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Questions and short answers What’s this? Is it a bag?
Is it a pencil?
What’s this? Is it a pencil?
Yes, it is. It’s a purple pencil. Yes, it is.
No, it isn’t. It’s a crayon.
Super Gr mm Use What’s this? to ask about objects and It’s a … to answer. Use Is it … ? to ask about objects and No, it isn’t. / Yes, it is to give short answers. What’s this? It’s a pencil. Is it a pen? No, it isn’t. / Yes, it is.
Look at the pictures. Matchthe questions with the responses. 1
Is it a rubber?
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Is it a pencil?
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Is it a desk?
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Is it a pencil case?
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Is it a ruler?
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Is it a bag?
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Yes, it is. 4
No, it isn’t. 6 5
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Match the questions with the responses. What’s this?
a
Yes, it is.
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Is it a pen?
b
No, it isn’t. It’s a rubber.
3
Is it a pencil case?
c
No, it isn’t. It’s a pencil.
4
What’s this?
d
It’s a notebook.
5
Isitabag?
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Write questions and answers. 1
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this / What’s / ? What’s this
this / What’s / ?
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a / It’s / desk / .
a / It’s / bag / green / . .
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Imperatives
Put away your bag, please.
Open your bag, please.
Sit at your desk, please. Take out your pen, please.
Super Gr mm Use imperatives to give instructions. Open your book, please. Sit at your desk, please. Put away your book, please.
Pass me a ruler, please. Close your bag, please. Take out your ruler, please.
Match the sentences with the pictures. 4
Pass me a pen, please.
Pass me a ruler, please.
5
Take out your ruler, please.
Take out your book, please.
6
Open your bag, please.
1
Close your bag, please.
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Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Put Turn Pass Open away Pass 1
Pass me a pencil, please.
3
2
your books, please.
4
your rubber on your head.
around. 5
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me a ruler, please.
Put your bags, please.
Look and write.
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Open your bags,
3
Sit at .
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please.
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Close please.
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Pass please.
6
Take
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Put
, please.
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Reading: a comic strip Read the text and draw lines. Is it your red ruler, Sam?
Look at the desk. It’s a mess. What’s this? Is it your blue pen, Jane?
Put away your ruler.
No, it isn’t. This is my green pencil case. Is it your blue book, Fred?
Is it your pink rubber, Kim?
No, it isn’t. This is my yellow pencil.
Yes, it is.
Yes, it is.
Is it your book, Mia?
Yes, it is. It’s my blue book.
Put away your book.
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Sam
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Mia
Fred
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Writing What objects are on your desk and in your classroom? a black book
Write a story. Draw pictures.
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