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Heroes and villains

2

Fame and fortune

3

Work and play

Catch-up
Support

Reinforcement
Extension

Catch-up
Support
Reinforcement
Extension

Catch-up
Support
Reinforcement
Extension

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4

Past times

5

Life at home

6

Our planet

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2
3
4

Catch-up
Support
Reinforcement
Extension

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6
7
8

Catch-up
Support
Reinforcement
Extension

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12

Catch-up
Support
Reinforcement
Extension

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1

Catch-up

Heroes and villains
Name

1 Match the adjectives with their opposites.

young

strong

pretty

brave

wise

ugly

scared

silly

old

weak

2 Write and number.

1 She isn’t young.

‡he’∫ old.



2 He isn’t silly.



3 She isn’t ugly.

4 He isn’t brave.



5 She isn’t weak.



1

2

3
4

5

3 Write about people you know. Use is or isn’t.
1 (young)

µy dad

2 (old)
3 (wise)
4 (brave)
5 (pretty)
6 (strong)
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Support

Heroes and villains
Name

1 Circle.

1

2

3

4

5

young

strong

ugly

scared

wise

old

weak

pretty

brave

silly

6

7

8

9

10

ugly

scared

wise

young

strong

pretty

brave

silly

old

weak

2 Read and number.
1 She’s old.
2 He’s wise.
3 She’s pretty.
4 He’s scared.
5 She’s strong.

3 Write about people you know. Use I’m or I’m not.
1 (old)

ý’m not old.

2 (young)
3 (brave)
4 (silly)
5 (strong)
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Reinforcement

Heroes and villains
Name

1 Complete.
-er

-est

older

oldest

6

youngest

7

funny

1

old

2

young

3

strong

stronger

8

pretty

4

wise

wiser

9

ugly

5

braver

10

bravest

-er

-est

sillier

silliest

funnier
prettiest
uglier

happy

happiest

2 Read and circle True or False.

Granny

Mum

Paul

1

Lucy is younger than Paul.

True

False

2

Mum is older than Granny.

True

False

3 Granny is taller than Mum.

True

False

4 Paul is shorter than Mum.

True

False

5 Lucy is the shortest.

True

False

6 Paul is the happiest.

True

False

7 Granny is the tallest.

True

False

8 Granny is the oldest.

True

False

Lucy

3 Correct the false sentences from activity 2.

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Extension

Heroes and villains
Name

1 Complete.

1

old

2

-er

-est

older

oldest

6

silly

young

7

funny

3

strong

8

pretty

4

wise

9

ugly

5

brave

10

-er

-est

sillier

silliest

happy

2 Write sentences.
1 Lucy / Paul / young


Lucy i∫ younger than ∏aul.

2 Mum / Granny / tall

3 Mum / Granny / old

4 Paul / Lucy / short

5 Paul / Granny / happy

Granny

Mum

Paul

Lucy

3 Write questions and answers.
1 (tallest)

∑ho’∫ the tallest?

 

2 (shortest)

 

3 (oldest)

 

4 (youngest)

 

5 (happiest)

 

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2

Catch-up

Fame and fortune
Name

1 Find and write.

a watch

a belt

a ring

a wristband

a rucksack

boots

earrings

a chain

a hairband

headphones

2hican



1 girn

ring



5 brinaadh



8 gariners



3lebt

6akkuccrs

4 tacwh
7sotob



9espedhanoh

10stribdawn

2 Read and write the name.
1 This person is wearing a ring and a belt.
She isn’t wearing a hairband.
2 This person is wearing headphones, a rucksack
and a wristband.
Bess

Alice

Steve

3 This person is wearing a hairband, a watch and
boots. She isn’t wearing a belt.

3 Choose and draw 5 items from activity 1. Write.

1 (belt) Charlotte

i∫ wearing a belt.

2 (rucksack)
3 (watch)
4 (earrings)
5 (wristband)
Charlotte

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2

Support

Fame and fortune
Name

1 Find and number.

1

2

wristband

6

3

4

ring

hairband

7

watch

8

earrings

5

rucksack

9

headphones

boots

10

belt

chain

2 Look and tick ✓ or cross ✗.

1 Steve is wearing a chain.
2 Steve is wearing headphones.

3 Alice is wearing a ring.
4 Alice is wearing a watch.
5 Bess is wearing boots.
Bess

Alice

6 Bess is wearing a hairband.

Steve

3 Write about the picture.
a belt  a wristband  a watch
1 Steve is wearing

 

2 Alice is wearing

 

3 Bess is wearing

 

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2

Reinforcement

Fame and fortune
Name

1 Match.
hairrings
headsack
earband
wristphones
ruckband

2 Read and write the name.
✓✓✓ always  ✓✓ often  ✓ sometimes  ✗ never

1 She often wears a watch.
She sometimes wears a belt.


✓

✓✓✓

2 He sometimes wears boots.
He never wears a ring.

✓✓

✓✓

✗



✓

Hannah

Jo

3 She always wears a watch.
She never wears a belt.

✗

✓✓✓


4 He often wears boots. He
always wears a ring.
✓✓



Sam

✗

✓

✓✓✓

Rob

3 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Yes, always.  Yes, often.  Yes, sometimes.  No, never.
1 Does Hannah play hockey?
2 Does Jo ski?
3 Does Rob skate?
4 Does Sam swim?
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2

Extension

Fame and fortune
Name

1 Write.
Something that you wear …

1 on your feet

4 to listen to music

2 on your head

5 to carry things

3 on your finger

6 to tell the time

2 Read and write the names. Write about what Sam wears.
✓✓✓ always  ✓✓ often  ✓ sometimes  ✗ never

✓✓

1 Jo often wears a watch.
She sometimes wears a
wristband. She sometimes
wears a belt.

✓✓✓

✓

2 Rob sometimes wears boots.
He never wears a ring.
He often wears a scarf.

✗

✓

✓✓

3 Hannah always wears a
watch. She often wears a
wristband. She never wears
a belt.
4 Sam
✗




✓✓✓

✓✓

✗

✓✓

✓

Sam

3 Answer the questions. Use always, often, sometimes or never.
1 Does your dad swim?

2 Does your mum do aerobics?
3 Does your best friend do gymnastics?
4 Does your best friend skate?

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3

Catch-up

Work and play
Name

1 Find and number.

6

1 a nurse

2 a doctor

3 a reporter

4 a farmer

5 a builder

6 a cleaner

7 a lawyer

8 a vet

9 a shop assistant

10 an office worker

2 Find and write.
1 This person is between the builder and the cleaner.
2 This person is next to the lawyer. He’s wearing gloves.
3 This person is next to the nurse. She’s got glasses.
4 This person is between the reporter and the farmer.

3 Look and write.

1 Harry’s mum is a
aunty

mum

uncle

doctor.

2 His dad is an

3

4

5

dad

granny

grandad

Harry


6


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3

Support

Work and play

Name

1 Match.


a builder

a cleaner

a doctor

a farmer

an office worker



a lawyer

a nurse

a reporter

a shop assistant

a vet

2 Read and circle.
1 The cleaner is next to the doctor / vet .
2 The vet is next to the shop assistant / lawyer .

3 The farmer is next to the builder / nurse .
4 The office worker is next to the cleaner / reporter .
5 The shop assistant is next to the cleaner / nurse .

3 Look and write.
aunty

mum

uncle
1 Harry’s mum is a

doctor.

2 His dad is an
3 His aunty is a
4 His uncle is a
5 His granny is a
dad

granny

grandad

6 His grandad is a

Harry

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3

Reinforcement

Work and play
Name

1 Write the jobs.
1 A person who teaches is

a teacher.

2 A person who cleans is
3 A person who acts is
4 A person who takes photographs is
5 A person who builds things is
6 A person who works on a farm is

2 Read and write the name.
12
11
1
10
2
9

3
8
4
7 6 5

1 He was at the cafe in the morning.


12
11
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5

2 She wasn’t at home in the afternoon.
She was at the park.


Jo

3 He wasn’t at the swimming pool in the
afternoon. He was at the park.

12
11

1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5

Hannah

12
11
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5


4 She was at the cafe in the afternoon.


Rob

Sam

3 Complete. Use was / wasn’t or were / weren’t.

Jo’s diary
Saturday
8.15 swimming pool
9.30 shopping centre with Mum
1.15 cafe with Hannah
3.45

cinema with Rob

6.00 Granny’s house

1 At quarter past eight Jo

at home.

2 At half past nine Jo and her mum
at the shopping centre.
3 At quarter past one Jo
cafe with Hannah.

at the

4 At quarter to four Jo and Rob
the park.
5 At five o’clock Jo
granny’s house.

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3

Extension

Work and play
Name

1 Write.
1 Two people who work with animals.

a farmer

2 Two people who help people when they’re sick.
3 Two people who work outside.
4 Two people who work inside.
5 One job you want to do when you’re older.
6 One job you don’t want to do when you’re older.

2 Look at the pictures and write sentences. Use was or wasn’t.

1

2
3
4

12
11
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5

in the afternoon.

12
11
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5

in the afternoon.
Jo

in the morning.

12
11
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5

Hannah

12
11
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5

in the afternoon.

Rob

Sam

3 Write sentences about Jo’s day.

Jo’s diary
Saturday

åt quarter past eight ¯o wa∫ at the
swimming pool.

8.15 swimming pool
9.30 shopping centre with Mum
1.15 cafe with Hannah
3.45

cinema with Rob

6.00 Granny’s house

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4

Catch-up

Past times
Name

1 Match the adjectives with their opposites.

generous

kind

fat

poor

noisy

rich

thin

greedy

quiet

cruel

2 Read and number.

1 He’s rich and kind.
He isn’t fat.

2 He’s thin and poor.
He isn’t noisy.
3 He’s kind and fat.
He isn’t poor.
4 He isn’t rich and he
isn’t fat. He’s noisy.

3 Write sentences with always, often, sometimes and never.
1 (generous)

ý’m

generou∫.

2 (kind)
3 (noisy)
4 (greedy)
5 (quiet)
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Support

Past times

Name

1 Circle.

1

2

3

4

5

generous

cruel

thin

poor

quiet

greedy

kind

fat

rich

noisy

6

7

8

9

10

poor

thin

generous

quiet

cruel

rich

fat

greedy

noisy

kind

2 Read and tick ✓ or cross ✗.

1 He’s rich.

4 He’s rich.

2 He’s cruel.

5 He’s quiet.

3 He’s fat.

6 He’s thin.

3 Choose and write.
1 rich / poor

™e’∫

2 fat / thin
3 noisy / quiet

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4

Reinforcement

Past times
Name

1 Match the opposites.
cruel     fat     greedy     noisy     poor

thin     quiet     kind     rich     generous

2 Read and complete.
play played use used listen listened watch watched
Yesterday after school …

didn’t play
She listened

1 Jo


the guitar.

2 Sam

He

TV.

didn’t

to music.

3 Rob


He

She

Jo

the guitar.
the computer.

4 Hannah


Sam

to music.

TV.
the computer.

Hannah

Rob

3 Answer the questions about yourself. Use Yes, I did or No, I didn’t.
1 Did you play the guitar yesterday?
2 Did you watch TV yesterday?
3 Did you use the computer yesterday?
4 Did you walk home from school yesterday?
5 Did you talk to friends yesterday?
6 Did you listen to music yesterday?

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Extension

Past times
Name

1 Complete.
1 The opposite of cruel.

1

2

2 The opposite of quiet.

3

3 The opposite of fat.

4

4 The opposite of poor.
5 The opposite of generous.

5

2 Correct the sentences.
Yesterday after school …
Sam

1 Jo watched TV.



¯o didn’t watch †◊.
‡he

Jo

2 Hannah played the guitar.

3 Rob listened to music.

Hannah

Rob


4 Sam used the computer.


3 Answer the questions. Write.
After school yesterday …

Yesterday after school, I

1 Did you walk home?

2 Did you watch TV?

3 Did you use the computer?


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5

Catch-up

Life at home
Name

1 Match the sentences to the pictures.

Yesterday …
1 I went to Luke’s house.
2 I said ‘Happy Birthday’.
3 I gave Luke a present.
4 I saw my friends.
5 I had some cakes.

2 Complete. Use the verbs from activity 1.

1

ý gave

1

2

3

4

Luke some sweets.

2

my aunty and uncle.

3

some fruit juice.

4

‘goodbye’.

5

home.

5

3 Write about yourself.
Yesterday …
1 I went
2 I saw
3 I had
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Support

Life at home
Name

1 Look and match.

1

2

3

4

5

Yesterday …
1 I went

my friends.

2 I said

some cakes.

3 I gave

to Luke’s house.

4 I saw

Luke a present.

5 I had

‘Happy Birthday’.

2 Look and write.
had said gave saw went

1

2

3

1 I

Luke some sweets.

2 I

my aunty and uncle.

3 I

some fruit juice.

4 I

‘goodbye’.

5 I

home.

4

5

3 Circle the past tense verbs.
see

said

go

have

say

gave

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saw

went

give

had

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5

Reinforcement

Life at home
Name

1 Write the past form of the verbs.
Present

Past

Present

ý went

4

I see

I have

5

I give

I say

6

I get up

1

I go

2
3

Past

2 Read and tick ✓ or cross ✗.
1 Bill went to Sally’s party yesterday. But he didn’t have any money, so he didn’t give Sally a present.
He gave her a card and he said Happy Birthday. Everyone had cake. He saw Sally’s mum and dad.
2 Yesterday Tim went to Sally’s party. He gave her a present, but he didn’t say Happy Birthday. He had lots
of party food and birthday cake. He saw Sally’s mum and dad. He went home at ten o’clock.

3 May didn’t go to Sally’s party because she was on holiday at the beach, so she didn’t have any birthday
cake. When May got back from the beach she said Happy Birthday and gave her a present – some
beautiful shells from the beach. She didn’t see Sally’s mum and dad.

Bill

went to party

gave a present

✓

✗

said Happy
Birthday

had birthday
cake

saw Sally’s mum
and dad

Tim
May

3 Read and write the names.

I went to Sally’s party, but I didn’t say Happy Birthday.

I said Happy Birthday, but I didn’t give her a present.

I didn’t go to Sally’s party, but I gave her some shells.

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Extension

Life at home
Name

1 Complete.
I

went

I

I

I

I

to a party.

some cakes.

‘hello’.

my friends.

home.

some water.

‘goodbye’.

my aunty.

my cousin a
present.
my friend some
sweets.

to school.

2 Complete. Use the verbs in brackets in the past.
1 Bill

went

(✓ go) to Sally’s party yesterday. But he

he

(✗ have) any money, so

(✗ give) Sally a present. He gave her a card and he

Birthday’. Everyone

(✓ say) ‘Happy

(✓ have) cake. He

2 Yesterday Tim
but he

didn’t have

(✓ see) Sally’s mum and dad.

(✓ go) to Sally’s party. He
(✗ say) ‘Happy Birthday’. He

birthday cake. He

(✓ give) her a present,
(✓ have) lots of party food and

(✓ see) Sally’s mum and dad. He

(✓ go) home at

ten o’clock.
3 May

(✗ go) to Sally’s party because she was on holiday at the beach, so she
(✗ have) any birthday cake. When May got back from the beach she

(✓ say) ‘Happy Birthday’ and
beach. She

(✓ give) Sally a present – some beautiful shells from the
(✗ see) Sally’s mum and dad.

3 Complete. Use the verbs in brackets in the past.
1 did What yesterday? get time up you


∑hat time



fl got up at

2 breakfast time What you did morning? this have




3 yesterday? bed time What go did to you

4 this time you morning? get did What up

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Catch-up

Our planet
Name

1 Use the code to complete.
★ find   ➜ go   ✜ hide   ▲ jump   ✿  look for   ❉ take

1

2

take

❉ 

a

3

➜ 

picnic

★ 
fishing

6

into the sea

on
boats

in

✜ 

8

➜ 

5

shells

7

▲ 

4

caves

9

❉ 

treasure

10

➜ 
photos

✿ 

➜ 

snorkelling

waterskiing

2 What do these people do at the beach? Read and number.

1 I go waterskiing.
2 I jump into the sea.
3 I look for treasure.
4 I take a picnic.
5 I go on boats.

3 Write what you do at the beach. Use always, often, sometimes or never.

fl
find shell∫

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Support

Our planet
Name

1 Read and number.
1 find shells

2 jump into the sea

3 go snorkelling

4 go on boats

6 hide in caves

7 look for treasure

8 go waterskiing

9 take photos

5 take a picnic
10 go fishing

2 Read and circle.
What do you do at the beach?
1 I take photos / a picnic .
2 I go snorkelling / waterskiing .
3 I go on boats / fishing .
4 I jump into caves / the sea .
5 I look for treasure / shells .

3 Look and write.

I go

I

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Reinforcement

Our planet
Name

1 Write the verbs.
find go hide jump look for take
1

go

snorkelling

2

shells

3

photos 4

5

treasure

6

in caves

7

fishing

9

on boats

10

waterskiing

8

a picnic

into the sea

2 Read and circle the correct words. Complete the table.

I’m not going to / going to

go to Austria in the spring /
winter . I’m not going to go
snowboarding – I’m going to
go skiing. It’s going to be great!

I’m going to go to Scotland / Ireland
for my next holiday. I’m going to /
not going to go in the autumn. I’m
going to go fishing, but I’m not going
to go swimming in the sea.

I’m going to go to Scotland /
Egypt in the spring / summer .
I’m going to go snorkelling, but
I’m not going to go waterskiing.
place

time

Scotland

autumn

Egypt

spring

Austria

winter

✓

✗

skiing

snowboarding

Mr Hook

Mrs Lester

Mrs Brown

3 Complete using is going to or isn’t going to.
1 Mrs Lester

go to Egypt in the spring.

2 Mrs Brown

go to Switzerland.

3 Mr Hook

go swimming in the sea. He

go fishing.

4 Mrs Brown

go skiing. She

go snowboarding.

5 Mrs Lester

go fishing. She

go snorkelling.

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Extension

Our planet
Name

1 Write the verbs.
1

go

snorkelling

2

shells

3

photos 4

5

treasure

6

in caves

7

fishing

9

on boats

10

8

waterskiing
a picnic

into the sea

2 Complete the table for Mr Hook. Write about Mrs Lester and Mrs Brown.

I’m going to go to
Scotland for my
next holiday. I’m
going to go in the
autumn. I’m going
to go fishing, but
I’m not going to
go swimming in
the sea.
place

time

✓

✗

Egypt

spring

snorkelling

waterskiing

Austria

winter

skiing

snowboarding

‡cotland
Mr Hook

Mrs Lester

Mrs Brown

3 Write sentences with going to.
1 Mrs Lester /go to Egypt / in the spring


µr∫ ˘ester i∫ going to go to þgypt in the spring.

2 Mrs Brown /not / go to Switzerland / in the winter

3 Mr Hook / go fishing / in Scotland

4 Mrs Lester / not / go waterskiing / in Egypt

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