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School

3

A kind friend ^Story 12

4

Letters to Grandma ^Letters 14

2

Understanding one�s

feelings 10

People

around me

1

School photo album ^Captions 6

2

My best friend Description 8

1

Identifying specific

information 4

Reading

fun

5

A new teddy bear Conversation 18

6

Black cats ^Story 20

3

Making a reference 16

Skills Recap

1

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Assessment

1

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Animals and

plants

9

Animals on the farm Conversation 34

10

Going to the zoo ^Postcard 36

5

Calculating 32

Leisure

time

11

Saturday action ^Diary 40

12

^{Cheat! Story 42}

6

Guessing the meaning

of unfamiliar words 38

Colours

7

Colourful clothes Description 28

8

Birthday party ^Diary 30

4

Visualising 26

Skills Recap

2

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Assessment

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Word Bank 48

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1 Read the question.

the keywords

‘How old’ and ‘Becky’.

2 the keywords

‘Becky’ and ‘years old’ in the text.

3 the keyword ‘six’

in the text.

Let’s learn some words that help you identify specific information!

names

Read the text. Write the correct letter in the box.

1. How old is Becky ?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7

Becky: Hi! I am Becky.

What is your name?

Mike: My name is Mike.

How old are you?

Becky: I am six years old.

Identifying specific information

How old

years old

1

5

Becky is six years old .

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Read the text. Fill in the blank with ONE word.

Becky is in Class . Write the class here.

2. Becky is in Class .

Miss Wong: Hello! What is your name?

Becky: My name is Becky.

I am in Class 1E.

Miss Wong: Nice to meet you, Becky.

1 Read the question. the keywords ‘Becky’ and ‘Class’.

2 the keywords

‘Becky’ and ‘Class’ in the text.

3 the keyword ‘1E’.

1

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Read the captions in the photo album. Answer the questions on the following page.

Identifying specific information

School photo album

Brian is in Class 1B.

He is Mark’s friend.

Bobby is six years old.

Robby is his twin brother.

Mark is in Class 1A. Sally is a girl in Class 1C.

How old is Wendy?

She is seven years old.

1A

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Read the caption about Robby.

Find the keywords ‘years old’.

Find the keyword ‘Class’.

Write the correct letters in the boxes.

1. How old is Wendy?

A. B. C.

2. What class is Brian in?

A. B. C.

3. How many children can you see in the photo album?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6

Fill in each blank with ONE word.

4. Sally is in Class .

5. Robby is Bobby’s brother.

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Read the conversation. Answer the questions on the following page. (12 marks @2 marks)

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5

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Mandy: Hi Bobby! I am Mandy. I come from Beijing.

Bobby: I come from Hong Kong. My sister’s name is Mandy too!

Mandy: I have no siblings but I have two rabbits. Look, I have a photo of my pets here.

Bobby: They are so cute!

Mandy: Yes, this one is Snowy. He is white. He has a short tail, small eyes and big ears.

Bobby: I like this one. What is its name?

Mandy: That is Cream. She is a girl rabbit.

Bobby: She is white and brown. She has a short tail, big eyes and big ears.

Mandy: Do you want to see more photos of them tomorrow?

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Write the correct letters in the boxes.

1. Bobby’s classmate Mandy is from .

A. Hong Kong B. Macau C. Beijing

2. Which rabbit does Bobby like?

A. B. C.

3. Bobby can see more rabbit photos tomorrow.

Bobby feels .

A. B. C.

Answer Q4 to Q6 in short answers.

4. What is the name of Bobby’s sister?

5. How many rabbits does Mandy have?

6. Read line 13. What does the word ‘them’ refer to?

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