Welcome unit Vocabulary

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Family

1 Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.

1 My parents are married. My dad is my mum’s

___________ .

2 My mum is my dad’s ___________ .

3 My dad’s sister’s children are my ___________ .

4 My grandpa has got five ___________ : my

brothers, my cousins and me.

5 My dad’s mum is my ___________ .

6 My brothers are my parents’ ___________ .

7 My mum is my grandpa’s ___________ .

8 My mum’s son is my ___________ .

Faces

2 Correct the sentences about Michaela. Change the bold words.

[ILLUSTRATION 05a: A cartoon of a girl, aged around

14 years old, with short, black, curly hair, freckles on

her nose and big ears sticking out of her hair. She’s

grinning, showing white teeth. She’s got black glasses,

with small eyes visible behind them.]

1 She’s got fair hair.

_______________________________________

2 She’s got big eyes.

_______________________________________

3 Her ears are small.

_______________________________________

4 She’s got black teeth.

_______________________________________

5 She hasn’t got freckles.

_______________________________________

6 Her glasses are white.

_______________________________________

Classroom objects and prepositions

of place

3 Look at the picture. Complete the classroom objects and prepositions of place.

[ILLUSTRATION 05b: school desk, with a satchel-style

school bag underneath it.

On the floor, next to the bag, is a calculator and a

mobile phone

On the desk are the following items:

Three books

An open spiral-bound notebook

Two pencils next to the notebook

A pencil case, with a pen, a rubber and a ruler poking

out

Behind the desk is a wooden chair, with ‘Leo’ carved

into the back of it.

1 Leo’s bag is u__________ the desk.

2 There’s a p__________ , a r__________ and a

r__________ in Leo’s pencil case.

3 There are three b__________s and a

n__________ on Leo’s desk.

4 There are two pencils n__________

t__________ Leo’s notebook.

5 There’s a c__________ behind the desk.

6 The window is i__________ f__________

o__________ Leo’s desk.

Colours

4 Put the letters in the correct order to make ‘colour sums’. Then write the answers.

lbeu + noareg = _ _ _ _ _

blue + orange = brown

1 hetwi + edr = _ _ _ _

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2 dre + nereg = _ _ _ _ _

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3 enagor – olwyel = _ _ _

_______________________________________

4 ulbe + rde = _ _ _ _ _ _

_______________________________________

5 enger – ebul = _ _ _ _ _ _

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brother cousins daughter grandchildrengrandma husband sons wife

Welcome unit Grammar

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be: present simple

1 Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative of be.

My name’s Sally.

1 I _____ fourteen years old.

2 My brothers _____ called Jake and Ollie.

3 We _____ from Abingdon, in the UK.

4 Jake _____ sixteen and Ollie _____ nineteen.

5 Jake and I _____ students at Elliott School.

6 Ollie _____ at Bristol University.

2 Make the sentences in exercise 1 negative.

My name isn’t Sally.

1 _______________________________________

_______________________________________

2 _______________________________________

_______________________________________

3 _______________________________________

_______________________________________

4 _______________________________________

_______________________________________

5 _______________________________________

_______________________________________

6 _______________________________________

_______________________________________

have got

3 Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative ( ) or negative ( ) of have got.

Alicia has got a blue school bag.

1 I __________ brown eyes.

2 Lee __________ any brothers and sisters.

3 Gina __________ long, fair hair.

4 She __________ a red pen.

5 We __________ an English class today.

6 They __________ their books.

4 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.

1 Sammy haven’t got the new Coldplay album.

_______________________________________

2 Adam and Sara’s got their English books today.

_______________________________________

3 Alistair and Martin hasn’t got any sisters.

_______________________________________

5 Underline the correct options.

1 Has Maria got / Maria has got freckles?

No, she haven’t / hasn’t.

2 Has / Have we got grandparents?

Yes, we has / have.

3 Have you / You’ve got a pencil case?

No, haven’t / I haven’t.

4 Has / Have your dog got a name?

Yes, it ’s / has.

5 Have got the students / Have the students

got English books?

No, they not / haven’t.

there’s / there are

6 Write sentences. Use the affirmative and negative of there’s / there are.

1 three books / on the desk _______________________________________

_______________________________________

2 a purple pen / in my pencil case

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

3 bags / in front of the desk

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

4 a rubber / on the desk

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

5 red chairs / in the classroom

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

6 a black book / in your bag _______________________________________

_______________________________________

7 Complete the questions and short answers.

1 __________________ any pencils?

No, there __________ .

2 __________________ a cat under the sofa?

Yes, __________ is.

3 __________________ a CD in the CD player?

__________ , there isn’t.

4 __________________ any girls in your class?

Yes, there __________ .

5 __________________ a park near your house?

__________ , there isn’t.

6 __________________ a computer in your

classroom?

__________ , there is.