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Welcome aboard! is afascinating course forstudents of English atprimary level. A lively groupof characters invites pupils tojoin in the fun as Masid, the magicalgenie, transports them to new and excitingplaces.

Key Features✓ Modular themes✓ Lively dialogues✓ Enjoyable texts✓ A play for performance purposes✓ Games and songs✓ Gradual progression of writing skills through project work

(portfolio)✓ A full colour Activity Book✓ ‘Picture Dictionary’ in the Activity Book✓ Introduction to the British and American culture✓ Revision and evaluation at the end of each module✓ CD-ROMS, DVDs that bring the characters to life

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PIL’S BOO

K Elizabeth Gray - Virginia Evans

ISBN 978-1-84558-384-2

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goat

chicken

duck

cow

grass

wool sheep

field

snail

bird

cowboy22 Look and say.

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No, cows arefatter than goats!

fat

tall

small

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bigclever

Are cows andgoats the same?

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Welcome, children!This is my farm.

Come on! Let’s lookat my animals!

Thank you, UncleKenzo. Can we see thecows first? Eddy wants

to be a cowboy!

Whydo you keep

cows?

Of course! Come with me!The cows are in the field.

They’re eating grass.

China?OK, come on! Let’s go and

see the animals there!

Because they give usmeat and milk.

Look at the duckson the water! Oh! It’s just

like China!

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Unit 1

Now, listen again and read.44

Listen and write.33

1 Eddy wants to be a c................... . 2 Cows give us meat and m................... .

Only grass!But... look! Goats eat

everything and cows arefatter than goats!


bambooworld

forest jungle sea

leaf

panda pythonwhale

grassland

cheetah

turtle slowcountry

Look and say.22

Which is theoldest animal in

the park?

It’s the panda.

fast

big

tall

old

old

long

1

2

3

4

5

6

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Wendy: How long do pandas live?Masid: They usually live for fifteen

years. This one is eighteenyears old. It’s the oldestpanda in the park!

Masid: Well, children! Am I thecleverest man in the world?

Eddy: Oh, Masid! You’re thefunniest man in the world!

Cindy: Where are we?Masid: We’re in a park in China. It’s one

of the biggest countries in theworld!

Lin: Oh, look! There’s a panda! It’svery beautiful!

Masid: Pandas are very specialanimals! There aren’t manypandas in the world!

Oscar: What do they eat?Masid: They eat leaves and bamboo.

Look, this panda is havinglunch!

Unit 2

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33 Read, match and say.

1 The children are2 Pandas eat3 Pandas usually live for4 Masid is

a leaves and bamboo.b the funniest man in the world!c in a park in China.d fifteen years.

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Units 1-2

11 Say and write.

1 tall taller2 small .............3 big .............4 clever .............5 heavy .............

6 thin .............7 short .............8 happy .............9 long .............

10 fast .............

Listen and repeat, thentalk with your friend.

33

Grammar

small - smaller tall - taller

big - biggerfat - fatter

heavy - heavierhappy - happier

BUT

22 Look, say and write.

meat and wool

1 Uncle Kenzo is older (old) than Aunt Keiko.2 Cousin Lee is ........................... (young)

than Cousin Mai.3 Cousin Mai is ....................... (thin) than

Cousin Lee.4 Aunt Keiko is ............................... (tall)

than Cousin Mai.5 Cousin Lee’s hair is ...............................

(short) than Uncle Kenzo’s hair.6 Cousin Mai’s hair is ...............................

(long) than Aunt Keiko’s hair.

meat and milk

meat andeggs

meat and milk

meat andeggs

KenzoKeiko

Mai

Lee

Why do youkeep cows?

Becausethey give us meat

and milk.


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ñforest ñ15 years

ñsea

ñ90 yearsñjungle

ñ25 years

ñseañ100 years

ñgrasslands

ñ12 years

Listen and repeat, then talk with your friend.

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Grammar

long - longer - longestold - older - oldestfast - faster - fastest

BUT

big - bigger - biggestheavy - heavier - heaviest

55 Circle the correct answer.

A: Where do pandas live?B: They live in the forest.A: How long do pandas live?B: They usually live for fifteen years.

Which is the biggest?A a whale B an elephant C a hippo

44 Look and say.

1

2

3

4

5

The cheetahis the fastest of

the three.

Which is the tallest?A a horse B a giraffe C a zebra

Which is the smallest?A a spider B a duck C a mouse

Which is the fastest?A a lion B a cheetah C a tiger

Which is the longest?A a lizard B a crocodile C a python


Lives: in the sea Colour: blue - ................Food: small shellfish Body: long body, big ................Can: swim fastCan’t: stay under ................ for

very longUsually lives: for ................ years

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Read again and write.22 About you: ask and answer.33

1 What’s your favourite farm animal?2 What’s your favourite sea animal?3 What’s your favourite wild animal?4 What does your favourite wild animal

look like?

Can you see the cheetah’steeth and the sheep’s feet?

TWISTER Listen andrepeat.44

shellfish

The blue whale is the largest animal inthe world! It lives in the sea. Its colour isblue-grey and it eats small shellfish. Theblue whale has got a long body and a bigtail. It can swim fast, but it can’t stayunder the water for very long! The bluewhale usually lives for a hundred years!

There aren’t many whales in the world.They need our help!

Listen and read.11

The blue whale:the largest animal

in the world!


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Unit 1Unit 3

1 The cow goes moo! .........2 The duck goes cluck! .........

3 The sheep goes baa! .........4 The chicken goes quack! .........

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moo

Old MacDonald’s got a farm,E - I - E - I - O!

And on his farm he’s got a cow,E - I - E - I - O!

With a moo - moo hereAnd a moo - moo there,

Here a moo, there a moo!Everywhere a moo - moo!

Old MacDonald’s got a cow,E - I - E - I - O!

baa

quack cluck

Look, read and write True or False.77

Listen and draw a line.55


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Unit 3

• talk about farm and wildanimals

• compare animals• ask and answer questions

about why people keepdifferent animals

• write about the cheetah

The giraffe istaller than the

zebra!

tall!

Team A Team B

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Help the cheetah!The cheetah is the fastest animal inthe world! It lives ....................... .Its colour ................................... .The cheetah has got ................... .It can ......................................... .The cheetah usually lives ............ .

Let’s play!11

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