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YEAR 6

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ENGLISH
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READING
1. What do /ou know about power cuts? Discuss and write the answers. (page 8)

1. What happens during a power cut?

2. Who can /ou call for help?

3. Have /ou ever been in a power cut? How do /ou feel?

2. Look at the text on page 9. Where is it from? How do /ou know?

Circle /our answer and write the explanation of /our answer. (page
8)
It is from a book/ a website / a newspaper because ___________________
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3 1.2 Read the text on page 9 and label the correct features.

A. the headline B. the subheading C. a quote D. a caption

A
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READING
4. Read the sentences. Write the meanings of the underlined words based
the context of the sentences. (page 8)

‘The traffic lights stopped working so there were some bad traffic
1 accidents’.
The meaning of accident : _____________________________________________
Ambulances and hospitals were busy through the night.
2
The meaning of ambulance :____________________________________________
‘My cooker is electric, so it stopped working’.
3
The meaning of cooker : _______________________________________________
‘There was no electricity at all. My cooker is electric, so it stopped
4 working’.
The meaning of electricity: ___________________________________________
‘We’re embarrassed,’ said John Matlock of New York Power.
5
The meaning of embarrassed: _________________________________________
‘My cooker is electric, so it stopped working—we had to eat biscuit’s
6 for dinner! And it was really cold because there was no heating.’
The meaning of heating: _______________________________________________
The power cut hit at 7 pm while pupils at Thomas Jefferson School
7 were rehearsing for a school concert.
The meaning of hit: ____________________________________________________
Thirty million people had no electricity for 13 hours.
8
The meaning of million: ________________________________________________
‘ I was cooking soup when the power went off’
9
The meaning of power: ________________________________________________
The power cut hit at 7 pm while pupils at Thomas Jefferson School
10 were rehearsing for a school concert.
The meaning of rehearsing: ____________________________________________
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READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the article on page 9 again. Answer the questions. (page 10)

Where was the power cut?

1 _________________________________________________________________________
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How many hours did it continue for?
2 _________________________________________________________________________
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Why did a woman scream on the train?
3 _________________________________________________________________________
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Why were there some bad traffic accidents?
4 _________________________________________________________________________
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Why did people leave their cars in Times Square?
5 _________________________________________________________________________
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Why was there a power cut?
6 _________________________________________________________________________
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2. Who do /ou think said these things? Match the quote to a person. (page 10)

1 ‘A squirrel caused the power cut.’ a a zookeeper

‘A lot of people had accidents at
2 home.’ b a mother

3 ‘It escaped through an open gate.’ c an ambulance driver

‘You couldn’t see anything in Times a worker at New York
4 d
Square.’ Power
‘My cooker and heating stopped
5 working.’ e a police officer
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READING COMPREHENSION
3. Discuss with /our group members. Which situation (a or b) is
more dangerous? Wh/? Write /our points and answers below.
a. The traffic lights stopped working. b. The elephant escaped from the zoo.

(page 10)
Situation a / b is more dangerous. It is because _______________________________
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Draw a picture based on /our answer of the more dangerous situation.
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NOUNS AND VERBS

NOUNS VERBS
A noun refers to a person, animal, A verb refers to an action,
place or thing. experience or condition.
For e.g. For e.g.
Sofia, cat, Paris, chair walk, sleep, study, read, sing, cut
Identif/ the underlined words and colour the correct answers.

1 My mother bought a new dining table. NOUN VERB

2 The cat jumps over the big rock. NOUN VERB
3 The car stopped in front of my house last night. NOUN VERB
4 The blue blouse is Tina’s. NOUN VERB
5 Maria is cooking dinner in the kitchen. NOUN VERB
6 Henry and his dad were having breakfast an hour ago. NOUN VERB
7 There is an elephant behind the big tree. NOUN VERB
8 Roy walks to school every day. NOUN VERB
9 The woman screamed for help. NOUN VERB
10 Diana was reading a book in her bedroom a minute ago. NOUN VERB
11 The dog is chasing the sheep. NOUN VERB
12 Lina is talking to her husband in the living room. NOUN VERB
13 Hanis is playing badminton with her sister. NOUN VERB
14 We are going to the beach this Saturday. NOUN VERB
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LEARNING TO LEARN
Understanding nouns and verbs
Some words can be both noun and a verb. These words name a
person, place or thing and also describe an action.

Read and write N (Noun) or V (Verb). (page 10)

I heard a scream. N
1
Don’t scream!
You’ll break your arm!
2
It was a bad break.
Stop the train!
3
Let’s get off at the next stop.
Some verbs change to form nouns. You need to learn these.
The cooker isn’t working.
4
We couldn’t cook dinner.
We couldn’t heat soup without electricity.
5
The heating isn’t working.
My mother gave me a good advice.
6
She advised me to be kind to others.
I can’t decide where to eat.
7
It is a difficult decision to make.
Dani explains the reason he was late.
8
It is a good explanation.
They invited him to the party.
9
It was unexpected invitation.
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GRAMMAR
1. Read and discuss. (page 11)

Past continuous with past simple

It is a past simple action happened in the middle of the past continuous
action, while it was in progress.
For e.g.
They were eating lunch when someone knocked at the door.

past continuous past simple

I was cooking dinner when the lights went out.

past continuous past simple

2. Circle the correct words. (page 11)

I 1) did / was doing my homework last night when I 2) lost / was losing
all my work. It was a power cut! My brother 3) watched/ was
watching TV when all the lights 4) went/ were going out. My
dad
5) made / was making dinner when the electricity 6) went / was going
off. My mum 7) had / was having a shower when the water
8) went/ was going cold. It wasn’t a good evening!
Draw a picture based on the text above.
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GRAMMAR
3. There was a power cut at eight o’clock last night. Match and
write what /ou are doing. Then sa/ to /our partner. (page 11)

1 rehearse / for a concert a stop / in a tunnel

2 make / cake b heating / go off
3 wash / hair c lights / go out
4 travel home / by train d cooker / go off
5 sit / in the living room e water / go cold

1 I was rehearsing for a concert when the lights went out.

I was rehearsing for a

concert when the lights
went out.
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LANGUAGE IN USE
Write the meanings of the words below. (page 12)

No WORDS MEANINGS No WORDS MEANINGS

1 alarm 4 fire drill
2 emergency 5 fire engine
3 experiment 6 smoke

1 1.3 Listen and sa/. (page 12)

A This is exciting! I like fire drills.

B Me, too.
A Why are you wearing googles? What were you doing when the alarm rang?
B It rang while I was doing a science experiment.
A Oh, I see.
B Why are you wearing that old shirt?
A It rang while I was painting in art class.
B Look! There’s a fire engine!
A And there’s smoke above your classroom.
B Oh, no! Smoke and a fire engine…
A This is a real emergency!

2. Complete the text with when or while. (page 12)

past continuous + when + past simple

OR
past simple + while + past continuous

There was a real emergency at school today! The fire alarm rang ___w__h_il_e___
1) I
was doing a science experiment. Joe was painting 2) __________ he heard it.
Mr Carter took all our names 3) __________ we were standing outside.
Suddenly, some students ran out of the building. They were rehearsing for
a concert
4) __________ the alarm rang and they didn’t hear it! A boy fell over 5)
__________ he was running out of the building, but he wasn’t hurt. Then a
fire engine arrived. Three firefighters ran inside 6) __________ we were
waiting in the playground. And then we saw the smoke!
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LANGUAGE IN USE
Match the actions and the activities. Then make a new dialogue. (page 12)

ACTIONS (A) ACTIVITIES (B)

1 wear a tracksuit
2 carry a guitar
3 carry a bucket
4 wear headphones
5 hold a knife and fork
a have a music lesson
b do gymnastics
c have lunch
d clean the kitchen
e listen to music

Why are you wearing a tracksuit? What were you doing when the
A alarm rang?
1
B It rang while I was doing gymnastics.

A
2
B

A
3
B

A
4
B

A
5
B
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LISTENING
Write the meanings of the words below. (page 12)

No WORDS MEANINGS
1 lifeboat
2 life jacket
3 rescue boat
1. Look at the pictures. Where are the/? Match the places to the pictures. page 13)

a. at sea b. at school c. in space

1. 2. 3.

2 1.4 Listen and check /our answers. (page 13)

3 1.4 Listen again. Answer the questions for each dialogue. (page 13)

What’s the problem?

1 ___________________________________________________________________________
at school ___________________________________________________________________________
Do they need help?
2 ___________________________________________________________________________
What’s the problem?
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in space ___________________________________________________________________________
Do they need help?
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What’s the problem?
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at sea ___________________________________________________________________________
Do they need help?
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LISTENING
4 1.4 Answer the questions. Then listen again and check. (page 13)

AT SCHOOL
a. How many fire engines are there?
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b. Why aren’t there any school dinners today?
1 ____________________________________________________________________________
c. How do you think the firefighter feels now? Why?
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IN SPACE
a. What can the astronaut see?
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b. Why does she need a torch?
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c. How do you think she feels now? Why?
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AT SEA
a. Where are they going?
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b. How many people are on the boat?
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c. How do you think the captain feels now? Why?
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LISTENING
5. Discuss the questions below. (page 13)

What other types of emergencies can you think of? Write your
answer below.

Have you ever been in an emergency? What happened? Write your

answer below.

What can you do to help in an emergency? Write your answer

below.

3
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WRITING
1. Look at the text below ( paragraph 4 on page 9) and answer the questions.
(page 14).

12 year old Natasha Spendak was travelling home. ‘My

train was leaving the station when the lights went out,’
she said. ‘The train went dark, a woman screamed, and
then it stopped–in the dark! It was really scary.’

What are the actual words that Natasha said (direct speech)?
1 __________________________________________________________________
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How can you recognise direct speech?
2 __________________________________________________________________
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Why does the reporter use direct speech? Tick ( ) the best
descriptions.
a It’s accurate.
3 b It’s dramatic and exciting.
c It’s clear.
d It shows how people feel.
e It’s short.
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WRITING
2. A reporter interviewed Mark Kapinski about the power cut.
Find the answers in the reporter’s notes below. (page 14)

a) Mark Kapinski
b) Brooklyn, New York
c) ‘walking home from football practice / lights went out’
d) ‘went completely dark / couldn’t see or hear anything’
e) ‘sat down on a bench to look at the stars’
f) ‘not frightened, excited / beautiful night, lots of stars’
g) police and firefighters work through night
h) ‘power cut lasted for four hours / there were no accidents’
What were you doing when the lights went off?
1 ________________________________________________________________________________
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What happened?
2 ________________________________________________________________________________
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Where do you live?
3 ________________________________________________________________________________
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What did you do?
4 ________________________________________________________________________________
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Who helped during the emergency?
5 ________________________________________________________________________________
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What’s your name?
6 ________________________________________________________________________________
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What did firefighter Joe Black say?
7 ________________________________________________________________________________
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How did you fee?
8 ________________________________________________________________________________
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WRITING
3. Work in pairs. Write a newspaper article
about the interview on page 14. (page 15)
NOTES

INTRODUCTION MAIN BODY CONCLUSION

(Who? Where? What (What happened? (How did it end?
was he doing?) How did he feel?) What did people say?)

REMEMBER TO
 give your article a headline
 organise your article into an introduction, main body and conclusion
 use direct speech

A power cut hit New York last night. Mark Kapinski, from Brooklyn New York,
was walking from football practice when ______________________________________________
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WORKING WITH WORDS

Adjectives ending with –ing or –ed
Increase your vocabulary by adding –ing and –ed to some verbs to
make adjectives.
-ing is for things that cause the feeling : ‘The fire was terrifying’.
-ed is for people and how they feel : ‘I was terrified’.
Underline the correct word. (page 15)
I was 1)surprised/surprising when the train stopped in the tunnel. At
first, it was 2)excited/exciting, but after a few minutes I felt a
bit 3)worried/worrying. Suddenly, someone screamed. It
was 4)terrified/terrifying. ‘What’s happened?’ I shouted. ‘Don’t
worry,’ a woman explained. ‘My little boy was
5)frightened/frightening and he touched my face.’ I think she was
really 6)embarrassed/embarrassing because she screamed!
Identif/ and circle the adjectives.

1 The service is really disappointing.

2 He was interested in participating the competition.
3 I think the movie is interesting.
4 The instructions were confusing.
5 Fafa was confused with what just happened.
6 The sound is really annoying.
7 Wawa and Lala are really annoyed with the sound.
8 The trip was tiring. I need some rest.
9 My mother is tired. She is sleeping right now.
10 Ady was disappointed with the service they gave to him.
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SPEAKING
Write the meanings of the words below. (page 16)

explain : whisper :
1. Look at the pictures. What’s happening? Who are the people? Talk about the
pictures to /our partner. (page 16)

2 1.5 Match the sentences to the pictures. Then listen and check. (page 16)

‘I’m frightened. Our boat is sinking.’

‘Look! It’s the rescue boat!’.
1 ‘There’s smoke coming from the engine.’
‘Everyone get into the lifeboat, please!’
3 1.5 Listen again. Match the sentences in Activit/ 2 to the wa/s of
speaking. (page 16)

a. shout b. whisper c. scream d. explain 1

4. Practise sa/ing the sentences in Activit/ 2 with a

partner. Think about how /ou feel and speak. (page
16)

5 1.6 Listen to the reporter’s questions. Choose the best answer. Number in
order. (page 16).

‘Yes, I was really worried.’ ‘I was terrified.’ 1

‘I’m a bit cold and tired.’ ‘I was surprised and excited.’

6. Work in groups to act out the emergenc/. Use the pictures and quotes on page
16 to help /ou. Remember to show how /ou feel. (page 16)

Captain There’s smoke coming from the boat. Please send a rescue boat.
Teacher I can get life jackets for the children.
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THINK ABOUT IT : Plan a rescue

1. Read the task. What are the three parts of the problem? Write /our answers. (page 17)

TASK : You are the director of a rescue team. It’s four o’clock in the
morning. Last night Mike Dobbs was climbing Misty Mountain when he fell
and broke his leg. He needs help from a doctor immediately. Then you need
to get him back to base camp as quickly as possible.
THREE PARTS OF THE PROBLEM :
1
2
3
2. Look at the picture. What problems do /ou think there will be if /ou go to
Mist/ Mountain on foot, b/ ambulance, b/ motorbike and b/ helicopter? Write /our
answers.
(page 17)

a. on foot

b. by ambulance

c. by motorbike

d. by helicopter
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THINK ABOUT IT : Plan a rescue

3 1.7 Listen and check /our ideas. Take notes about the rescue plans. (page 17)

Positive Negative

1 climbing team

2 ambulance

3 motorbike

4 helicopter

5. What is the best wa/ to rescue Mike Dobbs? Work in groups to discuss and
solve the problems. You can use two forms of transport. Write /our answers below.
(page 17)

I think we should send……………first because……….

THE BEST WAY TO RESCUE MIKE DOBBS

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READING TIME 1
1 1.8 Read the stor/ on pages 18-20. Who are the main CharaCters? What does the title
The TriCk mean? (page 18)

 The main characters of the story are

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 The title The Trick means __________________________________________________
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1.
Activities
Read the stor/ on pages 18-20 again. Answer the questions. (page 21)

Why was Pinar angry with Hakan?

1 ________________________________________________________________________________
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Why did Hakan think he was doing ‘a good thing’ for Musa?
2 ________________________________________________________________________________
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How did Musa know that the horse was sick?
3 ________________________________________________________________________________
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What accident did Musa say he had?
4 ________________________________________________________________________________
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What did Musa want Hakan to do?
5 ________________________________________________________________________________
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Why did Hakan decide to tell Musa the truth?
6 ________________________________________________________________________________
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READING TIME 1
2. TiCk ( ) the main themes in the stor/. (page 21)

1 You should be kind to friends or you will lose them.

2 Never forgive someone who hurt you.
3 It’s important to be honest.
4 You should be kind to animals.
5 Sometimes a bad experience can show you that you’re wrong.
6 It’s important to say sorry when you hurt a friend.
3. DisCuss the questions. Give reasons for /our answers.

What two tricks happen in the story?

1 ________________________________________________________________________________
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Do you think both tricks were wrong?
2 ________________________________________________________________________________
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What do you think of Hakan at the beginning of the story? And at the end?
Did
3 your opinion of him change?
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Did your opinion of Musa change during the story?
4 ________________________________________________________________________________
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Who do you think was a better friend — Hakan or Musa?
5 ________________________________________________________________________________
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READING TIME 1
4. Imagine that Musa reall/ broke his leg and Hakan didn’t tell him the truth.
How would the ending be different? DisCuss and write /our answer below.
(page 21)

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5. SCan the qr Code or use the link. WatCh the video to see a different
ending of the stor/. Is it similar to /our ideas on aCtivit/ 4? WhiCh ending do
/ou prefer? Wh/?
(page 21)
tinyurl.com/dnnyrf5k

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