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Pupils
  with one or more years of English
Pupils
  with two or more years of English
Pupils
  with three or more years of English
Festivals celebrated by large
  ethnic groups which now form the multi-cultural Britain of the third
  millennium, and which are more recent additions to our calendar.

CONTENTS

Practice Points

                           Poem

Information about the festivals           . 4 & 5

Valentine's Day [February 14th]

Festivals in Britain

                          Valentine's
  Cards                                             48

Festivals and Special Days

 computer Dating  . 49

Birthdays

                  The Story of Valentine's Day  . 50

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Birthday
PartiesPancake Day [February/March]
Birthday PresentsPancake Fillings. 51
Pancake
Tossing Competition .. 52

SPRING

AUTUMN                                                                                Lent.
53

Animal Photographs

                    Spring Festivals
Patron Saints' Days
  [March/April/November]

55

Saints' Names

56

                         St
  Patrick's Day Postcard

. 57

                       Welsh and English
Mother's Day [February/March]

58

Making Words

59

What's in
the Picture10 Find the Differences .

Back to School [September: week 1]

                      The Back to School Alphabet

 12

                          Going
  Back to School

 13

                       GCSE Options
Harvest Festival [September/October]

 14

                       Fruit and Vegetables

 15

                         Harvest
  Boxes
Rosh Hashanah [September]

 16

                         Rosh
  Hashanah Traditions

 17

                   Bad
  Things
Clocks Go Back [October: week 41

 18

 What Time Is It?. 19
An Hour Ahead• 20
Hallowe'en [October 31st]

Are You an April Fool? Easter [March/April]

66

Easter Egg Hunt Hot Cross Buns

. 67

Hallowe'en
Costumes .21 Hallowe'en Apples22

Easter
  Words
May Day [May 1st]
Maypole Dancing

word Spirals

71

Are You
Superstitious?. 23 Who's the Thief?. 24
Bonfire Night [November
5th]

WINTER

Winter Weather32
                       Who Likes Winter7                                                             .
33

Christmas [December 25th]
Advent Calendar. 34

Christmas Show. 35
Q-è
Giant Christmas Crossword36 & 37

A Christmas Carol38
New Year [December 31st]

New Year in Scotland. 39.
New Year's Resolutions

Celebrating the New Year .. 41
'Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr
[Changes each year]
The Muslim Year

 Fast and Festival. 43
• Chinese New Year
[January/February]

 Animal Years44 Code Breaker• 45
Burns Night [January
25th]
                         Burns Niaht
Quiz                                            . 46

What Colour Is It?

New Schoot Rules charity Projects
April Fool's Day [April 1st] Who Is the Fool?

. 63

Mother's Day Traditions. 60
& 61
Comic
Relief [March]

Theme Park Maze
Rollercoaster. 73
Sports Day [June/July]
Which Event?. 74
Who's the Winner?. 75
Summer Fête
  [June/July] Tombola76 prize Puzzle. 77
Father's Day [June: week 3]
Father's Day Cards
Why Don't We ... ?. 79
Summer Holidays [July/August]
Souvenir Shopping80
On Holiday in London. 81
Holiday Dot to Dot
Summer Holidays: Lost at the Airport
Holiday Puzzle. . . . . . . 84
Notting Hill Carnival [August: week 4]
Carnival Wordsearch Looking Good. 86
carnival Maze
Highland Games [August/September]
Odd One Out88
Carnnf*titionc

SUMMER

"some
Spring:
Animal Photographs54 Summer Fête: Tombola76
Adjectives
Valentine's Day:
Valentine's Cards. 48
Animals
Autumn: What's
in the Picture?10 Spring: Animal Photographs54
Asking for/giving permission
(can l?/yes, you
can/no, you can't)
Summer
Hotidays: On Holiday in London81
Because
Valentine's Day:
Valentine's Cards48
Clothes
Hallowe'en: Hallowe'en
Costumes .21 Comic Relief: What Colour Is It?
Colours
Harvest Festival: Fruit
and Vegetables
Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr:
The Muslim Year42
Comic Relief: What Colour
Is It?. 62
Dates
Birthdays: Birthday
Parties .
Describing people
Bonfire Night: Guys25
May Day: Maypole Dancing
.70
Directions
Summer: Theme Park Maze72
Food
Pancake Day: Pancake
Fittings51
Fruit and vegetables
Autumn: What's in the
Picture?10
Harvest Festival: Fruit
and Vegetables15
Great Britain
Patron Saints' Days:
Saints' Names. 56
Summer Holidays: Souvenir
Shopping80
Have got
        Summer Fête: Tombola
...              ,. 76
Hobbies
Birthdays: Birthday
Parties
Father's Day: Father's Day Cards ... 78 How many?
Pancake
Day: Pancake Tossing Competition52 How much is it?
Summer Holidays: Souvenir
Shopping80
Invitations
Birthdays: Birthday
Parties
Likes
Father's Day: Father's
Day Cards .. 78
Names
Hallowe'en: Hallowe'en
Apples. 22
North'south/east/west

Easter: Easter Egg Hunt67 Christmas: Advent Calendar
Burns Night: Burns Night
Quiz .
Summer Fête:
Tombola
Ramadan
and fd-ul-Fitr:
Comic Relief: What Colour
Is It?
Bonfire Night: Where Are
the Pets? .
Burns Night: Burns Night
Bonfire Night: Where Are
the Pets?
Back to School: The Back
to School Alphabet
Clocks Go Back: What Time
Is It?
April Fool's Day: Who ts
the Fool?
Winter: Winter Weather
New Year: New Year in
Scotland
Mother's Day: Making
Words
Notting Hill Carnival:
Carnivat Wordsearch
Chinese New Year: Animat
Years
Winter: Who Likes Winter?
Back to School: Going
Back to School
Clocks Go Back: An Hour
Ahead
Festivals and Special
Days
Chinese New Year: Animal
Years
Diwati: Preparing for
Diwali
Harvest Festival: Harvest
Boxes
New Year: New Year's
Resolutions .
Sports Day: Which EvenP
Bonfire Night: Bonfire
Night Safety
Easter: Hot Cross Buns
Winter: Who Likes Winter?
Notting Hill Carnival:
Looking Good

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FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL DAYS IN
  BRITAIN PRACTICE POINTS

Making suggestions
(let's/how about?/shall we?/why don't we?)
       Christmas: Giant Christmas
Crossword               . 36 & 37
Father's Day: Why Don't
We ... ?. 79
Must/must not
Comic Relief: New School
Rules
Ordinal numbers
Festivals and Special
Days.
Present continuous
Hallowe'en: Are
You Superstitious?23 Diwali: Preparing for Diwali. 30
Christmas: Christmas Show
Present perfect
Patron Saints' Days: St
Patrick's Day Postcard57
Summer Fête: Prize
Puzzle. 77
Present simple
Rosh Hashanah: Rosh
Hashanah Traditions. 17
Some/not any
Harvest Festival: Harvest
Boxes16
Word order
Bonfire Night: Bonfire
Night Safety .. 27
Would you like?/l'd
like (to)
Harvest Festival: Harvest
Boxes16
Father's Day: Why Don't
We ... ?. 79
Will future
Clocks Go Back: An Hour
Ahead20
Words (making words)
Summer Holidays: Holiday
Dot to Dot
Words (understanding words in context)
Highland Games: Odd One
Out88

PUPILS WITH THREE OR
 MORE YEARS OF ENGLISH

Adverbs (regular)
Bonfire Night: Toffee
Apples. 29
Adverbs (irregular)
Highland Games:
Competitions. 89
Answer tags
Bonfire Night: The Story
of Guy Fawkes. 28
Any-/evety-/some-/no-onefthing/where
Summer Holidays: Lost at
the Airport
Can't be/must
be/can't have been/must have been
Hallowe'en: Who's the
Thief?. 24
Comparatives/superlatives
Highland Games:
Competitions89
Compound adjectives
Sports
Day: Who's the Winner?. 75
Either ... or ... / Neither ... nor ...
Valentine's Day: Computer
Dating49
First conditional
Chinese New Year: Code
Breaker45
I should/l'd better
Pancake Day: Lent. 53
Indirect speech
April Fool's Day: Are You
an April Fool?66
Likes and dislikes
Valentine's Day: Computer
Dating49
Lots of/plenty offa few/a couple of
Autumn: Find the
Differences. 11
Passive voice (past simple)
New Year: Celebrating the
New Year . . 41
Past continuous
Hallowe'en: Who's the
Thief?. 24
Past simple
Rosh Hashanah: Bad Things18
Diwali: Rama and Sita. 31
Valentine's Day: The
Story of Valentine's Day. 50
May Day: Word Spirals. . . . . 71
Past perfect, past simple and past continuous
Summer: Rollercoaster. 73
Phrasal verbs
Comic Relief: Charity
Projects64
Notting Hill Carnival:
Carnival Maze
Second conditional
Back to School: GCSE
ODtions. . 14
School subjects
Back to School: GCSE
Options14
Stative verbs + that clauses
Spring: Spring Festivals55
Time words
Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr:
Fast and Festival43
Too ... to ... / Not
... enough to ...
Birthdays: Birthday
Presents
Verb tenses
Christmas: A Christmas
Carol. 38
While/until/during
Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr:
Fast and Festival43
Who/thathvhere clauses
Diwati: Rama and Sita. 31
Will future
Christmas: A Christmas
Carol. 38
Words (understanding words in context)
Burns Night: Poem47
Valentine's
Day: The Story of Valentine's Day50 Patron Saints' Days: Welsh and
English. 58 Mother's Day: Mother's Day Traditions. 60
Easter: Easter Words. 69
May Day: Word Spirals71
Summer: Rollercoaster
Words (making words)
Summer Holidays: Holiday
Puzzle. 84

Information about the festivals
featured in this book

Back to
School (Pages 12-14)
The school year in England, Wales and Northern Ireland begins in the first
week of September. Children start primary school when they are four or five
years old. The first class in primary school is called Reception, then pupils
progress through Years 1—6. They start secondary school when they are 11 years
old in Year 7. At the end of Year 11, when they are
16 years old, pupils sit the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary
Education) exams in around 8—10 subjects. Maths, English, a science and a
foreign language are compulsory and pupils choose their remaining examination
subjects from those offered at their school. The remaining two years at
secondary school are not compulsory and are known as the Sixth Form; the first
year is the Lower Sixth and the second year is the Upper Sixth.
Pupils in
the Sixth Form generally study for examinations which will lead to a place in
university or college. Scotland has a different school year and examination
system from the rest of the UK.
Harvest Festival (Pages 15-16) Harvest Festival is a Christian
festival of thanksgiving for all the good things we have. There is no set date
for Harvest Festival but it usually takes place in September or sometimes
October. It is traditional to take gifts of food to elderly people after the
church or school Harvest Festival. At one time, these gifts were locally grown
fruit and vegetables, but nowadays it is more common to offer dried and tinned
foods. Many churches also hold a Harvest Supper. A traditional decoration is
the 'Corn Dolly', made from straw.
Rosh
Hashanah (Pages 17-18) Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is celebrated
on the first day of the Jewish month Tishri, which occurs in September
according to the western calendar. It is a time to ask God's forgiveness for
the wrongdoings of the past year. At the beginning of the Rosh Hashanah service
a shofar (ram's horn) is blown to call the worshippers to prayer. Apples dipped
in honey are eaten for a good and sweet new year.
Clocks Go
Back (Pages 19-20) The clocks in the UK go back an hour at midnight on the last
Saturday in October. This marks the end of British Summer Time and a return to
Greenwich Mean Time. British Summer Time lasts from the end of March until the
end of October. The clocks going back is not a festival; in fact most people dread
the darker nights and the cold weather to come after this date.
Hallowe'en'(Pages
21-24) Hallowe'en is celebrated on 31 October. It was originally the Celtic
festival of the dead, known as Samhain. The Christian church tried to suppress
this pagan festival, renaming it All Hallows' Eve (hence the name Hallowe'en). However, the festival
remains essentially pagan and has been banned in some Christian schools in
Britain. Pumpkin lanterns, masks and costumes are all part of Hallowe'en, as is
the custom of 'trick or treat'. This involves children in costumes going from
house to house asking for treats such as sweets, fruit and money. If the
householder refuses to give them a treat, the children may then play a trick or
practical joke on them.
Bonfire Night (Pages 25-29)
Bonfire
Night is celebrated on 5 November. It falls on the date when, in 1605, a group
of Catholics tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London. This was
known as the Gunpowder Plot. It was a time of great religious and political
unrest in England and the Catholics were suffering persecution at the hands of
the Protestant government. The plan failed and the plotters were put to death.
The festival is also known as Guy Fawkes' Night, after the man who laid the
explosives in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament. It is still the custom
to burn an effigy of Guy Fawkes, called a 'guy', on the bonfire. Bonfire Night
has survived to this day, perhaps because people welcome the opportunity to
have a bonfire, fireworks and a party in the cold, dark month of November.

Diwali (Pages 30-31) Diwali is a
Hindu festival which takes place on the 1 5th day of the month of Kartik
according to the Hindu calendar (October or November in the western calendar).
The name comes from the word diva, which is a small lamp. A story which is
associated with Diwali is that of Rama and Sita (see page 31). Many Hindus also
celebrate new year at this time. Many Hindus in Britain celebrate Diwali with
fireworks in the local park. The Hindu population in Britain is currently
155,000 (1999 figures).
Christmas (Pages 34-38)
The name 'Christmas' comes from 'Christ's Mass'. It is
celebrated on 25 December, when people visit their families, exchange presents
and eat a Christmas dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding. Practising
Christians usually attend Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and go to church again
on the morning of Christmas Day. It is the tradition for children to leave out
a stocking when they go to bed on Christmas Eve for Father Christmas to fill
with presents. Christmas Day and Boxing Day (26 December) are both bank
holidays (public holidays) in the UK.
A
Christmas Carol (Page 38) Charles Dickens (1812—1870) is one of the most famous
and enduringly popular of English novelists. Film and cartoon versions of his
novel A Christmas Carol (see page 38) are shown nearly every year on British
television. tt is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a rich but miserly old man. He
learns to become more benevolent when he is visited on Christmas Eve by three
ghosts who show him what the consequences of his meanness will be if he doesn't
change. Novels by Dickens include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist
(1838), Nicholas
Nickleby (1839), The Old Curiosity Shop (1841), A Christmas Carol (1842),
David Copperfield (1850), A Tale of Two Cities (1859) and Great Expectations
(1861).
New Year (Pages 39-41)
In Britain, New Year's Eve is celebrated on 31 December when many people
hold parties or go to pubs and night clubs. Many of the New Year traditions
practised in Britain come from Scotland, where the festival is know as
Hogmanay. All over the UK, people join hands at midnight and sing the Scottish
song 'Auld Lang Syne' by Robert Burns. In Scotland the New Year is welcomed by
the playing of bagpipes and the custom of 'first footing' — this involves
visiting friends and relatives after midnight. It is tucky if the 'first
footer' is a dark-haired man bringing a gift of coal and a bottle of whisky.
New Year's Day is a bank holiday in the UK.
Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr
(Pages
42—43)
Ramadan and fd-ul-Fitr fall a few days earlier every year according to the
western calendar, as the Muslims have a lunar calendar. Ramadan is the ninth
month of the Muslim calendar and is the month of fasting. Most Muslim people do
not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan. This is to help
them live as better Muslims. Id-ul-Fitr is the festival at the end of the month
of Ramadan. On the last day of Ramadan, many people watch for the new moon,
which marks the end of the fast. Id-ul-Fitr is a time for visiting friends and
relatives, exchanging gifts and having a special meal. The Muslim population in
the UK is currently 580,000 (1999 figures).
Chinese New Year (Pages 44-45)
There is a big Chinese New Year
festival in Chinatown in London every year. The Chinese New Year is celebrated
in January or February. ft is the most important festival in the Chinese year.
The festivities traditionally include firecrackers and dragon dances. Special foods
such as dumplings and cakes are eaten. Red is a lucky colour for the new year,
and children are given lucky red envelopes filled with money.
Burns Night (Pages 46-47)
Robert (or 'Robbie') Burns (1759—1796) is Scotland's national
poet. He wrote many poems and songs in Scottish dialect. His birthday (25
January) is celebrated in Scotland as Burns Night. Customs include eating
haggis (a traditional Scottish dish of minced meat) and drinking whisky,
playing the bagpipes and reciting poems by Burns. The Burns Night dinner is
usually followed by singing and a ceilidh (traditional Scottish dancing).
Valentine's
Day (Pages 48-50) Valentine's Day is the festivat of lovers and is celebrated
on 14 February. People send an anonymous card to the person they would like to
be their girlfriend or boyfriend. St Valentine was an early Christian who was
put to death for his beliefs. He is said to have left a message for his beloved
on the wall of his prison cell, signed 'Your Valentine'.
Pancake Day (Pages 51-53)
Pancake Day is the popular name for Shrove Tuesday, the
day before Lent starts. In the days when people fasted during Lent, Shrove
Tuesday was the last day they could enjoy themselves. Pancakes are the
traditional dish for Shrove Tuesday, eaten with lemon juice and sugar. The name
Shrove Tuesday comes from the verb 'to shrive', which means 'to make a confession',
as this was the day for people to confess their sins before Lent started.
Although it is unusual for Christians to fast during Lent these days, many
people give up something they enjoy during this period, often sweets, chocolate
or alcohol.
Patron Saints' Days (Pages 56-58) St
David is the patron saint of Wales and his feast day is 1 March. Little is
known about his life, except that he was the primate of South Wales in the
sixth century and founded many churches there. St David's, in South Wales, was
the place of his shrine and became a place of pilgrimage. The feast day of St
Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is 17 March. Born in Wales in around 389
AD, he was kidnapped by Irish marauders at the age of 16. After six years he
escaped to France and spent a few years in a monastery there. On his return to
Britain he was ordained as a bishop and went to Ireland as a missionary. He
established churches in the north of Ireland. St George's feast day is 23
April. He is the patron saint of England. A traditional story about him is that
he killed a dragon to save a princess from being eaten. St Andrew is the patron
saint of Scotland. His feast day, 30 November, falls outside the spring period
covered in this section of the book. He has been included here as all the other
patron saints' days occur in the spring.
Mother's
Day (Pages 59-61) In Britain, Mother's Day is celebrated on the Sunday three
weeks before Easter so it usually occurs in March. Mother's Day is the popular
name for Mothering Sunday, the day when Christians used to return to the
'mother church' for the Sunday service. Later, when many young girls left home
to become servants and boys went to be apprentices, the festival became a
holiday for young people to visit their mothers. It was the custom to take
flowers and gifts. Many young girls were given a 'simnel cake' to take home to
their mothers.
Comic
Relief (Pages 62-64) Comic Relief is a recent addition to the festivals
calendar. It began in the 1980s to raise money for charity projects in Britain
and Africa. It takes place in March every two years (the last one was in 1999).
There is a big build-up to Comic Relief day (which is a Friday) on television,
and people all over the country organise fund-raising events. The idea is to
make fund-raising fun so atl the events must be humorous. Red noses (for people
and for cars, similar to those worn by clowns) are sold, giving the day the
popular name of 'Red Nose Day'.
April
Fool's Day (Pages 65-66) April Fool's Day is on 1 April. People play tricks and
practical jokes on their friends. If the friends fall for the joke, they are
'April Fools'. Traditionally, the tricks must be played before midday. If
someone plays an April Fool's trick after midday, he or she is the fool.
Easter (Pages 67-69) Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter
and celebrates the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem. Small crosses made of palm
leaves are given to church-goers to mark
the
occasion.
Maundy
Thursday is the Thursday before

Easter and commemorates the Last
Supper of Jesus and his disciples. It is the day when the Queen gives small
purses of money to some specially chosen people. Originally the sovereign used
to wash the people's feet, too, as Christ once washed the disciples' feet. Good
Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. The name comes from 'God' rather
than 'good'.
Easter
Sunday is the day for celebrating Jesus's rising from the dead. It falls on the
first Sunday after the spring full moon, in March or April. Chocolate Easter
eggs are given to children on this day. Easter Monday, the day after Easter, is
a bank holiday in the UK, as is Good Friday.
May Day
(Pages 70-71) The first day of May is traditionally the festival of the coming
of spring. It is usually celebrated with Maypole dancing (see pages 70—71) and
Morris dancing. In some towns a May Queen is elected. The May Queen is a
beautiful girl who is crowned with a garland of flowers and then goes on a
procession around the town. The first Monday in May is a bank holiday in the
UK.
Sports Day (Pages 74-75)
Every
school in the UK has a sports day in June or July, shortly before the summer
holidays. The event usually takes up a whole day and parents come to watch.
Traditional races for primary school children include the 'egg and spoon race'
(running while holding an egg on a spoon), 'the three-legged race' (in which
two people run with their adjacent legs tied together) and the 'obstacle race'.
Secondary school pupils compete in athletics events, such as running races, the
high jump and long jump and javelin throwing.
Summer Fête (Pages 76-77) Many schools, churches and
other organisations, such as the boy scouts and girl guides, hold a
fund-raising summer fête in June or July. There are stalls selling
home-baked cakes, crafts and second-hand items. There are always games at the
fête. Popular games include: the 'tombola', in which people pick numbered
tickets to try and win a prize; 'guess the weight of the cake', in which people
try to win the cake (variations include 'guess the name of the dolt', 'guess
how many coins in the jar', etc.); and 'hoopla' (in which people try to throw a
hoop over the prizes). Food and drinks are also sold and nowadays there is
often a barbecue.
Father's
Day (Pages 78-79) Father's Day is the third Sunday in June. It is a new
festival, introduced to provide fathers with a similar occasion to Mother's
Day. Children give their fathers cards and presents.
Summer
Holidays (Pages 80-84) Schools break up for the long summer holidays in the
third week of July. Children are then on holiday until the first week of
September. Naturally this is the time when many families go on their annual
holiday. Most British people go away for two weeks, usually abroad. Popular
holiday destinations include Spain, Greece and Portugal.
Notting Hill Carnival (Pages 85-87) The Notting Hill Carnival is a big
Caribbean festival which takes place every year in Notting Hill in London.
Carnival is always on the August bank holiday weekend (the last Sunday and
Monday in August). The first Carnival took place in August
1964 and was organised by some Notting Hill inhabitants from
Trinidad. Since then, the Carnival has grown and now attracts nearly two
million visitors every year. The Carnival procession includes dancers and music.
The traditional Carnival music is played by steel bands.
Highland Games (Pages 88-89)
The
Highland Games take place alt over
Scotland in late August
and early
September. The most
famous event is 'tossing the caber' in which men throw a huge tree trunk as far
as they can. Other events include hammer throwing, the hill race, the
tug-of-war (in which two teams pull on either end of a rope to try to pull the
other team over a line marked on the ground), bagpipe-playing competitions and
Scottish dancing competitions. The Highland Games end with a huge pillow fight
in which everyone can take part.

                                        Bonfire
Night                                                                 May Day
4

This is the Spring festival. It's in May,
  of course.

This is a festival with fireworks and bonfires. It's in the
  Autumn. The letter of this month is V.

third

New Year's Day

Mother's
  Day

On Mother's Day children presents and cards to mum. It's in
  the Spring. month has got five letters.

This is the first day of the new year.
  It's in the Winter. The first letter of this is J.

give their monthThis
The first letter is M.

JULY

AUGUST

This is a big Caribbean carnival in
  London. It's Summer. The first letter month is not J.

This is when the new year starts.
  Everybody back to school after the summer holidays. It's in

St David's Day

St David is the patron
Wales. St David's
  Day is Spring. This month has five letters. The second A.

April Fool's Day

On April Fool's Day
  people play tricks on their friends.
It's in March. Only joking! It's in April, of course.

Notting Hill Carnival
in the of this
Back to School
school goes
I the Autumn. This month has got nine letters.
saint of in the got
letter is

Summer Holidays

This isn't a festival but end of school and the the
  summer holidays. This month is in the Summer. first letter is J and the

St George is the patron of England. St George's in the Spring. The
  first of this month is A.

St George's Day
saintis the Day is               start of
letter
The last letter is Y.

BIRTHDAYS

Birthday Parties
British
teenagers often organise a party for their birthdays. They give invitations to
all their friends.

Simon

What are these people doing for their birthdays? Write
the names on the invitations.

Helen

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.77

Natasha

        Matthew                            Davina                            Harriish

Please come bowling

to the cinema on my birthday?

on my birthday:

Please
  come on

Wednesday 7 February at 5 p.m.

Friday
  28 March at 6 p.m.

Lots of love

Love
  from

Please come to

Would
  you like to

celebrate my birthday on

come skating on my birthday?

Tuesday 4 December. We're going

Please
  come on

to the restaurant at 6 p.m.

Thursday
  10 April at 7 p.m.

Love from

Lov

Would you tike to come

It's my birthday on Saturday 12 July.
Please come to a picnic at 1 p.m.
Lots of love
It's my birthday on Monday 15 October.
We're going to the theme park.
Please come at 1 p.m.

From
Would you like to come to my birthday
party?
It's on Sunday 30 May at 6 p.m.
Lots of love
Solve the anagrams and write the words in the grid. What
is in the mystery birthday present?
cincip
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raunstreat tikangs treathe

trypa oaaoa
Birthday Presents

In Britain, it's usual to give
presents to the birthday girl or boy.
It's Rachel's birthday. She has got lots of presents from her
friends and family. However, she's not happy. She doesn't like any of her
presents.
Read what she says. Which present is she talking about in each
sentence?

What's in the Picture?
Which of these things can you see in the picture? Tick
the things you can see.
1.   a
butterfly
2.   grass
3.   a house
4.   an elephant
S. a dog
6.       a
man
7.       the
sun
8.       nuts
9.       a
boy
10. tomatoes
11. a mouse
12. a ghost
13. a monkey
14.

a baby
15. a fox
16. oranges
17. a girl
18. mushrooms
20.    birds
21.    a rainbow
22.    an
umbrella
23.    bananas
24.    squirrels
25.    a rabbit
26.    spiders
27.    flowers
28.    a woman
29.    cherries
30.    trees

Find the Differences

Find the differences between the two pictures. Write sentences about them.
Use these phrases:

For example:
In picture A there are lots of leaves on the tree.

In picture B there are a few leaves
on the tree.

The Back to School Alphabet

It's the beginning of September
and it's time to go back to school. Look at all the school pictures. Write the
words under the pictures.

Going
Back to School
It is the first day back at school
for Shona, Natalie, Daniel, Nathan, Raminder and James.
Look at the information and read what the people say.
Which year is each person in? How does each person travel to
school? What is the name of each person's teacher? Complete the table.

Year at ages of

Year 7:
Year 8:
Year 9:
Year 10:
Year 11:
Sixth form: (two years)

school and pupils
age 1 1 —12 age 12—13 age 13—14 age 14—15 age 15—16 age 16—18

Teachers and number of pupils in the class

Transport and journey times to
  school

Mr Raman:
Ms Martinez:
Mr Bryant:
Mrs Peel:
Mr
  Turton:
Ms Moore:

18 pupils
22 pupils
26 pupils
28 pupils
30 pupils
32 pupils

walking: 5 minutes van: 10 minutes bike: 12
  minutes bus: 15 minutes car: 16 minutes train: 20 minutes

am three years younger than James.
There are six more pupils in my class than in Raminder's.
My journey is five minutes longer Shona  than
Daniel's.
I am five years older than Shona. There are
twelve fewer pupils in my class than in James's.
My journey is ten minutes longer Natalie                than
Shona's.

04
I am one year younger than Natalie. There are six
fewer pupils in my class than in Nathan's.
My journey is ten minutes shorter
I am one year older than Raminder.

There are ten more people in my class than in Natalie's.
My journey is four mintues shorter Nathan         than
James's.

I am three years younger than Daniel.
There are four more people in my class than in
Daniel's.
My journey is three minutes longer Raminder    than
Nathan's.

            i))               I
am one year older than Nathan.
There are two fewer people in my class than
in Shona's.

My journey is four minutes shorter

1.   Who is the
oldest?

2.   Who is in the
biggest class?
3.   Who has the
shortest journey to school?
4.

Who goes to school by car?
5.   Who
is in Year 9?
6.   Who
is in Mr Bryant's class?

GCSE Options

C] Maths (compulsory)                                  Tuesday
  Session 1; Wednesday Session 3

Sciences (at least one science is
  compulsory)
      C]
  General Science                              Monday Session 1, Thursday
  Session 3

           Biology                                              Monday
  Session 2, Wednesday Session 2

           Chemistry                                          Thursday
  Sessions 3 and 4

            Physics                                                   Monday
  Session 1, Tuesday Session 2

        English (compulsory)                             Monday
  Session 4, Thursday Session 1

Modern languages (at least one
  langage is compulsory)
            French                                                   Thursday
  Session 2, Friday Session 3

     C]
  German                                             Monday Session 3,
  Wednesday Session 1

      [2
  Spanish                                             Monday Session 3,
  Wednesday Session 1

       [2 Italian                                                     Tuesday
  Session 2, Thursday Session 4

            Russian                                                  Monday
  Session 2, Wednesday Session 2

12 Design and Technology (optional)
  Friday Sessions 1 and 2

     Religious
  Studies (optional)             Tuesday Sessions 3 and 4

C] History
  (optional)                                Tuesday Session 2, Thursday Session
  4

     Politics
  (optional)                                Monday Session 3, Wednesday Session
  1

C] Drama
  (optional)                                 Tuesday Sessions 3 and 4

     Physical
  Education (optional)         Wednesday Session 4, Friday Session 4

     Food
  Technology (optional)              Friday Sessions 1 and 2

     Textiles
  and Fashion (optional)      Wednesday Session 4, Friday Session 4

     Latin
  (optional)                                    Thursday Session 2, Friday
  Session 3

       Art (optional)                                            Tuesday
  Sessions 3 and 4

     Computer
  Studies (optional)            Friday Sessions 1 and 2

     Geography
  (optional)                        Wednesday Session 4, Friday Session 4

     Business
  Studies (optional)             Monday Session 2, Wednesday Session 2

C] Music
  (optional)                                  Thursday Session 2, Friday
  Session 3

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland pupils start studying
for their GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams in Year 10.
They can choose nine subjects. Some of the subjects are compulsory (you
have to do them) and some are optional (you can choose them if you like).

These are the subjects pupils can take at Littleton Comprehensive School.
If you were starting in Year 10, which nine subjects
would you choose?
You must do compulsory subjects, but you can choose your
optional subjects. You can't choose subjects that clash (are at the same time).
If you chose these subjects, what would your timetable
be? Complete your timetable.
Fruit
and Vegetables

Colour the fruit and vegetables
  these colours.

Harvest Festival is a Christian
festival.
It is on a Sunday in September or October. It is to celebrate the harvest.
People take flowers and food to school or to church.

Rosh Hashanah Traditions
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.
It is the most important time in the Jewish year. Rosh Hashanah is in September
or October.
What do you know about Rosh Hashanah?
Look at the pictures and read the sentences. Choose the
correct verb in each sentence.

Example:The Jewish new year begins / ends in the Autumn.

Before Rosh
Hashanah people              People h give/ i take cards to     They O go/ p
bring to r cook/ S clean their houses.           their friends.     the
synagogue.

They e talk/ f ask God to forgive               They a eat/ b
write honey and   They q fly/ r say 'Leshanah Tovah all the bad things they do. apples.
This is for a sweet and   Tikatev' (Happy New Year). happy new year.
Bad Things
Rosh Hashanah
is the Jewish new year.
People ask God to forgive
them for all the bad things they have done.
Some people are talking about the bad things they did last
year. Put the verbs in the past tense and write them in the grid.

 (keep) some money that was party.    supposed
to be for charity.

teacher.

(say) it my sister.
(wear) my brother's jumper without asking his
permission.
(hide) my sister's favourite T-shirt when she was going
to a party.

(hit) my little brother when he annoyed
me.
(forget) my best friend's birthday.
(throw) my friend's homework in the bin.
(put) a spider in my sister's hair.
(swear) at my dad.
(spend) my school lunch money on crisps and sweets.
(hurt) my friend's feelings by saying she was fat.
(sell) my brother's Walkman to my friend
because t needed some money.
(steal) five pounds from my mum's purse.
(go) to my friend's house instead of doing my homework.
(tell) my mum a lie.

What Time Is
It?

The last Saturday in October is
the last day of British Summer Time. At midnight, British people put their
clocks back one hour.
These are the times on Saturday. What time is it at the same
time of day on Sunday? Write the times and draw them on the clocks and watches.

An
Hour Ahead
Today is the last Saturday in October.
Tonight the clocks go back one hour, but David and his family have forgotten.

This is David's plan
  for tomorrow.

Read
the sentences about what David will do tomorrow. Which  sentences are true and which are
false? If the sentence is false, write a true sentence. (Don't forget that
David is one hour ahead of his plan.)
For example:
At
eight o'clock David will take the dog for a walk.
False.
At eight o'clock David will have breakfast.
1.
At six o'clock
David will read a magazine.

Sunday
8   a.m.
  take the dog for a walk
9   a.m.
  have breakfast
10       a.m.
  go to my friend's house
11       a.m.
  play football
12       a.m.
  wash Mum's car
1
  p.m.     have lunch
2
  p.m. tidy my bedroom
3
  pm, do my homework
4
  p.m. ride my bike
5
  p.m. play computer games
6
  p.m. have dinner 7 pm, read a magazine e p.m. watch
  TV

10 p.m. go to bed

2.
At five o'clock David will ride his
bike.
3.
At twelve
o'clock David will wash his Mum's car.
4.

At two o'clock David will do
his homework.
5.
At ten o'clock
in the morning David will go to his friend's house.
6.
At four o'clock
David will do his homework.
7.
At seven
o'clock David will read a magazine.

8.
At three
o'clock David will tidy his room.

9.
At seven
o'clock in the evening David will watch TV.

10.At
eleven o'clock David will play football.
Hallowe'en
Costumes

Hallowe'en is the 31st of
October. It is the night of ghosts and evil spirits.
In Britain, lots of
people go to Hallowe'en parties. They wear spooky costumes.

Hallowe'en Apples

Are You
Superstitious?

What does Hallowe'en
mean for you? Choose your favourite description for each picture.
Andy is all alone in
a haunted house. C]
Andy is using a
-A- candle because there is a power cut.

Now ask your teacher for
the analysis.

AUTUMN

Who's the Thief?
This was a
really good Hallowe'en party. However, at midnight someone stole all the money
from people's coats in the hall, Two minutes before the theft, the security
camera broke. This is the last picture on the camera.
PC Williams found these teeth in the hall near the coats.

These are the suspects.

I was

I
  was

dancing

watching

with the

the karaoke.

gorilla.

I was standing next to the bat.

What were you doing at midnight on the 31st of
October?

I
  was

2

singing karaoke
  with the

Vicky

skeleton,

I was eating some cake.
I was standing next to the table.

Darren

I was queueing for the toilet.
I was next to the frog.
PC Williams is writing a police
report. Can you complete the report for her? You will need some of these words.
alien
astronaut bat cat Frankenstein frog ghost gorilla mummy pumpkin skeleton
Dracula L witch

It can't have been
  Hannah because she must be the witch.
It can't have been .                            because
It can't have been                              because
It can't have been .                           because
It can't have been .                           because
It can't have been .                           because
It must
  have been ..                              because

I was bobbing for apples with the astronaut.

Steve                                       Naima

I was talking to the mummy.
Chris

Guys
Bonfire Night
is the 5th of November. British people celebrate with bonfires and fireworks.
Children make guys to burn on the bonfire. A guy is a model of Guy Fawkes.
Another name for Bonfire Night is Guy Fawkes' Night.

Sam,
Paul, Gloria and Marcus are making guys for Bonfire Night.

Find Sam's guy. He's tall and thin.
Find Paul's guy. He's small and fat.
Find Gloria's guy.
He's got a long nose and a big black hat.
Find Marcus's guy. He's got a long moustache and a long
beard.

               Sam                                   Paul                                 Gloria                              Marcus
Where are the Pets?

The animals don't like Bonfire Night. They are frightened of
the fireworks. They are hiding in the house.
1.    Which
animal is behind the sofa?
It's
2.    Which
animal is under the bed?
It's .
3.    Which
animal is on the chair?

It's —
4.    Which
animal is on the cupboard?
It's .
S. Which animal is in the drawer?
It's .
6.      Which
animal is behind the wardrobe?
It's
7.      Which
animal is between the cooker and the cupboard?
It's
8.      Which
animal is on the shelf?
It's .
9.      Which
animal is under the table?
It's
10.
Which animal is behind the bed?
                                                                                It's
               .... .
I I. Which animal is in the bath? It's .
12. Which animal is on the fridge?
It's
Bonfire Night Safety
On Bonfire
Night, lots of people have bonfires and fireworks in their gardens.
Fireworks and bonfires are dangerous. These are the rules for
Bonfire Night safety. But the sentences are in the wrong order. Put them in the
right order.

fireworks Don't throw                                box fireworks metal Keep
in your a      Don't near bonfire the fireworks put

in house light
the fireworks Don't         light with a fireworks Don't match        taper
Light fireworks a with

house in Keep
pets the your                   cook Don't food bonfire on the               warm
clothes Wear
The Story of Guy Fawkes
Bonfire Night
is also called Guy Fawkes' Night.

Read the questions about Guy
Fawkes. Find the correct answer to each question.

Guy Fawkes
wasn't the leader of the Gunpowder Plot. Write the letter of each answer under
the correct number. You can find the name of the leader of the Gunpowder Plot.

Toffee
Apples
Toffee apples
are popular on Bonfire Night.
Yasmin and Tom are making toffee apples. Read what they say
and write the amounts next to the ingredients.

10
10 350 grams
450 grams
5 millilitres
150 millilitres

We need the same
number of wooden skewers as apples.
This is the recipe. Write the adverbs in the sentences.

Drop a teaspoon of toffee in a saucer of cold water. If
the toffee sets
, it is ready.
Push a wooden skewer into each apple.
dip the apples in the toffee.
Place the toffee apples on the baking tray. Leave them
to set.
Cut squares of cellophane.
Wrap the apples in the
cellophane.

Preparing for Diwali

Diwali is the Hindu festival of
light. In India, the festival lasts for five days.
In Britain, Hindus celebrate for a weekend. Diwali is in October or
November.

Rama and Sita
Diwali celebrates the time when Rama came home to
become king. Rama is the Hindu god Vishnu in human form.
Read the story of Rama and Sita.
In the city of Ayodhya, Prince Rama
lived with his wife Sita and with Sita's brother Lakshman. The king's wife
didn't like
Rama,
so the king sent Rama, Sita and Lakshman away for 14 years. They lived in the
forest and were happy.
Ravana was the wicked king of
Lanka. He wanted Sita to be his wife, so he kidnapped her. He took her to the
island of Lanka in his flying chariot. A bird tried to help Sita, but Ravana
shot it.

Rama and Lakshman went to
look for Sita. The injured bird told them that she was on the island of Lanka.
Rama and Lakshman met Hanuman, the monkey king. Hanuman and the monkeys
travelled with Rama and Lakshman. When they came to the sea, the monkeys built
a bridge over the sea to Lanka. There was a big battle. Rama killed Ravana and
rescued Sita.
Now the 14 years were over. Rama,
Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya.
The people welcomed them with small
0                        lamps
called divas. Rama and Sita became king and queen.
Read the clues and fill in the gaps with these words:
who, that, where. Do the crossword.
who
1.
The
person  went
to the forest with Rama and Sita
2.
The king  helped Rama and
Lakshman
cross the sea
3.
The animalsbuilt the bridge
4.
The islandRavana lived
5.
The placeRama, Sita and
Lakshman
lived after they left Ayodhya
6.
The personkidnapped Sita
7.
The animaltried to help Sita
8.
The lamps  the people lit to welcome Sita and
Raman home
9.
The personkilled Ravana
10.
The cityRama and Sita lived
1 1. The person                   was
married to Rama

Winter
Weather

Look at the letters
in the pictures and make eight winter weather words.
The words are
all in the wrong pictures.
Write each
word under the correct picture.

Who Likes Winter?
Some of these six people
like winter and some don't.
Choose the answer to each
question to find out who likes winter and who doesn't.
No, he doesn't. No, he
isn't. No, she doesn't.
No, he won't.
No, he wouldn't.
Yes, she can. Yes, she is. Yes, she will. Yes, he has. Yes,
he can. Yes, she would. Yes, she has.
3.     Ian
is reading about the North Pole. Would he like to go to the North Pole?
4.     Ian
is playing football tomorrow, but it is going to snow tonight. Will he still
play?

5.     Mike's
class is going skiing. Can Mike ski?
6.     Has
Mike got some skis?
9.
The pond froze last night. Can Angela skate?

Does Ian
  like the winter?

Does Catherine like the winter?

10.

Would Angela like a pair of skates for Christmas?
Answer the questions:

Does
  Eleanor like the winter?

Does Mike like the winter?

7.     Catherine's
mum wants her to take the dog for a walk. It's windy and rainy. Will Catherine
take the dog for a walk?
8.     Has
Catherine got an umbrella and a raincoat?
1 1. It's been snowing and
Paul is going to school. Is he good at walking in the
snow?
12. Does Paul like playing in the snow?
Does Angela like the winter?
Does Paul like the winter?

Advent
Calendar
Advent
calendars are popular in December. You can count the days from the 1st of
December to the 25th of December — Christmas Day. Every day you open a door and
find a picture.

Look at the advent calendar. Write the names of the pictures next to the
numbers.
three
nineteen

Christmas Show
Jonathan's
school is doing a Christmas show. Lots of people are helping. Find the words in
the wordsearch and complete the sentences.

Martine is acting Alistair is p Rebecca is P in the Nativity playthe tthe
c

Ranjeet is . PAnna is PLiam
is r
the . S

Adelle is s                                                        Paul
is .h                                           with      Danielle is .g
the

Giant
Christmas Crossword

22. Anagram of AWNE

27.

"Why
  don't      go carol

(boy's
  name). (4)

singing?"

37. "How about playing some

a good idea." (2)

after
  Christmas dinner?" (5)

for the Christmas party?"
Christmas
morning to open our presents." (3)
   16.                            (3)
"That's

   23.
                                                                                28.(5)                                                                                39.(8)
Claus
(5)

43.
The 25th of December is
Christmas    (3)
44.     Ducks
quack, horses neigh and dogs           (4)
45.     "Shall
we the film on television now?" (5)
48. David is very happy loves his Christmas
presents. (2)
49.
50.   Christmas a
very happy time of year. (2)
51.   The day
before Christmas Day is Christmas              (3)
52.

The snowman is the table. (2)
3. A
kind of music. (3)

" How
  about      the

At Christmas, people

a

Christmas cake?" (6)

lot. (3)

36.
"Would you like a mince pie
6.a
slice of Christmas cake?" (2) This is angel. (2) 38 k (4)
39.
(4)
40.
13. The colour of 7 down. (6)
42. dear. I don't like any of my Christmas
presents." (2)
15.(6)
                                              44.          (4)
17. Japanese money. (3)
45. "Let's go to church on
19.
"Why don't you do some
31.(4)                                                                                is               the
oven. (2)

These are the three ghosts and the things that they
show to Scrooge. Write the number of each sentence in the picture of the
correct ghost.

1.      All
the shops in London are busy and there are decorations everywhere. Some people
are buying food for Christmas dinner and some people are going to church.
2.      When
Scrooge was a boy, he went to boarding school. Alf the boys went home for
Christmas but Scrooge had to stay at school on his own.
3.      One
Christmas, Scrooge will die all alone.
4.      Some
poor people witl steal his clothes and sell them.
5.      Bob
Cratchit is coming home from church with Tiny Tim. Tiny Tim is his youngest
child and he is very ill.
6.

The Cratchit family are very poor. They are having a very small Christmas
dinner but they are happy because they love each other.

7.      Nobody
will visit Scrooge's grave because nobody loves him.
8.      Scrooge
started work. His boss was very kind and gave a big Christmas party. Scrooge
had a great time.
9.      Tiny
Tim will die because the family is too poor to pay for a doctor. Bob Cratchit
will be very unhappy.
10. Scrooge fell in love with a
girl, but he loved money more than he loved her so she left him.
1 1. Scrooge's nephew Fred is having a
Christmas party. Fred's family and friends are playing music, singing and
playing games.
12. The girl married another man and had lots of
children.

What happens next?
What do you think will happen next in
  the story?

- l
New Year in
Scotland
                              The
biggest New Year's celebrations in Britain are in Scotland.
Scottish people have a special word for New Year. Do
the puzzle to find out what it is.

Match up the two parts of each word. Write the words under the pictures.

Everybody
goes to a
New Year's Eve.
Now write all
the letters in the grey squares. This is the Scottish word for New Year.

Celebrating the New Year
The New Year
has been celebrated for thousands of years.
Every culture
has its own New Year festival. Here are some New Year festivals from the past
and also some New Year festivals that are celebrated in Britain by people from
different cultures.

Choose the correct word in each sentence. Find the words in the wordsearch. The
letters left over spell a message for you.

Ancient festivals

Ancient Egyptian New Year
The Ancient Egyptian New Year
    was
(1) celebrated/happened in September.
    There was a big procession along the River Nile. The procession was (2)
    led/gone by the Pharaoh. Trumpets, drums and tambourines were (3)
    listened/played.

Roman New Year
During Roman times a new calendar was (4) arrlved/lnvented and
    the New Year was (5) run/moved from March to January. At New Year gifts
    were (6) sent/made to friends and even to the Emperor. Funny costumes were
    (7) danced/worn at parties.

Celtic New Year
The Celtic New Year was in October and
    was called Samhain, which means 'summer's end'. Bonfires were (8)
    shone/burned and people danced around them.
A))

Hogmany
Hogmanay is the Scottish word for New
    Year's Eve. People go to parties. At midnight an old song called 'Auld Lang
    Syne' is (1 5) sung/seen. There is also a tradition called 'first footing'.
    If you are (16) shouted/visited by a man with dark hair you will have good
    luck in the next year.

Muslim New Year The
    Muslim New Year is called the Day of the Hijrah. It remembers the journey
    (17) made/gone by Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem.
Children are (18) played/glven presents
    and new clothes.

Jewish New Year
The Jewish New Year is called
    Rosh
Hashanah and it is (9)
    taken/celebrated in October. Special services are (10) held/got at the
    synagogue. Honey and fish are (1 1) eaten/looked — honey is for a sweet
    year and fish is for a year of plenty. Special round loaves of bread are
    (12) bolled/baked. People's houses are (1 3) done/cleaned and new clothes
are (14) bought/glve for children.

Hindu New Year
Many Hindus
  celebrate New Year in October, at the same time as Diwali, the festival of
  light. Little lamps called divas are (19) lost/lft and they are (20)
  swum/floated on lakes and ponds. The story of Rama and Sita is
(21) talked/told to children.

Chinese New Year
There is a big Chinese New Year festival in London every
  January or February. Dragon and lion dances are (22) performed/laughed. Evil
  spirits are (23) frightened/haunted away with firecrackers. Red clothes are
  (24) put/worn for good luck.

,

                             A H L I
T F  E D

                    The
Muslim Year

Fast
and Festival
Ramadan and
Id-ul-Fitr are very important times in the Muslim year.
Ramadan is
one of the months in the Muslim calendar. Each new month begins with the new
moon. Id-ul-Fitr is the festival at the end of Ramadan.
                                         Nadia
is talking about Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr.                           at (x 3)
before (x 3)
Read what she says and fill in the missing
first (x 1) later (x 1) during (x 4) time words. Write the words in the text
and often (x 1) on (x 2) until (x 3) in the grid. (The grid will help you to
choose when (x 2) while (x 4) the correct words.)
the month of
Ramadan we can't eat or drink the day. This is called fasting. We have
to wait
22 the evening to eat. 4sunset,
we
have a snack and 7we have

a main meal. All eating must finish 2the sun rises.
20 we are fasting we learn to be patient.
It is very
difficult not to eat or drink 3 the day. Not all Muslims have to fast 13Ramadan.
Very old people don't fast and children don't have to fast 6they are
twelve years old. People who are on a journey can eat 5they are travelling.
Women don't fast 19 they are expecting a baby. Ill people
don't fast but they must fast 1  they are healthy again. 23  we are
fasting,
we pray more than usual and read the Qur'an more.
Id-ul-Fitr is the festival 8 the end of
Ramadan. It begins
10 the first
day of the next month. 17 Id-ul-Fitr, we give money for the poor,
so that everyone will be able to celebrate the festival.
the night 15  Id,
we 24  don't go to bed. We stay up all night and
wait 14 the new moon appears.
we can see the new moon the festival
begins.

February 1984-19 February 1985

rat

happy, sociable

February 1985-8 February 1986

ox

February 1986-28 January 1987

tiger

January 1987-16 February 1988

rabbit

February 1988-5 February 1989

dragon

February 1989-26 January 1990

January 1990—14 February 1991

horse

February 1991-3 February 1992

ram

February 1992-22 January 1993

monkey

January 1993—9 February 1994

rooster

February 1994-30 January 1995

dog

January 1995-18 February 1996

pig

Animal Years
The Chinese New Year is
in January or February.
In the Chinese calendar,
every year has the name of an animal: rat, snake, tiger, etc.
There are 12 animals. If
you are born in the year of the tiger, you have the tiger's personality.
These are the Chinese years. Find the animals and write
the adjectives in the table.
0
       patient                                                                                crþodg
sociabb
-funn 'L
shø
kisd

hays clever
ledr9
ar€ùic shy        bossy          øenecous
When Is your
birthday? Which animal are you?
Do the words
for your animal describe your personality? Write four words to describe
yourself.
Code Breaker

It
is an old Chinese superstition that whatever happens on New Year's Day will
happen for the whole year.
Can
you solve the codes for these words? Each number is always the same letter.
Then when you have all the words, write each word in the correct sentence.
cold
cut death good happy knife money rains red snows year

Burns
Night Quiz
How much do
you know about Burns Night?
Do the quiz with a friend. Take turns
to ask the questions. Start at number one. When you know the answers, you can
write a story about Burns Night.

one
Is Burns Night an English or a Scottish festival?
English
(go to 15)
Scottish (go to
6)
five
Wrong.
Go back to 16
nine
Correct. What do men wear on Burns Night?
a kilt
(go to 16) a big hat (go to 7)
thirteen
Go back to 6 and try again.
seventeen
Correct.
Which musical instrument do people play on Burns
Night? the bagpipes (go to 9) the flute
(go to 12)
two
Wrong.
Go back to 14 and try again.
six
Correct.
Burns Night is the birthday of Robert Burns.
When was he born?
25 January 1759
(go to 19)
25 August 1959 (go to 13)
ten
Wrong.
Go back to 19 and try again.
fourteen
Correct. On Burns Night people eat haggis. What is
haggis? a pie made of salmon and eggs
(go to 2)
a pudding
made of meat, oats and spices (go to 1 1) eighteen

Wrong.
Go back to 8 and try again.
three
Correct. Go
to 20.
seven
Wrong.
Go back to 9 and try again.
eleven
Correct.
What do people eat with haggis?
peas
and carrots (go to 4) potatoes and turnips (go to 17) fifteen
Wrong.
Go back to 1 and try again.
nineteen
Correct.
Who is Robert Burns?
He Is a famous poet.
(go to 8)
He is a famous dancer.
(go to 10)
four
Wrong.
Go back to 1 1 and try again.
eight
Correct.
When do people celebrate Burns Night?
In the morning
(go to 18)
In the evening (go to 14)
twelve
Wrong.
Go back to 17 and try again.
sixteen
Correct. After the Burns dinner there is a big dance.
What is it called? a waltz (go to 5) a ceilidh (go to 3)
twenty
Finish
Well done! You know a lot about Burns
Night.

Poem
Robert Burns
wrote all his poems and songs in Scottish dialect.
Scottish
people read his poem 'To a Haggis' on Burns Night and they sing his song 'Auld
Lang Syne' on New Year's Eve.
Here is a poem that you could write in a Valentine's card. A
lot of the words are old Scottish words. What do these words mean in modern
English? Find the words in the box.

My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
My love is
like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June;
My love is like the (l) melodie

That's sweetly (2) play'd in
tune.
(3) So fair art thou, my (4) bonnie
(5) lass, So deep in love am l:
And I will love (6) thee still, my
dear, Till (7) a' the seas (8) gang dry.
Till a' the
seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks
melt (9) wi' the sun:
And I will
love thee still, my dear,
While the
sands (10) o' life shall run.
And (11) fare
thee weel, my only love, And fare thee weel (12) awhile! And I will come again,
my love,
(13) Tho' it
were ten thousand mile.
Find the picture that
goes with each verse of the poem.

Valentine's Cards

On the 14th of February, people
send a Valentine's card to the girl or boy they like. Sometimes people write a
poem, too.
Look at these poems and fill in each gap with an
adjective from the box. Remember that the poems must rhyme.

Valentine's Day

[February 14th]

WINTER

Computer Dating
These people
are going to a Valentine's party. The party is for people who are looking for a
girlfriend or boyfriend. They all have to fill in a form, then the computer
finds their ideal partner. When they go to the party, they meet the person
recommended by the computer.

Name: Ben Taylor
15
Age:                           Male        Female
Likes and dislikes:
tick three things you like doing and
  cross three things you don't like doing. watching TV/videos
[V going to the cinema shopping
X listening to music
X playing sports
C) playing computer games
X reading drawing/painting/making things

The computer chooses people who have two likes and two
dislikes the same. Ideally the two people should be the same age.

o
  O
Anna Watters Neither Darren nor Ben
o
  is suitable for
  you. Your ideal partner is Curtis.    o
o
  o O      o
O         O O      o o
o          O
  O      O
O                                                                                O
O         O O      o o       O o      o O      O
O                                                                                O

Read the forms that the eight people have filled in. Then complete the computer
reports. Find the best partner for everybody.

Curtis Jackson Name:
Age 15                       Male     Female
    a
Likes and dislikes:
tick three
    things you like doing and cross three things you don't like doing. watching
    TV/videos going to the cinema shopping
[V listening to music playing sporß playing computer
    games
V reading
Xl drawing/painting/making things

Name•
    Vicky Bradshaw
Age 16                        Male Female
Likes and dislikes:
tick three things you like doing and cross three things
    you don't like doing.
X watching TV/videos going to the cinema
[2 shopping
X listening to music playing sports playing computer games
X reading
IV drawing/painting/making things

Darren Wallis Name•
Age 16                       Male      Female
    a
Likes and dislikes:
tick three things you like doing and cross three things
    you don't tike doing. watching TV/videos going to the cinema shopping
C] listening to music
X playing sports playing computer games C) reading
X drawing/painting/making things

Name: Amy
  Callaghan
16
Age:         Male Female
Likes and dislikes:
tick three
  things you like doing and cross three things you don't like doing. watching
  TV/videos going to the cinema
X shopping listening to music
C] playing sports playing computer games
C] reading
X drawing/painting/making things

Nick Short
Name
16
Ages                          Male     Female
  a
Likes and dislikes:
tick three things you like doing and cross three things you don't like
  doing.
X] watching TV/videos
IV going to the cinema shopping
X listening to music playing sports
X playing computer games reading
C] drawing/painting/making things

Gemma Theakston
Name:
15
                                                                                Age•                         Male
C] Female
Likes and
dislikes:
tick
three things you like doing and cross three things you don't like doing.
C]
watching W/videos
X going to the cinema shopping
listening to music
X playing
sports
C.V
playing computer games
X
reading drawing/painting/making things
Valentine's Day [February 14th]
The Story of Valentine's Day
Read the story of Valentine's Day. Choose the correct word to
go in each gap and write it in the heart. When you have finished you will find
the names of two famous lovers.
baby books
boyfriend boys cards February festival holidays husband in Juno kissed loved
men Saturday on people poems post sofa stories take teddy times wall weeks
women Vishnu
In Roman times people celebrated a festival
of love in the month of
The festival was called Lupercalia. It was the
festival of the Roman gods Pan and 2 Young men and young played games to find a
wife or a 4
In early
Christian 5                                       St Valentine was a holy man.
He was killed for
his beliefs. Before he died he wrote a message on the prison 6               The
message was for the woman he and he signed the message 'Your Valentine'.
The feast day of St Valentine is the
fourteenth of February.
                                                                                St
Valentine's Day became the 8                                       of lovers.
                                                                                Young
men wrote 9                                         to give to young women.
If they were no good at writing poetry, they copied one
from a book. Girls made cards to give to the young 10
The sender of the card was a secret. People never
signed the cards.

1
In the nineteenth century, the postal service started. Now
people could their
Ganao                                                                                Valentine's
cards.
11
12
13
Today you can buy lots of
12               and presents to send 13
Valentine's Day. How about a cute bear, a heartshaped
balloon or twelve red roses?

Pancake
Fillings
Pancake Day
is the day before Lent. It is forty days before Easter.
In Britain,
people eat pancakes. These are made of eggs, flour and milk.

It is traditional to eat
pancakes with lemon juice and sugar. This is delicious, but now lots of other
pancake fillings are popular, too.

Look at the ingredients for pancake fillings. Write the
correct word under each picture.
Then look at the number in the box. Count the number of
letters in the word and write the letter. Find another name for Pancake Day.
For example, the first picture is cheese. The fifth letter of
cheese is S.

cheese

Pancake Tossing Competition
In many
places in Britain, there are pancake tossing competitions on Pancake Day. The
person who cooks and tosses the most pancakes in   minutes wins.
Kieran, Holly, Martine Jason and Tiffany are in a pancake
tossing competition.
How many pancakes does each person toss in ten miputes?

Write the numbers on the pancakes, then answer the questions.

How
many pancakes does Kieran toss?
How many pancakes does Holly toss?
How many pancakes does Martin toss?
Lent

Pancake Day is the day before
Lent. Lent is the period of forty days before Easter. Many Christians give up
something they enjoy doing for Lent.

Spring Festivals
Look at the Spring
flowers. Find the pairs that are exactly the same to make sentences.

Saints' Names

Who are the patron saints of
Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England?
Look at the towns on the
map. Make a name from the bold letters in each country.
Read the information
about each saint's day. Write the correct name in the sentences.

St Patrick's Day Postcard
St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. St
Patrick's Day is the 17th of March. It is a big festival in Ireland.

Tara is on holiday in
Ireland. She is writing a postcard to her friend. Read the postcard and find
the correct verbs to

go
    in the spaces. Change the verbs to the correct tense and write them
    in
rog

the

grid.

Write
the words in the grid and find the Irish word for festival.

Welsh and English

St David's Day is on the 1st of
March. It is an important festival in Wales. Welsh people celebrate their
country and their language.

                          RAIN       SHEEP       WALES      DAVID      RUGBY
MARCH CHEESE DRAGON EIGHTY SNOWDON
CASTLES SINGING DAFFODIL FESTIVAL
Making
Words

Mother's Day is on a Sunday. It
is three weeks before Easter. On Mother's Day children give presents, flowers
and cards to their mothers. An old name for Mother's Day is Mothering Sunday.
How many words can you make from the letters in Mothering
Sunday?
MOTHERING
SUNDAY

Mother's Day
Traditions
Work out the code and
write the words in the crossword.

Each letter has a number. There
are four letters already in the crossword to help you.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Mother's Day
Traditions
Read about
Mother's Day today and in the past.

Choose words from the crossword
to fill the gaps in the story. Use each word only once.

Mother's
  Day is in (a)

in many countries, but in Britain
  it is in March, three weeks before

Easter. Children give cards and (b) to their
mothers. They say thank you for all the things their mothers do for them.

What Colour
Is It?

Comic Relief is in March once
every two years.
People do
funny things and make money for charity. Find something that people wear for
Comic Relief.

New School Rules

SCHOOL
  RULES
6 You must be polite to
  your teachers.
You must arrive at school on time.
6 You must wear a red nose.
6
  You must sing in lessons.
You must not chew chewing-gum.
You must be quiet in the corridor.
You must work hard in lessons.
You must throw wet sponges at your
  teacher.
You must not fight.
You must dance in the corridor.
You must not smoke.
You must laugh when your teacher
  speaks. You must stand on your head in assembly.
You must not run in the corridor,
You must wear school uniform.
You must do your homework.
17 You must wear your clothes
  back-to-front.
You must write with a pink pen.
You must not wear
  make-up at school.

Comic Relief is in March every two years. Another name
for Comic Relief is Red Nose Day. People wear red noses and do funny things to
make money for charity.

At Alan's school, the students are writing funny rules
for Comic Relief.
On Red Nose Day they must obey the funny rules.
Read
the rules. Which are the real school rules and which are the rules for Red Nose
Day?

Tick the Red Nose Day rules.
010101010
01010101010
0101010101010
9
14 18
8
13 17
Now colour the red noses with the same numbers as the
Red Nose Day rules. What is the picture?
a
a flower
b
a face

c
a
star 0
Charity
Projects
Comic Relief
happens every two years in March.
There are lots of
humorous events all over the UK to raise money for charity projects.
Every year Comic Relief
makes millions of pounds for projects in the UK and in Africa.
These people all need money from Comic Relief to help people
where they live.
Read about the projects and complete the phrasal verbs.
Choose the correct word from the box.

There is no water supply in my village. We have to
collect water from the stream. When the stream dries  we have to walk 20
kilometres to find water. We want to build a well in the village.

We want to help children and teenagers who are the victims of abuse. We
want to start a counselling service to help people get  their bad
experiences.

It is very difficult for disabled people to
go  in my town. We can't be as independent as
we would like to be. The buses aren't adapted for wheelchairs. We want to buy a
special bus so that people in wheelchairs can get the bus.

I live in a big city and there are lots of young homeless
people. We want to build a hostel to help the young people get the streets
and start a new life.

I live on a big council
estate. There is nothing for young people to do. A lot of teenagers get drugs
and crime. We want to build a sports centre so that young people have something
positive to do.

Where I live HIV and AIDS are big problems.
We want to employ a teacher so that people can find  how to prevent AIDS.
People in my town are very
poor. , Many people are born with disabilities. We want to build a special
school so that disabled children can grow to be independent and
happy.
My country is going some terrible times.
There is a war and lots of people have lost their homes. We want to help people
to build new homes.

In my town there is a lot of unemployment. Most families don't have
enough money to go on holiday. We want to provide adventure
holidays for children and teenagers.

who Is the Fool?
April Fool's Day is on the 1st of
April. If you play a trick before 12 0'clock A fool is a silly person. you can
say 'April Fool'.
On April Fool's Day people play tricks
If you play a trick after 12 0'clock on their family and friends. you are the
fool.
These
people are all playing tricks. Look at the clocks and write the times under the
pictures. Who is the fool in each picture?

What time is it?                                Who
is the fool?       What time is it?                              Who is the
fool?

It's
nine o'clock.                                             Esther

What time is it?                                Who
is the fool?       What time is it?                               Who is the
fool?

What time is it?                                Who
is the fool?       What time is it?                               Who is the
fool?

What time is it?                                Who
is the fool?       What time is it?                               Who is the
fool?

Carl

April Fool's Day is on the 1st of April. It isn't

Paula

a holiday but it is a day for playing tricks.

I told my big sister that a spider

Do you like playing tricks?

in her hair. She hates spiders so she

Seven teenagers are talking about
  tricks they have

started screaming.

played on April Fool's Day. Choose
  the correct tense of

crawls
  / was crawling

each verb and write it in the gap in
  the sentence.

What do you think of this trick?

Then decide what you think about
  each trick.

a It's funny.

Tick the
  box.

b It's silly.

Ask your
  teacher for the analysis.

c It's unkind. [2

Are You an April Fool?

Jamie
I put a cup of water on top of I told my dad that there
the kitchen door. I said to my dad a fire in the living that I to talk to room.
He came running into the him in the kitchen. When he room but there wasn't a
fire. opened the door the water fell on him. He got very wet.               was
/ is
want / wanted What do you think of this
trick? a It's funny.
                                  What
do you think of this trick?                                                     b
It's silly.
                         a
b It's It's funny. silly.                                                                  Cl                       FIREI  c
It's unkind. C]

Kathryn

6                                c
It's unkind.
Leila

Damon

I said to my mum that

a

somebody

present for her. When she

the
  doorbell. When she came

opened it there was just a big

there was
  nobody there.

stone in the box.

to ring / was ringing

am buying / had bought

What do you think of this trick?

What do you think of this trick?

a It's funny.

a It's funny.

b It's silly.

                    b
  It's silly.        C)

c It's unkind.

c It's unkind.

I said to my friend that I
Mike
I told my little sister that it outside.
She looked out of the window but it wasn't snowing.
will snow / was snowing
What do you think of this
trick? a It's funny. b It's silly. c It's unkind.

I pushed over a chair to make a loud noise and I lay
down on the floor. My brother heard the noise and came into the room. I said
that I            my leg. He wanted to call an ambulance. have broken I had
broken
What do you think of this trick? a It's funny. b It's
silly.

c It's unkind.

Hot Cross Buns

Good Friday is the Friday
before Easter Sunday. On Good Friday, Christians remember when Jesus died on
the cross. In Britain, hot cross buns are popular on Good Friday.
Look at the
pictures and read the anagrams. Read the recipe and find the verbs. Write the
verb under each picture. Match the pictures and the instructions.

Easter Words

Can you make these Easter words
by changing letters each time? Read the clues to help you find the words.
the opposite of
colder BUNS On Good Friday, people eat special buns called hot cross ... 'I'm
sorry I forgot your birthday.' 'Don't worry. It BANS forbids
doesn't ... ' pop group crazier
It's got four fingers and a thumb. more difficult the
opposite of easy a German composer
HARE
a shoe for the summer
SUNDAY

Write the first letter of
each person's name and find another name for May Day.

                                                     1
2 3 4                     5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Word
Spirals
May Day is a
very old festival. It used to be a pagan festival.
People danced
and sang and they asked the gods to give them a good year.
Today
celebrates the beginning of summer. Lots of people still dance on May Day.
Here are two things that are traditional on May Day. Complete
the word spirals.
All the words have got four letters. The last letter of each
word is the first letter of the next word.

5

6

7

12

13

16

15

14

10

9

People dance around a
Maypole on May Day. Can you complete the word spiral?
1.      past
simple of to sell
2.      past
simple of to draw
3.      quite
hot
4.      plural
of mouse
5.      not
difficult
6.      my, his/her       our, their
7.      The
first school ... is 'You must wear school uniform'
8.      You
hear with these
9.      She
... that she likes swimming
10. You sit on this. It is      12.
opposite of west bigger than a chair                13. past simple of to tell
11.

I won't be ... to come 14. short name for David to your party because 15. You
see with these I'm going on holiday 16. opposite of go
In the Middle Ages, every
girl in the village used to make one of these on May Day.

You can still see them in
some places in England. What is it called?

1

2

4

9

10

14

15

8

1 1

4

16

13

12

7

6

5

1 . past simple of to grow
2.  A bird uses this to
fly
3.  an expensive metal
4.  You go into a room
through this
5.  It's on top of a
house. It stops the rain coming in
6.  past simple of to
fall
7.  How ... do we have to
wait?
8.  past simple of to
give 9. She ... her lunch at one o'clock every day
10.  Have
you ... Dan?
I'm looking for him
11.  We ... some eggs to
make the cake
12.
Let's ... into the pool
13.  a test
14.  I'll ... you when you
move house
15.  past simple of to
sing
16.  opposite of boy

Theme Park
Maze

In the Summer, lots of people
go to theme parks.
Look at the symbols.
Follow the directions and go to five rides.

Rollercoaster
Summer
is the time to go to the fun fair. Marcus is talking about the first time he
went to a fair.
Choose the words to fill the spaces in the story.
Write the missing words in the roller coaster grid. The last letter of each
word is the first letter of the next word.
I was seven years old and it was
the first time 1 24 had ever gone to a fair. It was 12
when
we arrived and it was already 25 It was like a 18 1 20

believe that there were so
many 16
to go on. There were lots of people — adults and  was
playing everywhere. First we went on the roller coaster. I had on a roller coaster before. I liked
it, 23it
made me feel a
bit S

19                            because I was 7 However, 1 8

have a go at the

darts.
  You had to 21
  darts and score over 50. I had never 10

this game
  before,

so I was 17 to find that I was very 3 at it. 1 27

       a teddy bear.

My
mum bought us some fizzy 4
t didn't 26
what to do next.

high jump

javelin

100 metres

800 metres

long jump

Christine

Neelam

Gemma

Melanie

Bryony

Which Event?

Christine chooses the
Neelam chooses the
Gemma chooses the
Melanie chooses the
Bryony chooses the
who's the
Winner?
Schools in
Britain have a sports day before the summer holidays.
There are
athletics events, such as races, high jump and long jump competitions.
These pupils are in the 200 metres race.
Look at the picture and make a compound adjective to
describe each person. Choose one word from each box.

Then look at the letters in the shaded squares to find out who wins the race.
6. Mark
7.

Tombola
Lots of schools, churches and villages have a
fête in the Summer.
There are things to buy, games and food. A popular
game is the tombola.

Look at the tickets on the
tombota prizes. Write the name of each prize under the correct person. Write
nothing if the person hasn't got a prize.

Which prize is left?                  Write
the ticket number In words.
Prize
Puzzle

At the Summer fête there
are lots of games to play.
Look at the
games at this fête. Fit the pieces into the jigsaw puzzle and make five
sentences. Write the names of the people in the picture.

Father's Day Cards

Father's Day is the third
Sunday in June. Children give cards and presents to their dads. Which dad likes
which hobby? Look at the maze and complete the sentences.

Why don't we
...

Richard, Robert and Rebecca are
making suggestions for Father's Day.
Choose the first half of
each suggestion. Write the letters to find out what Dad would like to do.

Souvenir Shopping

Here are some souvenirs from
seaside towns in Britain.
Read the prices and write
the names of the places on the souvenirs.

On
Holiday in London

Karen is on holiday in London
with her family.
Look at the
signs and write the answers to Karen's questions.
Use these
answers:

Holiday Dot to Dot
Join the words
and make twelve holiday words. Write the words under the pictures. Then join
the numbers. What is the picture?

(9)

surf (4)                       weed
  (3)

life (6)

cream (7)

volley (2)                    suit
  (9)

sun (3)

coaster
  (10)

post (1)fish (4) ice-
(4) guard (8) star (1)board (5) suit (5) site (8) swim (6)ball (6) camp (7)
glasses (5) sea (2)card (2) roller case (10)

postcard

Lost
at the Airport
Read what
happened on Mark's holiday last year.
Choose the correct words
and write the letters. Find out where Mark's little brother was.
We were going on
holiday to Ibiza. We checked in our luggage at the airport and went to look in
the shops because we were an hour early. Suddenly we realised that my little
brother, Danny, wasn't with us.
1.      'Oh,
no,' said my mother. 'l hope something a / nothing i has happened to him.'
2.      'He must be somewhere n / nowhere        I
said.
3.      We
looked for him in all the shops, but we couldn't find him everywhere @/anywhere
4.      An
air steward came and asked, 'Is everything / something alright?' So we told him
about our problem.
5.

He asked all his friends, 'Has anyone e / everyone seen a little
boy?'
6.      But
someone [t] / noone had seen him.
7.      We
looked in the newsagent's and in the chemist's, but Danny was nowhere @ /
everywhere @ to be seen.
8.      I
thought I saw Danny in the cafe, but it was anyone b / someone i else.
9.      I
called Danny's name but noone 6] / evetyone in the cafe stared at me and I was
embarrassed.
10.'We've
looked everywhere e / nowhere           said my mum.
1 1. 'There isn't something Y / anything t else we can do,'
said my dad.
Then I had an idea. I went to look for
Danny and I found him. We had to run to catch
our plane because we were very late.
Which boy is Danny?
Holiday
Puzzle

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Work out the code and write the
words in the crossword.
Most of the
words are connected with summer holidays.
Each letter has a number.
There are four letters already in the crossword to help you.

Carnival
Wordsearch
Every year in
London there is a Caribbean carnival. It is in a part of London called Notting
Hill. Find 22 Carnival words in the wordsearch. Solve the anagrams and write
the words.
                                                        The
words go             and

1.
  drinchle

12.
  odof

2.
  Agustu

13.
  suneshin

3. surnci

14.
  abdn

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  gadincn

15.
  rdaepa

5.
  raggee

16.
  mseag

6. tumessoc

17. unf

7.
  racvnali

18. miseifal

8.
  ttiNong liHl

19. nodLno

9.
  zseirp

20. eknwede

10.
  Trandidi

21.
  crodws

1
  1. tarpy

22.
  ysoin

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In lots of countries Carnival is in February or March. In
London Carnival is in August. Why? Write the letters that are left in the
wordsearch grid to find the answer.
Looking Good

Look at the Carnival picture
and choose the correct word in each speech bubble.

That's a great
costume. You look quiet  / funny
Maria has eaten too much and she feels
greedy
Shall we buy some food here? It smells nice
Would you like some curry? It tastes delicious   /
comfortable [ŽS@] ( 2
How many
people go to the Notting Hill Carnival every year?
Add up all the numbers of
the correct answers. Multiply the total by 1,000.
people go to carnival every year.

In the 1950s and 1960s black people had to out put .
with a lot of racism in Britain.
G up

In the 1960s

O

some people in London decided to put . a
  carnival.

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up

Carnival starts with the parade. I'll be
dancing on a float.
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over

1 in

I love seeing everybody showing .         . in their costumes.
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J across

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bump    lots
  of old friends.

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    took                and
  now

hundreds of
  thousands of people come to Carnival every year.

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O place
The
  first
Carnival took in Notting Hill in August
  1964.
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  was very small.

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forward

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I'm going to dress     in
my costume. I've been making it since February.
E down

I'll be dancing in the parade all day and
  I won't get the chance to sit ..... ..... ..

V out

H up
Carnival is a
  good place to catch

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  people you haven't

on

Y

Thousands of people take in Carnival.
They wear costumes, dance in the parade and play in
bands.
A part
I'm really looking        . to Carnival this year.
S out
The Carnival finishes quite early, but lots of people
carry dancing at private parties.
R on

down

I'll probably stay   all night.
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seen for a long time.

Odd One Out
Find out about the
Highland Games. Find the word to complete each sentence.
Write the letters to
complete the name of the most famous event in the Highland Games.

The Highland
Games are in                                                              The
Highland Games are in
October

Lots of people wear a There are competitions. dress @ shirt
@

There areraces.                                                There
is athrowing competition.
river

In the tug-of-war two teams pull a          At the
end of the Highland Games there is a big fight.
This competition is called tossing
Now find the word that Is different in each line. Write the letters and find
the name of this Scottish instrument. You can hear it at the Highland Games.
Competitions

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The Highland Games
take place all over Scotland in August. There are traditional Scottish
competitions.

These are some of the competitions.
Complete the sentences and find the words
in the wordsearch.

James can't toss the caber as  as Hamish.
Andrew can toss the caber  than James.
Hamish can throw the caber the

can run the
can't run as  as can run    than

Moira.
Stuart.

Festivals and Special
Days
Autumn:
September, October, November
Winter:
December, January, February
Spring:
March, April, May
Summer:
June, July, August
January:
New Year's Day
February:
Valentine's Day
March: St
Patrick's Day, St David's Day,
Mother's
day
April:
April Fool's Day,
St
George's Day
May: May
Day
June:
Father's Day
July:
Summer Holidays
August: Notting Hill Carnival September: Back to School
October:
Hallowe'en
November:
St Andrews Day, Bonfire Night December: Christmas Day
page 8
Birthday Parties
1. Natasha, 2. Simon, 3. Davina, 4. Rashid, 5. Louise, 6. Matthew, 7.
Helen, 8. Hamish

The
birthday present is a computer.
page 9
Birthday Presents
1. a
ring, 2. a bicycle, 3. a teddy bear.
4. a picture, 5. a calculator, 6. a T-shirt, 7. a bag, 8. a hair dryer,
9. some books, 10. a flute
page 10
What's in the Picture?
You can
see: 2. grass, 5. a dog, 8. nuts,
9. a boy,
11. a mouse, 15. a fox,
18. mushrooms,
19. leaves,
22. an
umbrella, 24. squirrels, 26. spiders,
27.
flowers, 30. trees

22

It's an
apple.
page 11 Find
the Differences
In
picture A there are lots of leaves on
the tree.
In picture B there are a few leaves on the tree. In
picture A there are lots of/ plenty of birds.
In
picture B there are a couple of birds.
In picture A there are a few squirrels.
In picture B there are a couple of squirrels.
In
picture A thre are a few cars.
In picture B there are a couple of cars. In picture A
there are lots of/ plenty of mushrooms.
In picture B there are a few mushrooms. In picture A
there are lots of/plenty of flowers.
In picture B there are a few flowers.
In picture A there are tots of/plenty of houses.
In
picture B there are a few houses.
In
picture A there are a few trees.
In
picture B there are a couple of trees.
In picture A there are a few clouds. In picture B there is one cloud.

page 10 The
Back to School
Alphabet
A atlas,
B bag, C catcutator, D dictionary,
E
exercise books, F football, G gym,
H
homework, I infants, J jacket, K kids,
L lunch,
M magazine, N notebook,

O overhead projector, P pens and
pencils,
Q questions, R ruler, S sports kit,
T
teacher, U uniform, V violin, W watch, X xylophone, Y yawn, Z zero
page 13
Going Back to School

Year         Name of teacher

Transport

Shona

Year 7      Ms Moore

van

Natalie

Sixth form Mr Raman

train

Daniel
Nathan

Year 11
Year 9

Ms Martinez
Mrs Peel

walking bike

Raminder Year 8

Mr Bryant

bus

James     Year 10

Mr Turton

car

1.
Natalie, 2. Shona,
3. Daniel, 4. James, 5. Nathan, 6. Raminder.
page 14 GCSE
options
There are several possible answers involving personal response to this
puzzle.
page 15 Fruit
and Vegetables
It's a
corn dolly.
page 16
Harvest Boxes
2.
Mrs Brown, 3. Mr
Clare, 4. Mrs Gower,
5. Mrs Watts, 6. Mr Flint, 7. Mr Short Box number 1 is for Mrs Blake.
Rosh Hashanah Traditions
1. clean,
2. give, 3. go, 4. ask, 5. eat, 6. say The musical instrument is a shofar.
page 18 Bad
Thiñgs

page 19
What Time Is It?
1.
eleven o'clock, 2. half past five,
3.
quarter to three, 4. quarter past six, 5. ten to seven, 6. ten past ten, 7.
twentyfive past twelve, 8. twenty to two, 9. five past eight, 10. twenty to
one, 11. five to four, 12. twenty-five to nine
page 20
An Hour Ahead
1. True. 2. False. At five o'clock David wilt have
dinner. 3. False. At twelve o'clock David will have lunch. 4. True. 5. False.
At ten o'clock in the morning David will play football. 6. False. At four
o'clock David will play computer games. 7. False. At seven o'clock David will
watch TV. 8. False. At three o'clock David will ride his bike. 9. True. 10.
False. At eleven o'clock David will wash his mum's car.
page 21
Hallowe'en Costumes witch: 1. hat, 2. dress, 3. coat, 4. shoes vampire:
5. shirt, 6. cloak, 7. trousers cat: 8. mask, 9. jumper, 10. gloves,
11.
leggings, 12. slippers

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1)
ghost, 2) bat, 3) alien, 4) monster

page 22
Hallowe'en Apples
girt's name           boy's name Deborah          Daniel
Sarah Stephen Paula Peter
Alice                  Andrew
Tina                   Tony
Juliet                Jeremy
Michelle            Mark
Rachel               Richard
Caroline             Christopher
page 23 Are You
Superstitious?
Mostly .1
You are
not superstitious. You are a very practical person. You only believe what you
can see and you believe that you make your own luck. For you, Hallowe'en is a
time to have fun and go to parties.
Mostly©
•
You are
very superstitious. You believe in ghosts and in good and bad tuck. For you,
Hallowe'en is a time for spells and magic. It's scary but it's exciting, too.
Equal
and e:
You are sometimes superstitious. You would like to believe in magic, but
you are also realistic. At Hallowe'en you like to try the superstitions and see
if they come true.
page 24 Who's the Thief? It can't have been Hannah because she must be
the witch.
It can't
have been Kerry because she must be the cat.
It can't
have been Darren because he must be the pumpkin. It can't have been Vicky
because she must be the ghost.
It can't
have been Steve because he must be Frankenstein. It can't have been Naima
because she must be the alien. It must have been Chris because he must be
Dracula.
page 23
Guys
A. This
is Marcus's guy. B. This is Sam's guy. C. This is Paul's guy. D. This is
Gloria's guy
page 26 Where
Are the Pets?
(answers
to come once the a/w is in)
1. Joey,
2. Sam, 3. Bubbles, 4. Ben,
5.
Jaguar, 6. Morgan, 7. Snowy, 8. Tiger,
9. Sandy,
10. Captain, 11. Waffles,
12. Toby.
page 27
Bonfire Night Safety
1.
Don't throw
fireworks.
2.
Keep your
fireworks in a metal box.
3.
Don't put
fireworks near the bonfire.
4.
Don't light fireworks in the house.
5. Don't light fireworks with a match.
6.  Light fireworks with a taper.
7.  Keep your pets in the house.
8.  Don't cook food on the bonfire.
9.  Wear warm clothes.
Draw a
cross on pictures 1, 3, 4, 5 and 8.
page 28
The Story of Guy Fawkes 1. No it isn't. It's a story from the seventeenth
century. (R) 2. No, they weren't. They were Catholics. (O) 3. Yes, there were.
(B) 4. Yes, there was. (E)
5. Yes,
they did. (R) 6. Yes, he did. (T)
7. No, it wasn't. It was the 5th of
November 1605. (C) 8. No, it didn't. The king's soldiers discovered the plan.
(A) 9. No, he didn't. He decided to kill Guy Fawkes and his friends. (T) 10.
Yes, they do. (E) 11. No, they don't. They make models of Guy Fawkes. (S) 12.
Yes, they are. (B) 13. No, they aren't.roffee apples, soup and baked potatoes
are popular. (Y)
The
leader of the Gunpowder Plot was called Robert Catesby.
page 29 Toffee Apples You will need: 450 grams soft brown sugar, 350
grams butter, 5 millilitres vinegar, 150 millilitres water, 10 apples, 10
wooden skewers
1.
Lightly, 2. slowly, occasionally, 3. rapidly, 4. immediately, 5. Carefully, 7.
neatly
page 30
Preparing
for Diwali 1. Anita: Sheetal's auntie, Sanjay: Sheetal's tittle brother 2. Anand:
Sheetal's uncle 3. Rahim: Sheetal's little cousin 4. Tara: Sheetal's little
sister 5. Deepa: Sheetat's older cousin 6. Nilesh: Sheetal's big brother

7. Geeta: Sheetal's big sister
8. Ranjit: Sheetal's dad, Priya: Sheetal's mum
page 31
Rama and Sita
1. who,
2. who, 3. that, 4. where,
5. where, 6. who, 7. that, 8. that, 9. who
10.
where, 11. who
Winter
Weather 1. freezing (It's raining.) 2. windy (It's cloudy.) 3. cloudy (It's
sunny.) 4. sunny (It's snowing.) 5. foggy (It's cold.) 6. raining (It's
freezing.) 7. cold (It's foggy.) 8. snowing (It's windy.)
page 33
Who Likes Winter?
1. No,
she doesn't. 2. Yes, she is. 3. No, he wouldn't. 4. No, he won't. 5. Yes, he
can.
6. Yes,
he has. 7. Yes, she will. 8. Yes, she has. 9. Yes, she can. 10. Yes, she would.
11. No, he isn't. 12. No, he doesn't. Does Eleanor like
the winter? No, she doesn't. Does Ian like the winter? No, he doesn't. Does
Mike like the winter? Yes, he does. Does Catherine like the winter? Yes, she
does. Does Angela tike the winter? Yes, she does. Does Paul like the winter?
No, he doesn't.
page 34
Advent
Calendar twenty-one: Christmas card, sixteen: shepherd, seven: donkey, eleven:
candle, twenty-four: angel, three: Father Christmas, thirteen: turkey, eight:
snowflake, nineteen: Christmas tree, six: bell, fourteen: snowman, one: holly,
twenty-five: baby Jesus, seventeen: reindeer, ten: kings, twenty-two: present,
five: Christmas cake, four: hat, eighteen: star, twelve: robin, nine: bauble,
twenty-three: Christmas pudding, two: cracker, fifteen: sleigh, twenty:
stocking.
page 35
Christmas Show
1.    Martine is acting in the Nativity
play.
2.    Alistair is playing the trumpet.
3.    Rebecca is pulling the curtains.

4.    Ranjeet is painting the scenery.
5.    Anna is playing the drums.
6.    Liam is reading a poem.
7.    Adelle is singing a carol.
8.    Paul is helping with the lights.
9.    Danielle is giving presents to the
children.
10. Richard is selling the tickets.
11. Emma is making the costumes.
12. Oliver is making the masks.
c
n N
page 38
A Christmas
Carol
The Ghost
of Christmas Past: 2, 8, 10, 12
The Ghost
of Christmas Present: 1, 5, 6, 1 1

The Ghost of Christmas Future: 3,
4, 7, 9 What happens next? b) Scrooge wilt become kinder and pay Bob Cratchit
more money.
page 39
New Year In Scotland
1.
whisky, 2. fireworks, 3. bagpipes,
4.
champagne, 5. coal, 6. Edinburgh,
7. dance, 8. party The Scottish word for New Year is Hogmanay.
page 40
New Year's Resolutions lg, 2h, 3e, 4f, 5d, 6a, 7j, 9b, IOi
The
message is: Happy New Year.
page 42
The Muslim Year
Month                              Number
Ramadan                        ninth
month
Dhul-Qa'dah                 eleventh
month
Jumada-I-Ula                    fifth
month
Rajab                              seventh
month
Dhul-Hijjah                    twelfth
month
Muharram                        first
month
Rabi ath-Thani              fourth
month
Jumada-th-Thaniyyah      sixth month
Shawwal                        tenth
month
Rabi al-Awwal               third
month
Safar                               second
month
Sha'ban                          eighth
month
Fast and Festival                                                 j)
happy, k) money, t) red
12.
During, 16. during, 22. until, 4. At,
18.
first, 7. later, 2. before, 20. While,
3.
during, 13. during, 6. until, 5. while,
19.
while, 1. when, 23. While, 8. at, 10. on,
17.
Before, 9. On, 15. before, 24. often,
14.
until, 21. When, 11. At

1.
dragon, 2. rice, 3. cards, 4. firecrackers, 5. Buddha, 6. dumplings, 7. poster,
8. lion, 9. drum, 10. lantern
page 46
Burns Night Quiz
one Scottish six 25 January 1759 nineteen He is a famous poet. eight in
the evening fourteen a pudding made of meat, oats and spices eleven potatoes
and turnips seventeen the bagpipes nine a kilt sixteen a ceilidh
page 47 Poem
1.
melody, 2. played, 3. you are so beautiful, 4. pretty, 5. girl, 6. you, 7. all,
8. go,
9. with, 10. of, 11. goodbye,
12. for a short time, 13. though
First
verse: picture B
Second verse: picture D Third verse:
picture C Fourth verse: picture A
page 48
Valentine's Cards
1.
cheeky, 2. mean, 3. fair, 4. sweet, 5. busy,
6.
bright, 7. great, 8. funny, 9. clever
Roses
are red
Violets
are blue
Sugar is sweet And so are you
page 49
Computer Dating
Anna Walters
Neither
Darren nor Ben is suitable for you. Your ideal partner is Curtis.
Ben Taylor
Either
Gemma or Vicky is suitable for you.
Your
ideal partner is Gemma.
Amy Callaghan
Neither
Ben nor Nick is suitable for you.
Your
ideal partner is Darren.
Nick Short
Neither
Amy nor Gemma is suitable for you. Your ideal partner is Vicky.
Gemma Theakston
Either
Ben or Darren is suitable for you.
Your
ideal partner is Ben.
Curtis Jackson
Either
Anna or Amy is suitable for you.
Your
ideal partner is Anna.
Vicky Bradshaw
Neither
Curtis nor Darren is suitable for you. Your ideal partner is Nick.
Darren Wallis
Either
Amy or Gemma is suitable for you. Your ideal partner is Amy.
page 50
The Story of Valentine's
Day
1.
February, 2. Juno, 3. women, 4. husband,
5. times,
6. wall, 7. loved, 8. festival,
9. poems,
10. men, 11. post, 12. cards,
13. on, 14. teddy aaaaaaao aattb datao acaao

arcao

page 51
Pancake Fillings
5 cheese
1 ham
3 strawberries
4 onion
2 avocado
1 eg g s
8 chocolate
3 nuts
6 ice-cream
1 spinach
6 smoked sa l mon
4
bananas
5
honey Shrove
Tuesday
page 52
Pancake Tossing Competition Kieran tosses 17 pancakes.
Holly
tosses 16 pancakes.
Martin
tosses 22 pancakes.
Jason
tosses 20 pancakes.
Tiffany tosses 18 pancakes. Martin tosses the most pancakes.
page 53 Lent
1. buying clothes 2. swimming 3. going to the theatre 4.
eating cake 5. eating sweets 6. singing 7. going to the cinema 8. acting 9.
going to school 10. listening to music 11. cycling. Number 9 is joking.
page 54
Animal Photographs adult          babies
1
deer       fawn
2
rabbit     baby
rabbits
3
bird        chicks
4
fox          fox
cubs
5
mouse     baby
mice
6
badger   badger
cubs
7
frog         tadpoles
8
otter       otter
cub
9
duck       ducklings
10
cow         calf
11
sheep lambs 12
horse foal
page 55 Spring Festivals
Id, 2b,
3f, 4a, 5g, 6h, 7e, 8c
1.
Easter, 2. Mother's Day, 3. April Fool's
Day, 4.
May Day, 5. St Patrick's Day,
6. Comic Relief, 7. Palm Sunday, 8. St David's Day
page 56 Saints' Names
The
patron saint of Scotland is St Andrew The patron saint of Wales is St David.
The patron saint of England is St George. The patron saint of Ireland is St
Patrick.
page 57
St Patrick's Day Postcard
1.
found, 2. listened, 3. been, 4. eaten, 5. watched, 6. bought. The Irish word
for festival is fleadh.
page 58 Welsh and English CAERDYDD

ABERTAWE

aaaaøa

9

SWANSEA

page 59
Making Words
1.
house, 2. Monday, 3. dog, 4. hand,
5. man,
6. sun, 7. sum/maths, 8. shoe,
9.
orange, 10. north, Il. Thursday,
12.
radio, 13. ring, 14. rain, 15. ear,
16. nuts, 17. tongue, 18. mug, 19. mouse, 20. ghost, 21.
south, 22. nose, 23. shirt, 24. horse, 25. Saturday, 26. rose, 27. mouth, 28.
hen, 29. monster, 30. heart
pages 60 and
61 Mother's Day Traditions

A: a)
May, b) presents, c) girls, d) from,
e) went,
f) maids, g) hard, h) not, i) very,
j) off,
k) but, t) holiday, m) home, n) visit,
o) used,
p) mixture, q) sugar, r) marzipan
B: a)
My, b) am, c) first, d) age, e) eleven,
f)
mother, g) had, h) up, i) on, j) hat,
k) ate,
l) at, m) out, n) journey, o) so,
p) walk,
q) quickly, r) lots, s) cake, t) look,
u)
flowers

13

10

14

15

page 62 What
Colour Is It?
a) blue,
b) pink, c) brown, d) grey,
e) black,
f) yellow, g) purple, h) green,
i)
white. Red is left.
1. ears,
2. hair, 3. glasses, 4. trousers,
5.
gloves, 6. teeth, 7. moustache, 8. tie,
9. shoes. Nose is left. People wear a red nose for Comic Relief.
page 63 New
School Rules

aaaaaaa

aaaaaaa

aaaøiaa aaaaaaa

3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 17 and 18
are Red Nose Day rules. The picture is b) a face.
OYOIOIOIO
OÓIOIOWO
oóW0101ÒvO OOIÔIOIOIÖ
eowo:o ôðôvo
page 64
Charity Projects
1. up, 2. off, 3. up, 4. over, 5. into, 6. through, 7. out, on, 8. out,
9. away
page 65
Who Is
the fool? 1. It's nine o'clock. Esther. 2. It's half past eleven. Jason. 3.
It's half past one. Simon. 4. It's half past nine. Anna. 5. It's eleven
o'clock. Miss O'Donnell. 6. It's one o'clock.
Edward.
7. It's half past twelve. Sonia.
8. It's
ten o'clock. Joseph.
Page 66
Are You an April Fool?
1. wanted, 2. was ringing, 3. was snowing, 4. was
crawling, 5. was, 6. had bought, 7. had broken Mostly a You love playing
tricks. You are funny and you are like making your friends laugh. Sometimes you
go too far. Remember that not everybody likes it when you you play tricks on
them! Mostly b You are cool and sophisticated. Your image is very important to
you and you prefer intelligent conversation to playing tricks. Remember that
it's important to have a sense of humour, too! Mostly c You are sensitive and
kind. You
don't
like to hurt people's feelings. You get upset when people play tricks on you.
Try not to take it too seriously. Tricks are usually just fun, not nasty.
page 67
Easter Egg Hunt
1. 7D,
2. 2D, 3. 8J, 4. 8F, 5. 3K, 6. Il, 7. 51,
page 68 Hot Cross Buns
a) melt,
b) knead, c) beat, d) pour, e) stir,
f)
divide, g) add, h) put, i) sift, j) cover,
k) cut,
I) place.
Id, 2g,
3i, 4a, 5c, 6e, 7b, 8f, 91, 10j, 11k,
12h
page 69
Easter Words
1.
PALM, PALE, MALE,
MOLE, HOLE, HOLY
2.
HOLY, HOLD, COLD,
TOLD, GOLD,
GOOD
3.
EASTER, SISTER,
FASTER, FITTER,
HOTTER,
MATTER, MADDER, HARDER, HANDEL, SANDAL, SUNDAY
4.
BUNS, BANS, BAND,
HAND, HARD, HARE
page 70
Maypole Dancing
1.
She is tall and
she has got glasses.
(Kirsten)
2.
He is auite short.
(Ben)
3.
She has got very
long straight hair.
(Andrea)
4.
She has got
straight hair and glasses.
(Imogen)
5.
He is tall and
quite fat. (Damon)
6.
She has got short
curly hair. (Alice)
7.
He is tall and
thin. (Nick)
8.
He has got curly
blond hair. (Harry)
9.
He has got
straight dark hair. (Yusef)
10.
He has got round
glasses. (Liam) 11. She has got straight dark hair. (Odile)
1) Ben.
2) Alice, 3) Nick, 4) Kirsten,
5) Harry,
6) Odite, 7) Liam, 8) Imogen,
9) Damon, 10) Andrea, 11) Yusef Bank Holiday is another name for May Day.
page 71 Word
Spirals

FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL DAYS IN
  BRITAIN

ANSWERS

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page 72 Theme
Park Maze
First ride: big wheel Second ride: rollercoaster
Third ride: water splash Fourth ride: dodgems Fifth ride: space rocket
page 73
Rollercoaster
1. been,
2. nothing, 3. good, 4. drinks,
5. sick,
6. kids, 7. scared, 8. did, 9. didn't,
10.
tried, 11. dare, 12. evening, 13. ghost,
14.
train, 15. never, 16. rides, 17. surprised,
18.
dream, 19. music, 20. couldn't,
21. throw, 22. wouldn't, 23. though, 24. had. 25. dark, 26. know, 27. won
page 74
Which Event? Christine chooses the javelin. Neelam chooses the 100 metres.
Gemma chooses the long jump. Melanie chooses the 800 metres. Bryony chooses the
high jump
page 75 Who's
the Winner?
1. Kate is

2. Jake is

3. Lucy is

4. Adam is

5. Beth is

6. Mark is

M E A N

7. Arti is

8. Zach is

Beth
wins.
page 76
Tombola
a) some
perfume, b) a game, c) nothing, d) a teddy bear, e) some wine, a doll,
g)
nothing, h) some candles, i) a Walkman The CD is left. It is number eight
hundred and sixty:nine.
page 77
Prize Puzzle

1. Ben,
2. Tom, 3. John, 4. Nick, 5. Rick
page 78 Father's Day Cards Kerry's dad: I like gardening.
Nick's
dad: I like playing golf.
Ruth's
dad: t like swimming.
Ewan's
dad: I like playing football.
Terri's
dad: I like cooking.
Greg's dad: I like dancing.
If, 2e, 3d,        5b, 6a
page 79 Why
Don't We ?
Richard:
1. How about, 2. Let's, 3. Would you like
Rebecca:
4. How about, 5. Why don't we,
6. Why don't we Robert: 7. Would you like, 8. Let's
b) Dad
would like to play golf.
Souvenir Shopping
a)
Blackpool, b) Scarborough, c) Rhyl,
d) Great
Yarmouth, e) Torquay,
f)
Brighton.
page 81 On
Holiday in London
1.
Yes, you can.
2.
No, you can't. 3.
No, we can't.
4.  No, you can't.
5.  No, you can't.
6.  Yes, we can.
page 82 Holiday Dot to Dot post
(I)fish (4) star (1)board (5) swim (6) ball (6) sea (2)card (2) surf (4)weed
(3) volley (2) suit (9) ice- (4)guard (8) suit (5)site (8) camp (7) glasses (5)
roller- (9) case (10) life (6)cream (7) sun (3)coaster (10)
a) postcard,
b) lifeguard, c) campsite,
d) rollercoaster, e) starfish, f) surfboard, g) swimsuit, h) volleyball,
i) ice-cream,
j)
sunglasses, k) seaweed, l) suitcase.

It's a
pair of shorts.
page 83 Lost at the Airport
1.
nothing
2.
somewhere
3.
anywhere
4.
everything
5.
anyone
6.
noone
7.
nowhere
8.
someone
9.
everyone
10.
everywhere 11.
anything
in the
toilet
Danny is
in picture b.
i,
the
page 84
Holiday Puzzle

The
holiday destination is: Costa Del Sol
page 85
Carnival Wordsearch

1.
children, 2. August, 3. music. 4. dancing,
5.
reggae, 6. costumes, 7. carnival,
8.
Notting Hill, 9. prizes, 10. Trinidad,
11.
party, 12. food, 13. sunshine,
14. band,
15. parade, 16. games, 17. fun,
18.
families, 19. London, 20. weekend,
21.
crowds, 22. noisy
Because
it is too cold in February.
page 86
Looking Good
1.
beautiful, 2. funny, 3. nice, 4. delicious,
5. sick.
6. happy, 7. brilliant, 8. big,
9.
disgusting, 10. tired
200 + 160
+ 100 + 300 + so + 230 + 150 +
110 + 450 +
250 = 2,000
2,000 x
1,000 =
Two
million people go to carnival every year.
page 87
Carnival Maze In the 1950s and 1960s black people had to put up with a tot of
racism in Britain.
In the
1960s some people in London decided to put on a carnival.
The
first Carnival took place in Notting Hill in August 1964. It was very small.
The idea
really took off and now hundreds of thousands of people come to Carnival every
year.
Thousands of people take part in Carnival. They wear costumes, dance in
the parade and play in bands.

I'm really looking forward to
Carnival this year.
I'm going
to dress up in my costume. I've been making it since February.
Carnival
starts off with the parade. I'll be dancing on a float.
I love
seeing everybody showing off in their costumes.
I'll
probably bump into lots of old friends.
Carnival
is a good place to catch up with people yo haven't seen for a long time.
I'll be
dancing in the parade all day and I won't get the chance to sit down.
The Carnival finishes quite early, but lots of people
carry on dancing at private parties.
I'll
probably stay up alt night.
GOOD
ATMOSPHERE
page 88
Odd One Out
1.
Scotland, 2. August, 3. kilt, 4. dancing,
5. hill,
6. hammer, 7. rope, 8. pillow
This
competition is called tossing the caber.
The words that are different are: 1. London (London is a town. All the
other words are countries.)
2.
Monday (All the
others are months.)
3.
newspaper (All the
others are clothes.)
4.
sleeping (All the
others are performing
arts.)
5.
telephone (All the
others are natural features.)
6.
frog (All the
others are woodwork tools.)
7.
cake (All the
others are things you can tie.)
8.
book (All the
others are bed clothes.)
bagpipes
- l
page 89
Competitions
Scottish
dancing
Jenny can jump higher than Catriona. Fiona can jump the highest.
Catriona
can't jump as high as Fiona.
Tossing the caber
James can't toss the caber as far as Hamish.
Andrew can toss the caber further than James.
Hamish can throw the caber the furthest.
Hill race
Robert can run the fastest.
Stuart can't run as fast as Moira. Moira can run faster than Stuart.
Bagpipes
Pauline can play the bagpipes better
than Angus. Donald can't play the bagpipes as well as Angus.
Pauline
can play the bagpipes the best.

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