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Unit 1 2

Unit 2 3

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Unit 1 Written Interaction (SC3)

Listening, Reading and Writing 6 Kit and Poppy are talking. Read and write the
missing sentences. (3 marks)
Listening (SC1) ANSWERS
1 001 Listen to Sami talking about his friends. 1 How is she?
Tick () A, B or C. (2 marks) 2 What’s the matter with her?
3 What does she look like?
Audio script
Sami Hayden isn’t very well. He’s got an earache and a Written Mediation (SC4)
temperature. He isn’t at school.
Mum Can you play with other children at school? 7 Read the messages. Write a note to your friend
Sami Yes, I’ve got other friends. I play hide and seek with Max about Nathan. (3 marks)
Marcia. ANSWERS
Mum Marcia … What does she look like? 1 Nathan isn’t very well.
Sami She’s got long hair. 2 He’s got a cough.
Mum Is it fair hair or dark hair? 3 He hasn’t got a temperature.
Sami It’s fair. Oh, and she’s tall.
Mum Oh yes, I know Marcia. What about Lucy? How’s
she? Is she at school? Unit 1
Sami No, she’s got a cough. And James has got Speaking
toothache.
Mum Oh dear.
Speaking Presentation (SC2)
Sami There’s Albie. I play marbles with Albie.
Mum Who’s Albie? 1a Look at the pictures. What do the children look
Sami He’s new at my school. He’s short and he’s got red like? What’s the matter with them? Make notes. Use
hair. I like him. the words in the box to help you.
Mum Well, that’s good.
ANSWERS 1b Tell your teacher about the people in the
1 C  2 B picture. Talk about each person. (5 marks)
See the suggested assessment criteria for the Speaking
2 002 Listen to Sami again. Write Yes or No. Presentation.
(3 marks)
ANSWERS
Spoken Interaction (SC3)
1 Yes  2 No  3 No  4 No 2a Who are the people in your family? Tick ().
Reading (SC1) 2b Work in small groups. Ask your friends about
the people in their family. Make notes. (5 marks)
3 Read the email from Eddie. Circle True or False. See the suggested assessment criteria for the Spoken
(5 marks) Interaction.
ANSWERS
1 False  2 True  3 True  4 False  5 True Spoken Mediation (SC4)
4 Read the email again. Who are the people? 3 Now tell your teacher about the people in your
Draw lines. (3 marks) friends’ families. What do they look like? How are
ANSWERS
they? (5 marks)
Zac is the boy with the ball. See the suggested assessment criteria for the Spoken
Marcus is the boy top left. Mediation.
Tyler is the boy bottom right.

Writing (SC2)
5a Read the email from your friend, Louisa.
Plan a reply.
5b Write your reply to Louisa. (5 marks)
See the suggested assessment criteria for Writing.

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 Unit 2 Written Interaction (SC3)
Listening, Reading and Writing 6 Hayden and Amelia are messaging on their
phones. Read and write the missing sentences.
Listening (SC1) (3 marks)
1 003 Listen to Pearl talking about her brothers, ANSWERS
Henry and Tom. Draw lines. (4 marks) 1 What’s the time?
2 What time does your brother come home?
Audio script 3 Does he play in the garden?
A Have you got a brother, Pearl?
B Yes, I have. I’ve got two brothers. They’re fourteen years Written Mediation (SC4)
old and they’ve got short, dark hair.
A Ah! 7 Your friend Cynthia doesn’t speak English.
B Their names are Henry and Tom. They look the same, She wants to know about Billy’s dad. Write the
but they are very different. For example, in the morning, conversation in your language to help her.
Henry gets up at six o’clock and he has breakfast at (3 marks)
quarter past six. ANSWERS
A What about Tom? Students correctly translate the sentences into their own
B Oh, he gets up at half past six. He has breakfast. Then at language.
quarter to seven he watches TV.
A Does Henry watch TV in the morning?
B No, he doesn’t. He listens to music. Then he goes to Unit 2
school at quarter past seven. He walks to school.
A Does Tom go to school at quarter past seven?
Speaking Presentation
B No, he doesn’t. He brushes his teeth at half past seven
and he goes to school at quarter to eight. He doesn’t
Speaking Presentation (SC2)
walk to school. He rides his bike. 1a Write about different people in your family and
ANSWERS their routine. Use the words in the box to help you.
1 Tom  2 Tom  3 Henry  4 Henry
1b Tell your teacher about your family’s routine.
2 004 Listen to Pearl again. Tick () A or B. Talk about each person. (5 marks)
(4 marks) See the suggested assessment criteria for the Speaking
Presentation.
ANSWERS
1 A  2 A  3 B  4 B
Spoken Interaction (SC3)
Reading (SC1) 2 Work in small groups. Look at the pictures. Ask
3 Read the blog. Circle the correct answers. your friends about their routine. Make notes.
(3 marks) (5 marks)
See the suggested assessment criteria for the Spoken
ANSWERS Interaction.
1 Granny  2 Bianca  3 Bianca

4 Read the blog again. Complete the sentences Spoken Mediation (SC4)
with 1–3 words. (3 marks) 3 Now tell your teacher about your friends’ routine.
ANSWERS Use your notes from exercise 2. (5 marks)
1 half past five See the suggested assessment criteria for the Spoken
2 doesn’t eat Mediation.
3 go to bed

Writing (SC2)
5a Read the letter from your friend, Elena.
Plan a reply.
5b Write your reply. (5 marks)
See the suggested assessment criteria for Writing.

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 Term 1 Writing (SC2)
Listening, Reading and Writing 5a Read the email from your friend, Marc.
Plan a reply.
Listening (SC1)
5b Write your reply. (5 marks)
1 005 Listen to Daisy talking about her sisters. See the suggested assessment criteria for Writing.
Write A, B, C or D. (4 marks)
Written Interaction (SC3)
Audio script
A How many sisters have you got, Daisy? 6 Greta and Rose are talking. Read and write the
B Four. missing sentences. (3 marks)
A Four! What do they look like?
ANSWERS
B Lydia, Holly and Katie have got fair hair. Mary has got
1 What time does your sister eat dinner?
long, red hair.
2 She’s got earache.
A Where are they?
3 She’s got red hair.
B Mary, Holly and Katie are at the park. Lydia’s in bed. She
isn’t very well.
A Oh no, what’s the matter with her? Written Mediation (SC4)
B She’s got a cold. 7 Read the messages. Write a note to your friend,
A Has she got a temperature? Farah, about Megan. (3 marks)
B No, she hasn’t.
A Well, that’s good. What do you and your sisters do in ANSWERS
their free time? 1 Megan’s got short, fair hair.
B I play computer games and ride my bike. Mary reads 2 She gets up at 8.45 / quarter to nine.
comics. Lydia and Katie like listening to music. Holly 3 She doesn’t eat breakfast.
likes watching TV.
A
B
Do you watch TV?
No, I don’t. Holly watches TV in the morning and at
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night! Speaking
A What time do you and your sisters go to bed?
B Me, Mary, Holly and Lydia go to bed at eight o’clock. Speaking Presentation (SC2)
Katie goes to bed at half past eight on school days, and
half past nine on Fridays and Saturdays. 1a Look at the pairs of pictures. Find the
A What time does she get up? differences. Use the words in the box to help you.
B She gets up at half past seven on school days, but she
gets up at quarter to nine on Saturdays and Sundays. 1b Tell your teacher about the differences. Talk
She likes sleeping! about each person. (5 marks)
See the suggested assessment criteria for the Speaking
ANSWERS Presentation.
1 B  2 D  3 A  4 C

2 006 Listen to Daisy again. Circle True or False. Spoken Interaction (SC3)
(3 marks) 2 Work in small groups. Look at the pictures.
ANSWERS Are your friends’ routines the same or different?
1 False  2 True  3 True Ask questions to find out. (5 marks)
See the suggested assessment criteria for the Spoken
Reading (SC1) Interaction.

3 Read Will’s letter.Tick () A, B or C. (3 marks) Spoken Mediation (SC4)

ANSWERS
1 B  2 A  3 B 3 Now talk to your teacher. What is the same and
what is different about your friends’ routines?
4 Read Will’s letter again. Tick () A or B. (4 marks) (5 marks)
See the suggested assessment criteria for the Speaking
ANSWERS
Presentation.
1 B  2 B  3 A  4 A

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