3A School subjects EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

School subjects Student A

A Complete the questions with school subjects. Write a different subject in each gap!
1 Do you think is boring?
2 Do you prefer or ?
3 Do you think is easy?
4 Do you study on Wednesdays?
5 Are you interested in ?
6 When do you study ?
7 Do you sometimes forget to do your homework?
8 Is your favourite subject?

B Ask your partner the questions from A. Write their answers below.

Marta thinks chemistry is boring.

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School subjects Student B
A Complete the questions with school subjects. Write a different subject in each gap!
1 Do you think is interesting?
2 Do you prefer or ?
3 Do you think is difficult?
4 Do you study on Mondays?
5 Are you keen on ?
6 When do you study ?
7 Are you good at ?
8 Is your favourite subject?

B Ask your partner the questions from A.

Marta thinks chemistry is boring.

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 3B there is/there are; some/any with plural nouns

Spot the difference Student A

Yes, there's one window. It’s in centre of the picture, above the desk.

Are there any windows in your picture?

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Spot the difference Student B

Yes, there's one window. It’s in centre of the picture, above the desk.

Are there any windows in your picture?

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 3C School quiz Team name:

A school students pay to go to. Two team sports students play on the
playing field.

A school the government pays for.

Two sports students do in the gym.

A school for both boys and girls.

Two subjects students study in the
science lab.

Special clothes students wear to school.

Two things teachers do in the

teachers’ room.
The place where students eat lunch.

Two things on the wall in the classroom.

The place where there are lots of computers.

Two things students do in the music room.

The place where there are lots of books on
shelves.

Total /15

The place where you can wash your hands.

The place where visitors to the school go first.

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 3D have to

A You are going to ask your classmates questions to find out what they and people in their family have to / don’t have to do.
Read the statements and write the questions on the notepaper below.
1 has to come to school by bus.
2 ’s dad has to wear glasses.
3 has to be home by ten o’clock in the evening.
4 doesn’t have to tidy his / her bedroom.
5 ’s mum has to work on Saturdays.
6 has to look after a pet.
7 ’s dad has to wear a uniform to work.
8 doesn’t have to look at the keyboard when typing.
9 has to visit his / her grandparents at the weekend.
10 ’s brother doesn’t have to go to school.
11 has to do the washing–up after dinner.
12 has to share a room with a brother or sister.
13 ’s parents don’t have to work in the school holidays.
14 doesn’t have to practise sport at the weekend.

1 Do you have to come to school by bus?

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B Ask your classmates the questions. Find someone who the statement is true for
and write his / her name in the gap in A.

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 3E Adjective plus preposition

A Match the sentence halves.

1 I’m not very keen a of his maths teacher because she always shouts at the class.
2 Our geography teacher gets angry b for its university.
3 Harry’s scared c with us if we don’t do our homework.
4 My hometown, Cambridge, is famous d on science. I think it’s boring.

5 Sandra’s really good e of me because I work very hard at school.

6 I’m really worried f about the history test on Friday. I can’t remember all the dates!
7 Tom is absent g at art and design. Her drawings are amazing!
8 My parents are proud h from school today because he’s ill.

9 Sarah’s very excited i in watching films, but I hate reading books.

10 I’m interested j about going to university in October.
11 Ben’s jealous k with doing our homework. We want to go skateboarding instead.
12 We’re bored l of his twin brother because he’s in the cricket team.

B Work in pairs. Describe the pictures using adjective + preposition collocations from A.

1 2 3

4 5

C Complete the questions with the correct prepositions. Then ask and answer the questions in pairs.
1 Are your parents proud you?
2 What is your hometown famous ?
3 What school subjects are you keen ?
4 Do your parents often get angry you?
5 How often are you absent school?
6 What are you scared ?
7 Are you jealous your brother or sister?
8 Do you get excited your birthday?

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 3F Giving directions

Giving directions Student A

Look at the plan. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask for and give directions to the places below.
Start at ‘You are here’ each time.
Ask your partner for directions to the … Give your partner directions to the …
canteen music room gym toilets teachers’ room science lab reception library

Ground floor First floor

Teacher’s Library
room

Classroom F
Classroom C Classroom A
Classroom E
You are Classroom G
here Reception

Classroom B
Science
lab
Classroom D

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Giving directions Student B
Look at the plan. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask for and give directions to the places below.
Start at ‘You are here’ each time.
Ask your partner for directions to the … Give your partner directions to the …
teachers’ room science lab reception library canteen music room gym toilets

Ground floor First floor

Gym

Classroom F
Classroom C Classroom A
Classroom E
You are Classroom G
here
Music
room
Classroom B

Classroom D

Canteen
Toilets

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 3G A letter

A In the letter from Rebecca to Olivia, there are some missing capital letters. Find the mistakes and correct them.

13 Baker 1
harrogate 2
25th 3

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Olivia,

Welcome to belmont school’s basketball team. I hope you enjoy playing with us.

We train after school every wednesday in the gym. We meet at four o’clock and practise until five,
or sometimes five-thirty. bring a drink with you. The gym’s always hot, so we get very thirsty.

On saturday mornings, we often compete against other schools and we usually have to be at
school by nine o’clock. We have to wear our school pe kit for the matches, so don’t forget to take
it home on Friday!

Our coach’s name’s mrs prescott. She’s brilliant! She’s always really proud of us when we play
well, especially when we win! But be careful! She gets angry with students who are late, so you
have to arrive on time.

I look 5 to 6 you in september.

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for now.

rebecca

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Meet me at the reception at 3.45 on the first Wednesday and i can
introduce you to the team.

B Complete the letter in A with the words below. Some of the words need capital letters.

august bye dear forward hg3 4xy meeting ps road

C Are the sentences below true or false? Correct the mistakes.

1 Olivia’s address is 13 Baker Road.
2 The team practises on the school playing field.
3 They practise for two hours on Wednesdays.
4 The team often plays matches against other schools on Saturdays.
5 Rebecca isn’t keen on the team’s coach.
6 The coach doesn’t like when students arrive late.

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 3 Review

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Directions to the
Things a four-year-
School subjects head teacher’s
Eton College. old child doesn’t
you are keen on. office from your
have to do.
classroom.

Sports you do on
Subjects you have Directions to the
School subjects the playing field
to and don’t have boys’ toilets from
you can’t stand. and sports you do
to study at school. your classroom.
in the gym.

School subjects Directions to the

you are good and School uniforms. Sumo wrestlers. library from the
bad at. science lab.

Things in your Directions to the

Things you have to Something you’re
classroom and ICT room from the
do at school. interested in.
where they are. canteen.

The people who

People you Rules for using
are in front of, Things you have to
sometimes get capital letters in
behind and next to do at home.
angry with. English.
you now.

Things in your Things your Starting and

Someone you are
bedroom and English teacher finishing a letter in
proud of.
where they are. has to do. English.

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 3 WARMERS AND FILLERS EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

Ideas for short revision activities you could do at the start or end of a class,
or give to students to do themselves.
1 Write sentences describing your bedroom. Use prepositions from the list below. Ask questions with Is
there … ? or Are there … ? Practise by saying them out loud, e.g.
Is there a bed? Yes, there is. It’s next to the door.
Are there any posters? Yes, there are. They’re opposite the bed.
along next to
at of
behind on
between under
in up
down upstairs
in front of with
near opposite

2 Write directions from the front door of your school to your classroom. Write six sentences.
Use the phrases from Student’s Book page 34 to help you. Say the phrases out loud and try to
remember them.

3 Try to answer all the questions about school below. Write down the questions and answers, then
practise asking and answering them with a friend.
● Is your school a state school or a private school?
● Is it a (mixed) school?
● How old are the students when they start and leave?
● How many (teachers) are there?
● Do you have to (wear a uniform)?
● Do you have to study (R.E.)?

4 Write a list of all the subjects you study at school. Next to each subject, write a something that you use
when you study that subject, e.g.
maths a calculator
English a dictionary

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