The Tailor and His Coat

Grade 5 Unit 8: Reader

The Tailor and His Coat

Lesson 1: Reader, pp. 2-7

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WARM UP Activity 1
Look at the picture and read the words.

reduce reuse
/rɪˈduːs/ /ˌriːˈjuːs/
to make something to use something again
less or smaller in
size, quantity, price

to treat things that

have already been
recycle used so that they
can be used again
/ˌriːˈsaɪkl/
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WARM UP Activity 1
Look at the picture and read the words.

trash

throw away
/'θrəuə,wei/

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WARM UP Activity 1
Look at the pictures and read the words.

plastic landfill

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WARM UP Activity 2
Fill in the blanks with the words.

reduce reuse recycle throw away plastic landfills

reduce the
1. Always bring a shopping bag with you in order to __________
use of plastic bags.
landfills
2. Reports find ___________ contaminating water.
reuse containers to buy meat instead of using plastic bags.
3. I _______

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WARM UP Activity 2
Fill in the blanks with the words.

reduce reuse recycle throw away plastic trash

recycle things can convert into new products.

4. If we _________,
throw away your old passport, you may need it later.
5. Don’t ___________
Plastic straws are banned by cities around the world.
6. _______
trash with you when you leave the house.
7. Take that bag of ________

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Before Reading Activity 1
Express yourself.

Do you have a favorite item,

such as a piece of clothing or
a stuffed animal? What will
you do with it when it gets
old, or you don’t need it
anymore?

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Before Reading Activity 2
Discuss the question.

What kind of coat is it?

Try to describe it.

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While Reading Activity 1

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While Reading Activity 2
Let’s read the story.

Once there was a boy named Joseph who

worked in his father’s tailor shop. Together, he
and his father made clothes for the rich people
of the town.
Joseph was a very good tailor.
He dreamed of making a warm winter coat for
himself from cloth that was as beautiful as a
butterfly’s wings.

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cloth
vest
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Let’s read the story.

One day, a man came to the shop with a large

piece of cloth. The cloth was as beautiful as the
wings of a butterfly!
The man asked Joseph’s father to make him a vest.
“You have enough cloth here to make ten vests!”
said Joseph’s father.
The man just waved his hand. “I only need one
vest,” he said. “When you’re finished with it, you
can throw away the cloth that is left.”

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While Reading Activity 2
Let’s read the story.
Joseph looked at the cloth. It was a
beautiful dark brown and warm orange, with
bits of white and gold. It was wonderful!
Joseph’s father made the vest. Then he gave
the cloth that was left to Joseph.
“This cloth is too good to throw in the
trash,” he said. “Maybe you can use it.”
Joseph told his father about the special
coat that he dreamed of making.
“You can make your special coat from this
cloth!” his father said.

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tools
to sew
While Reading Activity 2
Let’s read the story.

That night, Joseph got out his tools and

began to cut and sew his coat. Three nights
later, it was done. When his father saw
Joseph’s wonderful coat, he smiled with
pride.

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While Reading Activity 2
Let’s read the story.

One cold afternoon, Joseph met a young

woman named Anna. She was not wearing a
coat. Joseph offered his coat to her. Then he
walked with Anna to her home.
Anna and Joseph became friends. Then
they fell in love. A few years later, they got
married.

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worn
While Reading Activity 2
Let’s read the story.

Joseph opened his own tailor shop in a

nearby town.
He wore his coat every day.
After many years, the coat started to look
old and worn.
Joseph looked at his old coat. “I love this
coat,” he said to Anna. “It made my father
proud. It helped me meet you. But it’s too
old and worn to wear anymore.”

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While Reading Activity 2
Let’s read the story.

Then Joseph had an idea. He said, “There

is enough good cloth left to reuse to make
something else!”
Joseph took the coat to his shop. He cut
and sewed and made a hat.
The hat was wonderful!

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While Reading Activity 2
Let’s read the story.

Joseph wore his hat everywhere. When

Joseph’s daughters were very small, he
took them outside to play in the snow. He
danced and caught snowflakes in his hat.
His little girls laughed.

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After Reading Activity 1
Choose the best answer according to the story.

a 1. What does Joseph do?

_____
(a) He makes clothes.
(b) He is a sailor.
(c) He is a Math teacher.
b 2. What did the customer ask Joseph’s father to make?
_____
(a) A vessel
(b) A vest
(c) A coat

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After Reading Activity 1
Choose the best answer according to the story.

b 3. How long did it take for Joseph to make his coat?

_____
(a) Three hours
(b) Three nights
(c) Three months
c 4. What was the cloth made into?
_____
(a) A suit, a coat and a hat
(b) A vest, a coat and a bag
(c) A vest, a coat and a hat

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After Reading Activity 2
Say True or False according to the story.

F 1. Joseph wanted to make a warm winter coat for his dad.

___
T 2. The cloth was big enough to make ten vests.
___
F 3. The color of the cloth is black and orange.
___
T 4. After many years, Joseph’s coat wore out.
___
F 5. Joseph reused the cloth and made a pair of gloves.
___

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WRAP-UP Activity 1
Identify the problems and solutions according to the story.

Problems Solutions
There was too much cloth for Joseph’s father gave the cloth to
making one vest. Joseph.

Joseph’s coat was old and worn. He reused the cloth and made a
hat out of the coat.

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WRAP-UP Activity 2
Predict what will happen next.

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While Reading Activity 3 Let’s read the story.

The years passed, and Joseph’s

daughters grew up. As they grew older,
so did the hat.
One day, Joseph said to his daughters,
“I love this hat. I’ll never forget the day
we danced and caught the first
snowflakes of winter with it. But now it
is old and worn. It is too worn to wear
anymore.”

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While Reading Activity 3 Let’s read the story.

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While Reading Activity 3 Let’s read the story.

Joseph wore his bow tie

everywhere. By this time,
Joseph’s daughters had children.
Joseph had a grandson named
Peter. When Peter was old
enough to speak, he pulled on
the bow tie. He said, “Grandpa,
there is a butterfly on your shirt.”

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 memories
A memory is something that you
remember from the past. 记忆
While Reading Activity 3 Let’s read the story.

One day Anna asked, “Where is your bow

tie?”
Joseph’s bow tie was gone! Joseph looked
everywhere, but he could not find it.
Joseph was so sad that he sat in his chair all
day.
”I loved that cloth,” he said. “I had it for so
many years. It was part of my memories.
Now it’s gone, and my memories are gone,
too.”
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While Reading Activity 3 Joseph’s family stood by his chair. “Tell
Let’s read the story. us about the wonderful cloth,” said his
granddaughter, Hannah. Joseph told his
family about the coat, the hat, and the
bow tie. He told them about putting
the coat on Anna when they met. He
told them about catching snowflakes in
the hat when his daughters were
children. He told them about how,
when Peter was very small, he thought
that the bow tie was a butterfly.

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While Reading Activity 3 Let’s read the story.

Peter said, “Your bow tie was a

butterfly, Grandpa. It flew away!”
”But your memories didn’t”, said
Hannah.
Joseph smiled. “You’re right,” Joseph
said. “My memories didn’t fly away.
They will stay with me always.”

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EXTENSION Activity
Express yourself.

Joseph dreamed of making a

coat as beautiful as a butterfly’s
wings. What is your dream?
What would you like to achieve?
Example answer: I’d like to earn
and save money for a trip to Hawaii.
I’d like to dive in the sea and ride
on a sailboat.

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PRACTICE 2 Activity

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