Timesaver grammar activities elementary by Honingbijtje Debbie Paerewyck

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Have You Got the Basketball? 4 &5 Have got 6, 7 & 8 English Families Have got Wild Animais in North America 9 Present simple The Pet Game 10 Present simple (negative) 11 After School Present simple Getting to Know Someone 12 Present simple (questions) ln Britain 13 Short answers: Yes, 1do / No, you don't Get Fit! 14 Present simple / present continuous Our World 15 Present Simple Bananas in Pyjamas 16 Imperatives When 1Grow Up 17 Going to The Crystal Bali 18 Will The Future is in Your Hands 19 Will What Time...? 20 Present tense for future use The Marie Celeste 21 Was/were """""""""""""'"

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Cookery Crossword 22 Past simple (regular verbs) Story Puzzle 23 Past simple (regular verbs) Yesterday at the Fair 24 Past simple (irregular verbs) The Hare and the Tortoise 25 Past Simple (irregular verbs) The Fishing Trip 26 Past simple (regular and irregular verbs) Earthquake! 27 Past simple / past continuous 28 Find Someone Who Present perfect Flags .29 Past participles Around Australia 30 & 31 Question tags The Skiing Lesson """"""""""""""""" 32 Confusing verbs Don't Make a Mistake 33 Make Do Me a Favour 34 Do Rules 35 Must/mustn't English Class Rules 36 Must/mustn't Does Mike have to Cook Dinner? 37 Have to 38 & 39 Lost at Sea Want / need """""""""""""""

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What Should 1 Do? Should World of Animais Maze

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Can: ability Snap! Hear / listen and watch / look at .

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Time Expressions

Birthdays Future time expressions What Do Vou Do...? When / while Truth and Lies Yet / already Questions

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Facts and Figures How much? / How many? Who is the Most Polite? Can I?

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What Would Vou Like...? Do you like? / Would you like? Class Survey Who/whose -ing

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Penpals Go + ing Do Vou like...? Love /Iike 1don't like / hate + ing Where Do People...? Where questions A Strange Letter Be + ing Articles 1 Nouns

Shopping for the Family A / an These aren't my things This / that / those / these A Sleepover A / some / any Charlotte's or Charles 's or s' Christmas Presents Possessive pronouns

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Word Chain 64 & 65 Compound nouns Double or Nothing 66 Plural nouns Adjectives and Adverbs Around the World 67 Nationalities California or Florida 68 & 69 Comparative adjectives Good and Bad Habits 70 & 71 Adverbs of frequency What Are They Doing? 72 Adverbs Who Lives the Most Dangerously? 73 Superlative adverbs Prepostitions Put Away the Shopping! 74 & 75 Top / bottom / middle / right / left A Class Trip Prepositions of place Multi-word Verbs

Put Vour Clothes Away! Multi-word verbs

Give in your Homework, Please Multi-word verbs (school) Help! Multi-word verbs Word Order

Beach Towel Mystery Friends

80 & 81 82

Conjunctions Classrooms But

83 There

A Seaside Holiday 84 & 85 There is / there are What Was There...? 86 & 87 There is / there are and there was / there were Answers 88

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Have You Got The Basketball? How to play . . .

Rules

The game isfor 3 players. Cut out the cards. Put the cardson the table and look at them for 5 minutes. Mix the cardsup.

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cards each. Put the other 8 cardsin a pile face-down on the table. Ask questionsand pick up cardsto find pairsfrom one of the sets: CIothes, Furniture, Sports, Transport

or Food. The winner pairs of cards.

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. Clothes

Look at your cards. You've got to find more cards from one of the sets. Player 1 picks up a card from the pile. If Player 1 has got a pair of cards, he puts the pair face-up on the table. Player 1 has got, for example, the sofa card (a Furniture card), Player 1 asks Player 2 or Player 3 for another Furniture card, for example, John, have you got the table card? Player 1 can only ask one player. If Player 2 or Player 3 has got the table card, Player 1 takes the card and puts the pair of cards (the table card and the sofa card ) face-up on the table. Then it is Player 2's turn. If Player 2 or Player 3 hasn't got the table card, the turn passes to Player 2.

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T/MESAVER GRAMMAR ACT/VIT/ESHave got

Sports cards

tennis racket

basketball

football

motorbike

car

bus

banana

crisps

chocolate

skis

Transport cards

bicycle Food cards

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T/MESAVER GRAMMAR ACT/VIT/ESHave got

English Families Play this game in small groups. Rules . Collecta complete familyby askingquestions, for example, Have you 90t MrSmith?

How to play English Families . Cut out the cards. . Mixthe cards up.

. Putthecards in a pile face-down . .

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on the table. Eachplayerstarts with 4 cards. Askquestions and collectsets of Englishfamilycards.

answers Yes, 1have, and gives the card to the first player.

. Ifno playershavegot that card,the first .

player takes the card at the top of the pile and it's the next player's turn. When a player has got a full family set (the mother, father, sister and brother), the player puts the set down and takes another turn.

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English families!

Sara Smith

Sam Smith

Mr Smith Mrs Smith Sara Smith Sam Smith

Mr Vine

Mrs Vine Mr Vine Mrs Vine Vicky Vine Victor Vine

Vicky Vine

Victor Vine

Mr Vine Mrs Vine Vicky Vine Victor Vine

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Mr Chapman Mr Chapman Mrs Chapman Cherie Chapman Charles Chapman

Mr Sherman Mr Sherman Mrs Sherman Shelly Sherman Sean Sherman

Mrs Chapman Mr Chapman Mrs Chapman Cherie Chapman Charles Chapman

Mrs Sherman Mr Sherman Mrs Sherman Shelly Sherman Sean Sherman

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Mr Chapman Mrs Chapman Cherie Chapman Charles Chapman

Shelly Sherman

Sean Sherman

Mr Sherman Mrs Sherman Shelly Sherman Sean Sherman

Mr Hurst

Mrs Hurst

Heather Hurst

Mr Hurst Mrs Hurst Heather Hurst Harry Hurst

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Mr Chapman Mrs Chapman Cherie Chapman Charles Chapman

Mr Sherman Mrs Sherman Shelly Sherman Sean Sherman

Harry Hurst Mr Hurst Mrs Hurst Heather Hurst Harry Hurst

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Wild Animais in North America Complete the texts. Write the verbs using the correct form of the present simple. Match texts 1 - 3 with the pictures A - C. Example:

A lot of wild animais ~IY-~ (live) in north America.

Raccoons (1) ___mmm--mm (corne) from the forests of north America. The mother raccoon (2) (have) four, five or six babies in spring. The babies (3)

weeks. They (4) mm_m_m

The skunk also (5)

and it (7)

(stay) with their

parents for the first year.

(have got) a bad smell

(use)the smell to fight other animais and people. The skunk'ssmell (8) --m

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Coyotes (10)

(not / can) see anything for about three

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(/ive) in north America. The skunk (6) --m_mm--mm

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(not / go away) easily or quickly!

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(stay) with other wolves, but coyotes (13)

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(eat) insects and other small animais.

(look) like wolves, but they (11) __m--_mmmm (be) different. Wolves usually (12)

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be alone. Coyotes (15)

(not /ike) company: they (14)

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(be) intelligent. They (16L

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a lot of different animais, and their favourite food is rabbits. South Dakota (17)

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the Coyote State! Did you know that?

Match texts 1 - 3 with the pictures A - C.

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The Pet Game How to play .

Useisn't, aren't, don't, doesn't or can't. Ifthe player saysthe sentence correctly,he/she keeps the number. Ifthe player iswrong, he/she puts the number back in the bag. The player with the most numbers at the end of the game wins.

The game is for 2- 4 players.

. eut out the numbersand put them in a bag

or an envelope.

. lnturns,playerstake a numberfromthe bag and .

read the sentence in the game with that number. The sentences are ail wrong and the player has got to make the sentences negative.

A mouse is a very large pet.

Cats drink lemonade.

Tortoises are more playful than dogs. 6

5 A hamster eats eggs.

A tortoise can run very fast.

Birds sing at night.

9 Cats can speak English.

People take their cats for walks.

Dogs can fly.

12 Snakes can hop.

Snakes play with dogs.

Fish are noisy pets.

15 Horses eat meat.

Spiders eat dogs.

Rabbits can swim.

16 Pets always sleep in the hou se.

18 Dogs wear a coat in winter.

A pet goes to hospital to have a baby.

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After School What do these children do after school? Match the children with the activities. Then complete the sentences.

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Getting To Know Someone Complete the questions with the correct form of be or do. Now write your answers below each question. Give your completed paper to your teacher. Your teacher will give you another student's sheet. Read the answers. Ask your classmates to find out whose paper it is.

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your grandparents

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your best friend

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ln Britain Chantal and Colette are on holiday in Britain. Look at the pictures and write the answers to the questions. Use the expressions in the box. No, you don't.

Yes,we have.

No, we haven't.

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Yes, you are.

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Present simple / present conti nous

Get Fit! Lookat the pictures of what Billyusually does in a typical week. Then look at the pictures of what Billyis doing this week. Write sentences to compare a typical week with this week.

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Q) What does Billyusually eat for breakfast on Tuesdays? What is he eating today?

What does Billyusually do during breaktime on Fridays? What is he doing today?

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What does Billyusually do after school on Wednesdays? What is he doing today?

What does Billyusually read on Saturdays? What is he doing today?

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

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Our World Play this game in small groups. Vou need: 1 coin and 1 counter for each player. One person, who doesn't play, is the referee. The referee has the Answer Key. How to play Our World . Tossthe coin. . Move 1 space if you get 'heads'. . Move2 spaces if you get 'tails'.

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finishes with the most points.

1 You dm_mm wh en you're thirsty. (3)

8 Cows e_m_m_-grass. (1)

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16 Birds b_--mmnests. (1)

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10 Birds h--m--m g_m wings. (3)

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4 People g m-u_m in the mornings.(1)

3 A chef Cm_mm food. (1)

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2 Planes mmm of noise. (2)

Scoring . Foreverycorrect answer,you get the points in that square. . Foreverywrong answer,you lose the points in that square. . The winner is the player who

A flower

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20 Cyclistsrm_--mbicycles. (1)

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Readthe dessert recipe. The recipe texts aren't in the correct order, but the pictures are

in the correctorder. Matchthe recipeinstructionswith the pictures.

A Dip the ends of the bananas into the melted

G Brush the pastry with some egg. H Roll up the banana in the pastry.

chocolate. B Roll out the pastry. 1 C Put the bananas into an oven at 200째(, D Sprinkle some cinnamon onto the pastry. E Put the bananas on a baking tray. ' F Take them out of the oven after 15 minutes.

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What is Charles going to be when he grows up? Unscramble the words and put them in the sentences.

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Unscramblethe letters to find out what Charlesis going to be.

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

teacher

artist

going to be a vet

musician

comedian

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1want to travel around the world.

1want to look after animais.

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T/MESAVER GRAMMAR ACT/VIT/ES Will

The Crystal Bail A fortune-teller is going to visit your class today. She's going to tell you about your future. What will she say? Write the names of students in your class. Write one name each for 1-6 and two names each for 7-12. ln groups, compare your answers.

Example: A: 1think that Sara and Danny will be actors. B: Yes, 1think that Sara will be an actor, but not Danny. 1 think that you will be an actor! One student

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What Time...?

What time do the things happen? Complete the dialogues.

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l'IImissyou, darling. What time

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your plane

(arrive)in Barcelona?

(checkin) at the airport one hour before the flight. Myplane

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(take off) at seven o'dock, so 1(3)

(arrive) in Barcelona

at ten o'dock. .Ian:

Excuse me, what time (4)

next train to Newcastle

(Ieave)? Guard: Weil, there are three trains. The first is a slow train and it (5) Then there are two fast trains that (6) (7)

(depart) at four thirty.

(leave) at five o'dock. One train

(go) via York and the other (8)

(stop) at Coventry and Preston.

(change) at Preston for Newcastle.

. Alice: (coIlect)

Mum: Weil, his train (11)

. Gary:

(start)?

OK, and what time (15)

(open)?

Match the dialogues with the people in the picture.

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

The Marie Celeste (1)

a ship. On 5 December 1872, the Marie Celeste (2)

in the middle

of the Atlantic Ocean. There (3) something strange about this ship, so the captain of another ship, the Dei Gratia, stopped his ship and went on board the Marie Celeste with another man. They (4) surprised because there (5) no people on the ship at ail. It (6) completelyempty. There (7) a lot of food on the ship. And in the kitchen, there (8) saucepans of food, half cooked - but the fire (9) out. ln the captain's room, there (10) some halffinished breakfast on the table: there (11) an egg and an open bottle of medicine. Everything (12) in its place. The men (13) not there, but ail of their elothes and things (14) there. Did the men jump off the ship? But why? The captain of the Dei Gratia looked at the book on the table. The last date in it (15) 25 November.Didthe men leave after that day? (16) the MarieCeleste in the Atlanticwithout men for ten days? People wanted to know. 50, they looked for information and found that it (17) an

American ship. It left New York with ten people on it: Captain Briggs, seven crewmen, the captain's wife and young daughter. No one saw them again and no one knows what happened to them. Here is a picture of the Marie Celeste when the captain of the Dei Gratia went aboard. Cirele the wrong things in the picture. Why are they wrong?

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simple (regular verbs)

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

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs in the box. add

She --_p-~~!,_~-t;.I--some milk into the bowl with

cook

lift

enjoy

She

the milk

and the eggs together.

the eggs.

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,--

mix

pet:IP

turn

sprinkle

Then she ----------------some grated cheese to the mixture.

Finally,she ----------------some salt and pepper into the mixture.

She --n plate carefully.

Everyone ----------------their breakfast!

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She the mixture in a frying pan. nn

When it was cooked, she one half over the other.

Complete the puzzle with the verbs from exercise 1 1 ... li:w~;riiiiU

3 4

s 5

c 7

it onto a

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

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Story Puzzle What happened in the story?

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

ask

carry

cry

drop

dry

jump

pay

play

step

use

DOWN 1 The taxi .#!>/!t'..'!.'Lnext to us. 3 Mum ---n---nnn my sister's eyes with a tissue. 'OK, let's go to the park: said Mum. 5 Mum the driver fG.80. Then we ran into the park. 7 Mum her umbrella to get the money. 8 My little sister because she wanted to play in the park.

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6 8

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Yesterday At the Fair Yesterday, Jessica went ta the fair.

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

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

She ate a candy floss.

!..- - - - - - - - - - - -

She

bought

two

balloons.

She drank a can of Cola.

She went on the big wheel twice.

She went on the rollercoaster three times.

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

How much money did Jessica spend at the fair?

Throw the ring €1 3 rings

Candy Floss 75p

Cola 60p

Balloons BOp

Big Wheel €3.00

Rollercoaster €4.00

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The Hare and the Tortoise Read the story about the race between the hare and the tortoise. Who do think will win the race? Complete the story with the past simple form of the verbs. One day the hare and the tortoise decided to have a race. The hare (1)

that he

knew

(can) run faster than the tortoise. But the tortoise (2)

(be) more

intelligent than the hare. 'Ves, l'II race you: (3)

(say) the clever tortoise.

The tortoise (4)

(have) a clever plan. He (5)E

sisters and he (6)

(find) his brothers and

(tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. 50 they

ail (7)

(hide) behind the trees along the path.

The race (8)

(begin)! The tortoise (9)

the hare (10)

(be) faster, of course.

(run) as fast as possible. But

(think) the hare. 50 the hare decided to have a rest, and

'This will be a very easy race: (11)

(fall) asleep at the side of the road.

he quickly (12)

(see) a tortoise

(wake up) and he (14)

5uddenly, the hare (13)

ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the hare asked himself. ln fact, it (15) be) his friend the tortoise: it (16)

(not

(be) the tortoise's sister. But to a hare, ail tortoises

look the same. The hare (17)

(can't)

(run) past the tortoise easily. 500n, he (18) (sit) down and (20)

see the tortoise, so he (19) Then the hare (21)

(have) another rest.

(get up) and continued the race. But - as the hare happily (22) (come) around the last corner before the finish line - his friend the tortoise crossed the line (win) the race!

and (23)

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

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

1 2

Yesterday, my brother and 1

(go) fishing.

(catch) a very big fish and my brother

(help) me to

pull it into the boat.

But,when we

(try) to take the fish out of the water, our

boat

4 5 6

The fish

(swim) away, but 1

The fish

(take) me to his friends - some sharks!

Sol

(say) goodbye to the fish very quickly and (Ieave) as fast as 1

(can)!

Match the sentences with the pictures.

(hold) onto the line.

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

1 James did / was do~hiS homework in his bedroom when the earthquakel~~~~J was starting at 6.15 p.m. JAR A 2 He sat / was sitting at his desk when the chair started / was starting to move across the floor. L

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3 When the floor stopped

/ was stopping moving, James ran / was running to find his mother.

His mother cooked / was cooking wh en the earthquake 1

started / was starting.

5 When he found / was finding his mother, she stood / was standing

in front of the cooker.

She was OK, but the kitchen was a mess! H

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6 They decided / were deciding to look outside. Outside, they saw / were seeing some trees on the ground and they heard voices calling for help. E

7 The hospital was very busy that

evening, but nobody died / was dying. R

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

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

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Find someone

who has...

eaten snails

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received a letter today

3 4

had a birthday in this month ------------------been to the USA-------------------

baked a cake -------------------

6 7

painted a wall ------------------drunk Chinese tea -------------------

sung karaoke -------------------

had an operation -------------------

10 caught a bus to school today

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. .

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perfect (questions)

Find Someone Who... Find people who have done these things. Ask your classmates until you find

one name for each thing.

Example: Have you eaten snails?-Yes, 1have. 1 No, 1haven't.

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

Find someone

who has...

eaten snails -------------------

received a letter today -------------------

3 4

had a birthday in this month ------------------been to the USA-------------------

baked a cake -------------------

6 7

painted a wall ------------------drunkChinese tea -------------------

sung karaoke -------------------

had an operation -------------------

10 caught a bus to school today -------------------

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

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

begin

buy

come

drink

make

run

stand

throw

break

choose

drive

eat

fa Il

give

see

speak

steal

take

(olour the past participles that end in -en ~ red

Leave ail the other past participles ~ white.

Which country's flag is this?

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

catch

teach

walk

stop

lose

build

fight

buy

want

talk

feel

leave

bring

think

need

drap

send

sleep

(olour the past participles that end in:

-ght ~ green -ed ~ white

-t ~

orange

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0participlesof the verbs

What are the past

in the boxes?

hit

fall

watch

cost

get

play

cut

lose

change

put

send

cook

(olour the past participles that end in: -ed ~

red.

(olour the past participles that don't change their spelling ~ blue. Leave ail the other past participles ~ white.

Which country's flag is this?

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tags

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

~~ y,;~=::j~>~\~\Hrf 1 _~~n~~~~o!~~:~~~~~~~~:~~~~~h!y~___-----------------------------Yes, they do. You can only see them in Australia.

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

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

4------------------------------------------------------------Yes, they do. They speak Australian English.

5------------------------------------------------------------Yes, there are. There are 8 deserts.

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

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

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

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O-(J)

The Skiing Lesson Some teenagers are on a school skiing trip.

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

Example: First,1want you to put on your skis. (take off V/ put on@)

Then,

\-4

me very carefully.

(listento H / hear A)

(an you ail

me clearly?

(listenE / hear A)

Howmany of you have

skiing before?

(gone L/ been M)

Have you ever

waterskiing or

ice- skating before? Weil, skiing is very similar. (be D / been 0)

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

(an you (see N / look 1)

Weall

mistakes, so don't worry if

you fall over. (make 1/ do S)

,,'

If you fall over, don't worry

l'II

,-- - --.,' .. --,

you up! (take R / pick X) .,- -"..-',,

,,'h""--

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

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Don't Make A Mistake! Read the dues and complete the crossword. If you need help, the answers are at the bottom of this page. Unscramble the letters to find the answer.

ACROSS 1 Banks make a lot of

4 Study hard every day and you'lI make good

5 That boy's got big ears, but don't make 6 Do you need help? Let me makea

of him.

7 Put a Iine through the word if you make a

DOWN 1 Before you go on holiday, make a

2 Please tidy the room if you make a

3 When you make a

, you should keep it.

, 1'11sort out the problem.

5 Don't make a

AC ROSS 2 yemno 4 grospers 5 nfu 6 guessoting DOWN 1 napl 2 sems 3 perosmi 5 sufs

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Favour...

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

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

He can do the washing-up.

He can do the ironing.

He can do the shopping.

4 5

He can do the washing. He can do the gardening.

0 0 <0

It's Saturday, and Ericis talking to his

mum.Completethe sentences with the expressionsin the box.

do the housework

Eteme a favel:lr

do my homework

do my best

Mum: Eric,will you Eric:1can't

- l've got

a maths test on Monday sol need to (1)

Mum: Today? Saturday? Eric:Yes, l've got a test! You always say that l've got to (2) Mum: Yes, but... Eric: But what, Mum?

Mum: You're right. l'II (3)

Eric:Thanks, Mum!

Who does the housework in your family? Write the names of the people in your family in the table. Tick(.1')the jobs that they do. Then compare your answers with a partner.

NAMES cleaning washing-up washing clothes ironmg gardening shopping

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Rules There are things that we must and mustn't do when we are in a park. Read the signs in the park. Then match the signs with the people.

1- TOM

Example:

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

Complete our English Class Rules with musf or musfn'f.

Our English Class Rules a\ways speak in Eng\ish. 1

laugh when the other students make mistakes. eat sweets during the \esson. \ook up new words in the dictionary. a\ways \isten in our Eng\ish c\ass. arrive \ate to c\ass. he\p each other in c\ass. do our homework. he\p our Eng\ishteacher. shout.

10 We

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Does Mike Have to Cook Dinner?

Ask Student B questions to find out who

has to do what. Tick(v) the correct boxes. Student Student Student Student

A: Does Mike have to put up the tent? 8: No, he doesn't. A: Does Mike have to build a tire? 8: Yes, he does. Mike

Jeff

put up the tent

Paula

Tina

build a tire V

get water cook dinner

. 1

Mike

Student 8: Does Jeff have to cook dinner? Student 8: No, he doesn't. Student A: Does Paula have to put up the tent? Student

and

Jeff

don't have to.

Mike and Jeff

a tire, but:

! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Mike

wood, but Jeff

Paula

Tina

water, but Tina

dinner, but her triends!

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

'Weil, 1have to put up the te nt and cook dinner!'

'1 have to tind wood and build a tire!'

'Weil, 1have to build a tire, too!'

v v

cook dinner

but

Mike and

Mike and Jeff

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Jeff

the tent,

don't have to. a tire, but

Paula and Tina Mike

wood, but Jeff

doesn't have to.

! 3 1 1 1 1 1

Complete the sentences. Example: Paula and Tina Ililveto put up

1 1

Who has to do these things?

put up the tent

! 2

doesn't have to.

Tina

Paula

water

Paula and Tina

Jeff

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

tent,

8: Yes, she does.

Mike

Complete the sentences.

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

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Example: Paula and Tina but

1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

find wood

STUDENT B Mike, Jeff, Paulaand Tina are going camping. Eachperson hasto do two jobs.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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

. 4

Paula

water, but Tina

dinner, but her triends

Tina

Who has to do these things? '1 have to put up the te nt and get the water!'

! 2

'Weil, 1have to put up the tent and cook dinner!'

! 3

'1 have to tind wood and build a tire!'

! 4

'Weil, 1have to build a tire, too!'

1 1 1 1 1 1

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Lost At Sea Vincent and Casper are on a desert island and their ship is lost. Vincent is hungry, wet and dirty. He lost his two front teeth in the storm and ail they've got to eat is an apple and a pot of yoghurt.

Theyare having a conversation. Hesays to Casper1 want

...,and Casperalways

answers But you need ...

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

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VINCENT

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brush my teeth <;;;

bite into this apple

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wash m; dirty hands

dry myface

DOWN

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change myclot~es and go to bed

be dry when ;tra;nston;ght~

wash my ha;

have a wash "19>< "

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]3 dr;nk some teaa.

know what the time is

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drymyhair

eut this apple into Pieces'

walk aeross the island

makesometoast

eat this yoghurt

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ln pairs, practise saying Vincent and Casper's conversation.

Example: (Vincent) 1 want to bite into this apple. (Casper) You need teeth!

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ln groups of five, cut out the Problem and the Suggestion cards. Mixup the Suggestion cards and give them to the rest of the group. ln turns, students read a Problem card to the group. The group listens and reads the correct Suggestion cards. The group can invent its own suggestions when there are no more cards.

PROBLEM 1

1 i

Please

help! My dog,

Sniff, doesn't like my best friend. Every time my friend comes to my hou se,

loudly. Sniff's

good dog, but when my

isn't very nice. My friend is afraid.

What should 1 do?

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Help me! My mother is very

singing teacher

school! Everybody

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laughs

1111

too! What

should

1 live in a flat

1 can hear them

Nobody knows - only you

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Mum says that on ions are!

Igood for you. Now she wants !! me to start eating onions,

I!The police don't know.

land jokes about I!MrsOnion'.

talking. Last night, my uncle said to my aunt,

: !' :

and my aunt and uncle live in the flat upstairs. ln my bedroom,

strange. She's got really bad breath because she eats onions for breakfast every day. And she's the

Please help! l've got a

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stay at a friend's house for a week

ask your aunt about it

throw the onions away

talk to your uncle

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watch your uncle very carefully

mmm

give your dog its

food when your friend arrives

buy a lot of chewing gum

mnm

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cali the police

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get a new dog

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move to a different bedroom

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48 AAfricanfrog small north can

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the same colours that people can see.

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~ Dogs can hear some high sounds that people can't hear.

Snakes can close their eyes.

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Snap! Play this game in groups of three. Vou need: 1 dice and 1 counter for each player. One person, who doesn't play, is the referee. The referee has the Answer Key. STUDENT A -------------------

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1. THEGIRL

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TV.

5. THE GIRL IS WATCHING A BALLET. 6. THE BOY AND GIRL ARE WATCHING

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the answer is correct or not.

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

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What do you do when / while you can't find your trainers? a. look for them until you find them b. ask your Mum where they are c. get angry

2 What do you do when / while you're waiting at the dentist's? a. read a magazine b. bite your fingernails c. think about your last visit to the dentist

5 What do you do when / while you are studying for a very difficult exam? a. close the door and work quietly b. listen to the radio and study at the same time c. stop every ten minutes to get a drink

What do you do when / while you're sitting on an aeroplane for four hours? a. read a good long book b. play games c. sleep

What do you do when / while your bicycle

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BUTTER isthere in two 500g packets? ORANGE JUICEisthere in six1 litre cartons?

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Dear Karl,

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Simon Tick the boxes for the days when Simon does these things.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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

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

Michael

Harriet

Complete the sentences about what Marie's family got for Christmas.

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Who Lives the Most Dangerously?

Work in small groups. Read the questions and complete the table with 1-5. Write 1 for the least up to 5 for the most. Everyone in your group must agree.

Whichsports person can

jump

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. Which sports

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. Which sports

person lives the most dangerously?

Which sports person takes the most exercise?

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dangerously

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a footballer

a dancer

a swimmer

a mountain climber

a golfer

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is the most generous

can jump the highest

can run the fastest

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Put Your Clothes Away!

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1 She's folding up the sweatshirt.

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Dean is trying Callum's swimming goggles on.

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Give in your Homework,

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

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What was there...? STUDENT A What was there after the robbery? Lookat the picture of what there was before the robbery. Ask Student Bquestions to find out what there was after the robbery. There are ten differences between your picture and Student B's picture. Read the example and find nine more differences. /'

Example:

Student A: There were some paintings on the walls yesterday. Student 8: There aren't any paintings now.

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PAGES4 & S

6. He usually watches TV.Today,he's swimming.

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Our World

The answers are on the Referee's Answer Key.

PAGES6, 7 & 8 English Families Students' own answers.

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Wild Animais in North America

1. come

2. has

3. can't

5.lives

4. stay

6. has got 7. uses 10. look 11. are

9. eat 8. doesn't go away 13. don't like 12. stay

14. prefer 15. are A.2 B.3

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When 1Grow Up

1. A. rabbits E. never

The Pet Game

Students' own answers.

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Bananas in Pyjamas B. brush A. sprinkle 2.1 l.B

B.coins

C. magic

2. magician 3. 2. He's going to be a pilot.

After School

3. He's going to be a teacher. 4. She's going to be a comedian.

1. 1. play tennis 2. watches TV

5. She's going to be an artist. 6. She's going to be a musician.

3. rides his bicycle 4. playsthe guitar 5. playscomputer games 6. reads magazines 7. goes swimming 8. telephones 2. Students' own answers.

PAGE18 The Crystal Bali Students' own answers.

PAGE12

PAGE20 What time...? 1. 1. check in 2. takes off

1. 1. Are

PAGE19 The Future is in your Hands Students' own answers.

Getting To Know Someone 3. are .2. do 4. Are

5. Does

3. arrive

10. Do

4. does ... leave

5. departs

6. leave

14. Do

15.Do

7. goes

19.Do

20. do

8. stops 11. takes

9. change 12. collects

6. Are

7. Do

8. Are

9. Do

11. Are

12. Do

13. Is

16. Do

17. Is

18. Are

10. does ... get 13. arrive 14. does... start 15. do... open 2. B.lan D. Mum E.Alice C. Gary F.Laura G. John

2. & 3. Students' own answers. PAGE 13

D. cards

ln Britain

2. Yes,we have. PAGE21

The Marie Celeste 1. 1. was 2. was 3. was 4. were 5. were 6. was 7. was 8. were 9. was 10. was 11. was 12. was 13. were 14. were 15. was 16. Was 17. was

3. Yes,you are. 4. Yes,1am. 5. No, you don't. 6. No,we haven't. PAGE 14

Get Fit!

2. There are three wrong things in the picture: 1. The fire isn't out.

1. He usuallyeats chips. Today,he's eating a banana. 2. He usuallyplays computer games. Today, he's playing tennis. 3. He usuallyeats pizza. Today,he's eating salad.

2. The year is the diary is 1875 - it should be 1872. 3. The date is the diary is 23 November - it should be 25 November.

4. He usually playscards. Today,he's playing basketball. 5. He usuallyreads comics.Today, he's exercising.

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1. + 2.

Cookery Crossword 2. mixed 3. added 5.cooked

6. turned

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1. couId

2. was

3. said

4. had

7. lifted

5. found

6. told

7. hid

8.began

9. ran 12.fell 16.was

10. was

11. thought 14. saw 15. wasn't

19. sat

20. had

8. enjoyed

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The Hare and the Tortoise

Story Puzzle

13. woke up 17. ran

18. couldn't 21. got up 22. came

23. won

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1. 2. caught; helped

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3. tried; turned

4. swam; held 5. took 6. said; left; could

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Earthquake!

1. was doing; started 2. was sitting; started 3. stopped; ran 4. was cooking; started

2. The correĂ¨t order for the story is:

5. found; was standing

8. My little sister cried because she wanted to play

6. decided; saw 7. died

in the park. 10. 'WhY are you crying again?' 1asked her.

8. measured

3. Mum dried my sister's eyeswith a tissue. 'OK, let's go

The inventor of the Richter scale

is CHARLES RICHTER.

to the park: said Mum. 1. The taxi stopped next to us.

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6. My little sister and 1jumped into the taxi.

Students'

4. 'Mum, you dropped some money. It's under the driver's seat!' 1said.

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7. Mum used her umbrella to get the money.

1. Poland

5. Mum paid the driver f6.80. Then we ran into the park.

2. Ireland

2. 1played in the park with my sister for an hour.

3. France

...

Find Someone Who

own answers. Flags

9. Then 1carried my sister home because Mum hadn't got any more money for a taxi!

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Around Australia

2. There are a lot of sheep in Australia, aren't there? PAGE 24

Yesterday at

the Fair

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

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

A. She bought two balloons. B. She drank a can of Cola.

5. There aren't any deserts 6.

C. She ate a candy floss.

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

D. She went on the big wheel twice.

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

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

Australia, are there?

ln Australia they use the pound, don't they?

are they?

teddy bear. F. Shewent on the rollercoaster three times.

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Does Mike have to cook dinner?

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PAGE32 The Skiing Lesson 1. 1. listen to 2. hear 3. been

4. been

5. see

7.pick Mike

Jeff

put up the tent

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Don't Make a Mistake!

find wood

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PAGES 40 & 41

What Should 1Do?

Answers for Problem 1: PAGE 36 Students'

English Class Rules own answers.

leave the dog outside

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

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Yes, we've already eaten it.

stay at a friend's house for a week

6. Have you finished on the phone yet?

throw the on ions away soak the onions in water every night - then they won't be as strong

Yes, l've already said goodbye. The true answers are:

eat the onions and enjoy them! buya lot of chewing gum tell everybody at school that on ions are good for you Answers for Problem 3:

3. Yes, she has.

ask your aunt about it talk to your uncle tell your parents

3. many / 24 hours

2. Yes, he has.

6. No, 1haven't finished yet. PAGE50

Facts and Figures

4. many / 30 minutes 5. many /12 months 6. much / 2 litres

watch your uncle very carefully cali the police move to a different bedroom

7. many / 7 days 8. much / students' own answers 9. many / students' own answers

PAGES 42 & 43

World of Animais Maze

Sentences 1, 2, 4,5,8,9,

12 are true.

The correct sequence is: 1 ~ 3~ 8 ~ 12 ~ 2 ~ 9 ~ PAGES 44 & 45

10. many /100 cm

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7~ 11

11. many /100 cents 12. much / students' own answers

13. many / 1000 pence 14. much /1000 9 (1 kg) 15. much / 6 litres

Snap!

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Birthdays

DECEMBER Sun

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Weds

Thurs

Fri

Sat

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4 Katie

5 David

7Tim 14

8 Leo

9 Richard 10

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17 Laura

20 John 21

25 Fiona

Weds

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Fri

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Tues

1. Lydia: (an 1borrow your camera? Megan: Yes, you cano 2. Tim: (an 1open the window, please? Miss Jones: No, you can't. 3. Rich: Give me your camera. Liam: No, ask me politely.

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Who 15The Most Polite?

2. 1. Tim is the most polite. 2. Rich isn't very polite. 3. 1. (an 1shut the door, please? 2. (an 1borrow some money, please? 3. (an 1leave the classroom, please?

What Do You Do...?

1. 2. while 3. while 4. when 2. Students' own answers. PAGES 48 & 49

5. while

Truth and Lies

6. when

PAGE 52

What Would You Like?

Students' own answers.

2. Has the postman corne yet?

PAGE 53 1. Whose

Class Survey 2. Who 3. Whose

4. Who

No, he hasn't corne yet.

5. Who

6. Who

8. Whose

No, not yet. (an 1have some?

PAGE 54

Penpals

4. Have you done the washing up yet?

The following boxes should be ticked:

Yes, and l've already put everything away.

shopping

5. Has your sister made the breakfast yet?

swimming Wednesday

7. Whose

3. Has your mum given you any pocket money?

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dancing Saturday

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

ice-skating Tuesday running Sunday horse-riding every day walk the dog

5. These aren't my brushes, they're hers!

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Do You Like

6. These aren't my teddy bears, they're hers! 2. 1. that

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2. That

3. those

5. That 6. That

7. those

PAGES 60 & 61

Students' own answers.

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A Sleepover

1. Amy is taking: a toothbrush, swimming

people...?

4. those

a tennis racket, a

costume and a book. She is also taking

some sweets, some keys, some sports clothes, some

make-up, and some pyjamas. 2. Amyisn't taking any: money, CDs,magazines or homework

1. 2. Where do people speak Welsh? 3. Where do people see kangaroos? 4. Where do people play the bagpipes?

Amy isn'ttaking a: passportor a mobilephone

5. Where do people visit the pyramids?

3.B

6. Where do people celebrate the 4th of July? 7. Where do people dance the flamenco?

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8. Where do people grow tea?

Charlotte's

or Charles'?

1. Victoria's skis 2. has got Peter'stennis racket. 3. has got Tess'riding hat

4. has got Charles'football.

5. has got James' swimming goggles.

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1. Robert - watch, chocolates, car

Christmas Presents

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4. mine

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2. doorbell

3. earring

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7. keyboard

8. light bulb

6. headphones 9. litter bin

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10.teacup

11. notebook

12. pencil case

14.tennis bail

15. bus stop

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3. Some suggested answers: skateboard, hairdryer,

PAGES 70 & 71

dishwasher, video game,babysitter, phone box,daydream etc...