1 Hello.

1A Grammar: to be
1 Complete the dialogue with the words from the box.

‘m   
‘m   
‘s   
‘s   
‘s   
‘s

A: Hi! What 1 your name?

B: Hi! I 2 Leo. What’s your name?
A: My name 3 Suzy.
B: And what 4 your name?
C: I 5 Ken.
B: Hello, Ken. My name 6 Leo.

1B Grammar: to be; Who's ...? 1B Grammar: his/her

2 Choose the correct words. 3 Read the dialogue. Mark the correct words.
1 Hi, Max. he in the photo? A: Hello, Tim! Who’s he?
a  Who’s b He’s
B: 1 He’s / His my cousin.
2 my brother Jake, and here's Sally.
a  She’s b He’s A: What’s 2 he’s / his name?
3 she? B: Paul. Suzanne is 3 he’s / his sister.
a  She’s b Who’s
A: And who’s she?
4 my sister.
a He’s b She’s B: 4 She’s / Her my mum.
5 And he? A: What’s 5 she’s / her name?
a  He’s b Who’s
B: Judy. And she’s my aunt. 6 She’s / Her name’s
6 my cousin, Tom.
Jenny.
a He’s b  She’s

1C Grammar: It's ... ; Is it …? 1C Grammar: to be; How old ...?

4 Complete the dialogue with it or is it. 5 Complete the dialogue with the correct
forms of the verb to be.
A: What day 1 today?
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A: Ally, how old 1 you?

B: 2 Wednesday.
B: I 2 twelve.
A: Really? Not Tuesday? A: And your sister? How old 3 she?
B: No. 3 Wednesday. 4 my B: Kelly 4
ten. And you?

birthday today. A: Guess! How old 5 I?

B: Hmm… You 6 thirteen.
A: Happy birthday!
A: No. I 7 fourteen!
B: Cool!
2 Favourite things
2A Grammar: a/an 2A Grammar: What colour is it? It’s …
1 Look at the pictures. Complete the answers 2 Look at the table. Complete the dialogues
with the correct noun and article a or an. with the right words.

1 A: What’s that? Kerry Peter

B: It’s .
umbrella/pink bike/green
skateboard/yellow camera/black

2 A: What’s that?
B: It’s . 1 A: Kerry, what’s that?
B: It’s a 1 .
A: What colour is it?
3 A: What’s that? B: It’s yellow.
B: It’s . A: And what’s that?
B: It’s an umbrella.
A: What colour is it?
4 A: What’s that? B: It’s 2 .
B: It’s .
2 A: Peter, what’s that?
B: It’s a bike.
A: What colour is it?
5 A: What’s that?
B: It’s 3 .
B: It’s .
A: And what’s that?
B: It’s a 4 .
A: What colour is it?
6 A: What’s that?
B: It’s black.
B: It’s .

2B Grammar: to be
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3 Complete the dialogue. Choose the correct answers: a or b.

Jack: Tom, here’s your present! 1 a  Is it b Is

Tom: Thanks Jack! 1
a dictionary? 2 a is b isn’t
Jack: No, it 2 . 3 a Isn’t b  Is it
4 a  Is it b It’s
Tom: 3
a notebook?
5 a  Is it b Is
Jack: No. 4 your favourite thing.
6 a it’s b  it is
Tom: Wow! 5 a comic?
Jack: Yes, 6
!
3 Wild world
3A Grammar: t o be
1 Complete the mini dialogues with he/she is or he/she isn’t.
1 A: Is Ted happy? 4 A: Is Mary thirsty?
B: Yes, . B: Yes, .

2 A: Is Mary cold? 5 A: Is Ted sad?

B: No, . B: No, .

3 A: Is Ted hungry? 6 A: Is Mary hot?

B: Yes, . B: No, .

3B Grammar: t o be 3B Grammar: to be
2 Complete the dialogue with the words from 3 Complete the dialogues with are or aren’t.
the box. Use the short form ‘re where it is possible.

Are  
Are  are  Iam  I'm  I'm not 1 A: Suzy, 1 Kelly and you sisters?
B: Yes, we 2
.
A: Hello. My name’s Mark. 1 you Phil? A: 3
you from the USA?
B: Yes, 2 . B: No, we 4
. We 5 from the UK.

A: 3 you from Argentina? 2 A: Who’s in your photo?

B: No, 4
. B: They 1 Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.
A: Where 5 you from? A: 2
they from the UK?
B: No, they 3
. They 4 from the USA.
B: 6 from Australia.

3C Grammar: plurals 3C Grammar: our/their

4 Complete the sentences with the plural 5 Complete the text with our or their.
forms of the nouns in brackets.
1 Marmosets are from South
America. (monkey) My name’s Dave. Andrew is my brother.
2 Macaw are cool! They’re
1
mum is from Poland but
yellow, red, blue and green.  (parrot)
2
dad is from the UK. This
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week mum and dad are on holiday in Italy,

3 M
 y favourite animals are  . 
(ostrich) in 3 favourite city, Florence.
Andrew and I are happy because we are
4  are black and white animals
from Africa.  (zebra) at the London zoo with 4
grandma. 5 favourite animals
5 Polar are big and white. 
(bear)
are zebras. They’re so cool! 6
fur is black and white and 7
6 L ook at the . They are very
eyes are so big.
hungry! (crocodile)
4 In my room
4A Grammar: possessive ‘s 4A Grammar: W
 hat’s this?; This is ... /
These are ...
1 Look at the pictures. Complete the dialogue.
Use the possessive forms of the names. 2 Look at the pictures. Mark the correct words.

1 This is / These are Anna’s T-shirt.

Kate Andy
Anna

Paul 2 This is / These are Andy’s trainers.

A: Jenny, these clothes are cool! Is it your skirt?

B: No, it’s not. It’s 1 skirt.
A: And the trainers? 3 This is / These are Paul’s jeans.
B: They’re 2
trainers.
A: They’re big! Is it your T-shirt?
B: No, it’s 3 T-shirt.
A: And the nice jeans?
B: They’re 4 jeans. 4 This is / These are Kate’s skirt.

4B Grammar: in/on/under
3 Complete the dialogue. Choose the correct answers: a or b.
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A: Mum, where’s my camera? 1 a  in b under

B: Maybe it’s 1 your bedroom. 2 a  under b on
A: But where? It’s not 2
the table and it’s not under the table. 3 a  under b on
B: What about your bed? 4 a  in b on
A: It’s not 3 my bed and it’s not on my bed. 5 a  in b on
B: Sam, I know! It’s 4
the kitchen!
A: Really?
B: Yes. It's 5 the fridge!
A: Thanks, mum!
5 People and pets
5A Grammar: have got
1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verb have got. Use the symbols to help you.
Use short forms where possible.
1 I a watch.  ✓ 5 A:  you an MP3
player?
2 Jo, you a TV!  ✗
B: Yes, I .  ✓
3 You cool sunglasses!  ✓
6 A:  you a sleeping bag?
4 T
 hese are my torch and CD player, B: N o, I . It’s my dad’s sleeping
but I a tent.  ✗ bag.  ✗

5B Grammar: have got

2 Complete the dialogue. Choose the correct answers: a or b.
A: So how about Patty, the new student?
What kind of hair 1 she got?
1 a has b ‘s
B: She 2
short brown hair. 2 a ‘s b  ‘s got
3 a  Has she got b  Has she
A: 3 brown eyes, too?
4 a  hasn’t got b hasn’t
B: No, she 4 . Her eyes are blue. 5 a  ‘s got b got
6 a has b got
A: Has she 5 a black dog?

B: Yes, she 6 .

5C Grammar: h
 ave got
3 Complete the dialogue with the words from the box.

have  haven’t  ‘ve got  haven’t got  Have they got (2x)

A: What are your favourite animals?

B: Guess! They’re small but colourful. They 1 red or yellow heads and bodies.

A: 2 long legs?
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B: No, they 3 .

A: 4 they got wings?

B: Yes, they 5 , but they 6 tails.

A: I know! Your favourite animals are birds!

B: No, they’re butterflies!

6 Action!
6A Grammar: imperatives
1 Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

Open Stop Close Don’t eat Don’t laugh Don’t run

1 the door. 4 the window.

2 ! 5 !

3 in class. 6 !

6B Grammar: can/can’t
2 Complete the table. Fill the gaps in the sentences with can or can’t. Choose Yes or No in the answers.

dance cook
Tim ✗ ✓

Nelly ✓ ✗

me
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Tim 1 dance, but he 2 cook.

Nelly 3
cook, but she 4
dance.
Can you dance?
Yes / No, I 5 .
Can you cook?
Yes / No, I 6 .
7 My routine
7A Grammar: p
 resent simple 7B Grammar: present simple; by …
1 Put the words in the correct order. 2 Complete the dialogue. Choose the correct
answers: a or b.
1 athletics / like / don’t / I
. A: 1 you and your brother walk to school?

2 basketball / I / like B: No, we 2 walk to school. We go to school

. 3
car, with dad.
A: And your friends?
3 you / do / like / football
? B: They 4 go by car. They 5 by bus or
they 6
bikes to school.
4 no, / don’t / I
. 1 a Do b Ride
2 a don’t b go
5 you / like / volleyball / do
3 a by b go
?
4 a go b don’t
6 do / I / yes, 5 a ride b go
. 6 a ride b do

7C Grammar: W
 hat time is it?; 7C Grammar: at/on/every day
It's ...
4 Look at the table. Read David’s statements. Complete
3 Look at the clocks. Match the answers the sentences with the names of activities.
with the questions. There are two
extra words. go to bed go to listen to ride
school music a bike

1 A: What time is it? David 9.30 p.m. 7.45 a.m. 7.15 p.m. 7 p.m.
B: every day from Monday Saturdays every
to Friday Thursday
Suzy 7.45 a.m. 5 p.m.
2 A: What time is it?
from Mondays every Saturday
B:
to Friday and Sunday
Jake 7.15 p.m. 5 p.m.
3 A: What time is it?
Saturdays every Saturday
B: and Sunday
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4 A: What time is it? 1 I at seven on Thursdays.

B: 2 We (Suzy and I) at quarter to eight
every day.
a It’s quarter to five.
b It’s half past three. 3 I at half past nine every day.
c It’s quarter past four. 4 They (Suzy and Jake) together at five
d It’s five o’clock. every Saturday and Sunday.
e It’s half past two. 5 We (Jake and I) at quarter past seven
f It’s three o’clock. on Saturdays.
8 Work and play
8A Grammar: present simple 8B Grammar: asking for permission
1 Complete the dialogue with the words from 2 Complete the mini dialogues with Yes, you
the box. can or No, you can’t.

wakes starts have  

1 A: Can I have a burger now?
has start goes
B: . Dinner is ready.
A: Shh … my mum’s in bed.
2 A: Can we go to football practice?
B: It’s ten a.m.! B:  . But be back at five,
A: I know but on Thursdays and Fridays she OK?
1
to bed late at night and she 3 A: Can we listen to music?
2
up at half past eleven a.m. B:  . It’s late and you go to
B: Does she 3 breakfast? school tomorrow.

A: Yes, she does but she 4 lunch very 4 A: Can I open the window?
late. B: . It’s very hot in here.

B: What time does she 5 work on 5 A: Can I ride a bike with Sally?
Thursdays and Fridays? B:  but first do your
A: She 6 work at four p.m. homework.

B: Let’s make some breakfast for your mum, then. 6 A: Can we have crisps for breakfast?

A: OK! B:  . Cornflakes with

yoghurt are for breakfast.

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