Words and definition

1. Oxford Discover 3
Unit 2:The Red Rubber
Ball
Get Ready

2. kick
to hit something or someone with your
foot

3. tag
to touch another player in a children’s
game

4. skip
to move along quickly with little jumps
from one foot to the other

5. bounce
When a ball bounces, it falls to the ground
and touches it, then comes back up again

6. drop
to let something you are carrying fall
to the ground

7. plain
a large area of flat land

8. lake
a large area of water that has land all around it

9. a deep valley with very steep sides
canyon

10. cliff
an area of high, steep rocks beside the sea

11. stream
a small river

12. Words in Context
boa constrictor
a ​large, ​strong ​snake

13. toss
to throw something somewhere carelessly

14. landing
an arrival on the ground, usually of an
aircraft or boat

15. balance
to be in a ​position where you will ​stand
without ​falling to either ​side

16. Main Idea
The main idea of a reading tells us what the
reading is about.
The main idea is usually in the first sentence
of the paragraph
Kittens need special care. You have to feed
kittens twice a day. They have a lot of
energy. You need to play with them often.
Kittens will chew on almost anything they
find. You have to watch them closely

18. Answers:
A.
1.C
2.B
3.A
B. Put a check
on
Kids all over
the world like
to play games.
C.
1.Snake
2.Throw it
3.The ground

19. Answer:
E.
running,
bouncing,
jumping,
kicking, dancing
F.
1.running
2.skiing
3.dancing

20. Answer :
A.
Adam: Chess, Father,
two, 16
Grace: checkers,
mother, two,12
Sandra: backgammon,
grandfather, two,15
B. 1. b 2. c 3. a

21. Meanings:
get along- be friendly to
get by- have just enough of something
get over- recover from
get away- escape
get around- travel to different place
get down- climb down from somewhere

22. Questions Words
What – things, animals,
events
Who- person
When- time/date
Where- place
Why- reason
E. Possible answers
2. Where do you play your
favorite sports?
3. Who do you want to play
with?
4. Why do you like football?
5. What do I do for fun?