Lesson 1

1 At the library
1 Look, listen and repeat. $ 1.3
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1 3

6 10

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8
11
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1 poster 2 notice 3 website 4 comic 5 newspaper 6 magazine

7 dictionary 8 encyclopedia 9 atlas 10 leaflet 11 calendar

2 Look and correct the words in blue. 3 Point to the people.

1 A woman is carrying a newspaper Ask and answer.
and a magazine.
Whats she carrying?
2 A man is looking at a website. Question 1:
3 A girl is looking at an atlas. Shes carrying a Go to the library
4 A boy is looking at a notice. calendar and a poster. and use your
research skills!
5 A girl is looking at a dictionary.
What are they doing? How long is the
6 Two men are reading an encyclopedia. equator?
7 A boy is looking at a leaflet.
Theyre reading comics.
8 Two women are reading comics.
9 A man is carrying a poster and a calendar.

Things we read Lesson 2 AB page 5 21

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 Lesson 3
1?
4?
What's the answer to question
1 Listen and read. $ 1.6

The first question

1 At the library ... 2 Excuse me. Can
Certainly.
you help us?
Look! The Red
Wolves are here.

Come on. Lets go in.

We have to answer a question. I dont know, but I

How long is the equator? can help you find out.
Lets find a librarian. Why not look
4
on the internet?
3 Thats strange. I was here five minutes ago.
There were some geography CDs on the shelf.

Oh look! The Red

Where are they now? Wolves have got them. Brilliant! Come on.

5 Heres a computer. 6 Good idea. But

Lets look which book?
in a book.

But there isnt a mouse.

There was a mouse next to Look in the big encyclopedia.

the computer. I saw it! Its over there, on the table.

7 Five minutes later ... The equator 8 Our computer crashed!

is 40,075 Bad luck!
Look. Ive found the answer. kilometres long

Well done! Now

wait for the next
text message.

6 Unit 1

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 PMB 3 Lesson 3
2 Look and say. Which sentences are in the story?

There was a mouse next to the computer .

There wasnt a computer on the desk .

There were some geography CDs on the shelf .

There werent any children in the library .

Tip
There was is the past of There is. There were is the past of There are.

3 Look at the pictures and finish the dialogue.

9.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. Can you guess what time?
There was a dictionary.
There wasnt a newspaper.
There were some leaflets.
There werent any comics.

oclock
1.00 p.m. 3.00 p.m.

Yes!

4 Listen and repeat. $ 1.7 ary.

5 Make four sentences about the picture
tion
as a dic at 3.00 p.m.
There w
spaper.
There wasnt a new
There was were wasnt werent
There were some le
aflets.
There w
erent a a dictionary a newspaper
ny com
ics.
any comics some leaflets .

6 Now play the game with your partner.

7 Complete the grammar table.

There was / were There wasnt / werent Lessons 4 & 5 AB pages 6 7 Unit 1 7

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 Lesson 6

1 Read the text quickly. Who isnt a character in the Max Remy books?
a Max Remy b Mr Blue c Deborah Abela d Linden

Max Remy is eleven. Shes got short brown hair

and she likes wearing trousers and trainers. Shes
adventurous, has a lot of imagination and is
sometimes bad-tempered. Max has got a friend
called Linden. Hes funny, clever and good-looking
too. Max and Linden go to school, but they are spies
too. They work with Spy Force. Their opponent is
Mr Blue, a crook who wants to rule the world.

There are a lot of Max Remy

books. They are by the Australian
author, Deborah Abela. She
talked to Incredible Magazine I have ideas when I go out. Then I write them in a
about the Max Remy books. notebook. If I havent got a notebook, I write them
on a serviette or a place mat!
IM: How long does it take you to write a book?
Incredible Magazine: DA: Well, first I think of the ideas. Then I write the

Deborah, you say writing is the best job in the first version of the story. That takes me three or
world. Did you like books when you were a child? four months. Then I rewrite the story two or
Deborah Abela: three times until Im happy with it.
Y es, I loved stories comics, cartoons, films, IM: Whos your favourite character?
TV and books, of course. DA: I really like Linden. Hes my favourite.
IM: Where do you write? IM: And Max?
DA: I usually write on my computer in my study. Its DA: Heres a secret! I love having adventures
a beautiful room with a big window. Sometimes and Max is really me!

2 Find these words in the text. 3 Read the text again and write
True or False.
1 2 3 1 Max usually wears dresses.
animated often 2 Linden is Maxs friend.
drawings cross 3 Mr Blue is a good man.
4 Deborah is the author of the Max Remy
stories.
4 5 6 5 Deborah liked comics when she was a child.
criminal 6 She always writes her stories on place mats.
intelligent 7 It takes Deborah three or four months to
(noun)
write the first version of the story.
8 Her favourite character is Max.

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 Lesson 7
1 Look at the books. Listen and find. $ 1.13

2 Listen again and choose the right answer. $ 1.13

The first book
1 The main characters in the book are called a Paula and Pete. b
Daniel and Sally.
c Sara and Sam.
2 The story is set in a the jungle. b a school. c a zoo.
3 In the book there are a lot of a horses. b teachers. c accidents.
The second book
4 The main character in the book is a
Paula. b Sally. c Gillian.
5 She wants to find a her mum and dad. b
an Inca city. c a gold cross.
6 The story is set in a a circus. b the desert. c the jungle.

3 Listen and find the missing words. $ 1.14

1
Whats your favourite book? The Time and Space Machine
The Mighty Skink Ouch!
1

2
Steve Cole Deborah Abela
Whos it by?
Paul Shipton
Its by 2 .
3
Skink Max Sam Linden
Which character do you like best?
4
shes funny hes very clever
3 . I think 4 . hes brilliant shes great

4 Do the role play with your partner. Choose different words.

Listening and speaking: Favourite books Lesson 8 AB page 9 Unit 1 9

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 Lesson 9
Concept maps
Learn to make
1 Listen, read and answer. $ 1.15 a concept map.
1

A concept map is a useful way of

organizing information.
You can use concept maps at
school and at home.

Here are three different

concept maps.

The equator ...

hot ... 40,075km ... 2

Which concept map is

for planning a story?
Which concept map is
for planning a party?
Which concept map
is about the Earth?

Sometimes you need

to remember facts for
exams. A concept map
is fun to draw. Because
it is fun, it can help you
remember things!

What are the titles

of the concept maps?
Which concept map has
got five main ideas?

2 Listen and point to the information on the concept maps. $ 1.16

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 Lesson 10
1 Read and do.

How to make a concept map

3 Put your ideas on paper
1 Get ready
First
You need these things:
Think of a main idea.
a piece of paper
a pencil Draw a line and write the main idea at the end of it.
some crayons or felt tips Draw a shape around the word.
your brain! Now
2Write the title T hink of important information connected to the
main idea.
T hink of a title for your concept map and
write it in the middle of the page. Draw some lines from the shape.
Draw a shape around your title. W  rite one or two words at the end of each line.
Then

Be creative! Here are some things you can use

T hink of more main ideas and add them to your
concept map!
to make your concept maps interesting:

small letters
thin lines colours

capital letters thick lines pictures

2 Look, listen and repeat. $ 1.17

3 Read the text on pages 10 and 11 again and make sentences.

1 A concept map a in the middle of the page.
2 You can use concept maps b in shapes.
3 You write the title c to make your concept maps interesting.
4 You can write your main ideas d to organise information.
5 You can add important information e
can help you remember things.
6 You can use pictures and colours f around each main idea.

Talk about it!

4 Talk about the concept maps.
This concept map is about a party.
Its got four main ideas. The main ideas are

Learning through English: Design words Lesson 11 AB page 11 Unit 1 11

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 Lesson 12 Revision

1 Guess the missing words. Listen to the song and check. $ 1.18
Song
dolphins was There lighthouse were

We had a brilliant holiday, We had a brilliant holiday,

My family and me. My family and me.
We had a brilliant holiday Now Im back at home again,
On an island in the sea. Im dreaming of the sea!

There 1 surfers, there were 2 ,

3 were castles on the sand.
There 4 a pier and a 5
And a funky marching band.

2 Play the game.

How to play
Play in two teams of two.
You need six paper counters each. Team 1: write 1 on your counters. Team 2: write 2 on
your counters.
Put a counter on the board. You can put it on the bottom row, or above another counter.
Read and do.
The first team to make a line of three is the winner.

Talk about the picture Play the guessing game What can you use
What do you know
on page 5 of your on page 7 of your to make a concept
about Deborah Abela?
Class Book. Class Book. map interesting?

What happens in How do you make Sing the song We had What do you know
The first question? a concept map? a brilliant holiday ... about Max Remy?

Ask a friend about a

Say the chant What do you know Talk with a friend about
new word in this unit.
The crook in the book ... about Linden? your favourite books.
Use say and spell.

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