Contents 4A
Grammar Express
Units Topics Grammar Points Text Types Pages
1 Our life on Happy Planet
• Simple present tense
• Adverbs of frequency
• Simple present tense vs Present continuous tense
comic 3
2 Happy time
• Adjectives
• Comparatives and Superlatives:
short adjectives
film reviews 7
3 My robots
• Comparatives and Superlatives:
long adjectives
• Phrases of quantity
story 11
Assessment 1 (Units 1-3) 15
4 A boat trip
• Comparatives and Superlatives:
irregular adjectives
• Question words
questionnaire 19
5 A visit to the zoo
• Simple past tense 1
• Simple past tense 2
• Simple past tense 3
leaflet 23
6 I can do it! • can / could
• Reflexive pronouns (with ‘by’) poem 27
7 Having a party • too / either
• and / or / but letter 31
Assessment 2 (Units 4-7) 35
Final Assessment (Units 1-7) 39
Sample
Units Topics Grammar Points Pages
1 New friends • Question words: What
• Yes / No questions: Do … 2
2 Our favourite stars • the same / different 4
3 In the restaurant • would like
• Which would you like, … or …? 6
4 My neighbourhood • Connectives: when 8
5 In the past • Was / Were there …?
• Was / Were / Did …? 10
6 A bad day
• anybody / nobody / everybody / somebody
• anything / nothing / everything / something
12
7 School rules • can / cannot / must / must not
• Let’s / Shall we 14
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Sample
Date: Marks:
15 15
Assessment 1 1
A. It is recess time. What are Thomas’s classmates doing? Fill in the blanks with the correct names. (5%@1%)
B. Compare Thomas’ classmates. Write sentences with the help of the given words. (12%@3%)
Peter is funny and popular. Gordon is helpful. He always helps his classmates with the homework. Ken is the fattest child in class. He is doing homework. Kevin is hard-working. He is reading a book. Mike is sitting behind Kevin.
1. Gordon / cheerful / James
Gordon .
2. Peter / lazy boy / in class
Peter .
3. Mike / polite / Kevin
4. Kevin / thin
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4
5 2
Sample
C. The children are having a cooking lesson. Complete the recipe with the help of the given words. (7%@1%)
bottle cup stick tin packet glass loaf
put make do mix cook buy
Butter Cookies
1 2 3
Ingredients
a. water
b. oats
c. cookie crumbs
d. butter
Steps
1. the butter, oats, cookie crumbs and water in a big bowl.
2. balls with the mixture.
3. the balls into the fridge.
Sample
17
D. The children are having a P.E. lesson. What are they doing? Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense or the present continuous tense. (6%@1%)
1. The teacher his shoes.
2. James always a daydream during the lesson.
3. Ken .
4. Chris and Jerry doing sports. They
badminton now.
5. Godwin and Leo the ball.
like play kick have jog tie
E. Thomas is telling Mike about his daily life. Complete what he says with the given words. (4%@1%)
always often seldom never
I 1 walk my dog with Tiffany. We walk the dog together every day. I 2 go alone. I don’t like watching TV. I 3 watch TV in my free time. I watch TV twice a month. I love reading a lot. I 4 go to the library when I am free. I go there three or four times a week.
Teacher
James
Ken Chris Jerry
Godwin Leo
Sample
F. Now, Thomas is asking Mike about his family. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (7%@1%)
G. What does Tiffany do in her free time? Write sentences using the simple present tense and adverbs of frequency. (9%@3%)
1. Tiffany .
2. She .
3.
Thomas: 1 you any brothers or sisters?
Mike: Yes, I 2 two elder sisters and one younger brother.
Thomas: 3 do you like to do with them in your free time?
Mike: I like playing football with my brother.
Thomas: 4 do you usually play football?
Mike: We 5 football in Green Park every Friday.
Thomas: 6 do you usually go there?
Mike: We 7 there at four o’clock in the afternoon.
Thomas: Sounds great. Maybe we can go together next time.
***** always
**** often
*** sometimes
*** go to the library
***** listen to the radio
**** read storybooks
Sample
Date:
27
• can / could
Grammar Hammer (6.1)
I can do it!
6 I can do it!
6
✶ We use ‘can / could’ or ‘cannot / could not’ to show what we are / were or are not / were not able to do something.
Simple present tense Simple past tense positives I can run. I could run.
negatives I cannot run. I could not run.
A. The family goes to a charity show. The performance is great. Fill in the blanks with ‘can’, ‘cannot’, ‘could’ or ‘could not’.
Intensive Practice
Sam: I 1 read with my eyes when I was ten. I 2
write at that time too. Now, I 3 read with my fingers. And I
4 write stories with a computer.
Host: Joyce and Linda 5 do things with their hands but their feet are useful! Joyce 6 play the piano with her feet and Linda
7 draw with her feet. These are the things they 8 do before.
When I was a baby, I couldn’t walk or eat. I could only sleep and cry.
Now, I'm eight years old. I can walk and eat.
However, I can’t cook!
Sam
Host Joyce Linda
base form
Sample
B. The host of the show is talking about the lives of the performers. Complete the sentences with the help of the given words.
Sam 1 shopping without a helper some years ago. Now, he 2 shopping with his guide dog. It
3 open the door and carry things.
Joyce and Linda 4 doing things with their feet in the past. They 5 many things with their feet after practising for a long time.
Pat 6 onto the public transport before because her wheelchair was too bulky. She only 7 to places
nearby only. Now, she 8 a spaceship easily.
can cannot could could not
go help do imagine get travel take
Sam
Linda Joyce
Pat
