FUN FOR FLYERS

UNIT 4: MY FRIENDS AND MY PETS

A. Let's talk about your friends and family.
1. Who lives in your house? Who's the oldest person in your
house?

2. Has anyone in your family got your name too?

3. Who sits next to you in class? Do you and your classmates

always sit in the same seat?

4. Which friends do you see at the weekend? What do you do with

your friends at the weekend?

5. Tell me about your best friend at school. What does she/he look
like? Tell me about her/his hobbies.
 FLYERS TIP:

In Speaking Part 4, you are asked three open

questions on the same topic, for example, ‘your
friends’. You might be asked:
What do you and your friends like doing?
How often do you phone your friends?
Where do you and your friends like going?
They are then asked a ‘Tell me about’
questions, for example: Tell me about your best
friend.
A. Ask and answer the questions.
1. Who’s the youngest person in your house?

2. What’s your surname?

3. What’s your teacher called?

4. Where do you go?

5. How old is she/he tall?

6. What colour hair has she/he got?

FLYERS TIP

In Listening Part 2, you sometimes have to write a

name. You need to know how to spell all the
names on the YLE vocabulary lists, how they are
pronounced, which are girls’ or boys’ names (and
which can be either). This will help you link names
with different people in Listening Part 1.
B. What does Holly say about her friends?
Listen, write names. This is Holly and this is a picture of
Holly’s birthday party. You are
1. Jane going to listen to Holly talking
2. Daisy about the eight people who came
3. Harry to her birthday party. For example,
4. Pat her best friend Jane came.
5. Nick
6. Lucy
7. Bill
8. Helen
B. Now listen again and match.
1. Jane • d a. also has guitar lessons.
2. Daisy • e b. is in the same class.
3. Harry • f c. is Holly's cousin.
4. Pat • h d. is Holly's best friend.
5. Nick • g e. likes the same music.
6. Lucy • b f. is very funny.
7. Bill • c g. goes sailing too.
8. Helen • a h. is a loud singer
B. Now ask and answer the questions.
1. How many people can you see in the picture?
2. How many people did Holly talk about?
3. Pat is a loud singer. Which boy is Pat? What’s he wearing?
4. What tune is he singing? Is it rock music or pop music?
5. Holly says that her cousin Bill is boring. Which boy in the
picture might be Bill?
6. Who do you think the girl standing at the table is?
C. Write the names of people you know.

What kind of Why does this What songs does What’s this
music do you and person make you this person like person’s
your friend like? laugh? singing? favourite sport?
D. Read the email and write the missing words.
Write one word on each line. This is Sally. Her family are living
in a new house. She’s emailing
her friend Hugo to tell him about
her new house and her new pet.

by When does Sally want Hugo to visit her?

Who must catch a bus?

than
of Who’s got a new pet?
If
What/Which What can the friends watch?
E. Listen and write the names.

Powis
Derby
Jacinto
Bulrush
Fangs
Chirpy
How do you spell the name:
Derby

Jacinto

Bulrush

Fangs

Chirpy
See you next time!