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I was moved. The ending was so moving.

Sara watched some movies during Chinese New Year. Ben is asking her

about the movies. Complete what they say.

amaze amuse bore move surprise

Sara: I watched ________________

during Chinese New Year.

Ben: It’s a ___________. How did you

like it?

Sara: I was ___________. The plot was

so ___________. I __________

_____________.

Sara: I _________________________

__________________________.

Ben: It’s ___________________. How

______________?

Sara: I _____________. The special

effects _________________. I

__________________________.

___________________________

___.

One Fine Day

drama

bored

boring almost fell

watched A Journey to Space

during Chinese New Year

a science fiction movie

did you like it

was amazed

were so amazing

won’t forget some of the scenes

1.

2.

asleep


Sara:

Ben:

Sara:

Sara:

Ben:

Sara:

I watched Silly Simon during

It’s a comedy. How did you like it?

I was amused. The characters were

so amusing. I couldn’t stop laughing.

I watched The House during

Chinese New Year.

It’s a horror movie. How did you

like it?

I was surprised. The ending was so

surprising. I watched open mouthed.

Chinese New Year.

3.

4.


Look at these scenes from a science fiction movie. Complete the story

with the words under the pictures and the correct form of the phrasal

verbs given.

burst out look for looking forward to

pick up put on run into

Captain Bun and his crew are going to space. They are (1) ________

______________________. They (2) ____________________

________ before they get into their spaceship, the Hot Dog. Then

they set off into space!

On the way, they (3) ________________. The crew invite Captain

Bun to their planet, Piggy Star. When Captain Bun gets off the Hot

Dog and meets the people there, he (4) _____________________

because they look so funny. Captain Bun apologises to them for

being rude. They invite him to stay on Piggy Star for a night.

The next day, the Hot Dog comes back and (5) _______________

______. Then Captain Bun and his crew continue their journey to

(6) ___________________________.

looking

forward to the adventure put on spacesuits and

helmets

run into a spaceship

bursts out laughing

picks up Captain

look for other interesting planets

Bun


I saw a large black car parked near the security van.

Write the adjectives in the correct boxes.

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Help the policeman describe some lost items by putting the adjectives

given in the correct order.

1. a ________________________ doll

2. a ________________________ ring

3. a ________________________ jewellery box

4. a ________________________ wallet

American delicious green huge Japanese lovely metal

old oval pink square tiny wooden young

new / tiny / Korean

jade / Chinese / pretty

rectangular / wooden / useful

leather / brown / big

tiny new Korean

pretty Chinese jade

useful rectangular wooden

big brown leather

lovely

delicious

huge

tiny

young

old

oval

square

green

pink

American

Japanese

metal

wooden


She is a young woman with a long ponytail.

She was in a pink and white spotted dress, and brown boots.

The host of the TV programme Police Magazine and Harold are talking

about some missing people. Complete what they say with the words

given.

beard curly hair

ponytail straight hair

brown boots checked shirt

green sandals spotted dress

striped trousers woollen sweater

1. Harold: The second missing person is .

Host: What does he look like?

Harold: He is an old man with and

.

Host: What was he wearing when he was last

seen?

Harold: He was in

and .

a checked shirt, blue trousers

green sandals

a beard

curly hair

Raymond Li


3. Harold: The fourth missing person is

.

Host:

Harold:

Host:

Harold:

2. Harold: The third missing person is .

Host: What look like?

Harold: He is a .

Host: What when he was

last seen?

Harold: He was

.

Sam Fong

does he

young man with straight hair

was he wearing

in a red and blue T-shirt, and

striped trousers

Wendy

Chan

What does she look like?

She is an old woman with curly hair.

What was she wearing when she was

last seen?

She was in a yellow woollen sweater and

grey trousers.


How long will we run the game stalls?

We will run the game stalls until the closing ceremony starts.

Amy and her friends are planning a fund-raising fair. Read the note

below. Complete what they say using ‘until’.

Events

Game stalls: will close when the closing ceremony starts

Sales of cookies: will end when the cookies are sold out

Jumble sale: will start at 2.00 p.m. and end at 4.00 p.m.

Chinese painting by the Principal: will end at 3.30 p.m.

The reception: will close when the fair is over

Sale of raffle tickets: will end at 3.00 p.m.

1. Amy: How long will

?

Friend 1: It will open until

.

4.

open

are sold out

the cookies

the cookie stand

What do you like doing at Christmas?

2. Amy: How long

?

Friend 2: She will

.

will the Principal

paint pictures

paint pictures until

3.30 p.m.


3. Amy:

Friend 3:

4. Amy:

Friend 4:

5. Amy:

Friend 5:

How long will the jumble sale

It will last until 4.00 p.m.

How long will we run the

reception counter?

We will run the reception

counter until the fair is over.

How long will we sell raffle

tickets?

We will sell raffle tickets

until 3.00 p.m.

last?


Complete the sentences using ‘however’ and play this card game with

your friends.

Jack has no brothers or sisters. However, he has a lot of friends.

1.

There is _________________.

However, it is ___________.

There is a well in

Jack’s village. The well is dry.

2.

A river __________________

___________. ___________,

its water ___________.

A river runs through

Jack’s village.

The river water is

dirty.

3.

________________________

________________________

________________________

Jack’s family owns

two large fields.

The soil is too dry to

plant crops.

4. ________________________

________________________

________________________

The old villagers get

sick easily.

There are no hospitals

or clinics in the village.

a well in Jack’s village

dry

runs through Jack’s

village However

is dirty

Jack’s family owns two large

fields. However, the soil is too

dry to plant crops.

The old villagers get sick easily.

However, there are no hospitals

or clinics in the village.


5. ________________________

________________________

________________________

Jack wants to go to

school.

Jack’s parents cannot

afford the school fees.

6. ________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

Two charities organise

sponsored walks for

the village.

\

Not many people take

part in the walks.

7. ________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

People sell flags to

raise fund for the

village.

Not much money is

raised.

8.

________________________

________________________

________________________

There is a bridge in

Jack’s village.

The bridge is old and

dangerous.

Jack wants to go to school.

However, his parents cannot

affo afford the school fees.

Two charities organise sponsored

walks for the village. However,

not many people take part in

the walks.

People sell flags to raise fund

for the village. However, not

much money is raised.

There is a bridge in Jack’s

village. However, it is old and

dangerous.


Wong Kam Po is a racing cyclist who has won many major cycling

awards.

Sha Tin is a town where a lot of people go cycling.

Read about some famous people. Talk about them with your friend.

Complete the conversations.

Chow Yun Fat

a movie star

has performed in many movies

works in Hollywood

a city / many successful movies are produced

1. You: Who is Chow Yun fat?

Friend: He is who

.

You: Can you tell me more about him?

Friend: He works in . Hollywood is _________

where __________________________________.

a movie star has performed in

many movies

Hollywood a city

many successful movies are produced


Liu Xiang

a Chinese athlete

has won an Olympic gold medal

won the gold medal in Athens

a city / the 2004 Olympics was held

2. Friend: Who is ?

You: He is

.

Friend: Can you ?

You: He . Athens is

where .

Liu Xiang

the 2004 Olympics was held

won the gold medal in Athens

gold medal

tell me more about him

a city

a Chinese athlete who has won an Olympic

Mother Teresa

a nun

won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979

helped the poor and sick people in India

a country / Mother Teresa founded a

charitable organisation

3. You: Who was ?

Friend: She was

You:

Friend:

a nun who won the Nobel Peace Prize in

1979.

Mother Teresa

Can you tell me more about her?

She helped the poor and sick people in India. India

is a country where she founded a charitable

organisation.


The Community Chest is a Hong Kong-based organisation which

was founded in 1968. It helps the poor and the sick.

Search the Internet for a charitable organisation. Complete the table

below.

Name of

organisation

The Community

Chest

Nature Hong Kong-based

organisation

international

organisation

United Nations

agency

Year Founded 1968 1982 1946

What it does helps the poor and

the sick

helps people

with eye

diseases

improves

children’s living

conditions

Talk about the three charities with your friends.

1. A: Do you know ORBIS?

B: Yes, ________ is an _______________________ which

________________. It _________________________.

2. B: Do you know ___________?

C: Yes, __________ is a ___________________________

_____________. It ____________________________.

3. C: ____________________________________________

A: ____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

UNICEF

improves children’s living conditions

ORBIS international organisation

was founded in 1982 helps people with eye diseases

UNICEF

United Nations agency which was

founded in 1946

(Students’ own answers)

ORBIS UNICEF


Mike is good at sports. What can he do?

Perhaps he can join the sports team.

The children are talking about what their friends can/should do when

the new school year begins. Complete what they say.

1. A: Kate likes _________. What can

______ do?

B: Perhaps she can ____________

________________________.

2. A: Amy _________. What _______

________?

B: Perhaps she ________________

___________.

3. A: __________________________

__________________________

B: __________________________

__________________________

drawing

she

help decorate

the display boards

is helpful can she

do

can be a class

monitress

Andy is cheerful. What can he do?

Perhaps he can make lots of new

friends.


4. A: __________________________

__________________________

B: __________________________

__________________________

5. A: __________________________

__________________________

B: __________________________

__________________________

Karen is always late for school.

What can/should she do?

Perhaps she can/should get up

earlier.

The children miss each other.

What can they do?

Perhaps they can play together at

weekends.


Can I have another blue card?

Do you have them in other colours? I also need a pink card.

Amy is buying art materials to make thank-you cards for her teachers.

She is talking to the shopkeeper. Complete what they say. (For the

colours of the items, please refer to P.51 of the book.)


(2 black markers, 1 yellow marker)

1. Amy: Can I have another __________________?

Shopkeeper: Sure. I’ll get it for you.

Amy: Thank you. Do you have them in other colours? I

also need __________________.

Shopkeeper: I’m sorry, we don’t have __________________.

(2 tubes of white watercolour, 1 tube of brown watercolour)

2. Amy: Can I have ___________________________?

Shopkeeper: ____________________________________

Amy: Thank you. Do you ______________________?

I __________________________________.

Shopkeeper: Yes, here you are.

a yellow marker

any yellow markers

another tube of white watercolour

Sure. I’ll get it for you.

have them in other colours

also need a tube of brown watercolour

black marker

white

brown red

blue

black


(2 purple envelopes, 1 white envelope)

3. Amy: ____________________________________

Shopkeeper: ____________________________________

Amy: ____________________________________

____________________________________

Shopkeeper: ____________________________________

(2 rolls of pink ribbon, 1 roll of red ribbon)

4. Amy: ____________________________________

Shopkeeper: ____________________________________

Amy: ____________________________________

____________________________________

Shopkeeper: ____________________________________

Can I have another purple envelope?


Thank you. Do you have them in other colours?

I also need a white envelope.

I’m sorry, we don’t have any white envelopes.

Can I have another roll of pink ribbon?


Thank you. Do you have them in other colours?

I also need a roll of red ribbon.

Yes, here you are.

yellow pink

red

purple

blue

green


Would Ray rather buy a gift or make a gift to thank Miss Ma?

He’d rather buy a gift.

How are the children going to say thank you to their teachers? Talk

about them with your friends. Complete the conversations below.

Teacher How to thank the teacher Ray Kate Sue

Miss Ma buy a gift

make a gift

Miss Hall write a poem

sing a song

Mr Lam make a thank-you card

draw a picture

1. You: Would Ray rather ____________ or ___________

to thank __________?

Friend 1: He’d rather _____________.

2. Friend 1: Would Ray _______________________________

________ to thank __________?

You: He’d ______________________.

3. You: _______________________________________

_______________________________________

Friend 2: _______________________________________

Miss Hall

write a poem sing a song

sing a song

rather make a thank-you card or draw a

picture Mr Lam

rather draw a picture

Would Kate rather buy a gift or make a gift to thank

Miss Ma?

She’d rather make a gift.


4. Friend 2: ____________________________________

____________________________________

You: ____________________________________

5. You: ____________________________________

____________________________________

Friend 3: ____________________________________

6. Friend 3: ____________________________________

____________________________________

You: ____________________________________

7. You: ____________________________________

____________________________________

Friend 4: ____________________________________

8. Friend 4: ____________________________________

____________________________________

You: ____________________________________

Would Kate rather write a poem or sing a song to

thank Miss Hall?

She’d rather write a poem.

Would Kate rather make a thank-you card or

draw a picture to thank Mr Lam?

She’d rather draw a picture.

She’d rather make a gift.

She’d rather sing a song.

She’d rather make a thank-you card.

Would Sue rather buy a gift or make a gift to

thank Miss Ma?

Would Sue rather write a poem or sing a song

to thank Miss Hall?

Would Sue rather make a thank-you card or draw

a picture to thank Mr Lam?


Thank you for teaching me to tell right from wrong.

The children are going to give thank-you cards to their teachers and

friends. Help them complete the cards.

help / solve Maths problems

improve / self-confidence

teach / respect others

your loving care

your patience

Dear Miss Brown,

Thank you for

.

Yours,

Amy

Dear Miss Hall,

Thank you for

.

Yours,

Ray

improving my

self-confidence

teaching me

to respect others


Dear Miss Wong,

Love,

Mike

Dear Mr Lam,

Miss You,

Andy

Dear Miss Ma,

Love,

Kate

Thank you for helping me

solve Maths problems.

Thank you for your loving

care.

Thank you for your

patience.


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