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Grammar Quest
There is + uncountable nouns There are + countable nouns (plural)
arearentanyIsanyisntareis
Affirmative Negative
2 There__________anybutter.
3 There____________________ lemons.
4 ___________________________________oranges.
5 ___________________________________ milk.
6 ___________________________________ flour.
7 ___________________________________ eggs.
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8 ___________________________________ doughnuts.
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1 Read and complete the text with the correct form of There is/There are.
therearesomeTheressomeArethereanythereisntanyIsthereanytherearentany
Sophie:ItsKierasbirthdaytomorrow.Letsmakealemoncake.
Dan:Goodidea!
Sophie:Lookinthefridge,Dan. 1 Are there any eggs?
Dan:Yes,thereare.
Sophie:Ok.Nowlookinthecupboard. 2 ________________flour?
Dan:Yes,thereis.
Sophie:Whatelseisthere?
Dan: 3 ________________butterand 4 ________________mangoes.
Sophie:So 5 _______________________lemonsand
6 _______________________sugar.
Dan:Thatsright.Letsgototheshopandbuysomelemonsandsugar.
Thenwecanmakethecake.
6 (mangoes)____________________________________________.
3 Write the questions. Look at Activity 2 and write the short answers.
1 (lemons) Are there any lemons? Yes, there are.
2 (salt)__________________________________________________?
? __________________.
3 (sugar)________________________________________________?
? __________________.
4 (pancakes)_____________________________________________?
? __________________.
5 (butter)________________________________________________?
? __________________.
? __________________.
6 (doughnuts)____________________________________________?
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mushrooms mushrooms
olives olives
peppers peppers
cheese cheese
salad salad
tuna tuna
Name:
Class:
Practice
4 _________________________________________
2 2 ____________________________________________________
3 3 ____________________________________________________
4 4 ____________________________________________________
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Grammar Quest
Past simple to be
wasntwasWaswaswasntWerewaswasnt
Affirmative Negative
1 He was atthefootballstadium.
2 She____________ attheshoppingcentre.
3 4
3 He________________________ sportscentre.
4 She________________________ policestation.
5 We________________________ attherestaurant. 5 6
6 We________________________ theairport.
7 _________________________________ campsite.
7 8
8 _________________________________ market.
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1 (Pete/sportscentre)
Pete wasnt at the sports centre. He was at the campsite.
2 (Lucy/airport)
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3 (SamandEmma/palace)
____________________________________________________________________________.
4 (LolaandGary/postoffice)
____________________________________________________________________________.
5 (Helen/market)
____________________________________________________________________________.
6 (Tim/shoppingcentre)
____________________________________________________________________________.
2 Write the questions. Look at Activity 1 and write the short answers.
1 Pete / restaurant
Was Pete at the restaurant? No, he wasnt.
2 Lucy/amusementpark
______________________________________________________?_________________.
3 SamandEmma/footballstadium
______________________________________________________?_________________.
4 LolaandGary/shoppingcentre
______________________________________________________?_________________.
5 Helen/airport
______________________________________________________?_________________.
6 Tim/postoffice
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______________________________________________________?_________________.
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Hi, Im Frank. When I was younger I worked in a shop but now I work in
a bank. My favourite subject at school was Maths but I didnt like
History or French. At school I loved playing football but I didnt travel.
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Sarah: (1) Where did you live when you were younger?
Grammar Quest
Past simple irregular verbs
didntsaideatDidwritedidntsawdid
Affirmative Negative
5 6 7 8
4 She______________toschool. 8 __________________________________________.
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1 Read and complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the past simple.
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Yes, I did.
I I Yes, I / you / he /
You she / it / we / they
wore you
did.
He / She / It
Did (wear) ?
didnt wear he /she / it No, I / you / he /
We
we she / it / we / they
They
they didnt.
Name:
Class:
Practice
Betty didnt see her grandma on Monday. She saw her uncle.
1 _______________________________________________________________________________________
2 _______________________________________________________________________________________
3 _______________________________________________________________________________________
4 _______________________________________________________________________________________
Go abroad z Go to a concert
Now write True or False next to the statements. Copy the True sentences and
correct the False sentences.
Read about Nathans summer holiday plans and answer the questions.
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Hello! Im Brad. I live in Wellington, New Zealand and Im ten years old.
Ive got two younger brothers, Nick and Jack. Theyre very sporty. They
play football, basketball and ride their bicycles all day. I like cycling to
school, but in my free time I prefer drawing or painting. I love music!
I can play the drums and I sometimes go to pop concerts. My favourite
Brad subject at school is history. Im not very good at maths or science.
Hi! I live in Auckland in New Zealand and my names Joe. Im eight years
old and Ive got an older sister, Claire. Shes studying at university so I
live alone with my parents most of the time. I like going to school and in
my free time I go to a youth club. Ive got friends there who can make
amazing things, like toys with plastic bottles. Id like to be creative like
that, but Im more interested in computers and the internet. I want to
Joe
create websites when Im older.
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1 Who didnt climb Everest with Jordan? 2 How many records does Jordan hold?
a a sherpa b his dad c his mum a one b two c seven
3 How old was Jordan when he 4 Jordan was George Atkison when he
completed the Seven Summits? climbed the Seven Summits.
a 10 b 15 c 13 a older than b younger than
c as old as
5 Jordan thinks that climbing is
a dangerous. b healthy. c easy.
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There are wonderful It isnt the biggest bird in the world, but about 70
birds around the its got the longest wings. The km per hour. Its
Wandering Albatross has got wings that also got the largest
world that are
are usually over three metres long. They eyes and it lays the
unique in their own always live at sea and only come to small biggest eggs. They usually weigh more
way. Some birds islands in the south Atlantic and Indian than a kilo. A Peregrine Falcon is the
are very small, very Ocean to eat and to lay their eggs. The fastest bird when it drops from high up. It
big, y very fast or size of its wings helps the Wandering dives at a speed of 300 km per hour! It can
very slow, run very Albatross to y for hours without moving also see other birds from 8 km away!
them and some scientists say that it sleeps And what about small birds? The
fast or lay big eggs.
in the air. Pollution, especially plastic, is Bee Hummingbird weighs about two
Lets look at putting these magnicent birds in danger grams (0.002 kilos) and its about 5 cm
some of these of extinction. long. It looks like an insect and aps
that still exist The Common Ostrich comes from the its wings 80 times per
on our same family as the kiwi and is the biggest second! But a different
planet. bird in the world. Its got a very long type of hummingbird
neck and legs that make it the fastest bird, has got the fastest
too. Careful! It doesnt y faster than the wings in the world;
Peregrine Falcon, but it runs faster than it moves them 90
any other bird on land. An ostrich can run times per second.
Any questions or comments? Send us an email at info@birds
1 The Common Ostrich has got longer wings than the Wandering Albatross.
2 The biggest egg is from an ostrich.
3 The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird on land.
4 The Bee Hummingbird has got the fastest wings in the world.
5 The Peregrine Falcon can stay in the air the longest without moving its wings.
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5 because
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6 because
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7 because
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because
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8 Look and write sentences with the superlative form of the words 6
in brackets.
MIKE
1 (bike / expensive)
2 (dog / big)
3 (bike / dirty)
4 (man / tall)
5 (dog / small)
6 (dog / noisy)
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9 Read the definitions and write the words. The first letter is given. 6
1 A tropical place with a lot of trees and rain. Many exotic animals live here.
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2 Its a high rock face and some people jump from it with a parachute.
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3 You can find these in mountains, rocks and in the sea. They are usually very dark
inside.
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4 Its like a very cold river and it moves very slowly. Its formed from ice and snow.
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5 Its a type of mountain, but its very hot inside. It can be active, dormant or extinct.
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6 Its a piece of land in the middle of water.
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Now match the words to the pictures below. There are two pictures
you dont need to use.
a b c d
e f g h
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11 Make questions about your family and answer them.
5
1 old / person?
2 artistic / person?
3 tall / person?
4 funny / person?
5 sporty / person?