Contents

Vocabulary
Welcome to Whats up?

The Alphabet

Reading
>

Ordinal numbers

Grammar
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Months and dates

>

Days of the week

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School subjects.
Time.

A students
welcome letter:
Welcome to Mengo
School!

Verb to be.
Wh-Questions.
Prepositions of time.
Demonstrative pronouns.

D
As
In
U

2
People

Family.
Possessives.
Adjectives of personality.

Short notes about

neighbourhoods:
Home sweet home

Verb have got.

There is / There are.
Prepositions of place.

Id
A

3
Special days

Things we do everyday.
Things we do on special
days.

A description of a
festival: Diwali

Present simple: affirmative and

negative.
Adverbs of frequency.

D
Ta

Break Time A

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UNIT

1
A new start

UNIT

page 7

UNIT

page 17

page 27

UNIT

4
Animals
page 39

UNIT

5
About town

Puzzle Time

Animals and animal parts.

Verbs for things animals do.
Adjectives to describe
animals.

An article from a
science magazine:
Piranhas

Present simple: yes / no questions,

short answers and wh-questions.
Can / cant / must / mustnt.

Li
an
In
Pl

Places and activities in town.

An article from
a magazine
for teenagers:
Shopping centres

Present continuous.
Countable and uncountable nouns.
Some / any / a (n).

Li
In
M
Sh

Forms of transport.
Holiday activities.

A personal diary:
Our trip to Australia

Past simple - to be.

Expressions of past time.
Past simple - regular and irregular
verbs.

B
A

page 49

UNIT

6
Holidays

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page 59

Break Time B

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Pairwork activities

page 71

Play Snakes and Ladders

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e week

Listening & Speaking

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The weather

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Pronunciation

Food, clothes and objects

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Writing

Countries and continents

Final task
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Question puzzle

WB
page 4

Describe school timetables.

Ask personal questions and answer them.
Introduce yourself to a new student.
Use English for the classroom.

He / she.

Write about a student.

Indefinite article: a / an.
Possessive adjectives.

Post your
message on a
website.

page 76

Identify whos talking.

Ask about a person: Whats he like?

Hes / Theyve.
Stress in questions.

Write about the people around

you.
Plural nouns.
Conjunctions: and, but, because.

Write a report
based on a
survey.

page 82

Describe a birthday.
Talk about what you do on your birthday.

3rd person singular:

/s/, /z/ and /z/.

Describe a typical day.

Subjects in sentences.
Capital letters.
Connectors.

Send an
email about a
special day.

page 88

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Song: Caravan of Love by The Housemartins

Listen to a radio programme: Guess the

animal.
Interview a partner about an animal.
Play Guess the animal.

Does / doesnt.

Listen to conversations in a shop and a caf.

Invent a conversation.
Make suggestions: Lets / Why dont we /
Shall we?
Buy a ticket.
Ask for travel information.

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Song: Our House by Madness

-ed sound in past

simple regular verbs:
/d/, /t/ and /d/.

page 36

Describe a wild animal.

Punctuation: full stop, comma,
exclamation mark, question
mark.

Design a
poster about
an endangered
animal.

page 94

Describe a picture.
Spelling rule: present participle.
Descriptions.

Arrange an
evening out.

page 100

Write a postcard.
Informal writing style.

Describe a
fantastic or
a terrible
experience.

page 106

page 68

Does the
simple things
exceptionally well
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Welcome to Whats up?

1 a) Read about Jenny.

Ordinal numbers
3 Say the ordinal numbers.

Hi! Im Jenny Burrows. Thats easy:

B-U-double R-O-W-S. Im 13 and Im from
Australia. My birthday is on 8th April. Do you
want to know about my favourite things? My
jeans and my CDs too! And my favourite
food? Thats pizza! Today is Friday. Its a lovely
sunny day.
Bye!

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

first
second
third
fourth
fifth

6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

sixth
seventh
eighth
ninth
tenth

4 a) Look at these ordinal numbers.

11th
12th
13th
20th
21st
22nd
28th
30th

b) Find in the text:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Friday
A day of the week:
A month:
A country:
An ordinal number:
An object:
A word for the weather:
A word for clothes:
A word for food:

b) Now write these ordinal numbers in

your notebook and say them.
a. 14th b. 32nd c. 24th d. 27th e. 31st

Months and dates

5 a) Number the months in order.

The alphabet
2 a)

Listen and say the alphabet.

A

b) Practise saying the letters in groups

according to their colour.
c) Spell Jennys surname. Then spell
your own surname.

eleventh
twelfth
thirteenth
twentieth
twenty first
twenty second
twenty eighth
thirtieth

March
June
April
January
November
July

October
December
February
August
May
September

b) Write and say the date.

15th March
Example: Today is March the fifteenth.

Days of the week

Countries and continents

6 Complete the days of the week and

9 a) Read the lists. Then ask your

number them in order.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

partner where three countries from

the list are.

U __
E SDAY
T __
__ H __ __ S D A Y
__ U N __ __ Y
__ E D __ __ __ D A Y
S __ T __ __ D A Y
__ __ I D __ __
M __ N __ __ Y

Countries
Egypt
Spain
China
Italy

7 Match the words to the pictures.

a

Example: A: Wheres Egypt?

B: In Africa.

cloudy

rainy

stormy

hot

cold

10 Pairwork.
Student A: Turn to page 71
Student B: Turn to page 73

11 Look at the references and complete

the text with information about
yourself. Then share it with a partner.

Food, clothes and objects

8 Find six things to eat, six objects and
six things to wear
V
S
T
J
K

S D P
S H E
K O N
I E A
R W I

R
S
E
A
I
D
R
E
S
S

T
B
B
R
E
A
D
T
C
A

T
D
O
S

Paraguay
Great Britain
Argentina

Continents
Africa
South America
Asia
North America
Europe
Antarctica
Australia

The weather

1 b sunny

Brazil
Mexico
Kenya
Peru

T R
R F
O R
B A

A
E
I
F

S A N D
M I U K E F
D F Q A T S
U R G E R J
X U A R Y R
D I H P Q E
E T I N N O
P O W I H J
G K F P H O
H A I R R F
B V C C O M

I N E
L D S
W I G
H N D

R
H
B
B

W I C H
M J H C
X S I Y
D A P O
E I S A
J O U P
E J G M
A C K E
N E K S
S A N Z
P U T E

S I
I R
L A
O O
E R
R
K
E
L
L
I
T
F
I
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P
T
Z
K
T

O T
U E
C S
A D
M A
E S
R Y
A O
O L
L E

Hi! Im 1____ 2____. Thats 3____. Im 4____

and Im from 5____. My birthday is on 6____
7
____. My favourite things are 8____ and
9
____. My favourite food is 10____. Today is
11
____. Its a 12____ day. Bye!

References
1. name

7. month

2. surname

8. thing to wear

3. your surnames spelling 9. object

4. age

10. thing to eat

5. country

11. day of the week

6. ordinal number

12. word for the weather

Question puzzle
12 Do the question puzzle with a partner.
In pairs, Student A asks Student B the questions. Then Student B asks Student A. Follow the
instruction at the end of the puzzle.
Are you a boy?

YES

NO

Are you 12?

Do you
speak
English?

YES

NO

YES

Do you like
football?

Is your
family big?

Is your
school bag
black?

YES

NO

YES

NO

Do you like
hip-hop?

Have you
got a dog?

Do you
play an
instrument?

Can you run

fast?

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

Do you
like Harry
Potter?

Do you like
chocolate?

Can you
swim?

Are you
hungry?

Have you
got a grey
car?

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

Have you
got a sister?

Do you like
fish?

Is your
bedroom
small?

Have
you got a
computer?

Are you
a good
student?

Can you tell

jokes?

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

Can you
draw?

Have you
got a mobile
phone?

Do you like
spiders?

Is English
your
favourite
subject?

Can you
cook?

Is blue your
favourite
colour?

Can you
touch your
toes?

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

Say six
things to
wear.

Say the
names
of ten
countries.

Spell six
words to
your partner.

Say ordinal
numbers 1st
to 30th.

Say ten
things you
like eating.

Say the
months and
the days of
the week.

Say ten
objects you
possess.

Describe
the weather
today.

UNIT

A new start
B

Unit goals

Introduce yourself
Talk about schools

Which of these places in the school can you see in the photos?
gym canteen science lab library computer room

Talk about timetables

Ask and tell the time

Final task
Post your message on a
website

Read the sentences about secondary schools in the UK.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Children start secondary school at 11 years old.

The school day is from 9.00 to 15.30.
There are usually five lessons every day.
Students wear a uniform in the first five years.

Is your school different?

1 Vocabulary
Time

School subjects

Match the times to the clocks.

a) Match the school subjects to the

teachers.
English
Geography
History
Music
Science
French
Maths
PE
Art
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT)

9:00
9:00

16:30
16:30

13:45
13:45

10:30
10:30

00:00
00:00

12:15
12:15

1. half past four

2. half past ten
3. nine oclock

4. quarter to two
5. quarter past twelve
6. midnight

In pairs, ask and answer questions

about the timetable.

Example: A: What time is Science?

B: At eleven oclock.

9.00
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.45
13.00
14.00
D

MONDAY
ICT
English
BREAK
Science
History
LUNCH
PE

G
Write true and false sentences about
your timetable. Your partner corrects
the false ones.

Example: A: On Thursdays English is at

10 oclock in the gym.
H

B: False! On Thursdays
English is at 11 oclock
in the classroom.

b) Say who your teachers are.

Example: Ms Lpez is our English

teacher.
Discuss these questions in pairs.
1. What are your favourite subjects?
2. Where do you do them?

Whats a cows
favourite subject?
MOOsic.

Reading

Look at the photos. Talk about what

you can see.

Example: I can see ... .

Welcome to Mengo School!

School in Uganda,
Hello, were in year 11 at Mengo
Africa.
go to secondary
In Uganda, lots of children dont
y are 11 years old.
school. They start work when the
study hard and the
We are lucky. In our school we
are from 7.30 a.m. to
school day is very long. Classes
5.30 p.m.
Computer Studies,
We have five different subjects:
e. There are special
English, Science, Maths and Natur
different activities.
clubs after school, where we do
ers in the school
In the Nature Club we plant flow
around the school
garden. We have a lot of space
where we can play sports.
computer room,
Our school is modern. There is a
send emails. We
where we surf the Internet and
erica. There is a
write to schools in Europe and Am
ments.
science lab where we do experi
, but we love it!
We work very hard at our school

Read the description. Answer the

questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Where is Mengo School?

How many hours is the school day?
How many subjects do they study?
What do they do in the Nature Club?
Is there modern technology in the
school?
6. Do they like their school?

Correct the false information.

Example: 1. Mengo School isnt a

primary school. Its a
secondary school.
1. Mengo School is a primary school.
2. In Uganda all the children go to
secondary school.
3. In the Nature Club they plant
vegetables in the garden.
4. There is no space to play sports.
5. The school is very old.
6. They read books in the science lab.
In pairs, find four differences between
Mengo School and your school.

1 Grammar
Verb to be
Study and complete the table.
Affirmative

Negative

Questions

Short answers

Im Argentinian.
Youre old.
Hes thirteen.
Shes pretty.
Its cold.
Were in year 9.
Theyre in History.

Im not English.
You arent old.
He isnt thirteen.
She pretty.
It isnt cold.
We in year 9.
They in History.

Am I ?
you ?
Is he ?
Is she ?
it ...?
Are we ?
Are they ...?

Yes, I am./ No, Im not.

Yes, you ./ No, you arent.
Yes, he is./ No, he isnt.
Yes, she is./ No, she .
Yes, it ./ No, it isnt.
Yes, we ./ No, we arent.
Yes, they are./ No, they .

(See Grammar Reference 1, Extra Practice book, p. 2)

a) Complete the sentences with the

affirmative of to be. Use contracted
forms where possible.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

My name Jenny.
I thirteen years old.
I Australian.
My new school great.
My class teacher Ms Stevens.
She very nice.
We really happy in our new school.

Pronunciation
It is important to pronounce he and she
correctly.

Listen and repeat.

Shes thirteen.
Hes twelve.

Listen and repeat.

1. Hes English.
2. Shes Australian.

3. Hes friendly.
4. Shes happy.

Match the questions (1-6) to the

answers (a-f).

b) Complete the text about Imran with

the affirmative (+) or negative (-) of to
be.
This 1 (+) Imran. He 2 (-) thirteen,
he 3 (+) twelve. He 4 (-) Australian;
he 5 (+) from Manchester. He likes his
new school, too. It 6 (+) cool. Its big
and modern. The computer room 7 (+)
fantastic. The teachers 8 (+) really friendly.
Ms Stevens 9 (-) his class teacher; Its
Ms Harris.

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Are you Daniel?

Are you 14 years old?
Is your English teacher very old?
Is Mr Jones your teacher?
Is your school new?
Are the students in your class happy?

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

No, hes 23.

No, Im David.
Yes, its very new.
No, Mr Jones isnt our teacher.
No, Im13.
Yes, they are.

1
Ask a partner questions. Answer with
short answers.

Prepositions of time
on Tuesday, on 24th November
in November, in autumn, in the morning
at eight oclock, at midnight

Example: A: Is your school big?

B: Yes, it is.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

your school / big?

your best friend / clever?
your English teacher / a man?
PE classes / in the gym?
Maths / in the science lab?
you / thirteen?

(See Grammar Reference 1, Extra Practice book, p. 2)

Complete the teachers message.

Class 9

Wh-Questions
(See Grammar Reference 1, Extra Practice book, p. 2)

Match a question word to each picture.

What?
Who?

When?
Where?
What time? How old?

June PE is in the gym and not outside.

2
3
Its 2 2.00 3 the afternoon.
4
And dont forget 4 Friday you have a
5
Maths exam 5 9.30!
Mr Roberts

Write the prepositions.

B
C

1.
2.
3.
4.

When is Christmas? December.

What time is the break? 10.30 a.m.
When is the match? Saturday.
When is it cold? winter.

Demonstrative pronouns
F

Singular

Plural

this / that
Write questions for these answers.

these / those

(See Grammar Reference 1, Extra Practice book, p. 2)

Example: 1. Who is Mr Turner?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Mr Turner is the French teacher.

Our school is in Manchester.
Lunch is at one oclock.
My mums forty-five.
My birthday is on 30th July.
My favourite subject is PE.

Ask your partner.

Example: a: Whats this?

b: Its a pen.

a: Whos that?
b: Its our teacher.

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1 Listening and Speaking

School timetables

a)
Listen. Which questions do
you hear?

Describe the picture.

Example: This is a street.

Listen and complete.

Time
9.15
3

Subject

Teacher

Mr Lewis

PE

Ms Hope

BREAK

11.30

14.45

12

playground
7

LUNCH

8
9

Ms Dee

Place

10

Mr Miles

study time

computer
room
11

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

How old are you?

Whats your name?
Where do you live?
Whats your favourite subject?
Where are you from?
Do you like the school?
Whens your birthday?

b)
Listen again. True or false?
Correct the false sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Imran is a new student.

His parents are from India.
Jenny likes the school.
Jenny likes the gym.
Imran likes the computer room.
Her favourite subjects are
French and PE.

1
English for the classroom
a) Match the sentences (1-6) to the
answers (a-f).

Personal questions and answers

Complete the conversation. Then act
it out to the class.
a:
b:
a:
b:
a:
b:
a:
b:
a:
b:
a:

Hi, Im 1 . Whats your name?

Im 2 .
Where are you from?
Im from 3 but my parents are
from 4 . And you?
Im from 5 .
Wow!
Do you like the new school?
Yes, especially the 6 . And you?
I like the 7 . My favourite subject is
8
. Whats yours?
My favourite subject is 9 .
Come on. Its 10 oclock, time
for 11. Lets go.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Whats this in English?

How do you spell penguin?
Pablo, its 10.30!
Whats the answer?
Can I go to the toilet, please?
What page is the exercise on?

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Yes, but be quick!

Shelf.
P-E-N-G-U-I-N.
Page 32.
Im sorry Im late.
I dont know.

b)

Listen and check.

c) Practise the expressions in pairs.

Do you know any more classroom
expressions?
Pairwork.
Student A: turn to page 71.
Student B: turn to page 73.

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1 Writing
Write about a student

Complete the text with a, an or

possessive adjectives.

Writing rule
Indefinite article: a/an
In English we use a before a consonant
sound and an before a vowel sound.
a classroom, an atlas
(See Grammar Reference 1, Extra Practice book, p. 2)

Write the indefinite article before these

nouns.
1. Maths book
2. gym
3. equation
4. English class

5. library
6. atlas
7. science lab
8. Art class

Im 1 new student here and this is

2
classroom. 3 teacher, Mr Martin,
is very nice. I sit next to Ruth, shes 4
best friend. This is 5 desk. She has a lot
of things on it: 6 black pen, 7 yellow
pencil and 8 orange eraser.
a) Read the ID card and the text about
Jenny.

Name: Jenny Burrows

Age: 13
an
Nationality: Australi
:
Favourite subjects
PE and English
Hobby: painting
Best friend: Ruth

Writing rule
Possessive adjectives go before nouns.
This is my English book.
Possessive adjectives never change.
their school, their teachers
(See Grammar Reference 1, Extra Practice book, p. 2)

Match the pronouns (1-7) to the

possessive adjectives (a-g).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

I
you
he
she
it
we
they

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

its
their
my
your
his
her
our

Her name is Jenny Burrows. She is

13 years old and she is Australian. Her
favourite subjects are PE and English.
Her hobby is painting. Her best friends
name is Ruth.
b) Now complete the information
about your friend.
Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Favourite subjects:
Hobby:
Best friend:
Write a similar text about him/her.

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Final task

Post your message on a

1 Look at the web page. Answer the questions.

1. What is the name of the website?
2. What can students do on this website?
3. Is the website a good idea? Why / Why not?

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About WSW
My family

My school

Students life
My hobby

Kare
My school / By

Games in English

My town

My house

My idol

Links

A typical day

A story

Favourite joke

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Ask a question

2 Read about Karen. Tick (3) the topics she gives information about.
Karen
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

You

Name
Age
Town or country
Name of school
Favourite place(s) in the school
Favourite day
Best friend(s)
School year
School uniform
Timetable
Number of students in a class
Number of computers

3 Imagine you want to post your message on the

World Schools Website. Make notes about the
topics you are going to write about in the last
column or on a separate sheet of paper.

4 Write about you. Share

your message with the

class.

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1 Self-assessment
Show what you can do!
Assessment scale: 1 tick (3) = Need more practice
5 ticks (3) = Very well
I can name school subjects.
English
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1

I can use simple classroom language.

How do you say this in English?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

I can describe my school timetable.

Geography is at 10 oclock on Tuesdays.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1

I can name places in the school.

Gym
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1

I can ask simple personal questions.

Whats your name?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

I can write personal information about

myself.
I am 13 years old and I come from Argentina.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

5
1

Now add up the total number of ticks (3) and mark them on the scale. How well did you do?
need more practice ok

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quite well

very well

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1> A new start

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences.

1. In English we learn to speak English.
2. In
we learn to do different
sports.
3. In
we learn about musical
instruments.
4. In
we learn about computers.
5. In
we learn to do experiments.

Complete the web with the words in

the box.
library
canteen
gym

science lab
classroom
computer room

1.

6.

Write the correct times.

gym

5.

Places in
my school

2.

4.

3.

a. four oclock

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

Find eight more school subjects .

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Listen and complete.

Wednesday

Subject
Maths
Music

Geography

1 1. 15am

History

Lunch

English

PE

Science

Thursday

9 am
3 pm
9 am
1 pm

1 pm

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Reading
Read the text about Anas school. Match the names of the places to the pictures.
Answer the questions.
school, Bolton Park
Hi, Im Ana. This is my
is is my first year in the
Secondary School. Th
dents.
ol. There are 950 stu
school. Its a big scho
sign
lish, Maths, Science, De
We do ten subjects: Eng
h,
Technology, PE, Frenc
Technology, Information
ography.
Spanish, History and Ge
s. We play
orts fields. I love sport
1 These are the sp
and
by in winter and tennis
football, hockey and rug
.
ve got a big gym, too
cricket in summer. We
es and
I read novels, magazin
2 This is the library.
books
o use the reference
newspapers here. I als
to do
me here to study and
and computers. We co
project work.
of
ce lab. There is a lot
3 This is the scien
ry and
ist
em
here to do ch
equipment. We come
.
d
Its interesting an fun
physics experiments.

2 A

t or cold food
nteen. You can eat ho
ca
the
is
is
Th
ry
4
d but the canteen is ve
here. The food isnt ba
noisy at lunchtime.

1. What year is Ana in?

The first year.

2. How many students are there in the

school?
3. How many subjects are there?
4. What sports are there?
5. Where are the reference books?
6. What is there in the science lab?

Write the name of the place.

1. You go here to learn.

school

2. You read newspapers here.

3. You play rugby here.
4. You eat hot food here.
5. The computers are here.
6. You do experiments here.

7. Is the food horrible?

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Grammar
Look at the pictures. Write a sentence,
a question and a short answer for
each picture.

Write negative sentences.

1. Im 15.

Im not 15.

2. Youre English.
3. Her favourite subject is Science.
4. Jenny and her family are from France.
5. Were from Mexico.
1. She / 8
Shes 8. / Is she 8?

2. He / Chinese

Yes, she is.

3. They / at home



4. It / not / PE



6. Hes a teenager.

Match the questions (1-7) to the

answers (a-g).
1. Whats your name?
2. Whens your birthday?
3. Wheres your school?
4. Whats your favourite subject?
5. Who is your Art teacher?
6. How old are you?
7. What time is Geography?

a. At 10 oclock.
b. In Manchester.
c. In May.
d. History.
e. 13.
f. Victor.
g. Ms Evans.

Write true answers to the questions

(1 to 5) in Exercise 3.

5. They / not / at school 6. She / not / at the

cinema




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1. My name is
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Listening
Change the nouns in the sentences to

pronouns.

1. Jenny and Imran are students.

Listen to Imrans mum and

order her questions.
a. Are the teachers nice?
b. Whats his name?
c. And what about lunch?
d. Are the students in your class nice?
e. Is there a computer room?
f. Is there a gym?
1
g. Do you like your new school?
h. A girlfriend?

They are students.

2. My sister and I are very tall.

3. My grandfather is 70 today.
4. My mum is a doctor.
5. You and Jenny are friends.

Match these answers to the questions

above.

6. Ms Sing and Mr Ball are teachers.

1. Yes, its great.

2. His names Mr Thomas.
3. No, Mum, just a friend.
4. Yes, Ive got a new friend.
5. Yes, theres a big gym.
6. The foods not bad.
7. Yes, very nice, especially our
class teacher.
8. Yes, with 30 computers.

Write in, at or on.

Join the school football team!
In
When? 1 ...............
April.
Practice: 2............... Mondays and Thursdays.
We start3.......... 5.00 p.m. and finish 4........... 6.30 p.m.
Championship: 5............... July 15th.

Circle the correct word.

In my school in England the school day
1
is / are from 9 oclock to 4 oclock. Lunch
is 2 at / on 12 oclock 3 in / on the canteen.
After school there are different activities.
The theatre club is 4 at / on Thursdays
5
at / on half past four and the tennis club
is 6 at / on Saturdays 7 on / in the morning.
The science labs 8 is / are new and modern
but the computer room 9 isnt / arent very
big. The teachers 10 is / are friendly and I
11
is / am very happy.

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Writing
Rewrite these sentences with
information about you.

Complete the information about Rosa.

riding and aerobics
French and History
Rosa Lane

1. Im 18 years old.
2. My favourite sports are football and
basketball.
3. My favourite subject is Maths.
4. My best friends are Daniel and Laura.

Tim
English
12

UK
Name: Rosa Lane

5. They like Music and Art.

Age:
Nationality:

Complete the sentences with the

correct pronouns.

Favourite subjects:
Hobbies:
Best friend:

My
Its
His

Your
Our
Their

Her
Write a paragraph about Rosa.

Her name is Rosa Lane. She is

1. Im from Scotland.
My names Deborah.
2. Shes Australian.
names Jenny.
3. Hes a nice boy.
names Imran.
4. Youre new.
names Winston.
5. Were in love.
names are Romeo and Juliet.
6. Theyre brothers.
names are Paul and Dan.
7. That dogs a Labrador.
names Aika.

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Self-check
Vocabulary
Complete the sentences.
1. Whats your favourite at school,
John? Art.
2. There is a good in my school
where we can read books or study.
3. We study algebra in the class.
4. At my school is at one
oclock in the canteen.
5. Tom has PE in the every
Monday and Friday at school.
6. Break is at 10.30 in the .
7. We go to the ... to do
experiments.

Grammar
Circle the correct option.
1. is Sam? In the kitchen.
a. Who
b. Where c. When
2. is your birthday, Paula?
a. Who
b. Where c. When
3. is that man? Hes my Art teacher.
a. When b. Who
c. Where
4. is he? Hes ten.
a. How old b. When c. What time
5. We like teacher. Shes very nice.
a. our
b. my
c. we
6. Maria is only 9 but brother is 22.
a. my
b. her
c. his
7. Rod, Mike and Tim are in class 6.
teacher is Mr Brown.
a. Their b. Our
c. His
8. Is Mr Kent Art teacher?
a. you
b. we
c. your

Complete with the correct form of

the verb to be. Use contractions after
pronouns.
1. Margaret Australian. She lives in
Sydney.
2. Harry English. Hes American.
3. you a good student, Paula?
4. Hello. I John.
5. The students in my class at school
really friendly.
6. My name is Paul and this is Alex.
We friends.

English in use
Write appropriate questions for the
answers.
1.

?
Matas.

2.

?
Thirteen.

3.

?
Argentina.

4.

?
In March.

5.

?
At three.

6.

?
In the computer room.

7.

?
History.

8.

?
Ms Jameson.

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