5 Things at home

Chapter 5 Things at home 1 soft 2 hard 3 smooth 4 rough 5 a cushion 6 an armchair 7 a marble 8 a stone A Tom is showing Beeno around his home. Read. 1 That chair is hard. Don't sit on it. 2 Please sit in this armchair. It's soft.

These marbles are smooth and round. Can I feel them? Sure. B Act Tom and Beeno. What can Beeno feel? This / These a cushion It's soft. Can I feel it? Sure.

LEARN to Read C What can Stella do? Read and find out. 1 Mary gets some pretty stonesfrom her uncle. She likes themvery much. Look at these prettystones, Mummy. 2 I can show them to Stella on Saturday. That's a good idea. 3 Stella is Mary's friend. She visits Mary on Saturday. She sits down on the sofa. The cushion is nice and soft. I like it. Mary shows Stella her stones. Stella feels the stones with her hands. The stones are smooth and hard. Stella smiles. She likes them. 5 What would you like to donow? You can listen to somemusic or a story. Stella says she can read Mary a story. Mary is surprised.

6 Stella takes out a book. It is in braille. The paper is smooth but the writing is rough. Look at my book. I can read it. Wow! You're so clever! How does Stella read the writing? D Tick (√) the correct answers. 1 'Look at these pretty stones, Mummy. ' What does this sentence tell us? 2 Stella cannot see. What can she do? 3 'You can listen to some music or a story. 'What does this mean? Phonics Say the sounds and the words. sm smile small st stone stand Find one more word for each sound.

Pre-tack Activity E The children are playing a guessing game. Act and match. 1 They're soft. I think they're . . Yes, it's a key. Task Put things in a box. Play the feeler game.