Teacher’s Edition

Teacher’s Edition

6A
Features:
❋ Systematic and in-depth teaching of grammar based on the key structures taught in the Pupil’s Book
❋ Grammar points and usage illustrated in a variety of contexts and text types
❋ Practical grammar notes in an easy-to-read format
❋ A variety of exercises to raise awareness of language form and to present grammar in context

The Primary Longman Elect family

Supporting pupils in all areas of learning

Consolidation of vocabulary & structures

Training of TSA skills

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ISBN 978-988-00-3562-3
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 Contents
Chapter Grammar Points Pages
1 ✦ Conditional sentences: first conditional 1-4
✦ Question words

2 ✦ Connectives: so that • so 5-8

✦ Infinitives: verb + to-infinitives

3 ✦ very few • very little • enough 9-12

✦ too / very • very much

4 ✦ either ... or 13-16

✦ neither ... nor

5 ✦ Phrasal verbs 17-20

✦ Adjectives: -ed and -ing adjectives

6 ✦ Relative pronouns: who • which 21-24

✦ Conditional sentences: second conditional

7 ✦ Passive voice 25-28

✦ Tenses

Revision 29-32
Grammar notes 33-35

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Conditional sentences first conditional

Super E-Book You can go over the exercises and check the answers
with pupils using the Super E-Book.
Fiona : What do you want to be when you grow up?
Sophie: I want to be a fashion designer. If I become a
fashion designer, I’ll design beautiful clothes.
Teacher’s note: This refers to the condition, not a present event,
although the verb is in the present tense. Fiona Sophie

conditional clause main clause

(present tense) (future tense)

If the weather is fine, we will go hiking.

The weather is fine We will go hiking

This is the condition.
Then this will happen.
This has to happen first.

We can also put the conditional clause at the end:

We will go hiking if the weather is fine.

Underline the conditional clauses in the sentences. Follow the example.

1 If you are late, Miss Wong will be angry.

2 If it rains, we won’t go to the beach.

3 Mary will be upset if you don’t go to her party.

4 If I become an astronaut, I will travel in space.

5 I will get a prize if I win the competition.

6 He will take a taxi if he misses the train.

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A Choose the correct tense. Tick the correct boxes.
1 You this film interesting if you like animals. 1
A. find ✓ B. will find

2 If Mum shopping, she will buy a new dress. 2

✓ A. goes B. will go

3 I Grandma if I am free. 3
A. visit ✓ B. will visit

4 If Flora does exercise every day, she fit. 4

✓ A. will be B. was

5 Mr Yeung will not buy the car if it too expensive. 5

✓ A. is B. will be

B Complete the sentences using if and the phrases from the box.
Put in , where necessary.
will miss the plane will burn yourself don’t feel well
finish work early will get good results will have a stomachache

1 If I study hard, I will get good results in the exams.

2 You will have a stomachache if you eat too much.

3 If you don’t hurry, you will miss the plane .

4 If I don’t feel well, I will see a doctor.

5 We will go to the cinema if we finish work early .

6 You will burn yourself if you play with fire.

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Bob’s cousin Leo is writing a letter to him. Complete the letter using the
correct form of the words. You can use some words more than once.
go take have arrive watch eat
be find visit see send

Hi Bob,
I am very excited because my family and I are going to New York next
week! If I 1 have time, I 2 will send you a postcard.
If we 3 arrive early, we 4 will go to Times
Square. It is the busiest place in the world! I 5 will eat / have a real
hamburger and some pumpkin pie if we 6 find a nice American
restaurant. I am taking my camera. So if the weather 7 is

fine, I 8 will take a lot of photos.

There are many other interesting places to go. If I 9 visit

the Central Park Zoo, I 10 will see penguins and polar bears.
I 11 will watch a Broadway show The Lion King if Mum and Dad
12 take me there.
Talk to you again when I am back in Hong Kong.
Yours,
Leo

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Teacher’s note: Pupils should have learnt these question
words in previous books.
Question words

M: What do you want to be when you grow up?

B: I want to be a pianist when I grow up.
M: Why do you want to be a pianist?
B: Because I like playing the piano. I have piano
lessons every week and I often practise at home.
M : When do you have piano lessons?
B : On Fridays. May Ben

Wh- questions
What do you want to be when you grow up? object / idea / action, etc.
Why do you like playing the violin? reason
When do you have violin lessons? date / time
Who is the girl with the umbrella? person
Where is the fire station? place
Whose necklace is this? possession

Fill in the blanks using the correct question words.

1 A: Who ’s the lady with the glasses?

B : That’s my English teacher.

2 A: Whose mobile phone is this?

B : It’s Michael’s.

3 A: What do you want to do in Australia?

B : I want to look at the koala bears.

4 A: When ’s the race?

B : It’s on 30th November.

5 A: Where ’s the supermarket?

B : It’s on the second floor.

6 A: Why do you like cartoons?

B : Because they’re amusing.

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Pupil’s Books 3B and 5B. Make sure pupils can
tell the difference between ‘so’ and ‘so that’.
Super E-Book
Date:
You can go over the exercises and check the
answers with pupils using the Super E-Book.
Connectives so that • so

The black rainstorm warning is hoisted so you

should stay indoors. Please watch the news
so that you know when it’s safe to go outside.

so that

We listened to the radio so that we could know more about the typhoon.
purpose

so
There was a typhoon yesterday so we stayed at home.
result
= We stayed at home yesterday because there was a typhoon.
reason

Match the sentences. Write the correct letters in the boxes.

1 It is nice and sunny today d a so I do not like it.

2 It is cool today c b so that we do not get sunburnt.

3 Pepper is too hot for me a c so Tom will take a jacket with him.

4 You should wear a raincoat e d so I want to go to the beach.

5 We put on suntan lotion b e so that you will not get wet.

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he
k.
Fill in the blanks using so or so that .

1 2 3 4

1 I want to keep fit so I go jogging every day.

I want to keep fit so that I can join the marathon next year.
2 Tim wants a new bike so he saves up his money.
Tim wants a new bike so that he can go cycling.
3 I want to read that book so that I can learn how to make delicious cakes.
I want to read that book so I am going to the library now.
4 Amy will go to the airport early tomorrow so that she will not miss the
plane.
Amy will go to the airport early tomorrow so she is going to bed early
tonight.

Complete the e-mail using so , so that or because .

Hi Cathy,
It was my birthday yesterday 1 so we had a big meal last night. Now I am
eleven years old. I will help Mum with the housework 2 so that she will not be so
busy.
I like singing 3 so I will join the choir next year. I want to enter a singing
contest too. I will practise singing every day 4 so that I can win the contest.
Mark had a football match last week. But he did not play in the match
5 because he was sick. What a pity! He was very upset 6 because it was
the last match before his exam. He has to study very hard 7 so that he will not
fail it.
Write soon,
Lucy
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Teacher’s note: Only ‘need to’ is taught in Pupil’s Book 6A
Chapter 2 but this section practises some of the
Infinitives verb + to-infinitives verbs which pupils have come across.

Pam : It’s your birthday this Saturday, Sue. Have you

decided what to do that day?
Sue : I’ve decided to go to the beach because I want
to build a sandcastle.
Pam : That’ll be great fun! Would you like to swim too?
Sue : No, I haven’t learnt to swim yet.
Pam : That’s alright. I can teach you and you can try
to swim. But of course we have to be careful.
Pam Sue

verb + to-infinitives

Susan wants to buy a dress. Please remember to close the windows.

Tony needs to go to the dentist. They decided to study overseas.
Mr Li has to earn more money. Alice learnt to swim last year.
The dog tried to open the box. I’d like to go to the party.

Use the infinitive after to. infinitive = base form

Underline the correct answers. 1

1 The cat (tried to caught / tried to catch) the fish
yesterday.
2

2 Nurses (need to being / need to be) caring.

3
3 What would you (like to have / like to having)
for lunch?
4

4 Today is the exam. Maggie (needs to brings /

needs to bring) her pencil case.
5

5 Peter will (learn to drive / learn to drives) a car.

He is going to have driving lessons soon.

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Complete the sentences using to and the correct form of the words from
the box.
practise stay take buy be

1 What do you want to be when you grow up, Tom?

2 It was raining so Steven decided to stay indoors.

3 Remember to take your lunch with you to school today, Amy.

4 Do you have to practise the violin every day?

5 I forgot to buy some food for breakfast tomorrow.

Ken is writing a letter to his friend Ted. Complete the letter using to and
the correct form of the words given.
Dear Ted,
I have 1 decided to run (decide / run) in a charity race next
week. It will be very difficult but I will 2 try to improve (try / improve)
my running time before then. Last year I 3 forgot to eat (forget /
eat) a good breakfast before the race. I came last but it was good fun. After
the race I helped collect more money for the charity.
Do you 4 want to sponsor (want / sponsor) me? I would
5 like to raise (like / raise) a lot of money this time.
Come and support me!
From,
Ken

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very few • very little • enough

Super E-Book You can go over the exercises and check the answers with pupils
using the Super E-Book.
May and Ron are preparing lunch for the family.
M : Let’s make ham and tomato sandwiches for lunch. May Ron
R : But we have very few tomatoes and very little ham.
There isn’t enough bread either.
M : Don’t worry. We have enough eggs here. We can make
omelettes.
R : Good idea!

very few very little enough

with plural countable with uncountable nouns with plural countable and uncountable
nouns nouns

very few peas very little salad enough cakes enough juice

Fill in the blanks with very few , very little or enough .

1 There is very little tea. Make some 1 2

more, please.

2 Is there enough food for the boys?

3 There are very few sausages. 3 4

4 The baby has very little hair.

5 David eats very few vegetables

every day.
5 6
6 The children do not have enough
books.

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Rewrite the sentences using the given words. Follow the examples.
1 2 3 4

5 6 7

1 There is not much rice in the rice cooker. (very little)

There is very little rice in the rice cooker.

2 The children have very few toys to play with. (not / enough)
The children do not have enough toys to play with.

3 The poor people do not have much medicine. (very little)

The poor people have very little medicine.

4 The animals in the forest have very little water. (not / enough)
The animals in the forest do not have enough water.

5 Mrs Wong has very little time to do the housework. (not / enough)
Mrs Wong does not have enough time to do the housework.

6 There were not many people in the restaurant last Sunday. (very few)
There were very few people in the restaurant last Sunday.

7 Judy and her brother do not have many pencils. (very few)
Judy and her brother have very few pencils.

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Ron went to Water World today. Complete his diary entry using very few ,
very little or enough .

19th July, Saturday Sunny

I went to Water World with Peter and Bob today. It was wonderful.
We arrived at Water World at 10 a.m. When we were buying the tickets,
Bob found out that he did not have 1 enough money. I lent
him some.
The weather was fine. The sky was blue and there were
2 very few clouds. We did not want to get sunburnt so we put
on a lot of cream.
Later we had lunch. There were a lot of people in all the restaurants.
There were not 3 enough tables. We bought the food and
ate outside one of the restaurants. There were 4 very few
benches so we had to stand when we were eating. We ate a lot of spaghetti
because it was so delicious. We ate 5 very few French fries
because they did not taste good and there was 6 very little

tomato sauce. We ate 7 very little fruit because it was not

quite fresh.
In the afternoon we played until it was 5:00 p.m.! We were tired but we
had a great time.
(Accept any reasonable answers.)

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Teacher’s note: Pupils should have learnt ‘too’ for similar feelings in
Pupil’s Books 2A and 4A. But here ‘too’ is used as
too / very • very much an adverb.

too / very + adjective very much

It is hot. I can’t wear The coat is very thick. I love singing very much.
this coat. It is too thick. It keeps me warm. I very love singing.

We use too to mean more than enough or not enough

Put too , very or very much in the right place in each sentence.
Add ‘ ’. Follow the example.
∨
1 2 3

1 The T-shirt is∨small. I can’t wear it. too

2 ∨
Mabel likes collecting stamps. very much

3 The bed is∨small for the five children. too

4 5 6

4 The box is∨big. We can put a lot of things into it. very

5 ∨
The children enjoyed the film. very much

6 The rabbit is∨fast. It has won the race. very

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either ... or You can go over the exercises and

check the answers with pupils using
the Super E-Book.
Mr and Mrs Ko are staying at a resort in Thailand.
Mrs Ko : What can we do today?
Mr Ko : We can either go on a boat trip or join a cooking
class. If we go on a boat trip, we can visit either
Phi Phi Island or James Bond Island.
Mrs Ko : Great! Let’s visit Phi Phi Island. Who will be our guide?
Mr Ko : Either Jim or Bill will be our guide.
Mrs Ko : OK. Let’s go on the boat trip.

We use either … or to show that there are two choices

have rice? New Monitor

have noodles? Set Lunch Tom Jane
onion soup
same verb chicken curry
rice / noodles
$38

before the verb after the verb before the subjects

We can either surf the Net Pam can have either rice Either Tom or Jane will
or play computer games. or noodles for lunch. be our new monitor.
Teacher’s note: If the verbs are different, we can put ‘either’ before the first verb. If the verbs are the
same, we can omit the second verb and put ‘either’ after the verb.

Put either in the right place in each sentence. Write ‘ ’. Follow the ∨
example.
either
1 We can∨perform a dance or play the piano at the charity show.
either
2 It is going to rain. You should bring∨an umbrella or a raincoat.
Either
3 ∨Mr Lam or Mr Tam can drive us to the airport.
either
4 They will∨go hiking or have a barbecue tomorrow.
either
5 Jenny thinks∨Gary or Fred will win the competition.
either
6 Tina and her friends will visit∨Australia or England next month.

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Rewrite the sentences using either … or . Follow the example.

1 Polly can have a doll for her birthday present. /

Polly can have a robot for her birthday present.
Polly can have either a doll or a robot for her birthday present.

? ?
2 Judy broke Grandpa’s new vase. /
Sam broke Grandpa’s new vase.
Either Judy or Sam broke Grandpa’s new vase.

3 I can sleep late on Sunday mornings. /

I can go to the park on Sunday mornings.
I can either sleep late or go to the park on Sunday mornings.

4 We will go to the cinema. /

We will stay at home.
We will either go to the cinema or stay at home.

5 Tommy will win the swimming race. /

Frank will win the swimming race.
Either Tommy or Frank will win the swimming race.

6 You can enter the Maths competition. /

You can enter the Science competition.
You can enter either the Maths (competition) or the Science competition.
(Accept any reasonable answers.)

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neither ... nor

May : What would you like to do this weekend? Shall we go swimming?

Winnie: Neither Cindy nor I can swim. How about cycling?
Bob : I can neither swim nor ride a bicycle. I would prefer to go
ice-skating.
Cindy : Great! We can have either pizza or curry after that.
May : I like neither pizza nor curry. Can we have hamburgers instead?
Winnie: OK.

We use neither … nor to link up two negative ideas

Neither Judy nor Dan Judy plays neither Judy neither plays tennis
plays tennis. tennis nor hockey. nor goes hiking on Sundays.

Teacher’s note: It is also acceptable to use Teacher’s note: If the verbs are the same, we can omit the second verb
the plural verb ‘play’ here. and put ‘neither’ after the verb. If the verbs are different,
we can put ‘neither’ before the first verb.

Put neither ... nor in the right place in each sentence. Write ‘ ’. Follow
∨
the example.
1
1 ∨Alex∨Leon can dance.
2 Bonjour. Guten Tag.

2 I speak∨German∨French.

3
3 ∨My sister∨I like cats.
4

4 I want∨milk∨sugar.
5

5 Joe∨sings karaoke∨goes swimming in his spare time.

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What housework don’t the children do? Complete the sentences using
neither … nor .
Ron May Mandy Peter Bob
make the breakfast X X   
wash the dishes    X X
sweep the floor X    X
water the plants   X  
fold the clothes   X  
tidy the bedroom    X 

1 Neither Ron nor May makes the breakfast.

2 Mandy neither waters the plants nor folds the clothes.

3 Neither Bob nor Peter washes the dishes.

4 Neither Ron nor Bob / Neither Bob nor Ron sweeps the floor.

5 Peter neither washes the dishes nor tidies the bedroom.

Fill in the blanks with either … or or neither … nor .

Sandy: I can’t find my swimsuit. Have you seen it?

Lily : Go and look there. It’s 1 either in that
drawer or in the wardrobe. Why? Are you
going swimming?
Sandy: Yes, I’m going to the beach with Joe.
Lily : 2 Neither you nor Joe can swim. It’s dangerous.
You can’t go without an adult who can swim.
Sandy: But 3 neither Mum nor Dad is free to go with us.
Lily : What about Uncle Ken and Uncle John? They’re on holiday.
Sandy: Oh, yes! 4 Either Uncle Ken or Uncle John can take us there.
Would you like to go with us, Lily?
Lily : I don’t like walking on the sand. I’d rather stay at home.

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Phrasal verbs phrasal verbs

Super E-Book You can go over the exercises verbs (verb + preposition /
and check the answers with
pupils using the Super E-Book. adverb)
make make up

get get away

find find out

He made a puppet. give give up

He made up a story.
The meaning of a phrasal verb is often different
from the verb on its own

Circle the correct words.

1 Jimmy is (looking for / looking) his cat in the park.

2 Sammy usually (gets into / gets) some presents at Christmas.

3 We will (set / set off) for Australia to visit our aunt.

4 Sandy likes (making / making up) stories.

5 Go straight ahead. (Turn into / Turn) left into Queen’s Road.

6 You can surf the Net to (find out / find) more about the film.

7 I (gave / gave up) a book to my sister for her birthday.

8 Two prisoners (got / got away) from prison last night.

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Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs given. Use the correct tenses.

give up get into get away make up turn into set off

1 Life is not a fairy tale. You can’t turn into a princess.

2 Eric came last in the race but he didn’t give up .
3 Sam is naughty. He often gets into trouble.
4 What time shall we set off for the beach tomorrow?
5 Be honest. Don’t make up stories.
6 A: Where is the dog?
B: Oh! It has got away .

Two witches are talking about their students. Finish the conversation
using the correct phrasal verbs.
F: Let’s work on the students’ reports. The first one is Kelly. What do you think of
her?
S: She’s hard-working. She often reads books to 1 find out more about
magic.
F: I think Wendy is good too. She can 2 turn into a cat and a bird now.
S: Yes, I agree. She never 3 gives up when she faces problems. She
works hard to solve them.
F: What about Eric?
S: Oh, he isn’t good. I usually can’t find him in the classroom. Sometimes I have to
4 look for him. He often 5 gets into trouble and
6 makes up stories. We need to do something to help him.

Miss Frank

Miss Smith
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Adjectives -ed and -ing adjectives

City Daily Post 5th June 20XX

FISHING FESTIVAL FUN!

It was surprising to see so many people come to the island last
weekend! The seaside park is normally a quiet and relaxing place but
there was a very noisy fair there on those two days! There were many
exciting things to see. I was amazed to see some clowns selling
biscuits! I was interested in the history of the festival and found an
interesting poster about it. The organisers were thoughtful!

Use ed adjectives to describe how we feel

Use ing adjectives to describe someone or something that gives us these feelings

-ed adjectives -ing adjectives

The children were excited. The ride was exciting.

Circle the correct adjectives.

1
1 The dog is (frightening / frightened).
The girl is (frightening / frightened).
2
2 Sarah is (disappointing / disappointed) because the results
of her exams are (disappointing / disappointed).
3
3 The special effects are (amazed / amazing).
The audience are (amazing / amazed).
4
4 The cartoon is (amused / amusing).
We are (amused / amusing). 5

5 The computer game is (exciting / excited).

Dan is (excited / exciting).

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Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives.

1 The girls were t ouched by the film. They cried.

2 The museum is i nteresting . We can see many different old toys.

3 Anna was a mazed at how high the mountain was.

4 My uncle was s urprised by the news. He couldn’t believe it.

5 The play was b oring . We fell asleep when we were watching it.
(Accept any reasonable answers.)

Ron is writing an e-mail to his friend. Underline the wrong adjectives and
write the correct ones in the blanks. Follow the example.

Hi John,
I hope you are having a good week. It is excited 1 exciting

here at camp. The mountains are amazed! It was 2 amazing

interested to see the mountains in the moonlight 3 interesting

and I was amazing. That evening we were all 4 amazed

amusing because Uncle Joe told us a lot of jokes. 5 amused

It was fun. But on Tuesday night, we were surprising 6 surprised

and frightened because we heard large animals

outside our tents. Luckily it was only a goat.
It is never bored at camp! I will be home on Sunday. 7 boring

Ron

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Super E-Book
You can go over the exercises and
Relative pronouns who • which check the answers with pupils using
Teacher’s note: Pupils should have learnt the relative the Super E-Book.
pronoun ‘who’ in Pupil’s Book 5A.
My boat sank and I swam to an island. Things
on this island were very strange. I saw some trees
which could walk. There was a horse which could fly.
I also saw some people who walked on their hands.
There was a boy who was running after a lion. There
was a girl who was making a necklace with her legs ...

who which
(about people) (about things and animals)

Question word Question word

Who is Ken? Which car is Mr Lo’s?

Ken is the boy who is riding the bicycle. The car which is very expensive is Mr Lo’s.

relative pronoun relative pronoun

Sue is telling Amy about her sisters and her dolls. Underline the relative
pronouns and fill in the correct names.

1 Amy : Who is Helen?

Sue : She is the girl who is sitting on the sofa. Helen
Sally
2 Amy : Which is Sally?
Sue : She is the doll which is on the sofa.

3 Amy : Which is Tina?

Sue : She is the doll which is on the floor.
Donna
4 Amy : Who is Donna? Tina
Sue : She is the girl who is sweeping the floor.

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Rewrite the sentences using who or which .

1 2 3 4

1 Last month Mr Chow bought a flat. It has a balcony.

Last month Mr Chow bought a flat which has a balcony.
2 I have a sister. She likes painting pictures.
I have a sister who likes painting pictures.

3 My neighbour has a dog. It often barks at night.

My neighbour has a dog which often barks at night.

4 David is talking to a girl. She has long hair.

David is talking to a girl who has long hair.

Elaine is showing a video to her aunt. Finish the sentences using who or
which .

Aunt : Is this your birthday party?

Elaine: Yes. These are my friends. Rex is the boy 1 who is drinking juice.
Sandy is the girl 2 who has a small mouth. Bonnie is the girl 3 who
is eating a sandwich. Peter 4 is the boy who has curly hair.
Aunt : Did you get any presents?
Elaine: Yes. I got four presents. There are two teddy bears. Jimmy is the teddy
bear 5 which has a big nose. Sam is the teddy bear 6 which is
wearing a hat. There are two toy cats. Danny is the toy cat
7 which has a long tail. Bobo 8 is the toy cat which
is wearing boots. (Accept any reasonable answers.)

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Conditional sentences second conditional

first conditional second conditional

If I become a doctor, I’ll help sick people. If I were a princess, I would live in a castle.
 It is possible that I will become a doctor  I am not a princess and will never become a
and help sick people princess

We use first conditional sentences to Second conditional sentences are about

show that something will happen under situations that do not exist or events that
certain conditions are unlikely to happen

This is not the past tense. We use

‘I was’ in the past tense.

Are these sentences in the first or second conditional? Underline the

conditional clause in each sentence and tick (✓) the correct box.

first second
conditional clause conditional conditional

1 If I were a rich man, I would buy a big house. ✓

2 Mr Au will travel to Japan if he has enough money. ✓

3 If Sue were a butterfly, she would dance around the ✓

flowers.
4 Ricky will help a lot of people if he becomes a lawyer. ✓

5 Peter would fly a spaceship if he were an astronaut today. ✓

6 If I were you, I would not go to the party. ✓

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 6
Date:
What would Peter do if he were the following people? Complete the
sentences using the second conditional.

practise eat hard with the housework

study set fewer sweets my handwriting
help do more exercise the alarm clock every night

1 Polly often gets sick. She seldom does exercise.

If I were Polly, I would do more exercise.

2 Bobby eats a lot of sweets. He has toothache. 1

If I were Bobby ,I would eat fewer sweets.

2
3 Jack often gets up late.
If I were Jack, I would set the alarm clock every night.

4 Donald often fails his tests and exams.

If I were Donald, I would study hard. 4

5 Nancy is lazy. She does not do any housework. 5

If I were Nancy, I would help with the housework.

6
6 Simon’s handwriting is very messy.
If I were Simon, I would practise my handwriting.

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 7 Super E-Book
Date:
You can go over the exercises and check the answers with
pupils using the Super E-Book.
Passive voice
Teacher’s note:
The present tense
form of the passive Active People buy good luck flowers before Chinese New Year.
voice is taught in
this chapter. You
can tell pupils that Passive Good luck flowers are bought before Chinese New Year.
the passive voice
can be in other passive = be + past participle
tenses, e.g. The
story was written
by Mr Smith. / The
project will be We use the passive voice when we want to focus more on the
finished by
tomorrow.
action rather than the person who does it

Teacher’s note: Remind pupils that past participles are used in the present perfect tense. They should have learnt
the present perfect tense in Pupil’s Book 5A.
with ‘by’ without ‘by’

Active Active
Mum cooks dinner every day. People eat moon cakes at Mid-Autumn Festival.
Passive Passive
Dinner is cooked by Mum every day. Moon cakes are eaten at Mid-Autumn Festival.

Use by to introduce the Don’t use by if the person involved

person involved is unknown or not important

Teacher’s note: Remind pupils to turn to the verb

Complete the table. Follow the example. table in Pupil’s Book 6A for more
past participles of verbs.

Active voice Passive voice Active voice Passive voice

1 eat is / are eaten 2 give is / are given

3 light is / are lit / lighted 4 throw is / are thrown

5 sweep is / are swept 6 take is / are taken

7 make is / are made 8 sell is / are sold

9 wear is / are worn 10 buy is / are bought

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 7
Date:
A Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.
1 People throw away a lot of rubbish every day.

A lot of rubbish is thrown away every day.

2 Workers make clothes in that factory.

Clothes are made in that factory.

3 People give away old toys to poor children.

Old toys are given away to poor children.

4 People buy flags on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Flags are bought on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

B Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice. Add by .

1 Mrs Lam sells delicious cakes every day.
Delicious cakes are sold by Mrs Lam every day.

2 Maggie sweeps the floor every afternoon.

The floor is swept by Maggie every afternoon.

3 David takes the photos in this magazine.

The photos in this magazine are taken by David.

4 Models wear beautiful clothes at fashion shows.

Beautiful clothes are worn by models at fashion

shows.

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 7
Date:
Teacher’s note:
You can revise the tenses with pupils using the notes on pp.33-34.
Tenses

Verb forms You can use this tense

with these words:
Simple present tense
I / You / We / They He / She / It every morning
talk talks every day every year
tidy tidies every Monday
Amy cooks lunch every day. teach teaches on Saturday(s)
Present continuous tense
is now
am + verb + -ing
are
Amy is cooking lunch now.
Present perfect tense
has already just yet
+ past participle
have since for

Amy has cooked lunch already. ✘ yesterday, ... ago, in

Simple past tense
talk talked yesterday
tidy tidied last Tuesday
chat chatted in 2006
Amy cooked lunch an hour ago. have had two years ago

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words from the box. You can
use some words more than once.
do tidy have cook go

1 Everyone has come. Have you cooked the dinner yet?

2 Dad tidies the flat every day.
3 A : When do you usually go to the swimming pool?
B: I go to the pool on Sundays.
4 It is noisy. Our neighbours are having a party now.
5 A : What did you do last Christmas?
B: I went to Disneyland with my family.

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 7
Date:
Fiona and Katy are walking in the street. Complete their conversation
with the correct form of the words given.
Teacher’s note: This exercise is a revision of different tenses.

Fiona: Look! That cat is 1 running (run) across the road. The car almost

2 hit (hit) it.

Katy : I know that cat. It has a black spot on its back. It 3 lives (live)

nearby. Sometimes some kind people 4 give (give) it food.

Usually it 5 finds (find) its own food at the back of some

restaurants. Can you see? It 6 is looking (look) for food over there.

Fiona: Poor thing! How long 7 has it lived (live) in this

area?

Katy : I’m not sure. I first 8 saw (see) it last year. It

9 was (be) smaller then. I 10 have seen (see) it

about six times.

Fiona: Why do these cats live in the street? Where are their owners?

Katy : Some owners 11 find (find) it interesting to keep a pet at first

but they soon lose interest in them. I 12 have kept

(keep) a cat for
many years and I still love it! We must think carefully before deciding to keep
a pet.

Fiona: I agree.

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 Date:
A The children are talking about what to do during the holiday. Finish what
they say using if and the correct question words. Super E-Book
You can go over the exercises
Sam : 1 What do you want to do in the coming holiday?
and check the answers with
pupils using the Super E-Book.

Bob : 2 If the weather is fine, I’ll go hiking.

Vicky: I’ll go to Causeway Bay 3 if my mum is free to take me.
Sam : 4 Why do you want to go to Causeway Bay?
Vicky: I want to buy a very special birthday present for my dad.
Bob : 5 When ’s his birthday?
Vicky: It’s on 23rd April. What about you, Sam? 6 Where will you go?
Sam : 7 If I get the tickets, I’ll go to Zing’s concert.
Bob : 8 Who ’s Zing?
Sam : He’s a singer. He can play the guitar too. 9 If I go to the concert,
I’ll take a photo of him.
B Roy is writing his diary. Help him finish the diary entry using so that , so ,
because , to and the correct form of the words from the box.
clean feed keep put

18th September 20XX cloudy

I want 1 to keep some fish 2 so I went to Mong
Kok with Dad today. We can find many different kinds of fish there 3 because

there are a lot of shops which sell fish. I bought some tropical fish at a shop. I also bought
a small tank. The man at the shop told me that I need 4 to feed the fish
about two or three times a day 5 so that they will not eat too much. I need
6 to clean the tank once a week 7 so that the fish will not get
sick easily. And of course, I have 8 to put the tank in a safe place
9 so that my cat cannot reach it.

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 Date:
C Flora is reading a magazine article. Fill in the blanks with very little ,
very few , enough or too .

... Ted’s family were very poor. They lived in a small flat. There was always
1 very little food. Ted, his two brothers and two sisters were often hungry. They
all slept in the same room. The room was 2 too small for them. The
children had 3 very few toys and they often quarrelled over them. There was a
table in the flat but there were not 4 enough chairs for them. Ted sometimes
had to do his homework on the floor. Ted’s parents were busy at work so he had to take
care of his brothers and sisters. He did not have 5 enough time to study but he
studied very hard and got good results at school ...

D The children are planning an outing. Finish what they say. Add either ... or
or neither ... nor .
Dan : What do you want to do this weekend?
Joe : We can 1 either go hiking or watch a film. Which would you like?
Polly : 2 Neither Carol nor
I like hiking. Let’s watch a film.
Dan : When shall we watch the film? 3 I can go either this Saturday or
Sunday.
Carol: Shall we go this Saturday?
Polly : OK. Which film shall we watch? I’d like to watch Amy’s Love Story or Little
Mouse Going Home.
Carol: I like 4 neither romantic films nor cartoons. Let’s watch Kung Fu 3
instead. The film seems exciting.
Dan : Alright. Which cinema shall we go to? We can choose 5 either
Sunshine Cinema or Royal Cinema.
Joe : Royal Cinema is nearer to our home. Let’s go there.

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 Date:
E Winnie is reading the back cover of a book. Fill in the blanks with the
correct form of the words from the box and the words given.
set off get away make up look for

Bobby is a naughty boy. He often 1 makes up stories and gets into trouble.
One day he is 2 looking for his cat in the forest when he meets a prisoner. The
prisoner has just 3 got away from prison. He is going to 4 set off
for a faraway island to get his hidden treasure. He wants to take Bobby with him. What will
happen? Can Bobby return home safely?
‘The story is 5 amusing (amuse). The readers won’t be able to stop laughing,’
Hong Kong Daily Post
‘The ending is 6 touching (touch). It will make you cry.’
Fun Fun Children’s Magazine
‘Just like the last book, the plot is 7 surprising (surprise).
The readers won’t be 8 disappointed (disappoint).’
Sunday Children’s Post

F Pauline and her mum are reading Pauline’s school magazine. Finish what
Pauline says using who or which and the correct verb forms.
1 2 3 4 6 5

perform dance play

Pauline : Look at these photos of some of my classmates. Vivian is the girl

1 who is performing a magic show. Fiona is the girl 2 who is
dancing . Simon is the boy 3 who is playing with a yo-yo.
Fiona was the winner of the talent show. She got a mobile phone
4 which can take photos. Simon was third. He got a bag
5 which is green. I got a merit prize too. It is a wallet 6 which
is white.
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 Date:

G Mrs Chan and Mrs Yip have just seen a film. Complete what they say using
the correct form of the words from the box.
teach donate spend do be

Mrs Yip Mrs Chan

C: I enjoyed the film. Did you enjoy it?

Y: I enjoyed it very much. But the rich man was too selfish. If I 1 were the rich

man, I 2 would donate money to the poor.

C: If I 3 were
the rich man, I 4 would do something interesting in my
wouldn’t /
spare time. I 5 would not spend all my time making money.

Y: If I 6 were the fairy, I 7 would teach the rich man a lesson.

C: I agree with you.

H Alice is telling her friend Fanny what happens at a special festival. Finish
the conversation using the passive voice. Use each word once only.
make cook buy light give perform

Fanny: Would you like to go shopping with me next Sunday, Alice?

Alice : Oh, sorry. I’m going to visit some relatives in Mainland China to celebrate a
special festival. It’s called Joy Festival and it lasts two days.
Fanny: How do you celebrate the festival?

Alice : At the festival, the lion dance 1 is performed . Sweet buns

2 are made and delicious meals 3 are cooked . Lanterns
4 are lit / lighted . Good luck flowers 5 are bought and lucky

money 6 is given to children.

Fanny: It sounds fun.
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 Grammar notes
Tenses
You can use this tense with
Usage Verb forms
these words:
Simple present tense
to talk about habits I / You / We / They He / She / It every morning every day
or present states of talk ➞ talks every Monday every year
people or objects go ➞ goes on Saturday(s)
tidy ➞ tidies
watch ➞ watches Adverbs of frequency
wash ➞ washes 100 0
have ➞ has
e.g. She watches TV every day. always often sometimes seldom never

Present continuous tense

to talk about things is now
that are happening am + verb + -ing
at the time of are
speaking e.g. She is watching TV now.
Simple past tense
to talk about things talk ➞ talked yesterday
that happened in the tidy ➞ tidied last Tuesday
past chat ➞ chatted in 2006
have ➞ had two years ago
be ➞ was / were
e.g. She watched TV an hour ago.
Present perfect tense
• used when we talk has / have + past participle already just yet
about the present present past past participle since for
result of a past finish finished finished once twice  times
action blow blew blown never
• used when we do buy bought bought
not say exactly e.g.
when something She has eaten an apple.
happened How many times have you been to Mai Po?
• to talk about I have been there twice.
things that started She has watched TV for an hour.
in the past and
continue to the
present

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 Teacher’s note:
The simple past tense can also be used
with these time phrases.

Past continuous tense

• to talk about an was + verb + -ing when while
action that were at that time
continued for a e.g. Mum was watching TV while Dad was reading at 5 o’clock yesterday morning /
period of time in a book. afternoon„ etc
the past
Future tense
• to talk about what will + verb tomorrow soon later
we plan to do e.g. next Monday
• to talk about what I will go to the Peak tomorrow. next week
we think or guess I will be fit and strong. next month
will happen in the next year
future
• to talk about is
things we have am + going to + verb
decided to do in are
the future e.g. I am going to do revision every day.

Passive voice
Usage Form Examples
used when we want to Dinner is cooked by Mum
to introduce the person involved by
focus more on the every day.
action rather than the
person who does it if the person involved is unknown or Moon cakes are eaten at
✗ by
not important Mid-Autumn Festival.

Conditional sentences
Usage Examples
first conditional to show that something will happen under certain If the weather is fine, we will
conditions go hiking.
second conditional to talk about situations that do not exist or events that If I were a princess, I would
are unlikely to happen live in a castle.

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 Connectives
Usage Examples
so that used to show the purpose of We listened to the radio so that we could know more
something about the typhoon.
so used to show the result of There was a typhoon yesterday so we stayed at
something home.
because used to show the reason for We stayed at home yesterday because there was a
something typhoon.

Pronouns
Usage Examples
Subject pronouns used before verbs to replace people or
This is Mary. She is my classmate.
things in subject positions

Object pronouns used after verbs or prepositions to

Mary is helpful. I like her.
replace people or things in object
positions

Reflexive pronouns • 'By’ reflexive pronouns means

alone or without help from anyone Mary could cook by herself when she was
else eleven.
• used when the subject and the I hurt myself when I was cooking.
object are the same

Possessive pronouns used to talk about possessions This is my book and that is her book.
Mine is big and hers is small.

Relative pronouns
• who • to add information about a person Ken is the boy who is riding the bicycle.
to a noun phrase
• which • to add information about a thing or The car which is very expensive is Mr Lo’s.
an animal to a noun phrase

Subject pronouns Object pronouns Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns Reflexive pronouns
I me my mine myself
you (singular) you your yours yourself
he him his his himself
she her her hers herself
it it its its itself
we us our ours ourselves
you (plural) you your yours yourselves
they them their theirs themselves
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