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English Practice

Contents 4A

Unit Topic Language Focus Vocabulary Page 1 Hobbies • like + … ing

• Adverbs of frequency • Hobbies 2

2 Have fun! • Comparatives and superlatives:

short adjectives • Opposite

adjectives 6

3 I like shopping!

• Phrases of quantity

• Talking about prices

• Comparatives and superlatives:

long adjectives

• Food and drinks

• Phrases of quantity

10

4 At the restaurant

• would like

• Question words: What / Which

• Comparatives and superlatives:

irregular adjectives

• Dishes 14

5 Now and then

• Indefinite pronouns: everybody / nobody

• There was / wasn’t / were / weren’t

• Yes / No questions: Was / Were there …?

• Places

• Electronic products

18

6 Could you do

this? • Reflexive pronouns

• Modals: could / couldn’t / can • Actions 22

7 Free time

activities • too / either

• both / or

• TV programmes

• Adjectives for describing TV programmes

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Final Revision ³⁰

Quick Notes ³⁵

Sample

Sample

A. Johnny is telling Aunt May about the places near his home. Fill in the blanks with the correct places.

B. Aunt May won four coupons in a lucky draw. What can she get with the coupons? Fill in the blanks.

Vocabulary Workout

5 Now and then

1

a

4

2

5

a p

3

6

a m There is … near my home.

1

a

2

3 4

You can play

5

games on the mobile phone.

Aunt May Johnny

Date:

Sample

C. Dad is telling Johnny about life when he was little. Write with

‘everybody’ or ‘nobody’. Use the correct form of the given words.

D. Dad is telling Aunt May about their neighbourhood 10 years ago.

Complete the sentences with the given information.

Grammar Workout

I moved here 10 years ago.

1. There a park.

2. There any libraries.

3. There .

4.

5.

• Use ‘There was / wasn’t’ before singular nouns.

• Use ‘There were / weren’t’ before plural nouns.

nobody = no person everybody = every person

3 a park

1

7 libraries

2 3 a car

park

3

7 benches

4 7 a playground

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1. had electronic games.

2. played .

3.

4.

1 2 3 4

a digital camera hopscotch a mobile phone hide-and-seek play

have

Sample

E. Aunt May is talking with Dad. She is interested in old Hong Kong.

Complete the conversation with the help of the given words.

1. Aunt May : there trams 50 years ago?

Dad : Yes, there .

2. Aunt May : cable cars 70 years ago?

Dad : No, .

3. Aunt May : 60 years ago?

Dad :

4. Aunt May : 90 years ago?

Dad :

5. Aunt May : 30 years ago?

Dad :

6. Aunt May : 80 years ago?

Dad :

1

3

4

7

2

7

5

3

3

3

6

7 a church a theme park supermarkets buses

To ask questions : Was / Were there a / an / any … years ago?

To answer questions : Yes, there was / were. OR No, there wasn’t / weren’t.

Date:

Sample

F. Johnny is listening to a programme on the school radio. Complete the

conversation with the correct words. Text type: Radio programmes Topic: Old Hong Kong

Did you know?

The Hong Kong Railway Museum is located in Tai Po. It was the former Tai Po Market Railway Station. It started service in 1913 and became a museum in 1985.

Candy : Welcome to Students’ Time. I’m Candy Lee of Class 6A. Today we have Mr. Ho to talk about life in Hong Kong when he was young. He is now 80 years old. Hi, Mr. Ho.

Mr. Ho : Hi, Candy.

Candy : Life was very different in the past. Can you tell us more?

Mr. Ho : Sure. There weren’t ¹ supermarkets. However, we had markets. ² bought things there.

Candy : Then, ³ shopping centres?

Mr. Ho : No, there ⁴ . However, we had shopping streets.

Candy : How about transport? ⁵ buses?

Mr. Ho : ⁶ , there ⁷ . I often took them.

Candy : ⁸ minibuses?

Mr. Ho : ⁹ , there ⁰ . Minibuses started service later.

Candy : Children today like playing electronic games. Did you like them too?

Mr. Ho : When I was young, ^- had electronic games.

We played in the playground. ⁼ enjoyed it.

Candy : Cool. Let’s listen to a song first. Mr. Ho is going to share more with us.

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Final Revision

A. Johnny has problems solving the crossword puzzle. Help him complete the puzzle. (8%@1%)

h

h

r

Date: Marks: /100

1 is a spicy sauce.

People go ² on ice.

We take a plane at the ³ . Across

Another word for ‘stupid’ is ‘ ⁴ ’.

We use ‘a ⁵ of’ to talk about the quantity of grapes.

Babies can’t climb the ⁶ . The opposite of ‘light’ is ‘ ⁷ ’.

We can use a ⁸ camera to take photos.

Down

5 8

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6 1

2

4

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Sample

Sample

B. Johnny sees three rabbits in a pet shop. Complete the sentences about them with the correct form of the given words. (12%@2%)

C. Johnny eats different fruits. Look at the information. Complete the sentences with ‘always’, ‘often’, ‘sometimes’ or ‘never’. (12%@3%)

1. Rabbit C’s ears are .

2. Rabbit B’s ears are Rabbit A’s.

3. Rabbit B is 2 years old. It’s . 4. Rabbit C is 1 year old. It’s Rabbit B.

5. Rabbit B is $500. It is .

6. Rabbit C is $400. It is Rabbit A.

1. Johnny eats grapes on .

2. He bananas .

3. He .

4.

1 2

3 4

3 3 3 7 (Tue) 3 3 3 3 (Sun)

3 3 7 7 (Mon) 7 7 7 7

Age: 1 $300 Rabbit A

Age: 2 $500 Rabbit B

Age: 1 $400 Rabbit C

old long young expensive

short