Meet my family

1 Vocabulary: family members, appearance and character adjectives

Grammar: be (singular)
Communication: introducing yourself and others, making friends

This is a lion family. This is the mum and

her three children. The dad isn’t here.
These lions are in Africa.

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 1 Look at the picture. Answer the questions.
a How many lions are there?
b Are they big or small?
c What colour are they?

2 1
16 Listen to the recording and read the caption under
the photo.

3 1
17 Listen to the sentences and say whether they are true
or false.

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 The Amazing Journey: Nice to meet you
1a 1 1
18 Listen to the recording and read the story.

1
Oh, no!
Hey! What’s that?
It’s a shark!

Oh, it isn’t a shark.

It’s Mickey.
2 That’s not funny!

Ha, ha!
Hello, Susie!

3 4 Wow! That's fantastic!

Nice to meet you!

I'm Susie and the 'shark'

is my brother Mickey. And
Hello, I'm Bill. that's our Uncle Gordon. Nice to meet
He's an explorer. you too.

2 Write the name of the character next to 3 1

19 Listen to the recordings and
each sentence. repeat. Act out a scene from the story.
1 : Susie and Mickey are
my new friends.
2 : Mickey is my brother. Puzzle Timere!y.
I’m g
3 : I’m an explorer. I’m big.
e sea.
_____
4 : This is my sister, Susie. I’m in th

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 Grammar
Word Bank Be singular (positive and negative)
aunt brother cousin dad (father) I’m Rose and She isn’t my sister.
daughter grandad (grandfather) granddaughter he’s Tony. She’s my friend.
grandma (grandmother) grandson mum (mother)
sister son uncle
children grandchildren grandparents parents
Word Explorer, p. 122

4 1
Complete the captions with the
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names of family members, or relatives. Then
listen to the recording and check your answers.
I = I am I’m not = I am not
you’re = you are you aren’t = you are not
1 2 he = he is he isn’t = he is not
she’s = she is she isn’t = she is not
it = it is it = it is not

Grammar Guide, AB, p. 106

5 Complete the grammar box above. Then

complete the sentences with the correct
forms of the verb be.
mum and grandma and 1 Uncle Gordon: You a good
are p are g swimmer, Susie.
2 Mickey: Bill Susie’s
brother.
3 4
3 Uncle Gordon: I an explorer.
4 Susie: Mickey, you
funny!
5 Susie: This our
friend Bill.

Listen and speak

6 1
21 Listen to the recording and write
daughter and grandson and who these people are in the pictures.
are c are g

5 6

7 Draw someone from your family on a sheet of

paper. Show your drawing to your classmates
and say who is in it.

brother and aunt, This is my grandad. This isn’t my sister.

She’s my cousin.
s and c

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 A tall and beautiful penguin
1b

Read and listen

1
1 22 Read the text and listen
to the recording. Answer the
question Where is an emperor
penguin’s home?

An emperor penguin is an amazing bird. It

is a good swimmer, but it can’t fly. It has got
small wings. It is a big bird. Is it tall? Yes, it is.
It is very tall and beautiful.
An emperor penguin’s home is in the
Antarctic. It is very cold there.
An emperor penguin is a good parent. The
mother penguin has one egg every winter.
The father penguin keeps the egg warm
on his feet and the mother goes to the
sea for food.
Guess
Look at this mum, dad and the
chicks. It is a happy family. What?
About 40 kinds of
birds can’t fly.

Comprehension Vocabulary
2 Write T (True) next to the true sentences 3 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
and F (False) next to the false ones. chick egg good tall wings
1 A penguin is a bird.
1 A penguin is a mum or dad.
2 A penguin isn’t a good swimmer.
2 A baby penguin is a .
3 It isn’t cold in the Antarctic.
3 An emperor penguin has got small .
4 An emperor penguin is a good parent.
4 An emperor penguin is .
5 An emperor penguin isn’t tall.
5 The mother penguin has one
every year.
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 Grammar
Word Bank Be singular (questions and answers)
tall short slim fat young old clever Am I tall, No, you
funny beautiful Tony? aren’t!
curly straight wavy long short fair
dark grey red
glasses beard moustache
Word Explorer, p. 122

4 1
Listen to the recording and repeat
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the words. Choose a word and mime it to your
classmates. Let them guess the words. Am I ...? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Are you ...? Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.
5 Look at the photos and circle the correct words. Is he ...? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
1 2 3 Is she ...? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Is it ....? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.

Grammar Guide, AB, p. 106

7 Match the questions and answers.

4 5 6

1 This baby boy has got dark / fair hair and brown /
blue eyes. He is fat / slim.
2 Sally’s grandma is old / young. She has got long /
short hair. It is straight / curly.
3 Chris has got dark / red hair. He is clever /
beautiful. 1 Is the boy happy? a No, she isn’t.
4 Tony’s grandad has got grey / dark hair and 2 Is the dog small? b Yes, he is.
a moustache / glasses. He has got a beard / 3 Is she his grandma? c Yes, it is.
a hat too. 4 Is the dog black? d Yes, she is.
5 Laura’s hair is straight / wavy and fair / red. She 5 Is the girl beautiful? e No, it isn’t.
has got a beard / glasses. She is fat / slim.
6 Mike is short / tall and his sister is tall / short.
They have got big / small ears.
They are clever / funny. Speak
Listen 8 Imagine a person. Answer your
classmate’s questions about the person.
6 1
Listen to Ben talking about his aunt and
24 Your partner should draw the person.
uncle. Write T (True) next to the true sentences Then change roles.
and F (False) next to the false ones.
1 Uncle Peter is tall. Are you tall? Yes, I am.
2 Uncle Peter has got brown eyes.
3 Aunt Jenny is short with dark hair. Is your hair dark? No, it isn’t. It’s red.
4 Aunt Jenny isn’t clever.
5 Tina is seven years old.

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 Making friends
1c 1 Jim: How old are you?
Tina: I’m 11. What about you?
Sam: I’m ten and Jim is 12.
Jim: When's your birthday?
Tina: My birthday is in April.

2 Adam: Hi, are you new here?

Lara: Yes, I am. My name is Lara.
What’s your name?
Adam: I’m Adam. Nice to meet you.
Where are you from?
Lara: I’m from Canada.

3 Max: Who’s your best friend?

Sarah: My best friend is Bouncer.
Max: Bouncer? It’s a funny name.
Sarah: Bouncer is my dog. He’s very
clever.

Listen and read Phrase Book

1 1
25Listen and read the dialogues. Match Making friends
the photos with the dialogues.
A:
B: I’m Adam.
Comprehension
A:
2 Answer the questions. B: I’m from Canada.
1 Where is Lara from? A:
B: I’m 11.
2 How old is Tina?
A:
B: My birthday is in April.
3 How old is Jim?
A:
4 When is Tina’s birthday? B: My best friend is Bouncer.

5 Who is Sarah’s best friend? 3 1

Write the questions from the dialogues
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above. Then listen to the recording and repeat.

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 Speak
Play with Sounds
4 Complete the dialogue about you.
Then practise the dialogue with a partner.
5 1
27Read the words aloud. Which
Hi. What’s your name? I’m . of them starts with a different
Nice to meet you. sound? Listen to the recording
and check your answers.
when who where what
Where are you from? I’m from .
6 1
28Write S (Same ) or D
(Different) if the red letters in the
How old are you? I’m . pairs sound the same or different.
Then listen to the recording and
check your answers.

When’s your birthday? My birthday is 1 who, hobby

in . 2 when, house
3 what, walk
4 where, we
Who’s your best friend? My best friend
is .

Writing Time 8 Read the email again. Underline the

answers to the questions below.
1 What’s your name?
7 Read the email. Who is it from? 2 Where are you from?
3 How old are you?
4 What is your brother’s, sister’s and
cousin’s name?
Hi, 5 Who is your best friend?
I'm Florence and I'm from France. I'm 11 years
old. I'm tall with dark hair and green eyes. 9 Answer the questions in Activity 8 and
My sister Corinne is 6 years old and she is very write an email about yourself.
clever. My brother's name is Jean. He's a baby. I've
got a cousin too. His name's Laurent.
My best friend is my cat, Felix. Hi,
Who is your best friend? (1) My .
Email me at: FlorenceRouen@fra.com (2) I’m .
(3) I’m .
(4) My name is
.
(5) My .
Email me at:

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 Review 1

3 Read the descriptions of the people and

Vocabulary complete the pictures.

1 Find and circle nine words in the diagram Mary is eleven. Her eyes
connected with the topic of family. Write are brown. Her hair is
them below. long, fair and straight.

M U M G S S C G

A N G R A I O R

M C D A D S U A

D L G N S T S N
Mary

O E R D I E I D John is ten. His eyes

are green. His hair is
D A U M S R N A short, dark and curly.
U N K A U N T D John
B R O T H E R B
Jenny is thirty-five. She
is beautiful. Her hair
is red, long and wavy.
She has got glasses.

1
2
3
4 Jenny
5
6
7 Frank is sixty. His hair is
8 grey. He has got a beard
9 and a big moustache.
Frank
2 Complete the sentences with the words from
the box.
short small old beautiful Grammar
straight fair slim
4 Complete the sentences with am, are or is.
1 I’m tall but my sister is .
1 Hi. I Tony.
2 My dad is fat but my mum is .
2 You tall.
3 His dog is big but his cat is .
3 I young.
4 I’m young but my grandad is .
4 Mum thirty-four years old.
5 My guinea pig is funny and my cat is
. 5 Hi. My name Rose.
6 My hair is curly but my brother’s hair is 6 Where you from?
. 7 How old your brother?
7 My dad’s hair is dark but my uncle’s hair is
.
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 5 Complete the answers.
Communication
1 Are you tall? Yes, I .
7 Work in pairs. Ask each other the questions
2 and answer them. Write your partner's
Is he old? No, he . answers in the table below.

3 Am I fat? Questions My partner

No, you .
Where are you from?
4 Is she clever? Yes, she . How old are you?

5 When is your birthday?

Is my hair dark? No, it .
Who is your best friend?

6 Write the negative sentences.

8 In the same pairs, tell the class about your
1 I’m short. partner. Use the table in Activity 7.

2 He’s ten years old.

This is my partner,
3 You are funny. Anna. She is from
Russia. She is ten.
4 That photo is old. Her birthday is in
February. Her best
friend is Olga.
5 I’m a good swimmer.

6 My dog is brown.

7 She is my cousin.

Listen
and
Sing!
1
9 Listen to the recording and complete the text
29, 30
of the song. Then sing the song.

a chick. I’m a penguin chick.

a chick. You’re a penguin chick.
emperor penguins.
Our is in the Antarctic.
emperor penguins.
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 Explorers’
CLUB
Inuit families

The people in the picture

are Inuit. They are from Canada.
They live in the Arctic regions of
Canada. It is very cold there.
The Inuit are not very tall. Their hair is dark
and their eyes are dark. They live in big families
with mother and father, sisters, brothers and
grandparents. They have got lots of friends too.
The Inuit go hunting. Young Inuit go fishing at sea
with their fathers. They go kayaking too. They play
and learn together with their friends. They like sports
and traditional games. They also watch TV or DVDs.

Glossary
Inuit . . . at sea . . .
live . . . go kayaking . . .
go hunting . . . together . . .
go fishing . . . also . . .

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 Project
English and Family
geography
album
Make a family album. Tell your classmates about
your relatives.

You need:
A piece of card
A few sheets of paper
from a notebook
Some coloured paper
Sticky tape
Scissors
Glue
Coloured pencils

1 Cut the card into the same size rectangles.

2 Stick them together using the sticky tape, to get a zig zag book.

3 Stick the colourful cover pages to the beginning and the end
of the book.

4 On the left of each of the zig zag pages stick a photo or a

picture of one of your family members.

5 Write descriptions of your family members and stick them

next to the correct picture.

1
Read the text and listen to the
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recording. Circle the correct words.
1 The Inuit are from Canada / France.
2 It isn’t very hot / cold there.
3 Their hair isn’t blonde / dark.
4 They are / aren’t very tall.
5 They go fishing / swimming at sea.

Explore Activity Book, p. 18

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 DV D
CLUB
Orangutan language

Indonesia
Malaysia

Glossary
language . . . stupid . . .
similar (to) . . . save . . .
forest . . . in danger . . .
friendly . . . the wild . . .
communicate . . . team . . .

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 4 Watch the DVD again. Circle the words you
Before you watch
1 Answer the questions.
1 Can we meet an orangutan in our forests?
2 Are orangutans similar to people?
2 Write the words from the box under the
correct photos.
apples bananas computer cup
orangutan zoo
1 2
heard in the recording.
1 An orangutan’s natural house / home is in
Indonesia and Malaysia.
2 The name ‘orangutan’ means ‘person / child of
the forest’ in Malay.
3 Shumaker has language games / lessons with
the orangutans every day.
4 Every day / week there are visitors at the zoo.
5 It is happy / sad but orangutans are in danger.
6 Shumaker is a good / bad teacher.

After you watch

5 Circle the correct answer.
1 The oranguatans are
a very stupid.
b very clever.
2 Can the orangutans play at the zoo?
3 4 a Yes, they can.
b No, they can’t.
3 Indah and Azy learn
a a banana, an apple, a cup.
b symbols for objects (e.g. a banana,
an apple, a cup).
4 Who is more friendly?
a Azy
5 6 b Indah

Fun Time
Work in groups of three.
Each of you draws three simple symbols in
the boxes below. Write information about the
meaning of these symbols under the boxes.
Then prepare 18 cards. Draw your symbols on
nine of these cards and write the meanings
on the remaining nine cards. Then play the
While you watch memory game. Is it easy to match the word
and the symbol?
3 Watch the DVD. Write T (True) next to the true
sentences and F (False) next to the false ones.
1 Indah and Azy are orangutans.
2 Rob Shumaker is their teacher.
3 Indah is ten years old.
4 The computer is fast.
5 Azy is very clever.
6 Indah and Azy aren’t good students.

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