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note to teachers

Topical

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Practice is a tailor-made series of six practice books for

primary students learning English as a first language and for junior high students
learning it as a foreign language. The contents closely follow the school syllabus.
Each unit covers a specific grammar point in a clear and relevant way, allowing
the young learner to practise both the use and meaning of the grammar point.
The units follow a familiar pattern of practising at both the sentence and text
levels. This is done through MCQs or choosing the correct word in sentences,

and exercises using cloze texts so that students can focus on the language itself
and not be distracted by varying methods and instructions.
Since each unit deals with a precise grammar item teachers are encouraged to
'dip into' the books at any stage to support the language item being taught in the
classroom. This way, these practice books complement the school English
lessons.
The authors strongly believe that, while the English language is the focus, the
context should be meaningful to the learners. Thus, texts have been chosen :
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to be cross-curricular: the texts reinforce and support what is being learnt
in other classes.

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to be informative and educational: the texts cover a wide range of topics
of interest to young learners, such as famous people, important places and
events, science and technology, sports, animal life, etc.

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to be fun: the texts include especially written stories, traditional folk and
fairy stories , quizzes and dialogues that the students could act out.

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to be socially-responsible: the texts include discussions on the
environment and pollution, civic responsibility, etc.

Finally, in the knowledge that teachers are busy people, the series has been

designed to be 'teacher friendly' so it is unambiguous and easy to use.

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at you'll find in this book

UNIT

4

Page

A note to teachers

3

1

Plural Nouns

6

2

Uncount Nouns

9

3

Quantifiers

12

4

Masculine, Feminine and Neutral Nouns

16

5

Proper Nouns

20

6

The Articles: a, an, the

23

7

Adjectives

26

8

Position of Adjectives (before or after nouns)

30

9

Comparative Adjectives

33

10

Superlative Adjectives

36

11

REVIEW (1)

40

12

Subject and Object Pronouns

46

13

Reflexive Pronouns

50

14

Interrogative Pronouns

54

15

Possessive Adjectives; The Possessive with 's

58

16

REVIEW(2)

62

17

The Simple Present Tense

68

18

The Present Continuous Tense

71

19

The Simple Present and Present Continuous Tenses

75

20

The Simple Past Tense: Regular Verbs

79

21

The Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs

83


22

The Past Continuous Tense

87

23

Questions in the Past Continuous Tense

91

24

The Simple Past and Past Continuous Tenses

95

25

The Imperative

99

26

Talking about the Future: will, shall, be going to

103

27

Talking about the Future: will, be going to,
the Simple Present Tense

107

28

Talking about Ability in the Present

111

29

Talking about Ability in the Past

115

30

Modals for Asking Permission: may, can,
could, should

119

31

REVIEW(3)

122

32

Prepositions of Time

130

33

Prepositions of Place

134

34

Adverbs of Manner, Place and Time

139

35

Subject and Verb Agreement

143

36

Direct and Indirect Objects

146

37

Asking Questions

150

38

Connectors

154

39

Compound Sentences

158

40

REVIEW(4)

162

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UNIT

Plural Nouns

Circle the correct noun in brackets.

Example

Do you wear (

1

Do you like roast ( potato I potatoes )?

2

What colour are the ( bus I buses ) in your town?

3

May I borrow your ( scissor I scissors )?

4

How many ( foot I feet ) does a centipede
have?

5

Are you scared of ( mouse I mice )?

6

How many times a day do you brush your
( teeth I tooth )?

7

How many ( children I child ) are there in your
class?

8

Mum bought some ( strawberry I strawberries

9

Do you wear ( short I shorts ) to school?

10
6

What language do ( people I person
France speak?

) in

.....

__..,,~~


Fill in the gaps with the singular or plural form of the noun in brackets.

Laying the table
My mother always asks me to lay the table for dinner. First, I put out
the big, white (1)

(plate) and then the (2) _ _ _ __

(knife), (3)
(4)

(fork) and spoons. Next, I carefully fold a
(napkin) for each (5)

put the (6)

(person). Then I

(glass) for water on the table. My mother

cuts a (7) _ _ _ _ (loaf) of bread with a sharp (8) _ _ __
(knife) and I put the bread basket on the table. Finally, I put a big bowl
of fresh fruit- (9)

(mango), (10)

(cherry) and bananas - in the
centre of the table. And
then we are ready to
eat!

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Fill in the gaps with the singular or plural form of the noun in brackets.

Computer games
We have two (1)

(computer) at home. I like playing

on the (2)

(computer) in my bedroom with my friends.

I have lots of different (3)

(game). My favourite

(game) is 'Speedtrack 2'. Two (5)

(4) _

(person) can play this racing game. There are six (6) _
(car) in the race and each (7) _
(8)

_

(person) chooses a

(car). I always

choose the red car. When
the race starts we
drive our cars around

the(9)_ _ __
(circuit) as fast as
possible. The winner is
the person who drives ten
(10)

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(circuit) in the quickest time .


UNI

Uncount Nouns

Circle the uncount noun in each sentence.

Example
What is your favourite

?

I love apples.

1

My mother bought some new furniture for my bedroom.

2

I don't eat a lot of meat but I like burgers.

3

We took a lot of luggage on holiday.

4

I love fried rice and noodles.

5

How much money have you got? I've got 10 dollars!

6

like pop music and I've got lots of COs.

7

do my homework

1n

the kitchen with my brothers.

8

Can I have a pencil and some paper, please?

9

Today the weather will be sunny with a few clouds.

10

There is a lot of traffic in the city today.
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Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the noun in brackets.

Preparing for a test
Here is some good (1)
(2)

(advice) for you. Before a

(test) it is important to do some (3) _ _ _ __

(revision). Go over your (4) _ _ _ _ _ (lesson) and look at your
(5)

_ _ _ (homework) again. The night before the test, go

to (6) _ _ _ _ (bed) early and get lots of (7) _

(rest).

On the day of the test, remember to read all the (8) _ _ _ _ __

(question) very carefully and make (9) ___
rough (1 0)

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(paper).

_

(note) on some


Circle the 10 uncount nouns in the passage.

Cookery class
Today we will make pancakes. Put 150 g of flour into a
bowl with a little bit of salt. Add an egg and mix well.
Add 250 ml of milk and water. Mix again. Add 25 g of
melted butter and beat the mixture. Put a bit of the
mixture in a frying pan and cook. When it is ready, put
the pancake on a plate and add jam, sugar or lemon
juice. Tomorrow we will learn how to make a dessert with
rice and cream .

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UNIT

Choose the correct quantifier and write its number in the brackets.

Example
We spent _ _ _

1

2

time looking for information at the library.

(1) many

(2) some

(3) a lot

(4) few

pocket money do you get?

How
( 1) many

(2)

much

(3)

(4)

little

some

I like _

of sugar in my tea.

( 1) a lot of

3

(2)
(3)

a little

(4)

lots

(

We just need
the project.

pencils for

much

)

( 1) much

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( 2 )

(2)
(3)

a few

(4)

a lot of

many
(

)

(

)


4

How

brothers and sisters do you have?

(2)

(1) many
(3) some

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much
(4) little

I don't have

(4) lots

Are there

much
(4) lots

(

)

(

)

(

)

(

)

(

)

museums in your town?

(2)

much
(4) lots

I have

apples. Would you like one?

( 1) an
(3) some

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)

(2)

(1) many
(3) a

8

(

homework tonight.

( 1) many
(3) some

7

)

Ann is very popular. She has
friends .
. .
(1) much
(2) a few
(3) a lot of

6

(

(2)

much
(4) alittle

Would you like more rice?
Thank you. Just

, please.

( 1) few

(2)

little

(3) a few
(4) a little

10

Your homework is excellent. You made very
mistakes.
( 1) few
(3) a few

(2)

little
(4) a little

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Fill in the gaps with much or many.

A football superstar
Interviewer : Welcome, Mr Tomaso. First, do you do (1) _ __

training?
Tomaso

: Yes, we have (2) _ _ _ _ practice matches but I
don't do (3)

Interviewer: Do you have (4)
Tomaso

work in the gym .
free time?

: No, I don't have (5) _ _ _ _ free days during the
football season.

Interviewer : How (6) _ __
Tomaso

matches do you play a season?

: Between 20 and 40, but we don't play so (7)
games in the last two months of the year.

Interviewer : How (8) _ _ __ times have you played for your

country?
Tomaso

: 32 times.

Interviewer : What about food? Do you eat (9) _ _ _ _ meat?
Tomaso

: No, I don't. I usually eat fish or cheese.

Interviewer : And lastly, how (1 0) _ _ _ _ money are you paid for

each match?
Tomaso
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: That's my secret!


Fill in the gaps with the correct quantifier from the box. You may use some
of the quantifiers more than once.
.( _ _ _ _a_f_e_w

a little

much

many

)

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Indonesia
Indonesia is an interesting country in Southeast Asia. lt is a group
of (1) _ _ _ _ islands: over 3,000. (2) _ _ _ _ of the islands
are very big, like Java, but many of them are very small with only
(3) _ __

people living on them or no people living there at

all. Java has a wet season from
October to March, but there is
not (4) _ _

_

rain in the

other months. (5)
Indonesians are farmers. They
grow (6) _

_ _ different

things such as rice, tea and rubber.
The main language, Bahasa Indonesia, is quite easy to

learn with (7) _ _ _ _ practice, and (8) _ _ __
(9) _
nice that (1 0)

tourists learn

Indonesian words during their visit. Indonesia is so
tourists want to go back.
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UNIT

Masculine, Feminine and Neutral Nouns

Circle the correct noun in brackets.

Example
Madonna is a famous singer and (

1

Mr John Green is our new ( headmaster I headmistress ).

2

In fairy tales, ( princes I princesses ) often wear beautiful
dresses.

3

The ( hero I heroine ) of this book is called Tom .

4

Annie wants to be ( an air steward
when she grows up.

5

My ( uncle I aunt ) is a waiter in a big restaurant.

6

Both Mr and Mrs Naylor are ( policemen I police officers ).

7

My ( grandfather I grandmother ) only wears lipstick when
she goes out.

8

Cleopatra a beautiful ( king I queen ) of Egypt.

9

My ( brother I sister ) goes to an all-boys school.

10

16

Our teacher has a new baby ( son
is Sally.

I

I

a flight attendant )

daughter ). Her name


Fill in the gaps with the correct masculine or feminine noun from the box.
You have to use one noun twice.

(

cousin
uncle
aunt

grandmother
mother
grandfather

brother
father
sister

A family quiz
Who is my aunt's daughter?

1

My

Who is my mother's son?

2

My
(or me!)

Who is my father's mother?

3

My

Who is my mother's brother?

4

My

Who is my brother's father?

5

My

Who is my father's wife?

6

My

Who is my father's sister?

7

My

Who is my uncle's son?

8

My

Who is my father's daughter?

9

My
(or me!)

Who is my mother's father?

10

My
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Choose the correct noun in brackets to fill in the gaps.

Cinderella
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella. Her
(mother I father), a kind man,

(1)

had married again after Cinderella's
mother died, and he had three
more daughters. Cinderella's
three (2) _ _ __
(stepsisters I stepbrothers) were
very ugly and her (3)

_

_

(stepmother I stepfather) was very unkind.
One day the king and (4)
(queen I king) of the country announced
a big party. Cinderella was very
unhappy because her stepmother

did not allow her to go to the party.

+

She had to stay at home alone.

++

Suddenly a beautiful fairy appeared
and said that she was Cinderella's fairy

(5)
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_

(godmother I godfather). She told Cinderella


that she would go to the dance at
the palace that night.
Cinderella arrived at the
palace in a beautiful, new
dress and when the king's
son, the (6) _ __

_ __

(princess I prince), saw her
he fell in love immediately. But

at midnight, Cinderella had to leave
the dance. She ran home quickly but on the way she lost one of her
glass shoes.
The next day the king and queen announced that their

(7) _
(8)

(9) _

_ _ (daughter I son), the prince, would marry the
(girl I boy) who wore the glass shoe. All the
_ _ _ (girls I boys) in the city tried the shoe on. But it

didn't fit any of them. Then the prince arrived at Cinderella's house.
One by one, Cinderella's three ugly (1 0)

__ (stepsisters I

stepbrothers) tried the shoe on, but it didn't fit them. The prince saw
Cinderella and asked her to try the shoe on. She did and it fitted
perfectly. The next day the prince and Cinderella were married and
lived happily ever after.

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Proper Nouns

Circle the correct form of the noun in brackets.

Example
Madrid is the capital of ( spain

1

London has many beautiful ( parks I Parks ).

2

We visited Central ( park I Park ) when we were on holiday
in New York.

3

The British ( museum I Museum ) is very big.

4

There are many interesting ( museums I Museums ) in
Paris.

5

In the ( summer I Summer ) we always go to the beach .

6

At Christmas we usually eat roast ( turkey I Turkey ).

7

Ankara is the capital city of ( turkey I Turkey ).

8

What language do ( brazilian I Brazilian ) people speak?

9

I like the ( harry I Harry ) Potter books very much.

10
20

The ( swiss I Swiss ) are famous for their chocolates.


Answer the questions with the correct proper noun from the box.
Mount Everest
Tuesday
the Pacific

Christmas
China
June
Egypt

George Washington
the Alps

Jakarta

A general knowledge quiz
1

Beijing is the capital of which country?

2

What is the name of the highest
mountain in the world?

3

Who was the first president of the
USA?

4

What is the capital of Indonesia?

5

What are the mountains in Switzerland
called?

6

Where do you find the pyramids?
Name the country.

7

What is the largest ocean called?

8

What festival is celebrated on the
25th of December?

9

What month is between May and July?

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10

What day is two days after Sunday?
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Choose the correct word from the box to fill in the gaps. Begin with a
capita/letter where necessary.

(

japanese
noodles

chinese
english

country
world

indian
american

italians )
national

Food, glorious food
The (1) _ _ _ _ _ are famous for pasta and pizza, and everyone
knows about (2) _ _ _ _ _ sushi. You can get delicious
(3)

__ food like sweet and sour pork with rice in almost

every (4) _

in the world. But if you like hot, spicy food,

you should try an (5) _ _ _ _ _ curry or some Thai seafood soup.
Both the spaghetti and fried (6) _ _ _ _ _ are my favourite
dishes. A well-known (7) _ _ _ __
food is fish and chips, but the
most famous food in the
is probably

(8)

the (9) _ _._ _ _ -style
burger!
What's your favourite
food? What is your country's
(10) _ _

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dish?


UNIT

The Articles: a, an, the

Choose the correct article or 'no article' and write its number in the
brackets.

Example
Do you have _ _ _ umbrella with you?

1

(1) a

(2) an

(3) the

(4) no article

( 2 )

I have got two sandwiches and
apple for lunch today.
(1) a
(2) an
(3) the
(4) no article

2

3

Moscow is

)

capital of Russia.

(1) a

(2) an

(3) the

(4) no article

Have you got
(1) a
(3) the

4

(

I really like to listen to

(

)

(

)

(

)

brother?
(2) an
(4) no article
music on my iPod .

(1) a

(2) an

(3) the

(4) no article

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5

Where are

Himalayan Mountains?

(2)

(1) a
(3) the
~.

an
(4) no article

an
(4) no article

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)

(

)

(

)

(

)

(

)

Have you ever seen _____ elephant?

(2)

an
(4) no article

I love going to _ _ _ zoo.

(2)

an
(4) no article

(1) a
(3) the

9

(

(2)

( 1) a
(3) the

8

)

I got _____ new watch for my birthday.
(1} a
(3) the

7

(

Sam collects _

stamps from around the world.

(1) a

(2)

(3) the

(4) no article

Would you like

an

egg for breakfast?

(2)

(1) a
(3) the

an
(4) no article

Fill in the gaps using a, an or the.

Unusual pets
My friend Alia has (1) ______ unusual pet. lt isn't (2) _ _ __
cat and it isn't (3) _ _ __

dog. lt's (4) _ _ __ Madagascar

cockroach. lt's called Woody. lt's not very big, only (5) _ _ __
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few centimetres long. Woody lives in (6)
(7) _ _

warm cage.

cage has a tight lid so Woody can't escape! Woody

eats (8)

mixture of grain and fruit. lt likes apricots and

mangoes the best. There is some water in a little bowl for Woody to
water every two days so it is

drink. Alia changes (9)

always fresh and clean. She likes her pet cockroach very much.
Have you got (1 0)

interesting or unusual pet?

Fill in the gaps using a, an or the.

Italy
Italy is (1)

country in

southern Europe. lt is shaped like
(2)

into (3)

boot and it sticks out
Mediterranean Sea. Italy has (4) _

mountains. In the north there are (5)
capital of Italy is Rome. lt is (7)

lot of

Alps. (6) _ _ __
interesting and beautiful city,

where you can see lots of historical buildings. The ancient people of
Rome had (8)

big empire. Italy is also famous for its food,

especially its pizzas and pasta. Have you ever tried (9) _ _ __
Italian pizza or (1 0)

delicious plate of spaghetti Bolognese?
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