Listen and read. Order the red words to find the secret message. Matt and his sister Megan have physical education every Wednesday afternoon at two o clock. It s two o clock now and the bell is ringing. Some of the children are still getting changed, but Matt and Megan are ready. Mr Murray is their physical education teacher. He teaches maths too. Right now, he s looking out of the window at the weather. It s cold, but it isn t raining. Let s go outside and play basketball, he says. Great! says Megan, I love basketball! Can you bring the basketballs, please? Mr Murray asks Matt and Megan. They re in the cupboard. Don t take too long. Megan opens the cupboard. It s very dark in there. Is there a light? I don t think so, Matt replies. Let s get in and see what s inside. GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR about facts. We use the present simple to talk about routines. For example: I have a We use the present continuous to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking. For example: I m watching television. shower every morning. GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR We use the present simple to talk Present continuous GRAMMAR FOCUS GRAMMAR FOCUS Remember: Present simple
Listen and read the story. Then act it out. Matt and Megan are looking for the basketballs. My tracksuit is getting very dirty. I m fed up. There s a spider. I hate spiders! Do you? I like them. Listen! I can hear a noise. Somebody s playing with a ball. Maybe it s the basketball. Matt and Megan open a small door. This doesn t look like our school. Where are we? Who are you? I m Edward. You re in my house! This is weird. What s happening? Search me! Find the phrases in the story with these meanings. Complete using the names. Matt Megan Edward and are looking for the basketballs. hates spiders. likes spiders. 5 I m not happy. I don t know. s tracksuit is getting dirty. is playing with a ball. 5
Look and complete. always usually sometimes never Tom He They Their teacher sits at the front sits next to his talk a lot. gets of the class. friend David. angry with them! What about you? Write true sentences. talk in class get to school late I sometimes talk in class. get good marks in tests 5 enjoy my English classes sit at the front of the class 6 use a mobile phone in class Complete the song. Then listen and sing. Go Jets! Whatever the weather, She never To watch every Of the New York Jets. blow daughters forgets game pets players Go Jets, go Jets, go Jets, go! Your biggest fan is watching the show. The sun may shine or the wind may. But go Jets, go Jets, go Jets, go! Her sons and her And all of her Are named after Of the New York Jets! Go Jets 6
Listen and choose. Sports in Japan What are the three most popular sports in Japan? volleyball basketball football tennis Do people in Japan watch a lot of sport on TV? Yes, they do. No, they don t. What sport do a lot of Japanese boys play at school? volleyball table tennis athletics football What is another popular sport in Japan? table tennis sumo wrestling swimming Talk about the pictures. What are the people doing? a b c Talk about your own country. What are the most popular sports in your country? Are there a lot of sports on TV? What sports can you watch? What sports do children play at school? d 5 7
How often do you Justin You Listen. What are Justin s answers? Write them in the questionnaire. a? never b? hardly ever c? about once a week d? a few times a week e? every day go to the cinema? b use a computer? listen to music? go for a run? 5 get up before 7 am? 6 go to bed after midnight? Talk about Justin s answers. He hardly ever goes to the cinema. He uses a computer every day. Fill out the questionnaire for you. Then compare answers. How often do you use a computer? I hardly ever use a computer. What about you? I use a computer a few times a week. 8 6
Look at the pictures. What are Anna and David doing? David is doing weight-training. a b aïternoon c d e Read. Write morning, afternoon or evening under the pictures. Anna and David go to a special school. It s a basketball academy. All the students at the school are very good at basketball. They want to be professional players when they re older. The students live at the school during term. They get up early every morning and have breakfast together in the dining room. Then they have their classes until midday. After lunch, they go to the gym for an hour and do weight-training. Then they have basketball practice for two hours or more. They sometimes go swimming before dinner. After dinner, they do their homework. Anna and David like going to the basketball academy. They ve made a lot of friends there. They have to work hard, but they enjoy it because they love basketball. Imagine you are at a special academy. Make notes. Writing Plan Writing Tip Remember: always start a text with an introduction. Introduction What kind of academy is it? (sports, music, drama, computer ) What are the students good at? Main Part What do the students do in the morning, afternoon and evening? Now write about your academy. Conclusion Do you like going to the academy? What is good / bad about it? I go to a special school. It s a academy. 7 9
Answer the questions. What are you doing at the moment? What do you usually do on Saturday mornings? What are you wearing at the moment? What do you usually wear when you go to the beach? Write true sentences using words from the box. always usually sometimes never I / do my homework I always do my homework. Our teacher / shout at us My best friend / gets angry with me We / speak English in class 5 I / go to bed late on weekdays Look and number. a Why are those men shouting at us? b This is boring. I m fed up. c Search me. Perhaps they want to play football with us. d You re right. Let s climb over the fence and play football. 0 8
Listen and read the story. Fabulous stories: The Sword in the Stone Sir Hector was a rich knight. He lived in a castle in England hundreds of years ago. He had a son called Kay. A boy called Arthur also lived in the castle. Sir Hector took care of Arthur he gave him food and clothes but he was kinder to his son. A magician called Merlin came to the castle and offered to become a teacher for Kay and Arthur. At first Sir Hector refused Merlin seemed a very strange person! But in the end he agreed, and Merlin started to teach Arthur and Kay. Merlin s lessons often used magic. He changed Arthur into an ant, a fish and a bird to teach him different things about the world. At that time, the king of England died. He had no children, so nobody knew who the next king would be. As he died, he pushed a magic sword into a large stone. Only the next king of England could pull the sword out of the stone. Strong men from all over England came to London and tried to pull the sword from the stone, but nobody could do it. One day, Kay and his father, Sir Hector, went to London for a tournament. When they arrived, Kay realised that he d forgotten his sword. He told Arthur to go and get it. Arthur couldn t find Kay s sword, but he found one buried in a large stone. He pulled the sword from the stone and took it to Kay. Kay knew that it was the magic sword. At first, Kay said that he had pulled the sword from the stone himself and was now king of England. But in the end, he told the truth and Arthur became the new king of England. Explain why these sentences are false. Arthur was Sir Hector s favourite. Arthur s lessons with Merlin were very boring. Kay wanted Arthur to be king of England. 9