Grammar Review 1: Subject pronouns 2 Grammar Review 2: Prepositions of time: on/in/at 3
Unit 1 · Instructions
· First ... then ...
· Object pronouns: it/them 4
Unit 2
· Nouns: countable/uncountable
· There is/are
· Determiners: some/a lot of/any 8
Revision 1 (Units 1-2) 12
Unit 3 · Phrases of quantity
· Question words: How/How many/
How much
14 Unit 4 · Question words: What/Where/Why
· Want to 18
Revision 2 (Units 3-4) 22
Unit 5 · Prepositions of dates and time:
on / from ... to /at /in
· Question words: What/When 24
Unit 6 · Connectives: and/but/or
· Yes/No questions 28
Revision 3 (Units 5-6) 32
Booster Practice (Prepositions + Tenses) 34
Useful Tables 35
Glossary 36
Contents 3A
sample
Date:
1 Subject pronouns
Keep in mind
It is sunny.
She is flying a kite. He is riding a bicycle.
They are playing football.
Time to practise
A. Fill in the blanks with he , she , it , I , you , we or they and the correct verb.
e.g. I have my birthday party today. I am eight years old.
1. This is my brother. a naughty boy.
2. There is a snake. green.
3. Look at the elephants. so big.
4. Jenny, thank you for your help. my best friend.
5. Mum and I are at home. watching TV.
6. Where is Eva? not here.
7. I see Sophie and Ann just now. my neighbours.
8. They go on a picnic because sunny.
sample
First boil some water in a pot.
Then cook the noodles for five minutes.
Key to learn Keep in mind
We usually use the simple present tense to give instructions.
How do we make noodles?
Instructions; First ... then ...
Object pronouns: it/them
1
Use verbs in instructions.
Time to practise
A. Here are some instructions . Circle the correct answers.
1. Please sit / sits / sitting on your chairs.
2. It is dark. Turns / Turn / Turning on the light, please.
3. Children, opens / open / opening your books to page 34.
4. First washing / washes / wash the mushrooms.
5. Don’t climb / climbs / climbing the trees in the park.
First boil some water in a pot.
Then cook the noodles for five minutes.
sample
Date:
B. Fill in the blanks with first and then .
Key to learn
e.g.
2.
1.
3.
We use ‘first’ for the first action.
Time to practise
C. Fill in the blanks with it or them .
1. Here is my robot. I like because it’s big.
2. They are my friends. I like playing with . 3. It’s a banana. You can eat .
4. What do I do with the onions and tomatoes?
Put in the pot.
Tricks to remember!
Subject
pronoun Object pronoun
he him
she her
it it
I me
you you
we us
they them
Remember that ‘it’ is one thing, while ‘them’
is more than one.
first then
I have a cat. It is nice. I like it.
I have two dogs. They are nice. I like them.
object pronouns subject
pronouns
sample
D. Replace the underlined words with the correct subject pronouns or object pronouns .
e.g. These are my turtles. I like the turtles them very much.
1. We eat chocolate eggs at Easter. Chocolate eggs are very yummy.
2. First wash the apples and oranges. Then cut the apples and oranges up.
3. Henry is my classmate. Henry is very tall.
4. Rita, help your sister. Be kind to your sister .
5. We need to buy some ham and cheese. We can get some ham and cheese at the shops.
6. Do you like my toy car? You can play with my toy car after school.
7. My father is clever and kind. I like my father .
Remember to use a capital letter at the start of a sentence.
sample
E. Peggy is cooking scrambled eggs. Complete the recipe with the given words.
first then it them
Ingredients 2 eggs
6 teaspoons of milk some butter
some salt Steps
1. get two eggs, the milk and some salt.
2. Break the eggs. Put in a bowl with the milk and salt.
3. Mix all of together.
4. heat a small frying pan and put
some butter in .
5. Pour the egg mixture into the frying pan. Stir . Heat the mixture.
6. put your scrambled eggs onto a plate and serve.
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A. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with first , then and the correct verbs.
add cut put wash
1. the apples, strawberries and cherries.
2. them into small pieces.
3. them in a bowl.
4. some salad dressing into the bowl.
5. Mix the fruit and the dressing together.
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct subject pronouns or object pronouns .
Tina and I like shopping. 1 go to the shopping centre in Kwun Tong.
I have a small sister so 2 buy a doll for
3 . Tina has a brother so 4 buys a toy car
for 5 .
We are hungry so 6 buy some bread and pasta. We eat in the food court.
We see a pet shop. There are some cats inside.
We play with 7 . 8 are so
cute. I see a cute dog too. 9 has long
Units 1-2
1 sample
Date:
Date:
C. Are these nouns countable or not? Write the plural form if they are countable. Complete the table.
Singular Countable (C) /
Uncountable (U) Plural
cheese U
pineapple C pineapples
1. rice
2. strawberry
3. juice
4. butter
5. biscuit
6. mango
D. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with some , a lot of or any .
1. Alex: Is there apple juice?
Flora: Yes, there is apple juice.
2. Sophie: Are there sausages?
Jacky: Yes, there are sausages.
3. Carol: Is there ham?
Alan: No, there isn’t ham.
4. Karen: Are there tomatoes?
Steve: Yes, there are tomatoes.
5. Leo: Is there rice?
Kitty: Yes, there’s rice.
e.g.
e.g.
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Prepositions
A. What prepositions do we use with each of these categories? Write the preposition in , on , at or from ... to .
a month (e.g. June) in
1. night
2. a part of the day (e.g. morning) 3. day of the week (e.g. Monday) 4. a time (e.g. 8.30 p.m.)
5. a period of time
6. a season (e.g. autumn) 7. a festival (e.g. Easter)
Tenses
B. Complete the sentences in the simple present tense . Use the verbs in brackets.
1. ‘ (sit) down and be quiet!’ says the teacher.
2. There (be) a lot of congee in the kitchen.
3. Jennifer (live) in Beijing.
4. Nancy (not like) cold weather.
5. We can (buy) dinner at the fast food restaurant near the park.
6. My brother (be) lazy. He (not help) at
home.
7. Frogs (be) small but they (jump) very high.
e.g.
Date:
sample
Nouns
Countable Uncountable
apple bread
apple pie beef
banana butter
biscuit cheese
cherry cola
chicken wing congee
egg garlic
hamburger ham
hot dog hot chocolate
mushroom jam
noodle juice
onion milk
orange popcorn
pear pork
pineapple rice
potato chip salt
sandwich soup
sausage sugar
strawberry tea
tomato water
Phrases of quantity
Phrases of quantity Examples of nouns
a slice of bread, pizza
a box of chocolate, chicken wings
a bottle of juice, water
a can of cola, juice
a packet of French fries, potato chips
sample
A
a bottle of (n. phr.) 一瓶 U3
a box of (n. phr.) 一盒 U3
a can of (n. phr.) 一罐 U3
a cup of (n. phr.) 一杯 U3
a packet of (n. phr.) 一包 U3
a slice of (n. phr.) 一片 U3
B
badminton (n.) 羽毛球 R2
boil (v.) 煮沸 U1
bowl (n.) 碗 U1
buffet lunch (n.) 自助午餐 U4
butter (n.) 牛油 U1
C
cheese (n.) 芝士 U2
Chinese checkers (n.) 跳棋 R3
Chinese chess (n.) 中國象棋 R3
chocolate egg (n.) 巧克力蛋 U1
cinema (n.) 戲院 U4
coach (n.) 客車 ; 長途車 U5
congee (n.) 粥 U2
cousin (n.) 表 / 堂兄弟姊妹 U4
D
dim sum (n.) 點心 U6
E
Easter (n.) 復活節 U3
English camp (n. phr.) 英語營 U1
F
French fries (n.) 薯條 U3
frying pan (n.) 平底鍋 U1
H
hamburger (n.) 漢堡包 U6
high jump (n.) 跳高 U5
hiking (n.) 遠足 R2
heat (v.) 加熱 U1
J
jeans (n.) 牛仔褲 U4
juice (n.) 果汁 U6
L
long jump (n.) 跳遠 U5
M
mushroom (n.) 蘑菇 U2
mixture (n.) 混合物 U1
N
naughty (adj.) 頑皮的 GR1
noodle (n.) 麪 U2
O
onion (n.) 洋葱 U1
P
play the guitar (v. phr.) 彈吉他 U6 play the violin (v. phr.) 拉小提琴 U6
popcorn (n.) 爆谷 U4
pot (n.) 鍋 U1
potato chips (n.) 薯片 U3
pumpkin (n.) 南瓜 R3
S
sandwich (n.) 三文治 U2
sausage (n.) 香腸 U2
scrambled eggs (n.) 炒蛋 U1
shopping mall (n.) 購物中心 U4
soft drink (n.) 汽水 U3
stir (v.) 攪拌 U1
T
table tennis (n.) 乒乓球 U6
trainers (n.) 運動鞋 U4
tomato (n.) 蕃茄 U1
V
vegetable (n.) 蔬菜 U2
