SKILLS BUILDER FOR YOUNG LEARNERS movers Elizabeth Gray Student's BookSKILLS BUILDER FOR YOUNG LEARNERS Elizabeth Gray Express PublishingPublished by Express Publishing in 2000 Liberty House, New Greenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HW Tel: (0044) 1635 817 363 - Fax: (0044) 1635 817 463 e-mail: inquiries@expresspublishing.co.uk INTERNET http: //www.expresspublishing.co.uk © Elizabeth Gray Design & tlustration © Express Publishing Al rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior ‘written permission of the publishers. ISBN 1-84216-639-5 Acknowledgernenis We would like to thank all the staff at Express Publishing who have contributed their skills to producing this book. Thanks are due in particular to: Jessica Dixon (Editor in Chief); Kevin Williams and Rachel Field (senior editors); Andrea Lowe and Kristen Woods (editorial assistants); Brian O'Neil (senior production Controller) and the Express Publishing design team; Tony Boyle (recording producer); and Emily Newton, Daniel Parker, Thomas Hull and Laura Gibson for their support and patience. We would also like to thank those institutions and teachers who piloted the manuscript, and whose comments and feedback were invaluable in the production of the book. Special thanks to young Jessie and George for their contribution to the recordings of the listening material Colour Illustrations: Leo—_ as Unit 1 Listening ... 5 Reading and Writing " 12 Unit 2 Listening a7 Reading and Writing . 4 Unit 3. Listening Reading and Writing ....... 2 56 Unit 4 Listening 71 Reading and Writing .... . 78 Unit 5 Listening . 93 Reading and Writing... 100 Speaking Unit 1 oe NT Unit 2 121 125 129 133 Thematic Vocabulary List ...... 139Listening Lo Part 1 » 5 questions « Listen and draw lines. There is one example.Unit 1 Part 2 » 5 questions « Listen and write. There is one example. UN yea eb yh el three times a...Listening 9 SSS SES SE SE EE Part 3 » 5 questions « What did Tom do last week? Listen and write the correct day. There is one example. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayUnit 1 Part 4 » 5 questions « Listen and tick (V) the box. There is one example. Which one is Peter?Listening SS 3 What does Steve want to buy? 4 Where did Sue go?Unit 1 Part 5 5 questions Listen and colour and draw. There is one example.Pe Reading and Writing Part 1 © questions Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines. There is one example. ‘| bookcase glasses “a) Jacket a) cheese schoolReading and Writing SESS SS SE Example camera You can take pictures with this. Questions You wear these when you play sports. 2 This is where children have lessons. 3 You can put this in sandwiches. 4 You wear these to help you see. 5 You can buy food and drink here. o This is something you put books in.Unit 1 Part 2 » 6 questions « Look and read. Write yes or no. Examples The girl who is sitting at the table is wearing a green dress. There are three comics on the table. 14Reading and Writing Questions The girl who is wearing a red dress is looking at the books. Nv There is a yellow box on the floor. w The man who is standing next to the window is wearing a hat. 4 There is a bowl of fruit on the table a One of the girls is writing a letter. o The boy sitting at the table is reading a book. 1S16 Unit 1 Part 3 6 questions Read the text and choose the best answer. Example Toby: Anna: Questions Toby: Anna: Toby: Anna: Hello, Anna. How are you today? A I’m twelve. B It’s very well. ©Fine thanks, Toby. I didn’t see you last night. A No, | went to my friend’s party, B Yes, I’m going to school. C No, we go to the park. Did your brother go with you? A Yes, he is. B No, he wasn’t. C No, he didn’t.Reading and Writing 3 Toby: Was it your friend’s birthday? Anna: A Yes, she was. B Yes, it was. C Yes, it is. 4 Toby: How old is she now? Anna: A She was eleven years old. B She’s got eleven. C She is eleven years old. 5 Toby: Did you eat cake at the party? Anna: A Yes. It was very nice! B No, she didn’t like it C Yes, they do. 6 Toby: Oh, | must go home now. Anna: A Good morning. B OK. Bye, Toby. C Excuse me!Unit 1 Suge Go ROR RR RRR a RR Part 4 7 questions Read the story. Look at the pictures and the two examples. Write one-word answers. Last Friday afternoon | went to the supermarket with my mum. Outside the supermarket there was a It was beautiful! We went inside the supermarket and we ; a lot of things. We needed ZF cose biscuits, milk, .. and meat. My mother saw a friend and they .. and laughed. | bought a SS coe and went outside to read it. 18Reading and Writing e/a assess playing with the dog and we started to talk. His name was Tim and the dog was his pet. Tim said, “Come on Saturday and we can play.” I was very happy! What is the best name for this story? Tick one box. My dog A morning at the supermarket Anew friendUnit 1 Part 5 10 questions Look at the pictures and read the story. Answer the questions. Do not write more than three words. 20 Yesterday Ben’s mum said, “Do you want to go and see Grandma and Grandad?” “Yes, please!” shouted Ben. He put on his favourite shirt. They caught a bus and went to the village. There were a lot of people on the bus so they couldn’t sit down, but Ben was happy because he always liked going to see his grandparents. Example: esterda When did Ben and his mother go to the y aay village? Questions: 1 What did Ben put on? 2 How did they go to the village? by ... 3 What did Ben like? going to ...Reading and Writing At his grandparents’ house, Ben said, “Hello”, to his grandma and grandad and his mum gave them some chocolate cakes. In the afternoon, they all sat in the living room and had tea with cakes. Grandma’s cat was next to the sofa. Grandad said, “It’s your birthday on Tuesday, Ben. What would you like?”Ben answered, “A new bike, please!” 4 What did Ben’s mum give Grandma and Grandad? 5 What did they have in the afternoon? 6 When is Ben’s birthday? 7 What would Ben like for his birthday? 21Unit 1 22 “Come outside with me,” said Grandad. Ben and Grandad went into the garden. There was a new red bike outside. “This is for you, Ben,” said Grandad. “Now you can come and see us more often. Happy Birthday!” “Thanks, Grandad!” said Ben. Ben went home on his new bike. He was very happy! 8 Where did Ben and Grandad go? into .. 9 What did Ben’s grandad give him? a 10 How did Ben go home? on his .....Unit 1 Part 6 » § questions « Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines. There is one example. HORSES Horses live in fields. They can run very fast and carry their Example | people on .. . backs. They are much bigger cats or dogs, but they are good pets. .. see horses on farms. They are strong animals 2. Youcan.. 3 and they ... .. very hard. If you go to the country, you can see 4 people riding horses in fields and ... . the roads. 5 Horses .... .. very beautiful and a lot of people love them. 24Reading and Writing Example they their them 1 that then than 2 sometimes before after 3 working worked work 4 above on at | 5 have were areListening a. 2a Part 1 » 5 questions « Listen and draw lines. There is one example. Cathy John 27Unit 2 Part 2 5 questions Listen and write. There is one example. Example 2 Clown’s name: . AESS 3. What Anna wore at her party: her | 4 Who made Anna’s birthday her. cake: 5 Which present Anna liked best: her..... net men md ——————————————— 28Listening qu a Part 3 5 questions What did Bill do last week? Listen and write the correct day. There is one example. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 29Unit 2 SARS Tre ESOS PEE Part 4 >» 5 questions « Listen and tick (¥) the box. There is one example. How does Polly go to school? 1 When does Peter’s dad play tennis? 2 Which room is Jane cleaning? AL) 30Listening 3 What did Bob do at the beach? A A 5 What's Mary’s favourite sport? weUnit 2 Part 5 5 questions Listen and colour and draw. There is one example.= ae Reading and Writing Part 1 » 6 questions « Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines. There is one example. armchair jungle tea photos banana playground homework 34Reading and Writing Example You do this after school to help you learn. Questions You take these with a camera. nv You can listen to these and dance to the music. w Some people drink this with milk and sugar. + You can sit in this when you are tired. a You can play here between lessons. o Animals like snakes and parrots live in this place. 35Unit 2 Part 2 © questions Look and read. Write yes or no. Examples The girl wearing a blue dress is eating a sandwich. yes There is a boy listening to music under the apple tree. no 36wo - a o Questions Itis a beautiful, sunny day, The boy sitting between the trees is eating an apple. There is a small dog sleeping under the tree. The girl wearing a yellow dress is looking at the ducks in the lake. There are three ducks next to the lake. Two birds are flying above the trees. 3738 Unit 2 Part 3 6 questions Read the text and choose the best answer. Example Anna: Bob: Questions 1 Anna: Bob: 2 Anna: Bob: Did you go to the beach last weekend? A Yes, we went to the mountains. B No, it was Saturday. ©ves, | went with my family. Did you play any games? A Yes, | played tennis with my brother. B I never play with him. C No, I don’t. Was the weather good? A Yes, it did. B No, it was better. C Yes, it was warm and sunny.Reading and Writing 3 Anna: Did you swim in the sea? Bob: A Yes, | love swimming. B Yes, they all did. C No, I don’t want to. 4 Anna: Did you go sailing with your brother? Bob: A Sometimes. B Yes, we go swimming in the sea. C Yes, | did. 5 Anna: Are you going again at the weekend? Bob: A | don’t understand. B Yes, | think so. C Great! 6 Anna: CanI come with you? Bob: A Yes, you can. B No, I can’t. C Yes, you were. 39Unit 2 er en eT SRST TS Part 4 7 questions Read the story. Look at the pictures and the two examples. Write one-word answers. Last Monday afternoon | went to the library with my friend Pat. We walked inside and started choosing The sheep is eating the grass. 5 The man is wearing a hat and glasses. o There are a lot of lemons on the trees. 103104 Unit 5 Part 3 © questions Read the text and choose the best answer. Example Jane: Hello, Tina. How are you today? Tina: A It’s very well. Fine thanks, Jane. And you? C I’m twelve. Questions Jane: I didn’t see you at school last week. Tina: A No, I wasn’t well. B No, I’m in bed. C Yes, I can see it. Jane: Oh, did you have a temperature? Tina: A No, | had a temperature. B Yes, | have a stomach ache. C No, | had a stomach ache.Reading and Writing 3 Jane: Tina: 4 Jane: Tina: 5 Jane: Tina: 6 Jane: Tina: Were you in bed? A Yes, you were. B Yes, | was. C Yes, | did. Who was at home with you? ‘A My dad went to work. B Yes, | was there. C My grandma. How many days were you in bed? A Three days. B Yes, many. C A little. I'm happy you're well now! A Goodnight, Jane! B Thank you, Jane! C Pm very well. 105106 Unit 5 Part 4 » 7 questions « Read the story. Look at the pictures and the two examples. Write one-word 3 shower answers. Yesterday morning John got up and had a He put on his blue trousers and his red After that, he ran down the stairs and said “Good morning” to his mum and dad. In the kitchen he nen .. some fruit and drank some orange juice. Then he went upstairs and cleaned his SS ss. . He put his school books into his and walked to the bus stop. Then JohnReading and Writing for the bus to come. When he got to school, he didn’t see any children in the . “Oh no!” said John. “It’s Saturday! I don’t go to sss. on Saturdays!” What is the best name for this story? Tick one box. A long day at school John’s holiday The wrong day 107Unit 5 Part 5 10 questions Look at the pictures and read the story. Answer the questions. Do not write more than three words. Last Saturday, James said, “| want to go to the beach.” It was a sunny day. James put on his jeans and a red sweater. “Come on, Flim,” he said to his dog. Flim was brown and white. James thought he was the best dog in the world James and Flim walked on the beach. James threw the red ball for Flim. Flim liked to catch it in his teeth. Example: Where did James want to go last Saturday? to the beach Questions: 1 What did James put on? his jeans and 2 Who was Flim? James’ 3 What did James throw for Flim? 108Reading and Writing a Ss RO aE Then, James bought an ice cream. He sat down on a rock to eat it because he was tired. Flim found something behind the rock. “What is it, Flim?” James asked, “Is it treasure?” It was a beautiful watch. James picked it up carefully. “I must find the person who lost the watch!”, he thought. 4 Why did James sit down on a rock? because 5 Where did Flim find the watch? 6 Who must James find? 109Unit 5 Then, James saw a woman walking on the beach. She was sad. James ran to her. “Hello”, he said. “Can I help you?” “I can’t find my watch”, said the woman. “Is this your watch?” James asked. “Oh, yes!”, said the woman. James gave her the watch. “You are a good boy”, said the woman. Then, she bought two ice-creams. She gave a strawberry ice cream to James and a vanilla one to Flim, “Thank you so much!”, she said. 7 Who did James see walking on the beach? .seseeee 8 What did James give the woman? 9 How many ice creams did the woman buy? 10 Who did she give the vanilla ice cream to? ss. 110Unit 5 Part 6 5 questions Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines. There is one example. Example 1 2 3 4 5 112 FLATS You can usually find flats in towns and cities. They can be big or Flats have a kitchen, a bathroom, a living room and one or .. bedrooms. | People . . live in flats don’t have | gardens s.resssssssee some flats have got balconies, so you . . sit outside. My flat has got a big balcony ... a lot of flowers on it. | Hove my flat!Reading and Writing cap tc a SSE smaller small two second who 113SpeakingSpeakingUnit 1 Story 118SpeakingSpeaking aouauaffig ayy puldUnit 2 fuors 122Speaking saug quasaffig ay} pug 123Speaking 5 | Find the Difference 48 |Unit 3 fuors 126Speaking 127Speaking own. ae ie v= 129Unit 4 fiuoys 130Speaking Souq quasaffig aya pul ” 131Speaking aouasaffig ayy pulsUnit 5 fuoasFind the Different Ones Speaking 135Movers Thematic Vocabulary L For students’ easy reference, the vocabulary is arranged in semantic groups or themes, Some words have been included in more than one category. The vocabulary lists appearing in Skills Builder for Young Learners Movers 1 and Movers 2 are the same, as they include all the words used at Primary Level 2 of the series.ANIMALS: animal bat bear bird canary cat chicken cow crocodile dog dolphin duck elephant fish (5 & p) Sy goat hippo horse kangaroo tion lizard monkey mouse/mice panda parrot pet rabbit shark snake spider tiger whale THE BODY AND FACE back beard blonde body curly fair foot/feet hair head leg moustache mouth. neck Thematic Vocabulary List BERR SS nose shoulder stomach straight tooth/teeth CLOTHES coat dress glasses hat jacket jeans scarf shirt shoe shorts skirt sock sweater trainers T-shirt trousers FAMILY, FRIENDS AND OURSELVES: aunt baby birthday boy brother child/children cousin dad (dy) daughter family friend girl granddaughter grandad grandma grandparent grandson happy (birthday) he her him his \ it man/men me mum my name old parent person/people she sister son them they uncle we woman you your FOOD AND DRINK apple banana beans biscuit bread breakfast burger cake carrot cheese chicken chips chocolate coconut coffee drink (a & v) eat egg fish flour food French fries fruit ice cream juice lemon lemonade 139Thematic Vocabulary List qe eR EERE SS lime lunch meat milk orange pasta pear picnic pineapple rice sandwich soup strawberry sugar supper tea tomato vanilla water watermelon HEALTH cold cough earache fine hospital matter (What’s the matter?) stomach-ache temperature THE HOME armchair balcony bathroom bed bedroom bookcase camera chair clock cupboard dining room door flat floor 140 flower garden hall home house kitchen lamp living room mat mirror room shower sleep slide sofa stairs swing table telephone television / TV towel toy tree upstairs wall window LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES badminton ball baseball basketball beach book camera cD cinema comic dance doll draw(ing) enjoy favourite film fishing) football game guitar hobby hockey holiday horse-riding kite letter listen (to) music paint(ing) party photo piano picture play (with) present read(ing) run sail ing) shopping sing soccer sports story swim table tennis television / TV tennis toy video watch LOCAL PLACES bank bookshop bus station cinema clothes shop farm hospital library market park playground post office shop supermarket, sweet shop toy shop 700 windowThematic Vocabulary List OCCUPATIONS AND THE WORLD OF WORK clown pirate work SCHOOL AND THE CLASSROOM, AND LANGUAGE AND TESTS answer ask board book bookcase choose class classroom colour colour (n) correct desk draw English example find floor homework know (don’t know) learn learner lesson library line listen (to) look map no open page part picture playground question read right ruler school sentence story teach teacher test tick wall word write yes TRANSPORT bike boat bus bus stop car drive driver fly go helicopter motorbike plane ride road run swim train walk COLOURS black blue brown colour green grey pink purple red white yellow LOCATION AND. POSITION at behind between here in in front of next to on there under WEATHER cloud Cy) rain (n & v) rainbow snow (n & v) sun sunny weather windy THE WORLD AROUND US city country countryside farm field flower forest grass island jungle lake leaflleaves moon mountain plant river road rock sea sky star 141Thematic Vocabulary List ES SH RI town tree village water waterfall world MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS / NOUNS bag blanket box computer corner day difference fan idea kind (=type) map monster night place present robot sea something toothbrush towel treasure watch NUMBERS Cardinals: 1-20 Ordinals: 1st-10th CONTAINERS bottle (of) bow! (of) cup (of) glass (of) 142 TIME EXPRESSIONS after afternoon always before day every hour last week morning never now sometimes times today week weekend year yesterday The days of the week: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday GREETINGS AND USEFUL EXPRESSIONS Ant Bye (-bye) Excellent! Excuse me! Good morning / night Great! Hello Help! I didn’t hear / understand you I don’t know / understand I think so No Now Of course Oh Oh, good! Oh, yes! OK Please Really? So Sorry Thank you That's great! That’s right then Well What's the matter? What’s wrong? Yes ADJECTIVES afraid bad beautiful best better big careful clean cold coloured different difficult dirty easy excellent fat favourite full funny good great happy hard hot hungry long loud lovely new nice old open quickThematic Vocabulary List quiet right round sad short slow small square straight strong tall thirsty tired ugly weak well wet worst wrong young DETERMINERS: ajan all a lot/lots another any every more no one some that the these this those ADVERBS again alittle alot always badly carefully down downstairs here inside loudly much now off often only out outside quickly quietly really slowly sometimes then there today together too up upstairs very well yet PREPOSITIONS about above after along at before behind below between by for from in in front of inside into next to of on on (time) opposite outside to under with PRONOUNS all anything he her him his I it me mine my nothing one she something theirs them they we you you (impersonal) your CONJUNCTIONS and because but now so than QUESTION WORDS how how often what where which who 143Thematic Vocabulary List qn NSS SE VERBS Iregular: be buy can/cannot/can’t catch choose come do/don't draw drink eat find fly get get up give go have (got) have (got) to hurt know learn lose make mean must put put on read ride run say see sing 144 sit smell stand (up) swim take take off take pictures teach think throw wake up wear write Reguiar: answer ask carry clean climb close colour cook cry dance enjoy fish help hop hurt jump kick laugh learn like listen (to) live look (at) love need open paint phone pick (up) play (with) sail shop shout show shower skate snow spell start stay stop talk telephone tick tidy try wait walk want wash watch wave workSKILLS BUILDER FOR YOUNG LEARNERS movers Eluabeth Gray ‘Skils Builder Is a series of sx books, in full colour, providing systematic practice of all four major skills (Ustening, Reading, Writing and Speaking). The series is divided into three levels — Starters, Movers and Flyers — with two books at each level. Skis Builder Movers 1's the third ‘book in the series. Itis designed for young leamers at primary level and can be used to supplement ‘any primary course. Sm oS Express Publishing Key Features ‘appropriately balanced practice of all four language skils meaningful use of language in clear and accessible contexts text and pictures presented in a clear and attractive way, which takes into account the age and interests of young leamers motivating, leamer-centred tasks which offer children ‘opportunities fo have fun while practising activities designed to familiarise young learners with real-world tasks, such as carrying out instructions, locating, summarising, note-taking, ete The Teacher's Book provides: Components: @ full key to the exercises in the Student's Book tapescripts of all the listening material warm-up and follow-up activities for each task a thematic vocabulary list and a list of the grammatical structures covered. Student's Book Teacher's Book Class Cassettes (set of 3) Class CDs (set of 2)