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 Contents

1 Adverb and adverb phrase: in the past, 1

nowadays
used to
Connective: so

2 Reflexive pronouns with ‘by’ 5

When …, … could/could not …

3 If …, … should … 9
Connective: so that

Revision 1 13

4 Questions: How long …? 17

Questions: How far …?
Relative pronoun: where

5 Present perfect tense with ‘ever’ 21

and ‘never’
Present perfect tense with ‘for’
Present perfect tense with ‘How long’

6 Preposition: at 25
Relative pronoun: that

Revision 2 29
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Read and learn

In the past, we didn’t have

computers. We used to play
games with our friends.

Nowadays, we have computers. We

like playing computer games very
much, so we don’t always go out
to play with our friends.

In the past, many children liked playing with ropes.

Nowadays, many children love playing video games.

★ We use ‘in the past’ and ‘nowadays’ to talk about the past and present.
★ We say ‘In the past, …’ to talk about things that happened before now.
★ We say ‘Nowadays, …’ to talk about things that are happening in the present time.

I used to play with digital pets.

★ We use ‘used to’ to talk about something that people usually did in the past.

I have a real dog now, so I do not play with digital pets any more.

★ We use ‘so’ to show results.


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in the past, nowadays

A Tim went to an exhibition on changes in Hong Kong. Help him complete his
notes.

air conditioners brick houses bridges buses car ferries

fans MTR trains roads tall buildings tunnels

In the past, … Nowadays, …

1 In the past, there were only buses.
there are MTR
Nowadays, _____________________
trains
________________________________.

2 In the past, _____________________

__________________________ in the
New Territories.
Nowadays, _____________________
________________________________.

3 In the past, _____________________

________________________________.
_________________________________
_________________________________

4 _________________________________
______________________ in schools.
_________________________________
_________________________________

5 _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________


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used to
A Tim’s penfriend Paul is writing Tim an e-mail to tell him about what he usually
did when he was younger. Complete Paul’s e-mail with ‘used to’.

catch fish pick apples play ball games read comics

To: Tim@oupenglish.hk From: Paul@oupenglish.ca Subject: When I was younger

Dear Tim,

When I was younger, I 1 used to

__________________________________
___________ from trees.

I 2 _____________________________________________.

I 3 _____________________________________________ at the river.

I 4 ____________________________________________ with my
friends.
Yours,
Paul

B Tim wants to tell Paul about his family. He is writing down some notes.
Help him complete his notes.

have go sleep

1 used to go
In the past, my father ____________________________ to school on foot.
goes
Nowadays, he ____________________________ to work by bus.
2 Nowadays, my uncle ____________________________ two dogs.
In the past, he ____________________________ many birds.
3 In the past, my sister ____________________________ all day.
Nowadays, she ____________________________ eight hours every day.


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so
A Tim was sick today. What did he do? Complete the sentences with ‘so’.

drank a lot of water slept more than 16 hours

stayed at home watched TV for a while

1 so he stayed at home
Tim was sick, __________________________________________________________.
2 He was thirsty, ________________________________________________________.
3 He was tired, __________________________________________________________.
4 He was bored, ________________________________________________________.

B Tim has recovered. He is writing a diary entry about what he did when he
was sick. Look at the pictures and help Tim complete the diary entry with the
correct form of the verbs.

do not feel well today/do not go to do not want to eat much/eat

school congee

is worried about me/take me to see

have a good rest/get well quickly
a doctor

5 March, Tuesday Cloudy

I did not feel well today, so I 1 _______________________________________.
I 2 __________________________________________________________________.
My mother 3 ________________________________________________________.
The doctor gave me some medicine and I took it when I went home.
4 ____________________________________________________________________
I feel great now because I can go to school and see my friends tomorrow.


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Read and learn

What could you do when you were a baby? I could drive a car by myself
when I was a baby. Look!
Ha! Ha! It was a toy car! What couldn’t
you do when you were a baby?
I couldn’t hold my teddy bear in my
arms when I was a baby. Look!

Wow! It was very big!

I myself.
You yourself/yourselves.
We ourselves.
They could drink water by themselves.
He himself.
She herself.
It itself.
★ We use ‘myself’, ‘yourself/yourselves’, ‘ourselves’, ‘themselves’, ‘himself’, ‘herself’ and
‘itself’ with ‘by’ to mean that someone does something without help from others.

could
What you do when you were eight years old?
couldn’t

could write a short

I when I was eight years old.
couldn’t story

could
When I was eight years old, I write a short story.
couldn’t
★ We say ‘When …, … could/could not …’ to talk about what a person was able/unable to
do in the past.
★ We use ‘when’ to talk about the time people could or could not do certain things.
★ We can put ‘when’ in the middle of the sentence or at the beginning of the sentence.
★ We use a comma after the clause with ‘when’ if ‘when’ is at the beginning of the
sentence.

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Reflexive pronouns
A Dave is talking about himself and his friends. Complete what he say with
the correct reflexive pronouns.

myself ourselves themselves himself herself

by
I can eat with forks 1 ______________________.
John and I can dust the shelves 2 ______________________.
Davis and Paul can cook 3 ______________________.
Jenny can make sandwiches 4 ______________________.
Timothy can tie his shoelaces 5 ______________________.

B Dave went camping last Sunday. He is writing about it. Complete his note.

My friends and I went camping last Sunday. In the morning, I took a

bus by 1 _________________ and met Paul at the train station. Some of
our friends got to the campsite by 2 _________________. Everyone was
on time.

In the afternoon, we had lunch at the campsite. Paul cooked

noodles by 3 _________________. He cooked noodles for me, too. Some
of my friends made sandwiches by 4 _________________. There was a
dog at the campsite. It was very clever. It opened the door by
5 _________________. We played with it.

In the evening, we set up the tent by 6 _________________. After

dinner, our leader told us, ‘All of you need to wash your dishes by
7 _________________ here.’

At night, we chatted for a while. Sam told me that his little sister
could walk by 8 _________________ when she was only 10 months old.


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When ..., … could/could not ...

A Mr Chow, the PE teacher, is asking Dave and his classmates what sports
they could play when they were younger. Complete his questions.

1 Mr Chow: What could you do when you were

__________________________________
eight years old?
__________________________________
Ruth: I could play table tennis when I was
eight years old.

2 Mr Chow: What could you do when __________

_________________________________?
Jojo: I could play badminton when I was
six years old.

3 Mr Chow: What could _______________________

__________________________________
_________________________________?
Amy: I could ride a bicycle when I was
seven years old.

4 Mr Chow: What _____________________________

__________________________________
_________________________________?
Dave: I could play basketball when I was
nine years old.

5 Mr Chow: __________________________________
__________________________________
Jacky: I could play football when I was ten
years old.

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B Dave is looking at his family photo album. Look at the photos. Help him
complete the captions about his family members with ‘when’ and the correct
form of the verbs.

1 (my grandmother/eight years old/can go to school

by herself)
When my grandmother was eight years old, she could
_________________________________________ ____
go to school by herself.
__________________________________________
___

2 (Dad/nine years old/can make model planes)

Dad ________________________________________
_______________________ he was nine years old.

3 (my grandfather/six years old/cannot ride a

bicycle)
When _______________________________________
____________________________________________.

4 (Dave/seven years old/can play the piano)

_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

5 (Mum/two years old/cannot tie her shoelaces by

herself)
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

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Read and learn

What should you do if

your flat is on fire?
I should call the police if my flat is on fire.

If my flat is on fire, I should

leave my flat immediately.

I should tell my parents so that

they can take me away.

What should you do if there is a thunderstorm?

We should not go swimming if there is a thunderstorm.

If there is a thunderstorm, we should not go swimming.

★ We say ‘… should ... if ...’ or ‘If ..., … should ...’ to give advice.
★ We can use ‘if’ at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle of the sentence.
★ We use a comma when ‘if’ is at the beginning of the sentence.

We should wear more clothes we can keep ourselves warm in

so that
in winter cold weather.
★ We use ‘so that’ to talk about aims and purposes.

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If ..., … should ...

A An officer of the Hong Kong Observatory is giving a talk at Jane’s school.
Look at the pictures he is showing and complete what he says with ‘if’ and
‘should/shouldn’t’.

keep all the windows closed stand under a tree

stay away from dangerous slopes stay in a safe and dry place
use the lifts

If there’s a flood, you 1 _____________________________

_______________________________________________.

You 2 ___________________________________________
_________________________________ there’s lightning.

If there’s a landslip warning, you 3 ____________________

_______________________________________________.

You 4 ___________________________________________
________________________________ there’s a typhoon.

If there’s a fire, 5 _________________________________

_______________________________________________.

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B Jane’s father is a policeman. Jane is asking her father what she should do
in different situations. Complete their conversation.

be careful call the police

give clear directions give it to a policeman
let strangers get into your flat use a zebra crossing

Jane: What should I do if I find a wallet on the street?

Father: If you find a wallet on the street, you should 1 ______________________
____________________________________________________________________.
Jane: What should I do if 2 _______________________________________________
_____________________________________? (see someone stealing things)
Father: If you 3 ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
Jane: What should 4 _____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________? (alone at
home)
Father: If you 5 ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
Jane: What 6 ____________________________________________________________
_
______________________? (a stranger wants to borrow money from me)
Father: If 7 ________________________________________________________
_______
___
____________________________________________________________________.
Jane: 8 ______________________________________________________
____________
_______________________ (a tourist asks me how to get to a place)
Father: 9 ______________________________________________________
____________
____________________________________________________________________

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so that
A Jane’s class has found out some interesting features of animals in a nature
museum. Help them answer the riddles. Then complete the sentences.

A B C D E
a long large
Appearance big eyes long arms scales
neck wings
can see can climb can eat can fly can slide
Feature clearly in trees leaves on fast on the
the dark tall trees ground

1 so that it can
A is an owl. An owl has big eyes ________________
see clearly in the dark
________________________________________________
________________________________________________.

2 B is a ________________. ________________ has long arms

________________________________________________
________________________________________________.

3 C is ________________. ___________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________

4 D is ________________. ___________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________

5 E ______________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________

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Revision 1 Date: ________________________

A Mimi is writing about the past and present for the school newsletter.
Complete her writing with the correct forms of the verbs.

The past and present

In the past, Hong Kong 1 _________________ (be) a fishing village. Most
people 2 ____________________ (be) farmers or fishermen. They
3 ____________________ (use to/work) on farms or catch fish in the sea.
Hong Kong 4 ____________________ (change)
a lot over the past century and
5 ____________________ (become) a commercial
centre. Nowadays, there 6 ____________________
(be) a lot of commercial buildings around the city.
Most people 7 ____________________ (work) in business areas.

B Mimi is writing about herself. Help her complete her writing with the
correct forms of the verbs.

In the past, I 1 ________________________ (live) far from my school. My mum

2 _______________________ (use to/drive) me to school. When I
3 _______________________ (be) 12 years old, I 4 _______________________ (can
go) to school by myself. I 5 _______________________ (go) to school by train at
that time.
When I 6 _______________________ (be) at primary school, my teacher always
7 _______________________ (say), ‘If you 8 _______________________ (have)
time, you should 9_______________________ (visit) the library more often. It’s
really a treasure island because you 10 _______________________ (can learn) a lot
from books.’ I 11 _______________________ (use to/go) to the library quite often
because I 12 _______________________ (do not have) a computer at that time.
Nowadays, computers 13 ___________________ (be) very common. I
14 _______________________ (can find) a lot of information on the Internet easily.
I 15 ____________________ (can learn) new things at home, too. In the past, I
16 _______________________ (write) letters to my friends. Nowadays, I
17 _______________________ (send) e-mails to them.

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C Mimi also wants to write an article about pollution in Hong Kong for the
school newsletter. She has made some mistakes. Underline the mistakes and
write the correct words on the right.

Pollution in Hong Kong

There were a lot of problems in big cities like Hong Kong. are
1 __________
In the past, the temperature is normally between 30 and 2 __________
33 degrees Celsius in summer. Nowadays, the temperature
is getting higher. Winter has also get shorter than before. 3 __________
Many years ago, most people in Hong Kong do not have 4 __________
much money, so they could not bought their own cars. 5 __________
They use to take public transport more often. Nowadays, 6 __________
more people had their own cars, so there are a lot more 7 __________
cars on the road. This causes noise pollution and air
pollution.
In the past, there are not many factories in the New 8 __________
Territories. We can breathe in fresh air when we went 9 __________
there. Nowadays, there were more factories in Mainland 10 _________
China. They are near the New Territories and the smoke
from those factories pollutes the air.
People nowadays used too many plastic bags, plastic 11 _________
bottles and wooden chopsticks, so there was a lot of 12 _________
rubbish.
We should tried harder if we do not want the climate and 13 _________
our environment to get worse.

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D Mimi is writing an e-mail to her friend Jane. Help her complete her e-mail
with the correct words.

To: Jane@oupenglish.com.hk Subject: Hello!

Hi Jane,

Our teacher was angry with 1 us

_________________ today because
most of us didn’t do 2 _________________ work properly. Some of
my classmates didn’t hand in 3 _________________ homework, so
4 _________________ had to stay behind after school. Some other
classmates forgot to bring 5 _________________ books to the class.

I always do 6 _________________ homework well and hand it in on time. I

never copy my classmates’ work. I always do 7 _________________
homework by 8 _________________. We can learn better if we do
9 _________________ work by 10 _________________.

My sister is going to have a piano performance this Saturday. She

asked 11 _________________ to go and watch 12 _________________
perform. She is quite nervous. She is going to perform on stage by
13 _________________ for the first time.

I remember you’ll go on a study trip soon. Are you going by

14 _________________? Will 15 _________________ parents go with you?
Have 16 _________________ started packing yet? Will you take
17 _________________ favourite teddy bear with you? Write back soon.

From,
Mimi

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E Mimi is writing about her family. Help her complete the passages with the
correct connectives.

and because but if so so that when

1 _________________ my mum was young, she

could make beautiful crafts. She still keeps
the things she made at home. She also liked
playing badminton, 2 _________________ she
took badminton lessons with her friends. She
always says, ‘3 _________________ you want
to do something successfully, you shouldn’t give up easily.’ I always keep her
words in my mind 4 _________________ I can keep on doing something when I
have difficulties.

My dad was a member of the Red Cross

5 _________________ he was young. He joined
the Red Cross 6 _________________ he likes
helping others. He has different hobbies, too.
He likes collecting stamps 7 _________________
making model planes. Some of my friends are
afraid to talk to him 8 _________________ he looks serious. He does not talk
much, 9 _________________ he is actually very kind. He tells me we should
always help people in need 10 _________________ we can.

My grandfather loves food. He was a cook

11 _________________ he was younger. He was
very interested in cooking, 12 _________________
he went to learn cooking in Italy. He learnt
cooking in Italy 13 _________________ Italian
food was his favourite food. He said he learnt
cooking Italian food 14 _________________ he could open an Italian restaurant.
He opened a restaurant many years ago, 15 _________________ he has retired
already.
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Read and learn

The Hong Kong Heritage Museum

How far is it from Sha Tin train station is a place where we can learn
to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum? about the old Hong Kong.

It’s about 500 metres.

How long does it take to go there?

It takes about 15 minutes.

Thank you!
You’re welcome.

How long does it take to get to the museum from Sha Tin?

It takes about 30 minutes.

★ We use ‘How long’ to ask about the length of time.

How far is it from the snack bar to the computer room?

It is about 50 metres.

★ We use ‘How far’ to ask about the distance between two places.

A gift shop is a place where we can buy presents for our friends.

★ We use the relative pronoun ‘where’ to add information about a place.

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How long, How far

A Ada from Singapore visits her cousin Chris in Hong Kong. She wants to visit
Macau. Chris is answering her questions. Complete their conversation with ‘How
long’ and ‘How far’.

Ada: 1 _________________ is it from Hong Kong to Macau?

Chris: It’s about 60 kilometres.

Ada: 2 _________________ does it take to go from Hong Kong to Macau by

jetfoil?
Chris: It takes about one hour.

Ada: 3 __________________________________________________________________
_____________________________ (the train station ➔ the ferry terminal)
Chris: It’s about 600 metres.

Ada: 4 __________________________________________________________________
________________________ (walk/the train station ➔ the ferry terminal)
Chris: It takes about 20 minutes.

Ada: 5 __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________ (the ferry terminal ➔ the hotel)
Chris: It’s about two kilometres.

Ada: 6 __________________________________________________________________
________________________________ (go/the ferry terminal ➔ the hotel)
Chris: It takes about 20 minutes.

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where
A Chris always goes to different places in his neighbourhood. What does he
do in these places? Complete the sentences with ‘where’.

buy milk have meals twice a week play badminton

read and borrow books ride his bicycle watch films

1 2

cinema park
where he
This is the cinema __________________ This is the park _____________________
watches films
________________________________
____ ____________________________________
____________________ with his friends. ___________________________________.

3 4

supermarket sports centre

This is _____________________________ ____________________________________

____________________________________ ____________________________________
___________________________________. ____________________________________

5 6

restaurant library

____________________________________ ____________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________

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How long, How far, where

A Chris and Ada want to visit an island next week. They are choosing
between Turtle Island and Bird Island. Look at the leaflet and complete their
conversation.

Turtle Island Bird Island

You can see beautiful sea creatures You can have a lot of fresh fruit on Bird
on Turtle Island. It is 3 kilometres from Island. It is 10 kilometres from the pier
the pier to Turtle Island. You can take a to Bird Island. It takes 40 minutes to
bus from the pier and it only takes 20 get to Bird Island from the pier by bus.
minutes to get to the island.

Ada: What can we do on Turtle Island?

Chris: It’s a place 1 ______________________ we can see beautiful sea creatures.
Ada: 2 ______________________ is it from the pier to Turtle Island?
Chris: It’s 3 ______________________.
Ada: 4 ______________________ does it take to go from the pier to Turtle
Island?
Chris: It takes about 5 ______________________.
Ada: What about Bird Island? What can we do there?
Chris: It’s a place 6 ______________________ we can have a lot of fresh fruit.
Ada: 7 ______________________ is it from the pier to Bird Island?
Chris: 8 _________________________________________________________________
Ada: 9 ______________________ does it take to go from the pier to Bird
Island?
Chris: 10 ________________________________________________________________
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Read and learn

Have you ever been to Ocean Park, Sue?

Yes, I’ve been to Ocean Park.

Have you ever ridden on
the roller coaster?

No, I’ve never ridden on

the roller coaster.

How long have you learnt

I’ve learnt photography photography, Grandpa?
for three years.

Has she ever played the violin?

Yes, she has played the violin.

No, she has never played the violin.

★ We use ‘has/have’ + the past participles of verbs in the present perfect tense.
★ We use ‘ever’ in questions to ask if someone has done a particular thing before.
★ We use ‘never’ to talk about things that we have not done before.

have you
How long played the piano?
has he/she
★ We use ‘How long’ to ask about the time needed to do something.
★ We can use ‘How long’ with the present perfect tense.

I have
played the piano for one hour.
He/She has
★ We use ‘for’ + a period of time to refer to the length of time, e.g., for two days, for three
months.
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Present perfect tense with ‘ever’ and ‘never’

A Susan has written a story, but there are some mistakes. Help her proofread
her story. Underline the mistakes and write the correct words on the right.

The Owl and the Worm

The worm has never travel to other places. He has stayed travelled
1 __________
under the soil for a long time. He wants to know more
about the world.
One day, the worm met an owl in the forest. ‘Has you 2 __________
ever travelled to other places?’ asked the owl. ‘The world is
beautiful.’
‘Have you ever visit the Great Wall of China?’ asked the 3 __________
worm. ‘Yes, I’m visited the Great Wall of China,’ replied 4 __________
the owl. ‘Had you ever visited Big Ben? the owl asked the 5 __________
worm. ‘No, I’ve ever visited Big Ben,’ the worm said sadly. 6 __________
The owl still had many questions, ‘Have you ever touch 7 __________
a kangaroo? Have you never seen snow? Have you ever 8 __________
fly to America?’ The worm remained silent. 9 __________
‘Have you ever be to Forest Library?’ asked the owl again. 10 _________
‘No, I’ve ever been to Forest Library,’ said the worm. ‘What 11 _________
can we do there?’ he asked. ‘There are many books,’ replied
the owl. ‘Have you never read a book?’ he asked. ‘No, I’ve 12 _________
ever read a book,’ answered the worm. ‘You can learn 13 _________
about the world from books. Come on. Let’s go to Forest
Library and read some books together,’ said the owl.

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for
A Susan is learning ballet. She is talking about her friends in the ballet class.
Read what she says and complete the sentences with ‘for’.

Three years ago, Tina asked Jane to come to a

ballet class with her. Jane liked it very much and
started learning ballet that year. Jane’s sister
Judy started learning ballet two years ago, too.
I started taking ballet lessons four years ago,
but Tina has learnt ballet for six years!

1 Tina has learnt ballet ___________________________________________ years.

2 Jane has learnt ballet _________________________________________________.
3 Judy has learnt ballet _________________________________________________.
4 Susan has learnt ballet ________________________________________________.

B Susan is looking at the noticeboard at the ballet school. Help her complete
the sentences with ‘for’.

May 2009
★ Miss Ng is away from December 2008 to July 2009
★ Studio 1 is closed from February 2009 to June 2009
★ Ballet Group 2 practises for the charity show from April 2009 to July 2009
★ A guest teacher from England teaches from November 2008 to August 2009
Royal Ballet School

has been away for five months

1 Miss Ng ________________________________________________________
____ .
2 Studio 1 ____________________________________________________________.
3 Ballet Group 2 ________________________________________ for the charity
show _______________________________________________________________.
4 A guest teacher from England _______________________________________.

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How long
A Susan is talking to her ballet teacher Mrs Taylor. Complete her questions.

Susan: Hi, Mrs Taylor! 1 _______________________________ you

___________ (be) in Hong Kong?
Mrs Taylor: About 3 years.
Susan: 2
 _______________________________
you ___________ (live) in Sai Kung?
Mrs Taylor: About 2 years.
Susan: 3
 _______________________________
you ___________ (teach) in this
ballet school?
Mrs Taylor: Six months.
Susan: 4
 _______________________________ you ___________ (do) ballet?
Mrs Taylor: Over 15 years.

B Susan and her friends are doing some exercise at the ballet school.
Complete their conversations.

1 Susan stand on one leg one minute

2 Jane touch her toes thirty seconds

3 Judy practise turning five minutes

How long has

1 Jane: ____________________________ stood ___________
Susan ___________________
on one leg?
Tina: She ____________________________ on one leg _____________________
________________________________________________________________.
2 Susan: ____________________________ Jane ______________________________?
Judy: ________________________________________________________________
3 Jane: ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Judy: ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Read and learn

At Halloween, I’ll dress as a ghost.

I’ll dress as a witch
at Halloween.

I’ll also make my jack-o’ lantern.

What’s that?

A jack-o’ lantern is a hollowed-out

pumpkin that we put a candle inside.

At the Dragon Boat Festival, we usually eat rice dumplings.

We usually eat rice dumplings at the Dragon Boat Festival.

★ We use ‘at’ to talk about festivals.

★ We can put ‘at’ at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle of the sentence.
★ We use a comma when ‘at’ is at the beginning of the sentence.

Mooncakes are the food that people eat at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

★ We use the relative pronoun ‘that’ to add information.

★ We can use ‘that’ to add information about people or things.
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at
A John wants to write about what people do at different festivals. Help him
match the pictures to the correct festivals. Write the letters in the boxes. Then
complete the sentences with ‘at’.

a b c Dragon Boat Festival

b

Chinese New Year

d e f

Mid-Autumn Festival

g h i
Christmas

decorate Christmas trees eat mooncakes eat rice dumplings

eat turkey get red packets play with lanterns
visit relatives wear costumes watch dragon boat races

1 eat rice dumplings at the Dragon Boat Festival

We ____________________________________________________________ _______.
2 ___________________ the Dragon Boat Festival, we ________________________
_________________________________________________________________________.
3 We ________________________________________________ Chinese New Year.
4 __________________________________________________, we _________________
_________________________________________________________________________.
5 We __________________________________________ the Mid-Autumn Festival.
6 __________________________________________________, we _________________
_________________________________________________________________________.
7 We ___________________________________________________________________.
8 __________________________________________________, we _________________
_________________________________________________________________________.
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that
A John is playing a card game. Help him guess the answers.

1 2

It is a book that tells us the

It is a drink that has vitamin C. meanings of words.
Answer: _________________________ Answer: _________________________

3 4

It is an insect that has colourful It is a phone that we can use

wings. everywhere.
Answer: _________________________ Answer: _________________________

B John is reading a children’s book. He wants to write about the animals in

the book. Help him complete the sentences with ‘that’.

I’m a fish. I look like a snake. I’m a bird. I cannot fly.

I’m a bird. I peck holes in trees.

I’m grass. I grow like a tree.

I’m a mammal. I live in the sea.

1 An eel is a fish _________________ looks like a snake.

2 A woodpecker is a bird ________________________________________________.
3 A penguin ____________________________________________________________.
4 A whale ______________________________________________________________.
5 Bamboo _______________________________________________________________.
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C John found information cards about some interesting festivals in the world.
Help him write an e-mail to tell Sam about them.

Name of country: India

Name of festival: Diwali
What people do: Make Rangoli
What it is:  pattern people make on the floor
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with sand

Name of country: Japan

Name of festival: Shichi-Go-San
What people do: Children receive Chitoseame
What it is: A sweet that children eat for good luck

Name of country: Korea

Name of festival: Chusok
What people do: Boys play Ssireum
What it is:  game that the players knock
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each other down to the ground

To: Sam@oupenglish.com Subject: Festivals around the world

Hi Sam,
I found some information about different festivals in the world
yesterday. I want to tell you about them.

In India, people make Rangoli 1 _________________ Diwali. Rangoli is a

pattern 2 _________________ they make on the floor with sand.

In Japan, children receive Chitoseame 3 _____________________________.

Chitoseame is 4 ____________________________________________________
_________________.

In Korea, boys 5 ___________________________________________________.

Ssireum 6 _________________________________________________________.

Do you know any other interesting festivals? Tell me next time.

From,
John

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A Wendy has just moved to a new flat. She is writing a letter to her sister
Karen. Help Wendy complete her letter with the correct forms of the verbs.

20 November
Dear Karen,

I 1 _________________ already _________________ (move) to my new flat. I

2 _________________ (like) my new home very much. Mr and Mrs Lee
3 _________________ (live) next to me. They 4 _________________ (live) here for
three years. Mrs Lee 5 _________________ (be) very nice. I 6 _________________
(meet) her yesterday. She 7 _________________ (ask) me if I need any help. We
8 _________________ (talk) for a while. She 9 _________________ (like) travelling
very much, so she 10 _________________ (be) often away.

Last month, Mr and Mrs Lee 11 _________________ (go) on a trip

to Japan. They said the Japanese people 12 _________________
(celebrate) Shichi-Go-San on the third day of their trip.
13 _________________ you ever _________________ (hear) of
Shichi-Go-San before? It is a traditional festival in Japan. Mrs
Lee 14 _________________ (buy) some Chitoseame back for her
daughter. It is a kind of sweet children eat at the festival. She
15 _________________ (travel) to India next month. She 16 _________________
never _________________ (visit) India before, so she
17 _________________ (be) very excited now.
18 _________________ you _________________ (get) any
plans for the coming holidays yet? 19 _________________ you
_________________ (travel) to another country? I think I
20 _________________ (stay) at home during the holidays to
tidy up my new home. Talk to you later.

From,
Wendy

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 Date:

B Wendy is at a community centre near her flat. She is getting some

information at the enquiry counter. Complete the conversation.

Staff: How may I help you?

Wendy: I’d like to ask a few questions. 1 ______________________ is it from

the main building to the tennis court?
Staff: It’s about 200 metres.

Wendy: 2
 ______________________ does it take to
walk from here to the tennis court?
Staff: It takes only about five minutes.

Wendy: 3
 ______________________ is the
swimming pool?
Staff: It’s on the ground floor of the main
building.

Wendy: 4 ______________________ is the swimming pool open on Sunday?

Staff: It’s open at 8:30 a.m.

Wendy: 5 ______________________ can I join the yoga lessons?

Staff: You just need to fill in this form and
give it back to us before the classes
start.

Wendy: 6
 ______________________ does a yoga
lesson last?
Staff: It lasts an hour.

Wendy: 7
 ______________________ do I need to come each week for the
yoga lessons?
Staff: You need to come twice a week.
Wendy: That’s good. I’ve got one more
question. 8 ______________________ can I
get to the supermarket?
Staff: You can take our shuttle bus.
Wendy: Thanks!

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 Date:

C Wendy is writing an online diary entry about different places around her
new flat. Look at the pictures. Help her complete the sentences with ‘that’ and
‘where’.

remind people of the old days sell the most delicious egg tarts
take people to the city centre the elderly gather with their friends
you can buy things at low prices you can find Japanese comics

1 This is the park ____________________

___________________________________
___________________________________
in the morning.

2 This is the bakery __________________

___________________________________
___________________________________
in the area.

3 This is the bus _____________________

___________________________________
___________________________________.

4 This shopping centre is a place ______

___________________________________
___________________________________.

5 This is the big tree _________________

___________________________________
___________________________________.

6 This is a bookshop _________________

___________________________________
___________________________________.

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 Date:

D Wendy wants to write an article about festivals in Chinese culture. Help her
complete the article with the correct prepositions.

at between by for from

in of on to

Festivals in Chinese culture

Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in Chinese culture.
People celebrate the festival 1 ___________ the fifth day 2 ___________
the fifth lunar month, which is usually 3 ___________ late May and early
June. It is a public holiday at the Dragon Boat Festival in many places
including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China.
4 ___________ the Dragon Boat Festival, there
are usually dragon boat races. There are
many shops that sell rice dumplings before the
festival, usually starting 5 ___________ April
6 ___________ May. But some shops sell rice
dumplings the whole year round nowadays.
Some people like making rice dumplings 7 ___________ themselves.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is another important festival
in Chinese culture. Chinese New Year lasts
8 ___________ 10 days. It is usually 9 ___________
January or February. Parents give red packets
10 ___________ their children 11 ___________ Chinese New Year. Different
activities take place 12 ___________ the first day 13 ___________ the tenth
day of Chinese New Year. There are usually fireworks 14 ___________
the second day of Chinese New Year.
15 ___________ Chinese New Year, people eat turnip cakes and other
traditional food. Some people do not eat meat 16 ___________ the first
day of Chinese New Year.

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