Unit 2: Life's Ups and Downs

1. Listen and match.

1. Congratulations! C
2. So did I. B
3. How strange! A
4. Sorry about that. D
5. How scary! E

2. Read and write your comments.

1. I won a table tennis game.

Congratulations!

2. I saw a beautiful shooting star.

So did I.

3. We lost a basketball game by 20 to 8.

Sorry about that.

4. We were stuck in a train.

How scary.

3. Write A, B, or C.

A: I ... my leg. B caught
B: I ... a cold. C got
C: I ... first place in a race. A broke

2. Write one good thing and one bad thing that happened to you last year.

Good thing

I saw a rainbow.

I learned swimming.

Bad thing

I lost a basketball game.

I broke my arm.

3. Write A, B, or C.

A: It‘s May 17th today. Yesterday was ... C 2012
B: It‘s July this month. Last month was ... B June.
C: It‘s 2013 this year. Last year was ... A May 16th.

1. Listen and fill in the chart.

2. Read and write your feelings about the good and bad things.

1. I won a basketball game by 6 to 0.

I was happy.

2. I was team leader.

I was excited.

3. We lost a tennis match by 3 to 0.

I was sad.

4. My uncle had an operation.

I was worried.

5. We were stuck in an elevator.

I was scared.

3. Write A, B, or C.

A: I won ... A a game.
B: I lost ... C my leg.
C: I broke ... B my keys.

1. Listen and draw lines.

2. Write two sentences about yourself using yesterday / last week / last month / last year.

1. I saw a shooting star yesterday.

I played basketball last week.

2. I broke my laptop, last month.

I went to Dubai, last year.

3. Write A, B, or C.

A: A rainbow has seven ... B legs.
B: A fish has no ... C windows.
C: A house has some ... A colors.

1. Fill in the missing words with past tense verbs.
Then listen and check.

My Brother Khaled went to the cupboard, to find something to eat.

But when he got there, the cupboard bare, and so he had nothing to eat.

He went to the grocer’s, to buy some fruit and milk.

But when he came back, He holding an empty brown bag.

Poor Richard!

2. Write A, B, or C.

A: My Brother Richard wasn‘t ... B any food.
B: He didn‘t get ... C the cupboard.
C: There was nothing in ... A happy.

1. Listen and practice the opinions.

Boy: I think this chant is easy.

Boy: I think this chant is exciting.

Boy: I think this chant is funny.

I think this chant is great.

2. Change the words and write your own chant. Draw a picture. Add an opinion. What did you cook?

We had some flour,
but we didn‘t have any rice.
We had tomatoes,
but we didn‘t have meat.
We had peppers,
but we didn‘t have soup.
We had cheese,
but we didn‘t noodles.
We had some mushrooms,
so we cooked pizza.

3. Write A, B, or C.

A: You put some ... C in a cupboard. tennis
B: They sell some ... A at the grocer‘s. dishes
C: You play ... B but you eat fruit. fruit

1. Listen, match, and practice.

• friends
• elephant
• laugh
• farm

2. Read and put in the correct order. Then check with a partner.

Don‘t laugh! 3

Enough! 1

But it‘s lots of fun! 4

I know it‘s tough! 2​​​​​​

3. Write as many words as you can.

4. Write A, B, or C.

A: August is ... B money.
B: A coin is ... C a season.
C: Autumn is ... A a month.

1. Listen and complete the missing words. Remember to use a capital letter at the beginning of sentences.

Yesterday, we went to an adventure park. Our father drove us there. My sister and I saw some friends from school and played with them.

Then we went on rides with our parents.

It was great fun!

After the rides, Dad got me a burger. My sister didn‘t want one, so he got her an ice cream.

We were really good, so Dad promised to take us again next week. I can‘t wait!

2. Write 3 sentences about an outing with your family.

(Where you went) We went to an adventure park.
(What you did there) My brother and I played with our friends.
(What someone got you) We got pizza.

3. Write A, B, or C.

A: Tell ... B them.
B: The children played with ... C us there.
C: He drove ... A me a story, please.