Unit Topic Pages 1 Adverbs of Degree 1 − 8 2 Quantifiers + Countable and Uncountable Nouns 9 − 15 3 Personal Pronouns (Object Pronouns and Subject Pronouns) 16 − 24 4 Question and Answer 25 − 32 5 Adjectives 33 − 39 6 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives 40 − 46 7 Present Simple Tense 47 − 53 8 Present Continuous Tense 54 − 60 9 Past Simple Tense 61 − 66 10 Future Simple Tense and Be Going To Form 67 − 74 11 Sequence Connectors 75 − 80 12 Imperatives 81 − 87 13 Verb + -ing 88 − 94 14 Punctuation 95 − 102 Test 1 103 – 106 Test 2 107 – 111 Test 3 112 – 115 Answer Key 116 − 126 ii Contents
1 1 Adverbs of degree: • Answer the question how much or how little (the degree) • Are used before an adjective or adverb Example: Ali is tired. (This sentence does not tell us how tired Ali is.) Ali is very tired. (This sentence tells us how tired Ali is.) • Tell us how strong or how weak an adjective or adverb is Examples: Eric is quite a good runner. Tom is a really good runner. John is an extremely good runner. 2 How to use adverbs of degree: Type Example Strong adverbs of degree Example: simply, very, really, extremely, totally, too (i) Krishnan is very good at English as he got 85 marks for English. (ii) Samy is really good at English as he got 90 marks for English. (iii) Maria is extremely good at English as she got 98 marks for English. (iv) Krishnan is simply happy as he got high marks for English. (v) Maria is totally happy as she got the highest marks in English. 1 Adverbs of Degree Get Set Audio
2 Type Example Weak adverbs of degree Example: a bit, almost, quite, rather, just (i) Kelly’s house is a bit smaller than Sarina’s house. 69% 75% Sales Ice cream flavour Vanilla Strawberry (ii) Vanilla ice cream is quite a popular flavour. 5 m Sungai Bahagia Sungai Deras 7 m (iii) Sg. Bahagia is rather deep. usually wake up at 7 yesterday wake up at 8 5. Anita Anita usually wakes up at seven. Yesterday she woke up at eight. usually speak Spanish in class yesterday speak English in class 6. Jerry 11 (iv) “I am almost done with my homework,” said Peter. (v) I like the chocolate drink as it was just nice. (not too much sugar)
3 A There are eight adverbs of degree in the word maze. Circle them and write them in the space provided below. 8 t o q y l l a t o t o j u a s t e x t s i s i y l e m e r i e x t r e m e l y m m o e p l y o a l p o h a r d l y s m l o s j u s t t h t y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B Underline the correct answer. 8 1 I could not bathe because the water was (almost , extremely) cold. 2 Moby Dick is (hardly , quite) an interesting movie. 3 When Kassim reached home, Hussein was (just , simply) leaving home. 4 Din’s football team lost the match because they played (very , simply) badly. 5 The girls have been walking for two hours and now they are (almost , completely) tired. 6 The bride looked (hardly , simply) beautiful in the white gown. 7 The maid finished her work in half an hour because she worked (just , very) quickly. 8 I burnt my tongue because the coffee was (too , quite) hot. Practice
4 C Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box. 8 it was too short it was raining too heavily it was really nice the guests hardly ate anything it works very well she simply enjoys the challenge they were too sleepy it is big enough for all the guests. 1 Cindy did not wear the dress because . 2 I decided to buy the bag because . 3 The wedding will be held in the school hall because . 4 Tina enjoys hiking because . 5 The children decided to sleep because . 6 There is still a lot of food left because . 7 The farmers could not harvest the crop because . 8 My father is still using his old car because . D Rearrange the words to form sentences. 8 1 late very we getting we quickly were so walked . 2 entered Mina phone the house rang had hardly the when . 3 a too as cold was drink had hot I it . 4 at beautiful of the mountain view simply the top the was .
6 A Write the sentences with the words in the brackets. 8 1 I don’t know what to do during the holidays. (quite) 2 We had reached home when it began to rain. (almost) 3 That family is poor to buy their daily food. (too) 4 We noticed anything as it was dark. (hardly) 5 The baby is young to look after himself. (too) Checkpoint 1 A almost B completely C too D very 2 A almost B extremely C hardly D quite 3 A completely B hardly C just D too 4 A completely B hardly C just D too 5 A almost B hardly C just D very 6 A almost B hardly C quite D simply 7 A almost B completely C hardly D quite 8 A almost B hardly C slightly D really 9 A almost B completely C too D very 10 A almost B hardly C just D too
7 6 Karen likes the cake because it is delicious. (simply) 7 It is cold during winter. (extremely) 8 Why is that car moving slowly? (so) B Look at the picture. Then, underline the best answer in the paragraph. 10 Goldilocks was lost in the jungle. She was (1) (almost , very) hungry. She (2) (almost , quite) gave up hope of eating anything. Suddenly, she saw a (3) (just , really) big cottage. She knocked on the door but nobody opened it. She opened the door and went in. The cottage was (4) (extremely , rather) clean. Everything was neat and tidy. She was (5) (a bit , really) happy to see three bowls of porridge on the table. She smiled broadly. She tasted the first bowl. It was (6) (a bit , too) hot and she nearly burnt her tongue. The second bowl was (7) (almost , totally) cold. She did not eat it as she preferred warm porridge. By now, she was (8) (hardly , quite) upset. She tried the last bowl and it was (9) (quite , simply) perfect! She was (10) (a bit , so) happy. She ate all the porridge in that bowl. She smiled happily as now she was full.
8 C Circle the correct answer. 8 1 Grandpa is living with us because he is old to take care of himself. A almost B completely C too D very 2 We did not go out to play as it was hot. A almost B extremely C hardly D just 3 Sheila had completed her homework when the lights went out. A completely B quite C just D too 4 Amnan was late for work because of the traffic jam. A simply B hardly C just D quite 5 The injured cat can walk. A almost B hardly C just D very 6 When I reached the bus station, the bus had left. A a bit B just C quite D simply 7 Carol cannot finish her work on time because she writes slowly. A almost B completely C hardly D very 8 Puan Aminah is always sad because her children visit her. A almost B hardly C slightly D really
103 /60 40 minutes Test 1 A Underline the correct answer. 1 We have not eaten anything since morning and now we are (barely , very) hungry. 2 Are there (any , much) birds on the tree? 3 (They , Them) saved the boy and took (he, him) home. 4 How (tall , heavy) is a gorilla? It is 110 kilogrammes. 5 The (brave , strict) soldiers fought with the terrorists. 6 There is (less , lesser) sugar in the tea than in the coffee. 7 Elephants (has , have) tusks while a deer (has, have) antlers. 8 (Throw , Threw) the paper into the dustbin. 9 Can you (lend , lent) me your dictionary? 10 The butter cake is as (tasty , tastiest) as the chocolate cake. B Circle the best answer. 1 Turn on the fan. The weather is hot. A almost B barely C extremely D quite 2 The magician performed tricks at Joe’s birthday party. A any B many C much D some 3 Cindy is going to Malacca next week. is visiting some historical places. A He B She C They D We 4 How does it take to reach town? A far B long C many D much 5 Peacocks have very tail feathers. A boring B colourful C huge D interesting
104 6 I think this is the movie I have ever watched. A as exciting as B exciting C more exciting D most exciting 7 me a glass of water, please. A Bring B Get C Send D Take 8 I buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday next week. A shall B should C will D would 9 To send an email, you should have an email address. A first B then C next D finally 10 We some watermelon juice half an hour ago. A drink B drinks C drank D drunk C Punctuate the nursery rhyme below with capital letters, full stops, commas, question marks and quotation marks. Then, rewrite the nursery rhyme. mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow and everywhere that mary went the lamb was sure to go it followed her to school one day which was against the rules it made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school and so the teacher turned it out but still it lingered near and waited patiently about till mary did appear why does the lamb love mary so the eager children cry why mary loves the lamb you know the teacher did reply
116 Unit 1 PRACTICE A t o q y l l a t o t o j u a s t e x t s i s i y l e m e r i e x t r e m e l y m m o e p l y o a l p o h a r d l y s m l o s j u s t t h t y 1 extremely 2 quite 3 too 4 almost 5 hardly 6 totally 7 simply 8 just (In any order) B 1 extremely 2 quite 3 just 4 very 5 completely 6 simply 7 very 8 too C 1 because it was too short 2 because it was really nice 3 because it is big enough for all the guests 4 because she simply enjoys the challenge 5 because they were too sleepy 6 because the guests hardly ate anything 7 because it was raining too heavily 8 because it works very well D 1 We were getting late so we walked very quickly. 2 Mina had hardly entered the house when the phone rang. 3 I had a cold drink as it was too hot. 4 The view at the top of the mountain was simply beautiful. 5 It snows when it is extremely cold. 6 Salma was totally shocked to see a baby at her doorstep. 7 The soup was just warm so Alisha drank it up quickly. 8 My father wanted to buy the boots but they were really expensive. E 1 D 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 D 6 D 7 D 8 D 9 D 10 C CHECKPOINT A 1 I don’t quite know what to do during the holidays. 2 We had almost reached home when it began to rain. 3 That family is too poor to buy their daily food. 4 We hardly noticed anything as it was dark. 5 The baby is too young to look after himself. 6 Karen likes the cake because it is simply delicious. 7 It is extremely cold during winter. 8 Why is that car moving so slowly? B 1 very 6 too 2 almost 7 totally 3 really 8 quite 4 extremely 9 simply 5 really 10 so C 1 C 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 B 6 B 7 D 8 B Unit 2 PRACTICE A 1 many 2 much 3 much 4 many 5 many 6 much 7 many 8 much 9 many 10 much 11 much 12 much B 1 any 2 any 3 any 4 some 5 some 6 some 7 some 8 any 9 Some 10 some 11 some 12 any C 1 any, some 6 much, some 2 much, some 7 any, any 3 a lot of, some 8 many, any 4 many, a lot of 9 much, many 5 some, a lot of 10 many, much Answer Key
117 D 1 some 2 some 3 much 4 much 5 some 6 many 7 a lot of 8 some 9 any 10 many 11 many 12 some 13 a lot of 14 much 15 any 16 any 17 some 18 much 19 some 20 some CHECKPOINT A 1 B 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 A 7 C 8 C 9 B 10 B 11 B 12 A B 1 D 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 A 8 C 9 A 10 D 11 D 12 C Unit 3 PRACTICE A 1 We 2 I 3 you 4 they 5 her 6 him 7 they 8 she 9 us 10 she 11 them 12 us B 1 They 2 We 3 They 4 It 5 It 6 They 7 She 8 We 9 He 10 He 11 It 12 They C 1 you, me 7 She, it 2 I, they 8 We, us 3 She, us 9 It, me 4 they, me 10 you, she 5 he, It 11 We, they, us 6 you, it 12 you, her, it D 1 you 2 I 3 you 4 I 5 I 6 I 7 He 8 I 9 I 10 he 11 I 12 she 13 him 14 her 15 we 16 her 17 I 18 you CHECKPOINT A 1 A 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 B 6 C 7 C 8 D 9 A 10 B B 1 She adores him. 2 They are playing with it. 3 He gave them some food. 4 We are going to visit them. 5 They are visiting her. 6 He made them jump into the ring of fire. 7 She is smiling at us. 8 She gave them a bag of crisps. 9 We visited him. 10 She baked a cake for him. C 1 They 2 they 3 he 4 he 5 It 6 They 7 it 8 they 9 He 10 them 11 He 12 it 13 he 14 it 15 they 16 They 17 her 18 She 19 He 20 they 21 They 22 they 23 They 24 them 25 him 26 He 27 he 28 him 29 they 30 we 31 I 32 we 33 we 34 it 35 we 36 it 37 It 38 you 39 We 40 me 41 they 42 they 43 them 44 It 45 He 46 he 47 him 48 you 49 you 50 he Unit 4 PRACTICE A 1 How much 2 Are there 3 How deep 4 How many 5 Is there 6 How tall 7 Is there 8 How many B 1 Are there 2 How many 3 How many 4 Is there 5 How many 6 How much 7 Is there 8 Are there C 2 How deep, It is 11 metres deep. 3 How high, It is 452 metres high. 4 How heavy, It weighs 40,000 kg. 5 How fast, It travels at 321 kph. 6 How old, It is 80 years old. 7 How often, I go twice a week. 8 How wide, It is five feet wide. D 1 How thick 5 How often 2 It has 250 pages. 6 I read every day. 3 Are there 7 How much 4 Yes, there are. 8 It costs RM15.95. E 1 Are there 5 Yes, there are. 2 Yes, there are. 6 Is there 3 How much 7 there isn’t 4 Are there 8 How long CHECKPOINT A 1 C 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 C 6 C 7 A 8 A 9 C 10 C