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Numbers
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Look at the picture and read the sentences.

There is one example.
There is

one

......................................................bicycle.

(a) one

(b) two

buildings.

(a) one

(b) two

 There are ........................................................ birds.

(a) one

(b) two

 There are

boys.

(a) one

(b) two

boy playing tennis.

(a) one

(b) two

tree.

(a) one

(b) two

 There are

..............................................

........................................................

 There is

..............................

 There is

............................................................

Now
Read the words. Write the words. Draw the words.
There is one example.
Read

one

Write

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

Draw

Answers
QUESTION 1:
b b

b

a

a

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Sport
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Look at the pictures. Read and draw lines.

There is one example.

table tennis

a)

football

b)

cycling

c)

hockey

d)

basketball

e)

rugby

f)

Now
Read the words. Write the words. Draw the words.
There is one example.
Read

a football

Write

a football

a tennis ball

a rugby ball

Draw

Answers
1:
c

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Classroom
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.

There is one example.

c_ h
_ _a _i r_

a r i h c

____

o r d o

___

n p e

____

k o bo

____

k d s e

_______

r e t c a eh

_______

i e n p l c

_____

c k l o c

_____

d b r a o

Now
Read the words. Write the words. Draw the words.
There is one example.
Read

pencil

Write

pencil

book

clock

Draw

Answers
QUESTION 1:
 pen  desk  pencil  board  door  book teacher
clock

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Fruit and vegetables

My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Look at the pictures. Read and draw lines.

There is one example.
This is an apple.

a)

This is a banana.
This is a pineapple.

b)
c)

These are grapes.

These are carrots.

d)
e)

These are peas.

f)

Now
Read the words. Write the words. Draw the words.
There is one example.
Read

a banana

Write

a banana

an apple

a pineapple

a carrot

Draw

Answers
QUESTION 1:
e a b f d

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Computers
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Read Tonys story.

Write one word in each space (13).
There is one example.
almost

quite

very

enough

The best lesson at school is in the computer room but I dont

enough
computer lessons. In my last computer
think we have
lesson I learned about the internet. The internet is
 . a new invention. Now, it is 
popular and  1.5 billion people use the
internet. You can use the internet to shop, listen to music
or find out information. I like to use the internet to email
my friends.

Computer words
Write one word in each space (13).
screen

keyboard

mouse





Now
Can you think of five more computer words?
There is one example.

internet

..........................................................................

..........................................................................

..........................................................................

QUESTION 2:
 keyboard

 mouse

 screen

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 almost

 very

..........................................................................

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1:

QUESTION

..........................................................................

 quite

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Library
My name is ........................................................................................................

Write these words in plural form.

There is one example.

lamps

a lamp

some ................................

 a table

some..................................

 a magazine

some..................................

 a book

some ................................

 a bookcase

some ................................

 a computer

some ................................

Date ..................................................

Look at the picture and read the sentences.

Tick 
 TRUE if the sentence is true.
Tick 
 FALSE if the sentence is false.
There is one example.


 TRUE

FALSE

 Some students are talking.

TRUE

FALSE

 Some students are reading.

TRUE

FALSE

 Some students are listening

to music.

TRUE

FALSE

 Some students are writing.

TRUE

FALSE

Some students are playing.

Now
Write the names of things you can see in your classroom.

book

In my classroom, I can see a

..............................................

In my classroom, I can see a

..............................................

In my classroom, I can see some

..............................................

QUESTION 2:
 True  True  False  False

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QUESTION 1:
 tables  magazines  books  bookcases
 computers

There is one example.

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Skateboarding
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Write the comparative form of these words.

There is one example.
Comparative
hard

harder

......................................

 fast

......................................

 easy

......................................

 brave

......................................

 dangerous

......................................

Read the text and answer the questions.

Write short answers.
There is one example.
When did skateboarding begin?

In
the 1940s
..................................................................................................
 Where were the first skateboards made?
..................................................................................................
 What happened in 1965?
..................................................................................................

Skateboarding started in the

1940s. The first skateboards
were made in California. The idea
came from surfing riding waves
on the sea. In 1965 the first
international championships were
on television. People in many
parts of the world could see that
skateboarding was fun. People
watched the skateboarders do fast
and dangerous tricks during the
competition. Some people thought
the the skateboarders were very
brave.

 What did the skateboarders do during the competition?

..................................................................................................

Now
Write three sentences about a sport you like to watch.

..............................................................................................
..............................................................................................
..............................................................................................
..............................................................................................

 easier

 braver

 more dangerous

QUESTION 2: suggested answers

 California
 the first international championships were on television
 fast and dangerous tricks

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QUESTION 1:
 faster

There is one example.

Football
............................................................................
1) I like to watch football on television.
............................................................................
2) I watch football with my family.
............................................................................
3) I like it best when my football team
............................................................................
scores a goal.
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Sports
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Look at the picture and read the words. Put a word or words in each sentence.
There is one example.
at

between

behind

in front of

next to

behind

The school is ........................................ the tennis court.

 There is a tree ...................................... the buildings.
 There is a tennis court .......................... the buildings.
 The hockey pitch is ................................ the tennis court.
 The students are .................................. school.

Read the questions. Write one word in each space. Choose A, B or C.

There is one example.
...................... is the tennis court?

where

A. Where

B. Who

C. Why

...................... is playing hockey?

A. Who

B. Where

C. When

...................... is the hockey pitch?

A. Where

B. Who

C. What

...................... does the hockey match start?

A. Who

B. When

C. Why

...................... do you like playing hockey?

A. Why

B. Who

C. What

Now
Write three Where questions and three answers.
There is one example.
QUESTION

ANSWER

is the football pitch

Where ..........................................................?

It is behind the school building.

Answer: ......................................................................

 Where ..........................................................?

Answer: ......................................................................

 Where ..........................................................?

Answer: ......................................................................

 Where ..........................................................?

Answer: ......................................................................

Answers
QUESTION 1:
 between

 in front of

 next to

 at

a

2:
a

b

a

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Art
My name is ........................................................................................................

Tick the things you can see in the picture.

There is one example.
painting

artist
dictionary
computer
desk
shelf

Date ..................................................


J
J
J
J
J
J

Read the text and read the sentences. Circle a if the sentences are right and b if the
sentences are wrong. Circle c if the text doesnt say.
There is one example.

Nadir Alfonso
Rodrigues
Right

Wrong

Nadir did his first painting when he

was fourteen years old.

Nadir did his first painting at school.

Nadir enjoyed studying at the School

of Fine Arts in Porto.

Nadir lived in Paris for eighteen years.

Nadir was born in a large city in Portugal.

Doesnt say

Nadir Alfonso
Rodrigues was born
in a small town in
Portugal. He did his first
painting when he was four
years old. He painted a
picture on a wall at home!
When he was eighteen, Nadir
went to study at the School
of Fine Arts in Porto. After
graduating, he went to live
in Paris where he became a
successful artist.

Now
Find out about a famous person. Answer the following questions.
There is one example.
Alfonso Rodriques. What is his/her name? ..........................................................
What is his/her name? Nadir
..............................................
was born in Portugal. Where is he/she from? ..........................................................
Where is he/she from? He
..............................................
is a famous artist.
What does he/she do? He
..............................................
What does he/she do? ..........................................................

Answers
QUESTION 1:
artist shelf

QUESTION 2:
B B C C

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Basketball
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Read this text about a famous basketball player.

Write one word in each space next to the numbers 15.
There is one example.
Who is the worlds greatest basketball player?

in

He was born 1963 in the USA. At school he

good at football, baseball basketball. He
1.98m tall. He played in two summer Olympics. Of course,
the team won gold medals both times. is a famous
brand of trainers named after him. Do you know he is?

Free time activities. Draw a line from the word in the circle to the free time activity.
There is one example.
swimming

running

to the cinema

go

shopping

play

the piano

basketball
computer games

tennis

Now
Write three sentences about what you like to do in your free time.
There is one example.
In
my free time I like to play football.
............................................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................................................

was

Answers
QUESTION 1:
and

is

There

who (Its Michael Jordan)

QUESTION 2:
play: the piano, tennis, computer games
go: swimming, shopping, to the cinema, running

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Body
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Look at the picture.

Write parts of the body in the spaces 15.

 ..................................

There is one example.

leg

..................................
 ..................................
 ..................................

 ..................................

 ..................................

Complete the conversation.

What does Tom say to David? Choose the correct sentence (AD). Write the correct
sentence in each space.
There is one example.
What
are you doing?
Tom
..................................................................

a Yes, but I cant

David Im playing football. Do you want to play too?

b I hurt my leg. The doctor

told me to rest.

Tom

 ..................................................................

c What are you doing?

David Why?

d Yes, but it doesnt hurt now.

Tom

e Yes, I fell of my skateboard

David Did you have an accident?

Tom

 ..................................................................

 ..................................................................

David Did it hurt?

Tom

 ..................................................................

Now
Draw a picture of yourself.
Write parts of the body on your picture.

 knee

 foot

 arm

Answers
1:

QUESTION

 hand

 head

A

2:
B  E

D

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School
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Read the sentences and read the words. Put a word in each space.
yesterday

everyday

tomorrow

There is one example.

everyday.

I go to school ................................................
I will have lunch with my friends ....................
I had lunch with my friends............................
I have lunch with my friends ..........................
I did my homework ......................................
I will do my homework ..................................

I do my homework........................................

Read the sentences about Dans school day. Choose the best word (A, B or C)
for each space.
There is one example.

got up

Yesterday, I ..................... at 8 oclock.

get up

getting up

got up

I ............................the bus.

missing

missed

miss

I ............................ at school 30 minutes late.

arrived

arrive

arriving

My teacher ............ me. He wasnt happy!

see

seeing

saw

I ............................ I would never be late again.

promise

promised

promising

Now
Write one or two sentences about what you did at school yesterday.
There is one example.
Yesterday, I went to school on the bus.

..............................................................................

In the morning, I studied art and music.

..............................................................................

..............................................................................................
..............................................................................................

In the afternoon, I had a science test.

..............................................................................

..............................................................................................

The test was not very difficult.

..............................................................................

..............................................................................................

..............................................................................

..............................................................................................
Answers
QUESTION 1:
tomorrow yesterday
tomorrow everyday

everyday

yesterday

2:
A

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Health
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

What do you think?

There is one example.
Tick  the advice that you think is healthy. Cross  the advice that you think is unhealthy.
HEALTHY
You should


J
J
J
J
J

UNHEALTHY
You shouldnt

ADVICE

J
J
J
J
J

play a lot of sport.

eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.
eat a lot of sweets and ice-cream.
play a lot of computer games.
sunbathe a lot.

Read the students problems (15) and match them with the correct advice (ae).
There is one example.
PROBLEM

ADVICE

I feel tired in the morning.

a You should watch less television.

I have a toothache.

b You shouldnt sunbathe.

I get a headache when I watch television.

c You should eat less sweets.

I have sunburn.

d You should go to bed earlier.

I feel unhealthy.

e You should do some sport and eat a healthy diet.

Now
You are giving a friend some advice.
Write three healthy things that your friend should do.
There is one example.
play sport everyday.
You should ....................................................................................................................
You should ....................................................................................................................
You should ....................................................................................................................
You should ....................................................................................................................

Answers
QUESTION 1 :
healthy

unhealthy

unhealthy

unhealthy

2:
a

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Lessons
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Anna is telling a story about her favourite lesson at school.

Read the text and answer the questions. Write short answers.
There is one example.

Hi, my name is Anna. Yesterday, I was

talking to my friend about our favourite
lesson at school. I like the art lesson best.
It is a lot more interesting than the maths
or science lessons. My friend Sarah disagrees
with me. She thinks art is very difficult.
She doesnt like drawing or painting. Sarah
is most cheerful when she is in the library
reading. Sarahs favourite lesson is English.

What lesson does Anna find most interesting?

art
lessons
......................................................................
Which lessons does Anna find less interesting?
......................................................................
Why does Sarah find art difficult?
......................................................................
When is Sarah most cheerful?
......................................................................

Write one word in the space which has a similar meaning.

There is one example.

..................................

amazed

stunned

cheerful

..................................

happy

sad

..................................

disappointed

afraid

..................................

frightened

annoyed

..................................

angry

surprised

amazed
anxious
delighted
mad
depressed

Now
Write a few sentences about your favourite lesson at school.
There is one example.
My favourite lesson at school is art because
....................................................................................
it is more interesting than other lessons.
....................................................................................

........................................................................................

During art lessons I usually draw and paint

....................................................................................

........................................................................................

Sometimes the art teacher hangs my

....................................................................................
pictures on the classroom wall.
....................................................................................

2:
delighted

depressed

anxious

mad

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QUESTION 1: suggested answers
maths and science she doesnt like drawing or painting
when she is in the library reading

pictures.
....................................................................................

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Opinions
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

What do you think?

Look at the school message board on the school website.
Tick  the opinions if you agree, cross  the opinions if you dont agree, and put a question mark ? if youre not sure.

I think we should do more music at school.

Exams are good for us.
Homework is boring.
I think we should play more football at school.
Most school rules are unnecessary.

School rules. Put must or mustnt in each of these sentences.

We ............................ be punctual for every lesson.

We ............................ eat in the classroom but we can drink water.
We ............................ play in the classrooms. We have to go outside.
We ............................ walk, not run in the corridors.

Now
Here are some phrases for agreeing and disagreeing.
Add two more phrases in each column.
There is one example.
Agreeing

Disagreeing

Im
sorry but I dont agree.
Youre
absolutely right
..................................................................................
............................................................................................
..................................................................................

............................................................................................

..................................................................................

............................................................................................

must

mustnt

mustnt

must

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Tennis Club
My name is ........................................................................................................

Date ..................................................

Read the message on the school notice board.

For each question circle the correct answer
A, B or C.
There is one example.
Have students at the club played tennis before?

a Some of the students have played tennis before.

b All of the students have played tennis before.
c None of the students have played tennis before.

There is a new school tennis club. The

club is for beginners and experienced
tennis players. Everyone is welcome
to join the club.
If you would like to join the club, ask a
teacher for more information.

Who can join the club?

a Some of the students are allowed to join the club.
b All of the students are allowed to join the club.
c None of the students are allowed to join the club.
When does the club meet?

LESSONS
Join us every Wednes day
from 16:30 to 17:30.
- Practise and learn new skills -

a The club meets every Wednesday and Saturday.

b The club meets every Wednesday and some Saturdays.
c The club meets every Saturday and some Wednesdays.
Do students have to enter competitions?
a All of the students have to enter the competitions.

COMPETITIONS
Join us on the last Saturday of
every month from 9:30 to 12:30.
- All students who enter the
competitions will receive prizes-

b Some of the students have to enter the competitions.

c None of the students have to enter the competitions.

Now

Answer the following questions:

What is the name of the club?
What can people do at the club?
When does the club meet?

The play better

club.
on
int
badm
to play
The Club: Learn how
some
ke
ma
d
an
badminton
s.
nd
frie
w
ne
meets
Club Meets: The club
ning.
eve
ay
sd
every Tue

Club Name:

Club Name:
The Club:

Club Meets:

Answers
1 :
B

There is one example.

Create a notice
for a new club.

QUESTION

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