Guess What British English GW4 HomeBooklet Home-School Resources
Guess What British English GW4 HomeBooklet Home-School Resources
Guess What British English GW4 HomeBooklet Home-School Resources
INTRODUCTION page 3
AT WORK page 15
BUILDINGS page 27
WEATHER page 30
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INTRODUCTION
A b ou t the b ook l et C om m on E u r op ea n F r a m ew or k
Guess What! Home Booklet has interesting and a n d C a m b r i dg e E n g l i s h
fun activities, including cross-curricular topics (CLIL), Guess What! Home Booklet has been written to
designed to encourage children’s curiosity about the coincide with the Common Reference Levels of the
world, while they learn to communicate in English. Common European Framework (CEF), and with the
It also provides opportunities for children to develop three levels of Cambridge English: Young Learners.
their social skills by exploring values and emotions, as
well as the basic competences necessary in Primary
COMMON
Education, following the National Curriculum for the REFERENCE
CAMBRIDGE
teaching of English in Spanish primary schools. LEVELS OF
GUESS WHAT! ENGLISH:
THE COMMON
T he c ha r a c ter s LEVELS
EUROPEAN
FRAMEWORK
YOUNG
LEARNERS
In Levels 3 and 4 Mike and Suzy will learn English
(CEF)
with the children throughout the units and will invite
them to reflect on their own emotions in their diaries. Cambridge
1, 2 and 3 Towards Level A1
English: Starters
4, 5 and Cambridge
Level A1
part of 6 English: Movers
Cambridge
6 Towards Level A2
English: Flyers
Welcome to Guess What! Home Booklet, the games booklet for you and your child to
revise English in a fun way at home, and to show you what your child has learnt in class.
The booklet is organised into nine different topics.
We invite you to take part in your child’s experience of learning English. You don’t need
to have a good level of English to do this. It is your support and enthusiasm that will keep
your child motivated.
You can find this letter translated into different languages and the answer key to the
Guess What! Home Booklet here: www.cambridge.es/guesswhat
We hope you and your child have fun in English with Guess What! Home Booklet
Look! tips remind your child of specific SUZY’S DIARY How is Suzy feeling today? Break the code and write.
FUN HOME AT Do your dream job circle map and read it to your family.
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The third page includes a
The second page includes guided writing activity
a reading text and a for a different type of text
comprehension activity that follows the model
t
focusing on dif ferent tex A different reading
of the reading text.
types that your child is strategy and spelling
d
supposed to be able to rea issue are highlighted for
/he r Prima ry your child to be aware of
throughout his
to
Education, and are linked what he/she is learning.
ics .
cross- curricular (CLIL) top The text type
is highlighted.
Title
My ideal job
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Are you good at Maths, at Science
or at reading poems? Do you like Presentation
working with people? Hmm…
What do you want to be? .........................................................................................
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Instructions Preferences Read, think and circle. .........................................................................................
1 Complete your personal details. 1 I’m good at…
2 Answer the questions. It only takes a few minutes! Instructions Preferences
Science English Music Art Sports
3 Send your questionnaire to [email protected].
by the end of December and enter the draw for 2 I like working… ......................................................................................... .........................................................................................
20 ipads. We send you the results via email. by myself with people with animals ......................................................................................... .........................................................................................
3 I want to work… ......................................................................................... .........................................................................................
outdoors in a factory in an office ......................................................................................... .........................................................................................
Personal details in a shop in a vehicle ......................................................................................... .........................................................................................
Name ___________ ___________ ___________ _ Personal details Skills
Date of birth ___________ ___________ ______ Skills Read, think and circle.
Place of birth ___________ ___________ ______ 1 Do you like driving? ......................................................................................... .........................................................................................
Address ___________ ___________ __________ 2 Are you good at playing sports? ......................................................................................... .........................................................................................
Email ___________ ___________ ___________ _ 3 Do you like wearing a uniform?
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Thank you for your answers. ......................................................................................... .........................................................................................
Closing line
1 businessm
FUN HOME AT ARE YOU A FUN KID? Read and tick.
Keep the questionnair
and the language simp
e shor t
le.
3 magic
Look for jobs ending with how to complete a circle map. FUN HOME AT
-ian -an and -ian in a dictionary. how to spell words ending with -an and -ian. Answer the questions and
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4 policewom how to write a questionnaire. read them to your family.
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WELCOME BACK!
A funnel
GUESS WHO? What does he/she look like? curly hair glasses
diagram
Look, read and complete the funnel diagram.
blue eyes dark hair
Has he/she got g l a s s es ?
Yes, he/she has.
MIKE’S DIARY How is Mike feeling today? Order the letters and write.
What’s the score?
A E1 T
1
T1 1
D R3 I I 2 R3
2
4
Mike is feeling I 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 4
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FUN HOMEAT
Describe a person in the Guess Who? activity to
your family and ask them to guess who he/she is.
Reading for
specific detail
Spelling:
AT THE GALLERY Read the exhibition leaflet and -t h endings
match the labels with the pictures.
FUN HOME AT
Tell your family the patterns
height width you can find at home.
Tell your family the length
and the width of your
depth length favourite photograph.
width
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WELCOME BACK! An exhibition
leaf let
YOUR TURN! Draw and write your own patterns exhibition leaflet.
Title
Presentation
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....................................................... Title: ........................................................................ Title: ........................................................
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....................................................... Author: ................................................................. Author: ..................................................
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....................................................... Length: ................................................................ Length: ................................................
....................................................... Width: ................................................................... Width: ...................................................
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Price: ...................................................................... Price: .....................................................
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Now I know...
how to use a funnel diagram to describe someone. FUN HOME AT
how to spell some words ending with -th. Read your leaflet
how to write an e hibition leaflet. to your family.
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FUN SPORTS A Venn
diagram
READY? What are Mike and Suzy good at? Look and complete the Venn diagram.
Mike is good at… Mike and Suzy are good at… Suzy is good at…
m ou n ta i n
b ik in g
SUZY’S DIARY Today Suzy is sailing for the first time. How is she
feeling? Join the words and write.
Date
Greeting
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Body
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.......................................................................................... Address
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Closing
Signature
Writing tip
mbers
nu
Use ordinals for
ARE YOU A FUN KID? Read and tick.
and capital lett
when writing th
ers for months
e date.
Now I know...
how to complete a enn diagram to categorise sports. FUN HOME AT
how to spell verbs ending with -ing. Read your postcard
how to write a postcard. to your family.
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AROUND TOWN A flow
chart
WHERE IS THE MUSEUM? Look, read and complete the directions in
the flow chart.
From the park to the museum
1 Start at the p _ r _
4 Go s _ r _ i _ ht ahead.
5 S _ o _!
MIKE’S DIARY How is Mike feeling today? He can’t find the places
in the city! Cross out the consonants in ‘city’ and write.
M T I C K E T I C S
F T T E C E L T I C
N G T C E C M B T A
R T R A T S S C E D
Today, M i k e ................................................................................................... .
What about you? Read and write.
I feel embarrassed when .......................................................................
................................................................................................................................... .
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FUN HOME AT
Find or draw a map of your city/town and
tell your family how to go to your school.
Finding specific
information
Spelling: British and
A CITY BREAK Read the factfile and match the headings.
American English
Place Tickets How to get there Opening hours Shape and height
Louvre Museum
P la c e ................................................... ...................................................
The Louvre is the world’s largest The Louvre opens every day Underground stations:
museum. It is in the centre of Paris except Tuesdays from Palais Royal – Musée du
by the River Seine. 9.00 am to 6.00 pm. Louvre (Lines 1 and 7)
It opened in 1793. Bus lines: 21, 24, 27, 39,
There are more than 35,000 works. ................................................... 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95
Under the age of 18: Free
.................................................................. 18 +: €15
The glass pyramid is 21 m high.
It is made of glass and metal. Facilities
Bookstore
Interesting fact Gift shop
You can see the Mona Lisa in the Café and restaurant
museum. It is only 53x77 CM, and it Car park
has its own bodyguards to protect it!
Name ................................................................................................................................................................
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......................................................... Tickets
Shape and height ....................................................................
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......................................................... Facilities
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Interesting fact ....................................................................
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Writing tipation
rm
You can find info
ARE YOU A FUN KID? Read and tick. for your fact file
on the Internet
.
Now I know...
how to complete a flow chart. FUN HOME AT
how to spell some words in British and American English. Read your factfile
how to write a fact le. to your family.
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AT WORK A circle
map
DREAM JOB What do these people want to be? Read and complete the circle maps.
SUZY’S DIARY How is Suzy feeling today? Break the code and write.
d e g h i l t
Suzy is feeling + + + + + + + +
...........................................................................................
today because she is helping the vet.
What about you? Tick.
I feel delighted when...
I sing.
I play football.
I am with animals.
FUN HOME AT Do your dream job circle map and read it to your family.
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AT WORK Unders tanding
specific information
Spelling: -an and
A JOB QUESTIONNAIRE What do you want to be? Read and complete -ian endings
the job questionnarie.
My ideal job
Are you good at Maths, at Science
or at reading poems? Do you like
working with people? Hmm…
What do you want to be?
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A ques tionnaire
YOUR TURN! Write your questionnaire about your ideal sport.
Title
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Presentation
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Instructions Preferences
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Personal details Skills
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Closing line
Writing tip
aire short
nn
Keep the questio
ARE YOU A FUN KID? Read and tick. and the langua
ge simple.
Now I know...
how to complete a circle map. FUN HOME AT
how to spell words ending with -an and -ian. Answer the questions and
read them to your family.
how to write a questionnaire.
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WILD ANIMALS
A comparison
BIGGER THAN ME! Look at the comparison charts and chart
write the animals. Complete the sentences.
b__r
BIG LOUD p _ r r _ t
+ g_r_l l a + b_t
k__l_
j_gu_r
- -
SMALL QUIET
MIKE’S DIARY How is Mike feeling today? Order the letters and write.
e s
d s
h i n
t a
o
Mike is feeling a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Why is Mike feeling like that?
Because there’s an owl in the room.
Because he can t nd Suzy.
Because Suzy is a anda!
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Remember:
big - bigger FUN HOME AT
Compare the animals in the
Bigger than me! activity.
Reading
for specific detail
Spelling: -ph
ANI A O S Read the acrostic poems and complete. Match the photos
with the poems.
2
All these animals are wet.
1 Many of them swim in the river.
Please look after them.
R is for rattle snake! Here there is a toad and a frog.
E is for eggs. can also see a salamander.
P is for python. Breathe through skin.
T is for turtle. think they like insects.
is iguana. All of them are vertebrates.
L is for lizard. Newts belong to this group too.
E is for end! So, what are they
1
So, what are they They are ...................................... .
They are ...................................... .
In an acrostic poem the first letters
of each line spell out a word.
p h oto d olp h i
FUN HOME AT
n ele p Say more animals
h a n t a l p h a b et for the two
animal groups.
Look for more
p hoto ..................................... words with -ph
in a dictionary.
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WILD ANIMALS An acrostic
poem
YOUR TURN! Write your acrostic poem for MAMMALS.
m .............................................................................
M + ......................................................................
a + ..........................................................................
a .........................................................................................
M +...................................................................................
m ............................................................................................
M +.....................................................................................
m .............................................................................................
a +..................................................................................
a ............................................................................................
l +............................................................................
l ......................................................................................
s o, what
so, what are they
are they
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Writing tipabout
ng
Think of somethi
ch line
AR YOU A FUN I Read and tick.
mammals for ea
of your acrostic
poem.
Now I know...
how to complete a comparison chart. FUN HOME AT
how to spell words with -ph. Read your acrostic
how to write an acrostic poem. poem to your family.
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FOOD AND DRINK A fishbone
diagram
LUNCH IS READY! Look, find and write the food
words in the fishbone diagram. Complete the sentences.
......................................... .......................................... u r t n ut s
crispssala
co f f ee
stayogh
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ALW
OFTE
so u p
AYS
.............................................
N
dbis spa
cu i t
How often does Mike have this food for lunch?
...........................................
LLY
R
.........................................
NEVE
USUA
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SUZY’S DIARY Suzy is having a party at 17.30. Find the letters in the
picture and complete.
Visit Iceland!
Iceland is a beautiful country full of contrasts.
Location Weather
It is a small island It is usually cold and windy,
in northern Europe, with a lot of r _ _ _ .
between the
Places to visit
Norwegian Sea
• isit a la ier • ee the eysers
and the North
• ake a ath in • o whale
Atlantic Ocean.
a hot w _ _ _ watching
Geography
Food and drink
The g _ _ c _ _ _ s of Iceland cover 11%
You can eat lamb, seafood and
of the land area of the country. But it is also
dairy rodu ts like skyr, which is
a volcanic island with about 200 volcanoes,
similar to yogurt and white cheese.
and lots of hot s _ _ _ _ _ s (geysers).
Tap water in Iceland is very clean
and delicious. It comes straight
from the mountains and glaciers.
1 2 3 4
P C P S D
FUN HOME AT
L U F N I A VERBS -FUL ENDINGS Tell your family
O A P A I N T A N G R about Iceland.
B I M H A D T R F E L taste ta s tef u l Look for more
H T A S T E F U L
R N
I
pain adjectives
R E S S F U L O H care in a dictionary.
S T
22 B L A V I P Q L E C A stress
A travel
website
YOUR TURN! Write your article for a travel website.
Title (country)
Location Weather
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............................................ ................................................................................
............................................ ................................................................................
........................................... Places to visit
............................................ ................................................................................
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Geography ................................................................................
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................................................................................................ Food and drink
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Closing sentence
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CAUSE EFFECT
He’s got a He can’t go
c_u_h. r_ _ _ing.
She’s got an She can’t go
_ _ _ache. s_ _ _ _ing.
MIKE’S DIARY Well done Mike! Your dog is feeling better. Look and write.
h i m f e e l t o d p r o u a y .
i n g d o f i s s e l f M i k e
M i k e
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FUN HOMEAT Say other cause and effect actions for the graphic organiser to your family.
Reading for a
specific purpose
NATURAL CHEMIST Read the advert, unscramble the letters and write.
Spelling: g or j
How do we deliver?
We deliver in our eco-friendly motorbikes. They work with natural
(luef
) _________________, made from food crops and wood waste.
LOGO
Where do we deliver?
We deliver anywhere in the city!
MAGIC SPELL: G OR J Look and write g or j.. Circle more examples in the advert.
FUN HOMEAT
Find with your family what a first aid kit should have.
Find more words starting with g and j in a dictionary. 25
HEALTH MATTERS An advert
YOUR TURN! Write your advert about an online shop.
HEADLINE VISUAL
...........................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................
Writing tip
arks
nm
ARE YOU A FUN KID? Read and tick.
Use punctuatio
in your advert:
‘!’ and ‘? ’.
Now I know...
how to complete a cause and effect organiser. FUN HOME AT
how to spell words starting with g or j. Read your advert
how to write an advert. to your family.
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BUILDINGS A bridge
map
HOLIDAY HOTEL Where were you yesterday? Read and complete the bridge map.
as as as as as
B a s em en t ......................... floor First ......................... ......................... floor ......................... floor ..................................
SUZY’S DIARY How is Suzy feeling today? Break the code and write.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
L N O F D H Y G E M S T I A
13 / ’ / 10 4 / 9 / 9 / 1 / 13 / 2 / 8
I,m .........................................................................................................
11 / 6 / 7 12 / 3 / 5 / 14 / 7
............................................................................................................................................. .
I don’t know the people in the lift.
What about you? When do you feel shy?
I feel shy when .....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................. .
FUN HOME AT
Look at the Holiday hotel activity and tell
your family where you were yesterday. 27
BUILDINGS Reading for
specific information
SCHOOL TRIP Read the diary entry and write the words. Spelling:
ai and ay
animal stone buildings castle clay skin
My diary
Date
Place
First paragraph
Second paragraph
Third paragraph
Closing line
Signature
Writing tip
rdinals and
eo
Remember to us
ARE YOU A FUN KID?
s.
hen writing date
Read and tick. capital letters w
Now I know...
how to complete a bridge map. FUN HOME AT
how to spell words with ai and ay. Read your diary
how to write a diary entry. entry to your family.
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WEATHER A double
bubble
diagram
WHAT WAS THE WEATHER LIKE? Look at the pictures and complete the
double bubble diagram. Read the sentences and write London and/or Madrid.
cloudy windy
Madrid hot
London
30th May 2018 30th May 2018
hot
sunny
rainy
It was windy and foggy yesterday. ........................................
foggy It was hot and cloudy. ........................................
It was windy. ........................................
MIKE’S DIARY How is Mike feeling today? Match the tiles to find the
words. Complete the sentence.
gra te d ful
te
de ligh
30 FUN HOME AT Tell your family what the weather was like yesterday.
Finding
specific information
Spelling: double
EXTREME WEATHER GAME Look at the board game. Read and write
consonant words
the correct numbers for each word.
we can hear
this in a
thunderstorm thunder
a strong wind lightning
accompanied
by a funnel- rainstorm
shaped cloud
we can see
blizzard
this in a
thunderstorm
tornado
hurricane
it rains
a lot and it
is very hot
strong
winds with
heavy rain
very heavy
winds and a
lot of snow
INSTRUCTIONS
Draw weather pictures in the
boxes today / yesterday and
ask about the weather.
• What’s the weather like today?
• What was the weather
like yesterday?