Avril Lavigne

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Unit 1 Orlando Bloom 6

Unit 2 The Aquarium 12

Unit 3 My Daily Routine 18

Unit 4 How to Make a Milkshake 24

Review Unit 1---Unit 4 30

Unit 5 My Messy Bedroom 34

Unit 6 Interesting Animals 40

Unit 7 The Fair 46

Unit 8 Going Out to Eat 52

Unit 9 The Runner 62

Unit 10 Great Places 68

Unit 11 Puzzles Are Easy 74

Unit 12 My Hero 80

Unit 13 Found 90

Unit 14 The Lake 96

Unit 15 Water is Important! 102

Unit 16 My Favorite Place 108

C o n t e n t s

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My name is Orlando Bloom. I am from England. I am an actor. It is a fun job. I enjoy pretending to be different people.

I was a pirate in one movie and an elf in a different movie.

I also enjoy sports. My favorite sports are snowboarding and surfing. They are exciting. I like watching soccer games, too. My favorite team is Manchester United.

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Topic: ____________

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From: _________________________

Job: ________________________

Is: ____________________ ___

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Why: enjoy pretending

Was: _______________________an elf __

Enjoy: ___________________

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Favorite Sports:

________________

surfing

Are: ________________________

Like: __________________

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Favorite Team:

_______________

Answer the questions in complete sentences.

a. Where is he from? __________________________________

B. Why does he like his job? __________________________________

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Read the paragraph and complete Orlando’s outline.

He is from England.

My name is Orlando Bloom. I am from England. I am an actor. It is a fun job. I enjoy pretending to be different people.

I was a pirate in one movie and an elf in a different movie.

I also enjoy sports. My favorite sports are snowboarding and surfing. They are exciting. I like watching soccer games, too. My favorite team is Manchester United.

me (Orlando Bloom)

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Complete the paragraphs. Use the sentences in the boxes.

He liked science and history. It is his favorite sport.

This is Yao Ming.

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Yao Ming

________________ He is from China. He is a professional basketball player. When he was young, he didn’t like basketball. _______________________________

Now, he likes basketball a lot. _______________________

________ He plays for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are an American team. He lives in America now. It is very different from China, but he likes it.

She even writes her own songs. That’s not easy!

She enjoys singing and playing the guitar.

Avril Lavigne

This is Avril Lavigne. She is from Canada. She is a famous musician. It is a great job. She gets to perform on stage and travel around the world. __________________

______________________ She also likes to write. ______

_________________________________ Avril is very smart.

When she was a teenager, she taught herself to play the guitar. ___________________________________________

This is Yao Ming.

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Look at the picture and read the outline.

Joana Cruz

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Topic:Joana Cruz From:Brazil

School Level:

9^thgrade Favorite Class:

●very fun art

●enjoys drawing and painting

Also Likes:science class

●interesting

●learning about plants and animals right now

Write complete sentences using the information from the outline.

a. Topic: _____________________________________________________

b. From: _____________________________________________________

c. School Level: _____________________________________________________

d. Favorite Class: _____________________________________________________

E. Why: _____________________________________________________

F. Enjoys: _____________________________________________________

G. Also Likes: _____________________________________________________

H. Why: _____________________________________________________

I. Now Learning: _____________________________________________________

Now write a paragraph.

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a. Kevin and Jenny plays soccer.

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b. I don’t like to clean the bathroom and wash dishes.

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c. My favorite computer games is Civilization and WarCraft.

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d. She enjoys both art class or English class.

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Find one mistake in each sentence. Circle the mistakes and rewrite the sentences.

a. They love to sing. They love to dance.

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b. We don’t enjoy math. We don’t enjoy history.

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c. Amy is from Australia. James is from Australia.

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d. She likes to tell jokes. She likes to do magic tricks.

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E. He doesn’t like to watch TV. He doesn’t like to wake up early.

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Combine the sentences into one sentence. Use and or or.

Two nouns are often connected with and or or. And means in addition to.

Or is used with choices and in negative sentences.

Writing Skill Focus

Dave and I are walking home.

Her two favorite colors are green and orange.

You can have ice cream or cake for dessert.

He doesn’t play golf or baseball.

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a. What is your name?

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b. Where are you from?

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c. What grade are you in?

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d. What is your favorite class?

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e. Why is it your favorite? (2 reasons)

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f. What do you like to do? Why?

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G. What else do you like to do? Why?

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Complete the outline and answer the questions with your own information.

Now write a paragraph about yourself.

Topic: _me From:

School Level:

Favorite Class:

Why:

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Like To:

Why:

Like To:

Why:

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a. What is his/her name?

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b. What is his/her favorite season?

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c. Why is it his/her favorite? (2 reasons)

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d. What does he/she like to do during that season? (2 things)

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e. Why does he/she like to do those things?

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What’s your name? What’s your favorite season?

Why is ______ your favorite season?

What do you like to do in ______? Why do you like to do that?

Complete the outline and answer the questions with your classmate’s information.

Now write a paragraph about your classmate.

Topic: ^________’s favorite season

Favorite Season:

Why:

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Likes To:

●

Why:

Interview a classmate. Use the questions in the box.

Avril Lavigne

C o n t e n t s

Or l a n do B lo o m

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Yao Ming

Avril Lavigne

Joana Cruz

Or l _a n _{do B} lo ^o m