Speaking Calling
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City Speakers โ
Book 4
Short Vowel O
Captain Jake and General Gill's
Lost Puppy
Lost Puppy
๐ Listen, say and record!
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Meet the Crew!
Captain Jake
Hi! I am Jake. Let's stop the smog!
General Gill
Hi! I am Gill. I have a plan to stop the smog!
Otto
I am Otto. I am a lost dog!
Short o says /ษ/ โฆ
oโฆ oโฆ dog, box!
๐ Listen. ๐ฃ Say it. ๐ค Record. โถ Compare!2
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Listen and Repeat 1
Say each word 3 times: d โ o โ g, dog!
๐
dog
โ
lost
๐ฆ
box
๐ช
shop
๐
stop
๐
hop
Short /ษ/ as in dog โ not long โohโ.3
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Listen and Repeat 2
Say each word 3 times: d โ o โ g, dog!
๐ซ๏ธ
smog
๐ถ
Otto
๐งฆ
sock
๐ชด
pot
๐ฐ๏ธ
clock
๐
top
Short /ษ/ as in dog โ not long โohโ.4
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Say the Sentence1. The Smoggy City
Jake and Gill stop in a big city.
The air is grey with smog. Cars honk. Honk, honk!
There is a lot of litter on the street.
Mrs Moss has a pet shop. She is sad.
She holds a toy dog. "My dog Otto is lost!"
Otto is lost! Can they help?5
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Say the Sentence2. Pick It Up!
Otto got out of the shop.
Jake and Gill see pawprints.
The street has bottles and boxes.
Gill drops a bottle in the bin.
Jake got a box. "Not on the street!"
They clean up as they look for Otto.6
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Say the Sentence3. The Bus Stop
At the bus stop, a driver nods.
"I saw a dog trot off that way!"
Jake finds a red sock. Otto likes socks!
New flowers sit in pots.
The smog is not so bad now.
A red sock โ Otto went this way!7
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Say the Sentence4. The River
The river has lots of bottles.
Jake and Gill fish them out. Plop, plop!
A pigeon sits on a post.
"Coo! Otto went to the clock!"
The water got blue again.
Otto went to the clock!8
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Say the Sentence5. Plant a Pot
In the park, kids plant lots of pots.
Gill pops a flower in a pot.
Jake plants a tree in the soft mud.
The sky is blue. The smog has stopped!
Birds sing on top of the trees.
The city is getting greener.9
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Say the Sentence6. Otto!
They run to the big clock. Tick-tock!
A box sits by the clock.
Pop! Otto pops out of the box!
He has a red sock in his mouth.
"Otto!" Jake and Gill laugh.
They found Otto!10
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Say the Sentence7. Home Again
They jog back to the pet shop.
Mrs Moss hugs Otto a lot.
The city is clean and green. Not a spot of litter!
Otto hops up and down.
Jake and Gill are Planet Protectors!
The End! Now tell the story.11
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Picture Talk 1
โ
What can you see?
๐ฌ
I can see a pet shop in the city.
โ
Who is lost?
๐ฌ
Otto the dog is lost!
โ
Who is sad?
๐ฌ
Mrs Moss is sad.
Ask a friend. Then swap!12
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Picture Talk 2
โ
What can you see?
๐ฌ
I can see Otto in a box by the clock.
โ
What has Otto got?
๐ฌ
He has a red sock.
โ
Are Jake and Gill happy?
๐ฌ
Yes! They found Otto!
Ask a friend. Then swap!13
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Role-Play: Jake and Gill
Child A = Jake ยท Child B = GillJake:
Stop! Mrs Moss is sad. Otto is lost!
Gill:
Let's look. I can see pawprints by the shop.
Jake:
The street has lots of boxes. Not on the street!
Gill:
A driver saw a dog trot off to the clock.
Jake:
Pop! Otto is in the box!
Gill:
Otto! Let's jog back to the shop.
Use a big voice and act it out!14
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Tongue Twister!
Otto the lost dog hops on a box.
Pop! Otto hops off the box at the shop!
๐ข Slowโฆ then ๐ FAST!
Say it 3 times. Faster each time!15
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City Chant ๐ต
Stop, stop, stop the smog!
Hop to the shop and pick up a box.
Sock and pot and clock and top,
Otto the dog does a hop, hop, hop!
๐ต Whole chant
๐ Clap on every red word!
Stand up and do the actions.16
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Hear the Difference!
Make a short /ษ/ as in dog โ not long โohโ.
hot
vs
hat
pot
vs
pat
dog
vs
dig
sock
vs
sack
top
vs
tap
๐ง Listen: hot / hat ยท pot / pat ยท dog / dig ยท sock / sack ยท top / tap
Teacher says one word โ child points!17
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Mission: Show and Tell ๐
Find a short o thing at home: a box, a sock, a pot or a clock.
This is my box.
It is on top.
I can hop to my box!
Hold it up and say 3 sentences. Record and play it for your family!
Change the word: sock, pot, clockโฆ18
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Speaking Certificate
Short Vowel O ยท The Lost Puppy
This award goes to
can say short o words, tell the city story, and say a tongue twister and a chant!
Well done, Planet Protector! You found Otto!
Teacher: ____________ Date: ________
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