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BOOK ONE

Kenna Bourke---------
Illustrated by Korky Paul and David Mostyn

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BOOK ONE

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------------- Kenna Bourke-------------
Illustrated by Korky Paul and David Mostyn

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OXFORD
U N IV E R S IT Y PRESS
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Splodge
Splodge lives in Wibble with Ruff and Tumble.
He’s got a rabbit called Sticky.
He eats mud pies and drinks Fizzy Ink.
He reads Mo and Snapper comics.

Ruff
Ruff is an inventor. H e’s got a lab.
He makes magic potions and
machines, like his world-famous
Boomerang Biscuit machine.

Tumble
Tumble is kind.
He helps Splodge,
reads books and newspapers
He also sleeps a lot.

Mabel
Mabel lives next door to Splodge with
her friend Mildred. She loves tortoises.
She’s got a big red nose
and straight hair.

Mildred
Mildred’s nose is pointed,
like a carrot. Her hair is curly.
She likes parrots.
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Contents

D e te rm in e rs and possessives

1 Articles a, an page 1
2 Demonstratives this, these, that, those 4
3 Possessives Splodge’s', boys’ 7
4 Possessive adjectives my, your, his etc; whose 11
5 Possessive pronouns mine, yours, his etc; whose 15
6 Quantifiers 1 a, an, some 19
7 Quantifiers 2 any, how many, how much 23
Revision 1 27
Revision 2 28

N ouns and pronouns

8 Nouns apple, apples (countable) 29

milk (uncountable)
9 Subject and object pronouns I, you, he etc; me, you, him etc 33
10 Plurals dogs, foxes, babies etc (regular); 37
people, children, men etc (irregular)
Revision 3 42

A d je c tiv e s and adverbs

11 Adjectives big, small, old etc 43

12 Adverbs of manner slowly, noisily etc (regular); 47
well, fast, hard (irregular)
13 Adverbs of frequency always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never 51
Revision 4 55

V e rb s

14 Be I ’m, I ’m not, Am I? 56
15 There’s and there are There’s, There isn’t, Is 60
16 Have got I ’ve got, I haven 64I got
’tgot, Have
17 Imperatives Run, Don ’t r u n 69
18 Present simple 1 I work, I don’t work, Do I (habit) 73
19 Present simple 2 I like, I don’t like, Do I like? (state) 77
20 Present continuous I ’m eating, I ’m not eating, Am I eating? 81
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21 Present simple and continuous I work(habit); 85

I’meating (now)
22 Past simple 1 I was, I wasn % Was 88 I?
23 Past simple 2 I helped, I didn’t help, Did I help? (regular) 92
24 Past simple 3 I went, I didn’t go, Did I go? (irregular) 98
25 Going to 1 I ’m going to play tennis (intentions); 104
I ’m not going to, Am I going to?
26 Going to 2 H e’s going to fall (predictions); 109
He isn ’tgoing to, Is he going to ?
Revision 5 114
Revision 6 115

M o d al verbs and functions

27 Ability I can swim, I can ’tswim, Can116

you swim ?
28 Permission Can I go? Could I go? 120
29 Requests Can you help ? Could you help ? 125
30 Obligation You must go 129
31 Prohibition You mustn 7 go 132
Revision 7 136

P repositions

32 Prepositions of place in, on, next to, between, behind, 137

in front of, under
33 Prepositions of time in, on, at > 141
34 Prepositions of movement into, out of, up, down, over, round, from, to 146
Revision 8 150

S e n te n c e s tru c tu re

35 Questions 1 who, where, when, why, how 151

36 Questions 2 which, what, whose 156
37 Short answers Yes, lam ; Yes, I do; Yes, I can 160
No, I ’m not; No, I don’t; No, I can’t
38 Reference grammatical terms 165
Revision 9 167
Useful words 168
Present and past forms of verbs 170
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Articles

I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

How many Articles are there in the picture?
Three CT Two 53 One □
• What are the names of the Articles?
Splodge □ A D Sticky □ An □

GRAMMAR”
Read and guess what the person is.
a and an can tell you what a person, Tick the correct box.
animal or thing is. Mrs Fixit likes animals. When they’re ill, she
Fm a pupil. gives them food, drink and medicine. Today
Ruff is an inventor. she’s giving a dog some medicine.
Sticky is a rabbit. She’s ...
That's an octopus. a singer. □ a teacher. □
A dictionary is a book. a vet (an animal doctor). □
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REMEMBER! C
These are vowels: a, e, i, o, u Put an before a vowel when you want to talk
These are consonants: about one thing.
b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, 1, m, n, p, q,.r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z an umbrella, an elephant, an egg, an apple
See Chapter 38. That's an umbrella.
I'm cooking an egg.
3 W rite tw o words beginning with a vowel, and Splodge wants an apple.
tw o words beginning with a consonant.
5 Put in the correct article.
► elephant.....................................................................................
► Splodge makes mud pies with #P..... egg.
1 Splodge has g o t..........elephant. It’s a toy
elephant.
B 2 Ruff is hungry. He’s eating orange.
Put a before a consonant when you want to talk 3 Now he’s eating apple.
about one thing. 4 Mabel often carries umbrella, even in
a dog, a rabbit, a table, a fe n
Splodge has got a rabbit.
summer.
This is a book.
It's a blue pen.
4 Fill in the gaps.
Be careful! Learn these.
a useful book not
Splodge’s rabbit has got ►^ ........nice face a uniform not an uniform
and long ears. It’s got (1 ) black tail. It an hour not
lives in (2) big box in Splodge’s 6 Fill in the gaps. Use a or an.
bedroom. Every day Splodge gives his rabbit
Splodge goes to school. He doesn’t wear
(3) carrot and (4 ) biscuit. (1 ) uniform at school. He wears T-shirts.
He likes school, but he doesn’t like
homework. Every day Splodge does
homework for (2) hour. He likes
English. He says a grammar book is
(3 ) useful book.

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W PRACTICE

A or an? Make tw o lists.

rticle 1/ dog tree
egg girl
7>son boy uncle
house artist
' xvcle head arm
toy orange
eye cat apple
i an 8 Fill in the gaps. Use a or an.
a d oa an a r t i c l e
Splodge Can Sticky have ►..... .....carrot?
Ruff Yes, there are some in the kitchen.
Splodge Can I give him (1) apple and (2) biscuit?
Ruff Yes. Is he very hungry?
Splodge He’s always hungry. Can he have (3) banana
milkshake, too?
Ruff No. Rabbits don’t like milkshakes.
Splodge Oh, that’s strange. Can he have (4) egg, then?
Ruff No. Rabbits don’t eat eggs.
Splodge He wants (5) orange. Have we got oranges?
Ruff No, Splodge. Don’t be silly. Give Sticky (6) carrot and
/ • ork with a partner. Take
r^ n s to test each other.
go and read (7) book.
_se the words in 7a. Splodge I don’t want to. Can I go outside?
Partner A Dog. Ruff Yes, but it’s raining. Take (8) umbrella.
? irm er B A dog. Splodge Sticky is coming with me. We want to play (9) game.
? rtner B Article. Ruff All right, but come back in (10) hour and don’t give
dinner A An article. Sticky any more food!
9 Ask your teacher if you can play this game. Imagine you are in
Splodge’s house. What can you see? You can say anything you like.
Play the game like this:
► Pupil A In Splodge's house I see a chair.
Pupil B In Splodge’s house I see a chair and an elephant.
Pupil C In Splodge’s house I see a chair, an elephant and an apple.
Pupil D In Splodge’s house I see a chair, an elephant, an apple
and a rabbit.
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Demonstratives

Look here! I made What are

these lovely plates. those

Plates

Statues

T h a t painting is Ruff’s. Y n
It’s ugly. He can’t
Tick ( 1/) the correct box.
Where’s Splodge’s pot?
Near him □ Not near him

o 2 Fill in the gaps. Use this and these.

►This is Splodge’s painting of a rabbit.

A
( 1 ) ...................are his pink and blue pots.
this and these are to talk about people or things Splodge likes them very much. (2) ...................
that are near you. is his best painting and (3) .................... are
One Two or more his favourite statues. Splodge doesn’t like
This is my beautiful pot. These are my pots.
This pot is beautiful. These pots are beautiful. (4).................................square plate: it’s Ruff’s!

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bat and those are to talk about people or things that are far from you.
One Two or more
That’s Ruff ’s statue. Those are R uff’s statues.
That statue is R uff’s. Those statues are R uff’s.
3 Look at the conversation. Put in th a t and those.

Splodge Who are ►th ope ladies?

Ruff They’re artists. They live in Wibble. Be polite to them!
splodge What’s (1 ) ? It looks horrible!
Ruff Shhh! It’s Tumble’s new painting.
splodge Look, (2) .......................people are looking at my beautiful statue!
Ruff Yes, but look at (3) .......................woman over there.
>plodge Which woman? Oh, the woman looking at (4) ......................strange pot^i?
Ruff They’re not pots! They’re my best statues!

Look at the words below.

W rite sentences with be and this o r these.
Splodge’s paintings \ / Ruff’s plates
my best drawing Splodge’s statue
ugly statues Tumble’s pot
your paintbrush my neighbours
Ruff’s friend a beautiful drawing
new pictures horrible colours
this these
'h is is my best drawing...................................... These are Splodge’s paintings..

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b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to say tw o
sentences with this and tw o sentences with
these. You can talk about anything you like.

► Partner A This is my pencil case.

Partner B This is Splodge's desk.
Partner A These are my ears.
Partner B These are my hands.
5 Fill in the gaps. Use th a t or those.

Ruff Where are you going, Splodge?

Splodge Umm. I’m going outside to paint
a picture. Give me ►Th <?.?!? comics and
some chocolate, please. Oh, no! Look at
(1 ) clouds. I can’t paint in the
rain. Pass me (2) .......................umbrella
please, Ruff.
Ruff Which umbrella?
Splodge (3) ......................yellow one over there
by the door.
Ruff Here you are. But Splodge, what are you
doing with (4) .......................cheese and
6 Ask your teacher if you can play a class game.
(5) enormous sandwiches? One pupil starts the game. Imagine that the
Splodge What sandwiches? pupil is a visitor from another planet. The pupil

Ruff (6) .......................sandwiches! walks round the classroom asking questions.

The class tells him or her what each thing is.
The enormous sandwiches under your hat. Play the game like this:

Splodge Oh, yes. I remember. An artist needs ► Pupil What’s this ?(Pupil points at a desk.)
lots of food. I’m a famous painter! Class It’s a desk.
Pupil What are these?
Now, pass me (7) .....................apples and (Pupil points at some books.)
(8) ...................bag of sweets. Class They5re books.
Ruff Splodge, what’s in (9 ).......................box by Pupil What's that?
(Pupil points at the window.)
the door? Class It's a window.
Splodge Oh, yes, (10).......................is my rabbit. Pupil What are those'?
(Pupil points at the clouds.)
He wants to paint. I’m teaching him. We need Class They 're clouds.
some extra sweets and sandwiches for him. W hen the ‘visitor’ has asked four questions,
He’s always hungry when he paints. choose another pupil to play the game.

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Possessives

SPLO D G E
Splodge, you need this.
:'s Splodge’s rabbit, Mabel’s cat
and Mildred’s parrot.
r a b b it
CAT pARR0T

Tick ((/) the correct boxes.

Is Splodge making mistakes?
Yes □ No □
■\liich sentence is correct?
It’s Splodge rabbit. □
It’s Splodge’s rabbit. □

W GRAMMAR
2 Read the sentences. Answer the questions.
§ m i ’ are to tell you who 1 Splodge’s rabbit is called Sticky.
> something.
This is Splodge’s rabbit. Who owns the rabbit? ...............................
7;: s is Ruff’s machine. 2 The rabbit’s ears are long.
These are the boys’ bicycles. Who has got long ears? ...............................
These are women’s shoes.
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REMEMBER! C
You can count most nouns. Put ’ after plural nouns.
One (Singular) Two or more (Plural) The boys’ bicycles are red.
a banana three bananas These are our neighbours’friends.
a crocodile ten crocodiles This is the monkeys’ cage.
an orange oranges
a boy boys 5 Make sentences. Use the words below.

a house houses ►monkeys / cage

1 teachers / room 3 pupils / books
2 neighbours / cat 4 boys / games
See Chapter 8.

3 W rite three singular nouns and ► This cage is the M 1 9 H c a g a . ...................

three plural nouns.
Singular Plural 1 This room is th e ..............................................
► a girl......................... girls....................... 2 That cat is our..................................................
3 These books are th e .......................................
4 These games are th e.......................................

D
Be careful! P u t’s after these plural nouns:
B
men —►men’s women —►women’s
P u t’s after singular nouns and people’s names. children —►children’s people —>people’s
Singular nouns People’s names
The rabbit’s ears are long. Splodge’s rabbit is These are men’s shirts.
called Sticky. Those are the children’s toys.
The boy’s bicycle is new.\ Tumble’s clothes are
funny. 6 Rewrite these sentences.

4 Fill in the gaps.

► These are shirts for men.
These are men’s s h irts .. ...............................
► It’s M^bal’s (Mabel) cat.
1 These are necklaces for women.
This is my brother 6 ... (brother) bedroom.
These are .........................................................
1 This is (Splodge) house.
2 Those are trousers for men.
2 It’s m y (friend) bicycle.
Those are .........................................................
3 Where’s (Ruff) book?
3 Are these toys for children?
4 The (teacher) car is red.
Are these ..........................................................

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PRACTICE
7 Match the sentences.

► Splodge owns the rabbit. ^ Their neighbours’ car is green.

1 Ruff likes his new machine. It’s the penguins’ pool.
2 Their neighbours have got a green car.. Is your parents’ garden big?
3 The penguins live in a big pool. It’s Mabel’s tortoise.
4 Have your parents got a big garden? It’s Splodge’s.
5 Mabel owns a tortoise. It’s Ruff’s new machine.

6 Those boys own three skateboards. It’s Mildred’s new dress.

7 The elephant has got a long nose. Splodge’s sandwich is big.
8 Mildred has got a new dress. The elephant’s nose is long.
9 Splodge is eating a big sandwich. The girl’s hair is brown.
10 This girl has got brown hair. They’re the boys’ skateboards.

8
a A d d ’s or \ b N o w finish these sentences.

► cats the teachers ► The ............(cat) fur is brown.

► the cats my mother 1 ..................... (Splodge) favourite food is

the neighbours the doctor mud piqs.

men the penguins 2 Splodge is going to a ..................... (children)
a postman her parents party.
the girls Splodge 3 H is..................... (rabbit) ears are long.
the head teacher my brother 4 ..................... (Mildred) parrot is funny.
my sisters the dog 5 H e r..................... (mother) name is Mary.
my dentist the children 6 Splodge’s ...................................(neighbours)
my grandmother my friends house is big.
the rabbit his uncle 7 T h e ..................... (teachers) room is very noisy.
our neighbour a nurse 8 Where’s th e ......................(penguins) cage?
your grandparents women 9 Is Splodge wearing..................... (women)
shoes?
10 Is that th e .......................(doctor) car?

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a Fill in the gaps.

Tumble What are these things, Splodge?

S ticky’s
Splodge This is ................. (Sticky) carrot,
and that’s (1) (Mildred) newspaper.
Tumble Why have you got our (2) ................................(neighbours) newspaper?
Splodge Because I need it!
Tumble And what are these?
Splodge Oh, they’re (3 )...............................(children) comics. And that’s
(4 )............................. (Ruff) secret book. I’m making a magic potion.
Tumble What are these?
Splodge They’re (5 )...............................(women) shoes! Can’t you see? They’re
(6) ..............................(Mabel) shoes. That’s the (7 )................................ (parrot) toy,
these are my (8) ...............................(friends) pencils, and that is my
(9) (aunt) hat. Now stop asking questions, Tumble.
Tumble But you haven’t got an aunt! Is that (10) .............................(Ruff) shirt?
Splodge No, it’s yours!
b Read 9 a again. Answer the questions.

► Whose carrot is it? S ticky’s carrot.

It’s
1 Whose secret book is it? It’s ........................
2 Whosetoy is it? It’s the ..................
3 Whose pencils are they? They’re Splodge’s
4 Whosehat is it? It’s Splodge’s .......
5 Whoseshirt is it? It’s .........................
10 Ask your teacher if you can play this game. Give your teacher
something you own. For example, a pencil, a jumper, a watch.
Don’t let the class see what you’re giving.
N o w take turns to guess who owns each thing.

Pupil A Is itRichard’s pencil

Teacher No,it isn’t.
Pupil B Is it M aria’s pencil ca
Teacher Yes, it is.

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Possessive adjectives

(^ i t s h i s watch ~~^)

J E l

Tick (v^) the correct box.

Who owns the watch? Mo □ Spike (the other boy) □

o GRAMMAR A
Possessive adjectives tell you who owns something.
I’ve got a sister. —> This is my sister.
REMEMBER! Spike has got a watch. —► It’s his watch.
These are subject pronouns. Milly has got a name. —► Her name is Milly.
I I ’m happy. We ’ve got toys. —► These are our toys.
you H e’s a crocodile. 3 Fill in the gaps.
he We ’re friends.
she ► I’ve got a cat.
it
we It’s m ................cat.
you 1 I’ve got a skateboard.
they It’s .......................skateboard.
See Qiapter 9.
2 You’ve got a bicycle.
1 Circle the subject pronouns. It’s ...................... bicycle.
I'm Snapper. I’m a crocodile. This is Mo. He’s 3 Milly has got a comic.
my friend. He’s got a nice family. They live in It’s ...................... comic.
a small house in England. Mo has got a sister. 4 We’ve got some sweets.
She’s very young. She’s called Milly. They’r e .......................sweets.
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B
These are possessive adjectives,
my My name is Snapper. PRACTICE
your He 5your friend.
his This is her bicycle. 6
her a Answer the questions.
its ► What’s your name?
our 1 What’s your favourite colour?
your 2 What’s your teacher’s name?
their 3 Who’s your friend’s favourite singer?
4 What’s your best friend’s name?
4 Complete the table.
5 What’s your favourite subject at school?
Subject pronoun Possessive adjective 6 W hen’s your birthday?
7 What’s your favourite fruit?
I my 8 What’s the name of your school?
you 9 What’s your favourite animal?
his 10 What’s your favourite food?
she ► My.name .is.Maria,. ,v ....... .'....
it 1 ,.v .V : y . r ; . . . . .................................... ......

our 2 A . .v.% Jv k .v. k

you 3 .,.............................. ).k C T T .k ....; ..
they 4 .............................................................................
(
5 .............................................................................
C 6 ............................................................................................
whose is to ask who owns something. 7 ................................................... ..........
Whose is this watch? It’s his watch.
Whose are these keys? They’re her keys. 8 .............................................................................
Whose T-shirt is this? It’s your T-shirt. 9 ......................................................................
Whose comics are these? They’re my comics.
See Chapter 36.
10 .................................................................................

5 W rite four questions. Use whose and the b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and
answer the questions.
words below.
pen ^ cat shoe bedroom book ► Partner A What’s your name?
». Whose is.this. pen?... o r Whose.pen is this? Partner B My name is ...
Partner B What’s your favourite colour?
Partner A My favourite colour is ...

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a Think about your teacher. W h a t are his or her b N o w take turns round the class to ask your
favourite things? Try to guess. W rite your teacher if you are right.
answers below.
► Pupil A Is your favourite number ten ?
► Number: Her favourite number \e te n , .......... Teacher No, it isn’t.
Colour: .................................................................. Pupil B Is your favourite number four'?
Teacher No, it isn’t.
Country: ....................r...................’...................... Pupil C Is your favourite number seven ?
Music: ..................................................................... Teacher Yes, it is!
Food: ...................................................................... 8 W o rk with a partner. Draw a monster or a
Drink: ..................................................................... strange animal in the space below. Take turns
to draw parts of your monster. W hen you’ve
Television programme: ....................................... finished, describe your picture to the class.
Use our.

Fruit: ................. Our monster has got three legs.

Animal: ............. Our monster has got green eyes.
Our monster has got red hair.
M onth:...............
Day of the week:

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Animal
W o rk in small groups. Invent some characters
for a comic. You need a girl, a boy and an
Name: .............
animal. First draw your characters on a sheet of Favourite food:
paper. N o w w rite a description of each
character, like this:
Colour: ............
Name: Her name is.Flops................................ Favourite place:
Colour of hair: Her hair [s brown,....................

Girl
N am e:..................................................................... b Swap books with another group. Take turns to
tell the class about the characters.
Colour of hair:......................................................
► Pupil A Their boy’s name is Charlie.
Colour of eyes:...................................................... His hair is red.
Favourite sport: ..................................................... His eyes are blue.
10 Ask your teacher if you can play a guessing
Favourite food: game. Think of a person the whole class knows.
It can be a famous person or someone in the
class. This is how you play the game:
Favourite music:
► Pupil A His hair is brown.
Class Is it the teacher?
Pupil A No, his shirt is blue.
Class Is it Peter?
Boy
Pupil A No, his trousers are blue.
N am e:............... Class Is it George?
Colour of hair:. Pupil A Yes, it is.
Colour of eyes:
Favourite sport:

Favourite food:

Favourite music:

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Possessive pronouns

( C p , IT'S MOT yO U R S IT'S M I N E ? )

— n
^ " ' ‘ ^■
*£

I Tick ( ^ ) the correct box.

Who has got the coin now?
Milly □ Snapper □ Mo □

2 W rite the correct possessive adjective in the gaps.

¥
GRAMMAR ► It’s Mo’s bicycle. It’s hJ.? bicycle.
1 This is Milly’s skateboard. It’s ................skateboard.
REMEMBER!
2 Here’s Mo and Snapper’s house. It’s ..................house.
These are possessive adjectives, 3 That’s Snapper’s coin. It’s ..................coin.
my It’s my coin. 4 I own this dog. It’s ................dog.
your It’s her bicycle.
his It’s our house. REMEMBER!
her Pronouns replace nouns.
its
our Noun Pronoun
your Milly is nice. She’s nice. (She = subject pronoun)
their I like Milly. I like her. (her = object pronoun)
See Chapter 4. See Chapter 9.

3 Circle the pronouns.

(\Ve)like Snapper. He’s funny. He’s Mo’s best friend. They like
playing football. Mo has got a little sister. She’s called Milly.
Snapper likes her. They often play games together.
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B
Possessive pronouns tell you who owns something. These are possessive pronouns,
They replace possessive adjectives and nouns. mine This bicycle is mine.
They’re my toys. —► They re mine. yours This book is his.
It’s his book. It’s his. his These comics are ours.
It’s our house. It's ours. hers
ours
W hich is the correct pronoun? yours
Tick the boxes. theirs
► It’s Mo’s book. Fill in the gaps.

It’s mine. □ It’s his. Possessive Possessive

1 This is Milly’s dress. adjectives + noun pronouns
my book ^ mine .........
It’s his. % □ It’s hers. □
2 That’s our house. your sister
It’s ours. □ It’s his. □ his comic
3 It’s his toy. her skateboard
It’s hers. □ It’s his. □ our house
4 This is Milly’s radio. your cat
It’s hers. □ It’s mine. □ their radio

C
whose is to ask who owns something.
Whose is this book? It’s Mo’s.
Whose are these shoes? They’re mine.
Whose car is that? It’s his.
Whose toys are these? They’re ours.
See Chapter 36. 4

6 W rite four questions with whose.

Use the words below.
pencil ✓ football jacket
dictionary bicycle
► Whose.is this pencil? o r Whose .pencil, is. this?

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PRACTICE

Match the sentences.

TH ESE A R E SN APPER 'S-
CHOCOLATES'. This is our house. — It’s mine.
1 These are Snapper’s chocolates. A They’re theirs.
2 Mo’s friends have got skateboards. It’s his.
This is Mo’s bicycle. They’re his.
These are our comics. It’s ours.
It’s my dog. They’re ours.

6 Those are Milly’s puzzle books. It’s mine.

7 It’s your birthday present. It’s hers.
8 They’re our games. They’re hers.
9 That’s my football. It’s yours.
10 This is her picture. They’re ours.
8 Read the sentences. Fill in the gaps with the correct
possessive pronoun.

► Mo has got a blue T-shirt. It’s .his.........................

1 Milly has got three hats. They’r e ........................
2 These are Snapper’s toys. They’r e ........................
3 This is Mo’s mother’s car. It’s ........................
4 You’ve got a green car. It’s ........................
5 That’s Snapper and Mo’s room. It’s ........................
6 These are our games. They’r e ........................
7 I’ve got a black and white cat. It’s ........................
8 They’ve got a swing. It’s ........................
9 We’ve got bicycles. They’r e ........................
10 Mo’s sister has got a new comic. It’s ........................

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8 Is the apple Milly’s?

a Look at the picture. Answer the questions.
Use possessive pronouns.
9 Is the book Spike’s?
► Are the comics Milly’s?
No, th?y are n’t , hers. They’re. Spike’s.......
10 Is the dog Mo and Snapper’s?
Is the football Mo and Snapper’s?
Yes,.it’s theirs...............................
W o rk with a partner. Look at the picture again
1 Is the bicycle Milly’s? for one minute. Partner B, shut your book.
Partner A, ask questions about whose the

2 Is the doll Mo and Snapper’s? things are.

Partner A Whose is the skateboard ?

Partner B It’s M illy’s.
3 Is the telephone Milly’s?
Now , Partner A, shut your book. Partner B, ask
questions.
4 Is the chocolate Spike’s?
10 Ask your teacher if you can play a class game.
Give your teacher one thing that you own, for
5 Is the radio Milly’s? example a watch, a pencil, a jacket. N o w
answer your teacher’s questions.

6 Are the clothes Spike’s? Teacher Is this Antony’s jacket ?

Pupil A No, it’s mine.
7 Is the skateboard Milly’s? Teacher Whose is this watch ?
Pupil B It’s his. (Point at the person you
think owns the watch.)
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Quantifiers 1

i Tick ( y ) the correct boxes.

You can’t count sugar.
Can you count salt? Yes □ No □
You can count apples.
Can you count bananas? Yes □ No n

2 W rite four more nouns.

• GRAMMAR Put them in the correct column.

Nouns you can count Nouns you can’t count

REMEMBER!
three eggs.............. s a lt...................... ......
Nouns you can count Nouns you can’t count
a house.................. music..........................
One Two or more
a cat three cats bread
an eSS f lve eSSs cheese
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If there’s only one thing, use a or an. If there’s more than one thing but you don’t
Splodge is making a cake. know exactly how many or it isn’t important how
Tumble has got a newspaper. many, use some.
Fm eating an apple. Fve got some eggs.
Is there an egg in the fridge ? There are some oranges in the kitchen.
See Chapter I . Splodge is eating some mud pies.
3 This is Splodge’s recipe for fruit salad. 5 Splodge is cooking. Look at the words below.
Fill in the gaps. Use a o r an. W h a t does he need? W rite sentences.
Use some.
►A pear and ( 1 ) ............orange.
eggs %/ bananas carrots onions
(2 )............apple, (3 )..............banana and tomatoes
(4 )............peach. ^ Ha.needs.eome agge. ......................................

B
If there’s more than one thing and it’s easy to
count, use a number.
Splodge has got two apples.
There are five biscuits on the plate.
See Chapter 10.
D
4 Answer the questions. You can also use some with nouns you
can’t count.
► How many legs have you got? There's some apple juice in the fridge.
I’ve got two. legs.............................................. There's some sugar in the cupboard.
1 Have you got three ears? 6 Put the words in the correct order.
No, I’ve got .....................................................
► chocolate There’s some in
2 How many pupils are there in your class? cupboard, the
There a re ......................................................... There e eome chocolatemin tha.cupboard.
in my class.
1 milk in the There’s some fridge.
3 How many fingers have you got?
I’ve g o t..............................................................
2 There’s bread, some
4 How many legs has a dog got?
A dog has g o t...................................................
3 I’ve some got cheese.

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7 8
a A, an or some? Cross out the wrong words. a W h a t’s in Tumble’s cupboard?
Look at the things in the picture.
Splodge I’m hungry. How do you make a sandwich? W rite ten sentences. Use some.
Tumble To make a cheese and tomato sandwich
you need ►^/some bread, ( 1 ) some/a tomato,
(2) some/a butter and (3) some/a cheese.
Splodge I don’t like tomatoes! Tumble, I’m thirsty.
Can I have (4) an/some apple juice?
Tumble No. You can have (5) som e/a milk and
(6) a/some biscuit. Then you can help me. I’m making
(7) some/a tea and (8) a/some cakes for Ruff.
Splodge How do you make cakes?
Tumble You need (9) a/some flour, (10) a/some sugar,
( 1 1 ) some/a butter and ( 12 ) an/some egg.
Splodge You make the cakes. I want some chocolate!

► There.a re some potatoes.

There’s some lemonade. .

b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer

the questions.
► What do you need to make a sandwich? (Say two things.)
1 What does Splodge want to drink?
2 Splodge can’t have apple juice. What can he have?
3 What’s Tumble making? (Say two things.)
4 What do you need to make cakes? (Say three things.)
► Partner A What do you need to make a sandwich ?
Partner B You need some bread and some butter.
Partner B What does Splodge want to drink ?
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b W o rk with a partner. Look at the picture in 8a b Think of three things that you like to eat.
for one minute. Partner A, shut your book.Say W o rk with a partner. Ask your partner to
all the things you can remember. guess what you need to make your things.
N o w Partner B, shut your book. Say all the
things you can remember. Partner A Pea soup.
Partner B You need some peas and some water.
► Partner A There are some eggs and some carrots.
™ Partner B Chocolate biscuits.
1 here s some sugar, some milkiiandi
,
some cheese. Partner A You need some sugar,* some flour
’ and
n . B0
rartner rj,, , i i and
1 here s some bread i some milk. a some chocolate.
There are some carrots ... I q y y o rk w jt |1a part ner Choose a recipe from
^ Splodge’s book. Take turns to say what you
need for each recipe.
a Can you cook? W rite answers to the questions.

► What do you need to make a sandwich?

You need.some.bread and.som e.butter........
p u tt& C u& C c/'C
1 What do you need to make a mushroom ^ a 7 A aT a
, : tT O U P
omelette? r W a ter** panana
: * r
2 What do you need to make a strawberry
milkshake? pea<P3 on e egg

............................................................................................................ ''nocot'Cure>
3 What do you need to make a cheese and ONION L O L h lP O

tomatopizza' chocotl M ie
............................................................................................... c cE cco U tte , s u g a r‘s

............................................................................................................
4 What do you need to make a banana and e g g s , m fL ( , NINE big ^
chocolate sandwich? -j- and YBUKEERY
o n io n s , M e a t , n i c e

5 What do you need to make chicken and ^ Partner A A Very Boring Sandwich.
vegetable soup? Partner B You ,need some
7
bread, some butter
° r and some cheese.
Partner B Carrot and Banana Soup.
................................................................................... Partner A You need some water, some carrots
and a banana.

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Quantifiers 2

Sorry, Splodge. You can’t

have a banana sandwich.
There isn’t any bread and
there aren’t any bananas.
No bread, no bananas!
Life is terrible.

I Tick (✓ ) the correct box.

Splodge can’t have a sandwich because ...
Ruff is angry. □ there’s no bread. □

A
▼ GRAMMAR Use any to ask questions with nouns.
Are there any apples ?
REMEMBER! Have we got any oranges ?
Use a and some with nouns you can count. Is there any milk ?
Use some with nouns you can’t count. Have we got any bread ?
Nouns you can count Nouns you can’t count 3 W rite four questions.
a banana some bread Use any and the words below.
some bananas some cheese apples y/ bread y/ cheese sweets
See Chapter 8.
sugar oranges
2 Fill in the gaps. Use a o r some. Are.there any apples?...........................

Splodge Are there any apples? Is there any bread?................................

Ruff Yes, there are (1 )..................apples

in the bowl.
Splodge Is there any cheese?
Ruff Yes, there’s (2) ..................cheese here.
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Do you want to know exactly what number there are?

Use how many to ask questions with nouns you can count.
How many bananas are there ?
How many toys has Splodge got?
How many sandwiches can Splodge eat?
See Chapter 35.

4 W rite questions. Use how many and the words below.

You want to know the number of ...

days there are in a week
apples there are in the bowl
biscuits Tumble eats every day
friends Splodge has got
minutes there are in an hour
How.many.days................................... are there in a week?
are there in the bowl?
does Tumble eat every day?
has Splodge got?
are there in an hour?
C
Use how much to ask questions with nouns you can’t count.
How much milk is there?
How much water can you drink ?
How much cheese does Ruff eat every day?
See Chapter 35.

5 Match the questions to the answers.

► How much water can Ruff drink in a m inute?------^ You need two cups of black ink.
1 How much ink do you need to make Fizzy Ink? ' He can drink a litre.
2 How much bread does Tumble eat every day? He drinks ten litres a week.
3 How much cheese does Splodge put in a sandwich? He puts half a kilo in his sandwich.
4 How much milk does Splodge drink every week? He eats two loaves of bread.

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D
Use any in negative sentences.
Negative - Positive +
No,there aren V Yes, there are some bananas.
anybananas.
No, there aren’t any sandwiches. Yes, there are some sandwiches.
No, we haven’t got any milk. Yes, there’s some milk.
No, we haven’t got any bread. Yes, there’s some bread.
6 W rite four negative sentences. Use any.

There .isn’t any milk...............................(milk)

There aren’t anysweets. ......................(sweets)
1.... ..................................................................
(bread)
2 .................................................................. (apples)
3 .................................................................. (cheese)
4 .................................................................. (oranges)

7
a Splodge wants to go shopping. H e’s asking Ruff questions. b W o rk with a partner.
W rite Ruff’s answers. Use any. Partner A, you’re Ruff.
Partner B, you’re Splodge.
Splodge Are there any bananas? Have we got any bread? Ask and answer the
Ruff No, ►t here a re n’t a ny. ba na n a s,..................................... questions in 7a.

No, we.haven’t got any. bread.................................................. Partner A Are there any

Splodge Have we got any sweets? bananas 1
Partner B No, there aren 7
Ruff No, (1) ................................................................................... any bananas.
Splodge Are there any biscuits?
Ruff No, (2) .:................................................................................
Splodge Is there any rice?
Ruff No, (3) ...................................................................................
Splodge Are there any pineapples?
Ruff No, (4) ...................................................................................
Splodge Have we got any honey?
Ruff No, (5) ...................................................................................
Splodge Can you give me some money? I need to buy lots of
things! There isn’t any food in the house.
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8 9 Make the positive sentences negative. Use any.

a H ow much o r how m a n y ' Fill in the gaps. „ Yes, there are some biscuits.
► Hpw much money have you got? Ho,.........................^hY.bjocuitc...... ......................
How.many apples do we need? Yes, there’s some milk.
1 ..........................sandwiches do we need? No, th e re .isn’t.any .milk.....................................
2 ..........................oranges do we need? 1 Yes, there’s some cheese.
3..............................cheese does Ruff want?
4 sweets can Splodge have? 2 Yes, there are some tomatoes.
5 ..........................milk is there in the fridge?
6 salt does Splodge want to buy? 3 Yes, there are some oranges.
7 ..........................bananas do you want?
8 apple juice can Ruff drink? 4 Yes, there’s some orange juice.
9 ..........................eggs can Splodge eat?
10 ..........................sugar do you put in a cake? 5 Yes, there’s some salt.

6 Yes, there are some sweets.

7 Yes, there’s some coffee.

8 Yes, there’s some sugar.

9 Yes, there are some bananas.

W o rk with a partner. Take turns to test each

10 Yes, there are some sandwiches.
other. Make questions using the words in the
list below and how much or how many.
meat ^ cherries \ / water salt milk 10 Ask your teacher if you can play a class game.

apples sweets cheese biscuits bread Listen carefully to what your friends say!

sandwiches tomatoes butter potatoes Play the game like this:

Partner A Meat. ► Pupil A In Splodge’s kitchen I see some bread.

Partner B How much meat is there? Pupil B In Splodge’s kitchen I see some bread
and an apple.
Partner B Cherries. Pupil C In Splodge’s kitchen I see some bread,
Partner A How many cherries are there? an apple and five bananas.
Pupil D In Splodge’s kitchen I see some bread,
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REVISION 1 - articles; demonstratives; possessives

1 Read the sentences and cross out the wrong 6 Read the sentences and answer the questions.
words in the rules below. Sticky is Splodge’s rabbit.
There’s an animal. It’s a tiger! The boy’s cat is black.
Put an before a consonant / vowel . The red pens are the girls’pens.
Put a before a consonant / vowel . Who owns the rabbit?.........................................
Who owns the cat?..............................................
2 These sentences are wrong. C orrect them.
Who owns the pens? ..........................................
Splodge never wears an uniform.
7 Cross out the wrong answers.

He’s going to school in a hour. Put ’ / ’s after people’s names and

singular nouns.
An atlas is an useful book.
Put ’ / ’s after plural nouns that end in s.
3 Read the examples and tick the correct boxes. 8 Fill in the gaps. Use the words men, wom en
and children w it h ’s.
This is my hand. These are my fingers.
That’s the sun. Those are the stars. T h e ................................... toys are outside.
This and these are for things ... T h e ................................... skirts are here.
that are near you. □
that are far from you. □ T h e ...................................ties aren’t here.
That and those are for things ... 9 Read what Splodge and Ruff say and answer
that are near you. □ the questions.
that are far from you. □ Splodge This is my comic.
4 Fill in the gaps. Use this or these.
Ruff And this is your book.
Who owns the comic?.........................................
....................................................... are my sweets. Who owns the book? ..........................................
...................................................... ismy bedroom.
10 Fill in the gaps. Use possessive pronouns
5 Fill in the gaps. Use th a t o r those. (mine, yours, his etc).

.............................................. isthe playground. This is my toy. It’s ...............................................

are my friends. That’s your dog. It’s .................... ......................
This is his ink. It’s ..............................................
This is her doll. It’s .............................................
This is our house. It’s ........................................
This is their car. It’s ...........................................

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REVISION 2 - quantifiers

I Look at the nouns below. Are they nouns you 4 Fill in the gaps. Use a, an or some.

He’s eating..........................orange.
can count or nouns you can’t count? Tick the
correct boxes.
He wants..........................milk.
I can count I can’t count
□ Have you g o t...........................banana?
eggs □
There a re ................. biscuits here.
milk □ □
bread □ □ 5 Read the examples and cross out the

tomatoes □ □ wrong word.

Have we got any crisps ?
cheese □ □ Is there any lemonade ?
sugar □ □ Use some / any with all nouns to ask questions.
apples □ □ 6 Read the examples and finish the rule.
sweets □ □ We haven’t got any bread.
water □ □ There aren ’t any sweets.
bananas □ □ Use any with all nouns in
2 Read the examples and finish the rules.
positive / negative sentences.
Fve got a pear and an apple. 7 Read the examples and tick the correct boxes.
Fve got two pears and six apples. How many biscuits are there?
U se and when there’s one thing. How much bread is there?
Use a ...........................when there’s more than how many is for nouns ...
one thing and the things are easy to count. you can count. □
you can’t count. □
3 Read what Splodge says and tick the
correct boxes.
how much is for nouns ...
Fve got some eggs and some milk.
you can count. □
you can’t count. □
Do you know how many eggs Splodge has got?
Yes □ No □ 8 Fill in the gaps.
Use some, any, many or much.
Do you know how much milk Splodge has got?
Yes □ No □ There isn’t ...........................water.
%

What kind of nouns do you use with some? H ow sweets are there?
Nouns you can count □ There a re ...........................pens here.
Nouns you can’t count □
H ow ...........................cheese is there?

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1 Tick the correct box.

Look at the last picture. What’s Milly looking at?
A telephone □ A television Q

O i
Yon can count most nouns.
One (Singular) Two or more (Plural)
A a banana three bananas
\o uns are words for people, animals, things and a crocodile ten crocodiles
places. an orange oranges
a boy, Snapper, a tiger, a table, London, Africa a boy boys
a house houses
Mo has got a sister. This is my book.
Snapper is a crocodile. London is in England. 3 Put the nouns in the correct list.
cats ^ a book ^ a tiger chairs
2 Look round the room. W rite four nouns that
five boys a comic two elephants
you can see.
an egg
► .a desk............................................................... One Two or more
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Use a singular verb with one, and a plural verb Always use a singular verb with nouns you
with two or more. can’t count.
The boy is naughty. Oranges are nice. Honey is sweet.
A bicycle has got two wheels. Sweets taste good. Apple juice tastes nice.
4 W rite four sentences. 6 W rite sentences. Use a singular verb.
Use words from each box.
► Honey / be / sweet
The cat clever. Honey ie sweet......................................
Dogs big. 1 Milk / be / white
is
The school small.
are .
My friend friendly. 2 Water / be / wet
My friends fat. v 'X - >A
..........................................................................................
The cat ie fat.. 3 Cheese / taste / good
a,-*.
__ 4 Orange juice / taste / nice
IV
(N i ,i
.....................................- Tr 0\ep '

Some nouns are names of people, places, days

Be careful! You can’t count these nouns. and months. Always use a capital letter.
Learn them. Snapper, John, Paris, Cairo, Tuesday, June
waters not waters meat NOT m e ats Snapper is going to Ankara on Thursday.
honey NOT honeys milk NOT milks Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
bread not breads rice not rices
June comes after May.
cheese NOT cheeses juice not juices 7 Circle the mistakes.

5 Circle the nouns you can’t count. People Places Days and months
r i c e s a n d w i c h e s p e a r s x ►Qnapper 5 Egypt 10 june

o n i o n s x n d a p r b r e a d r o 1 John 6 cairo 11 March

rathausmi cenafpl i oqsa 2 milly 7 Athens 12 thursday

cheese j u n i p e r m a t l o c k 3 Richard 8 Rome 13 august

g o r g n j k w s m u f f i s f i v e w 4 mabel 9 paris 14 Monday
ufletwaterbmeatraisqs
i n s m i l k r a b i d o g s h o n e y

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PRACTICE
8
Circle all the nouns you can
see in the picture.

W o r k with a partner.
H ow many nouns can you
think of which start with
these letters? Take turns to
say a noun each.

T / A M

Partner A A tree.
Partner B Tokyo.
Partner A A tiger.
Partner B Thomas.

□ MILK count the noun. D on’t colour the box if you

can’t count the noun.

coloured the same boxes?

How many nouns can you count?

How many nouns can’t you count?

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10 II
a Cross out the wrong verbs. Be careful! a Mo is writing about his holiday. There are lots
of mistakes! Circle all the mistakes you can find.
Snapper Apples ► ^/are my favourite fruit. And
apple juice ( 1 ) are/is my favourite drink.
Mo Yuck! I (2) like/likes bananas. Chocolate
milkshakes (3) is/are my favourite drink. What iflQ W iL i'm
S v u u p p c L f o mA d X
do you like, Milly? uM U . ivv£- • u> a agrtrA
Milly I think cherries (4) is/are the best fruit. ’beCAMAA-'f/t's ¥ O A 4 .
Milk (5) are/is my favourite drink, but ... ^ B h y t,k c^
orange juice (6) is/are nice, too. *to <x .c ity
Snapper What do you like eating, Mo? -tVuue a.
Mo Sweets and biscuits (7) are/is delicious. m
7 l* * -
■t^L $e£Ski<kSL-6 W-OHL
Honey sandwiches (8) is/are good. My friend S* I* ♦t £
(9) eat/eats egg and jam sandwiches.
Milly That’s horrible! What drink does he like?
Mo He loves apple juice but he says lettuce juice
4

( 10 ) tastes/taste best.
Snapper Mo, please don’t invite him here!
b N o w w rite the words correctly.

In ►June p m going to ......................

Snapper and Milly are coming with me.
......................is a good month because it’s
hot. France................a big country.
First, w e......................g°ingto .......................
It’s a large city. Every............................... there
......................a market. Then we’re going to the
seaside................................................. packing his
suitcase already!
b W o rk with a partner. Look at the nouns below.
12 Ask your teacher if you can play a class game.
Play the game like this:
Take turns to say a sentence about each one.
milk bread biscuits apples ► Pupil A Mo wants a banana.
butter meat tomatoes water Pupil B Mo wants a .banana and three cakes.
milkshakes sweets Pupil C Mo wants a banana , three cakes and
► Partner A Milk isnice. OR My sister likes a bicycle.
milk.
Partner B I like bread, or Bread is good. * Pupil D Mo wants a banana , three cakes,
a bicycle and two comics.
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Subject and object pronouns

I Tick ( i / ) the correct boxes.

Who’s hiding?
Tumble □ Ruff D
Who’s looking for Ruff?
Splodge □ Mabel □

W GRAMMAR 2 Circle the subjects and objects.

H ow many are there?

(Splodge)is looking for Ruff. Splodge can’t find

REMEMBER!
Ruff. Ruff is watching Splodge. Tumble is
Sentences often have a subject, a verb and an
object. reading a book. Mildred is making cakes.
Subject Verb Object Mabel is talking to her tortoise. Splodge’s
Splodge can’t find Ruff. rabbit is eating a carrot. Now Splodge can see
Tumble is reading a book.
Splodge is eating a mud pie. Ruff!
Ruff invents machines. There a re ...............................subjects.
Chapter 38.
There a re ...............................objects.
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Subject pronouns replace subject nouns. Look:

Subject nouns Subject pronouns
Ruff is funny. He’s funny.
Tumble is reading. He’s reading.
Mildred is cooking. She ’s cooking.
Mabel is talking. She’s talking.
Splodge and Ruff like games. They like games.
3 Which sentences mean the same? Draw lines

► Splodge is playing.------------------ ^ They love Splodge.

1 Mabel and Mildred are cooking. She likes tortoises.
2 Mabel likes tortoises. He eats mud pies.
3 Splodge eats mud pies. They’re cooking.
4 Tumble and Ruff love Splodge. He’s playing.

B 4 Replace the subject nouns with subject pronouns.

These are subject pronouns. ► Splodge is funny. He ............’s funny.
I I like Splodge.
1 Mildred is making cakes. ...........’s making cakes.
you He eats mud pies.
he They ’re very good. 2 Tumble reads newspapers. ...........reads newspapers.
she 3 Ruff and Splodge are playing. ...........’re playing.
it
we 4 Mud pies are very good. ...........’re very good.
you
they

Object pronouns replace object nouns.

Object nouns Object pronouns
Splodge likes Ruff. Splodge likes him.
Ruff likes chocolate. Ruff likes it.
Tumble talks to Mabel. Tumble talks to her.
Splodge eats mud pies. Splodge eats them.
5 Circle the object pronouns.

► Splodge is looking for Ruff. He can’t find (nir

1 Ruff is hiding. He doesn’t want Splodge to find him.
2 Tumble is reading a book. He’s enjoying it.
3 Mildred is making cakes. Splodge is eating them.
4 Mabel is talking to her tortoise. It isn’t listening to her.
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6 Replace the object nouns with object pronouns.
These are object pronouns. ► Tumble reads newspapers. He reads Them......................
me I like him.
you Mabel is talking to her. 1 Mildred is making the cake. Mildred is making ................
him Splodge eats them. 2 Splodge can’t see Ruff. Splodge can’t see .................
her 3 Mabel likes Ruff and Tumble. Mabel likes ............................
it
us 4 Mabel is helping Mildred. Mabel is helping ...................
you
them

* PRACTICE
8
a Fill in the table. a W h a t do you like? Read the questionnaire. Put
(X)
a tick (✓ ) or a cross in the boxes.
Subject pronoun Object pronoun
I me chocolate biscuits □ the summer □
Splodge □ English lessons □
your neighbour □ your best friend □
your school □ holidays □
spiders □ dogs □
she cartoons □ football □
it your doctor □ television □
we Mabel □ mud pies □
rain □ milkshakes □
them b N o w w ork with a partner. Take turns to ask
t and answer the questions. Use I and object

b W rite four sentences using a subject pronoun

pronouns.

and four sentences using an object pronoun. ► Partner A Do you like chocolate
». MikeSp! odqe................................................... Partner B Yes, I like them, or
No,Idon like them.
Tumble talks to him.
Partner B Do you like the
Partner A Yes, I like it. or No, I don’t like it.
c Swap books with a partner. Take turns to tell
the class tw o things that your partner likes and
doesn’t like.

► Pupil A She likes chocolate biscuits but she doesn 7

like spiders.
Pupil B He likes mud pies but he doesn 7 like his
neighbour.
Pupil C She likes football but she doesn’t like rain.

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a Read the conversation. Fill in the gaps.

Use a subject or object pronoun.

Mildred Splodge, where are ►YP.u ? I’m

looking for ( 1 ) ................
Mabel Mildred and I are going out. (2) .................’re going
shopping. Do (3) want to come with (4) ..................?
Splodge Yes, please. Can we go to the toyshop? (5 )................
love toys and I want to buy a present for Ruff. He’s angry
with ( 6) .............
Mildred Yes, ask Tumble to give (7 )..................some money.
Splodge Can you give (8) ................some money, Tumble?
(9 )................want to go shopping.
Tumble Sorry, Splodge. (10) ..................haven’t got any money.
Why don’t (11) ask Ruff to give" (12)................
some money? (13).................’s always got money.
Splodge 1 don’t want to ask (14) ....................He’s angry
with me because there’s glue in his shoes.
Mabel Why is there glue in his shoes?
Splodge What a silly question! Because I put glue in his shoes.

b N o w read the questions and complete 6 Has Tumble got any money?
the answers.
N o ,..................hasn’t.
► Is Mabel going shopping with Ruff? 7 What does Splodge want to buy?
No, she isn’t. ..................wants to buy a present for Ruff.
1 Who’s she going shopping with? 8 Why doesn’t he want to ask Ruff for money?
................. ’s going with Mildred. Because Ruff is angry w ith.................
2 Does Splodge want to go with them? 10 Take turns to ask one question each round the
Yes,...................does. class. Ask about likes and dislikes. The person
3 Which shop are they going to? sitting next to you answers your question.
Play the game like this:
..................’re going to the toyshop.
4 Does Splodge like toys? Yes,...................does. ► Teacher Do you like television1?
Pupil A Yes, I like it. Do you like Fizzy Ink ?
5 What does Splodge ask Tumble for? Pupil B No, I don’t like it. Do you like snakes ?
He asks...................for some money. Pupil C Yes, I like them. Do you like Mickey Mouse?
Pupil D Yes, I like him. Do you like bananas ?
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Plurals

I’ve got a dog. Ruff has got dog, dog.

Tumble has got dog, dog, dog.

I Tick (✓ ) the correct box.

Ruff has got dog, dog. □
"l Ruff has got two dogs. □

GRAMMAR
REMEMBER! A
Nouns are words for people, animals, things Add s to most nouns.
and places. a dog —►two dogs
a girl, a crocodile, a table, Rome a cat —►cats
See Chapter 8. a boy —* four boys
a girl * girls
2 W rite four more nouns.
3 Make the words plural.
a.house.....................................................
► a dog dp/jS................................................
1 a flower ^.(.gvj<^jr5...........................................
2 the tree.....................................................................
3 a book baoC$.............................................
4 the horse ............. .............................
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Add es to nouns ending in o, x, s, sh or ch. If nouns end in a consonant + y, change y to

a potato —►three potatoes and add es.
a fox —►foxes a baby two babies
a dress —►three dresses the lady the ladies
a toothbrush —► toothbrushes a dictionary dictionaries
a watch —►six watches
6 Fill in the gaps. Use the plural of the
4 Look at the plurals below. words below.
Find them in the puzzle. city %/ body story party baby
toothbrushes ^ beaches brushes ► Mabel doesn’t like Pjfias............
buses bushes classes dishes
.dresses foxes hairbrushes matches 1 Splodges have sm all.......................
potatoes tomatoes watches 2 Tumble tells good.......................
toothbrushesplodgebusespotatoes; 3 Splodge loves going to .......................
smuffdressesyodelnothbrushesdas 4 Splodge doesn’t like.......................
htomatoesgushfoxescranmerlatin

bushesyrtumblemanmoonkhinetl

nbeahairbrushesnuttydishesclasses
Be careful! Learn these plurals,
a person —► two people
ratibilledflatypuswatchesandthi
the child the children
matchesalsobeachesridleygorgew my tooth my teeth
a man five men
a woman nine women
REMEMBER! my foot my feet
These are consonants: 7 W rite the plurals.
b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, 1, m, n,
p, q, r, s, t, w, x, y, z ► There’s a woman in the shop.
See Chapter 38.
There are two woman in the shop.
5 Circle the consonants. 1 My tooth hurts.
M y........................ hurt.
2 I can see a child in the park.
I can see th ree........................ in the park.
3 Splodge is standing on Mabel’s foot.
Splodge is standing on Mabel’s ................
4 There’s a man in that car.
There are fo u r........................ in that car.

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a Tumble and Ruff are going shopping. Fill in the gaps. Use plurals.

Tumble What do we need to buy for the party?

Ruff We need ►flowers................ (flower) and
( I ) .............................. (balloon).
Tumble No, stupid! You can’t eat balloons. What food
do we need?
Ruff (2) .............................. (crisp) and
(3) ................... (peanut).
Tumble Let’s buy twelve (4) .............................. (melon).
Ruff We can have burgers and (5) ............................ (chip).
Tumble With (6) .............................. (vegetable).
Let’s buy twenty (7) .............................. (burger),
(8) .............................. (potato), (9) .............................. (carrot)
and ( 10 ) .............................. (pea).
Ruff For my Starlight Surprise pudding I need
/
( I I ) ............................... (apple), ( 12 ) ............................. (orange),
(13) .............................. (banana), (14) ............................... (peach),
(15) (cherry) and two pencils. '
Tumble Pencils? Why do you need pencils?
Ruff I can’t tell you. It’s a surprise.
b W o rk with a partner. W rite what you think Splodge needs to make this recipe.

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a Make these words plural. Put them into the
puzzle (across) to find out what Splodge wants
to be when he grows up.
FOOT VEGETABLE CHILD MAN TOOTH
POTATO BOY PARTY BUSH

a Look at the picture. Tumble and Ruff are

coming home from the shops. Make a list of the
things they’ve dropped.

► five balloons,.....................................................

Splodge wants to be an

b W o rk in small groups. H ow many jobs can you

think of? W rite a list of jobs in the plural.

astronauts bakers

W o rk with a partner. Take turns to think of

a letter. Your partner thinks of a plural word
beginning with your letter.

Partner A P.
Partner B Peas.
Partner B C.
Partner A Cats. N ow read your list to the class.

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a Read the passage. Circle all the plurals
you can find.

Splodge, Ruff and Tumble love (p arties) Today

all their friends are coming to the house.
There are flowers on the table. Ruff is washing
the dishes and glasses. Tumble is making
a fruit salad. He’s got apples, cherries,
strawberries and a melon. Splodge is cooking
the burgers and the vegetables. He’s got
carrots, peas and potatoes. There are presents
for everyone. People like presents. Splodge 12
has got special presents for the children. a Read the story.
Splodge’s neighbour Mabel likes shopping.
b N o w answer the questions. She goes to the greengrocer’s, the post office,
► What do Splodge, Ruff and Tumble love? the newsagent’s and the supermarket. Mabel is
strange. She buys two of everything. Today she
They love Parties......................... wants to buy two pencils ... Oh, dear! Mabel
1 Who’s coming to the house today? can’t find her list.
.............................................................. are coming b N o w w ork with a partner. W rite Mabel’s list.
to the house. W h a t do you think she wants to buy?
Remember! Tw o of everything.
2 What’s on the table?
There a re .........................................on the table. ^ two apples.........................................................

3 What’s Ruff washing?

He’s washing .........................................................

4 What has Tumble got for his fruit salad?

I le's got ......................................................
c Swap books with tw o other pupils. Read their

5 What’s Splodge cooking? lists to the class.

He’s cooking ................... 13 Ask your teacher if you can play ‘In Splodge’s
house’. Play the game like this:

► Pupil A In Splodge’s house I see three children.

Pupil B In Splodge’s house I see three children
and two rabbits.
Pupil C In Splodge’s house I see three children,
two rabbits a n d ...

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REVISION 3 - nouns; subject pronouns; object pronouns

1 Circle the nouns. 5 Read the examples and tick the correct box.

Snapper is a crocodile and Mo is a boy. They Is there lemonade in the fridge'?

Honey tastes very sweet.
like eating crisps and cheese. They also like
Use a singular verb with nouns
living in England. you can’t count. □
2 Tick the correct boxes. Use a plural verb with nouns
you can’t count. □
Singular Plural
a toy □ □ 6 Circle the subjects and underline the objects of
these sentences.
houses □ □
friends □ □ Snapper loves fishing.
a dog □ □ Mo eats sweets every day.
a tree □ □ 7 Read the sentence and answer the questions.

apples □ □ Mo loves football. He plays it a lot.

a school □ □ Who’s ‘he’? ............................................................
biscuits □ □ What’s ‘it’? ..........................................................
books □ 8 Fill in the object pronouns.
a computer □ □ Subject pronoun Object pronoun
3 Read the examples and finish the rule. I
This apple is green. you
These apples are green. he
Singular nouns have a she
................................................... verb. it
Plural nouns have a we
................................................... verb. you
4 Circle the nouns you can’t count. they
Mo loves biscuits, sweets, cheese and milk.
9 Fill the gaps. Use subject and object pronouns.
He hates lettuce, tea and coffee.
Milly loves drinking milkshakes.
...........................drinks a lot o f ...........................
Mo likes playing tennis.............................. plays
..........................every Saturday.
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Adjectives

o
REMEMBER!
These are nouns.
a mouse, a table, a flower, Richard,
Splodge, a chair, an apple, London
See Chapter 8.

2 W rite four more nouns.

A
Adjectives tell you more about nouns.
Tumble, help! ^ 6 ' . f_ J M -I
Noun
l^ lm a u ^ , S p/odgeN It’s a mouse.
lK /x ^ % H 7 /t’s o big
mouse. You Adjective Noun
| G |C d p \ ] k n e e d an
It ’s a big mouse.

f An adjective? 3 Use some of the words in the tw o lists below

I need a mousetrap. to complete the sentences.
Adjectives
big brown small young good bad
nice clever funny hot cold beautiful
Nouns
teacher boy girl mouse day country
town man woman book elephant dog
► H e ’s a clever boy,..............................................
She’s a .3 cod teacher........................................
It’s a nice day....................................................
1 She’s a .....................................................................
2 It’s
I Tick (✓ ) the correct box. 3 He’s a
What’s big? Splodge □ The mouse H 4 She’s a
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Adjectives can go before a noun. Adjectives can go after the verb be.
Adjective Noun ' Noun Verb Adjective
It’s a big mouse. The mouse is big.

4 Put the adjective in the correct place. 5 W rite sentences using the words below.
Use the correct form of be.
► It’s a rabbit, (small) !£s a small, rabbit,
1 It’s a mouse, (big) .................................... ► The / school / big The. school, js. big..

2 These are birds, (noisy) ........................... The / dog / dirty The. dog. is dirty...
3 It’s a lion, (sleepy) ................................... I / sleepy Em .sleepy............

4 It’s a monkey, (young) ............................ 1 Our / teacher / nice ..............................

2 I / hungry ..............................
3 Splodge / funny ..............................
4 The / mouse / brown ..............................

PRACTICE
6 Splodge is looking for adjectives.
5^ H ow many can you see? Circle them.

t° ° v
N o w w rite sentences using ten of the
i XrY^
T' adjectives. Put the adjective before the noun.

•« ? Thi.s.is. a.big.school,.......................................

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7 Rewrite the sentences. Put the adjective after the verb be.

► This is a brown bear. .'.hie.bear.is. brown...............

1 These are noisy monkeys
2 This is a hungry tiger.
3 This is a sleepy crocodile
4 These are dirty dogs.
5 These are beautiful birds.........................
6 This is an angry lion. .................
7 This is a small mouse. .................
8 This is a dangerous spider.......................
9 These are thirsty giraffes..........................
10 This is a grey elephant. .................)

a Splodge is talking about a strange animal.

D raw it in the space on the right.
‘It’s got a large body. It’s got long legs and
small feet. It’s got green eyes and a short nose.
It’s got yellow fur and big ears. It’s got a long,
thin neck. It’s got a large mouth and sharp,
white teeth. It’s eating a green plant.’
b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to tell your
partner what to draw.

► Partner A Draw a bighouse. It’s got a yellow

door and small windows.
Partner B Draw a fish. It’s got red eyes and
a long tail.
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10 W o rk with a partner. Take turns to think of an
a Match the sentences. animal, a person or an object. Try to describe it
to your partner. Play the game like this:
► Splodge’s face isn’t clean. — I’m hot.
► Partner A Its black and white.
1 I’m not cold. They’re small. Partner B Is it a newspaper?
2 That bird isn’t ugly. / We’re noisy. Partner A No. It’s got a big body and short ears.
Partner B Is it a zebra ?
3 We aren’t quiet. j He’s young. Partner A Yes!
4 Tumble isn’t old. It’s beautiful.
5 Mice aren’t big. v— * It’s dirty. 1 1 W rite a story. Use some words from the list to
help you.
big dangerous tall black old hat
6 I’m not sad. She’s nice. castle tiger forest garden tree
7 You aren’t short. He’s clever. ► In the big castle there’s an old man. H e’s very tall.
8 Splodge isn’t stupid. I’m happy. He wears a black hat.
9 Hippos aren’t thin. You’re tall. Start your story like this:
10 Mabel isn’t nasty. They’re fat. In th e dark fo re s t th e r e s ...

b W o rk in tw o teams. Team A, say an adjective.

Team B, make a sentence using the adjective.
Score a point for each correct sentence.

► Team A Beautiful.
Team B It’s a beautiful day!
Team B Tall.
Team A Giraffes are

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Adverbs of manner

I Tick (%/) the correct box.

The Adverb does everything slowly.
True □ False □

o 2 Circle the adjectives.

Splodge is(f\m ny) He’s very happy. He likes

REMEMBER!
Ruff and Tumble. They’re nice. They all live
Adjectives tell you more about nouns together in a small town called Wibble. It’s got
Splodge is funny. It’s a big dog. interesting shops, a large park and a good
See Chapter I I.
school. In the park there are tall trees and
there’s a big playground.
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If the adjective ends in y, change y to i and add ly.
Adjective Adverb
noisy —* noisily
easy easily
Splodge shouts noisily.
A We can do our homework easily.
Adverbs of manner tell you more about verbs. 5 Finish the sentences. Use an adverb.
Noun Verb
Splodge eats. ► Ruff is shouting at Splodge . (angry)
Ruff cooks. 1 Ruff can do M aths............................... (easy)
Noun Verb Adverb 2 Ruff is laughing................................... (happy)
Splodge eats quickly. 3 Splodge eats very.................................. (messy)
Ruff cooks badly.
4 Splodge sings....................................... (noisy)
3 Circle the verbs and underline the adverbs.

Ruff You (play) music loudly. You shout noisily D

and you sing badly. Be careful! Learn these.

Adjective Adverb
Splodge No, I don’t! Tumble sings badly. good -► well
I sing beautifully. And I always behave nicely. fast —►fast
Ruff That’s not true! Go and do your hard —►hard
homework in your bedroom. And do it quietly Splodge cooks mud pies well. Ruff runs fast.
and carefully, please. 6 Read the sentences. Tick the correct word.
Splodge Oh, no! I hate homework. ► Splodge gets bad marks at school because he
doesn’t work ... messy. □ hard.
B
It’s easy to make an adverb. Adjective + ly. 1 Ruff doesn’t like going in Mildred’s car
Adjective Adverb because she drives very... fast. □ happy. □
beautiful —►beautifully 2 Splodge’s English teacher says, ‘Splodge, you
bad —►badly must w ork... clever.’ □ hard.’ □
quick —►quickly
3 Splodge can’t understand what Mabel says.
He sings badly. I sing beautifully.
She talks very ... fast. □ bad. □
4 Turn these adjectives into adverbs. 4 Tumble is a good storyteller. He tells stories
► beautiful beautifully........ very ... stupid. □ well. □
1 careful .................................
2 nice............ .................................
3 quiet ................................
4 slow ................................
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a Splodge is talking to the Adverb. Fill in the gaps.

Splodge Ruff says I must ask you questions b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to

►.politely. (polite). How old are you? ask and answer five questions. Use
some of the words in the lists below.
Adverb I’m a hundred and three. eat easily
Splodge A hundred and three! That’s old. Do you work run slowly
( 1 ) .......................... (hard)? swim quickly
dance carefully
Adverb Yes, I work very hard. I do things read well
(2 ) .......................... (quick). I can swim and run walk fast
do homework badly
(3 ) .......................... (good), too.
t

write messily
Splodge I can’t run (4) (fast). I run very play football tidily
shout loudly
(5) (slow). Can you do homework do Maths hard
(6) .......................... (easy)? work correctly
AdverbYes, of course. I can do Maths, History and ride a bicycle beautifully
English easily. I write very (7) .......................... (careful) Partner A What do you do easily ?
Partner B I do Maths easily.
and (8) ........................ . (slow). I always get good marks. What do you do badly ?
Splodge Good. You can do my homework. Can you Partner A I write badly.
put toys in the toy box (9) .......................... (quick)?
Adverb Yes, it’s easy. I’m very tidy.
Splodge What do you do (10) .......................... (bad)?
Adverb Nothing. I do everything perfectly.
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8 W rite how these people and animals do things. 10 W o rk with a partner. Take turns to make and
Use adverbs. answer questions. Use words from the tw o lists.

► A painter paints beautifully. (beautiful) read English paint swim sing

play an instrument run learn facts
1 Splodge learns .................................... (quick) cook write letters eat do Maths
2 A footballer plays football................. (good) speak another language
3 A baby eats........................................... (messy) easily beautifully noisily neatly
4 Mabel drives her c a r........................... (fast) quickly well badly loudly fast
^perfectly messily correctly
5 A tortoise walks ................................... (slow) ► Partner A Can you read English easily ?
6 Mildred cooks mud pies.......... ....... (bad) Partner B Yes, I can. Can you paint beautifully 1
7 Ruff does Maths ................................. (easy) Partner A N o‘ I can’t.
8 An opera singer sings ............ (noisy) I I Ask your teacher if you can play a class game.

9 A cat m oves......................................... (quiet) Listen very carefully to what your friends say!
Play the game like this:
10 Splodge talks........................................ (loud)
Pupil A Splodge eats messily.
9 Splodge is writing a letter to Uncle Badpaw but Pupil B Splodge eats messily and dances well.
he doesn’t know many adverbs. Help him fill in Pupil C Splodge eats messily, dances well and
the gaps. Make the adjectives below into sings loudly.
adverbs. Pupil D Splodge eats messily, dances well, sings
good ✓ perfect ✓ loud noisy loudly and runs slowly.
quiet hard neat slow messy
fast bad good

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Adverbs of frequency

WHY DO DUCKS A L W A /S Ft-Y VOO NEVER C31VE ME THE

TO OTHER COUNTRIES IN TH E RICHT ANSWER !
W fN TE R . SNAPPER

Tick (✓ ) the correct box.

Ducks go to other countries in the winter.
How do they get there?
They walk. □ They fly. 0x
GRAMMAR
REMEMBER!
The present simple is to talk Adverbs of frequency tell you when something happens.
about things that you do Use them with the present simple.
again and again. Noun Verb
I go to school. Ducks fly.
He has breakfast at eight o'clock. Snapper eats ice cream.
Ducks always fly away in the Mo walks to school.
winter.
See Chapter 18.
Noun Adverb Verb
Ducks always fly away in the winter. = every winter
2 W rite four things that you do Snapper never eats ice cream. = He doesn’t eat ice cream.
every day. Mo usually walks to school. = most days but not every day
J.go to school. 3 W h a t do these sentences mean? Tick the correct boxes.
1 Snapper always gets up at six o’clock.
He gets up at six every day. □ He doesn’t get up at six. □
2 Mo never does his homework.
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always = all the time; never = not at all You can put these adverbs before all full verbs.
Look at the table to see what the other I always get up at six o 'clock.
words mean. Snapper sometimes helps Mo to do his homework.
always We never eat chocolate.
They usually go swimming on Thursdays.
usually = ■■■■■■□
often = ■□■■■■□ 5 Make four sentences. Use a verb and an adverb
in each sentence.
sometimes = □□□■□□■ play dance always rarely
rarely = ■□□□□□□ read listen usually never
never = □□□□□□□ swim watch often sometimes
sing eat
4 W rite four sentences. Use some of the words ^ Mo never reads a Maths book.
below if you need help.
\ often eing a.song.
go swimming brush my teeth miss school
eat mud pies talk in class walk to school
ride my bicycle read a book drink milk
play with friends stand on my head
► Snapper rarely <tuca...........................
I sometimes.............................................................
I often.....................................................................
I never..................................................................... You can also put these adverbs after be.
I usually................................................................... Tm always happy.
Mo is usually hungry.
We’re often busy.
Mo and Snapper are never bored.
6 Put the words in the correct order.

► unhappy. never Snapper is

Snapper \e never unhappy.
1 is sometimes Mo naughty.
Kv?....;.... km. . i ;........ . vA .y. ................

2 is always hungry. Snapper

3 Mo’s mum is tired. often

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b W o rk with a partner. Answer these questions.
There are lots of possible answers.
PRACTICE
► What animal sometimes has red eyes?
A rabbit sometimes has red.eyes.................
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a Put the adverbs ir» the correct places. What animal always has a tail?
Be careful! A horse always has a ta il...............................

► Dogs bark at night, (often) 1 What animal always lives near water?
Dogs often bark a t night................. j ^ ... I'
1 Birds are noisy, (often) 2 What animal rarely moves fast?
................................... .. . . . .i .............................

2 Giraffes are tall, (always) 3 What animal sometimes climbs trees?

........5 ............. U. >.1.Q'Jj....................... ........ : . . . . ; ................ ;- :y .............

3 Cats go out at night, (usually) 4 What animal usually jumps?

4 Bears climb trees, (sometimes) 5 What animal often eats grass?

5 Rabbits have long ears, (always) N o w w ork with tw o more friends. Take turns
to ask and answer the questions. Have your

6 Mhnkeys are very clever, (usually) friends got the same answers as you?

Pupil A What animal sometimes has red eyes 1

Pupil C A rabbit sometimes has red eyes.
Snakes bite people, (sometimes)
Pupil B What animal always has a tail?
Pupil D A horse always has a tail.
8 Cats like water, (rarely)

9 Chickens fly. (never)

10 Ducks stand on one leg. (often)

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8 9 Look at the sentences below. W rite new, true
a W rite answers to the questions. Use an adverb. sentences using these adverbs: never, always,
often, sometimes.
How often do you ... ? It’s cold in winter. ^
► shout I. never sh o u t, ......................................... I’m friendly.
1 tell jokes.................................................................
We have a lot of homework.
The sun is hot.
2 play football............................................................ Rabbits speak. \
3 buy sweets.............................................................. Dogs bite people.
Birds sing.
4 go swimming.......................................................... The sky is green.
5 go to see a doctor................................................. Ice is hot.
Tables have three legs.
I eat eggs.
6 tell the tru th .......................................................... ^ \t[e often cold, jn wjnter. ..................................
7 forget to do your homework...............................
✓

1.... .................................................................................
2 ........................................................................................
8 read a book ............................................................ 3 .................................................................................
9 use a telephone..................................................... ,4 .................................................................................
5 .................................................................................
10 watch television..................................................... 6 .............................................................................
7 .................................................................... h ....
11 stand on one leg ................................................... 8 .................................................................................
9 .................................................................................
12 go to another country.......................................... 10 .................................................................................................

13 speak English.........................................................
10 Ask your teacher if you can play this game.
Take turns round the class to say a sentence
14 eat bananas............................................................. each. Use an adverb in your sentence. D o n’t
use the same adverb as the last pupil.

15 have a nice dream ...................................... ► Pupil A Snapper always eats apples for breakfast.
Pupil B Fm usually asleep all day.
Pupil C We often play games in class.
b Swap books with a partner. Take turns to read
Pupil D I sometimes fly to Mars.
your partner’s answers to the class.

► Pupil A George sometimes shouts.

Pupil B Maria often tells jokes.
Pupil C Richard never plays football.
Pupil D Ann rarely buys sweets.

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REVISION 4 - adjectives; adverbs

1 Read the sentences and answer the questions. 6 Read the sentences and answer the questions.

Splodge is funny. Splodge eats messily.

The machine makes big biscuits. Ruff reads quickly.
Who’s funny? ........................................................ What does Splodge do messily?
What’s big? ............................................................ H e ........................ messily.
2 Read the sentences and answer the questions.
What does Ruff do quickly?
That dog is friendly. H e ........................ quickly.
Tve got a red car. 7 Read the examples and w rite the rule.
What do you know about the dog? Mildred works hard.
It’s ........................................................................... Ruff sings badly.
What do you know about the car? Adverbs tell you more about
It’s ...........................................................................
3 Read the examples and tick the correct box. 8 Make the adjectives into adverbs.
Rabbits have got long ears. quick ..................................................................
This is a big mouse.
bad ..................................................................
Adjectives tell you more about ...
verbs. □ nouns. □ angry ..................................................................
4 Read the examples and tick the correct box.-
easy ..................................................................
These are noisy parrots. good ..................................................................
That’s an interesting machine. fast ..................................................................
An adjective can go ... 9 Read the examples and tick the correct boxes.
after a noun. □ before a noun. □
H e’s always happy.
5 Read the examples and cross out the wrong Mabel is sometimes angry.
word in the rule below. I usually go to school at eight.
The mouse is big. They often eat ice cream.
Those parrots are noisy. These adverbs go ...
An adjective can go after / before the verb be. before the verb be. □
after the verb be. □
before other verbs. □
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I’m Splodge. I’m funny.

That’s my rabbit. He’s my
friend. Rabbits are .*
I. They’re clever and ...

Splodge! Shhhh!
It’s midnight.

Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

Is Splodge funny? Yes □ No □
Splodge thinks rabbits are ... stupid. □ clever. □

o GRAMMAR 2 W rite tw o things about yourself and tw o things

about someone you know.

► fm tall, .......................................................
My. mother ie a teacher. .....................
be is to talk about yourself and other people,
animals or things.
I’m a girl. I ’m thin. \
She’s a doctor. He’s funny.
It’s a tiger. It’s big.
They aren’t doctors. They aren’t tall.

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Make be like this: Make the negative of be like this:
Positive + Negative -
Pm I’m not
you’re you aren’t
he’s he isn’t
she’s she isn’t
it’s it isn’t
we’re we aren’t
you’re you aren’t
they’re they aren’t
See page 170. See page 170.

3 W rite four sentences. Use 4 Make the sentences negative.

the words below to help
you,
► Splodge is naughty.Splodge j s n naughty.
girls ✓ a boy happy They’re doctors. Thsy.drent.doctors.
my friend a cat 1 It’s a good film.....................................................
We’re girls......................... 2 We’re at school. .................................
3 She’s tall.................................................................
4 I’m hungry. .........................................

Question Short answer

Ami? Yes, I am. OR No, I’m not.
Are you? Yes, you are. OR No, you aren’t.
Is he?^ Yes, he is. OR No, he isn’t.
Is she? Yes, she is. OR No, she isn’t.
Is it? Yes, it is. OR No, it isn’t.
Are we? Yes, we are. OR No, we aren’t.
Are you? Yes, you are. OR No, you aren’t.
Are they? Yes, they are. OR No, they aren’t.

a Put the words in the correct order.

► tall? Are you Are you /taj ...............................

1 a boy? Are you ..........................................................

2 a girl? you Are ..........................................................
b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer the tw o
questions. Use yes,
I am or no, I’m not.

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PRACTICE
6 Fill in the table. Use the correct form of be.
Positive + Negative - Question
I’m not
Are you?
he’s
she isn’t
Is it?
we’re
you aren’t
Are they?

W rite sentences. Use the correct form of be.

I / young 5 You / not tall 1() He / nice
I’m young. ......................................................... \
She / clever 6 It / cold 11 We / happy
(y
You / not old 7 They / funny 12 1 / not sad

You / sleepy 8 He / not tired 13 She / angry

We / not noisy 9 You / beautiful 14 They / untidy

b W rite five questions to ask a friend.

► !?. .your brother tall?

c N o w w ork with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer your

questions.
► Partner A Is your brother tali'?
Partner B Yes, he is. Are you happy ?
Partner A Yes, I am. or No, I ’m not.
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8 He’s.an. astronaut.,
a Look at the words and the pictures. 1 ...........................
W rite what the people are.
a bus driver policemen a nurse 2 ..........................
a teacher doctors an astronautt/ 3 ...................................
musicians an artist a vet 4 ...................................
photographers a fisherman
5 ...................................

Ask your teacher if you can play a class game.

First, spend a minute saying all the jobs you can
think of. Ask your teacher to w rite them on
the board for you. N o w play the game like this:

Pupil A I ’m a greengrocer.
Pupil B I ’m a builder.
Pupil C I ’m a dentist.
Pupil D I ’m a secretary.
Say a new sentence each time. If you can’t, you
drop out of the game.

W o rk with a partner. Look at the picture.

H ow many things can you say about it?

Partner A small.
Partner B She’s happy.
Partner A They ’re green.
Partner B They ’re old.
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There’s and there are

Come'to
There's a sweet factory, th ere are
restaurants, there's a swimming-pool,
\ there are slides and swings. >

I Tick (%/) the correct boxes.

• Is there a swimming-pool in Wibble?
Yes □ No □
• How does Splodge know what’s in Wibble?
Because he lives in Wibble. □
Because he doesn’t live in Wibble. □

o GRAMMAR 2 W rite four things that you can see or that you
know exist. Use th e re ’s o r there are.

There’s; a .school .in my town.

A
There are books on my. desk............................
there’s (there is) and there are are to talk about
things you can see or things that you know exist.
There’s a bee on my T-shirt.
There’s a school in my town.
There are books on my desk.
There are trees in the park.
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B

Use there’s with one thing, and there are with two or more.
One Two or more
Therefs a school in Wibble. There are two schools in Wibble.
There’s a toyshop. There are five toyshops.
There’s a playground. There are lots of playgrounds.
3 Look at the words below. Put them in the correct column.
a school 1/ three shops */ four restaurants a bank
a post office two cinemas
There’s ... There are ...
aechool. ................................. three, eh ope..

Question Short answer

Is there? Yes, there is. OR No, there isn’t.
Is there? Yes, there is. OR No, there isn’t.
Are there? Yes, there are. OR No, there aren’t.
Are there? Yes, there are. OR No, there aren’t.
4
a W rite four questions. Use the words below to b Answer these questions. Use short answers.
help you.
a castle ✓ toyshops ✓ banks parks ► Is there a castle in your town?
a school a sweet factory Yee, there is. o r No, there .isn’t ,
\e there a caetie? ................................ Are there restaurants in your town?
Are there toyehope? ........................... Yee, there are. o r Nox there aren’t. _
1 Is there a post office in your town?

2 Is there an airport in your town?

3 Are there shops in your town?

4 Are there chocolate factories in your town?

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5
a Look at the map. W h a t is there in Wibble?
W rite ten sentences. Use the words below.
an art gallery \ / postboxes s / a cafe
a supermarket restaurants a station
a playground a castle houses
shops trees swimming-pool b W o rk with a partner. W h a t else can you see in
Wibble? Take turns to say five sentences each.
There’s an art.gallery..................................
Use the words below to help you.
There.are four postboxes............................
fountain children sweet factory
toyshop station houses roads
cinema cafes supermarket
restaurants theatre
► Partner A There’s a fountain.
Partner B There are children.

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6 7
a Make the sentences into questions. a W o rk in small groups. Imagine your ideal town.
W h a t is there in it? You can have anything you
► There’s a station. like! Take turns to make suggestions. W rite
Is there a station? your ideas here:

There are houses.

Are.there houses?...........................................

1 There are banks.

2 There’s a fountain.

3 There are cafes.

4 There’s an art gallery. Now take a large piece of paper. Draw a picture
of your town. W rite ‘shop’, ‘school’, ‘trees’ etc
5 There are restaurants. on your drawing. When you have finished, give
your paper to another group. Ask them to
describe your town.
6 There’s a supermarket. Pupil A There are lots of flowers.
Pupil B There’s a very big playground.
7 There are toyshops. Pupil C There’s a funfair.
Pupil D There are two sweet factories.
8 There’s a swimming-pool. 8
Ask your teacher to help you. Tumble, Ruff and
Splodge are on a desert island. W h a t do you
9 There are schools. think there is on the island? Shut your eyes and
try to imagine it. Ask your teacher to w rite
your ideas on the board for you.
10 There’s a sweet factory.
Pupil A On the island there's a river.
Pupil B On the island there are tall coconut trees.
b W o rk with a partner. Make questions about Pupil C On the island there are boats.
your town. Take turns to ask and answer your
Pupil D On the island there’s a big jungle.
questions.
D raw the island and write about it, either on
► Partner A Is there a car park? your own for homework, or with a friend.
Partner B No, there isn there a fountain ?
Partner A Yes, there is.

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Have got

LOOK AT MV PR ESEN TS. I'VE S O T A PAC IN G CAR.

I'VE G O T A NEW .

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-M |l l i
I True o r false? Tick ( ^ ) the correct boxes.
• Mo has got a racing car. True □ False □
• Mo has got a computer. True □ False □

GRAMMAR
B
have got is to say that you own have got is also to describe people,
something. animals and things.
I've got a new jacket. I've got blue eyes.
He's got a computer game. She's got a nice smile.
We've got bicycles. We've got short hair.
2 W rite four things that you 3 W rite tw o sentences to describe yourself and
own. tw o sentences to describe a friend.

I’ve got.blue eyes...................... She’s got.brown .hair.

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Positive + Negative -
I’ve got I haven’t got
you’ve got you haven’t got
he’s got he hasn’t got
she’s got she hasn’t got
it’s got it hasn’t got
we’ve got we haven’t got
you’ve got you haven’t got
they’ve got they haven’t got
See page 170. See page 170.

4 W rite the correct form of have got in 5 Make the positive sentences negative.
the gaps. Use haven’t got o r hasn’t got.

► My friend Mo h .... a cat. ► Mo has got a rabbit.

I .V.? £ .Q t .......two cats and a hamster. Mo hasn't got a. rabbit.....................

1 H e .................... a brown dog. 1 Snapper has got a new book.

2 It a brown body and black ears
3 We some birds. 2 Mo’s friend has got brown eyes.
4 T hey red and yellow feathers.
They’re beautiful. 3 Mo’s father has got a big car.

4 I’ve got a biscuit.

Question Short answer

Have I got? Yes, I have. OR No, I haven’t.
Have you got? Yes, you have. OR No, you haven’t.
Has he got? Yes, he has. OR No, he hasn’t.
Has she got? Yes, she has. OR No, she hasn’t.
Has it got? Yes, it has. OR No, it hasn’t.
Have we got? Yes, we have. OR No, we haven’t.
Have you got? Yes, you have. OR No, you haven’t.
Have they got? Yes, they have. OR No, they haven’t.

6
a Read the questions. Tick correct boxes. b Take turns to ask and
Have you got a brother? Yes □ No □ answer the questions round
Have you got blue eyes? Yes □ No □ the class. Use yes, I have or
Have you got a watch? Yes □ No □ no, I haven’t.
Have you got a pet lion? Yes □ No □
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^ \CTICE
7 Think of a person you know. W rite ten sentences to describe him
o r her. Use he’s got or she’s got and he hasn’t got or
she hasn’t got.

She’s got brown eyes. She hasn’t.g o t long. hair.

1 ................................................. 6
? 7 .....
3 8 ...................
4 9
5 10

8
a Snapper is looking at his toys. W rite what he’s got.
Use the words in the list.
paintbrushes a train two cars a puzzle a book
a telescope ' a teddy bear a football an aeroplane t''
marbles cards
► He’s got an aeroplane.

b W o rk with a partner. Look at the picture.

Take turns to ask and answer these questions.
Use yes, he has or no, he hasn’t for your
answers.

Has Snapper got two trains?

Has Snapper got a football?
Has Snapper got five teddy bears?
Has Snapper got marbles?
Has Snapper got a computer?
► Partner A Has Snapper got an
Partner B Yes,he has. Has Snap
trains ?

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9 M o’s friends are making a list of their things. Look at the pictures
and w rite what they have got and haven’t got.

We’ve got We haven’t got

They’ve got a .footba They haven’t .got a .boat.

10
a Draw an imaginary anirpal or a monster on a piece of paper. Swap drawings with a partner.
N o w w rite ten sentences about it. Use has got. Describe your partner’s
animal to the class.
► It’s got three legs.............

1 6 It’sgot green fur. It’s got a big

mouth and long ears.
2 7
3 8
4 9
10

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► Have you got an uncle? J. or NQ,mj. haven t.

1 Has your neighbour got a garden? ...................................................
2 Have you got two noses? ...................................................
3 Has your school got a playground? ...................................................
4 Have your parents got a car? ...................................................
5 Has your best friend got ten fingers? ...................................................
6 Have you got a pet crocodile? ...................................................
7 Has your town got a park? ...................................................
8 Have you got an English book? ...................................................
9 Has your doctor got brown hair? ...................................................
10 Have your friends got pet snakes? ...................................................
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a Think of a person the whole class knows.
W rite five sentences about the person. Use has got.
✓
► She’s, got blue.eyes................................. ..........................................
1 .............................................................................................

2 .......................................................................................................................
3 .......................................................................................................................
4 .......................................................................................................................
5 .......................................................................................................................
b N o w read your sentences to the class.
Ask them to guess who you are describing.

► Pupil A She’s got a red shirt. She’s got long brown hair. She’s got
a nice face. She’s got a cat. She’s got two children.
Class Is it the head teacher?
13 Play a class game. Take turns to say what you’ve each got.
Listen very carefully. Play the game like this:

► Pupil A I ’ve got a football.

Pupil B I ’ve gota football and a rocket.
Pupil C I ’ve got a football, a rocket and a computer.
Pupil D I ’ve got a football, a rocket, a computer and a tiger.

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Imperatives

I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

• What does Spike want? The ball □ A sweet □
• Is Snapper helping Mo? Yes □ No □

GRAMMAR
B
Imperatives are to tell someone to do something It’s easy to make imperatives. Just use the
or not to do something. base verb.
Give me that ball. Don’t touch the dog. He bites. Listen to me. Look at the crocodile.
Come here. Don’t hit me. Watch. Snapper, run.
Eat him. Don’t stand in the road. Sit down, Mo. Stand up.
Come here. Go away.
2 Circle the imperatives.
3 W rite four imperatives.
Snapper,(come here. Help me. I’m hiding
► W atch...................... Jump..............
from Spike. Come quickly, I need you. Run,
Snapper. I’m in the kitchen. Close the window,
Spike can see us. Give me the ball. I don’t want
Spike to have it. Shut the door. Don’t laugh, it
isn’t funny. Sit here. Be quiet and don’t make
a noise. Good! I think Spike is going now.
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There are positive and negative imperatives.

Positive + Negative -
base verb don’t + base verb
Listen. Don’t listen.
Look. Don’t look.
Run. Don’t run.
4 Make the positive imperatives negative.

► Listen. PPO.Tjisteri..........
1 Smile..........................................................
2 Open the window....................................
3 Sit down.....................................................
4 Look at Snapper......................................

PRACTICE
5
a Match the opposites.

Don’t laugh.----------- Don’t write your name.

1 Look at the board. Don’t shut the door.
2 Don’t talk. -Laugh.
3 Write your name. Look out of the window.
4 Don’t look out of the window. Talk.
5 Shut the door. Don’t look at the board.

6 Listen to me. Hit him.

7 Draw a picture. Don’t shout.
8 Don’t run. Run.
9 Don’t hit him. Don’t draw a picture.
10 Shout. Don’t listen to me.
b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer questions.
Use the imperatives in 5a.

► Partner A What’s the opposite of ‘D on laugh

Partner B ‘L augh.’ What’s the opposite of ‘Look at the board!
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6 Turn the positive imperatives 7 Look at the picture of M o’s school friends. W h a t do you think the
into negatives, and the teacher says when she comes in? Use the words in the list.
negatives into positives.

► Make me a sandwich.
Don’t make me a. sandwich.
Don’t look at him.
Look at. him..........................
1 Open the door.

2 Don’t answer the telephone.

3 Give him a biscuit.

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4 Don’t sing.

5 Sit down.

6 Don’tjump.

7 Shout.

8 Don’t shut the window.

play the radio shout fight fly paper aeroplanes
throw books eat draw on the board stand on your chair
9 Stand up. throw paper on the floor drink lemonade go to sleep
► P ont shout....................................................................................
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Fill in the gaps. Use an imperative. 9 W o rk with a partner. Take turns to
tell each other what to do, and do it.
Snapper is eating too fast. See the list below for some ideas.
Mo says, ► (eat) so fast.’ stand up
Mo is climbing a tree. His mother says, put your hands on your head i/
put one hand on your ear
( 1 ) ‘...................................(be) careful.’ open your mouth
shut your eyes
Mo is copying his friend’s homework. His teacher is count to ten
angry. She says, (2) 4................................... (copy) draw a picture of a cat
Jack’s homework.’ spell ‘rabbit’
touch your nose three times
Snapper’s radio is too loud. Mo says, ‘Please stand on one leg
make a noise like a dog
(3) ................................... (turn) it down.’ put a book on your head
laugh
Mo can’t do his Maths homework. He wants shut one eye
Snapper to help him. Mo says, ‘Snapper, ► Partner A Stand up.
(4) ...................................(help) me. (Partner B, stand up.)
Partner B Put your hands on your
(5) ...................................(do) my homework for me, head.
please.’ (Partner A, put your
hands on your head.)
Mo is shouting at his sister. His mother doesn’t like )
shouting. She says, ‘Mo, (6) ...................................(shout) 10 Ask your teacher if you can play
‘Snapper says’. This is how you play:
at your sister.’
Teacher Snapper says, Put your
Mo’s sister is throwing her toys at Snapper. Snapper is hands on your head. ’
(Pupils, put your hands on
angry. He says, (7) ‘.................... (throw) your heads.)
your toys at me!’ Teacher Snapper says, ‘Smile. ’
(Pupils, smile.)
Snapper doesn’t want to have a bath. Mo says he’s dirty. Teacher Stand next to the door.
Mo says, (8) ‘.................................... (have) a bath now, (Pupils, don’t move! Only
move if your teacher says,
Snapper. You’re very dirty.’ ‘Snapper says ...’)
Mo wants to drive his father’s car. He can’t drive. /
Snapper says, (9) ‘ (drive) the car,
Mo. It’s dangerous.’
Snapper has got Mo’s new comic. Mo wants to read the
comic. Mo says, (10) ‘..................................... (give) me
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Present simple 1

I don’t like Verbs.

I They catch birds, and e a t them
I for breakfast. Then they sleep in
\. Mildred’s bed all day.

Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

What do Verbs do in the morning?
Have a shower □
Eat birds for breakfast □
Does the Present Simple wash his hands?
Yes □ No □
3C . v

o GRAMMAR W h a t do you do every day? Use the words

below to help you. W rite four sentences.
go to school 1/ get up have a bath
have lunch read a book talk to a friend
The present simple is to talk about things that play a game wash your hands go to bed
you do again and again. I .go. to school every day. .....................
They catch birds.
They make loud noises at night.
He never washes his hands.
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The present simple is easy to make. Add s or es with he, she and it.
Positive + Negative - Positive + Negative -
base verb don’t + base verb base verb + s/es doesn’t»+ base verb
I walk I don’t walk he walks/goes he doesn’t walk
you walk you don’t walk she walks/goes she doesn’t walk
we walk we don’t walk it walks/goes it doesn’t walk
you walk you don’t walk
they walk they don’t walk
See page 170.

See page 170.

4 Fill in the gaps. Use the present simple.

3 Fill in the gaps. Use the present simple.

Splodge ►Rke.6................ (like) books
and comics. He (1) ............................... (read)
► I0Q ..........................to school, (go)
Mo and Snapper comics every day.
I don t. 00...............to school, (not go)
On Mondays, he (2) ............................... (go) to
1 We television, (watch)
the shop and he (3) ............................... (buy)
2 W e...............................television, (not watch)
a new Mo and Snapper comic. Sometimes he
3 T hey...............................their hands, (wash)
(4) .............................. (give) the comics to
4 They...............................their hands, (not wash)
Tumble. Tumble likes comics, too.

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D
Question Short answer
Do I walk? Yes, I do. OR No, I don’t.
Do you walk? Yes, you do. OR No, you don’t.
Does he walk? Yes, he does. OR No, he doesn’t.
Does she walk? Yes, she does. OR No, she doesn’t.
Does it walk? Yes, it does. OR No, it doesn’t.
Do we walk? Yes, we do. OR No, we don’t.
Do you walk? Yes, you do. OR No, you don’t.
Do they walk? Yes, they do. OR No, they don’t.
5 Fill in the gaps to make questions and short answers.

► Do ....you ..............comics? (read) Yes, !.do.

1 .........h e ......................biscuits? (eat) No,.........
2 .........w e..................... English? (learn) Yes,.........
3...............sh e ..................... to school? (walk) No, ........
4...............they.......................television? (watch) Yes, ........

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E 6 W rite four sentences. Use have with the
Learn these! words on the left.

have breakfast have lunch have supper ► She has. supper a t six............................
have a shower have a bath
1 We ................................................................
I/you/we/you/they have a bath,
he/she/it has a bath. 2 I .....................................................................

Theynever have a shower. 3 He .................................................................

Splodge sometimes has a shower. 4 They .............................................................

^« PRACTICE
A"

7
a Splodge is talking to some Verbs. Fill in the gaps.
Use the present simple.

Verb 1 Why don’t you like me, Splodge? Verb 1 He’s very, very clean! Does Tumble wash
Splodge Because you ► (eat) birds every day?
for breakfast! Splodge Yes, he does. He (9 )...................... (have)
Verb 1 No, I don’t! I (1) ........................ (eat) a shower at night.
eggs and snails. You (2) ........................ (cook) Verb 2 What does Tumble do in the day?
mud pies. That’s horrible. Splodge He (10) ........................ (sleep) in his
Splodge All Verbs (3) (have) birds favourite chair. He’s the same as you! Always
for breakfast. Everyone knows that. And you’re asleep!
all dirty. b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and
Verb 2 It’s not true, Splodge. We answer the questions.

(4) (not eat) birds. And we’re ► Why doesn’t Splodge like Verbs?
1 Do you think Verbs eat birds for breakfast?
clean. We (5) ........................ (have) a shower 2 What does Verb 1 eat for breakfast?
every year. 3 What does Splodge cook?
Splodge One shower every year! That’s really 4 How often do Verbs have a shower?
5 Does Splodge wash his hands?
horrible. I (6) ........................ (wash) my hands 6 Who brushes his teeth three times a day?
every day and I (7) ......................... (brush) 7 Who has a shower at night?
8 Who sleeps in a chair?
my teeth every night.
► Partner A Why doesn 7 Splodge like Verbs ?
Ruff (8) ........................ (brush) his teeth Partner B He doesn 7 like Verbs because they
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a W rite sentences about yourself. Look at the W h a t do you think a Verb does every day?
questions below and answer them. Use the W rite a short story. Use the verbs below if
present simple. you need help. D on’t forget s or es!
► How often do you wash your hands? get up go shopping eat watch cook
1 When do you get up? read run swim have lunch brush
2 Do you have a shower or a bath? clean have a bath play talk make
3 When do you have a shower or a bath? dance sing wash drink work
4 What do you eat for breakfast? have breakfast write sleep
5 How do you go to school? Every day the Verb wakes up at midnight. He dances
6 Do you watch television?
7 What sport do you play? with his friends. He makes a lot of noise. At three
8 When do you have supper?
o ’clock in the morning he catches spiders. He eats
9 Do you cook? spiders for breakfast. He drinks hot milk. He brushes
10 When do you sleep? his ears and he sings a song.

► | wash my hands four times a .day............. THE VERB'S DAY

1 .............................................................

2 ..............................................................................
3 ..............................................................................
4 ..............................................................................
5 ..............................................................................
6 ..............................................................................
7 ..............................................................................
8 ........................................................................
9 ..............................................................................
10 ..........................................................
b Swap books with a partner. N o w take turns to N o w w ork with a partner. Take turns to ask
read the answers to the class. D on’t forget and answer questions about your Verb stories.
s o r es with he and she! Use short answers.

Pupil A Maria washes her hands three times Partner A Does your Verb go
a day. Partner B Yes, he does.
Pupil B Peter gets up at half past seven. Partner B Does your Verb cook ?
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Present simple 2

I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

• Does Mo like Maths?
Yes □ No □
• Does Snapper like doing Mo’s homework?
Yes □ No □

6
A B
Use the present simple with like, love and hate, like, love, hate + noun.
the present continuous.
n o t Noun
I like sweets. n o tI’m liking sweets. I like chocolate.
Mo hates Spike, n o t Mo is hating Spike. He loves football.
We hate homework.
2 W rite tw o things that you like and tw o things
that you hate. 3 W rite four things you like. Use like + noun.
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4 W rite what Mo loves doing. Use these words.
like, love, hate + ing form. play football ✓ talk to Snapper
Verb ing form watch television swim read comics
I like reading. ► .MQ. i oveemp Iay ing f opt ba II...........
Mo loves playing football.
Snapper hates doing M o’s homework.

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PRACTICE
5 Look at the lists. W rite sentences.

Snapper likes ... Snapper doesn’t like ...

comics bananas Mo’s school books t / grapes
rabbits Mo cats Mo’s neighbour
sunshine weekends rain schooldays
► Snapper Ji.kes co m ice ................. but he doesn’t Jika.Mo[e school.books.........
1 Snapper but h e .................................................................
2 Snapper........................................ but h e .................................................................
3 Snapper........................................ but h e .................................................................
4 Snapper........................................ but h e .................................................................
5 Snapper........................................ but h e .................................................................
6
a Mo is talking to his friend Pad on the telephone. Fill in the gaps. Use the ing form.

Mo Snapper and I ► ovp riding....................... (love/ride) our bicycles. -t

We (1) (like/swim) but we (2 ).......................................... (not like/go) to
school. What sports do you (3 ).......................................... (like/do)?
Pad I (4 ).......................................... (love/play) tennis with my friends.
We (5) .......................................... (like/fish) in the river. We usually go to the river after school.
Mo I (6) ........................................ (hate/go) to school!
Do you (7 )..........................................(like/go) to school?
Pad Yes, I like going to school. It’s fun. I (8) ........................................... (love/see) my friends
and I (9) .......................................... (like/learn) new things. Geography is my favourite lesson.
Mo Snapper (10).......................................... (love/do) my homework. He likes Maths especially.
Snapper No, I don’t! I hate doing Maths.
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b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and
answer questions. Use the words below. a Read the sentences. Are they true or false?
play tennis play football read If they’re false, w rite the correct answer.
ride a bicycle cook 1/ go to school
talk to your friends learn English ► Cats love dogs.
do homework swim watch television Fa Isa.. Cate don’t)} ke. doge. ........................
► Partner A Do you like playing tennis ? Dogs love chasing cats.
Partner B Yes, I like playing tennis. True. .......................................................
Partner B Do you like cooking? 1 Rabbits like meat.
Partner A No, I don’t like cooking.
...........

2 Cats hate chasing mice.

YUCK !
3 Mice like cheese.

4 Fish don’t like water.

5 Birds love eating worms.

............................................

6 Cows don’t like grass.

7 Birds hate flying.

8 Dogs don’t like going for walks.

9 Rabbits hate eating carrots.

.....

10 Cats like milk.

b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and

answer questions.

► Partner A Docats love dogs ?

Partner B No,they don 7. They hate dogs
Partner B Do dogs love chasing
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8 10 W o rk in small groups. Look at the list below.
a W rite five things that you love and five things Find tw o things you all like, tw o things you all
that you hate. Use a noun or an ing form. love and tw o things you all hate. Tell the class.

► J. \oyemomelettee. ............I ha ta.M aths........ going to bed chicken

English puzzles
J. \<?ye. writing letters. .1 hate cooking...... doing homework games
reading books washing up
lemonade getting presents
playing shopping
peanuts lemons
tidying your bedroom chocolate biscuits
cooking Maths
getting up early salad
school films
b Swap books with a partner. Take turns to tell having a birthday going to the doctor’s
the class what your partner loves and hates. coffee break time
► She loves bananas. going on holiday school holidays
She hates getting up early. watching cartoons
We like English and Geography.
9 W o r k with a partner. Invent tw o characters: We love chocolate biscuits and ice cream.
a boy and a girl. Give them names. W rite a list We hate tidying our bedrooms and washing up.
of three things that they love and three things
that they hate.

► Pr.Mad -H at loves. making, cakes. ...................

Mrs.Hardhead hates spiders.........................

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I’m learning new words. >1

Mildred’s parrot is teaching me. j |
Hippo ... Hippopo... |

Z' But why are you

I standing on your head?

Because I want the words

to stay in my head!

I Tick { t /) the correct boxes.

What’s Splodge doing in the picture?
He’s eating. □ He’s singing. □
H e’s standing on his head. □
Who’s teaching Splodge?
Tumble □ Mildred’s parrot □ Ruff □

2 Circle the verbs that are in the present

^ GRAMMAR continuous.

Splodge(iskarnirigjnewwords. ‘Hippopotamus’
A
is a new word. Mildred’s parrot is teaching him.
The present continuous is to talk about things
that are happening now. Tumble and Ruff are watching Splodge.
I’m learning new words. They’re talking to him. They want to know
He’s teaching me. why he’s standing on his head. Splodge wants
Splodge is standing on his head.
the words to stay in his head. Do you stand on
your head when you’re learning new words?
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It’s easy to make the present continuous Be careful! Some verbs end in e.
of most verbs: Take away e and add ing.
be + base verb + ing The sun is shining. not shineing
Positive + Negative - Mabel is coming. not com eing
Pm eating Pm not eating Splodge is smiling. not sm ileing
you’re eating you aren’t eating Ruff is uniting. not w riteing
he’s eating he isn’t eating
she’s eating she isn’t eating 5 Fill in the gaps.
it’s eating it isn’t eating ► The sun jS.shjning........................ (shine).
we’re eating we aren’t eating
you’re eating you aren’t eating 1 S he......................................... (bake) a cake.
they’re eating they aren’t eating 2 H e .........................*............... (drive) a car.
3 I ......................................... (make) a milkshake.
See page 170.

3 Complete the sentences. 4 You......................................... (write) a letter.

► We . .drinking.................... (drink) milk.
1 I ......................................... (read) a book.
2 H e ......................................... (eat) a mud pie.
3 They.......................................... (watch) Splodge.
4 S h e......................................... (teach) English.

Question Short answer

Am I working? Yes, I am. OR No, Pm not.
Are you working? Yes, you are. OR No, you aren’t.
Is he working? Yes, he is. OR No, he isn’t.
Is she working? Yes, she is. OR No, she isn’t.
Is it working? Yes, it is. OR No, it isn’t.
Are we working? Yes, we are. OR No, we aren’t.
Are you working? Yes, you are. OR No, you aren’t.
Are they working? Yes, they are. OR No, they aren’t.
4 Make four questions. Use the present continuous.

► !?. Splodge (read)his dictionary?

1............. M abel............................... (drink) coffee?
2 ......... Ruff and Tum ble..............................(watch) television?
3 ......... you...............................(read) a book?
4 ......... I ..............................(learn) English?

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REMEMBER!
These are vowels: a, e, i, o, u
These are consonants: PRACTICE
b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, 1, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z
See Chapter 38. 8
a W rite sentences in the present continuous.
6 H ow many vowels are there in this sentence?
Use the words below.
H ow many consonants are there?
► drink / Fizzy Ink 6 watch / television
Splodge is drinking Fizzy Ink. 1 drive / a car 7 carry / the shopping
There a re ................vowels. 2 eat / a sandwich 8 write / a letter
3 bake / a cake 9 run / to school
There a re ................consonants. 4 tidy / the kitchen 10 listen / to music
5 ride / a bicycle
E' ► Splodge is. drinking. Fizzy .Ink,...........................
Some verbs end in a vowel + consonant. 1 Mildred ..................................................................
Be careful! Always double the consonant.
swim —►swimming stop —►stopping 2 Tumble ..................................................................
run ►running get —►getting 3 M abel......................................................................
sit —>sitting put —►putting 4 Mabel and R uff.....................................................
Splodge is running to the sweet shop.
Tumble is sitting down. 5 I ................................................................................
Ruff is putting his coat on. 6 Splodge ..................................................................

7 Fill in the gaps. Use the present continuous.

7 Splodge and T um ble...........................................
► She’s in her car. S h e stopping (stop) the car.
1 H e ................................ (put) his T-shirt on. 8 You...........................................................................
2 S he...............................(run) upstairs. 9 The boy..................................................................
3 I ................................ (sit) in a chair. 10 W e............................................................................
4 Mabel is at the seaside. b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and

S h e...............................(swim) in the sea. answer these questions.

► Who’s drinking Fizzy Ink?
1 Who’s driving a car?
2 Who’s eating a sandwich?
3 Who’s baking a cake?
4 Who’s tidying the kitchen?
5 Who’s watching television?
6 Who’s carrying the shopping?
► Partner A Who’s drinking Fizzy Ink1?
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9 Look at the questions. Answer them using 10 W rite what everybody is doing in Splodge’s
a short answer. house now. Use the present continuous.

► Are you writing a letter now? ► Sticky / drink / carrot juice.

Yes, I am. OR No, I’m n o t........................... Sti.ckyis drinking c a rro t juice....................... :

1 Are you reading a book? 1 Splodge / eat / mud pies

2 Is your teacher standing on his or her head? 2 Tumble / not read / a newspaper

3 Are your friends listening to the teacher? 3 Ruff / cut / Splodge’s hair

4 Are you sitting at your desk? 4 Mabel and Mildred / not listen / to Splodge
.........
5 Is your teacher writing on the board? 5 Mabel’s cat / climb / a tree

6 Is the sun shining? 6 Mildred / bake / a cake

7 Is it raining now? 7 Ruff’s machine / make / spaghetti

8 Are you learning Maths now? 8 Mildred’s parrot / fly

9 Are your friends speaking English? 9 Tumble / not / drink / coffee

10 Are you singing a song? 10 Splodge / play / the violin

I I Play a miming game. Take turns to mime an

action. The class tries to guess what you’re
doing. Here are some ideas:
riding a bicycle riding an elephant
driving a very fast car frying an egg
walking on hot sand eating an ice cream
climbing a mountain writing a letter
taking a dog for a walk eating spaghetti
conducting an orchestra feeding a lion
carrying a very heavy bag drinking Fizzy Ink
swimming in cold water carrying a feather
Class Are you climbing a mountain ?
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Present simple and

continuous

TODAYISA HOLIDAY. WHYARE

WE GOING FORAWALK? WE
ITS S P R IM S / T H E S O N IS S V U N IM G .

USUALLY WATCH
ALL PAY.TELEVISION!
TH E B IR D S A R E S IN G IN G . IT'S
B EA U TIFU L. IT 'S . . .

I Tick ( ^ ) the correct boxes.

• What do Snapper and Mo usually do all day?
Read books □ Watch television □
• Look at pictures 1 and 2.
What are Mo and Snapper doing now?
Watching television □ Going for a walk □
W GRAMMAR
REMEMBER! REMEMBER!
The present simple is to talk about things that The present continuous is to talk about things
you do again and again. that are happening now.
We usually watch television all day. They’re going for a walk.
I go to school. The birds are singing.
She reads a book every night. Mo is talking.
See Chapter 18. See Chapter 20.

2 Circle the verbs in the present simple. 3 Circle the verbs in the present continuous.
H ow many are there? How many are there?

Mo (g oes)to school every weekday. Snapper Mo and Snapper (a re goingjfor a walk. It’s a
reads comics and watches television. Mo nice day. The sun is shining and the birds are
usually plays football with his friends in the singing. Mo and Snapper are walking in the
afternoon. Snapper and Mo have supper at park. Mo is singing a song and Snapper is
seven o’clock. Then they watch television. laughing.
There a re .............. verbs in the present simple. There a re verbs in the present continuous.
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Present simple = again and again.
Present continuous = now. PRACTICE
Look at the differences.
I get up at seven o’clock. 5 Fill in the gaps. Use the present simple or
= Every day I get up at seven o’clock. present continuous of the words in brackets.
Fm getting up. Think carefully!
= I’m getting up now.
► Mo usually 3 ?Ts up...........(get up) at half past
They play football after school.
= They always play football after school. seven but today he > g ettin. g up (get up)i
They’re playing football. late because it’s a holiday.
= They’re playing football now. 1 He usually.........................(have) a shower but
4 Look at the sentences below. today h e ...........................(have) a bath.
Put them in the correct columns.
2 Mo and Snapper usually...........................(stay)
Snapper reads comics every day. */
Snapper is reading a comic. 1/ at home and watch television when they’re on
Mo is walking to school. holiday but today they (go) for
Snapper watches television in the afternoon. a walk.
Snapper is watching television.
Mo walks to school at eight o’clock. 3 Mo usually........................ (make) the
Present simple sandwiches for their walks but today Snapper
► Snapper reade comice .every,day, ............... ...........................(make) them.
1 ............................................................. 4 They usually..........................(have) peanut
butter sandwiches but today
2 they..........................(have) fish sandwiches.
5 They usually..........................(take) their dog
Present continuous on their walks but today they ............ ' __ *...-.
Snapper \emreading,a comic.. (leave) the dog at home.
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6 Mo is having a bad dream. Everything is wrong! W o rk with a partner. Imagine that Snapper is
Look at the tw o lists below. Fill in the gaps in having a bad day. He isn’t doing anything nice.
the sentences. Use the present simple and the W rite sentences about the nice things he
present continuous. usually does and the nasty things he’s doing
today.
Usually Today
Snapper usually.goes to the cinema but
► have a shower have a cold bath
today, he’s cleaning the. kitchen....................
1 drink orange juice drink black coffee
He.usually, eats chocolate.but today he’s,
2 eat toast and jam eat carrots and lettuce
eating .peas.........................
3 read a comic read a newspaper
4 watch television listen to the radio
5 wear a T-shirt wear a shirt and tie
► Mo usually has a show er...................................
but today he ,®. having .a cold. bath....................
1 He usually .............................................................
but tqday he............................................................
2 He usually .............................................................
but today he............................................................
3 He usually .............................................................
but today he............................................................
4 He usually .............................................................
but today he............................................................
5 He usually .............................................................
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Past simple 1

Splodge , up.

I drank Ruff’s magic potion. *

In my dream I was very handsome and then
I was a pop star and I was very famous and
then I was a doctor and I was clever and
Y. then . . . you said
/MAGIC.
x >r e a m
P otion
Sdz/
Tick (»/) the correct boxes.

#
(3 2 W rite four things about
Is Splodge a doctor now? yourself or a friend.
Yes □ No □ J’m.a.bqy........
Was Splodge a doctor in REMEMBER!
his dream? The present simple of be is to Sophie .is.my friend...

Yes □ No □ talk about yourself, other

people, animals or things now.
I ’m happy.
She’s a doctor.
We’re at school.
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A B
The past simple of be is to talk about yourself, Make the past simple of be like this:
other people, animals or things before now. Look: Positive +
today yesterday, last week, I was
last year etc you were
Fm a doctor. I was a doctor. he was
He’s at school. He was at school. she was
Were hungry. We were hungry. it was
we were
3 Rewrite the sentences. you were
Use the past simple of be. they were
► I’m happy. 4 W rite four sentences. Use the words below.

I was...................happy. astronauts ✓ a doctor happy funny

1 He’s angry. film stars
► They were astro n au ts......................................
H e ..........................angry.
2 I’m a teacher. 1 She .........................................................................
a 2 T hey................. .....................................................
I ..........................a teacher.
3 We’re schoolchildren. 3 He ...........................................................................
W e........................... schoolchildren. 4 We ...........................................................................
4 Splodge’s rabbit is hungry. C
Splodge’s rabbit...........................hungry. Negative -
I wasn’t
you weren’t
he wasn’t
she wasn’t
it wasn’t
we weren’t
you weren’t
they weren’t
See back cover.

5 Fill in the gaps. Use the negative.

Ruff Mabel was angry with you yesterday, Splodge.

Splodge No, s h e ►wasn’t..! [ ( l ) ...............
naughty. I was good and I was very polite.
Ruff Mabel says you (2) ...............good. She says
you put big worms in her bed.
Splodge But Mabel likes worms! She (3)
angry. The worms (4 )...............big, they were
small and pink. They were very nice worms.
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Question Short answer
Was I? Yes, I was. OR No, I wasn’t.
Were you? Yes, you were. OR No, you weren’t.
Was he? Yes, he was. OR No, he wasn’t.
Was she? Yes, she was. OR No, she wasn’t.
Was it? Yes, it was. OR No, it wasn’t.
Were we? Yes, we were. OR No, we weren’t.
Were you? Yes, you were. OR No, you weren’t.
Were they? Yes, they were. OR No, they weren’t.
6 Fill in the gaps to make questions and answers.

Splodge’s dream a nice dream? Yes, it? Y/PP.-.

............. Mabel angry with Splodge? Yes,...............
............. Splodge very small in his dream? No, .......
............. Splodge a film star in his dream? N o ,...........
............. you happy yesterday? Yes,...................

PRACTICE
Ruff’s potion makes lots of dreams.
Look at the pictures. W h a t happened?
Use was and the words below.
a chef a secretary a king */ a clown
a dancer a singer a poet a teacher
a nurse a footballer a train driver
In Splodge’s dream ...
Splodge ► was a king.......................... ancj
M abel...............................................
M ildred................................................and
Splodge.................................................
Tum ble.................................................and
Splodge...............................................
M ildred............................................... ,
R uff.................................................and
Tum ble...............................................
Ruff.................................................and
M abel...............................................
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in 7 again. Take turns to ask and answer the a Imagine you and the friends in your class were
questions about Splodge’s dream. alive five hundred years ago. W h a t do you think
► Was Mildred a secretary? you were? W rite ten sentences. Use the list of
1 Was Mabel a singer? jobs below if you want help.
2 Was Splodge a teacher? a dentist a nurse an actor
3 Was Mildred a footballer? a teacher a scientist a singer
4 Was Splodge a train driver? a dancer a doctor a writer
5 Was Tumble a dancer? a farmer a fisherman a pirate
6 Was Ruff a nurse? a soldier ajudge a sailor
7 Was Splodge a poet?
8 Was Tumble a clown? think that.Richard was a. pirate..

► Partner A WasMildred a secretary1

Partner B No, she wasn 2
Was Mabel a singer?
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

b N o w take turns to read your sentences to the

class, like this:

► Pupil A Richard, I think youwere a pirate.

10 Ask your teacher if you can play a class game.
Imagine you drank Ruff’s magic dream potion
last night. In your dream there was a very
strange animal. Describe the animal. Use was
and w e re .

► Pupil A It was a big animal.

Pupil B Its eyes were green.
Pupil C It was furry.
Pupil D It was frightening.

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Past simple 2

I Tick (*^) the correct boxes.

• Is the biscuit jar smashed now? B
Yes □ No □ Add ed or d to most verbs,
• Who do you think smashed the biscuit jar? want —►wanted play played
Mo □ Snapper □ dance danced smile smiled
It’s the same for everybody.
Positive +
GRAMMAR I helped I smiled
you helped you smiled
he helped he smiled
she helped she smiled
The past simple is to talk about things that are it helped it smiled
finished. It’s for a time before now. we helped we smiled
you helped you smiled
Mo smashed the biscuit jar. they helped they smiled
We played football in the park last week.
He didn't want a biscuit. Make these verbs past simple. Add ed or d.
I didn't watch television yesterday.
► laugh smile
2 Circle the verbs. They are in the past simple. laughed smiled.
Mo (w anted)some biscuits. First, he opened the 1 cook like
kitchen door very quietly. Then he walked into
the kitchen and opened the cupboard. He 2 wash arrive
picked up the biscuit jar but then he dropped it!
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REMEMBER!
These are consonants. Be careful! Learn these verbs.
b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, 1, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z stop —►stopped drop —►dropped
See Chapter 38. Mo dropped the biscuit jar.
He stopped playing football at four o’clock.
4 H ow many consonants are there in this word?
Tick the correct box. 6 Fill in the gaps.

alphabet 1 M o.......................(drop) his books.

Seven □ Five □ Ten □ 2 Mo and Snapper......................(stop) laughing.

C
Some verbs end in a consonant + y. To make the negative of the past simple,
Change y to i and add ed. use didn’t + base verb.
cry —►cried try —►tried Negative -
tidy —►tidied study —►studied I didn’t finish
I tidied my room yesterday. you didn’t finish
She tried to open the window. he didn’t finish
'We studied English and French last year. she didn’t finish
it didn’t finish
5 W rite the verb in the past simple. we didn’t finish
you didn’t finish
► I Tidied............. (tidy) my room. they didn’t finish
1 Mo’s sister........................ (cry) yesterday. See back cover.

2 Snapper........................ (carry) Mo’s books 7 Make the verbs negative.

upstairs after school. ► Snapper dropped the biscuit jar.
3 M o......................... (study) French last year. Snapper .didn’t drop the biscuit jar.,
4 They........................ (try) to do some 1 Mo studied French last year.
homework in the evening.
2 Mo’s sister played with her toys yesterday.

3 Snapper helped Mo with his homework.

4 Mo wanted to watch television.

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Question Short answer
Did I finish? Yes, I did. or No, I didn’t.
Did you finish? Yes, you did. or No, you didn’t.
Did he finish? Yes, he did. or No, he didn’t.
Did she finish? Yes, she did. or No, she didn’t.
Did it finish? Yes, it did. or No, it didn’t.
Did we finish? Yes, we did. or No, we didn’t.
Did you finish? Yes, you did. or No, you didn’t.
Did they finish? Yes, they did. or No, they didn’t.
8 Read the questions and answer them.
Use a short answer.

► Did you cook lunch yesterday?

Yes,.I did. or No,.I .didn’t . ................
1 Did you watch television last night?

2 Did you paint a picture last weekend?

3 Did you talk to a friend yesterday?

4 Did you walk to school this morning?

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a Fill in the gaps. Use the past simple.

Last week Mo and Snapper had an idea.

They ►.decided...........to cook for Mo’s mum and dad.
Unfortunately, Mo and Snapper can’t cook! First, they
( 1 ) .......................... (walk) to the supermarket.
Mo (2 ).......................... (ask) for some onions and potatoes.
Snapper (3) ......................... (want) some sugar and honey, too.
Then they (4 ).......................... (look) for a sweet shop. They
bought some strawberry bubble gum and five green lollipops.
When » they (5 )........................... (arrive) home they went into the
kitchen. Mo (6) ........................... (mix) the onions and potatoes
together and Snapper (7 ) (add) the bubble gum
and the lollipops. Mo (8) .......................... (bake) the mixture for
three hours. When his mum came into the kitchen she
(9 ).......................... (scream)! Mo looked at Snapper.
‘What’s wrong?’ he asked. Snapper (10) .......................... (laugh).
‘You put the food in the washing-machine, not the oven!’
b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to asfc and answer these
questions.

► What did Mo and Snapper decide to do?

1 What did Mo ask for in the supermarket?
2 What did Snapper want?
3 What shop did they look for next?
4 Where did Snapper and Mo go when they arrived home?
5 Who mixed the onions and potatoes together?
6 Who added the bubble gum and the lollipops?
7 Who screamed?
8 Where did Mo put the mixture?
► Partner A What did Mo and Snapper decide to do?
Partner B They decided to cook.

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10 Look at the things Mo, Snapper and Milly did II
yesterday. W rite sentences. Use the past a Make the sentences negative.
simple.
► Mo cleaned his bicycle.
► Mo / visit / a friend
Mo didn’t clean his. bicycle..
Mo visited. a friend. .....................................
1 Snapper climbed a tree.
1 Milly / watch / television

2 Mo / telephone / the vet

2 Milly painted a picture.
3 Snapper / listen / to music
3 Mo cooked spaghetti.
4 Mo / tidy / the toy cupboard

5 Mo’s dad / clean / the windows

4 Mo washed his dad’s car.
6 Snapper / drop / a glass
5 Snapper helped Mo.
7 Mo / play / basketball

8 Snapper paint / a picture

6 Milly watched a cartoon on television.
9 Mo / study / for a Biology test
7 Snapper talked to Mo’s teacher.
10 Milly / help / Mo

8 Mo wanted to make a strawberry milkshake.

9 Snapper and Mo walked to the park.

10 They played football with their friends.

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Say five sentences about what you did or didn’t 13 Ask your teacher if you can play a class game.
do yesterday. Use the words below. W o rk in tw o teams. Your teacher says the

tidy / bedroom i/ bake / a cake verbs below. Make the verbs past simple.

play / the piano brush / teeth Score one point for every correct answer.

walk / to school paint / a picture ask \ / try dance want wash */

talk / to a friend play / a game smash bakecook play look fry
wash / hands help / a friend carry watch happen work walk
decide listen study pass laugh
► / tidied my bedroom yesterday. OR telephone smile paint talk scream
I didn’t tidy my bedroom yesterday. brush help clean shout
\2 / ' ► Teacher ask
a W rite ten questions in the past simple.
Team A asked (Correct. One point.)
Use did you and the words below. Teacher wash
► laugh / yesterday Team B washed (Correct. One point.)
1 play / football / yesterday afternoon
2 watch / television / last night
3 listen / to music / yesterday
4 , wgsh / your face / this morning
5 telephone / a friend / yesterday
6 talk / to your teacher / yesterday
7 play / with a friend / last weekend
8 paint / a picture / last week
9 help / your mother or father / last week
10 clean / your shoes / this morning

Didyou. .laugh yesterday?.

1
2
3
4

5
6
7

8
9
10
W o rk with a partner. Ask each other the
questions. Answer them using a short answer.

Partner A Did you laugh yesterday ?

Partner B Yes, I did. OR No, I didn’t.
Did you play football yesterday
afternoon ?
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Past simple 3
No, Splodge.
Yesterday you m ade a cake.
You d rank a lot of Fizzy Ink and
you m e t Lionel the Penguin. .

I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

Is Splodge making mistakes?
Yes □ No □
• Which sentence is correct?
I met Lionel. □ I meeted Lionel. □

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REMEMBER! 2 Circle the verbs that are in the past simple.
The past simple is to talk about things that are Splodge (walked)to school yesterday. He talked
finished. It’s for a time before now.
Splodge walked to school yesterday. to his friends. They laughed at his jokes.
He listened to his teacher. Splodge was very happy. After school, Splodge
Splodge talked to his friends.
He played lots of games. helped Ruff and then he watched a cartoon on
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A 3 Choose the correct verb. Complete the
Be careful! Some verbs in the past simple don’t sentences. Use the past simple.
behave nicely. Look: meet make go eat drink
Base verb Past simple (Positive +) ► They ................. Lionel.
eat —► ate no t eated
1 Ruff and Splodge................to the zoo.
drink —► drank n o t drinked
go —► went n o t goed 2 Tum ble......................... some coffee.
make —► made n o t maked 3 Ruff......................... three apples.
They ate an ice cream. 4 Splodge a cake.
He drank a lot of Fizzy Ink.
They went to the zoo.
Splodge made a banana milkshake.

B 4 Put the words into the past simple.

These verbs are very important. Yesterday, Splodge ►heard (hear) a new song on the
Learn the past simple forms.
It’s a good idea to learn them radio. He liked it so he (1) (sing) it all day!
now because you won’t need to Ruff (2 ).......... (say) it was a terrible song. He asked
learn them again!
Base verb Past simple Splodge to stop singing it. Unfortunately, Splodge
be —► was/were (3) .................... (find) Tumble’s old guitar. He played the guitar
buy —► bought and sang the song all night. Ruff (4) ...................... (sleep) very
come —► came
do —► did
drink —► drank
drive —► drove
eat —► ate
find —► found
get -► got
give —► gave
go —► went
have —► had
hear —► heard
make —► made
meet —► met
run —► ran
read —► read
say —► said
see —► saw
sing —► sang
sleep —► slept
stand —► stood
swim —► swam
take —► took
think —> thought
write —► wrote
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c
To make the negative, Question Short answer
use didn’t + base verb. Did I go? Yes, I did. OR No, I didn’t.
Negative - Did you go? Yes, you did. OR No, you didn’t.
Did he go? Yes, he did. OR No, he didn’t.
I didn’t sleep Did she go? Yes, she did. OR No, she didn’t.
you didn’t sleep Did it go? Yes, it did. OR No, it didn’t.
he didn’t sleep Did we go? Yes, we did. OR No, we didn’t.
she didn’t sleep Did you go? Yes, you did. OR No, you didn’t.
it didn’t sleep Did they go? Yes, they did. OR No, they didn’t.
we didn’t sleep
you didn’t sleep
they didn’t sleep Read and answer the questions.

See back cover. ► Did you make a milkshake this morning?

5 Make the sentences negative.
Y(S6, I did. o r .N.P? !.didH $•.
1 Did you have breakfast this morning?
► Splodge’s rabbit ran upstairs.
Splodge’s rabbit .didn/t ru n.........
2 Did your teacher go on holiday last week?
upstairs.
1 It ate an apple.
3 Did you meet a penguin yesterday?
I t .............................. an apple.
2 Ruff went shopping.
4 Did you have an English lesson yesterday?
Ruff.............................. shopping.
3 Tumble did the washing-up.
Tum ble.............................. the
washing-up.
4 Mildred drove the car.
M ildred.............................. the car

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PRACTICE
7
a Read the story. Circle all the verbs in b N o w answer the questions.
‘ the past simple.
► Where were Lionel and Splodge yesterday?
Yesterday afternoon Lionel and Splodge were They, were a t the zoo,............ ..........................
at the zoo. First, they went to see the 1 Which animals did they see first?
elephants. The elephants had very big ears
and they made strange noises with their long 2 Did the elephants have small ears?
noses. Lionel said that elephants ran very fast.
Splodge thought that was impossible. They’re 3 What did Lionel say about the elephants?
too big to run fast,’ he said.
Then Lionel took Splodge to see the dolphins. 4 Did Splodge believe Lionel?
*
The dolphins swam in their pool and did
tricks. Splodge gave the dolphins some fish. 5 Where did Lionel take Splodge next?
They ate the fish very quickly. Splodge was
hungry but he didn’t think the fish were good 6 What did the dolphins do?
to eat so they went to the shop at the zoo.
Lionel and Splodge bought two very big 7 What did Splodge give the dolphins?
chocolate and strawberry ice creams. Then
they stood and ate them next to the 8 Splodge was hungry. Where did they go next?
monkeys’ cage.
9 What did Lionel and Splodge buy at the shop?
H ow many verbs are there in the past simple?

10 Where did Lionel and Splodge stand?

c W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and

answer the questions in 7b.

► Partner A Where were Lionel and Splodge

yesterday ?
Partner B They were at the zoo.
Partner B Which animals did they see first ?
Partner A They ...
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8 Fill in the gaps. Use the past simple of the words in brackets ().
Ruff Hello, Splodge. ►P.M. you h&YP. (have) a nice time?
Splodge Yes, I did. We (1 )....................(go) to see a film. Then
I (2 )....................(be) hungry so we (3) ....................(run) to
the Mud Pie Cafe.
Ruff You’re always hungry! (4 )..................you.....................(eat)
a lot?
Splodge Yes, Idid. I (5 )...................(eat) a double mud pie and
some chips. Then I (6) ....................(drink) a big glass of Green
Pea Milkshake. It (7 )....................(be) delicious.
Ruff (8) ..................you ................... (go) shopping?
Splodge Yes, we did. Lionel (9) ....................(drive) me in his car to
the sweet shop and I ( 10 ) ....................(buy) ten carrot lollipops
for my rabbit.
Ruff (11).......... ...... y ou ....................(have) enough money?
Splodge No, I didn’t. Lionel (12) ....................(give) me some
money. I like Lionel. (13) .................. you...................(meet) him
a long time ago?
Ruff No, because he didn’t live in Wibble. He
(14) .................. (come) here from the South Pole lastmonth.
Splodge That’s a long way! (15) ..................he
..................(swim) across the sea?
Ruff No, of course not. I think he drove
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9 b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and
a Answer the questions. answer the questions in 9a.

► When did you get up? ► Partner A Whendid you get up ?

I.got up at. seven o’clock........................
Partner B I got up at seven o’clock.
Partner B Who made your breakfast this
Who made your breakfast this morning? Partner A My mother
I made my. breakfast th is morning. ......
N o w w rite five questions to ask tw o other
1 What did you eat for supper last night?
► P.M.
pupils.
you go on .holiday. la s t .year?.....................
2 What did you drink? Did you. read a. .book yesterday?.....................
Did you. go to the. cinema .last. week?.
3 What lessons did you have yesterday?

4 What was the last book you read?

5 Whowas the first person you saw today?

► Pupil A Did you go on holiday last
6 When was yourbirthday? Pupil C Yes, I did. I went to the beach.
................................................................................... Pupil B Did you read a book yesterday ?
_i Who
T.n gave you a present? . Pupil
r D No, I didn’t.
10 Test yourself! Play in tw o teams. Your
,
8 Did 7you0 sro to a shop
_. , .
last week?, . ., ,
teacher says a verb. Say the past simple form.
You get one point for every correct answer.
You lose a point for every wrong answer.

9 What did you buy? ^ Teacher I read.

Pupil I read. (Team scores one point.)
10 When was the last time you wentswimming? Teacher I sing.
Pupil I sang. (Team scores one point.)
Teacher I think.
Pupil I thinked. (Team loses a point!)

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Going to 1

When I become the President

tomorrow, I'm going to give
everyone free chocolate and
banana sandwiches!
FOR Free chocolate and
banana sand
I'm going to vote. iju m k l e
V for Tumble, s ' Fo r
m m en t

Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

Is Tumble the President now?
Yes □ No □
2 W rite what Tumble is going to do.
Does Tumble think he’ll be the
President tomorrow? ► make the sun shine every day
Yes 0- No □ He’s going to make the sun shine.every day.
Does Splodge want to vote for Tumble? t
1 open ice cream shops in every town
Yes □ No □

2 make lollipops grow on trees

GRAMMAR .........................
A 3 organize trips to the moon
going to is for things you have decided to do in
the future.
Fm going to give everyone chocolate and banana
sandwiches. 4 build chocolate houses
He’s going to vote for Tumble.
We’re going to have a party tomorrow.
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Positive + Negative -
be + going to be + not going to
Pm going to Pm not going to
you’re going to you aren’t going to
he’s going to he isn’t going to
she’s going to she isn’t going to
it’s going to it isn’t going to
we’re going to we aren’t going to
you’re going to you aren’t going to
they’re going to they aren’t going to
3 W rite what Tumble’s friends are going to do. Look at the list below. W rite four sentences to
Use he’s, she’s or they’re going to. say what you aren’t going to do tom orrow .

► Ruff / help Tumble plant coconut trees travel to the moon %/ cook a meal
go to the zoo fly an aeroplane
Hee .going.to help.'Turnbla plant coconuttreee.^ go shopping build a rocket
1 Splodge / make sandwiches play football do my homework
have lunch go to New York
wash my hair read a book
2 Mabel / organize parties I’m not .going to travel to the moon................

3 Mildred / build a rocket

4 Ruff and Mabel / plant trees

Fill in the gaps.

Question
Am I going to?
Short answer
Yes, I am. OR No, Pm not.
Is Ruff M
m.VQ
. help
Are you going to? Yes, you are. OR No, you aren’t. Tumble with the party?
Is he going to? Yes, he is. OR No, he isn’t. (1) ......... Splodge............................
Is she going to? Yes, she is. OR No, she isn’t. make some Fizzy Ink?
Is it going to? Yes, it is. OR No, it isn’t.
Are we going to? Yes, we are. OR No, we aren’t. (2) .......... Mildred and Mabel
Are you going to? Yes, you are. OR No, you aren’t. ............................ buy the balloons?
Are they going to? Yes, they are. OR No, they aren’t.
(3 ) ......... Splodge............................
cook some mud pies? (4 )......... we
............................ play music at
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PRACTICE

a Look at Splodge’s diary. W h a t’s he going to do?

W rite your answers. Use h e ’s going to .

guy j ’ome banana#

Monday 5 May

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Wednesday 7 May m
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On Monday 5 May.he’s going, to buy.some, bananas.

b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer questions.

► Partner A What ’ sSplodge going to do on the tenth of May ?
Partner B H e’s going to go to the party.
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7 Match the sentences.

► Splodge has got a carrot. They’re going to have a bath.

1 I’m hungry. He’s going to drink some juice
2 Mildred and Mabel are d She’s going to pack a suitcase.
3 Ruff wants to buy a book. He’s going to feed his rabbit.
4 Tumble is thirsty. I’m going to make a sandwich.
5 Mabel is going on holiday. He’s going to go to the bookshop.

6 Splodge’s tooth hurts. They’re going to go to the doctor’s.

7 Tumble is tired. He’s going to go swimming.
8 Mildred likes cooking. He’s going to go to bed.
9 Ruff and Splodge are ill. He’s going to go to the dentist’s.
10 Splodge is going to the pool. She’s going to make a cake.
8
a Answer the questions. Use going to .
► What are you going to watch on television today?
I’m going, to watch a cartoon ................. .......
1 What are you going to do tomorrow morning?

2 What are your friends going to do on Saturday?

3 What are you going to do this evening?^

4 What lesson is your teacher going to teach next?

5 What are you going to eat for breakfast tomorrow?

6 Who are you going to speak to today?

b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer

the questions in 8a.

► Partner A What are you going to do tomorrow morning?

Partner B I ’m going to go swimming with my brother.
Partner B What are you going to do tomorrow morning?
Partner A I ’m going to go to the shops with my parents.
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W o rk with a partner. Pretend you’re Tumble.
W h a t are you going to do when you’re the President?
Take turns to say sentences. Use some of the ideas below.
make the sun shine every day */
close the school on Thursdays 1/
have a party every Monday
give animals free rides on buses
plant coconut trees in every street
make green ice cream
give presents to every child
build lollipop castles
eat chocolate and banana sandwiches for lunch
build big playgrounds
give everyone free sweets
Partner A Fm going to make the sun shine every day.
Partner B Fm going to close the school on Thursdays.
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a W o rk in small groups. Choose one pupil in the group to be the
President. W rite ten things he or she is going to do.

► The President je .going to cloee the school ............................

b Take turns to tell the class what you’ve written, like this:

► Pupil A The President is going to close the school.

Pupil B The President is going to make homework easy.
PufSiTC The President is going to go to the moon.

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I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

• Will Mo fall? Yes □ No □
• How does Snapper know?
Because he’s clever. Q
Because he can see Spike cutting the tree down. □

^ GRAMMAR
A
going to is to talk about the future when you know what
will happen next. You know what will happen next because
of what you can see happening now.
Spike is cutting the tree. Mo is going to fall.
The sun is shining. It's going to be a hot day.
2 Fill in the gaps. Use going to .

► Mo is running towards the tree. He’s $9. ............ climb it.

1 Spike is cutting the tree down. It’s ................................ fall.

2 Mo is falling. He’s ...................................hurt himself.

3 There are big black clouds in the sky. It’s .................... ............. rain.
4 I haven’t done my homework. I’m ................................ get a bad mark.
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B 3 Match the sentences.
Positive + ► Mo’s sister is unhappy.---- He’s going to get fat.
be + going to. It’s easy!
1 It’s raining. — She’s going to cry.
Pm going to
h e ’s/sh e ’s /it’s going to 2 Be careful! The ladder is broken. He’s going to have lunch.
we’re /y o u ’re /th e y ’re going to 3 He’s making a sandwich. We’re going to get wet.
4 Snapper eats too much chocolate. You’re going to fall.

C 4 Complete Mo and Snapper’s conversation. Use be + n o t going to .

Negative - Snapper What shall we do? Pad is an hour late.
be + not going to
Pm not going to ►He .3PU13 X'Q................come.
he/sh e/it isn’t going to Mo What shall we do? (1) W e..........................................have any fun
we/you/they aren’t going to here. There’s no one to play with.
Snapper Let’s go outside. It’s sunny. (2) I t .........................................
rain.
Mo But it’s very windy, so it isn’t going to be warm, and I haven’t
finished my homework.
Snapper (3) Your teacher..........................................be happy.
Mo I know. (4) I ..........................................get a good mark.
Snapper You never get a good mark, do you?
Mo Be quiet, Snapper. Let’s go outside and play.

Question Short answer

Am I going to? Yes, I am. OR No, Pm not.
Is he/sh e/it going to? Yes, he/sh e/it is. or No, h e /s h e /it isn’t.
Are \ye/^you/they going to? Yes, we/you/they are. or N o, we/you/they aren’t.
5 W rite the questions. Use the verbs below.
play brush ^ be do rain
► Snapper has got a toothbrush. )p. he 5P.U10i .VP. .brush........................ his teeth?
1 There are lots of clouds.................i t ..................................................... ?
2 It’s half past eight.................y ou late for school?
3 Mo has got a Maths book.................h e ..................................................... his homework?
4 They’re wearing football boots.................they.....................................................football?

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^ PRACTICE
6 W rite sentences. Use going to.

► It’s Monday morning.

Mo and Pad / go / to school.
Mo.and Pad are.gomg tp.go to school.
1 The bus is leaving.
They / miss / it.

2 Mo forgot to have breakfast.

He / be / hungry later.

3 The teacher is here.

Th^ Maths lesson / start soon.

4 Mo hates Maths.
It / be / a difficult lesson.

5 The teacher has got a pen.

She / write / on the board.

6 Pad hasn’t got his Maths book.

He / look at Mo’s book.

7 Mo and Pad have got some sweets.

They / eat / them.

8 The teacher is testing the class.

She / ask / somebody a question.

9 Mo has got his hand in the air.

He / answer / the question.

10 It’s nearly the end of the lesson.

The bell / ring.

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7 Look at the pictures. W h a t’s going to

happen next?

► Thay ra .going to fa 11.o ff th e bicycle..

1 ..................................................

2 ......................................................
3 ..................................................................
4 ..................................................................
5 ..................................................................
6 ..................................................................
7 ..................................................................
8 ..................................................................
9 ..................................................................
10 .................................................

8 Match the sentences.

► Mo and Snapper are running.- She’s going to get very hot.

1 Snapper is playing with Mo’s radio. They’re going to go on holiday.
2 Mo’s father is at the newsagent’s. He’s going to break it.
3 Mo’s sister is switching the television on. They’re going to get tired.
4 Mo’s mother is sitting in the sun. She’s going to watch a cartoon.
5 Mo and his family are packing their suitcases. He’s going to buy a newspaper.

6 Pad draws good pictures. He isn’t going to pass his tests.

7 Mo doesn’t do his homework. She’s going to post a letter.
8 Mo is wrapping a present. He’s going to give it to Snapper.
9 Mo’s mother is going to the post office. They’re going to buy some sweets.
10 Snapper and Mo are in the sweet shop. He’s going to win the prize for Art.
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3 I ................................................................

No, you aren’t. You don’t understand Maths.

4 she ..........................................................

Yes, she is. Sjjels buying a cinema ticket.

5 it 7

No, it isn’t. It’s going to be hot and sunny.

6 he .......................................................

No, he isn’t. He doesn’t like homework.

7 Spike .............................................

Yes, he is. I’m eating his sweets.

8 they..........................

Yes, they are. They’re at the bicycle shop now.

9 .............Snapper....................................................

No, he isn’t. He can’t find his towel.

10 ............. she ..........................................
9 W rite the questions for these answers.
Use the words below.
buy Mo a bicycle see a film be late Yes, she is. She’s very thirsty.
make a cake \ / drink some water
win the football match be angry 10 W o rk in tw o teams. Your teacher will say

rain tomorrow pass my Maths test these sentences. Say what you think is going to

go swimming do his homework happen next. Score one point for each correct
sentence.
we going, to mgka m a cake? ...............
► Are
There’s no petrol in the car.
Yes, we are. Here’s some flour, some sugar Mo’s dog can see a cat.
and two eggs. It’s midnight. Snapper and Mo aren’t asleep.
Snapper is switching the television on.
1 thoseboys....... ................................ I’m packing a suitcase.
...................................................No, they aren’t. Mo’s mother is standing at the bus stop.
Snapper is chasing Mo.
They aren’t playing very well. ► Teacher There’s no petrol in the car.
2 w e.................................................... Team A It’s going to stop.
Yes, we are. It’s half past ten. Team B It isn’t going to work.
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REVISION 5 - be; th ere ’s and there are; have got

I W rite the positive (+) forms of be in the 6 Read the examples and tick the correct
present simple. box below.

I we .. Mildred has got a long nose.

I've got fair hair.
you you . Sticky has got black ears.
he . they You can use have got to describe people
she and animals.
True □ False □
it ...
7 W rite the positive (+) forms of have got.
2 N o w w rite the negative (- ) forms of be in the
present simple. I ............................... we ..............................
I we .. you .......................... you ............................
you you . he ........................... they ...........................
he . they she ..........................
she i t ..............................
it ... 8 W rite the negative (- ) forms of have got.

3 Read the examples and cross out the wrong I ............................... we ..............................
words below.
you .......................... you .............................
There's a machine in the kitchen.
There are test tubes in the lab. he ........................... they ............................
Use there’s with singular / plural nouns. she ..........................
i t ..............................
Use there are with singular / plural nouns.
9 W rite the positive (+) forms of be in the
4 W h a t are the negative forms of th e re ’s and past simple.
there are?
I/h e /sh e/it .
we/you/they
10 W rite the negative (- ) forms of be in the
5 Read the sentence and answer the questions. past simple.
Splodge has got a rabbit but he hasn't got a cat. I/h e /sh e/it .
What does Splodge own? we/you/they
What doesn’t Splodge own?

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REVISION 6 - present and past tenses

1 Read the story and tick the correct box. 6 W rite the positive (+) forms of the verb w o r k
Splodge’s friend gets up at six o’clock every in the present continuous.
day. He always washes his hands and brushes I ......................................................................................................
his ears before he has breakfast. After
breakfast he sings a funny song. Then he we/you/they .........................................................
goes to school. he/she/it ..............................................................
The present simple is to talk about things ...
you’re doing now. □ 7 W rite the negative (- ) forms of the verb sing

you do again and again. □ in the present continuous.

I ......................................................................................................
2 W rite the positive (+) forms of the verb eat in
the present simple.
we/you/they .........................................................
he/sh e/it .............................................................
I/w e/you/they .....................................................
he/sh e/it .............................................................. 8 Read the examples and tick the correct box.
Splodge helped Ruff yesterday.
3 W rite the negative (- ) forms of the verb play We went on holiday last year.
in the present simple.
The past simple is to talk about things ...
I/w e/you/they ..................................................... that are happening now. □
he/sh e/it .............................................................. that happened before now. □
9 Make the positive (+) forms of these verbs in
4 Read the examples and tick tw o boxes.
the past simple.
He likes food and he likes cooking.
I love the sun and I love sunbathing. , help ..........................................
We hate water and we hate swimming. smile ..........................................
After like, love and hate you can use ... study ..........................................
a noun. □
an adverb. □ stop ..........................................
an ing form. □ g° ..........................................
5 Read and answer the questions.
be ..........................................
Splodge eats bananas for lunch. 10 Make the negative ( - ) forms of these verbs in
Look! Ruff is eating a banana. the past simple.
Is Splodge eating a banana now? help ..........................................
Yes □ No □
smile ..........................................
Is Ruff eating a banana now?
Yes □ No □ study ..........................................
stop ..........................................
g° ..........................................
be ..........................................
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Ability

I CAN EO N f a s t e r
THAN A CAR.

I Tick ( ^ ) the correct box.

Can Mo read? Yes □ No □

GRAMMAR B
can’t is to say that you don’t know tiow to do
something.
A
I can’t fly. You can’t drive a car.
can is to say that you know how to do something. He can’t swim. We can’t run fast.
I can swim.
You can run fast. 3 Look at the list. W h a t can’t you do?
She can dance. W rite four sentences.
We can read. fly ✓ do Maths
speak fifteen languages read a book
2 W rite four things you can do. jump five metres lift a bus
Use the words below to help you. ride a bicycle write backwards
read */ swim dance count to ten talk use a computer
sleep eat drink walk run play run fast play games
write speak English swim underwater touch the ceiling
^ I can read. J.can’t fly.

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can is easy! It’s the same for everybody. Question Short answer
Positive + Negative - Can you read? Yes, I can.
I can I can’t Can you fly? No, I can’t.
you can you can’t Can Snapper sing? Yes, he can.
he can he can’t Can they dance? No, they can’t.
she can she can’t
it can it can’t W rite four questions to ask a friend what he or

we can we can’t she can do.

you can you can’t Can you.climb.a tree? ......................................

they can they can’t
4 Fill in the gaps.

► Can birds fly? Yes, they P.^JI...........fly.

1 Can Mo read? No, h e ..................read.
2 Can fish swim? Yes, they..................swim.
3 Can you lift a bus? No, I ................. lift a bus.
4 Can you and your
friends write? Yes, w e................. write.

PRACTICE TRUE FALSE

A red kangaroo can
jump twelve metres.
6 Look at the animal quiz. Guess which sentences are true.
Tick the correct boxes. 1 Cats can climb trees
Now write sentences. Use can or can’t. 2 Rabbits can’t hear.
► A red. kangaroo can jum^.twelvemetres. 3 Killer whales can swim
at 55 km an hour.
1 ..............................................................................................................................
4 Lions can read.
2 js...........................................
5 Fleas can jump 33 cm.
4 ........................................................................................................... 6 Mice can walk on
two legs.'.' ^ . - . a r r r
7 Snails can sleep for
5 * ..................................................................

6 three yea
' 8 Cheetahs can run at
g I 12 km an hour.
9 9 Crocodiles can be six
metres long.
10 ................................................................................................
10 Elephants can’t see.

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7
a Snapper is being silly.
He’s asking Mo questions.
Write Mo’s answers.
Use short answers.
► Can dogs sing?
No, they can’t ..................
1 Can babies fly?
N o,..................................
2 Can you swim? «#>: i m
Yes, ....................................
3 Can I climb trees?
Yes, ....................................
4 Can children drive cars?
N o ,......................................
5 Can we talk?
Yes, ....................................
6 Can your dad read?
Yes, ..................................
7 Can,-•0fish write?
'M o,......................................
8 Can teachers read?
Yes, ..................
9 Can your cat cook?
N o ,......................................
10 Can girls play football? b Write five questions to ask a partner. Use can.
Yes,......................................

Now take turns to ask and answer your questions.

Partner A Can Snapper talk ?
Partner B Yes, he can.
Partner B Can you makea fire with two sticks ?
Partner A No, I can Y.
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8
a W rite five true sentences about things you can and can’t do.
Then w rite five false sentences about things you can and can’t do.

True False
I can play football. I can walk on my hands.
I can’t swim underwater. I can’t read.....................

b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to read your sentences to your

partner. Ask him or her to guess whether you are telling the truth
or not.

► Partner A I can walk on myhands.

Partner B False.
Partner A Yes, it’s false.
Partner B I can 7 swim underwater.
9 Ask your teacher if you can play a class alphabet game.
Use can or can’t and any person, animal o r thing you
can think of. Play the game like this:

Pupil A Astronaut. An astronaut can walk on the moon.

Pupil B Bear. A bear can 7 talk.
Pupil C Crocodile. A crocodile can swim.
Pupil D Dog. A dog can 7 read.
10 W o rk with a partner or in small groups. Imagine you’re
inventors. Invent tw o clever machines. Draw a picture of them on
a piece of paper. W rite what each machine can do.

► A homework machine Asweet machine

It can do Maths and French. It canmake a hundred sweets an hour.
It can get good marks. It can make red and greensweets.........
It can help you. It can make chocolate........................

Take turns to tell the class about your machines.

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Permission

I Tick ($/) the correct boxes.

• Does Splodge want to cook mud pies?
Yes □ No □
• Does Tumble want Splodge to cook mud pies?
Yes □ No □
2 W rite Splodge’s questions. Use can I.

► play with Ruff’s machines

6 GRAMMAR Can .1.pjay with. R uffs machines?....
1 make a milkshake

A
can is to ask someone a question when you want to 2 cut Tumble’s hair
do something and you want the answer to be ‘Yes’.
Can I cook some mud pies ?
Can my friend come to stay ? 3 go outside
Can we go to the park ? tr*.- .......................................
4 watch television

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B D
Asking Saying ‘Yes’ can is polite but if you want to be very polite
Can I tell you a joke? Yes, you can. use could.
Can Ruff drive your ? es, he can.
car Y Could I have some chocolate ?
Can my friends come and see me? Yes, they can. Could we go to the cinema next week ?
Could my friend stay here tonight ?
3 It’s Saturday. Splodge can do lots of things.
H e’s asking questions. W rite Tumble’s answers. 5 Rewrite the sentences. Use could.
He says ‘Yes’.
► Can I go outside?
► Can I go out in Mabel’s car? Could \ go outside? ......
Yes,.you can......................................................
1 Can my friend come to lunch?
1 Can I play with my friends?
2 Can I play football this afternoon?
2 Can I go to the cinema?
3 Can we make a cake?
3 Can I drink some Fizzy Ink?
4 Can I watch television?
4 Can my friends make mud pies?

C
Asking Saying ‘No’
Can I cut Tumble’s hair? No, you can’t
Can he play with your computer? No, he can’t
Can my friends stay overnight ? No, they can’t
4 Read Splodge’s questions. W rite Tumble’s
answers. He says ‘N o ’.

► Can I stay up till midnight?

you can’t . ..................................................
1 Can I make a Green Pea Milkshake?

2 Can my friend drive Mabel’s car?

3 Can I eat your cake?

4 Can I play music all night?

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# PRACTICE
6
a Splodge is asking Mabel and ► Can .1.p u t worms, inyour shoes? ..........
Mildred if he can do some
things in their house. Mabel
and Mildred always say ‘N o ’
to Splodge. W rite ten
questions.
put worms in your shoes \ /
build a rocket ?.............
play with your cat
climb the tree
use your telephone
drive your car
tell you a joke
make Fizzy Ink
eat your hat ...................................................................................................................
glue your shoes to the floor
make a Green Pea Milkshake b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer the questions.
Use can I and yes, you can or no, you can’t.

► Partner A Can I put worms in your shoes ?

Partner B No, you can 7.

7 Match the questions to the answers.

► Can I open my presents?-™-*^ No, you can’t. You’re too young to drive.
1 Can I make a sandwich? Yes, you can. There’s milk in the fridge.
2 Can I stay up till midnight? No, you can’t. Go to bed.
3 Can I watch television? No, you can’t. There isn’t any bread.
4 Can I have a drink? Yes, you can. 1 y o u r birthday.
5 Can I drive the car? Yes, you can. There’s a cartoon on.

6 Can I buy a comic? No, you can’t. You must go to school.

7 Can I stay at home tomorrow? Yes, you can. Here’s some money.
8 Can I telephone my friend? No, you can’t. It’s raining.
9 Can I go outside? Yes, you can. The CD player is over there.
10 Can I listen to some music? No, you can’t. The telephone is broken.

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Look at Splodge’s secret code. 9
a You’re asking your teacher these questions.
£ =G ' |m =R Y W rite what you think your teacher’s answers
are. Use yes, you can or no, you can’t.

- t =z 4> - O * ► Could we paint the classroom red?

Yes,you can., or No,.you.can’t ,
--- = 1 =S T
e 1 Could we have longer breaks?
cS> = A =u O
2 Could we have more English homework?
P =F © =D cb
3 Could we draw on the board?
T =C A =E <3
4 Could we use a dictionary?
Here’s Splodge’s secret message.
Can you read it?
5 Could we have less homework?

©A'ir’fh fTi2>PP 6 Could we have lessons at the weekend?

T4>04>® + 7 Could we play football in class?

8 Could we have shorter lessons?

TA Y(eA 9 Could we learn more grammar?
Y^YYlTnTiAT?
10 Could we help you tidy the classroom?

W rite the message here: b N o w take turns round the class to ask your
teacher the questions. Listen carefully! W e re
□ □□□ □□□[£] your answers right?

□ □□□□ □
□ 0 0 0 0 0 □□
mn □□□ □□□
□□□□□□□□?

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10 Imagine you haven’t done your Maths homework. W rite a very
polite note (maximum twenty words) to your Maths teacher.
Ask if you can do the homework tom orrow .

Dear Teacher

I I A re you as polite as Splodge? Read his letter. Then w ork in small

groups. W rite ten things you would like to do at school on the
lines below. Use could w e.

C o u ld I invite
DRyfr&nd Turnffa
my friends to the
a ll

house thisa,ft<sri?o0
and cOuld cs
some |ftz z if
M ine en
Love
IP L I f
irom (plcches
X

Could we have our lessons outside? Could we make chocolate biscuits in class?

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Requests

I Tick (%/) the correct boxes.

What’s Splodge eating?
Potatoes □ Spaghetti □ Rice D
Is Splodge asking for help?
Yes □ No □

a Or

o
2 W rite questions. Use can you.

► Pass me the salt. Can you.pa 66 me th e salt, p \e a e e ? ............

can is to ask someone to do 1 Give me a drink..............................................................................
something for you.
Can you help me? 2 Open the door. .............................................................................
Can you pass me a fork, please ? 3 Give me the m enu..................'................................. w.>C
Can you give me some water? 4 Cut my meat. .............................................................................
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B
can is polite but if you want to be very polite, use could.
Could you pass me a napkin ?
Could you help me with my homework ?
Could you open the window , please?
/
3 Rewrite Splodge’s questions. Use could.

► Can you give me some more potatoes, please?

Could you give me eome more potatoee, pieaee?^
1 Can you pass me the peas, please?

2 Can you give me some money?

3 Can you open this box for me, please?

4 Can you ask the waiter for some ice cream?

PRACTICE

a Splodge is eating more food in the restaurant!

W rite his questions. Use can and the words
below.
cut my meat ^ ask the waiter for a knife
give me some juice pass me the beans
get me some bread pass me the pepper
tell me a story read the menu to me b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask more
open the bottle choose my vegetables questions. Use the words below to give you *
ask for some water some ideas, or make your own questions.

». Can you.cut my meat,, please?..................... take my plate awayi/ give me some salad
pass me a knife ask for some fruit
.......... give me a drink pass me the potatoes
give me a small plate
Partner A Can you take my plate away I
Partner B Can you get me a milkshake?
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5 Ruff and Tumble are going to take Splodge to a
Chinese restaurant on Saturday but first there
are lots of things for Splodge to do. Look at the
pictures on the left and the words below.
W rite Ruff and Tumble’s questions.
water the plants brush your hair
close the window feed your rabbit
make me a milkshake mow the lawn
answer the telephone lock the back door
post my letters make your bed
do the washing-up
». Can you.close.the window?..............................
1 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

2 ; 9^ . . w . . . .................. . .........................................................

3 .................................. ;........... ............

4 ..................................................................................
5 . C . . ....................... ,.............. .
6 ................
7 ............ ...................V..;;..,,!........................
8 ................................
9 .................................................................................
10 ...................................................................................................
6
a Imagine you’re the teacher. You want help in
the classroom. W rite five questions to ask your
pupils. Use could you.

Could .you. clean the. board?

2
1...............
/......
v
.'....
3 ...................................................
4 ...................................................
5 ...................................................

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b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask each other to do five
things and do them!
► Partner A Could you pass me a red pen, please?
(Partner B, pass your friend a red pen.)
Partner B Could you open my book, ?
(Partner A, open your friend’s book.)
7 Splodge and his friends are at the Chinese restaurant. Splodge has
got a problem. He wants Tumble and Ruff to help him. Can you
read the secret message?

<£*<>>w<e €/&<?

jT Y w r ?
W rite the message here:

□ □□□□ □□□’ □ □ 00
□0 □□□□ □□□
□ □ □ □ □ □ p an s,
□□□□□□?

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Obligation

Splodge, when you

meet the King of Candaroon,
you must bow three times
with your eyes shut.

Tick (y/) the correct boxes.

Can Splodge bow with his eyes
open when he meets the King?
Yes □ No □
Can Splodge wear green socks?
Yes □ No □

0 B

t must is easy!
you must
A
he must
must is to tell people what to do. she must
You must bow three times. it must
You must wear red and blue socks. you must
You must shut your eyes. they must
2 W h a t does Ruff say to Splodge? Use must. 3 Fill in the gaps. Use m u st.
bow three times ^ smile be polite The King of Candaroon says:
answer the King’s questions
say ‘Hello, dear King’ ‘Children ►biust wear special clothes.
You. m ust bow three times....................... Boys (1 )............... wear red and blue socks.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Girls (2) ............... wear green and yellow
2 ............................................................... gloves. Children (3 ).................be happy and
3 ........................................................................... they (4 )............... laugh at my jokes.’
4 ..........................................................................
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PRACTICE
4
a Read the Rules of Candaroon.
T H E E L E V E N K T JLE S O F
b Answer the questions.

► How many times must everybody bow to CANBAMOON

the King? Everybody must bow to the
Everybody.must, bow three.tim es,....... King three times.
?*•
1 What must cats do? Visitors must knock at the castle door
five times.
Cats must wait outside the castle.
2 What must happen on Tuesdays?
Boys must wear red and blue socks.
Children must eat peanuts for breakfast.
3 Who must go swimming every day?
/ On Thursdays, everybody must
speak Candarese.
4 Who must be kind to Adverbs? Adults must always be kind to Adverbs.
Rabbits must have a bath every month.
Everybody, except the King,
5 What must boys wear? must walk backwards.
Girls must give the King a spider
on Tuesdays.
6 What language must everybody speak
on Thursdays? Children must go swimming every day.

7 What must children eat for breakfast? 9 Who must walk backwards?

8 How many times must visitors knock at the 10 How often must rabbits have a bath?
castle door? .................................................................

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W o rk with a partner. Imagine you are the King
of Candaroon. W rite five more rules.
fijlf
' ’•®rSlf'
.* Y
Everybody, must, wear .green, hats in winter....

a Splodge wants to stay in Candaroon for a day.

Imagine you’re a guard. Tell him what to do.
Make sentences. Use m u s t and the words
below.
► get up early 1 put your socks on
2 bring your rabbit 3 knock at the castle a W o rk in small groups. Imagine a new country.

door 4 show your rabbit to the King What’s your country’s nam e?...........................
5 say the secret password
6 say your name 7 walk to the black door Has it got a King?...............................................
8 open the green box 9 stand on your head What’s his nam e?................................................
10 read the rules of Candaroon
You. m ust .get. up. early........................................ N o w make rules for your country. Use m ust.

1 ,............................................... Everybody, m ust wear yellow shoes...............

2 . Children must eat chocolate for lunch.

3 ..................................................................................
t
1

4 ................................ .................................................. 2

5 ................................................................................... 3
6 ................................................................................................... 4
7 ................................................................................... 5
8 ............................................................................... 6
9 ................................................................................... 7
10 ................................................................................................... 8
9
b W o rk with a partner. Think about your parents
and your teacher. W h a t do they tell you to do? 10
Take turns to say five sentences each.
N o w take turns to tell the class about your
► Partner A Youmust do your homework.country’s rules.
Partner B You must go to bed at eight o ’clock. Pupil A Our country is called Stickstock.
Partner A You must listen in class. Everybody must get up at night.
Partner B You must brush your teeth. Adults must go to school.
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Prohibition

r You can help me make a

secret potion but you m ustn’t drink
it and you m ustn’t be noisy
and you m ustn’t ..

Can I put this in here?

I Tick ( ^ ) the correct boxes.

Can Splodge drink the potion?
Yes □ No □
• Can Splodge be noisy?
Yes D. No □
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A
mustn’t is to tell somebody that they can’t do
something.
Youm u s t n ’t touch the test tubes.
You mustn’t shout.
You mustn’t drink R uff’s potions.
2 Read what Ruff is saying. H ow many things
mustn’t Splodge do?
‘Splodge, come here! You mustn’t touch the
test tubes. They’re hot. Look at the bottles on
the shelf. You mustn’t open that small bottle.
You mustn’t drink the green potion because it
makes you invisible. You mustn’t shake the test
tube and you mustn’t play with the red
powder. It’s very dangerous.’

Splodge m ustn’t d o .................................things.

PRACTICE
Match the sentences.

Don’t use cold water.- You mustn’t mix the ink and milk.
1 Don’t stir the green powder. You mustn’t drop the blue bottle.
2 Don’t talk to anyone. You mustn’t eat the magic beans.
3 Don’t drop the blue bottle. You mustn’t talk to anyone.
4 Don’t eat the magic beans. You mustn’t stir the green powder.
5 Don’t mix the ink and milk. ■You mustn’t use cold water.

6 Don’t drink the yellow water. You mustn’t say the magic spell.
7 Don’t heat the test tube. You mustn’t give Splodge the recipe.
8 Don’t say the magic spell. You mustn’t shake the bottle.
9 Don’t shake the bottle. You mustn’t drink the yellow water.
10 Don’t give Splodge the recipe. You mustn’t heat the test tube.
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Ruff’s Amazing Shrinking Potion

This potion makes you very, very small. Add one small spoon of pea soup.
Don’t stir the potion!
First turn off the lights. Don’t Sing a song three times but don’t
forget to wear a white T-shirt. This sing loudly.
is very important. Say this magic spell but don’t say
Don’t show the recipe to anyone. it slowly, say it very quickly:
Use one large (size 10) blue test ‘Ruff puff, Ruff huff, Ruff is a
tube. Don’t use a yellow test tube. wonder fluff.’
Don’t forget to wear white gloves. The potion is ready. Drink it
Mix three spoons of red powder and slowly with your eyes shut. Don’t
some water. Don’t use hot water! open your eyes for seven minutes.
Don’t touch the mixture. Leave for
one hour and three minutes. Now open your eyes.
Open Bottle 33 - don’t shake the You are very, very s?
bottle. Put Potion 33 in the blue
test tube.

a Read Ruff’s shrinking potion recipe. b W o rk with a partner. I ake turns to answer
W h a t mustn’t you do? these questions.

► You m u stn ’t fo rg o t to wear a w h jte .T -s h irtv What mustn’t you forget to wear? |/
1 What mustn’t you show to anyone?
..........................................................................................................
What test tube mustn’t you use?
What colour gloves mustn’t you forget to wear?
2 ..................................................................... What water mustn’t you use?
What mustn’t you touch?
3 ................................................................................. What mustn’t you shake?
What mustn’t you stir?
4 ................................................................................. What mustn’t you do loudly?
What mustn’t you say slowly?
5 ................................................................................. What mustn’t you do for seven minutes?
► Partner A What mustn’t you forget to wear ?
6 ................................................................................................. Partner B You mustn't forget to wear a white
T-shirt.
7 .................................................................................
Partner B What mustn't you show to anyone?
8 .............................................................................. Partner A You mustn't show ...
9 .................................................................................
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5 b W o rk with a partner. Imagine you are Ruff or
a W h a t do your teachers say you mustn’t do at Tumble. W h a t do you think they say Splodge
school? Make a list of ten things. Use the words mustn’t do in the house? W rite ten sentences.
below to help you. ► You. mustn’t drink too much .Fizzy Ink..........
eat in class cheat forget your books \ / You. mustn’t eat.mud .pies in the. bath........
shout in class draw pictures on the board
play football in your English lesson
sing in your Maths lesson listen to music
stand on your desk kick your friend
write on your desk
► You. mustn’t forget .you r books ......................

1 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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REVISION 7 - can, can’t, could; must, mustn’t

1 Read the sentence and tick the correct boxes. 7 Read the examples and tick the correct box.
Splodge can read but he can’t swim. Can you open the door, please?
Does Splodge know how to read? Could you pass me a pen, please ?
Yes □ No □ When you ask somebody to help you, you use
Does Splodge know how to swim? can/could I. □
Yes □ No □ can/could you. □
8 Read the examples and cross out the wrong
2 W h a t can a bird do? W rite tw o sentences.
word in the rule.
Can you carry this box, please?
Could you carry this box, please?
Questions with can / could are more polite.
3 W h a t can’t a fish do? W rite tw o sentences. Vs
9 Read what Ruff says to Splodge and tick the
correct boxes.
You must go to bed at nine.
You must do your homework now.
4 Read what Splodge says and tick the correct
box. Can Splodge go to bed at ten?
Can I watch television tonight ? Yes □ No □
Could I visit my friends tomorrow ? Can Splodge do his homework tomorrow?
Who do you think Splodge is talking to? Yes □ No □
Ruff □ A friend □ 10 Read the examples and cross out the wrong
word in the rule.
5 Tick the correct box. Think carefully.
You mustn’t shout in class.
can is more polite than could. □ You mustn’t be rude.
could is more polite than can. □ mustn’t is to tell somebody that
6 Think of four things you want to do this they can / can’t do something.
weekend. W rite four questions to ask your
parents if you can do them. Use can and I I W h a t does your teacher say you must
could. and mustn’t do in class? Fill in the gaps.
Use m u s t or m u s tn ’t.

‘You..............................do your work.’

‘You..............................shout in class.’
‘You..............................be quiet.’
‘You..............................eat in class.’

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Prepositions of place

ant* r\
' We mustcatch these prepositions,
They’re dangerous. Look! They’re on the television,
in the cupboard, under the table .. ^

I Tick ( t / ) the correct box.

Where’s Number 3?
On the table □ Under the carpet □
In the cupboard □

2 Read the sentences carefully.

^ W' GRAMMAR Circle the prepositions.

► Where’s my watch? It’s(on)the table.

A
1 Where’s the toyshop? It’s in Moon Street.
Prepositions of place tell you where something is
The book is on the table. 2 Where’s Tumble’s book? It’s on the chair.
Splodge is in the cupboard. 3 Where are Ruff’s shoes? They’re under the
Were under the stairs. carpet.
4 Where’s the milk? It’s in the fridge.
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These are prepositions of place:

4
a Look at the picture. Splodge is having tea
with Mabel and Mildred. Fill in the gaps.
Use prepositions.

Splodge is sitting ►between........Mildred and

Mabel. He’s sitting (1 ).......................a chair.
There’s a tortoise (2 )....................Mabel’s
chair and there’s a cat sitting (3 )......................
the fire. There are three cups (4) .....................
the table. There’s some tea (5) ......................
the cups. There are some chocolate biscuits
(6) ......................the teapot. Splodge has got a
chocolate biscuit (7 )......................his mouth.
l
(8) ...................... Mabel there’s a big plate of
sandwiches. Mildred’s parrot is standing
(9 ) ...................... her head. He’s got a piece of
cake ( 10 ) .......................his beak.

3 W h e re are these prepositions? Look at the

pictures above and w rite your answers.

► Number 1is behind............. the fridge.

1 Number 7is ..........................the cupboard.
2 Number 5is ..........................the bed.
3 Number 9is ..........................the table.
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b W o rk with a partner. 5
Take turns to ask and a A friend of Splodge’s lives in a town near Wibble. Look at the list
answer the questions. of streets and places. Try to imagine the town. W h e re do you

► Where’s Splodge? think everything is?

1 Where’s the tortoise? Streets Shops Restaurants Other places

2 Where’s the cat? Moon Street the post office The Mud PieCafe the park
3 How many cups are on Green Street the bank The Milkshake Bar the school
the table? Long Street the toyshop the station
4 Where are the chocolate Sunny Street the sweet shop
biscuits? the greengrocer’s
5 Where’s the parrot? the bakery
► Partner A Where’s Splodge b N o w w rite ten sentences about the town. Use prepositions.
Partner B H e’s between
Mabel and ^ the par k \e next to the.echoql .....................................................
Mildred. The Mud .Pie Cafe \e next to the bank. .........................................
The .toyshop, ie jn Moon Street........................................................

6 W o rk with a partner. Take turns to put things in different places

and ask your partner where they are. Use the suggestions below.
put your hands on your head i/
put a book under your desk i/
put your hands between your knees
stand next to your desk
put a pencil in your pencil case
hold a pen in your right hand
put your thumb in your mouth
put a book next to your chair
put a pencil between two books
stand next to the door
► Partner A Where are my hands ?
Partner B They’re on your head. Where’s my book?
Partner A It’s under your desk.
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a D raw these things in the picture of Splodge’s bedroom.

A teddy bear on Splodge’s bed. A book on the table.
A cup between Splodge’s toy box and the chair. A bag behind the chair.
A football under Splodge’s bed. A cat in Splodge’s toy box.
A cupboard next to Splodge’s bed. An apple under the chair.
A radio in front of the cupboard.
b Listen to your teacher. Take turns to answer the questions.

► Teacher Where’s the teddy bear?

Pupil A It’s on Splodge’s bed.
8 Splodge is hiding. Can you read the secret code and find out where he is?

W rite your answer here.

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Prepositions of tim e

WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY ‘ IT'S F O U R y I WAS BORN A T

O'CLOCK. / FOOR O'CLOCK ON
H M M ...W H A T M ONTH (— ~ l W E D N ESD A Y IN
IS IT NOW *? J J U N E . IT 'S M V
^ (. I b ir th d a y ! HAPPY
V BIRTHDAY T o M E !

I
4
Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

• Mo says his birthday is ...

in December. □ in August. □
in June. □
• Do you think Mo is telling the truth?
Yes □ No JP

O GRAMMAR
A 2 W h e n ’s your birthday? W rite the month.
Prepositions of time tell you when something My birthday is i n ......................................
happens.
These are prepositions of time: in, on, at N o w ask four friends when their birthday is
My birthday is in June.
School starts in September. Name Month
My birthday is on Wednesday. ..........................’s birthday is i n .................
On Thursdays we play basketball. ..........................’s birthday is i n .....................
I was born at four o’clock.
I have breakfast at seven o ’clock. ..........................’s birthday is i n .....................
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in + month in + year
in June, in September in 1965, in 2005
We have a holiday in June. A man walked on the moon in 1969.
3 Answer the questions. Use in.

How old will you be ...

► in March? In.. .............. I’ll be tan y e a rs . old,........................
in September? .............................. I’ll b e ...................................................
in 2009? .............................. I’ll b e ...................................................
in February 2007? .............................. I’ll b e ...................................................
in May next year? .............................. I’ll b e ...................................................

C D
on + day on + date at + clock time
on Monday on the fourth of September at four o’clock, at half past ten
on Thursday on the tenth of October I get Up at half past seven.
Snapper will be ten years old on Friday. She has lunch at one o ’clock.
There’s a party on the ninth of January. We go to bed at nine o ’clock.
4 W rite sentences. Use on. 5 Answer the questions. Use at.

► There’s a party / 9 January. ► When do you have lunch?

There’a,a .party on 9 January................ I have lunch at. hajf past twelve
1 When do you get up?
1 Mo goes back to school / 6 September. I get up ...........................................
2 When does school start?
School starts...................................
2 Mo’s mother is going to the supermarket / 3 When do you have supper?
Monday. I have supper ................................
4 When do you go to bed?
I go to b e d ......................................
3 Mo’s father is playing tennis / Saturday
morning.

4 Mo’s mother starts a new job / 4 October.

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Be careful! Learn these:

in at PRACTICE
in the morning at night 7
in the afternoon at the weekend
in the evening at lunchtime a Put the correct preposition of time under the
headings.

6 Fill in the gaps. Use in or at. + month/year + day/date + time

► !n the morning Mo wakes up. He brushes
his teeth ( 1 ) the morning and (2 ) ......... b Tick ( ^ ) the correct boxes.
night. He watches television (3) the
► When’s Milly’s birthday?
weekend and (4) the afternoon when he
At April □ In April □ On April □
comes home from school.
1 When will Mo be twenty years old?
On 2010 □ In 2010 □ At 2010 □
2 When do you have breakfast?
On the morning □ At the morning □
In the morning □
3 When does the sun shine in England?
In July □ On July □ At July □
4 When do you play with your friends?
On the afternoon □ In the afternoon □
At the afternoon □
5 When do you have lunch?
In lunchtime □ At lunchtime □
On lunchtime □
c W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and
answer the questions in 7b.

► Partner A W h e n ’s your birthday ?

Partner B My birthday is in July.
Partner B W h e n ’syour birthday ?
Partner A My birthday is in November.

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8 W hen do you do the things below? Make tw o lists.
wake up have lunch ✓ go to sleep go to school
see my friends do a sport do my homework have breakfast
listen to music watch television get dressed have a bath
read books have supper come home from school go to the shops
in at
] wake up. in the morning.................................... I have lunch.at one o’clock.

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4

a This is M o’s school timetable. W rite what lessons he’s got this week.
Use on and a t. W rite ten sentences.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

«J*»
09.00 Maths Biology History English Art Football

11.00 Art Geography French French Biology

14.00 Chemistry English Maths Music History %% \f

...... .... V I
<h t .

On. Monday at.nine o'dock he’s .got a .Maths, lesson..

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b W o rk with a partner. Look at your school timetables.
Take turns to say what lessons you’ve got every day.

► Partner A On Monday at ten o’clock we’ve got an English lesson.

Partner B On Monday afternoon at three o’clock we’ve got
a Maths lesson.
10 Read the sentences very carefully. Match the beginnings and ends.

► There’s an Art lesson on 9 January.

1 Mo’s dad was born 1999.
2 It’s Mo’s birthday six o’clock.
3 Mo’s lesson in 1969.
4 Snapper’s party finishes at V on Monday.
5 Mo was nine years old in starts at nine o’clock.

6 Mo is going on holiday Tuesday.

7 It always rains in at seven o’clock.
8 Mo isn’t going to school on match is on Saturday.
9 Snapper has supper January.
10 The school football in August.
I I W o rkin small groups or with a partner. Make as many sentences
as you can. Use the words below and in, on and at.
2011 lunchtime Thursday April night
the afternoon 12 July a quarter past three
the weekend Sunday midnight November
the morning the evening Friday January
five o’clock 22 May September
On Thursday there’s a basketball match.
In April there are no lessons.
On Friday we’re going to the moon.
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Prepositions of movem ent

It’s apreposition of
movement. Look at that one.
What’s that thing? ¥ It’s climbing up the curtain.
Look! It’s coming o u t o f )
the cupboard.

I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

What’s Number 1 doing?
Going into the cupboard □
Coming out of the cupboard □
What’s Number 2 doing? I like them. There’s another one.
Climbing up the curtain □ ^ It’s jumping over the cat.
Jumping over the cat □

GRAMMAR 2 Circle the prepositions.

Splodge is frightened. There’s a preposition

running out of the cupboard. There’s another
A
one climbing up the curtain and there’s one
Prepositions of movement tell you how things
move and where they move to. jumping over the cat. They move all the time.
It's coming out of the cupboard. Splodge wants to jump over the prepositions,
It’s jumping over the cat. run out of the house and hide.
It's climbing up the curtain.
It's running from the chair to the table.
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These are prepositions of movement:
into, out of; up, down; over, round; from, to

Splodge is coming out of Sticky’s box.

Splodge is coming down the stairs.

Splodge is walking from the tree to the bench.
3 Answer the questions. 2 Which things can you go down?
Tick the correct answers. a mouse □ a ladder □ the stairs □
► Which things can you walk over? 3 Which things can you get into?
a hill S' a bridge S' a city □ a box □ a wall □ a car □
1 Which things can you go up? 4 Which things can you get out of?
a mountain □ a pond □ a ladder □ a lift □ a car □ a table □
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4 Splodge ran away from the prepositions.

Look at the pictures and fill in the gaps.
5 He ra n ............... the pond
the garden wall.

► Splodge ran o u t o f Mabel’s house.

T
6 He climbed the ladder.

1 He w ent........................ the garden.

7 He clim bed........................ the wall.

8 He ra n ........................ the street.

2 He walked........................ the flowerbed.

9 He went the sweet shop.

10 He ra n ........................ the stairs and hid behind

4 He jum ped........................ the pond at once. some lollipops.
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5
a Splodge has drawn a treasure map. H e ’s trying to explain it to Ruff
and Tumble but he doesn’t know any prepositions of movement.
Fill in the gaps to help Ruff and Tumble understand the map.

Start at our house. Go ► Qut of the back door. Now walk (1 )...
the back door (2 )........................ the garden wall. There’s a ladder.
Climb (3 ).......................the ladder and go (4 )..........................the steps. Now walk
(5 ) the lake. There’s a boat. Get (6) the boat and
sail (7 ).......................the mountains. Get (8) ..........................the boat and walk
(9) the mountains. You can see a castle and a bridge. Go
(10) ........................ the bridge to the castle. Dig a hole inside the castle.
The treasure is there!
b W o rk with a partner. Partner A, choose a place 6 Ask your teacher if you can play this game. One
for the treasure but don’t tell your partner. pupil is Splodge. Take turns to tell Splodge what
N o w tell Partner B how to get to the treasure. to do. Play the game like this:
W hen you’ve finished, swap.
Pupil A Splodge, walk from the board to the
► Partner A Start at Splodge's house. Go out of the teacher.
front door and walk round the house. Pupil B Splodge, walk round a desk.
Walk over the hill and go to the Pupil C Splodge, go out of the classroom.
station. The treasure is there.
W hen the pupil has done five things, he or she
Partner B Start at the castle. Go out of the castle can choose another pupil to be Splodge.
and over the bridge. Walk round the
small lake and over the bridge. Go
into the wood. The treasure is there.
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REVISION 8 - prepositions

1 Read the examples and tick the correct box. 5 Read the examples and tick tw o boxes.
Splodge is sitting on a chair. He's going to a party on Monday.
Tumble is hiding behind a tree. His birthday is on 29January.
Splodge's T-shirt is next to the bed. Use on with ...
Prepositions of place tell you ... years. □ days. □
when things are. □ months. □ dates. □
where things are. □
6 Read the examples and cross out the wrong
2 W h e re ’s the ball? Fill in the gaps. words in the rule.
The match starts at ten o'clock.
I saw Ruff at three thirty.
Use in / at / on with a clock time.
Cross out the wrong words in the sentences.

I get up at / in the morning.

I sleep at / in night.
I see friends in / at the weekend.
It’s ..................................... 8 Read the examples and tick the correct rule.
the box. He ran from the house to the park.
The cat is climbing up the tree.
Splodge fell into the lake.
3 Read the examples and answer the question.
My birthday is on 15 July. Prepositions of movement tell you ...
She was born in 1995. when things happen. □
I'm going to a party at four o 'clock. how things move and where they move to. □
What three words can you use to say when Cross out the wrong words.
things happen?
I ran over / into the kitchen.
He climbed up / into the stairs.
4 Read the examples and finish the rule.
My birthday is in June. She went down / round the pond.
He invented the machine in 1999.
They jumped over / under the wall.
Use in with a ............................ and
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Questions 1

W h o ’s taking mto the zoo?

W h e re ’s the zoo? W hen does it open?
N r ^ W h y can't we go

Splodge! You're asking too

many questions. Be quiet!

I Tick (k ') the correct boxes.

GRAMMAR
• Does Splodge know where
the zoo is? A
Yes □ No □ Question words are to ask questions.
• Does Splodge know when who is to ask about people. —* Who are you?
the zoo opens? where is to ask about places. —►Where's my hat?
Yes □ No □ when is to ask about time. —►When does the zoo open?
why is to ask for a reason. —►Why are you eating?
how is to ask about the way
to do something. —►How do you make Fizzy Ink?
2 W rite the correct question word.

► How............do yOU make Fizzy Ink? Do you need lemonade?

1........................ is the zoo? Is it next to the station?
2 ....................are you putting a coat on? Are you going out?
3 ....................can we go? Can we go before lunch?
4 .................... is upstairs? Is it Ruff?
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Question Verb Subject Verb
Who is Mabel?
Where are Tumble and Ruff ?
When is her birthday ?
Who is Mabel watching?
Where do Mildred and Mabel live ?
When do you wake up ?
Why are they laughing?
How does Splodge sing?
3 Fill in the gaps. Use the correct form of be or do.

Splodge Where ►A.Q kangaroos come from?

Ruff They come from Australia. Why (1) ................you buying
more sweets? You don’t need them.
Splodge Shh! How (2) ................ elephants drink?
Ruff They drink through their noses. Hurry up, Splodge. Why
(3) ................you eating so many sweets?
Splodge Because I’m a splodge. Splodges love sweets. Now, where
✓

(4) ................ the monkey house?

Ruff It’s over there. But monkeys like sweets too so hide them!

4 Choose the correct adjective or adverb from

how + adjective or adverb the words below.

Adjective slowly old tall long / fast

How tall are you? ► How Jpng . are a rabbit’s ears?
How old is Mildred ? They’re about fifteen centimetres long.
How clever is Splodge ?
1 H ow ................ is that giant tortoise?
Adverb It’s ninety years old.
How well can you speak English ?
2 H ow ................can a cheetah run?
How fast does Mabel's car go ?
How quickly can you drink a glass of water? One hundred and twelve kilometres an hour.
3 H ow ................does a snail move?
It moves about a metre in an hour.
4 H ow ................is a giraffe?
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D 5 W rite how much or how many.

how many + nouns you can count „ How many.... dgers are there at the zoo?
How many apples are there ? ..
How many toys has Splodge got? How much.... meat do they eat every day?
How many legs has a horse got? 1..........................water does an elephant drink?
how much + nouns you can’t count 2..........................bananas do monkeys eat every day?
How much milk is there? 3 .......................legs has a caterpillar got?
How much bread have we got?
How much cheese do we need ? 4 .......................honey do bees make in a month?
See Chapter 7.

PRACTICE
6 Splodge is talking to a meerkat at the zoo. Fill in his questions
with the correct question word.

Splodge ► Who are you?

Meerkat I’m a meerkat. (1 ).................... are you?
Splodge I’m Splodge. (2 ).................... do you come from?
Meerkat I come from Africa.
Splodge (3 ).................... did you come to this zoo?
Meerkat Five years ago.
Splodge (4 ).................... do you stand on two legs?
Meerkat Because it’s comfortable. I ruil on four legs.
Splodge (5 ).................... do you live?
Meerkat I live in that hole. It’s nice and warm.
(6) do you live?
Splodge I live in a town called Wibble. (7 )...............many
friends have you got at the zoo?
Meerkat Oh, lots. The tigers, the bears, the elephants, the
kangaroos, the penguins ...
Splodge (8) .................... is your best friend?
Meerkat A penguin called Lionel. Do you want to meet him?
Splodge Yes, please. (9 ).................... does he come from and
( 10 ) do you like him?
Meerkat He comes from the South Pole. He’s my best friend
because he’s funny.
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7 Fill in the gaps. Use the correct form 9 Read Tumble’s answers. N o w w rite Splodge’s
of be o r do. questions.

► Tigers come from India.

Where d o . Q o m e from ?
1 The zoo opens at nine o’clock.
W hen....................................................................
2 Ruff is in the kitchen.
Questions for visitors W here..................................................................
1 Where camels come from? 3 I’m laughing because you’re funny, Splodge.
2 When the lions have supper? W hy ............. ............................................
3 Why monkeys eat nuts? 4 We’re going at half past eight.
4 Where the tigers’ cage? W hen....................................................................
5 Why elephants so big? 5 The shop is near the entrance to the zoo.
6 When the zoo-keeper start work?
W here..................................................................
7 How fish breathe?
6 It opens at eleven o’clock.
8 Where the crocodiles?
9 When the dolphin show starting? W hen....................................................................
10 Why lions sleep all day? 7 Hippos live in Africa.
W here..................................................................
8 You can’t touch the lions because they bite!
8 W o rk with a partner. W h a t questions would
you like to ask Splodge? W rite as many W hy............................................. ' .......................
questions as possible. Use who, where, when, 9 The snakes are near the crocodile house.
why and how.
W here..................................................................
► Why are you .noisy?...........................................
10 The penguins eat at six o’clock.
Whore do you come from? W hen....................................................................
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a Splodge wants to know more about the animal hiding in the cage.
H e’s talking to Alfred, the zoo-keeper. W rite his questions.
Use h o w and the words in brackets.

Splodge ►How Iona are.its ears?... (long / ears)

Alfred Its ears are ten centimetres long.
Splodge How wel| can .it.hear? (well / hear)
Alfred It can hear very well. It’s listening now.
Splodge (1 )............................................. (fast / eat)
Alfred It eats very fast. It’s always hungry.
Splodge (2 )..............................................(fat)
Alfred It isn’t fat, it’s thin.
Splodge (3 )..............................................(old)
Alfred It’s three years old. It was born at the zoo.
Splodge (4 ).............................................. (fast / run)
Alfred It can run very fast, faster than you!
Splodge (5 ).............................................. (quickly / move)
Alfred It moves very quickly.
Splodge (6) .............................................. (big / head)
Alfred Its head is quite small.
Splodge (7 ).............................................. (clever)
Alfred It’s very clever. , fc> W o rk with a partner. Think of an animal.
Splodge (8 ).............................................. Don’t tell your partner what your animal is!
Take turns to guess what the animal is.
(dangerous) Ask questions. Use how .
Alfred It isn’t very dangerous. Partner A How tall is it?
It doesn’t bite. Partner B It's about one metre tall
Splodge (9 ).............................................. Partner A How many legs has it got?
Partner B It's got two legs.
(long / tail) Partner A Is it a penguin ?
Alfred Its tail is a metre long. Partner B Yes, it is.
Splodge (10).............................................
(well / swim)
Alfred It can swim very well. It swims
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Questions 2

W h a t’s ?

It’s an Eggbomb
machine.

I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes. Whose machine is it?

Does Splodge know what the It’s Ruff’s,
Eggbomb machine is? of course!
Yes □ No □
Does he know who owns the
machine? Yes □ No □

O MMAR
A 2 W rite what, which or whose.
Question words are to ask questions. W hat is Splodge doing?
what is to find out more about people or things when there
are many possible answers. ^ ......................is this football?
What's your name? (There are lots of names.) Is it yours?
which is to ask the difference between two or more people 2 ......................colour is your jacket?
or things when there aren’t many possible answers. g ......................comic is Splodge’s?
Which book is yours? (There are three books on the desk.) This one or the comic on the table?
whose is to ask who owns something. ^ ......................do you like eating?
Whose machine is this? It's Ruff's machine.

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B
what, which, whose + verb what, which, whose + noun + verb
What’s your friend’s an? Noun Verb
Which is Splodge’s T-sh What car is this ?
Whose are these sweets ? Which drink is mine?
Whose potion is this?
3 Put the words in the correct places.

► Ruff and Splodge doing? What are 4 Look at the words below. Put them in the
correct places.
What are Ruff and Splodge doing?............ games cat city %/ T-shirt animal
1 is his Which bicycle? ► Which .city is this? Rome or Cairo?
1 W hich...........................do you want?
2 these toys? Whose are The green one or the red one?
2 W hat do you play?
3 W hich............................is this? A crocodile
3 name? her is What or a giraffe?
4 W hose............................is this? Is it Mabel’s?
4 Which your house? is

^ :e
5 Splodge is asking lots of questions. Fill in the
gaps with what, which or whose. '

► yyhat is that machine?

It’s an Eggbomb machine.
1........................ does it make?
It makes eggbombs, silly!
2 .................... machine is it?
It’s Ruff’s machine.
3 .................... button do you pressto make it start?
The blue button.
4 .................... sweets are those?
They’re Mabel’s sweets.
5 .................... part do the eggbombs come out of?
The small hole at the front.
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a Fill in the gaps. Use what, which or whose.

Tumble ►W hat ... are you doing, Splodge?

Splodge I’m helping Ruff to make a machine.
Tumble (1) ................... machine is he making today?
Splodge A Boomerang Biscuit machine. (2) ..................
colour shall I paint it? Blue, green or red?
Tumble Green. (3) ..................does it do?
Splodge That’s a silly question. It makes Boomerang
Biscuits, of course!
Tumble (4) ................... a boomerang?
Splodge It’s a thing you throw and then itcomes back to you.
Tumble (5) ................... idea is this?
Splodge It’s Ruff’s idea. Now, (6) .................... do I need?
Tumble Flour? Sugar? Nails? A hammer? (7) ................... flavour
are the biscuits?
Splodge I don’t know. (8) .................... do you like best?
Chocolate or banana?
Tumble Banana. And (9) .................... ’s the name of the biscuits?
Splodge Banana Boomerang Biscuits.
Tumble That’s a very good name. Splodge, (10) ................... are
these sweets? Are they yours?
Splodge Yes. They’re my special brain sweets. They help me think
about machines. Now, stop asking questions. I’m very busy!

b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and

answer the questions.
► What’s Splodge doing? ► Partner A What’s Splodge doing?
1 Which colour is he going to paint Partner B H e’s helping Ruff to make a machine.
the machine? Partner B Which colour is he going to paint the
2 What does the machine make? machine?
3 What’s a boomerang? Partner A H e’s going to paint the machine
4 Whose idea is the machine?
5 Which flavour does Tumble like?
Chocolate or banana?
6 What’s the name of the biscuits?
7 Whose are the sweets?
8 What sweets are they?

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b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and
answer the questions.

► Partner A What animal do you like?

Partner B I like tigers.
Partner B Which do you like:Maths or
watching television ?
Partner A I like Maths.

a W rite ten questions to ask a friend.

Use w hat and which.

► What’s the tim e?...........................

Which.day do you like m ost?........

7 b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and

answer your questions.
a Read the questions. W rite your answers on
a piece of paper. ► Partner A What’s the time?
► What animal do you like? Partner B It’s half past ten.
Which do you like: Maths or watching Partner B Which day do you like most ?
television? Partner A I like Saturday most.
1 Which colour do you like: red or blue?
2 Which is the biggest: a mouse, a dog or 9 Ask your teacher if you can play aclass game.
a horse? You must answer a question and thenask
3 What colour is the sky? a new question. Play the game like this:
4 What’s your favourite fruit?
5 Which do you like most: milk, water or Teacher What’s your favourite colour?
orange juice? Pupil A Green. What’s the time?
6 What do you eat for breakfast? Pupil B Twelve o’clock. What colour is Ruff?
7 Which does Splodge like: mud pies orlettuce? Pupil C H e’s green. What day is it today?
8 What colour are your eyes? Pupil D It’s Friday. W hat...
9 Which is better: a schoolday or a holiday?
10 What’s your favourite subject at school?
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Short answers

I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

• Look at the first three pictures.
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Do you think Snapper is asleep? t

Yes, I do. □ No, I don’t. □ REMEMBER!

• Are Mo and Snapper best friends? These are subject pronouns.
Yes, they are. □ No, they aren’t. □ I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
• Can Mo have Snapper’s sweets? See Chapter 9.

Yes, he can. □ No, he can’t. □

2 W rite four sentences using these subject
pronouns.

► You’re, my. frie n d ...........................................

1 H e .................................................................
2 I ....................................................................
3 We ................................................................
1 T hey.............................................................

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Short answers are easier and quicker than long answers.

Look at these sentences.
Question Long answer Short answer
Are you asleep? Yes, I’m asleep. Yes, 1 am.
Can she hear me? No, she can’t hear you. No, she can’t.
Do you like Mo? Yes, we like Mo. Yes, we do.
Have they got any No, they haven’t got No, they haven’t.
sweets? any sweets.
3 Read the conversation. Underline the short answers.

Snapper I’m ready to go. Are you ready?

Mo No, I’m not.
Snapper Are we going outside to play?
Mo No, we aren’t.
Snapper Can we watch television?
Mo No, we can’t.
Snapper Do you like me?
Mo Yes, I do.
Snapper Have you got any chocolate?
Mo No, I haven’t!
B
Make short answers with a subject pronoun + be, can, do or have.
Pronoun + be
Question Short answer
Are you asleep? Yes, I am. or No, I ’m not.
Is Mo your friend? Yes, he is. or No, he isn’t.
See also boxes C, D and E on page 162 for can, do and have.
4 Match the questions and short answers.

► Is Snapper asleep?-----^ No, I’m not.

1 Is Mo a boy? \. Yes, they are.
2 Is Mo’s sister with him? ------- No, he isn’t.
3 Are they in their house? Yes, he is.
4 Are you asleep? No, she isn’t.

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Pronoun + can
Question Short answer
Can I have your sweets? Yes, you can. or
No, you can’t.
Can Snapper come to play? Yes, he can. or
No, he can’t.
5 Tick the correct boxes. W rite short answers.

► Can Snapper play football?

Yes S ' N o □Yes,, he can............................
1 Can dogs read?
Yes O No □ ..................... ....................
2 Can Mo have Snapper’s sweets?
Yes □. No □..................................................
3 Can you swim?
Yes □ No □...................................................
4 Can you talk in class?
Yes □ No □...................................................

Pronoun + do
Question Short answer Pronoun + have
Do you want Mo to be happy? Yes, I do. or Question Short answer
No, I don’t. Have you got a best friend? Yes, I have, or
Does he play football? Yes, he does, or No, I haven’t.
No, he doesn’t. Has Snapper got some sweets? Yes, he has. or
6 W rite short answers to the questions. No, he hasn’t.
► Do you like cartoons? 7 Answer the questions.

Y e s j.d o .. or No.I don’t . ................................ ► Have you got a pet? Yes,.[ havo...........................
1 Do you like lettuce? 1 Have your parents got a car?

2 Do your friends like playing games? 2 Has your friend got a bicycle?

3 Does your teacher read comics? 3 Have you got five legs?

4 Do your parents drink coffee? 4 Has your doctor got brown hair?

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« PRACTICE \

8 9
a Fill in the gaps with short answers. a Look at Snapper’s quiz. Tick the correct boxes.
Use a pronoun + be or can.
► Do dogs read books? Yes □ No E'
Mo Snapper, are you watching television? 1 Do elephants drink water? Yes □ No □
Snapper No, ►.I’m not..... 2 Can you read English? Yes □ No □
M o Are you going to play outside?
3 Have spiders got six legs? Yes □ No □
Snapper Yes,................... 4 Is a mouse bigger than a fly? Yes □ No □
M o Can I come with you?
5 Is a fly smaller than an ant? Yes □ No □
Snapper N o ,.....................I don’t like you. 6 Has your friend got
M o Are you angry with me? green hands? Yes □ No □
Snapper Yes,.................... You’ve got my sweets. 7 Does your best friend
M o Can I give you a present?
like milk? Yes □ No □
Snapper Yes, 8 Can cats talk? Yes □ No □
M o Are you angry with me now?
9 Are you happy? Yes □ No □
Snapper No, 10 Do rabbits eat meat? Yes □ No □
'i b N o w w rite the short answers.
b W o rk with a partner. Take turns to ask and
answer the questions. No, they don’t.
1 Are you at school now? 1 .....................................................................
2 Can you swim?
3 Is your name Snapper? ' 2 .........................................
4 Can your parents use a computer? 3 .....................................................
5 Are you ten years old?
6 Can you play tennis? 4 .....................................................
7 Is English your favourite subject? 5 ......................................................
8 Can I copy your homework?
9 Are cats nicer than dogs? 6 .....................................................
10 Can I have your lunch? 7 .....................................................
► Partner A Are you at school now? 8 ...................................................
Partner B Yes, I am. Can you swim ? 9 .....................................................
Partner A Yes, I can.
10 ...............................................................

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a In the left-hand column, w rite ten questions to ask a partner.
Ask about his o r her age, height, clothes, toys, home, family, pets
etc. Use be, can, do and have. D on’t w rite the answers yet.

Questions Answers
► Are you te n .y e a rs old?............................................................................ Yes,-. I. am, .....a .........
Can. you r p a re n ts . speak .English?....................................................... Yes,'they can,..........................
Doyou. like b anan as? .......................................................................... Yes,.(do, ..................................
Have you. got. brothers or .sisters?..................................................... No,. T Haven't,...........................
1 ...................................................................................................................................................

2 ...............................................................................................
3 ................................................................................................................
4 .................................................................................................................
5 .................................................................................................................
6 .................................................................................................................
7 ................................................................................................................. i

8 .................................................................................................................
9 .................................................................................................................
10 ......................................................................................................................................

b N o w w ork with a partner. Ask your questions and w rite his or

her answers in the right-hand column.

11 Ask your teacher if you can play a guessing game.

O ne pupil thinks of an animal, for example an elephant. The class
tries to guess what the animal is. This is how you play:

Pupil A Fm big.
Class Are you a horse ?
Pupil A No, Fm not. Fm grey.
Class Are you an elephant ?
Pupil A Yes, I am.

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Reference

Here are some things you need to remember.

A G
What are vowels? They’re these letters: What are verbs? They’re words to talk about
a, e, i, o, u things you do.
Ruff is making a new machine.
Splodge eats mud pies.
B Lionel the penguin lives in Wibble Zoo.
What are consonants? They’re these letters: Penguins can swim.
b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, 1, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z Tumble is washing his hands.
Mabel talks to her parrot.
C
H
What are nouns? They’re names for people, What are adverbs of manner? They’re words that
animals, things and places. tell you more about verbs.
Splodge is funny. This is a book. Splodge eats. —►Splodge eats quickly.
I like penguins. We live in London. Lionel swims. —►Lionel swims well.
What are adverbs of frequency? They’re words
D
that tell you when something happens.
What are articles? A and an are articles. We read books. —►We often read books.
They go with nouns. Ruff is busy. —►Ruff is always busy.
Lionel is a penguin.
I can see an elephant.
I
What are prepositions?
E
They’re words that do three things.
What are pronouns? They’re words 1:hat replace They tell you:
nouns.
Ruff invents things. He invents things. 1 where things are.
Splodge likes them. Splodge is on the bed.
Splodge likes biscuits. Ruff is in the kitchen.
Mabel likes animals. She likes them.
This is my book. This is mine. 2 how things move and where they move to.
Splodge is running down the stairs.
He walks into the park and over the bridge.
F 3 when things happen.
What are adjectives? They’re words that tell you It’s Tumble’s birthday on Tuesday.
more about nouns. We go to school at eight o ’clock.
It’s a cat. —►It’s a big cat. In summer I go swimming.
This is a flower. —►This is a beautiful flower.
Splodge likes dogs. —►He likes small dogs.
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How do all these words work? They make
sentences. Look at these sentences.
Noun Verb Article Noun
Sticky is a rabbit.
Noun Verb Article Adjective Noun
Sticky is a nice rabbit.
Pronoun Verb Article Adjective Noun
He is nice rabbit.
Noun Verb Preposition Article Noun
Sticky is in the cupboard.
Noun Verb Adverb
Sticky runs fast.

K
What are capitals and full stops?
1 Sentences start with a capital letter and end
with a full stop.
Capital letters are BIG letters.
This is a full stop: .
The rabbit is sitting on Splodge's bed.
2 Names of people and places start with
a capital letter.
We love Splodge.
Splodge lives in a town called Wibble.
They 're going to Spain.
London is in England.

Nouns are often the subject or object of a sentence.

Read the sentences. Then answer the questions.
Subject noun
Splodge plays a lot. Who plays?
Ruff reads every day. Who reads?
Rabbits eat at night. What eats?
Subject noun Object noun
Splodge plays games. What does he play?
Ruff reads books. What does he read?
Rabbits eat carrots. What do they eat?

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REVISION 9 - questions

I Look at the sentences and answer the 5 Read the examples and cross out the wrong
questions. words in the rule.
‘Who 5 that ?9 cIt 9s Splodge.9 Which car do you like - the red one or the blue one?
'Where's Ruff?9 'He's in the lab.9 Which do you want - a cheese sandwich , a biscuit
'When are we going?9 'At four.9 or an apple?
Which word is to ask about time? Use which when there are
lots of / two or three possible answers.
Which word is to ask about places? 6 Fill in the gaps. Use w h a t or w hich.

................ is the time?

Which word is to ask about people? ................ book is yours - this one or that one?
................ cat do you like - the black one or
2 Read the examples and finish the rule. the brown one?
Who 9s in the garden ? ................ is your favourite colour?
Who does this rabbit belong to ?
Why is Splodge laughing? 7 Read the examples and tick the correct box.
Where does Mabel live? Whose is this comic? It's Splodge's.
How is Tumble today? Whose potion is this? It's Ruff's.
When does the€ shop open ?
The verbs....................a n d .................... Whose is to ask ...
where something is. □
come after who, where, when, why and how. who owns something. □
3 Read the examples and finish the rule/ 8 Fill in the gaps. Use the correct question word.
How tall are you ? ................ old are you?
How quickly can you run ?
You can put an adjective or an ................ is Ruff? I can’t see him.
..............................................after how. ................ are you doing?
................ much honey is there?
4 Read the examples and tick the correct boxes.
................ does the train leave?
How many sweets does he eat?
How much water does he drink ? At nine o’clock.
Use how many with ... ................ many toys has he got?
nouns you can count. □ ................ can’t cats fly?
nouns you can’t count. □ Because they haven’t got wings.
Use how much with ...
nouns you can count. □
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Useful words
Aa comfortable [adjective] Gg
actor [n o u n ].......... comic [n o u n ]................ gallery [noun] .
add [verb]............... complete [verb]............. glove [noun] ...
adult [n o u n ].......... conduct [verb]............... glue [n o u n ]__
angry [adjective]... correct [adjective]........ guess [verb]__
a n t[noun] ............. correct [verb]................ Hh

art [nou n]............... count [verb].................... hammer [noun]

artist [n o u n ].......... country [noun] ............. handsome [adjective]
Bb Dd heavy [adjective]
backwards [adverb] dangerous [adjective] .. hill [n o u n ]........
balloon [n o u n ]__ delicious [adjective]__ hole [n o u n ].......
bark [verb]............. describe [verb] ............. horrible [adjective]
beak [noun] .......... diary [n o u n ].................. hungry [adjective]
bean [noun] .......... dirty [adjective]............. hunt [verb]...........
behave [verb]........ double [verb]................ hurt [verb] ...........
believe [verb]........ drive [verb] .................... li

boomerang [noun] drop [verb]..................... imagine [verb]__

bored [adjective] .. Ee impossible [adjective]
boring [adjective].. easily [adverb]............... ink [noun] ...........
bow [verb] ............. easy [adjective] ............. instrument [noun]
brain [n o u n ].......... enormous [adjective]... interesting [adj e c tive ]
breathe [verb] ...... exactly [adverb] ........... invent [verb] ...
bridge [noun]........ Ff inventor [noun]
builder [noun]...... factory [n o u n ]............... invisible [adjective]
Cc famous [adjective]........ invite [verb]...........
cabbage [noun]__ favourite [adjective]__ island [n o u n ]........
cage [nou n]........... feed [verb]..................... jj
cartoon [n o u n ]__ fizzy [adjective]............. judge [noun]..........
castle [noun].......... flavour [noun]............... Kk

catch [verb]........... flea [noun]...............-__ kind [adjective]__

caterpillar [noun] . flour [n o u n ].................. knock [verb]..........
cheetah [n o u n ]__ fly [verb]......................... LI

c h e f[n o u n ]........... forget [verb].................. ladder [noun]........

climb [verb]........... free [adjective] ............. lake [n o u n ]...........
cloud [noun].......... funfair [n o u n ]............... lawn [noun]...........
coin [n o u n ]........... fur [noun] ..................... leave [verb]...........

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life [n o u n ]............. plate [n o u n ]........... suitcase [noun]
lift [verb]................ playground [noun] swap [verb]................
loaf [noun] ........... poet [nou n]............. swing [noun].............
lollipop [n o u n ]__ polite [adjective] .. switch o n /o ff [verb]
loudly [adverb]__ pool [noun]............. Tt

Mm p o t [n o u n ].............. tail [noun] ................

machine [noun] ... potion [noun] ........ taste [verb]................
marble [n o u n ]....... powder [noun] ...... terrible [adjective]
medicine [noun] .. prize [n o u n ]........... test tube [noun]
meet [verb] ........... puzzle [noun].......... theatre [noun]
menu [noun] ........ Rr thirsty [adjective]
messy [adjective] .. recipe [nou n].......... throw [verb]........
midnight [noun]... replace [verb].......... thumb [noun]
mix [verb]............... rice [noun]............. timetable [noun]
mixture [n o u n ]__ rule [noun] ........... tired [adjective]
mow [verb]............. Ss toast [noun] ......
mud [noun]........... sailor [noun]........... together [adverb]
Nn salt [n o u n ].............. touch [verb]........
nail [nou n]............. scientist [noun]...... towel [n o u n ]......
napkin [n o u n ]...... scream [verb]......... trousers [noun]
nasty [adjective] ... secret [adjective] .. Uu

naughty [adjective] secretary [noun]__ ugly [adjective]

necklace [noun] ... shake [verb]............. umbrella [noun]
neighbour [noun] . shower [*noun]........ uncle [nou n]__
noisy [adjective] ... shrink [verb]........... uniform [noun]
nurse [noun].......... slide [noun]............. untidy [adjective]
Oo smash [verb]........... use [verb] ...........
octopus [n o u n ]__ snail [noun]............. Vv

orchestra [noun] .. soldier [n o u n ]........ vegetable [noun]

organize [verb] __ spell [noun]............. vet [noun]...........
outside [adverb] ... spoon [n o u n ].......... visitor [n o u n ]__
owl [n o u n ]............. statue [n o u n ].......... vote [verb] ..........
own [verb] ............. stay [verb]................ Ww

pp stick [noun]............. waiter [n o u n ]__

peanut [n o u n ]...... stick [verb]............... warm [adjective]
petrol [n o u n ]........ stir [verb] ................ windy [adjective]
pineapple [noun].. strange [adjective]. worm [noun] ...

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Present forms of verbs

Long fo rm s S h o rt fo rm s Q u estio n s

P re s e n t sim ple o f be (see Chapter 14)

I am I am not I’m I’m not Ami?
you are you are not you’re you aren’t Are you?
he is he is not he’s he isn’t Is he?
she is she is not she’s she isn’t Is she?
it is it is not it’s it isn’t Is it?
we are we are not we’re we aren’t Are we?
you are you are not you’re you aren’t Are you?
they are they are not they’re they aren’t Are they?
P re s e n t s im p le o f have g o t (see Chapter 16)
I have got I have not got I’ve got J haven’t got Have I got?
you have got you have not got you’ve got you haven’t got Have you got?
he has got he has not got he’s got he hasn’t got Has he got?
she has got she has not got she’s got she hasn’t got Has she got?
it has got it has not got it’s got it hasn’t got Has it got?
we have got we have not got we’ve got we haven’t got Have we got?
you have got you have not got you’ve got you haven’t got Have you got?
they have got they have not got they’ve got they haven’t got Have they got?

Long fo rm s S h o rt fo rm s Q u estio n s

P re s e n t s im p le (see Chapters 18, 19 and 21)

I like I do not like I don’t like Do I like?
you like you do not like you don’t like Do you like?
he likes he does not like he doesn’t like Does he like?
she likes she does not like she doesn’t like Does she like?
it likes it does not like it doesn’t like Does it like?
we like we do not like we don’t like Do we like?
you like you do not like you don’t like Do you like?
they like they do not like they don’t like Do they like?
P re s e n t continuou s (see Chapters 20 and 21)
I am working I am not working I’m working I’m not working Am I working?
you are working you are not working you’re working you aren’t working Are you working?
he is working he is not working he’s working he isn’t working Is he working?
she is working she is not working she’s working she isn’t working Is she working?
it is working it is not working it’s working it isn’t working Is it working?
we are working we are not working we’re working we aren’t working Are we working?
you are working you are not working you’re working you aren’t working Are you working?
they are working they are not working they’re working they aren’t working Are they working?

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Past forms of verbs

Long fo rm s S h o rt fo rm s Q u es tio n s

Past s im p le o f be (see Chapter 22)

I was I was not I wasn’t Was I?
you were you were not you weren’t Were you?
he was he was not he wasn’t Was he?
she was she was not she wasn’t Was she?
it was it was not it wasn’t Was it?
we were we were not we weren’t Were we?
you were you were not you weren’t Were you?
they were they were not they weren’t Were they?
Past sim ple o f re g u la r verbs (see Chapter 23)
I helped I did not help I didn’t help Did I help?
Past s im p le o f irre g u la r verbs (see Chapter 24)
I went I did not go I didn’t go Did I go?

Irre g u la r verbs (see Chapter 24) /

Base verb Past simple Base verb Past simple Base verb Past simple
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be —► was/were give —► gave see —► saw
buy —► bought go —► went sing —► sang
come —► came have —► had sleep —► slept
do —► did hear —► heard stand —► stood
drink —► drank make —► made swim —► swam
drive —► drove m eet —► met take —► took
eat —► ate run —► ran think —► thought
find —► found read —► read write —► wrote
get -► got say —► said
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