grade 7 workbook unit 1
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FOR JAMAICAGrade 7 Workbook
ENGLISHMATTERS
Julia Sander
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Text © Julia Sander 2013Design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
First published 2010 This edition 2013
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Contents
1. New School 4
2. Free Time 10
3. Family 16
4. Places 22
5. Friends 28
6. Community 34
7. Advertising 40
8. Fiction 46
9. Technology 52
10. Media 58
11. Music 64
12. Poetry 70
13. Biography 76
14. Narratives 82
15. Describing People 88
16. Poetry and Prose 94
17. Science 100
18. Drama 106
Index 112
Unit
4 Unit 1
New School1
Comprehension
Read this information and answer the questions.
The students are looking for e-pals (friends with whom they can correspond by email).
http://e-pals.net/chat window
Hi! I’m Ashley and I’m 12 years old. I live in Toronto, Canada. I’m keen on all kinds of sports, but my favourite is ice hockey, and I’m on my school team. At school I enjoy learning languages and art and drama. Apart from sports, my hobbies are listening to music and watching movies. I’d like to find an e-pal who lives in a warm country because it’s often cold in Canada.
I’m Aldane, and I’m from Jamaica. I’m 12 years old and I’ve just started secondary school. My favourite school subjects are English, Maths and IT, but I enjoy sports as well. I’m hoping to be on the school football team. I’d like to be an airline pilot in the future as I love travelling. I already have an e-pal in the USA, so I’m hoping to find someone who lives in a different part of the world.
My name is Miguel, and I’m from Belize. I’m 14 years old and love all kinds of music. At the weekend I play in a band with some of my friends. I’m not really sporty, but I enjoy football and basketball – watching them, not playing. The subjects I enjoy most at school are Spanish and English. I’d like an e-pal in Europe or North America.
Hello everyone! I’m Portia and I come from Shanghai. I’m 14 years old and I want to find an e-pal so I can practise my English. In China we have a lot of school work, so I don’t have much time for sports, but I like playing basketball. My best subjects are Maths, Science and IT, but I like English as well. I don’t mind where my e-pal lives as long as he or she speaks English.
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1. Which students enjoy playing sports?
2. Which students are interested in learning languages?
3. Which students like music?
4. Which student(s) would like an e-pal in any part of the world?
5. Which student would be the most suitable e-pal for Ashley? Why?
6. Which student would be the most suitable e-pal for Portia? Why?
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5Unit 1
LanguageParts of Speech
Underline the nouns in these sentences.
Example: The girls wore lilac dresses with white blouses.
1. The children waited outside the church. 6. I cut the mango with a knife.2. The man cut down the bush outside our house. 7. After lunch we all went to the3. Our teacher read us an interesting story. library.4. She told me to look in my atlas to find the city. 8. I packed all my things in a box. 5. The whole class waited for the lesson to begin.
Write the singular and plural forms of the nouns you underlined.
Sentence Singular Plural
Example: girl, dress, blouse girls, dresses, blouses1.
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Complete these sentences by adding a suitable adjective.
Example: The skilful footballer soon scored a goal.
1. The students rushed into the school yard.2. At the end of the long day everyone was .3. The boy told everyone how well he had played.4. My first day at my new school was a experience.5. The student sitting beside me was very .6. My parents were when I told them what had happened.
Underline the verbs in each sentence.
Take care! There may be more than one.
Example: Martina noticed that the other students were staring at her.
1. The teacher looked up and smiled at Martina.2. Martina was wondering if she would make any friends.3. The writer lives in Jamaica and teaches at a school in St. Andrew.4. It was getting late when my mother came home.5. She travels to work every day by bus.6. I have not read Inner City Girl yet, but I will try to borrow it from the library.
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6 Unit 1
Find the nouns, adjectives and verbs in this paragraph. Write them in the table.4
On the first day our teacher gave us a talk. She told us that she would present a prize on the last day of term for the most helpful student. Afterwards she set us some work. I was relieved to find it quite easy. I helped my new neighbour who was finding it difficult. When I left school at the end of the day, I saw this student at my bus stop. We travelled home together and I discovered that he lived in the next street. We soon became friends.
Nouns Adjectives Verbs
day first gave
Verb Practice: the verb to be
Complete the dialogue with the words am, is or are.
Tarik: Are (1) you a new student?
Tanya: Yes, I (2). (3) you new as well?
Tarik: No, I (4) not, but my sister Shelly (5) new to the school.
Tanya: Hello, Shelly. Which class (6) you in?
Shelly: I (7) in Mrs Spence’s class.
Tarik: So (8) I. That’s great. My friend, Sarah, (9) in a different class.
Shelly: Everyone I know (10) in a different class as well.
Tanya: Do you think those girls over there (11) in our class?
Shelly: I don’t know. Look, Mrs Spence (12) calling us. I think we (13) going inside.
Complete this paragraph using the words is or are.
It is (1) the first day of the new school year. Tanya and her new friend Shelly
(2) talking about the activities they (3) hoping to do. There
(4) trials for the girls’ basketball team on Thursday. Tanya (5) a good
player. Her friends from her old school (6) sure she will be on the team. The
Computer Club (7) on Wednesdays. Shelly (8) hoping to join as she
and her brother Tarik (9) very interested in computers. Now it (10)
time for the students to join their new classes. Everyone (11) quite nervous.
They all hope that their new teachers (12) not too strict.
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Are you a new student?
7Unit 1
Write sentences using the present tense of the verb tobe.
Example: My parents are very proud of me.
1. My friends and I
2. The students in my class
3. My neighbour
4. I
5. My new school
6. It
7. Lloyd and his sister
8. My new school uniform
Rewrite these sentences in Standard Jamaican English.
Example: A who a yu sista? Who is your sister?
1. Dem no inna fimi school.
2. A she a yu bes friend?
3. Weh fi yu fren dem deh today?
4. Him no inna fi wi class.
5. Mi fren and mi no inna di same class.
6. Who inna fi yu class?
Complete these sentences with thereis or there isn’t, there are or therearen’t, isthere or arethere?
Example: There aren’t any students from my old school in my class.
1. so much noise I can’t concentrate.
2. How many players in a basketball team?
3. seven days in a week.
4. anything left to eat?
5. not much time left to finish your homework.
6. How much water in the bucket?
7. any space left in the car.
8. any chairs left for me to sit down.
9. My mother does not like going to the beach when so many people.
10. If enough time to walk, we’ll take the bus.
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8 Unit 1
Vocabulary
Choose synonyms from the box to replace the words in brackets.
begin huge thrilled swiftly amazement certain anxious skilled enthusiastically shouting
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When he first heard about the trials. Aldane was (excited), but as he waited he began to feel (nervous). The football pitch was (enormous) and the other boys were (competent) players. The football coach was running
(quickly) up and down, (calling) out instructions. Soon it was time for Aldane’s group to (start) playing. Aldane ran (eagerly) on to the pitch. To his (surprise) he was the first to score a goal. If he played this well, he was (sure) that he would be on the team.
Join the adjectives which have opposite meanings.1. nervous a. gloomy2. excited b. impudent3. boastful c. relaxed4. courteous d. mean5. cheerful e. modest6. generous f. bored
Tick (✓) the words which mean the opposite of the underlined words.1. After he heard the results of the trials, Aldane felt elated.
a. embarrassed b. proud c. disappointed d. annoyed2. The captain of the team was modest about their victory.
a. quiet b. upset c. happy d. boastful3. The team coach rebuked the players for their attitude to the game.
a. praised b. rewarded c. punished d. blamed4. The girls defied the Principal’s instructions.
a. listened to b. disobeyed c. followed d. criticised5. Our classroom is always orderly.
a. clean b. untidy c. dirty d. noisy6. There was a look of sorrow on my mother’s face when she came towards me.
a. excitement b. anxiety c. happiness d. pride7. The new student constantly got into trouble.
a. never b. frequently c. occasionally d. usually8. He answered the teacher dishonestly.
a. politely b. cheekily c. confidently d. truthfully
Study this entry in a vocabulary notebook.
Write notebook entries for the following words.
1. impudent
2. modest
3. amazement
4. criticise
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courteous (adj.) polite, well manneredStudents must be courteous at all times.
9Unit 1
Writing
Imagine that you want to find an e-pal. Complete this form with information about yourself.
Worldwide E-Pals
Name
Nationality
Email address
Age
Favourite school subjects
Interests
Dislikes
Would like an e-pal in
Choose one of the e-pals on page 4. Write the text of an email saying that you would like to be his or her e-pal.• Introduce yourself.• Explain why you chose him or her to be your e-pal.
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From:
To:
Subject:
New Message
Dear
Regards