English Workbook 4A/B

First Semester 2015

Colegio Domus Mater, Valdivia

Contents
Unit 1 Countries and Cities
Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives.
Vocabulary: Countries, Nationalities, Places in the city, Opposite adjectives.
School link: Geography; identify different countries, nationalities and languages.
Identify and discuss problems in cities.

Unit 2 Stories and Thieves

Grammar: Simple Past and Past Continuous.
Vocabulary: Characters and places in a story, Story genres, Household objects
and accessories.
School link: Science; identify the characteristics of Komodo dragons and learn
about fingerprints.

Unit 3 Monsters and Make it!

Grammar: Measurement and Quantifiers.
Vocabulary: Numbers and measurements of big animals, craft and materials.
School link: Science; learn about monster animals. Math; understand different
numbers and measurement, identify 3D shapes.

UNit 1 Countries and Cities

Countries
1. Vocabulary: Listen and number. (1.2)
Brazil
Mexico
India
Kenya
Japan

Spain
Egypt
Australia
Argentina
China

2. Look at the flags and write the correct country. Then Paint.

3. What languages do you and people in your family speak?

I speak ..

My family speaks .

4. Read and circle. Then listen and discover. (1.5)

a) People from China speak Chinese. People from Australia speak
Australian

English

b) The language of many countries in Latin America is Spanish but the language of
Brazil is
Portuguese
Brazilian
c) India has many languages but about ... of indian people sspeak English, too.
20%

60%

d) The most widely used language in the world is

Japanese

English

5. Listen and read. Which countries does Ed want to visit? (1.6)

Ed: Im going to fly around the world. Im going to do a tour of 10 countries!
Maggie: Thats amazing, Ed!
Ed: Yes, I know! Im going to visit Spain, Argentina and Brazil. I can speak Spanish very
well.
Maggie: But they dont speak Spanish in Brazil.
Ed: Oh, Ok. Well, Im going to walk the Great Wall of China.
Maggie: Amazing! Can you speak Chinese?
Ed: Yes, I can Well, Im going to learn it. I can cook Chinese food
Maggie: Ok
Hostess: Ticket, please.
Ed: Oh, no! I dont have my ticket!
Maggie: Where are you going?
Ed: Home! Im going to find my ticket.
Maggie: Oh, youre going to do a tour of your house!

6. Speaking: talk about your weekend plans with a friend.

What are you

going to do on
Saturday?

7.

Im going to visit my
parents.

Listen to the song and circle the correct words. (1.7)

Im from the U.K / British

My friend Ho is Chinese / China
Sergei is from Russian / Russia
Chorus
Were Friends around the world, across the land
and sea.
Were Friends from different countries. Were one
big family.
Angelina is from French / France
Her friend Ana is from Spanish / Spain
Ana met Carmen in Brazil / Brazilian
When she went there on a plane
Chorus
Bob and Sandy are from Australian / Australia
Their friednElena is Greece / Greek
Dave and Lily are Canada / Canadian
What language do they speak?

8. Complete the blanks.

Country

Nationality
British
Spanish

China
Japan
Russian

Country

Nationality
Brazilian
Canadian

Australia
Greece
France

9. Listen and read. Do you think its better to live in Cairns or Sydney? (1.8)
Australia is a big country with a small population. There are only
five countries bigger tan Australia in the world but the
population is smaller tan Spains. There are more kangaroos
than people!
The population isnt very big because a lot of the land in
Australia is desert and rainforest and its difficult to live in those
places. About 60% of the population lives in towns or cities on the
coast because the life is easier and healthier than in the inland towns.
Most of the bigger cities, such as Melbourne and
Sydney, are in the south and south east of Australia.
They are busier and more exciting than the cities in
other areas and the climate is better.
The north is usually hotter and drier than the south.
Cities, like Cairns, are quieter and more relaxed.
People can visit the Great Barrier Reef, a huge coral
reef, near the north-east coast, and the rainforests, with
amazing tres and plants.
9.1 Read the text again and decide if the sentence is T (true) or F (false)
a) Australias population is bigger than Spains

b) The population is Australia isnt very big.

c) The climate in Melbourne and Sydney is better.

d) The south is usually hotter than the north.

10. Complete the chart with the comparatives.

Adjective

Comparative

Adjective

small
wet

popular
interesting

dry
hot
cold

relaxed
dangerous
intelligent

Comparative

10.1 Write down comparative sentences.

a) Valdivia / wet / Arica: ..
b) Lion / dangerous / Koala: ..
c) Italy / small / China:
d) Africa / dry / Canada: .....

11.

Read and circle the correct answer. Then listen and check. (1.9)

Country Quiz
1. Jamaica is an island in the caribbean and a very popular sport there is
a. Cricket

b. gymnastics

2. The pyramids in Egypt are very famous. What did the ancient Egyptians put
in the pyramids?
a. animals
b. mummies
3. The Japanese are better at judo than other countries and Japan won..
a. seven

b. three

4. People dance the tango all over the world but this dance is more popular in
a. Brazil

b. Argentina

12. Reading: Canada

I live in Canada. Its an enourmous country in North
America. The U.S.A is also a big country in North
America but Canada is bigger.
Canada has lots of forests, tall
mountains, volcanoes, and huge lakes. We live in Toronto,
a busy city, but we also have a vacation home by a lake.
We fish in the lake in the summer and ice skate on it in
Winter! We can also ski on the snowy mountains in the
winter.
There are amazing animals in Canada.
There are lots of bears- black bears, grizzli bears, and polar bears.
The beautiful white polar bears are my favorite.
There are great things to see in Canada. I think Niagara falls is
wonderful. Its a very famous waterfall and ver y popular with tourists.

12.1 Read the text and answer the following questions

a) Is the U.S.A bigger than Canada?
b) Where is Canada located? .
c) Where does she ski in winter? .
d) Whats her favorite animal? ..
e) Whats the name of a famous waterfall in Canada? ..
13. Complete the chart for your country.

Size of your country

Description of the countryside
Things to do
Animals
Tourist attractions

UNit 1 Countries and Cities

Cities
1.

Vocabulary: Listen and number (1.10)

Skyscraper
Townhouse
Street
apartment building
traffic lights

streetlight
sidewalk
building site
crosswalk
billboard

2. Look at the vocabulary in exercise 1 and write the correct number.

3. Write advantages and disadvantages about living in a city.

Advantages

Disadvantages

4.

Read and complete. Then listen and discover (1.13)

easier quicker fun busy terrible - expensive

City Life
Many people want to live in cities. Its often
______________ to find work there than in the
countryside. Cities are also ___________, exciting
places and there are lots of ________ things to
do. But city life can also be difficult. There are
traffics jams, so its often ______________ to walk than go by
car. Cars, central heating, and air conditioning systems from apartment
buildings cause _______________ air pollution. Cities are also really
_________________ places to live.

5.

Listen and read. What do you think? Which is the worst problem in a city? (1.14)

In many cities there are problems with the weather.

It rains a lot in Cherrapunji in India. Around 1,150
centimeters of rain falls each year. Cherrapunji is
one of the wettest cities in the world but there isnt
enough water for the people and animals there. The
city is very hilly and the rainwater runs away too
quickly.
A
In some cities its getting hotter. People find it
difficult to work and sleep and they use a lot of
electricity for airt conditioners. Bangkok in Thailand
is the hottest capital city in the world. Ulaanbaatar in
Mongolia has a different problem. Its the coldest
capital city in the world.
B
The worst problem is the population size of cities.
Shanghai has one of the largest populations in
China. There are over 13 million people there! This
can make it difficult to find work, houses, and
schools for everyone.
C

6.

What do you know about Beijing? Listen. Check what the boy talks about
(1.15)

Come to Beijing!
1. Come to an exciting city with over 12 million people!
2. Eat Chinese food in one of the hundreds of restaurants.
3. Visit the summer palace of the Emperors. Its over 800 years old.
4. Watch people doing Kung Fu at the Temple of Heaven.
5. Walk the Great Wall of China. Its more than 6,000 km long.
6. See plays at the Beijing Opera.

7. Listen again and PAINT how the boy describes Beijing.

City

large

exciting

Traffic

fast

dangerous

Buildings

ugly

cold

famous

Weather

hot

cold

wet

polluted

clean

tall

beautiful

modern

dry

snowy

boring

noisy

slow

safe

8. Match the opposites.

1
2
3
4
5
6

exciting
safe
beautiful
fast
modern
clean

a
b
c
d
e
f

slow
polluted
old
boring
dangerous
ugly

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9.

CIRCLE. Then listen and check. (1.17)

City Quiz
1. Which of these cities has the biggest population?
a) Moscow
b) Toronto
c) Tokyo
2. What was the lowest temperatura ever in Toronto?
a) -31 C
b) 0 C
c) -12 C
3. Where is the highest city in the world?
a) India
b) Australia
c) Bolivia
4. When was the worst cyclone in Cairns?
a) 1989
b) 2009
c) 1918

4 correct: Youre the best!

10.

3 correct: Youre good!

Make a quiz about a city in your country with a friend.

Which - What Where When Who

Take Note!
Which? (thing)

Tall old nice good big long

What? (thing)
Where? (place)

Which is the
tallest building?

When? (year/day)
Who? (person)

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11. Look at the graphs. Circle T (true) or F (false). Then listen and check. (1.18)
a) Rio has the biggest population.

b) Athens is the wettest.

c) Johannesburg is the driest.

d) Rio is the coldest in June.

Reading: My Vacation in Athens!

This year I went to Athems for my vacation. Athens is the capital city of Greece but it
isnt very big. Athens name is from a goddess, Athena, because she gave olive trees
to the city.
Athens is a noisy busy city. There are lots of cars in the streets and huge traffic jams.
We used the new metro because its the fastest way to get around. We visited the
Acropolis. Its over two thousand years old.
It was very hot in Athens. We drank five bottles of water every day! My sister and I
bought sunhats and sunglasses. You can see my sisters funny red hat in the photo. I
look really cool!
Athens has the best food in Greece. We ate a souvlaki and two big ice cream cones
every day! We had a great vacation!

a) Circle ALL the adjectives in the text.

b) Choose a city you visited on vacation. Describe.
Size of place
Places to visit
How to travel
Traffic
People
Food and drink
The hotel

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UNit 2 Stories and thieves

Stories
1.

Vocabulary: Listen and number (1.20)

magician

tower

queen

knight

king

prince

dragon

princess

palace

castle

2. Look at the vocabulary in exercise 1 and write the correct names.

3. What do you know about dragons?

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4.

Check the true sentences. Then listen and discover. (1.23)

a. Komodo dragosn are huge lizards.

b. They grow to six meters long.
c. They are the heaviest lizards in the world.
d. They have 60 teeth.
e. Big Komodo dragons eat smaller dragons.
f. They can climb trees.
4.1 Name 6 dangerous animals
a) ..

d) .

b) .

e) .

c) .

f) ..

5. Look at the pictures. What do you think the story is about?

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6. Listen and match. (1.25)

a) a mistery

This story teaches you about good values.

b) a fable

It's a story about the future and outer space.

c) a legend

We have to find the answer in this story.

d) a science fiction
story

A story about a famous person. It isn't always

true.

7. Listen to the story and put it in the correct order. (1.26)

a) One day the crow found a piece of cheese.
b) The cheese fell to the ground.
c) The fox said, Lucky you! Can I have some?
d) He sat on a tree and started to eat it.
e) The crow said, Youre the best!
f) He looked at it and wanted to eat it but he gave it
to the crow
g) The fox saw his friend the crow in the tree.
h) Thanks! said the fox. I was hungry, too.
i) He gave some cheese to the fox.
j) The fox picked it up.
k) The crow opened its mouth and said, Sorry! But Im hungry.

8. Talk with your friends. What does the fable teach you?
a) Dont sit in tres and eat!

c) When youre hungry, you need to eat.

b) Be good to your friends!

d) Dont talk when youre eating!

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9. Complete the following chart with the past tense.

Present

Past

go
fall
sit
pick
eat
hear

Present

Past

see
drop
run
take
cut
give

10. Listen and read. Whats your opinion? Was King Arthur a real person? (1.28)

Was King Arthur a real person?

The stories of King Arthur are very popular all around the world. But are they true?
Many people think that King Arthur and stories about him are legends. Some say
that Arthur didnt really pull a sword from a stone to become a King and others say
he didnt exist at all!
When did the stories about Arthur start? There were stories about a brave King
almost a thousand years ago. In 1911, people found a grave of a man in England.
On it there were these words, Here lies the famous King Arthur. But the body isnt
there now. So, was Arthur a real person or not?

10.1 Correct these sentences

a) People found Arthurs grave in 1130.

b) The stories about Arthur started a hundred years ago.

c) Stories about Arthur arent very popular around the world.

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11. Listen and read Leos diary. What gift does he buy his cousin? (1.29)

Wednesday
I flew to London today with my friend John!

Thursday
I saw the Tower of London today. Its a really big castle and it took a
long time to walk around it! A building in the Tower of London is
called the Bloody Tower because this is where the kings and
queens of England chopped off their enemies heads. The guards of
the Tower are called Beefeaters! In the old days the people of
London were often hungry. But the King gave his guards lot of food,
so londoners called the guards Beefeaters. We saw a knights
armor and lots of swords. The armor was very small. The people
were very short in those days.

Friday
I wrote a postcard to Mom. I also got some socks as a gift for my
cousin. They have pictures of Beefeaters on them!

11.1 Listen and circle the letter in each word that you cant hear. (1.30)
LISTEN

TALK

POSTCARD

WRITE
WHICH

ANSWER
PEOPLE

11.2 Write words from your own and circle the silent letters
a) .

d) .

b)

e) .

c)

f) .

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12. Reading: Competition Time!

Yes, were having a story competition. We know you all like stories. This is
the beginning of a mystery story. All you have to do is finish it. Theres a
rpize for the winner!
Yesterday, I visited a castle with my brother. A knight and his family lived
there many years ago. First, we walked around the romos of the castle.
The, we went into a small dark room in the tower. The knights armor and
his sword were in the room. Suddenly, we Heard a voice. It said, Help!
Then we Heard, Come here! Oh, no! said my brother, The voice is
inside the armor. We walked slowly to the armor and .

12.1 Write notes for the end of the story.

What did the children do first?
Then what happened?
Who or what was inside the
armor?
What happened at the end?
12.2 Draw your end of the story

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UNit 2 Stories and thieves

Thieves
1.

Vocabulary: Listen and number (1.32)

lamp

sofa

mirror

clock

TV

table

bookcase

drapes

armchair

rug

2. Look at the vocabulary in exercise 1 and write the correct names.

3. What do you know about fingerprints?

Your fingerprint here

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4. Read and circle. Then listen and discover. (1.35)

Fingerprints
Detectives look for fingerprints to help them find criminals. Do you know how? Try
this quiz.
a)
b)
c)
d)

You leave fingerprint when you touch something.

Twins have the same fingerprints.
When you grow up, our fingerprints change.
Birds have fingerprints.

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

/
/
/
/

No
No
No
No

5. Listen and read. Who was the thief? (1.36)

Nosey: Tom, youre the Professors gardener. What were you doing at 9 oclock
yesterday?
Tom: I was cutting the trees in the yard. James saw me.
Nosey: How lucky! Jan, youre the cook here. What were you doing?
Jan: I was feeding the cat in the kitchen.
Nosey: Did anyone see you?
Jan: Just the cat.
Nosey: So, Tom was cutting the trees and Jan was feeding the cat. Fred, what were you
doing at 9 oclock?
Fred: I was fixing the car in the garage.
Nosey: James, what about you?
James: I was walking the dog.
Anna: I was cleaning the lamp and Meg was washing the drapes in the dining room.
Nosey: So! You were all working at 9 oclock last night. How interesting!

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6. Write a sentence using Past Continuous.

eat / pizza

watch / TV

play / tennis

read / a book

a) ..

Remember!

b) ..

was/ were

c) ..

+ -ing

d) ..
7. Read. What do these animals steal?
Some people consider squirrels to be cute and harmless, but to
gardeners, they are public enemy N1. Squirrels are very intelligent
and persistent animals. When you combine these qualities with a
hungry belly and a tendency to live alongside humans, there can be a
good bit of conflict between squirrels and homeowners over flowers,
vegetables and fruit trees.
In one of the most bold examples of theft in the animal kingdom,
hyenas are capable of driving a lion away from its kill. It travels in
groups of up to 80 individuals and when it comes upon a larger
carnivore it swoops in to steal the meat with the help of its clan.
Hyenas often hunt collectively, which means stealing is no problem.
Known as the pirates of the seashore, gulls are naturally aggressive
and competitive birds. They steal food from each other, other bird
species or even sea otters if given the opportunity. Because gulls
cannot dive for fish, they must steal from those species.

Taken and adapted from: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/top-9-animalthieves.html#ixzz3O0jyToOp

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8. Listen and read. What do monkeys steal? (1.39)

Monkey Thieves
In India people believe that some animals are special. Monkeys are special and so
theyre free to go where they want. Theyre very happy. Monkeys live in trees and eat
fruits and leaves. People often feed them.
These monkeys are also thieves! They steal pieces of food. People think theyre funny.
But the monkeys also steal other things. When they see cameras or bags on a seat,
they often take them. They put them in trees or throw them on the ground. Then
people are angry.

8.1 Find words in the previous text with the ee sound and write them in the correct
group.
Group 1: ie

Group 2: ea

Group 3: ee

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

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9. Describing thieves: Look at the people, what were they wearing?

A) He was wearing ..

B) .
.
C) .
.
D) .
.

10. Create your own thieve and then describe.

She/He was wearing ..

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UNit 3 Monsters and Make it!

Monsters
1.

Vocabulary: Listen and number (1.41)

tonnes
meters
kilometers
centimeters

million
hundred
thousand
kilos

2. Read and complete with the correct word.

Kilometers million centimeters meters tonnes meters kilos - hundred

The iguanodon lived

It weighed
It was

It can ran at

1 130 million years ago.

2 3.5 ________________ ( 3

3.500 __________________)

5 _________________ tall and it was 5 10 _____________ long.

6

24 ________________ an hour. It didnt eat meat. It ate plants, so

Its teeth were small for a dinosaur. It had around

An iguanodons teeth were 8

one _______________ teeth.

4 ________________ long.

3. What do you know about monster bugs?

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4. Read and circle. Then listen and discover (1.44)

Look at the picture! Its adust mite. Its very small, you can olsy see/hear it
with a microscope. In one gram/kilo of dust you can find about one
hundred/thousand dust mites.
Dust mites like warm places, so many of them live in beds/ice. There can be
as many as ten million/thousand in a bed. Dust mites eat the dead skin of
people. Each person loses around twenty tonnes/kilos of dead skin in a
lifetime, so dust mites find lots of food in beds. Some people get asthma/
colds from dust mites so they have to wash their sheets in very hot water.

5. Match the sentences

a. Many dust mites
b. You can only see them
c. There are about 1.000 dust mites
d. A mattress on a bed can have
e. Dust mites eat
f. Dust mites can cause

in one gram of dust.

asthma.
live in beds.
with a microscope.
about 10 million dust mites in it.
the dead skin from people's bodies.

6. Wrtie down 3 bugs you know. Then draw your favorite.

My favorite bug is .
a) ..
b) ..
c) ..

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7. Listen and read the information about the blue whale. (1.45)

How big is it? Its the biggest animal in the world. It has a huge tail thats 7 meters
wide.
How heavy is it? It weighs between 110 ans 120 tonnes. Thats about the same
weight as 77 cars. Its heart is about the same weight as one car and its tongue is
about the same weight as an elephant.
How long is it? Its about 30 meters long. Thant longer than a basketball court and
more than twice the length of the Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur.
How much food does it eat? It eats about 6 tonnes of food every day. It doesnt
have teeth but it has a huge mouth. It has room for a hundred people in its mouth.
How big are its babies? Its babies are called calves. When theyre born, theyre 7
meters long and they weigh around 3 tonnes. Thats the same as an adult hippo.

8. Match the questions and answers about an ostrich.

1.

How big is it?

It's about 2,5 meters tall.

2.

How heavy is it?

3.

How tall is it?

4.

How big are its eggs?

They're 15 cm long, 13 cm wide, and

they weigh 1,4 kilos.
It's the biggest bird in the world. It has a
big body, a long neck, and 2 very long legs.
It eats 3,6 kilos of food every day.

5.

How much food does it eat?

It weighs about 130 kilos

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9. Listen to the song and find the opposites. (1.46)

Im silly and Im fat, My friend is ugly with a hat.

Put your arms up and down!
Swing your leg around and around!
Lets do the crazy monsters dance! x2
Im silly and Im bad, My friend is tall and sad.
Tap your foot on the ground!
Swing your arms around and around!
Lets do the crazy monsters dance! x2
Im crazy and Im very wide, My friend is a heavy happy guy.
Jump crazily up and down!
Stamp your feet on the ground!
Lets do the crazy monsters dance! x2

a) Light ..

d) Quiet .

b) Pretty ..

e) Good .

c) Thin ..

f) Happy

10. Unscrumble these words from the song.

pmats

tefe ..

yehav

owdn

wisgn .

dfiren

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11. Listen and read about some crocodile facts (1.48)

Crocodiles are 250 million years old! The largest crocodiles are saltwater crocodiles.
Theyre about 5 meters long and weigh about 450 kilos.
Crocodiles lay between 20 and 90 eggs but only around 5 survive. The baby
crocodiles break out of the eggs with a very useful tooth on the front of their nose!
Mother crocodiles are very careful with their babies and they carry them from the
eggs to the water in their mouth. The babies are very playful and usually harmless
but a bite from their teeth can be painful.
Crocodiles can live for 70 years but some people kill them to make shoes and bags
from their skin. There are now about 300,000 saltwater crocodiles in the world

12. Complete the following chart.

- ful

-less

Care
Harm
Play

Pain
Use
13. Spelling: test your friend.
How do you spell harmful? H A R M F U L

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14. Read the animal fact file.

Monster animal: Velociraptor (it means Speedy thief)
Country: Mongolia, China (Central Asia)
Height: 0,5 meters tall
Lenght: 1,5 to 2 meters long
Weight: 7 to 15 kilos
Description: Velociraptor was a fast-running, two-legged dinosaur. It had about
80 very sharp and curved teeth. Some of the teeth were over 2.5 cm long. This
predator had an s-shaped neck, arms with three-fingered clawed hands, long thin
legs. Velociraptor may have been able to run up to 60 km/hr for short bursts.
Food: meat eater (other dinosaurs)
Extra info: The first velociraptor fossil was found in 1923 in Mongolia.

15. Write notes for your monster fact file.

Monster Animal:
Country:
Length: .
Weight:.
Description:
Food: .

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UNit 3 Monsters and Make it!

Make it!
1.

Vocabulary: Listen and number (1.49)

light bulbs

springs

string

rope

drink cans

tape

paper clips

sticks

glue

paint

2. Read and label the shapes.

cone cube cylinder sphere pyramid - cuboid

3. What 3-D shapes can you see in your classroom?

.

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4. Listen and read. What materials did Ted and Jade use to make their robot?
(1.53)
Ted: This is a great birthday gift!
Jade: Yes, its looking good! But we need glue for the leg and we dont have any.
Ted: We used a lot of glue to make the body. Lets use a little bit of tape.
Jade: Good job, Ted! Now we need yellow paint for the light bulbs.
Ted: Well, we dont have much. But we have lots of other colors.
Jade: We dont have much yellow paint but Ok! Lets paint them red.
Ted: Can you give me the marker pens, please? I dont need many a red and a blue.
And I need a few paper clips.
Jade: Here you go! What are you doing? Oh, nice idea! Happy Birthday, Nick!

..

..

..

5. Quantifiers: many, much, a few, a little bit of

Countable

Uncountable

MANY

MUCH

There are many students in

the class.

She doesnt have much

time to finish her work.

Countable

Uncountable

A FEW

A LITTLE BIT OF

I need a few paper clips for

the robot.

Robert needs a little bit of

tape.

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6. Read. Have you ever made a mask?

Masks are objects that cover the face for variety of reasons. They are
used for protection, disguise, entertainment or ritual practices and are
made from various materials, depending of use. In Africa, people put
masks of wood on the wall of their houses. Now, people wear masks for
parades and parties at Halloween or Mardi Gras.

7. Listen and number the instructions in the correct order. (1.54)

a) Glue pieces of material, feathers, and beads all over the mask.

b) Punch a hole on each side of the mask. Tie each end of the elastic in a hole.

c) Cut out the top and bottom of the plate and eye shapes.

d) Draw a line half way down the back of the paper plate.

e) Put a pair of sunglasses on the line and draw around the sunglasses.

f) Cut the other plate in half. Fold one piece in half and glue it together.

g) Cut a slit between eyes, and glue the nose into the slit.

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8. Listen and read about the King Cake. (1.55)

What is a King Cake? Its a coffee cake and on top there is colored sugar. The
colors are purple, Green, and gold. In New Orleans in the U.S.A, people eat King
Cake during the Mardi Gras season. Thats from January 6th until 6 weeks before
Easter.
What is Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras is a celebration of the three kings visit to the
baby Jesus. Thats why a plastic babay doll is put into the cake. If you find the doll
in your piece of cake, its lucky. On the last day of Mardi Gras, theres a parade.
People wear masks and costumes at the parade in purple, green and gold.
How many people go to the parade? A lot! Over half a million go to the parade in
New Orleans.
How many King Cakes do the bakers make? Bakers make hundreds of
thousands of cakes. Theres a King Cake in every office, school, and home every
day of Mardi Gras.
How much cake do people eat? Not much! People usually only eat a bit every
day. And after Mardi Gras many people dont eat cake again until Easter.

9. Complete the questions and the answers from the text.

much many one not much a lot a few
1. How _____________ cake do people eat?

________________

2. How _____________ King Cakes do the bakers make? ________________

3. How _____________ colors do they use on the cake?

________________

4. How _____________ dolls are in the cake?

________________

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10. Listen and read (1.56)

Jewelry Making
Both boys and girls like to wear jewelry and now many of them make jewelry, too.
Sandro from Brazil makes bracelets and necklaces from rope or string. He says,
They arent difficult to make. You only need scissors, beads, and string. It was
my hobby. Now I sell my jewelry and Im very successful!

Olda from Spain made these wonderful earrings from paper, glue, and gold paint.
She says,I copied these from some Egyptianearrings I saw in a museum. I copy
jewelry from all around the world. When I make my jewelry, I learn about
countries, too

11. Answer these questions about the text.

a) What is the text about?

b) What does Sandro make?

c) What does Olga make?

12. Read the text again and circle 6 words you think are difficult to spell. Write
them down.
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