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Quiz
Do you know the name of a
very famous chimpanzee?
a Jane
b Tarzan
c Cheeta
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The Cortuga Mystery
Lesson 1
Listen and read.
Vocabulary
A Complete the sentences with the correct form of be.
A Complete the sentences with these words.
Jake! Jake! What’s that?
Oh, no! It’s a shark! Mandy!
Get out of the water!
1
beach
friend
idea
scientist
1 Mary’s my
shark
.
2 A
is a big fish.
3 It’s a good
. You’re cool!
4 A
is very clever.
5 We are at the
.
B Circle the correct words.
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2 Robbie: Ha, ha! Hi, Kate!
Kate:
Robbie! That’s not funny!
Jake:
What a stupid trick!
3 Jake:
Mandy:
Kate:
Robbie:
Jake:
Hello. I’m Jake and this is my sister Mandy.
Hi! This is cool!
Hi, I’m Kate and the ‘shark’ is my cousin Robbie.
Hello and .... er, I’m sorry.
It’s OK, Robbie.
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2
3
5
6
1 Kate and Robbie
cousins.
2 The trick
funny. It’s stupid.
3 Tony and I
tall boys.
4 The house
old. It’s new.
5 It’s summer and we
6 Jake
on holiday.
a scientist. He’s a pupil.
B Match.
1 Is Paul your cousin?
a Yes, it is.
2 Are the children in the house?
b No, she isn’t.
3 Is the dog old?
c Yes, we are.
4 Are you eleven years old?
d Yes, I am.
5 Is she a tall girl?
e No, he isn’t.
6 Boys, are you crazy about science?
f
No, they aren’t.
Listening
Listen and write the names of Anna’s friends.
1 This is a baby with dark / fair hair.
Becky
Jack
Jane
Rocky
Sam
2 Jenny’s 5 years old and she’s stupid / clever.
3 The man and woman are old / young.
4 He’s tall / short and he’s funny.
5 The girl is beautiful / ugly.
6 Here’s a boy with black / grey hair.
Grammar
Be
We use be to talk
a job.
b nationality.
c relatives.
d name.
about a person’s:
Uncle Oliver is a scientist.
We are Greek.
She is my sister.
I’m Mandy.
Affirmative
I’m (I am)
you’re (you are)
he’s/she’s/it’s (he/she/it is)
we’re/you’re/they’re (we/you/they are)
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4 Kate:
Jake:
Kate:
Mandy:
Robbie:
Jake:
Oliver:
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We’re on holiday here. What about you?
We’re here for the summer holidays too. That’s our uncle’s house!
Wow! It’s on the beach!
There’s Uncle Oliver. He’s a scientist.
Really? Kate’s crazy about science.
Hi, Uncle Oliver! Meet our new friends, Kate and Robbie.
Nice to meet you!
Negative
Question
Ask and answer these questions with your partner.
I’m not (I am not)
you aren’t (are not)
he/she/it isn’t (is not)
we/you/they aren’t (are not)
Am I ...?
Are you ...?
Is he/she/it ...?
Are we/you/they?
Are you ten years old?
Am I your cousin?
Are you funny?
Short answers
Please come for
some lemonade
this afternoon.
Good idea, Jake.
Speaking
Yes, I am.
Yes, he/she/it is.
Yes, you/we/they are.
No, I’m not.
No, he/she/it isn’t.
No, you/we/they aren’t.
Is your dad/mum a scientist?
Is your house new?
What are you crazy about?
Writing
Write five sentences about one of your friends. Begin
each sentence with He/She is ... or He/She isn’t ... .
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Lesson 2
Grammar
Emperor Penguins
Reading
Read the article about a
cool dad. Who is with the
egg for two months?
Emperor penguins are amazing birds.
They live in the Antarctic. They can’t
fly, but they are great swimmers.
They’re also good parents. The
mother penguin has one egg every
winter. She gives the egg to the
father penguin and then she goes
to the sea for food. Sometimes she
walks about 80 kilometres! It’s very
Possessive Adjectives
Listen to Ben talking about his aunt and
uncle. Write T (true) or F (false).
Possessive adjectives show that something belongs to someone
or something.
Dad is 37 years old. His name is Barry.
1 Uncle Peter is tall.
Subject
Pronouns
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
cold in the Antarctic and the father
penguin keeps the egg warm on his
feet. He stays with the egg and he
doesn’t eat. Then after two months
the chick (baby penguin) comes out
of the egg. Soon the mother is back
with food. The father penguin leaves.
He goes back to the sea because he’s
very hungry.
Listening
Possessive
Adjectives
my
your
his
her
its
our
your
their
3 Aunt Jenny is thirty-five years old.
4 Aunt Jenny isn’t a scientist.
5 Tina is Ben’s daughter.
Note: Be careful with these words:
• it’s (it is) and its
• you’re (you are) and your
• he’s (he is) and his
Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives.
1 Mum is 34 years old.
birthday is in May.
2 Look at that dog!
ears are big!
3 Nancy and Lee are good friends.
4 James is very tall but
5 We are sisters.
brother is short.
cousin?
7 I’m Vicky and this is
friend, Sue.
8 You and Tom are tall and
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Write T (true) or F (false).
Complete the sentences with these words.
1 Penguins are birds.
2 Penguins can’t swim.
3 It isn’t warm in the Antarctic.
4 The mother penguin keeps her egg warm.
5 The baby penguin goes to the sea.
cold
egg
1 It’s
sea
warm
in winter.
2 Are you
1 answer
2 scientist
3 what
B Now say these words. Circle the
silent letters. Then listen and check
your answers.
1
2
3
4
friend
listen
where
two
hair is brown.
Complete the pairs with these words.
I’m a chick. Chick! I’m a penguin chick.
You’re a chick. Chick! You’re a penguin chick.
We are Emperor penguins
And we go to the sea to eat.
daughter
grandad
sister
uncle
4
mum and
husband and
2
5
brother and
aunt and
3
6
grandma and
son and
wife
And we walk, walk our penguin walk.
Yes, we walk, walk our funny walk.
I’m not cold in winter.
I’m warm on my father’s feet.
My mother can’t fly. My father can’t fly.
Emperor penguins can’t fly.
But we’re great swimmers. We love the sea!
My penguin friends and my family.
? Here’s some food.
3 Penguins swim in the
.
4 Every winter a mother penguin has one
5 It isn’t
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hungry
A Listen to these words. What do you
notice about the red letters?
Song
1
can’t fly.
About 40 kinds of birds
Sounds of English
Vocabulary
dad
Guess what!
parents are friends too.
names are Kim and Kerry.
6 Hi, Jenny! Is this
2 Uncle Peter’s eyes are dark.
in winter.
.
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Lesson 3
Grammar
Reading
C Read Florence’s email. Find eight mistakes and
correct them.
Possessive ’s
Read the emails and find out which best
friend is from the same family.
My Best Friend!
We use ’s after singular nouns and an
apostrophe (’) after plural nouns to show
something belongs to someone.
This is Emma’s dog.
Ron is the boys’ dad.
Note: Plural irregular nouns (without s) are
followed by ’s.
The children’s grandad is nice.
Write the apostrophe (’) in the correct place.
1 Janes eyes are brown.
Hi!
nd.
ars old. I’m from Engla
I’m Errol and I’m 11 ye
twins
ck and Greg. They’re
My best friends are Ni
ars old. They’re cool!
and they’re eleven ye
ss
. We’re together in Cla
The twins’ hair is brown
ry
ve
is
eg
Gr
d
ry clever, an
3A at school. Nick is ve
8th
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y
da
on the same
funny. Our birthdays are
Hello!
2 The babies names are Amy and Anthony.
I’m Lara and I’m Frenc
3 Henrys tricks aren’t funny.
h. I’m 9 years old.
Sharon is my best frie
nd. She’s 29 years old
.
Her hair is fair and he
r eyes are green. She’s
beautiful and she’s my
mum! Sometimes
I do stupid things, bu
t she says ‘It’s OK, it
doesn’t matter.’
Is your mum your best
friend?
My email is: [email protected]
m
February!
?
Who is your best friend
alengland.com
Email me at: errol@ep
4 The childrens uncle is a scientist.
Hi!
I’m florence and i’m from france. I’m eleven years old
i’m tall with dark hair and green eyes.
my sister Corinne is six years old and my brother
jean is a baby.
I’m crazy about music and
my cat, Felix
What are you crazy about?
Email me at:
[email protected]
5 Sheila is my mums best friend.
6 The womans name’s Sarah.
Writing
Punctuation
Task
A Match.
1 capital letter
a ’
2 full stop
b A
3 question mark
c .
4 apostrophe
d ?
D Write a paragraph about yourself. Use this plan
to help you.
Begin like this:
Hi!
Answer the questions:
B Write the sentences using the
correct punctuation and the correct
capital letters.
1 im dans sister
2 are you Rachels friend
Comprehension
Answer the questions.
1 What class is Errol in?
2 What are the twins’ names?
3 When is Errol’s birthday?
4 Where’s Lara from?
5 How old is Lara’s mum?
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Say it like this!
3 penguins are amazing animals
Making friends
with a
Ask and answer these questions
partner.
What’s your name?
My name’s
How old are you?
I’m
Where are you from?
I’m from
When’s your birthday?
My birthday’s on (the)
4 my dogs very clever
5 its a great house
What’s your name?
Where are you from?
How old are you?
What are your brothers’ and sisters’ names?
How old are they?
What are you crazy about?
.
Finish like this:
Email me at
(your email address)
years old.
.
(of)
.
E Read your paragraph and check capital letters,
full stops, apostrophes and question marks.
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