Starter A and B
Reading and Writing Activities
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First published 2006 ISBN 978-1-4058-4367-6 Printed in
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CONTENTS
ENGLISH ADVENTURE STARTER A & B
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READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES
STARTER A 8 1. MY BODY 8 2. MY FAMILY 9 3. MY CLASSROOM 10 4. ANIMALS 11 5. THE SEA 12 6. TOYS 13 7. FOOD 14 8. MY HOLIDAY 15 STARTER B 16 1. MY FACE 16 2. ANIMALS 17 3. MY TOYS 18 4. FOOD 19 5. MY BODY 20 6. MY HOUSE 21 7. MY CLOTHES 22 8. MY PARTY 23
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INTRODUCTION
This booklet of photocopiable material provides extra activities to develop the reading and writing skills in the first cycle of Primary. Each page of photocopiable activities corresponds with one unit from the course material English Adventure Starter A and B. The activities focus firstly on reading, and then on writing. They are easy to carry out in class, needing little preparation beforehand. The activity types have been specifically chosen to motivate the pupils, and display a gentle increase in difficulty as the material develops.
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
The development of the reading and writing skills in English Adventure Starter A and B takes into account what the pupils have already been doing in their Kindergarten education, and centres around the following principles:
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Language input is basically oral input. The written word is then introduced with the aid of visuals and/ or the language context..
The written word is not presented until thelanguage has been presented and practised orally, to avoid first language interference.
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The language that the pupils learn to read and write is the key target language and vocabulary of the course material.6
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Reading and Writing in English Adventure Starter A and B
Starter A
English Adventure Starter A centres on the recognition of the written word. The pupils are expected to learn the key vocabulary of the unit, which can be seen at a glance in the Picture Dictionary pages 79-80 of the Pupil’s Book.
The eight core teaching units of the Pupil's Book consist of six lessons:
• Lesson 1 – presentation of new language, usually by means of a flashcard activity.
• Lesson 2 – the new language items are revised and practised. Related vocabulary may be presented. • Lesson 3 – Practise and extension: additional language items are taught, to be used in combination
with those presented in Lesson 1.
• Lesson 4 – presentation of a song linked to the unit topic. Pupils then complete the corresponding photocopiable Evaluation Sheet pages T77-T91 of the Teacher’s Book.
• Lesson 5 – cartoon story with dialogue recorded on audio CD or cassette featuring the key language of the unit.
• Lesson 6 – conversation between real, English-speaking children. Then a drawing activity allowing pupils to personalise what they have learned.
Further practice is given in the Activity Book and in the activity sheets provided in this booklet.
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Unit 11. The pupils look at the monster and write the number
of body parts in the corresponding boxes.
2. They complete the picture crossword.
(KEY 1: 1 head, 4 hands, 3 feet, 1 body)
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Unit 21. The pupils match the words with the pictures. 2. They order the letters to form the correct words
underneath the silhouettes.
(KEY 2: granny, sister, mum, brother, dad, grandad)
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Unit 31. The pupils read the phrases and colour the
classroom objects.
2. They join the numbers and complete the sentences.
(KEY 2: It’s a pencil. It’s a book. It’s a rubber. It’s a pen.)
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Unit 41. The pupils read the phrases and circle the
corresponding number of animals.
2. They find the words in the wordsearch.
(KEY 1: they circle 6 dogs, 7 birds, 8 cats, 9 rabbits and 10 horses)
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Unit 51. The pupils read the phrases and draw and colour the
sea animals.
2. They colour the sea animals a colour of their choice
and then complete the sentences.
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Unit 61. The pupils match the toys with the corresponding
words.
2. They find the toys which belong to each speaker
and complete the sentences.
(KEY 1: I’ve got a ball and a kite. I’ve got a teddy bear and a doll. I’ve got a train and a car.)
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Unit 71. The pupils match the words with the corresponding
food items in the picture.
2. They complete the phrases and colour the pictures.
(KEY 2: a pink and brown cake, a red apple, a yellow banana, brown bread)
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Unit 81. The pupils match the pieces of the puzzle to the
pictures and write the words.
2. They look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
(KEY 1: pencil, sandcastle, rubber, apple, starfish)
(KEY 2: It’s a pencil. It’s a rabbit. It’s a shell. It’s an apple.)
Reading and Writing in English Adventure Starter A and B
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Starter B
The material for Starter B works in a similar way, but this time the written word is presented earlier on in the unit, and whole sentences are also worked with.
• Lesson 2 - once the pupils have worked with the language orally, they encounter the written form. • Lesson 4 - the pupils carry out a simple reading activity based on single-word recognition.
• Lesson 6 - the pupils carry out some type of reading and/or writing activity. Once the pupils have completed this activity they can do the photocopiable worksheet provided in this booklet.
Encourage the pupils to use their Picture Dictionary on pages 79-80 of their Pupil’s Book to help them with the activities.
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Unit 11. The pupils read the sentences and complete the
picture of the face.
2. They look at the pictures, complete the phrases and
colour the items.
(KEY 2: two blue eyes, one pink nose, three yellow ears, four green teeth, one red mouth, brown hair)
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Unit 21. The pupils match the words with the corresponding
picture.
2. They look at the pictures of the animals and write the
correct words.
(KEY 2: It’s an elephant. It’s a zebra. It’s a hippo. It’s a rhino. It’s a lion.)
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Unit 31. The pupils read the descriptions and colour the toys
accordingly.
2. They colour the toys a colour of their choice and then
complete the sentences.
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Unit 41. The pupils match the faces showing like or dislike
with the corresponding food items according to the sentences.
2. They write the correct words next to the pictures and find them in the wordsearch.
(KEY 2: sandwich, spaghetti, fish, water, pizza)
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Unit 51. The pupils match the words with the picture. 2. They draw a picture of a monster of their own choice
and complete the sentences.
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Unit 61. The pupils look at the pictures and complete the
sentences.
2. They complete the crossword.
(KEY 1: There’s a bed in the bedroom. There’s a bath in the bathroom. There’s a table in the kitchen. There’s a sofa in the living room.)
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Unit 71. The pupils read the descriptions and draw the clothes. 2. They look at the picture, circle the clothes and write the
correct words.
(KEY 2: dress, T-shirt, shoes, trousers)
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Unit 81. The pupils read the description and colour the items in
the picture.
2. They write the correct words next to the pictures and
find them in the wordsearch.
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English Adventure Starter A and Starter B Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 20061
My body
English Adventure Starter A
NAME: ... CLASS: ...
1 Look and count.
2 Do the puzzle.
head
hands
feet
body
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My family
NAME: ... CLASS: ...
English Adventure Starter A
1 Match.
2 Who is it?
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mum
dad
granny
brother
grandad
sister
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English Adventure Starter A and Starter B Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 2006English Adventure Starter A
NAME: ... CLASS: ...
1 Read and colour.
a green pencil case
a blue pen
a yellow book
a red pencil
a green rubber
a yellow pencil
a red bag
It’s a
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It’s a
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It’s a
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It’s a
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2 What is this?
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My classroom
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NAME: ... CLASS: ...
English Adventure Starter A
1 Read and circle.
2 Find the animals.
six dogs
seven birds
eight cats
nine rabbits
ten horses
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a y t f s i i
b d d o g y r
b h e l j b d
i o w u g v i
t r a o a l e
t s f a d h p
h e h s c a o
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Animals
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English Adventure Starter A and Starter B Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 2006English Adventure Starter A
NAME: ... CLASS: ...
1 Draw and colour.
2 Colour and write.
It’s a
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It’s
...
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It’s a
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It’s
...
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It’s a
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It’s
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It’s a
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It’s
...
.
a purple fish
an orange starfish
a brown crab
a pink shell
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The sea
Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 2006 English Adventure Starter A and Starter B
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NAME: ... CLASS: ...
English Adventure Starter A
1 Read and match.
2 Find and write.
I’ve got a
__ __ __ __
and a
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I’ve got a
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
and a
__ __ __ __.
I’ve got a
__ __ __ __ __
and a
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ball
train
teddy bear
doll
yo-yo
kite
car
boat
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Toys
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English Adventure Starter A and Starter B Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 2006English Adventure Starter A
NAME: ... CLASS: ...
1 Find and match.
2 Write and colour.
a pink and brown
__ __ __ __
a red
__ __ __ __ __
a yellow
__ __ __ __ __ __
brown
__ __ __ __ __
eggs
apple
cheese
banana
chicken
bread
cake
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Food
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NAME: ... CLASS: ...
English Adventure Starter A
1 Match and write.
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It’s a
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It’s a
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It’s a
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It’s an
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a
castle
pen
pple
sand
bber
star
cil
ru
fi sh
2 What is this?
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My holiday
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English Adventure Starter A and Starter B Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 2006NAME: ... CLASS: ...
1 Read and draw.
2 Complete and colour.
English Adventure Starter B
I’ve got one red mouth
and two green ears.
I’ve got three blue eyes
and four black teeth.
I’ve got one yellow nose
and brown hair.
two blue
...
three yellow
...
one pink
...
four green
...
brown
...
one red
...
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My face
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NAME: ... CLASS: ...
1 Find and match.
2 What is it? Complete.
English Adventure Starter B
It’s an
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l
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ph
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nt.
It’s a
rh
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.
It’s a
h
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It’s a
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It’s a
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br
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lion
giraffe
zebra
rhino
elephant
hippo
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Animals
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English Adventure Starter A and Starter B Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 2006English Adventure Starter A
NAME: ... CLASS: ...
1 Find and colour.
English Adventure Starter B
It’s a train.
It’s small.
It’s red.
It’s a car.
It’s small.
It’s blue.
It’s a ball.
It’s big.
It’s yellow.
It’s a boat.
It’s big.
It’s green.
It’s a doll.
It’s big.
It’s pink.
It’s a
...
.
It’s
...
.
It’s a
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It’s
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It’s a
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It’s
...
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It’s a
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It’s
...
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2 Colour and write.
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My toys
Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 2006 English Adventure Starter A and Starter B
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NAME: ... CLASS: ...
English Adventure Starter A
1 Look and match.
2 Find and write.
English Adventure Starter B
I like pizza.
I don’t like fish.
I don’t like water.
I like spaghetti.
...
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...
...
...
s a n d w i c h
p v b a s d i h
a l g t f i s h
g d i w a t e r
h q p c c e m e
e d i g v b m a
t w z f z a m b
t c z e m q o s
i z a k c g v s
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Food
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English Adventure Starter A and Starter B Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 2006English Adventure Starter A
NAME: ... CLASS: ...
1 Find and match.
2 Draw and complete.
English Adventure Starter B
I’ve got
...
eyes,
...
legs,
...
arms and
...
hands.
I’ve got
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nose and
...
mouth.
I’ve got
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fingers and
...
toes.
eyes
arms
hands
nose
hair
head
mouth
ears
legs
toes
fingers
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My body
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NAME: ... CLASS: ...
English Adventure Starter A
1 Complete the sentences.
2 Do the puzzle.
English Adventure Starter B
There’s a
in the
...
.
There’s a in the
...
.
There’s a in the
...
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There’s a in the
...
.
bathroom
kitchen
bedroom
living
room
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My house
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English Adventure Starter A and Starter B Photocopiable © Pearson Education Limited, 2006English Adventure Starter A
NAME: ... CLASS: ...
1 Read and draw.
English Adventure Starter B
I’m wearing a T-shirt,
trousers and shoes.
I’m wearing a sweater,
a skirt, and a hat.
...
...
...
...
dress
2 Find, circle and write.
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My clothes
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NAME: ... CLASS: ...
English Adventure Starter A
1 Read, find and colour.
English Adventure Starter B
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I’ve got a yellow elephant, a red train, a green
duck, a purple kite and an orange rabbit.
2 Find and write.
...
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...
...
...
...
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s h b r s d o b
h b d e b n p b
o g t a c i n i
e z u d e n a t
s f t f y e m h
j d o l l k l t
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My party
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