ENGLISH SUMMER BLOOKLET

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Checklist

Part one: Grammar

Articles, plurals & quantification Comparatives

Adverbs of frequency & prepositions of time Prepositions

Present continuous Present simple

Present simple & present continuous contrast Telling the time

Must/mustn’t – Let’s/Don’t Asking questions

Part two: Reading comprehension

Dinner time!

How spiders use silk.

Part three: Writing

Describing picture: what is happening?

Describing person: What does she do?

Part four: Spelling & Vocabulary

Quantification crossword.

Writing the missing letter

Scrambled sentences

Search puzzle and scrambled sentences.

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Part one: Grammar

Articles, plurals and quantification.

1. This is Trig’s basket. What is there in the basket?

2. This basket is for a picnic. What is h taking?

He is taking a .

He is taking some .

.

.

.

.

There is a…

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3. Before going picnic, Trig goes to the greengrocer’s. Look at all the vegetables you can buy there!

Complete each sign with the correct plural. Here you have the words in singular to help you.

4. Having a picnic is so much fun! Read carefully and complete with a, an or some.

POTATO – LEMON – MELON – RADISH

– CHERRY – PEACH – DATE –

ORANGE – GRAPE – TOMATO –

STRAWBERRY – FIG – BANANA

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5. Trig is going picnic to the park. Look at these two pictures and spot the difference between them.

In this picture there is… In this picture there is…

a woman. two women.

Comparatives

6. Trig likes going to the zoo. He likes animals a lot! Compare these animals. Here you have some

words to help you.

The elephant is than

but the lion is .

BIG – SMALL – HEAVY – LIGHT – TALL –

SHORT – FAT – THIN

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The is than but

the .

.

.

7. Now look at this family! They are not all the same. Compare them. Who is taller? Who is shorter?

Who is younger? Who is older?

a. Dad is .

b. Mum is .

c. .

d. .

e. .

f. .

g. .

h. .

Dad Mum Polly Jack Claire Otto

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Adverbs of frequency and prepositions of time.

8. How often do you do these things? Use always, often, usually, sometimes and never.

a) I ……………………………. lose things.

b) I…………………………….. do my English homework.

c) I……………………………..play football after school.

d) I……………………………..break things.

e) I……………………………..fight.

f) I……………………………..help my parents.

g) I……………………………..make my bed.

h) I……………………………..watch horror films.

i) I……………………………..tell truth.

j) I……………………………..go to bed at eight o’ clock.

9. Now write these sentences again so that they are true. Use always, often, usually, sometimes

and never.

a) I read a book in bed. .

b) We go camping at weekends. .

c) I buy chewing gum. .

d) We go to the zoo. .

e) I listen to music. .

f) I get up at six on Sundays. .

g) I play tennis. .

h) I forget things. .

i) We watch television. .

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10. Complete with the correct preposition: on, in or at.

a) _______ Tuesdays Trigs has piano lessons.

b) Mrs. Bell does the shopping Wednesday morning.

c) Nick likes going to beach summer and going to the mountains

winter.

d) night, Jenny and Nick usually read a book.

e) Mrs. Bell never cooks her birthday.

f) Mr. Bell usually plays tennis summer.

g) Jenny and Nick sometimes eat ice-cream summer nights.

Prepositions.

11. Look at this bedroom. Where is everything? Use the words from the word banks to help you.

The shoes are .

The .

.

Basket – bed – chair – desk – cupboard –

doorknob – floor – lamp

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.

.

.

.

Present Continuous

12. Look at Trig’s friends! What are they doing? What aren’t they doing?

Mrs. Bell .

She isn’t .

Mr. Bell .

He isn’t .

Nick and Jenny .

They aren’t .

Chip .

It is .

And Trig is trying to help!!!

play football – wash the dishes – hang the clothes – have fun – cook – work

in the garden – do homework – run

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13. Have a look at the pictures again, read these answers and ask correct answers. Use Is he/she…

or Are they…

a. ?

No, Mrs. Bell isn’t playing tennis.

b. ?

Yes, he is working in the garden.

c. ?

No, Nick and Jenny aren’t walking in the forest.

d. ?

Yes, Trig is trying to help!

14. Now everyone is at the park. What are they doing?

a. Anne is .

b. Bob .

c. Matt and Nick .

d. Jenny .

e. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Spring .

f. Chip .

Jenny

Nick

Mrs. Bell

Mrs. Spring

Bob Anne

Matt

Chip

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Present simple

15. Fill in the blanks and complete the sentences.

16. What does Sally do each day? Fill in the blanks accordingly.

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17. This table shows what Jenny, Nick, Trig and Chip like. Write sentences using BUT.

Jenny likes

but she doesn’t like .

Nick

but he .

Trig

.

Chip

.

18. What do they do? Put the verbs with the correct ending.

a) In summer Chip in the garden. sleep

b) He very early. wake up

c) He at the birds and a lot of noise. bark – make

d) He the postman. He sometimes his trousers. not like – tear

e) He holes in the flower beds and smelly bones. dig –

bury

f) Everyday he Fluff, the neighbour’s cat, but he never her. chase –

catch

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Present continuous and present simple contrast.

19. This is what everybody does on Sundays afternoon. But what are they doing now?

Jenny usually shouts at Chip but today .

Bob usually

.

Bob

.

Anne

.

Matt

.

Nick

.

Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Spring

.

Bob (work in the garden)

Nick (read a book)

Mrs. Bell & Mrs. Spring (go for walk)

Anne (play tennis)

Chip Matt (study)

Jenny

(writes a letter)

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20. Look at the pictures and write sentences using the present simple and the present continuous.

Matt

every Tuesday today

Every Tuesday Matt .

Susan

Every Friday night tonight

.

Laura

Every Saturday today

.

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Telling the time

21. Let’s warm up with only these clocks. Match each clock to the correct time.

.

a. It is quarter past ten.

b. It is half past one.

c. It is four o’clock

d. It is quarter to six.

These are Trig’s clocks. Each tell a different time! What time is it in each clock?

It is .

.

.

.

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22. Wow! Look at this place? This is the watchmaker. He works with clocks. Look at all the clocks!

How many can you see? Now say the time of eight of these clocks.

1) .

2) .

3) .

4) .

5) .

6) .

7) .

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Must/mustn’t – Don’t/Let’s

23. What does the teacher tell you to do or not to do? Fill in the blanks with must or mustn’t. PAY

ATTENTION TO SPELLING.

24. Now fill in the blanks with don’t or let’s.

a. It cold outside, stay here where we are warm.

b. The summer holidays have started! celebrate!

c. My father is sleeping so speak in a loud voice.

d. shout, Dan! I am next to you, I can hear you very well.

e. I am bored. play a game!

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Asking questions.

25. Trig needs help! He wants to writes sentences with the questions qords but they are mixed up.

Unscramble the questions.

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26. Now complete the following question with the correct question word: what, where, who, why,

when or whose.

f. do you eat at night? We eat in the dinning room.

g. does she wear that skirt every morning? Because that’s her uniform!

h. is that pen? Not mine. I think it is Fran’s.

i. does your aunt live? She lives in Australia.

j. do you parents do when you are at school? They work!

k. do you go to sleep? Usually at half past nine.

l. does Bob play football? Everyday, after school.

m. is that man? That is my dad!

27. Read the following answers and ask accurate questions.

a. ?

I eat pasta on Sundays.

b. ?

The teacher works in a school.

c. ?

My cousin reads a book when she is bored.

d. ?

I wear a uniform because I work as a nurse.

e. ?

That car is Mrs. Bell’s!

f. ?

The person next to my brother is my sister.

g. ?

I get up at seven o’clock.

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h. ?

Susan lives in Pilar.

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Part two: Reading Comprehension

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Part three: Writing 28. Look at this zoo! What are the animals doing? Write a description. Remember to write it as a

paragraph and to write complete sentences. Don’t forget to tell us where each animal is, what is

the weather like, etc.

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29. This is Sally. Write a description about her. Don’t forget to include her age, her family, where

does she live, what does she likes and her daily routines.

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Part four: Spelling & Vocabulary

30. Let’s warm up with a crossword! Look carefully at the pictures and read the clues to complete it.

Across Down

1. How __many books have you got? 1. How rain falls in England

every day?

4. They are poor. They haven’t got much . 2. He is hungry. He wants

bread.

5. We need some to make a pizza. 3. She is late. She hasn’t much .

7. I want some fruit. Have got any ? 6. We haven’t got any eggs.

We can’t make an omelette.

10. Nick has got a toffee and a bar of chocolate. But

Jenny hasn’t got any .

8. They haven’t got stamps. I

can’t post my letter.

12. How much do you drink

everyday?

9. I always like some in my

coffee.

11. Jenny is thirsty. She needs to drink

something. She wants some .

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31. Write the missing letter.

32. These sentences are scrambled! Put them in order.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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33. Let’s look for these words in the search puzzle. Then unscramble the sentences.