,;ir;,;1,r1r.

mod€rn r{rod0r$

The B[g River

ol.lumon
interest Íor teenogers.

it is the distant psst. LiÍe is very simple otong the BÌg Riven.
There ore mony onlmols ond birds. lndion tribes Uve in horÍfiony.
One doy, mony yêqrs lqtêr, sÌronggrs comê. The rtuer ls no longer
cotm ond beoutiÍul.
Con we sove the Big River?

Moln theme - the life oÍ o river

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Other thennes woter preservotlon, erìvironmentql
conservotion, history oÍ Brozil.

VÌsit www.richmond.com.br -
Áreo Exciusivo do ProÍessor

stoge 4 _ intermediote

stogê 3 _ lower intêrmediote

stoge 2 _ elêmentoÍy
ÈsE
Urt stoge I - storter
'ffi\

t Richmond
modern reqders stoge 1

The Big River

Vero Abi Sober

To Betty-
Íor her guidonce ond ÍriendshiP.

Richmond
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O VERA ABI SÂBER. 2OO5

Richmond
When: Sometìme ïn the distont post.-
Diretoria: Paul Berry Where: The fountoin-heod of o river
Gerência editoriah Sondra Possos
Coordenação de arte. Chisüane Borín
Coordenação de reüsão: Estevon Vieìro Lédo Jr.
Coordenação de produção gráfrca André Ì'tlonteìro, Ìiorìo de Lourda Êodrigues
Coordenação de produção industna|: Wilson Troque

Projeto editoriab Kylie l4ackin

Assistência editoriaL: GabrieLa Peixoto Vilanovo

Reüsão: ,ertise feror
Projeto gráfico de miolo e capa: Ricardo Von Steen Conunicdções e
P rop a g o nda Ltd a./ 0 líver Fuclts

Edìção de arle: Christiane Borin

Ilustnções de rniolo e capa: Dave Santona
Dia gnrnação: Fo rm oto Co m u ni co ção
PrÉ-impressão: Héüo P. de Souza Filho, Marcio H. Komota
Impressão e acabamento: Grâfìca Eskenazi
Lote:288í46

tlãdos üÍbmâcloíais de catalogação na Pubtlcaçâo (OP)

(tãman Bnsileira do Livro.5P, Brasil)

Saber, Ven Àbi

Tte big dver / Ven Abì Saber.
- 5ão Paulo : Richmond
Pubtishing, 2004.
- (Modern íeaders ; stage 1)

VáÍiôs ilxstradores

1. Ingtês (Ensino fundamentât) I. TÍtuto.

II. Sêrie

04-2414 cDD-37?-65?

Índcrs para catátogo sistemático:

1. Inglês: Ensino fundamental 372.652 There is o
ISEN 85-16-04154-9 oÍ cteor woter in the middte oÍ
fe@iÉ Ú88.
R€pÍodu{âo pÍDibnh. ÀÈ 181d0 Côdigo Penat e Lei 9.610 de 19 de

lodas os direítos rcemdw

de
o forest.
kcrxoro The trees in the Íorest ore
Eonou Moonu Lror,
Rua Fadre Adetrino, 758
-
Betenzinho
tott ond beoutiÍul ond there
5ão hulo
-5P
www.richmond.com.br
BRsi[
- CEP 03303-904
- ore Ílowers everywhere.
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Inprsso no Bnsr'l

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-tììl-l
The forest is futt of dÌfferent smetts ond cotors. I
There ore yettow bononos ond popoyos, red mongoes, 'Ì; ,

l*r
brown coconuts ond yellow píneopples. {ib 1.ì

i
\-, j m0cow
f
t'Ç,
toucon

'J

o
a Oc

river
dotphin

wÌld cot a
g

ore otso mony onimols ond birds. ïhey ore

hoppy in the trêes, on the ground, or neor
n-heqd.
woter is cleon ond Íresh.
ng is in perÍect hormony.

t
 Mony, mony yeors toter.". The Indions con swim ond Íish in the cteor woter.
They con drink the woter too becouse it is very
Look of the wqter now! It ïs not o Íountoin-heod"
cteon ond Íresh.
trt is o river, big ond strong, with mony species of fish.
The tribes ond the river live in hormony.
And there ore smoll Indïon villoEes otong it.
The Big River is their Íriend.

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Life is very simpte olong the Big River.

When the river is violent, the Indions go owoy.

Sometimes, the river is cqtm.

But they ore not ofroid. They love qnd respect

,l the river.

Sometimes, there is o ftood ond the river is violent. When ihe river is cotm, the Indions come bock.

t t
 But, one doy, mony yeors \
loter,..

"Who
"Who ore those stronge peopte?"
"Are they Íriends or enemies?"
The Indions ore suspicïo

a;
The peopte ore explorers.
Some oÍ them ore Íriendly, but
some ore not" Some Indions ore
sloves now. They ore very sod. And they
qre worried ond oÍroid.

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o
n
a
 There is gotd in the river'
Why ore the exPtorers in the forest? - emerolds' rubìes
And there ore precious stones
ond diomonds in the forest"
- gotd ond the preclous
The intruders wont the
stones.
 But over the yeors, more ond more strongers Now, there ore smotl towns
come" They come Írom different countries. They come otong the river. But, there ore not
with their fqmìties ond Íriends. Some Indïons ore mony trees.
worried. They go owoy. They go into the rniddte of The river is stllt beoutlfut, but
the forest. the woter ìs not verY cleor"

"Goo$ bye, Big River. Good bye, old frien

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 When: Nowodoys.."
Where: The Big River
Things ore very diÍferent now. The Bìg River is
pottuted ond silent ond the woter ìs dirty. There ore
no trees, no Ílowers, rìo onimols ond no smott Indion fr

vittoges otong it" I

&-.

j see tories ond big

ì in the cities ond they ore

e river.
tI
 ''.'Í+l'i,rF7.-d

The Big River is sod now

becouse it is Pottuted ond
ugty.

It ìs dork ond smetlY' The

wqter is futt oÍ gorboge'

. oâ"
t,
 Look ot the peopte in the citY!

"Hey, you guys, wqter is Precious!"

It is o hot ond sunny doy. Look of the river! It is

There is no sign of roin.
otmost dry. And it is very dirtY.
Ll
n
 Ai this school, the students ore tired ond
thirsty. The teochers ore tolking to the
students. They ore worried.
"There Ís o greot woste of woter in our
homes ond Ín our city, kids."

The students ore worried, too.

"Teocher, the river is olmost dry ond very dirty.,,
"How con we help?"
"How con we sove the river?"

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 The situotion is very serioL,ts now.
The river is olmost deqd.

Con the students help?

Con theysove the BiE River?
Whot con they do?

Attthe students
con hetp. Let's see
the things they
con do.
 Lsre SAVA
B G RIVE They con toÌk to tt^reir
They con moke bonners porents ond.."

.." to their brothers

They con moke pomphtets. ond sisters.

They con tolk to their

Íriends" They con do their port

<- ,-i::I-ì'
(ãi:ì>

They con stort

o compoign.

They con tolk to their

neighbors.

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 YEAR: 2050
PLACE: The Big River
í[r tdoRDÍ

Use your imoginotion. Drow the Big River in 2050

ïhe meoning of eoch word corresponds to its use in the context oÍ
the story (see poge number, 00)

oÍrqid(11) com medo porrot (30) popogoio

qlmost (20) quose porents (26) pois
olong (8) oo longo; people (10) pessoos
ocornponhondo precious stones (13) pedros
becouse ('18) porque preciosos
but (8) mos rottlesnoke (30) coscovet
compoign (27) componho sove (23) sotvor
city, cities (17) cidode(s) sign (20) sÌnqt
cleon (5) tÌmpo slove (11) escrovo
cleor (3) ctoro smelt(4) cheiro
country, countries (14) poís(es) smelly (19) molcheiroso
dork (19) escuro some (11) olguns
deod (24) morto sometirnes (8) otgumos vezes
dirty (16) sujo still (15) oindo
do (27) íazer strong (6) Íorte
drow (28) desenhor sunny (20) ensolorodo
dry (20) seco suspicious (10)desconfìodos
enemy, enemies (t0) inimigo(s) swim (26) nodor
everything (5) tudo thirsty (22) com sede
everywhere (3) em todo tugor tirecl (22) consodos
Íoctory, Íoctories (7) Íábrico(s) too (23) tombém
Íish (7) pesco, (6) peíxe town ('15) cidode
tlood (8) cheìo, enchente ugly (18) Íeio
Íountoin-heod (3) noscente wont (13) querer
tree (5) tÍvre woste (22) desperdÍcio
Íull (4) cheio when (8) quondo
gorboge (19) tixo who (í0) quem
go owoy (8) ir emboro witd cot (30) onço
gotd (13) ouro worríed (11) preocupodos
ground (5) chdo
how (23) como
intruder(13) intruso Expressions
moke (26) fozer come bqck (9) vottor
middle (3) meio Hey. you guysl (20) E oí, pessoot!
neor (5) perto Lefs.." (26) Vqmos
neighbor (27) vizinho Nowodoys (16) Atuotmente

ú 4
 A$tvtïtEÍ 5. Look oi poges 12 ond'r3, unscromble the words ond comprete
the sentences.

o) In the Íorest there ore ond

birues roÌerneds
Before Reoding
dsmondio
1. Reod the Íront cover of the book. The titte is
b) The exptorers wont the ond the
Tl're River
Smott Big
snesto

2. Look ot the pictures on poges 4 ond 5" Find ond circÌe: 6. Look ot poges 16 ond 17. Before you reod" comporê them with
poges 3, 4 ond 5. Whqt is different?
Animol Fruit
- o rnocow o pineopple
o river dotphin
7. Reod poges 16 to 1g. Tick the correct onswers.
o mongo
o) Nowodqys, the Big River is:
o wild cot o coconut ( ) big ond strong ( ) pottuted ond silent
b) The woter Ís:
While Reoding
( ) Íutl oÍ gorboge ( ) cteon ond fresh
3. Reod poges 7 to 9 ond comptete the sentence s. 8- Reod poge 22. comptete the sentences ond firt in the crossword
o) ïhe Indions con ond Íish in the cleor o) Kids' in our(1)-there is o greot (2)-
wqter" of (3)
b) The tribes ond the lìve in horrnony. b) There is no woter- The students ore (4)
c) Sometimes there is o ond
ond the river is tired. z.
violent.
d) ïhey love ond the river. lr,
T
1. Reod poges 10 ond 11 ond motch. 't.
0
suspicious
The Indions ore.. I
sloves
R E
enemies
The exptorers ore...
worried
3. A R
stronge people
Y

to
tl
 ry" . -:iwfi.!illnlMçRïtr4'

9. Look ot poges 26 ond 27 ond cornplete the toble

HOW CAN TI-IE STUDENTS HELP?

'1.
They con to their Íriends

2.They con thein pont.

1. They con o compoign.

1. They con pomphtets.

AÍter Reoding (Optionqt Activities)

10. Is there o river in your town,/city? Find out qbout it.

Nome:

Big or Smoll:

Pottuted orCleon:

1í. Are there compoigns in your town/city for. soving woter?