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Vocabulary • Compound nouns
Grammar
Past simple vs 1 Match these words to the correct headings. Copy and complete the table.
Past continuous; used to 1.3 Then listen, check and repeat.
for past habits
babysitter business person classmate firefighter homework
Vocabulary lighthouse skyscraper snowmobile spaceship speedboat
Compound nouns; whiteboard windmill
Phrasal verbs 1
Speaking 1 2 3 4
Expressing extremes
Writing
Telling a story
5 6
jobs babysitter
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transportation
school
building
A Day in a Life 1
I am a Sami Norwegian, and I live 300 kilometers north
of the Arctic Circle. In the winter, I go to school with
What did you do yesterday? my friends in Tromsø. But in the summer, the Sami
Tell us about your life. people work with reindeer, so my life is very different.
Yesterday I helped my family with calf marking.
We were checking our herd of reindeer and making
a
special marks in their ears to show that they belong to
our family. In the past, my family followed our herd of
reindeer on wooden skis, but now we travel by
snowmobile! While I was helping with the calf marking,
I sent two texts to my friends in Tromsø.
Flora Turi, 15, Norway
2
Yesterday was the same as every other day. I got up at
6 a.m., ate a very quick breakfast and then took the bus
to school. When I got to school at seven thirty,
my classmates were sweeping the classroom. I helped
them, and we all sang our national anthem. Between 8
a.m. and noon, I was studying, studying, studying, and
after lunch, I had more classes until 4:30 p.m. Did I go
home at 4:30 p.m.? No, I didn’t! I stayed at school for an
extra study hall. And then I went to another school for
more classes. When I finally got home, it was 10 p.m.
I had some dinner, and I did my homework.
For Taiwanese teenagers, life is all about studying!
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5 nice room / small phone 3 Complete these sentences with your own ideas.
1 When I was five, I didn’t use to …
6 beautiful / small
2 I always used to like … , but now …
3 My family used to … , but now …
7 hot in summer / difficult to use
An Amazing Day
to the kitchen.
by Gina Bett
• We use the Past continuous for descriptions
and continuous actions. Yesterday was an amazing day. It began as usual—
It was raining and a dog was barking. a typical boring Saturday. I got up, had breakfast
and helped my dad in the yard. The sun was shining,
• We use the Present simple in dialogues and and the birds were singing in the sky, but I was in
to describe states and things that don’t change. a bad mood because I had a lot of homework, and
“I don’t feel well today,” she said. I wanted to go out with my friends. Then my mom
My family lives in a small house near the ocean. came outside. She was holding a letter.
“It’s for you!” she said.
I read the letter quickly and shouted, “I don’t believe it!”
2 Make sentences. Choose the correct tense from “What is it?” asked my mom.
Exercise 1.
“I entered a contest last week,” I replied,
1 Last weekend / I / visit / my aunt / and then / “Do you remember?”
I / go / to the movies Well, of course she didn’t remember. I’m always
Last weekend I visited my aunt, and then I went entering contests, and I never win anything.
to the movies. But this time it was different.
2 I / usually / get up / at 7 o’clock “I won first prize,” I said. “A family vacation in Florida!”
3 Yesterday afternoon / my sister / read / We all shouted and laughed. Then we ran inside and
a magazine / when / the doorbell / ring started to plan our vacation. We usually go camping
4 “you / like / chocolate?” asked my teacher in the rain—but not this year!
Where
Are All
the
Bees?
1 c All around the world, reports warn that bees are
flying away from their hives and not returning. Farmers,
scientists and environmental groups are worried, and they
are trying to find out why it’s happening.
2 Are they so important to our environment? 3 Scientists think that there are several possible
The short answer is yes, it does matter, and yes, they are reasons, including climate change, disease and pesticides
important. Bees fly around from flower to flower, looking (chemicals that kill insects).
for nectar and pollen. They use these to produce honey, 4 Beekeeping was popular two or three hundred
which is food for their colonies. But at the same time, years ago, when many families kept their own hives for
the bees help to move pollen from one flower to another. honey. Now beekeeping is becoming popular again
This process is called “pollination.” Pollination means in towns and cities, as well as in the country. In fact,
that the flowers can create seeds and new flowers. Without towns are actually good places for hives because they
bees, many flowers can’t make seeds or fruit. In fact, bees have gardens and parks with a lot of different types of
are responsible for the pollination of one-third of all the flowers. Elementary schools, businesses, universities and
plants that we eat. A single hive with 50,000 honeybees community centers are now setting up their own hives.
can pollinate 500,000 plants in one day! Imagine a world They enjoy the delicious honey, and at the same time
with no apples, carrots, onions, raspberries, strawberries they know that they are helping to take care of some of
or, of course, honey. That’s a world with no bees. the most important insects on the planet.
?
Reading Bee Fact File Did you know …
ies of bees in the world.
• There are around 25,0 00 spec
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1 Read the article quickly. Match these sentences • There are over
2 species of bees in the US.
to the correct paragraphs. • A bee produces
3 of a teaspoon of honey in its life.
is 4 weeks.
a But it’s not all bad news. • The average life of a worker bee
b But does it really matter if bees disappear? kilometers on an average trip.
• Bees fly 5
c Bees are disappearing. • They can fly
6 kilometers per hour.
d So, why are the bees disappearing?
My Biology File
2 Read the article again. Answer the questions.
1.14 1 Why are farmers, scientists and environmental 4 You are going to produce a pamphlet
groups worried about bees? about butterflies. Find out the following
2 Why do bees fly from one flower to another? information about them.
3 What is pollination? • How they find food
4 How many plants can one bee pollinate in one day? • Why they are important for
5 What possible causes are there for the bees’ the environment
disappearance? • If they face the same problems as bees
6 Why are towns good environments for beekeeping? • How we can protect them
• How many species there are in
3 Listen to some more information on bees. Choose the world/in your country
1.15 the correct numbers to complete the fact file.
5 Work in pairs and make your pamphlet.
6.5 6 4,000 one-twelfth (1/12) 25,000 24 Include pictures or photos if possible.