emer Text types Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 My Progress posters, stories, tables front covers, back covers, poems, tables stories, schedules, conversations, timetables notices, e-mails, schedules poems, personal letters riddles, tables, interviews 17-20 2i-24 25-26es 1) Date: ig CEJ A Read the poster. Hong Kong Theatre Group presents oo White AN the Seven Dwarves The musical Date: 14th October 20XX (Sunday) Time: 2:30 p.m. Place: Hong Kong City Hall Snow White and the seven dwarves live in a small house. The dwarves go to work every day. Snow White stays at home. She is hard-working. She makes the beds, cooks the food, cleans the house and hangs up the washing. One day, Snow White hears a knock on the door ... _————Date: ig *.© B Read the poster again and write short answers. 1 Who does the housework in the small house? 2 Whatis the name of the musical? Look for very big words at the top. ®® © Tick (/) the best answers. 1 How many people live in the small house? ag | |b8 [le7 dé 2 Snow White does NOT __. x3 People ina musical. |_|a write | |b eat ; Tle sing RE Look at the word ‘musical’. What word can you find in it? d play = more challenging questionCEJ D Read the story. Nancy and Harry are making a model. “ ‘Nancy, I'm cooking dinner,’ says Mum. ‘Please clear the table.’ Nancy isn’t happy. ‘T help a lot at home,’ she says. ‘I make the beds. I hang up the washing. Harry doesn’t help. Harry can clear the table.’ Now Harry isn’t happy. ‘I help at home too!’ he says. ‘What do you do?’ asks Nancy. Harry thinks. ‘I feed the dog,’ he says, ‘and I clean the floor.’ ‘Good boy!’ says Mum. ‘Nancy, please clear the table.’ ‘Grrr!’ says Nancy.Date: ig *.© E Read the story again and complete the table. wb wn a © T Tick (/) the best answers. 1 Housework Nancy? Harry? clears the table feeds the dog hangs up the washing makes the beds cleans the floor In the story, Mumis a eating dinner | |b clearing the table |_|¢ making dinner _|d making a model At the end, Nancy says, ‘Grrr!’ because she is ____ . [| ]@ happy b not happy c bored d hungry Read the sentence before. What does Mum say? G How do you help at home? Finish the sentences. too.2 } Date: 5 LJ) A Read the front and back covers. Meet Fred and learn about what hamsters do every day. Bvery day Fred eats, plays in the wheel, cleans his fur, tidies his home ... and listens to musict This is a funny book with beautiful photos. | words by Helen Eden “® Photos by Danny Eden. | —_ = ——_} e Ken Wong makes friends with some elephants. Eric is the leader. He takes care of his family. Eddie is strong. He can lift trees. Little Edward plays in the pond. Emily is nice. She washes Edward. Now you can meet them too! | Text by Ken Wong Photos by Jasmine ChuDate: © B Read the front and back covers again. Tick (Vv) the best answers. _—9 1 Who writes Book @ ? | ]a Ken Wong [|b Danny Eden ¢ Jasmine Chu d Helen Eden Look for Words by’ or ‘Text by’. 2 Read the back cover of Book @. Fredis __. a lazy b polite (Je clean d untidy 3 Which is the best title for Book Q@ ? C] a My Pets b The Elephant Family | |e Ken's Holiday | |d Elephant Eric 4 Read the back cover of Book @. ‘Takes care of means___. a puts out b looks after Find the words ‘takes care of’. Take ¢ catches them out. Try putting all the options in — the sentence. Which one makes sense? d sees x5 Peter wants to read these books because he likes __. a animals b stories £2 c sports |_| cooking Are these books storybooks? Whaat ore they about?qo C Read the poem. Twin Trouble = oa OK Bob says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. i f He is nice and polite. /,) Mike is rude and naughty. He likes to push and fight. Bob is tidy and helpful. He cleans his room every day. Mike doesn’t like to do housework. He just wants to play. Bob is hard-working. He studies every night. Mike is very lazy. He doesn't like to write. Bob and Mike are twins. Outside they look alike, But they are different ingide. Who is Bob? Who is Mike?© 1D Read the poem again and complete the table. Bob? Mike? says ... I don’t want to sweep the floor. I want to play! Can I have an apple, please? Tam studying for the English test. BWN a Go away! I don’t like you! © Fi Tick (/) the best answers. 1 Bobis [a not polite b lazy c tidy d not helpful 2 Which pair of words in the poem rhyme? |] ‘write’ and ‘night’ b ‘helpful’ and ‘housework’ ¢ ‘naughty’ and ‘polite’ |_| ‘alike’ and ‘inside’ 53 Read the last verse. What does the writer tell us? a Bob and Mike have different appearances. b Bob and Mike have different characters. i c Bob and Mike do not look alike. Outside = Appearance |_| Bob and Mike are not twins. pee \ F Think of more things to write about Bob and Mike. Finish the sentences. Bob is helpful. He every dary. Mike is rude. HeLEJA Read the story. One afternoon at Tree Cafe ... ‘Let's visit the zebras,’ says Molly. ‘When are you free?” ‘Not tomorrow,’ says Kitty. ‘I go to church on Sundays.” ‘On Mondays I visit my grandparents,’ says Molly. ‘What do you do on Tuesdays?” ‘I study with Mr Giraffe,’ Kitty says. ‘I have elephant riding lessons on Wednesdays. I go to Jungle Brownies on Thursdays.’ ‘have cooking lessons on Fridays,’ says Molly. ‘Saturday?’ ‘Most Saturdays I'm free,’ says Kitty, ‘but this Saturday I must meet Mrs Lion at school. I forgot my homework — again.’ i} | ‘Oh dear!’ says Molly. ‘You forgot another thing. Today is Saturday!’Date: ig *.© B Read the story again and complete the schedules. TN (yea Mon] visit grandparents Mon Tue Tue |Wed) Wed! have elephant riding lessons Thu Tha Fri Fri Sat Sat | meet Mrs Lion at school Sun Sun ®© © Tick (/) the best answers. 1° Molly and Kitty meet at Tree Cafe ona__. a Sunday b Friday |_|¢ Wednesday d Saturday 2 Kitty sees ___ on Tuesdays. | ]a the zebras b her grandparents c the elephants d Mr Giraffe Which sentence is correct? a Kitty is free on Sundays. |_|b Molly has cooking lessons on Wednesdays. c Molly is free on Mondays. The schedules in Part B (_|d Kitty cannot visit the zebras this Saturday. may help you.(J) D Read the conversation. Mum, can I go to Emily’s house this Saturday? : No, you visit Grandma with Mark on Saturdays. What about Tuesday? : No, I can’t. I go to Brownies on Tuesdays. : CanI go to Emily’s house too? Yes, but you can’t go on Wednesdays because you have piano lessons. : What about| _/? Mark and I are free that day. : That’s fine. Dad works late that day. I can take you to Emily’s house.Date: _—9 © EF Read the conversation again and complete the timetable. Mark Sally Mon go to Cub Scouts Tue go swimming Wed Thu study with tutor Fri Sat Sun go to church go to church © F Tick (/) the best answers. 1 Where does Mark go on Saturdays? a Grandmo’s house © church YWr2_ Read line 8: What about | Ja Saturday c Wednesday ° What sh b Emily's house d the swimming pool ould be put in the box? | |b Sunday Use the timetable in d Friday Part E to help you. ‘\ & When do you meet your friend? What do you do together? Finish the sentences. My friend and I are free on We together.A Read the notices. Dr Alan Lam’s Clinic Opening Hours Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m—1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. al Sunday & Public holidays Closed a Saeeemanatinetnnseail ° °e Wong Tai Sin Swimming Pool First session: 6:30 a.m.—12:00 noon Second session: 1:00 p.m.—5:30 p.m. Third session: 6:30 p.m—10:00 p.m. — a °e Happy Book Shop Opening Hours Sunday to Thursday 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday 10:30 a.m.—11:00 p.m. 6828 ® &Fe oe) © B Read the notices again and write short answers. 1. Which place is NOT open on Sunday? 2 Itis 10:15 p.m. Which place is open? © € Tick (V) the best answers. 1 What time does the swimming pool close? a 1:00 p.m. b 10:00 p.m. | |e 6:30 p.m. | |d 10:00 a.m. 2 You can swim in the swimming pool at ___ . a 6:10 a.m. b 12:40 p.m. | |e 3:20 p.m. | |d 6:15 p.m. 3 You CAN'T see Dr Alan Lam at ___. | ]a 11:30 a.m. on Monday b 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday c 1:30 p.m. on Friday d 4:30 p.m. on Saturday 4 What can you do at Happy Book Shop? a take photos [|b drink water L_|¢ call a friend Look at the signs on the notice. d play with a pet What do they tell you?qn D Read the e-mail and the schedule. Wy sisters Birthday Se rFaatpe® Date: [12th Apri 20%, Friday | To; (Mabel Cheung From: (Sam Wong Subject: My sisters birthday Dear Mabel, It is my sister Winnie’s birthday next week. We are going to her favourite restaurant for lunch on Saturday or Sunday. Can you join us? Which day is good for you? I want to invite my cousin John too. We will meet at Golden Star Restaurant at twelve thirty in the afternoon. We can stay there until it closes at four o’clock. Please reply soon. Your friend, Sam Saturday 20th April Sunday 21st April Morning Morning 10-1 a.m. computer lesson 8:30 a.m. swimming Afternoon Afternoon 2-4 p.m. Connie's party Evening Evening 7:30 p.m. making biscuits with DavidDate: ©. E Read the e-mail and the schedule again. Write short answers. 1 What time does the birthday lunch start? 2 Where will Mabel meet Sam? Qe Look for a place name. © F Tick (/) the best answers. 1 What is Mabel doing at 3 p.m. on 20th April? | ]a doing exercise b playing with friends ¢ having lessons d cooking 2) On which day can Mabel join the birthday lunch? | ]a Saturday 13th April b Sunday 14th April |__|e Saturday 20th April |__| Sunday 21st April 3 Why does Sam write the e-mail? a He wants to go to his favourite restaurant. b He wants to invite Mabel to a birthday lunch. ¢ He will meet John next week. | |d Itis his birthday next week. What will happen next week? \ & You are John. What do you do on Saturdays / Sundays? When can you join the birthday lunch? Finish the sentences. I on afternoons. I can join the birthday lunch ona) A Read the poem. Betty Bear's Year Yl oS é CE ea SP ai In summer it is hot and sunny. In a big fur coat, this weather isn’t funny. ‘Lhate this season,’ says Betty Bear. She finds a shady place and lies down there. 5 In autumn it is cool and _1 Betty gets food while the leaves fly. In winter it is cold. It starts to snow. Betty yawns, to bed she must go. In spring it is warm and fine. 10 Betty wakes up. She opens one eye. She sees the new flowers. She hears the birds sing. ‘This season is best,’ she says. ‘I love spring!’Fe oe) © B Read the poem again and write short answers. 1. Which season does Betty Bear like best? 2 Which season does Betty NOT like? © C€ Tick (/) the best answers. 1 Betty usually in winter. |_| sits under a tree | |b plays c eats |_|d sleeps 2 Betty feels unhappy in summer. Which line tells you that? | |a In abig fur coat, this weather isn’t funny. b In summer it is hot and sunny. ¢ She finds a shady place and lies down there. d Betty yawns, to bed she must go. 3X3 Read line 5: In autumn it is cool and |_| Which is the best word to put in the box? a sky b dry & hot #2) Which words rhyme with ‘fy’? Try putting d windy them in the line. Which one makes sense?LE) D Read the text. 25th July 2OXX Hi Ricky, How are you? | am very happy that you are coming to Australia next month. We can make a snowman together! lam sorry | cannot take you to the beach. It is too cold. We usually stay inside in this season. Please remember to bring some warm clothes with you. We do not eat outside at this time of the year. We usually have barbecues in summer but now we eat fish and chips or meat pies. See you goon! Love, JackFe oe) © FE Read the text again and tick (Y) the best answers. 1 This text is | ]a astory [|b aletter | |¢ apoem | |d an e-mail What season is it in Australia? a summer b autumn c winter | |d spring ‘What can Ricky and Jack do together? Ricky and Jack CAN'T ____ in this season. | |a@ swimin the sea b play in the snow c eat meat pies d wear a coat and gloves Which sentence is correct? a Ricky lives in Australia. |_| b Ricky is going on holiday. | |e Jack is going on holiday. |_| Ricky and Jack are classmates. * F What season is it now? What do you usually do in this season? Finish the sentences. Itis I 206. 2l ) Dote: LE) A Read the riddles. Om wv festive conde > Riddles about festivals What is your favourite festival? These children like different festivals. Can you solve their riddles? Ilike walking and climbing up high. I like lanterns and looking at the sky. like sitting in the park And eating moon cakes in the dark. What is my favourite festival? By Andrew Chan [like visiting my uncles and aunts. I like going to the flower market for plants. like getting red packeto And wearing a new dress and jacket. What is my favourite festival? By Sandy Lam like staying inside with my brother And singing songs for my father and mother. I like waking up to see The presents under the tree. What is my favourite festival? By Kenny Wong© B Read the riddles again and complete the table. Name Favourite festival 1 Andrew 2 Sandy Kenny © C Tick (/) the best answers. 1 Andrew likes at his favourite festival. |_}@ eating moon cakes b staying at home ¢ getting presents |_|d visiting relatives 2. Which words in the riddles do NOT rhyme? a ‘dark’ and ‘park’ b ‘see’ and ‘tree’ d ‘brother’ and ‘mother’ °X3_ Which sentence is correct? a Sandy likes staying at home at her favourite festival. b Andrew’s favourite festival is in spring. | |e Itis hot at Kenny’s favourite festival. d Two children like going out at their favourite festivals. ¢ ‘plants’ and ‘packets’ Read these words aloud. Which pair do not have the same ending sound?CJD Read the interview. 23 Interviewer Santa Interviewer Santa Interviewer Santa Interviewer Santa Interviewer: Santa Interviewer Santa Interviewer Santa Hello, Santa. How are you? I'm fine, thank you. I like the weather today. It’s hot and sunny. Really? What about winter? Do you like it? No. It’s cold. I have to wear a big coat and boots. Do you like Christmas? : Ilike making children happy but it isn’t my favourite festival. Why? I'm very busy at Christmas. What is your favourite festival? Tlike Easter best. Why? Because I love eating chocolate and best of all ... Yes? The Easter bunny does all the work and I can have a rest!Fe oe) * FE Read the interview again and write short answers. 1 Which festival does Santa like best? 2 What does Santa like doing at his favourite festival? ® F Tick (/) the best answers. 1 What season is it? a winter b spring |_| summer |_| autumn 2 Read line 4. Why does the interviewer say ‘Really’? | ]a She is angry. | |b She can’t hear Santa. ¢ Sante tells lies. d She is surprised. SX3_ Santo’s favourite festival is NOT Christmas because he 1. likes children 2 gives presents to children 3 has a lot of work to do 4 doesn’t like cold weather | |a tand2 | |b 1 and3 |_ |e 2and3 d 3and4 \ & Whatis your favourite festival? Why do you like it? Finish the sentence. My because 2HChapter 1 iv) (p.2) [_] I can get information from a poster. (p.4) I can get information from a story. (4) | can write about how | help at home. Chapter 2 v) (6) | can get information from some front and back covers. (p.8) | can get information from a poem. (8) | can find rhyming words in a poem. (8) | can write about people's habits. Chapter 3 “) (p.10) can get information from a story. (p.12) || I can get information from a conversation. (p.12) [_] I can write about when | do an activity with my friend.Chapter 4 (v) (p.14) [| I can get information from eome notices. (p.16) [_] Ican get information from an e-mail and a schedule. (p16) [_] ican write about what | do at the weekend. Chapter 5 Vv) (9.18) [| Ican get information from a poem. (p.18) [| can find rhyming words for a poem (.20) [| I can get information from a letter. (p.20) [_] I can write about what | usually do in one of the seasons. Chapter 6 v) (.22) [_] Ican understand and solve some riddles. (p.22) [| | can find rhyming words in riddles. (p.24) [| | can get information from an interview. (9.24) [_] ican write about my favourite Festival. 26