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How Are You?
How Are You?
A.
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A coded postcard
Can you read this postcard?
Dear Aunt
We staying in a by the.
2. Try to write your own coded postcard, using pictures and words.
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A. Solve the crossword puzzle by writing the plural form of the words.
Across:
1. glass; 2. mouse; 3. kiss; 4. tooth; 5. man; 6. bus; 7. baby
Down:
1. girl; 2. child; 3. foot; 4. knife; 5. toy; 6. box; 7. city; 8. boy
1. Christmas is in …………………………… .
2. The American flag is red, white and …………………………… .
3. Grass is …………………………… .
4. Oranges are …………………………… .
5. People from Britain are …………………………… .
6. Your uncle’s daughter is your …………………………… .
A.
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Look at the picture and write the words in the boxes in the right place.
2 ...........................
3 ...........................
1 ...........................
6 ...........................
5 ...........................
4 ...........................
9 ...........................
8 ...........................
7 ...........................
1 ...........................
1 ........................... 1 ........................... 1 ........................... 3
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Writing
Complete the following sentence. Then copy it onto a wallchart, illustrate it and pin it on the notice
board in your classroom.
B. Word search
Find the words in the boxes in the word puzzle.
notebook ruler sellotape hole puncher felt tip pens staple sleigh
H I F P A F E R K O B X S F R
O A Z G H U E R B O O K H K L
L W G B M E L C I A F U I L Q
E G B N S H A R P E N E R M T
F J L R E W Q F U N Q Y C S Q
P Y F E L T F T I P U P E N S
U T E H L J C E A V B K P W T
N E H D O E U F I Z N R X J A
C R N O T E B O O K T U M Y P
H A B X A C Y L E H E L L R L
E S Z E P U A D K L P E N M E
R E M T E N Y E L R I R O J S
O R S J O A C R A Y O N S O R
A.
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Help the witch make her magic potion. Put the chopped up words back together. Then write the
words in her magic cauldron.
er’s/spid/web
der/man/la/sa ke/s/na om/bro 4
1 2 3
at/b
8
5 kin/pump r/de/spi 7 xe/a
6
1 ho/st/g
9 le/dan/c 0
1. ………………. 6. ……………….
2. ………………. 7. ……………….
3. ………………. 8. ………………. VOCABULARY HELP:
Across
1. Something girls wear.
2. Something you wear on your head.
3. Something you wear round your neck when it’s cold.
4. Something you wear on your hands when it’s cold.
5. Something you wear over your clothes when you go out.
6. Something without sleeves you wear with a blouse.
7. Short trousers.
Down
1. A kind of shirt girls wear.
2. A knitted or crocheted jacket.
3. Something you wear on your legs, usually blue.
4. Something boys like wearing on their heads.
5. Something you wear as a top.
6. Something you wear on your foot.
Valentine’s word search
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A. Find the words in the boxes in the word puzzle.
A L V B W K C X E V B U N V T D
G Y N R T K F U O U H L E Y F J
F V E H R N U C I F D F W Q H N
H I R E D B E A S L O V E E G C
E R O G J E U N V O K D F G S P
L R M A H O F D C W X E I G D A
I V A L E N T I N E U C A R D S
S N N L A I S E L R S U B O D S
T R C I R S X S K S I P Y S S I
W I E T T Y E G L C R I R E D O
G J T T S W J Y E W R D A S V N
U K L S R E R V A C O E N K Y D
T E N H R C H U C K N R O N R W
F A J T H V S A O R W Q S A I C
G P U R P L E Z
R F E C I W Y O
E O R A N G E P
E V O S K Y L R
N Y B C I S L E
N B L A C K O D
O R U R I T W B
N O E T M A N E
E W S Y G R E Y
C N A W H I T E
A.
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Where is Jerry? Opposite another mouse? Next to the cheese? Write the prepositions.
B. Look at Beatrice’s house and complete the sentences with the right prepositions.
1. The bedroom is …………………………………………………….. the bathroom.
2. The bathroom is ……………………………………… the kitchen.
3. The sofa is ………………………………………………………….. the TV.
4. The bed is ……………………………. the bedside tables.
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Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the verbs to be, have got or there + to be.
The Simpsons ……………….. a very famous family. They ……………….. from Springfield, a small town in
the USA. They American.
Homer Simpson ……………….. a safety inspector. He ……………….. married to Marge Simpson. She is a
housewife and she ……………….. a very strange hairdo.
They ……………….. three children. Their names …………………:Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Bart
……………….. 13 years old, Lisa is 8 and Maggie ……………….. still a baby.
The Simpsons ……………….. two pets: a dog and a cat.
They live in a nice house. Their favourite place in the house ……………….. the sitting room. In the sitting
room ……………….. a couch where they like to sit and watch TV.
In Springfield ……………….. about 45,000 inhabitants. ……………….. a church and a Nuclear Power
Plant and ……………….. some museums. ……………….. an airport but ……………….. a railway station.
……………….. a baseball stadium but ……………….. a football stadium.
VOCABULARY HELP:
safety – segurança
hairdo – penteado
couch – sofá
Nuclear Power Plant – Central Nuclear
B. Complete the following text about Simon’s favourite animal. Use the words in the boxes.
fish
penguin
teeth
Antarctic
strong
birds
6 7 8 1
9
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B. Unscramble the words and find out the names of these fruits to make a fruit salad.
Then write the usual colours of each fruit on the right.
1. lepap
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
2. mwenatreol
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
3. rageon
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
4. abanan
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
5. pneileapp
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
6. aper
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
7. gamon
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
8. pegars
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
9. herrcy
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
How many animals can you find?
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A. Find the animals’ names in the word puzzle and write them under the pictures → ↓.
2 ……………………….
3 ……………………….
4 ……………………….
1 ……………………….
5 ……………………….
7 ……………………….
6 ……………………….
8 ……………………….
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What do you like?
A. Look at the pictures and label them with the words in the boxes.
1 2 3
………………………. 6
4
……………………….
……………………….
……………………….
1
0
9 ……………………….
8
……………………….
……………………….
1
1
……………………….
B. Complete the table with what you like and don’t like.
A. Read the text above and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False).
Correct the false ones.
1. Maggie’s mother is a History teacher. ………………………………………
2. Her brothers aren’t twins. ………………………………………
3. Her father is fourteen. ………………………………………
4. Her mother is Mrs Taylor. ………………………………………
B. Answer these questions on the text.
1. How old is Maggie? …………………………………………………………..…
2. Where is she from? …………………………………………………………..…
3. What nationality is she? …………………………………………………………..…
4. Is she a student? …………………………………………………………..…
5. What’s her favourite sport? …………………………………………………………..…
6. How old is her mother? …………………………………………………………..…
7. Is her mother a housewife? …………………………………………………………..…
F. Answer these questions about yourself. If the answer is negative, add the correct answer.
1. Is your name Susana? …………………………………….………………………………………………
2. What’s your surname ? …………………………………….………………………………………………
3. What nationality are you? …………………………………….……………………………………………
4. Where are you from? …………………………………….………………………………………………..
5. Are you a teacher? …………………………………….………………………………………………….
6. How old are you? …………………………………….……………………………………………………
7. Are you European? …………………………………….………………………………………………….
8. What’s your favourite sport? …………………………………….……………………………………….
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A friend from Italy
Read this text carefully.
Hi! My name is Giovanna Minelli. I’m twelve years old and I’m
from Milan, Italy.
I’ve got two brothers: Mario and Roberto. We are good friends.
My father is a computer operator, my mother is a teacher and my
brother Roberto (23) is a bank clerk in Venice. Mario is at the
University in Rome. He studies Biology. My two brothers love
animals and playing tennis. I also like tennis very much. It’s my
favourite hobby.
My favourite school subject is Science.
I would like to be a scientist.
E. Look at Giovanna’s family tree. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
E. Complete the sentences with the right forms of the verbs to be, to have got or there + to be.
(affirmative, negative or interrogative form)
Beatrice …………. a nice girl. She …………. blue eyes and straight brown hair. Her parents ………….
British but they …………. in Britain now.
…………. many British people in Portugal.
In her house …………. a big laundry room but a pantry. What about your house? …………. a study in
your house?
The Prides …………. four pets. And you? …………. any pets?
G. Write a composition about your house and your favourite place in the house.
Don’t forget to justify why it is your favourite place.
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A Superstar
Hi! My name’s Ricky Martin. I’m a famous Latin singer, the singer of La
Vida Loca, La Bomba and La Copa De La Vida, the official song in the
World Cup in France 1998.
I am tall (1.86 m) and I’ve got dark brown eyes and light brown hair.
I’m from Puerto Rico, an island in the Antilles, but now I live in New York,
USA.
I was born on 24th December 1971. I’ve got two sisters and three
brothers.
My favourite colour is red and my favourite food is fish and vegetables,
but sometimes I also love a hamburger and chips.
I like sports and my favourite sport is basketball.
I also like pets. I have a dog called Blackie and a cat called Tiger. They
are three years old and they are black and white.
A. Read the text above and mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). Correct the false ones.
1. Ricky Martin is from the USA. …………………………………………………….
2. He’s an only child. …………………………………………………….
3. He’s 36 years old. …………………………………………………….
4. He has got three pets. …………………………………………………….
5. He loves basketball. …………………………………………………….
D. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in brackets.
Ricky Martin ………... (be) a famous singer. He ………... (not/be) American but he lives in the USA. And you?
Where ………... (be) you from? ………... (be) you Portuguese?
Ricky ………... (have got) two sisters. They ………... (be) fifteen years old.
Ricky ………... (have got) two pets. And you? ………... (you/have got) any pets?
No, I ………... . (have).
Ricky lives in New York. In New York ………... (there + to be) many skyscrapers but Ricky lives in a nice
detached house. In his house ………... (there + to be) eight bedrooms upstairs and ………... (there + to be) a
wonderful garden around the house.
E. Complete the blanks with the right forms of verbs to be, to have got, there + to be.
1. Dublin ……….. the capital of Ireland. It ……….. many interesting places to visit.
2. How many students ……….. in your class? ……….. twenty-six.
3. ……….. a shopping centre near his house but ……….. many shops.
4. Jason and Nicholas ……….. good friends. They ……….. in the same class and they ……….. the same
hobbies.
5. ……….. he ……….. a horse? No, he . He ……….. a pony.
H. Write a composition about yourself. (Don’t forget to mention your age, nationality, home town,
physical and psychological features. Refer to your family, your house
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Me and my best friend
travel
watch dance
1. Peter …………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Mary …………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Mr and Mrs Lima ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. David …………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. The Taylors ……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Mrs Winter ………………………………………………………………………………………
B.
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Ask appropriate questions.
1. …………………… ? Yes, he is. He is sleeping.
2. …………………… ? No, I am not. I am at home.
3. …………………… ? They are watering the plants.
4. …………………… ? No, they aren’t. They are cooking.