5 Animal Habitats

Unit 5 VOCABULARY 1 1 Listen and read. We all need a place to live. We live in houses or apartments in our neighborhood. Animals and plants have a place to live, too. This place is called their habitat. wetlands grasslands a forest a desert a rain forest ice snow mud a web a hive a nest underground an island a cave 2 Listen and say. a forest There are many trees and plants in the forest. a desert It is very hot in the desert. ice Water changes to ice in very cold temperatures. a web Spiders make webs. grasslands Zebras and lions live in the grasslands. wetlands Many birds live in the wetlands. a hive Bees live in hives. a cave Caves are very dark places. underground Many animals have homes underground. mud Hippos like to bathe in the mud. a rain forest There are many trees in the rain forest. an island An island has water around it. a nest Birds live in nests. snow It is very cold in the snow.

SONG 1 Listen. Read and sing. Why? Because! Why does a giraffe have a long, long neck? Why? Why? Because it eats leaves at the tops of the trees. I want to know why. I want to know why. Why? Because I want to know why! Why does a frog have strong legs? Why? Why? Because it hops, swims, and jumps. I want to know why. I want to know why. Why? Because I want to know why! Animals are amazing. They do so many things. And I have just one thing to say. Why? Why does a polar bear have white fur? Why? Why? Because it lives in ice and snow. I want to know why. I want to know why. Why? Because I want to know why!

GRAMMAR 1 Why... ? Because ... Why does a giraffe have a long neck? Because it eats leaves at the top of trees. Why don’t you like penguins? Because they look silly, and they can’t fly!

VOCABULARY 2 1 Listen and say. Write the animals in the correct groups. a tongue A giraffe has a long tongue. fur A polar bear has thick, white fur. horns A goat has two horns. a pouch A kangaroo has a pouch. wings A parrot has colorful wings. GRAMMAR 2 Infinitive of purpose Giraffes use their long tongues to clean their ears. Goats use their horns to fight.

READING 1 Listen and read. Amazing Rain Forests Rain forests are warm, wet forests. They are in countries near the Equator—in Central America, South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Rain forests are important. They’re homes for millions of animals and plants. The plants in rain forests make much of the oxygen that people in the world need to live. A RAIN FOREST HAS FOUR PARTS: Emergent In this part, you can see the tops of very tall trees. They are sometimes 60 m (200 ft.) tall! Many different birds, butterflies, and other insects live here. Canopy In this part of the forest, the trees have many leaves. Birds, spiders, tree frogs, monkeys, and snakes live here. Understory In this part of the forest, it is dark, wet, and cool. There aren’t many plants. Why? Because plants need light to live. Snakes and lizards live here. Jaguars like to live in this part, too! Forest floor In this part, there are many insects and spiders. Some spiders are as big as plates! There are many large animals. And people live here, too!