// right, light, fight, high;

Look left, look right. Look high up in the sky.

// dark, start, bath, fast, carpet, glasses, cant, at last,
Mark, Margaret;
Can you see the carpet under the bath? says Margaret
to Mark. No, I cant, says Mark. Its very dark in
here. Open the curtains, says Margaret. Oh yes,
says Mark. I can see the carpet now. At last! says
Margaret.
// skirt, shirt, Shirley, T-shirt, dirty, turn, curtain;
Look at your dirty skirt, Shirley! Mum says. Look at
your dirty T-shirt! No, Shirley, dont go near the
curtains. Oh no. Now the curtains are dirty, too!
// an, and, apple, that, black, hat, stand, glad, bag, lamp;
Put on that
Put on that black hat
Put on that black hat and stand
Put on that black hat and stand next to
Put on that black hat and stand next to the lamp.
1 2 3 4
l __ __ __ t c __ __ __ __ t sk __ __ t
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gl __ __ __ __ s h __ t
1 Read the words/sentences first to yourself, then aloud.
2 Complete the words. Read them to your friend.
Further Reading Practice
// shirt, shine, shake, shelf, shocked, sharpener,
Sheila, mushroom, wish;
Sheila wishes to sell mushrooms when the sun
shines.
// jam, job, jumper, orange, magic, magician;
Jenny has got orange hair. She has got orange
clothes, too. Whats Jennys job? Jenny is a
magician!
// noise, join, point, enjoy, toy, boy, Troy, Roy;
Roy is in his room. Hes got a friend. His name is
Troy. Troy is an elf boy. Troy likes to dance.
Come on, Roy! says Troy. Join the dance!
Listen! Whos that? Thats Roys mum. Oh no!
Hide, Troy! Roy, whats that noise? Roys mum
asks. Its OK, Mum, says Roy. Its just a toy.
// ruler, rubber, brother, sister, singer, teacher,
sharpener, blazer, cleaner;
Wheres your ruler? the teacher asks Peter.
Wheres your rubber? Wheres your sharpener?
Theyre in my blazer, says Peter. Wheres your
blazer? At home, Miss, says Peter.
shirt
sun
shake
shocked
singer
noise
point
join
orange
magic
girl
job
teacher
blazer
cleaner
jam
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3 Read the words/sentences first to yourself, then aloud.
4 Say the words. Find the word that is different.
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// all, small, tall, ball, talk, board, morning, forty;
Good morning, boys and girls, says Miss Smith.
Dont talk. All the boys, come to the board and
draw a small ball, please.
// car, far, barn, farm, farmer, alarm, guitar, father;
Mark is a farmer. All the animals on Marks farm love
him. Hes great fun! says Carly the cow. Mark
plays the guitar in the barn for us.
// girl, thirty, thirteen, Shirley, birthday, purple;
Whos that girl in the purple dress? Oh yes. Its
Shirley. Shirley is thirteen today. Happy Birthday,
Shirley.
// name, skate, plane, day, great;
Today is a great day for Kate. Its her birthday. What
is this? A plane? A plane for Kate? Thats great! Happy
Birthday, Kate!
// sad, dad, rap, band, land, man, have, happy, Jack;
Jack and Jill are sad. They havent got any water.
Lets get some water, Jill, says Jack. So Jack and
Jill go up a hill. They have got some water now. Jack
and Jill are very happy.
1 me he
2 tall .................
3 far .................
4 red .................
5 cat .................
6 band ...............
7 box .................
8 sad .................
9 toy .................
5 Read the words/sentences first to yourself, then aloud.
6 Change the underlined letters to make up new words.
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// tin, bin, big, sing, trick, swim;
The Tin Man is sad. He cant swim. Whats the
matter? asks Jill. I cant swim, says the Tin
Man. Ive got an idea! says Jill. Come with
me! So the Tin Man follows Jill. Look! A big bin!
says Jill. You can learn to swim in this big bin!
// sail, tail, fail, wait, whale, face;
This is Jane. Jane likes to sail. Look! Whose tail is
this? Ah yes, its Miss Whales. Hello, Jane, says
Miss Whale. Lets set sail!
// eye, fly, sky, ride, like, kite, white, climb,
knight;
Mike is a white kite. Hes alone in the sky. One day
Mike sees a bike. Hello, says Mike. Hi, says the
bike. Can you ride a bike? No, says Mike. Can
you fly? No, says the bike. But I can climb! So
the bike climbs up the hill. Now Mike isnt alone.
Hes got a friend.
// no, go, nose, note, home, those, old, know;
Take this note to Mr Jones, Tony, says Mrs
Bones. Whos Mr Jones? asks Tony. I dont know
him. His home is up the hill, says Mrs Bones.
Oh yes, I know, says Tony. Hes the old man
with the big nose!
1 tr.......... 2 wh..........le 3 k..........te
ee ea o a i ai
4 n..........se
i o
7 Read the words/sentences first to yourself, then aloud.
8 Complete the words.
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/j/ new, you, beautiful;
a beautiful horse
What a beautiful horse
What a beautiful horse you have, Simon!
// bag, back, dad, that, land, hand, track, carry,
Pam, can, has, cat;
This is Pam. Pam has something in her bag. Pam,
come back, Dad says. What are you carrying in
your bag? Nothing, Dad, Pam says. Then Dad
opens Pams bag. Whats that, Pam? Dad asks
Pam. Its a cat, Dad, Pam says. Can we keep it,
Dad? Please! Oh, alright, says Dad and puts the
cat down with his hand.
// train, wait, great, late, safe, brave, Jake, say;
This is Jake. Jake is waiting for the train. Jake likes
to ride the train. Here comes the train. A crocodile
is on the train. Is Jake safe? What do you say? Yes,
Jake is safe. The crocodile likes to ride the train,
too. Now Jake and the crocodile are riding the
train together. Thats great!
you, cut, Mark, beautiful, dad, come, start, work, land, great, hand,
soon, bath, duck, train, children, good, say, fun, wait, dark, fast.
9 Read the words/sentences first to yourself, then aloud.
10 Write the words in three groups: a group with the /j/ sound,
a group with the // sound and a group with the // sound.
There are words you do not need.
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Mrs Mouse has got
three children, Billy,
Becky and Bobby. One
day, Mrs Mouse tells her
children to go out and play.
Go now, children. But be careful. Do not go near the field.
Old Black Cat lives there!
But Billy, Becky and Bobby go to the field and play there. Suddenly, Billy
stands up and say, I can hear something. Old Black Cat is coming! So
Billy, Becky and Bobby run away very fast. Quickly! In here! says
Becky. And the three little mice go into a big bag of flour. Old Black Cat
goes away. The three little mice come out of the bag. There is flour in
their ears and in their mouths!
At last Billy, Becky and Bobby go back home.
Shoo! says Mrs Mouse, when they go home.
You dont live here. My children are grey, not
white! The three little mice go away. They
are very sad. Just then the rain comes
down and washes the flour away! Were
all grey again! says Billy. We can go
home now, says Becky.
Hurrah! says Bobby.
1 How many children has Mrs Mouse
got? What are their names?
2 Who lives in the field?
3 What is there in the bag?
4 What colour are the mice now?
5 What washes the flour away?
1 /'ldrn/ .........................
2 /pl/ .........................
3 // .........................
4 /fld/ .........................
5 /h/ .........................
6 /'fl/ .........................
7 // .........................
8 /ms/ .........................
9 /'wz/ .........................
11 Read the story first
to yourself, then
to your
friend.
12 Read the story again and answer the questions.
13 Read the story again and find the words.
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0 my names John.
My names John.
1 my name is eva and im nine
years old.
........................................
2 im ida im from russia.
........................................
3 her favourite subject is art.
........................................
4 she lives in the uk. She speaks
english.
........................................
Hello,
My names Yuri and Im 10. Im in Year 5 at school. I like English, Art and
PE. My favourite subject is Music!
What about you?
Yuri
Punctuation
Writing Tips!
We use a full stop (.) at the end of the sentence.
We use a question mark (?) after interrogative sentences.
We use an exclamation mark (!) for commands and strong feelings.
We use a comma (,) to join two things.
Using capital letters
Writing Tips!
We use capital letters for:
I am (personal pronoun)
the first word in a sentence, e.g. Shes ten.
countries, e.g. France
school subjects, e.g. Art
names
1 Read the e-mail below and find: three full stops, two commas,
one exclamation mark and one question mark.
1 Write the sentences. Use the correct capital letters.
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Hello, i m ana. Im ten and my favourite school subject is history.
This is my mother and father. their names are ida and Alexander.
we are a happy family!
I
Connectors
Writing Tips!
We use and or but to join two ideas.
We use and to join similar ideas, e.g. I like ice cream and biscuits.
We use but to join contrasting ideas, e.g. I like juice but I dont
like Coke.
1 I like ice cream .......... jelly.
2 She likes chips .......... she
doesnt like burgers.
3 Can I have some potatoes
.......... some carrots please?
4 Weve got some sausages
.......... potatoes .......... we
havent got any rice.
5 My brother likes orange juice
.......... Coke.
1 We havent got carrots. Weve got
potatoes.
........................................
2 Maria likes ice cream. She likes
jelly too.
........................................
3 We have some popcorn. We havent
got any coke.
........................................
4 I like pizza. I like burgers too.
........................................
5 Yuri likes singing. He likes dancing
too.
........................................
6 He likes chicken. He doesnt like
fish.
........................................
2 Correct the paragraph. There are 6 mistakes.
1 Complete the sentences with but or and.
2 Join the sentences with but or and.
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Milla,
Weve got some potatoes ..... we
havent got any rice. Weve got some
eggs ..... carrots ..... we need some
oranges ..... some bananas. Weve got
some juice ..... milk ..... we need some
Coke.
Alexander
eggs
rice
bananas
oranges
milk
juice
Coke
potatoes
carrots
Addresses
Writing Tips!
Your
address
Your friends
address
Ana Visserova
Street Address
City, Country
Postcode
Matvey Sikirov
Street Address
City, Country
Postcode
1
From: Nicola Truni
22 rue Monsieur le Prince Paris,
France 83792
To: Nikos Pappas
Mountaki 37 Athens, Greece 1350
2
From: Emma Pit
21 Church Street London,
U.K. 86378E9
To: Milla Viznerov
Chayanova 15 Moscow,
Russia 125267
3 Fill in the gaps. Use but or and.
1 Write the addresses.
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Ive got a funny cat. Her name is Fluffy. She has got small ears and a fat
body. Shes very cute! Fluffy is clever too! She can jump and climb!
1 my brother/blue/has got/eyes
........................................
2 Maria/a beautiful/house/has got
........................................
3 My/has got/a long/tail/dog
........................................
4 My brother/clever/is
........................................
Ive got a dog funny . Her name is Marta. She has
got ears big and a body long. Marta clever is too!
She can jump and climb!
Adjectives
Writing Tips!
We can use adjectives before a noun, e.g. Maria has got a funny cat.
We can use adjectives after the verb to be, e.g. Her cat is clever.
2 You want to send a letter to a friend. Write the addresses on
the envelope.
1 Look at the text and underline the adjectives.
2 Put the words in the correct order.
3 Read and correct the paragraph.
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This is our house. Our house is
very big! Our living room is
beautiful. Our living room is blue
and green. My sisters bedroom
is pink. My sisters bedroom is
not very nice. My bedroom is
blue. My bedroom is very nice!
1 This is my room. My room is blue.
This is my room. Its blue.
2 Idas house is big. Idas house has
got seven bedrooms.
........................................
3 Idas eyes are beautiful. Idas
eyes are blue.
........................................
4 I like burgers. Burgers are yummy!
........................................
5 My new house is funny! My new
house is pink!
........................................
6 I like Johns room. Johns room is
big.
........................................
Reference words
Writing Tips!
We use reference words in order to avoid repetition.
e.g. This is our house. Our house is blue.
This is our house. Its blue.
Paragraphs
Writing Tips!
Divide your work in paragraphs.
Give each paragraph a different topic.
1 Join the sentences.
2 Rewrite the text below.
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a) In the morning
b) In the afternoon
c) In the evening
Paragraph 1
In the morning
Paragraph 2
In the afternoon
Paragraph 3
Then, at
Anas favourite day is Friday. She gets up at eight oclock. In the
morning, she has breakfast, then, she goes to school.
In the afternoon, Ana listens to music. She also play games with her
brother. They have a lot of fun together.
Then, at nine oclock, Ana goes to bed. Fridays are happy days for Ana!
3
2
1
Marks favourite day is Saturday. He gets up at nine oclock. In the morning
he has breakfast, then, he goes to the park. In the afternoon, Mark
watches television. He also plays computer games. Then, at ten oclock,
Mark goes to bed. Saturdays are a lot of fun for Mark!
1 Match the paragraphs to the topics.
2 Divide the text in paragraphs. Underline the words that start
each paragraph.
3 Write what you usually do every day. Use the writing plan
below.
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Giving personal information
Offering and thanking
Talking about your family
A: Whats your name?
B: My names Maria Viznerova.
A: Sorry? Can you spell that, please?
B: Yes, its V-I-Z-N-E-R-O-V-A.
A: How old are you, Maria?
B: Im 10.
A: Whats your favourite subject?
B: Art.
Matvey: Whos that?
Marya: Thats my mum!
Matvey: Whos the girl next to her?
Marya: Thats my sister, Olga!
Matvey: Shes very beautiful.
Yuri: This is for you!
Olga: Oh, how sweet! What is it?
Yuri: Its a doll!
Olga: Its lovely! Thank you!
1 Take roles and read out.
2 Work in pairs. Act out similar dialogues.
1 Take roles and read out.
2 Work in pairs. Act out similar dialogues.
1 Take roles and read out.
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Burger
3
Pizza
5
Sausages
5
Chicken
7
Rice
2
Chips
2
Drinks
Coke
1
Orange Juice
1.50
W
ater
1
Desserts
Ice cream
1
Jelly
1
Ordering food
A: Hi! Can I help you?
B: Yes. Can I have two burgers and two Cokes, please?
A: Anything else?
B: Yes. Can I have some chips, please?
A: Thats ten euros.
B: Here you are.
A: Thanks.
2 Work in pairs. Use the pictures below and act out similar
dialogues.
1 Take roles and read out.
2 Work in pairs. Use the menu and act out a similar dialogue.
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Preferences
Nadja: Do you like dancing?
Yuri: I love dancing! What about you?
Nadja: I dont like dancing, but I love painting!
Yuri: Really? I dont like painting at all!
Describing your pet
Vladimir: Have you got a pet?
Inga: Yes, Ive got a dog! His name is Max!
Vladimir: Really? What does he look like?
Inga: Hes got big ears and a fat body. Hes very cute!
Further Speaking Practice
1 Take roles and read out.
2 Work in pairs. Use the pictures below or your own ideas and
act out similar dialogues.
1 Take roles and read out.
2 Work in pairs. Use the pictures below or your own ideas and
act out similar dialogues.
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Describing your room
Maria: Whats your room like?
Anton: Its blue and white.
Maria: Is it big?
Anton: No, its not very big.
Maria: Is there a desk?
Anton: Yes, there is a desk next
to my bed.
Talking about routines
Dimitri: What time do you get up in the morning?
Eva: At seven oclock. I have breakfast and I go to school. What about you?
Dimitri: I usually get up at seven too. What time do you go to bed?
Eva: At nine oclock. But at the weekends I go to bed at ten.
Further Speaking Practice
1 Take roles and read out.
2 Work in pairs. Use your own ideas and act out similar
dialogues.
1 Take roles and read out.
2 Work in pairs. Use your own ideas and act out similar
dialogues.