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Making comparisons
a comparative adjective is used to describe the New language Comparative adjectives
difference between two nouns. use it before the Vocabulary Travel and countries
word “than” to compare people, places, or things. New skill Comparing things

fill in the gaps using the words in the panel

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 find eight comparative adjectives in the grid
and write them down

fill in the gaps by putting the adjectives

in their comparative form

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 listen to the audio and answer the questions

dave is calling a travel agent

to book a vacation.

fill in the gaps by putting the adjectives into

the comparative form

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 say the sentences out loud, filling in the gaps
with comparative phrases

say the sentences out loud, filling in the gaps with

comparative phrases

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 Talking about extremes
Use superlative adjectives to talk about extremes, New language Superlative adjectives
such as “the biggest” or “the smallest.” For long Vocabulary Animals, facts, and places
adjectives, use “the most” to make the superlative. New skill Talking about extremes

Fill in the gaps by pUtting the adjectives in their

sUperlative Form

write the sUperlative Form oF each adjective

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 listen to the audio and answer the questions

Jane, sue, and dan are talking about

their cars and phones.

fill in the gaps using the superlative form of the

adJectives in the panel

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 wRite these adjectives in theiR supeRlative foRms

Read the blog and answeR

the questions

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 rewrite the sentences, correcting the errors

say the sentences out loud, filling in the gaps

with superlatives

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 Vocabulary
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES WRITE THE WORDS FROM THE PANEL
UNDER THE CORRECT PICTURES

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 Making choices
“Which,” “what,” “and,” and “or” are all useful words to New language “Which” and “what”
add to questions. You can use them to show whether Vocabulary Geographical words
a question is general or about specific options. New skill Asking multiple-choice questions

cross out the incorrect Word in each sentence

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MARK the sentences thAt ARe coRRect

fill in the gAps using “which” oR “whAt”

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 fill in the gaps using the comparative or superlative
form of the adjectives

combine the two sentences to make one sentence,

then say it out loud

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 read the postcard and write answers to the questions as
full sentences

say the sentences out loud, filling in the gaps

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 Using large numbers
You usually write numbers larger than 100 in figures. New language Large numbers
To say them, add “and” in front of the number signified Vocabulary Thousands and millions
by the last two digits, such as “one hundred and ten.” New skill Talking about large amounts

liSTen To The SaY The numberS ouT loud

audio and mark The
numberS You hear

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write the numbers using numerals

listen to the audio and write the numbers you hear

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 Vocabulary
THE CALENDAR WRITE THE WORDS FROM THE PANEL
UNDER THE CORRECT PICTURES

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 ORDINAL NUMBERS WRITE THE WORDS FROM THE PANEL
UNDER THE CORRECT NUMBERS

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 Talking about dates
There are two different ways of writing and saying dates. New language Dates, “was born,” “ago”
You use numbers along with the month to define the Vocabulary Numbers, months, and years
date you’re talking about. New skill Talking about dates

wriTe each senTence in iTs oTher form tip

write dates in the
form “may 2” in us
english, but “the
2nd of may” in
uK english.

lisTen To The audio and answer The quesTions

claire and Phil are discussing

a suitable date for meeting.

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 read the article and answer the questions

use the chart to create eiGht correct sentences and

say them out loud

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 Talking about the past
The past simple describes events that happened New language The past simple of “to be”
at a definite time in the past, or the state of Vocabulary Jobs, town, and life events
things at a particular point in time. New skill Talking about past states

cross ouT The incorrecT word in each senTence

lisTen To The audio and maTch The years To The

correcT evenTs

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read the email and answer the questions

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 cross out the incorrect write each sentence
word in each sentence in its negative form

rewrite the sentences, putting the words

in the correct order

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 say questions to match the statements, speaking out loud

use the chart to create nine correct questions

and say them out loud

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 Past events
Some verbs are regular in the past simple. You can New language Regular verbs in the past simple
use a lot of them to talk about the past week, the last Vocabulary Pastimes and life events
year, or your life. Their past simple forms ends in “-ed.” New skill Talking about your past

fill in The gapS bY puTTing The verbS in The paST Simple

fill in The gapS To wriTe The oppoSiTe of each SenTence

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 fill in the gaps using the words in the panel

find nine past simple verbs in the grid and list them
according to their spelling rules
verbs that take “ed”

verbs that take “ied”

verbs that take “d”

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 rewrite these sentences in the past simple

read the blog and answer the questions

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 listen to the audio and match the beginnings
of the sentences to the correct endings

use the chart to create nine correct sentences

and say them out loud

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 Past abilities
In the past simple, “can” becomes “could.” You New language Using “could” in the past simple
often use it to talk about things you “could” do Vocabulary Abilities and pastimes
in the past, but can’t do now. New skill Talking about past abilities

rewrIte these sentences In the past tense usIng “could”

use the chart to create 18 correct sentences

and saY them out loud

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listen to the audio and answer the questions

six people are talking

about talents and skills.

rewrite the sentences, putting the words in the correct order

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 Vocabulary
ENTERTAINMENT WRITE THE WORDS FROM THE PANEL
UNDER THE CORRECT PICTURES

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 Irregular past verbs
In the past simple, some verbs are irregular. Their past New language Irregular verbs in the past simple
simple forms are not formed using the normal rules, and Vocabulary Sequence words
sometimes look very different from the infinitive forms. New skill Describing the past

maTch The verbs To fILL IN The Gaps UsING

TheIr pasT forms The WorDs IN The paNeL

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fill in the gaps by putting the verbs in the past simple

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 fill in the gaps using the words in the panel

match the questions to their answers

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REWRITE THE STATEMENTS AS SIMPLE QUESTIONS USING “DID”

WRITE THE VERBS IN THEIR PAST SIMPLE FORMS ON THE GRID

ACROSS DOWN

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 Vocabulary
TOOLS WRITE THE WORDS FROM THE PANEL
UNDER THE CORRECT PICTURES

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 KITCHEN IMPLEMENTS WRITE THE WORDS
FROM THE PANEL UNDER THE CORRECT PICTURES

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 Telling a story
You can use “about” to describe the subject matter New language “About,” opinions
of movies, shows, and stories. Use adjectives to Vocabulary Opinions
make a description more specific. New skill Describing media and culture

FIND seveN ADJeCTIves MATCH THe PICTURes To

IN THe GRID AND WRITe THeM THe DesCRIPTIoNs
UNDeR THe CoRReCT HeADING

positiVe opiNioN

NegatiVe opiNioN

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READ THE FILM REVIEWS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

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 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND NUMBER THE SENTENCES IN THE
ORDER YOU HEAR THEM
Some friends are talking about books
they have read, and films, plays, and
musicals they have seen.

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

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 Asking about the past
You can make questions in the past simple using New language Past simple questions
“did.” This is useful for asking about past events, Vocabulary Travel and activities
such as travel and vacations. New skill Talking about vacations

rewriTe The senTences, puTTing The words in The

correcT order

rewriTe The senTences as quesTions

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 Listen to the audio and MarK whether each thing
did or didn’t happen

didn’t
did
didn’t did didn’t
did

did didn’t
did didn’t didn’t
did

Listen to the audio again and answer the questions

with short answers

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 Match the questions with the coRRect answeRs

Read the postcaRd and answeR the questions

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