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Student Book
Grammar Station

Practice

This section introduces the main
grammar points in the units. It provides
clear explanations and charts showing
grammatical forms, meanings, and
usages. There are also corresponding
pictures and simple examples to help
students easily understand the basic
grammar structures and rules that are
presented. Simple check-up exercises
are provided at the bottom of the
page. They are helpful in checking
students’ initial understanding of the
key grammar points.

Various exercises allow students to
reinforce and gradually expand their
understanding of the grammar rules
that they have learned. This section
involves correction exercises that train
students to recognize and correct
grammar errors in sentences.

Check Up
Guided exercises and drills are
presented to help students practice
the basic grammar structures. Students
get a chance to learn how to properly

apply the grammar rules through these
exercies.

Grammar in Writing
This section provides a variety of writing
types such as letters, diaries, book
reports, advertisements, news reports,
instructions, etc. This allows students to
apply their knowledge of the grammar
rules in a meaningful context.

Review
At the end of each unit, students
have the opportunity to review and
internalize what they have learned.

Supplementary Material
Review Test

Appendix: Grammar Station

After every four units, students will take a review
test. These tests aim to access and evaluate students’
understanding of the grammar points that they have
learned.

Grammar charts from each unit’s Grammar Station are
included in the back of the book. They allow students
to easily access the book’s main grammar points.

Contents
Nouns & Sentences

Future Tense

01

Jeff reads many books.

Parts of a Sentence

6

13

She’ll take a train.

Future (Will): Positive & Negative

54

02

I need a lot of sugar.

Quantifiers 1: Many / Much / A Lot Of

10

14

Will you call me?

Future (Will): Questions

58

03

She has a cup of coffee.

Quantifiers 2: Noncount Nouns

14

15

She’s going to be late.

Future: Be Going To

62

04

I'm cold and hungry.

Conjunctions

18

16

How was the concert?

Question Words: How / Why

66

Present Tense

Adjectives & Adverbs

05

Andy helps his dad.

Present Simple

22

17

The woman is really fast.

Adjectives & Adverbs

70

06

I usually eat breakfast.

Frequency Adverbs

26

18

Science is easier than math.

Adjectives: Comparatives

74

07

Bob is writing a letter.

Present Continuous: Positive & Negative

30

19

I am the fastest in my class.

Adjectives: Superlatives

78

08

Is Ron watching TV?

Present Continuous: Questions

34

20

The ball is behind the box.

Prepositions of Place & Movement

82

Past Simple

Supplementary Material

09

I was very scared.

10

Was he sick last night?

Past Simple (The Verb Be): Questions

42

11

They worked together.

Past Simple: Positive & Negative

46

12

Did you dance yesterday?

Past Simple: Questions

50

Past Simple (The Verb Be): Positive & Negative

38

• Review Tests 1 - 5
• Appendix: Grammer Station 
• Scope & Sequence

88 - 97
98 - 102

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01

Jeff reads many books.

A

Subject

Grammar Station

Parts of a Sentence
‌ sentence has two main parts: a subject and a predicate.
A
‌The subject is who or what the sentence is about. It can be a noun or a pronoun.
‌The predicate is what the subject is or does. It is the rest of the sentence after the subject.
The predicate must have a verb.
Subject (S)

swim.
are tall.
is a wonderful cook.
fly in the sky.
wants ice cream.

1. My dad works for a car company.

2.The man enjoys swimming.



Predicate

3.The sunflowers are tall.

Predicate (P)

Fish
The basketball players
Mike
Airplanes
The baby

Look at the underlined parts and check the correct boxes.

B

4.Uncle James lives in a small town.



5.The girl likes the pink dress.



Match the subjects with the predicates.

1

2

4

3

Jeff / reads many books.
(S)
(P)

I / like my puppy.
(S) (P)

1.You

are best friends.

2.Mr. Johnson

is a large city.

3.Carol and Jane

are good at drawing.

4.New York

exercises every day.

Snakes / are dangerous.
(S)
(P)

C

Circle the subject of each sentence.

6

Circle and write the verbs in the underlined predicates.
1. I eat healthy food every day.

eat

2.Laura has brown hair and blue eyes.

has

1. Our classroom is big.

2.Sally wears glasses.

3.Mrs. Kay is kind.

4.Nick and Jack are hungry.

5.We read English newspapers.

6.Your cell phone is new.

4.My dad washes his car every Sunday.

7. He likes grapes.

8.They are baseball players.

5.The students learn French once a week.

3.Nick is Jeff’s new friend at school.

is
washes
learn
Unit 1

7


ech, you can
When you make a spe
arly with
cle
deliver your message
s.
ate
subjects and predic

Grammar in Writing

A

Put a slash between the subjects and the predicates.
1. Susan has many friends.

2.The children play in the park.

3.The girl enjoys basketball.

4.Jake’s sister dances well.

5.The movie is boring.

6.Lemons are too sour.

Choose and complete the speech.

Vote for Me!
Good morning, my fellow students!
My name

B

Choose and complete the sentences. Then circle the verbs.
comic books

delicious

fish

1.

I am

is Max

, and I want to be class president.

a hardworking kid and I generally get good grades .

I am good at sports, too!

my best friend

These are my plans to make our school better:
1. More fun books in the library!

2.

Vote for Max!

2. More fun time on the playground!
3. More field trips!

Dave is

my best friend .

We read

3.

delicious

Max! I’ll

work for

you!

Thank you for listening.

.

Ann doesn’t like

fish

2.Three are penguins on the snow.
3.Penguins is wonderful birds.
4.Have birds wings.
5.They small shrimp and fish eat.
6.Penguins lives in cold places.

class president

is Max

good grades

am good at

These are

work for

I am

Vote for

.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. The weather bad is.

8

Vote for

.

4.

These cookies are

C

comic books

• Complete the chart.

The weather is bad.
Three penguins are on the snow.
Penguins are wonderful birds.
Birds have wings.
They eat small shrimp and fish.

1. I have many friends.

Subject

Predicate

I

have many friends.

2. Jenny hates science.



Jenny

hates science.

3. My brothers are noisy.



My brothers

are noisy.

4.Peaches are delicious.



Peaches

are delicious.

5. The weather is fine.



The weather

is fine.

Penguins live in cold places.
Unit 1

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02

I need a lot of sugar.

A

Choose and write the words in the correct categories.
Count

Noncount

dish

bread

mirror

rice

moneymirror stick

stick

money

sugar pictureroof

picture

sugar

rain storymeat

roof

rain

story

meat

Grammar Station

Quantifiers 1: Many / Much / A Lot Of
Many, much, and a lot of mean a large number or amount.
We use many with plural count nouns and much with noncount nouns.
We use a lot of with both plural count and noncount nouns.
Count Noun
P

many

N
Q

Noncount Noun

There are many pens.
There aren’t many pens.
Are there many pens?
P

much

N

Q
P

a lot of

N
Q

dish

There are a lot of pens.
There aren’t a lot of pens.
Are there a lot of pens?

P
N
Q

There isn’t much water.
Is there much water?

B

There is a lot of water.
There isn’t a lot of water.
Is there a lot of water?
P Positive

N Negative

Q Question

SUGAR

C
There are many flowers in our garden.
They need a lot of water.

It’s sour. I need a lot of sugar.
Do you have much sugar?

Circle the correct words.

10

1. ( many / much ) questions

2.( many / a lot of ) snow

3.( many / a lot of ) bread

4.( much / a lot of ) rooms

5.( many / much ) children

6.( many / much ) money

7. ( many / much ) juice

8.( many / much ) animals

bread

rice

Change the underlined a lot of into many or much.
1. We can see a lot of pictures in the museum.

many

2.Larry doesn’t drink a lot of water.

much

3.Are there a lot of trees in your garden?

many

4.I don’t have a lot of homework today.

much

5.The tourists buy a lot of presents.

many

Complete the sentences with many or much.
2

1

1.

Many

4.I don’t have

4

people visit the cave on weekends.

2.Stacy doesn’t drink
3.There are

3

many
much

much

milk.

postcards in the box.
money today.
Unit 2

11

ry, you can
When you write a sto
ress the
use quantifiers to exp
s.
amounts of noun

Grammar in Writing
A

Circle and write the correct quantifiers.

many

1. Mr. and Mrs. White visit
2. There is

a lot of

3. They watch
4.Do you have

5. Does Bob have

b. much

a. many

b. a lot of

a. much

b. a lot of

snow in the winter?

a. many

b. much

He carries

colored pencils?

a. many

b. much

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool.

flour in the bowl.

a lot of

movies.

much
many

Choose and complete the story with the correct quantifiers and nouns.

a. many

places.

The Ant and the Grasshopper
It’s summer. The ant prepares for winter.

many seeds

on his back.

He dances and plays.

B

a lot of work . Let’s play together!
much time . I have to do a lot of work
No. I don’t have
You always do

Circle the correct words and complete the sentences.

[a lot of ]

sunglasses

cap

bread

snack

We have

T-shirt

What does Harry have?

1

He has 1. ( much / a lot of )

caps

much food . The grasshopper is cold and hungry.

[a lot of ]

too.
food (x2)

He also has 4. ( many / much ) snacks
4

5

and 5. ( many / a lot of )

bread

seed

work (x2)

time

snow

.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. We need many cheese.

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There’s a lot of snow outside. There isn’t

and

He has 3. ( many / much ) T-shirts
3

here. Come and dance with me!

It’s a cold winter day.

2. ( much / a lot of ) sunglasses .

2

C

a lot of food

.

We need a lot of cheese.

2.There are much roses in my garden.

There are many [a lot of] roses in my garden.

3.Does the house have much rooms?

Does the house have many [a lot of] rooms?

4.Let’s hurry! We don’t have many time.

Let’s hurry! We don’t have much [a lot of] time.

5.Sarah doesn’t read much books.

Sarah doesn’t read many [a lot of] books.

6.My aunt drinks a lot of milks.

My aunt drinks a lot of milk.

• Complete the chart.

Count Noun

Sentence
Positive

Negative

Question

many children.
= There are a lot of children.

There are

Noncount Noun

I drink a

lot of milk every day.

many friends. Bill doesn’t have much money.
= Jane doesn’t have a lot of friends. = Bill doesn’t have a lot of money.

Jane doesn’t have

many movies?
= Do you watch a lot of movies?

Do you watch

much ink in the bottle?
= Is there a lot of ink in the bottle?

Is there

Unit 2

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03

She has a cup of coffee.

A

1. There is a ( piece / can ) of chocolate cake.

Grammar Station

3.There are three ( pieces / cans ) of tuna.

‌ can express amounts for noncount nouns using these quantifiers: a cup of, a glass of,
We
a bottle of, a piece of, a slice of, a can of, a bag of, a carton of, etc.
Noncount Noun
coffee
tea
hot chocolate

a cup of

Quantifier

Noncount Noun

a slice of

ham / meat
bread
cheese
pizza

a can of

tuna
soda
soup
paint

a bag of

flour
sugar
rice
popcorn

juice
water
milk

wine

a glass of

water
juice
ketchup

a bottle of

cheese
cake
bread
paper

a piece of

4.There are two ( bottles / pieces ) of juice.
5.There are two ( cans / cartons ) of milk.
6.There is a ( bag / piece ) of popcorn.

B

milk
juice
soup

a carton of

C

a cup of coffee

a bag of flour

two cups of coffee

two bags of flour

Write the correct words.

a bottle of

2.

a cup of

3.

2.a can of soda

three

3.a piece of paper

ten

pieces

of paper

4.a slice of meat

four

slices

of meat

5.a bottle of ketchup

five

bottles

4.

a slice of
5.

coffee
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meat

water

rice

cans

of soda

of ketchup

Choose and write the correct words.

3.

a bag of

of lemonade

two

bag

Match the quantifiers with the correct nouns.

glasses

1. a glass of lemonade

1.

1.

Popcorn

2.There is a ( slice / glass ) of water.

Quantifiers 2: Noncount Nouns

Quantifier

Circle the correct words.

glass

piece

a piece of cheese

a carton of soup

a

cup of hot

chocolate

slice
2.

4.

6.

cup

carton

three bags of rice

four slices of ham

three glasses of water

Unit 3

15


Grammar in Writing
A

Match the quantifiers with the correct nouns and write them.

nu, you can
When you make a me
noncount
of
express the amounts
ers.
tifi
an
nouns by using qu

Complete the menu using quantifiers.

1. glass

tuna

a can of tuna

2.carton

water

a glass of water

3.bag



pizza

a slice of pizza

4.can



milk

a carton of milk

5.slice

flour

a bag of flour

DANNY’S $3, $6, and $9 MENU
$3 / PUMPKIN PIE

a slice of

Enjoy

a glass of

pumpkin pie for only $3 with

milk!

$6 / SPICY COWBOY BURGER

B

Try our special spicy burger with

Look at Nelly’s lunch schedule and complete the sentences.
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

a bottle of
Friday

orange juice or

a can of

Coke!

$9 / TODAY’S SPECIAL
Enjoy our thick steak with a fried egg, two slices of
bacon, and

1. On Monday, Nelly has a tuna sandwich with
2.On Tuesday, she has a pancake with
3.On Wednesday, she has

a piece of

a bottle of juice.

a carton of

C

The special comes with a free

piece of

cheesecake!

milk.

a cup of

a can of

Coke.

• Complete the chart.

hot chocolate.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.

Quantifier

Noncount Noun

a

piece

of

cake / bread / paper / cheese

a

cup

of

coffee / tea / hot chocolate

a

glass

of

water / milk / juice / wine

a

bottle

of

ketchup / water / juice

a

slice

of

bread / cheese / meat / ham / pizza

1. Sue has two slice of bread.

Sue has two slices of bread.

2.There are three bag rice.

There are three bags of rice.

3.May I use a pieces of paper?

May I use a piece of paper?

a

carton

of

milk / juice / soup

4.I’ll have glass of apple juice.

I’ll have a glass of apple juice.

a

bag

of

flour / sugar / rice / popcorn

a

can

of

tuna / soda / paint / soup

5.Here are four can of paint.
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hot chocolate!

cake.

4.On Thursday, she has two slices of pizza with
5.On Friday, she has some snacks with

a cup of

Here are four cans of paint.

Unit 3

17

04

I’m cold and hungry.

A

Circle the correct words.
1

2

4

3

Grammar Station

Conjunctions
And, but, and or are conjunctions. They connect sentences or parts of sentences.
‌We use and to connect similar ideas, but to connect two different ideas, and or to connect
choices or possibilities.
Conjunction
and

but

or

1. The boy is short, ( and / but ) he is fast.
2.I go to school by bike ( or / but ) by bus.

Sentence

3.Tasha’s new dog is black ( and / or ) white.

I am cold. + I am hungry.
→ I am cold and hungry.

4.It’s a nice shop, ( and / but ) everything is expensive.

Max likes soccer. + Max doesn’t like baseball.
→ Max likes soccer, but he doesn’t like baseball.
Will you have milk? + Will you have juice?

B

→ Will you have milk or juice?

It’s cold and windy outside.
Let’s play chess or read comic books.

Match to complete the sentences.
1. I need a pen



but I don’t have an umbrella.

2.Marie can play the piano,



or on the playground?

3.Are they in the classroom



or watermelons?

4.It’s raining outside,



and a notebook.

5.Do you like melons



but she can’t play the violin.

I like vegetables, but I don’t like meat.
I eat tomatoes and carrots for lunch.

C

Complete the sentences with and, but, or or.

and

1. I have a sandwich
2.Is it your bike

Circle the conjunctions.

or

a bottle of juice for lunch.
your sister’s bike?

but

1. I want bread and butter.

2.Is it Monday or Tuesday?

3.Carol likes chocolate,

3.He is thin but strong.

4.It looks nice but old.

4.Let’s go to the park

5.Draw a rose or a sunflower.

6.The tower is big and tall.

5.I can swim well,

7. My mom and dad go hiking on Sundays.

8.Does Joe like fish or meat?

6.Do you want to be a pilot

and
but

I don’t like it.
feed the birds.



my sister can’t.

or

an astronaut?
Unit 4

18

19


ctions, you avoid

When you use conjun
n and make your
unnecessary repetitio
r.
tte
sentences sound be

Grammar in Writing
A

Connect the two sentences using conjunctions.

hungry and thirsty.

1. I am hungry. + I am thirsty.

I am

2.Are they tall? + Are they short?

Are they

3.The pond is big. + The pond is clean.

The pond is

4.This jacket is nice. + It’s expensive.

This jacket is

5.I made a box. + She colored it.

I made a box and she colored it.

Choose and complete the explanation.

tall or short?

A Big Yellow Star

big and clean.
nice but expensive.

Space is large

B

It gives us heat

Choose and complete the sentences.
1

2

and wide
and light

. The sun is at the center of our solar system.

and

. The earth

other planets go

around the sun. We must not look at the sun with the naked
4

3

eye. Sunlight is very strong and hot, so it can hurt our

and skin

eyes

. Do you want to know about

the moon and stars ? Use your science books

1. It is sunny,

but it’s cold outside .
or Dana’s

2.Is this backpack yours
3.The movie is funny

and exciting

and

or the Internet. Take your time
?
.

4.Simon likes baseball, but he doesn’t like soccer.

or Dana’s
but it’s cold outside
and exciting
but he doesn’t like soccer

enjoy

exploring our solar system!
and (×2)

and light

strong and hot

and wide

or the Internet

and skin
moon and stars

• Complete the chart.

C

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1.You but your sister are tall.

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You and your sister are tall.

2.Is your mom’s hair black but brown?

Is your mom’s hair black or brown?

3.Turn the handle or open the door.

Turn the handle and open the door.

4.Do you like cats or you like dogs?

Do you like cats or dogs?

5.The man is rich, and he is unhappy.

The man is rich, but he is unhappy.

6.Peaches are sweet, or lemons are sour.

Peaches are sweet, but lemons are sour.

Conjunction

Sentence

and

The movie is fun. + The movie is exciting.

but

The runner is old. + The runner is fast.

→

→

or

The movie is fun and exciting.
The runner is old but fast.

Does he enjoy hiking? + Does he enjoy fishing?
→

Does he enjoy hiking or fishing?

Unit 4

21

05

Andy helps his dad.

A

Grammar Station

Present Simple
We use the present simple to talk about facts or habits.
‌We use the base verb with I, you, we, or they. We add -s or -es to the base verb with he, she,
or it.
Positive

Negative
run.

I / You / We / They

runs.

He /She / It

I / You / We / They

do not
(=don’t)

run.

He /She / It

does not
(=doesn’t)

run.

Yes/No Question

B

Complete the sentences in the present simple.
keep

2.

go

3.

leave

My sister and I

4.

have

The house

you /we /they

run?

Yes, I /you /they do.

No, I /you /they don’t.

Does

he /she

run?

Yes, he /she does.

No, he /she doesn’t.

Dana is Andy’s sister.
She plays with the dog.
She doesn’t help her brother.



3.

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Do
Does

Kate study hard?



4.Do they

don’t play
doesn’t play

clean
cleans

soccer.

their dogs?

home at 8:00.
a nice view.

don’t like

science.

doesn’t study

French.

doesn’t drive

don’t know

a car.

the tall boy.

Complete the dialogues.
2

1. A

Circle the correct words.

cries

leave
has

4.We know the tall girl, but we

Does

B No, he

4. A


Does

B Yes, he

3. A


Do

B No, they

2. A

2.The children

hiking once a month.

Complete the negative sentences in the present simple.

1

at night.

goes

My dad

2.Helen studies Japanese, but she

C

1. The baby

a diary.

3.Mr. Jones drives a car, but Mrs. Jones

Do

cry

Jamie

1. I like math, but I

Answer

Andy helps his dad on Saturdays.
He brushes the horses and cleans
them.

keeps

1.

Does

B Yes, she

3

4

the boys study hard?

don’t

. They run around the library.

Neil like reading books?

does

. He is a quiet boy.

Harry like storybooks?

doesn’t . He likes comic books.
Mrs. Lee need glasses?

does

.
Unit 5

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Grammar in Writing
A

person’s
When you describe a

the
use
n
daily life, you ca
t.
simple presen

Look at Larry’s Wednesday schedule and complete the sentences.
Choose and complete the descriptive writing.
9:00

9:55

10:50

11:45

12:30

1:15

has

day, but she also
Math

Music

P.E.

has

1. On Wednesdays, Larry
2.His math class

starts

3.In his music class, he

B

4.He

eats

5.He

draws

works

take

cleans

read
love

the shelter.

have

On weekends, she works at the public library. She

sing
eat
start
draw
have

lunch in the cafeteria at 12:30.

work

at an animal shelter. She takes care of many

kinds of animals. She also

songs.

teach

another job. She does

volunteer work every evening. On weekdays, she

Art

five classes.

sings

classes every

teaches

English to people, and she

go home

reads

take care of

books to children. She goes home late every night,
but she really

loves

clean

her life.

pictures in the art room.

Choose and complete the sentences in the present simple.

2.Alice

brushes

doesn’t wash

4.Do they

live

5.Do you

surf

the dishes.

her hair every morning.

3.I buy books online. I

don’t go

to the bookstore.

in an apartment?

surf
not / wash
brush
live
not / go

• Complete the chart.

the Internet every day?

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1.Tony live in New Zealand.
2.He go swimming in summer.

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Lunch

at 9:00.

1. Sam cleans his room, but he

C

Science

takes

Jessica is a college student. She

Tony lives in New Zealand.
He goes swimming in summer.

3.He have a Christmas party in December.

He has a Christmas party in December.

4.His sister doesn’t likes snowboarding.

His sister doesn’t like snowboarding.

Positive

Negative

don’t

We exercise.

We

You have a pet.

don’t have a pet.
Beth and I don’t go .

Beth and I go.
He

has

Amy

exercises .

Your sister

a pet.

goes .

exercise.

You

He

doesn’t have a pet.

Amy doesn’t exercise.
Your sister

doesn’t go.

Question

Do we

exercise ?

Do you

have

Do
Does he

a pet?

Beth and I go?

have

a pet?

Does Amy exercise ?
Does your sister go?

Unit 5

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06

I usually eat breakfast.

A

Grammar Station

Frequency Adverbs
Frequency adverbs tell us how often something happens.
Common frequency adverbs are always, usually, often, sometimes, and never.
0%

50%

B

The Verb Be + Frequency Adverb

Laura

Frequency
Adverb

is

always
usually
often
sometimes
never

always

My mom

2.

usually

I

busy.

am

3. sometimes

Jake

4.

It

never

goes shopping
hungry
studies

is

on weekends.

around 12:00.
in

the library.

hot in my hometown.

Complete the sentences using frequency adverbs.
0%

They usually come after the verb be or before action verbs.

Be

1.

100%

always
usually
often
sometimes
never

Subject

Check the correct places for the frequency adverbs.

Frequency Adverb + Action Verb
Subject

Frequency
Adverb

Action
Verb

Laura

always

usually
often
sometimes
never

eats

breakfast.

C

50%

100%

always

1.



Your room is

2.



My brothers are

3.

Tim is

often

late for class.

4.

Joe sometimes

goes for a walk.

messy.

usually

noisy.

Complete the sentences using frequency adverbs.
Activity

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

draw cartoons

How often do you eat
breakfast at home?
− I usually eat it at home.

Lisa never gets up late.
She is always busy.

Lydia’s
Week

go to the library
play soccer
water the plants

Match the frequencies with the correct frequency adverbs.
0%

50%

1.
often
26

2.

sometimes

100%

3.
never

1. Lydia

4.
always

5.
usually

2.She

always

draws cartoons.

sometimes goes to the library with her friends.

3.She

never

plays soccer after school.

4.She

often

waters the plants.
Unit 6

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ter, you can
When you write a let
bs to explain
use frequency adver
e activities.
som
how often you do

Grammar in Writing
A

Complete the sentences using frequency adverbs.
1. Joe likes sweets. He

often

eats chocolate and candy.

(60%)

never

2. Steve hates lemons. He

(0%)

3. My dad loves cooking. He

Complete the letter.

drinks lemonade.

Dear Mom and Dad,

cooks for us.

Camp is wonderful! I

usually
(80%)

4.Violet doesn’t like pink much, but she sometimes wear pink clothes.
(40%)

always get up early
( get up / always / early )

usually have breakfast at 7:00. We
( breakfast / have / usually )

after breakfast. I usually go swimming

( go / often )

horseback riding. It’s exciting! I’m especially friendly with Rick.

1.

He

2.

A How often does it snow in January?

3.

usually snows
(usually)

( noisy / sometimes / is )

( do / never / it )

(sometimes)

often goes rafting

. Rick

, but I

( goes / often / rafting )

. We sometimes have a campfire

( have / sometimes / a campfire )

are always kind

The camp counselors

sometimes goes to America.

at night.

.

( always / kind / are )

I miss you a lot. See you next week.
Love,
Josh

A How often are the twin brothers noisy?

are always

B They

4.

is sometimes noisy
never do it

in January.

A How often does Ms. Grace go to America?
B She

(always)

noisy.

A How often does Jack clean his room?
B He

never cleans
(never)

his room.

• Complete the chart.
Frequency Adverbs
0%

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1.Joe watches TV often on Sundays.
2.We usually are home at night.

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often go

. We

Complete the dialogues using the frequency adverbs.

B It

C

always exercise
( exercise / always )

( go / usually / swimming )

B

and

Joe often watches TV on Sundays.
We are usually home at night.

3.She drinks never coffee after 9:00.

She never drinks coffee after 9:00.

4.Ann sometimes have a pajama party.

Ann sometimes has a pajama party.

1
2
3
4
5

50%

100%

1. The boys

always

play soccer after school.

usually draws cartoons.
often
study in the library.
3.We
4. My little brother is sometimes noisy.
2.Linda

5.I

never

drink lemonade.

Unit 6

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07

Bob is writing a letter.

A

Grammar Station

Present Continuous: Positive & Negative
We use the present continuous to talk about actions happening now.
We use the verb be + verb-ing for the present continuous.
Positive
I

am

He /She / It

is

We / You / They

are

Negative
I

am not (=’m not)

He /She / It

is not (=isn’t)

We / You / They

are not (=aren’t)

reading.

reading.

B

We add -ing to the base verbs to make the present continuous.
Base Verb

Present Continuous

+ -ing

eat
walk

eating
walking

verbs ending in -e

e + -ing

make
smile

making
smiling

verbs ending in
a vowel + a consonant

double consonant
+ -ing

run
sit

running
sitting

most verbs

C

Write the -ing forms of the verbs.
1.have

having

2. clean

cleaning

3.play

playing

4. plan

planning

5.sit

sitting

6. study

studying

7.swim

swimming

8. smile

smiling

9.laugh

laughing

10. chase

chasing

Circle the correct words.
1. I am ( wash / washing ) the dishes.

2.Derek is ( make / making ) a kite.

3.Lisa and I ( am / are ) studying.

4.She ( not is / is not ) crying.

5.Dave is ( running / runing ).

6.We are ( having / haveing ) lunch.

7. Sonya is ( swimming / swiming ).

8.I’m ( do / doing ) my homework.

Complete the sentences in the present continuous.
1

2

3

4

Joan and Tina are walking to school.
They aren’t running.

Bob is writing a letter.
He isn’t sleeping.

5

Cross out the wrong -ing forms.


making
running

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1.I

joging goingdanceing

writeing

stopping

eating

siting

6

am watching a movie. Be quiet!
(watch)

3.We are working
(work)

5.They

in the garden.

are painting pictures.
(paint)

2.Molly

is running

4.The man
6.A cat

(run)

too fast.

is dancing
(dance)

is sitting
(sit)

.

on a bench.
Unit 7

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y, you can use
When you write a pla
us to express
the present continuo
are doing.
ers
what the perform

Grammar in Writing
A

Complete the sentences in the present continuous.

are singing

1.

sing

2.

not / hit

3.

write

The tourist

4.

ride

We

5.

not / fix

The birds

Complete the play in the present continuous.

on the branch.

Sean and David are not[aren’t] hitting the balls.

is writing

are riding

Mr. Forest

postcards.

Title

on a train.

is not[isn’t] fixing

Characters

the computer.

Scene 1

Johnny Appleseed
Narrator / Johnny Appleseed / Choir / Children
(In the forest )

People

are looking at
(look at)

the apple trees.

Children are eating apples. The narrator

(eat)

B

a skirt

a butterfly

(sit)

on a chair. The choir is singing , “Apple juice and

Choose and complete the sentences in the present continuous.
on the floor

is sitting

(sing)

applesauce, my sweet apple pie!”

the guitar
Scene 2

Johnny isn’t wearing shoes. He likes nature. He is planting
(not / wear)

1

2

4

3

(plant)

apple seeds everywhere. People are laughing at him.
(laugh)

But he is working hard. He is carrying a lot of apple
(work)

(carry)

seeds in his bag.

1. The girl isn’t wearing pants. She

is wearing a skirt

.

2.Rocky isn’t chasing a dragonfly. He

is chasing a butterfly

3.People aren’t sitting on chairs. They

are sitting on the floor

4.I’m not playing the violin. I

am playing the guitar

.
.

.

• Complete the chart.
C

1. The boat is move.
2.My friends talking loudly.

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Positive

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.

Negative

reading

.

I

The boat is moving.

I

am

My friends are talking loudly.

He /She / It

is

dancing .

He /She / It

We / You / They

are

running .

We / You / They

3.The train is come into the station.

The train is coming into the station.

4.Everybody is run to the station.

Everybody is running to the station.

(read)

(dance)

(run)

am not

reading .

(=’m not)
(=
(=

is not

isn’t

are not

aren’t

(read)

)
)

dancing .

(dance)

running .
(run)

Unit 7

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08

Is Ron watching TV?

A

1. A Are you ( write / writing ) a letter?

Grammar Station



Present Continuous: Questions

Question

No, you aren’t.

Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

Yes, he is.

No, he isn’t.

Are they

Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t.

What

are you
is he

eating?

I’m eating a sandwich.
He’s eating fried chicken.

Where

are they
is she

sleeping?

They’re sleeping in their car.

She’s sleeping in her bed.

Are you

Yes/No
Question

Is he

Wh-question

Is Ron watching TV?
− No, he isn’t.
Is he reading a storybook?
− Yes, he is.



sleeping?



B

B No. She is ( make / making ) snowballs in the backyard.

Complete the questions in the present continuous.

taking a nap ?

take a nap

A

2.

make bubbles

A

Is the girl making bubbles ?

3.

hit the balls

A

Are the players hitting the balls ? B Yes, they are.

A

Are the girls

cleaning the
bathroom

?

B No, he isn’t.

B Yes, she is.

B No, they aren’t.

Complete the questions using what or where.
1. A

Match the questions with the correct answers.

Is Mr. Todd

4

1.

4. clean the bathroom

Where are they playing?
− They are playing on the beach.
What are they making?
− They are making a sandcastle.

3

2

1

C

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B No. ( She’s / She ) playing in the yard.

3. A Is your sister ( ride / riding ) a bike?

Answer
Yes, you are.

B No, I’m not. I’m ( draw / drawing ) a picture.

2. A ( Is / Are ) Nancy cleaning her room?

To make yes/no questions, we put the verb be before the subject.
To make wh-questions, we put the question words what or where before the verb be.

Am I

Circle the correct words.

What is

your dad

making ?

B He’s making a sandwich.

1. Are you watching TV?

Yes, he is.

2. A Where is Amy

studying ?

B She’s studying in her room.

2.Is he reading a book?





No, I’m not.

3. A What are you

eating

B I’m eating apple pie.

3.What is she cooking?

They’re swimming.

4. A Where are the boys

4.What are they doing?





She’s cooking fish.

5. A What is

he

?

going

reading ?

?

B They’re going to the park.
B He’s reading a magazine.
Unit 8

35


one call, you
When you make a ph
continuous to
can use the present
ening at that
pp
express what is ha

Grammar in Writing
A

Complete the dialogues in the present continuous.

moment.

Are you talking to Brian?

1.

talk

A

2.

exercise

A

Is
the gym? B No,
your dad exercising in

3.

rain

A

Is

4.

have

A

Are the students having

5.

plan

A

Is

I am

B Yes,

it raining in your town?
lunch?

Ann planning a trip to Italy?

Complete the dialogue in the present continuous.

.

he isn’t .

B Yes,

it is

B No,

they aren’t .

B Yes,

she is

.

.

is watching

It’s Saturday afternoon. Mandy

is eating

She

B

TV. (watch)

some snacks. (eat) Her phone

is ringing

. (ring)

Choose and complete the dialogues in the present continuous.
make / an invitation
watch / the ice show

go / to the airport
jog / in the park

2

4

3

doing

you

? (what / do)

I’m watching a funny TV show. Are you watching TV, too? (you / watch)
No,

1

What are

Hi, Mandy? It’s Simon.

I’m not

What are you doing?
No,

.

Are you writing

I’m not

your English paper? (you / write)

. I’m taking care of my cousins.

I see. What are they doing?
B They are

watching the ice show .

Jake is eating ice cream, and Joe is …

2. A Where is she jogging ?

B She is

jogging in the park

Oh, no! They are fighting

3. A What is Chris making ?

B He is

4. A Where are the people

B They are

1. A

What are the girls watching ?

going ?

.

over the ice cream! (they / fight)

making an invitation .
going to the airport

.

• Complete the chart.
Yes/No Question

C

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1.Where the artist is going?
2.What they are wearing?
3.What is Nelly and Ben doing?
4.Does your sister sleeping?

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Where is the artist going?
What are they wearing?
What are Nelly and Ben doing?

Am
Are
Is

Yes,

I
they
it

sleeping?

Wh-question

you are

.

No, you aren’t.
Yes, they are .
No, they aren’t .
it is .
Yes,
it isn’t .
No,

What

are you reading?

- I am reading a magazine.

Where is he drawing?

- He is drawing in the art room.

Is your sister sleeping?
Unit 8

37


09

I was very scared.

A

Grammar Station

Past Simple (The Verb Be): Positive & Negative
We use the past simple to talk about something that happened in the past.
The verb be has two past forms: was and were.
‌We often use the past simple with these words: yesterday, last week, last year, etc.
Positive
I

was

a teacher last year.

He /She / It

was

in London last week.

We / You / They

were

sick yesterday.

B

was not (=wasn’t)

a teacher last year.

He /She / It

was not (=wasn’t)

in London last week.

We / You / They

were not (=weren’t)

1. I ( was / were ) at the beach.

2.She ( was / were ) on the swing.

3.The lady ( was / were ) quiet.

4.It ( was / were ) foggy yesterday.

5.You ( was / were ) weak last year.

6.The show ( was / were ) fun.

7. My clothes ( was / were ) wet.

8.The plants ( was / were ) small.

Complete the sentences with wasn’t or weren’t.
1. The tower
3.He wasn’t

Negative
I

Circle the correct words.

wasn’t thin last year.

4.Hannah

a basketball player.

5.My shoes weren’t on the shelf.

6.We weren’t angry this morning.

7.There wasn’t

8.It wasn’t

a bakery here.

dark in the room.

Complete the sentences.
1.

Dave

Bob

Bob wasn’t the captain of our team.
Dave was the captain.

2.

Check the correct sentences.

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2.The cowboys weren’t scared.

sick yesterday.

C

There was a big storm last night.
I was very scared.

wasn’t big.

before

now

They

were

They

are

My sister

in Paris last week.

very busy there.
in Rome now.

was

sick yesterday.

She

was

in bed all day.

She

is

all right now.

1.

I wasn’t at home last night.

I’m not at home last night.

2.

It was hot last week.

It is hot last week.

3.

We are tired yesterday.

We were tired yesterday.

We

were

4.

He wasn’t tall last year.

He weren’t tall last year.

We

are

3.

were

Ken’s parents

Tim and I

were

under the tree at noon.

not bored.
in the tent now.
Unit 9

39

Grammar in Writing
A

Complete the sentences in the past simple.
2

1

3

ort about the
When you write a rep
past simple
past, you can use the
.
form of the verb be

Complete the report in the past simple.

4

Dinosaurs Became Extinct
big / small

sunny / cloudy

1. It

was sunny

2.My glasses
3.The magic show
4.This dinosaur

B

boring / fun

this morning. It

were big

wasn’t cloudy

before. They

was boring
was huge

. It
. It

huge / small

.

weren’t small
wasn’t fun

wasn’t small

.

2. There weren’tmany people.
3.
4.

Joe wasn’t hungry.
Lynn’s cats were under the table.

5. Simon was sick yesterday.

really huge and some

was

a meat-eating giant. It

but they

.

were

small. T. rex

was

were

very fierce.

big and tall,

weren’t meat-eating dinosaurs. They were

T. rex

plant eaters. There are no dinosaurs
today. We can just see their bones
in natural history museums.

Past

Joe was at the birthday party.

were

Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus

.

Complete the sentences.

1.

We can see many dinosaurs in movies. Some dinosaurs

Present

We only know they

were

Joe is at the birthday party.

here on Earth a long time ago.

There aren’t many people.

They went extinct millions of years ago!
What

Joe isn’t hungry.

was

Brachiosaurus

Diplodocus

the reason? Nobody knows for sure!

Lynn’s cats areunder the table.
Simon

is sick

today.

• Complete the chart.
C

1.Eric not was tired yesterday.

Eric was not tired yesterday.

I
He

2.They wasn’t busy last week.

They weren’t busy last week.

My aunt
The actor

3.We was not in Canada last month.
4.I were in my room after lunch.
5.You was at the beach yesterday.
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Positive

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.

We were not in Canada last month.
I was in my room after lunch.

We
They

Negative

tired last night.

She
Her dad

was
not are
happy
yesterday.
These
my vases.
wasn’t
(=
)

was busy yesterday.

Ken
The boy

was not at home at 7:00.
(= wasn’t )

was

were sleepy then.

You
They

were not in Sydney last year.
(=weren’t)

You were at the beach yesterday.
Unit 9

41


10

Was he sick last night?

A

Circle the correct words.
1.

Grammar Station

Were

Past Simple (The Verb Be): Questions
3.

To make yes/no questions, we put the verb was or were before the subject.
‌To make wh-questions, we put the question words where or who at the beginning of
sentences.
Question
Were you

Yes/No
Question

Was he

sick?

Were they
Where
Wh-question

Who

were you last night?
was he this morning?

Yes, you were.

No, you weren’t.

Yes, I was.

No, I wasn’t.

Yes, he was.

No, he wasn’t.

Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.

5.

B

I was at home.
He was at the library.

C
Where were you after school?
− I was on the playground.

Match the questions with the correct answers.

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Was
Were

was the boy next to you? He was my cousin.
were the girls with Dave? They were his classmates.

Was Mark at the library after school?
− No, he wasn’t.

Was
Were

Answer

Was I

Was

2.

you tired yesterday?

Was
Were

4.

he at home at 6:00?

Was
Were

6.

Tony and Cindy scared?

Was
Were

it hot last week?

she sick last night?

the books fun?

Complete the dialogues in the past simple.
1. A

Was

Billy at your birthday party?

B No,

he wasn’t .

2. A

Were

you busy yesterday?

B Yes, I was[we were].

3. A

Was

Larry at home this morning? B No,

4. A

Were

the boys hungry?

B No,

they weren’t .

5. A

Was

the story interesting?

B Yes,

it was

he wasn’t .

.

Complete the dialogues in the past simple using where or who.
1

2

1. A

Where were you after lunch?

4

3

B

I was

the boy with glasses?

B

He was

the women?

B

1. Was Laura busy last week?

No, we weren’t.

2.Were you and Joe classmates?

He was at camp.

2. A

Who was

3.Who were the tall men?

Yes, she was.

3. A

Who were

4.Where was Fred yesterday?

They were models.

4. A

Where was Angela?

B

in the music room.
my younger brother.

They were famous singers.
She was

in the backyard.
Unit 10

43


tective story,
When you write a de
simple
you can use the past
that
ing
eth
to talk about som
st.
pa
the
happened in

Grammar in Writing
A

Complete the questions in the past simple.
1.

shorter

2. in the hospital

A

Were you shorter last year?

B Yes, I was.

A

Was he in the hospital last week?

B No, he wasn’t.

3.

cloudy

A

Was it cloudy

4.

tired

A

Were they tired

5.

best friends

A

Complete the detective story in the past simple.

Mr. Poirot is a famous detective in Agatha Christie’s mysteries.
He investigates crimes and finds clues.
He is interviewing a suspect now.

this morning? B Yes, it was.
yesterday?

Were you best friends last year?

B No, they weren’t.

Mr. Higglins,

B Yes, we were.



where were

I was
Were you

B

No,

Choose and complete the answers in the past simple.

in the laundry basket
in a cafe
1

2

Who

in the swimming pool
my classmate



at a cafe in Greenwich.
alone there?

I wasn’t

. I was with two people.

were

they?

They were

Mr. and Mrs. Johns.

Are they your friends?

4

3

you last night at 11:30?

were

with me



No, they aren’t. They



for an interview. I’m a writer for a magazine.

Okay, sir. Thank you for your time.

C

B He

2. A Where were your parents?

B They

3. A Where were your sneakers?

B They

4. A Where was Nick this morning?

B He

were in a cafe

.

were in the laundry .basket

was in the swimming. pool

2.Who were the girl in the pink shoes?
3.Was the books mine?
4.Were there an old tree in this town?

• Complete the chart.
Yes/No Question

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. Where was your puppies?

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was my classmate last year.

1. A Who was the boy next to you?

Where were your puppies?

Were they

Who was the girl in the pink shoes?
Were the books mine?

Yes,

Was Sally

Was he

No,
busy?

Wh-question

she was
she wasn’t

.
.

Yes, they were .
No, they weren’t .

he was .
No, he wasn’t .
Yes,

Who were

the boys?

- They were my cousins.

Where was your umbrella?
- It was under the table.

Was there an old tree in this town?
Unit 10

45


11

They worked together.

A

Grammar Station

Past Simple: Positive & Negative
‌ usually add -d or -ed to the base verb to make the past form.
We
Some verbs change their forms irregularly.
We put did not before the base verb to make negative sentences.
Positive

I / We / You / They
He /She / It

Negative
worked.

I / We / You / They

B

did not
(=didn’t)

He /She / It

work.

Base Verb

Past Simple Verb

+ -ed

walk
help

walked
helped

verbs ending in -e

+ -d

move
live

moved
lived

verbs ending in
a consonant + -y

y + -ied

cry
study

cried
studied

verbs ending in
a vowel + a consonant

double consonant
+ -ed

stop
plan

stopped

planned

most verbs

irregular

come – came
give – gave
run – ran
see – saw

have
make
lose
tell

–
–
–
–

had
made
lost
told

go
eat
say
buy

–
–
–
–

went
ate
said
bought

cut – cut
hit – hit
break – broke
read – read

Henry’s family moved to a new house.
Everybody worked together.
Henry put his books on the shelf.

C

Write the past simple forms of the verbs.
1. dance

danced

2.cry

cried

3.jog

jogged

4.cut

cut

5.make

made

6.study

studied

7. move

moved

8.help

helped

Complete the sentences in the past simple.
1.

do

2.

write

3.

live

Uncle Martin

4.

read

I

did

The students

wrote

Benjamin

read

Complete the sentences in the past simple.
1.

( study / play )

Charlie
He
2.

studied
for the exam.
didn’t play baseball.

( read / write )

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3.danceed / danced

4.studied / studyed

5.planed / planned

6.maked / made

read

My grandpa
He
3.

4.

2.read / readed

in Berlin two years ago.

storybooks to children at the library.

didn’t write

the newspaper.

a letter.

( dance / sing )

He

1. sleeped / slept

a postcard.

lived

danced

Larry

Circle the correct past simple forms.

some volunteer work yesterday.

didn’t sing

at the birthday party.
a song.

( go / eat )

Tim and I
We

went

didn’t eat

to a movie last night.
dinner at a restaurant.
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use the past

Grammar in Writing
A

Look at the list and complete the sentences.
Last Vacation

1.Mike

went
made

Complete the newspaper article in the past simple.
to Italy.

go to Italy

2.He

make a robot

3.He didn't watch many films.

watch many films
buy a new camera
run in a half marathon

4.He

bought

5.He

didn't run

a robot.

a new camera.
in a half marathon.

TORNADOES HIT

THE
MIDWEST
By Joseph Ferry

Tornadoes and heavy thunderstorms
Strong winds destroyed

knocked
B

Complete the sentences.
Present

1.

Jenny planned a trip to India.

2.

My mom came home early.

They ate

some cheesecake.

4.

The baby didn’t cry loudly.

5.

My dad

6.

She didn’t study for the exam.

arrived

yesterday.

My mom comes

home early.

They eat some cheesecake.

The baby doesn’t cry

(describe)

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(say).

lost

“People here

told

(tell)

was

(is)
(lose)

there and

helped

(help)

dark for 20

everything,”

our reporter. He described

went

(go)

the rescue team. However, they need more helping

hands.

My dad arrives today.
She doesn’t study for the exam.

1.I buy a soccer ball yesterday.

I bought a soccer ball yesterday.

2.Lynn wash her dad’s car last Saturday.

Lynn washed her dad’s car last Saturday.

3.My family gets up early this morning.

My family got up early this morning.

5.We watch a magic show last Friday.

many roads, houses, and bridges. They

loudly.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.

4.Susan call me last night.

the Midwest yesterday.

the scene to CNN’s News Day . A lot of volunteers

• Complete the chart.
Verb

C

said

Wisconsin Mayor Gary Manier

Jenny plans a trip to India.

(hit)

down all the trees there. “The sky

minutes,” a farmer

Past

3.

(knock)

(destroy)

hit

Susan called me last night.

Positive

moved

the boxes.

I didn’t

cooked curry for lunch.

didn’t cook curry for lunch.
The children didn’t write a postcard.

move

I

cook

My mom

write

The children

read

He

come

Negative

wrote a postcard.

read a book after dinner.
They came back home at 7:00.

cut

We

cut

the paper into circles.

eat

We

ate

sandwiches for lunch.

move the boxes.

My mom

didn’t read a book after dinner.
They didn’t come back home at 7:00.

He

didn’t cut the paper into circles.
We didn’t cut sandwiches for lunch.
We

We watched a magic show last Friday.
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