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VDays, months and seasons

1Write the days of the week in order. 

• 1

• 2Monday

• 3Tuesday

• 4Wednesday

• 5Thursday

• 6Friday

• 7Saturday

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VDays, months and seasons

2Complete the crossword. Then write the missing month below. 

	M	A	R	C	H
		u
		g
		u		f		a
		s		e		p
o	c	t	o	b	e	r
				r		i
				u		l
			m	a	y
				r
	j	u	l	y			n
	u						o
	n			d			v
s	e	p	t	e	m	b	e	r
				c			m
				e			b
				m			e
				b			r
				e
				r

Across 1It's got 31 days. It's in spring. MARCH 5It's got 31 days. It's in autumn. Halloween is in this month. _______ 6It's the fifth month of the year. ___ 7It's the seventh month of the year. ____ 10It's the ninth month of the year. It's in autumn. _________

Down 2It's got 31 days. It's in summer. ______ 3It's got 28 or 29 days. It's the second month of the year. ________ 4It's the fourth month of the year. _____ 7It's got 30 days. It's the beginning of summer. ____ 8It's the eleventh month of the year. ________ 9It's got 31 days. It's in winter. It's Christmas! ________

Missing month: JANUARY

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VDays, months and seasons

3Write the seasons. 

• 125 Decemberwinter

• 221 Aprilspring

• 315 Augustsummer

• 410 Octoberautumn

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VNumbers 31+

4Match the words to the numbers. 

a million

thirty-seven

two hundred and fifty

ten thousand

a billion

ninety-nine

eighty-two

six thousand

seventy-one

four thousand, one hundred and fifty

• 1,000,000
• 37
• 250
• 10,000
• 1,000,000,000
• 99
• 82
• 6,000
• 71
• 4,150

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VNumbers 31+

5Write the numbers. 

• 135

• 256fifty-six

• 373seventy-three

• 498ninety-eight

• 5300three hundred

• 65,000five thousand

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VThe time

6Write the times. 

• 

  1

• 

  2three o'clock

• 

  3twenty past seven

• 

  4ten to six

• 

  5quarter to one

• 

  6twenty-five to eleven

• 

  7quarter to four

• 

  8five to five

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VOrdinals and dates

7Write the next ordinal numbers. 

• 1eleventh, 

• 2second, third

• 3fifteenth, sixteenth

• 4third, fourth

• 5first, second

• 6nineteenth, twentieth

• 7twenty-third, twenty-fourth

• 8thirty-first, thirty-second

• 9twelfth, thirteenth

• 10tenth, eleventh

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VOrdinals and dates

8Put the dates in the correct order. 

• 1the fifteenth of March2

• 2the twenty-fourth of December5

• 3the twelfth of December4

• 4the thirtieth of May3

• 5the thirty-first of January

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1Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 

• what
• where
• have
• describe
• who
• when
• what

• 1How old are you?

• 2What is your favourite sport?

• 3Where are you from?

• 4Have you got a pet?

• 5Describe your family.

• 6Who is your favourite singer?

• 7When is your birthday?

• 8What is your name?

2Match the sentences in exercise 1 to gaps a–g in the dialogue. There is one sentence that you do not need. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

PresenterToday we're with Ruby Ali! She's a raga singer. Raga is traditional Indian music. ^a

RubyI'm from ¹Sheffield / Bristol. It's a big city in the UK. My grandparents are from India and my family love Indian music!

Presenter^bHow old are you?

RubyI'm ²33 / 23.

Presenter^cWhen is your birthday?

RubyIt's on the ³21st / 20th April. It's in my favourite season, spring.

Presenter^dWho is your favourite singer?

RubyMy mum, Rabinda! She's into music, too. She's in a raga group with me and my ⁴brother / dad – he plays the sitar.

Presenter^eDescribe your family.

RubyThey're great! Well, I've got my mum and dad, and I've got two brothers, Anil and Mirat. Mum is tall. She's got ⁵long / short, black hair. Dad's got short, ⁶grey / brown hair (and he hasn't got a lot of it!). He's tall, too. Anil is short. He's got straight hair. Mirat is tall. Mirat loves sport. He's in his school football team.

Presenter^fWhat is your favourite sport?

RubyI'm not into sport! I don't like it. But I like my brother's team. So … the answer is football!

Presenter^gHave you got a pet?

RubyNo, I haven't! I love ⁷cats / dogs, but I haven't got one. Mum and Dad have got three pets. They've got two cats and a dog. Their favourite is the dog. Her name is Mili. She's my favourite, too!

PresenterThanks, Ruby!

3Play the recording, listen to the interview and check your answers in exercise 2. 

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Audio script

Presenter Today we’re with Ruby Ali! She’s a raga singer. Raga is traditional Indian music. Where are you from?

Ruby I’m from Sheffield. It’s a big city in the UK. My grandparents are from India and my family    love Indian music!

Presenter How old are you?

Ruby I’m 23.

Presenter When is your birthday?

Ruby It’s on the 21st April. It’s in my favourite season, spring.

Presenter Who is your favourite singer?

Ruby My mum, Rabinda! She’s into music, too. She’s in a raga group with me and my dad – he plays the sitar.

Presenter Describe your family.

Ruby They’re great! I’ve got my mum and dad, and I’ve got two brothers, Anil and Mirat. Mum is tall. She’s got long, black hair. Dad’s got short, grey hair (and he hasn’t got a lot of it!). He’s tall, too. Anil is short. He’s got straight hair. Mirat is tall. Mirat loves sport. He’s in his school football team.

Presenter What’s your favourite sport?

Ruby I’m not into sport! I don’t like it. But I like my brother’s team. So … the answer is football!

Presenter Have you got a pet?

Ruby No, I haven’t. I love dogs, but I haven’t got one. Mum and Dad have got three pets. They’ve got two cats and a dog. Their favourite is the dog. Her name is Mili. She’s my favourite, too!

Presenter Thanks, Ruby!

4Play the recording, listen and choose the correct words to complete Ruby's answers.

PresenterToday we're with Ruby Ali! She's a raga singer. Raga is traditional Indian music. ^aWhere are you from?

RubyI'm from ¹Sheffield. It's a big city in the UK. My grandparents are from India and my family love Indian music!

Presenter^b_____________

RubyI'm ²23.

Presenter^c_____________

RubyIt's on the ³21st April. It's in my favourite season, spring.

Presenter^d_____________

RubyMy mum, Rabinda! She's into music, too. She's in a raga group with me and my ⁴dad – he plays the sitar.

Presenter^e_____________

RubyThey're great! Well, I've got my mum and dad, and I've got two brothers, Anil and Mirat. Mum is tall. She's got 

⁵long,

 

black hair. Dad's got short, ⁶grey hair (and he hasn't got a lot of it!). He's tall, too. Anil is short. He's got straight hair. Mirat is tall. Mirat loves sport. He's in his school football team.

Presenter^f_____________

RubyI'm not into sport! I don't like it. But I like my brother's team. So … the answer is football!

Presenter^g_____________

RubyNo, I haven't! I love ⁷dogs, but I haven't got one. Mum and Dad have got three pets. They've got two cats and a dog. Their favourite is the dog. Her name is Mili. She's my favourite, too!

PresenterThanks, Ruby!

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5Write the names of the people in the text. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

• 1a dog 

• 2two singers Ruby, Rabinda

• 3a person with straight hair Anil

• 4a tall student Mirat

• 5a person with short hair Dad

PresenterToday we're with Ruby Ali! She's a raga singer. Raga is traditional Indian music. ^aWhere are you from?

RubyI'm from ¹Sheffield / Bristol. It's a big city in the UK. My grandparents are from India and my family love Indian music!

Presenter^b_____________

RubyI'm ²33 / 23.

Presenter^c_____________

RubyIt's on the ³21st / 20th April. It's in my favourite season, spring.

Presenter^d_____________

RubyMy mum, Rabinda! She's into music, too. She's in a raga group with me and my ⁴brother / dad – he plays the sitar.

Presenter^e_____________

RubyThey're great! Well, I've got my mum and dad, and I've got two brothers, Anil and Mirat. Mum is tall. She's got ⁵long / short, black hair. Dad's got short, ⁶grey / brown hair (and he hasn't got a lot of it!). He's tall, too. Anil is short. He's got straight hair. Mirat is tall. Mirat loves sport. He's in his school football team.

Presenter^f_____________

RubyI'm not into sport! I don't like it. But I like my brother's team. So … the answer is football!

Presenter^g_____________

RubyNo, I haven't! I love ⁷cats / dogs, but I haven't got one. Mum and Dad have got three pets. They've got two cats and a dog. Their favourite is the dog. Her name is Mili. She's my favourite, too!

PresenterThanks, Ruby!

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6Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 

• 1Rubi comes from a bigsmall city.

• 2Her grandparents are Indian.

• 3Her birthday is in spring.

• 4Her dad has got a sitar.

• 5Her mum is in a raga group with her dad.

• 6Mirat is good at sport.

PresenterToday we're with Ruby Ali! She's a raga singer. Raga is traditional Indian music. ^aWhere are you from?

RubyI'm from ¹Sheffield / Bristol. It's a big city in the UK. My grandparents are from India and my family love Indian music!

Presenter^b_____________

RubyI'm ²33 / 23.

Presenter^c_____________

RubyIt's on the ³21st / 20th April. It's in my favourite season, spring.

Presenter^d_____________

RubyMy mum, Rabinda! She's into music, too. She's in a raga group with me and my ⁴brother / dad – he plays the sitar.

Presenter^e_____________

RubyThey're great! Well, I've got my mum and dad, and I've got two brothers, Anil and Mirat. Mum is tall. She's got ⁵long / short, black hair. Dad's got short, ⁶grey / brown hair (and he hasn't got a lot of it!). He's tall, too. Anil is short. He's got straight hair. Mirat is tall. Mirat loves sport. He's in his school football team.

Presenter^f_____________

RubyI'm not into sport! I don't like it. But I like my brother's team. So … the answer is football!

Presenter^g_____________

RubyNo, I haven't! I love ⁷cats / dogs, but I haven't got one. Mum and Dad have got three pets. They've got two cats and a dog. Their favourite is the dog. Her name is Mili. She's my favourite, too!

PresenterThanks, Ruby!

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