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 My Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

A Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

My Neighbourhood ......................... 12

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My Favourite Relative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Eating Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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The Day it Snowed ......................... 24

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My Favourite Animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

I Don’t Feel Well

ell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

My Country ............................... 36
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My Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

An
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Unluck Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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When I Grow Up, I Will Live ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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An Exciting Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Stop, Thief! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

My Hobbies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

WRITING TASKS ......................................... 65

 My Summer

1 WARM UP
Look at the photographs and answer the questions.

Useful words / phrases:

● build sandcastles
● at the seaside
● play volleyball
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● on
n the beach
● have a meal

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A B C ● near th
the sea

1 What are the people in each photograph doing?

2 What do you think the children in picture A are going to do later?
3 Did you do any of these things last summer?

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4 What else did you do?

2 READING FOR IDEAS

1a Read the letter Anna sent to her penfriend, Mandy. PA
b Now
Now read
dMMandy’s
Mand

Dear Anna,
letter to Anna.

Dear Mandy, Thanks for your letter. I’m glad you had a
iting to tell you about
I hope you are well. I’m wr good summer. I’m writing to tell you about my
my summer. holiday.
in a beautiful village in
This summer, we stayed I spent a month at my grandparents’ house
nice! The sun shone all
the mountains. It was so by the sea. The weather wasn’t very good but I
too hot.
the time but it was never . enjoyed my holiday.
long walk in the country
Every day, we went for a e In the mornings, I usually went to the beach.
nic in the woods or by th
Sometimes we had a pic with Sometimes the sea was freezing and I couldn’t
usua allllyy played outside
river. In the evenings, I go swimming. In the afternoons, I usually went
st nights, I went out for
some other children. Mo
d. Our fa favouurrite restaurant for a walk along the beach with my friends. In
dinner with Mum and Da
the fofood tthere was delicious. the evenings, I sometimes went to the cinema.
had a fantastic view and It was a lovely holiday. I really had a good
mmer? e Please write and
What did you doo this su time.
tell me. From,
From,
Anna Mandy

2 Look at the two letters again. Find adjectives that mean:

Anna’s letter Mandy’s letter

1 pretty = _____________ 4 happy = _____________

2 wonderful = _____________ 5 cold = _____________
3 tasty = _____________ 6 nice = _____________

sandcastles: οÛÙÚ· ÛÙËÓ ¿ÌÌÔ in the woods: ÛÙÔ ‰¿ÛÔ˜ grandparents: ·Ô‡˜ Î·È ÁÈ·ÁÈ¿ freezing: ·ÁˆÌ¤ÓÔ˜
village: ¯ˆÚÈfi view: ı¤· weather: ηÈÚfi˜ wonderful: ı·˘Ì¿ÛÈÔ˜
in the mountains: ÛÙÔ ‚Ô˘Ófi delicious: ÓfiÛÙÈÌÔ˜ enjoy: ·ÔÏ·Ì‚¿Óˆ tasty: ÓfiÛÙÈÌÔ˜
shone: ¤Ï·Ì spend: ÂÚÓ¿ˆ (¯ÚfiÓÔ)
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 3 VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

1 Complete the sentences by putting the verbs / phrases into the simple past.

have a picnic go swimming

had a
1 One day we __________
5 I _________________
picnic by a river.
_______
every day.

sunbathe explore

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6 My friend a
and I _______
2 Mum usually_________ whole island on our
the who
in the morning. bikes.
bikes

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go sightseeing eat out

3 I ______________ in
the city.
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in the evening.

build a sandcastle go for a drive

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4 We ________________
_____________
____________ 8 Every morning we _____
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on the beach. ___________ in the

country.

osition.
2 Fill in the correct preposition
eposition 3 Use the phrases to complete the paragraph.
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by, at,
t, along, with, in fresh air, interesting museum, sandy beach
1 I stayed ________
___ my gran
grandparents’ house.
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2 The hotel
otel was ____
________
___ the sea. In the summer, we stayed on an island. Our hotel
was by a(n) [1] ________________ . I sunbathed
3 We stayed
ayed _______
__
________ our aunt.
there every day. One morning, we drove into the
4 My friends
dss and
an I
mountains. I loved the [2] ________________ .
went for a wa
walk
It was so healthy. We had a picnic near a lake.
________ the
beach. The water in it was very cold. The next day, we
visited a(n) [3] _________________ in the town.
5 The village is
We saw a lot of vases and jewellery there.
________ the
mountains.

sunbathe: οӈ ËÏÈÔıÂÚ·›· a drive: ‚fiÏÙ· Ì ÙÔ ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙÔ visit: ÂÈÛΤÙÔÌ·È

go sightseeing: ÂÈÛΤÙÔÌ·È Ù· ·ÍÈÔı¤·Ù· interesting museum: ÂӉȷʤÚÔÓ ÌÔ˘ÛÂ›Ô vase: ‚¿˙Ô
explore: ÂÍÂÚ¢ÓÒ sandy: ·ÌÌ҉˘ jewellery: ÎÔÛÌ‹Ì·Ù·
the whole island: fiÏÔ ÙÔ ÓËÛ› healthy: ˘ÁÈÂÈÓfi˜
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 4 WRITING PRACTICE

1 Look at the information about the children’s holidays. Use it to complete the paragraphs.

went to
This summer, I __________
Place: Santorini Santorini .
__________
How long: 2 weeks I spent ___________ there.
Accommodation: campsite I stayed at ______________ .
The sun ___________ every
Weather:
day.

I _______________
___
____
_ __ this
Place: Paris
umm
me
summer.
How long: 5 days I _____________
__ __
_ _ there for
Accommodation: small hotel _____________
__
__ __
__ . I stayed

Weather: at _____________ . It
a
_____________ a lot.

2a Fill in the missing prepositions:

P b Now
ow put
p thet sentences / phrases from a in the
about, for, from, to correct
ct place.
1 I hope to hear _________ you soon. Wa of beginning your letter.
Ways
____________________________________
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2 I’m writing to tell you _________ myy holiday.
day.
3 Please write _________ me soon.
on.
n. ____________________________________
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4 Thanks _________ your letter.

er.
r. Ways of ending your letter.
____________________________________
____________________________________
5 COMMON MISTAKES
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Rewrite the sentences

es so they are correct.
co
corr
1 Every day I went
ent for swimming.
swimming
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Every day______________
I went swimmin
swimming.
_______________________________
__________
2 We had
d a good weather.
weathe
_______
__
_______________________________
3 I stayed to a lovel
lovely hotel.
_______________________________
4 I passed my time very well.
_______________________________
5 We stayed at a camping.
_______________________________

accommodation: Î·Ù¿Ï˘Ì· hear from sb: Ì·ı·›Óˆ Ó¤· ·fi οÔÈÔÓ camping: ηٷÛ΋ӈÛË, οÌÈÓÁÎ
campsite: ¯ÒÚÔ˜ Ô˘ οÓÂȘ οÌÈÓÁÎ pass: ÂÚÓÒ (Ë ‰Ú·ÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ·)
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 6 WRITING TASK

Write* a letter to your penfriend about your summer holiday.

Before you start:
STEP 1: Oral Preparation
Answer the questions.
1 Where did you go last summer?
2 Where did you stay? (grandparents, hotel. campsite, etc.)
3 How long did you stay there?
4 What was the weather like?
5 What did you usually do in the morning?
6 What about the afternoon and the evening?
7 Did you have a good time?
8 Are you going to visit there again?

STEP 2: Plan STEP 3: Useful Language

Opening Words / Phrases Functional Language
Dear ... , (your penfriend’s name)
e) ● holiday resort ● Thanks for / Thank you
Paragraph one: ● fishing village for ...
Thank your penfriend forr his / her letter.
● rent a room ● I’m writing to tell you
Say why you are writing.
g.
● stay at a campsite (all) about ...
Paragraph two:
● have a view of the sea ● Please write / reply
Say where you went
ent on holiday; where you stayed;
how long you
ou stayed there; what
w the weather was ● spend the day at the soon.
like. beach ● I hope to hear from
Paragraph three: ● hot and sunny you soon.
Say what you usually
usuall did in the mornings, ● quite cool
afternoons and evenings. ● have an afternoon
Paragraph four: sleep
Ask your penfriend about his / her summer; ask for ● have a good time
a reply to your letter.
● have fun
Closing
From, [*For each writing task, write
... (your name) between 80 and 100 words.]

resort: ı¤ÚÂÙÚÔ rent: ÓÔÈÎÈ¿˙ˆ

fishing village: „·ÚÔ¯ÒÚÈ quite cool: ·ÚÎÂÙ¿ ‰ÚÔÛÂÚfi˜
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