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Answers
2 Possible answers:
Workbook owl: I like flying at night. I don’t like sleeping
at night.
Unit 1
tiger: I don’t like swimming. I like sleeping.
1.1 Celebrating together
kangaroo: I like jumping. I don’t like
1 a yes b no eating fish.
c no d yes penguin: I like swimming. I don’t like flying.
e yes f no 3 1 born, 2 stay warm, 3 on land, 4 breathe,
5 lay eggs, 6 crocodile, 7 frog
g yes h yes
4 Learner’s own answers.
2 Learner’s own answers.
5 Learner’s own answers.
3 Learner’s own answers.
4 Learner’s own answers. 1.5 Whose team are you on?
1 a F b T
1.2 Giving directions
c T d F
1 a 2 b 2
e T
c 2 d 1
2 Birds have wings, two legs and feathers.
e 3 f 1
Bats have wings and two legs, but they don’t
2 Learner’s own answers.
have feathers.
3 tie, work, fall, walk
3 Learner’s own answers.
1.3 Adding -ing to words 4 Learner’s own answers.
1 a hopping b making 5 Learner’s own answers.
c eating d running
1.6 Check your progress!
e dancing f playing
1 a     2 c    3 c
g swimming h talking
4 a    5 b      
6 b
2 a Dad is eating cake. b They are eating cake.
7 1 It’s difficult, but it’s also fun.
c It is eating cake. d Mum is eating cake.
2 We’re practising the Dragon Dance.
3 Possible answers: I am breathing / thinking /
looking / reading / moving my hand / writing. 8 I like talking. He doesn’t like dancing. She
likes reading.
4 I am studying at home. I’m listening to music.
She’s making a sandwich. They’re swimming. 9 Learner’s own answers.
He’s writing a letter.
Unit 2
1.4 Let’s put on a play! 2.1 A family wedding
1 Birds: owl, parrot, goose, penguin
1 a Grandma made the bride’s dress.
Mammals: kangaroo, bear, tiger
b Christina is taking photos with her
Learner’s own answers. mum’s phone.

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c 
After the photos they are going to have 2 The sock is from the bedroom.
a big meal.
The book is from the shop.
2 Learner’s own answers.
The crab is from the seaside.
3 Learner’s own answers.
3 a This postcard is from Italy.
4 bride – F, granddaughter – F, uncle – M,
b These models are from India.
photographer – F or M, grandson – M ,
cousin – F or M, groom – M, aunt – F, c This model is from Egypt.
guest – F or M
d This model is from France.
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g e These postcards are from Australia.
r
f This postcard is from the USA.
a
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c o u s i n 4 Learner’s own answers.
d 2.4 What’s your favourite month?
a
1 January February* March
u g
3

April May June

4
p h o t o g r a p h e r
h o July August September
5
g 6u e s t o October November December
n e m 2 Learner’s own answers.
c r
3 Possible answers:
l
a because that’s when we go on holiday.
e
b because it’s hot/summer.
6 3, 4, 2, 1
c because it’s cold/winter.
2.2 Using past simple questions d because we have tests/exams.
1 Was it Maria’s birthday today? e 
because it’s Eid/Christmas/Diwali/
– Yes, it was. Hanukkah.
Were Maria’s friends at the party? 4 Learner’s own answers.
– Yes, they were.
Example answer:
How did Maria feel at her party?
– She was happy. Wednesday is my favourite day because it is
the middle of the week.
Where was the piñata? – It was in the garden.
On Wednesday I have my favourite classes,
2 a Were b How c Where
English and maths.
3 a did b was c was d was
I like visiting Grandma and Grandpa, and
4 Learner’s own answers. they always give me a big piece of cake.
5 Learner’s own answers. 5 Learner’s own answers.

2.3 Saying where things are from

1 a They are from Japan.
b They are from Hawaii.
c They are from India.

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2.5 Special memories 3.2 Using regular and irregular verbs

1 a 
My teddy bear sat on a rock while we 1 write – wrote, swim – swam, see – saw, feel –
played. 2 felt, say – said, think – thought, come – came,
read – read
b Dad bought me a new teddy bear. 4
2 1 walked, 2 came, 3 jumped, 4 rested, 5 saw,
c We forgot Bruno. 3 6 was, 7 swam, 8 helped
d I had a teddy bear called Bruno. 1 3 Possible answers:
2 winter – summer, young – old, remembered – We wrote happy birthday on a cake.
forgot, short – tall, sad – happy, early – late
We ate ice cream.
3 Learner’s own answers.
We ran up the hill.
4 a To celebrate his birthday.
We saw a bird/eagle.
b 
She thought the mountain was too high
for Ling to climb. We helped pick up the toys.
c No, he was really happy. 3.3 Comparing things
d They had a picnic. 1 a shovel-snouted lizard, 5 cm
5 Learner’s own answers. b Yes, the Gila monster is poisonous.
6 Learner’s own answers. c Probably. The lizard is very fast.
7 Learner’s own answers. d Gila monster, sidewinding adder, Indian
sand boa
2.6 Check your progress!
e 
Probably the Gila monster. It’s shorter
1 b  2 c  3 a  4 c  5 c
but has a thicker body.
6 c
f Learner’s own answers
7 1 was, 2 went, 3 couldn’t
2 a colder,  b driest,   c tallest,  
8 Learner’s own answers. d bigger,   e more colourful,   f smaller
3 Learner’s own answers.
Unit 3
3.1 Deserts around the world 3.4 Desert adaptations
1 Possible answers: 1 a Jerboas and fennec foxes

a 
The largest desert in the world is Antarctica. b The jerboa

b The saxaul plant stores water in its bark. c The jerboa

c 
It’s hard/difficult to grow food in the desert. d Jerboas and fennec foxes

d Cactus plants have thick waxy skin and e The jerboa

sharp spines. f The fennec fox
2 Learner’s own answers. 2 a no,  b yes
3 a At midday (12:00 pm) 3 a 
Rattlesnakes eat mice, rabbits, lizards
b At 6:00 am and frogs.

c 35 degrees b Coyotes, foxes and hawks eat rattlesnakes.

4 a hot b cool
c cold d warm

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3.5 Rattlesnake, Mouse and 4.2 Using pronouns

Clever Coyote 1 a woman: I can see her!
1 a M, b C, c R, d Learner’s own answers.
a boy: I can see him!
2 Learner’s own answers.
an owl: I can see it!
3 a 
Mouse pushed the big rock off
two rabbits: I can see them!
Rattlesnake.
two girls: I can see them!
b Rattlesnake said, ‘Thank you, Mouse.
Now I am going to eat you.’ 2 1 them, 2 him, 3 it
c Mouse said, ‘That’s not fair! I saved Learners colour the image.
your life!’
3 a her, b them, c it, d it, e it, f them
d Coyote said, ‘Show me what happened,
Rattlesnake.’ 4 I can hear a car, I can see it.

e Rattlesnake climbed into the hole and A boy is eating. Can you see him?
Coyote rolled the rock back on top of I can hear birds singing, but I don’t see them.
Rattlesnake.
I can hear a girl talking. I can hear her.
4 Learner’s own answers.
I can smell roses. Can you smell them?
3.6 Check your progress!
4.3 Using adverbs
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 b 6 c
1 always – circle 1, usually – circle 2, often –
7 said circle 3, sometimes – circle 4, never – circle 5
8 ran 2 Learner’s own answers.
9 asked Suggestions include:
10 Learner’s own answers. a My bedroom is always untidy.

Unit 4 b I am never unkind.

4.1 Optical illusions c When I was a baby, I was never unhappy.

1 d 
When I play sport, I am often
1
c i
r c l e 2
unenthusiastic.
e
e I always like impossible puzzles.
c
3
c t s i d e s
4 3 Learner’s own answers.
o a a
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t r i a n g l e u
4.4 Experiments and results
n g a 1 Experiment 1:
e l 6
c r 3, 4, 2, 1
r 7
m e a s u r e
Follow-up: Some people may see the hole
b
more clearly through one eye than the
e other. This is because of the dominance of
2 circle, corner, cube, measure, rectangle, sides, one side over the other.
square, triangle
3 a 16, b 16, c 8, d 4, e 4, f 4, g 1, h 10
4 Learner’s own answers.

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Experiment 2: b  he hopes to help solve the problem with

S
plastic.
1 You need some water, a glass and a piece
of paper with an arrow drawn on it. c  liza likes to think about inventions that
E
could help the planet.
2 Put the arrow behind the empty glass.
d Eliza plans to work hard to become a
3 Fill the glass with water. scientist.
The arrow changes direction. e Eliza hopes to think of ways to solve the
Experiment report: energy problem as well.

Learner’s own answers. f Eliza likes to talk about recycling with her
friends.
2 Learner’s own answers.
g Eliza also plans to work with animals.
4.5 Animal camouflage h Eliza wants to be a famous scientist when
1 a 1, b 1, c 3, d 2, e 1 she grows up.
2 2 Possible answers:
Matching Matching Matching
colour patterns shapes a I want to be a scientist.
Arctic fox tiger stick insect
b I would like to study science.
stick insect
c I hope to make an important discovery.
frog d I want to be a football player.
3 Learner’s own answers. e I hope to play for a big team.
f I plan to work hard.
4.6 Check your progress!
1 c  2 a  3 b  4 c  5 c 3 Learner’s own answers.

6 him 5.3 Using infinitive of purpose

7 her 1 a To break down plastic.
8 them b To help reduce plastic pollution.
9 it c To catch plastic and take it out of the sea.
10 Learner’s own answers. d To invent a new plastic wrap.
2 Learner’s own answers.
Unit 5
Possible answers:
5.1 Can inventions help the planet?
I want a computer to help me with my
1 a plastic bottles b 2 c 3
homework.
d Learner’s own answers.
I want a robot to make me a cake.
2 Learner’s own answers.
I want shoes to help me run faster.
3 a collections, b director, c inventor,  
I want a car to go on a lake.
a–c Learner’s own answers.
I want a rocket to take all the plastic.
4 Learner’s own answers.
I want a machine to eat all the smoke.
5.2 Using verbs + to
I want a book to teach me all I know.
1 a  liza wants to be a scientist when she
E
grows up. I want a computer to tell me a joke.

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3 Possible answers: 2 a couldn’t,  b could, could,   c could use,  

d could make,   e could swing
a 
to find information, to play, to talk to
friends and family 3 Learner’s own answers.
b 
to help us solve the world’s problems, to
find cures for illnesses, to find ways of
6.3 Using quantifiers
making clean energy 1 a Most,  b Some,   c All
c 
to build strong bridges, to build 2 a a lot of,   b some,  c a lot of,   d some
clean buildings
3 Learner’s own answers.
5.4 Planning an invention
1 Learner’s own answers. 6.4 Dinosaur fantasies
1 Learner’s own answers.
Learners plan and then fill in their form about
their invention. 2 Learners fill in their dinosaur mind maps.
2 Learner’s own answers. 3 Learners check their work and tick what they
have included.
5.5 Jenny, Lenny and the Jumperoo
1 1b, 2b, 3a, 4b 6.5 Baby dinosaurs
2 Will you tell me why, / The sky is so high? / It’s 1 1 T, 2 F, 3 T, 4 F, 5 T, 6 F, 7 T, 8 F
not easy to reach./ It’s not something you can
2 Learner’s own answers.
teach. Try it standing on the beach!
3 Learners write a report and draw a picture
3 Learner’s own answers. Suggestions include:
based on the maiasaur.
Quick, quick, run, run from the sun! Please
tell me how, why there is a cow, please tell 6.6 Check your progress!
me now. Look at the hen, then count to ten.
1 a 2 c 3 b 4 T 5 T 6 F 7 a
4 Learner’s own answers.
8 Learner’s own answers.
5.6 Check your progress!
9 Learner’s own answers.
1 a   2 b  3 c  4 b  5 c  6 c
7 A collector is someone who collects things. Unit 7
When I grow up, I want to be a scientist. 7.1 Stripes and spots
8 Learner’s own answers. 1 a bug 5 = orange  
b bug 1 = green  
Unit 6 c bug 3 = light brown  
d bug 6 = dark blue  
6.1 In the time of dinosaurs e bug 4 = light purple  
1 a 3, b 1, c 2, d2 f bugs 2 and 7 = yellow

2 Learner’s own answers. 2 Learner’s own answers.

3 1 – 350, 2 – 220, 3 – 65, 4 – 100 3 a 

I can see a big red flower with a
yellow centre.
4 1 b, 2 b, 3 c
b 
There are two little blue bugs on the flower.
6.2 Using could as a past form of can
4 Learner’s own answer.
1 a Could a Gallimimus run fast? – 1

b Could most dinosaurs make noises? – 2

c Could some dinosaurs walk on two legs? – 3

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7.2 Present perfect for experiences 7.6 Check your progress!

1 a No, he hasn’t. 1 a  2 c   3 b  4 a  5 c
b Yes, he has. 6 them  7 him   8 her
c He’s been to Japan and Greece. 9 Learner’s own answers.
d 
Daisy’s been to India, Mexico, Greece 10 Learner’s own answers.
and Korea.
e Alex and Daisy have both been to Greece.
Unit 8
2 a caught, caught   b seen, seen   8.1 Inside our body
c ridden, have   d fallen, have   1 1 skull; 2 ribs; 3 elbow; 4 wrist; 5 ankle;
e run, I haven’t 6 neck; 7 spine; 8 knee
3 Learner’s own answers. 2 Learner’s own answers.
Examples might include: Have you ever
3 Learner’s own answers.
eaten a flower / caught a frisbee / seen a
waterfall / fallen off your bike? 4 1 fist, 2 and, 3 doesn’t, 4 minute, 5 more
quickly, 6 is, 7 Eat, 8 sleep
7.3 Using pronouns
5 a bones,  b lungs,   c brain
1 a her,  
b him,  c them,  d her,  e me
2 a it to her,   b it to them,   c it to him,  
8.2 Using demonstrative pronouns
d it to her,   e it to me 1 1 This is, 2 That is, 3 These are, 4 Those are
3 a 5, them;  b 1, me/us;   c 3, me/us;   2 a What are these? These are seeds.
d 2, him;   e 4, her
b What is that? That is a pineapple.
7.4 Secret messages c What is this? This is an apple.
1 a 2,  b 3,   c 3 d What are those? Those are kiwis.
2 a well done! 3 a That is an owl.
b you’re good at this b These are apples.
3 1 wrote, 2 told, 3 gave, 4 said, 5 rode, c This is a bug.
6 caught, 7 knew
4 a messages for his army in secret code 8.3 Using will for future intention
b ‘Quickly! Take this to my army.’ 1 Learner’s own answers but ensure use of ‘will’.

c 
the enemies couldn’t read the messages 2 a will meet, b will help,
because they didn’t know the secret code c will answer, d will wash,
e will go, f will have
d the code and could read the message
3 Learner’s own answers.
7.5 A fair solution
8.4 A happy, healthy week
1 a 2, b 3, c 1, d 5, e 4, f 7, g 6
1 Learner’s own answers.
2 a rich – poor, b took – gave, c wonderful –
terrible, d mine – yours, e asked – answered, 2 Learner’s own answers.
f wise – foolish 3 On Monday, I will be an explorer and search
3 a He liked to make his friend think. the bottom of the sea.

4 Learner’s own answers. On Wednesday, I will be a scientist and make

clean energy.

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On Friday, I will be an artist and paint just 9.3 Countables and uncountables
what I see.
1 a Yes. There are a lot of bananas.
On Saturday, I will be a chef and cook things
b No. We don’t have much milk.
for you and me.
2 Countables: oranges, bananas
4 Learner’s own answers.
Uncountables: juice, milk
5 Learner’s own answers.
3 a Look, I have so much homework.
8.5 Taste, smell and your brain b Correct
1 1b, 2c, 3c, 4a, 5a c Can you give me some information, please?
2 d I like a lot of music.
1
C
e Correct
2
O D O U R
f Correct
3
M M
4 a a lot of,
O 4
B R A I N b much,
U I c a few
5
T O N G U E d Learner’s own answers.

H E Possible answer:
Do we have any orange juice?
6
S M E L L
Yes, we have a lot of orange juice.
3 Learner’s own answers.
9.4 Instructions for robots
4 Learner’s own answers.
1 1 First put on the sock. 2 Then put on the shoe.
8.6 Check your progress! 3 Next tie the shoelaces.
4 Finally, go for a walk!
1 a  2 c  3 b  4 b  5 a  
2 1 First, 2 Then, 3 Next, 4 Finally
6 Learner’s own answers.
a 2, b 1, c 4, d 3
7 Learner’s own answers.
3 Learners fill in the instructions for their robot.
Unit 9
9.5 Zaydor
9.1 What are robots like?
1 a F, b T, c T, d F, e T, f F
1 a F, b T, c F, d F, e T, f T
2 Learner’s own answer. Suggestions include:
2 a lightest, b heaviest, c longest Sammy’s best friend is Zayne. Zaydor is a
horrible and noisy robot. Sammy takes friends
3 1 heavy, 2 light, 3 huge, 4 tiny, 5 long, 6 short, to visit Zayne at the hospital every week.
7 big, 8 small, 9 narrow, 10 wide
3 Learner’s own answers.
4 Learner’s own answers.
4 Learner’s own answers.
9.2 Present tense verbs 5 Learner’s own answers.
1 a makes; b throws; c eats;   d drives 6 Learner’s own answers.
2 a drives;  
b bring;   c draws;  
d help
9.6 Check your progress!
3 Learner’s own answers.
1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 a
7 Learner’s own answers.

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