Object Pronouns Rule of Thumb

Subject + verb + object pronoun

1 Look and unscramble the words.

1 2 3
Friends

sym e s hys d i n k

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4 5 6

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ni 2 Look at the chart and complete the sentences.

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love = don’t like =

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Joe
like = hate =
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Animals Clothes Video Games Sports

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Mia

1. Joe loves video games and

.
2. Mia clothes, but she
video games.
3. Joe animals, but he
clothes.
4. Mia loves and
.
5. They both
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 Question words: Who, What, When, Where, Which, Why, How

Rule of Thumb
1 Read and match. Question word + verb
to be + complement ?
Question word +
do + you + verb ?

What kind of
movies do you like?
When I get home
after school.
When do you do your homework?
I’m funny and athletic.
Why do you like

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your best friend? She’s outgoing

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and neat.

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Where do you use your laptop?

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In my bedroom.
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you play soccer? Once a week,
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on the weekend.
Which subject
do you like best? Rock and hip-hop.
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What are you like?

English!
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What’s your favorite

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kind of music? I like romantic ones.

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2 Unscramble the questions and answer them.

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1. you / do / your best friend / how often / see / ?

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Q:
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2. together / do / where / you / hang out / ?
Q:
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3. you / together / what games / play / do / ?
Q:
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4. do / like / your / best friend / you / why / ?
Q:
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 Present Continuous

Rule of Thumb

1 Complete the phrases. am/is/are + verb + ing

Wh question word + am/is/
are + subject + verb + ing?
play take write eat watch paint

1. watch TV 4. spaghetti
2. a shower 5. a text message
3. a picture 6. tennis

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2 Write an affirmative and a negative sentence for each picture.

co vi o in

or nly t
1 2 3

ed o n
e re e c ish

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t b er pl bl

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Kevin / cook / eat Mila and Brooke / work / watch TV Matt / draw / paint
Kevin isn’t cooking.
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He’s eating spaghetti.

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Kayla / talk Mike and Molly Tom

3 Write what you think these people are doing at the moment.
1. I think my teacher .
2. I think my mom and dad .
3. I think my best friend .
4.
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 Math
Math

1 Read and circle T (true), F (false) or DK (don’t know).

When Americans were asked about their favorite ice cream flavors, this is what they said:

v o r ite Ice Cream Flavors

Fa United States
in the

Vanilla 30%
Chocolate 10%
Math Vocabulary

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Butter Pecan 5%

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Strawberry 5%

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10% = 1/10 or one tenth

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Neapolitan 5%

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25% = 1/4 or a quarter

.
Chocolate Chip 5%

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50% = 1/2 or a half
Cookies and Cream
t b er pl bl 5% 33% = 1/3 or one third

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Other Flavors 35% 66% = 2 /3 or two thirds
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1. Less than a third of people like vanilla ice cream. T / F / DK

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2. More than two thirds of people like vanilla, chocolate and butter pecan. T/F/DK
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3. Chocolate is the favorite flavor in New York. T / F / DK

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4. Less than a quarter of people like other flavors. T / F / DK

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5. More people like chocolate chip than cookies and cream. T / F / DK

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• Complete the pie chart with the ice cream flavors.

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30% Vanilla

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 Math
Math

1 Read the survey and complete the sentences.

We asked 100 kids their favorite flavor of ice cream!

Favorite Flavors at Lincoln School

Vanilla: 30 students
Chocolate: 25 students
Strawberry: 25 students

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Cookies and Cream: 10 students

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or nly t
Other flavors: 10 students

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one quarter 25%
t b er pl bl less than one third one tenth

so
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1. of students like vanilla.
2. of students like chocolate.
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3. of students like strawberry.

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4. of students like cookies and cream.

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2 Do a survey of the class’s favorite ice creams and complete the pie chart.
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• Write a summary in your notebook.

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 Present Simple
Rule of Thumb
I/You/We/They + verb (simple form)
1 Complete the e-mail. He/She/It + verb (3rd person)

leave do arrive get up finish eat read walk

Hi Ricky,
My name’s Monica and I live in Moscow in Russia. It’s a great city! On a
school day, I at six thirty and I take a shower at quarter to

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seven. Then I have breakfast with my sister Natalia at seven. I

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the apartment at half past seven and to school with my sister.

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I’m lucky. The school is very near our home! I early and I play

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with my friends in the school yard. School starts at eight. After the morning
t b er pl bl

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classes, I go home for lunch—that’s our main meal of the day—at twelve
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thirty. School at three. At five in the afternoon, I my
homework and then play games with my friends. We a light
nd

meal in the evening. I usually go to bed at eight thirty and I a

m r ee o

comic or a book. I love reading! My mom usually turns off the lights at nine.
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Monica
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• Look and write sentences about Monica’s day.

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1. Monica gets up at
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2 six thirty.
2.

3.

4 6 4.
5
5.

6.

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 Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
Rule of Thumb
Subject + usually + verb (present) + but today +
subject + am / is / are + verb + ng + complement
1 Read, look and number.

1 I usually eat pizza, but 2 I often play basketball, but

today I’m eating tacos. today I’m playing tennis.

3 I usually eat tacos, but 4 I often play tennis, but today

today I’m eating pizza. I’m playing basketball.

pi ew nte g
co vi o in

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ed o n
e re e c ish

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nd
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2 Imagine you are somewhere amazing, and complete the sentences.

Here I am in !
1. I usually for breakfast, but this morning I
.
2. I often , but today I .
3. I usually on the weekend, but today I
.
4. I often in the evening, but tonight I
.

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 Adverbs of Manner
Rule of Thumb
adjective + ly
1 Circle 10 adverbs.
s p o l i t e l y s
h q u i e t l y o a
a u l o u s a d l d
p a g i e l q u e l
p n e r v o u s l y
i g r o a w i a o q

pi ew nte g
l r i l y l c d u u

co vi o in

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y i l y e y k i d i

ed o n
e re e c ish

.
s l e e p i l y l e

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t b er pl bl a y h e p t y l y t

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2 Look, read and circle the correct options.
6
nd
m r ee o

Can I play with Brooke

after school, please?
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an is is ich

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1. Alex is running quickly / slowly.

3 Stop fighting!!!
2. Pete is running loudly / slowly.
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3. Connor is reading happily / sadly.
4. Claire is asking politely / sleepily.
5. Brooke is walking loudly / quietly.
6. Eric is waiting nervously / sadly.
7. The teacher is speaking loudly / nervously.
8. Emma and Lauren are playing angrily / happily.

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 g an d P o
ro n u n c ia tion
Spellin
1 Look and complete.

bear pear scared pair fair tear

1. Why are you so ?

2. I have heard that in this forest there are many
s.

pi ew nte g
3. They travel in s and

co vi o in

or nly t
holes in your tent to get in. What’s that noise?

ed o n
e re e c ish

.
4. Don’t worry. It’s not a bear. That’s music. It’s

ld
t b er pl bl

so
from the .
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5. Wow! This is juicy and delicious!
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2 Circle the words with different sounds.

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1 2 3 4 5
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ear stare square pair fear

bear far tear square chair

fear fair hear car hear

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 Reading

1 Circle the correct answers.

1. Why is Jack bored?
a. He doesn’t have any friends.
b. He wants to go outside, but it’s cloudy.
c. He doesn’t have any hobbies.
2. Who is Emily?
a. Jack’s friend.

pi ew nte g
co vi o in
b. Jack’s sister.

or nly t
ed o n
e re e c ish
c. Jack’s cousin.

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3. What is Jack wearing?
t b er pl bl

so
a. He’s wearing a T-shirt.
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b. He’s wearing a jacket.

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c. He’s wearing a sweater.

4. What is Emily carrying? 5. How do you think Jack feels after the episode?
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a. A cell phone. a. He is impressed.

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b. A laptop. b. He is happy.
c. A metal detector. c. He is disappointed.
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2 Write the causes and effects.

Cause Effect

The weather is bad. Jack feels bored.

Jack receives a text message.

Emily is looking in the garage.

Jack is not impressed.

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 Reading

1 Write Jack or Emily.

1. is bored at the beginning
of the story.
2. is not impressed by the
weird metal object.
jack
3. falls off a wall.
4. says the object is really old.

pi ew nte g
EMILY

co vi o in
5. is on a boat in the middle

or nly t
ed o n
e re e c ish
of the ocean.

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t b er pl bl

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2 Write what happens to Jack on the boat. Use the words to help you.
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nd
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pirate
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sharks
waves
an is is ich

island
treasure
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Jack is on a Viking ship in the middle of the ocean…

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 1 Read, complete and answer the questions.

Where Who When

Maya Eric
walks to school ✓ ✓
eats lunch at school ✓
Maya
watches TV at night ✓

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Eric

co vi o in
1. does Maya eat lunch?

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e re e c ish

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2. walks to school?
t b er pl bl

so
3. does Eric watch TV?
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2 Circle the correct words.

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1 2
m r ee o
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Lisa is playing the guitar nervously / loudly. Joe is going to the exam nervously / sadly.

3 4

Jackie is watching the TV sadly / angrily. Emily is reading quietly / angrily.

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 3 Look and write sentences about Eric.
Typical Saturday
8:00 11:00 2:00 4:30 6:45 9:00
eat lunch at
wake up play soccer surf the web watch TV go to bed
home

Saturday, Today
8:00 11:00 2:00 4:30 6:45 9:00

pi ew nte g
eat lunch in play video

co vi o in
sleep go to mall visit grandma go to movies

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restaurant games

ed o n
e re e c ish

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1. Eric usually wakes up at eight o’clock, but today he’s sleeping.
t b er pl bl

so
2.
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3.
4.
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5.
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6.
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4 Unscramble the questions and answer them.

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1. like / you / are / What / ?

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Q:
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2. doing / What / you / are / now / ?
Q:
A:
3. best / like / Why / you / friend / your / do / ?
Q:
A:
4. parents / now / doing / are / What / your / ?
Q:
A:

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 Writing

1 Correct the eight circled mistakes.

To: Carey From: Kim

Hi Carey ,
My friend Akiak is staying with me for the summer. He’s
from Alaska and she’s ten years old. He isn’t very talll and
he have straight black hair. He usually wear snow boots
oots

pi ew nte g
co vi o in
and a warm jacket, but today he’s wear tennis shoess

or nly t
ed o n
e re e c ish
and a sweater. He’s talkative, and he talks very loud.

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He’s outgoing and he’s good at sports.
t b er pl bl

so
He play soccer and hockey. He loving sports. He likes
es
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to tell jokes too. I like him because he’s really funnily.

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How about you? Do you have a special friend?

Write back soon.
m r ee o
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Kim
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• Write to Kim about your friend.

To: Kim From:

Dear Kim,

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