Come work with us! 1
Meet the aliens 2
The second-hand shop 4
Some and any 6 This, that, these, and those 8 Verbs in the present perfect 10 Personal pronouns 12 Adjectives 14 Prepositions of place 16 Synonyms and antonyms 18
The lost mission 36
The genitive 38 Common mistakes 40
Who and which 42 Numbers 44 Adverbs of manner 46 Verbs in the past continuous 48
The plan 50 Verbs in the future tense 52
A new follower 20 Nouns and adjectives 22 Prepositions 24 Verbs in the past simple 26 Adjectives 28 Verbs in the present perfect 30 Possessive adjectives 32 A walk in the park 34
Reflexive pronouns 54 Adverbs of time 56 Uncountable nouns 58 Nouns, verbs, and adjectives 60 Word classes 62 Playtime 64
You are about to meet The Galactic Gang. Icy, Didi, Rupert, Astra, and Sidra are five aliens who have travelled through space and landed on Earth.
The gang has discovered that humans throw away many useful things, so they have opened a second-hand shop. There is a lot to learn and plenty to do!
But why did they really travel to Earth? And who is spying on them?
Read the texts and complete the tasks to find out!
Name: Class:
Read about The Galactic Gang.
Sidra
Sidra is tidy and organised. She is always looking for new ideas and information. In Trash Talk Magazine, she learns about starting a green business.
Astra
Astra is cool, creative, and handy. She likes action and building things. Maybe she can come up with some new inventions?
Rupert
Rupert is kind and caring. He is a true food lover, and always hungry. Rupert likes to try out new ideas, and loves to recycle and reuse.
Didi
Didi is independent and can be a little grumpy. She is on her phone a lot, and loves taking selfies. Didi is always honest – maybe a little too honest sometimes?
Icy
Icy is fun, playful, and curious, but also a little naive. He is always positive, and loves making new friends.
Read about Bugsy and his helpers.
Bugsy is a scary alien bug who is planning to take over Earth. The Galactic Gang is part of his plan, and he has sent them to Earth to do the job. However, things are not going according to plan. Crimpy and Slinky are Bugsy’s two helpers. They want to please their boss, but are easily distracted by fun things. They can be quite clumsy and forgetful. What will happen when they arrive on Earth to look for the gang?
Read the text.
The Galactic Gang has opened a second-hand shop. They are trying to find nice things to sell.
Rupert empties a full rubbish bin: “Look at all this cool stuff!”
Didi picks up an old drone from the floor. “We don’t need this anymore,” she says.
“Let’s sell it,” Icy suggests. He puts it on the shelf.
At the same time, someone is watching the gang from space. It is Bugsy, and he looks angry. “What on Earth are they doing?” he shouts. “Have they forgotten the important mission?”
Bugsy calls for his clumsy helpers, Slinky and Crimpy: “Go find The Galactic Gang!”
Circle the correct answer.
Where is the gang? What does Didi find?
Where is Bugsy?
Nouns are words for people, places, things, and animals.
Adjectives are describing words. Verbs are action words.
in space a bin on Earth
in the shop a shelf in the shop
on a drone a drone in space
Write down five nouns, five adjectives, and five verbs from the text.
Nouns: Adjectives: Verbs:
Tick the correct box.
They need ... things to sell.
They don’t have ... money.
Didi finds … clothes.
Rupert can’t find ... food. They need … good advice.
Fill in some or any.
⬜ some
⬜ some ⬜ some ⬜ some ⬜ some
⬜ any ⬜ any ⬜ any ⬜ any ⬜ any
We use some for positive sentences: He needs some help.
Dear Trash Talk Magazine, We are a group of aliens who don’t have money. We want to make money by selling things we have found. We don’t have experience in doing business, so we could really use help. Regards, The Galactic Gang
We use any for negative sentences: I don’t have any money.
Underline this, that, these, and those.
Study the table and complete the sentences.
ar
near far singular thisthat plural thesethose
This cactus.
is Rupert’s are Icy’s are Sidra's is your is my
Fill in this, that, these, or those.
The gang is organising the shop.
“Look at cool shoes!” Sidra says.
“How about spiky plant? Where should I put it?” Rupert asks.
“On table over there, next to plants,” Sidra says.
“Look at all things over there!” Icy exclaims.
“What's ?” Didi asks and points at a drone.
“I can't remember what we used for,” Icy says.
Didi picks it up. “Let's put it here with lamps,” she suggests.