Macmillan Education Between Towns Road, Oxford OX4 3PP, UK A division of Macmillan Publishers Limited ‘Companies and representatives throughout the world ISBN 0.435 29738 4 ‘Text © David Vale 1998 Design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998 First published 1998 [All rights reserveds no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, oF otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers Designed by Sue Vaudin Cover illustration by Colin Robson Illustrations by John Blackman, Nick Duffy, Phil Gamer, Clive Goodyear, Geoffrey Reid, Cotin Robson, David Till Commissioned photography by Haddon Davies pp8, 9, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 “The authors and publishers would like to thank the following for their kind permission to reproduce these photographs: Getty Images pp4 (all), 5, Zefa Pictures p59 Acknowledgements ‘The author would like to thank Karen Gray and all the staff at Heinemann ELIT who have been involved in this project. ‘Thanks also to Ana, Simone and Matthew for their creative input and. ‘constant support, Alex fr his inspirational art at the beginning, Bill and Nick for their comments and advice early on, Steve Mullaney for many practical ideas on vocabulary. ‘The publishers would like to thank the following teachers and advisers for their helpful comments: Mary Nicalexis, Greece; Teli Kalambaheti, Thailand; Carolyn Barraclough, UK. ‘The publishers woud like to thank the staff and pupils, ‘of Marstan Middle Schoo! for their help with the photographs Printed and bound in Thailand 2008 2007 2006 2005 2014 «110 9Picture Grammar *, for Children 53 BE SS Record breakers Comparatives uperiatives _ Shapes at school Wh- questioi i Transport Prepositions/directions — s fi/- Hh Under and over Past simpletobe = a. Visiting the seaside Past simple regular verbs Weather Going to "Yesterday - Past simple irregular verbs Gh) BuZZ and sting Adverbs of frequency z a pe!ok | ! Ss Words you need Circle the wo 't know, Learn them, 2 Underline the adjec biggest cnima widest lake Pine 4 hy aoe > ( complete sentences about your class. | is o___ than _ is the est in the class 2 st is the in the class. 3 isn'ty. isn't the in the class. BP ve a ‘lift the ‘op! page about the’... est in the world’. Which is the fastest | wh _ | animalin the A World? ! [- a ete | del 1 fo it isnt- ee) Se |Now you know AGP aie: Coniplete the etues ana the crossword, Across 3. Mount Everest is higher than K2. It is the highest mountain in the world. 4 The river in the world. 5. The ‘ocean is larger than the Atlantic. 6 The bird is the smallest bird in the world. is the longest |. The is the fastest animal in the world. 2. The sea is the widest lake in the world. Mb Complete the questions and anoner‘about yourselt Which is the best food in the world? re is th. |. Which is the b___ food in the world for you? oe 2. Who is your b- friend? ou ii 3, Who is the old___ in your family? 4, Who is the short___in your family? Think with your teacher We can compare things like thie: © Jack is/isn’t older than Maria. © Pasta is/isn't better than pizza, “© Jock is/isn't the oldest in his family. © Pasta is/isn't the best food in the world, How do you say the same things in your language? EIWords you needyou make? des nceo @) Write. Read your answers to your partner. ead eyShow what you know le? © a.acoin wb, aclock |, What are these cubes? am a. dice 6. boxes Whose coin is it What is thi: 3, Which one is a cylinder? cylinder from? o. Greece b, Spain b, The Queen of Britain 5. Who is on this squar 6. Look at this rectangle ‘When is the school fair? a. Friday b. Saturday 7. What time does it start? a. 10.00am —b. 11.00am why what : when a which whose CFPractice @ Match tne questions to the ansners 1. Which shape has three sides? It's Jack's box. 2. What time is on this shope? On a clown’s head. 3. When do you use this shape? ‘A triangle. Aper 4. Whose is this? To play football, 5. Where can you see this shape? Three o'clock. y I. is the highest number on your dice? % number is opposite number 2? 3. Throw the dice with your friend. hos got the highest number? tel ee 4, can you find @ dice? sr6) do you go to school? go to school In Faris |. What time do you start school? | start school at 2. Whose class are you in? Ti‘ so se natin heeeiret tee 3. Which is your favourite subject? I ike Why? Because Who is your best friend at school? is my best friend. awn When is your next school holiday? InPractice @ compete che questions, Answer. \ has the most coins in your class) 2. coin is the biggest in your country? 3. Look at this coin. a. does it come from? ——— b head is on it? te tis the name of this board game? Snakes and ladders,/Chess, 2 © has this game in your class? _—_ have one/My friend has one. 3 n do you play this game? At lunchtime J/After school, 4, y do you like this game? Becouse it's fun/I don't like it |. is/What/this/shope/sign? 3. see/Which/you/sign/dofoutside? 7 2. seelyou/Where/sign/do/this? -\ ‘A has b 4. Whylplay/can't/here/you? ov ANow you know sadog, b It'sa frog. 2 1S the frog sitting’ Gir. 3 does it lay eggs? a b. In the Spring. 4 can't a frog stay under woter for 24 hours? ©. Because it can't swim. _b. Because it can’t breathe. dane Kemer, ae reen Pack, Lerden, England \ is the letter going? ———— is the writer of the letter? Mark does he send the letter? 2Ist pen is it? It's va shape is the envelope? h'sa Think with your teacher Who Why What When Where — Which Whose Do you use the same question words in the same way in your language?Words you need Circle the words you don’t kneWord check aa Write two vehicles ut has got two wheels Cay PO “Match. A bus stops at en airport A train stops at bus stop A ceroplane lands at a port A ship stops at a railway station hhas got four four wheels has got lots of wheels va i ‘ La > 6, pe og eo D ceroplone aan, helicopterShow what you know ‘A red bus is going over the bridge. A bird is sitting on top of the bus. A blue ship is sailing under the bridge. There's a green taxi behind the bus. There's a girl in the taxi There's a brown lorry in front of the bus. An geroplane is flying above the bridge sei Complete for you. 1. Every dey Jack goes to school by bus. Every day | 2, He goes past a post office, a kiosk, 0 restaurant and a cinema. Igo past __ 3. Jack's schoo! is opposite the railway station My school 4, There's a playground in front of Jack's school. There's a car park behind jack's school There's my school. MB Read. Your partner follows your instructions and walks, |. Walk straight ahead. 2. First turn left. Next turn right. 3. Walk straight chead again 4. Turn right again. 5. Go back to your seat.Practice |, There's a red car an ambulance There's a green car the ambulance and a police car. There's a bicycle the police car, Two girls ore standing a bus stop. ww The bus stop is an ice cream shop. Six children are sitting on a train, The boys are Jack, Michael and Tom. The girls are Linda, Mory and Sue. Mary is sitting opposite a boy. Sue is sitting between 2 boys. She is not sitting next to Jack. Jack is sitting next to Linda.Tom is sitting next to the window. Linda is sitting opposite Sue, Michael isn't sitting near the window. Don't lean 2. Stop the |g! 3. Don't put your oe the window. 4. Don't throw eR» the floor, Put it the litterPractice Write in these places toy shop, bank, library. st a cinema, a to school by car They drive past a ci 1e supermarket. Sue and Linda usually g y shop. The toy shop is next to th supermarket and a t st o bank Jock and Michael usually go to school by bus. They go past ¢ ba and a post office. The bank is next to the post office $s past a police station Mary usually goes to si a library and a swimming pool 4B cing and do the actions with your class. The wheels on the bus go round and round, The driver on the bus laoks left and right Round and round, round and round. On the way to school. The wheels on the bus go round and round, On the way to school. The children on the bus walk up and down On the way to school.Now you know 1 = information office R = restaurant K = kiosk g swimming pool 5 = supermarket WC = toilets B= bank C= cinema |. The swimming pool is the ship. 2, The restaurant is the ship, 3. The information office is the swimming pool. 4, Thekioskis the bank and the cinema. 5. The cinema is the supermarket. 6. The toilets are the supermarket ABA Complete with between, under, on, next 0/ OR top of into: Michoel is moving house. Two men are putting Michael's furniture The cooker is the fridge. The chairs are +the table. The carpet is the table. J The television is the bed and the desk, Michael's cat is steeping the bed Think with your teacher Circle the prepositions on this page. Do you use the same words in the same way in your language? =< 4 = =< =A Comparatives and superlatives 1 Complete with er or est and answer. (12 points) She is 2 years old. He is How old is the youngest girl in your class? |, How old is the old__ boy in your class? Is your best friend tall___ than you? Who's got the long__ hair in your class? What is the high__ mountain in the world? It's years old has. Is the Nile long__ than the Amazon? PuURww Can a cheetah run fast___ than a lion? Complete with good, better or best. Circle true answers. (10 points) |. Isice cream the ____ food in the world? Yes, it is/No, it isn't 2. Is chocolate ice cream than chocolate cake? Yes, it is/No, it isn’t 3. Is ‘Star Wars'a __ movie? Yes, it is/No, it isn’t. 4. |s Star Wars’ the movie in the world? Yes, it is/No, it isn't. 5. Are youa runner than your best friend? Yes, | am,/No, I'm not. Wh- questions Write the questions in the correct order and answer. (3 points) |. has/Which/four/shape/sides? a la 2. Which/three/shape/sides/has? 2a 3. shape/has/side/one/Which? Za Complete the question words. Write true answers. (10 points) 1. Wh__ is your name? My name is a Wh__ do you live? I live in a Who___ class are you in? 'm in M eee e's class, —en is your next birthday? My next birthday is in eren 0 is your best friend? My best friend is = Teale6. Wh__ is your favourite TV programme? It's 7. Wh__ do you like it? Because 8. Wh__time does it start? 9 ch room is your television in? 10, se television is Prepositions and directions Complete with the prepositions below. (10 points) nextto at behind in on infrontof ontopof over under between et = SS’ Post orricey, o[NEW: S a ir Z Z q Lo] I= NS = Allorry is waiting at a traffic light. |. There's a mouse the lorry. 6. There are two girls the bus, 2 Abirdis sitting _____ the lorry. 7. There's a bike the car and the bus. 3. There's a car the lorry. 8 An aeroplane is flying the lorry. 4. A boy's sitting the car, 9. The bus stop is _ the post office. 5. There's a bus the bus stop. 10. There's a man _— the bus stop. Read. Write the names. (5 points) Miss White is teaching 3 boys (Jack, Michael and Tom) and 3 girls (Linda, Mary and Sue). She is standing at the front of the class. Jack isn't sitting next to a boy. Sue is sitting in front of Michael Mary is sitting between 2 boys. Linda is sitting in front of a girl. Tom is sitting behind a boy, Your score /50Words you need Dy di Circle the words you don't know. Learn them. B) Underiine the animals you can see in your country. Word check dy Write these words correctly. abe bee nsu drib SE hfsi mowr oxf ——=— eret aecyBircle the 2 odd word out in each list. ah submarine | sky fox butterfly | cloud rabbit shark sun mole fish aeroplane | shark whale dolphin : = ‘ é v How many smaller words can you make? submarine in, ceroplane a,Show what you know My t00k at the photographs and spot the differences. Complete with was/were. Last year there were two aeroplanes in the sky. Now there is one. |. There_______rabbit under the tree. Now there are three. 2. There ___ two __ birds in the tree. Now there is one red bird. 3. There___ clouds in the sky. Now there are two. 4, The clouds Now they are black. | ___ eight years old Now lam nine years old. 6 My sister four years old. Now she is five years old. a Complete with was/were about last year. How many clouds were there in the sky? There were four. 1 the clouds black or white? They white. 2. How many rabbits there? There one rabbit. 3. What colour the rabbit? It white. 4. How old Jack? He eight years old. 5. How old Jack's sister? She four years old. 6 How old you? 1 year(s) old. BD cotrect:the sentences about last year. There was one small tree, The tree wasn't small, It was big. |, There was ene"bird in the tree. There py There were two. 2. The birds were bie The binds hey were yellow. y 3. There was one grey rabbit under the tree. The rabbit It was white. /as oyOnce upon a time, under the sea there was one whale. The whale blue. There __ two dolphins. The dolphins \ green. There two sharks. The sharks white, There three fish. The fish pink 7 There ______ one submarine. The submarine yellow. “A by , a Work in pairs. Hide these underwater things in your grid. & & > « | whale=5"W" squares 2 dolphins = 3'D' squares each 7 Ha SD | submarine = 6 'S' squares 2 sharks = 3 'SH' squares each 6 4 fish = 2."F squares each My grid My partner's grid abcdefah abocderg oh 1 ae L OAIH NF WRE t owe npr CEH HEH Was there a shark at b4? No, there wasn't. There was a whal My turn. Was there @ dolphin at £62 ‘Was there a whale at... ? No, there wasn't. There Yes, there was. was nothing. My turn, Was } \ Your turn again, there a whale at b4?