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Around Us
Sounds
Around Us
We hear sounds around us every day. Some sounds we enjoy hearing. These
are nice sounds like soft music or birds chirping. Other sounds we do not like
hearing. These sounds make us want to put our hands over our ears to block
out the noise. For example, a person who is screaming loudly is making a
harsh sound. Also, the pounding of a jackhammer breaking apart a city street
might be too loud.
People make sounds when they speak, sing, laugh, or cry. They use their
voices. People can also make sounds in other ways. Have you ever heard
applause? People make this sound by clapping their hands. The sounds people
make travel through the air to other people’s ears. The sound message is sent
from the ear to the brain. Then it is sent along pathways in the brain called
nerves. The brain tells us what the sound is. Then we hear!
Objects can make sounds, too. Have you heard the crack of a baseball bat
or the pop of a balloon that is bursting open? Have you heard the screech
of brakes when a car stops suddenly? Have you heard music when someone
blows into a trumpet or plays a piano? If so, you have heard many different
kinds of sounds.
I bet you know that animals make sounds, too. Cows moo, dogs bark, and
cats purr. Like people, animals make sounds to communicate or tell something.
A cat purrs because it is happy and feels safe. A barking dog may be warning
others to stay away.
Sounds can make people feel certain ways. Soft sounds can make people
feel happy or even sleepy. Loud sounds, such as thunder, can make us feel
afraid. Nice sounds, such as waves at the beach, can help us feel good.
Annoying sounds, such as a loud bang, may bother us.
Our world is full of sounds. Without sounds, our world would be very quiet!
COMPREHENSION Which words in this passage make you think of
certain sounds? What are some soft sounds and loud sounds? What
sounds make you feel happy, sad, angry, or afraid?
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One summer day, Tina went to the beach with her family. They went in the
car. On the way to the beach, the family sang songs. Tina clapped her hands
and sang along. Then the car came to a stop. The vibration Tina had felt
under her feet stopped, too. Tina knew they had arrived at the beach because
her feet were no longer shaking from the car’s movement. Tina was blind. She
could not see, but she could use her other senses very well.
When Tina opened the car door, she took a deep breath. She smelled the
strong scent of the salt air. Tina and Mom carried the beach umbrella onto
the sand. Tina felt the gritty sand between her toes. It felt like little prickles on
her bare feet. The sand felt hot, too.
The family arranged the beach blanket and towels. Then they set up the
beach umbrella. Mom put suntan lotion on everyone. Tina was hot from
standing in the sun. The lotion felt cool on her warm skin.
Tina heard loud noises overhead. “There are seagulls fl ying over us,” she
thought. The noises grew softer and sounded farther away. “Now the seagulls
are fl ying away.”
Tina heard a sharp whistle to her left. “We must be near a lifeguard stand,”
she thought. She heard a lifeguard call out a warning to a swimmer.
Mom and Tina went into the ocean for a swim. Tina laughed when the waves
splashed on her legs. The cool water felt good after the hot sun.
Before they left the beach, Mom put a smooth stone in Tina’s hand. Tina felt
the stone. It did not have one rough spot. Tina kept the stone. She wanted to
remember this day at the beach forever.
COMPREHENSION What words help you understand how Tina uses her
senses? What does Tina learn about the beach through her senses of
smell, sound, and touch?
A Day at the Beach
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