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Its Me Excel 13 Student Book
Its Me Excel 13 Student Book
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NAME :
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What is your
dream job? EXCEL
Beaver Town
Mr. Onnie
Mr. Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Mrs. Onnie
Shawn
Benny
Joanna
Penny
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Harris
Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Lee Mr. Lee
Doris Gordon
Flora
Mr. Moss
Mrs. Miller
Alice
Luc
Owen
Michelle
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Table of contents
Unit 1. Working at school 4
Unit 2. Career day 12
Unit 3. Successful jobs 20
Work out 1 28
Unit 4. The broadcasting station 32
Unit 5. The fashion industry 40
Unit 6. Hospital people 48
Work out 2 56
Unit 7. Our government 60
Unit 8. All about agriculture 68
Work out 3 76
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Interesting
Jobs
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LET'S LEARN
Track 2
Hi, I’m the secretary. The principal
Is anyone here? Where and vice principal are out eating
is everyone? I’m looking lunch. Can I help you with anything?
for the principal.
KEY PHRASE
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Listen and number.
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SPEAKING PRACTICE
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Comparative Adjectives
A B A B
A and B are the same. B is bigger than A.
old -▶ older
Short adjective + er
short -▶ shorter
late -▶ later
Adjective ends in 'e' +r
cute -▶ cuter
big -▶ bigger
Short adjective with short vowel,
+ er thin -▶ thinner
double the last letter
hot -▶ hotter
happy -▶ happier
Adjective ends in 'consonant+y' + ier
busy -▶ busier
LET'S PRACTICE
Create comparative adjectives and make a sentence.
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WRITING PRACTICE
What do you think is an interesting school job?
Write and draw a picture of why you think it's interesting.
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LET'S PLAY
How to play:
1 Find a partner.
STAR T F INISH
1. Future 28. Wetter
13. More active 14. May I...? 15. Support 16. Miss a turn
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Director Commercial Afford
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People who
Help Us
Entertainment Working in
Jobs `an Office
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LET'S LEARN
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My mother is
1 2 a psychologist. I think
I’d like to be one, too.
He’s an architect. She helps so many people.
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That’s a very interesting
profession. I hope he
What is your father’s comes to speak at the
occupation? I forgot. next career fair.
KEY PHRASE
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Listen and number.
I want to be a police
My uncle recently retired.
officer when I grow up.
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GRAMMAR BOX
Superlative Adjectives
A B C
C is the biggest of the three circles.
old -▶ oldest
Short adjective + est
short -▶ shortest
late -▶ latest
Adjective ends in 'e' + st
cute -▶ cutest
big -▶ biggest
Short adjective with short vowel,
+ est thin -▶ thinnest
double the last letter
hot -▶ hottest
happy -▶ happiest
Adjective ends in 'consonant+y' + iest
busy -▶ busiest
LET'S PRACTICE
Circle the correct words to complete the sentence.
7 Last Tuesday was the hottest / most hot day of the year.
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LISTENING PRACTICE
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the action star. Her movies have been ________________________ in countries
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Since she was a little girl, Laura's favorite movie ________________________ has
been action. She always asks her ________________________ to find her more
action roles. Her next movie will be a sci-fi adventure movie.
Laura loves her action-packed ________________________ .
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WRITING PRACTICE
What are your mother and father's jobs?
Write and draw a picture of what they do.
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LET'S READ
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LET'S PLAY
How to play:
1 Choose an eraser or a coin as your counter.
STAR T!
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At the Doctor's
Office
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LET'S LEARN
Track 10
Not always. When
I’m happy to talk to I was your age, I
you. What would you like wanted to be a nurse.
I’m very excited to to know about my job?
interview you for the school Did you always
paper, Mrs. Lee. You have want to be a writer?
such an interesting job.
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Really? Are you the students of Beaver Elementary?
satisfied with
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No matter what
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Yes. I love being a writer.
Thank you very become successful.
much for taking the
time to talk to me.
KEY PHRASE
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Listen and number.
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SPEAKING PRACTICE
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GRAMMAR BOX
Comparing things in common
LET'S PRACTICE
Rearrange the words to make a sentence.
1630---步跑
1 as - I - can - my - brother. - run - fast - as
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WRITING PRACTICE
What is your goal for the future? How will you become successful?
Write and draw a picture of your dream job.
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LET'S READ
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LET'S PLAY
How to play:
1 Fill in the bingo boxes with the words given below.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
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Track 13 Listen and write the full sentences.
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Act it out!
Read about the two roles and act it out with your partner.
Switch roles when you finish.
A
You are a reporter interviewing a successful
person about their job.
B
You are grown up and doing your dream job.
A reporter is going to interview you.
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Let’s Play
Read the clues and fill in the words in the correct address.
Across
4. Another way of saying 'work' or 'occupation'.
6. To have money to do something.
7. To make something bigger or wider.
8. A person who works as a caretaker,
cleaning and fixing small problems.
Down
1. A place designed for scientific testing and investigation.
2. The head of a school.
3. A doctor who treats teeth.
5. A person who works for a business doing tasks like typing
and answering phones.
8. A person who makes decisions in competitions and contests.
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Television
News Volunteering
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LET'S LEARN
Track 15
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Did you learn
I learned that writers have
anything interesting?
to prepare scripts for the
reporters. I always thought
they just talked naturally.
KEY PHRASE
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SPEAKING PRACTICE
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GRAMMAR BOX
Adjectives and Adverbs
fast fast
hard hard
early early
late late
true truly
LET'S PRACTICE
Complete the sentences by changing the adjective into an adverb.
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John loves his job, but he is often sad to see the ________________________
of war. He sometimes feels ________________________ for the people he
photographs. He ________________________ them through his work, so he tries
to take pictures that show why ________________________ should be stopped.
One time, John took pictures of ________________________ working together to
rebuild a ________________________ village. He thought the pictures he took
there were some of the best photographs he had ever taken.
He was very ________________________ of his work.
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WRITING PRACTICE
What is your favorite kind of television program? Why do you like it?
Write and draw a picture of your favorite thing about the show.
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LET'S READ
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LET'S PLAY
R O Y T Q Q Q F Q S M D T Z N
B E S T S R E E T N U L O V A
L K T D I M B D U P T I I I M
M A Z I J N E M R K I U N F A
V L C K R N G O A N S B S Z R
G I C I W W D I N R I E P R E
N I L O T U K I D E U R I X M
H Z N L C I S O L D I E R S A
P E B E A A L O F B N R E Q C
R U R O M G S O X Z C D D O U
N N M S W F E T P P I O Z K R
V I C T I M S S I T A N P F S
E C N E I D U A O N U A T P C
H T P I R C S R P K G T E A X
F X N J Z G P Y X P S E P I L
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Things You
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LET'S LEARN
Track 19
1 2
Did you buy anything? I hope I can go to the
next fashion show.
Maybe we could
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and I always go.
No, but my mom bought
two dresses. That would be fun.
KEY PHRASE
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Listen and number.
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SPEAKING PRACTICE
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GRAMMAR BOX
using [who], [what], [where],
Questions
[when], [why] and [how]
1 Who is the most beautiful girl in the world?
2 What is your favorite food?
3 Where will you go for the spring break?
4 When did you go to Gordon's house?
5 Why do you come to school so early everyday?
6 How is your mother?
LET'S PRACTICE
Write the correct wh-question word to complete the question.
1 __________ are you so late today? I've been waiting for you.
3 __________ would you like to eat for dinner? I'll cook for you.
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LISTENING PRACTICE
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Flora has a great time following Jenny around.
After lunch, they go to a big fashion show. Jenny takes many notes
about the season's upcoming trends. Flora watches the beautiful models
walking down the ________________________ .
She is very impressed by their ________________________ clothes.
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WRITING PRACTICE
What is your favorite item of clothing?
Describe why you like it and draw a picture.
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LET'S READ
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Questions
4 What did Shawn try out after the patients went home?
a) a machine b) his dad's computer c) a drill d) the x-ray machine
LET'S PLAY
How to play:
1 Play with a friend.
Industry Cameraman
Stage
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Outfit Photographer Com
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Being Sick
Visiting a
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I feel really
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It sounds like
you have a fever. I will
make a doctor’s
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Thanks, Dad.
We’ll leave in a minute.
KEY PHRASE
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Listen and number.
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SPEAKING PRACTICE
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GRAMMAR BOX
Quantitative Adjective - to describe the amount of things or people
one
two I have
exact amounts three six cakes.
four...etc.
first
second
ordinal numbers third I am the first one.
fourth
fifth...etc.
Countable
all
any How many friends
many
few
do you have?
some
uncertain number a few
of things Uncountable
all
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any
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LET'S PRACTICE
Circle the correct word to complete the sentence.
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LISTENING PRACTICE
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because she is very ________________________ and kind. She is also very good at
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Today, Jessica visited Joanna's class. During her visit,
Jessica told the class about ________________________ and also educated
them about the dangers of taking the ________________________ medicine.
She told the class that they should never be embarrassed if
they are sick, and she gave them some tips on how to describe
their ________________________ clearly to a doctor.
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WRITING PRACTICE
Write and draw about a time that you were sick. Tell about what kind
of medical treatment you got at the doctor's office.
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LET'S READ
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Questions
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LET'S PLAY
How to play:
1 Play with your friends. Take turns.
1.
Make a sentence with: vaccination. 5 points
2.
Name 3 symptoms that you know. 4 points
4.
Name 3 jobs in a hospital. 2 points
5.
Make a sentence with: hospitalized. 1 points
6.
Answer: What can you buy in a pharmacy? 5 points
8.
Make a sentence with: examine. 3 points
9.
Make a sentence with: surgeon. 2 points
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Track 26 Listen and write the full sentences.
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Word Search
Find the vocabulary words hidden in the puzzle.
R O Y T Q Q Q F Q S M D T Z N
ACCESSORIES B E S T S R E E T N U L O V A
ARTISTIC L K T D I M B D U P T I I I M
ASSIGNMENT M A Z I J N E M R K I U N F A
AUDIENCE V L C K R N G O A N S B S Z R
CHARISMATIC G I C I W W D I N R I E P R E
COMMITMENT N I L O T U K I D E U R I X M
DESTROYED H Z N L C I S O L D I E R S A
DISEASE P E B E A A L O F B N R E Q C
INFORMATIVE R U R O M G S O X Z C D D O U
INSPIRATIONAL N N M S W F E T P P I O Z K R
PHARMACIST V I C T I M S S I T A N P F S
RENOWNED E C N E I D U A O N U A T P C
SOLDIERS H T P I R C S R P K G T E A X
SURGEON F X N J Z G P Y X P S E P I L
VACCINATION
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Let’s Imagine
Think about visiting the doctor's office. How does the doctor examine you?
What questions does the doctor ask?
Write and draw a short comic about a doctor's visit.
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Helping verb
● A verb that comes before the main verb in a sentence.
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phrase. It always stands in front of a main verb.
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Read and complete the sentences.
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Everyone was very excited about voting for their first class president.
Ms. Jasmine said the children must start ________________________ their
election right away. The class can't wait to vote.
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WRITING PRACTICE
What do you think is the most important position in your country's
government? Write and draw a picture about why you think so.
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This summer, I visited How was that? Did
my grandmother’s you get to help
How was your house in the country. harvest crops?
summer vacation?
Did you go anywhere?
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get to eat what they also sell the come to my house
your grandmother harvested crops for dinner one night.
grows? in the market.
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Sensory Verbs
look at hear
see listen to
watch smell
feel notice
LET'S PRACTICE
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence.
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live in the ________________________ . Mr. Moss grew up on a farm, so he wants
to make his children understand what farm life is like. The family really
likes these weekend ________________________ ,
because they can see and ________________________ new things.
When the Mosses arrive, they find their ________________________ hard at work
in the field. It is almost time for the fall ________________________ , so there is a
lot of work to be done. This weekend, the Moss family will help
their cousins harvest the ________________________ .
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Have you ever visited a rural area? Write and draw a picture
about your experience.
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My dictionary:
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Form groups of 3 or 4. Using the vocabulary from units 7 - 8 play hang-man!
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Imagine that you have your own farm.
Write a letter to a friend telling about your farm.
What crops do you grow? What kind of animals do you raise?
Dear,
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