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Year 5 Class
Starter Unit
Prepared by:

Teacher Siti

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School:
Practice 1
Practice 2
 Practice 3
Read the complete the text with the words in the box. Then read, listen and
check your answer.

photography skateboarding cooking sport

reading music Video games chatting

Hi! I’m Kate. I’m twelve and I’m from

Oxford in the UK. I’m into (e.g.) sport
and I’m good at basketball. Apart from
sport, I like (1) _______________ and (2)
_______________ online. I’m not
interested in shopping.

This is my brother Jack. Jack isn’t into

sport. He’s into (3) _______________ and
his favourites are football games. Jack
isn’t on his computer twenty-four hours
a day – he and his friends like (4)
_______________, but they aren’t very
good!

Our parents, Jen and Ed, like books and

they’re into (5) _______________. My
mum is interested in (6) _______________
and her photos are really good. Our
mum and dad are goof at (7)
_______________. Italian food is their
favourite.
 Practice 4
Look at the key phrases and listen. What do the people say? Complete the
phrases.

Key phrases : Talking about hobbies and interests

1 I’m interested in ________________________________________________________.

2 I’m not interested in ____________________________________________________.

3 I’m into ________________________________________________________________.

4 I’m not into ____________________________________________________________.

5 I like ___________________________________________________________________.

6 I don’t like _____________________________________________________________.

7 I’m good at _____________________________________________________________.

8 I’m not good at _________________________________________________________.

9 My favourite _____________________________ is/are _______________________.

Write six sentences about your interests. Use the key phrases in exercise 3
and the words in exercise 1.

I’m into sport.

E.g.
I’m not good at music.

6
 Practice 5
Talk about your hobbies. Work in pairs.
Hello! My name is Khairul Fuad. I am eleven years old. I live in Teluk Intan,
Perak. I love to exercise. My favourite thing to do is playing badminton. I am good
at it. Last year, I represented Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Bahagia at the
district badminton tournament. Through hard work and discipline, I emerged as
the district badminton champion for the boy category under 11. I am not into
playing basketball.
This is my sister, Saffiya. She is 10 years old. She is not into sports. She
likes painting during her free time. She likes painting sceneries and peopple. At
such a young age, she has an amazing talent. Last month, she took part in an
inter-class painting competition. She won second place. She dreams of opening
her own art gallery one day. I am so proud to have a sister like her.

1. Where is Kahirul Fuad from?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is he good at?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

3. What is he not good at?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

4. What does Saffiya like to do?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

5. What is her dream?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
 Practice 6
VOCABULARY – Countries and nationalities

Match the countries to the correct flags.

Japan United States of America Brunei

Malaysia India Singapore

(1) (2) (3)

(4) (5) (6)

Write the correct answer.

1. People from Malaysia are called ________________________________________________.

2. People from Singapore are called _______________________________________________.

3. People from America are called _________________________________________________.

4. Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of __________________________________________.

5. New Delhi is the capital of _____________________________________________________.

6. ___________________________________________ is also known as the Land of the

Rising Sun.
 Practice 7
VOCABULARY – Countries and nationalities
Write the meaning of the words. You may use the dictionary to help you. Then
circle the correct answer.
No Words Meaning

1 people

2 flag

3 sports star

4 capital

5 curry

6 currency

1 People from the UK are British / American.

2 The Chinese / Japanese flag is white and red.

3 Rafael Nadal is a Spanish / Brazilian sports star.

4 Cairo is the Egyptian / Turkish capital.

5 Curry is Indian / Italian food.

6 The dollar is the Mexican / Australian currency

Write the correct nationalities.

British American Chinese Japanese Spanish Brazilian

Egyptian Turkish Indian Italian Mexican Australian

1 the USA : American 7 Turkey :

2 the UK : 8 Australia :

3 Egyot : 9 Brazil :
 4 Japan : 10 Italy :

5 Mexico : 11 China :

6 Spain : 12 India :

Practice 8
LANGUAGE FOCUS : Question words : Where..?, What..?, Who...?
Conjunctions : and, or, but

Read the email and answer the questions.

International friends
Hi, My name’s Beth. I’m eleven years old and I’m from Boston in the USA. I’ve got
two brothers and a sister and we’re students at Cranville High School in Boston.
I’m into music and sport, especially basketball. My favourite team is the Boston
Celtics. I’m interested in cooking. What are your hobbies and interest? Email or
message me in English or Spanish, please. I speak a little Italian, but I’m not very
good at it.
Bye for now!
Beth

1. Is Beth from Spain?

__________________________________________________________________________________
2. What are her interests?
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. Which words in the email have got capital letters? Why?
__________________________________________________________________________________

Complete the sentences with and, or and but.

1. Is her name Beth __________________ Bess?

2. I speak English __________________ Japanese?

3. I’ve got your laptop, __________________ I haven’t got the speakers.

4. Are you from the UK __________________ the USA?

 Practice 9
Read the text and answer the questions.

India is a country in South East Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by

area. New Delhi is a city in Delhi which serves as the capital of India.

The official languages of this country include Hindi and English. The
national animal of India is the Bengal Tiger which ranks among the biggest
wildcats alive today. This tiger is also known as the Royal Bengal Tiger.

One of the most famouse tourist attractions in India includes the Taj Majal
which is also one of the seven wonders of the world. This ivory-white marble tomb
is built by Shah Johan in memory of his wife. It is located on the south bank of
the Yamuna River.

Looking into Indian cuisine, the food is influenced by religion, cultural

choices and traditions. The most important and frequently used spices include
powdered chilli, pepper, black mustard seeds, cardamom, cumin, turmeric,
ginger, coriander and garlic.

Location 1. _______________________________________

Capital 2. _______________________________________

3. _______________________________________
Official languages
4. _______________________________________

INDIA 5. _______________________________________
National animal

Famous tourist 6. _______________________________________

attraction

7. _______________________________________

Cuisine influenced by 8. _______________________________________

9. _______________________________________
 Practice 10
LISTENING & SPEAKING SKILLS
Listen to the dialogue. Then, act out in groups.

AJ : Hello, Zee Kiang an Hasdev.

Hasdev : Hello AJ!

Zee Kiang : Hi, AJ! Who is your friend?
AJ : This is Churai.

Churai : Hello, everyone.

Hasdev : Hi, Churai! Where are you from?

Churai : I’m from Thailand.

Churai : Are you from Malaysia?
Zee Kiang : Yes, I am.
AJ : I’m from Malaysia too.
Hasdev : I’m from Singapore.
Zee Kiang : Last year, a pupil from a different country studied in our school
for a few months. You remmeber Jihoon?
AJ : Yes. I sometines email Jihoon. He’s from Korea.

B – Listen again and tick ( √ ).

Is
Is Thai. Is Malaysian. Is Korean.
Singaporean.

Zee Kiang

Churai

AJ

Hasdev