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978-1-316-63145-4 Super Minds Level 1 Super Grammar Book

Herbert Puchta , Gnter Gerngross , Peter Lewis-Jones
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Questions and short

answers Is it a pencil?
Whats this?
Is it a bag? Whats this?
Is it a pencil?

Yes, it is. Its a

purple pencil.
No, it isnt.
Yes, it is. Its a crayon.

Super Gr mm r
Use Whats
h hi to ask
this? k about
b objects and Its a to answer.
Use Is it ? to ask about objects and No, it isnt. / Yes, it is to give
short answers.
Whats this? Its a pencil. Is it a pen? No, it isnt. / Yes, it is.

Look at the pictures. Match the questions with the responses.

1 Is it a rubber? 1 2

2 Is it a pencil? 3

3 Is it a desk?
Yes, it is.
4 Is it a pencil case?
5 Is it a ruler? No, it isnt.
4
6 Is it a bag?
6
5
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2 Match the questions with the responses.

1 Whats this? a Yes, it is.

2 1 0
5 4 3
8 7 6
11 10 9
14 13 12
15
13 14 15
10 11 12
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
0

No, it isnt.
2 Is it a pen? b Its a rubber.

No, it isnt.
3 Is it a pencil case? c Its a pencil.

4 Whats this? d Its a notebook.

5 Is it a bag? e Its a ruler.

3 Write questions and answers.

1 this / Whats / ? 4 this / Whats / ?
Whats this ? ?
a / Its / desk / . a / Its / bag / green / .
. .
2 rubber / it / Is / a / ? 5 this / Whats / ?
? ?
is / Yes, / it / . a / desk / yellow / Its / .
. .
3 it / notebook / Is / a / ?
?
isnt / it / No, / .
.
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Imperatives Put away your

bag, please.
Open your
bag, please.

Sit at your
desk, please.
Take out your
pen, please.

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Use imperatives to give instructions.
Open your book, please. Pass me a ruler, please.
Sit at your desk, please. Close your bag, please.
Put away your book, please. Take out your ruler, please.

Match the sentences with the pictures.

1 Close your bag, please. b 4 Pass me a pen, please.
2 Pass me a ruler, please. 5 Take out your ruler, please.
3 Take out your book, please. 6 Open your bag, please.

a b c

e f d

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2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

Put Turn Pass Open away Pass

1 Pass me a 2 your
pencil, please. books, please.

3 4 your
rubber on
around.
your head.

5 6
me Put your
aruler, please. bags, please.

3 Look and write.

1 Open 2 Sit at 3 Close

your bags, . ,
please. please.

4 Pass 5 Take 6 Put

, , ,
please. please. please.
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Reading: a comic strip

Read the text and draw lines.

Look at the desk. Its a Is it your red

Yes, it is.
mess. Whats this? Is it ruler, Sam?
your blue pen, Jane?

No, it isnt. This is my Put away

green pencil case. your ruler.

Is it your blue Is it your pink Is it your Yes, it is.

book, Fred? rubber, Kim? book, Mia? Its my
blue book.

No, it isnt. This is Put away

my yellow pencil. Yes, it is. your book.

1 3
Sam 2
Mia
4
Fred

Jane
Kim

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Writing
2 What objects are on your desk and in your classroom?
a black book

3 Write a story. Draw pictures.

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