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1 Festivals around the world ..................... 1

2 Amazing countries ................................ 5
3 Save our Earth ..................................... 9
Revision 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4 Be kind to our animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

5 Memorable experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

6 So long, farewell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Revision 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

My Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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A
Date:
David is telling Amy about his favourite festival. Finish what he says.
Vocabulary

1 2 3

4 Kung Hei Fat Choi! 5 6

Chinese New Year is my favourite time of the year. We  v isit

the flower market and b uy good
luck flowers to prepare for the festival. We  d ecorate our
home with red paper too! We  h ave a
reunion dinner together on New Year’s Eve. The next day we
 v isit our relatives and e xchange good
wishes . I eat rice cakes and turnip cakes at my grandparents’ home.
They’re yummy! On the second day of Chinese New Year, we go to Tsim
Sha Tsui at night to  w atch firework displays .
They’re amazing! We also watch people  p erform lion
dances .

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Vocabulary
1
B Help Amy complete her articles about some Chinese festivals.
watch light look at give sweep give do tie

Chinese New Year

Peopl  do th spring-cleaning befor Chines
New Year. They  watch parades on New Year’s Day. Elder
family members  give red packets to children to
wish them good luck in th new year.

Mid-Autumn Festival
At Mid-Autmn Festival, peopl go to th park at night. They
 look at th moon and  light
lanterns to celebrat th festival. Som peopl  tie
riddles to lanterns. They hav fun guessing th answers.

Ching Ming Festival

Ching Ming Festival is a day for peopl to show respect to
ancestors. Peopl  sweep their ancestors’ graves
and  give special food to them.

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Language focus 1

C Rewrite the sentences using the passive voice. Follow the example.
New year preparations
1 2 3

4 5 6

1 Mum sweeps the floor.

The floor is swept by Mum.
2 Grandpa buys good luck flowers.
Good luck flowers are bought by Grandpa.
3 My brother decorates the house with red paper.
The house is decorated with red paper by my brother.
4 Grandma makes rice cakes.
Rice cakes are made by Grandma.
5 Dad cooks a big meal.
A big meal is cooked by Dad.
6 I prepare a candy tray.
A candy tray is prepared by me.
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Language focus 2
1
D Finish the sentences with the correct form of the words given. Follow the example.
put eat open hold light wear at on

Festival celebrations around the world

1 Bun Festival
A bun scrambling competition is held at
midnight.
2 Boxing Day

Presents are opened on Boxing Day.

3 Chinese New Year

Red clothes are worn at Chinese New
Year.
4 Ching Ming Festival
Roast pork is put on the graves
at Ching Ming Festival.

5 Christmas
At Christmas, a big meal is eaten
in the evening.

6 New Year’s Eve

Fireworks are lit on New Year’s
Eve.

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A
Date:
Vocabulary

What natural features are these? Write their names. Then match them with the
descriptions by writing the numbers 1–8 in the boxes.

a river a hot spring an island a coral reef

5 2 6 8

a desert a lake a volcano a mountain

1 4 7 3
1 It is an area where it is always dry and there are not many plants.
2 It is a place where hot water comes up from the ground.
3 It is a very high hill.
4 It is an area of water surrounded by land.
5 It is a natural flow of water across the land into the sea.
6 It is a piece of land surrounded by water.
7 It is a mountain with a large hole at the top. Very hot liquid rock
sometimes flows out.
8 It is the home of sea animals.

Natural
features
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Vocabulary
2
B Finish what the people say with the correct names of landmarks.
Last summer we visited Hong Kong. We took a ferry ride
and looked at the beautiful view of the  h arbour .

Come and visit our country! There’s a famous  b ridge

over the River Thames. You can visit the famous clock
 t ower Big Ben too!

I’m a football fan. Last Sunday I watched an exciting match at

a  s tadium with my friends. We cheered and clapped.

In Egypt, you can visit a lot of ancient sites including the

world-famous  p yramids . They’re made of stone
and were the tombs of kings.

I’m King Louis. I live in a  p alace with the queen. There’s

a large  s quare in the centre of my town. I meet my
people there every Sunday morning.
Now write the numbers 1–7 in the boxes.
a b c d

3 5 7 2
e f g

6 1 4
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Language focus 1

C Match the categories and examples. Then finish the sentences with the words and
phrases given. Follow the example.
a natural features • • sushi and sashimi
b animals • • canyons and lakes
c cuisine • • Big Ben and Tower Bridge
d landmarks • • giant pandas and South China tigers
invent build form send

1 America is famous for its natural features such as

canyons and lakes.
The Grand Canyon was formed about
6 million years ago.

2 China is famous for its animals such as giant pandas

and South China tigers.
In 2016, two giant pandas were sent to a theme
park in South Korea as a gift.

3 Japan is famous for its cuisine such as sushi and

sashimi.
Modern sushi was invented in Tokyo around 1824.

4 Britain is famous for its landmarks such as

Big Ben and Tower Bridge.
Big Ben was built in 1859.

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Language focus 2
2
D A vlogger is introducing some tourist attractions around the world. Look at the photos
and the phrases given. Finish what she says.
relax in nearby hot springs see colourful fish and coral
enjoy wonderful views go ice-skating in winter
1 2 3

Sentosa Island Great Barrier Reef Mount Fuji

(Singapore) (Australia) (Japan)
4 5

Lake Louise The Space Needle

(Canada) (the US)

1 Sentosa Island is in Singapore . It’s a place where people

can visit theme parks.
2 The Great Barrier Reef is in Australia . It’s a place
where people can see colourful fish and coral .
3 Mount Fuji is in Japan . It’s a place where people
can relax in nearby hot springs .
4 Lake Louise is in Canada. It’s a place where people can go ice-skating
in winter.
5 The Space Needle is in the US. It’s a place where people can enjoy
wonderful views.

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A Look at the pictures and finish the poster.
Date:
Vocabulary

Follow these rules to be a friend of the Earth!

1 B ring your o wn bag to the
supermarket.
2 Don’t have baths . Have showers instead.
It takes a lot of water to fill up a bathtub. ✗
3 T urn down the a ir-con
to 25°C or use a fan when it is not very hot. Don’t
t urn up the a ir-con 18°C High cool
when you are having hotpot. Turn if off and open the 25°C Low cool
windows instead.

✗
4 Don’t t hrow a way u sed
p aper , p lastic b ags / ottles or
b ottles / ags . Most of these things can be used
more than once — try to r euse them or put
them in special bins to r ecycle them.
5 Try not to use d isposable p roducts
when you order takeaway. Use your own utensils
✗
instead.
6 Don’t l eave the l ights

T urn
on when you leave a room.
off the
✗
l ights before you leave.

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Vocabulary
3
B The monsters from Planet Wonderland are on a field trip to observe different kinds
of pollution on Earth. Help them finish their notes.
make throw rubbish smoke
produce dump food waste noise

1 2
Land / land pollution Noise / noise pollution

People dump so many Roadworks and traffic make

disposable products and so much so much noise . More and
food waste in landfills. more people are having hearing
They are becoming full. problems.

3 4
Water / water pollution Air / air pollution

People throw away so Factories produce so

much rubbish . A lot of it much smoke . The air is
ends up in the sea. Many sea dirty.
animals die.

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Language focus 1

C Eddy is watching a TV show about environmental problems. Look at the photos and
finish what the host says. (Accept any reasonable answers.)
dump use so many plastic bags into the sea rubbish
waste produce so much electric signs at night paper
electricity
1 2 3

4 5

1 Many people can’t sleep well because there is too much light in our city. We
shouldn’t turn on so many electric signs at night.
2 Many sea animals become sick or die after swallowing plastic. We shouldn’t
dump so many plastic bags into the sea.
3 Electric power stations produce greenhouse gases. We shouldn’t waste
so much electricity.
4 We’re running out of space in our landfills. We shouldn’t produce / dump
so much rubbish.
5 Air pollution is getting worse because many trees are cut down to make paper
products. We shouldn’t use so much paper.
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Language focus 2
3
D The children do things that are bad for the environment. Look at the pictures and
give them some advice.
save energy have baths leave the tap on
save water turn up the air-con use so many tissues
reduce waste leave the lights on use disposable products
1 2 3

Kelly Jenny Alan

4 5 6

low high
Billy Michael Bella
1 To save water , Kelly should stop leaving the tap on
while she is washing her face.
2 To reduce waste , Jenny should stop using so many tissues
.
3 To save energy , Alan should stop leaving the lights on
when he goes out.
4 To save water , Billy should stop having baths
every night.
5 To reduce waste, Michael should stop using disposable products.

6 To save energy, Bella should stop turning up the air-con.

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Revision 1 Date:
A Fill in the blanks.
We can all do something to protect the environment. We can 1 b ring
our own w ater b ottle(s) and h andkerchief(s) to school and on
outings so that we don’t need to buy drinks at shops or use tissues. We can put
2 used p aper and p lastic bags in special bins to 3 r ecycle
them. To save water, we can have 4 s howers instead of 5 b aths .
To save electricity, we shouldn’t 6 l eave the
l ights on when we go out. We should turn
7 d own the a ir-con when it is not too hot.
B Solve the riddles. (Accept any reasonable answers.)
Riddles Answers
1 We do this at Ching Ming Festival. We also leave special
food and flowers for our loved ones who have died. s weep g raves
2 This is a large open area in the centre of a town or city. a s quare
3 This is a place where sports events or concerts are held. a s tadium
4 This is a kind of fruit. We eat it at Mid-Autumn Festival.
It is yellow. s tarfruit
5 This is an area of water next to the coast. Ships and
boats are safe when they are inside it. a h arbour
6 We build this over a river that allows people or cars to
cross from one side to the other. a b ridge
7 At this festival, new clothes are worn, good luck flowers Chinese
are bought and homes are decorated with red paper. New Year
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Date:
C Finish the story. Use the correct form of the words below. You can use some of the
words more than once.
get perform tie wear light celebrate decorate
Tony’s classmates come from all over the world. Last week, their teacher
asked them to talk about their favourite festivals.
Yuki is Japanese. She said, ‘In Japan, Star Festival
1 in summer. We write our wishes on colourful strips
of paper. These strips 2 onto bamboo branches.’

Sarika is from India. ‘In October or November,

we celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. We 3
our houses with small lamps called diyas. We 4
firecrackers too. The city is bright and full of light at
night,’ she said.
Ming is from China. His favourite festival is Chinese
New Year. ‘I like this festival because I get many red
packets. Lion dances 5 in the streets. New clothes
6 because they show a new beginning,’ he said.
It was Tony’s turn to introduce a festival. He said,
‘My favourite festival is Halloween. People 7
Halloween on 31st October. Shops  with pumpkins
and children are given a lot of sweets. I  presents at
this festival too because my birthday is on 31st October!’

1 is celebrated 2 are tied 3 decorate

4 light 5 are performed 6 are worn

7 celebrate 8 are decorated 9 get

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Revision 1
Date:
D Finish the sentences with the words and phrases given.
see the Big Buddha cycling paths
take photos of stilt houses ferry rides
watch a light show cable car rides
visit the Wishing Trees seafood

1
This is Victoria Harbour. It is the place where
people can watch a light show.
It is also famous for its ferry rides .

2
This is Tai O. It is the place where people can
take photos of stilt houses.
It is also famous for its seafood .

3
This is Ngong Ping. It is the place where
people can see the Big Buddha.
It is also famous for its cable car rides.

4
This is Tai Po. It is the place where people can
visit the Wishing Trees.
It is also famous for its cycling paths.

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Date:
E Underline the mistakes and write the correct words in the blanks.
1 2 3

1 The cars produce so much fumes. This makes air 1 many

pollution worse.
2 Red paper are used to decorate homes because 2 is
red is a lucky colour.
3 People look at the moon and light lanterns on 3 at
Mid-Autumn Festival.
4 5 6 7

4 I can’t sleep. The traffic and roadworks are 4 much

making so many noise.
5 E-cards are send to family and friends at 5 sent
Christmas.
6 Families gather for reunion dinners at New 6 on
Year’s Eve.
7 Mr White should stop use so many plastic 7 using
bags when he goes shopping.
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A Finish what the unhappy animals say.
Date:
Vocabulary

1
People k eep r are a nimals
like us as pets. Please stop! We belong in the forest.

2
Hunters h unt us for our b ody
p arts such as our skins and tails.

3
People d estroy the f orest . It’s our
home. If they continue, we’ll have nowhere to live.

4
People f orce us to f ight against
each other. Many of us die because of this.

5
People d ump w aste into the sea
and p ollute the e nvironment . Please keep
the oceans clean!
6
People c atch us and keep us in cages. We
are e ndangered a nimals . We’ll soon
become extinct!
7
People u se me and my friends to
t est n ew products. Sometimes
we become sick and die.
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Vocabulary
4
B Dr Owl is writing about what people can do to protect animals. Help him finish his
notes.
reduce donate buy volunteer plastic leather
support think use pollution money fur

1
Some people hunt animals for their body parts. The animals get
hurt or die because of this. Please (a) think before you
(b) buy . Don’t buy (c) leather goods or clothes
made from the (d) fur of animals.

2
Some sea animals die after they accidently eat plastic in the sea.
(a) Use less (b) plastic to (c) reduce
(d) pollution .

3
Please help to protect animals. You can (a) support
animal charities. You can either be a (b) volunteer or
(c) donate (d) money .

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Language focus 1

C How do people’s actions harm animals? Read what the animals say and finish the
sentences using ‘Therefore’. Follow the example.
1 Many sharks drown because people cut
off our fins for shark fin soup. our ➞ sharks’

People cut off sharks’ fins for shark fin soup.

sharks Therefore many sharks drown.
2
Many rats become sick and die because
people use us to test new products.
People use rats to test new products.
rats Therefore many rats become sick and die.
3 Fewer sea turtles are born each year because
people take our eggs to sell in markets.
People take sea turtles’ eggs to sell in markets.
Therefore fewer sea turtles are born each year.
sea turtles
4 There is not enough bamboo for us to eat
because people destroy bamboo forests.
People destroy bamboo forests. Therefore there
is not enough bamboo for pandas to eat.
pandas
5 There are very few bluefin tunas left in the
sea because people use us to make sushi.
People use bluefin tunas to make sushi. Therefore
bluefin tunas there are very few bluefin tunas left in the sea.

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Language focus 2
4
D Look at the poster and write the sentences using ‘unless’.
Animals in danger
1 2 3

Don’t dump waste into Don’t keep star tortoises as Don’t hunt rhinos for
the sea. Whales will pets. There won’t be any star their horns. They will
get sick and die! tortoises left in the wild! become extinct!
4 5 6

Don’t destroy forests to build Don’t turn sea into land to Don’t buy ivory products.
roads. Orangutans will have build houses. Dolphins won’t Hunters will kill elephants
no trees to live in! have enough space to live in! for their tusks!

1 Whales will get sick and die unless people stop dumping waste
into the sea .
2 There won’t be any star tortoises left in the wild unless
people stop keeping them / star tortoises as pets .
3 Rhinos will become extinct unless people
stop hunting them / rhinos for their horns.
4 Orangutans will have no trees to live in unless people stop destroying
forests to build roads.
5 Dolphins won’t have enough space to live in unless people stop turning
sea into land to build houses.
6 Hunters will kill elephants for their tusks unless people stop buying
ivory products.
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A
Date:
Finish the sentences with the correct adjectives.
Vocabulary

1 2 3 4

1 Visiting a home for the elderly was very m e a n i n g f u l for me.

The elderly people shared a lot of their experiences with me and I learnt a lot
from them.
2 Falling off my bicycle and breaking my leg was a p a i n f u l
experience.
3 Going to the beach for the first time was an a w f u l experience for me.
I didn’t like the sand and I wanted to go home immediately.
4 Meeting my baby brother for the first time was a j o y f u l experience.
He was so cute. I couldn’t stop cuddling him.
5 6 7

5 Taking part in the school play was a v a l u a b l e experience. I was

nervous about acting at first but I rehearsed a lot and became more confident.
I learnt a lot from it.
6 When I was six, I had a birthday party for the first time. All my friends came and
we played games. It was a very e n j o y a b l e experience.
7 I caught a bad cold last month and couldn’t go to school. The medicine tasted
really bad. It was t e r r i b l e .
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Vocabulary
5
B How did the children feel? Finish the sentences with the given words. Use each
adjective once only.
excited angry upset disappointed of about with
ashamed scared proud
1
I saw a fierce dog today. I ran away because I am
scared of big dogs.
2
I was upset about saying goodbye to my
neighbours when I moved house. I liked them very much.
3
I studied hard for my English test but I only got 45 marks.
I was disappointed with my result.
4
I remember my first day of primary school. I was so excited
about starting school. I couldn’t sleep the night before.
5
My brother took my toy car and didn’t give it back to me.
I was very angry with him.
6
We practised a lot for the Speech Festival and performed well.
We are very proud of ourselves.
7
I lied to Dad about my marks in the test. I feel
ashamed of myself now.

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5 Date:
Language focus 1

C Look at the photos. Finish what the children say with the words given and the
underlined phrases. Follow the example. (Accept any reasonable answers.)
wonderful joyful awful meaningful painful enjoyable
1 zoezoe1212 2 helensmith0914 3 steve.white.2012

We had a birthday party I did some baking I did voluntary work with
in the park for Mum last yesterday and burnt my my friends last weekend.
Sunday! hand.
4 macy_ma 5 superjoe 6 joycejones.haha

At the camp, we looked at I came last in the I got a puppy on my last

the bright stars at night! swimming gala this year. birthday!

1 Zoe : Having a birthday party in the park was an enjoyable

experience. We had lots of fun!
2 Helen : Burning my hand was a painful
experience . It still hurts!
3 Steve : Doing voluntary work was a meaningful experience.
I learnt a lot from it.
4 Macy : Looking at the bright stars at night was a wonderful experience.
The starry sky was so beautiful.
5 Joe : Coming last in the swimming gala was an awful experience.
I swam slower than last year and I felt bad.
6 Joyce : Getting a puppy was a joyful experience.
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Language focus 2
5
D Finish the children’s writing. Follow the example. (Accept any reasonable answers.)
pleased disappointed ashamed myself it my performance
nervous worried proud myself her myself
1
I din’t help th littl boy who fell over in th street yesterday.
I was ashamed of myself. Daniel

2
Pam was sad becaus her cat died last week.
I was worried about her. Lily

3
I played well in th piano competition and won first prize.
I was pleased with my performance / myself. Tom

4 My littl brother Bob went to se th dentist this mornig.

He was nervous about it.
H couldn’t eat befor th visit. Meg
5
I fell over and cam last in my rac on Sports Day last year.
I was disappointed with myself / my performance. Jenny

6
I took part in a walkathon and raised $500 for sick children.
I was proud of myself. Josh

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A Fill in the blanks.
Date:
Vocabulary

1 2 Good morning, 3
Miss Li. English English

1 I used to think only about myself. Miss Chan has taught me to c are
f or o thers . Now I always try to help my friends.
2 My parents taught me to r espect o thers so I always greet my
teachers and neighbours politely.
3 Mr Owen helped me to i mprove my E nglish . Now I always get
over 80 marks in my English tests.
4 5 6

I have some questions.

Can you help me,
Mr Chan?
4 My group members have taught me to e njoy t eamwork .
Finishing projects is fun when we all do our part.
5 I started playing basketball at the beginning of the year, but I wasn’t very good.
Mr Lee helped me to i mprove my b asketball s kills .
6 I have learnt to s olve p roblems on my own. But if I can’t, I can
always ask my classmates or teachers.
7 8 9

7 Miss Brown taught me to s upport my c lassmates . I always listen to

and comfort them when they are having bad times.
8 I have learnt to m ake my o wn c hoices . Last year, my
mother helped me to decide which club to join. This year, I chose a club myself.
9 I used to laugh at my friends. My mother taught me to k now
r ight f rom w rong . Now I’m always nice to my friends.
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 Date:
Vocabulary
6
B Finish the sentences with the correct adjectives.
1 Jane always shares her snacks with me. She is g e n e r o u s .
2 Owen is a r e s p o n s i b l e boy. He always does his duties at
home and at school.
3 Joseph thinks he will win the race. He is very c o n f i d e n t .
4 Tammy always wins competitions but she never talks about her success. She
is h u m b l e .
5 Ken is an o b e d i e n t boy. He always does what his dad tells him to
do.
6 Paul is p u n c t u a l but I’m always late. He waits for me patiently
and never gets angry.
7 Helen studies very hard after school every day. She is never lazy. She is
d i l i g e n t.
8 Emily has always been there for me. She is a l o y a l friend.
Now label the children. Write the names in the correct boxes.
1 2 I can do it! I can win! 3 4

Helen Joseph Jane Emily

5 Well done! 6 I’m sorry. I’m late. 7 8 Please help me to
open the door.

OK.
Thanks! A lot of It’s OK.
people helped me.

Tammy Paul Owen Ken

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Language focus 1

C Finish Joe’s writing. Use the phrases below to help you.

teach / enjoy teamwork help / improve my football skills

encourage / make my own choices teach / care for others

teach / respect the elderly teach / solve problems

Time rally flis. I have spnt six yars at this school! I am so gratful to
the tachrs who have taught me so much.
I joind the football tam in Primary 3. At first I was a trrible playr
but Mr Le  helped me (to) improve my football skills .
Now I can play rally wll. He also  taught me to enjoy teamwork
. It is grat that vryone in the tam can hlp and
support one anothr.
I was lucky to have Miss Wong as my Primary 6 class tachr. I usd to
think only of my own nds but she  taught me to care for others
. She also  taught me to respect the elderly
. Now I always spak politly to my grandparnts and listn
to thm patintly. Miss Wong  encouraged me to make my own
choices too. She showd me how to rsarch diffrnt intrst
clubs so that I could choose a suitable one for myslf. Also, she  taught
me to solve problems by myslf. Whn I had an argumnt
with my parnts, she guid me to think of ways to dal with it.
I hope I will mt some grat tachrs whn I ntr
scondary school.
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Language focus 2
6
D Finish the sentences with the correct form of the words and phrases given.
be mean supportive give me some food patient
be late tell lies laugh at you
1 ...
Thank you very much for giving me some food .
You’re so generous.
2
...
I’m sorry for being late .
I’ll be on time from now on.

3
The dog didn’t break the vase. It was my fault.
I’m sorry for telling lies .
I know I should be honest. I won’t do it again.
...
4 ... for laughing at you / being mean
I’m sorry .
HA HA
I’m sorry for being mean / laughing at you .
I won’t do it again.
5 ...
Thank you very much for your support .
I’ll try my best.

6 You didn’t get angry when I played bad.

Thank you very much for your patience ,
Mr Smith. I’ll work hard.
...

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Revision 2 Date:
A Complete the crossword.
Across ➜
1 Visiting sick children in hospital is a experience.
2 Miss Lau taught us how to difficult Maths problems.
3 Going to my aunt’s wedding was a experience. I was so happy that day.
4 John always believes that he will do well. He is .
5 Getting lost while hiking in the rain was a experience.
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6 Mr Ko taught me the importance of working together. Now I enjoy .

7 Joan is a class monitress. She listens carefully to the teachers and does
her job well.
8 Dad taught me to my grandparents. I always greet them politely.
9 Lily is . She is never late.

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 Revision 2
Date:
B You are writing an article about endangered animals. Read the notes and finish the
article.

Don’t buy baby Don’t buy fur coats! Don’t buy medicine
orangutans from markets! made from seahorses!
catch baby kill leopards catch seahorses
orangutans

sell in markets make fur coats make medicine

Save endangered animals!

1 People catch baby orangutans
to sell in markets. Therefore there are very few of them left in
the wild. Orangutans will become extinct unless we
stop buying baby orangutans from markets.
2 People kill leopards to make fur coats .
Therefore there are very few of them left
in the wild. Leopards will become extinct unless
we stop buying fur coats.
3 People catch seahorses to make medicine .
Therefore there are very few of them left
in the sea. Seahorses will become extinct unless
we stop buying medicine made from seahorses.
Help

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Revision 2
Date:
C Finish the children’s messages to their teachers. Use the correct form of the words
given.
1
✗ be mean
✓ encourage Dear Miss Wong,
I am sorry for being mean this year.
I did not care for others or share things with my
classmates. You taught me to be generous. Now I get
along well with my classmates. Thank you for your
encouragement .
Daniel

2
✓ patient
✗ be lazy Dear Mr Chan,
Thank you for your patience . You
are the best teacher ever. I am sorry for
being lazy sometimes but you didn’t get
angry. I promise to be more diligent in the future.
Sue

3
✗ talk in class
✓ kind Dear Mr Lau,
I am sorry for talking in class
sometimes. I promise to pay more attention in class
in the future. Thank you for your kindness .
You did not give up on me and taught me the
importance of study.
Alex
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 Revision 2
Date:
D Finish Mike’s diary entry.

18/11/20XX sunny
Last week was th school camp.  G oing on th camp was
an  e njoyable experienc and a  v aluable on too.
I learnt a lot!
On night, my classmates and I had to cook dinner together.
I wasn’t good at working with others but Mr Li  t aught m to
enjoy  t eamwork . Th food w mad together tasted really good!
W wer so  p roud of ourselves.
I din’t help my parents with th housework befor th camp.
Mrs Ho taught  me to wash th dishes. Now I
wash th dishes at home!
On th last day of th camp, I tripped in a race.  F alling
over was a  p ainful experienc but everyon was so kind to me.
They showed m that it is important to  c are for
others.
I am going to mak a card to say  t hank you to
Mr Li and Mrs Ho for their car and  k indness . I will never
forget this year’s school camp.

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 My Progress
How well do you know it? Draw the smileys.
= I know this. = I need more practice. = I don’t know this.
Vocabulary Festivals

1 Key structures
My grandma prepares a big meal.
A big meal is prepared by my grandma.
Fireworks are lit at Chinese New Year.
Fireworks are lit at midnight / on New Year’s Eve.
Vocabulary Natural features, man-made landmarks

2 Key structures
Japan is famous for its cuisine such as sashimi and sushi.
The first International Sushi Day was celebrated in 2009.
It is the place where the US president works.
Vocabulary Actions that are good / bad for the environment, types of
pollution
3 Key structures
People dump so many disposable products. They dump
so much food waste.
To reduce waste, we should stop throwing away so many
plastic bottles.
Vocabulary Actions that harm animals, actions that protect animals

4 Key structures
People buy star tortoises as pets. Therefore there are
very few left in the wild.
Star tortoises will become extinct unless we stop keeping
them as pets.
Vocabulary Adjectives with prepositions, adjectives about experiences

5 Key structures
Getting a gold medal was a wonderful experience.
I was (so) pleased with my performance.
I was (so) upset about it.
I was (so) proud of myself.
Vocabulary Things we learnt, adjectives about people

6
You taught me to respect others.
You helped us to solve problems.
Key structures Thank you for your patience / supporting me.
I am sorry for being lazy.

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