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Kick-Starter .............................................................................................1 – 11






Unit 1 Malaysia’s Towns and Cities ....................................................12 – 22







Unit 2 Daily Plans ...............................................................................23 – 33






Unit 3 Wildlife Discovery .....................................................................34 – 45






Unit 4 Learning is Fun! ........................................................................46 – 56







Answers ................................................................................................57 – 62

UNIT Malaysia’s Towns
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and Cities




Listening



A Listen to the description of a village and a town. Then, fill in the boxes with the
correct words from below.

modern spacious busy crowded quiet traditional





























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Vocabulary 词汇
spacious 宽敞的 crowded 拥挤的 traditional 传统的

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B Listen to three street interviews in a radio programme about the favourite
places they like to go.
(i) For each of the sentences below, write True or False.

1 Aida thinks that One Mall is very convenient. ...................................

2 Molly likes to eat traditional food. ......................................................

3 Mohan likes to go to the park for fishing. ...........................................
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4 Aida likes shopping at One Mall. .......................................................

5 Mohan likes to read at Green Park. ...................................................

(ii) Listen to the interviews again. Write two words each to describe the three places.
Choose the words from the box below.


convenient delicious comfortable relaxing cheap quiet


1 One Mall


(a)




(b)






2 Grandma’s Delight


(a) food



(b) food






3 Green Park

(a)




(b)





Vocabulary 词汇
convenient 方便的 delicious 美味的 comfortable 舒适的 relaxing 令人放松的

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Speaking


Asking and Giving Directions










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Key phrases / expressions:
Excuse me… / May I know… / How far… / It is about… / 20 minutes / on foot /
by bus / go straight / turn right / on your left / opposite




A Complete the dialogue below. You may use the key phrases / expressions in the box
above.


Tourist : Excuse me. (1) the way to the railway station, please?

You : Sure. Let’s look at the map. We are here. The train station is there, at Rawa

Road. (2) along this Kulim Road until you reach Rawa
Road.

Tourist : (3) is the station from the church?

You : It is about 20 minutes (4) but only 5 minutes by bus.
Tourist : Are there any landmarks?

You : Yes, you will pass a hospital (5) and a police station on

your right. (6) the school is the railway station.

Tourist : Thank you very much.

You : (7)


B Take turns to ask and give directions from:
(a) The railway station to the hospital
(b) The school to the police station



A : Excuse me,… A : Are there any landmarks?
B : It is situated at… B : Yes,…
A : How far is it from… A : Thank…

B : It is about… minutes… B : You’re…



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Reading



The Petronas Twin Towers are 451.9 metres high. There are 88 storeys.
The Twin Towers are the highest twin towers in the world. They are an
icon to Malaysia. The two skyscrapers are a beautiful sight day or night.

The Twin Towers are used mainly as the office and headquarters of
Petronas Oil and Gas company. The towers are joined by a skybridge
at their 41 and 42 floors. It is probably the highest bridge in the world.
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The observation decks at level 86 are very popular. Visitors can get
a view of the whole Kuala Lumpur down below. Learn about the history
and construction of the towers there.

Get a souvenir or two at the gift shop. Shop and dine at the malls and restaurants at the
base of the towers.



A Match the following words with their meanings.


1 icon a A very tall building


2 skyscraper b View


3 sight c A very famous building


Something that you keep for
observation
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d
deck remembrance
A place on a high building where
5 souvenir e
you can see things below



B Read the text again and complete the following sentences.

1 The Petronas Twin Towers are an icon to .



2 The Twin Towers are situated in .


3 The Twin Towers are joined by a .


4 At the observation decks, you can see .


5 The shopping complex and restaurants are found at the .

Vocabulary 词汇
skyscrapers 摩天大楼 headquarters 总部 skybridge 天空之桥
observation decks 观景台 souvenir 纪念品 remembrance 纪念
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Vocabulary


A Circle five words that are often used to describe a city and its surroundings.



crowded busy relaxing polluted peaceful
quiet modern simple noisy clean


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B Fill in the blanks with the correct words, chosen from the box below.

leisurely old landmark convenient icon

1 The villagers have a life in their village.

2 An important in the village is the mosque.

3 The Petronas Twin Towers have become an to the world.

4 The old town has a lot of buildings.

5 Shopping malls are very popular because they are very .


C Change the word in italics by replacing it with a word in the opposite meaning.


1 The park in the city is usually noisy.


2 The air in the city is usually clean.

3 The food sold at the restaurant is cheap.

4 There are many old buildings in the city.


5 The city has many boring places to visit.


D Circle ten adjectives that are often used to describe a town, shopping complex or
restaurant. The first one has been done as an example.
S P A C I O U S Y
V M O L D E S Y D
I C H E A P W A I

S O B A D E R S R
I S T N O I S Y T

B U S Y N O O R Y
L O Q U I E T S O
E E M O D E R N S

Vocabulary 词汇
peaceful 宁静的 leisurely 悠闲的 landmark 地标

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Grammar Focus


A Complete the questions below by using Is there, Are there or How many.


1 many historical buildings?


2 any restaurant in the village?

3 rooms are there in the hotel?

4 a park in the city?


5 many visitors at the museum?


B Complete the questions by matching the question words on your left with the remaining
sentence on your right.


1 Is there any a entertainment centre?


2 Are there some b landmark in the village?


3 Is there an c any iconic building?


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How many
d hotels in the city?
5 Is there e visitors can enter the museum?


C Fill in the blanks with the correct question words: What, Who, When, Where, How.


1 is your name?

2 old are you?

3 were you born?

4 are you from?

5 is your best friend?


D Complete the sentences below by providing the adjectives of comparison.

Examples: old – older spacious – more spacious


1 The village is (quiet) than the city.

2 The food court is (noisy) than the restaurant.

Vocabulary 词汇
historical 历史的 entertainment 娱乐 iconic 标志性

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3 The Petronas Twin Towers are (popular) than any other place.

4 The food at the restaurant is (expensive) than the food court.

5 The city is (crowded) than the village.

6 The air in the village is (clean) than the air in the town.

7 The buildings in the town are (modern) than the buildings in the
village.

8 The people in the city seem to be (busy) than the villagers.
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E Take turns to compare yourself to a friend based on the following. Use adjectives like
older/younger, taller/shorter, heavier/lighter, darker/fairer and curlier/straighter.



Age : I am than you.

Height : You are than I am.


Size : I am than you.

Complexion : You are than I am.


Hair : My hair is than yours.



F The adjectives are mixed up in the word puzzle. What are they?



1 p e e x n s i e v




2 e l p u o l d t




3 r c o d w e d




4 m n d r o e



5 m r a k l n a d




6 t i u e q



Vocabulary 词汇
height 身高 complexion 肤色

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Writing




Malacca is the historical state of Malaysia.
The capital of this state is Malacca City. It has
a population of about 500 000. It is situated
in the west, near the coast. There are old and
modern buildings in the city. The streets are
narrow and crowded with traffic.
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The city has become an important tourist
centre. It has modern hotels, big restaurants
and shopping malls. There are many
interesting places that have become the landmarks of the city. Some of them are
the A’Famosa Fort, old churches and the Taming Sari Tower which is 110 metres in
height. It is the icon of Malacca.

The Jonker Street is very popular. There are stalls and shops. There is also a
wide range of antiques, clothes, handicrafts and delicious food.



A Underline the correct word to describe Malacca City.


1 The city is situated in the (north ✿ south ✿ east ✿ west) of the state.


2 It is an old town with many (historical ✿ history) buildings.



3 It has a (population ✿ people) of about 500 000.


4 Some old buildings have become important (landmarks ✿ landings).


5 There are many places of (tourism ✿ tourist) attractions.


B Use There is, There isn’t, There are or There aren’t to describe a town or a city.


1 many restaurants in the city.


2 any airport in the state of Malacca.


many colourful trishaws for tourists to take a ride.

4 any wide roads in the old city.


5 no stadium in the town.


Vocabulary 词汇
population 人口 coast 海岸 antiques 古董 handicrafts 手工艺品

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C Replace the word in italics with a word of the opposite meaning. Then, rewrite the
sentences.

1 There are many wide roads in Malacca City.






2 You can find many modern buildings in the city.
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3 Going on foot is the worst if you want to visit Jonker Street.






4 The popular river has many fish.





5 The tourist centre has become very noisy.






D Rearrange the order of the following words to make correct sentences.

1 of ✿ 500 000 ✿ has ✿ population ✿ The ✿ City ✿ a ✿ Malacca ✿ of






2 famous ✿ food ✿ for ✿ hometown ✿ is ✿ My ✿ its





3 many ✿ There ✿ historical ✿ the ✿ in ✿ city ✿ buildings ✿ are






4 is ✿ The ✿ cheap ✿ delicious ✿ food ✿ and





5 are ✿ There ✿ many ✿ interest ✿ of ✿ places










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E Write about your hometown.








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A INTRODUCTION

• Mention the town or what you are going to write. Add some introduction like
its size and the population.

My hometown is…It is a small/big town with a population of about…

B PARAGRAPHS

• Where? (location)
My hometown is situated in the state of… It is…the coast… It is east/west
of…

• How? (appearance)
Is it old/modern/popular with tourists? Is it crowded?

• What are the attractions?
Any historical buildings/landmarks/places of interest, etc. ?


• What are the facilities?
Transport/accommodation/shopping malls/eating outlets, etc.

C CONCLUSION

• How do you feel or other people think about your hometown?



Vocabulary 词汇
hometown 家乡；故乡 appearance 外观；外貌 attractions 具有吸引力的事物
facilities 设备；设施 accommodation 住宿 eating outlets 餐饮店
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My Hometown




My hometown is (1) . It is a (2)

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(small/big) town with a population of about (3) .

My hometown is situated in the state of (4) . It is


(5) (near/far from) the coast. There is a nearby town


(6) .It is (7) (north/south/east/west) of


my hometown. My hometown looks quite (8) (old/new).

It has many historical buildings. Other landmarks are (9) and


(10) . They have become (11)


tourist attractions.




The transport in my town is (12) (good/bad). There


are taxi and (13) services. The traffic can be very


(14) (heavy/light). There are many restaurants and a few


shopping (15) . People from other towns come to enjoy the

delicious (16) here.





I have been staying in this town since I was (17) .


I like my hometown as it is quite (18) .












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ANSWERS








Kick-Starter F 1 popular 2 expensive
3 cheap 4 old
Vocabulary 5 fast 6 bad
A 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 f 5 d
6 e 7 i 8 g 9 h 10 k G 1 Malaysia 2 Japan
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11 l 12 j 3 China 4 India
5 Egypt 6 the USA
B 1 cooking 7 Brazil 8 Australia
2 photography
3 sport Grammar Focus
4 cyling A 1 is 2 isn’t 3 aren’t
5 skateboarding 4 am not 5 isn’t 6 is
6 video games
7 chatting online B 1 my 2 your
8 reading 3 my 4 his
9 music 5 our 6 their
10 gardening 7 Your 8 your
11 shopping 9 its 10 their
12 hobbies

C 1 ladies’ 2 men’s
C B A C O O K I N G E B T 3 boys’ 4 students’
C A P V I D E O U S A N 5 Nita’s 6 Roy’s
D A C Y C L I N G S E U 7 maid’s 8 brother’s
A P H O T O G R A P H Y
D 1 Are; I am not
A M M U S I C A T S S M
2 Is; she is
S W I M O N L I N E S S 3 Am; you are
T S H O P P I N G Z E O 4 Is; he isn’t
5 Are; they are
G A R D E N I N G S A I 6 Is; it is
G A N G A R T D O O R S
C O C H A T T I N G O N E 1 This 2 This 3 These
4 That 5 Those

D 1 clock 2 poster F 1 (a) Have
3 shelf 4 dictionary (b) Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
5 table 6 notebook 2 (a) Have
7 speaker 8 mobile phone (b) Yes, they have. / No, they haven’t.
basket 10 drawer 3 (a) Has
11 chair 12 board (b) Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
4 (a) Has
E 1 in 2 On (b) Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t.
3 Next to 4 under 5 (a) Has
5 Above 6 on (b) Yes, it has. / No, it hasn’t.
7 between 8 near
9 On 10 opposite

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G 1 (a) New Zealand Reading
(b) Wan Bee A 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 e 5 d
(c) Heidi/Tom/Amy
2 There are 5 question marks used in the B 1 Malaysia
dialogue. 2 Kuala Lumpur City
3 The comma is used 7 times in the 3 skybridge
dialogue. 4 the whole city below
4 New Zealanders 5 base/feet/bottom of the towers
5 The people in New Zealand speak
English.
Vocabulary
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H 1 and 2 or A crowded, busy, polluted, modern, noisy
3 but 4 and
5 or 6 but B 1 leisurely 2 landmark
7 or 8 but 3 icon 4 old
5 convenient
I 1 and 2 but
3 and 4 and C 1 quiet
5 and 6 and 2 dirty/polluted
7 and 8 but 3 expensive
9 and 10 or 4 new/modern
5 interesting
Unit 1 Malaysia’s Towns and Cities
D
Listening S P A C I O U S Y
V M O L D E S Y D
A 1 spacious 2 quiet
3 traditional 4 modern I C H E A P W A I
5 busy 6 crowded S O B A D E R S R
I S T N O I S Y T
B (i) 1 True 2 True 3 False B U S Y N O O R Y
4 True 5 False
(ii) 1 One Mall: L O Q U I E T S O
(a) convenient E E M O D E R N S
(b) comfortable

2 Grandma’s Delight: Grammar Focus
(a) delicious
(b) cheap A 1 Are there 2 Is there
3 How many 4 Is there
3 Green Park: 5 Are there
(a) relaxing
(b) quiet
B 1 b 2 d 3 a 4 e 5 c
Speaking
C 1 What 2 How
A 1 May I know 3 When/Where 4 Where
2 Walk 5 Who
3 How far
4 on foot D 1 quieter
5 on your left 2 noisier
6 Opposite 3 more popular
7 You’re welcome.
4 more expensive
5 more crowded
B Accept any suitable answer. 6 cleaner
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7 more modern Speaking
8 busier
A 1 Canteen Day
2 buffet lunch
E Accept any suitable answer. 3 events/items

4 cooking demo
F 1 expensive 2 polluted 5 interesting
3 crowded 4 modern
5 landmark 6 quiet B (i) 1 half past seven
2 quarter past one
Writing 3 half past one
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A 1 west 2 historical 4 tuition
3 population 4 landmarks 5 half past five
5 tourist 6 quarter to seven
(ii) Accept any suitable answer.
B 1 There are 2 There isn’t
3 There are 4 There aren’t Reading
5 There is A 1 gotong-royong
2 SK Mutiara
C 1 There are many narrow roads in 3 to clean up the school for the coming
Malacca City. Canteen Day
2 You can find many old buildings in the 4 clean classroom
city. 5 buffet lunch
3 Going on foot is the best if you want to
visit Jonker Street. B 1 d 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 e
4 The popular river has few fish.
5 The tourist centre has become very C 1 groups 2 aim
quiet. 3 duty 4 decorate
5 buffet lunch
D 1 The City of Malacca has a population of
500 000. Vocabulary
2 My hometown is famous for its food. A 1 presents
3 There are many historical buildings in
the city. 2 routine
4 The food is cheap and delicious. 3 chat online
5 There are many places of interest. 4 favourite
5 celebrations
E Accept any suitable answer.
B 1 b 2 d 3 e 4 a
5 c 6 f
Unit 2 Daily Plans

Listening C
A 1 False 2 True 3 False A B U Q E I M U S I C
4 True 5 False R R O U T I N E O U A
C C R A Z Y O F I E R
B 1 public holiday 2 celebrate
3 ingredients 4 tea B B A R B E C U E E N
5 Mother’s Day B E I T O E S N N O I
C E L E B R I T Y A V
C Sanjev: portable radio, song sheets and T P A R A D E B E S A
fruits
Maria: flour, raisins, eggs F E A S T O N M E A L
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ENGLISH – Aligned

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