English for starter 6 activity book

S. Thompson

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S. Thompson


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Contents
Unit 1

5

Unit 2

8

Unit 3

11

Unit 4

14

Unit 5

17

Unit 6

19

Unit 7

22

Unit 8

25

Unit 9

28

Unit 10

31

Unit 11

33

Unit 12

36

Unit 13

39


Contents
Unit 14

42

Unit 15

45

Unit 16

47

Unit 17

50

Unit 18

53

Unit 19

56

Unit 20

59

Unit 21

61

Unit 22

64

Unit 23

67

Unit 24

70

Unit 25

73

Extra activities

75

More Practice on Handwriting

81


Unit 1
1 Read and complete
flat address
family move

school

number

phone

email

1 Hussam and Ruba know Salah because they are all at the same
school .
2 Now, Salah lives in a house but he’s going to live in a
.
3 ‘What’s your
Anas?’ ‘It’s 22 New Bank Road, Damascus.’
to a new flat near his school.
4 My friend is going to
of your friend’s new flat?
5 What’s the
to Salah every week.
6 Hussam is going to write an
: me, Mum and Dad.
7 There are three people in my
in the living room.
8 Quick, Hussam! Run! I can hear the

2 Read, match and write

1 Next November, Maya and her
family are going to move from
Damascus to Homs.
2 They are moving because
3 Maya’s mum and dad are going to
buy
4 They are going to live near
5 Maya is going to go

6 She is going to keep in touch with

a her friends by phone and
by letter.
b a nice new flat in Homs.
c are going to move from
Damascus to Homs.
d her dad’s brother and his
family.
e to a new primary school
in Homs.
f Maya’s dad is starting a
new job.
5


Unit 1

3 Read and write
My family name is Mansour.

It’s Salah.
1 What’s your first name?

2

It’s Salah.
Aleppo Boys School.

M-a-n-s-o-u-r.

3

4

It’s Flat 12, Homs
Street, Aleppo.

It’s 285793.
5

6

4 Look and write

Monday morning
1 Salah is going to ride a
bike on Monday morning.

Tuesday afternoon
2

Wednesday evening
3

6

Thursday afternoon
4

Unit 1
Shaza

5 Look and write using is going to

Samer

Tala

Munzer

Randa

1 Tala is going to read an adventure
story.
2 Munzer is hungry and
a sandwich.
to her CD of
3 Shaza
Arabic music.
4 Samer wants to speak to his friend and
a photo of the children.
5 Randa

.

6 Study skills: Order the letters, read, say and write
Pupil A
1 d-a-h-a-m
2 a-i-l-m-e

3 s-d-a-r-e-d-s
4 l-p-a-o-e-p
5 y-a-m-s-a
6 r-t-e-b-o-c-o

Pupil B
1 a-n-l-b-u
2 n-h-o-e-p
3 h-o-t-c-u
4 u-t-o-t-r-a-s
5 a-n-h-u-m-d-a
6 v-m-e-o-n-b-e-r

Pupil A
1 Hamad
4

2
5

3
6

Pupil B
1
4

2
5

3
6

7


Unit 2
1 Read and complete
Don’t Cut Wash Don’t Put Don’t
1
Don’t
talk when your teacher is talking.
your hands before you eat food.
2
rubbish in the bin. Don’t drop litter.
3
carefully along the lines, and then glue the picture.
4
eat in the classroom.
5
cross the road now.
6 Look, there’s a car.
It’s dangerous.

2 Look and write
Make sentences using should or shouldn’t.

✓

✓

1 You should go to

2

the doctor.

✗

✗

3

8

4


Unit 2

3 Look, read and complete
Next After cut Don’t First
house need
pencil put
1 You (a)
need
white paper and a (b)

Finally

glue

some black paper, some
.

, draw three stars and the moon
2 (c)
on the white paper.

, draw a (e)
3 (d)
trees and some mountains.

4 Then, (f)
(g)

, two

carefully along the lines.
cut very quickly.

5 (h)
that, (i)
the
mountains, stars, moon, house and trees on the
black paper.

6 (j)
(k)

, make a nice picture and
everything to the black paper.

9


Unit 2

4 Look and write

1

paper

2

3

4

5

6

5 Check your work: Read and write
• We use capital letters:
to start a sentence
for names
for towns and cities
for days of the week and months

I ride my bike every day.
Hussam; Ruba
Aleppo; Homs
Monday; August

• We use full stops:
to finish a sentence

I live in Damascus. / I help
my mum.

1 you should do your homework

You should do your homework.

2 be careful, hussam
3 don’t be untidy, ruba
4 we live in a flat in damascus
5 we start school in september
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Unit 3
1 Look, read and complete
1 Today, Salah’s mother (buy)

is buying

from a small shop. She usually (buy)

fruit

buys

fruit from the market.

2 Salah usually (play)
weekend. This weekend, he (fly)
a kite.

football at the

3 Salah’s father usually (go)
his car but today he (go)
taxi.

to work in
to work by

4 Kareem usually (watch)
weekend, but today he (read)
on the beach.

TV at the
a book

5 This weekend, Ruba (camp)
sea. She usually (go)
the weekend.

by the
to the library at

6 Today, Hussam (fish)
afternoon, he usually (visit)
grandparents.

. On Tuesday
his
11


Unit 3

2 Read and circle
Hussam, Ruba and their mum and dad usually (a) are staying / stay
at home at the weekend but today they (b) are visiting / visit Uncle Ali
and Aunt Deema.
Hussam and Ruba’s
mum (c) isn’t cooking /
doesn’t cook today. She
(d) is talking / talks to Aunt
Deema in the kitchen.
Hussam’s father (e) is
liking / likes watching
television but he (f) isn’t
watching / doesn’t watch
TV today. He (g) is drinking / drinks coffee with his brother. They
(h) are talking / talk about the weather. Hussam and Ruba (i) aren’t

doing / don’t do their homework at the moment. Ruba (j) is listening /
listens to music. Hussam (k) is reading / reads a story.

3 Read and complete
aren’t

12

doesn’t

aren’t

don’t

isn’t

1 It’s raining! We aren’t going to the beach.
like tennis.
2 Salah likes football. He
using the
3 Hussam and Ruba are watching TV. They
computer.
4 Hussam and Ruba’s mother is visiting a friend. She
shopping.
5 Saleh and Kareem usually stay at home at the weekend.
usually go to the beach.
They


Unit 3

4 Project: Write about your town or city
• What is the name of your town or city?
• Where is it? Is it in the north, south, east or west of Syria?
• Is it an old or a new town or city?
• What can you do there? What can you visit?
• Can you buy anything special in the shops?
• Are there any delicious dishes you can eat in the restaurants?
• Where can you go to relax? Is there a nice park?

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Unit 4
1 Read and tick (✓) or cross (✗)

1 Wafaa was walking to the
shops when she dropped
her books. ✗

2 Tarik found a coin when
he was looking for his
glasses.

3 When Waleed was flying
4 Laila was eating a sandwich
his kite at the beach, he saw
when her father came home
an eagle in the sky.
from work.

2 Read and circle
Randa was going to the shops when she was seeing / saw Maya.
When Lama was watching / watched television, her aunt arrived.
Hussam was riding his bike when it was starting / started to rain.
When Lamees was eating lunch, she was dropping / dropped her
cake.
5 Maher was walking / walked to work when he found some money.
6 When Munzer’s mother was cooking / cooked lunch, she cut her
hand.

1
2
3
4

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Unit 4

3 Look and write
1 She was doing her homework when

her grandparents arrived.
2

3

4

5

6

4 Read and answer
1 Who were you sitting with at breakfast time?
2 Who were you talking to before class started today?
3 What clothes were you wearing yesterday afternoon?

15


Unit 4

5 Read and correct
El Kowm
El Kowm is a very interesting place. It is a town in the desert in Syria.
Now El Kowm is in the desert, but a long time ago there was grass there. It
is between two mountains. It is 240 kilometres north east from Damascus.
Scientists are working in El Kowm because it is very old. They think that
people lived in El Kowm thousands of years ago. There was water in
El Kowm, so people wanted to live there. Scientists think there were
many animals in El Kowm.

El Kowm isn’t a city
in Syria. It’s a town.

1 El Kowm is a city in Syria.
2

3
4
5

There is grass now in El Kowm.
El Kowm is between three mountains.
El Kowm is 100 kilometres from Damascus.
People wanted to live in El Kowm because
there were many animals.

6 Spelling: Read and complete
Add –ing

No ‘e’ and add -ing

playing
camping
reading

having
taking
coming

Add another letter
and -ing
swimming
sitting
shopping

What were they doing yesterday morning?

football.
1 Salah was (play) playing
2 Kareem was (swim)
in the sea.
3 Salah’s father was (read)
the newspaper.
4 Salah’s mother was (take)
his Grandmother to the
doctor.
5 Ruba and her mother were (shop)
in the market.
6 Hussam and his father were (sit)
under a tree in the
garden.
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Unit 5

Revision 1

1 Read and match
d

1
2
3
4
5
6

What do I do next?
What do you usually do after school?
Where are you going to live in Damascus?
What were you doing when you found the ring?
How are you going to keep in touch with your friends?
Should I draw a line first?

a
b
c
d
e
f

I usually play football but today I’m fishing with my uncle.
I was camping at the beach with my family when I found it.
I’m going to email them on Wednesday after school.
Next, you fold the paper and then glue it.
I’m going to live in a big flat near to my new school.
Yes, make it quite short. After that, glue the paper.

2 Look and complete
3

4

3
m

5

4 m

n

6

2

7 p

2

5

First

then

finally

r

8 s
1

6
1 t

8

7

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Unit 5
Revision 1

3 Listen and write

4 Read and write

18

What is he going to do
after school?

What was she doing when
she found the purse?

1

2

What should she do now?

What do you usually do after
school?

3

4


Unit 6
1 Look, read, tick (✓) or cross (✗) and write

1
2
3
4
5
6

I’ve tidied my bedroom.
I’ve finished my homework.
I’ve watered the plants.
I’ve closed my bedroom window.
I’ve finished the email to my cousin.
I’ve prepared a sandwich.

✓

1 I haven’t finished my homework.
2
3
4
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Unit 6

2 Look and write
1 I’ve cooked some biscuits.

✓

✓

2
✓
3
✗
4
✗
5
✗
6

3 Read, ask, answer and write
Yes, I have.
1
2
3
4
5
6

Have you visited a friend today? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Have you tidied your bedroom today?
Have you finished your homework today?
Have you phoned or emailed a friend today?
Have you watched a programme on television today?
Have you helped your mum today?

Have you visited a
friend today?
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No, I haven’t.

No, I haven’t.


Unit 6

4 Read and answer

Dear Maysa,
I have had a very busy day. I’ve tidied my bedroom. It was untidy! I’ve finished my
homework. I had English and Science homework. English is my favourite subject
at school. I’ve helped my mum. My mum wanted to make lunch for my aunt and
uncle. We ate chicken and rice. It was very nice. I’ve talked to my friend on the
telephone, too. We will play volleyball together tomorrow. I haven’t visited my
grandparents. I’m going to see them tomorrow morning. I haven’t watched
television. I’m going to watch a film this evening.

Yes, I have.

See you soon,
Maya

1
2
3
4

Have you tidied
your bedroom?

Have you tidied your bedroom?
Have you watched a film?
Have you helped your mum?
Have you visited your grandparents?

Yes, I have.

5 Spelling: Read and write
Add a second No y and
letter and -ed
add -ied
cook cooked phone phoned shop shopped tidy tidied
talk
talked close closed chop chopped dry dried
email emailed arrive arrived
1 I’ve (close) closed the window.
my room.
2 I’ve (tidy)

Hussam this week?
3 Have you (email)
Hussam today.
4 I haven’t (phone)
the vegetables.
5 I haven’t (chop)
Add –ed

Add -d

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Unit 7
1 Write

aubergines ice cream bananas biscuits bread cheese
chick peas sweets cucumbers eggs chocolate apples
meat nuts olives oranges pears cakes salad

Healthy food

aubergines

Unhealthy food

ice cream

2 Read and circle the correct sentence
1 Sorry. I can’t play football today. I’ve got a lot of homework. / I

haven’t got enough homework.
2 I’m very thirsty. I’m happy because there is a lot of water. / There
isn’t enough water.
3 Sorry. We can’t make fruit salad. We have got enough fruit. / We
haven’t got enough fruit.
4 We can paint some great pictures. We’ve got a lot of paper. / We
haven’t got enough paper.
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Unit 7

3 Look and write using enough

1 There aren’t enough cakes.

2

3

4

5

6

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