**Click on the titles to jump to respective units**

1 Fast food Food and drinks Menu

Current Caring and
issues 2 New old clothes sharing Magazine article
We love
3 Let’s clean the beach! Hong Kong Poster
STEAM The world
4 Life on Mars? around us Newspaper article

STEAM House 1
The world
5 Kung fu master around us Biography

Cross- We love
curriculum 6 Golden Beach Hong Kong Diary

7 Winning gold! Fun and games Story

STEAM 8 Science is fun

Me, my family
Instructions
and friends

STEAM House 2

Vocabulary quiz 1
Me, my family
9 I am me! and friends Comic
Current We love
issues 10 Rubbish, rubbish! Hong Kong Newspaper article
The world
11 Blind travellers around us Web page

STEAM 12 Eco-friendly plates Changes Conversation

STEAM House 3

13 Time for a break! Language arts Poem

Cross-
Caring and
curriculum 14 Running for charity Letter
sharing

The world
15 Shark fin soup around us Email
STEAM
16 Balloon art Fun and games Interview

STEAM House 4
Vocabulary quiz 2
Prefixes and suffixes
Vocabulary index
STEAM House Science vocabulary index
chicken wings, dessert, French fries, juice,
lemon tea, pizza, rice, salad, vanilla 4
charity, country, landfill, online platform, recycle, 6
rubbish, tonne

gloves, information, organise, sun hat rubbish 8

believe, Earth, finish, scientist, trip information 10

12
act, born, famous, film, martial arts, popular, start, 14
country
world
beautiful, build, chat, enjoy, great, man-made, 16
juice, sun hat, vanilla
sandcastle, soft
dream, gold, medal, practise, table tennis, 18
great, popular, world
wonderful

bottom, fall, float, magic, mix, pour, salt, trick believe, wonderful 20

22

24

different, laugh, perfect great 26

burn, full, pay, problem build, landfill, recycle, rubbish, tonne 28

alone, blind, holiday, impossible, transport, travel, 30

country, different, enjoy
traveller

break down, covering, divide, husk, plastic, seed pay, recycle, rice 32

34

bell, recess, ring, wait finish, start 36

build, charity, country, different, finish, 38

humid, lose, raise money, remember, runner, tired great, start
airline, cut off, fisherman, government, marry, shark problem 40
fin

balloon artist, blow, cartoon, character, host beautiful, chat, different 42

44
46
48
50
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 1 Fast food
Menu

Leo is having dinner at Fun Fast Food. Look at the menu and
answer the questions on the next page.

F U N FAST FOOD
Menu
Our food is fast and delicious! Come and try!

Main
5 Hamburger $22
French fries $12
Chicken wings $15
Mushroom rice $18
Salad $11
10 Pizza (small) $20 (medium) $30 (large) $40

Dessert
Apple pie $10
Strawberry ice cream $11
Chocolate ice cream $11
15 Vanilla ice cream $11

Drink
Orange juice $8
Lemon tea $7
Cola $8

20 Open daily 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.

Address: Shop 041, G/F, Good Hope Centre, Mong Kok Tel: 4921 0208

chicken wings, dessert, French fries, juice, lemon tea, pizza, rice,
salad, vanilla

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 Circle the correct answers. A C
A C 1. What is the name of the restaurant?
A. Menu
B. Fun Fast Food
C. Mong Kok
D. Good Hope Centre

A C 2. The restaurant is open .

A. from Monday to Friday
B. on weekends
C. every day
D. six days a week

A C 3. Leo wants to buy a salad, an apple pie and a cola. How much does he
have to pay?
A. $26 B. $28
C. $29 D. $31

A C 4. Which of these items belongs to the ‘Main’ category?

A. hot dog
B. milk tea
C. banana sundae
D. pudding

Fill your answers in the spaces provided.

A C 5. How many flavours of ice cream are there in this restaurant?
There are different flavours of ice cream in this restaurant.

A C 6. Which item costs $40?

A costs $40.

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 Current issues

2 New old clothes

Magazine
article

Lucy is reading an article in a magazine. Read the article and

answer the questions on the next page.

1 Life Hong Kong Issue no. 26

Old Clothes?
By Amy Chan

   Do you just put your old clothes in the rubbish bin when you
5 don’t wear them anymore? Hong Kong people throw away 110,000
tonnes of clothes every year. It means 1,400 T-shirts going to
landfills every minute!

  You can put your old clothes in

charity clothing bins. Charities donate
10 these clothes to other countries.

  Another way to recycle is to

share them with other people. There
are some online platforms where
you can give away your old clothes to other people.

15    From now on, think carefully before you put your old clothes in
the rubbish bin!

p.23

charity, country, landfill, online platform, recycle, rubbish, tonne

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 Write the correct letters in the boxes. A C
A C 1. Who writes this article?
A. Life Hong Kong
B. Amy Chan
C. Issue no. 26
D. Old Clothes

A C 2. How many clothes do Hong Kong people throw away in a year?

A. 1,400 pieces
B. 1,400 tonnes
C. 110,000 pieces
D. 110,000 tonnes

A C 3. Charities collect used clothes from Hong Kong people and .

A. put them in landfills
B. give them to poor people in Hong Kong
C. donate them to people in other countries
D. sell them to people in Hong Kong

Read the question and give a short answer.

A C 4. What can people do with their old clothes?

(a)
(b)

Answer the question in a complete sentence.

A C 5. What do you do with your old clothes?

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 3 Let’s clean the beach!
Poster

Paul is reading a poster. Read the poster below and answer the
questions on the next page.

1
Help the beach!
Do you like swimming at a dirty beach?

No?
Then come and clean a beach with us!
5 We need 20 young people to clear up the rubbish.
Be one of us!

Where? Big Wave Bay Beach, Shek O

Which day? Sunday, 29 October
What time? 9.00 a.m.

10 Remarks: 1. Bring gloves.

2. Bring water and a sun hat too –
the sun will be strong!

For more information, please call Mike Wong at 4321 5432.

Organised by the Eastern Youth Centre

gloves, information, organise, sun hat

rubbish

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 Tick (4) the correct answers. A C
A C 1. made this poster.
A. The Western Youth Centre B. Big Wave Bay Beach

C. Mike Wong D. The Eastern Youth Centre

A C 2. When is the event?

A. 9.00 a.m. on Saturday, 29 October

B. 9.00 p.m. on Saturday, 29 October

C. 9.00 a.m. on Sunday, 29 October

D. 9.00 p.m. on Sunday, 29 October

A C 3. What should people bring on the beach cleaning day? You can choose
more than one answer.

        

A. B. C. D.

Read the questions and give short answers.

A C 4. What is the name of the event?

A C 5. Which beach are they going to clean?

A C 6. Who may Paul call if he wants to join the event?

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 STEAM

4 Life on Mars?
Newspaper
article

Andy is reading an article in a newspaper. Read the article and

answer the questions on the next page.

1 Mango Daily 17 December 20XX

I n August 2012, a ‘robot’ finally finished its 36-week trip

from Earth to Mars. It is still travelling on Mars today.

  This robot, named   Curiosity is owned by 10

5 Curiosity, travelled twenty-two NASA in the US. It has 17

times faster than an airplane. cameras. After it sent the first
When it landed safely on Mars, three pictures from Mars to
people were very happy and Earth, NASA was very excited.
excited. ‘I can’t believe this. This is 15

unbelievable!’ said Allen Chen

from NASA.

  Curiosity’s main job is to

look for life on the Red Planet.
It does tests and sends 20

information back to scientists

on Earth.

believe, Earth, finish, scientist, trip

information

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 Choose the correct answers by blackening the circles. A C
A C 1. Choose the best title for this article.
A. Curiosity travels to Mars
B. Men travel to Mars
C. Unbelievable Mars
D. The fastest robot, Curiosity

A C 2. How long did Curiosity take to travel to Mars?

A. 2 years
B. 22 months
C. 9 months
D. 2012 days

A C 3. Who is the owner of Curiosity?

A. NASA B. the US
C. Allen Chen D. Mars

A C 4. Why did scientists send this ‘robot’ to Mars?

A. to feel excited
B. to look for life on Mars
C. to take pictures of Earth
D. to test its speed

Answer the questions in complete sentences.

A C 5. How fast did Curiosity travel?

A C 6. What does Curiosity do in space?

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 1
Andy is reading a children’s magazine about Mars. Look at the
table and answer the questions on the next page.

Mars – The Red Planet

   All of us live on Earth. We know much about our home planet.
Do you know anything about other planets like Mars? Let’s learn
5 more now!

Question Answer
How big is Mars? It is 6,779 km across
(about half the size
of Earth).
6,779 km
10 It is the second
smallest planet
in the solar system.

How cold can it be? -153°C.

How hot can it be? 20°C.

15 Why is it called the Red Because of its red soil.
Planet?

Can we breathe air on Mars? No.

Does it have a moon? It has two moons.

How long is a year on Mars? 687 Earth days.

20 Is there life on Mars? Scientists are still looking for life

on Mars.

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 A C

Andy is doing a quiz in the magazine. Tick (4) if the sentence is

correct.

Test yourself!
About Mars
A C 1. Mars is a small planet.

A C 2. It is very hot on Mars.

A C 3. We cannot breathe air on Mars.

A C 4. On Earth we have one moon but Mars

has two moons.

A C 5. A year on Mars takes 678 Earth days.

A C 6. Scientists cannot find life on Mars.

Label the pictures with the names of the planets.

7. (a) (b)
A C A C

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 5 Kung fu master
Biography

Read the article about Bruce Lee and answer the questions on
the next page.

1   Bruce Lee (1940–1973) was

famous around the world for
making kung fu films.

  He was born on 27th

5 November 1940 in the US. His
family moved to Hong Kong
when he was a baby. He had two
brothers and two sisters.

  He started learning kung fu

10 when he was a boy. His teacher
was Ip Man. When he was 18
years old he returned to the US.
He started teaching Chinese martial arts there in 1959.

   Bruce Lee was very strong and fit. He acted in many

15 fighting films. His films and TV programmes were very famous
and popular in the 1970s in different countries.

   Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong in 1973 when he was 32

years old.

act, born, famous, film, martial arts, popular, start, world

country

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 Circle the correct answers. A C
A C 1. This article is about .
A. kung fu B. Bruce Lee
C. fighting D. martial arts

A C 2. Where did Bruce Lee go to primary school?

A. in China
B. in the US
C. in Hong Kong
D. in Macau

A C 3. Which was NOT one of Bruce Lee’s jobs?

A. actor
B. teacher
C. painter
D. martial artist

A C 4. Bruce Lee acted in .

A. radio programmes
B. cartoons
C. love films
D. action films

Fill your answers in the spaces provided.

A C 5. Where was Bruce Lee born?
Bruce Lee was born in .

A C 6. Who taught Bruce Lee kung fu?

taught Bruce Lee kung fu.

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 Cross-curriculum

6 Golden Beach
Diary

Janice went to Golden Beach in Tuen Mun. Read the diary and
answer the questions on the next page.

1 21 November (Sunday) Sunny

  Today I went to Golden Beach in Tuen Mun with Mum and

Dad. We went there by minibus in the morning.

   It was hot and sunny. I put on my sun hat. We bought ice

5 creams and juice. Mum and I had vanilla ice creams. Dad drank
apple juice. We sat on the soft sand and chatted. Dad told me
Golden Beach was the first man-made beach in Hong Kong.
In the afternoon, we built a big sandcastle and enjoyed the
sun. Then we took the minibus home.

10    We had a great day. Golden Beach is beautiful. I must

go again!

beautiful, build, chat, enjoy, great, man-made, sandcastle, soft

juice, sun hat, vanilla

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 Write the correct letters in the boxes. A C
A C 1. Where is Golden Beach?
A. Yuen Long B. Tai Wai
C. Tuen Mun D. Tin Shui Wai

A C 2. When did Janice and her parents go to the beach?

A. in the morning B. in the afternoon
C. in the evening D. at night

A C 3. Golden Beach was Hong Kong’s man-made beach.

A. first B. second
C. third D. last

Fill your answers in the spaces provided.

4. What did Janice and her parents do today?

A C Took a minibus to (a)

A C Ate (b) and drank apple juice

A C (c) about the beach

A C Built a (d) and enjoyed the sun

A C Took (e) home

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 7 Winning gold!
Story

Read Edmond’s story and answer the questions on the next page.

1    ‘The Olympic Games are the biggest sports event in the world.
Do you know when the last Olympics were?’ Miss Chan asked the
class.
  ‘The last one was in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 2016,’ Edmond
5 said.
  ‘Right. So where are the next Olympic Games in 2020? Find out
for homework,’ Miss Chan said.
   Edmond looked on the Internet. ‘Aha, the next Olympics are in
Tokyo in Japan.’
10    That night, Edmond had a great
Q4.2
dream.
   ‘Welcome to the table tennis final!
Here we have Edmond Ho from Hong
Kong SAR, and Xiao Ming from China.’
15   Edmond had a wonderful dream. He won a gold medal for
Hong Kong! He became popular!
   Edmond woke up. ‘Wow! What a dream! I won a gold medal!’
   Edmond ate his breakfast. ‘Where are you going today,
Edmond?’ his mother asked.

20   ‘I need to practise table tennis today!’

dream, gold, medal, practise, table tennis, wonderful

great, popular, world

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 Tick (4) the correct answers. A C
A C 1. The 2016 Olympic Games were in .
A. Rio de Janeiro B. Beijing

C. Tokyo D. Hong Kong

A C 2. After the 2016 Olympics, people will go to for the next

Olympic Games in .
A. Tokyo, 2016 B. Rio de Janeiro, 2016

C. Tokyo, 2020 D. Rio de Janeiro, 2020

A C 3. What do ‘one’ (line 4) mean?

A. 2016 B. Brazil

C. the Olympic Games D. sport

A C 4. What does a player get at the Olympic Games if he/she comes first?

        

A. B. C. D.

Answer the questions in complete sentences.

A C 5. What sport does Edmond want to play?

A C 6. Who plays with Edmond in the dream?

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 STEAM

8 Science is fun
Instructions

Joe is doing a science experiment. Look at the instructions and

answer the questions on the next page.

1 Magic egg!
What happens when you put an egg in a glass of water? It falls to
the bottom of the glass.
Now, with this wonderful trick, you can make an egg float in
5 water! Can you believe it? Follow these instructions.

You need:
✧ egg x 1
✧ water
✧ some salt
10 ✧ tall glass x 1

Steps:
1. Pour water into the glass. Fill half the glass with water.
2. Put in six tablespoons of salt.
3. Stir it to mix the salt with the water.
15 4. Pour in more water very slowly. Do not mix the new water with
the salty water. Fill 4/5 of the glass.
5. Slowly put the egg into the glass.
6. Watch the magic! Does the egg fall to the bottom?

bottom, fall, float, magic, mix, pour, salt, trick

believe, wonderful

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 Write the correct letters in the boxes. A C
A C 1. tell us how to do or make something.
A. Magic eggs
B. Tricks
C. ‘You need’
D. Instructions

A C 2. How many things do you need for the experiment?

A. two B. three
C. four D. five

A C 3. Normally, the egg to the bottom of the glass when you put
it in water.
A. floats B. goes up
C. pours D. drops

A C 4. Put the pictures in the correct order.

A. B. C.

D. E.

➝ ➝ ➝ ➝

Read the question and give a short answer.

A C 5. Does the egg fall to the bottom after step 5?

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 2
Joe wants to do another egg experiment. Look at the instructions
and answer the questions on the next page.

1 Another magic egg

Can you put an egg in a glass bottle without breaking the egg?
Can you get the egg out of the bottle again? Try this magic egg
experiment!

5 How to put the egg inside the bottle

1. Boil an egg for 10 minutes.
2. Put some boiling water into the glass bottle for
a few minutes.
3. Take the shell off the egg.
10 4. Pour hot water out of the bottle.
5. Put the egg (tip downward) on top of the bottle.
6. Watch the magic!

How to get the egg out of the bottle

7. Turn the bottle upside down. The egg falls into
15 the neck of the bottle.
8. 
Use your mouth to blow air as hard as you can
into the bottle.
9. Watch the egg! It comes out of the bottle again.
You can even eat it!

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 A C

Joe is answering some questions about the experiment. Circle

the correct answers.

A C 1. What three things do you need for the experiment?

A. B. C.

D. E. F.

A C 2. What do you need to do at the beginning?

I need to cool down / boil the egg.

A C 3. In step 6, what is the magic?

The hot water / egg can go through the neck of the bottle /
egg shell .

A C 4. To get the egg out, what do you do?

To get the egg out, I have to put hot water / blow air into the
bottle.

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 1
A C
1. Name the food or drink in the pictures. (4 marks)
A C (a) A C (b)

A C (c) A C (d)

2. You are writing a menu for a restaurant. Circle two correct

answers for each category. (6 marks)

Menu

A C Main
hamburger with fries pizza vanilla ice cream
apple juice tea banana sundae
A C Dessert
cheeseburger apple pie chocolate ice cream
tea cola chicken wings
A C Drink
orange ice cream strawberry cake lemon pie
apple juice orange water

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 A C
3. Label the pictures. (12 marks)
(a) (b) (c)
A C A C A C

(d) (e) (f)

A C A C A C

(g) (h) (i)

A C A C A C

(j) (k) (l)

A C A C A C

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 9 I am me!
Comic

Tommy is reading a comic book about Alien Marco. Read the

comic and answer the questions on the next page.

I’m short. I don’t like

1 2
that. My friends laugh
at me. I want to be tall.

No one is perfect,
Marco.

3 4
Candy is short too. She can
run very fast. She is happy.

Look at Bill. He’s very tall.

He wants to be shorter.

5 6
Thanks, Mum!
I feel great
now!

We all look different but we

can be happy with ourselves.

different, laugh, perfect

great
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 Choose the correct answers by blackening the circles. A C
A C 1. Who laughs at Marco?
A. Bill
B. His mother
C. His friends
D. Candy

A C 2. Candy .
A. wants to be tall
B. can run fast
C. is tall
D. is unhappy

A C 3. Mum talks to Marco. She is .

A. funny B. unkind
C. angry D. kind

4. Circle the correct answers in the table.

Name He / She is … He / She is …

Marco A C (a) happy / unhappy (b) short / tall A C

Candy A C (c) happy / unhappy (d) short / tall A C

Answer the questions in complete sentences.

A C 5. Who are the two main characters in this comic?

A C 6. Based on the comic, why can we be happy with ourselves?

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 Current issues

10 Rubbish, rubbish! Newspaper

article

David is reading an article in the newspaper. Read the article and

answer the questions on the next page.

1 A3 8th April 20XX

Too Much Rubbish

Hong Kong has two big problems. First, Hong Kong people are
making too much rubbish. Second, Hong Kong does not have places
5 to put all its rubbish.

  Hong Kong has three bigger, build places to burn

landfills to put rubbish. They rubbish, make people pay for
are in Tuen Mun, Ta Kwu Ling the rubbish they make, and 20

and Tseung Kwan O. More recycle more.

10 than 15,000 tonnes of rubbish
   We need to take action
go there every day. This is
or we will have rubbish
the same as putting 1,000 big
everywhere.
buses in the landfills every
day! In 2020, all landfills will
15 be full.

  There are four things we

can do: make the landfills

burn, full, pay, problem

build, landfill, recycle, rubbish, tonne

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 Fill your answers in the spaces provided in the chart below. A C

Rubbish in Hong Kong

Problem 1 Problem 2
A C 1. Hong Kong people make A C 3. There are not enough
too much for all the
every day. rubbish in Hong Kong.

2. Hong Kong people 4. There are only

send more than A C (a) landfills in
A C (a) of Hong Kong. They are in:
rubbish to the A C (b)
A C (b) every A C (c)
day.
A C (d)

Read the questions and give short answers.

A C 5. When will all the landfills be full?

A C 6. Based on the article, give ONE more way to help fix the rubbish problem
(except making bigger landfills).

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 11 Blind travellers
Web page

Tiffany is looking at a web page about blind travellers. Read the

web page and answer the questions on the next page.

1 www.holiday.com/blindtravellers

Blind travellers
   We enjoy going on holiday because we can see different things
— beautiful beaches, mountains, etc. But what if you cannot see?

5   Many blind people love going on holiday. Countries with good

transport, friendly people and good food are the best. Some of
them go with family or friends, but some like to travel alone.

  It is not difficult going to the place

because people at airports are always
10 helpful. However, finding your way
in a new place is not easy when you
cannot see anything.

   Some travel companies help blind

people plan their holidays. They give the travellers a seeing person
15 every day to describe to them what things look like.

  Nothing is impossible!

alone, blind, holiday, impossible, transport, travel, traveller

country, different, enjoy

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 Tick (4) the correct answers. A C
A C 1. A blind person means one cannot .
A. hear B. see

C. eat D. walk

A C 2. It is not difficult for blind people to travel by plane because the staff are
.
A. rude B. difficult

C. helpful D. not helpful

A C 3. What does ‘alone’ (line 7) mean?

        

A. B. C. D.

Fill your answers in the spaces provided.

A C 4. According to the article, name the three things that make a place good
for a holiday.
(a) (b) (c)

A C 5. Why is it difficult for blind people to travel alone?

It is difficult for blind people to travel alone because
.

A C 6. How can a seeing person help blind travellers?

A seeing person can .
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 STEAM

12 Eco-friendly plates
Conversation

Ben is at the department store with his mum. Read their

conversation and answer the questions on the next page.

1 Mum: 
We need some plates for our barbecue this weekend.
Which one do you like, paper or plastic?

Ben: I don’t know. Hey, look at this!

Mum: That’s an interesting one! These plates are made from

5 rice. These bowls, spoons and chopsticks are made from
rice too.

Ben: How can plates be made from rice?

Mum: It says on the box. They’re made from

rice husks. Husks are coverings of
10 the rice seeds. After around three
months, the plates break down and
you can put them into the ground.

Ben: What does ‘break down’ mean?

Mum: It means the plates will divide into smaller pieces. The
15 farmer can put them in the ground to help grow more
rice. It’s like recycling.

Ben: That’s a good idea. Let’s pay for these rice plates then.
They are better than the plastic ones.

break down, covering, divide, husk, plastic, seed

pay, recycle, rice

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 Choose the correct answers by blackening the circles. A C
A C 1. Why do Ben and Mum need new plates?
A. Ben broke the plates.
B. They have a barbecue on Sunday.
C. The plates they have are old.
D. Mum doesn’t like washing dishes.

A C 2. Ben and Mum talk about plates that are made from .

A. B. C. D.

A C 3. Which kind of plates is NOT mentioned in the conversation?

A. plastic B. rice husk
C. metal D. paper

Fill your answers in the spaces provided.

A C 4. What four things in the conversation are made from rice husks?

A C 5. What kind of plates do Ben and Mum buy at the end?

Plates made from .

Answer the question in a complete sentence.

A C 6. How long does a rice husk plate take to break down?

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 3
Ben is looking at a website about rice husk plates and bowls.
Look at the cycle and answer the questions on the next page.

www.eco-friendlyproducts.com/cycle

Cycle of eco-friendly plates and bowls

Farmers harvest That’s what we

rice. eat.

Farmers plant rice. We collect and choose We make bowls and

good rice husks. We plates using heat.
crush them.

after 3
months

These plates and People throw away Eco-friendly plates

bowls degrade and these old plates and bowls are well
become soil. and bowls. made.

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 A C

Ben is playing a game on the website. Write the numbers

(1, 2, 3 …) to show the correct order.

www.eco-friendlyproducts.com/games/checkitout

How much do you know?

Making eco-friendly plates and bowls

A C (a) The old bowls and plates degrade and become soil.

A C (b) Make bowls and plates using rice husks and heat.

A C (c) 
Collect and choose good rice husks that farmers throw
away.

A C (d) Eco-friendly plates and bowls are ready for use.

A C (e) People throw away the old rice husk bowls and plates.

A C (f) Farmers have good soil to grow more rice.

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 13 Time for a break!
Poem

Read the poem below and answer the questions on the next page.

1 I’m looking at the classroom clock.

And I’m playing with my white sock.
I’m waiting for recess.
Recess starts at half past ten.
5 When does the bell ring, when, oh, when?
I’m waiting for recess.
Hooray! The bell is ringing.
I feel so much like singing.
Because now it’s recess!
10 What should I do in recess today?
Go to the playground to run and play?
Now it’s time for recess.
Or go to the library for a look?
Maybe sit down and read a book?
15 I love school recess!
What? I can hear the school bell!
Recess is finished. I can tell.
Oh no! I must go back to class.
By Martin Li

bell, recess, ring, wait

finish, start

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 Circle the correct answers. A C
A C 1. Choose a good title for this poem.
A. School B. My School Day
C. Recess! D. I Don’t Like School

A C 2. Who wrote this poem?

A. Martin Lee B. Marty Li
C. Mark Lee D. Martin Li

A C 3. What time does recess start?

A. 10.15 a.m. B. 10.30 a.m.
C. 10.40 a.m. D. 10.45 a.m.

4. Fill in the table with the missing rhyming words.

stanza 1 clock e.g. sock

A C stanza 2 ten (a)

A C stanza 3 singing (b)

A C stanza 4 today (c)

A C stanza 5 book (d)

A C stanza 6 tell (e)

Answer the questions in complete sentences.

A C 5. What two places can the writer go to at recess?

A C 6. Do you think Martin likes his school lessons?

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 Cross-curriculum

14 Running for charity

Letter

James went on a charity run in Tai Po last Sunday. He wrote

a letter to his friend about it. Read the letter and answer the
questions on the next page.

1  2nd May 20XX

Dear Carmen,
  Do you remember the charity run I told you about before?
I went on the run last Sunday. There were about 100 runners.
5 We ran three kilometres in Tai Po. The weather was hot and
humid. I felt so tired at the end of the run!
   It was great to do the run and raise money to help children
in different countries. Many children are poor and cannot go
to school. Some of them even lose their homes. We can raise
10 money to help them and their families build new homes.
   Thanks so much for giving $100
for this charity run, Carmen. Do you
want to run with me next time? It will
be fun if we do it together!

15 Your friend,
James

humid, lose, raise money, remember, runner, tired

build, charity, country, different, finish, great, start

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 Write the correct letters in the boxes. A C
A C 1. writes the letter and gets the letter.
A. James, Carmen B. Carmen, James
C. A runner, James D. James, a child

A C 2. When did James go running?

A. last Saturday B. last Sunday
C. next Sunday D. next Saturday

A C 3. James wants Carmen to .

A. give him $100 B. help children
C. do the next charity run D. write a letter

Fill your answers in the spaces provided.

4. Complete the mind map about the charity run.

(a) When? A C (b) Where? A C (c) Weather? A C

Last In . It was
and .

(d) How many? A C (e) How long? A C

There were about

Charity The race was
runners. Run km
long.

(f) Why? A C (g) Who gets help? A C (h) How? A C

To Children in Help them

.
for charity.
get help.

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 15 Shark f in soup
Email

Ada gets an email from Sue. Read the email and answer the
questions on the next page.

1 To : ada@hitmail.com
From : sue@hitmail.com
Date : 6 June 20XX 18:54
Subject : Shark fin soup

5 Hi Ada!

My cousin, Jack, got married yesterday. They had shark fin soup at
the restaurant. I dislike it and I was very upset. Therefore, I didn’t
eat any. That’s a big problem!

I think shark fin soup is bad because fishermen cut off the sharks’
10 fins and leave the sharks in the sea. The sharks cannot swim and
they die. That’s a big problem!

Now China’s airlines do not transport shark fins. Also, the Chinese
government does not have shark fin soup at their big dinners.

Hong Kong doesn’t stop people from eating shark fins. I think Hong
15 Kong restaurants should stop selling shark fin soup.

What do you think about shark fin soup?

Love,
Sue

airline, cut off, fisherman, government, marry, shark fin

problem

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 Tick (4) the correct answers. A C
A C 1. Who is receiving the email?
A. Sue B. Jack C. Jack’s wife D. Ada

A C 2. How does Sue feel about eating shark fin soup?

A. upset B. it is tasteless

C. it is delicious D. happy

A C 3. Which picture shows a shark fin?

        

A. B. C. D.

A C 4. What do China’s airlines NOT do?

A. have big dinners

B. sell shark fins

C. carry shark fins to another place

D. cut off shark fins

Answer the questions in complete sentences.

A C 5. What do fishermen do to the sharks?

A C 6. What does Sue think about shark fin soup in Hong Kong?

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 STEAM

16 Balloon art
Interview

Jenny is reading an interview of a balloon artist. Read the

interview and answer the questions on the next page.

1 Anna: Welcome to People Today . I’m your host, Anna Davis. Today
in our studio we have Mr Tim Downs. Welcome, Tim.
Tim: Thanks, Anna.
Anna: Tim is a balloon artist. What does that mean, Tim?
5 Tim: I make things from balloons.
Anna: Oh, so can you make different animals?
Tim: Yes, I can make many animals — rabbits, dogs, birds,
giraffes, bears, elephants and butterflies. Here is a balloon
dog for you.
10 Anna: Oh, it’s beautiful. Thank you. What colour
balloons do you use?
Tim: 
I use red, blue, brown, pink, green,
orange and white balloons.
Anna: Do you have to blow up the balloons?
15 Tim: Yes, I usually blow them up with my
mouth.
Anna: Wow! What balloon shapes do children
like the most?
Many children like cartoon character balloons.
Tim: 
20 Anna: I see. Thank you for chatting with us, Tim.

balloon artist, blow, cartoon, character, host

beautiful, chat, different

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 Choose the correct answers by blackening the circles. A C
A C 1. What is the name of the radio show?
A. People Today
B. Anna Today
C. Our Studio
D. Welcome

A C 2. Who is the guest?

A. Anna Davis B. Tim Davis
C. Anna Downs D. Tim Downs

A C 3. What colour balloons does Tim NOT use?

A. orange B. pink
C. brown D. yellow

A C 4. What type of balloons do many children like?

A. dogs
B. cartoon characters
C. bears
D. people

A C 5. Tim blows up his balloons. What does ‘blow up’ mean?

        

A. B. C. D.

Answer the question in a complete sentence.

A C 6. Tim can make you a balloon animal. Name an animal you want.

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 4
Jenny is reading a book about balloons. Look at the book page
and answer the questions on the next page.

Balloons
Balloons are colourful and beautiful. Do you know their types?

Rubber balloons Foil balloons

Blow up a balloon with your mouth and tie it. Let go of it. Does the
balloon float up or fall to the ground? But some balloons float up. Why?
gas inside: gas inside:
air helium

Answer: Because helium is lighter than air!

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 A C

Jenny is looking at the balloons at a party. Name the balloons.

1. (a) (b)
A C A C

   

Jenny is talking with her friend David at the party. Fill your
answers in the spaces provided.

Jenny : Look up, David. The balloons are beautiful! I like these floating
balloons!

David : Me too. I want one! I tried to blow up a balloon. I let go of it

A C but it 2 to the ground.

A C Jenny : It is because we blow 3 into the balloon.

David : Then what is the gas inside those floating balloons?

A C
Jenny : It is 4 . It is lighter than 5 . That’s
A C
why these balloons can float up.

David : Oh, you are smart, Jenny!

Jenny : Just because I read a book about balloons. I can lend it to you.

David : Sure. Thank you.

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 2
1. What are they? Label the pictures. (4 marks) A C
A C (a) A C (b)

A C (c) A C (d)

2. Fill in the blanks with the words given. (6 marks)

alone   different   humid
impossible   raise money   recess

A C (a) The charities for the poor in Africa.

A C (b) Sally and I like reading books at .
A C (c) This dress is blue and that dress is yellow. Their colours are
.

A C (d) Mr Chan buys only one ticket because he watches the film
.

A C (e) Rain is common in spring. The weather is usually .

A C (f) It’s for us to be there before six o’clock.
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 3. What do the pictures show? Circle the correct answers. A C
(9 marks)

A C (a)
wait   run   travel   blind

A C (b)
fish   shark fin   flag   triangle

A C (c)
shout   laugh   cry   smile

A C (d)
happy   sad   tired   hungry

A C (e)
tie   blow   make   play

A C (f)
pay   give   queue   eat

A C (g)
rice   covering   seeds   plastic

A C (h)
fire   finish   start   bell

A C (i)
paper   plastic   husk   glass

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 An English word can be divided into three parts: a prefix, a root
and a suffix.
prefix root suffix

Prefixes are letters we add to the beginning of a word. The

Prefixes new word will have a different meaning from the original
word.

Prefix Meaning Example and meaning

bi- two bicycle a vehicle with two wheels
one of the founders (that founded the
co- with, together co-founder
company with another person)
dis- not dislike not like
im- not impossible not possible
in- going inward income money that comes in
in- within inside located within
inter- between international between nations
non- not non-stop not stopping
pro- forward promote to move forward
re- again recycle to make used things usable again
sub- a smaller part subdivided divided into smaller parts
super- greater supermarket a market bigger than other markets
across, travelling between two places or
trans- transport
between ports
tri- three triangle a shape with ‘three angles’
un- not unhappy not happy
uni- one uniform having only one form / look

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 Suffixes are letters we add to the end of a word. The
Suffixes new word will have a similar meaning to the original
word but usually of a different part of speech.

Suffix Meaning Example and meaning

-able can enjoyable can be enjoyed
state where something is short or
-age state / result of shortage
not enough
-al process of festival process of events or celebrations
-al relating to national relating to the nation
-ance act of performance act of performing
-er one who teacher a person who teaches
-er more bigger comparative form of ‘big’
-est most biggest superlative form of ‘big’
-ful full of beautiful full of beauty
-ic relating to electric relating to electricity
-ion action of instructions the action of instructing
a person who takes care of
-ist one who dentist
people’s teeth
-ive have the ability to creative having the ability to create
-less without homeless without home
-ly adverb loudly in a loud way
-man one who fisherman a person who catches fish
-ment the act of treatment the act of treating
-ness in a state of rudeness in a state of being rude
-or one who visitor a person that visits
-ous full of dangerous full of danger
-y full of dirty full of dirt

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 A divide (v.) Unit 12
act (v.) Unit 5 dream (n.) Unit 7
airline (n.) Unit 15 E
alone (adv.) Unit 11 Earth (n.) Unit 4

B enjoy (v.) Unit 6 , Unit 11

balloon artist /
Unit 16 F
(n. phr.)
fall (v.) Unit 8
beautiful (adj.) Unit 6 , Unit 16
famous (adj.) Unit 5
believe (v.) Unit 4
film (n.) Unit 5
bell (n.) Unit 13
Unit 4 , Unit 13 ,
finish (v.)
blind (adj.) Unit 11 Unit 14
fisherman (n.) Unit 15
blow (v.) Unit 16
float (v.) Unit 8
born (v.) Unit 5
French fries (n.) Unit 1
bottom (n.) Unit 8
break down full (adj.) Unit 10
Unit 12
(phr. v.)
G
Unit 6 , Unit 10 ,
build (v.)
Unit 14 gloves (n.) Unit 3
burn (v.) Unit 10 gold (adj.) Unit 7
C government (n.) Unit 15
cartoon (n.) Unit 16 Unit 6 , Unit 7 ,
great (adj.)
Unit 9 , Unit 14
character (n.) Unit 16
H
charity (n.) Unit 2 , Unit 14
holiday (n.) Unit 11
chat (v.) Unit 6Unit 16
host (n.) Unit 16
chicken wings (n.) Unit 1
humid (adj.) Unit 14
Unit 2 , Unit 5 ,
country (n.)
Unit 11 , Unit 14
husk (n.) Unit 12
covering (n.) Unit 12
I
cut off (phr. v.) Unit 15
impossible (adj.) Unit 11
D information (n.) Unit 3 , Unit 4
dessert (n.) Unit 1 J
Unit 9 , Unit 11 , juice (n.) Unit 1 , Unit 6
different (adj.)
Unit 14 ,Unit 16

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L rice (n.) Unit 1 , Unit 12
landfill (n.) Unit 2 , Unit 10 ring (v.) Unit 13
laugh (v.) Unit 9 Unit 2 , Unit 3 ,
rubbish (n.)
Unit 10
lemon tea (n. phr.) Unit 1
runner (n.) Unit 14
lose (v.) Unit 14
S
M salad (n.) Unit 1
magic (n.) Unit 8
salt (n.) Unit 8
man-made (adj.) Unit 6
sandcastle (n.) Unit 6
marry (v.) Unit 15
scientist (n.) Unit 4
martial arts
Unit 5 seed (n.) Unit 12
(n. phr.)
medal (n.) Unit 7 shark fin (n.) Unit 15
mix (v.) Unit 8 soft (adj.) Unit 6
O start (v.)
Unit 5 , Unit 13 ,
Unit 14
online platform
Unit 2
(n. phr.) sun hat (n.) Unit 3 , Unit 6
organise (v.) Unit 3 T
P table tennis (n.) Unit 7
pay (v.) Unit 10 , Unit 12 tired (adj.) Unit 14
perfect (adj.) Unit 9 tonne (n.) Unit 2 , Unit 10
pizza (n.) Unit 1 transport (n.) Unit 11
plastic (n.) Unit 12 transport (v.) Unit 15
popular (adj.) Unit 5 , Unit 7 travel (v.) Unit 11
pour (v.) Unit 8 traveller (n.) Unit 11
practise (v.) Unit 7 trick (n.) Unit 8
problem (n.) Unit 10 , Unit 15 trip (n.) Unit 4
R V
raise money vanilla (n.) Unit 1 , Unit 6
Unit 14
(v. phr.)
recess (n.) Unit 13 W
Unit 2 , Unit 10 , wait (v.) Unit 13
recycle (v.)
Unit 12
wonderful (adj.) Unit 7 , Unit 8
remember (v.) Unit 14
world (n.) Unit 5 , Unit 7

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 air (n.) 空氣 STEAM House 1 degrade (v.) 分解 STEAM House 3
the mixture of gases to change into a simpler
surrounding the Earth chemical form
e.g. We breathe air. e.g. It takes a long time for a
plastic bag to degrade.

Earth (n.) 地球 STEAM House 4 float (v.) 飄 STEAM House 2

the world; the planet that to move up the air
we live on
e.g. T he girl is taking a foil
e.g. Water covers 70% of balloon that is floating
the Earth’s surface. in the air.

foil (n.) 鋁箔 STEAM House 2 helium (n.) 氦氣 STEAM House 2

metal that is made into very a very light gas that does not
thin sheets burn
e.g. We must not bring foil e.g. 
Helium is usually used
balloons onto the MTR. to fill balloons.

light (adj.) 輕的 STEAM House 4 Mars (n.) 火星 STEAM House 2

not weighing much; easy to the third planet from the
lift Sun; after Earth
e.g. The table is light. I can e.g. Mars is called the Red
lift it by myself. Planet.

rubber (n.) 橡膠 STEAM House 2 soil (n.) 泥土 STEAM House 2

a substance that can be the material on the top
stretched layer of the ground in which
plants grow
e.g. 
I blow up rubber
balloons for the game. e.g. The soil here is dry.

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