Disney's World of English : Basic ABC's + , Book 4

WORLD OF ENGLISH BASIC

Editor in Chief Anne R. Dow Harvard University

Author Diane Warshawsky, Ph.D.

Consultant on Educational Philosophy Shinichi Suzuki

International Horizons © Disney

Look at Mickey and Minnie. ~----They're taking a walk.

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Listen! The birds are singing in the trees. And Mickey and Minnie are singing, too.

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Mickey and Minnie come to Daisy's house.

Hello, Mickey! Hello, Minnie!

Hi, Mickey! Hello, Minnie!

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Yes, it is a beautiful, sunny day! It's a good day for a picnic.

Then let's go! Let's all of us go on a picnic! What shall we eat?

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A lot! Let's eat a lot!

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"I'll bring hot dogs!"

"I'll bring a salad! "

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"I'll eat it all up!"

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Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy go to Clarabelle's house.

We're going on a picnic. Will you come, too?

Yes, I'd love to come. Thank you.

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Daisy , house. She knocks at the door. She knocks at the door again. No one comes to the door. No one is at home.

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Look! There's a note on the door. Daisy reads the note.

Daisy goes to Scrooge's house. , ,Scrooge's big . . ,( Scrooge is .

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Daisy invites everyone to the picnic. Hello, everyone. We're going on a picnic. Will you all come, too? •

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"A picnic!" says Huey. "We can fish!"

"We can swim!" says Dewey. 8

"Fish!" says Scrooge. "I hate fishing!"

"I hate swimming!" says Scrooge.

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"We can hike!" says louie.

"We can build a fire!" says Huey.

"I hate hiking!" says Scrooge.

"I hate building fires!" says Scrooge. 9

"We can play baseball I"~ says Dewey.

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"I hate baseball!" says Scrooge,

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Everyone is going on the picniceveryone except Scrooge.

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Whose fish is bigger-Donald 's fish or Daisy's fish?

Who is olderMickey or Scrooge? Whose car is older? Whose car is newer?

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Clarabelle is making lemonade. Look at all those lemons! 15

This is Mickey's car. Mickey, Goofy, and Pluto are putting things in the car.

Here comes Minnie!

"Don't forget the picnic basket!" says Minnie.

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This is Donald's car. Huey and Dewey are putting things in the car. Donald is tying a boat to the top of the car. r:::---::

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Look! Here comes Daisy!

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"Don't forget the matches! " says Daisy.

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Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Clarabelle, and Pluto are going to the picnic in Mickey's car. Mickey, Minnie, , Clarabelle, and Pluto are already in the car.

Goofy is not in the car yet.

Donald, Daisy, Huey, Dewey, and Louie are going to the picnic in Donald's car. 18

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Away they go! Away from the city! . Away from the buidings! Away from the cars! Away from the taxis and buses! 19

The brown building is taller than the red building.

Mickey Mouse is short. Goofy is tall.

Who is shor erHuey or Donald? 20

Who is taller- Clarabelle or Minnie?

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Listen to the sounds of the city.

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He's counting his money. He's counting his gold. How many pieces of gold does Scrooge have? Let's count them .

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fourteen birds

fifteen frogs

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Look! Daisy is pointing at something.

Empty! There's no more gas in Donald's car.

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The attendant puts gas in Donald's car.

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The basket is full of apples .

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The basket is empty.

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The bucket is full of water.

Is there still some water in the bucket?

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Look! A swing! Huey wanls 10 swing. Dewey wanls 10 swing, 100. So does Louie. Bullhere's only one swing.

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to a farm . Whose is it?- ' It's Grandma Duck's farm . .

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These are Grandma Duck's animals. Listen!

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Grandma is working in the fields. She's picking tomatoes. Where is Gus Goose?

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Huey, Dewey, and Louie run up to Grandma. They each give Grandma a big kiss. Will you Gus come on our picnic?

Thank you! We'd love to come!

Grandma goes into the house.

Grandma comes out of She's carrying a big

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Then Grandma wakes up her lazy helper, Gus Goose.

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Wait and see. II's a surprise.

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The three cars come to a fork in the road. Which way they go

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Mickey looks at the map.

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And the three cars turn left.

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