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Grammar

ACTIVITIES (ELEMENTARY)

Contents

.......22


Have got

English Families .

Have got

Wild Animals in North America ..... ..... .... 9

Present simple

The Pet Game ......................................... 10

Present simple (negative)

After School . . 1 1 Present simple

Getting to Know Someone .

Present simple (questions)

In Britain . 13

Short answers: Yes, I do / No, you don't

Get Fit! .....14

Present simple / present continuous

Our World .. 1 5

Present Simple

Bananas in Pyjamas . 16

Imperatives

When I Grow Up ..17

Going to

The Crystal Ball . .18 will

The Future is in Your Hands  19

Will

What Time...? .20

Present tense for future use

The Marie Celeste .. 21 Was/were

e

Story Puzzle23

Past simple (regular verbs)

Yesterday at the Fair .. 24

Past simple (irregular verbs)

The Hare and the Tortoise ..... ................25

Past Simple (irregular verbs)

The Fishing Trip .. 26

Past simple (regular and irregular verbs)

Earthquake! . 27

Past simple / past continuous

Find Someone Who .28

Present perfect

Flags ......29

Past participles

Around Australia . 30 & 31

Question tags

The Skiing Lesson  32

Confusing verbs

Don't Make a Mistake .. 33 Make

Do Me a Favour . .... ...34

Do

Rules ..... ..... ..... ..... ........ 35 Must/mustn't

English Class Rules .........36

Must/mustn't

Does Mike have to Cook Dinner? .      . 37 Have to

Lost at Sea ..... ..... .............38 & 39

Want / need


What Should I Do? .40 & 41

Should

World of Animals Maze — 42 & 43

Can: ability

Snap! .. 44 & 45

Hear / listen and watch / look at

Time Expressions

Birthdays  46

Future time expressions

What Do You Do...? . . 47

When / while

Truth and Lies .. 48 & 49

Yet / already

Facts and Figures .

How much? / How many?

Who is the Most Polite? .. 51

Can 1?

What Would You Like... ?

Do you like? / Would you like? .. 52

Class Survey .53

Who/whose

Penpals .54

Go + ing

Do You like... ? .. 55

Love / like I don't like / hate + ing

Where Do People...?56

Where questions

A Strange Letter .. 57

Be + ing

Shopping for the Family......58

A / an

These aren't my things .59

This / that / those / these

A Sleepover — 60 & 61

A / some / any

Charlotte's or Charles .. 62

's or s'

Christmas Presents .. 63

Possessive pronouns

Word Chain .64 & 65

Compound nouns

Double or Nothing .. 66

Plural nouns

Adjectives and Adverbs

Around the World .. 67

Nationalities

California or Florida .68 & 69

Comparative adjectives

Good and Bad Habits — 70 & 71

Adverbs of frequency

What Are They Doing? .72

Adverbs

Who Lives the Most Dangerously? . . 73 Superlative adverbs

Put Away the Shopping! .. 74 & 75

Top / bottom / middle / right / left

A Class Trip .. 76

Prepositions of place

Multi-word Verbs

Put Your Clothes Away!                            . 77

Multi-word verbs

Give in your Homework, Please 78

Multi-word verbs (school)

Help! .79

Multi-word verbs

Beach Towel Mystery80 & 81

Friends82

Classrooms .83

But

A Seaside Holiday  84 & 85

There is / there are

What Was There...? .. 86 & 87

There is / there are and there was / there were

Answers ..... ........................ .. 88


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Have You Got The Basketball?


How to play

*      The game is for 3 players.              

*      Cut out the cards.

*      Put the cards on the table and look at them          for 5 minutes.

*      Mix the cards up.

*      The players start with 4 cards each. Put the other 8            cards in a pile face-down on the table.  Ask questions and pick up cards to find pairs from one of the sets: Clothes, Furniture, Sports, Transport or Food. The winner is the player with the most pairs of cards.


Clothes cards

Rules

Look at your cards. You've got to find more cards from one of the sets.

Player 1 picks up a card from the pile. If Player 1 has got a pair of cards, he puts the pair face-up on the table.

Player 1 has got, for example, the sofa card (a Furniture card), Player 1 asks Player 2 or Player 3 for another Furniture card, for example, John, have you got the table card? Player I can only ask one player.

If Player 2 or Player 3 has got the table card,

Player 1 takes the card and puts the pair of cards (the table card and the sofa card ) face-up on the table. Then it is Player 2's turn.

If Player 2 or Player 3 hasn't got the table card, the turn passes to Player 2.




English Families

Play this game in small groups.

How to play English Families

Cut out the cards.

Mix the cards up.

Put the cards in a pile face-down on the table.

Each player starts with 4 cards.

Ask questions and collect sets of English family cards.

Rules

*    



Collect a complete family by asking questions, for example, Have you got Mr Smith?  If another player has got that card, the player answers Yes, I have, and gives the card to the first player.

*     If no players have got that card, the first player takes the card at the top of the pile and it's the next player's turn.

*     When a player has got a full family set (the

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Mr Sherman

Mrs Sherman

Shelly Sherman

Sean Sherman

Sean Sherman

Mr Sherman

Mrs Sherman

Shelly Sherman

Sean Sherman




o

Wild Animals in North America

Complete the texts. Write the verbs using the correct form of the present simple.

Match texts 1 — 3 with the pictures A — C. Example: A lot of wild animals live (live) in north America.

Raccoons (1)  (come) from the forests of north America. The mother raccoon (2)

(have) four, five or six babies in spring. The babies (3) _ (not / can) see anything for about three weeks. They (4) _ (stay) with their parents for the first year.

0 The skunk also (5) _ (live) in north America. The skunk (6)  (have got) a bad smell and it (7) __ (use) the smell to fight other animals and people. The skunk's smell (8)

(not / go away) easily or quickly! Skunks (9) __ (eat) insects and other small animals.

O Coyotes (10) _ (look) like wolves, but they (11) _(be) different. Wolves usually (12) (stay) with other wolves, but coyotes (13)(not like) company: they (14)

(prefer) to be alone. Coyotes (15)  (be) intelligent. They (16)__ (eat) a lot of different animals, and their favourite food is rabbits. South Dakota (17)(be) the Coyote State! Did you know that?


Match texts I — 3 with the pictures A — C

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The Pet Game

How to play


*                   The game is for 2— 4 players.  Cut out the numbers and put them in a bag or an envelope.

1

A mouse is a very large pet.

2

Cats drink lemonade.

3

Tortoises are more playful than dogs.

4

A tortoise can run very fast.

5

A hamster eats eggs.

6

Birds sing at night.

7

People take their cats for walks.

8

Cats can speak English.

9

Dogs can fly.

10

Snakes play with dogs.

1 1

Snakes can hop.

12

Fish are noisy pets.

13

Spiders eat dogs.

14

Horses eat meat.

15

Rabbits can swim.

16

Pets always sleep in the house.

17

Dogs wear a coat in winter.

18

A pet goes to hospital to have a baby.

 

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In turns, players take a number from the bag and             read the sentence in the game with that number.  The sentences are all wrong and the player has got  to make the sentences negative.

Use isn't, aren't, don't, doesn't or can't. If the player says the sentence correctly, he/she keeps the number.

If the player is wrong, he/she puts the number back in the bag. The player with the most numbers at the end of the game wins.



After School

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Getting To Know Someone

*                   Complete the questions with the correct form of be or do.

Now write your answers below each question.

O Give your completed paper to your teacher. Your teacher will give you another student's sheet. Read the answers. Ask your classmates to find out whose paper it is.

 

I                 Are           you a boy or a girl?

2 What type of music you like?

3 How old                                  you?

4  you good at maths?

5          your father drivê a car?

6  you good at drawing?

7 you know any famous people?

8  you good at sport?

9                                 you play tennis?

10 you live in a house or a flat?

1 1  you tall?

1 2  your grandparents live with you?

13  your best friend older than you?

14  you ever visit other countries on holiday?

15  you play a musical instrument?

16  you walk to school?

1 7  your surname more than seven letters long?

18  your eyes blue?

20 How many languages

                                                                          you speak?

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TIMESAVER GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES Short answers: Yes, I do / No, you don't

In Britain

Chantal and Colette are on holiday in Britain.

Look at the pictures and write the answers to the questions. Use the expressions in the box.

No, you don't. Yes, we have. Yes, I am. Yes, you are.

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Get Fit!

Look at the pictures of what Billy usually does in a typical week. Then look at the pictures of what

Billy is doing this week. Write sentences to compare a typical week with this week.

          Billy's typical week                              This week

Monday                               Tuesday                              Monday                             Tuesday

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Wednesday

Thursday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday                                Saturday                             Friday                                Saturday


Sunday                                                                          Sunday

Example: Billy usually watches TV after school on Mondays. Today, he's working out in the gym.

(9 What does Billy usually do after school on Wednesdays? What is he doing today?

He usually

What does Billy usually read on Saturdays? What is he doing today?

He usually

Today, he -

What does Billy usually have for lunch on Thursdays? What is he having today?

He usually _  

Today, he _                       

6 What does Billy usually do on Sunday afternoons? What is he doing today?

He usually _

He usually _He usually Today, heToday, he

Today, heToday, he

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Present simple

 

 

Our World

Play this game in small groups. You need: I coin and I counter for each player. One person, who doesn't play, is the referee. The referee has the Answer Key.

 

How to play Our World

Scoring

 

 Toss the coin.

 For every correct answer, you get

 

 Move 1 space if you get 'heads'.

the points in that square.

 

 Move 2 spaces if you get 'tails'.

 For every wrong answer, you lose

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the points in that square.


 The winner is the player who finishes with the most points.

I You d                    when

you're thirsty. (3)

2 Planes m  a lot of noise. (2)

3 A chef c food. (1)

u mornings. (1)

8 Cows e   grass.

(1)

7 Coffee c                   from

south America. (2)

6 People I _  if something is funny. (3)

5 A musician p___ an instrument. (2)

9 Rain f  from the sky. (2)

10 Birds h wings. (3)

1 1 Bats s

during the day. (3)

1 2 People w_ on two legs. (1)

16         Birds b

nests. (1)

15       Many birds f       south in winter.

    (2)    

14 A baby c_ when it is hungry. (2)

13 A flower  from a seed.

(3)

17 Fish I                      in

water. (3)

18 Wild animals h       for food. (2)

19 The moon s                                    at night. (3)

20 Cyclists r bicycles. (I)

FINISH

REFEREE'S ANSWER KEY

1 drink 2 make 3 cooks 4 get up 5 plays 6 laugh 7 comes 8 eat 9 falls 10 have got 1 1 sleep 12 walk 13 grows 14 cries 15 fly 16 build 17 live 18 hunt 19 shines 20 ride

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Going to

When I Grow Up

What is Charles going to be when he grows up?

o Unscramble the words and put them in the sentences.

from hats.

Now write down the letters from inside the circles above.

Unscramble the letters to find out what Charles is going to be.

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O What are they going to be when they grow up? Complete the sentences.

artist

teacher

pilot

vet

musician

comedian

                                                      5 She                                  6 She

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The Crystal Ball

A fortune-teller is going to visit your class today.

She's going to tell you about your future. What will she say?

Write the names of students in your class.

Write one name each for 1—6 and two names each for 7—1 2. In groups, compare your answers.



The Future Is In Your Hands!

Complete the sentences with will or won't. In pairs, compare your answers.


What Time...?

What time do the things happen?

Complete the dialogues.

    John:           I'll miss you, darling. What time does your plane arrive (arrive) in Barcelona?

Laura: Well, I (I)                                             (check in) at the airport one hour before the flight. My plane


(2)          (take off) at seven o'clock, so I (3)            (arrive) in Barcelona at ten o'clock.

(collect)

The Marie Celeste

Read the story about the Marie Celeste and fill in the gaps with was or were.

The Marie Celeste (1) a ship. On 5 December 1872, the Marie Celeste (2)  in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. There (3) something strange about this ship, so the captain of another ship, the Dei Gratia, stopped his ship and went on board the Marie Celeste with another man. They (4) surprised because there (5) no people on the ship at all. It (6) completely empty.

There (7) a lot of food on the ship. And in the kitchen, there (8) saucepans of food, half cooked — but the fire (9) out. In the captain's room, there (10) some halffinished breakfast on the table: there (I I ) an egg and an open bottle of medicine. Everything

(12)in its place. The men (13)                                        not there, but all of their clothes and things

(14)there. Did the men jump off the ship? But why?

The captain of the Dei Gratia looked at the book on the table. The last date in it (15)

25 November. Did the men leave after that day? (16)  the Marie Celeste in the Atlantic without men for ten days? People wanted to know. So, they looked for information and found that it (17)  an American ship. It left New York with ten people on it: Captain Briggs, seven crewmen, the captain's wife and young daughter. No one saw them again and no one knows what happened to them.


Here is a picture of the Marie Celeste when the captain of the Dei Gratia went aboard. Circle the wrong things in the picture. Why are they wrong?

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Cookery Crossword

Yesterday Katie cooked an egg dish for breakfast for her family.


She ___poure4 milk into the bowl with and the eggs together. some grated cheese to some salt and pepper into the eggs. the mixture. the mixture.

When it was cooked, she Everyone mixture in a frying pan._ one half over plate carefully. their breakfast!

the other.

Complete the puzzle with the verbs from exercise

4

What did Katie cook for her family? Write the letters from inside the circles above to find the name of the dish.

O

 

 

 

Katie cooked an for her family.


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Story Puzzle

What happened in the story?

Complete the crossword. Use the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in the box.

ask carry cry drop dry jump pay play step use

DOWN                                                                                  s

I The taxi                            to us.

3 Mum my sister's eyes with a tissue. 'OK, let's go to the park,' said Mum.

5 Mum _ the driver £6.80. Then we ran into the park.

7      Mum _          _ her umbrella to get the money.

8     


My little sister _        _ because she wanted to play in the park.

ACROSS

2 1 _ _ in the park with my sister for an hour. 4 'Mum, you _ _ some money. It's under the driver's seat!' I said.

6 My little sister and I _                _ into the taxi.

9     Then I _ my sister home because Mum hadn't got any more money for a taxi!

10              'Why are you crying again?' I      _ her.

Now look at the pictures. Write the story in the correct order.

Example: My little sister cried because she wanted to play in the park. Why are you crying again?' I asked her.

Yesterday At the Fair

Yesterday, Jessica went to the fair.

o Match the pictures on the left with the sentences on the right.

She ate a candy floss.

 

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Throw the ring

£1 = 3 rings

 

Balloons 80p

 

Cola

60p

 

Big Wheel £3.00

Candy Floss 75p

 

Rollercoaster £4.00

She bought two balloons.

She drank a can of Cola.

She went on the big wheel twice.

She went on the rollercoaster three times.

She had one go at throwing the ring and won a teddy bear.

The Hare and the Tortoise

Read the story about the race between the hare and the tortoise. Who do think will win the race?

Complete the story with the past simple form of the verbs.

One day the hare and the tortoise decided to have a race. The hare

(1) (can) run faster than the tortoise. But the tortoise (2) (be) more intelligent than the hare.

     'Yes, I'll race you,' (3)                                            (say) the clever tortoise.

The tortoise (4) (have) a clever plan. He (5)(find) his brothers and sisters and he (6) (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all (7) (hide) behind the trees along the path.


The race (8)  (begin)! The tortoise (9)               (run) as fast as possible. But the hare (10)            (be) faster, of course.

'This will be a very easy race,' (1 1)    (think) the hare. So the hare decided to have a rest, and he quickly (12) (fall) asleep at the side of the road.

Suddenly, the hare (13)          (wake up) and he (14) ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the hare asked himself. In fact, it (15)              (not be) his friend the tortoise: it (16)    (be) the tortoise's sister. But to a hare, all tortoises look the same.

The hare (17) (run) past the tortoise easily. Soon, he (18) (can't) see the tortoise, so he (19) (sit) down and (20) (have) another rest.

     Then the hare (21)                                          (get up) and continued the race. But — as the hare happily (22)

(come) around the last corner before the finish line — his friend the tortoise crossed the line

and (23)


and irregular verbs)

The Fishing Trip

Tim and Karl are brothers. The two brothers went fishing yesterday. What happened?

o Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs.

          Yesterday, my brother and I                  went                    (go) fishing.

2 (catch) a very big fish and my brother  (help) me to pull it into the boat.

the water, our

(hold) onto the line.

sharks!


(can)!

Compare your answers with your partner. Did you put the pictures in the same order?

ACWITIES


Earthquake!

In pairs, read the story. Then choose the correct form of the verbs, past simple or past continuous.

was doing

I James did/ his homework in his bedroom when the earthquake started was starting at 6.15 p.m.

2  He sat/ was sitting at his desk when the chair started / was starting to move across the floor.

3  When the floor stopped / was stopping moving, James ran / was running to find his mother.

s

4  His mother cooked / was cooking when the earthquake started / was starting.

c

5  When he found / was finding his mother, she stood / was standing in front of the cooker.

She was OK, but the kitchen was a mess!

6  They decided / were deciding to look outside. Outside, they saw / were seeing some trees on the

ground and they heard voices calling for help.

7  The hospital was very busy that evening, but nobody died / was dying.

8 
It wasn't a very bad earthquake. It only measured / was measuring 5.5.

Write the letters from over the correct answers to find out the name of the American scientist who invented a scale for measuring earthquakes in 1935.

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Find Someone Who...

o Find people who have done these things. Ask your classmates until you find one name for each thing.

Example: Have you eaten snails? Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

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Present perfect (questions)

 

 


In groups of four, find who has collected the most names.

Find someone who has...

I      eaten snails

2        received a letter today _           

3        had a birthday in this month _

4        been to the USA

5        baked a cake _

6        painted a wall                                                                      

7        drunk Chinese tea _

8        sung karaoke

9        had an operation

10    caught a bus to school today

Find Someone Who...

Find people who have done these things. Ask your classmates until you find one name for each thing.

Example: Have you eaten snails? Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

In groups of four, find who has collected the most names.

Find someone who has...

eaten snails

2 received a letter today _  3 had a birthday in this month _

4        been to the USA

5        baked a cake

6        painted a wall                                                                   

7        drunk Chinese tea _

8        sung karaoke

9        had an operation _ _

10   caught a bus to school today


Flags

Colour the past participles in the boxes and find the flag. Then answer the question.

begin

buy

come

do

drink

go

make

run

stand

throw

break

choose

drive

eat

fall

 

See

speak

steal

take

o What are the past participles of the verbs in the boxes?

Colour the past participles that end in -en red

Leave all the other past participles -+ white.

Which country's flag is this?

catch

teach

walk

stop

lose

build

fight

buy

want

talk

feel

 

bring

think

need

drop

send

sleep

What are the past participles of the verbs in the boxes?

Colour the past participles that end in:


-ght —+ green

—ed        white

-t orange

Which country's flag is this?

hit

fall

watch

cost

get

play

cut

lose

change

put

send

cook

What are the past participles of the verbs in the boxes?

Colour the past participles that end in:

-ed red.

Colour the past participles that don't change their spelling •+ blue.

Leave all the other past participles •+ white.

Which country's flag is this?

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Around Australia

Begin at the START and read the sentences about Australia. Choose the correct question tag for each sentence. You will get to the FINISH if you go to all of the sentences once and choose the correct question tags.

START

ACTIVITIES

Around Australia

Now write the questions with the correct question tags above the correct answers.

1 -Kangaroos live in Australia, don't they?

Yes, they do. You can only see them in Australia.

2Yes, there are. There are 162 million sheep in Australia.

3-

No, it isn't. Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

Yes, they do. They speak Australian English.

5Yes, there are. There are 8 deserts.

6-

No, they don't. They use the Australian dollar.

Yes, it is. But fewer people live in Australia than in the UK!

8-

No, they aren't. The Aborigines are the indigenous people of Australia.

Compare your answers with your partner.

The Skiing Lesson

Some teenagers are on a school skiing trip.

o Read the skiing instructor's sentences and choose the correct word for each sentence. Then circle the letter next to each correct word.

Example: First, I want you to put on your skis.

(take off V / put on©)

1           Then, me very carefully.

(listen to H / hear A)

2           Can you all me clearly?

(listen E / hear A)

3           How many of you have skiing before?

(gone L / been M)

4           Have you ever  waterskiing or

ice- skating before? Well, skiing is very similar.

(be D I been O)

5           Now, we're at the top of a small hill. OK, let's try skiing down this hill towards that building over there.

Can you  it?

(see N / look I)

6           We all  mistakes, so don't worry if

you fall over. (make I / do S)

7           If you fall over, don't worry — I'll you up! (take R / pick X)

What is the name of the ski resort?

Write the letters from inside the circles above to find the name of the ski resort. The ski resort is

90000000

 

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Don't Make A Mistake!

Read the clues and complete the crossword.

If you need help, the answers are at the bottom of this page. Unscramble the letters to find the answer.

ACROSS

1 Banks make a lot of _

4     Study hard every day and you'll make good _

5     That boy's got big ears, but don't make _ of him.

6     Do you need help? Let me make a _

7     Put a line through the word if you make a _

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,

Do Me a Favour...

Eric's mum wants Eric to help her on Saturday. She is thinking about what he can do.

o What is Eric's mum thinking? Match the sentences with the pictures.

I He can do the washing-up. C 4 He can do the washing.

2      He can do the ironing.       5 He can do the gardening.

3      He can do the shopping.

Eric: I can't — I've got a maths test on Monday so I need to (1)  today, Mum.

Mum: Today? Saturday?

Eric: Yes, I've got a test! You always say that I've got to (2)

Mum: Yes, but...

Eric: But what, Mum?

Mum: You're right. I'll (3)

Eric: Thanks, Mum!

o Who does the housework in your family?

NAMES

 

 

 

 

cleaning

 

 

 

 

washing-up

 

 

 

 

washing clothes

 

 

 

 

ironing

 

 

 

 

gardening

 

 

 

 

shopping

 

 

 

 

Write the names of the people in your family in the table. Tick (V) the jobs that they do. Then compare your answers with a partner.

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Rules

There are things that we must and mustn't do when we are in a park.

o Read the signs in the park. Then match the signs with the people.


RICHARD

6

                                                                                                            LIZ                                        

No

bicydeS olds

Write what the people must or mustn't do. Use the words in the box.

skateboard on the path wear shoes in the restaurant pick flowers -drop-litter- ride a bicycle on the path walk on the grass let his dog play in the lake Example: TOM mustn't wear a shirt in the restaurant     drop litter

TOM mustn't drop litter

English Class Rules

What rules have you got in your English class? Write true sentences about your class.

Complete our English Class Rules with must or mustn't.

Our English Class Rules

                                                      always speak in English.

             We                                  

2          We  other students make mistakes. laugh when the

3          We sweets during the lesson. eat look up new words in the dictionary.

4          We always listen in our English class.

5          We

arrive late to class.

6          We help each other in class.

7          We

do our homework.

8          We help our English teacher.

9          We shout.

10     We 

 

Write three more rules for your English class. Compare your sentences with your partner.


Have to

Does Mike Have

STUDENT A

Mike, Jeff, Paula and Tina are going camping. Each person has to do two jobs.

Ask Student B questions to find out who has to do what. Tick (V) the correct boxes.

Student A: Does Mike have to put up the tent?

Student B: No, he doesn't.

Student A: Does Mike have to build a fire? Student B: Yes, he does.

 

Mike

Jeff

Paula

Tina

put up the tent

 

 

 

 

find wood

 

 

 

 

build a fire

 

 

 

 

get water

 

 

 

 

cook dinner

 

 

 

 

o   Complete the sentences. Example: Paula and Tina but Mike and Jeff don't have to.

to Cook Dinner?

STUDENT B

Mike, Jeff, Paula and Tina are going camping. Each person has to do two jobs.

o   Ask Student A questions to find out who has to do what. Tick (V) the correct boxes.

Student B: Does Jeff have to cook dinner?

Student B: No, he doesn't.

Student A: Does Paula have to put up the tent? Student B: Yes, she does.

 

Mike

Jeff

Paula

Tina

put up the tent

 

 

 

 

find wood

 

 

 

 

build a fire

 

 

 

 

get water

 

 

 

 

cook dinner

 

 

 

 

Complete the sentences. Example: Paula and Tina have to put up the tent, but Mike and Jeff don't have to.


I                                                                                   a fire, but             I        Mike and Jeff                                                a fire, but

Paula and Tina                                                                                      Paula and Tina

2 Mike                                                        wood, but Jeff                     2 Mike                                                   wood, but Jeff

doesn't have to.

doesn't have to.

                                                                      water, but Tina                      3 Paula                                                     water, but Tina


                                                                      dinner, but her friends: 4 Tina                                                  dinner, but her friends

O Who has to do these things?

 

Who has to do these things?

1        'I have to put up the tent and get the water!'

1

'l have to put up the tent and get the water!'

2

'Well, I have to put up the tent and cook dinner!'

'Well, I have to put up the tent and cook dinner!'

3 'l have to find wood and build a fire!'

3 'I have to find wood and build a fire!'

4 'Well, I have to build a fire, too!'                                                   4 'Well, I have to build a fire, too!'

Lost At Sea

Vincent and Casper are on a desert island and their ship is lost. Vincent is hungry, wet and dirty.

He lost his two front teeth in the storm and all they've got to eat is an apple and a pot of yoghurt.

They are having a conversation. He says to Casper I want ..., and Casper always answers But you need ...

Complete the crossword. The clues are what Vincent wants to do. Casper's answers are the things he needs.

3

4

6

10

13

16

 

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Want / need

O

What Should I Do?

o In groups of five, cut out the Problem and the Suggestion cards.

Mix up the Suggestion cards and give them to the rest of the group.

In turns, students read a Problem card to the group. The group listens and reads the correct Suggestion cards.

The group can invent its own suggestions when there are no more cards.

PROBLEM 1

PROBLEM 2

Please help! My dog,

Help me! My mother is very

Sniff, doesn't like

strange. She's got really

my best friend.

bad breath because she

Every time my friend

eats onions for breakfast

comes to my house,

every day. And she's the

Sniff jumps up and barks

singing teacher at my

loudly. Sniff's a

school! Everybody laughs

good dog, but when my

and jokes about e Mrs Onion'.

friend comes, he

Mum says that onions are

isn't very nice. My friend

good for you. Now she wants

is afraid.

me to start eating onions,

What should I do?

too! What should I do?

PROBLEM 3

Please help! I've got a problem. I live in a flat and my aunt and uncle live

in the flat upstairs. In my bedroom, I can hear them talking. Last night, my uncle said to my aunt, eThe police don't know.

Nobody knows - only you and me!' I'm worried. What should I do?

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Should


World of Animals Maze

Begin at the START sentence and follow the maze. If you think the sentence is true, follow the black arrow. If you think the sentence is false, follow the white arrow. You will get to the FINISH if you go to all of the sentences once and make the right decisions. Good luck!


o

Chimpanzees can see the same colours that people can see.

Start

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Snap!

Play this game in groups of three. You need: I dice and I counter for each player. One person, who doesn't play, is the referee. The referee has the Answer Key.


STUDENT A

REFEREE'S ANSWER KEY

1.  THE GIRL IS LOOKING AT THE STARS.    7. THE BOY IS LISTENING TO A CD.

2.  THE BOY IS LOOKING AT A MAP.          8. THE GIRL IS LISTENING TO HER GRANDFATHER.

3.  THE GIRL IS LOOKING AT A PAINTING.  9. THE BOY AND GIRL ARE LISTENING TO THE RADIO.

4.  THE BOY WATCHING TV.     10. THE BOY CAN HEAR A TELEPHONE.

5.  THE GIRL IS WATCHING A BALLET.       11. THE GIRL CAN HEAR AN AMBULANCE.

6.  THE BOY AND GIRL ARE WATCHING A FOOTBALL MATCH.     12. THE BOY AND GIRL CAN HEAR A DOG.

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Cut out the picture cards for Student A and the verb cards for Student B.

*                   The players turn over their cards one card at a time and put them face-up in two separate piles on the table.

*                  


When the picture and the verb cards go together, the first player to say 'Snap!' has to say what the

How to play Snap!

person in the picture is doing.

*                   Student C, the referee, says if the answer is correct or not.

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If the answer is correct, the player keeps the two cards.

*                   If the answer is wrong, the cards go back to the bottom of the picture and verb piles. When the players haven't got any more cards, they pick up their

piles, mix their cards up, and continue playing.

*                   The winner is the player who wins all of the cards. Then the winner plays against Student C and the loser becomes the referee.

*                   REMEMBER: We use all of the verbs in the continuous form except h r:

 He can hear a .


Birthdays


Today is 3rd December. Read the conversation and write the names on the calendar.

 

Katie:

Susan:

Katie:

Susan: Katie:

Susan:

Katie:

Susan:

Katie:

Susan:

Katie:

Susan:

Happy birthday, Susan!

Thanks, Katie. When's your birthday?

It's tomorrow.

Oh, great! Did you know that David's birthday is the day after tomorrow?

Is it? Tim and Leo's birthdays are at the weekend.

Leo's is on the day after Tim's.

What a lot of birthdays in December! Sandra's birthday is a week tomorrow and John's is two weeks on Friday.

Wow! And Fiona's is on Christmas Day!

James' birthday is next month. It's the day after New Year's Day.

Oh, and I just remembered — Richard's birthday is next Monday.

That's right! And Laura's is two weeks today.

People born in December are the best, don't you think? Definitely!

 

                       CALENDAR                

JANUARY

Sun                Mon             Tues           Weds         Thurs      Fri             Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12                   13                14               15              16           17             18

19                   20                21               22              23           24             25

26                   27                28               29              30           31

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Read the questions and circle the best word: when or while.

I

What do you do when while the phone rings?

4

What do you do when / while you can't find your

a.

run and answer it immediately

 

trainers?

b.

wait and listen to the person on the answering

a.

look for them until you find them

 

machine

b.

ask your Mum where they are

c.

wait for somebody else to answer the phone

c.

get angry

2

What do you do when / while you're waiting at the

5

What do you do when / while you are studying for

 

dentist's?

 

a very difficult exam?

a.

read a magazine

a.

close the door and work quietly

b.

bite your fingernails

b.

listen to the radio and study at the same time

c.

think about your last visit to the dentist

c.

stop every ten minutes to get a drink

3

What do you do when / while you're sitting on an

6

What do you do when / while your bicycle

 

aeroplane for four hours?

 

doesn't work?

a.

read a good long book

a.

get some tools and mend the bicycle

b.

play games

b.

wait for your dad to mend the bicycle

c.

sleep

c.

get angry

o   For each question choose the answer which best describes what you would do. Then read the personality analysis below.

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Truth and Lies

Have they told the truth?

o   Look at the pictures on the left. Write the question in each speech bubble.

o   Write the answer for each picture.

Choose the correct answers from the box.

O you / clean / your room / yet?

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Yes, we've already eaten it.

No, not yet. Can I have some?

Yes, I've already said goodbye.

Yes, and I've already put everything away. No, he hasn't come yet.

O Four of the answers are lies. Write the true answers.

I No, I haven't done it yet.

2

3

4

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How much? / How many?

Facts and Figures

How many questions can you answer correctly?

o   Can you count the objects in CAPITAL letters? No CJ write much. Yes C] write many.

I        How many EGGS are there in 1 dozen?

2 How _ much SUGAR can you put in a 1 kg bag? 3 How _ HOURS are there in a day?

4        How  MINUTES are there in half an hour?

5        How  MONTHS are there in a year?

6        How  WATER can you put in a 2 litre bottle?

7        How  DAYS are there in I week?

8        How  TIME do you have for your lunchbreak at school?

9        How _ CHILDREN are there in your class?

10  How  CENTIME-TRES are there in 1 metre?

1 1 How  CENTS are there in $1?

12  How _ MONEY is £1 in your country?

13  How _ PENCE are there in £10?

14  How  BUTTER is there in two 500g packets?

1 5 How  ORANGE JUICE is there in six 1 litre cartons?

Now write the answers to the questions. Then compare your answers with your partner. Your teacher will tell you the answers. Who's got the most correct answers, you or your partner?

 

1 12-eggx__  

3

4                                                                                

5                                                                                

6

7

8                                                                                 

9                                                                                                                        

10          _

1 1

1 2 _

13-      

14 _                                                                                                                                                                                

15 _                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

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Who is the Most Polite?


Write what the people are saying. Use the words in the grid to write the sentences.

 

A

B

c

D

 

1

OPEN

CAN

YES

CAN'T

BORROW

2

YOU

ASK

PLEASE

ME

CAMERA

3

 

GIVE

YOUR

THE

POLITELY

4

WINDOW

 

 

 

NO

1

Tim:

Megan:

Miss Jones:


What Would You Like...?

o  


Look at the pictures and circle the things that you like.

eating hot food Would you like to do these things on a cold, snowy day?

Which of these animals would you like to have as a pet?

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Class Survey

o    Do this class survey in small groups.

Complete the questions in the class questionnaire with Who or Whose.

Check your answers with your group. Does everybody in your group agree?

NAMES

                  1                               _ home is the nearest to school?

was born in summer?

favourite colour is blue?

goes to music lessons after school?

can play the guitar?

writes with their left hand?

birthday is in winter?

                                                       parents can speak English very well?         

Guess who...?

o    In your group, decide which of your classmates' names to write as the answer for each question.

O

Now ask the students whose names you wrote. Are your answers correct?

Example: Olga, is your home the nearest to school?

If the answer is 'No', ask another student. Find the correct name for every question.

Feedback

o In your groups, compare your answers. How many names did you complete? How many answers were correct?

Which group had the most correct answers? The group with the most correct answers is the winner.

Make your own questionnaire

Write four questions with who and four questions with whose.

In pairs, read each other's questionnaires. Answer the questions with your classmates' names.

o   Then ask the students whose names you wrote. Are your answers correct?

Go + -ing

Penpals

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

shopping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

swimming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dancing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ice-skating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

running

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

horse-riding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

walk the dog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o   Now write ME in the boxes for the days when you do these things.

Example: When do you go shopping?

Compare your answers with other students in

I go shopping every Saturday. the class. Does anybody do exactly the same things as you?

Write a letter to a penpal. Describe the things that you do every week.

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Do You Like...?

 Complete the questionnaire. Tick love, like, don't like or hate.

 

love

like

don't like

hate

clothes shopping

 

 

 

 

strawberry ice-cream

 

 

 

 

cooking

 

 

 

 

collecting stamps

 

 

 

 

football

 

 

 

 

Leonardo DiCaprio

 

 

 

 

Shania Twain

 

 

 

 

eating meat

 

 

 

 

reading books

 

 

 

 

computer games

 

 

 

 

police action films

 

 

 

 

wearing hats

 

 

 

 

ACTIVITIES


Where Do People...?

o   Look at the pictures and write questions with Where.


Now compare your answers with your partner.

o   Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions. Can you answer all of the questions?

o   Check your answers!

Complete the crossword with the names of the countries from exercise 1.

o   Where do people sing 'fado'?

Write the letters from inside the circles in the crossword. Unscramble the letters to find out where people sing 'fado'.

                   sing           in

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A Strange Letter

Can you read this letter?

In pairs, read the letter. Use the key on the right of the page to understand the code. Then write your answers below each question in the letter.

CODE KEY


Shopping For The Family


Mr Gonzalez is visiting London. He's got shopping lists from his wife, his son and his daughter.

Write a or an by the things in the lists.

 

3

Inat.lzn handbnq

4                                  _ Aitk

_ ink pen

 

elecbric

shaver

_ new

Plag$babion game

Oasis

Hrsenal

Poobball Club scarf

10       _ comedy video

 

 animal poster

12                                                                                           English magazine

13      teddy bear  easy jigsaw puzzle

15 _ pair of trainers


These Aren't My Things!

Grandma tidied the house today, but Colin and his sister, Victoria, aren't happy. Grandma put some of Victoria's things in Colin's room.

o   Look at the picture and write three sentences about Victoria's things in each speech bubble.

A / some / any

A Sleepover

Amy is sleeping over at her friend Rebecca's house this weekend.

Look at the picture. Amy is packing her suitcase.

She isn't taking any

                              or . She isn't taking a

or a



Rebecca's mum is making breakfast. Read her question answer. Then look at the pictures. Which is Amy's breakfast?

o   Write your own answer to the question and draw your breakfast on the empty plate.


Charlotte's or Charles'?

Each person has got something that belongs to another person.

Who has got Charles' football? Who has got Charlotte's shoes? Look at the picture and write a sentence about each person.

Example: Charles has got Charlotte's ballet shoes.

Tess has got

Victoria

James

Charlotte

Peter

Christmas presents

What did Marie's family get for Christmas?

o Match the people in Marie's family with their Christmas presents.

Robert

Ann

Marie

Georgia

Guy

Michael

Harriet

Complete the sentences about what Marie's family got for Christmas. Use mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs.

Example: This is Robert's watch. And this car is Jziå too.

My sister Ann and I love reading! The books are

2 Georgia and Guy have got books too, but are in English. 3 We all got chocolates for Christmas. Harriet's eating now!

4          And look at this CD player — it's

5          And what about you, Michael? What's

Compound nouns

Word Chain

Complete the name of the things in the pictures.

Use the words in the box to form compound nouns.

 

bag ball

bell bin

board bulb book

case cup

kart phones post ring stop

 

1 bubble bath

2 door

3 ear

4 go-

5 goal

6 head

7 key

8 light

9 litter

10 tea

1 1 note

12 pencil

13 school

14 tennis

15 bus

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Write the words in the word chain.

The last letter of a word is the first letter of the next word.

How many more compound nouns can you make?

Use the words in the box and continue the list.

teabag, football, bathroom


Double or Nothing

Play this game in small groups. You need: 1 die • and 1 counter O for each player. One person, who doesn't play, is the referee. The referee has the Answer key.

Scoring

Correct answer = 2 points.

Wrong answer = O points.

The player with the most points wins.

How to play Double or Nothing

Roll the die and move your counter. When you land on a picture, say: 'I see two and spell the word. The referee tells you if you are correct or not.


Example: I see two babies: b - a - b - i- e - s. (correct)

REFEREE'S ANSWER KEY man - men baby - babies book - books glass — glasses child — children foot — feet radio — radios tomato — tomatoes woman — women knife — knives match — matches sheep — sheep person — people mouse — mice tooth — teeth fish — fish potato — potatoes box — boxes bus — buses sweet — sweets pen — pens wife — wives

Around The World


o Find the names of twenty countries in the wordsearch.

What languages do these students speak?

Guten Tag!

Rolf

German


Buenos dìas

Manuel

                                  A N       D             T      s      U      E

T     L               M B       G     E     R

A U                                    A L                  A p

L s H G P U N M T R Y F c E o B E A L s s C T L A N D

B c s N N P o s c W R o T s F R T A L T R D K O R A N

G J H M s A R A M U K O R T N E D p E G R E E c E o S A

Y E G R O E N G A N D D E c S R K E A M p

A N

      R    U    s     s                              E       N o

Buongiorno                             Bonjour

Chantal

Giorgio


Yoko


California or Florida?

How much do you know about these two American states? Look at the map.


Cut out the cards and turn them over. In pairs, take it in turns to turn over two cards and read them aloud. If they are both correct or both wrong, the player keeps the cards and takes another turn. The player with the most pairs of cards is the winner.

AcnwrŒs O


Good and Bad Habits

Play this game in small groups. You need: 1 die              and 1 counter O for each player.

You always brush your teeth after you eat a meal.

 

 

 

 

 

your books.

 

 

You often forget pens and school

You often leave the milk out of the fridge.

You never eat fresh fruit and vegetables.

You sometimes write on your desk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to play Good and Bad Habits

I Each player rolls the die and moves following the arrows on the board.

2                  


When you stop on a Habit square, read out the habit aloud. All of the players decide if it is a good habit or a bad habit. If it is a good habit, move forward 2 squares. If it is a bad habit, move back 3 squares.

3                   The first player to arrive at the Prize-giving Ceremony wins!




What Are They Doing?

Write sentences about what the people are doing. Use the verbs in the box and change the correct adjective from each pair into the adverb form.

asa

o

Who Lives the Most Dangerously?

Work in small groups. Read the questions and complete the table with 1-5.

Write 1 for the least up to 5 for the most. Everyone in your group must agree.

 

Which sports person can jump the highest?

Which sports person can run the fastest?

Which sports person lives the most dangerously?

Which sports person takes the most exercise?

Which sports person has to think the most carefully?

 

 

can jump the highest

can run the fastest

lives the most dangerously

takes the most exercise

has to think the most carefully

a footballer

 

 

 

 

 

a dancer

 

 

 

 

a swimmer

 

 

 

 

 

a mountain climber

 

 

 

 

 

a golfer

 

 

 

 

 

Now compare your answers with another group.

o Write the names of the other people in your group and complete the table with 1-5. Write I for the least up to 5 for the most. Then compare your table with the others in your group. Do you all agree?

I think that Simon is the most generous. What do you think?

 

does the best homework

is the most generous

can jump the highest

can run the fastest

takes the most exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                 Acnvmts                                                 OF

Top / bottom / middle / right / left

Put Away the Shopping!

Student B has bought some food. Look at the fridge and tell

Student B where to put the food in the fridge. Use the words in the boxes.

on the left

in the middle

on the right

Put Away the Shopping!

You have bought the food in the box. Listen to Student A. Write the food words in the correct place in the fridge.

carrots eggs

butter yoghurt

tomatoes chicken cheese sausages

lettuce

Compare your fridge with Student A's fridge.

Have you put the shopping in the correct places?

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A Class Trip

You and your classmates are going to a museum by coach.

You are sitting in seat 7. Write your name on your seat. Imagine who is sitting near you on the coach and

Ask a classmate about their coach. Listen carefully. Write the names on the correct seats. Is your coach the same as theirs? Use next to / behind / in front of.


Put Your Clothes Away!

o Match the pictures with the sentences.

1    She's folding up the sweatshirt.

2    She's putting away the hat.

3    She's zipping up her jacket.

4    She's putting on the sweatshirt.

5    She's trying on the hat.

6   


She's taking off the sweatshirt.

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Give in your Homework, Please

Read the sentences. Complete the crossword with the missing verbs from the multi-word verbs.


Across

4. If you're very noisy, the teacher will _ you off.

away all of your rubbish now.

out your mistakes with a rubber.

9.    


Don't put your coat on the floor. it up.

10.  off your personal stereo and listen to me.

Down

When you finish,  in your exercise books.

2.     Don't write. _ your pens down.

3.     It's dark in here. Please        on the light.

6. You can       out the answer by adding and dividing.

8.  away your calculators. You don't need them today.


O

Help!

Allie the alien is visiting Earth for the first time. There are a lot of things that she doesn't know how to do!

I I don't know how to

2 1 don't know how to

the water!

_ the TV!

3 1 don't know how to

4 1 don't know how to

this cassette!

the music!


o Complete Allie's sentences with the multi-word verbs from the box.

turn over

turn down

turn off

turn on

want to play the other side.                            

Look at the pictures of James and his baby brother, Sam. What can't Sam do?

Write a sentence about Sam under each picture. Use He can't with the phrasal verbs in the box.

do up

pick up

put on

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The Beach Towel Mystery

Put the words on the towels in the correct order.

Follow the footprints in the sand to put the story in the correct order.

 

A left towel. earrings her and her Michelle her watch on

 


Now write the complete story in the correct order.

 

G something she came When was back, wrong.

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Friends

Help Julia to write her diary. Put the word in the correct space to complete each sentence. You've got a time limit of three minutes.

The first student to complete all of the sentences is the winner!

1      I usually _ watch TV in the evening _ . (usually)

2      My            TV show _       _ is Friends. (favourite)

3      My mother _ _ watches Friends _ . (never)

4      She doesn't understand why      _ like to watch it. (always)

5      But perhaps it isn't for _ women _ ! (old)

6      My mother isn't   _ old _ but she isn't young. (very)

7      Perhaps she's _ intelligent _______ _    _ than me! (more)

8      And perhaps I'll listen to her and not _ watch   _ much TV. (so

9      But           I've got to watch ____        _ Friends, (first)

 

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Classrooms

There are ten differences between Classroom A and Classroom B.

Read the example and find nine more differences. Write sentences with but.

Example: In Classroom A there are frogs in the aquarium, but in Classroom B there are fish in the aquarium.

Compare your answers with your partner. Did you find the same things?

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A Seaside Holiday

Spot the difference — Student A o Look at your picture. Student B has got a similar picture. Can you find eleven differences?

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A Seaside Holiday


Spot the difference — Student B

O Look at your picture. Student A has got a similar picture. Can you find eleven differences?


What was there...?

STUDENT A

What was there after the robbery?

Look at the picture of what there was before the robbery. Ask Student B questions to find out what there was after the robbery. There are ten differences between your picture and Student B's picture. Read the example and find nine more differences.

Example: Student A: There were some paintings on the walls yesterday. Student B: There aren't any paintings now.


YESTERDAY

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What was there...?

STUDENT B

What was there before the robbery?

Look at the picture of what there was after the robbery. Ask Student A questions to find out what there was before the robbery. There are ten differences between your picture and Student A's picture. Read the example and find nine more differences.

Example: Student A: There were some paintings on the walls yesterday. Student B: There aren't any paintings now.


NOW

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        PAGES 4 & 5         Have You Got The Basketball?                             6. He usually watches TV. Today, he's swimming.

Students' own answers.

PAGE 15 Our World

Students' own answers.

PAGE 16 Bananas in Pyjamas

        PAGE 9       Wild Animals in North America                                       A. sprinkle             B. brush                 C. dip           D. roll up

        1. come      2. has           3. can't        4. stay                              5. lives

        6. has got 7. uses           8. doesn't go away         9. eat

        10. look     1 1. are         12. stay        13. don't like                                                           10. F                        11. K            12. A

        14. prefer 15. are           16. eat         17. is

PAGE 17 When I Grow Up

1.   A. rabbits            B. coins  C. magic D. cards

        PAGE 10      The Pet Game                                                                           E. never

Students' own answers.

 

PAGE 11      After School

 

play tennis

2.    watches TV

3.    rides his bicycle

4.    plays the guitar

5.    plays computer games

6.    reads magazines

7.    goes swimming

8.    telephones

2. Students' own answers.

PAGE 12       Getting To Know Someone

 

1.   1. Are            2. do

       6. Are      7. Do

11. Are 12. Do

16. Do 17. Is

2.   & 3. Students' own

PAGE 13    In Britain

3. are           Are

8. Are       9. Do

13. Is        14. Do

18. Are 19. Do answers.

5. Does

10. Do

15. Do

20. do

2.   magician

3.   2. He's going to be a pilot.

3.   He's going to be a teacher.

4.   She's going to be a comedian.

5.   She's going to be an artist.

6.   She's going to be a musician.

PAGE 18 The crystal Ball


Students' own answers.

PAGE 19 The Future is in your Hands

Students' own answers.

PAGE 20 What time...?

2.    1. check in              2. takes off           3. arrive

                                                                                                                                     4. does . leave 5. departs                      6. leave

7.   goes          8. stops  9. change

                                                                                                                                   10. does  get         11. takes                 12. collects

                                                                                                                                  13. arrive                   14. does start            15. do open

3.    B. Ian       C. Gary   D. Mum E. Alice

2.                   Yes, we have.

3.                   Yes, you are. 4.

5.     No, you don't.

6.     No, we haven't.

PAGE 14 Get Fit!

He usually eats chips. Today, he's eating a banana.

2.     He usually plays computer games. Today, he's playing tennis.

3.     He usually eats pizza. Today, he's eating salad.

PAGE 21       The Marie Celeste

       6. was       7. was       8. were      9. was        10. was

        11. was     12. was        13. were 14. were 15. was

16. Was 17. was

2. There are three wrong things in the picture:

1.  The fire isn't out.

2.  The year is the diary is 1875 — it should be 1872.

3.  The date is the diary is 23 November - it should be

25 November.

                                                                                                                                 F. Laura     G. John

4.     He usually plays cards. Today, he's playing basketball.

5.     He usually reads comics. Today, he's exercising.

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PAGE 22      Cookery Crossword

4. sprinkled

                      5. cooked 6. turned       7. lifted         8. enjoyed

3. OMELETTE

PAGE 23       Story Puzzle

2. The correct order for the story is:

8. My little sister cried because she wanted to play in the park.

10. 'Why are you crying again?' I asked her.

3. Mum dried my sister's eyes with a tissue. 'OK, let's go to the park,' said Mum.

The taxi stopped next to us.

6. My little sister and I jumped into the taxi.

4. 'Mum, you dropped some money. It's under the driver's seat!' I said.

7. Mum used her umbrella to get the money.

5. Mum paid the driver £6.80. Then we ran into the park.

2. I played in the park with my sister for an hour.

9. Then I carried my sister home because Mum hadn't got any more money for a taxi!

PAGE 24 Yesterday at the Fair

A.    She bought two balloons.

B.    She drank a can of Cola.

C.     She ate a candy floss.

D.    She went on the big wheel twice.

E.    


She had one go at throwing the ring and she won a teddy bear.

F.     She went on the rollercoaster three times.

2. Jessica spent £21.95 at the fair.

PAGE 25      The Hare and the Tortoise

1. could         2. was                  3. said         4. had

5. found        6. told                   7. hid           8. began

9. ran            10. was                 11. thought

12. fell           13. woke up        14. saw       15. wasn't

16. was         17. ran                  18. couldn't

19. sat           20. had                  21. got up 22. came

23. won

PAGE 26      The Fishing Trip

1.    2. caught; helped

3.  tried; turned

4.  swam; held

5.  took

6.  said; left; could

2.    l. c 2. D 3. E 4. B           

PAGE 27      Earthquake!

 was doing; started 2. was sitting; started

3.    stopped; ran

4.    was cooking; started

5.    found; was standing

6.    decided; saw

7.    died

8.    measured

The inventor of the Richter scale is CHARLES RICHTER.

PAGE 28       Find Someone Who ...

Students' own answers.

PAGE 29       Flags

1.  Poland

2.  Ireland

3.  France

PAGES 30 & 31 Around Australia

2.       There are a lot of sheep in Australia, aren't there?

3.       Sydney isn't the capital city of Australia, is it?

4.       Australians don't speak English, do they?

5.       There aren't any deserts in Australia, are there?

6.       In Australia they use the pound, don't they?

7.       Australia is the biggest island in the world, isn't it?

8.       The Inuit aren't the indigenous people of Australia, are they?


ACTIVITIES e


PAGE 32 The Skiing Lesson

1. 1. listen to          2. hear       3. been         4. been

6. make                   7.pick

2. CHAMONIX

PAGE 33 Don't Make a Mistake!

P

                                 o       s

s                               s

PAGE 34      Do Me a Favour

1. l . c

2.

1.     do my homework

2.     do my best

3.     do the housework

3. Students' own answers.

PAGE 35 Rules

1.    2. Robert; Tom              3. Lucy; Richard

      4. Anna; Stephen       5. Liz          6. Dan

2.    Stephen mustn't skateboard on the path. Lucy must wear shoes in the restaurant. Liz mustn't pick flowers.

Anna mustn't ride a bicycle on the path.

Robert and Tom mustn't walk on the grass.

Dan mustn't let his dog play in the lake.

Richard must wear a shirt in the restaurant.

PAGE 36 English Class Rules

Students' own answers.

PAGE 37      Does Mike have to cook dinner?


1.

 

Mike

Jeff

Paula

Tina

put up the tent

 

 

 

 

find wood

 

 

 

 

build a fire

 

 

 

 

get water

 

 

 

 

cook dinner

 

 

 

 

2.    1. have to build; don't have to

2.  has to find

3.  has to get; doesn't have to

4.  has to cook; don't have to

3.    1. Paula 2. Tina 3. Mike 4. Jeff

PAGES 38 & 39 Lost at Sea

                                w        o

                c                         E           o

D

o a a aaaaua

PAGES 40 & 41 What Should I Do?

Answers for Problem 1:

leave the dog outside

tell your friend how to behave with your dog teach the dog to be good leave the dog in a room and close the door give your dog its food when your friend arrives get a new dog


Answers for Problem 2:                                                                         Yes, we've already eaten it.

stay at a friend's house for a week                                                     6. Have you finished on the phone yet?

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soak the onions in water every night — then they won't be as strong eat the onions and enjoy them!

buy a lot of chewing gum tell everybody at school that onions are good for you

Answers for Problem 3:

The true answers are:

2.  Yes, he has.

3.  Yes, she has.

6. No, I haven't finished yet.

PAGE 50 Facts and Figures

ask your aunt about it

3. many / 24 hours

talk to your uncle

4. many / 30 minutes

tell your parents

5. many / 12 months

watch your uncle very carefully

6. much / 2 litres

call the police

7. many / 7 days

move to a different bedroom

8.  much / students' own answers

9.  many / students' own answers

PAGES 42 & 43 World of Animals Maze

1 0. many / 100 cm

Sentences 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 are true.

The correct sequence is: 1

PAGES 44 & 45 snap!

1 1 . many / 100 cents

12.  much / students' own answers

13.  many / 1000 pence

14.  much / 1000 g (1 kg)

1 5. much / 6 litres

The answers are on the Referee's Answer Key.

 

 

 

PAGE 51

Who Is The Most Polite?


throw the onions away                                                                          Yes, I've already said goodbye.

PAGE 46 Birthdays                                                                                  1.

DECEMBER  Lydia: Can I borrow your camera? Megan: Yes, you can. Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs  Sat 2. Tim: Can I open the window, please? Miss Jones: No, 2 3 Susan 4 Katie 5 David 6 7 Tim you can't.

8 Leo 9 Richard 10              1 1 Sandra 12            13          14                3. Rich: Give me your camera. Liam: No, ask me politely.

15         16             17 Laura    18              19             20 John 21              2.

22 23 24 25 Fiona 26 27 28  Tim is the most polite. 29 30 31 2. Rich isn't very polite.

JANUARY                                                                                                     3.

Sun       Mon         Tues           Weds         Thurs                       Sat                Can I shut the door, please?

                                                                  2 James   3            4                2. Can I borrow some money, please?

3. Can I leave the classroom, please? PAGE 47 What Do You Do...?

1.    2. while 3. while 4. when            5. while  6. when PAGE 52 What would You Like?

2.    Students' own answers.              Students' own answers.

PAGES 48 & 49 Truth and Lies                                                              PAGE 53      Class Survey

2. Has the postman come yet?

1. Whose

2. Who

3. Whose

4. Who

No, he hasn't come yet.

5. Who

6. Who

7. Whose

8. Whose

3.    Has your mum given you any pocket money?

No, not yet. Can I have some?                                                              PAGE 54      Penpals

4.    Have you done the washing up yet?        The following boxes should be ticked:

Yes, and I've already put everything away.                                          shopping Saturday

5.    Has your sister made the breakfast yet? swimming Wednesday


dancing Saturday                                                                                        4. These aren't my rollerskates, they're hers!

running  horse-riding                Sunday walk the dog         every day

PAGE 55 Do You Like ...?

6. These aren't my teddy bears, they're hers!

2. 1. that 2. That               3. those 4. those

        5. That 6. That        7. those

PAGES 60 & 61 A Sleepover

Students' own answers.

 

1.

Amy is taking: a toothbrush, a tennis racket, a swimming costume and a book. She is also taking

PAGE 56 Where do people

?

 

some sweets, some keys, some sports clothes, some

ice-skating Tuesday                                                                                    5. These aren't my brushes, they're hers!

1. 2. Where do people speak Welsh?

 

make-up, and some pyjamas.

3. Where do people see kangaroos?

2.

Amy isn't taking any: money, CDs, magazines or

4. Where do people play the bagpipes?

 

homework

5.  Where do people visit the pyramids?

6.  Where do people celebrate the 4th of July?

7.  Where do people dance the flamenco?

 

Amy isn't taking a: passport or a mobile phone

8. Where do people grow tea?

PAGE 62 Charlotte's or Charles'?

4.                                                                                                                                                                       1. Victoria's skis 2. has got Peter's tennis racket.

                                                                                                                   3. has got Tess' riding hat        4. has got Charles' football.

5.                                                                                                                                                                       has got James' swimming goggles.

                                                                                                                  PAGE 63      Christmas Presents

1.    Robert - watch, chocolates, car


Ann — books, chocolates; Marie — books, CD player, chocolates; Georgia — books, chocolates; Guy — books, chocolates; Michael — mystery present; Harriet - chocolates

 

 

1.

1. bubble bath

2. doorbell

3. earring

PAGE 57

A Strange Letter

 

4. go-kart

5. goalpost

6. headphones

2.    1. ours 2. theirs            3. hers   4. mine  5. yours

5. PORTUGAL

PAGES 64 & 65

Word Chain

You are reading a secret letter. Are you sitting down? Are

7. keyboard

8. light bulb

9. litter bin

you eating? Is a teacher watching you? Are you working

10. teacup

11. notebook

12. pencil case

with a partner? Is your partner learning English? What is

13. schoolbag

14. tennis ball

15. bus stop

your partner wearing? From sun god.                                               2.

PAGE 58       Shopping for the Family

5. an               6. an  8. an

              9. an 10. a 11. an 12. an 13. a             14. an

15. a

3. Mr Gonzalez wants: an umbrella, a dictionary, a tennis racket, an opera ticket and an Underground map.

PAGE 59 These Aren't My Things

1.   1. This isn't my Walkman, it's hers!

2.   This isn't my magazine, it's hers!

3.   This isn't my make-up, it's hers!

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3. Some suggested answers: skateboard, hairdryer,

dishwasher, video game,babysitter, phone box,daydream

etc...

PAGE 66 Double or Nothing

The answers are on the Referee's Answer Key.

PAGE 67 Around the world

2. 2. Spanish            3. Italian 4. French       5. Japanese

PAGES 68 & 69      California or Florida?

The following cards are correct:

Death Valley is drier than the Everglades. Orlando is hotter than Los Angeles.

An alligator is longer than a hummingbird.

Florida is smaller than California.

California is bigger than Florida.

Disneyland, California, is older than DisneyWorId, Florida.

The following cards aren't correct:

Death Valley is wetter than the Everglades.

Orlando is colder than Los Angeles.

An alligator is smaller than a hummingbird.

Florida is bigger than California.

DisneyWorld, Florida, is older than Disneyland, California.

Los Angeles is warmer than Orlando.

PAGES 70 & 71 Good and Bad Habits

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Suggested answers:

GOOD HABITS:

BAD HABITS:

You never tell lies. You always do your homework.

You usually put away your clothes and tidy your room.

You sometimes help your parents on Saturdays.

You always wash your hands before you eat.

You are always polite to your teachers.

You usually wash your face before you go to bed.

You never push other students in the lunch queue.

You always brush your teeth after you eat a meal.

You Often leave the milk out of the fridge.

You never eat fresh fruit and vegetables.

You never clean your shoes.

You usually play your CDs very loudly.

You often forget your pens and school books.

You sometimes write on your desk.

PAGE 72 What Are They Doing?

2.  She's sharing her cake generously.

3.  She's playing the piano beautifully.

4.  He's running quickly.

5.  He's shouting angrily.

6.  They're laughing happily.

7.  It's crying loudly.

8.  She's playing badly.

PAGE 73 Who Lives The Most Dangerously?

Students' own answers.

PAGES 74 & 75 Put Away the Shopping!

Put the carrots on the bottom shelf, on the right.

Put the butter on the top shelf, on the left

Put the tomatoes on the bottom shelf, in the middle.

Put the chicken on the middle shelf, in the middle.

Put the lettuce on the bottom shelf, on the left.

Put the eggs on the middle shelf, on the right. Put the yoghurt on the top shelf, on the right.

Put the cheese on the top shelf, in the middle.

Put the sausages on the middle shelf, on the left.

PAGE 76 A Class Trip

Students' own answers.

5.  But perhaps it isn't for old women!

6.  My mother isn't very old, but she isn't

4. Callum 5. Graham 6. Ricky

 3. taking Off; putting on; folding up; folding up; trying on; zipping up; hurry up; put away; take away; put away


PAGE 78 Give in your homework, please

8.    And perhaps I'll listen to her and not watch so much TV.

9.    But first, I've got to watch Friends.

10. Oh, no! Mum is watching it now!


PAGE 79 Help!

I. I. turn off 2. turn on 3. turn over 4. turn down

2.    2. He can't pick up the chair.

3.    He can't put on his jumper.

4.    He can't tidy up his room. / his toys.

PAGES 80 & 81 Beach Towel Mystery

S Eight friends went to the beach.

E They all went swimming in the sea.

A Michelle left her earrings and her watch on her towel.

G When she came back, something was wrong.

U She couldn't find her watch.

L And her earrings were missing, too.

L But there was nobody else on the beach.

S Who stole her things?

The SEAGULLS stole Michelle's things!

 

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PAGE 82 Friends

1.   I usually watch TV in the evening.

2.   My favourite TV show is Friends.

3.   My mother never watches Friends.

4.   She doesn't understand why I always like to watch it.

There are no books on the shelves in Classroom A, but they're on bookshelves in Classroom B.

There are computers in Classroom A, but there are dictionaries in Classroom B.


PAGES 84 & 85 A Seaside Holiday

Student A:

There are three boys on the beach.

There is a sandcastle.

There are four seagulls in the sky.

There are two umbrellas.

There is one beach ball.

There is one dolphin in the sea.

There is one bucket.

There are three beach towels.

There are four swimmers in the sea.

There are two deckchairs.

Student B:

There are two boys on the beach.

There are two sandcastles.

There are two seagulls in the sky.

There is one umbrella.


There are two beach balls.

There are two dolphins in the sea.

There are two buckets.

There are two beach towels.

There are five swimmers in the sea. There is one deckchair.

PAGES 86 & 87 What was there ...?

Suggested answers Student A:

There were some paintings on the walls yesterday.

There was a TV on the bottom shelf yesterday.

There were some videos on the floor yesterday.

There was a video player on the shelves yesterday.

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There was a jacket on the chair yesterday.

There was a stereo system on the floor yesterday.

There were some books on the shelves yesterday.

There weren't any footprints yesterday. There weren't any gloves yesterday.

Student B:

There aren't any paintings now.

There isn't a TV now.

There aren't any videos now.

There isn't a video player now.

There isn't a jacket now.

There isn't a stereo system now.

There aren't any books now.

There are some footprints on the floor now. There are some gloves by the window now.