,C.

QINfrENTs
lnitial Check
Greetings A paragraphabout
UNIT1 Countriesand lmperatives yourself/ a partner
A-new-beginn!ng nationalities PresentSimple(affirmative, (nationality,where
Schoolsubjects negative,i nterrogative) from, likes,dislikes,
Niceto meet you all! Schoolobjects Adverbsof frequency hobbies,routines)
Backto schoolI S hapes Prepositions of place My idealschool
A day in my life as a pupil C u l turall andmarks A timetable
Language
reference
Progress
CheckUnit 1
peopl e
D e scri bi ng
U NIT2 Clothes
The verbs to be and have got a person
Describing
Mv-!!k.mvsbeigeg! My fami l y
Comparativeand superlativeof Presentinga photo
Partsofthe body
What doeshe look like? short adjectives showingfamily
Healthproblems
Wear it with pride! Presentcontinuous members
Sportsand
What's the matter?
equi pment
Languagereference
Progress
CheckUnit 2
Meansof
UNIT3 transportation
Expressingfuture
How'sthe weather? Numbers Letterto a friend -
going to, will
Weather Travellingplans
Travelling N umeral
Days,months, Messages
Underthe weather... Con
seasons
My free time Freetime activities
Languagereference
Progress
CheckUnit 3

UNIT4 Christmas
Al l l w a n t A paragraph aboutmy
decorations Pasttensesimple
forChristmas (affirmative, lastChristmas
My lastChristmas negative,
Changing theendof a
is... a storyj The Christmastree interrogative)
storY
- origins Regularverbs
Christmasmagic Creatingyourown
Storiesand fairy lrregularverbs
A long,long time ago... fairytale
ta les
Upsidedown fairytales
Languagereference
ProgressCheckUnit 4

FinalCheck
Listof lrregularVerbs

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 T

NA ME :
ThisactivitYbook
belongsto CLASS:

Dearstudent,

sanda,Danaandsimonaandwe areEnglish teachers'

Howareyou?we areMonica,
bookandaskedourselves
we werethinkingaboutyouwhenwe setaboutwritingthisactivity
manyquestions.
Englishdifficultfor you?
who areyou? Howoldareyou? DoyoulikeEnglish? ls
andwe trulyhopethisis going
Sowe triedreallyhardto giveyoua handwithyourstudying
to be helPful.

checkthe contentson page3 andyou,llseethat it contains four units.Nottoo many,right?

Eachunit hasa numberof lessons and eachlessontakesyou throughdifferentsteps'You'll

warm up to the topicwith the GETTING STARTED. Thisis goingto be quiteeasyandfun for
part,with interestingtextsdesigned especiallyfor your
you!Thenyou,llget to the READING
TheGRAMMAR andthe vocABULARy a greatvarietyof exercises
sections-offer
owninterests. has
or with a partner.lf you get stuck,don't forgetthat eachunit
for you to do individually your own class
a language referenceat the end to tretpyou.Rnd-don'thesitateto relyon
teacherfor extrasuPPort!
Asfor the evaluation,don'tworryaboutit too much!lt'snotthat hard!You'llsee!
with us!
English
Ok.Havefun andenjoystudying

4
DATE:

INl,TlAL-cHECK
Circlethe correctanswer.
D an!
! n a me.........
1 . H e l l oMY
A. are B.am C.is
2. l'm from Poland.Where...""" you from?
A. are B. is C.aren't
at home now'
3. | .........
A . am B . is C.are
4. How are YoutodaY?..'...'.'
A. Fine,thanks' B' ThankYou' C. l'm your friend'
5. Martin ......".ten Yearsold'
A . am B.is C. has
6. There......".twenty childrenin my class'
A. are B.is C.isn't
7. Lookat the cat! lt .'.....a. 'g a in !
A . is sleeP ing B ' s le e P in g C.are sleePing
theYlivein Britain?
8. .........
A. Does B. Do C.Are
he havebreakfast?
9. When .........
A . has B. does C.do
a computerin the
L0. ......... classroom?
A. Are there B . ls C. ls there
tL. .........yougot any brothersand sisters?
A . Has B. Have C.Do
L2. MY shoesare '...'....the bed'
A .u n d e r B. between C. in front
ki tch e n'
L 3. P a uils i n ........'
A .a B .a n C.the
t4. We ......... cherries'
A. doesn'tlike B. not like C.don't like
booksarethereon yourdesk?
15. .........
A. How B.Howmuch C. How manY
16. OnSundays we usually .."""'to the park'
A. going B.go C.goes
L7. What is Clairedoingnow? ls she """"' TV?
A. watching B. looking C.seeing
18. their homeworkat the moment'
They.........
A. do B. are doing c. did
L9. a bike'
I can.........
A. drive B. ride c.go
20. swim and she
She......... doesn't likewater'
A. can B .c a n ' t C. no
 pen is this?ls it yours?
27. .........
A. Whose B.Who C.Who's
22. l've got a dog..........
nameis Doople.
A. lts B. lt C. lt's
23. .........
houseis not very big.
A. Our B. Ours C.Theirs
24. Lessonsstart .........
eight o'clockeveryday.
A. in B. after C.at
25. The red dressis .........than the blueone.
A. cheap B. cheaper C.cheapest
26. Thisis Alex.He'smy ......... friend.
A. goodest B. best C. better
27. Are there .........
teachersin your school?
A. many B. much C.a few
28. Hiscoat is bigger.........mine.
A. than B.then C.the
29. .........
is Roger,twelveor thirteen?
A. How big B. How old C. How much
my phone!
30. .........
A. Don't touch B. Youdon't touch C. No touch
31. Two .........are workingand two are not.
A. m a n B . men s C. me n
32. playcomputergamesall evening.
| .........
A. goingto B. 'm goingto C.am going
33. My brother......... early.
A. usuallywakesup B. wakesup usually C. usuallywakeup
34. How do you go to school?.........
A. With bus B. On foot C. ln car
35. I usuallyeat toastin the morning,but today| .........
eggs.
A. have B. are having C.am having
36. You......... washtheseapplesfirst.
A. should B .sho u ld n ' t C.d o n ' t
37. .........he go to the cinemayesterday?
A. Did B. Do C. Does
38. | .........
my friendsin Madridtwo yearsago.
A. visited B.visit C.willvisit
39. the icecream,yuk.
| .........
A. didn't like B. liked C.no liked
40. | .........
at the markettwo hoursago.
A. were B.was C.am
F I NA L S CO RE
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 A"NFT[I, NINS
BE-G,U\
NrcE"Tp,M-EETJqU
AL

Lookat the photo. Where are the children?Suggestother possiblelocations.

in a camp, in the countryside,at school

O Choosenamesfor the childrenin the photo to matchthe countriesthey come from.

It'syourfirstday in this summercamp.Meet newstudentsandintroduceyourself.

Hi! My nameis Pierre. Howdo youdo?
I comefrom Paris,France. l'm Lee.I livein Tokyo,Japan.

SOCfALETIQUETTE - Fill in the blanks with the right words from the list: pleose,thanks,
everything,welcome,thonk You.
. Politeness costsnothing,but gives
. Alwayssay"........... ....."when somebodyoffersyou something'
. S ay " ................. me " wh e ny o u a s kf o r h e lp .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a. .n. d" " E x c u s e
. ,,Hello,Shelly.How areyou?" " Fine, and you?"
. ,,Helpyourselfwith somelea."" I will, thankyou.""You're......'.'....... '...'.....'....."'"'
 --L

right greetingto matchthe prompts'

The.,knowhow,,of greetings.selectthe

. whenyoumeetyourneighbour:
in the evening, """"'
' ' '' ' '
a a motherto her daughter,at night:
"""""""":" " (teacher-pupits)
a in the morning,at school:
. . . ' . ' . .(P
. u P il-P u P ils )

o r/ouraunt at five P.m,tea time

o talkingto an exchangestudent'at the airport:
o gettingto know a new classmate

Scanthetextsandunder|inethreecountries,threegreetingsandtwocapita|cities.
andl'm twelve'l,:9iti::.y"::,:Y.""::':*::
A. HellolMy nameis Natasha
l;ff,:"ii tiq;"11l':.."
J:iil i'ff ;il; ;;witrr y'.:9,H
or-sl::tll1?l
H.i','"'
J:T[:'ff
:;;"r:H:T?ll'itii'i;;iniei itscoai i9.-
*i"Ti,: ['J:::l
e*L;r'.Imiss'yl'l lf ',,llTl".,3l::'l^^''
li S:'l,T:':'#';n vves'\J'
- | nope - twu crrrrd4rrrE i [#t"ffi:;
to come' She,i";;. in a little village
and knows other
Granny, who inspired me want to
II want
^-r sosupportive.
-. ---! and
sheissmart aa .,,nnnrri\rF to
Lllllhl'i;illi:H andrV,uut
books
7f{5 from herewith her'
shareall my nicememories

\@ B .H i ,e ve ryb o b y!l ,mJ ustin.l,m fr om Seattle,intheU.S.|,mfour

lovefishing.I spendmy weekenCs
tee
on mffih-Js,boat and-lneverget bored
of nandl
I havegot a goodmemorythat
salmon.My favouriteichoolsubjectis iistory. good-atMaths'My heroof all
Uufflmnot
helpsme remember V"tt*"0
""Lnts,
the warriorkingfromGreece' Howaboutyou?

nf l timesis Leonidas,

@
C .Go o d a fte rn o o n ,e ver ybodylM ynames' sM ar ion' l' mfr om lr eland- the
island. The capitalcityis we
ouurin. havelotsof natureandbeautiful
emerald nottoo difficultto climb'My
sightsin my.ounary. ii"r" arehills.andmountains
fromourtrips'I
grandfathe, i, . rou-nt.inguiOeandt havewonderfulmemories
My best subjectat schoolis Biology'

fM lovespending myfr;;;#;utside, nircing.

Australia,the landof koa|as,

D' Hil l,m LucasandI,mfifteen.l,mfrom Sydney, on the coastwherewe are
l,'2"'^::l andmanyotheramazing creatures.I iive
kangaroos neverdropstoo
with warmrutt"o andcJolwinters.Thetemperature
\\ ll
\^//
- -
\:./ blessed is not disappointingat all'
England
low.I lovemy countrybut I must,arii tr,.t thingsabout yourlifestyle
--{A l,mgladto knowyouandl'm also"rg"i io-t".tn-n"w
f
fi=& andlhecountries Youcomefrom'

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 the falseones'
Mark the following sentencesTrueor False.correct

Sheisn'tEnglish,she'slrish'
L. Marion is from lrland.she'sEnglish.FALSE
girl is olderthan the Americanboy'
2. The Russian
3. Laradoesn'tlikethe weatherin her hometown'
4. The boy from Seattleis interestedin Greekhistory'
5. The capitalof Scotlandis Dublin'
6. Seattleis in Australia....."""'

@ Answerthe followingquestionsaboutthe text?

L. How old is Lucas?

with?""""
2. What colouris lrelandassociated
grandmalive?
3. WheredoesNatasha's
4. Who doesMariongo hikingwith?""""
5. Whosehero is a legendaryGreekwarrior? """""""'

phrasestakenfrom the text'

Drawlinesto the correctexplanationfor the wordsand

iupportive hiking - largefishwith Pinkflesh

- to be verYinterested
to be eagerto salmon - brightgreen
- to becomelower
to be blessed to share - lo n gwa lk
- helpful
to drop emerald - to giveto others
- to be fortunate

gaps'
Use some of the words aboveto completethe

l'm ............ with a "' family'We have a few relatives'

lives
but we ... everythingwe have' My favouriteis aunt Doris'She
plenty of exercisewhen we visit her' I go
in Scotland,in the countrysideso I awaysget
togetherwith my cousinsall day long'
.......

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your answerswith a Partner.

O Completethe missinggaps'Check

TurkeY
Bucharest

Japanese
Ber lin

French
France
Ge rman
Ottawa

Welsh

Greece
BudaPest

Word Bank'
the followingendings'Checkwith the
@ Write other nationalitywordswith
- ISH: Finnish,
- AN: Ca n a dian,
- ESE:Chinese,

French,lraqi,
Hungarian, German,Turkish,Be|gian,Scottish,
Word Bank:Japanese, -1.|1,h, Mexican'
Nepalese' lsraeli'
nJi'itn'
slovat<ian,-ioii'f't, rifipino'r"6?t:::: !.ostaRica-n'
Egyptian, Norwegian' Peruvian'
Jamaican,
Bulgarian, congtf American''Dutch'
"tt'
nationalitYwords'
! Matchthe flagswith the countriesand
TestYourself
O

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 BACK.TO,SCHOOL!

O look at the picturesand quicklywrite the first wordsyou canthink of.

@.bry
"fif"Q
O Closeyour eyes and rememberyour first day at school.Are there butterfliesin your
stomach?Underlinethe adjectives
that matchyourfeelingsandaddsomemore.
nervous,excited,happv curious,vulnerable,confused,
o mixtureof feelings

oOv
)
O

O lt's your first day in the 5th grade.Everythingis new! Talkto a partnerand completethe
list below.

LOCKERS

TIMETABLE

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@ Cultura|landmarks-Associatethecountrieswiththecorrespondingpictures.
SCOTLAND KILTS IRELAND'SHAMROCK
- TARTAN
ITALY- PIZZA USA- SKYSCRAPERS
ENGLAND - BIGBEN

itemsin the two columns'

Quiz!Matchthe corresponding

a. Adoubledeckerisa
b. TheBritishmoneYis
for
. fft" tubeisthewordused
is a
d. Madame Tussand's
sYstem'
1.the Londonunderground
g*l'," guardof the Towerof London'
with jam'
n fighflyt*eetened cakes'served
clottedcreamand tea'

is
e. A Beefeater q'td/'rckf
6. the poundsterlingE (^b"'^ll"d
f. Sconesare
 Laberthepicturesbychoosing
andRomania.
from Engrand
Herearefivetouristicattractions
onesuitableword from the givenlist'

A foreignervisitsyour country'Recommendthreewell - known places.

e.g. thepaintedmonosteriesfrom Bucovino

ThefollowingarefamousBR|T |S HS Y MB O L S ' Do y o u k n o wt h e m? T o g e t h er w i t h a p a r t n e r
make a Top 3 most famous ROMANIANSYMBOLS'
* the eueen, thecrown jewels,the block cabs,the red telephonebox, TrafalgarSquare'

aboutyourself,usingthe textson page8 asa model'

write a shortparagraph
in """""""'
M y n a mei s ...'..'......'. " I comefr om""""'
Thereare
School'
l'm ............. ..'.yearsold andI studyat """""""'
m y."' ..' ..
s our family:
me mberin my""""""'

in the """"""
We livein a house/flat

One specialthing aboutmy town/countryis that

TheschooIsubject|,mmos t in t e re s t e d in is . ' . . . . ' . . . . ' . . ' ' . b e c a u s e . . . ' . . . . . ' . . . . . .

My h o b b ie sa re . . . ' . . . "

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Do you rememberthe nameof your first nurseryschool?What aboutthe namesof your
English Talkto a partnerexpressing
teachers? youropinionabout them.

Scanthe extracttakenfrom "Matilda",a bookby RoaldDahl.Findthe namesof two pupils

andtwo teachersandwritethem down.

P u pi l s:
Teachers:

Most childrenbeginschoolwhen they are five yearsold, or just before,but Matilda'sparents

forgetto send her.She is five and a half when she getsto CrunchemHallSchool.The head
teacher is called Miss Trunchbull.She is a terrible tyrannous,woman who frightensthe
childrenandthe teachers. Whenshecomesnear,you canalmostfeeldangercomingfrom her
and you feelvulnerable.Thereare eighteenother smallboysand girlsin Matilda'sclass.Their
teacheris MissHoney,and she is abouttwenty-three.Shehasa prettyface,with blueeyesand
brownhair.Shenevershouts,but shedoesnot seemto smiletoo often.The childrenloveher
becauseshe is alwayskind and protective.

After callingtheir names,MissHoneysays,"Thisis your first day at CrunchemHall,children.

The headteacheris MissTrunchbull, and when shetellsyou to do something,you mustdo it.
Neverarguewith her.lf you makeher angry,sheis goingto breakyou into little piecesand turn
you intofish-food.Don'tlaugh,Lavender! lt's nothingto laughabout.Do you all understand?"
"Yes,MissHoney",reply nineteenlittle voices.

"l want to helpyou learnquickly",saysMissHoney."Bythe end of this week I want you all to
be ableto multiplyby two. Cananyof you do that already?"

Matildaputsup her hand.Sheis the onlyone.MissHoneylookscarefullyat the smallgirlwith

the dark hairand a roundseriousface."Wonderful",shesays."Pleasestandup and show us."
Matildastandsup and says,"Two twos are four, two threes are six..."And when she getsto
two twelvesare twenty-foul she goes straighton with, "Two thirteens are twenty-six,two
fourteensare twenty-eight...""How far canyou go?" "l don't reallyknow", saysMatilda.

Describethe two teachersin the text above by using words from the list.
devoted, frightening, kind, dangero.Js, tyronnous, olwoys right, never shouts, protective,
strong, supportive

t ./
t
MtssHONEY MtssTRUNCHBULL
I \
I
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 answersto the questions'
Readthe text again carefully and write one-word

L. How old is Matildawhen sheis sentto school?

goesto? """"""
2. What'sthe nameof the schoolshe
class?""""""":""
3. How manychildrenarethere in Matilda's
4. ls MissHoneypleasedwith Matilda'sanswers?
""""""""

5.Whatistheschoo|subjectte s t e d b y Mis s Ho n e y in t h e f irs t d a y ?

6. Who is the headteacherat Matilda'sschool?

Findthe oppositewordsin the text'

to cr y * ..' ...' ..........

to divide * '..'.....': . . . . . .
funny * ....".........'.
sit down * ..'.....'... . . . . .
* .......... . ' . . . . . ugly t .................
blonde
t .....".... . . . . . . strong * .................
square

SCHOOL'
O the lettersto find five words relatedto the topic of
Unscramble

KOOBS PILSPU

CKBLARDBOA OOLSCHGAB

CILSPEN CIXERESE

Find words to match the definitions'

especiallychildren= .'""""""'
- a personwhoseoccupationis teachingothers,
or drawing= """""""""""'
madeinto white or colouredsticks,usedfor writing
_ a substance

- ad eviceusedforsharpening t h e p o in t o f a |e a d p e n c il3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
=
- a flat drawingof a town, countryor area """""""""""'
for keepingbooks= """""""""""'
- a tablefor writingon, oftenwith spaceinsideit
exercises or training3 """""""""""'
- a largeroom in a schoolthat is usedfor doing

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@ Labeltheschoolobjects
in the picture.

clock b in desk shelf

bookcase cupboard board computer

PREPoslrloNs
oF PLACE:
rN,oN, UNDER,
NEXTTo,
lN FRoNT
oF,ABovE.
where are the objects?use some of the prepositionsaboveto explain.
1-. Thechairis ............. . .t.h. .e. .d.e s k .
2. Theclockis placed .. the blackboard.
3. There'sa mousepad ........... the desk.
4. The bookcase
is ........... the desk.
5. Thereare someCDs... . . . . . . . . . . . .t.h. .e. .b. o o k s .

O Choose
the rightpreposition.
1.. Lilyis in the secondrow,just under/in/behindAlice.
2. The teacher'shouseis above/neor/in school.
3. Thereis a computer at/on/in frontolthe desk.
4. Who'sthe dark-hairedpupil among/behind/between
Tom?
5. sue wantedto sit ot/in/betweenher bestfriends,Molly and Judy.

I sPY! Havefun guessingwhere things are in the classroom.Give cluesto each

other by
usingthe prepositions.

E.g.I spy' with my little eye,somethingblue on the desk.what is it?

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SHA P E S
Joke: ,,What's
the shapeof the Earth?",asksthe teacher.
,,lt'sround,Sir",saysJohn.
,,Howdo youknowit'sround,John?"'
,,Allright, it's square,then. I don't want to start an argument
aboutit."
n
7
l^\

Matchthe wordsto the picturesabove.write the corresponding

numbers.
L. cube,2. triangle,3. pie,4. diomond,5. stor,6. ellipse

@ Filfin with the suitablewordsfrom the listzstroight,ovol,round,pointed,rectangulor.

t. The pencilis not round,it's .............
2. Wheelsaren'toval,they are .............
3. TheEaster
eggsarenotsquare,
theyare
4. Everybody
knowsthat a ruleris not curved,it is
5. My pencilcase
is not quite square.lt's

S CHO O S
T UBJECTS
Doyou havea favouritesubiect?Tellyour partner,givingreasons
for your choice.
e.g.I likeEnglishbecauseit combines,
in a uniquewoy,history,literature,artsand science.

Match the two columns.

map,globe. . Religious ( R.E.)

Education
paintbrush,colours. . InformationTechnology
( tJ.)
laboratory, o
experiments . Geography
screen.
computer, o Art
God.
prayers, . Chemistry

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O Fillin with the rightwords.
L. we workwith numbers,
solveprobrems
anddo different
exercises
at ........................
2. Youcanfind informationaboutthe past,aboutwars,kingsand queensat
3. Learnaboutcountries, vegetation,
climateandnaturalphenomena at ..........
4' In a .'......'... classwe learnhowto playvolleyball,
footballor tennisandkeepfit
5. I haveto write a summaryof the book "Matilda"for the ........................
class.
6' Thisweek I found new thingsabout Jesusand christmasat

Matilda'sschoolis a very strictone. ldentify two rulesin the text.

USE: to give orders or instructions.

e.g.Be quiet! Don't runl (orders) Fotdthe poper! (instructions)

FORM:Affirmative- verb without the subject: e.g. Listen! Read!

Negative- Don't+verb: e.g. Don,tbe lote! Don,t rush!

O Fillin the blankswith the correctverbsto completethe classroom

instructions.

RAISE,
TAKE,OPEN,PUI COME,KEEP

1. ...................
the booksat pageL0.
2. ...................
to the boardand write the date.
3. ....................your
handwhen you knowthe answer.
4. ...................
a sheetof paperand preparefor the test.
5. ...................
all your booksand notebooksin your schoolbags.
6. ..................
the classroom
c le a n !

Rewritetwo rulesyou don't like. Thereis one example.

e.g. Don't chat during closses! ) Chatduring classes!

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 about Matilda'sstory.What is the differencebetweenthe verbs?
Studythesesentences
startschoolat five. Matildastarts schoolat fiveanda half.
Children

t SIMPLE- Affirmative
PRESENT
states,generaltruths.
for routines,habits,permanent
USE:
verb+ -s/-esfor the thirdpersonsingular
FORM:
e.g.l like English.) ShelikesEnglish.

Completewith the missingverbsasin the example.

at school. ) L. study...Geography
e.g.MondystudiesGeogrophy at school.
L. Janegoesto schoolby bus.) We to schoolby bus.
2. Hetriesto findthe duster.) They to findthe duster.
3. Tomplaysin the schoolyard.
) Theboys..............
in the schoolyard.
4. Shemisses in Spain.) 1...................
herrelatives my relatives
in Spain.
5. Thebabycriesquiteoften.)Babies quiteoften.

DRINKS,
Fillin the blankswith suitableverbs: BRING, BLAME,PREPARES,
HEAR.

L Dadnever ...our dinner.

a cupof coffeein the morning.
2. She..................
3. Speaklouder!| canhardly . youfromhere.
comicsmagazines
........................our
4. Wesometimes at school.
5. Theteachersoften . usbecause
of him.

How often do these happen? Use:always, often, usuolly,sometimes,never.

1. Mum......... cookson Saturdays.

........
2. | ................. listento musicin my room.
3. Dad........... ......watches
sportin the afternoon
or evening.
spendourholidays
4 . We................;................... at theseaside.
5. Mum......... wakesme upfor school.
........

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Youarethe headteacherof an IDEAL
scHoot. Decideuponthe foilowing.
- a namefor yourschool:
- the numberandageof pupilswhostudythere:
- the qualitiesof the teachersemployed

- locationof the school:

- furnitureandequipment:

- schoolsubjects:

use your ideasaboveand completethe TIMETABLE for the fifth gradethis year.Add extra
activitiesin the afternoonif you want. work with a partnen

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 arrnToo
dl?rdtrtlt

ry%"rc't

O What doesa typicalday in your life as a pupillook like?Write aboutthe thingsyou like/
don't liketo do.
e.g.I likemeetingmyfriendsot school,but I don't likegettingup earlyin the morning.

TIMEAGAIN! Think about your daily routine and selectyour answers.

SCHOOL
. do you haveon Monday?| have
How manyclasses on Monday.
. Do you havelunchat the schoolcanteen?Yes,I do./ No, I don't.
r Doesyour bestfriend sit nextto you? Yes,he/shedoes./ No, he/shedoesn't.
o Do you havelockersfor your thingsat school?Yes,we do. /No, we don't.
. Do you eat beforegoingto school?| always/sometimes/never
havebreakfast.

O Complete so asto be true for yourself.

the followingsentences
t. I sometimes................ in the afternoon.
2. My parentsneverlet me beforefinishingmy homework.
3. I always duringthe breaks.
4. We usually in the Englishlesson.
teacheroften .........
5. Our Romanian .....readingtasks.
6. We ............ .. everyweek.

21.
O Scanthe text to find:

.......a schoolsubject

t
tit '

O Completethe sentenceswith verbs in the PresentSimple"

1 . Thealarm ...... (rin

. . g )a t s ixin t h e mo rn in g .
2. B orrisusually

3. Two rascals (play)tricksto a weakerpupil.

........
4. Theclassmonitor . . . . . . (t
. . e ll)t h e p u p ilso n d u t y t o b rin gs o mec h a lk .
5. "Youare a noisylot!",.......... (say)thebusdriver.

selectthe words in bold from the text that matchthe correct definitions.

- beingvery tired - a quiet,lessclearsound =

- to take hurriedly - givingorders
- p layfullydishonest
people - a weakboy

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 SIMPLE- Negative
PRESENT

FORM:subject+ don't / doesn't + verb

e.g.t/you/we/theygotoscho o lb y c a r. )l/ y o u / we / t h e y d o n ' t g o t o s c h o o lb y c a r .
He/ she/ it sleepslate on Sundays.) He/ she/ it doesn't sleeplate on Sundays.

O Underlinethe correctform of the verbs.

1. Mum don't/doesn'tgo shoppingin the evening.
2. We don't/doesn'tstudyChemistrythis schoolyear.
3. Katedoesn't/don'tlike rockmusic
4. My grandparents
doesn't/don'tvisitus very often.

Changethe sentencesfrom affirmative into negative.

1 ..| watchTV beforegoingtos le e p . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . : . . .
2. Mr.ThomasteachesBiology.
politemanners.
3. Englishpeopleappreciate
4. The babycrieseverynight.
5. Youneedqualityfood to be healthy.

+ verb
FORM:Do/ Does+ subject
e.g. Do you/ we/ theyplay a musicalinstrument?
Doeshe/ she/ it usuallyget up early?

asin the givenmodel.

Usethe promptsto write questions
Mumworksin a museum.(yourfather) ) Doesyourfatherworktheretoo?
t. th evi o l i n(you)
Ma ryp l a ys . ........
2. Youdancewonderfully. (yourfriend)
3. Grandpa oftengoesfishing. (yourfather).............
4. I brushmyteethtwicea day.(they) ...............
l d i eFs re n ch(L. isa)........
5 . D a n i estu

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@ Fillin with the missingsentences.

work with a partner.Askeachotherquestions

asin the exampre.
e'g' have/ ony extra activitiesofter school? Do you hove
ony extra octivitiesafter school?
1.. often/ borrowbooksfrom the schoollibrary?
2. like/studyingforeignlanguages?
3. have/difficulties
doingthe Ma t h sh o me wo rk ?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. go/ to sleepvery lateduringthe week?
5. share/the bathroomwith a sister/brother?.......
6. eat/ beforegoingto school?

wri-tea shortparagraph
aboutyourpartnerusingthe informationfrom exercise
Makeuseof both positiveand negativestatements. 1.

My friendcomesfrom Romania.He/Sheis a pupirin the

fifth grade,at
School.His/Herfavouriteschoolsubject is ...............
becausehe/shelikes
He/Shedoesn,tlike

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 LANGUAGE,REF,ERENCE
Prepositionsof place

. usethem to saywheresomebodyor somethingis.

e.g. Theclockis above the blockboard.Sheis ot school.Themap is on the woll'
Thepen is in the box. He sitsbetween Meg ond Jim. Theriver flows under the bridge.

.' we usein with namesof cities,countries,continents.

e.g. He livesin Liverpool.Theytravelin Sweden.

PresentSimple
We usethe PresentSimPlefor:
. dailyroutinesand habits
e.g.Shealways hascoffeein the morning. He goesto schoolby bus. I hove a shower in the
evening.
. permanentstatesand facts

Theylive in the |JSA.(stote) lt roins very often in London. (fact)

. timetables: Ihe plone takesoff at 77a.m.
o g€fl€rdltruths or laws of nature: Waterfreezesof 0' Celsius.Thesun risesin the east.

SIMPtE
usedwith PRESENT
TIME EXPRESSIONS

l/You/We/Theystudy. l/You/We/They don't study. Do l/you/we/th ey study?

He/Shefltsleeps. He/Shelt doesn't sleep. Doeshe/she/it sleep?

ANSWERS:
SHORT Yes,l/you/we/they do. Yes,he/she/itdoes.
No, l/you/we/they don't. No, he/she,it doesn't.

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DATE:
ECK.U
RESS^CH
PROG NIT.1
Circlethe correct answer.
t. The capitalcity of lrelandis .........
A. London B.Cardiff C. Dublin
2. Salmonis a type of .........
A. fish B. cake C.vegetation
3. Sconesare a type of .........
A. jelly B.fruit C.cakes
' 4. An exchange studentliveswith ......... family.
A. foster B. steP C. host
5. Youcan .........in an international summercamp.
A. get lost B. improveyour English C.get rich
6. The peoplelivingin the UKa rec a lle d. . . . . . . . .
A. Welsh B. American C. British
7. A traditionalScottishskirtis calleda .........
A. tart B. kimono C. kilt
8. ,,Emerald island"is an expressionusedto describe.........
A. England B. lreland C.Scotland
9. The Londonunderground systemis alsoknownasthe .........
A . tune B .t u n n e l C.t u b e
10. Anotherword for the pound sterling is .........
A. nicker B. nipper C. nickel
1,L. A lockeris a type of .........
A. cupboard B.securitydevice C.sportequipment
"Matilda"a book by
L2. ......... Roald Dahl?
A. Does B. Do C. ls
L3. MissTrunchbullis the ......... of the schoolwhereMatildastudies.
A. librarian B. headteacher C.janitor
L4. ,,Iobossaround"meansto .........
A. hurry up B. move slowly,awkwardly C.giveorders
is not a shape.
15. A .........
A. ball B. rectangle C.square
16. Find Europe on the .........
A. mat B. maP C. maYPole
17. Mr Wormwood......... and sellscars.
A. buys B. is buying C. buy
18. A gym is the placein a schoolwherepupils.........
A. eat B. study C. Playfootball
19. There'sno internetconnectionin the ......... lab.
A. E.R. B. l.T. C. P.E.
20. Robert.........likegettingup earlyin the morning.
A. not B. don't C.doesn't
F I NA LS CO RE
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 M.Y_
LIF,Er**-lK_
Qht,gICES!
.WHAT.DOES,HE,LOOK,LIKE?
--

Thepolicemanis lookingfor Walter.And now he'sgot a cluefrom a mysterious

person.Lookat the suspects.
Canyou helphim identifyWalter?Circlethe correct
number.

K
,\i!
I knowwho he is.ButI can'ttellyouwhathe lookslike.l'll tellyouwhathe doesn'tlooklikel
Walterisn'told.Heisn'ta thin personandhe isn'tverytall.He hasn'tgot darkhair.Hehasn't
got longhaireither.Hisnoseisn't exactlysmall,and hiseyesare not verybig.
l'm not sure,but I thinkhe did something
wrong.

Canyou describeWalter?look at his pictureand use oppositesto rewritethe second

paragraphof the text in exercise1".
Walter is young. He ,s .................and He h as g o t
He has got ............ ......Hisnoseis and hiseyes

O Whatdid Walterdo?Completethe crosswords

aboutcoloursto find out.
L . S n o w. . .
2. The colourof the lemon
3. The colourof a preciousmetal
4. The oppositeof darkgrey
5. Thecolourof leavesin autumn
6. The darkestcolour
7. Little...RidingHood
8 . A f ru it t h a t is a ls oa c o lo u r
9. A combinationof red and blue
l-0.A colourgirlslike
1-1.Thecolourof the grass
 Readthe mysteryreportaboutWalterand completeit with the correctform of the verb to
be (om/ -m not, is/isn't, are/aren't)

Walter1 ...ts....... happybecausecherrypie 2 .......... hisfavouritefood.

But it 3 .. too muchfor Walterto eat, he will be sick.
Hisparents4 ......... . . . . . .a. .t.wo . .n o w t o s t o ph i m .
. . . rk ,t h e y 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .h. .e. .re
sureth a t h e will e a t a llt h e c a k e ,b e c a u s e
| 6 ..................... it ' s d e lic io u sB! u t I
surehe will b e o k .
7 .....................

u la m
The verb to be he / she/it is
{ we / v o u / t h are

Lookbackat the picturesof the suspects

in exercise1 on page27.Guesshow old theyare.
Writetheir agein the table.Thenwork with a partnerto askandanswer.

L . Pedro 31 E.g.:How old is Pedro?

2 . W illiam I think he'sthirty one yeorsold.
3 . Walter
Ho w o ld is . . . ?
4. Tom
William
5 David

O usingthe promptsbelow.
Workin pairsto askandanswerquestionsaboutthe suspects,
e.g.ls Pedrofat? Yes,he is./ No,he isn't.Heis thin.
1.. William/ young
2. Walter/ short
3 . T o ml h a n d so me
4. David/uelV
5 . P e d ro
/ o l d ......... ................:.
ll 6. David/ slim

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I
 r
we /they havegot
verb have gotll,/vou /
-- r-- hasgot
1 n e /sh e/it Pedro

Lookbackat the pictureof Pedroabove.Completehisdescriptionwith the correctform of

the verb to be or have got.
Pedro....is....a handsome man.He 1 ......... thin, but he 2 ......... verytall. He
longdarkhair.He
3 ..................... .. a moustache, a beard.He
but he .....................
..anovalface,with beautiful
blackeyes,a small noseanda large smile.

anypie.I don'teven
an honestman",he says."Youcanseethat | .....................
"l .....................
like pie, I likeMarqueritas!"

Chooseanothersuspectand write a short descriptionof him. lmaginewhat he says,too.

Usethe text in exercise4 as a model.Whenyou finish,readit aloud.Canyour colleagues
guesswho it is?
(Don'twritethename),s.............

lmaginethat you are MisterMysterythe mysteriouspersonwho givesthe clues.What do

you look like?Write a short paragraphdescribingyourself.

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 Lookat the picturesbelow.Do you recognizethe characters?
What do you know about
them?Readthe text andcheckyour ideas.
DOY O UK NO WHI M?
Takea good look at this man!
l;. &.,__f
He is youngand brave.He hasgot blueeyesand blondhair.He is tall and fit, strong
andfast.Hehasn'tgot anysuperhuman powers,but he is an amazingfighterbecause
-
of the Super SoldierSerum.
The handsomecharacteris wearinga blue,red and white costumewith a staron it.
Hisshieldis indestructible.
And he is hereto saveus all.
\c-J4f
Whois he?Well,everybody
knows,because
he'sfamousallaroundthe world!

DOYOUKNOWHER?

Sheis a warriorprincess:
Sheis tall and slim and she hasgot long dark hair
and blue eyes.Sheis absolutelygorgeous,but alsoconfident,impulsiveand
good-hearted. y
Shefightsfor justice,loveand peace.Shecanfly andshecancommunicat"l(l
shehasgotsuper
withanimals.
Shehas
Shehasgot
got great
great
some
some
"ffi[#
weaponstbo:
weaponstbo: the
andsupercombat
the Lasso pair of
Truth,a pair
Lassoof Truth, W,
andbattletkl]kj
i
indestructiblebraceletsand a goldentiara which is a boomerangprojectile!

@ Readthe text againand choosewordsfrom the text to completethe profiles.

CaptainAmerica WonderWoman

Occupation: superheroine

Eyecolour:

Physicalappearance H a i rcolour :

Body:

Personality:

Accessories
andweapons:

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 Lookbackat the text. Mark thesesentences
T (true),F (false)or DS(doesn'tsay).
L. Captain hasgotsuperpowers.
America
2. He fightsvery well.
3. He canusemanyweapons.
4. WonderWoman is sureof herself.
5. Shehasgot an invisible
plan e .

@ Matchthe pictureswith wordsfrom the text.

f'-Ar
\'t!'/
W
LJ
s
Whichword from the text means:
w
O
. in goodshape well-known
. p o w e rfu 1 .............. soldier
. co u ra g e o u s........... verybeautiful
. good-looking kindandgenerous
. i mp o ssi b l e to d e str.....................
oy physical
power

Answerthesequestionsaboutthe text.

L. Aretheygoodor badcharacters?
Why?

2. why iscaptainAmerica's
costume
blue,redandwhitewitha staron it?

3. Whichof the two superheroes

do youlikemore?Why?

4. Do you know anyother superheroes?

Writetheir names.

5. Doyouhavea favouritesuperhero?
Whois he/she?

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 D E G RE EO
SF CO MP A RI S O N

longer(than) the longest(of all)

bigger(than) the biggest(in the world)

Lookat the table in the grammarbox and at the informationaboutthe two characters.
Writedownsentences to comparethem,asin the example.

CaptainAmerica WonderWoman
1. Height 188cm 183cm
2 . Weight L09ke 59 ke
3 . Age 2t 23
* * {.x *****
4. Speed
* * rl. *:i **rt *
5. Strength

e.g. l.Coptain Americois taller than Wonder Woman.

4
I.

2. ...................
?
J.

A.
+

Usesuperheroes list B to write sentences

list A and adjectives your opinion,as
expressing
in the example.

S u p e rma n H u l k lr onM an smart funny strong

Spiderman lnvisible woman Thor ugly good bad
Batman TheHumanTorch Wolverine

is thestronqestsuperhero.
e.g.Supermon
1_.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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 WEAR,IT.WITH ,P R!ID E

Testyour knowledgeabout clothes.Do this quiz and calculateyour score.

QUIZ
What are these?Circlethe correctansweLA, B or C.
1. A. trousers4. A. leggings7 . A . s u it
B ,j e a n s B.tights B. coat
C .j u mp e r C. pants C.gloves

2. A. shirt 5. A.T-shirt 8. A. cardigan

B.skirt B.blouse B. sweater
C.shorts C.shirt C.vest

3. I A . sandals 5. A. suit 9. A. pyjamas

tffi B. shoes B.dress B.nightgown
AK\
C. boots C.scarf C.trainers

10. A. raincoat
B . h o o di e
C. socks

Checkyour answerswith your teacher.Eachcorrectansweris 1 point.

1-4 points- Youknow someclothes,but you needto learnmore.lt's time to do something
aboutthis!
5-7 points- Congratulations!
Youreallyknow a lot of wordsfor clothes.But you can become
betterby learningsomemore!
8-9 points- Wow! Youtruly are an expertand you must be proud! The next step is to use
thesewordsto describewhat peopleare wearing.Canyou?

Doyou likethe clothesin the picturesin exercise

1?Talkwith a partner.
e.g. A: Do you like the jeans? A: Why?/ Whynot?
B: Yes,I do. / No I don't. B: Because they're cool/nice/trendy/ugly/old-fashioned.

What do you wear in these situations?Usemore words from exercisel and any othersyou
can think of.
L. at schoolin winter:jeans,.. . . . . . .
2. at a summerparty:
3. at night:
4. when you go outsidein autumn:

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Lookat the photobelow.Whatdoesit show?Wherearethe people?Whataretheydoing?

Readthe text and checkyour answersto exercise1. Who are the peoplein the picture?
Writetheir names.

A MOMENTFOREVER
RECORDS
A GOODSNAPSHOT

Hello,everybody!My nameis Sarahand todayI will tell you aboutmy family.

Look!This is my favouritefamily photograph.We are all in the CentralPark,on a Su

morning.We are havinga picnictogether,which is a relaxingfamilyactivityfor everyone'Wt
get to spendtime together;to telljokes,to playgames,run aroundand havedelicioustreats.

I am here,sittingon the grass,rightin the middleof the photo.l'm wearinga white dressa
l'm smiling.My grandmot h eCe r c iliais b e h in dme . l' v e g o t t h e b e s tg ra n d m ai n t h e w h r
world![ Grandpais nextto her.Hisnameis Peter.He hasgot a blue polo shirt,greysho
and whjE trainersand socks.He'sgot a beardand a moustachetoo. My aunt Claireis nr
to him and sheis holdingmy lit t lec o u s inG e o rg eI. Un c leDa n ieis l b e h in dt h e m .O n t h e
of the photo,next to grandma,is my brotherJames.My father is holdinghim as you can
and my motheris sittingnextto them, on the grass.I VV parents'namesare Elizabeth
Andrew.

Thereare nineof us in the photoand everyone'shappybecauseit's the weekendand we ca

havefun together!

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Theseparagraphsare taken from the text. Look back at the picture and write the number
in the correct box.

She'salsowearingglasses.
7. She'swearinga beautifulwhite blouseand a necklace. She's
got shortbrownhairand blueeyes.She'stall and slimand sheis beautiful.

2. Shehasgot longstraighthairand blueeyes.She'swearinga blackblouseand trousers.

3. Sheis a beautifulwoman,tall and slim,with longbrowncurlyhairand big browneyes.
She'swearinga white dresstoo and sandals. Shehasgot a kindsmileon her face.

Theseare expressionsfrom the text. What's the missingword?

e.g. ...family...photograph

Wordsthat go togetherhandin hand!

Choosetwo other people from the picture on the opposite page(George,Daniel,Andrew

or James).Write a few sentencesto describetheir physicalappearanceand clothes.Usethe
descriptionsin exercise3 as an example.

1.

2.

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 T HEP RE S E NT
CO NT I NUO US

FORM: to be (am,is, are)+ verb + -ing

e.g. We ore hoving o picnic together.
USE: - for actionshappeningat the momentof speaking
e.g.Sheis talking on the phone now.
- for temporaryactions
e.g. I'm weoringjeans today.
- for future arrangements
e.g. Theyare going to the concerttomorrow.

Readthe informationin the GrammarBox.Findand underlineall the examplesof the

PresentContinuous
tensein the text on page34.

@ Completethe tablewith the missingforms.

I am sittingon the grass. I am not sittingon the grass. Am I sittingon the grass?
Youare smilingat the camera.

He is not wearingshorts.

ls sheholdingthe baby?

It isnot running.
We are havinga picnic
together.

Areyouwearing
sandals?
Theyare not havingfun.

Put the words in order to form sentences.

t. picture/ this/ people/ are/ in / happy/the
2 . singing/ they / loudly/ are
3 . they / are / hats/ wearing/ party
4 . is / a / blowing/ eirl/ candles
5. guests/ bringing/ presents/ are/colourful
6. delicious/ are/they / cake/ eating
Canyouguesswherethe peopleare?

' .-.,.,-,-gli
 Matchthe picturesto thesephrasesabout clothes:too long,too short,too big, too smoll,
too loose,too tight.

took at the pictureandanswerthesequestions.

ffiffi
L. Wherearethetwo girls?
2 . W h ata reth e yw e a ri n g ...r....'
? .....' ...
3. Whataretheylookingat? ...........
4. Dotheylikeit?

Thegirlonthe rightwantsto buysomething. Putbackthe missinglinesintotheconversation:

t'd tiketo buy tiis pink top., I'm ofraid it's too smoll., Yes,hereyou ore., Howmuchis it? ,
Thankyou.
ShopAssistant:CanI helPYou?
Girl:Yes,please. CanI try it on?
SA:Certainly.... How it is?
G: Haveyougot a biggersize?
SA:Let me see.
G: ...Yes,this is perfect.
SA:Onlyf5.
G: Hereyou are.
SA: Here'syourtop.

lmagineyouarein a clothesshopandyouwantto buysomething youlike.Usethe dialogue

in pairs.Change
4 to havesimilarconversations
in eierciie 6 and the phrasesin exercise
roles.

O Answerthesequestionsaboutyourself.Thenaskand answerwith a partner.

L. DoyoulikeshoPPingfor clothes?
2. Wheredo yougoto buYthem?
3. Whodo yougowith?
4. Doyouprefercasualclothesor smartclothes?
5. Doyouspenda lot of moneyon clothes?Howmuch?.........""'

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Thinkaboutyour fami[. Canyou completethe familytree with namesof peoplein
family?when youfinish,speakwith a partner.Givesomemoreinformation.
e.g.My sister'snomeis Dionaand my brother'snomeis Poul.Dionois 7 yearsold and
verypretty.Paulis...

Yqr^Tly ree

Find a photo showingyour family. Write a text to describeyour photo, presenting

peopleandtheir physical
appearance. saywhattheyarewearing.Usesarah's
asan example.
Hello,everybody!My nameis ...............
and today I willtell you aboutmy family.

Look!Thisis my favouritefamilyphotograph.
We are all in
We are

I am here

Shareyourtext with yourcolleagues.

 .WHAT''.S-THE,M AT.TER?

Lookat the picturesbelow.Whatproblemsdo they have?Choose

from the list.
o cut a bruise a cold theflu a cough o sorethroot
a headoche toothache backache stomochoche a brokenleg a twisted ankle
tl s
ahl$nr
k!^'l\
-@"t--
//,r) ffi
/t'/ e.g.theflu 2.M

A €

3. K D
w

ffi-
1\( ffi
.\h^
ffi
6. W 7. Y \1................ 8#

n*F 10.
tu€ID ,r.@
ffi

O Workin pairsto askandansweraboutthe peoplein exercise

1.
e.g. What'sthe matterwith him/her?
He'sgot theflu.

Work with a partner.Mime another

Put the linesin orderto rewritethe conversation.
problem.Havesimilarconversations, usingthe model.Change
roles.

A: I hopeyou get well soon! B: Goodidea,thankyou!

A: Youshouldtakesomemedicine. B: l've got a sorethroat.
A: What'sthe matter?

A:
B:
A:
B:
A:

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 Whatdo you knowabouttwins?Readandsayif these
your ideas.
aretrue or false.Compare
sentences
1. Twinsalwayslookexactlythe same.
2. Theyalwayshavesimilarpersonalities.
3. Theyhavea strongmentalconnection.
4. Theyhavethe samefingerprints. o'l
Matthewis tellinga story.He and his sisterwere ten yearsold. Readthe text. Wasthis a
coincidenceor is therea logicalexplanation?

INCREDIBTE
TWIN STORIES

Picturethis! lt's the summerof 2008.I am at the swimmingpoolwith Dadand hisfriends.

all splashingfun, diving-andgames.The waterslidesare hugeand inviting."Let'sgo!i
Dad,and we climbup and then comedown in an avalanche of laughterand screams.Well,
leastuntil I hit the bottomof the pool againand I standup. I can't movemy left hand,I can
move my fingers.lt hurts!

We all driveto the hospitalquicklyand I get propertreatment.lt's not veryserious,but I can

usemy handfor a few days.And the pain is awful!

We get homeand Dadtriesto callMom. I missmy sister.We aretogetheralmostallthe ti

but shedoesn'tlikewater.Sosheand Mom are visitingGrandmatoday.Mom doesn't
her phone.What'sgoingon?

Two hours later l'm in my bedroomand my sistercallsme. "l have a crazystory to tell
Amandal""Ok, you first",she replies.And after ltell her everything,she goeson to tell
how shehurt her left handat the sametime I did, how Mom took her to the hospitaland
sheis fine now!

Aren't our storiesput togetherevencrazier?!

O Readthe text againand choosethe correctanswer.

L. At the time of the accidentMatthewand Amandaare
A . with their Grandma . B.together. C. in differentplaces.
2. Theyboth have.
A. a brokenleg. B. a sprainedwrist. C.a headache.

3. Theirparentstakethem
A. to hospital. B. home. C.to seeeachother.
4. Theytalk
A. faceto face. B .o n t h e p h o n e . C.o n lin e .
Choosewords in bold from the text to labelthese pictures.

otsJ, ,A{.
€\-------a
--,su€z e/ 1 \
?g\ 4. \ 6.
.\l,s -',-:----2J
)e.€
v"? n
Wr
,*-v
5.

%.x\-
3 ................ \ \

Readthe text againand answerthese questions.

L. What part of Matthew'sbodyis hurt?

2. How do they go to the hosPital?

3. Why isn'tAmandaat the pooltoo?

4. Why doesn'tMom answerher Phone?

5. Why doesAmandacallher brother?

Lookat Amanda'shand. Labelthe picture usingthe words below.

erm, polm, hand,finger, noil, elbow, wrist, finger tip, thumb

Lookat the picture.In three minutes,write down as many partsof the body as you can-
Howmanywordsdid you write?Checkwith yourcolleagues.

THE HUMAN BODY

We use all our body when we do sports.But we also use specificparts of the body in
specificsports.Lookat the exampleandthen makemoresimilarsentences.

e.g.Weuseour armsandhandsto ploy tennis.

s
1. ffi
ffi
2. t
w
4{
1
3.
*4
4. s\
Labelthe sportsin the pictures.Usethe words below.
rock climbing, swimming, baseball, koyoking, sky diving, gymnastics, korote, snowboarding,
cycling

@
/\

#ru A
/\
G

*R ,..<\
/ r'-sr-)
\a/
/{_r\

F #
n------l ffi
Usetheseadjectives youropinionaboutthe sportsin exercise
to express 3.

e.g.A: I like kayaking. interesting expensive

B: So do l. lt's exciting. competitive boring
exciting dangerous
B: I like baseball. c h a lle n g in g fun
A: I don't. lt's boring. relaxing

Whichverbis usedfor eachsport?Readthe rulesin the tableandcompleteit with words

2 and 3 and anyother wordsyou canthink of.
for sportsfrom exercises

PLAY+ ballgames GO+ sportendingin -ing DO+ other sports

tennis

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 Lookat the picture.Drawlinesfrom the wordsto the equipmentusedfor the activities.

goggles t e n n isb a ll

racquet

\
s basket

q
shuttle
$\
football

bat

sail

Writesentences
g basketball

O usingthe Present
Continuous
andthewordsin exercise
6,asin theexample.
e.g. 1. He is playing tennis.He is usingo tennisball snd a tennisracquet.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Answerthesequestions
aboutyou.

1. Whatsportsdo youdo?

2. Howoftendo youpractise
them?

3. ls it important Why(not)?
to do sports?
 L ANG U A GE ,R E F.E R E N C E
THEVERBTOBE

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

l am ( 'm) I amnot('m not)
You/ we / theyare('re) You/ we / theyarenot (aren't) Areyou/ we / they?
He/ she/ it is ('s) He/ she/ it is not(isn't) ls he/ she/ it?

THE VERB HAVE GOT

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

| / you / we /they havegot ('ve got) | / we / you / they have not got Have| / Vou/ we /they got?
(haven'tgot)
He / she/ it hasgot ('s got) He / she/ it hasnot got (hasn'tgot) Has he / she/ it got?

OF COMPARISON
DEGREES

longer(than) the longest(of all)

bigger(than) the biggest(in the world) Doubleconsonant

better(than)
lrregularforms!
worse(than)

CONTINUOUS
THEPRESENT

FORM:to be +verb + -ing

Affirmativez Theyare having a picnic together.
Negative: Theyoren't havinq o picnic together.
fnterrogativezAre they havina a picnic together?

USE:
- for actionshappeningat the moment of speaking:He is talkingon the phone.
- for temporary actions:I am weoring a blueiacket.
- for future arrangements:We ore visitingthem tomorrow.

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DATE:

Circlethe correctanswer.
1. I don'tlikeplaying volleyball.
tt.s.........
A. exciting B.boring C.fun
2 . | .........
o n th ep h o ne.
A. talking B. is talking C. 'm talking
3 . My parentsand t .........
at home,we.reon holiday.
A. are B. is staying C.aren't
4. Sarah......... a white dress.
A. haven'tgot B. hasgot C.are
5. Spiderman......... a famouscharacter.
A. likes B. is C. are
6. lron Man is ......... superheroin the world.
A. worse B. best C.the best
7. We ......... someclothesnow.
A. try on B. are trying on C. is trying on
8. | .........a comicbookfan.
A. am B. am reading C. havegot
9. Sheis wearinga greenT-shirtand blue
.........
A. top B. trousers C.scarf
10. My favouritecharacteris Snow.........
A. Flake B. Red C.White
11.. CaptainAmericais a famous.........
A. superhero B. superheroine C.man
1,2. Thetwins ......... fair hair.Theirhair is dark.
A. haven'tgot B. havegot C. are having
1 3 . I prefer.........karate,it's reallyexciting.
A. doing B.going C.playing
L4. My headhurts.l've got a bad .........
A. stomachache B.sorethroat C.headache
15. .........is Walter?He.s1L.
A. Where B. Why C. How old
L6. My cousin She'splayingtennisoverthere.
A. aren't playing B. is diving C.isn't swimming
17. Shehasgot brown hairand blue .........
A. eyes B. teeth C.wrists
18. We havefive ......... on eachhand.
A. elbows B. fingers C.thumbs
19. Oliviais .........than her brother.
A. young B. otder C.the oldest
20. My tennisinstructoris in verygood
shape.He.s.........
A. smart B.fit C.fat

FINALSCORE
 ER?.
5 THE"WEAT..H
H,QJMI
TRAVELLING
+

It is the summerholiday.Lillylivesin Londonand wantsto visit her friend,Gemma,in

Dover.Shehasmanyopiionrior transportation.Lookat the followingpicturesand write
the missingword.

O Askandanswerasin the examPle.

e.g. DoesLitlywont to go to Doverby bus?Yes,shedoes'
DoesLillywont to go to Doverby plane?No,shedoesn't'
t.
2.
3.
4.

Thinkof asmanypossible andwritethemdown.Usethe dictionary

meansof transportation
to checkthe spelling.
O Putthe wordsin the correctcolumn.
horse,Car, helicopter,gorbage truck, boot, ombulonce,bicycle,truck, bus, motorbike,
van, yocht,iet, subway,fire engine,hot oir balloon

Usethe samewordsfrom exercisel and solvethe crosswordbelow'

below.
aboveto completethe sentences
Usethe wordsfrom the two exercises
t. In USAa school .......is yellow.
2. An ............. is usedfor medicalemergencies'
3. Anotherword for motorcycleis ...'.........'..
4. A ................ is a planethat fliesveryfast.
5. A ................ moveson tracks.
6. My fatheris a sailorand workson a ........... He simplylovesthe sea'
7. I am a sportyperson.I liketo be fit so I go to work on my """"""'
g. we don,t havea car,so my mum alwayscallsa . to go to work.
g. There,s Shelovesdriving,soshegoesto courses
no busstopnearmysister'suniversity.
.
b y ..................
Hegoesto workby
10. My uncleis a fire-fighter. .... lt makesa lot of noise'

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 @ choosefivewordsand praywith a partnerthe hangmangame.

() Match the sign with the directions.

Crossthe street! Go straightahead! Turn left! Don'tturn right! Don,tcross!

Fill in with the missingactions.Changetheir form.

walk geton getoff ride get drive catch sair commute art"l

t. Lillyis goingto visitGemma.She............ the train rightnow.

2. I am latefor school.I must .......that bus!
3. My brother ... his biketo schooleveryday.
4' when you arrivein Dover, ...'..the bus.Grandmais goingto wait for you in
the station.
i
5. My father .. the BlackSeaon a containership.
6. Mike never ......hiscarto work. He hasa companycar.
7. lt's verydifficultto .............. from Brightonto Londondaily.
8. In suinmerwe ............. to school,but in winterwe .....................
the subway.
9. How do you ............ to the train station?
10. We are goingto Londonfor our summervacation.
We are goingto ...................
here.

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O wordsandwrite them down.
Lookat the text below.Cutout the highlighted

O 2. Answerthe questionsusingthe informationabove:

1,. WheredoesLillylive?
2. Whereis Lillynow?
3. WheredoesLillYwant to go?
4. Doesshehaveluggage?
5. What is she buYingnow?

Lillyis at the Victoriarailwaystation,at the ticket office.

Lilly:'l want to buy a ticketto Doverfor the 2 p.m.

intercitytrain, please.'
ticket?'
Clerk:'Do you want a first or second-class
Lilly:'ls there a big differencebetweenthem?'
ticket is f 1"9and the second-
Clerk:'Well,first-class
classticket is f 15.'
ticketthen. Here'smy
Lilly:A second-class
StudentCard.Do I havea discountwith this?'
lnternational
Clerk:'yes,of course,4O%.Do you carryextraluggage?Thereare trolleysto helpyou with
that, you know.
Lilly:'Yes,I know but I don't needone. I only havemy backpack.'
Clerk:'Do you alsowishto booka returnticket?'
Lilly:'Thankyou, no. I don't knowyet when I am returningto London.'
Clerk:'Verywell. Don'tforgetyou cancheckour on-linetimetablefor convenientoptions
at www.networkrail.co.uk.Hereis you ticket.Now,the train leavesfrom platform2, but
there is a 15 minutesdelay;technicalproblems,but not to worry.We'resorryfor that.
HaVea nicejourney!'
Lilly:Ah, no problem.Thankyou very much''

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 O Truey' or falserc?
1. Lillylivesin Dover.
2. Sheis at the busstation.
3 . ............Sheis buyinga second_class
ticket.
4. The train leavesform platform2 at 3 p.m.
5. The first-class
ticket costs€19.
6. Lillyhasa backpackand extra luggage.
7. Lillyhasan International
StudentCard.
8. Thereis a 15 minutesdelayfor the Dover
train.
9. Lillyis upsetbecauseof the delay.
10 . HerfriendGemmalivesin London.

what is the missingword?checkfor solutions

in the text.

9. ...on-linetimetable
10. L5minutes

O Completethe sentences
with the missingverb.

Have,can,carries,leaves,
buying,help,wants,costs,Oooting,;,.
t
L. Lilly............ to go to Dover.
2. Sheis ......a second_class
ticket.
3 . tt .........................
€ 15.
4. 1 i||y............ onlya back p a c k .
5. Trolleys ......with the luggage.
6. Lillyisn,t ......a returnticket.
7. She............ checkthe on_linetimetable.
8. Thetrain ......from platform2.
9. Lilly............ worriedaboutthe delay.
10. '.........................
a nicejourney!,saysthe clerk.
lmagine you are at th-e.rairwaystation,f":1q11"
trip. Togetherwith your partner pray
a simirar
diarogue
to Lityandihecrerlt.ne6rt, out
ir,'Ji"rrlwing:
o Thetrain:timeandplace
of leaving,platform,destination
' Buyingtickets:price,typesof tickets,bookingreturn
. Luggage: tickets
backpack, extra,troiley

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O Filltheblankswith informationform the text.

Lillyis goingto visitherfriendGemmain ......................

(1).sheis at the railway
(2) rightnow andsheis buyinga ......................
ticket(3)that costsf1"5.Shedoesn,tneed
... (4), becauseshe doesn,thaveextra luggage,only her ............ (5) on
back.The 2 p.m. train leavesVictoriastationfrom ......... (6) 2. lt has a 15 min
...(7],,but Lillythinksthis is not a ......... (g).she alsodoesn,tknow how
she is goingto stay in Dover.But she can checkthe on-line ... {9) to find a
trainto London.Sheis goingto havea ...................... (10)journey.

O Complete
the tablewith the missingforms.
 Transformthe followingsentences
into the future, usinggoingto.
L. Lillylivesin London.

2. Wearebuyingbustickets.

3. Theticketscostf L0.

4. Lillydoesn'tcarryextraluggage.

5. , Gemmais waitingfor Lillyat the station.

6. Thereisa 15minutesdelay.

7. The train leavesfrom platform2.

8. Lillydoesn'tneeda trolley.

9. Theyarechecking
the on-linetimetable.

10. Areyoubookinga returnticket?

Makesentences
asin the example.
e.g.l / a taxi/ to call/ for/ not . I'm notgoingto collfor a toxi.

in two hours/| / chess/ to play

the car/ Vou/to drive/ in a few days
he / to ride/the bike
she/ herfriend/ to visit/ tomorrow
it / at 2 p.m / to leave
we / to have/ in London/ a good time
tomorrow/you/ to buy/ the tickets
they/ not/ to catch/ the train

O write three sentences

aboutwhat you aregoingto do this week-end.
1.
2.
3.

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 L E T , SR E M E M B E R ! WRIT E!
L ET ,S
L-one L 1 - e le v e n 2L- twenty-one
2-two t2-........-... 22- twentY-two
3- L 3- . . . . . . . . . . . . 23- twenty-...'.....'....
4- L4- fourteen 24-
5- 15- 25-
A- 16 -............ 26-
7- 17- 27-
8 -............ 1_8- 28-
o- 19 - nineteen 29- ...........
10 - ............ 20 - twentY 30- thirtY
80- eighty;90- ninety;100- onehundred

4 - four
14- fourteen
40 - forty O

How muchdoesthe ticketcost?

Theticketfrom Londonto Swindoncostsninetypounds'
1. Londonto S windon- f 9 0 . . . . . . . . . " " " " " " " " '
2. Norwichto London- f85 .....'..
3. Canterburyto London- f53 ......"
4. Londonto Brighton- f42 ........
5. Manchester to LiverPool - f36
6. Leedsto Sheffield- EzL.........

O what'sthe time?
It'sthreethirty.(tt'sthreeando holf)
W
W W
ffi
ffi
O ReadLilly'sletter and draw linesto matchthe headingsto the paragraphs.

A LETT E T
RO A F R I E N D

DearGemma,

l'm so happy to accept your invitation to spend the weekend

in Dover with you. I am sure we are going to have a great time
together.

Please,don't forgetyou promisedme a glimpseof the Castleand

of the White Cliffs.I alsowant to go to the beach.Let'shope it is
not goingto rain.

Well,I am takingthe 2 p.m.train on Monday.lt usuallyarrivesin

Doverin an hour.I don't know which platform the train is goingto
arriveat, but let'smeet at the informationoffice.lt's easierthis way.

Ah, I can'twait to seeyou! With all bestwishes,

Lilly.

lmagine you are invited to spend next weekend with a friend in a different city. Write a
similar letter using the words in bold from the letter above. Offer relevant information
about the placesyou are goingto visit, about things to do together,about travellingplans
(by train, by car etc.)and so on.

Dear

l'm so happy

Bestwishes,

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 UND E R J HE - WE*teMA TH
E R " ...
GE T T I N GS T A R T E D

O What are the wordsyou think of when you hearthe word weather?

O Connectthe picturesto the words.

#
wind rain c lo u d sun fog

O Put the words where they belong.

d\$
-#fu
c^oct
#'W #o,
,,3clu*,

ure4

s€t ;,4

\og

Jff #
- '-T#F
%
'#
O Whatdo you knowaboutweatherin Britain?

Let'sread this articleand find out more.

Weatheris a favouritetopicfor so manypeoplearoundthe world. lt canchangehow we live,
what we wear,our moods,and sometimesevenour nationalcharacteristics. A sunnyday can
makeyou feel better.And sometimesa little raincanspoilthe dayand your plans.

The peoplewho livein Britainhavea weatherthat changeseveryday and almosteveryhour.

ThiSis becauseBritainis an islandandthe AtlanticOceangivesit a climatethat changesquickly.
It is hardto knowthe weatherfrom one day to lt
another. can be sunny one day and rainythe
next.

In generalsummersare warm, but not hot, and wintersare cool,but not cold.Springstarts
in Marchand endsin May.Everything is in bloom and showerscan startanytime.May,June,
Septemberand Octoberarethe bestmonthsto travelin the UK.Thesemonthshavepleasant
temperaturesand little rain.July and Augustare the warmest,but it poursduringJuly and
Augustis quite dry. In autumnthe leaveschangecoloursand the Britishcountrysideis very
beJutiful.And of course,it rainssome more.Januaryand Februaryare the coolest.lt snows
betweenDecemberand March,but most of the time it is a very wet snow,almostlike cold
rain.Thereis iceon the pavementsin the morning,but it meltsawayquickly'

Differentpartsof Britainhavedifferenttypesof weather.In the south,in England, it's warmer

and in the north,in Scotland,it's coldand wet. Thereis a lot of rainfall in the west,especially
i n Wa lesandthe islandof lreland,a n d n o t s o mu c hin t h e e a s t ,in E n g la n d '

It is hardto predictthe weatherin the UK.Thewindsthat blowfrom the AtlanticOceanchange

it everyday.lt is not rainingnow,but takeyour umbrellas.lt will rain later.

O Completethe questionsusing When and Where,likein the example.You haveto complete

the answerstoo.

e.g. Wheredoesthe weatherchangeeveryday? Weatherchangeseverydayin Britain'

1. doesspringstartin the UK? Springstarts

2. doesit raina lot? It r ainsa lot .........

3. doesthe sP ringen d in t h e UK ? S p rin ge n d s

4. is it reallYcoldin t h e UK ? It'scold

5. is it bestto travelin the UK? It is bestto travel

6. doesit snowin th e UK ? It snows

7. is it warmerin th e UK ? I t is wa rme r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 THE MONTHSOFTHEYEAR.P utthemin the
correctorder.Thereare some in the text.
1.. 5. 9.
2. 6. 10.
3. 7. 1.L.
4. 8. L2.

O Usethe informationform the text andwrite sentences

as in the exampre.
Fo July ls very worm.
... ... ,.. . i. ,., ... .

L. August
7. in May.
2. january
8. Septemberand October
3. In June
4. August 9. . . .i n J u l y .
5. in Ma rc h . 10. . . .. .i.n M a y a n d
6. June.
between
December
and Ma rc h .

Answerthe questions.
Usemonthsin youranswers.

t. When is the winter holiday?

2 . Wh e ni sth esp ri n gholiday?
3. W henisthe summerh o lid a y ?

Describe
the Britishseasons
asin the exampre,
usingthe
#ffi'*t"?t;rffr#:"lEAR'

summersore worm'but notvery hot.tt roinsa tittte

i;';rti''ntn in June,a lotin Julyond August

2 . B ri ti sh
w i n te rs......

58
 fdentify where north, south,
eosf and west are in Britain,
and write them on the map.

O Completethe text with the

missing words, using the
informationfrom the text.
ln the United Kingdom,
differs not only
from one day to anothe6
but also from one region to

Take Scotland, for example,

in the north, where a lot of
the times it is .................
and
. Even summers
are not very sunny. tn the
...................,
in E ngland, it's
....,but not as dry as
you think. Most of the rainfall
ha p p ensin the .................... . . . . . . . ,
esp e ciallyin Wales and in

O rheseareordinalnumerars.
Matchthe numbersto their shortform.

L . lanuory is the first month of the year. It is the 7st.

2. is the second
3. isthe third
4. is the fourth
5. is the fifth
6. isthe sixth
7. is the seventh
8. is the eighth
9. is the ninth
10. is the tenth
LT. is the eleventh
12. isthe twelfth

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 Youhaveseventextswith missingwords- the daysof the weekandthe ordinal
numerals.
Complete
them.

;;.n isthe' - il;*?,"|Sifi"?l*;i[:

to tT
name """""""":" .t" ,1"^r-,1.*oato

'l**rfu
the moon' J
HSi,ii ;tJ"";t'otv"
o"aicated S

#ff;tiirfu ryr"o,'u
i;{!i"l*:r^
and

ffge
lir;lt"1$*#i"l**tl:
ry*#
ry',fr**-}i
ffr,M
O TELL|NG
THEDATE.Matchthe columns.
otltzlts43 the twenty-firstof May,ten sixty-eight
2t/0s/t068 the ninthof August,nineteensixty-six
t3/rol1940 the firstof December,
nineteenforty-three
2s/06/2oor the thirty-firstof April,eighteenseventy
Ls/06/L98O the twenty-second
of March,eighteenseventeen
22/03/t8r7 the twenty-fifthof June,two thousandandone
31/04/L87O the thirteenthof October;
nineteenforty
otl0L/tssg the firstof January,
nineteenninety-nine
12/02/rsr4 the fifteenthof June,nineteeneighty
oe/o8he66 the twelfthof February,
nineteenfourteen

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 MY .E R E E J IM E
-

What do you like doing in your free time?

@ Howmuchfreetime do you reallyhave?

O Whatareyourfavouriteactivitiesandhobbies?
Chooseat leastthree.
O elaying withyourfriends O Listeningto music
O Re a d i nagb o o k O Singing or playing instrument
a musical
O Watching cartoons O shopping
O ooingsports O Playing computer games
C eainting or drawing' O eoingto the parkandwalking

@ and askquestionsto find out who likesor doesn'tlikethese

Movearoundthe classroom
activities.Write sentencesas in the example.
e.g. You:Do you like doing sports?/ Partner: Yes,I do. I swim every Saturday morning.

O Namethesehobbies.Writethem beloweachpicture.

6I
 Thisis Monica.Readthe firstsentence
andthen lookat the picture.what canyoutel your
partnerabouther?

Readthe followingsentences.
which do you thinkare true?or false?Readthe text to find
out.
1.. Monicahaslittlefree time.
2. Tennisis the only sportsheenjoys.
3. Shelikescookingand cooksall the time.
4. Shehasa competitionto go to next week.
5. Her parentswon't be proudof her if shedoesn,twin the first place.
Monica is a student at a local university,but also a professional
tennisplayerand she'sonly 19.shefirstuseda racketaithe age
of 5,
encouragedby her parents.sheiovessportsand beforedeciding
to
becomea tennisplayermostof herfreetime wasspentswimming,
jogging and playingvolleyballwith some old
colleaguesfrom
school.Buttennisbecameher favourite.Herdecisionch"anged
her
lifeandshehaslittlesparetime now.she enjoysreadingmagazines
or goingto the cinemawith her brothers.ihe rarelyi'as time
for
friendsand she doesn'thavemany.cookingalso relaxesher
and
she preparesdinnerfor her familyas oftenas shecan.

Next weekend,she is going to competein an importanttennis

tournamentin the southof Engrand. Shewill practisehardallweek
on the universitycampuscourtsbecauseshe wantsto get the
first
place'The winnerof this competitionwilt receivef2,560.
so firstthingtomorrowshewill be
on the tenniscourt aftera quickbreakfast.By sundayshewill
be so tiredl But she hasreally
high hopesand so does her family.Her parentr,rurily ,i.orprny
her everywhere,so they
promisedto travelto the tournamentwith Monica
this time too. Theywill anxiouslywatch
her competewhilethey sit in the standsand cheerfor her.They
are surethey will be proudof
Monicaevenif shedoesn'twin first place.Erica'sbrothers,
Michaeland Luke,can,tgo to the
tournamentthis time though.They'reboth studentsand their
finalexamsare in three weeks.
Butthey will watchthe tournamenton television.

O Fillin the word(s)from the list below.Usethe word(s)onlyonce.

tomorrow of, high,volleyball,in, tennis,on, place,by,spare,

reading,for

.....p l a ye r . firstthing
o encouraged ..............
herparents hopes
. playing a c h e e r. . . . . . . . . . . . .h.e. .r.
. little................
time a p ro u d. . . . . . . . . . . .h. .e.r.
a
magaztnes a
threeweeks
a first a watch television

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 Readthe secondparagraphof the text again.What time doesWILLexpress?............

Put the verbs in bracketsinto the gaps WI L L- F UT UR E

and form sentencesusing will.
F O RM:will+ in f in it iv e
E.g. I will get home by 5. (get) e.g. Monica will practisehord allweek.
USE: - for future statements.
L. To morrowit .....................
in t h
. .e. .
southof Scotlandall morning. e.g.: The winner of this competitionwill
( r a in) receivef2,500.
- to expresspredictions.
2 . Sh e............ in a tennis
tournamentnextweek.(play) e.g. Theyare sure they will be proud of
Monico.
3 . M y friend ......back
homeon the 2ndof May.(come)
4 . Th ey.......... proudof he r wh e n s h ewin st h e f in a lg a me .(b e )

s**
5. He .............. watchthe film on TV this evening.(watch)
6. Th etrain ......at 2 p. m. (n o t / a rriv e )
7. Th eexams ......in Jun e .(e n d )
8. I knowyou .........................
for me on the platform.(not/wait)

O Complete
the tablewith the missingforms.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I will join you tomorrow. I will not join you tomorrow. Will ljo in y o u t o mo rro w?
Youwill arriveat 2 tonisht.
He will not helpyou.
Will shevisither friendnextweek?
It will not rainthis afternoon.
We will wa it for him.
Willy o u p ro mis eme t h is ?
Theywill not catchthe train.

Compfetethe questionsusing When and Where,likein the example.You haveto complete

the answerstoo.
e.g..W.h.en.did
she first useo rocket? Shefirst used a rocket.a.!.!.[r.9..?99..o..f
.5.,
1. ...........
doesthe tournament start? Thetournament starts
2. ...........
isthe tournament? T h et o u rn a me nist . . . . . . . .
will shepractice
3. ........... hard? S h ewill p ra c t ic he a rd . . . . . . . . .
4. ...........
will shebe on the tenniscourt S h ewill b e o n t h e t e n n isc o u rt . . . . . . . .
tomorrow?
will herparents
5. ........... sitandche e r? Theywill sit andcheer
6. ...........
areher brothers'finalexams? T h e irf in a le x a msa re . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. ...........
will her brotherwatchthe T h e ywillwa t c ht h e t o u rn a me n.t. . . . . . . . . .
tournament?
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O what canyoudo?
l@ co *
e.g./...swim. l.ca.nswim.
FORM Affirmative:can + infinitive
t. draw.
1.......... e.g. Monica can play tennis.
2. jump
| .......... high. Negative:cannotI can't+ infinitive
e.g. Her brotherscan't go to the tournoment.
3. countto 10 0 .
| ..........
Interrogative:can + subject+ infinitive
4. | ..........
skate. e.g.Conshe cook?
5. | ..........
sing. USE: to expressgeneralability
6. | ..........
cook. e.g. Monico con also cook.
7. 1..........
ski.

Work with a partner.Taketurns to ask and answer about the activitiesin exercise5 and
then about others,usingyour own ideas.
e.g. A: Canyou swim?
B: Yes,I con./ No I can't.

O Turnthe sentencesinto affirmative(A), negative(N) or questions(Q).

co Canshetakephotos?(N) Shecan't take photos.

L Monicacanswimv e rywe ll.(a ) . . . . .. . . . . .

2. Lukecan'tplaythe g u it a r.(A ) . . . . . . . . . . .
3. S hecantell nicesto rie s(N)
. ...........
4. Canthey ridetheir bikeseveryday?(A)
5. He can'tfish.(Q)
6. Theycan'tdo sport s (A
. ). . . . . . . . . . . .
7. Herparentscancomet o t h e g a me .(N) . . . . . . . . . . .
8. Michaelcan'tstudywh e n h e is t ire d .(a ) . . . . . . . .
9. CanI takea cookie?(N) . . . . . . . . . . .
10. Youcan run reallyfast.(Q)

UseWILLor CANto leavea messagein the following situations,as in the example.

Jane/call/atfive. You/do/thedishes? l/talk/to you/later? Mum/arrive/from

the airport/tonight.
1-

Jane will
call gou
at 5.

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 LANGUAGE,REEERENCE

l one ll eleven 2l twenty-one 31 thirty-one 41 forty-one 51 fifty-one

2 two L2 twelve 22 twenty-two 32 thirty-two 42 forty-two 52 fifty-two
3 three l-3thirteen 23 twenty-three 33 thirty-three 43 forty-three 53 fifty-three
4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 34 thirty-four 44 forty-four 54 fifty-four
5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 35 thirty-five 45 forty-five 55 fifty-five
6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 36 thirty-six 46 forty-six 56 fifty-six
7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 37 thirty-seven 47 forty-seven 57 fifty-seven
8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 38 thirty-eight 48 forty-eight 58 fifty-eight
9 nine L9 nineteen 29 twenty-nine 39 thirty-nine 49 forty-nine 59 fifty-nine
L0 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 40 forty 50 fifty 60 sixty

6L sixty-one 71-seventy-one 8l eighty-one 9L ninety-one L01onehundredandone

62 sixty-two 72 seventy-two 82 bighty-two 92 ninety-two 102onehundredandtwo
63 sixty-three 73 seventy-three 83 eighty-three 93 ninety-three 110onehundredandten
64 sixty-four 74 seventy-four 84 eighty-four 94 ninety-four L11one hundredandeleven
65 sixty-five 75 seventy-five 85 eighty-five 95 ninety-five 120one hundredandtwenty
66 sixty-six 76 seventy-six 86 eighty-six 96 ninety-six 132one hundredandthirty-two
67 sixty-seven 77 seventy-seven 87 eighty-seven 97 ninety-seven
68 sixty-eight 78 seventy-eight 88 eighty-eight 98 ninety-eight 1,000onethousand
69 sixty-nine 79 seventy-nine 89 eighty-nine 99 ninety-nine 2,000two thousand
70 seventy 80 eighty 90 ninety 1"00one hundred 1,000,000
onemillion

Lst first 1-1th eleventh 2l-st twenty-first 31st thirty-first

2nd second Lzth twelfth 22nd twenty-second 40th fortieth
3rd third L3th thirteenth 23rd twenty-third 50th fiftieth
4th fourth L4th fourteenth 24th twenty-fourth 60th sixtieth
sth fifth 15th fifteenth 25th twenty-fifth 70th seventieth
6th sixth 16th sixteenth 26th twenty-sixth 80th eightieth
7th seventh 17th seventeenth 27th twenty-seventh 90th ninetieth
8th eighth 18th eighteenth 28th twenty-eighth 100th one hundredth
gth ninth 19th nineteenth 29th twenty-ninth 1,000th onethousandth
L0thtenth 20th twentieth 30th thirtieth l_,000,000th one millionth

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DATE:

Circlethe correctanswer.
L DoesLillywant to go to Dover.........
bus?
A. with B.bv C. in
2. In the USAa school.........
is yellow.
A . car B.plane C. bus
3. A fire-fighter goesto workby .........
. rt makesa rotof noise.
A. firebus B.fireengine C.plane
4. May,June,september andoctoberarethe best.........to traverin uK.
A. daYs B.months C.years
5. Lilliis .........
to visitGemma. sheisgettingon the trainrightnow.
A .w i l l B.going C.go
6. Hisbrother......... hisbiketo schooleveryday.
A. goes B.drives C.rides
7. lt's verydifficultto commute.........Brighton.........
Londondaily.
A. from ....to B.from .....into C.to ....to
8. Don'tforgetto buy a .........-class
ticket.lt,scheaper.
A. second B.first C.two
9' You.'....".checkthe on-linetimetable.And you canalso
buy your ticketon-line.
A. can't B.goingto C.can
10. Shedoesn'tknow how longshe is goingto ......... in London.
A. leave B. arrive C.stay
11-. Are you going.........
watchthat film tonightor not?
A. to B.too C.two
12. Thewinnerof this competition......... receive12,SOO.
A . will B.to C.going
1"3. My grandfatheris .........
and his nameis Richard.
A. seventeen B. seventy C.seventh
1'4. | .........
waitto seeyou!with allbestwishes,
yourbestfriend.
A. want B. can't C.will
15. A .........
daycanmakeyou feel better.
A. foggy B. rainy C.s u n n y
16. 1:33.lt's .........
He'sha lfa n h o u r la t e .
A' one and thirthy-three B. one and thirty-three
c. one and third-three
L7' Harry'strain arrives."...."platform5. Don't be late.He needsyour
helpwith his luggage.
A. on B. in C.at
18. ln the UKit snows.... . . .De
. . c e mb ear n d Ma rc h .
A . on B. from C.between
19. .........
isthe third dayo f t h e we e k .
A. Wednesday B.Tuesday C.Thursday
20. He .........
go to the tou rn a me n tHe. is ill.
A. can B .n o t C.can't
FINAL
SCORE
_/ 20
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a LL.l_wAN1_F-O RISIM AS
R_q.H
ls....A-sroRy.!
CHRIST MA S ,M A GIC

Answerthe following questions.

1. What is Christmas?

2. When do peoplecelebrateit?

3. Wheredo you preferto spendChristmas?

In the mountainsor on a tropicalisland?

4. Doyoulikepresents?
Whatareyourfavouriteones?

5. Doyouhaveto studyat Christmas?

6. Are you busyat Christmas?

What do you do?

7. Whatgift do youwantfromSanta?

8. Do you give presentsto anyone?

9. What do you usuallyeat for Christmas

dinner?

Usethe words in the list to complete this quote by CharlesDickens:heort, year,honour.

I will .......... Christmas

in my ........
and try to keepit all the

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O Writethe missingletters.Lookat the nextexercise
for clues.

y____t_ s m

a6 )*
*r
O Matchthe wordson the left with the correctexplanationon the right.

. fairylights... 2 L. a plantthat doesnot loseits leavesin winter

. streamers... 2. lightsusedfor decoratingthe tree
. evergreen
... 3. colouredpiecesof paperusedfor decoration
. stocking... balls
4. shinycoloured
. wreath.. 5. a circleof flowersor leaves
. ba u b les.. 6. a thin longpieceof shinypaper
. tinsel... 7. a treewith darkgreenleavesandsmallbrightredberries
. nativityscene... 8. a bushthat produces
smallwhitefruits
. mistletoe.. 9. a longsock
. h o lly.. 10. a painting the birthof Jesus
or modelshowing

ldentifythe wordsin the word circle.

Decoratethe Christmastree.
. Drawa bucketunderthe tree'
. Colourthe bucketpink.
. Drawa squarered presentunderthe tree to the rightofthe bucket.
. Drawa staron top of the tree.
. Colourthe starpurple.
. Puta red stockingon the bottom branch'
. Colour5 baublesblue.
. greenpresentunderthe tree to the left of the bucket.
Drawa rectangular
. Drawa candycaneon the top branchof the tree.
. Colour5 baublesred.
. Colourthe rest of the tree green'
o Putsomeyellowtinselaroundthe tree.
. Drawan angelin the middleof the tree.
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Solvethe following crossword.
Christmasdecorations

Across Down
2. a circleof flowersor leaves 1. lightsusedfor decorating the tree
6. a bushwith darkgreenleavesand smallred 3. a longsock
b e r r ie s 4. a bushthat producessmallwhite fruits
7. a plantthat doesnot loseits leavesin winter 5 . a lo n gt h in p ie c eo f s h in yp a p e r

How much do you know? Do the following quiz.

1,. WheredoesSantalive?
A. ltaly B. USA C. North Pole
2 . What colouris hissuit?
A. red B. white C. b la c k
3. What colourare his boots?
A. green B. red C. black
4 . SantaClausis ...
A. young. B .old . C.tired.
5. Doeshe wearglasses?
A. Yes. B. No. C.Sometimes.
6. How doeshe travel?
A. On a reindeer. B. On a sleigh. C. By car.
7. Who'sthe mostfamousreindeer?
A. Rudolph B. Comet C. Dasher
8. What colouris Rudolph's
nose?
A. grey B . blac k C. red

7t
 Readthe text below quickly.what presentdid Davidreceive?
LastChristmas Wasmagic!Therewasa lot of snowand it wasreallycold'We were
all at home,exceptfor Grandpa.He wasn'twith us,he was at work' Therewere
a lot of presentsfor eachof us, and they were all great!Mine was a computer
gameso I was reallyhappy.Therewasalsoa lot of delicious food.Yum! Howwas
your Christmas daY?

past. Check
Look back at the text and underlineall the examplesof the verb to be in the
your answersin the GrammarBox below.

USE: to talk aboutthe Past'

FORM: Affirmative: t / he / she/ it wss we/ you/ theywere
I / he / she/ it wdsn't we/ you/ theyweren't
Interrogative: Wasl/ he/she /it? Werewe/ you/ they?

past.
@ Completethe sentencesbelow with the correctform of the verb to be in the
e.g.I was ot schoolYesterdaY.
1. My parents . ' . . . "v. e ry h a p p yt o h e a rt h e g o o dn e ws '
2. ........Y oaut h o mea t 5 . 0 0P m?
3. They.......... a t wo rk ,t h e y we rea t h o me '
4. Thesurpriseparty . . . . ' . .g. re a t !
5. Thedinner ' a d ys, o we h a dt o wa it '
. . ' . . " re
6. he a g o o df rie n d ?
....'...

write down a
How was last Christmasfor you? Use the text in exercise1 as a model to
food
paragraph.Write about the weather,the people who were there, the presents,the
etc.

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 A IL ON G,L ON G JI M E'AG Ow*s. . .
ffiT.ruG SfnnT.€$,rilj;ilji, ..,'.:',',i.;,,rr:;rlt,'...'..it,,.ii , , ,,i
Readthe following text. When and where did the Christmastree appear?
The Christmas
Tree

Manyancientcultureshadthe practiceof tree worship.Peopleoftentook them intothe house

to makesurethey get a goodcropthe nextyear.The modernChristmas tree appearedin the
8thcentury.St. Bonifacecut down an enormousoak tree (that was worshippedby a German
tribe) but a fir-treegrew in its place.The evergreenwas offeredas a symbolof Christianity.
Pr in ceAlbert,who was German,br o u g h t h e Ch ris t matsre e t o E n g la n da f t e rh is ma rria g et o
Q ue e nVictoriain L840.Germanimmig ra n t b s ro u g h t h e Ch ris t matsre et o A me ric a .

Match the words on the left to the explanationson the right.

1 .a n c i e n tt....1 a) a tall treb with thin sharpleavesthat do not fall in winter

2 .w o r sh i p[....] b) a tree that livesfor a very longtime
3 .c r o p t....1 c) plantsgrownon a farm
4 . o a kt r e e [....] d)veryold
5 .f i r t r e e t....1 e) showingrespectand lovefor a god

O Completethe sentenceswith verbsfrom the text:

The modernChristmas tree in the 8,hcentury.
PrinceAlbert the Christmas tree to Englandafterhis marriageto Queen
Victoriain 1840.
Are thesesentencesabout present[......]or about pasteventsI......1?
Tickthe right tensebox.
Checkyour answersin the GrammarBoxbelow.

.lffi pAsTstMpLE-Affirmative

USE:for finishedeventsin the past:e.g.I playedfootballyesterday.

FO R M:E nglish
verbsare dividedin t o re g u la a
r n d irre g u la r.
Regufarverbsform the affirmativepasttenseand the pastparticipleby adding-ed or -d:

e.g. listen- listened- listened,dance- donced- danced

lrregularverbschangetheir form for the pasttenseand pastparticiple:
e.g.be-was/ were-bee n , g o -we n t - g o n e ,c o n -c o u ld -c o u ld
Time expressions:yesterday,lsst week, last month, last year, that day, the day before
yesterday,once,in 7870,on Monday,two weeksago.

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O Completethe tablewith the missingformsof the verbs.

REGULAR
VERBS
INFINITIV E PASTTENSE PASTPARTICIPLE
1,. call called called
learn
:"""""""""""""
worked worked
2 . odmire odmired admired
love
s mile d s mile d
3 . stoy stoyed stoyed
enjoy
played played
4. cried uied

tried tried
5. stop stopped stopped

::: nodded nodded

seethe Language
Reference
sectionfor more informationaboutspellingl

@ Fill in the blankswith the pasttense form of the verbsin brackets.

1. Diana(want) to buy an expensive
dressyesterday.
2. S he(dance)........... . . . . . . a ll n ig h t .
3. Tom(answer)......... . . . . . t h e p h o n ea n h o u ra g o .
4. We (play) computergamesa few minutesago.
5. Thestudents(listen) to musicat a concertlastweek.
6. lt (start) to rainvery earlyyesterdaymorning.
7. I couldn'tcometo the party.My mum (wash) my favouritedress.
8. When he (enter) the room we all (stop) talking.
9. David(arrive) lateat hisown birthdayparty.
L0. Cristopher
Columbus(discover) Americain L492.
IL. Linda(graduate)
..... . . . . . . . .f.ro m Me d ic aS
l c h o oin
l 2 0 j. 3 .
L2. ln L824,at the ageof l_2,CharlesDickens(work) at a shoepolish
factory.
13. Dickens(marry) CatherineHogarthin 1g36.
14. He (divorce)
.. ......... . . . . . h e r in 1 8 5 8 .

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 PASTSIMPLE- Interrogative
FORM:did + subject+ infinitive
e.g. Did you celebrote Christmaswith your fomily? Yes,I did. / No,I didn't.
Whot did you do yesterday?Nothing. I stayedat home.

Look at Martha's diary and make sentencesabout what she did last week following the
example.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

watch a listento music playvolleyball walk the dog washsome travel to the stayat home

comedyon with her in the park clothes countryside

television friends

- 4. Whot did Mortha do lost SundaY?

e .g.r
S.ttnd.s.v..qhp.w.s.!.c.tt9.q..s..lenll)l.9n.!s!.e.vi.:ipn'.
...........|e.tf.
),

"""""i"""'

2,

A.

Fill in the blankswith the right pasttenseform of the verb in bracketsand add time
expressions of your own.

1. Thestudents ....(ask)manyquestions
2 . S he .. . .(c o o k )a g re a tme a l . . . . . . . .
3. We .....(open)a lot of Presents
4 . They . . . .(c le a n )t h eh o u s e
5. lt ........... (s n o w)alo t . . . . . . . . . .
6. | ............. (le a rn )ma n yn e w wo rd sin G e rma n
7 . My mum ......... (wa it )f o rme
8. I ............. (remember)to phonemy father
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 Changethe sentencesinto past simple.

Julie lived in paris.

L. Youfinishyourhomework.
6. Wetalkfor hoursandhours.

2. My bestfriendplaysfootballallmorning.
7. DoesSarahhelpwiththe housework?

3. Doesyourfamilyvisitmanymuseums?
8. Do they all laughat hisjokes?

4. lt startsto rain.
9. Hereallytriesto learnto skibetter.

5. Theydecideto visitus.
10. I studyhardto becomea doctor.

Fillin the blankswith the pasttenseform

of the verbsin brackets.

PepeHernandez """"" (be)a youngmusician in spain.He ............. (rove)

t o p ra yth e g u i ta a
r n d.........' . ( r isten)
to at kindsof m usic.He............................
( r i k e)
the sunnymorningsin spainand ...........
(raugh) manytimeswith hisfriends.He
...'.....(rive)for musicand a goodgrass
of wine.He ............. (be)a very
friendlypersonand............ (enjoy)beingaroundpeople.paella
hisfavourite .........
(be)
dish.He.............. (cook)it manytimesand............
(invite) peopre
overto his housefor parties.But one morning,
after he .........
(watch)Discovery
channel,he ............. (decide) to moveto Araska. rt ............... (seem)rikea
fascinating placeto live'He .........
(point)to the television set and said:,,That,s
whereI wantto live!,,. Sohe .........
(pack)hisbags, .........
(hurry)to the
airportand """""' (travel) to Alaska. He ............. (arrive) thereone winter
morning. He.............. (look)at thesky.tt .........
(be)dark.He
(look)at the peopte. Theyweresad.,.wheream r ?,,he..............
(ask). A, of a sudden,
Pepe"""" (not be) happyanymore.How .........
(can)this be? He
.........(dislike) the cold.He .........
(hate)the snow.He ..........
(dislike) the peopre. He........... (can)not rivethere.He..............
(wait)for the
nextairplane and (travel)
......... backhome.

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O Readthe followingtext and giveit a title.

livedJoseph,a carpenterwho marrieda beautiful

2000yearsago,in a smallvillagein Nazareth,
youngwoman namedMary.Shortly aftertheir marriage,the youngwife had a dream.In that
drearir,an angelcameto seeher and give her someincrediblenews;shewasgoingto havea
child,the Sonof God,and his namewasJesus.9 monthslater,Herod,the Kingof lsraelasked
all the peopleto go to their hometownto be countedin a census.Josephand Mary had to
travelto Bethlehemand Jesuswas bornthere.Hislittle palacewas a stablewith animals.The
first peoplewho saw Jesuswere the localshepherds. They came becauseangelstold them
that iesuswas born.WhenJesuswas a few monthsold,the threewisemen cameto visithim.
Guidedby the new star,they broughtgiftsof gold,frankincense and myrrh.
yearsold in
Hearingthat a new kingwas born, Heroddecidedto kill all the boysundertwo
Bethlehem.ButJosephand hisfamilyescapedto Egypt.There they waitedsafelyuntil Herod
died.Thenthey returnedto NazarethwhereJesusgrew up'

Match the words on the left to the definitions on the right. Look for hints in the text.

l-.stable a) an occasionwhen governmentofficialscountthe peoplewho livein a

countrY
2. shepherd b) a buildingwherefarm animalsare kept
3. wise c) a personwho looksafter sheeP
person
..... d) a verysmartandexperienced
4. frankincense
5. myrrh e) substance ceremonies
that is burnedto producea nicesmellin religious

6 .c e n s u s f) a stickybrownsubstancewith a sweetsmellusedfor makingperfumes,

etc.

Choosethe bestanswer,A, B or C.
was:
t. Thenameof the fatherof Jesus
A. Joseph B .James C.J e d e d ia h
2. The nameof the motherof Jesuswas:
A. Martha B .Ma ry C. Eve
3. Je suswasborn in:
A. Nazareth B.Bethlehem C.J e ru s a le m
4. Josephwasa:
A. carPenter B.fisherman C. prophet
5. Who told Mary and Josephto go to Bethlehem?
A. th e B ible B. Herod C.a n a n g e l
6. Howmanywisemenwerethere?
A. two B.three C.four

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O Lookbackat the text and identifythe verbsin the PastSimpleTense.
Writethem down.
Regular lrregular

Lookat the end of the bookfor a completelistof irregularverbs!

PASTSIMPLE- Negative
FORM:subject+ didn't + infinitive
e.g. We didn't know the story.

@ Lookat the GrammarBoxaboveand completethe table with the PastSimpleform of both

regularand irregularverbs.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I plavedsoccerfive yearsago. Did I plavsoccerfive yearsago? I didn't playsoccerfive years

ago.

Youdidn't likethe decorations.

He listenedto music.

Didshep to the cinema?

It worked.

We didn't tell stories.

Didyouwritea letter?

Theydidn't want to come.

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O Completethe list with the pastform of theseirregularverbs'
Verb Pastsimple Verb PastsimPle
Verb Pastsimple
find drive think
win break
sing
sell sleep
d ri n k
swim cut
make
do write
cost
take have
wake
know meet r un
become put catch

Usethe list belowif YouneedhelP'

cost cut broke sang slePt wrote won swam
found woke sold ran drove becamehad ca
did
Answerthe followingquestionswith affirmativeor negativeanswers'
L. Didthe bellringon time?
2. Didyougoto the supermarket yesterday?
3. DidyourParents comelate?
4. Didyourfriendwritea letterlastmonth?
5. Didyourteacher checkyournotebook?
6. Didyouandyourfriendstalkon the phone?

O Putthe verbsinto the Past.

L. Shakespeare (write) """' manyplays'
2. He really(set)......'... """"' an example'
3. Theytgo) """" to Greecelastyear'
4. He really(run).......... """" with hisdog that day'
5. My car (break) down'
6 .Sh e(bring)....meflowersy e s t e rd a y '
7. He (tell) """"' Youa lie'
8. They(split) "' the moneybetweenthem'
9 . He (drink) " " ' t o o mu c h '
10. The police(catch) the thief'

write a paragraphusingverbsin the Pastsimple'

what did you do yesterday?
G)

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 f-E*5
FA!"BY;[A
tf P5|DE'P*g"W-N'
with your partner'
Answerthe followingquestions'Compare
t, DoYoulikefairYtales?

2. What'sYourfavouriteone?

3 . Canyou namesomefamousfairytaleauthors?

wouldyou liketo changeit?

Thinkaboutyour favouritefairyta|e.How

with the correspondingcharacters'

Match the following names.offairytales
The WickedWitch
SnowWhite and the SevenDwarfs
Cin d e re lla Cinderella

LittleRedRidingHood SnowWhite

TheThreePigs Grandmother

Goldilocks The BigBadWolf

Pinocchio Thethree bears

The UglYDuckling Gepetto

Hanseland Gretel Mother Duck

2 andwrite downthe maineventsin

work in pairs.chooseoneof the fairytalesin exercise
5-6sentences. Do not write the title!

guessthe title of the story

3 aloud'Didyour colleagues
Readyoursentencqs from exercise
immediately? l-.lves Ll No

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O Readthe fotlowingshortversionof a famousfairytale.Doyou knowthe title?
was
Onceupon a time, at the edgeof a big forest,a little girl livedwith her mother.Her name
Little RedRidingHood becauseshe alwayswore a red hat and a cape' One day, her mother
lived
askedher to talie a basketwith some cakeinsideand to give it to her grandmotherwho
girl met the Big Bad
on the other sideof the forest.on the way to her grandmother,the little
Wolf.
"Whereareyou goinglittlegirl?"he grinned'
"To my grandmother'shouse"saidLittleRedRidingHood'
The,wolftook a shortcut,ran aheadto Grandma'shouse,enteredthe houseand swallowed
Riding
her.Thenhe put on her capand nightgownand climbedinto her bed.When LittleRed
Hoodgot there, shewalkedright up to the bed'
"Grandmother,what big earsyou'vegot", she said'
'All the betterto hearyou, my dear",saidthe wolf'
"Oh, Grandma,what big eyesyou'vegot"'
'All the better to seeYou,mY dear".
"Oh Grandma,what big teeth you'vegot", saidthe little girl'
,All the better to eat you with." saidthe wolf and swallowedthe little girl.After that, he went
the
to bed and startedsnoring.A huntsmanheardthe noises,cameinsidethe houseand cut
wolf,sbellywith some,.',itorr. Then he helpedLittleRedRidingHoodand her Grandmother
wolf
to get out. together they filled the wolf's stomachwith rocks.When he woke up, the
wantedto run for his life but fell to the groundand died'

O Underlineall the pasttenseformsof the verbsin the text above.

present
O Takeout the pasttenseformsof the verbsin the text aboveand put them into the
simple.
e.g.lives,

@ Readthe text againusingthe negativeform of the verbs.Wasit fun?

o with informationfrom the text'

Completethe sentences
A littlegirl livedwith her moth e ra t . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shewore a ................
Thewolf askedthe girl whereshewasgoingand ......"""
Thewolf took .......... ..........'.and house'
ran aheadto Grandmother's
He went into the houseand '...........
Thenhe put on a .............. . .
The huntsmancameinsidethe houseand """""" with somescissors'
They.......... the wolf'sstomachwith """""

Don'tforgetto do the voices!

Act out the dialoguebetweenthe characters.

8L
O lmaginethe samestorywith thesebigchanges.

The place Theforest Thejungle

LittleRedRidingHood - MotherElephant

tvtotl ter The giraffe

The characters Grandmother BabyGiraffe

The Big BadWolf TheThompsonGazelle

TheHuntsman Tourist
A scaredAmerican

@ Rewritethe storyol The LittleRedRidingHoodusingthe informationabove.

Onceupona time, at the edgeof a bigAfricanjungle,livedMother Elephantwith the giraffe

THEEND
 Readthe followingtext. what is surprisingaboutthe story?
A long,longtime agotherewasa lonelyhandsome prince.Oneday,whenhe wassittingby
greenand
a lovelypoid *ith ioselilies,he sawa fioe poppingout of the water.Thefrogwas
sticky*ith longskinnylegs.tt hoppedquiie nearthe princeandsuddenly, out of the blue,it
startedto talk.Canyou believethat?
,,Kiss
me,,,saidboldlythe uglyfrogto the handsome prince,"andyou'llneverbe lonelyagain"'
Whata beautifulthought!
frogsisfor girlsnotfor boys!"saidthe handsome princetakenbysurprise.Buthewas
"Kissing
histwo liftedit
hands,
sucha ton"iyprincethat he decidedto giveit a try. Hetookthe frogin
up to hisfaceandgaveit a bigSMOOCH !

lmmediatety, the princeturnedintoa frog.Heandthe otheronelivedhappilyeverafteron

t h e i rl i l yp a d .
THEEND

Readthe text againand answerthe followingquestions'

3,. Wherewasthe Princesitting?

2. What did the Princesee?

3. What did the frog tellthe Prince?

4. What did the Princedo?

to the Prince?
5. What hapPened

O lmaginea differentendingto the story'Write it down'

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@ of the followingstoryin a logicalorder.
Arrangethe paragraphs

_ The moralof the storyis: "Neverwear pinkaroundlions!"

pinkand
_- Oncetherewerethree littlepigs.Two of them went to college,but one wastoo
too stupidso he stayedat home.He didn't evenknow how much1+1was.

pigstaringat him.
*-- C*e day,a frighteninglion cameinto the town. Hefoundthe littlepink
i'iedidn't evenkncw what a lion was."You'repink,can I eat you?" the
asked lion.The pigwas
ton politeto sayno. Sothe lion ate him.

paid
__ Afterfinishingcoliege,the two big brotherscamebackhome and got somewell -
___
They built largehouseswith infinitypoolsin front.
fJb-working as computerprogrammers.
The pinkpig had no job, no f a milya n d n o h o u s e .

Answerthe following qudstionsabout the story above.

1,. How manypigswerethere?

2. Whichof them went to college?

3. Whatjobs did the two big brothersget?

4. W hat did they build?

5. Who cameinto the town?

6. What happenedto the littlepink pig?

Givethe storya title.

What is the title of the originalstory?

Tellyour partner some differencesbetweenthe classicalone and this modern version.

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 your own
Completethe beginningof the following fairytale with the missingwords. Write
ending.

Once ........ .. a time, a/an '.'...... princesslived in a """""""'

in a forest. She long ......... hair and blue
Eve r yb o dy that shew a st h e g irlin t h e . . ' . " . . ' . " " . " . . ' . ' . . .T..h. 'e. . . '
wasguardedbyawit h o n e re d . . . ' . . . . . ' . . a n d o n e
eye.He blackteeth and a """"" nose'

One day, a /an Prince to the

He was a man with blue and dark hair' He
the princessin the and ........... in love with her

you want. Giveit a title'

Inventyour own story.Chooseanycharacters
O

THEEND

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THEPASTSIMPLETENSE

FORM
The verb fo be
Atf.:| / he / she/ it was at home. We/ you/ theywerehungry.
Neg.:| / he /she / it wasn'tat school. We/ you/ theyweren'tthirsty.
fnt.: Was| / he /she / it there? Werewe / you/they happy?

Regularverbs lrregularVerbs
Aff.: I workedfor two hourson that project. Heatethe entirecakelastnight.
Neg.:We didn't work together. Theydidn'teatthe pizza._
lnt.: Didyou work hardfor your money? Didit ea!allthe seeds?
Yes,I did./ No, I didn't. Yes,it did./ No,it didn't.

USE

The PastTensesimpleis usedfor finishedactionsin the past:

e.g. Theywatched TV all day yestedgt

Wordscommonlyusedwith the pastsimple:yesterday,lostweek, lastmonth,

lastyear, that
doy, on Monday, the doy before yesterday, once, in 1g70, two weeks ago etc.

SPELIINGRUTES
- regularverbsin the pastsimple:

1. Most verbs add-ed:

e.g. work - worked; stoy - stayed; watch - wotched
2. Verbsendingin -e add -d;
e.g.live - lived; decide - decided; orrive - arrived
3. verbs endingin -y (precededby a consonant)change-y into -/ and add
-ed:
e.g. try-tried; cry-cried;study-studied
4. Verbsendingin -y (precededby a vowel) add-ed:
e.g. stay - stayed; play - ployed; enjoy - enjoyed
5. One-syllable verbsendingin one vowel+ consonantdoublethe final letter:
e.g. stop - stopped;fit - fitted
6. Verbsendingin two vowels+ consonantadd -ed;
e.g. rain - roined; troin - trained
7. Two-syllableverbs add-ed:
e.g. onswer-onswered

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DATE:

BROGRESS-CH
ECK
Circlethe correctanswer.
1. Thistree is decoratedby peopleat Christmas.
A. the oaktree B.the fir tree C.the appletree
2 . Sa n taClausis also......
A. SaintBoniface. B. F a t h e Ch
r ris t ma s . C.G ra n d p a .
3 . Santatravelsby .......
A. car. B. horse. C.s le ig h .
Whatis Christmas for you?
A. timewiththe family B.vacation C. religiouscelebration
WhoisJesus Christ?
A. the Sonof God B.a prophet C.a greatteacher
6. Thenameof the fatherof Jesus
was......
A. James B.J o s e p h C.J e d e d ia h
7. Who told Mary andJosephto go to Bethlehem?
A. the wise men B .a n a n g e l C.t h e B ib le
8. German tribesworshipped
the ......
A. fir tree B. peartree C.oaktree
9. PrinceAlbertmarriedQueen......in 1840.
A. Elisabeth B. Mary Stuart C.Victoria
10. ......immigrantsbroughtthe Christmas tree to America.
A. English B .S p a n is h C.G e rma n
tt. M y mother......me at 7.00yest e rd amo y rn in g .
A. called B.c a me C.spoke
12. At 8.30pm we ......the game.
A. finish B. didn'tfinished C.finished
13. She......the dog at 6 o'clockin the morningthe day beforeyesterday.
A. walks B .wa lk C.walked
14. LastThursday John......football.
A. played B.plays C. p la ie d
1 5 . W h e re......
l a stsu mme r?
A. yougo B.youwent C.did you go
76. Her parents......to Bucharest
a few yearsago.
A. move B. moves C. moved
L7. They......in the gardenlastweek.
A. didn't work B. not work C. not worked
18 . L.....very busylastmonth.
A. were B. was c . d id
19. ......b y plane?
A. Did you travel B. Didtravel C.Travelled
20. She......CNNlastnight.
A. watch B. watches C.watched
F I NA L S CO RE
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Circlethe correctanswer.
L A "blackcab"is a ..... . .f.ro. m London.
B.van C.bus
2. ,,Iomultiply"isthe oppositeof .........
A . to add B.to divide C.t o s h a re .
3. P ointto E ngland ...... .t.h. e ma p !
A . in B.on C.at
4. .........
London.
A. lt often rains B. lt rainsoften C.Oftenit rainsin
o ther sfor hermistakes.
5 . S h eu su a l l.........
y
A . blame B . b la me s C.is b la min g
6. Emilyalwaysbuy expensive
......... clothes?
A. Do B. Does C. ls
7. pieceof clothing.
A "kilt" is a traditional.........
A . lrish B. Welsh C.Scottish
8. Where......... they comefrom?
A . do B.does C.don't
9. The planelands...... .s. .ixt h irt y .
B .o n C.at
10. The Moon moves......... the Earth.
A. on B .a ro u n d C.in
L!. Shenever......... for her lJ. class.
A. study B. studying C.studies
12. pupil,often laughedat.
A "sissy"is a .........
A. weak B. strong C. new
13. There'sa clock.......t.h. e b la c k b o a rd .
A . behind B. above C. between
L4. Youlearnaboutcountries,climateand vegetationat .........
A. History B. Biology C.Geography
15 . Ou rfa ce sa re.........
A. round B. oval C.s q u a re .
your handwhen you havethe answer.
16. .........
A . Raise B . Ris e C. Rises
17. "Tograb"means quickly.
.........
A . to spoil B.to playtricks C.to takesomething.
18. Thecat's.........
the roof.
A . near B .o n C.in
learnGerma na t s c h o o l.
19. Tom.........
A. doesn't B .d o n ' t C.d o

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person.
A. funny B . k in d C.dishonest
jokesallthe time .
21 . We liketo .........
A. say B.tell C. laugh
22 . H ulkis .........
superhero.
A. best B.the best C. better
23. | .........
slim,l'm quitefat.
A. a m B .' m n o t C.are
2 4 . Jam es.........one cousin,he'sgot f iv e !
A. hasgot B. hasn'thot C. havegot
25. We ......... fair hairand blueeyes.
A.'got B. hasgot C. haven'tgot
2 6 . Da n ielis .........
than hismother.
A. ta ller B .t h e t a lle s t C.t a ll
27 . He rcousins......... all at homenow.
A. ar e B . is C.am not
28. I loveplayingbasketball. lt's so .........
A. dangerous B. boring C. exciting
29. CaptainAmericausesa ......... to protecthimself.
A. bracelet B.shield C.weapon
30. | .........
a pinkskirttoday.
A.'m wearing B .we a rin g C.wears
31. WonderWoman......... veryfastand strong.
A. are B. is C. is n ' t
3 2 . Th e y.........,
they'redriving.
A. are cycling B. aren'tcycling C. not cycling
3 3 . He 'swearingbluejeansand a wh it e . . . . . . . . .
A. T-shirt B.trousers C.skirt
34. My favouritecharacteris Little.........
RidingHood.
A. White B. Red C.B lu e
35. The leavesare not lightgreen,they're.........1
A. darkgreen B.green C. p in k
36. Am a n dadoesn'tlikeswimming.Sh et h in k sit ' s . . . . . . . . .
A. interesting B. fun C.dangerous
37. My tooth hurts.l've got a .........
A. headache B.toothache C.sorethroat
38. H e an d hissister.........gymnas t ic s .
A. pla y B .g o C.do
39 . Yo un eeda balland a .........
to pla yt e n n is .
A. racquet B. bat C.shuttle

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40. In winterwe go skiingand ......... in the mountains.
A. skydiving B. cycling C.snowboarding
4I. Do you want to go to London......... ship?
A . with B.by C.in
42. A......... moveson tracks.
A. car B.train C. bus
4 3 . Thundercomesafter..... . . . .
A. storm B. lighting C. rain
44. What do you do in your......... time. Do you haveany hobbies?
' A. time B. three C.free
45. Januaryand Februaryarethe coolest......... in winter.
A. days B. months C.years
to visitmy mum tomorrow.
46. I am .........
A . will B .g o in g C. g o
47. My brother ......... his biketo work everyday.He is very fit.
A. goes B. drives C. rides
48. We will takethe train.......... Bucharest tomorrowat L2.
A. from B. by C.on
49. Don't forgetto buy a .........-class ticket.lt's cheaper.
A. second B. first C.two
50. Checkthe train ......... to seewhen histrainwill arrive.
A. platform B. timetable C. station
51. l'm sorrybut | ......... helpyou. I am very busythis week.
A. can B. cant C.can't
52. Are you going......... eat that cookieor not?
A. to B.too C.two
53. Thewinnerof this competition......... receive€2,500.
A. will B.to C.going
54. I think it's going to rain.Look,the skyis .........
A. cloudy B. clear C. icy
55 . My motheris .........
and he r n a me is Mo n ic a .
A. fourteen B.forty C.forth
56. | .........wait to seeyou! With love,your wife.
A. want B. can't C.will
daycanspoilthe da ya n dy o u r p la n s .
57 . A .........
A. foggy B. rainy C.sunny
He'shalfan hour late.
58. 1:33.lt's .........
A. one and thirthy-three B. one and thirty-three C.one and third-three
59. The nameof the fifth day of the week,'.........,comesfrom Freyja,a lovegoddess.
A. Friday B. Freeday C. Fraiday
lt is the perfectway to end a day.
60. I liketo watchthe .........
A . su n ri se B.sunset C.sunlight

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 at the edgeof a bigforest.
6L. LittleRedRidingHoodlivedwith her .........
A. grandmother B.father C' mother
62. LittleRedRidingHood alwayswore a red ..'......
A. hat and cape B.capandpants C. dressand coat
the Christmas
are usedfor decorating
63. ......... tree.
A. Merrylights B.Joyfullights C. Fairylights
64. Thestockingisa .........
A. longshoe B.longskirt C. longsock
65. TheWickedWitchappearsin the followingstory..........
A. SnowWhite B. Cinderella C. Hanseland Gretel
of leavesand flowersusedat Christmasfor decoratingdoors.
66. A wreath is a .........
A. circle B.triangle C.square
tree.
to decoratethe Christmas
67. Peopleusedifferentcoloured.........
A. pencils B.pens C.baubles
of tree...'.....
hadthe practice
68. Manyancientcultures
A. love B.d a n c e C.worship
59. Ancientmeans.........
A. very traditional B.very old C.verymodern
70. A shepherd is a personwho looksafter.....'...
A. sheep B.cows C.horses
7 L . Jesus wasbornin .........
A. Nazareth B.Bethlehem C.Jerusalem
absentyesterdaY.
7 2 . | .........
A. be B.was C.had
73. My classmates the museumlastweek.
.........
A. visited B.visit C.visits
the emailon time?
74 . .........
A. Did he finishes B. Didhe finished C.Didhefinish
in Madridlastweek.
75. Susan.........
A. arrives B.arrive C.arrived
76. We .........manysnackswhen were at the party.
A. tried B.triyed C.tryed
a fantastictime at the party on Saturdaynight.
77. Tom .........
A. was having B. had had C.had
for workin timeon Mondaymorning.
78. Peter.........
A. didn't leaves B. didn't leave C.didn'tlive
to bed earlybecausehe wastired.
79. He .........
A.g o B.went C.goes
the carfrom?
80. Where.........
A. didyoubuy B.didYoubought C.youbought

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INFINITIV E
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a deveni
to become
to begin
a sufla
to blow
to break
a aduce
to bring b rought
to buY
a prinde
to catch
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a veni
to come c a me
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to cut
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to forgive
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to go
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to hear heard
to hit
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a line
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a invSla

to lose
a pierde

to mean
a insemna

to pay
a pldti

to read
a citi

to run a alerga

to see
a vedea

to send
a trimite

to shine
a strSluci

to show
a ardta

to sing
a c6nta

to sleep
a d o rmi

to spend
a c h e lt u i

to steal
a fura

to take

to tell
a spune

to wake
a setrezi

to win
a c6gtiga

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