Contents
Let’s explore!
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The Galactic Gang 2
Down under 4 Nouns 6
Personal pronouns 8 Indefinite articles 10
Verbs in the present continuous 12 Prepositions 14 Definite and indefinite articles 16 Adjectives 18
A busy place 20 Was and were 22 Numbers 24
Irregular adjectives 26
Verbs in the past simple 28 (regular and irregular)
Irregular nouns 30 Don’t and doesn’t 32 Prepositions of time 34
Finding Didi
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Verbs in the present continuous 38 Prepositions of place 40
Verbs in the past simple 42 (irregular)
Adjectives 44 Synonyms and antonyms 46 Genitive 48
A place to stay?
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Some and any 52 Personal pronouns 54
Verbs in the present perfect 56 Synonyms and antonyms 58 Verbs in the present perfect 60 (irregular)
This, that, these and those 62
Playtime
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Icy, Didi, Rupert, Astra and Sidra are five aliens who have travelled through space. They wanted to explore a different planet, and now they have landed on Earth.
Read the texts and complete the tasks to help The Galactic Gang find a place to stay.
Are you ready? Here we go!
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ØVEHEFTE 2 LET’S EXPLORE!
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Read about the gang.
Sidra
Sidra is very organised and likes planning. She is curious to learn new things, and is full of good ideas. To find out about life on Earth, she uses her favourite guidebook, Lovely Planet.
Astra
Astra is cool, sporty, and smart. She likes action, adventures, and all kinds of space sports. But what does she know about Earth sports?
Rupert
Rupert is kind and caring. He likes to explore new things, but prefers city life to wildlife. Rupert is a food lover. He trusts everyone, and sometimes that can lead him to dangerous situations.
Didi
Didi is quite adventurous. She enjoys warm weather, and loves to sunbathe. She likes to be on her own, and often tries to find peace and quiet. But can life get a little too lonely?
Icy
Icy is fun and playful, but a bit naive. He doesn’t like warm places. He is spontaneous and curious, and he is always positive.
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Solve the crossword and find out what the gang is doing.
1 Didi likes warm … 2 Sidra is full of good … 3 Sidra has a ... guidebook. 4 The guidebook is called Lovely ... 5 Icy is playful and ... 6 Astra is cool, sporty and … 7 Who loves food? 8 Astra likes all kinds of space ... 9 Who does Rupert trust?
The gang is going on an .
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ØVEHEFTE 2 THE GALACTIC GANG
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Read the text.
The Galactic Gang has been on a journey in space.
Now they have landed on planet Earth.
“Finally!” Didi sighs. She is tired after the long space journey.
“Where are we?” Icy wipes his forehead. “It’s so hot here!”
“I don’t know,” Sidra answers. “Our GPS is broken.”
“Don’t worry. I brought my binoculars,” Rupert smiles. “Check out those jumping animals! They look so cool.”
“Can I see?” Sidra asks. She directs the binoculars towards a sign.
“Sydney 2500 kilometres,” she reads out loud.
Circle the correct answer.
Where has the gang landed?
What do they use to find out where they are?
What does Sidra see through the binoculars?
Mars a GPS kangaroos
Earth a map a sign
Solve the rebus and find out which country they are in.
Venus binoculars Rupert
– tumn + – eet + – en +
The gang is in .
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ØVEHEFTE 2 DOWN UNDER
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Underline the nouns.
Sidra looks up Sydney in her guidebook, Lovely Planet. “Australia,” she reads. “That mountain must be Ayers Rock.” “It looks and feels like planet Mars. I’m melting! I need to go somewhere cooler,” Icy says. ”Let’s check the book.” “Look!” Rupert says and points at a picture of Sydney Opera House. “I’ll ask that guy how to get there,” he says and walks away. “Stop! That’s a dangerous python!”
p y y g y
Snake and book are common nouns. Australia is a proper noun. e says ”
Sidra shouts, but Rupert doesn’t hear. “Ouch!” he screams. “This Australian has teeth!”
Sort the nouns from the text. guidebook, Sidra, Common nouns Proper nouns
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Subject formObject form
Ime youyou hehim sheher itit weus youyou theythem
We can use pronouns instead of nouns.
Which sentence has a pronoun? Tick the box.
Spiders are scary. They are scary. It is poisonous. The snake is poisonous.
Rupert is afraid of them. Rupert is afraid of sharks. Australia is too hot for Icy. Australia is too hot for him.
The subject form comes before the verb: I am melting.
The object form comes after the verb: Australia is too hot for him.
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Fill in the personal pronouns in the subject form
Where is Astra? is in the desert.
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The five friends are in Australia. think it’s hot.
Rupert meets a python. has sharp teeth. Icy says: “ am melting!”
Rupert wants to go to the opera house. likes opera.
Fill in the personal pronouns in the object form
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I’m going to Sydney. Do you want to come with ?
Where are you? I can’t see .
The spider is scary. I don’t like .
Rupert was bitten by a snake. We had to help .
There are many dangerous animals. The gang is scared of .
Circle the missing personal pronouns.
We need help. Can you help …?
Where are Icy and Astra? Can you see …?
The koala is cute. I want to cuddle ...
they we it
we he you
us them he
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ØVEHEFTE 2 DOWN UNDER
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