Answer key and Audio script – Unit 5

Vocabulary check Language Test

Group A Audio 5
Exercise 1 Girl: Hi, I’m Sam. What can my family do? Well,
1 sing 2 draw 3 climb 4 jump 5 write 6 read my mum can fix things. She can fix our
7 ride 8 cook 9 fly 10 fix 11 act 12 swim computer and our bikes! She’s very clever.
And she can cook very well. She can make
Exercise 2
yummy cakes. Dad is a great cook too. He
1 make 2 make 3 play 4 ride 5 play can make fantastic spaghetti. Dad loves
music and he can play the guitar, but he’s
Group B a very bad singer.
Exercise 1 Granny Sophie is Dad’s mum. She can sing
1 climb 2 sing 3 draw 4 cook 5 write 6 fix very well. She can play the piano too. And
7 act 8 ride 9 swim 10 read 11 jump 12 fly Grandad Alex can’t sing or play the piano,
but he can draw fantastic pictures.
Exercise 2 My brother Louis is sporty. He can swim and
1 play 2 make 3 make 4 play 5 ride ride a horse very well. He loves football too.
It’s his favourite sport.

Grammar Check Group A

Group A Exercise 1
Exercise 1 1F 2P 3F 4P 5F 6P
1 My mum can make cupcakes. 2 I can’t fix the Exercise 2
computer. 3 Clara and jake can speak English. 1 cook 2 climb 3 fly 4 skateboard 5 jump
4 Steven can’t ride a horse. 5 My brother and I can’t 6 swim
play tennis.
Exercise 3
Exercise 2 1 play 2 make 3 fix 4 ride 5 play
1 Can Betty’s dog run fast? 2 Can Dan fix the
camera? 3 Can your mum swim well? 4 Can the Exercise 4
students speak Spanish? 5 What can Jack and Jim 1 Elephants can’t jump. 2 Flamingoes can fly.
do? 3 Zebras can run fast. 4 Dogs can’t write.
Exercise 3 Exercise 5
1 No, they can’t. 2 Yes, he can. 3 No, she can’t. 1 Can Fred skateboard well? 2 Can Marcus play
4 Yes, you can. 5 Yes, we can. tennis? 3 What can Dave do? 4 Can you see the
boats?
Group B Exercise 6
Exercise 1 1 Can 2 can’t 3 Can 4 she 5 can 6 What
1 Max and Jerry can’t speak Italian. 2 My sister and Exercise 7
I can play the guitar. 3 My aunt can’t make cakes.
4 Kitty can ride a bike. 5 I can’t fix the radio. 1 agree 2 idea 3 swim 4 can 5 that

Exercise 2 Exercise 8
1 Can the students write stories? 2 Can Matt fix the 1 They’re from the USA. 2 No, they aren’t.
computer? 3 Can Molly and Tim swim well? 4 Can 3 Yes, he is. 4 He can play the guitar. 5 Yes, he is.
the horse run fast? 5 What can your friend do?
Group B
Exercise 3
Exercise 1
1 Yes, they can. 2 No, we can’t. 3 Yes, she can.
4 No, he can’t. 5 Yes, you can. 1P 2F 3P 4P 5F 6F
Exercise 2
1 climb 2 cook 3 jump 4 swim 5 skateboard
6 fly
Exercise 3
1 play 2 make 3 play 4 fix 5 ride

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Answer key and Audio script – Unit 5

Exercise 4 Writing task

1 Flamingoes can fly. 2 Horses can run fast.
3 Elephants can’t jump. 4 Cats can’t write.
Exercise 5
1 Can Francis ride a horse? 2 Can Evan swim well?
3 Can you see the birds? 4 What can Molly do?
Exercise 6
1 Can 2 can’t 3 What 4 Can 5 he 6 can
Exercise 7
1 ideas 2 good 3 skate 4 can 5 do
Exercise 8
1 They’re from the USA. 2 No, they aren’t.
3 He can swim and ride a horse. 4 Yes, he is.
5 Yes, he is.
Model text
My family and I are talented. I can draw great
pictures and I can sing, but I can’t play the piano. My
mum can cook and she can make yummy cupcakes,
but she can’t ride a bike. My dad can fix cars and
bikes, but he can’t cook.
Marking check list:
• correct punctuation, e.g. apostrophes for the short
forms of verbs.
• the correct forms of to be and can.
• vocabulary for action verbs.
• and and but.

Group C
Exercise 1
1P 2F 3P 4P 5F 6F
Exercise 2
1 cook 2 climb 3 fly 4 skateboard 5 jump
6 swim
Exercise 3
1 play 2 make 3 fix 4 ride 5 play
Exercise 4
1 Elephants can’t jump. 2 Flamingoes can fly.
3 Zebras can run fast. 4 Dogs can’t write.
Exercise 5
1 Can Fred skateboard 2 Can Marcus play 3 What
can Dave 4 Can you see
Exercise 6
1 Can 2 can’t 3 Can 4 she 5 What 6 can
Exercise 7
1 agree 2 idea 3 swim 4 can 5 that
Exercise 8
1 the USA / They’re from the USA. 2 No / No, they
aren’t. 3 Yes / Yes, he is. 4 the guitar / He can play
the guitar. 5 Yes / Yes, he is.

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