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MY EVALUATION Check your progress. Do the exercises and then complete your own evaluation.
I need to try this again.
I am happy with this.
I could do this better.
I can do this very well.
VOCABULARY: Animals
1. Complete the words in the sentences.
1. 'What do you think this animal is? It's got long ears and a white tail.' 'It's a r_ _ _ _ _!
2. 'This small creature lives in and out of the water. It can jump.' 'It's a f_ _ _!'
3. 'The animal has got eight arms and it lives in the water. 'Is it an o_ _ _ _ _ _?'
4. 'What is this animal? It lives in a hot place and it can walk far without water.' 'It's a c_ _ _ _.'
5. 'We think this creature is beautiful. It can fly?' 'Is it a b_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?'
6. 'These creatures live only in the water. They can swim fast.' 'They're f_ _ _!
| I can talk about animals. MY EVALUATION  |
READING: The ugliest animals?
2. Choose the correct words and complete the text.
Mountain gorillas
There are only about 900 gorillas now in the world and they are one of the (1) _______ animals in Africa. For many people, the gorillas aren't pretty or (2) _______ - some people say they have (3) _______ faces. It's true, they are a (4) _______ colour black or grey - and they aren't (5) _______ creatures like butterflies.
But they are some of the most interesting animals in the world. If we protect these amazing creatures, they can become (6) _______ again.
1. a. rarest b. most common c. most colourful
2. a. common b. dull c. beautiful
3. a. colourful b. ugly c. rare
4 a. beautiful b. rare c. dull
5 a. dull b. colourful c. ugly
6 a. more common b. rarer c. uglier
| I can read for specific information. MY EVALUATION |
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Superlative adjectives
3. Complete the sentences with a superlative adjective.
1. This village isn't noisy. It's one of _______ (quiet) places in our country.
2. I like that Italian restaurant - they have _______ (big) pizzas in town!
3. The museum in our capital city is fantastic. It's one of _______ (interesting) museums in the world.
4. They never go to that swimming pool. It's _______ (bad) swimming pool in the area.
5. This office building is horrible. It' _______ (ugly) building in the city.
6. 'Do you like this park?' 'Yes, it's one of _______ (beautiful) parks in the country.'
7. There are a lot of rats in the world - they are one of _______ (common) animals.
8. We like that American actor. He is _______ (good) actor in Hollywood.
| I can use superlative adjectives. MY EVALUATION |
VOCABULARY AND LISTENING: Amazing animals
4. 1.48 Listen to the radio programme about polar bears. Write True or False.
Polar bears can ________.
1. grow to 290 kilos ____________
2. see colours ____________
3. jump two or more metres out of the water ____________
4. run up to fourteen kilometres an hour ____________
5. swim for days ____________
6. survive a year without food ____________
| I can understand a programme about animal skills. MY EVALUATION |
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LANGUAGE FOCUS: can for ability
• Questions with How ...?
5. Write questions and short answers with can.
| Freddie | Anna and Kate | |
| swim | X | ✓ |
| speak French | ✓ | X |
| play basketball | X | ✓ |
1. Freddie / swim / ?
2. Anna and Kate / swim / ?
3. Freddie / speak French / ?
4. Anna and Kate / speak French / ?
5. Freddie / play basketball / ?
6. Anna and Kate / play basketball /?
| I can talk about abilities. MY EVALUATION |
6. Complete the questions with How and one of the words.
| far fast heavy many rare tall |
1. '_______ can a whale swim?' 'Thousands of kilometres.'
2. '_______ is your older brother?' 'One metre eighty-five.'
3. '_______ can a wolf run?' 'Sixty can a wolf kilometres an hour.'
4. '_______ is an ostrich?' 'More than 100 kilos.'
5. '_______ pandas are there in the zoo?' 'Two.'
6. '_______ are these animals?' 'There are only fifty in the world now.'
| I can make questions with How. MY EVALUATION |
SPEAKING: Asking for permission
7. Complete the dialogue with the words. There are five extra words.
| afraid but do can can't I OK or she Thanks weekend |
Helen: Mum.
Mum: Yes, Helen?
Helen: Is it (1) _______ if I go to Sarah's house for an hour?
Mum: No, I'm (2) _______ you can't.
Helen: But Mum, why not? Her house isn't far.
Mum: I'm sorry, (3) _______ it's late and you've got school tomorrow.
Helen: Oh, OK. Can (4) _______ go to her house on Saturday then?
Mum: Yes, of course you (5) _______
Helen Great. (6) _______ . Mum.
| I can ask for permission to do things. MY EVALUATION |
WRITING: Animals in danger
8. Order the words to make sentences.
1. live / pandas / the mountains / of / in / China Panda ____
______________________________________________________________.
2. 160 kilos / adult pandas /weigh / to / up / can Adult pandas ____
______________________________________________________________.
3. in /panda / now / danger / is / the
The ______________________________________________________________.
4. creatures / one / it's / rarest / the / in / of / world / the
It's ______________________________________________________________.
5. is / problem / worst / the / human activity / like / farming
The ______________________________________________________________.
6. can / you / information / get / websites / from / as / such / Save the Panda!
You ______________________________________________________________.
| I can write about animals in danger. MY EVALUATION |
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VOCABULARY: School subjects
1 2 3 4 5 6
9. Look at the photos. Complete the sentences with school subjects or school words.
1. I like s_ _ _ _ _ _
2. This is my school n_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
3. We love g_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
4. She's good at m_ _ _ _.
5. H_ _ _ _ _ _ is my favourite subject.
6. I_ _ is interesting.
| I can talk about my school and school subjects. MY EVALUATION |
READING: Schools project
10. Choose the correct word.
1. Our project is about a special ________ school. It goes along the river.
a. private b. primary c. boat
2. That's ________ school. Students live there.
a. boarding b. private c. primary
3. The school in the photo is a very expensive ________ school for older students.
a. boat b. private c. primary
4. This is ________ school. Young children come here every day.
a. primary b. secondary c. boarding
5. These students here are over eleven years old. It's a ________ school.
a. primary b. boat c. secondary
| I can describe a school. MY EVALUATION |
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Present continuous: affirmative and negative
11. Write affirmative or negative sentences using the present continuous.
1. I / study / two languages ✔
_____________________________________________
2. the students / wear / school uniforms X
_____________________________________________
3 he / chat / to his best friend ✔
_____________________________________________
4 she / run / for the school bus X
_____________________________________________
5. we / have / a break from the lesson ✔
_____________________________________________
6. I / learn / a musical instrument X
_____________________________________________
| I can talk about things happening now. MY EVALUATION |
VOCABULARY AND LISTENING Verbs: Studying a language
12. 🎧1.49 Listen to Jack talking about his learning strategies and tick (✔) the correct boxes.
My learning strategies - Jack Thompson
1. ⬜ write vocabulary in a notebook
2. ⬜ repeat new words
3. ⬜ practise pronunciation
4. ⬜ check words in a dictionary
5. ⬜ ask questions in class
6. ⬜ read comics
7. ⬜ listen to songs
8. ⬜ concentrate at home
| I can listen to interviews about learning a language. MY EVALUATION |
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Present continuous: questions
13. Order the words to make questions.
1. students / those / having / are / break / a / ?
_____________________________________________
2. words / are / we / new / these / learning / ?
_____________________________________________
3. making / Eva / some / is / notes / ?
_____________________________________________
4. you / running / why / school / to / are / ?
_____________________________________________
5. are / animals / where / going / those / ?
_____________________________________________
6. what / Robert / doing / now / is / ?
_____________________________________________
| I can describe what is happening. MY EVALUATION |
14. Complete the sentences using the present continuous or present simple form of the verbs.
| do go like not listen not live revise swim |
1. My dad often _______ in the sea when it's hot.
2. We've got an exam tomorrow, so we _______ now.
3. '_______ you _______ history?'
'Yes, it's my favourite subject.'
4. Tom and Dan _______ in our street. Their house is in the next town.
5. James is in his bedroom.' '_______ he _______ his homework?'
6. Yasmin _______ to school by train every day.
7. David has got his phone in his hand. He _______ to the teacher at the moment.
| I can ask people about their routines and what they're doing now. MY EVALUATION |
SPEAKING: Asking for help when you're studying
15. Read the dialogue and choose the best answer Write a letter (A-D) for each answer.
Luke: Hi Ben. (1) ________________.
Ben: Oh, I'm reading my French notes. You're good at French. (2) ________________.
Luke: Car? It's 'voiture'.
Ben: Sorry? (3) ________________.
Luke: Yes, it's 'voiture'.
Ben: (4) ________________.
Luke: V-O-I-T-U-R-E.
Ben: Great. Thanks, Luke.
| A. How do you spell that? B. What are you doing? C. How do you say 'car' in French? D. Can you say that again, please? |
| I can ask for help when I'm studying languages. MY EVALUATION |
WRITING: An email about your school
16. Complete the text with the words. There are five extra words.
| about big break compulsory finish happy look old optional so this write |
Hi Ivan,
I'm very (1) _________ that you can come to Scotland and visit our school next week.
Firrhill High School is a (2) _________ school with 1,200 students. My house is in the centre of Leith, (3) _________. I go to school on foot.
Classes here always start at 8.30 and (4) _________ at 3.30. There's a (5) _________ at 10.30 and lunch is at 12.45. Some subjects like English and maths are (6) _________
We need to study them. Other subjects like languages are (7) _________. I like languages so I study Spanish and German.
Write soon,
Jamie
| I can write an email about my school. MY EVALUATION |
