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GRADE 3

FREE TImE AcTIvITIEs

Free time activities

unit 02

What’s Davide doing? 1 Today, Davide has some free time. Work with a partner. What’s he doing?

What’s she doing? 1 Marc and Lucia are discussing pictures. Think of questions for each picture.

2 Write the contractions. Then practise saying them.1 He is 4 You are 2 she is 5 They are 3 We are

3 2.1 Listen and check.

4 Practise saying what Davide’s doing in each picture. Use contractions.

He’s reading a book.

5 2.2 Listen and check.

6 Work in pairs. Discuss the different pictures. pronunciation

Remember to use contractions:

She’s eating. /shi:z i:tIN/

2 2.3 Listen to the conversation. Marco and Lucia are playing a guessing game. What is the girl doing in Marco’s picture?

3 2.4 Now Lucia is looking at a picture. What is the girl doing in Lucia’s picture? Listen to Marco’s questions.

4 Now it’s your turn. Work in pairs. Student A choose a picture. Student B Ask questions to guess your partner’s picture.

5 Swap roles.

6 Work in pairs. Discuss what the girl is doing in each picture.

7 Here are some more free time activities. What are they doing?

pronunciationRemember to say words together as contractions:

What is What’s /wQts/

I am I’m /aIm/

8 Work in pairs. Discuss which activities are your favourites.

Which activity is your favourite?

My favourite’s …

Use contractions in the exam as it helps your speech sound more natural.

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What’s Davide’s mother doing? What’s Davide doing? Where’s the cat?

Davide’s bedroom. What’s Davide doing?

This is Davide’s house. What’s the weather like? What can you see behind the house? What’s Davide doing?

Where’s Davide? What are his sister and mother doing? What’s the cat doing? Where are the family? What are they doing?

What is Davide doing? What is the cat doing?

What are they doing in the fifth picture?

In the fifth picture, he’s watching TV. His mum’s …

spotlight Remember the word order for present continuous questions and short answers:

Is she watching TV?Yes, she is.

Is she indoors or outdoors?

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GRADE 4

UNIT 06HolIdays & acTIvITIes

unit 06

Holidays 1 Look at these different types of places to go

on holiday. 1 Which ones do you like, and which ones don’t

you like? 2 Which is the best and which is the worst?

2 Work in pairs and discuss.1 Where do you usually go on holiday?2 Who do you usually go with?3 What’s the weather usually like?4 What do you usually do?5 What do you like doing the most?6 What do you dislike doing the most?

3 6.7 Listen to the examiner’s question. In pairs, ask and answer it.

4 6.8 Listen to the examiner’s next question. In pairs, ask and answer it.

Aim at the Exam 6 1 6.9 Listen to the exam below and complete the sentences.

Where … go?

When … go?

What … see/visit/do?

1 Work in pairs. Answer these questions.1 Which one has the biggest population?2 Which one has the smallest population?3 What’s the difference between the weather

in the three cities in a July? b december?4 Which one’s the hottest in July?5 Which one’s the hottest in december?

2 Work in pairs. Discuss the differences between the three cities and where you live.

3 You’re going to book a holiday in either Buenos Aires, Milan, or Barcelona.1 choose your destination.2 choose your travel month: december or July? 3 choose a holiday activity.

4 Ask your partner about their plans for their holiday.

Remember to use full sentences in your answers.

Where do you usually go on holiday?I usually go to Rome. NOT Rome.

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What do you usually do ?

What’s the

of the weekend?

Thank you. Now we’re going to talk about something different. let’s talk about   

. do you go on holiday?

For you, what’s the difference between weekends and winter?

Tell me about , where and

what .

What type of holidays do you like?

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What are you weekend?

I like beach holidays and relaxing in the sun.

to the beach?

Tell me about your last holiday. Where

and what ?

Tell me about of your

last holiday.

and what about your next holiday? Where are you

and what are you

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oh, for me it’s saturday night. I like going to restaurants every saturday.

Hello!

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What do you at weekends and what

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What about you? What’s

of the weekend for you?

Try to say three or four sentences when you reply to the examiner.

What did you do last weekend?Well, last weekend, I went shopping on Saturday and bought some new jeans. Then on Sunday, I went to my grandparents’ house for lunch. In the evening, I did all of my homework.NOT Shopping.

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you is the candidate. You are going to practise being in an exam.

Examiner ask your partner the questions in 1. you can change the questions if you like.

Candidate answer the examiner’s questions with your own answers.

Change roles. Practise the exam again.

What about you?

do you like?

MilanPopulation: 1.3 million people

Temperature in December: 5 degrees

Temperature in July: 29 degrees

Top tourist attractions: shopping, fashion

BarcelonaPopulation: 1.6 million people

Temperature in December: 14 degrees

Temperature in July: 27 degrees

Top tourist attractions: architecture, food

Buenos AiresPopulation: 2.9 million people

Temperature in December: 28 degrees

Temperature in July: 14 degrees

Top tourist attractions: shopping, dancing the tango

Visit a city!

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GRADE 4

UNIT 09The TopIc

unit 09

3 This is an example of a Topic called London. Think of a title for each group of ideas.

Aim at the Exam 9 1 When you discuss your Topic with the examiner, the examiner is going to ask you some questions.

Match the Grade 4 language to boxes 1– 5.

2 Work in pairs. You are going to do a role-play. Student A you are the examiner. Student B you are the candidate.

3 Student A look at Student B’s Topic form. Use the box above to help you think of questions.

4 Student B, look at your Topic form. What questions can you ask the examiner about their experience? Think of one question for each box on the Topic form.

5 Now practise. You have 5 minutes to discuss all four points on the Topic form.

6 Change roles. Practise the Topic form again.

4 Using your favourite Topic from 2, put your ideas into four groups and think of a title for each group. Then complete the form below.

Tell me about the differences between

and .

how often do you … ?What do you / they usually do? What does it usually do?

What are your / his / her / its / their plans?What are you going to do next? Where are you going to go next?What is he / she / it going to do next?Are you going to start something new?

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You give the examiner your Topic form at the beginning of the exam. The examiner looks at the Topic form and chooses one of the four boxes for you to talk about.

After approximately 1 minute, the examiner chooses another box for you to talk about. The examiner chooses the sequence for all the boxes. So NEVER … include an Introduction or Conclusion put numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 on your Topic form.

You do not know the sequence that the examiner is going to use!

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Future Differencespast WhenLikes / Dislikes

5 Compare Topic forms with a partner. Can you add any ideas to your partner’s Topic form?

spotlight For the Topic, you give the examiner a Topic form. The Topic form is a mind map with four ideas on it which you want to talk about.

When I started

The best and worst activities

How often we do each activity

Future activities and plans

My Topic:My after-school

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Graded Examinations in Spoken EnglishElementary Topic form — Grade 4

Candidate name:

Grade 4 Registration no:

Centre: Session:

Centre no: Examination date:

Title of topic:

The information on this form must be presented to the examiner during the examination.

Main points to discuss

about my topic

MY ToPiC:

London

• The first time I went to London, I was 7.

• I stayed in a hotel in the city centre.

• I went with my parents and we went sightseeing.

• I saw Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham

palace.

• The weather was fantastic.

ToPiC forM ideA:

• What I like about London is …• What I don’t like about London is … • The best thing about London is … • My city is not as big as London.• London is older and more beautiful than my city.

ToPiC forM ideA:

• I usually visit London every year with my family.

• I usually go in the summer holidays.

• Sometimes I visit London with my school.

• I always fly to London and I never go by bus.

• I sometimes stay in a hotel, but sometimes I

stay with a host family.

ToPiC forM ideA:

• I’m going to go back to London this summer.• I’m going to stay in a big hotel near the river.• I’m going to see a muscial show.• I’m going to go shopping in oxford Street.• I’m going to go with my family and my best friend’s family.

ToPiC forM ideA:

Tell me about your first experience.When was the first time you went to this place?When was the first time you saw this person / this object?What happened? Tell me about the last time. What did you do? Where did you go?What was the best part?

Which one is the best / worst? What do you find most interesting about … ?What do you like / love about … ?Do you like everything? What don’t you like about … ?

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