MACMILLAN ENGLISH - Macmillan Caribbean

MACMILLAN ENGLISH Workbook 1 Julia Sander

Macmillan Education Between Towns Road, Oxford, OX4 3PP A division of Macmillan Publishers Limited Companies and representatives throughout the world www.macmillan-caribbean.com ISBN: 978-0-230-02367-3 Text © Julia Sander 2010 Design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. Typeset by TechType Illustrated by TechType and Jim Eldridge c/o Beehive Illustration Cover design by Macmillan Education Cover illustration by Ximena Maier The authors and publishers would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce their material: tbc The authors and publishers would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce their photographs: David Higham Associates Limited for the poem ‘Friends’ by Elizabeth Jennings from The Secret Brother, published by Macmillan 1996, used by permission of David Higham Associates Ltd; Penguin Group (UK) for the map ‘Plan of Scarborough’ p287 from Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago 3rd edition by Dominque De-Light and Polly Thomas, Rough Guides 1998, 2001, 2005 copyright © Dominque De-Light and Polly Thomas, 2005, reproduced by permission of Rough Guides Ltd; Judith Nicholls for the poem ‘Sounds of Silence?’ by Judith Nicholls copyright © Judith Nicholls 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author; Alison Hinds for biographical details, reproduced with kind permission; Curtis Brown Group Ltd for the poem ‘Have you Ever Seen?’ by Grace Nichols from I Like That Stuff copyright © Grace Nichols 1984, reproduced by permission of Curtis Brown Group Ltd; LMH Publishing Ltd for an extract from Juice Box and Scandal by Hazel Campbell, 2005, reproduced with permission. Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders, but if any have been inadvertently overlooked the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity.

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Contents 1. New School

1

2. Free Time

6

3. Family

12

4. Friends

18

5. Places

24

6. Community

30

7. Advertising

36

8. Fiction

42

9. Technology

48

10. Media

54

11. Music

60

12. Poetry

66

13. Narrative

72

14. Heroes and Heroines

78

15. Character

84

16. Wind and Water

90

17. Science

96

18. Drama

102

Puzzle Answers

108

Index

112

iv

Unit

1

New School

Comprehension 1 Read the information in the table and answer the questions. The students are looking for e-pals (friends with whom they can correspond by e-mail). http://e-pals.net/chat window Hi! I’m Ashley and I’m 12 years old. I live in Toronto, Canada. I’m keen on all kinds of sports, but my favourite is ice hockey, and I’m on my school team. At school I enjoy learning languages and art and drama. Apart from sports, my hobbies are listening to music and watching movies. I’d like to find an e-pal who lives in a warm country because it’s often cold in Canada. [email protected] I’m Kwame, and I’m from Ghana. I’m 12 years old and I’ve just started secondary school. My favourite school subjects are English, Maths and IT, but I enjoy sports as well. I’m hoping to be on the school soccer team. I’d like to be an airline pilot in the future as I love travelling. I already have an e-pal in the USA, so I’m hoping to find someone who lives in a different part of the world. [email protected] My name is Miguel, and I’m from Belize. I’m 14 years old and love all kinds of music. At the weekend I play in a band with some of my friends. I’m not really sporty, but I enjoy football and basketball – watching them, not playing. The subjects I enjoy most at school are Spanish and English. I’d like an e-pal in Europe or North America. [email protected] Hello everyone! I’m Portia and I come from Shanghai. I’m 14 years old and I want to find an e-pal so I can practise my English. In China we have a lot of school work, so I don’t have much time for sports, but I like playing basketball. My best subjects are Maths, Science and IT, but I like English as well. I don’t mind where my e-pal lives as long as he or she speaks English. [email protected]

1. Which students enjoy playing sports? ____________________________________________ 2. Which students are interested in learning languages? _______________________________ 3. Which students like music? _____________________________________________________ 4. Which student(s) would like an e-pal in any part of the world? ______________________ 5. Which student would be the most suitable e-pal for Ashley? Why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Which student would be the most suitable e-pal for Portia? Why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Unit 1

1

Language Parts of Speech 1a Underline the nouns in the following sentences. 1. The classroom smelt of new books and 6. erasers. 2. The children waited outside the church. 7. 3. The man cut down the bush outside our 8. house. 9. 4. Our teacher read us an interesting story. 10. 5. She told me to look in my atlas to find the city.

The whole class waited for the lesson to begin. I cut the mango with a knife. After lunch we all went to the library. I packed all my things in a box. The woman bought a beautiful new dress.

1b Write the singular and plural forms of the nouns you underlined. Sentence

Singular

1.

Plural

classroom, book, eraser

classrooms, books, erasers

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2 Complete each sentence by adding a suitable adjective. Example: The 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

skilful

footballer soon scored a goal.

students rushed into the school yard. The . At the end of the long day everyone was boy told everyone how well he had played. The experience. My first day at my new school was a . The student sitting beside me was very when I told them what had happened. My parents were

3 Underline the verbs in each sentence. Take care! There may be more than one. 1. Annie noticed that the other students were walking arm in arm. 2. The teacher looked up and smiled at Annie. 3. Annie was wondering what would happen to her. 4. Jamaica Kincaid went to the United States at the age of seventeen. 5. It was getting late when my mother came home. 6. She travels to work every day by bus. 7. We read a lot of books at my previous school. 8. I have not read Annie John yet, but I will borrow it from the library. 2

Unit 1

4 Find the nouns, adjectives and verbs in the paragraph below. Write them in the table. On the first day our teacher gave us a talk. She told us that she would present a prize on the last day of term for the most helpful student. Afterwards she set us some work. I was relieved to find it quite easy. I helped my new neighbour who was finding it difficult. Nouns

Adjectives

day

Verbs

first

gave

Verb Practice: the verb ‘to be’ 1 Complete the dialogue with the words am, is or are.

Are

Vijay: Tanya:

Yes, I

(2) .

Vijay:

No, I

(4) not, but my sister Shakira

Tanya:

Hello Shakira. Which class

Shakira: I Tanya:

So

(3) you new as well?

(5) new to the school.

(6) you in?

(7) in Mrs Singh’s class. (8) I. That’s great. My friend, Sarah

Shakira: Everyone I know Tanya:

Are you a new student?

(1) you a new student?

(9) in a different class.

(10) in a different class as well. (11) in our class?

Do you think those girls over there

Shakira: I don’t know. Look, Mrs Singh going inside.

(12) calling us. I think we

(13)

2 Complete the paragraph using the words was or were. It

was

(1) nearly the end of the day. We (2) all waiting for the lesson to end. The first session of the Computer Club (3) after school. There (4) trials for the girls’ basketball team as well. I (5) hoping to play well. I knew my friends Julie and Tanya (6) good players and I (7) (8) time for the lesson to sure they would be picked for the team. At last it finish and soon my friends and I (9) standing outside waiting to begin. Everyone (10) talking excitedly. We (11) divided into two groups. Each group (12) given a ball and told to practise. 3 Write sentences using the verb ‘to be’. Example: My parents

are very proud of me.

1. My friends and I 2. The students in my class 3. My neighbour

4. I 5. My new school 6. It Unit 1

3

Vocabulary 1 Choose synonyms from the list to replace the words in brackets. begin

huge anxious

thrilled skilled

swiftly amazement certain enthusiastically shouting

When he first heard about the trials. Kwame was (excited), but as he waited he began to feel (nervous). The football pitch was (enormous) and the other boys were (competent) players. The football coach was running (quickly) up and down, (calling) out instructions. Soon it was time for Kwame’s group to (start) playing. Kwame ran (eagerly) on to the pitch. To his (surprise) he was the first to score a goal. If he played this well, he was (sure) that he would be on the team. 2 Join the adjectives which have opposite meanings. 1. nervous a. gloomy 2. excited b. impudent 3. boastful c. relaxed 4. courteous d. mean 5. cheerful e. modest 6. generous f. bored 3 Tick (✓) the words which mean the opposite of the underlined words. 1. After he heard the results of the trials, Kwame felt elated. a. embarrassed b. proud c. disappointed d. annoyed 2. The captain of the team was modest about their victory. a. quiet b. upset c. happy d. boastful 3. The team coach rebuked the players for their attitude to the game. a. praised b. rewarded c. punished d. blamed 4. The girls defied the Principal’s instructions. a. listened to b. disobeyed c. followed d. criticised 5. Our classroom is always orderly. a. clean b. untidy c. dirty d. noisy 6. There was a look of sorrow on my mother’s face when she came towards me. a. excitement b. anxiety c. happiness d. pride 7. The new student constantly got into trouble. a. never b. frequently c. occasionally d. usually 8. He answered the teacher dishonestly. a. politely b. cheekily c. confidently d. truthfully 4 Study this entry in a vocabulary notebook. Write notebook entries for the following words. 1. impudent 2. modest 3. amazement 4. criticise 4

Unit 1

courteous (adj.) polite, well mannered Students must be courteous at all times.