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Family Countries, nationalities and

languages
1 Complete the sentences.
Mum and Dad are my parents . (narpest) 4 Read the clues and complete the puzzle.
1 Jane is my . (tisrse) Across
2 Tim is my . (niscuo) 1 Belgians are from .
3 Bella is my . (tanu)
4 Frank and Mary are 5 The capital of is Quito.
my . (regdprantsna)
5 Joe is my . (orbhetr) 6 Romanian people are from .

Days, months and dates 8 Walt Disney is .

2 Circle the correct words.

Monday / Tuesday is the first day of the week. Down
1 Tuesday / Thursday comes before Wednesday. 2 Irish people are from .
2 March / April is the third month of the year.
3 Christmas is in November / December. 3 The capital of is Bogotá.
4 My birthday is 12/08 or 12th August / July.
5 Saturday / Sunday comes after Friday. 4 People from Japan are .

3 Complete the months of the year. 7 People in Spain speak .

January uly
F r ary A g st
1 2
a ch S te b r
A r ob r
y N ve r
3 4
J e em e C
5
O
L
6
O
7
M
B
8
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Demonstrative pronouns
1 Complete the sentences. 3 Complete the sentences with the words
in the box.
we you my their his her

This is my sister. She’s 15.

1 Hi, Charlie. How are ?
2 He’s American. What’s name?
3 ’re from China. This is our mother.
4 They’re British. names are Pat
This is 1 are and Rick.
my ball. delicious. 5 name is Maria. She’s Spanish.

Possessive ’s
4 Circle the correct words.
My sister’s / sisters’ name is Linda.
1 His dad’s / dads’ birthday is in August.
2 My brothers’ / brother’s names are Tom and
Jack.
3 James’ / Jame’s birthday party is on Saturday.
4 Their aunt’s / aunts’ name is Fiona.

2 is 3 is
be: affirmative and negative
our dog. a good book.
5 Circle the correct words.
They aren’t Chinese. They’re / They aren’t
Japanese.
1 Brad is American. He’s / He isn’t from
New York.
2 Jan is / isn’t French. He’s Belgian.
3 I’m from Spain. I’m / I’m not Spanish.
4 My sister is 13. She’s / She isn’t 14.
5 We’re from Ecuador. We’re / We aren’t
Colombian.

4 are my cousins. be: questions and short

answers
Subject pronouns and
6 Complete the questions and short answers.
possessive adjectives
Are we in your class? Yes, you are .
2 Write the possessive adjectives. 1 I your friend? Yes, you .
I my 2 London in England? Yes, it .
1 you 3 you from Australia? Yes, I .
2 he 4 she Mexican? No, she .
3 she
4 it
5 we
6 you
7 they

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Describing people
1 Look at the pictures. Complete the table with the
words in the box. 1 2

average average beard curly fair

glasses long short slim straight tall

hair height build other

features
1

2 average 3

3
4

The body
2 Order the letters and label the picture.
ahed eckn egl hotot igenfr
ltia mra ndah ote tofo
hair
1 head
2

4
3
6

10 9
3 Read the text and circle the correct words.
Chameleons are strange animals. They’ve got big (1) eyes / ears and a long (2)
tail / mouth. They haven’t got any (3) hair / feet. They’ve got four (4) legs / arms
and three (5) toes / fingers on each foot. They’ve got a big (6) mouth / hand.

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have got: affirmative have got: questions and short

answers
1 Order the words to make sentences.
short / I’ve / hair / got . 3 Write questions and complete the short
I’ve got short hair. answers.
1 have / Alpacas / big / got / eyes . camels / big ears?
Have camels got big ears ?
2 got / toes / two / have / Camels / foot / No, they haven’t .
on / each . 1 a polar bear / long tail?

3 crocodile / lots of / has / teeth / A / No, .

got / sharp . 2 alpacas / long necks?

4 six / have / Insects / got / legs . Yes, .

3 Angelina Jolie / long hair?
5 tails / got / Lions / have / long .
Yes, .
4 Robert Pattinson / blue eyes?
have got: negative
Yes, .
2 Complete the sentences with hasn’t got or 5 Mark / wavy hair?
haven’t got.
A vampire hasn’t got dark skin. No, .
1 Jennifer Lawrence ginger hair.
2 I a beard. Question words
3 Kristen Stewart straight hair.
4 Emma Watson blue eyes. 4 Complete the questions. Then match the
5 Daniel Radcliffe long hair. questions with the answers.
1 W here is Superman from? c
2 W is your birthday?
3 H old are you?
4 W is her favourite actor?
5 W is her nickname?
6 W is Rafael Nadal from?

a) Her nickname is Milly.

b) Jake Gyllenhall.
c) He’s from the USA.
d) I’m 14.
e) He’s from Spain.
f ) It’s on 6th May.

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School subjects 2 Read the clues and complete the puzzle.

Across
1 Order the letters and label the pictures. 4 is the study of the past.
CIT EP madar nedac scium tar 6 In France, people speak .

Down
1 You learn about how the world works in
.
2 You learn about different countries in
.
3 You read a lot in classes.
5 You do experiments in .

1 2

3
L
dance 1 I
T
E
R
A
4
T
U
5
R
6
E
2 3

Everyday activities
3 Circle the correct words.
Sam does / has his homework after school.
1 We don’t go / start to bed early on Saturdays.
2 I get / have a shower every day.
3 The students finish / have school at 3.45.
4 5 4 Maria plays / gets dressed after she has a
shower.
5 We have / start school at 9.00.
6 Paula doesn’t tidy / do her room.
7 We get / go up at 7.30.
8 You meet / have dinner in the evening.
9 I have / play the piano.
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Present simple: affirmative Present simple: questions and

short answers
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. 3 Complete the questions with do or does. Then
We love football. (love) write short answers so they are true for you.
1 I school at 8.00. (start) Do you play football?
2 You school at 4.30. (finish) Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
3 I a room with my sister. (share) 1 your teacher give you a lot of
4 She on stage in the school concerts. homework?
(perform) 2 your friends play rugby?
5 They rugby, but they don’t play
football. (play) 3 your mum like cooking?

4 your friends live near you?

5 you wear a school uniform?

4 Order the words to make questions. Then write

short answers so they are true for you.
you / play / Do / rugby ?
Do you play rugby?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
1 finish / school / Do / you / at / 3.30 ?

2 you / share / a / room / Do ?

3 you / Do / live / a / big / town / in ?

Present simple: negative

4 Do / play / you / in / a / band ?
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.
don’t like 5 study / you / maths / Do / at / school ?
We singing on stage. (not like)
1 My brother on Sundays. (not
study)
6 basketball / like / you / Do ?
2 Nathan and Ian in the same
town as me. (not live)
3 We swimming at school. (not
go)
4 I a school uniform. (not wear)
5 She basketball at school. (not
play)

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Sports and activities

1 Look at the pictures. Complete the puzzle.

Across 1 2

3
5 8 S
W
4
I
5 6
M
M
I
N
Down
G
1 2
7

3 4 6 7

Action verbs 3 Complete the text with the verbs in the box.
catch dive jump kick run score throw
2 Complete the sentences with do, play or go.
We often play football. We do lots of sports at school. Twice a week
1 I can athletics. we practise ball skills. We (1) throw and
2 We sometimes hockey. (2) the ball in pairs. Then we
3 Can you judo? (3) the ball to each other. Finally we
4 We always swimming at the try and (4) a goal against another pair.
weekend. Once a week we work on fitness. We (5)
5 I can’t rugby. around the track and we (6) over
hurdles. At the weekend I go swimming. I like
to (7) into the pool and see how far
I can swim underwater.

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Adverbs of frequency love, hate, (don’t) like,

don’t mind + -ing
1 Circle the correct words.
I hate judo. I always / never do it. 3 Complete the text with the correct form of love,
1 Katy often is / is often tired in the morning. hate, like, don’t mind or don’t like.
2 Ian usually goes / goes usually to the cinema - - love - like . don’t mind
on Saturdays. / don’t like / / hate
3 We are always / always are busy at
weekends. I (1) - - love reading comics, but my
4 Penny plays sometimes / sometimes plays brother (2) / reading comics.
tennis in the summer. He (3) - watching films and
he (4) - - playing football.
I (5) / / playing football,
but I (6) . cycling. And I
(7) - - watching TV.

Question forms: word order

4 Order the words to make questions. Then match
the questions with their answers.
1 any / pets / you / got / Have ?
Have you got any pets? c
2 your / Where / teacher / is / from ?

3 doing / parents / like / Do / exercise / your ?

4 18 / your / Is / sister ?

5 play / often / they / How / football / do ?

6 go / swimming / you / at the weekend / Do ?

Adverbs of frequency in
questions
a) Yes, they do.
2 Complete the questions with How or Do. Then b) Every Saturday.
write short answers so they are true for you. c) Yes, I have. I’ve got a cat.
d) No, I don’t.
How often do you watch TV?
Every day. / Every evening. e) He’s from Barcelona.
f ) No, she isn’t.
1 you usually play sport at the
weekend?

2 often do you go horse-riding?

3 you usually ride your bike to

school?

4 you usually do exercise after

school?

5 often do you go skateboarding?

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Clothes and shoes Adjectives of character

1 Find seven clothes words in the wordsearch. 3 Find eight adjectives in the wordsnake.

jealou
B O M S C C O W A r fulp ss
ee ap

y
ich
O H E C D E O S B

dl
co

en
hpa

nf

fri
ide
O E I A U J M H O

selfis

ip
l
al

nt
y

sa
T S U R M A R O T sf lo
un a
nyselazy
S K Y F T C T R S
R I A R A K R T I 4 Complete the sentences with the adjectives from
T R O U S E R S O exercise 3.

U T I C L T T E R Mark is always cheerful . He smiles all

P R L U D R E S S 1
2 Circle the correct words.
I’m wearing (1) jeans
/ shorts and a
(2) jacket / jumper.
I’m not wearing
(3) shorts / shoes.
the time.
You need to be to be a good
leader.
2 Joe is so . He can make everyone
laugh.
3 Jenny is very . She always talks to
everyone at parties.
4 They are so . They never do
any work.
5 Sarah is very . She doesn’t like to
share her things.
6 My dog, Max, is very . He always
stays by my side.
7 I think my brother is of me. I’ve
got a car and now he wants one.

I’m wearing a (4) jeans

/ skirt and a (5) shirt /
jumper. I’ve got
(6) boots / trainers on.
I’ve got a (7) hat / tie
and a (8) scarf / glove.

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Present continuous: Present continuous and

affirmative present simple
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 4 Complete the text with the present simple
the verbs in brackets. or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
They are playing basketball. (play)
1 We in a marathon. (run) I usually (1) go (go) swimming on
2 He the game. (lose) Saturdays, but today I (2) (watch)
3 I my favourite dress today. TV. It’s the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
(wear) Rafael Nadal (3) (play) Andy
4 David and Paula the tango. Murray. I never (4) (play) tennis.
(dance) I (5) (do) judo. But this is a very
5 Linda in the park. (walk) exciting game. Murray (6) (hit)
the ball well and he (7) (win).
Present continuous: negative He’s amazing!

2 Circle the correct words.

Tina aren’t / isn’t running in the race.
1 I ’m not / isn’t wearing jeans.
2 You isn’t / aren’t playing rugby.
3 Mum ’m not / isn’t driving her car.
4 We isn’t / aren’t winning this match.
5 Roger isn’t / ’m not surfing at the beach.

Present continuous: questions

and short answers
3 Complete the questions with the verbs in the
box. Then complete the short answers.
dance do go have play wear

Is Joe having a shower?

Yes, he is.
1 you your homework?
Yes, I .
2 they a party?
No, they .
3 Max the piano?
No, he .
4 we well?
Yes, you .
5 Bella a skirt?
Yes, she .

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Places to go 2 Complete the sentences with the words in

the box.
1 Order the letters and label the pictures. football stadium library school
akpr ecmian féac shopping centre skate park sports centre
gonbwil lylae lopo ymg
The teachers at the school are very good,
but they give out lots of homework.
1 The people in the start cheering
when someone scores a goal.
2 The local is excellent. There’s a
large gym, a swimming pool and they offer
different exercise classes.
3 My brother spends a lot of his free time at
the . He practises different tricks
on his board.
4 I work in the local at the
weekend. I have to put books back on the
shelves.
5 We often go to the on Thursday
pool 1 evenings. The shops stay open late and it’s
nice just to look around.

Food and drink

3 Find nine food and drink words in the
wordsearch.

T B A P L E C M I L K A
O E R C A K E U A E K S
G E T E P A R L E V N A
C A S U O T S A S A U L
H D Y O T G A H A I T A
2 3 E P G R A S P S E N S D
E E T W T V A G A L O P
S A L E O I S R R I C E
E S K H E S T F E A R S
R F S H S R A B I V H R
A Y O G H U R T T S Y K
W B E R S B I S C U I T
S A R A I B F R T I A S

4 5

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There is / There are: Is there ...? / Are there ...?

affirmative and negative
4 Order the words to make questions. Then write
1 Complete the sentences with there is / isn’t or short answers so they are true for you.
there are / aren’t. a / Is / church / your / in / there / town ?
There is a supermarket near here.  Is there a church in your town?
1 a cinema in the shopping Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
centre.  1 hotels / town / Are / any / your / there / in ?
2 any restaurants in my street. 
3 two parks here. 
4 any hotels in our town.  2 street / sports centre / a / Is / there / your / in ?
5 a beach near my town. 

Countable and uncountable 3 house / there / trees / Are / near / any /

nouns your ?

2 Write C (countable) or U (uncountable). Write

the plural for the countable nouns. 4 in / library / your / Is / town / there / a ?

apple C apples
1 beach 5 your / in / street / there / newsagent / Is / a ?
2 milk
3 pasta
4 lake
5 water How much …? How many …?
6 island
7 food 5 Complete the questions with How much or
How many.
There is / There are + a / an, How many calories are there in a
some and any chocolate biscuit?
1 fat is there in a slice of cake?
3 Circle the correct words.
2 milk do I add to the mixture?
There isn’t any / some water in the river. 3 eggs do we need for the cake?
1 Have you got a / any comics? 4 apples shall I buy at the shop?
2 There’s some / a cheese on the table. 5 salt do you add to this sauce?
3 Has she got an / any apple?
4 Are there a / any trees in the park?
5 There isn’t a / some museum in my town.

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At home Places to stay

1 Read the clues and complete the puzzle. 2 Order the letters and label the pictures.
Across aeltcs erbga fmra ivlal ntne
1 You use this to help you see when it’s dark. ohyut tehols sgtuelhoh varcana
5 You use this to sit on.
7 You keep things in this. There are lots
in the kitchen.
8 You use this to heat food.
9 You sleep on this.
11 You usually find this in the living room.
Two or three people can sit on it. castle 1
Down
2 This is a comfortable seat for one.
3 You keep clothes in this.
4 You find this in the kitchen or dining room.
You eat your food on it.
6 You use this to look at yourself.
10 You do your homework on this. 2 3

1
L 2A M P 3

4 5

7
4 5

9 10

11 6 7
3 Circle the correct words.
Last year we stayed in a hotel / tent in
London. It was wonderful with a very comfy
bed and a buffet breakfast.
1 We go on holiday in a tent / caravan. It’s
cheaper than staying in a hotel, but not as
uncomfortable as camping.
2 This summer we’re going to rent a villa /
farm in Spain. It’s near the beach and has a
swimming pool.
3 They stayed on a farm / lighthouse over the
summer. The children loved it. They fed the
animals and picked fruit.
4 I want to rent a log cabin / castle this summer
and explore the woods and lakes nearby.
5 My parents stayed on a mobile home / barge
at Easter. They travelled down the canal for a
week and had a great time.
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