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Introduction

Welcome to Cambridge Checkpoint Lower Secondary World English Workbook 7 This is the first of

three books intended to provide practice in the skills you have acquired by using the Cambridge

Checkpoint Lower Secondary World English series of student’s books Each of the workbooks is

planned to complement the corresponding student’s book and to support the material contained

in it

The chapters in Workbook 7 reflect the topics contained in Student’s Book 7 Each chapter contains

exercises to allow you to practise a range of key skills in the use of English which, in general, follow

the sequence of the advice given on these key skills in Student’s Book 7

This workbook is intended both to help you acquire the skills to be fully competent in your ability

to understand and write English and also to act as valuable support in your preparation for the

Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint tests that you may take during your school career

There is no set way to approach using the workbook – you may wish to use it to supplement your

understanding as you work through each chapter of the student’s book or you may prefer to use it

to recap on particular topics at a later point It is hoped that the organisation of the material in the

book is sufficiently flexible to allow whichever approach is best suited to your needs

Contents

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Vocabulary: Mix and match

Exercise 1

Each sentence on the right demonstrates the meaning of one of the words on the left They are all

mixed up Match each word to the correct sentence

earnest I enjoy spending time with Imran because he always makes me laugh.

supportive Maria is always honest with me She makes sure to always tell me the truth, even if it is not

something I want to hear

funny It is so easy to spend time with Leslie because she is never fussy about what we do together as

long as we have fun doing it.

reliable Maya always tries to ensure that she does not hurt anyone’s feelings with her words and actions

easygoing I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my relationship with Sarun, but he has never taken it badly.

forgiving Everything I ask Dewi to do, she does very seriously.

respectful I know that I can count on Lydia for anything She is always there when I need her.

direct Even though I know Wilson does not always make the right decisions, I stand by him as his friend.

Question tags: A new friend in class

Exercise 2

Question tags turn statements into questions They help to make conversations more interesting and tell

the other person that it is their turn to speak Imagine you are having a conversation with a new friend

who has just joined your school Use question tags to turn the statements below into questions You may

use the words in the box to help you.

1 You are new here.

4 You’ve bought all your textbooks.

5 I should show you around the school.

Now, turn the following questions into statements

6 Anna doesn’t like me, does she?

The first week of school is over, and you have made some new friends Over dinner, you are telling

your family about them Describe one of your new friends in the space below Remember to include

the following points:

l Your friend’s name

l How you met your friend

l What qualities you like about your friend

You may use the words in the table below to help you.

funny

forgiving

fantastic

reliable real respectful

interesting informal impressive

easygoing encouraging earnest

nice non-judgemental needed nearby

dear disciplined diligent direct

supportive sweet sincere

If you get stuck, you may use some of the sentence starters below to help you:

l My new friend’s name is …

l We met when …

l One quality I like about my new friend is …

l I like … because …

l … is a … person

Present simple tense: What my friends like to do

Exercise 4

Your friends have a lot of different hobbies and interests and they all like to do different things The

sentences below describe some of the activities your friends enjoy

Underline the correct verb to form a sentence in the present tense

1 Sally sometimes (swim/swims) at night.

2 Eugene likes to (play/plays) basketball.

3 They (don’t have/doesn’t have) time to play.

4 I (like/likes) to dance in my spare time.

5 He (don’t have/doesn’t) enjoy fishing.

Write these sentences about your friends using the correct form of the present simple tense

6 My classmate, Jenny, (to wear) a watch to bed at night.

7 Suma, a good friend of mine, always (to complete) her homework before going down to play.

8 Jenny says her mother (to cook) dinner for the family every day.

9 My friends (to be) excited about the school camp.

10 Mika (to be) interested in learning more about outer space.

Asking questions with auxiliary verbs

Exercise 5

Auxiliary verbs are used together with the main verb in a sentence to show the verb’s tense or to ask a

question The main auxiliary verbs are:

l have: has/had/having

l do: did/does/doing

l be: am/are/is/was/were/being

l may/might/must/shall/should/will/would/can/could

Underline the auxiliary verb in each sentence below

1 Can he speak Chinese?

2 May I sit down now?

3 Have you handed in your homework?

4 Do we have school tomorrow?

5 Are we on holiday next week?

6 Have the books you ordered arrived?

7 Could you help me set up my laptop?

8 Shall we go for to concert next week?

9 Did you understand the lesson?

10 Should I speak to him in Spanish?

Write a question using each auxiliary verb given below

Question words

Exercise 6

Question words are words that help you to ask questions Specific words help you to ask specific

questions.

Some of the most common question words and their uses are shown in the table below.

Question word Function Sample sentence

When To ask for specific information about time When did you leave for your holiday?

Where To ask for specific information about location Where is the computer lab?

Why To ask for a reason Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?

Who To ask for the name of a person responsible Who was absent from school yesterday?

Which To ask to make a choice between objects Which shirt should I wear today?

1 Fill in the blanks below using the appropriate question word from the list above

a is your coat dirty?

b is your best friend?

c long is it going to take you to eat?

d movie do you want to watch

tonight?

e don’t you ever pick up the phone

when I call you?

f was that all about?

g were you out with last night?

h did I put that cardigan?

i of these two books is yours?

j are you leaving school?

2 Below is a dialogue between two friends The question words in the dialogue have been mixed

up Identify the incorrect question words and write the correct version above the incorrect word

Irene: Hello Bala! Who was your holiday? Did you do anything interesting?

Bala: Hi Irene! Yes, I went to Malaysia with my family We had a great time

Irene: Oh, that sounds like fun When did you do there?

Bala: We went to Johor Baru and went to an amazing theme park We also ate lots of delicious

street food How did you do during the school holiday?

Irene: My cousin moved to Bangkok recently, so I went to visit her

Bala: Which did you go with?

Irene: I went with my parents and my sister I don’t think I could go alone yet!

Bala: I’ve never been to Bangkok Who is it like in the city?

Irene: It is crowded and polluted, but there is so much to see, do and eat there! I really enjoyed

visiting Bangkok When do you plan to go during our next school break?

Bala: I haven’t thought about that yet Why would you suggest?

Irene: Well, Bangkok of course!

Inverted order sentences: Flip it around

Exercise 7

Inverted order sentences are sentences where the order of the sentence has been flipped to turn a

statement into a question The auxiliary verb is what helps do this.

For example:

l Miguel, you are going for band practice today.

l Miguel, are you going for band practice today?

The auxiliary verb ‘are’ has been brought forward to the beginning of the sentence to form a question

Circle the auxiliary verbs in the sentences below Then, invert the order of the statements below to

convert them to questions

1 My piano teacher has called to cancel my lesson.

4 We should tell the teacher that Susan cheated on the test.

Journaling: Understanding journals

Exercise 8

Read the diary entry below and answer the questions that follow

15 November Dear Diary

My classmates and I had a little party today to celebrate our winning the inter-class games We all brought food from home and had a picnic in the classroom We’ve never been allowed to eat in class before! What a treat!

Mr Baker even brought doughnuts for us!

Of course, Kevin just had to show off by bringing the largest cake I’ve ever seen It was so big that his father had to ask Mr Baker for help to carry it in from the car

Unfortunately, it looked better than it tasted Sharon’s homemade chocolate muffins were much better than that cake At least they didn’t stick to my teeth.

I’m so proud of our class! We put in a lot of effort for the games, and it has paid off! We had our differences

at the beginning of the school year, but the competitions and challenges we faced in the inter-class games really helped to bond us together They helped us to see our strengths We’ve all become good friends now Even Kevin

I hope we can keep it up for the rest of the school year.

Cheers, Leslie

1 Annotate the text Identify the different parts of the diary entry Circle the appropriate part, draw

a line to the margin and write what it is You need to identify the following:

5 Whose cakes did the writer like better? Kevin’s or Sharon’s?

The letters below are all jumbled up Unscramble the letters to form words that you have studied in

this unit Write the word in the space provided

The sentences below describe the meanings of the words in the table above Match the words to

their meanings, using the words you have unscrambled

19 An outsider, someone that does not belong

20 With other people

Journaling: Dear diary

Exercise 10

You’ve completed the first week at your new school! How do you feel? Have you made any friends?

Write an entry in your journal, talking about your first week at school

Use the questions below to help guide your writing You may add additional details if you like

l How did you feel on your first day of school?

l How did you make new friends?

l What are your teachers like?

l Did you enjoy the first week of school?

l What is your favourite subject so far?

Use these words to help you in your writing

Remember to use the journaling format that you have learned in class and revised in Exercise 8

Personal pronouns: You and I Exercise 11 Personal pronouns are used to make our conversations and our writing more fluent and easier to read They save us the trouble of having to use the person’s name over and over again in the conversation 1 Underline the pronouns in the text below The first one has been done for you. During the school holidays, my sister, Abigail, and I went to visit our grandparents in their village They live far from the city where we live, and they grow and sell vegetables for a living Grandpa also keeps goats Every morning, Grandpa goes into the goat pen to feed them As long as Abigail and I were there, we were in charge of feeding the goats in the morning The goats were adorable! They would come running up to the gate when they saw us coming with their food pail The goats would nibble on our fingers looking for treats That was the highlight of my trip to visit our grandparents 2 Rewrite each sentence below Change the underlined words to personal pronouns a Vanan made dinner for the whole family because Vanan wanted to show off Vanan’s new skills

b Tyler played a board game with Sharon and Arya, but Tyler, Sharon and Arya could not finish

d The basketball is too dirty to play with Mark will need to wash the basketball before Mark can

play with the basketball

e Shanti and her sister Sudha were upset that Shanti and Sudha’s mother didn’t take Shanti and

Sudha to the zoo during the school holidays

1 Chang is writing a letter to his pen pal active/passive

2 The whole cake was eaten by my best friend! active/passive

3 The class was scolded by the teacher active/passive

4 The prefect turned the lights off before she left the classroom active/passive

5 A detention note was given to Billy active/passive

6 Amanda’s dog chased the ball that I threw active/passive

7 The money was stolen by the school bully active/passive

8 I helped my teacher carry the books to the staffroom active/passive

9 The books were checked by the teacher active/passive

10 The children ran out of their classroom active/passive

Convert these sentences from the active to the passive voice.

11 My new classmate, Dora, read the newspaper article to us.

Convert these sentences from the passive voice to the active

16 A song was sung by Peter.

Punctuation: Full stops and question marks

Exercise 13

Most sentences end with either a full stop (.) or a question mark (?)

Decide whether each sentence below is making a statement or asking a question, then write the

appropriate punctuation in the space at the end of each sentence

1 There are 33 students in my class

2 What time does school start every day

3 I play baseball after school

4 My classmates invited me for a coffee after school

5 Can I watch a movie with my friend this weekend

6 Why aren’t you coming on the field trip

7 Emily is my best friend

8 How do I get to the Main Office

9 We are all happy when it rains

10 My brother is learning to drive

Punctuation: Commas

Exercise 14

Commas are used to create pauses in a sentence when there is too much information and to

separate similar items presented as a list

The sentences below do not have any commas Add in commas where they are needed

1 Yuki’s Ka-Jun’s and my mother went shopping together.

2 Syed Gina Marta and Yogi decided to work on the project together.

3 Tina woke up brushed her teeth then went back to bed.

4 Sara Mindy and Wilbur are the hardest working students.

5 When Tina wasn’t feeling well Sufian took notes for her.

6 I walk home with Peter every Monday Wednesday and Friday.

7 My best friends Sally and Tina came to the mall with me.

8 The drama club writes produces and directs its own plays.

9 Working in groups we completed the beach clean-up in record time.

10 Although we may argue sometimes Marcus and I find a way to make up.

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Identifying prepositions

Exercise 1a

Prepositions are words that tell us when and where something is in relation to something else

Some prepositions are shown in the table below, but there are lots more prepositions that you

can use

Direction through / up / down / by

Time before / after / since

Location in / on / over / under / above

Circle the preposition that best completes each sentence below

1 We spent the weekend putting (up / over) decorations.

2 I leaned (through / against) the window.

3 The parade went (through / down) the town.

4 Santa Claus came (in / down) the chimney.

5 The monkeys pulled (on / off) their costumes because they were itchy.

6 The fireworks exploded just (above / below) our heads.

7 We were all sweating (on / under) the hot sun.

8 We walked slowly (beside / between) the floats during the procession.

9 The performers waved (for / at) us from the stage.

10 The musicians put (down / beneath) their instruments after the show.

Exercise 1b

Complete the sentences below on the Diwali celebration in Divya and Rajesh’s home by writing the

correct prepositions in the spaces You can use the helping words below (some of them can be used

more than once)

1 Divya and Rajesh were excited to light the oil lamps Diwali

2 They ran the house to their mother who was preparing the lamps

3 They lit the lamps matches.

4 Then they placed the lamps all the house.

5 Divya placed a lamp the altar table.

6 Rajesh placed one the giant portrait of their grandfather.

7 Their mother placed a pair of lamps the main door.

8 Then, they all sat the altar for the Diwali prayers.

9 the prayers, Divya and Rajesh lit firecrackers while their mother prepared dinner.

10 For dinner they had a special feast on the balcony the stars.

Prepositions after adjectives

Exercise 2a

Prepositions are commonly used after adjectives to give specific meaning to sentences For example:

l happy with – to be satisfied with something.

I am happy with the way the party went.

l happy for – to feel glad about someone else’s accomplishment

I’m so happy for Aunty Lily, she managed to come home for the celebration.

l happy to – when you don’t mind doing something for someone.

I’ll be happy to help you do the shopping if you don’t have time.

Underline the preposition and its adjective in the sentences below

1 I will not attend the dog show because I am afraid of dogs.

2 My mother was happy with the way we decorated the Christmas tree.

3 I was disappointed with how the cold wind froze my hair.

4 My sister and I were responsible for lighting the candles for the prayers.

5 The colourful streamers made me excited about the swimming carnival.

6 Dennis was surprised by Sheila’s determination to win the eating contest.

7 I am excited about the Venetian Mask Festival.

8 I am not familiar with the US festival of Thanksgiving.

9 Every Chinese New Year, children are proud of staying up all night with their parents.

10 Before breaking our fast during Ramadan, we share what we are thankful for.

Festivals around the world

Exercise 2b

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate prepositions from the list below You may use each word

more than once

1 I am very proud my classmates, they worked very hard.

2 Luke is very happy his performance.

3 Festivals in Asia are very different festivals in England.

4 I am not very good cooking traditional food.

5 I am grateful the chance to perform at the opening ceremony

6 I was disturbed the amount of food that was wasted after the banquet.

7 The children were fascinated by the colourful confetti raining

8 The floats were themed traditional folk tales.

9 I was not comfortable being around so many bees at the flower festival.

10 The decorator was famous her lighting installations.

Simple past tense

Exercise 3a

To form the simple past tense form of a verb, we usually just add a -d or -ed after the root verb For

example, play = played and love = loved.

Some verbs have irregular past tense forms For example, win = won and fly = flew.

Below is a list of verbs in their root forms Some of them are regular verbs and some are irregular

Write down the simple past tense form of each word

Verb Simple past tense form

Read the paragraph below The tenses in brackets are incorrect Change all the incorrect tenses into

the simple past tense form Write your answers in the spaces in the text

Last week, my friend Xu (invite) me to celebrate the Lantern Festival

with his family I went to his house in the evening, and was (treat) to a

delicious meal (cook) by his mother and grandmother For dessert, we

(eat) glutinous rice balls (soak) in

ginger syrup I accidentally (drops) one on the floor and it

(bouncing) away! Later, we went downstairs with our lanterns All the

neighbours were there The children (hold) their lanterns and

(waves) at the moon, while the adults

(talk) to each other I had a lot of fun that night and got to learn about a new festival

Using simple past tense in a sentence

Past participle verbs

Exercise 5

Past participle forms of verbs show a completed action They consist of the verb ‘to be’ and an adjective

in the past tense For example:

l The area was covered in flowers for the festival.

This forms a passive sentence

All of the verbs in the underlined sentences below are in their root form Change them first to the

simple past tense form and then to the past participle form The first one has been done for you

1 Aria is going to sing during the Lantern Festival celebrations.

Aria sang during the celebrations last week

Aria has sung at the festival since he was 9 years old

2 Katy and Lucy were going to chase the cheese down the hill.

Katy and Lucy the cheese down the hill

The cheese was down the hill

3 You are supposed to throw flowers on the ground during the ceremony.

We flowers on the ground during the ceremony

Flowers on the ground during the ceremony

4 I took part in a competition to carve a radish.

I a radish for the competition

A radish for the competition

5 The annual tulip festival in Holland works to attract many tourists to the country.

The tulip festival in Holland a record number of

tourists last year

Many tourists were by the tulip festival

6 I went on stage to receive my award.

I my award on stage

The award on the stage

7 I like to eat mooncakes during the mooncake festival.

I a lot of mooncakes during the mooncake festival

last month

I had all the mooncakes by the time my parents

got home from work

8 I stayed up till midnight to wish my parents Happy New Year.

I my parents Happy New Year at midnight last

The sentences below are all in the active voice Use past participles to convert them to passive

sentences You may need to change the structure of the sentences The first one has been done

for you

1 The organisers rolled the cheese down the hill.

The cheese was rolled down the hill (by the organisers)

2 Participants threw confetti all around.

9 We performed folk dances at the spring festival.

4 A big mess (make) by the confetti.

Connectives are words that join sentences, as well as providing explanations and examples.

Some common connectives are listed in this box.

Use connectives to join the sentences below For most of the sentences, there is more than one

way to connect them Join the sentences in two different ways using either the same or different

connectors You may rearrange the sentences if necessary

The first one has been done for you.

1 The coral reefs are in danger We need to protect them.

Because the coral reefs are in danger, we need to protect them

The coral reefs are in danger, so/therefore we need to protect them

2 I was allowed to go to the parade I finished my homework.

8 My mother lit incense at the altar for the festival We prayed to our ancestors.

Your friend has sent you an email about a festival they attended However, the text of the email has

no connective words in it Your friend has asked you for help to edit the email and add connectives

as necessary

The sentences that need connectives to join them together have been underlined for you Write

these sentences correctly using one of the connectives in the box Rewrite the sentence in the spaces

provided below

You may use each connective more than once or not at all You may also add in other connectives if

you know of them

We haven’t spoken since the New Year How have you been? I hope you are well

I’ve been doing great In fact, my family and I went to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, over the weekend for a

short holiday Kuala Lumpur is such an interesting place! (1) There is so much to see There is so much to

do! Sunway Lagoon, the street markets, all the shopping and Batu Caves

Speaking of Batu Caves, I saw the most interesting sight there Some Hindus were celebrating the

festival of Thaipusam (2) It was very crowded They were having a parade to the temple in the Batu

Caves (3) Many young men had pierced their faces and bodies with metal skewers They wanted to

show determination and willpower All the spectators were beautifully dressed in traditional clothes The

atmosphere was festive (4) Musicians played drums and other instruments They played tambourines.

It was a surprise to see the festival We had not planned to be at Batu Caves during Thaipusam However, it

was a fascinating learning experience (5) We took lots of pictures We can relive the moments of our trip.

(6) I’m looking forward to the next family holiday We can have more adventures!

Read about festivals in Singapore

Exercise 10a

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow

Festivals in Singapore

Festivals are celebrated all around the world throughout the year Most festivals are unique to certain

cultures and are often celebrated in remembrance of a particular legend or folk tale As a multicultural

society, Singapore has many different festivals that demonstrate the rich culture of its various ethnic

communities.

Chinese New Year

The most common Chinese festival is the Chinese New Year Also known as the Lunar New Year,

celebrations begin on the eve of the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, where

families gather together for a ‘reunion dinner’ Celebrations for the festival last for another 15 days

where families and friends visit each other and exchange auspicious well wishes for the new year ahead

During the festival, the luckiest colour is red, and children are blessed by their elders with red packets or

hongbaos filled with money.

Hari Raya Puasa

The most well-known festival celebrated by Muslims in Singapore is Hari Raya Puasa or Eid al Fitr It is

celebrated after observing 30 days of dawn-to-dusk fasting during the month of Ramadan The month

of Ramadan is a time for Muslims to purify their bodies and souls by abstaining from food and drink

during the day Families and friends come together at the end of each day to break their fast with

prayers and food

On the day of Hari Raya Puasa, Muslim families often dress in traditional clothes A wide variety of

home-cooked food and sweets are served Children often receive little green packets of money from their

4 What do you think happens during the ‘reunion dinner’?

10 ‘A wide variety of home-cooked food and sweets are served.’ This sentence is in the passive form

Convert it into the active form

Read about Festivals of Fire

Exercise 10b

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow

Festivals of Fire

Sky Lantern Festival

According to the people of Pingxi, the Sky Lantern Festival originated about two thousand years ago

during the Xing Dynasty At that time, bandits frequently raided the villages, forcing residents to seek

shelter in the mountains Village watchmen fought the bandits later and used ‘fire balloons’ as signals

to inform the residents that all was well and their houses were safe once again When residents hiding

in the hills saw the lanterns, they knew it was time to go home Today people scribble messages of their

hopes and dreams then release them into the night sky to symbolise the end of the Chinese New Year

period and a time for renewal and the future.

The Mountain Roast

Wakusa Yamayaki is a Japanese festival that is celebrated on the fourth Saturday in January each

year The name of the festival literally translates as ‘The Mountain Roast’ because the dead grass on

the hillside of Mount Wakakusayama is set ablaze on this day Some people claim that the burning of

the mountainside began during boundary conflicts between Nara’s great temples while others claim

the fires were used to drive away wild boars Once set ablaze, the mountain can burn for up to an

hour Throngs of people attend this festival each year It is a beautiful spectacle and can be seen from

anywhere in the city.

1 Why did the people of Pingxi seek shelter in the mountains?

4 When is Wakusa Yamayaki celebrated?

What a waste!

3

My own poem

Exercise 1

Now it is your turn to try writing your own poem about waste and recycling! Be sure to use rhyming

words You may use the rhyming words on page 39 of the Student’s Book:

l tins/bins

l away/way

l can/plan

l do/you

Try to find other words that rhyme to help you in your poem Once you have written your poem,

practise reading it to a partner

Creating a poster

Exercise 2

When designing your own poster about recycling waste, consider the following:

l What is your poster about?

l What is the most important message you want to share with readers?

l What do you hope your poster will achieve?

l What kind of images or colours will help you achieve your aims?

The layout of your poster is important Avoid including so much text that it looks cluttered, as it will be

difficult for the reader to know what the most important message is Only include the most important

information in your poster, although you could include details of how people can find out more

information if they wish

The diagram below shows a possible layout for a poster This layout includes three large illustrations/

diagrams/photographs with text set around the images

A poster usually includes a slogan and a bold image Strong colours and clear wording help communicate

the poster’s message to its audience.

As a group, think about the poster you would like to create on the topic of reducing waste in your

community Will you focus on Reducing, Reusing, Recycling … or all three?

The following words can be used in your poster Brainstorm some other words which might be

suitable for your poster and add them to the list

Now create a slogan for your poster with the words your group has chosen Here are some examples

of slogans:

l Reduce waste before we run out of landfill!

l Go green! Choose eco-friendly products today!

l Let’s rally together and save our environment!

Once you have come up with your own slogan, write it here

As a group, create a poster on recycling waste, which can then be displayed in the classroom

Get involved in environmental conservation

Exercise 3

Everyone can play a part in protecting the environment Write a paragraph in the space below

to explain how your school community can get actively involved in environmental conservation

or waste reduction (or both!) Use the ideas and content you have gathered during the different

activities you have completed so far in Unit 3 of the Student’s Book

You should include a description of the need to separate waste for effective waste management

and express a good understanding of waste management in general

Remember to use more complex sentence structures, including use of connectives, and appropriate

vocabulary to enrich your sentences

If we drop litter in the playground they will help to make fertiliser.

If supermarkets charge for plastic bags we will only buy what we need.

If we make a shopping list before we go to the shops more students will recycle.

If I put my vegetable peelings into the recycling bin more people will bring their own bags.

If I put up a poster at school about recycling we will be told to pick it up.

2 Write your own zero conditional sentences by completing the sentences below.

a If we start recycling waste, .

b If we do not have enough space for our waste in this country,

c If we do not educate people about saving the Earth, .

3 Can you think of some truths or scientific facts that you can convert into zero conditionals? They

can be on any topic, not just waste Write them in the spaces below

Verbs are action words and they help us understand what is taking place in a sentence

Try using suitable verbs from the helping words to complete the sentences below

is presenting are going are throwing am learning are recycling

1 Lina her used carton into a pencil holder.

2 I how to recycle my glass containers.

3 They to the terrarium-making class to learn how to

create gardens in a glass

4 Ali his ideas on reducing waste to his class.

5 We a lot of our toys for the charity sale.

6 You your plastic bags into the wrong recycling bin.

7 My neighbours their unused products every week.

8 The school children used books to sell at their

fundraising event

9 I my creativity to share ideas on reducing, reusing

and recycling online

10 All of us to spread the message to save our

Recycling around the world

In India there is a company that is recycling plastic It is making plastic into fuel for cars and trucks I

think this is funny, because plastic is made from petrol! So we are making fuel from fuel Petrol to plastic;

plastic to fuel – the cycle is going round and round.

In Dubai we are using an app called HomeCycle You use the app when you want the recycling people

to come and collect your waste It is becoming very popular in the city Many people are using the app,

because it is tiring carrying your waste outside in the heat, especially if you are living five storeys up, like

my family does.

In Nairobi my aunt is making art out of waste glass She is selling it to tourists and also to art galleries

What she earns is helping the family, because it is bringing in extra money On the weekends she is

teaching me how to make glass art, so one day I can make some extra money too!

Same difference

Exercise 6

1 Words that sound alike but differ in meaning and have a different spelling are called

homophones The table shows some homophones Read the words out loud and find out the

meaning of each spelling – you may use a dictionary if necessary