Activity Book Activities

1 Read and complete.

1 A writes news.

2 A is a sentence that describes a photo.

3 The tells us what a news story is about.

4 Did you read the interesting in yesterday’s newspaper?

3 How do you follow the news? Ask and answer in pairs.

4 Read the article. Who was the thief? Choose.

1 Read and match.

a the title of a news article
b posting unkind online messages about a person
c an online diary
d to ask someone questions to get information for a report
e to transfer a video or photo electronically to a computer
f an online video diary
g a person who writes for a newspaper
h to post something online so that many people can see it
i a story or piece of writing about something of interest
j a description of a photo
k a formal piece of writing about the news
l something that is available through a network of computers
m where you get information from

2 Read and complete.

1 Can you help me think of a clever for this photo?

2 My favourite vlog is about a family. Every day they upload videos of their daily life and them .

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Listen and match the sounds.

1 top
2 should
3 uncle

hot
jump
wood

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Listen. What is the Lucky dip game?

It’s a game where you put your in a and take out a .

2 Complete the news article in reported speech.

SCHOOLBOY FINDS POP STAR’S PRECIOUS RING 1st May

We spoke to Patrick Jackson about what happened. He said that it 1 his school Bring and Buy sale on Friday. The pop star, Missy P, was coming to give prizes. Patrick said he 2 an idea for a fun game. It 3 the Lucky Dip game. The kids all brought presents to school and put them in a big box. There 4 some great presents. Patrick said he 5 to get the leather wallet. On the day of the sale, Missy P discovered that her diamond ring was missing. She was very unhappy, but she said perhaps it 6 at home. When it was Patrick’s turn to take a mystery prize out of the box, he picked up a beautiful ring. It was Missy P’s ring!

3 Write the sentences in reported speech.

1 We can all bring prizes to school to put in the Lucky Dip box.
Patrick said .
2 I want to get the card game.
Patrick said .
3 My ring is at home.
Missy P said .
4 I don’t know whose ring it is.
Missy P said .

Read the news article again and choose T (True) or F (False).

1 We can all bring prizes to school to put in the Lucky Dip box.

T

F
Correct answer

Wrong answer
2 I want to get the card game.

T

F
Correct answer

Wrong answer
3 My ring is at home.

T

F
Correct answer

Wrong answer
4 I don’t know whose ring it is.

T

F
Correct answer

Wrong answer

4 Can you guess the pattern on the Lucky Numbers game?

Guess the missing numbers!

8	16	24	32	40	48
3	6	9	12	15	18
12	24	^★	48	^★	72

5 Write the sentences in reported speech.

1 The children: ‘We’ve all got prizes to put in the Lucky Dip box.’

2 Missy P: ‘My ring is missing. I don’t know where it is.’

3 Patrick: ‘I want to try and guess the missing numbers.’

4 Joe: ‘I’m not usually very good at number games. I find Maths difficult.’

5 Miriam: ‘I look for patterns, for example, all even numbers or all multiples of five.’

6 Think and discuss. What can your school do to collect money for new projects?

7 What do you do to help people? Make sentences in the Present Simple. Next, work in pairs and tell your partner your sentences. Then form new pairs. Can you remember what your first partner said?

1 Put the events in the correct order.

2 Read and circle the correct answer.

1 When did Annisa hear about the burglary?

2 What kind of shop did Mr Budi have?

3 Where did Annisa live?

4 Who was interviewing people about the burglary?

5 How did people describe the thief?

6 What did the police tell Annisa to do?

7 Why did Annisa decide to talk to Mr Budi?

8 Why did Annisa say, ‘I think I’ve got my story!’?

3 Find words in the story that mean …

1 … lost, gone, misplaced.
2 … very special, unusual and expensive.
3 … someone who takes something that belongs to someone else.
4 … very well-known.
5 … marks that are made by shoes or feet.
6 … tips, signs, signals, suggestions.

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Listen and find three mistakes in the radio news report.

5 These sentences are missing from the story. Who said them? Write them in reported speech.

1 I have to go out, Mum. I’ve got an important errand to run.

2 We are good at finding out information about burglaries!

3 Hi, Mr Budi! I’m very sorry about your necklace.

6 Think about the story. What do you think happened next? Write the next paragraph in your notebook.

7 Make a reporter’s notebook.

1 Complete the crossword.

0 degrees Celsius ... is point.
Water vapour is a ... .
Water is a ... .
Ice is a ... .
100 degrees Celsius is the ... point of water.

2 Read and complete. Then match.

1 When water is a liquid, the move around all the time. They into each other and move over and under each other.

2 When water is a gas – also called water vapour or – the molecules can move past each other more easily. They out in all directions.

3 When water freezes and becomes a solid, the molecules start to move more slowly, until finally they stop moving. They become rings, and when it gets even colder, these rings become snowflakes. As water freezes, it and takes up more space. It also becomes less , in other words, less heavy than water.

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2

3

3 Write S (Solid), L (Liquid) or G (Gas).

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4 Choose one of the pictures and draw the molecule pattern.

1 Write questions in the Present Simple to find out general and personal information about someone. Use the ideas below or your own ideas.

Do

? Who

? What

? Where

? When

? Why

? How often

? How old

?

2 Choose three questions from 1. Ask and answer with a partner.

3 Write your partner’s answers, using reported speech. Read your sentences to your partner. Did you write the information correctly?

4 Play the Telephone game.

1 Read and match.

1 Who found the man?
2 What did the dog do?
3 When did it happen?

He ran to the rocks.
Last weekend.
Milly and her dog.

2 Find and underline three facts and three opinions in the script.

3 Use the diagram to help you plan a podcast script. Write notes about each question word in your notebook.

4 Write a podcast script. Include at least three facts and three opinions.

(0 words)

1 Compare a news report with a podcast script. What is the same or different?

	A video news report	A podcast script
Who tells the story?
How do you find out what the story is about?
What visuals are there?
Which one has more examples of reported speech?

2 Write your project report.

● Our report is about:

● We used the following sources to find information:

● Examples of visuals in our report include:

● We used the following examples of reported speech:

3 Present your report to your family and friends.

1 Match the pieces to make words from the unit.

2 Write the questions and answers in reported speech.

1 I asked her .
2 She .
3 I asked her .
4 She .
5 I asked her .
6 She .

3 Work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions. Then tell the class something your partner said.

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