4 Plants

Plants provide food and shelter

for living things.

Where are the children, in a forest or by the sea?

4.1
KNOW HOW TO
Point to the basket. What is in the basket,
berries or nuts? FINAL TASK
Point to the trees. What colour are the leaves Describe a plant.
on the trees? What season is it?
SPEAKING. Tell your partner about a forest you
know. Where is it? What can you see there?

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Living things and non-living things
1 Look and circle.

  living things

  non-living things

2 What have all living things got in common? Complete the sentence.

die reproduce grow

A”l¬ livin@ thingfi aræ bor>, t™e¥

, t™e¥
an∂ t™e¥ .
3 Read and tick (✓ ) the characteristics of plants.

  Plants can move about.

  Plants are fixed in the soil.

  Plants need water, air, sunlight and soil to grow.

  Plants do not need air to grow.

  Plants reproduce from seeds.

  Plants reproduce from eggs.

Plants are living things. They are born, they grow, they reproduce
and they die.

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 Parts of a plant

All plants have got roots, a stem and leaves.

The roots are under the ground. They absorb water and nutrients
from the soil. They fix the plant to the ground.
The stem grows above the ground. It transports the nutrients around
the plant. It supports the plant.

Leaves are usually green. They

absorb sunlight and air. Some
plants have got flowers and
fruits. There are seeds inside
the fruits.

1 WORK WITH THE PICTURE. What

colour is the fruit on this tree?
What fruit is it? Name your
favourite fruit.

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2 Look and write.

 The absorb

and .

  The transports

around the .

  The absorb

and from the soil.

3 Read and match.

All plants    have got flowers and fruits.

Some plants    have got roots, a stem and leaves.

4 Which part of these plants do we eat? Circle.

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  roots   stems   flowers  fruits

artichoke
asparagus

radish pepper

All plants have got roots, a stem and leaves. Some plants have got
flowers and fruits.

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 Types of plants

cork oak lilac tulips

Trees have got a long, Bushes have got short, Grasses are smaller. Their
hard, thick stem called hard trunks. The branches stems are soft, thin and
a trunk. They have got are hard and near the green.
hard branches. Leaves ground.
grow on the branches.

olive tree fir tree beech tree poplar tree

Evergreen trees are green all year round. Deciduous trees lose their leaves in autumn.

1 WORK WITH THE PICTURE.

What type of plant is this? Is
it deciduous or evergreen?
Explain.

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2 Read and match.

Trees    have got short, hard trunks.

Bushes    have got soft, thin stems.

Grasses    have got a long, hard, thick stem.

3 Classify the plants.

rockrose
poppy clover

oak rose palm

trees

bushes

grasses

4 Complete the sentences.

A fi® t®ææ ifi a>   t®ææ. I† ifi

  al¬ ¥ea® roun∂.
A”> almon∂ t®ææ ifi å t®ææ.
I† loßefi itfi i> .
Trees, bushes and grasses are plants. They have got different stems.
Trees and bushes can be evergreen or deciduous.

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 How plants reproduce
Like all living things, plants reproduce.

A seed falls When there is water in the ground, the The plant grows and
to the ground. seed germinates and a plant grows. its flowers bloom.

The new seeds travel The flowers produce

to different places seeds.
and new plants grow.

How do seeds travel?

Many seeds travel a long way. This

is how new plants grow in other
The wind
places.
transports
dandelion
seeds.

berry

Animals can Water can

transport transport
seeds. coconut seeds.

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1 Put the pictures in order. Write 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

4.3

 Does a seed need sunlight or water to germinate? Complete the sentence.

A ßæe∂ >æedfi †o @ermina†æ.

2 Colour the seeds.

peach apple
chestnut

watermelon avocado

3 VALUES EDUCATION. Respecting living things

 Talk about the importance of respecting animals and plants

in our forests. Say things you should and you shouldn’t
do in a forest.

All plants reproduce. New plants grow from seeds.

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 KNOW HOW TO

Describe a plant

Can you draw and

describe a plant?

1 Choose a plant and draw it. Then, write.

 
What is this plant called?

 
Name the parts of the plant.

2 Describe your plant. Read and circle.

  My plant has got big / small leaves.
  My plant has got a thick / thin stem.
  My plant has got / hasn’t got flowers.
  My plant has got / hasn’t got fruits.
  My plant is a tree / bush / grass.

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REVISION

1 Write T (true) or F (false). Then, correct the false sentences.

The roots fix the plant to the ground.

The stem absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.

The leaves absorb sunlight and air.

There are seeds inside the fruits.

All plants have got flowers and fruits.

2 Write.

plant flower fruit seed

SHOW YOUR SKILLS

3 Choose one of these activities:

Find information about
A.  B.  Make a poster about
a medicinal plant. Write different plants. Label
what it is used for. the parts of each plant.
  

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