LASER A1+

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Unit Topic Page

1 This is me!
2 On the farm!
3 Going shopping!
4 Read all about it!
5 The travel bug!
6 Animal magic!
7 At the airport!
8 Lucky escapes!
9 Friends and family!
10 Being the best
11 Planning for tomorrow!
12 Lights! Camera! Action!
13 Raising money
14 Looking ahead
 1. This is me!!

1. aunt noun My mum's sister is my aunt.

2. best friend phrase My best friend is in the same class as me at school.
3. Brother noun My brother and I have lots of fun together.
4. chat online phrase I love chatting with my friends online.
5. close friend noun I've got three close friends and I love them very much.
6. Cousin noun My uncle's son is my cousin.
7. Grandfather noun My grandfather tells us stories about his life.
8. Grandmother noun My grandmother cooks dinner for everyone.
9. Great-grandfather noun My great-grandfather is very old now.
10. Great-grandmother noun My great-grandmother was born in 1930!
11. Nephew noun My older sister has a baby boy and he's my nephew.
12. Niece noun My aunt says I'm her favourite niece.
13. Only child noun It's very lonely being an only child.
14. Pets noun We've got two pets: a dog and a cat.
15. Share verb Please share your toys with your sister.
16. Sister noun My sister is called Amy and she's 12.
17. the country noun We often spend the weekend in the country.
18. the internet noun Let's look for information on the internet.
19. the world noun I'd love to travel round the world!
20. Town noun I come from a small town.
21. Uncle noun My uncle met my aunt when they were at school.
22. Watch verb I'm not coming out tonight. I'm going to watch a DVD.
 2. On the farm
1. Calf noun Those baby calves are so sweet. They'll be big cows one day.
2. Chick noun Those chicks will become big chickens soon!
3. Collect verb Let's collect the eggs and put them in a basket.
4. Duckling noun Those ducklings will be big ducks one day.
5. Feed verb Let's feed the birds in the park.
6. half past phrase It's half past 12. Nearly lunchtime!
7. Hour noun I'll meet you back here in an hour.
8. Kitten noun Our cat had kittens three days ago.
9. Lamb noun This sheep is the monther of those lambs over there.
10. Minute noun There are 60 seconds in a minute.
11. Move 1 verb Can you help me move those boxes from here to over there?
12. O'clock adv It's eight o'clock. I have to go home now.
13. Pick verb Let's pick some flowers to take home to Mum.
14. Plant verb We're going to plant some flowers in the garden.
15. Pony noun Those ponies are so small. I love horses.
16. Puppy noun Our dog had six puppies last month.
17. quarter to phrase It's quarter to three. My English lesson starts in 15 minutes.
18. Second noun There are 60 seconds in a minute.
19. Stroke verb Everyone loves stroking Ned, the old donkey.
20. Touch verb Don't touch the wall – I've just painted it.
21. Watch noun My parents gave me a really nice watch for my birthday.
22. Welcome verb Welcome to Hadbrooke Castle. I'm going to show you round.
 3. Going shopping!
1. Big adj I've got a very big family.
2. Bookshop noun Let's see if the bookshop has the book you're looking for.
3. Busy adj The shop was really busy.
4. Butcher's noun Let's get some meat from the butcher's.
5. Cheap adj I bought a cheap umbrella, but it broke.
6. Circular adj Next, cut out a circular piece of paper.
7. clothes shop noun They've got some great dresses in the new clothes shop.
8. Customers noun The shopping centre was full of customers.
9. Enjoy yourself phrase Did you enjoy yourself at the party?
10. Escalator noun Let's go up on the escalator.
11. Expensive adj Diamond rings are very expensive.
12. Flat adj We need some flat pieces of wood.
13. Florist's noun We ordered some flowers from the florist's.
14. Get (tired/bored/ verb I'm getting tired. Let's sit down.
15. Gigantic adj There was a gigantic hole in the road.
16. Grocer's noun Does the grocer's sell bananas?
17. Huge adjective Their wedding cake was huge!
18. Large adj In the room, there was a large TV and one chair.
19. Lift noun Shall we take the lift to the 5th floor?
20. Little adj I saw a little mouse under the chair.
21. Music shop noun They've got all the latest CDs in the music shop.
22. Narrow adj The streets here are very narrow.
23. Rectangular adj Take a rectangular piece of paper and cut it in half.
24. Round adj The world is round.
25. Shoe shop noun Mum took us to the shoe shop to get some shoes.
26. Small adj Sunil has a large family and I have a small family.
27. Square adj The room had two square windows.
28. Thick adj My coat is very thick and warm.
29. Thin adj You'll be cold in just a thin T-shirt.
30. Tiny adj Jerry had a tiny cut on his finger.
31. Toy shop noun I love going around the toy shop and playing with the toys!
32. Triangular adj There was a triangular sign that said 'Danger!'.
33. Wide adj The roads in the city centre are very wide.
 4. Read all about it!
1. Article noun I read an interesting article in the newspaper yesterday.
2. Blog noun I wrote a blog about my trip.
3. Book noun I love reading books in bed.
4. Calendar noun What day of the week is the 15th? I'll check the calendar.
5. Editor noun She's the editor of the school newspaper.
6. Email noun I'll send you an email this evening.
7. Interview noun There's an interesting interview with the Head of our school in this month's
edition.
8. Letter noun Don't send grandma an email. Write her a letter.
9. Lie verb Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth!
10.Magazine noun My dad gets a gardening magazine every week.
11.Newspaper noun My mum reads the newspaper every morning after breakfast.
12.Opinion noun What's your opinion about school uniforms?
13.Poem noun I've got to write a poem about a pet.
14.Postcard noun Rob got postcards instead of taking photographs.
15.Programme noun My favourite TV programme's starting in a minute.
16.Reporter noun My uncle's a reporter for a local newspaper.
17.Review noun I read a review of the film and it said it wasn't very good.
18.Say verb You should always say how you feel.
19.Scream verb I screamed when I saw the spider!
20.Shout verb Don't shout! I can hear you.
21.Speak verb Can you speak French?
22.Story noun Dad always tells us a story before bed.
23.Talk verb Do you want to talk about how you feel?
24.Tell (a lie/the truth) verb I can't tell a lie, so I'll tell you the truth.
25.tell the time phrase My little sister hasn't learned how to tell the time yet.
26.View noun My view is that school uniforms are a bad idea.
27.Website noun This is a great website for finding out information.
28.Whisper verb Please whisper. The baby is sleeping.
 5. The travel bug!
1. Africa noun Egypt and Kenya are in Africa.
2. Asia noun China and India are in Asia.
3. Bus noun What time does the bus leave?
4. Capital city noun Madrid is the capital city of Spain.
5. Carriage noun I'd love to go in a horse and carriage!
6. Europe noun England and Italy are in Europe.
7. Ferry noun We can cross the river by ferry.
8. North America noun Canada and the USA are in North America.
9. Plane noun Have you ever been on a plane?
10. Sights noun We saw all the sights when we went to London.
11. South America noun Brazil and Peru are in South America.
12. Taxi noun Let's get a taxi to Shannon's house.
13. Ticket noun We can buy tickets for the train over there.
14. Tour noun Tomorrow, let's take a tour of the area.
15. Tour guide noun The tour guide told us all about the town.
16. Tourists noun We get a lot of tourists here in the summer.
17. Traffic noun There's a lot of traffic on the roads today.
18. Trip noun My best friend Lisa came with us on the trip.
19. View noun We had a lovely view from our hotel room.
6. Animal magic!
1. Adult noun You'll be 18 next year. You're nearly an adult!
2. Child noun When I was a child, we didn't have the internet.
3. Cute adj The kitten is so cute! Can we take it home?
4. Drop verb Oh, no! I dropped my wallet in the sand.
5. Fact noun The Earth goes round the Sun. That's a fact.
6. Foot noun Your feet are much bigger than mine!
7. Grow verb These plants are growing very quickly.
8. Jump verb Can you jump over this wall?
9. Lick verb Lick the stamps and then stick them on the envelope.
10. Lifetime noun She lived in the same house her whole lifetime.
11. Memory noun I've got a very bad memory. I often forget where I put things.
12. Mouth noun Close your mouth when you're eating!
13. Pick up phrasal verb Pick up the cat gently or she might bite you.
14. Pull verb Don't pull my hair. It hurts!
15. Push verb Push that button and the door will open.
16. Put down phrasal verb Put your pens down on the desk and listen to me for a minute.
17. Run verb How fast can lions run?
18. Sweet adj Those kittens are so sweet!
19. Tongue noun The cat licked me with its tongue!
20. Tooth noun I've got a problem with my teeth so I've got to go to the dentist.
21. Walk verb Don't run! Walk!
7. At the airport!
1. Airport noun We went to the airport and watched the planes land and take off.
2. Baggage noun His job is to put all the baggage on the plane.
3. Cardboard noun This box is made out of cardboard.
4. Catch (a plane) verb You go to the airport to catch a plane.
5. Cotton noun This T-shirt is made out of cotton.
6. Emergency noun The flight attendant explained what to do in an emergency.
7. Engine noun This plane has four engines.
8. Glass noun This bowl is made out of glass.
9. Land verb Mechanics check every plane that lands at the airport.
10. Leather noun This jacket is made out of leather.
11. Metal noun This table is made out of metal.
12. Passenger noun All passengers must have a passport.
13. Passport noun You need a passport to go from one country to another.
14. Pilot noun I think it's very hard to become a pilot.
15. Plastic noun These toys are made out of plastic.
16. Rubber noun Balloons are made out of rubber.
17. Safe adj The mechanic checks the plane carefully and tells the pilot that it's safe to fly.
18. Take off phrasal verb At the airport planes take off and land day after day.
19. Wing noun Birds have wings, and so do planes.
20. Wood noun This desk is made out of wood.
8. Lucky escapes!
1. accident noun Tim had an accident yesterday and broke his leg.
2. autograph noun Look! There's Zac Efron! Let's ask him for his autograph!
3. car crash noun Slow down! You don't want to have a car crash, do you?
4. department store noun Harrods is a very big department store in London.
5. escape noun I nearly fell out of the tree. That was a lucky escape!
6. extremely adv I'm extremely tired. I think I'll go to bed.
7. get out (of a car) phrasal verb Don't get out yet. I'm still parking the car.
8. kiss verb Kiss your grandmother goodnight, Adrian.
9. knock verb The cat knocked the vase off the table and onto the floor.
10.lucky adj You're lucky! Your parents buy you lots of toys and games.
11.nod (your head) verb She nodded, so I knew she agreed with me.
12.point verb The teacher pointed at the blackboard.
13.shake hands phrase Lots of people shake hands when they meet.
14.shake your head phrase James shook his head, so I knew he disagreed with me.
15.successful adj If you work hard, I'm sure you'll be successful.
16.upset adj I'm sorry you're feeling upset.
17.wave verb We waved goodbye to Simon as the train left the station.
9 Friends and family!
1. allow verb My mum allows me to go out every Friday.
2. angry adj It makes me angry when you take my things!
3. argue verb Do you argue with your brother?
4. confused adj I don't understand. I'm confused!
5. cry verb Why are you crying? Are you unhappy?
6. fair1 adj My parents said no. It's not fair!
7. frown verb You look sad when you frown.
8. get on with phrasal verb I get on very well with Simon.
9. give permission phrase My parents gave me permission to go.
10. grow up phrasal verb I grew up in America.
11. let verb Dad never lets me do anything!
12. relationship noun I have a great relationship with Carl.
13. scared adj Do you get scared at night?
14. smile verb When you smile, you feel better.
15. surprised adj I was very surprised by the news.
16. worried adj I'm very worried about the exam.
10 Being the best
1. agree verb I agree. I think it's a very good idea.
2. by mistake phrase Oh, no! I dropped my mobile phone in the bath by mistake!
3. certain adj Are you certain that the party is tonight?
4. competition noun If you win the competition, you'll win €100!
5. dark adj Mrs Cameron's got long dark hair.
6. discover verb We discovered a dark cave at the end of the beach.
7. eventually adv We got lost, but we eventually found the restaurant.
8. fair 2 adj Sam's got fair hair.
9. fast adj I want to drive a really fast car!
10. fast adv He drives very fast.
11. fat adj We've got a fat cat.
12. give up phrasal verb Don't give up. You'll finish it in the end, I'm sure.
13. heavy adj This box is very heavy, but those others are light.
14. light1 adj My hair's dark, but my sister's hair is light.
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15. light adj My bag's heavy, but yours is light.
16. long adj That's a very long bridge. I can't see the other end!
17. quick adj The journey's quick – it only takes five minutes.
18. right adj Yes, that's right. The Earth goes round the Sun.
19. short adj My sister's quite tall, but I'm quite short.
20. slim adj My dad's quite fat, but his brother is slim.
21. slow adj Our car's very old and slow.
22. strong adj My brother goes to the gym every day. He's very strong.
23. tall adj My brother's quite short, but I'm quite tall.
24. thin1 adj My dad's quite fat, but my mum's very thin.
25. weak adj I don't want to be weak anymore. I'm going to start going to the gym
to get strong!
 11 Planning for tomorrow!
1. a quarter of phrase A quarter of the students in the class don't like football.
2. a third of phrase A third of the students in the class have a pet.
3. all of phrase All of the students are here.
4. almost all of phrase Almost all of my friends have a mobile phone.
5. almost half of phrase Almost half of the students at school play chess.
6. app noun Let me show you some of the apps on my phone.
7. company noun My mum has her own computer company.
8. drama school noun I'd love to go to drama school.
9. for sure phrase I don't know if he's here for sure.
10. guess verb Can you guess my name?
11. half of pronoun Half of the students in the class have an older brother.
12. most of pronoun Most of the students in the class like Indian food.
13. none of pronoun None of the students in the class were late.
14. play noun I'm in the school play next month.
15. program verb I don't know how to program a computer.
16. the distant future phrase What will life be like in the distant future?
17. the distant past phrase Life was very different in the distant past.
18. the near future phrase What are you going to do in the near future?
19. the recent past phrase We've had a lot of problems in the recent past.
20. whizzkid noun My brother's a real whizzkid with computers.
 12 Lights! Camera! Action!
1. action movie noun I love seeing action movies at the cinema.
2. beach noun I want to go swimming. Let's go to the beach.
3. camera noun The director needed three cameras for the scene in the supermarket.
4. cliff noun The view from that cliff is spectacular.
5. costume noun My mum made my costume for the school play. I played the role of a pirate!
6. desert noun It's very hot in the desert. It's difficult to live if you don't have any water.
7. director noun Who's the director of the film?
8. empty adj There's no food in the fridge. It's empty!
9. field noun There aren't any cows or sheep in the field.
10. forest noun Let's walk through the forest and find a good tree to climb.
11. in the background phrase You can see some mountains in the background of the picture.
12. lake noun We're a long way from the sea, but there's a lake near here where we can go
swimming.
13. make-up noun We all have to wear lots of make-up on our faces in the show.
14. mountain noun Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
15. movie noun Do you want to see a movie at the cinema next weekend?
16. prepare verb Prepare your projects at home, then we'll talk about them in class.
17. role noun She's only got a very small role in the play.
18. scene noun There's a great scene in the film where they escape from the castle.
19. shoot verb In about an hour, we'll shoot the scene.
20. star noun Have you ever met a famous film star?
 13 Raising money

1. above preposition There's a light above my desk.

2. behind preposition Your schoolbag is behind the sofa.
3. below preposition The people in the room below us were very noisy.
4. beside preposition The pepper is beside the salt, on the table.
5. between preposition Jan is sitting between Lucy and Michael.
6. charity noun He does a lot of work for local charities.
7. enter verb I'm going to enter a writing competition.
8. in front of phrase The blue ball is in front of the box.
9. local adj We get lots of visitors to the local area.
10. make money phrase I need to make some money to buy a computer.
11. marathon noun You need to be fit to run a marathon.
12. messy adj Your room is so messy! You should tidy it.
13. on top of prepositional phrase I put your coat on top of the bed.
14. over preposition A plane flew over us.
15. poor adj It can be hard to be poor.
16. raise money phrase Let's raise money to help people!
17. rich adj Rich people aren't always happy.
18. save money phrase I'm going to save money by walking to work.
19. spend money phrase What do you usually spend money on each week?
20. underneath adv, preposition Your old books are underneath the bed.
21. waste money phrase Turn the light off. You're wasting money.
 14 Looking ahead
22. apply (for) verb My dad's talking about applying for a new job.
23. century noun A century is 100 years.
24. cross (the verb Always check there are no cars coming before you cross the road.
road/street)
25. day noun There are 24 hours in a day.
26. decade noun There are 10 years in a decade.
27. go past phrase Go past the supermarket and the post office is on your left.
28. go straight/ ahead/onphrase Go straight ahead and turn left at the traffic lights.
29. licence noun I can't drive a car because I haven't got a driving licence.
30. millennium noun A millenium is 1,000 years.
31. million number A million is 1,000 x 1,000, and is written as 1,000,000.
32. month noun Some months have 30 days, some have 31, and February usually has 28 days.
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33. move verb We're moving to a new town next month.
34. prediction noun It's difficult to make predictions about life in the future.
35. scientist noun I want to be a scientist when I'm older.
36. technology noun Technology like washing machines and computers makes our lives easier.
37. the universe noun How many stars and planets do you think there are in the universe?
38. turn back/(a)round phrase We're going the wrong way. We should turn round.
39. turn left/right phrase Turn left at the traffic lights.
40. university noun Do you think you'll go to university when you leave school?
41. week noun There are seven days in a week.
42. year noun This year, I'm going to study English every day.
LASER A1+
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Miss. Maggie Huyke