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9 780153 5027369 0 0 0 0ISBN-13:978-0-15-350273-6ISBN-10:0-15-350273-8by Claire Danielillustrated by Chi ChungHarcourt LeveledReaders Online Database GRADE 5Lesson 03WORD COUNT936GENRERealistic FictionLEVELELLMusicRXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.COV.indd 2-325/10/2006 8:26:06 PMby Claire Danielillustrated by Chi ChungCopyright by Harcourt,Inc.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopy,recording,or any information storage and retrieval system,without permission in writing from the publisher.Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to School Permissions and Copyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277 Sea Harbor Drive,Orlando,Florida 328876777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt,Inc.,registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions.Printed in MexicoISBN 10:0-15-350273-8ISBN 13:978-0-15-350273-6Ordering OptionsISBN 10:0-15-349940-0(Grade 5 ELL Collection)ISBN 13:978-0-15-349940-1(Grade 5 ELL Collection)ISBN-10:0-15-357307-4(package of 5)ISBN-13:978-0-15-357307-1(package of 5)If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge,Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold.Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited and is illegal.Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication,or any portion of it,into electronic format.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 126 12 11 10 09 08 07 06RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 125/10/2006 8:33:18 PMRXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 204/10/2006 1:51:04 PMPang is writing a letter back to his new pen pal,Chen,in the United States.Pang is from China.He writes to Chen in Chinese.Then Chens grandmother reads it to Chen in English.This is Pangs first letter to Chen.Dear Chen,I am glad that you want to be pen pals.Im also glad that your grandmother knows Chinese.That will help since I dont know English.I liked your letter.Soccer seems like a lot of fun.The United States that you described sounds interesting.I cant imagine living in a place like Utah!It seems like a very dry place!I live near the water.It would be very different to live far from it.3RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 304/10/2006 2:12:09 PM4Let me tell you about my country.China is very big.It is the fourth largest country in the world!Only Russia,Canada,and the United States are larger than China.China has something these countries dont.We have the worlds longest human-made structure.Its called the Great Wall of China.I like the name!We also have a lot of large riversat least 150 of them!We have plateaus,deserts,and plains,too.China is a beautiful country!RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 405/11/2006 9:43:04 AMI live near the city of Wucheng.I was born into a family of fishers.My father fishes,just like his father did.My great grandfather also fished.My family moved to a town near the city of Wucheng after I was born.My father wanted me to go to a good school.He wanted me to learn to read and write.You can see that his dreams have come true!5RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 525/10/2006 9:10:08 PMMy grandfather lived on a riverboat.The riverboat was very small.Here is a picture of my grandfathers old riverboat.Look at the window.They covered it with a straw hat to keep the sun out!I think it would be fun to live on the river.My mother likes living in an apartment much better!6RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 625/10/2006 9:20:12 PMI love fishing with my father and grandfather.We use cormorants to help us fish.Cormorants are large black birds that dive into the water for fish.We train them to help us catch the fish we need for food.We have four of these birds.We fish from our large boat.Our boat has a motor.We turn off the motor when we find a good fishing place.We dont want to scare all the fish away.7RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 725/10/2006 9:20:40 PMLet me tell you about my family.I have a little brother.His name is Kuan.He usually wants to go fishing with us,but hes too young to fish.I have an older sister.Her name is Lian.She plays the trumpet.She takes lessons in the city.She is very good.I tried to play a flute.I was not very good.I dont have talent for music.Lian is the musician in the family!I prefer to fish!8RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 825/10/2006 9:21:49 PMMy dad fishes day and night except for when it rains.We do not fish in the rain because the rain makes the water muddy.Why do we need clear water?We need clear water because it helps our birds find the fish more easily.Our cormorants names are Midnight,Lucky,Dawn,and Captain.Cormorants are good divers.The cormorants swoop down into the water.They pull the fish from the water using their beaks.9RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 904/10/2006 4:44:45 PM10Dad taught me an easy way to open a birds beak after the bird has caught the fish.Dad taught me how to rub the birds neck.This makes the bird open its beak and release the fish.RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 1025/10/2006 9:33:00 PM11Dad and I feed the cormorants small bits of food during the day.We give the birds frysmall,young fish that cormorants like to eat.We also give them small bits of other fish.Each bird eats about a pound of fish in a day!Dad buys the cormorants from other fishers.He checks each birds eyes to make sure it can see.He looks at the birds feet to see whether it will be good at swimming and diving.He checks the rest of the birds body to make sure the bird is healthy.RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 1125/10/2006 9:33:25 PM12Once,Dad bought two birds.They cost sixty dollars.He took the birds home and showed them to my grandfather.My grandfather looked at them and frowned.He said,“These are not good birds!”My grandfather was right.He has an instinct for picking birds.The birds were not good fishers.My dad sold the birds.My dad always took my grandfather along to buy birds after that!RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 1204/10/2006 4:46:34 PM13Our cormorants catch many kinds of fish.One kind of fish is the catfish.The best catch is a yellow eel.We can sell yellow eels for a lot of money in the market!Restaurants buy our fish.Cormorants are very smart.When my dad says,“dive,”they fly off the boat and search for prey.Then they bring the fish back to the boat.Our cormorants are intelligent,but sometimes they dont act that way.One day,Midnight caught a plastic bottle that he thought was a fish!My dad and I laughed!RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 1325/10/2006 9:36:19 PMI want to be a fisher when I grow up.Dad thinks that the work is too hard.He wants me to be a teacher so that I will use my education.I like being on the water though.What do you want to do when you get older?My sister,Lian,also wants to know whether you play an instrument.Write again soon!Your pen pal,Pang14RXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 1425/10/2006 9:40:10 PMWord Count:936Scaffolded Language DevelopmentIDENTIFYING INFINITIVES Review the following sentence from the story:I think it would be fun to live on the river.(page 6)I tried to play a flute.(page 8)Remind students that the verbs to live and to play are both infinitives in these examples.Tell students that the gerund and infinitive forms of a verb are often interchangeable.Help students change the infinitive to the gerund in each of the sentences above(living,playing).Then have students practice identifying the infinitives and changing them to gerunds in each of the following sentences.I like to hike with my friends.My sister prefers to swim in a pool.We love to toast marshmallows.Do you like to play cards?My dog doesnt like to get wet.MusicMake a Poster Have students work in pairs to make a poster that illustrates different musical instruments,including the trumpet and the flute.Have them label each instrument.School-Home Connection Jobs for Generations Have students find out what kinds of jobs their parents and grandparents have had.To the TeacherRXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 1505/11/2006 9:47:48 AMRXENL08ARD5E03_ELL.indd 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