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Grade 7 Activity Book

The Activity Book provides reinforcement and consolidation of the language presented in the

Class Book. Every unit also contains a grammar practice and a Get ready for... section for

further external exams practice.

WOW!
Lesson 1, part 2
Lesson 1, part 2 WOW! Book Club
Book Club
2 2 Awesome animals
After you read Read the diary on Class Book page 20 again. Then number the places they
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visited in order. There are two places you don’t need.
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1 Complete the animal body parts. Then find and circle. I T NH I HN E I C
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2 Read and complete the sentences with words from Activity 1.
1 Ants have antennae that they use to g h
1 2 3 communicate.
2 A rhino has a big .
3 Seals use their to move around.
4 A chameleon catches insects with its .
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5 Sea urchins have long for protection.
6 A snake has all over its body. 2 Read the sentences and circle T (true) or F (false). Explain your answers.
1 The boy and his family arrived in Muscat at lunchtime. T / F
3 Read the I’m learning box. Then complete the table. Use a dictionary to help you. The boy and his family arrived in Muscat in the evening.

Arabian oryx bears crocodiles porcupines lizards rabbits rhinos sharks cats 2 They visited the aquarium on the first morning of their trip. T / F
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Classifying animals 3 They went to the cinema on Sunday evening. T / F
You can classify animals Bears have fur.
into groups by their
body features.
4 They visited the museum before the art gallery. T / F
Foxes have fur.
Parrots have feathers.
Fish have scales.
Hedgehogs have spines. 5 They went to a shopping mall that is bigger than all the others. T / F
4 Write three or more sentences about the body coverings of other animals you know. 6 His little brother and sister slept in the taxi. T / F
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Grade 8 Activity Book
The Activity Book provides reinforcement and consolidation of the language presented in the
Class Book. It contains controlled and freer practice plus personalisation and further listening
and reading activities. Every unit also contains a Grammar practice and a Get ready for…
section for further external exams practice.
Lesson 1, part 2
Lesson 1, part 2 Get r eady for
Get ready for......
2 2 Adventure sports B1 Preliminary for SchoolsListening Part 1
Think! 1 Read the task carefully. Make sure you know what you have to do.
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Vocabulary ry Try! 2 2.23 Which sport has Osama already tried? Listen and choose the correct
picture. Then explain your answer.
1 Write the sports.
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1 surfboarding
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3 d A B C
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5 p tip Exam
Note that all the pictures are from the
2.24 For each question, choose
6 r Do! 3 same lexical set. Listen and make sure you
the correct answer. choose the best option for each person.
1 What will Haitham do this summer? 4 Which sport will Reem choose?
2 Read and complete the sentences.
abseil horse riding sandboarding caving mountain biking motor racing
1 I’m learning to abseil now. It isn’t easy, but I enjoy it.
2 I love going down hills fast, so is my favourite sport. A B C A B C
3 I am going at the weekend. I'm excited about being underground! 2 Which new sport does Azza want to 5 What will Rashid try this summer?
4 I often watch on TV. My favourite event is Formula One. try this year?
5 I love the desert and I enjoy going fast, so is my favourite sport.
6 I often go at my grandparents’ farm. I love animals!
3 Read the I’m learning box. Then complete the table about sports you know.
I’m learningrning A B C A B C
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water sports diving 3 Which sport does Zakeya do every 6 What was Ibrahim doing when he
Classifying sports
We can classify sports into different sand sports weekend? hurt himself?
groups by where we do them or who team sports
we do them with.
individual sports
Mountain biking is an outdoor sport.
Sandboarding is an individual sport. indoor sports
Surfboarding is a water sport. outdoor sports A B C A B C

4 Write five sentences about other sports. Where do you do them and who with? 40 forty
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