Oh! My head!

READ
Ollie: Oh! My head!
Kiko: Hello! Whats your name?
Ollie: My name is Olaf, but call me Ollie.
Who are you?
Kiko: Im Kiko. And this is Tom.
Ollie: Nice to meet you!
Kiko
and Tom: Nice to meet you too!
Where are you from, Ollie?
Ollie: Im from Norway, the land of
the Vikings.
Tom: Really? Wow!

1 Complete the following sentences:

a) Hi! Whats your name?

CHECK IT OUT !
Short forms

Long forms

whats

what is

Im

I am

My names My name is

My

b) Who

Peter.
you?
Rodney.

2 Put the words in the correct order.

a) Viking a Im

We usually use long

forms when we write,
and short forms when
we speak.

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b) name your whats

c) meet nice you to
d) is Dan my name

3 Listen to the text and say whether the

following sentences are True (T) or False (F).

CHECK IT OUT !
He, she, it, I, we,
they and you are
personal pronouns.
Put them in the right
place and study the
verb to be.

a) Ollie is fine.
b) The name of his pet is Nutty.
c) Zoe is from Australia.
4 Answer the following questions.
a) Where is Ethan from?

Verb to be

b) What nationality is Ethan?

am
are

c) Where is Zoe from?

d) What nationality is Zoe?

is

5 Find the nationalities for the countries below in

the word square.

are
G
S
P
S
P
A
N
I
S
H
C
W

U
E
O
N
A
C
I
R
E
M
A
N

N
J
R
D
C
W
D
Z
L
G
A
H

P
A
T
M
G
A
F
B
K
I
I
R

J
P
U
L
A
N
N
C
L
H
T
U

B
A
G
E
V
N
G
A
C
I
A
S

R
N
U
Z
B
O
R
N
D
F
L
S

I
E
E
M
P
T
E
D
G
I
I
I

T
S
S
F
S
R
E
E
J
Y
A
A

I
E
E
U
F
O
K
C
A
T
N
N

S
H
A
G
H
H
S
I
D
E
W
S

H
K
K
N
A
I
L
I
Z
A
R
B

Portugal

Spain

USA

Brazil

Great Britain

France

Germany

Japan

Russia

Italy

Australia

Sweden

Greece

Canada

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6 Complete the sentences.

a) Where are you from?

LEARN WITH OLLIE

I am from

How to ask and

answer about countries
and nationalities

b
b) Where are you from?
c
c) Where

d)

Where are you from?

Im from Portugal.
What nationality are you?
Im Portuguese.

7 Replace the underlined words with the correct

personal pronoun.

a) Susan is from Portugal.

b) Michael and I are Scottish.
c) Peter is my friend.
d) You and Lisa are French.
e) The dog is brown.
f) Samantha and Ted are from the USA.
8 Match the questions in column A with the answers
in column B.
A

a What nationality is he?

1 He is from France.

b Whats your name?

2 I am from Japan.

c Where is he from?

3 She is from Greece.

d What nationality are you?

4 I am Canadian.

e Where are you from?

5 He is Italian.

f Where is she from?

6 My name is Ralph.

9 Answer these questions about yourself.

a) Whats your first name?
b) Whats your surname?
c) Where are you from?
d) What nationality are you?
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How old are you?

READ
Ollie: Im 10 years old. How old are
you, Tom?
Tom: Im 11.
Ollie: What about you, Zoe? Are you
11 years old, too?
Zoe: No, Im not. Im 10 but Ethan and
Kiko are 12.
Ethan
and Kiko: Thats right!
We are 12 years old.
1 Match the names with the correct age:
Zoe
Tom
Ollie
Ethan and Kiko

twelve
ten
eleven
ten

2 Answer these questions about the gang:

a) How old is Tom?
b) How old is Zoe?
c) How old are Kiko and Ethan?

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How old are you?
I am nine years old.
How old is he/she?
He/she is eight years old.
Are you eleven?
Yes, I am. / No Im not.

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To ask questions with the

verb to be
we put the verb before
the subject.

B. How old are you? | Unit 1

3 Complete the tables.

Interrogative
Am

Short answers

Affirmative

you

he

you

you

she

he

he

it

Portuguese?

Yes,

we
you
they

she
it

Negative

No,

m not

she
it

we

we

you

you

they

they

SPEAK
4 Ask your partner:
A How old are you?
B Im ... years old. How old are you?

LEARN WITH OLLIE

How to ask and say someones age
How old are you?
How old is he/she?
Im
He / She is

LISTEN
5 Listen and repeat:

MAGR5-02

20

twenty

50

fifty

21

twenty-one

60

sixty

22

twenty-two

70

seventy

23

twenty-three

80

eighty

30

thirty

90

ninety

40

forty

100

one/a hundred
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6 Circle the number you hear.

32

75
3

53

27

24

60

89

12

98

38

94

15

plus (+)

divided (/)

minus ()

multiplied by (*)

100
41

equals (=)

7 Write the results in words.

29 + 6 =

87 22 =

7*9=

75 / 3 =

94 3 =

44 + 6 =

8 Complete the sums writing your answers in

words.

a) sixty-three divided by nine equals

b) add thirteen

c) subtract twelve

d) multiply by four

.
Result:

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B. How old are you? | Unit 1

9 Complete the questions and the answers.

Example:
Is she American?
Yes, she is.

a)

b)

twenty-five?
No, I

c)

No, it
.

d)

she forty-five?
Yes, she

they young?

No, they

f)

e) Is he a teenager?
No, he

it old?
.

middle-aged?
Yes, we

.
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(Ring... Ring...) hello?!...

READ
Miss Sellers: Good morning, children!
The gang: Good morning, Miss Sellers!
Miss Sellers: How are you?
The gang: Fine, thanks.
Miss Sellers: And who is that boy over there?
Whats his name?
Ethan: His name is Ollie.
Miss Sellers: Whats his surname?
Kiko: His surname is Erikson.
Miss Sellers: How do you spell it?
Ollie: E-R-I-K-S-O-N.

CHECK IT OUT !
His name is Ollie.

1 Fill in the gaps.

a

Whats her name?

Her

Whats his name?

His

Whats her name?

Her

Whats his name?

His

His surname is Erikson.

Her name is Anna.

Her surname is Sellers.

We use his to talk about

boys and her to talk
about girls.

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4 Complete the tables using the correct forms of

the verb to be.
Affirmative
Long forms
I

Short forms
am

You
He

Negative
Long forms

Short forms

I
youre

is

You

Im not
are not

He

She

She

It

It

is not

We

We

are not

You

are

You

They

They

5 Match the questions with the right answers.

a) Is your name Ollie?

1. Yes, she is.

b) Are you 12 years old?

2. Yes, it is.

c) Is she a student?

3. No, he isnt.

d) Is Tom 10 years old?

4. No, Im not.

SPEAK
6 Look at the pictures and work with your partner.
Ask and answer questions about them.
Follow the example.

A Is her name Julia?

B Yes, it is.
A Is her surname Jonhson?
B No, it isnt. Its Roberts.

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A
B

A
B

A
B

A
B

C. (Ring...Ring...) Hello?!... | Unit 1

WRITE
7 Complete the sentences about Harry Potter.

Name: Harry
Surname: Potter
Age: 12
Phone number: 034.297601
Address: 12, Privet Drive

a)

name

b) His
c)

is
12 years old.

d)

phone number

e)

address is

.
.

8 Write questions and answers.

A: Whats your phone number?
B:

(3107768)

A:
B: My address is 37, Camp Street.
A: Whats his address?
B:

(41, Garden Avenue)

A:
B: Her phone number is 471689.

LEARN WITH OLLIE

How to ask and say addresses
Whats your address?
My address is 24, Mickey Mouse Street.

How to ask and say phone numbers

Whats your phone number?
My phone number is 046.921087.
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My favourite things!

READ

Zoe Patton is ten years old. She is a smart girl from

Australia. She is an excellent student. Her favourite
subject is English and her favourite hobby is
rollerblading. Her favourite animal is the squirrel.

CHECK IT OUT !
She is a smart girl.
She is an excellent
student.

A / An is the
indefinite article.

1 Answer the questions:

We use
with vowel
sounds (a, e, i, o, u).

a) How old is Zoe?

We use
with
consonants (b, c, d, f, g, h, j,
k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, y, z).

c) Whats her favourite subject?

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b) Where is she from?

d) Whats her favourite hobby?
e) Whats her favourite animal?