Vocabulary

1. What comes next?

1. thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen

2. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

3. May, April, March, February

4. two o’clock, two thirty, three o’clock, three thirty

5. Greece / Greek , Brazil / Brazilian, China / Chinese

6. mum / dad, sister / brother, daughter / son

7. six thirty, six o’clock, five thirty, five o’clock

8. October, November, December, January

2. Write the opposites.

1. hot cold

2. long short

3. happy sad

4. light dark

5. new old

6. clean dirty

7. big small

8. wet dry

3. Complete the sentences with the words below. You may not need to use all
the words.

blue | kick | play | bag | parents | mum | catch | Russian | phone | long | hungry |
rubber | ride | Russia

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1. My sister has blue eyes and dark hair.

2. There’s a rubber in my pencil case.

3. My friend Irina is Russian.

4. Anna’s parents are from Brazil.

5. I’m very hungry. Have we got any food?

6. My books and pencil case are in my bag.

7. Can you ride a horse? I can.

8. Kick the ball to me, John!

4. Look at the picture and complete the text.

There are six children in the class. There are four boys and two (1) girls. Their (2)

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teacher is Mr Gibbs. Behind Mr Gibbs there is a wall with a big (3) window. All the
children have got books on their (4) desks. Joe has got (5) dark brown hair and blue
eyes. Jake and Ella are not happy. Jake is bored and Ella is (6) sad. It’s twelve (7)
o’clock and they all want their lunch. They’re (8) hungry.

Grammar

5. Complete the questions.

1. A: Where are you from?

B: I’m from Canada.

2. A: How old is he?

B: He’s 16.

3. A: Where is she from?

B: She’s from Germany.

4. A: How old are they?

B: They’re 11.

5. A: Has he got a computer?

B: No, he hasn’t.

6. A: Have we got any milk?

B: Yes, we’ve got lots of milk.

7. A: Can you ride a bike?

B: No, I can’t.

8. A: Can they sing?

B: Yes, they can.

6. Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

1. My birthday is on 2nd October.

2. School starts in September.

3. The party is at Luisa’s house.

4. We have English lessons on Mondays and Fridays.

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5. I’ve got my lunch in my bag.

6. Your chair is under you.

7. Look! There’s a dog behind you.

8. His piano lesson is from five o’clock until six o’clock.

7. Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.

1. I want to make a cake. Are there _ eggs?

a) some b) any c) a lot

Answer: b

2. Is this _ house?

a) Jason’s b) Jasons c) Jason

Answer: a

3. We haven’t got _ bread.

a) some b) a lot c) any

Answer: c

4. I don’t like _ football.

a) play b) playing c) plays

Answer: b

5. I _ speak Chinese. What about you?

a) am b) can’t c) have
Answer: b

6. Look at _ shoes! I really like them!

a) that b) those c) this

Answer: b

7. Come with _ to the park!

a) we b) I c) us
Answer: c

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8. What colour _ their car?

a) are b) it c) is
Answer: c

8. Complete the email with one word in each gap.

Hello Jessica,

My name is Coco and I have got two sisters. They are called Yoko and Kumiko. They
(1) are twins. I love (2) them very much and they love (3) me too. We (4) have got
two cats. (5) Their names are Mint and Bramble. Bramble (6) can catch small birds.
She likes bringing them (7) into our house! What about you? (8) Have you got any
pets?

Write back soon.

Love
Coco

Get Talking

9. Complete the conversation with the words and phrases from the list. You do
not need to use all the words.

It’s not | Do | Hi | I’m sorry | Great | I | I’d | Would

Samantha: John, Tim! Hi!

John and Tim: (1) Hi Samantha!
Samantha: (2) Would you like to come to my house on Saturday?
John: (3) I’m sorry, I can’t come. I have dancing class on Saturdays!
Tim: (4) I’d love to come. It’s the first day of our holiday!
Samantha: (5) Great. See you Saturday!

Listening

10. Listen to Paul and Rose and answer the questions.

1. What date is the party on?

19th November

2. What day of the week is the party on?

Friday

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3. When does the party end?

9.30 / nine thirty / half past nine

4. Where does Paul live?

_ _ Brook Road
18 Brook Road

5. What is Paul’s phone number?

1_ 1 _ _ _ 4
161 9234

AUDIO SCRIPT

Rose: Hello
Paul: Hello. Is that Rose? It’s Paul here.
Rose: Oh hi, Paul.
Paul: Hi. Listen, would you like to come to my birthday party?
Rose: Oh, Paul. That’s great! I’d love to come. When is it?
Paul: It’s on the 19th of November.
Rose: The 19th of November. Hmm ... Let me see ... What day is that?
Paul: That’s a Friday. My party’s on Friday night. Is that OK?
Rose: Yes. Friday night is good for me. And ... what time is the party?
Paul: It’s from five thirty until nine thirty.
Rose: OK. And your address, Paul? Where is your house?
Paul: 18 Brook Road.
Rose: OK, great. Oh! I haven’t got your phone number, Paul. Can you give it to me?
Paul: Sure! Have you got a pen?
Rose: Yes, I have. Go on.
Paul: OK. It’s 161 9234. Have you got that?
Rose: Not quite. Can you say it again?
Paul: It’s 161 9234. OK?
Rose: Yes. Great! See you!
Paul: Bye.

Reading

11. Read the text. Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.

Hi. My name’s Manolis. I’m twelve years old and I’m from Greece. My dad is Greek,
but my mum isn’t. She’s from India and her name is Aditi. My mum is a doctor and
my dad is a teacher. He teaches Italian.
I’ve got a brother and two sisters. My sisters are twins. They are ten years old. Their
names are Ariadne and Padma. My brother is a very small baby. He can’t walk and

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he can’t talk, but he’s very funny. We love him very much.
We live in a small house in a big city. I haven’t got a big bedroom, but I like it. I’ve got
a computer in my room and I like playing computer games with my friends. I love
swimming too. My sisters don’t like computer games and they can’t swim. They like
music. They love playing the guitar and they’re very good.

1. Manolis is from

a) Greece. b) India. c) Italy.

Answer: a

2. His dad is

a) a doctor. b) a teacher. c) a singer.

Answer: b

3. His brother

a) can walk. b) is funny. c) has got a computer.

Answer: b

4. Manolis has got

a) a big brother. b) a big bedroom. c) a computer.

Answer: c

5. His sisters like

a) playing computer games. b) swimming. c) playing the guitar.

Answer: c

Writing

12. Write about one of your friends. Use the ideas below to help you.

- What is his/her name?

- How old is he/she?
- When is his/her birthday?
- Where does he/she live?
- What is his/her favourite food?
- What is he/she good at?
- Does he/she have a pet?

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Write about 35 words.

___________________________________________________________________
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Speaking

2. Make questions to ask your partner. Then ask and answer the questions with
your partner.

1. Where / from?
Where are you from?
Answer to the question: Student’s own answers

2. old / you?
How old are you?
Answer to the question: Student’s own answers

3. Have / got / brothers / sisters?

Have you got any brothers or sisters?
Answer to the question: Student’s own answers

4. Are / tired?
Are you tired?
Answer to the question: Student’s own answers

5. Can / stand / head?

Can you stand on your head?
Answer to the question: Student’s own answers 

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