Student Book Answer Key Unit O Example: Amy says, “There’s something outside!” “What’s that noise?” asks Ellie “Is it a monster?” “It’s next to our tent!” screams Amy “Help!” Page A Example: A scary story about nature Unit Page C Student’s own answers D Example: She loses her balance on a cliff She sees a boa constrictor in front of her E Student’s own answers Page F 4, 1, 5, 3, 6, G Example: No Skipping is boring Help.    Help me! Turn around and come back What can I do? Skip!    Jump! Run! A Student’s own answer Page 11 C Example: The email is from David The email is to Kyle He stays with his Aunt Claire and Uncle Leo He goes with his mom and dad D How are you? What have you been doing? Did you anything fun last weekend? E Example: Downtown Quito The market in Otavalo Page 12 Page H girl goes walking, sees a boa constrictor Student’s own answers I Student’s own answers J Student’s own answers K Student’s own answers L Student’s own answers Page F 1  c  2  e  3  a  4  f  5  b  6  d G Example: Where did he go? to Otavalo Who did he go with? his mom and dad What did he do? he hiked in the country, went fishing, and went shopping When did he go? on Saturday How did he get there? by bus Why was it fun? because they all bought something H the suburbs an urban area a rural area M Student’s own answer N Example: Character What he / she says wake up suddenly Amy There’s something outside! hear a noise Ellie What’s that noise? Is it a monster? see a big shadow Amy It’s next to our tent! Help! Scary event Page 10 Page 13 I Student’s own answers Oxford Discover Writing and Spelling  Student Book Answer Key  © Oxford University Press 21 J Example: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday visited my aunt and uncle in the country and went hiking played with my brother and sister in the garden made cookies with my grandma watched a movie went shopping with my mom and bought a present for my friend went to the beach went to my friend’s birthday party Page 14 L Student’s own answers M Example: Where did you go? to the beach Who did you go with? my mom and my brother What did you do? we swam in the ocean, read books, and ate ice cream When did you go? on Friday How did you get there? by train Why was it fun? because it was relaxing and the weather was great N Examples: How are you? What have you been doing? Did you anything fun last week? Unit Page 16 A 1  a backpack   2  a balloon Page 17 C Examples: the poet’s first day at school a surprise birthday party D Surprise E Student’s own answer Page 18 F 1  h  2  e  3  a  4  f  5  b  6  g  7  d  8  c G Hear the noisy sounds! See the bright lights! See the beautiful colors! Watch the happy children! Page 19 I a backpack a balloon J Student’s own answers Page 20 K Student’s own answer L Student’s own answers M Student’s own answers N Examples: as silly as a monkey colorful like candy O Student’s own answer P Student’s own answer Unit Page 22 A Student’s own answer Page 23 C 1  Tina’s Blog – It’s About Time!   2  Our 24/7 world D We can have light all day and night because of the light bulb Page 24 E Tina gives information about something She gives her opinion about something She asks for readers’ opinions F 1  bad  2  good  3  bad  4  bad G Student’s own answer Page 25 H Example: Topic: Stores open 24/7 Reasons it is a good idea People can buy things when they want Stores can make a lot of money People go shopping at different times, so stores are quieter Reasons it is a bad idea People in shops work very hard The neighborhood is noisy at night People eat fast food and don’t cook healthy meals I Student’s own answer H Student’s own answers Oxford Discover Writing and Spelling  Student Book Answer Key  © Oxford University Press 22 Page 26 I Examples J Example: Reasons it is a good idea People can buy things when they want Stores can make a lot of money People go shopping at different times, so stores are quieter Topic Stores open 24/7 My opinion It is a good idea because people need to things at different times Some people work at night K Student’s own answers L Student’s own answers Unit Page 28 A Student’s own answers Problem: Aliens want to invade the Earth Solution: Stop the aliens from landing on the Earth Problem: A volcano is erupting and people are in danger Solution: Rescue all the people and take them to a safe place Problem: Someone steals a famous painting from a museum Solution: Look for clues, find the thief and return the painting I Student’s own answers Page 32 K Examples: Setting Characters Problem Solution Page 29 C Captain Electricity Dr Waste A Lot Captain Electricity Dr Waste A Lot Captain Electricity D Dr Waste A Lot is stealing the world’s energy Page 30 The world in the year 2300 A scientist, some aliens The aliens want to invade the Earth Find a way to make the aliens go back to their planet L Examples: Name Dr Carlos Vilanova Aliens Description a scientist tall with dark hair shy, intelligent, brave short and green with a lot of arms and legs greedy, intelligent E Student’s own answer F Example: Captain Electricity flies to Planet Waste and he uses a mirror on his suit to send the energy back to Earth G 1  S  2  S  3  W  4  W  5  S  6  S  7  W  8  S M Examples: Some aliens from another planet want to invade the Earth The aliens Dr Carlos Vilanova, a scientist He discovers a special liquid that can destroy the aliens’ spaceships The aliens are scared and go home Page 31 Unit H Problem:  A  Solution:  B Page 34 A Student’s own answer Oxford Discover Writing and Spelling  Student Book Answer Key  © Oxford University Press 23 Page 35 O Example: C Who? Five people: Tom Baisden, Danny Adamson, Jennie Helman, Michael Welke and Sarah Shannon Where? In Seattle in the US What? They started a rock band for kids called The Not-Its When? In 2008 Why? Because kids like rock music, but there weren’t any rock bands for kids D Student’s own answer A Student’s own answer Page 41 Page 37 Examples: Type of Music rock pop reggae jazz metal soul J Example: Band / Singer: Stevie Wonder He is from the US His famous songs include Superstition, Sir Duke, Happy Birthday, and I Just Called To Say I Love You He is blind W What I want to know When was he born? What was the first song he released? What is his real name? How did he get the name Stevie Wonder? K Student’s own answers Page 38 M Student’s own answer N Student’s own answer 1964 1976 Page 40 E 7, 4, 1, 5, 2, 8, 3, F 1  c  2  b  3  d  4  a G Student’s own answer H Student’s own answer K What I know 1963 What? He was born in Saginaw, Michigan in the US He moved to Detroit He released his first album, The Jazz Soul Of Little Stevie He was twelve years old He was called ‘Little Stevie Wonder’ His song Fingertips Pt(2) was number one in the charts He changed his name to ‘Stevie Wonder’ He released the album Songs In The Key Of Life It was number one for fourteen weeks Unit Page 36 Band or Singer Maroon One Direction Bob Marley Ella Fitzgerald Iron Maiden Stevie Wonder When? 1950 1954 1962 L What I learned C D Do you take photos with your phone? (Student’s own answer) Do you take photos that you never print? (Student’s own answer) E Student’s own answer Page 42 F You can take pictures with it It can hold ten pieces of paper It can print pictures You can post pictures online from the phone G 1  e  2  a  3  d  4  b  5  g  6  f  7  c H Student’s own answer Page 43 Examples: For home or school A backpack that becomes a desk For pets A small camera so you can see where your cat is and what it’s doing For fun A robot that tidies up your toys Other J Student’s own answer K Student’s own answer Page 44 L Student’s own answer Oxford Discover Writing and Spelling  Student Book Answer Key  © Oxford University Press 24 M Examples: Now you can … amazing But you can print photos right from the phone, too! It’s easier than chewing gum! You have to have it today! Buy one now and get 50 free pieces of photo paper N Student’s own answers O Student’s own answer Suggestions: You can also cut the sandwich into squares You can also use white bread Page 49 J Student’s own answer K Student’s own answer L Example: mushrooms Unit Page 46 A Examples: an instruction manual for a phone, camera, etc instructions for a craft project instructions for growing seeds Page 47 C sugar, flour, strawberries, lemons D Example: Preheat the oven because you have to wait for the oven to become hot E Example: It shows people what the dish needs to look like when it’s finished F Student’s own answer Page 48 Mushroom omelette 25g butter M First, Example: Slice the mushrooms Page 50 N Example: First Slice the mushrooms Beat the eggs Add the mushrooms to the eggs G 1  c  2  a  3  b H Examples: It isn’t a complete sentence There isn’t a verb, a capital letter or a period It’s a complete sentence and the verb is in the imperative The sentence doesn’t use ‘you’ It’s a complete sentence It uses ‘you’ and ‘can’ I Example: Carla’s peanut butter and banana sandwich O Example: Ingredients: pieces of brown bread, butter, peanut butter, banana, Page 53 Instructions: First, spread butter on two pieces of brown bread Then spread peanut butter on one piece of bread Next, cut the banana into slices Put the slices on the peanut butter Then put the other slice of bread on top Last, cut the sandwich into triangles eggs Next Melt the butter in a pan Put the mixture into the pan and cook the omelette on one side Last Turn it over and cook the other side Add some cheese Suggestions Serve it with salad Unit Page 52 A Student’s own answer C 1c 2a 3d 4b D Examples: 1=2 2=2 3=3 4=3 5=3 6=2 Oxford Discover Writing and Spelling  Student Book Answer Key  © Oxford University Press 25 Page 54 E Example: 1935: Earle was born 1948: Her family moved to Florida and she became interested in the ocean 1956: She finished college and became an oceanographer 1977: She followed whales near Hawaii, Australia, and Alaska 1979: She walked on the sea floor at a record-breaking depth 1980: She started Deep Ocean companies 1990: She started reporting on the planet’s oceans Today: She works at the National Geographic Society F Student’s own answers B 1  funny  2  fishy  3  smoky  4  creamy  5  furry 6  bouncy Page 59 B Ends with -le Ends with -al beetle oval gentle hospital C 1  handle  2  festival  3  journal  4  triangle  5  bubble 6  principal / principle B 1  television  2  celebration  3  division  4  reflection Page 55 G Example: Page 60 Explorers Athletes Christopher Columbus Usain Bolt Friends & Family My grandmother Other Salvador Dalí H Example: Person: Christopher Columbus K What I know He sailed to America in 1492 He was Italian W What I want to know When was he born? When did he go to sea? L What I learned Page 56 J Example: 1451 He was born in Genoa, Italy 1464 He went to sea and learned to sail a ship August 1492 He started his famous voyage after King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain paid for it October 1492 Columbus’s ships arrived in the Bahamas March 1493 He arrived back in Spain 1493–1502 He made three more voyages to different parts of the Americas 1506 He died in Spain K Student’s own answer Spelling Master Class Page 58 B Examples: expensive This pen was very expensive thermometer My mom took my temperature with a thermometer electricity After the storm, there was no electricity in the city B interesting; boring; tiring; freezing Page 61 A They all end in ‘ful’ 1  useful  2  careful  3  thoughtful  4  harmful C 1  fearful  2  colorful  3  cheerful  4  playful B 1  tomatoes  2  shelves  3  teeth  4  wolves  5  feet 6  fish Page 62 B Student’s own answers B 1  hiking  2  constrictor  3  scary  4  screamed Oxford Discover Writing and Spelling  Student Book Answer Key  © Oxford University Press 26