Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 My Progress ~z Contents .- Text types stories, charts interviews, informational reports menus, telephone conversations, stories poems, restaurant reviews, webpages news reports, descriptions diaries, personal recounts product information, dictionaries, TV guides, tables Pages (7-20 2i-24Date: Wy A Read the story. Ted visited his cousin Candy in the country. ‘what do you like doing in your spare time?’ Ted asked. ‘I'm very busy. I often look for food,’ Candy said. ‘Here, have some food.’ ‘No, thanks,’ Ted said. of td — ‘Isometimes go swimming on Saturdays,’ Candy said, ‘and I like playing the 5 piano on Sundays.’ Ted yawned. ‘I like doing exciting things,’ he said. There was nothing to do at Candy's house. The mice went to bed early. In the morning Ted said, ‘I have an idea! Let's go to my house.’ The mice climbed onto a lorry and soon arrived at a big town house. ‘It’s Friday!’ Ted said. ‘There's always a big lunch on Fridays.’ ‘Wow!’ Candy so said. Suddenly a fat black cat jumped out from behind the sofa. The mice ran and hid in a rubbish bin. ‘I don't like the town,’ Candy said. ‘You have lots of food here but it’s a dangerous place!’ she shouted. Candy went home and never visited the town again.Dote: lg *.© B Read the story again and write short answers. 1 Who lived in the country? 2 How did Ted and Candy get to the town? By “Yr3_ What day did Ted visit Candy? What did Ted say when he arrived at the town €x house? Where was he the day before? © C Tick (V) the best answers. 1 Read line 5: Ted yawned. Why did Ted yawn? | ]a He was tired. b He was hungry. | |e He was excited. d He was bored. 2. When did Candy have spare time? a never b every day Ni ¢ at the weekend When could Candy do the things she liked doing? d often 3 What did Candy think about the town? |__|@ She didn’t like the food. |__|b She felt afraid in the town. Read the last paragraph. ¢ Itwas boring. noord onc U oy LI about the town? d It was exciting. Sir = more challenging questionDote: lg LJ} D Look at the chart. We did a survey to find out our favourite hobbies, Miss Lam. Please look at this chart. hobbies Class 4D's favo Number of pupils . ll playing reading playing watching collecting _others sports computer films things games Mmm ... The results are interesting. Well done, children!Date: __» © © E Look at the chart again and tick (/) the best answers. 1 How many children in Class 4D like reading? a7 b5 | le4 Clas Oo Find the bar for ‘reading’. 2 How many children did the survey? a 20 |b 21 © 24 Add up the number of pupils doing the different hobbies. 3 What question did the children ask to find information for the chart? |__|@ Do you like hobbies? |__|b What do you like doing in your spare time? ¢ Do you like playing sports? |__|d How many people like computers? © © F Where should these children’s answers go? Write the letters in the boxes. a = playing sports b =reading ¢ = playing computer games d= watching films e=collecting things f= others Peter: Toften play football in my spare time. Amy : Talways buy new stickers on Saturdays for my sticker book. Mary: Tsometimes go to the library or buy a magazine. 1 2 3 John: Llike playing the violin. 4 5 Paul : Inever play sports. I often go to the cinema with Dad. “ G What do you like doing in your spare time? Finish the sentences. In my spare time I like —--- on (always often / sometimes /never)—— EE ——_ EO 2 a Qo A’ Read the interview. ” ee +e Hone mency and Lucy Tangy Our reporter Nancy Chan met the thirteen-year-old sisters at their school, the Superstar Theatre School. Nancy: Are you the same age? Honey: No. I’m the big sister. I’m older than Lucy. Lucy : You're only three minutes older than me! Don’t forget — I’m taller than you! Honey: Only by two and a half centimetres! Nancy: Do you both like the same things? Honey: | love acting classes. Lucy likes singing classes. We both think dancing classes are great. Nancy: What do you like doing in your spare time? Lucy : [love shopping. | always need new clothes! Honey: It’s boring! | like playing tennis and | sometimes go ice-skating or swimming. Nancy: Do you like being twins? Lucy + Yes, I do. Honey is my best friend. | can always talk to her. Honey: Lucy is my best friend too. We like different things but we love being together. Nancy: Thank you for talking to me!Dote: lg ©.© B Read the interview again and write the girls’ names. 1 is younger than is shorter than —_______. Ge Younger’ and ‘shorter’ may not be in the interview. Look for the opposites. ©. C Tick (/) the best answers. Who enjoys sports? a Honey [|b Lucy |__|e Nancy \__|d Honey and Lucy Honey likes ___. (You can tick more than one answer.) a acting b singing ¢ dancing shopping Read line 13: It's boring! The word ‘it’ refers to___. a playing tennis [|b shopping ¢ dancing | swimming Which sentence is correct? a Honey and Lucy both enjoy buying new clothes. |_|b Honey and Lucy play tennis together. |_|¢ Honey and Lucy go to the same school. |__|d Honey and Lucy don’t enjoy dancing classes. Find information about all the options Are the options correct?Dote: lg LJ) D Read the information. Update on the Wu brothers The four Wu brothers, Eric, Frank, Gary and Harry, are celebrating their ninth birthdays this week. Eric, the oldest, is the tallest. He is 128 cm tall, two centimetres taller than Frank and Gary, and four centimetres taller than Harry. Frank is the heaviest boy. He weighs 30 kg. Eric weighs 27 kg, Gary weighs 25 kg and Harry weighs 24 kg. The boys have different hobbies. Frank likes sleeping in his spare time. Eric enjoys playing football. Gary loves collecting stamps. Harry, the youngest, enjoys playing the guitar. He wants to be a pop star. He has the longest hair and the loudest voice! Alll four boys enjoy school. They all did well in their exams but Gary is the cleverest. Their class teacher says that the boys are polite, kind and helpful. They have different friends at school but also enjoy spending time together. Dr Roberts Date: 2Oth December 2OXX yS Prepared by:Dote: lg © © E Read the information again and tick (/) the best answers. 1 This isa__. a letter < i Letters have words like 'Dear' or ‘From’ i b diary to show you who gets or sends aletter. c report Diaries are about things in the past. Reports give facts. Stories are not real. |_| story 2 Gary is cm toll. a 128 [|b 126 © 124 [Ja 122 ‘M3 Which sentence is NOT correct? |_|@ Eric is heavier than Gary. |__|b Harry is younger than Frank. ¢ Gary is cleverer than Eric. [__|d Frank's hair is longer than Harry's. © F Write the answers. 1 Who likes music? \ Look at the brothers’ hobbies. ‘Yr2- Are the boys in the same class? Which sentence tells you this? ‘V3 G Do you and your best friend look the same? Finish the sentences. Tom_________ than my best friend. He / She is too... than me.Wo A Read the menu. ’, Pizza Go-Go {$10 off our most popular pizza — Meat feast!” Delivery Menu Small eT eee (person) | (people) | (3-4 people) _Gheese and tomato tl _Cheeseand mushroom =; = $60.10 $75.20 $90.50 Vegetarian special | $70.20 $90.00 $110.00 | Tunesurprse Grab stick and pepper cia __ Spaghetti with meat sauce __Pasta with chicken. $95.00 $65.30 | $80.70 __Spaghetti with ttalian pork | S050 | $e200 “Macaroni and cheese | i | | Ee aed _Prawn salad 20 $30.50 $35.00 _ Tomato salad _ 2.5.00 30.20 _Gteen salad $ ‘ Turn over for DRINKS and DESSERTS =~Ricky Peter Ricky: Peter: Ricky Peter, Ricky Peter Ricky Peter Ricky Peter % Twant It Dote: lg B Read the menu again and finish the telephone conversation. Hi, Peter. It's Ricky. Sorry I'm late. Can you order food first? OK. What do you want? Ricky Let's have pizza. We can share a medium pizza. OK. Let’s see. The cheapest medium pizzas are s ° medium pizzas are $90. What is the opposite of ‘cheapest!? The How much is a medium meat feast? It's . Wait a minute! The meat feast is © pizza. We can save eo this week. It costs just ® Do you want any side orders? Look for ‘offer. It's $30.50. Let's have that. Salad is good for us. What else do you want? We have a pizza with meat. Let’s order a pasta without meat. How about 1 . Which pasta dish has no meat? OK. See you soon. I can’t wait! Bye! What do you want to order from the menu? How much is it? Finish the sentences.LJ) D Read the story. Billy was the biggest dinosaur in his school. ‘I'm big because I eat lots of leaves,’ he said. Todd was new at Billy’s school. He was OO Sef babii mA BE. Which word in the story means ‘small’? a tiny b frightening ¢ boring d delicious Yr4_ What do you think happens next? | ]q Billy and Todd played together. b Todd tried to eat Billy. ¢ Billy and Todd went to a restaurant. d Todd ran away.Date: What would you like? What would you like? What's yummy for tea? I'd like something cold, Daddy. Let’s have sandwiches. Which would you like? Tuna or bacon? Brown bread or white? What would you like? What's lovely to eat? I'd like something without meat. Let’s have salad. Which would you like? Tomato or potato salad tonight? What would you like? What do you fancy? I'd like something very spicy. Let’s have curry. Which would you like? Chicken or beef? Would you like rice? What would you like? What's tasty to eat? I'd like something cold and sweet. Let’s have cakes. Which would you like? Banana or lemon? They're both very nice. What would you like? What's a good treat? I'd like some pasta with meat. Let’s have spaghetti with chicken breast. Mmmm, delicious, that is the best! peDote: lg © © B Read the poem again and write short answers. 1 How mony verses are there in this poem? 2 What is Daddy's favourite food? f Q oe Favourite = The one you like best he © C Tick (/) the best answers. 1 Read Verse 4: They're both very nice. The word ‘they’ refers to __. a lemon cakes b bananas and lemons ¢ banana cakes and lemon cakes d cold food and sweet food 2 Which word in the poem means ‘delicious’? (You can tick more than one answer.) a yummy b fancy c treat | |d tasty 3 Which words from the poem do NOT rhyme? | ]a ‘eat’ and ‘sweet’ b ‘spicy’ and ‘rice’ c ‘meat’ and ‘treat’ d ‘breast’ and ‘best’ Sk 4 Which of these are NOT mentioned in the poem? (You can tick more than one answer.) a beef curry b tomato sandwich c¢ lemon cake d tuna saladDote: lg LJ) D Read the restaurant reviews. © ‘ayn whats otcemhiestaurantseviews) Jungle Cafe I went there last year and the food was terrible — my soup noodles with dumplings were cold — but the waiters were polite and quick. Last week I went again. The food was still bad and the service was worse! My brother found a spider in his tuna salad! We waited half an hour for our food and the waitress was rude. Pam Wong Best Curry House Iwanted something spicy — and I got it! The beef curry was fantastic and very, very hot! The helpful waiter said a banana lassi would be good for my hot mouth. I drank three of these delicious cooling yoghurt drinks! I can’t wait to eat here again. It was a hot day. | wanted something cold and sweet so | went to Peter's Pie Place. My cherry pie with ice cream was great. Unfortunately my friend’s tuna sandwich was dry and old. Peter was. friendly and gave us two free drinks to say sorry. Ray Lee May Chan Ope + 3sDate: jae © E Read the reviews again. Draw lines to match the symbols and the restaurants. 1 Cow ow oD . * Jungle Cafe 2 OSS) . © Peter's Pie Place 3 Pw . © Best Curry House © F Tick (/) the best answers. 1 Where can you see these restaurant reviews? @ ona noticeboard |__|b in a children’s magazine |_|¢ on the Internet |_|d in a newspaper 2 Read about Best Curry House. What is a ‘lassi’? a acold drink & — _ coy b ahot drink Qe What did the writer ¢ something spicy do with the lassi? d acury 3 Who was happy with the food? | ]a Pam's brother b Pam c May’s friend d May V3 G Which restaurant would you like to visit? Why? Finish the sentence. I because— 5 } Dote: ig Wo A Read the news report. Local News HONG KONG EVENING POST 12th February 1980 a ace Cr ltl | By Cathy Leung Yesterday the Star Ferry was crowded — it was full of people travelling between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui. Today the Star Ferry is quiet. Everybody wants to use the new MTR line to cross the harbour. Office clerk Raymond Chan said, ‘Nobody 5 wants to go by ferry now. The MTR Raymond Chan likes the MTR. But not everybody is happy. Mrs Lee pointed at anew MTR station. ‘Look!’ she said. ‘Last year there was a market. I did my shopping and met my friends here. Now there's only a big, ugly station. 10 I don’t want to travel by MTR, It’s more expensive than the Star Ferry, Mrs Lee is not happy with the MTR. When the MTR first opened four months ago, it ran from Shek Kip Mei to Kwun Tong. Two months later, the line was extended from Shek Kip Mei to Tsim Sha Tsui. Now it is possible to travel under the harbour to Central. Whether you love it or hate it, the MTR is here to stay.Dote: lg © © B Read the news report again and write short answers. 1 Who does Cathy Leung work for? 2 When did the first part of the MTR open? © C Tick (V) the best answers. The new MTR line opened on __. |_|@ 12th February 1980 | |e 2nd February 1980 Read line 14: Two months later, the li What does ‘extended’ mean? a made shorter ine ¢ closed How does Cathy Leung feel about the M [a She loves it. [|e She doesn't like it Mrs Lee doesn’t like the MTR because 2 4 1 3. the ferry is cleaner the ferry is cheaper | |a 1 only ¢ 1,2and3 was extended ... Do the sums! Look at the date of “fii. the news. Then read the paragraph ‘about when the MTR first opened. b 11th February 1980 | |d 1st February 1980 Try all the options in the b made longer sentence. Which one d stopped makes sense? TR? P Qp b She likes it. Does Cathy tell us d We do not know. what she thinks? there isn’t a market now she met her friends on the ferry, b 1 and2 d Allof themLJ) D Read the description. Hong Kong — Now. and then, By 4c UO Forty years ago, people lived in this building. There were seven floors. On each floor there were ten flats. People used public toilets. Everybody walked up the stairs. Now people live in very tall buildings. There are bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms and living rooms in the flats. Fortunately, there are also lifts! Forty years ago, children studied in this school Tt was on the top floor of a building. There were some fans but it was very hot in summer. Now children study in big schools. They use =) computers. The schools have air-conditioning, Forty years ago, there were no MTR trains but there was a railway, The trains were slow. In summer they were very hot and uncomfortable. The only way to cross the harbour was by ferry Now there are MTR trains. They are fast and comfortable. We can cross the harbour by ferry, by car, by bus, by minibus or by MTR,® © E Read the description again. Wri the paragraphs. a Transport b © F Tick (/) the best answers. Dote: lg ‘ite the letters (a—c) in the boxes above Schools c Homes 1 How many flats were there in the old building? [Ja 10 b7 |_|e 70 a7 2 Read line 7: Fortunately, there are also lifts! What does ‘fortunately’ mean? @ luckily b sadly | |e unluckily d slowly Why was it hot in school in summer? a There were no fans. b There was no air-conditioning. The schools were small. | |d There were no computers. w4 a There were no trains. b The trains were slow. Why did people cross the harbour by ferry? ¢ The ferries were fast and comfortable. d There were no cross-harbour roads. \ G Do you think life was better or worse forty years ago? Why? Write 2-3 sentences. You can write about transport, schools or homes. 202l Date: Wy A Read the diary entries. “Teh May 20%% o It will be Mother's Day on Sunday. When | was younger, | needed Mum for lots of things. | couldn't climb the stairs or do up my buttons by myself. Now | don't need Mum. Even Tommy (the world’s laziest brother) can tie his shoelaces by himself. th May 20% Q Horrible day! | dropped my homework in a puddle. It was really wet and Miss Lee was angry with me. Then Debbie and Clare played by themselves and didn't ask me to join in. | felt sad. 10th May 20xx o I didn't want to go to echool thie morning, Mum gave me a big hug. Then ehe told me a funny story: When | was five, | loved achool. One day | put my uniform on and packed my school bag by myself ... on a Sunday! felt much better afterwards and school wae OK. Mother's Day! | made a card for Mum. It took me two hours! Mum loved it. Mum takes care of us all. She is the best mother in the world. | love her very much!Dote: lg © B Read the diary entries again and tick (/) the best answers. 1 Read the %¢h May entry. What is a ‘puddle’? Ce 8 ey Oe [ie Ge Be 8 Feaee © 2) Which was the writer’s worst day? a 7th May b 9th May © 10th May d 12th May ir3 What day was 8th May? Mother's Day is always on |_]@ Wednesday b Thursday |G sunday, Which entry was c Friday d Saturday written on Mother's Day? “Yr4_ Which sentence is NOT correct? a The writer can make cards by herself. b The writer's brother can tie his shoelaces by himself. c The writer's mother cannot help her now. d The writer's mother still looks after her. \ € What do you usually do on Mother’s Day? Write 2-3 sentences.Date : (5) D Read the description. My pet 8 Rosie Tumer I live on a farm. We have lots of animals. My favourite is my horse Suki. Suki is two years old. When she was thirty minutes old, she could stand up by herself. That is amazing! I was eleven months old when I 5 could stand up by myself. Suki could run when she was ninety minutes old. I was fifteen months old when I could run. Foals learn things more quickly than human babies! Foals can jump when they are one day old. Mum said I could jump when I was three years old. I think it is easier for horses because they have 10 four legs. They don't fall down so easily! My brother, Steven, has a horse too. We could both ride by ourselves when we were five years old. We go for long rides together and have races. I usually win! 23Dote: lg ©.© E Read the description again and tick (/) the best answers. e a Suki isaq_—_. | |@ pig | _|b cow ¢ horse d duck Suki could stand up by herself when she was old. | |a 11 months | |b 30 minutes |__|¢ 90 minutes d 3 years Rosie could jump when she was ___ old. |__}@ 3 years | |b 1 day __ |e 11 months |__|d 15 months Rosie couldn't ___ when she was 4 years old. [Ja run | |b stand up by herself ¢ jump d ride by herself Read Paragraph 3. What is a ‘foal’? a ababy person b aclever person [_ |e ababy horse []d a pupil (Pena Which sentence is NOT correct? Human = Person |__|@ Rosie could run when she was 15 months old. b Suki could jump when she was 90 minutes old. | |e Rosie could stand up by herself when she was 11 months old. d Steven could ride by himself when he was 5 years old. 24me, oo A Read the product information. CORB RPASEP AY EDP BACCO 0000000000 G00 Seb eenooaneceneoneeRenet You can watch three hours of TV in three minutes. Amazing! Here's what to do ... 1 Plug the Superfast TV hat into your TV. 2 Turn on your TV and press the ‘on’ button on the Superfast TV hat. 3 Put the Super-fast TV hat on your head. 4 Press ‘play’ and enjoy Super-fast TV! FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) ‘I like dramas but I don’t like game shows. Can I use the Supersfast TV hat®? (Simon in Central) Of course you can! | don't ike game shows either — they're boring! With the Superfast TV hat, a game show is over in one minute. Go and make yourself a cup of tea and it's finished! ‘Is this safe for my children? I don’t want them to watch frightening Programmes.’ (Mrs To in Tai Po) ‘The Super-fast TV hat is for everyone. Choose the ‘under 8 or ‘under 16’ button for your children.1 sr Dote: lg © © B Read the product information again and tick (/) the best answers. How long does it take to watch one hour of TV with a Super-fast TV hat? | |a one hour b thirty minutes ¢ ten minutes i), Do the sum! You can watch three d one minute C5 hours of TV in three minutes. Which programme does Simon like? |_|@ Win a Million! |__|b Pop Music from Japan |__| English Football d The Happy Family Which sentence is NOT correct about the Super-fast TV hat? |_]a You must have a TV to use the Super-fast TV hat. b The programmes go faster with the Super-fast TV hat. ¢ Children can use the Super-fast TV hat. | ]d You don't see game shows with the Super-fast TV hat. Read the answer for the first FAQ: ... 0 game show is over in one minute. What does the word ‘over’ mean? over v 1 above: The picture is over the table. 2 more than: The film is for children over seven. 3 finished: Iam happy because the exams are over. 4 from one side to another: The boy climbed over the wall. ai b2 c3 d4 26LJ] € Read the TV guide. HKTV1 9:00am. | Kids Rule! 9:00 a.m. | Saturday School: the Story of the Great Wall of China 9:45 am. | Inter-school Games With teams from Sha Tin and Lo Wu Primary Schools 10:15 a.m. | Creatures from the Sea: Sharks and Dolphins 11:15 am. | Dim Sum Made Easy with Dilly Shu 12:00 noon | Lunchtime News 12:30 p.m. | Saturday Sports Special 12:25 p.m. | Football Hong Kong vs. England at Hong Kong Stadium. Kick-off at 1 p.m. 3:00 p.m. | Film: Animal Hospital 3:15 p.m. | Tai Pan Part 3 of the drama set in 1960s Hong Kong 4:45 p.m. | Peter and Paul 4:15 p.m. | Film: Monsters from Space Cartoon fun 5:00 pm, | 1-2-3-Cook! 5:35 pm. | Asian Pop 6:20 p.m. | The News and Weather Report a7Date: © D Read the TV guide again and write short answers. 1 Which is the shortest programme? Look quickly at the times. 2. Find a word that means ‘animals’. g} Look for a programme about ~ animals. 3 Kate is watching HKTV 2 at 10:00 a.m. What kind of programme is she watching? Ae ®.® EF Which programmes do these people watch? Complete the table. Programme name Channel 1 | Ilike watching the news. It's very informative. I sleep late at the weekend. I get up at 1 p.m.! 2. | Tlove game shows. They're exciting! Some children from my school are on TV this weekend. I must watch them! 3 | I like documentaries about things that happened in the past. I always watch TV on Saturday mornings. 3 F What kind of TV programmes do you like best? Why? Choose a programme to watch from page 27. Finish the sentences. My favourite TV programmes ore These programmes ore Iwant to watch at on (time) (channel) 28Chapter 1 wv) (p.2) (p.4) (p.4) Chapter 2 ) (p.6) (p.8) (p.8) Chapter 3 ) (p10) [| (p.10) (p.12) | can get information from a story. | can get information from a chart. | can write about what | like doing in my spare time. I can get information from an interview. | can get information from a report. can write about me and my best friend. | can get information from a menu. | can write about what | want to order from a menu. | can get information from a story.Chapter 4 (v) (p.14) {| I can get information from a poem. (p.14) [| Ican find rhyming words ina poem. (p.16) [_] I can get information from some restaurant reviews. (p.16) [_] I can write about why | would like to visit a restaurant. Chapter 5 Vv) (p.18) [_] ican get information from a news report. (p.20) {_| I can get information from a description (p20) [_] I can write about why | think life was better / worse forty years ago. Chapter 6 v) (0.22) [_] Ican get information from some diary entries. (p22) [_] 1can write about what | usually do on Mother's Day. (p.24) [| I can get information from a personal recount. Chapter 7 (v) (p.26) [_] Ican get information from eome product information. (p.28) |__| I can get information from a TV guide. (p28) [_] \can write about what kind of TV programmes | like best and give reasons. 30