore (verb) – to give no attention to someone or something. 

§ If the learners doesn’t know how to explain the word. Ask them to give an example. 

∆ enemy (verb) – a person who hates or opposes another person and trys to harm them. 

§ Mention the synonyms and antonyms to strengthen the learners connection to words and expand the word bank. 

§ Help the learners to make a sentence with the words that they learn from the class. 

1. Does the Emperor care about anything else except the clothes? 

  No, he doesn’t. He even ignores his soldiers. 

“ Your excellence, the enemy is attacking.” 

*1st: page 268 

A World of Color

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∆ avoid: (verb) To stay away from someone or something.

∆ advisor: (noun) Someone who gives advice(noun) about a subject. Ex. Advisor gives an advice.

1. Where does the emperor hide from his advisors?

   He hides behind the curtain.

§ Drawing the pictures from book which are interesting to children with them is a good way to help them remember the scenes and words. 

# "Where are you, your excellence?"

* 1st: part 4, page 297

   Mozart, The Wonder Boy

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∆ hobby: (noun) Things we would like to do in your free time.

∆ royal: (adjective) Having athe status of a king or queen or a member of their family.

∆ procession: (noun) A number of people or vehicles moving steadily forward, especially as part of a ceremony.

1. What is the problem for the Emperor right now?

   He has nothing to wear to the royal procession. 

# The royal procession was in two weeks' time.  

* 1st: part 1, page 33-35

   A Good Play

   The Swing

   The Frog

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∆ moan (verb) – to make a long l, low sound of pain, suffering, or another strong emotion. 

§ For grammar teaching, we can use one of a sentence from the story to teach. Asking the learner to identify the subject, change the tenses etc. is a good practice. 

1. How many outfits does the Emperor have? 

  He has seven thousand , three hundred and twenty-two outfits. 

2. Why the Emperor is still unhappy? 

Because he've already worn all of his outfits. 

“Yyou must have something, your excellence.” 

*1st: page 167 

Egypt: Gift of the Nile

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∆ ridiculous(adj.)- stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at. 

∆ stern(adj.)- strict and severe. 

§ Let all the children have chances to join the class interaction. 

1. What Boris suggests to the Emperor? 

  He suggest the Emperor wears a velvet and gold suit. 

“Who is the Emperor here?” 

*1st: page 167 

Egypt: Gift of the Nile

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§ For the children who are too excited to focus on class and even influence others, we can give them some time and space to calm down. It is important to stop them from bothering others.

∆ finest: (adjective) Of a very high quality; very good.

∆ order: (verb) To order someone to do something is to tell them to do it.

1. What does the emperor order Boris to do?

   The emperor orders Boris to go and find the finest clothes-makers in town.

" If I say I want new clothes, then I mean it."

*1st: part 6, page 384

The Underground Habitat

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∆ snooze(noun)- a short , light sleep, especially when you are not in your bed. 

§ Ask children stop writing and look at the book or white board when they need to read out loud. 

1. Why the Emperors’ morning is tiring? 

  Because he look for the best outfit, but he can not find any new clothes. 

“I'm off to have a snooze”, the Emperor added. 

*1st: page 36-37 

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

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∆ urgent(adjective)- requiring immediate action or attention. 

∆ elegant(adjective)- graceful and stylish in appearance. 

∆ apply(verb)-  make a format application or request. 

§ Asking the the same but important questions can help children to remember the certain content. 

1. How Boris is looking for the finest clothes-makers. 

He writes a sign, which said clothes-makers applies here. 

Boris sent all day looking for an incredible outfit. 

*1st: page 170 

Fantastic Pharaohs and Marvelous Monuments

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∆ palace: (noun) A large and splendid house where a king or a queen or other important person lives.

∆ burst: (verb) To break open, or apart suddenly, or to cause something to break open or apart.

§ Using some exaggerated expression and tone to catch children's attention, and also help them understand the words easily.

∆ interrupt: (verb) To stop a person from speaking for a short period by something you say or not.

1. Why did the emperor shout angrily?

   Because he does not like to be interrupted.

# If I say I want new clothes, then I mean it.

*1st: part 4, page 298

Reading and Writing Music

§ If the children are just following the teacher's reading or speaking, they are not taking the content into their minds. So ask them to read by themselves when they should read, and listen to the teacher when they should listen.

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∆ bow(verb)- to bend your head or body forward as a sign of respect or expressing thanks to people. 

∆ admit(verb)- to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly. 

§ Combine the vocabularies we learned in the class with the conversation. 

1. What does the emperor hates. 

The Emperor hates admitting that he doesn’t know something. 

“We are Slimus and Slick at your service, they said and bowed.” 

*1st: page 385 

The Desert Habitat

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∆ absolutely(adverb)- completely; used as a strong way of saying “yes”. 

∆ gulp(verb)- to breath in a large amount of air very quickly 

§ We may explain the cause and effects in the story to build up their logical thinking. 

1. What is Boris afraid of?  

Boris is afraid that he can not see the magical clothes. 

“They will be absolutely invisible to anyone stupid, or anyone who can't do their job properly.” 

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∆ excited: (adjective) Feeling very happy and enthusiastic.

∆ material: (noun) Cloth that can be used to make things such as clothes.

1. What does the emperor want? 

    The emperor wants Slimus and Slick make him a magical suit right the way.

# "It won't be cheap," said Slimus and Slick. "We only use the very best material."

*1st: part 3, page 272

The types of lines

Straight, curve, zigzag, wave, spiral

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∆ cheat(noun)- a person who behaves in a dishonest way. 

∆ gulp(verb)- to breath in a large amount of air very quickly 

§ We may explain the story with the image on the book. 

1. Why Slimus and Slick laugh until yheir faces turn purple?  

Because they manage to fool the emperor. 

“Slimus and Slick laughed until their bellies ached and their faces turned purple.” 

*1st: page 299 

Instrument and Their Families

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∆ looms: (noun) A piece of equipment for weavingb(making tread  into cloth).

∆ thread: (verb) A long thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving.

1. How do slimus and slick fool the emperor?

   They order the finest silks and the most expensive gold thread, but they don't use it. Instead they sell it for lots more money.

# "The fool believe us!" Cried slimus.

*1st: part 6, page 286

Water Habitats

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§ Ask questions that children can relate to their lives to stimulate the learning motivation. 

∆ vanilla (noun)- a flavoring made from the pods of a tropical plant. 

∆ supply(noun)- an amount of something that is available for use. 

1. What Slimus and Slick need for making magical clothes?  

They need fire fudge cakes , ten tubes of vanilla ice cream and a constant supply of chocolate for a better work.. 

“This is life.” 

*1st: page 40-41 

Rope Rhyme  

Table Manner

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∆ creep: (verb) To move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

1. Why did the emperor creep past the door when Slimus and Slick work on his new clothes?

    Because the emperor is desperate to know how the suit is coming along.

# We want it to be a fantastic surprise.

*1st: part 2, page 171

Hieroglyphics: Picture Writing

1. Why can not we know much about the Ice Age?

   Because human in the Ice Age barely recorded their language in characters.

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§ Constantly asking the same key information of the story to make sure children understand. 

∆ charming (adjective)- avery pleasant or attractive. 

∆ pattern(noun)- a decorative arrangement of lines or shapes. 

1. When Boris enters the room, what Slick asks him?  

Slick asks Boris what does he think of their wonderful work. 

“This is life.” 

*1st: page 273 

Get in Shape

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∆ crumb (slang)- an expression of dismay or surprise. 

∆ demand(verb)- at ask something forcefully, in a way that shows that you don’texpect to be refused. 

1. What Boris is afraid of?  

He is afraid of being stupid and therefore fired. 

“Have you got nothing to say.” 

*1st: page 300 

The Percussion Family

§ Speak fast for memorizing. 

§ Check children's writing whole teaching. Make sure they do it well. 

§ When /p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/ are followed by words, we do not really pronunciation. e.g. popcorn, first grade 

§ Give children credits individually. 

§ Repeat the sentence when writing.  

§ Ask feedback from children and train writing as well. 

§ Little chitchat helps building up the bound with children and train their speaking. 

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∆ spread(verb)- to make news or information is to make it widely known. 

1. Why are the emperor's new clothes that famous?  

The emperor shows his clothes everyday  to attract everyone’s attention, that is why his new clothes. 

*1st: page 42 

 Sing a Song of People by Lois Lenski 

The poem gives a chance to see different people doing different things in different situations.