Saudi Review

1. Listen, say and write. Track 14

a) Listen and complete.

1- Charlie, Age 14, Weight 54 kilos, Height 1.55m.

2- Elena, Age 13, Weight 46 kilos, Height 1.53m.

3- Jack, Age 14, Weight 56 kilos, Height 1.57m.

c) Write three sentences for each person in your notebook.

Charlie is 14 years old. He is 1 metre 55 centimetres tall. Charlie weighs 54 kilos.

Elena is 13 years old. She is 1 metre 53 centimetres tall. Her weighs 46 kilos.

Jack is 14 years old. His height is 1 metre 57 centimetres. He weighs 56 kilos.

2. Say and read.

a) What do you know about 8-year olds?

1. How much water does an 8-year-old child need each day?

More than one litre.

2. How many calories does an 8-year-old child need each day?

1,200 calories for a girl and 1,400 for a boy.

3. How much exercise does an 8-year-old need to be fit and healthy?

More than one hour a day.

4. How much sleep does an 8-year-old need at night to be fit and healthy?

About 11 hours.

3. Read, listen and check. Track 15

a) Read and underline the words with rhyming sounds.

1. bear a) near b) heavy c) chair
2. weigh a) height b) day c) their
3. ill a) oryx b) high c) diving
4. fast a) tasty b) staff c) at

GRAMMAR STUDY

Answer Questions

Omar is 14 years old.

1. How old is Omar?

2. What is Omar’s age?

4. Underline the correct word to complete each question.
1 How (fast / speed) can you run?
2 How (heavy / weight) were you last year?
3 What is the (wide / width) of this room?
4 How (height / high) is that building?
5 What is the (length / long) of your car

5. Match the answers to the questions in exercise 4.

a. I weighed 42 kilos. 2
b. It’s about eight metres tall. 4
c. It’s about four metres long. 5
d. About two metres. It isn’t very wide. 3
e. About 11 kilometres an hour. 1

6. Read and complete using the correct form of the word in brackets.

1 Fred is one of the tallest boys in his class. (tall)
2 Fatimah is very nice but Shahad is even nicer . (nice)
3 Horses are faster animals than elephants or hippos. (fast)
4 Rub’ al Khali is one of the hottest places in Saudi Arabia. (hot)
5 Rakan and Yasser are both clever students. (clever)
6 Riyadh is the biggest city in Saudi Arabia. (big)
7 The Arabian oryx is a very rare animal. (rare)
8 Boeing 747s are older planes that Airbus A380s. (old)

7. Talk about people in your class. Use these words.

• Nada is The youngest student in the class.
• Ahmed is the strongest student in the class.
• Hala is the nicest student in the class.
• Mohamed is the smartest student in the class.