STEP UP TO ENGLISH WORKBOOK LEVEL 13

STEP UP TO ENGLISH WORKBOOK LEVEL 13

STEP UP TO ENGLISH WORKBOOK LEVEL 13 Copyright 2007, Successful ESL Ltd. 10 1030 Hulford Street Victoria, B.C. Canada V8X 3B6 Website: www.successfulesl.com All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Successful ESL Ltd.

STEP UP TO ENGLISH LEVEL 13 CONTENTS STEP 1: vocabulary listening and repeating, listening and understanding, writing sentence answers, roleplay, understanding questions, using comparatives to complete paragraphs, writing comparative sentences, sentence word order, oral questions STEP 2: vocabulary listen and repeat, introducing adjectives, sentence word order, noun modifiers, order of adjectives, articles a and the, contractions, writing sentences using adjectives, completing paragraphs by adding adjectives, descriptions, oral questions STEP 3: vocabulary listen and repeat, adverbs ending in ly, vocabulary, using very and extremely, writing sentences using adverbs, using well, completing paragraphs using adverbs and adjectives, match the meaning, oral questions STEP 4: vocabulary listen and repeat, role-playing, completing role-plays, writing sentence answers, listening, reading and understanding, Completing paragraphs using adjectives, noun modifiers and adverbs, oral questions STEP 5: vocabulary listen and repeat, phoning for a reservation, completing role-plays, listening and reading, sentence word order, reading and listening comprehension, writing sentence answers, writing questions using question words, oral questions TEST FOR LEVEL 13 Successful ESL Ltd. All rights Reserved. http://successfulesl.com

STEP UP TO ENGLISH LEVEL 13 STEP 1: SLIDE 2 Answer in sentences: 1. Where did the four cousins go? 2. Does Brian think that Toto is a smart dog? 3. What did they take for lunch? 4. Wh o ate the most? 5. Did they drink any coffee? 6. Wh o ate the least? 1. Did Pam get wet first? STEP 1: SLIDE 3 2. Do some dogs like to swim? 3. Who was the last to get into the water? 4. What did Brian say about the water? STEP 1: SLIDE 3 Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 1

Answer the questions in sentences. 1. Where are the four cousins? 2. Is Toto there too? 3. What did they bring for lunch? 4. Did they bring any tea? 5. Who drinks a lot of tea? 6. Did they bring any dessert? 7. Where is the store? 8. Who is going to go to the store? STEP 1: SLIDE 6 Use the following words to complete the paragraphs: the best more cousins the most from in interested in Brian and Pam s, Raymond and Ruth, are visiting them in Canada. They are Melbourne, Australia. They are having a good time visiting the beaches, lakes and the department stores. Ruth is interested new clothes, but Pam is interested in sports. Pam thinks the sports equipment, shoes and sports clothes are interesting. Pam and Ruth look through all the department stores. Raymond and Brian aren t so the department stores. They looked through them quickly. Brian saw some soccer equipment he was, Raymond liked the new bicycles. The boys like to talk about soccer. Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 2

STEP 1: SLIDE 7 Write comparative sentences, using the words given below: 1. beautiful buildings / Paris / more / Calcutta 2. mountains / Switzerland / France / higher 3. faster / horses run / dogs 4. Canada / larger / Italy 5. Spanish / hockey players / the / worst 6. Antarctica / colder / South America 7. Southern India / hot / Canada STEP 1: SLIDE 8 Complete the sentences: The bicycle is going very. The motorcycle is going the bicycle. The car is going. The bicycle is going the motorcycle and the car. The motorcycle is going the bicycle and the car. The car is going the bicycle and the motorcycle. It is going. Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 3

LEVEL 13: STEP 2 - SLIDE 3 Fill in the blanks in your workbooks from the noun modifiers given, then click the questions for the answers. sports salad mouse baseball dog 1. He picked up the lettuce with a fork. 2. On his desk, beside the keyboard, was a red pad. 3. He always wore a blue cap. 4. They arrived in a shiny new car. 5. Toto always sleeps outside in its house. STEP 2: SLIDE 5 Make sentences of the following words. Click the questions for the answers. 1. three, cookies, She, of, made, beautiful, plates. _ 2. week, dog, I, a, big, Last, saw, black. _ 3. red, He, big, a, T-shirt, had, cotton. _ STEP 2: SLIDE 6 Write the answers to the following questions in your workbook. Use at least two adjectives in each answer. Click the questions for the possible answers. SOME SUGGESTED ADJECTIVES colorful new big small little white cold old best huge good red blue dark 1. What did she wear to town yesterday? _ 2. What kind of car did you see today? _ 3. What kind of dress did she wear to the dance last evening? _ 4. What kind of winters do you have? _ Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 4

STEP 2: SLIDE 7 Write the answers in your workbook, using adjectives in your answers. Click for the possible answers. Here are some adjectives you could use: colorful black small young long all kinds good thin yellow striped 1. What kind of birds do you see in the parks? _ 2. What is the bird in the picture like? _ 3. Does the bird have long thin legs? _ 4. What other kinds of birds might you see in the parks? _ 5. Are there many big, black birds in the parks? _ STEP 2: SLIDE 8 Write the correct words in the blanks in your workbook. Click for the answers. Use these adjectives: small good beautiful ornate far huge warm old snowy two sh ort small shining strong winding gr een narrow big rich On Sundays, when the weather is, many people walk along this street. They think of the days when horses ran along, pulling carriages. Inside the buildings, people looked through the windows, to see who had such a carriage. The bird flies quietly over the trees and mountain tops. The winds carry it higher and higher. The bird can see people, below, slowly climbing the mountain side. Ha! laughs the bird happily, I can fly quickly, but they go slowly with their legs. Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 5

STEP 2: SLIDE 9 Think about a friend or a relative. How can you describe that person? - Is he / she young or old? - What is their hair like? - Are they happy or sad? - Are they tall or short? Write a paragraph in your workbook to describe this person. Use a lot of adjectives for practice. LEVEL 13: STEP 3 - SLIDE 3 Answer the questions using the adverbs from the list on Slide 1. 1. How do you cross the street? _ 2. How do you talk to old people? _ 3. How do you work? _ 4. How does a plane travel? _ 5. How do most children eat? _ 6. How does the tortoise walk? _ Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 6

STEP 3: SLIDE 3 CONTINUED 7. How often do you sleep? _ 8. How do opera singers sing? _ 9. How do heavy people walk? _ 10. How does the rooster run? _ STEP 3: SLIDE 4 Complete the sentences with an adverb. 1. The man was very heavy. He moved. 2. They were busy at work. They worked. 3. The buses left every hour. They left. 4. Her news was very sad. She spoke. 5. The street was crowded. He drove. 6. She did very nice work. She worked. 7. Each piece of bread was thin. It was cut. 8. There was loud music. He had to speak. 1. How do you play basketball? STEP 3: SLIDE 5 Answer the questions using well or not well. _ 2. How do you sing? _ 3. Can you ride a horse? _ 4. Are you good at swimming? _ Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 7

STEP 3: SLIDE 6 Use the adverbs and adjectives below to fill in the blanks. strong easy hind strangest easily long mostly quietly quickly without difficulty One of the animals in the world is the kangaroo. They stand up on their legs. When they stand, they use their tail like a leg. When people come, the kangaroos can run away. They hop on their back legs and run off. a kangaroo can hop five or six meters. They hop away, with, jumps. STEP 3: SLIDE 7 Complete the sentences, choosing the correct adverb. USE THESE ADVERBS daily extremely noisily very monthly gladly beautifully quickly 1. The water ran out. 2. After playing all day the boys were tired. 3. She played the piano. 4. He was kind to her, so she helped him. 5. They finished the work early, so they were happy. 6. At work they are paid. 7. The children played. 8. The bus goes there. Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 8

STEP 3: SLIDE 8 MATCH THE MEANING cheaply slowly hourly monthly quickly badly daily extremely carefully noisily sadly politely 1. How does he sing? STEP 3: SLIDE 9 Answer in sentences: _ 2. How does the plane fly? _ 3. When does the clock strike? _ 4. How do you pick up a crocodile? _ Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 9

CROSSWORD PUZZLE - ADVERBS (The answer is on page 17) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 www.crosswordweaver.com ACROSS 1 every night 4 with noise 7 every hour 9 how you w ork when you are busy 10 not expensively 12 fast 14 very 15 every day DOWN 2 how opera singers sing 3 every month 5 with sadness 6 with care 8 not quickly 11 showing politeness 13 not in a good way Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 10

Raymond: Hey! I have a great idea! LEVEL 13: STEP 4 - SLIDE 4 Fill in what Pam said: Pam: Raymond: Let s go bungy jumping! Brian: Are you crazy? Pam: Raymond: Well, you go and jump off this bridge into a river that s about forty meters down. Ruth: Yes, he s definitely crazy! Raymond: No! No! You have this rubber rope tied to your ankles, so you bounce up again before you hit the river. Pam: Brian: Let s think of something else! 1. Are you interested in dinosaurs? STEP 4: SLIDE 5 Answer the questions in sentences. 2. Do you like museums? 3. Is river rafting fun? 4. Is river rafting dangerous? 5. What about bungy jumping? Do you think it s dangerous? 6. Ruth says that Raymond is crazy for suggesting bungy jumping. Do you think he s crazy? Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 11

STEP 4: SLIDE 7 Write in the missing words, using the adjectives, noun modifiers and adverbs below. Ruth and Pam decided to look for ideas on the Internet. At first they sat quietly in front of their computer. The only thing the boys heard were some giggles and a lot of whispering. Suddenly they called : Hey! Come and look at these pictures! The girls were looking at Whale Watching and had found a lot of pictures of the beautiful animals swimming through the waves. Wow! said Raymond. Aren t they? That would be better than bungy jumping! We could go watching. They re! They can be up to eight meters long! said Brian. The whale watching boats go right up to them. Do they eat people? asked Ruth. No, replied Pam, it s safe in the boats. Adjectives Adjectives Noun Modifiers Adverbs very b eautiful ocean excitedly more in credible whale quietly quiet am azing nervously enormous STEP 4: SLIDE 8 Answer the questions in sentences. 1. Ruth wanted to go to a museum. Is that an interesting place to go? 2. Did Brian want to do something more exciting than going to a museum? 3. What did Brian want to do? Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 12

4. Why did Brian ask if Raymond was crazy? STEP 4: SLIDE 8 CONTINUED 5. Where did the girls find information about whale watching? 6. Is whale watching dangerous? 7. Do you want to go whale watching? LEVEL 13: STEP 5 - SLIDE 3 Fill in what Ruth said. Receptionist: Best Coastal Whale Watching. How can I help you? Ruth: Receptionist: They leave at 10 AM and 2 PM, and they stay out for three hours. Ruth: Receptionist: We have small Zodiac boats that hold 12 people, and we have a big covered boat that holds 84. Ruth: Receptionist: It s $95.00 per person. That includes tea, coffee and cookies and a free booklet. Ruth: Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 13

1. to, wanted, river, Brian, go, rafting. STEP 5: SLIDE 5 Write correct sentences using the words below: 2. close, boat, the, The, are, whales, to. 3. Pam, jumping, doesn t, bungy, like. 4. museum, the, didn t, They, to, go. 5. Zodiac, fast, very, The, go, boats. 6. borrow, tent, second, They, a, will. 7. information, get, phoned, to Ruth, some. 8. three, watching, The, out, stay, boats whale, for, hours. STEP 5: SLIDE 6 Answer the questions in sentences: 1. Why didn t they go whale watching? 2. Where did they get the second tent? 3. Is camping as dangerous as bungy jumping? 4. Were they able to get to the campsite before noon? 5. Did they find a good campsite? Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 14

1. What did the cousins do after lunch? STEP 5: SLIDE 7 Answer the questions in sentences: 2. Where are they going to sleep? 3. Is there a river near the campsite? 4. What kind of bird did they see? 5. What was the eagle doing? STEP 5: SLIDE 8 Make questions of the following words. Write the questions and the answers. 1. why, cousins, decide. 2. wh o, camping. 3. wh ere, sleep. 4. wh at, see. 5. when, cousins, hike. 6. ho w, beach. Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 15

CROSSWORD PUZZLE (The answer is on page 17) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 www.crosswordweaver.com ACROSS 2 a color 3 one hundred centimeters 6 frightened 9 they lived a very long time ago 10 not cold 11 where you put your tent 12 a meal in the middle of the day 14 just before night time DOWN 1 a lot of trees 2 a small book 4 you see with them 5 unbelievable 7 people often eat them for lunch 8 it modifies a noun 13 very big Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 16

Solution to the crossword puzzle on page 10: N I G H T L Y O U D M N O I S I L Y O A Y N C D T A L HOUR LY L E Y F S B U S I L Y L O L W C H E A P L Y L O Y Q U I C K L Y B I A T D E X T R E M E L Y L Y D A I L Y Solution to the crossword puzzle on page 16: F B L U E MET ER I O O Y N E R V O U S A E C E K A D I N O S A U R S L N J E T E D E D T W A R M C C A M P S I T E I T B L U N C H I H L H V S U N S E T E G E Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 17

LEVEL 13 GLOSSARY ENGLISH NOTES ENGLISH NOTES adjective incredible amaze, (to) amazed kangaroo ankle keyboard baby least bald eagle lettuce baseball little blue lovely boat tour lunch booklet meter borrow, (to) borrowed modify, (to) modified bounce, (to) bounced most bread mouse pad bungy jumping museum campfire nervous campsite noise careful ornate carriage piano cheese pickle colorful piece cotton polite cover, (to) covered purple crocodile rich definite river rafting dessert rooster difficulty rope dinosaur rubber extreme sandal eye sandwich forest shallow fossil shine, (to) shone free smart gift sports car giggle, (to) giggled steep green stripe grey stupid heavy sun hind sunset huge tea ice-cream tent include, (to) included thin Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 18

LEVEL 13 GLOSSARY tortoise tour bus very warm wash, (to) washed wet Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 19

LEVEL 13 CHINESE TRANSLATIONS Step 1: Use the following words to complete the paragraphs in your workbook 用下面的单词完成作业本上的段落 Write comparative sentences, using the words given below 用下面的单词写比较级的句子 Write the missing words in your workbook 请在作业本上填空 ENGLISH CHINESE ENGLISH CHINESE cheese 干酪, 乳酪 stupid 愚蠢的 dessert 餐后点心 tea 茶 ; 茶叶 ice cream 冰淇淋 the least 最少的 lunch 午餐 the most 最多的 pickle 泡黄瓜 the worst 最坏的 sandwich 三明治 warm 暖和的 smart 聪明的 wet 湿 Step 2: Adjectives describe or modify nouns. 形用词用来描绘或修饰名词 In this case, modify means to affect a word s meaning 这里, 修饰 用来框定单词的意义 Noun modifiers act just like adjectives, even though they are nouns 名词修饰词, 虽然是名词, 用作形容词 Use an article before the adjective if it modifies a singular noun 如果修饰的是单数名词, 要在形容词前加冠词 Use at least two adjectives in each answer. 请至少用两个形容词来回答每个问题 Write the correct words in the blanks in your workbook 请在作业本上用正确的单词填空 Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 20

Step 2 Continued: ENGLISH CHINESE ENGLISH CHINESE adjective 形容词 modify (to) 修饰 baby 婴儿 mouse pad 鼠标垫 baseball 棒球 narrow 狭, 窄 blue 蓝色的 ornate 装饰的 carriage ( 四轮 ) 马车 purple 紫色的 ; 紫红色的 colorful 色彩丰富 rich 富有的, 富裕的 cotton 棉花 sandal 凉鞋 eye 眼睛 shine (to) 照耀 ; 闪耀 gray 灰色 sports car 跑车 green 绿色的, 青色的 steep 陡急的, 峻峭的 huge 巨大的, 庞大的 stripe 条纹, 条子 keyboard 键盘 strong 强壮的, 有力的 lettuce 莴苣 tour bus 旅游车 little 表示数量 程度方面的小 winding 迂回曲折, 蜿蜒 Step 3: Adverbs modify verbs. They often answer the question How? 副词用来修饰动词, 用来表达 如何 Very and extremely are adverbs that are used before an adjective or adverb to make the meaning stronger. Very 和 extremely 是副词, 用在形容词和副词前来加强词义 Complete the sentences in your workbook with an adverb 请用副词来完成作业本上的句子 Well is an adverb. It tells how something is done. Well 是一个副词, 用来表达某事是怎样做的 Use the adverbs and adjectives below to fill in the blanks in your workbook. 请在作业本上用下列形容词和副词填空 Complete the sentences in your workbook, choosing the correct adverb. 请在作业本上用正确的副词填空 Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 21

Step 3 Continued: Match the meaning 与词义相配 When you see the meaning find the correct word. 请找出与词义相配的单词 Write the answers in your workbook. 把答案写在做业本上 Use these words 用这些单词 ENGLISH CHINESE ENGLISH CHINESE bread 面包 piano 钢琴 careful 仔细的, 小心谨慎的 piece 作量词 片, 幅, 匹, 等 crocodile 鳄鱼 polite 礼貌的 difficulty 困难 ; 难事 rooster 雄鸡 extreme 极端的 ; 过激的 sun 太阳 gift 赠品, 礼物 sunset 日落 hind 后面的, 后边的 tortoise 龟 kangaroo 大袋鼠 very 非常 meter 测量仪表, 计量器 wash (to) 洗 noise 声音, 声响 Step 4: Answer the questions in your workbook. 请在作业本上回答问题 Try to fill in the blanks in your workbook with the adjectives, noun modifiers or adverbs listed below 请在作业本上用下列形容词, 名词修辞词或副词填空 ENGLISH CHINESE ENGLISH CHINESE amaze (to) 使惊奇, 使吃惊 museum 博物馆 ankle 踝 ; 踝节部 nervous 紧张的 bounce (to) 跳起, 弹起 river rafting 用筏子航行 bungy jumping 蹦极跳 rope 绳 definite 明确的 ; 确定的 rubber 橡皮 dinosaur 恐龙 watch (to) 观, 看 fossil 化石 whale 鲸 giggle (to) 吃吃地笑 whisper (to) 低语 ; 耳语 incredible 难以相信的 Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 22

Step 5: You be Ruth. Write what she says in your workbook. 假设你是 Ruth, 把她说的话写在作业本上 Write correct sentences in your workbook using the words below. 用下列的单词在作业本上造句 Make questions of the following words. 用下列的单词提问 Write the questions and the answers in your workbook. 请在作业本上提问并回答问题 ENGLISH CHINESE ENGLISH CHINESE bald eagle 秃鹰 free 自由的 boat tour 轮船游览 include (to) 包含, 包括 booklet 小册子 include (to) borrow (to) 借, 借用 lovely 可爱的 campfire 营火 ; 营火会 shallow 浅的 ; 表面的 campsite 营地 tent 帐篷 cover (to) 覆盖 woods 树林 covered 被俯盖 ; 有盖的 Zodiac boat 橡皮艇 Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 23

STEP UP TO ENGLISH LEVEL 13: TEST 13 ANSWER THE ORAL QUESTIONS ON THE LINES BELOW: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Fill in the blanks using the words below: The (6) cousins decided to go camping. Pam thought that bungy jumping was (7) dangerous. They thought that the museum, although it was interesting, was not (8) enough. They all wanted to go whale watching. It would be (9) to see the (10) creatures swimming (11) through the (12) ocean. Ruth phoned and got (13) information. They all decided that whale watching was too (14). They went camping, and that was more (15) and a lot cheaper. Use these words: (The words can be used more than once.) enormous extremely four exciting wonderful quickly expensive blue a lot of interesting Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 24

TEST 13 CONTINUED Make correct sentences of the words below: 16. watching, it, to, whale, Does, much, go, cost? 17. in, Do, tents, sometimes, people, sleep? 18. in, Do, enormous, the, water, live, whales? 19. in, old, museum, the, have, dinosaurs, They, extremely. 20. quickly, small, ran, black, The, dog. 21. down, The, heavily, man, big, sat. 22. red, The, runs, bus, hourly, big. 23. ate, The, boys, huge, young, red, two, apples, two, hungrily. 24. Italian, car, I, big, sports, saw, a, black. 25. interesting, The, an, young, campsite, four, found, cousins Successful ESL Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.successfulesl.com 25