UNIT 1: MY NEW SCHOOL- GRADE 6

I. Put the verbs into the correct form. Use Present Simple.
1. They ______________ (play) football and basketball at school.
2. My father ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning.
3. We ______________ (have) English, Maths and Science on Monday.
4. She never ______________(do) her homework.
5. I ______________ (go) swimming twice a week.
6. Cars ______________ (be) more expensive than motorbikes.
7. Jane always ______________ (have) breakfast at 6 o’clock.
8 He usually ______________ (watch) TV after dinner.
9. London ______________ (be) a very big country.
10. I ______________ (be) a student and my parents ______________ (be) teachers.
II. Write negative sentences. Use short forms.
1. I’m the best in the class. → _________________________.
2. Mark does homework in the evening. → _________________________.
3. We play football after school. → _________________________.
4. You run fast. → _________________________.
5. Tim and Lucas work at weekends. → _________________________.
6. I like classical music. → _________________________.
7. These exercises are difficult. → _________________________.
8. She has science on Fridays. → _________________________.
III.Make questions in the present simple. Then write short answers.
1. you/ have/ an art lesson on Monday (no)
____________________________________________?_________________________
2. they/ ride/ their bikes to school (yes)
____________________________________________?_________________________
3. Jane/ play/ tennis at school (no)
____________________________________________?_________________________
4. your parents/ at home now (yes)
____________________________________________?_________________________
5. he/ have/ breakfast at 6 o’clock every day (yes)
____________________________________________?_________________________
6. you/ a good student (no)
____________________________________________?_________________________
7. I/ look/ well (no)
____________________________________________?_________________________
8. Ms. Van/ a good teacher (yes)
____________________________________________?_________________________

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IV. Use the prompts to write full sentences. Use Present Continuous.
1. I/ do my homework __________________________________
2. Bella/ talk on the phone __________________________________
3. We/ listen to CDs now __________________________________
4. The children/ ride to the park __________________________________
5. It/ rain very hard now __________________________________
6. She/ bake a chocolate cake __________________________________
7. You/ dance very beautifully __________________________________
8. Mark and his friends/ have lunch __________________________________
V. Complete the sentence with the negative form of the present continuous. Use short forms.
1. They ________________ (help) the teacher right now.
2. She ________________ (stay) in a hotel.
3. I ________________ (travel) a lot these days.
4. We ________________ (study) science at present.
5. The children ________________ (play) football in the playground.
6. Bob ________________ (watch) the news on TV.
7. My parents ________________ (talk) to the teacher at the moment.
8. The sun ________________ (shine) today.
VI. Complete the sentence with the present simple or present progressive form of the verb in
brackets.
1. I ________________ (look) for Jack. Do you know where he is?
2. You ________________ (know) a lot about computers.
3. They ________________ (do) maths homework now.
4. Mark often ________________ (play) tennis at the weekend.
5. Just a minute, I can’t hear you. I ________________ (listen) to the radio.
6. Bob ________________ (watch) the news on TV every morning.
7. Be quiet! The children ________________ (study) in the room.
8. Mark ________________ (not do) homework on Saturdays.
9. Wake up! The teacher ________________ (ask) you a question.
10. We ________________ (not work) at the moment. We’re on a break.

READING SKILL- UNIT 1- MY NEW SCHOOL- GRADE 6

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I/ Fill in each gap with a word from the box.

big grades elementary scared school teachers Second still

Middle school often includes sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth (1) ____________. It’s calledmiddle
school because it’s in the middle of your (2) ____________ years. Elementary school is behind you.
High school (3) ____________ awaits you.
For a kid, going to middle school is often a (4) ____________ change: First, it usually means
moving to a new building, which takes some time to adjust to. (5) ____________, it may mean taking
a different bus, with different students. Third, the friends you made in (6) ____________ school may
end up going to different middle schools. And other things that probably will be different are the (7)
____________ and the work. All of that can make you feel a bit (8) ____________ on the first day of
school.
WRITING
I. Put the words in order to make a sentence.
1. secondary/ first/ your/ at/ school/ is/ how/ week?
__________________________________________________________
2. lessons/ many/ have/ on/ how/ you/ do/ Friday?
__________________________________________________________
3. art/ creative/ are/ drawings/ students/ the/ some/ doing/ in/ club
__________________________________________________________
4. school/ at/ English/ we/ have/ classes/ don’t/ today
__________________________________________________________
5. homework/ you/ doing/ maths/ are/ your?
__________________________________________________________
6. children/ first/ on/ most/ school/ excited/ are/ day/ of/ the
__________________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. What is your favorite subject?
→ What subject_______________________________________________
2. There are 35 students in my class.
→ My class__________________________________________________
3. Mai live near her school.
→ Mai’s house isn’t____________________________________________
4. Mary plays the piano very well.
→ Mary is good_______________________________________________
5. Do you like physics?
→ Are you interested___________________________________________
6. The school has a computer room and a library.
→ There __________________________

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 TEST FOR UNIT 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. uniform b. computer c. student d. judo
2. a. subject b. sure c. surround d. see
3. a. excited b. nice c. library d. living
4. a. school b. teacher c. cheap d. watching
5. a. teach b. speak c. break d. read
II. Look at the picture and fill in the gap with a suitable word.

1. You can use a _______________ to look up a new word.

2. You can use a _______________ to do calculations.

3. You can use a _______________ to write notes.

4. You can use a _______________ to carry books, pens, etc. to school.

5. You can use a _______________ to remove pencil marks from paper.

6. You can use a _______________ to carry pencils, pens, rulers, rubbers, etc.

7. You can use a _______________ to draw circles.

8. You can use a _______________ to draw straight lines.

III.Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. How is your first week _________ school?
a. on b. at c. for d. to
2. My brother often helps me_________ my homework.
a. at b. about c. for d. with
3. Megan is_________ badminton with her friends in the schoolyard.
a. having b. studying c. playing d. doing
4. The villa is_________by pine trees.
a. surrounded b. built c. covered d. grounded
5. We do_________ in the gym every afternoon.
a. table tennis b. football c. judo d. homework
6. _________ does Jane have science?~ On Monday and Friday.
a. Where b. What c. When d. What time
7. Nowadays, students often use_________ in mathematics lessons.

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 a. rubbers b. calculators c. pencils d. dictionaries
8. My cousin goes to a_________ school, so she only comes home at weekends.
a. boarding b. private c. public d. international
9. You look really_________ in your new uniform!
a. excited b. smart c. healthy d. interesting
10. _________ your parents give you pocket money?
a. Is b. Are c. Do d. Does
IV. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb.
1. Children often___________________ (use) a computer for school work.
2. ___________________ (Jane/ watch) TV now?
3. Mark___________________ (not go) to school on Friday afternoon.
4. Look! The cat___________________ (eat) your breakfast.
5. ___________________(you/ study) IT at school?
6. I___________________ (not listen) to music, I ___________________ (play) a computer gameat
the moment.
7. Put on a raincoat. It_____________ (rain). It_______________ (rain) a lot in summer.
8. Where are the children? ~ They ___________________ (read) books in the library.
V. Find and correct the mistakes.
1. My father works at the moment. is reading
2. I am often playing football on Saturdays. ___________________
3. She iswanting to buy a new computer. ___________________
4. My children doesn’t like reading. ___________________
5. We have breakfast now. ___________________
6. The girls are skip in the playground. ___________________
7. Ann gets up at 6 o’clock and is having breakfast every day. ___________________
8. I’m sorry I don’t have time. I cook dinner. ___________________
VI. Match the questions with the answers.
_______1. Who are you waiting for? a.No, they are sleeping.
_______2. What do you do at break time? b.By bicycle.
_______3. Where are you going? c.To buy some bread.
_______4. Do you play sports after school? d.My friends.
_______5. Are they watching television? e.Five days a week.
_______6. Why is he going out? f. Home.
_______7. How often do you go to school? g.Yes, I do.
8. How do you go to school? h.I go out and play in the playground.

VIII. Read and answer questions.

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 Hi, I’m Linda. I’m in the sixth grade. Today is my first day at secondary school. In the morning I
put on my new uniform and get my new bag.
My best friend and I walk to school together. We are both very nervous and excited. When we get
school, we are shown into our classroom with our new teacher. It is quite scary because I don’t know
most of the children. Then we go to our first lesson. We have lots of different subjects and the lessons
are really fun. My favourite subjects are art and English.
I really like my new school, all my teacher are lovely, the lessons are reallyinteresting and I enjoy
my first day. I can’t wait to go back tomorrow!
1. What grade is Linda in?
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Who does she go to school with?
_________________________________________________________________________
3. How does they go to school?
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Why does Linda feel scary?
_________________________________________________________________________
5. What are her favourite subjects?
_________________________________________________________________________
6. Does she enjoy her first day at school?
_________________________________________________________________________
IX. Make sentences, using the words and phrases given.
1. This/the first week/my new school
_________________________________________________________________________
2. My new school/ big/ and it/ a large library
_________________________________________________________________________
3. I/ usually/ my homework/ the school library
_________________________________________________________________________
4. I/ lots of friends/ and they/ all nice/ me
_________________________________________________________________________
5. We/ many subjects/ and my favorite subject/ science
_________________________________________________________________________
6. In the afternoon/ I/ sports/ the playground
_________________________________________________________________________
7. My friends and I/ basketball/ at the moment
_________________________________________________________________________