第11章 Lesson 11: What Are Things Made of?

You touch something plastic every day, but have you ever wondered how we get plastic? It does not grow on trees. We do not get it from animals. So, where does plastic come from?

We know how to make things from all kinds of other things found in the world around us. For example, glass is made from sand. Clay pots and china dishes are made from clay, which comes from the soil in some places. Jewellery is made from the stones we find deep under the ground.

Where do our clothes come from? We get cotton fabric from cotton balls that grow on bushes. Leather comes from the skin of animals. We also make woolen clothes from the wool of sheep.

We eat the plants we grow and the animals we raise. We get maple syrup from the sap of maple trees. Everything we use comes from the world around us.

So… where does plastic come from? We make it from oil we find in the ground!

I. Word List

plastic: a very common material made from oil

soil: dirt, earth

fabric: material used for making clothes

II. What is it made from? Find the answers in the story.

1. maple syrup: s _ _ 4. china dishes: c _ _ _

2. clothes: c _ _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ _ 5. jewellery: s _ _ _ _ _

3. leather shoes: s _ _ _ o _ a _ _ _ _ _ _

III. Change a letter in each word below to form a word you can find in the reading.

For example: glow-grow.

1. boil - _ _ _ _ 4. would - _ _ _ _ _

2. tough - _ _ _ _ _ 5. thinks - _ _ _ _ _ _

3. planes - _ _ _ _ _ _

IV. Answer the following questions.

1. Where does plastic come from?

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2. What are some things that are made from plastic?

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3. What is made from sand?

___________________________________________________________.

4. What are clay pots and china dishes made from?

___________________________________________________________.

5. Where can we find oil?

___________________________________________________________.

6. What are some things that oil is used for?

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