Timesaver

Vocabulary Activities

(Elementary)

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Timesaver Vocabulary Activities (Elementary)

CONTENTS

Person to person

The family

Physical appearance

Football training.6

Wanted!.7

Parts of the body

The monster.8

Personality

Personality spiral.9

How sensitive are YOU?.1 0

Age and birthdays

How old are YOU?.1 1

Nationalities

Inventions . .12

Feelings puzzle it out!.13 Feeling ill.14

Giving opinions

In my opinion15

Day to day

Time

Telling the time                  .16 & 17

Opening and closing times (shops/facilities)

Months

Dates for your calendar.20

Numbers

Numbers picture .  .21

Collection crazy!            .22 & 23

Clothes

Health

Health quiz.31

Work

Choose a iob!.32 & 33

At home

Types of home

Who lives where?.34

Rooms in house Where's Harry the hamster?.35

Furniture

In Lee'S

/ Laura's bedroom .  36 & 37

Kitchen objects

Mystery obiects . ..38

Tableware and cutlery

Picture crossword  .39

Prepositions of place Vampire scare!

At school

School subiects

Find the bag!.41

School timetable.42

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Family Tree

This is Coco the Clown and his family.

Read the information and write the names to complete the family tree.

Football Training

Today is football training and you've got the shirts for the youth club football team.

Who gets which number? Read the sentences and write a number on each player's shirt.

Player number Player number 4 is slim      Player number 9 is quite tall and quite fat. He's got   and quite short. She wears               short and quite fat. He's got

long, straight black hair. He doesn't wear glasses.

Player number 3 has got dark hair, too. His hair is short and straight. He's short and very thin. glasses. She's got long, curly blond hair.

5 Player number 5 has also got blond hair. His hair is straight and medium-length. He's tall and fat and doesn't wear glasses.

Player number 6 is also tall and quite fat. He's got short, blond curly hair.

Player number 7 is tall and slim. She doesn't wear glasses. She's got long, straight, brown hair.

Player number 8 has also got brown hair but her hair is medium-length and curly. She's tall and slim.

short, straight blond hair and he wears glasses.

Player number 10 doesn't wear glasses. She's tall with medium-length, curly blond hair.

Physical appearance

Wanted!

Oxford City police have got photos of twelve suspects in a mbbery.

Choose a suspect. Don't tell your partner which suspect it is!

In pairs, ask a maximum of ten questions each to find out which suspect you chose.

Example: Has he got glasses? (Yes, he has. / No, he hasn't.)

Has he got small ears? (Yes, he has. / No, he hasn't.)

The Monster

Write the names of the parts of the body. Use the words in the box.

Personality Spiral

Write the adiectives in the box in the correct place on the spiral.

A friend finds some money in the street and she puts it in her pocket. What do YOU think?

That's OK — she hasn't got a lot of money.

She's selfish. She should give me some money! She isn't very honest — whose money is it?

Your neighbourß dog is ill. What do YOU say?

Don't worry. I'm sure he'll be better soon.

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That's really terrible. Try to be brave. Don't be stupid, it's only a dog!

Which do you prefer to be? polite friendly

Add up your points and check your results.

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Read the sentences. Tick True or False,

Inventions

Do you know the origin of these inventions?

Look at the pictures and read the sentences. Choose the correct nationality.

These kids at the fair have each won a giant teddy bear. Read the clues and fill in the names on the board.

Feeling ill

What's wrong with the monster?

Cross out the woas in the grid and write them next to each picture.

What do these people think about these hobbies? Match each sentence to the correct picture.

Telling the Time

AIM:

To reach FINISH before your friend.

YOU NEED:

One die, lwo counters.

Telling the Time

HOW TO PLAY:

1.  Put your counters on START. Take turns to throw the die and move along the track.

2.  If YOU land on a clock, say the time (or miss the next go!).

3.  If you land on a question, your friend reads out the question and YOU answer it (or miss the next go!).

Opening and Closing Times

Student A

You and our partner are in Bigtown for the day. You must go to the bank, the chemist's, the post o ice and the tourist office, YOU have a tourist leaflet but some of the opening and closing times are missing. Ask your partner questions to find the missing information,

Opening and Closing Times

You and your partner are in Bigtown for the day. You must go to the bank, the chemist's, the post office and the tourist office. You have a tourist leaflet but some of the opening and closing times are missing. Ask your partner questions to find the missing information,

Dates for your calendar

Read what Raniit says about these special days and write them on the calendar.

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Spring holiday, Halloween, your birthday, family and friends' birthdays, etc.).

Christmas Day: Ifs on the 25th OF the last month of the year. We send cards and get presents.

Bonfire Night: It's on the 5th of the month before December. In the park, there is a bonfire and fireworks.

Diwali: Ifs the Hindu festival of light. This year, it's the month before November. We have a big party.

New Year's Day: Ifs the first day of the first month of the year.

I stay UP very late the night before.

Valentine's Day: It's the 14th of the month after January.

I'm going to send a card to a girl I like.

Exams start: At school my exams start on the 10th of the month after April. Oh no!

Summer holidays start: School finishes on 24th of the month before August. Yes!!!

Mother's Day: I'm going to send my mum a card in the month before April.

Father's Day: I'm going to send my dad a card in the month after May.

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Numbers Picture

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On the Washing Line

The ieans are blue. The shirt is pink. The sweatshirt is yellow. The T-shirt is black.

The dress is purple. The trousers are brown. The socks are blue and white. The skirt is red.

Clothes

Hide and Seek

Read the descriptions. Who's hiding behind the tree? Write the names next to the people.

Eurocolours

                                                          Household chores       

Helping Out at Home

Are YOU a SUPER HELPER?

Look at the chores. Put a tick (V) if YOU answer 'Yes' and a cross (X) if you answer 'No'. If you put a tick, look at the pictures and collect your tokens.

Find the fruit in the grid.

Write the correct name under each fruit.

Picnic Crossword

Move around the hexagons in the correct order to find the names of the shops. Write the names on the shops.

Health Quiz

How healthy are you? To complete the quiz, look at the phrases below

Choose a job!

Follow the instructions to each room to find Harry.

In Lee's Bedroom

Laura and Lee are friends. Laura has a birthday present for Lee. It is hidden in her bedroom.

Your partner has a picture of Laura's bedroom. Laura and Lee's bedrooms are very similar. Ask your partner questions to find out where the present is. Use on, in, under, near, behind.

Furniture

In Laura's Bedroom

Student B

Laura and Lee are friends. Lee has a birthday present for Laura. It is hidden in his bedroom.

Your partner has a picture of Lee's bedroom. Laura and Lee's bedrooms are very similar. Ask your partner questions to find out where the present is. Use on, in, under, near, behind.

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Mystery Objects

Look at the mystery obiects. What are they? Circle a, b or c.

Tableware and cutlery

Picture Crossword

Look at picture A, Who is speaking? Match the faces with the texts.

Find the Bag!

The teachers have lost their bags!

Match the teachers with the bags.

Examples:                                         Mr Cambridge                                              Ms Portrait                                               Ms Past

Ms Belief — RE                                                                         Mr Metal                                                       Mr Globe

Mr Metal — Technology

Mr Leaf — Biology                                 Mr leaf                        Ms Belief                   Mr Keyboard                      Ms Marathon

School Timetable

Read the clues and complete Kieran's timetable.

• Kieran's favourite subjects are technology and science.

• He's got a double lesson of one of his favourite subiects on Friday.

• He's always got English in lesson 4 except Wednesday and Thursday.

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• On Monday, he's got IT and then PE.

• He's got one lesson of RE a week, on Tuesday after history and before English.

• He's got three maths lessons — on Tuesday, on Wednesday after art and on Thursday.

• He's got French on Thursday and on Friday after technology.

• He's got science on Thursday, after French.

• Wednesday starts with a double       finishes with PE.

• He's got two science lessons each week.

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School Tour

You are visiting a new school.

building

Read the text and follow the guided tour. Draw the mute.

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Football Facts

Write the letters of the correct answers to spell the name of a famous English footballer.

Cine-madness!

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In the Department Store

What is everyone saying? Find the correct words for each person.

Exploring Nature

Translate!

Can you understand American English?

Find the English equivalents for these American words.

Example:

fall (The season before winter.)

1. check

(You pay it in a restaurant.)

(YOU put it in your car.)

3.     pants

(YOU wear them.)

4.     vacation

(Time to relax.)

5.     sidewalk

(You walk on it.)

6.     cookie

(YOU eat it as a snack.)

7.     trashcan

(YOU put your rubbish in it.)

8.     movies

(You see them at the cinema.)

9.     candy

(YOU eat these sugary things.)

10. drapes

(They hang on the window.)

Spot the Country!

Write the names of the countries below.

The weather

What's the weather like?

ColOUr the weather words. What is the weather man saying?

Holiday Weather

Look at the map and read the postcards. Where are these people on holiday?

The weather

Dear Hannah

I'm enioying my holiday. IMs quite sunny, but not too hot. I'm taking a lot of photos!

See you next week.

Love

Richard

7. Richard is in

Kevin is in Scotland

Dear Grandma

The weather is awful!

Today it's raining and the sky.is cloudy. Where's the

Love

Dear Sam

Dear Andrew and Stuart It's a fine day today, but very windy— a good day

for flying a kite!

Love from

Grandpa

3. Jason is in ..... ..... ..... ..... ...

Dear Mum

dry today, but it's quite cloudy and cool. The sun

isn't shining. We're going to ride our bikes later. Hi everybody

Dear Shana

Ys o cloudy, grey day today and iYs quite cold. We're going to the cinema this afternoon. Brrl

6.        Anil is in Love from Anil

Write a postcard. What is the weather like today?

7.        Grandpa is in ..... ..... ..... ..... ...............

Crossword

Do the crossword.

Across

1         You can watch a play here.

2         YOU can find the mayor here (2 words}.

3         Tourists sleep here.

Down 4 If you need information about the town,

15 You can have lunch or dinner here.

7        YOU can arrive at the town at the          18 A bridge goes over it.

_ station.

19 If you lose your umbrella, go to the

8        This bUilding is like a large church.        proper" office.

9        You go to a restaurant to              20 You can buy fresh vegetables and meat here.

10    YOU go here to buy stamps.         21 You can go here to relax or do a sport.

1 1 YOU can go to the open-air swimming pool of the hotel is 1, Beach Street. when the weather is

23 You can put up your tent here.

12     The bus or train terminates here.

24        If you are             you are not far away.

13     There is a lot of money here.

25        Nurses and doctors work here.

         To report a crime, go to the            station.

26        You can sit — a bench in the park.

27        What's the address               the hotel? 28 If YOU want to watch a film, go to the

29 You can buy things here.

                                                                     Places • in a town

Crossword

A Day Out in London

There are a lot of things to see and do in London.

Look at the symbols. Follow the directions and visit five places in the correct order.

USA Quiz

The USA is the fourth largest country in the world. Can you find your way around it? Do the quiz with a friend. Take turns to ask the questions. Start at number one.

one

Niagara Falls ore on the USA—Canada border. Is that in the north or the south of the USA?

(go to 6)

south

(go to 15)

Wrong.

Go back to 16 and try again.

nine

Correct. The Empire State Building is in York City. Is New York on east or the west coast of the USA? east (Ðto 16)

west (go to 7)

Wrong.

Go back to 6 and try again.

seventeen Correct.

The state of Texas is famous for its oil, cotton and cattie.

Is Texas in the south or the north of the USA? south

(go to 9)

north

eleven

Correct.

The islands of Hawaii are part

west

(go to 10)

four

Wrong.

Go back to 1 1 and try again.

eight

Correct.

The largest state in the USA is Alaska, a land of mountains and glaciers. Is Alaska in the north or the south of the USA? north

(go to 14)

south

twelve

Wrong.

Go back to 17 and try again.

sixteen

Correct.

In 1620, the first English colonists landed at Plymouth Rock, in Massachusetts. Is Massachusetts in the south-east or the north-east of USA? south-east north-east

twenty

Well done!

Now you can find your way around the USA.

Invent questions about the location of places in your country. In pairs, ask and answer your questions.

Picture Crossword

Transport Puzzle

What is the mystery form of transport?

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Transport Quiz

Choose the correct answers.

1 . Which type of transport can YOU get on and get off?

b [ ] a train

Match the sentences with the pictures.

3                   Which of these types of transport do you catch? There are four correct answers.  b [ ] a plane c [ ] a bicycle

                        [ ] the underground

4                   Which of these types of transport do YOU ride? There are b&'0 correct answers. a [ l a ferry b [ ] a scooter c [ ] a coach d [ ] a car e [ ] a lorry f [ ] a bicycle

At the Railway Station

At the Airport

Orienteering

Go to the Start. Go through the forest.

Inventions

Which inventions?

Match the two halves of each word to find six inventions.

Guess the inventions!

Student A

Read the descriptions of the inventions to your partner. Can your partner guess what the inventions are?

Now show your partner the pictures of the inventions.

            YOU         this hot metal obiect on your clothes.

You use this to tidy your hair.

You Use this to keep you dry in the rain.

The machine sends words and pictures.

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This wakes you up in the morning.

Listen to your partner's description of the inventions. Can you guess what they are? Use the words in the box.

Student B

Listen your

Read the descriptions of the inventions to your partner. Can your partner guess what the inventions are?

YOU dry yourself with this.

Men use this to shave their beards.

You can use this type of telephone anywhere!

This machine cleans the house.

YOU keep your pens and pencils in this.

Now show your partner the pictures of the inventions.

Environmental Quiz

How much do you know about protecting the environment? Read these facts about protecting the environment and decide which are true and which are false. Circle your answer and put the letter at the end in the box. The letters will spell the name of an

Can you find a hobby for every letter of the alphabet? Write the hobby under the correct picture.

Summer Camp

Someone has rubbed all the vowels 'a, e , i, o, u' off the poster. Write them back in to see the activities you can do at the camp.

What's Your Ideal Holiday?

Do the quiz. Circle your answers.

1.  You have nothing to do one sunny afternoon, so

you take your swimming costume and snorkel so you can go swimming.

you take your CD player and some CDs so you can listen to music.

2.  Your best friend comes to your house, so ...

* you go for o walk.

V you watch television. O you play table tennis.

                                       6. What is your worst type of holiday?

3. You are on your own at home, sodoing nothing and being bored. V rock climbing, canoeing, * you play with o ball in the garden. playing volleyball. V you wash your hair.  doing the same thing every day. O you surf the internet.

Write the names of sports under the pictures. What is missing fmm each picture?

Sports Collocations

Look at the list of sports, activities and leisure interests.

Television programmes

What are you watching?

Cross out the letters making up the title of each programme.

The letters remaining spell out what kind of programmes they are. Write them under the televisions.

Party time

Crazy Party!

Something's wrongl Find the correct bubble for each person!

Music

Musical Instruments

Unscramble the names of the musical instruments and write them in the grid.

In the Pet Shop

Can you match the words and pictures of the pets?

I'll go inside it!

4. I am small and gold and furry, with tiny pink ears.

7. I like digging in the garden. Listen to my bark!

on my shiny skin.

5.                  I am black and white and cuddly. YOU can't really see my ears!

8. I like drinking milk.

Stroke my long ears!

6.                  I like talking! Look at my bright colours and big beak!

                                                                                   Feel my soft fur.                                   9. I can sing beautifully. Look at my

Farm animals

Match the pieces of paper to find 13 farm animals.

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Anna's Diary

Anna is on safari. She passes lots of animals. Read her diary. Draw in her

Amazing animals Animal Facts

What animal was most sacred to the ancient Egyptians?

To find out, read the sentences and choose TRUE or FALSE, then ioin the dots. Example: If you think sentence 1 is true, join 2 and 50.

                                                                                                   13                                   16

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1 2 .    

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2 ,

                                                                          18                                             

                                        50                                                                                                                                           39

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The ......„......... was the most sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians.

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Christmas Cards

Find the following obiects on the Christmas cards.

Christmas Presents

Help Father Christmas! Write what each present is.

al days Greetings!

Send each card on the right day! Match each card with the correct greeting.

Holidays

Holiday Souvenirs

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Seaside Holiday

YOU need a die and a counter for each player. Follow the instructions. If there are no instructions, you must make a sentence with the picture. If you can't, you must go back one space. Good luck!

ACTIVITIES

Holiday Code

Match the holiday verbs and nouns and write the code.

Answers

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partner chose.

Students label the picture of the monster.

3. True.               4. True.

great fun 7. Reading is interesting                8. Reading is OK

PAGES 16 & 17      Telling the Time

No answer - game

PAGE 20          Dates for our calendar

RaniWs birthday 3rd August; Christmas Day 25th December; Bonfire Night 5th November; Diwali October;

New Year's day I st January; Valentine's Day 14th February;

Exams start 10th May; Summer holidays start 24th July; Mother's Day March; Father's Day June

PAGE 21         Numbers Picture

3 monkeys 2 elephants             lions           12 birds

5 sea lions 8 clouds          7 dustbins 1 d children 3 zoo-keepers 10 trees           1 5 butterflies

PAGE 22 & 23 Collection Cra !

No answer — game

c. Denmark

f. Germany I Italy

Portugal

o. United Kingdom

Nicky forgot chocolate cake.

PAGE 30        which Sho ?

A. BUTCHER'S                B. BAKER'S C. CHEMIST'S

D. NEWSAGENT'S E. PET SHOP F. MUSIC SHOP

l. pet shop 2. newsagenfs                 3. chemisys

a. butche{s 5. music shop                 6. baker's

10. f

Students complete the quiz and check their score.

                                                                                                                   PAGES 32 & 33         Choose a Job!

a. Austria                  b. Belgium

d. Finland                  e. France                                                                     l . maths teacher       2. accountant              3. tour guide

g. Greece                   h. Ireland                                                                    4. translator              5. physiotherapist        6. sports teacher

i. Luxembourg                                          k. Netherlands7. editor                                                   8. newspaper reporter 9. marine biologist

m. Spain                    n. Sweden                                                                   10. doctor                 l l . actor                     12. film director

                                                                                                                   13. farmer                14. town planner

Students complete the quiz and check their score.

a. geography b. art

PAGE 38        Mystery Objects

I . a — cooker                                 2. b — tin opener

3. b — washing machine                 4. c — saucepan

5. 

The rooms on the tour are:

                                                                                                                   1 . reception 2. medical room          3, office

                                                                                                                   13. staffroom 12. computer room          I l . library 4. gym

5 assembly hall 10. canteen 9. music room 8. language laboratory

The rooms that the students don't visit are:

7. art room

PAGE 40         Vampire Scare!                                                                       6. science laboratory

Picture A

2. Grandpa 3. Grandma a. Billy

Picture B

12. a swimming cop

20. a diving board

6. 

10. a lifeguard

14. a swimsuit

IYs a duck.

1 . binoculars              2. compass               3. penknife

5.   magnifying glass

6.   camera               7, sunglasses            8. torch

9. money belt            

France Italy Spain Greece Austria Norway Sweden Ireland Hungary

PAGE 53       What's the weather like?

Today it's raining.

l. raining; rainbow 2. cold; snowing 3. windy                    cloudy; grey

PAGES 54 & 55      Holida Weather

I - London       2. Northumbria          3. East Anglia           4. Wales

5.   Cornwall 6. The Lake District 7. The Midlands

PAGE 61       Transport puzzle

The correct choices will lead you through the letters

H-O-V-E-R-C-R-A-F-T: the mystery form of transport is HOVERCRAFT.

PAGE 62     Transport Quiz

They are going to meet at point C.

6.   piglet

7.   chicken              8. cockerel

                                                                                                                   10. goose                                                 12. goat

e-mailing friends      listening to music     video games football needlework              væight-lifting playing the guitar goiro to the opera    playing the xylophone horse-ridi ng      photography            doing yoga surfing the internet  doing quizzes           zzzzz (sleeping!)

PAGE 71         Summer Camp

Not pictured: fishing and football

PAGE 72      Whars Your Ideal Holiday?                                                    Anna stays at Village A.

PAGE 73         Spot the Sport!                                                                                                                     2. false: elephant

4.              false: cheetah ice hockey        2. football 4. ice skating            7. false: ostrich            9. true

5.              basketball 6. cricket 10. false: koala         12. false: desert locust

9. tennis                    10. swimming                                                                                                         14. false: Siberian tiger

Mystery sport is horse-riding.                                                                        The cat was the most scared animal.

      PAGE 82      Christmas Cards

20. snow

       PAGE 84        Greetings!

      1 . Congratulations!     2. Happy Father's Day!

      3. Good luckl            4. Goodbye!/Good luck!

      PAGE 85      Holiday Souvenirs

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       l l . - O                    12. = L           1 3. =           14. = E           15. - c

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