ملخص اللغة الإنجليزية خامسة ابتدائي، الترم الأول When Nature Changes

Lesson 1: When Nature Strikes!

Extreme weather words: thunderstorm, sandstorm, flood, drought, wildfire, heat wave.

• A flood is too much water covering dry land.
• A drought happens when there is no rain for a long time.
• A sandstorm is a severe wind that carries sand and dust, making it hard to breathe.
• A wildfire burns through forests and homes.
• A heat wave is when the temperature is dangerously high for days.

Mazen and Dina talk about a flood in their city. Water covered the streets, cars got stuck, and Mazen's uncle's house was damaged. They also talk about a drought in China (farmers cannot grow crops) and a wildfire in the U.S.A. that spreads quickly because it is dry and windy.

Lesson 2: Extreme Weather in Ancient Egypt

The Nile gave water and rich soil for farming, but weather also caused problems.

• Floods: brought rich soil but sometimes damaged farms. Egyptians built canals and basins to control the water.
• Droughts: not enough rain, so the Nile became low. They made irrigation systems.
• Sandstorms (Khamsin): strong, hot winds with sand. People stayed inside and built homes with thick mud bricks.

They had no modern machines but used simple tools and smart ways to survive.

Language in use: Past Simple

We use the past simple for finished actions in the past: The Nile flooded every year.

• Negative: didn't + base verb (They didn't use modern tools.). With "to be": was/were + not (there wasn't enough rain).
• Question: Did + subject + base verb (What did they do?). With "to be": Was/Were (Were there sandstorms?).

Lesson 3: Story Time — The Two Frogs

Two frog friends lived in a small pond. One hot summer the pond began to dry up, so they left to find a new home. They found a deep well. One frog liked it, but the other said: if the water dries up, we will be stuck at the bottom and cannot get out. They agreed not to live in the well and kept searching for a safe home. Moral: think carefully before you make a decision. Words: pond (area of water smaller than a lake), well (deep hole dug in the ground to find water), flies (small insects with thin wings), leap (jump high and far), safely (protected from danger).

Vowel digraphs

Two vowels together make one sound: leap (ea, long e), flood (oo, short u), boat (oa, long o).

Lesson 4: Writing — A Fiction Story

A fiction story is made up from imagination. Plot: Beginning (meet characters and setting), Problem, Middle (the character tries to fix it), Climax (the most exciting part), Ending (the problem is solved). In the example, Lily whispers to upside-down clouds and they turn right side up: a little kindness and a gentle whisper can solve big problems.

Think and Create: A Collage

Cut out photos of different weather conditions and glue them together to make a collage called "Nature's Different Moods".