Download 2 - Macmillan English

Unit
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Comprehension
1 Read page 16 again. Match the beginning and ending of each
sentence.
1 When water gets warm
a by the wind.
2 When water vapour rises b form clouds.
3 When water vapour cools
c they fall as rain.
4 These droplets of liquid
d it evaporates into water vapour.
5 Clouds are moved
e it meets cooler air.
6 When the droplets get big and heavy f it turns back into droplets of
liquid.
1 _______
d
2 _______
3 _______
4 _______
5 _______
6 _______
2 Read page 17 again. What do the clouds look like in the pictures?
Picture 1 _______________________________________________________________
Picture 2 _______________________________________________________________
Picture 3 _______________________________________________________________
Picture 4 _______________________________________________________________
3 What type of weather do these clouds bring?
Picture 1 _______________________________________________________________
Picture 2 _______________________________________________________________
Picture 3 _______________________________________________________________
Picture 4 _______________________________________________________________
10 Comprehension: matching sentence beginnings and endings; finding information
Unit
Vocabulary
Can you find the missing letters?
1 The first letter in each pair of words is missing.
Use the letters in the box to work out what it is.
s c t w r
1 __ a i n
__ i v e r
2 __ e a
__ t o r m
3 __ e a t h e r
__ a t e r
4 __ o p
__ a l l
5 __ o o l e r __ l o u d
2 You have made ten words. Put the words you have made in
alphabetical order.
1 _______________
2 _______________
3 _______________
4 _______________
5 _______________
6 _______________
7 _______________
8 _______________
9 _______________
10 _______________
3 Use three of the words you have made in sentences of your own.
1 _______________________________________________________________________
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2 _______________________________________________________________________
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3 _______________________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary: word beginnings; alphabetical order; sentence writing
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Language building
Remember. A phrase is a group of words which forms part
of a sentence. A phrase does not make sense on its own.
These clouds look like cotton wool.
like cotton wool = phrase
1 Some of these are phrases. Some of these are sentences.
Tick the phrases.
1 above the land
2 The sun heats up the water.
3 rivers, lakes and the sea
4 as rain
5 into the sky
6 Rain falls from the clouds.
2 Use each of the phrases you have ticked in a sentence of your own.
1 _______________________________________________________________________
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2 _______________________________________________________________________
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3 _______________________________________________________________________
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4 _______________________________________________________________________
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12 Language building: phrases
Unit
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Be careful to use
the correct forms of the verbs.
know look be come sit fly see think
While the plane _____________
wåÎ Ï«yÒˆg over the rainforest, John ______________ out of the window. He _________________ the trees below him. Monkeys _____________________ in the branches. Suddenly there _______________ a
flash of lightning. ‘Oh, no!’ John _________________ . He _________________ that a storm _____________________ .
2 Make questions for the answers.
1 Where ____________________________ The plane was flying over the forest.
2 What __________________________________ John saw animals in the trees.
3 What ______________________________________ The monkeys were playing.
4 ______________________________________________ Yes, a storm was coming.
5 How ______________________________________________ John felt frightened.
3 Write the sentences again in the negative.
1 The bird flew slowly. ___________________________________________________
2 It started to snow. _____________________________________________________
3 The sun was shining. __________________________________________________
4 The animals were sleeping. ____________________________________________
5 We knew the way. _____________________________________________________
6 I was feeling tired. ____________________________________________________
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4 Look at the pictures. Use the words to make a story. Use the
correct past tenses.
While – Ben and Tom – walk – forest,
they – see – lots of birds and animals.
Parrots – sit – trees.
Monkeys – swing – branches.
Suddenly – they – hear – roar.
They – turn round – and – see – tiger.
It – hide – trees.
Ben and Tom – stand – still.
While – they – look – it, – tiger – walk away.
‘We – lucky,’ – say – Bob. – ‘tiger – not – hungry!’
5 Now write the story.
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W∏Ò¬· B´n –ˆd Tøm Æflªfl ∑–«≥Òˆg Òn —h· ƒøªfl‚t,
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14 Grammar: past simple and past continuous
Unit
Spelling
Remember. The letters tion sound like shun.
1 Complete the crossword.
Clues across ➜
2
1
4
3
2
➜
Clues down
1
3
4
2 Choose the best word to complete each sentence.
protection collection inspection
1 The boy collected stamps for his stamp _____________________ .
2 You wear a helmet for _____________________ when you ride a bike.
3 When you look at something carefully, you do an _____________________ .
3 Use these ‘tion’ words in sentences of your own.
1 station ______________________________________________________________
2 action
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Spelling: tion spelling pattern
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Writing
Look at the pictures. Read the words.
They explain how a seed grows.
1 2
plant, seed, soil
3 4
bigger, suck up, water
5 6
leaves, appear
7 8
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buds, appear
roots, grow
shoot, push up
leaves, grow, bigger
buds, open, flowers
Unit
Now use the pictures and the words
to explain how a seed grows into a
plant. Write it in the correct order. Use the present tense.
Step 1 _________________________________________________________________
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Step 2 _________________________________________________________________
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Step 3 _________________________________________________________________
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Step 4 _________________________________________________________________
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Step 5 _________________________________________________________________
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Step 6 _________________________________________________________________
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Step 7 _________________________________________________________________
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Step 8 _________________________________________________________________
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Writing: explaining a process
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