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English Workbook 6°
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Contents

Unit 4 Communication and I love it!

 Grammar: Present perfect continuous, verbs + infinitive/ -ing.
 Vocabulary: Forms of communication and addictions.
 School link: History; communication through the ages. Social sciences; identify common
addictions and how to control them.

Unit 5 My Hero! And Across the world

 Grammar: Wishes and Past perfect.
 Vocabulary: Achievements, History and trade products.
 School link: Social sciences; identify role models. Geography; learn about Marco Polo’s
travels and identify products that are illegal to import.

Unit 6 The Future and Challenge

 Grammar: Future “Will” and modals.
 Vocabulary: Science fiction and memory tips.
 School link: Science; the development of robots and identify and discuss how life will change.
Science; how to improve your memory.
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Unit 4 Communication and I love it!

Communication
1. Read the webpage. Name the different types of communication.
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2. Read the text again and complete.

3. Listen and match.

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4. Match the words with the sentences.

5. Complete the sentences.

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6. How often do you do these things? Do you ever do them at the same time?

7. Read the story. Does Charlie do everything on Mom’s list?

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8. What have you been doing in today’s English class? Talk with a friend.

9. Match the questions and answers.

10. Complete the sentences.

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11. What things people who can’t see or hear use to help them in daily life?

12. Listen. Label the stages.

Discover – study – sell – solve – design – promote - experiment

13. Look at the photo. Say what this invention is for. Then listen and check.

14. Listen again. Make notes in your notebook about Brenda’s invention.

15. Talk about Brenda’s invention. Use words form activity 12.

How do you help people in your class if they

have a problem?
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16. Number the sentences in the correct order.

17. Answer the questions about Stacey’s inventions.

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18. Is photography a form of communication? Why? Why not?

19. Read and answer the questions.

20. Talk with three friends about their hobbies.

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21. Circle the correct words.

22. Write the questions and answers in your notebook. Then ask and answer with a friend.
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23. Listen and read. Why was the QWERTY keyboard designed?

24. Look at the circled words in the text. What kind of words are they?

25. Complete the Spell it! Chart with words form activity 23.
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26. Write the correct ending for the adjectives. Then find the secret invention.
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Unit 4 Communication and I love it!

I love it!
1. Read the advertisements. Choose one product that you’re interested in.
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2. Listen and complete the sentences.

Habit – can’t – cravings – to – can’t – crazy – obsessed - addicted

3. Listen again. Which addictions in activity 2 make these bad things happen?
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4. Complete the texts.

5. Read and match.

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6. How harmful are these addictions? Write a number between 1 and 5 (1=not harmful,
5=very harmful) Compare with a friend.

7. Read and match.

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8. Talk with a friend about your obsessions. Give advice.

9. Complete the sentences.

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10. Copy the chart into your notebook. Then complete.

11. Look at the pictures. How do these people feel?

12. Listen to the story. How is each character described? Write L (Lewis) or H (Hally)
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13. Listen again and number the pictures in the correct order.

14. Talk with a friend. Why is it important to have a balance between work and rest?
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15. Circle the correct words.

16. Read and put the story in the correct order.

17. Complete the sentences about you.

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18. What’s your biggest obsession?

19. Read and answer.

20. Read the problem. Give advice.

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21. Complete the story with the correct verb forms.

22. Answer these questions.

23. Finish the sentences with your own ideas.

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24. Listen and read. Match the titles with the poems.

25. Find words in the text that mean the same as these words or phrases.

26. Listen and circle the word you hear.

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27. Cross out the incorrect words. Then listen and check.
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Review

1. Read and complete.

2. Unscrumble trhe words.

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3. Circle the correct words.

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Unit 5 My Hero and Across the World.

My Hero!
1. Read the magazine article. Why is Aimee Mullins one of Jessica’s heroes?
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2. Read the text again. Write T (true) or F (false)

3. Write the name of the correct hero for each fact file.
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4. Complete the texts.

5. Read and write DH (Dave Heeley) or AH (Audrey Hepburn)

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6. Look at the picture. What kind of TV show is this?

7. Read and check the dreams that came true.

8. Tell a friend about your wishes. Do you have the same wishes as your friend?
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9. Look and complete with the correct form of the verb.

10. Match these sentences with the people in activity 9.

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11. Look at the pictures. What do you think is important to the boy?

12. Read and listen to the song. Match the phrases to the pictures.
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13. Complete the texts with the correct forms.

14. Match the pictures to the texts in activity 13.

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15. Check the things that make you angry.

16. Read and Match.

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17. What do you wish members of your family would or wouldn’t do?

18. Write sentences.

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19. Match the sentences with the sentences from activity 18.

20. Listen and read. What does Toby want to do when he grows up?
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21. Look at the circled words in the text. What do they have in common?

22. Complete the Spell it! Chart. Use the words from activity 20. Circle the silent letters.

23. Circle the correct spelling. Write the letters in the grid below. Who is the secret
person?
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Unit 5 My Hero and Across the World.

Across the World.

1. Listen and complete Marco Polo’s route on the map.
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2. Read and label the goods Marco Polo imported. Then complete parts 1-2 of the
profile.

3. Match.
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4. Complete the texts.

5. Wite T (true) or F (false)

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1. Guess the answers to the questions. Then read the story to check.
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2. Talk with a friend. Think about how someone had changed.

3. Match the sentences halves.

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4. Complete the sentences.

5. Look at the
picture. Which
products do you
think were
exported from
Mexico and
which products
were imported
into Mexico?
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6. Unscrumble the words and label the picture.

1. ________________________

2. ________________________

3. ________________________

4. ________________________

5. ________________________

6. ________________________

7. ________________________

7. Write sentences.

1. Chocolate is made of cocoa and sugar.

2. _________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________
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8. Look at the signs. Then circle the things the pirate can’t take into the country.

9. Talk about the pictures.

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10. Complete with the correct verb forms.

11. Read again and answer the questions.

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12. Listen and read. Why is Lucy annoyed?

13. Look at the circled words in the text. What kind of words are they?

14. Complete the Spell it! Chart.

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15. Write the correct endings for the adjectives. Find the secret food.

16. Match the words with the dictionary entries.

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Review

1. Unscrumble the words.

2. Match.
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3. Complete with the correct verb forms.

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Unit 6 The Future and Challenge

The Future.
1. Read the summaries. Match them with the correct front cover.
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2. Listen. Which book has each person read.

3.
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4. Choose one of the books featured. Write a note to a friend saying why she/he should
read it.

5. Complete the definitions.

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6. Use some of the words from activity 5 to complete the text.

7. Read the text in activity 6. Write T (true) or F (false)

8. Would you like a robot in your house?

9. Read the article. Circle the things Wakamaru can do.

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10. Talk with a friend about what will definitely be in your house in 100 years and what
there may be.
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11. Write sentences about Sue’s predictions. Use WILL, MAY, or WON’T.

12. Write your own predictions for 2050.

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13. How fast light travels? Is there anything that can travel that fast?

14. Look at the pictures. What do you think the story is about?

15. Listen. Which picture shows the correct ending A or B?

16. Complete the story. Use the words.

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17. Complete the answers about the story in the previous activity.

18. What do you think we’ll be able to do in the future?

19. Read the article and match.

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20. Imagine you live on a space station. Describe your life there.

21. Unscrumble the sentences.

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22. Circle the correct words.

23.

24. Listen and read. Answer the questions.

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25. Look at the circled words. What do they have in common?

26. Complete the Spell it! Chart.

27. Cross out the eight incorrect spelling in this letter.

28. Write the correct spellings for the words in activity 27.
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Unit 6 The Future and Challenge

Challenge
1. Study the quiz board. Which category do you know most about?
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2. Listen. Which quiz categories do the players choose?

Player 1: _________________________ ______________________________

Player 2: _________________________ ______________________________

Player 3: _________________________ ______________________________

Player 4: _________________________ ______________________________

3. Listen. Which category is each question about?

4. Listen again. Use your book to find the answers to the questions.

1. ____________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________
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5. Complete the labels of the categories.

5. Match the facts to the topics.

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6. Work in teams to do the quiz.

7. Make up a class quiz.

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8. Match the sentence halves.

9. Use the facts to write quiz questions.

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10. What do you find easy to remember? What do you find difficult?

11. Listen. Match the definitions to the techniques that help you remember things.

12. Which technique is useful for you? Why?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

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13. Do the survey.

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14. What study techniques are these students describing?

15. Why do you think people like quiz shows?

16. Read the blog. Check the people who like quiz shows.

Angel Mary’s children Mary Corey Bob Julio

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17. What’s your opinion of quiz shows?

I like quiz shows because I learn new things.

Quiz shows are too difficult. I wish I could

answer the questions!
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18. Complete the song. Then listen and check.

19. Write some advice for Sandy. Use the ideas and come of your own.
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20. Do the spelling quiz with a friend.

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21. Cross out the ten incorrect spellings in the text. Then write the correct spellings.
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Review

1. Complete the words.

2. Complete the sentences.

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3. Match.
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