Starting Up

LISTENING

1 Listen and say the rhyme.

2 Look around the classroom and name at least ten things.

3 a) Read aloud the words you know.

Summer is over, September comes. October and November Are also autumn months.

September is the month When school begins. “It’s time to work,” The school bell rings.

Holidays are over, No more fun. Holidays are over, School has begun.

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la blackboard la whiteboard la CD player la TV set la computer la printer la sponge la pinboard la globe lschool bags la dictionary la microscope la register lbooks llamps lchalk ldesks lchairs la calendar la map la bookcase la waste-paper basket

b) Listen and repeat after your teacher. c) Close your book and name all the things you remember.

4 Study the picture of the classroom above and write out the words from task 3 that mean the things you can see in this classroom.

5 Listen and answer the questions.

1 Where are Vicky, Tom and David? 2 Who likes the new classroom? 3 What is there in the classroom? 4 What isn’t there in the classroom? 5 Is Tom joking?

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6 6 Listen again and complete the sentences with the words from the box.

bed, everything, tests, machine, new, serious, perfect, robot

1 Class 6 B is in a … classroom this year. 2 They have got … in the classroom. 3 The classroom is simply …! 4 In a perfect classroom there is a vending …, a … and a … . 5 A robot can write everybody … . 6 Tom is … .

remember!

There is a chair… BUT There are chairs… There isn’t a book… BUT There aren’t any books… Is there a printer? BUT Are there two printers?

7 Look at the picture of the classroom on page 5 again. a) Choose the correct word.

1 There is / isn’t a piece of chalk in the new classroom. 2 There is / isn’t a whiteboard in the new classroom. 3 There are / aren’t three waste-paper baskets in the new classroom. 4 There are / aren’t two sponges in the new classroom.

b) Match the questions with the answers.

8 Write six sentences about your classroom.

1 Are there two computers in the new classroom? 2 Is there a printer in the new classroom? 3 Are there two bookcases in the new classroom? 4 Is there a pinboard in the new classroom? a) No, there isn’t. b) No, there aren’t. c) Yes, there is. d) Yes, there are.

READING & SPEAKING READING & SPEAKING

1 Look at the text in task 2 and choose the right answer.

1 This is a letter about a) the summer b) the school year 2 This is a letter to help a) pupils b) teachers c) parents

2 Read the text and match the headings (A-G) with its paragraphs.

A Preparing for the School Year

B Sleep

C Tests

D Homework

E Your Pencil Box

F Your Clothes

G Your School Bag

 The summer holidays are over.

You are back at school. Now is the time to get ready for the new school year. Year six is an important step. Here are some tips to help you in the new school year.  Don’t put your homework off.

Do it on the same day. That way you will practice what you did in class, and remember it better.  Get enough1 sleep. Go to bed early. It will help to learn better.

1enough [i9nyf] — достатньо

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 Prepare your school bag the night before. Doing this saves a lot of time in the morning.  Make sure you have got an extra pen and pencil in your pencil box. Maybe you will need them or lend1 them to a friend.  Prepare your clothes the night before.

This will also save a lot of time in the morning.  Always study for tests ahead of time2 , not the night before. If you study 2 or 3 days before the test, you will remember more and do the test better.

Good Luck! Have a great school year!

3 Work in pairs. Answer the questions and share some useful ideas. Use phrases from the box.

— What can help to be always on time for school? — What helps to be healthy and feel good? — What will help to study well at school?

save time, make sure, prepare before, get ready, do ahead of time, put something off, do well (better)

4 Think what phrases you can often hear in your English class and who says them. Group up the sentences on page 9 into two columns:

Pupil Teacher

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1to lend [lend] — позичати 2ahead [C9hed] of time — заздалегідь