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VOCABULARY Animals

1. Complete the words in the sentences.

1 “What do you think this animal is? It's got long ears and a white tail?  " It's a r _ _ _ _ _“

2_“This small creature lives in and out of the water. It can jump. "It's a f _ _ _!"

4 " What is this animal? It lives in a hot place and it can walk far without water. “lt's a c _ _ _ _"

5 _"We think this creature is beautiful. It can fly." Is it a b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?

6 “These creatures live only in the water. They can swim fast"  “They're f_ _ _ '

Answer: 

1. rabbit     2. frog      3. octopus     4. camel   5. butterfly    6. fish

READING The ugliest animals?

2. Choose the correct words and complete the text.

1 a. rarest             b. most common           c. most colourful

2 a. common        b. dull                              c. beautiful

4 a. beautiful       b. rare                              c. dull

5 a. dull                b. colourful                      c. ugly

6 a. more common         b. rarer                c. uglier

Answer: 

1. a      2. c      3. b      4. c      5.b     6. a

LANGUAGE FOCUS Superlative adjectives

3 Complete the sentences with a superlative adjective.

1 This village isn't noisy. t's one of............. (quite) places in our country

2 I like that Italian restaurant - they have............. (big) pizzas in town!

3 The museum in our capital city is fantastic. It's one of....................................... (interesting)

museums in the world.

4 They never go to that swimming pool. It's............. (bad) swimming pool in the area.

5 This office building is horrible. It's............. (ugly) building in the city.

6 “Do you like this park?' “Yes, it's one of.............( beautiful)  parks in the country

7 There are a lot of rats in the world - they are one of...................(common) animals.

8 We like that American actor, He is........... (good) actor in Hollywood.

Answer: 

1. the quitest       2. the biggest                  3. the most interesting       4. the worst

5. the ugliest       6. the most beautiful     7. the most common           8. the best

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING  Amazing animals

4. Listen to the radio programme about polar bears. Write True or False.

Polar bears can ....

1 grow to 290 kilos                                                  ........

2 see colours                                                            .......

3 jump two or more metres out of the water    ........

4 run up to fourteen kilometres an hour            ........

5 swim for days                                                       ........

6 survive a year without food                               ........

Answer: 

1. F ( 240 or 250 kilos)       2. T     3. T   

4. T    5. F ( 9 days)         6. F ( months)

LANGUAGE FOCUS can for ability 

5. Write questions and short answers with can

1 Freddie / swim / ?

2 Anna and Kate /swim/ ?

3 Freddie/ speak French/ ?

4 Anna and Kate / speak French/ ?

5 Freddie/ play basketball/ ? 

6 Anna and Kate /play basketball/ ? 

Answer: 

1. Can Freddie swim? - No she can't.

2. Can Anna and Kate swim? - Yes, they can.

3. Can Freddie speak French? - Yes she can.

4. Can Anna and Kate speak French? - No, they can't

5. Can Freddie play basketball? No, she can't

6. Can Anna and Kate play basketball? - Yes, they can.

 6. Complete the questions with How and one of the words

far    fast     heavy     many   rare   tall

1........................ can a whale swim?” “Thousands of kilometres"

2 “..................... is your older brother?” “One metre eighty-five.

4 "................ is an Ostrich?' “More than 100 kilos.'

5 "...................  pandas are there in the zoo?” “Two".

6............................ are these animals?' “There are only fifty in the world now.'

Answer: 

1. How far              2. How od                3. How fast     

4. How heavy        5. How many           6. How rare

SPEAKING Asking for permission

7. Complete the dialogue with the words. There are five extra words.

afraid         but      do     can      can't    I

OK     or      she      Thanks        weekend

Helen:  Mum.

Mum:  yes, Helen?

Helen:  Is is (1) '................... if I go to Sarah's house for an hour?

Mum: No,I'm (2) ........................... you can't.

Helen:  But Mum, why not? Her house is't far.

Mum: I'm sorry, (4) ............................ 's late and you've got school tomorrow.

Helen:  Oh, OK. Can (5) ............................ go to her house on Saturday then?

Mum: Yes, of course you (6) ......................

Helen: Great. (6)....................... Mum.

Answer: 

(1) ok     (2) afraid     (3) but     (4) I    (5) can    (6) Thanks

WRITING Animals in danger

8. Order the words to make sentences

1. live / pandas / the mountains / of /in / China

Pandas .............................................................................

2. 160 kilos / adult pandas / weigh / to / up / can

3. in /panda /now / danger / is / the

The .....................................................................................

4. creatures /one /its / rarest / the /in / of / world / the

It's ............................................................................................

5. is /problem /worst / the / human activity / like / farming

The .............................................................................................

6. can / you /information / get / websites / from / as / such / Save the Panda/

You ................................................................................................

Answer: 

1. Pandas live in the mountains of China

2. Adult pandas can weigh up to 160 kilos

3. The panda is in danger now

4. It's one of the rarest creatures in the world

5. The worst problem is human activity like farming

6. You can get information from website such as Save the Panda

VOCABULARY School subjects

9. Look at the photos. Complete the sentences with school subjects or school words.

1. I like s _ _ _ _ _ _.

2 This is my school n _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

3 We love g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

4 She's good at m _ _ _ _

5 H_ _ _ _ _ _is myfavourite subject.

6 I _ _ is interesting.

Answer: 

1. science     2. notebook     3. geography   

4. maths       5. history          6. ICT

READING School project

10. Choose the correct word.

1. Our project is about a special ....... school. lt goes along the river.

a. private                b. primary              c. boat

2 That's a .........school. Students live there.

a. boarding            b. private               c. primary

3 The school in the photo is a very expensive...... school for older students.

a. boat                   b. private                c. primary

4 This is a...... school. Young children come here every day.

a. primary             b. secondary           c. boarding

5 These students here are over eleven years old. It's a....... school.

a. primary             b. boat                     c. secondary

Answer:

1.c    2. a      3. b      4. a        5. c

11. Write affirmative or negative sentences using the presen† continuous.

1. I/study /two languages w“

2. the students / wear / school uniforms X

3. he /chat / to his best friend 

4. she /run /for the school bus X

5. we / have /a break from the lesson

6. I/ learn /a musical instrument X

Answer: 

1. I am studying two languages

2. The students aren't wearing school uniform

3. He is chatting to his best friend

4. She isn't running for the school bus

5. We are having a break from the lesson

6. I am not learning a musical instrument

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

12. Listen to Jack talking about his learning strategies and tick  the correct boxes

Answer: 

13. Order the words to make questions.

1. students /those / having / are / break /a / ?

2 words / are / we / new / these / learning/ ?

3 making / Eva/ some/ is /notes /?

4 you / running / why / school / to / are/? 

5 are /animals /where / going /those/ ?  

6 what/ Robert / doing /now/ is/ ? 

Answer: 

1. Are those students having a tea break?

2. Are we learning these new words?

3. Is Eva making some notes?

4. Why are you running to school?

5. Where are those animal running?

6. What is Robert doing now?

14. Complete the sentences using the present continous or present simple form of the verbs

1 My dad often........................ in the sea when it's hot.

2 We've got an exam tomorrow, so we ............. now

3 .......................... you ............. history?”

“Yes, it's my favourite subject.'

4 Tom and Dan............................... In our street. Their house is in the next town.

5 James is in his bedroom/. "...............................he.......................... his homework?"

6 Yasmin........................... to school by train everyday.

7 David has got his phone in his hand. He .................... to the teacher at the moment.

Answer:  

1. swims             2. are revising           3. Do you like 

4. don't live       5. Doesn't he do         6. goes           7. isn't listening

15. Read the dialogue and choose the best answer. Write a letter (A-D) for each answer.

Answer: 

1.B    2. C     3. D      4. A

16. Complete the text with the words. There are five extra words

Answer: 

1. happy     2.big    3. so    4. finish   

5. break     6. compulsory    7. optional