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CHAPTER 9: I’m spring cleaning…

Unit 5: Review

Exercise 1: Picture Description

What do you see in the picture?

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c. Gardening tool to cut grass

Exercise 2: Choose It

A. Choose the meaning of the word from the choices below.

CHOICES

a. To cut food into smaller

pieces

b. Not working or damaged

c. Gardening tool to cut grass

d. Place where you can grow plants

e. Person who does electrical repairs

Example: lawnmower

1. electrician

2. slice

3. broken

4. garden

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B. Choose the correct word from the choices below.

c. weeds

CHOICES

a. harvest

b. boil

c. weeds

d. peel

e. detergent

Example: Plants that harm other plants

1. To gather ripe fruits or flowers

2. Cleaning tool used for washing clothes

3. To cook in very hot water

4. To remove the skin of fruits or vegetables

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Exercise 3: Odd One Out

Example: Ways to cook omething

boil

grill

fry

wipe

x

Which of the following words do not belong to the group? Put an x mark next to the word that doesn’t

belong.

s

1. People who fix things electrician

handyman

fisherman

carpenter

2. Ways to clean something stir

scrub

wash

wipe

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3. Cleaning tools

detergent

rinse

sponge

washcloth

4. Types of damage leaking

clogged

broken

lawnmower

5. Gardening Tools hammer

lawnmower

shovel

seeds

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Exercise 4: How do I answer this

question?

Pick the best answer from the given

choices.

Example:

Who do you call to fix a leaking sink?

a. The electrician

b. The plumber

1. What kind of appliance can you use to clean a dusty carpet?

a. A hammer

b. A vacuum cleaner

2. A pipe burst in your bathroom. Who will you call?

a. The plumber

b. The exterminator

3. If you can’t fix your car, who will you hire?

a. A handyman

b. A mechanic

4. How can you make a hole in the ground for planting?

a. You use a shovel to dig a hole.

b. You use a lawnmower to dig a hole.

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5. What do you call animals or insects that harm plants?

a. Fertilizer

b. Pest

Exercise 5: Reviewing Words

Remember the words used in the previous units. Choose a word from the box and put it under each

topic.

Cleaning Cooking Repairs Garden / Yard

1. 1. marinate 1. 1.

2. 2. 2. 2.

exterminator wipe marinate leak fertilizer

blend sponge harvest

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Exercise 6: Make Your Own Sentence

Make your own sentence using the following

words.

Example:

broken, faucet – We can’t use the broken faucet.

1. clean, room – 2. bake, later –

3. peel, orange –

4. grill, is –

5. leaking, the –

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Exercise 7: Describe the picture

The same plumber on the left

fixing a pipe under the sink

Answer the questions your tutor will read aloud for you. Use the illustrations and hints to provide a

response.

Example:

[Your tutor will read the question aloud.]

What is this man’s job? What does he do at work?

He is a plumber. He fixes leaking sinks.

Hint: slice

1. What is this kitchen tool? How can it be used with vegetables?

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Hint: plant

2. What are these gardening items? What do you do with them?

Hint: bake

3. What do you call the food above? How do you make it?

Hint: repair

4. What is this man’s job? What does he do at work?

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Hint: fry

5. What is the food on the left? How do you cook it?

Exercise 8: Ask Me!

Create your own response to the question.

Example:

Tutor: How do I cook noodles?

Student: You boil it.

1. Tutor: How do I stop a plant from dying?

Student:

2. Who can I call to fix electrical items?

Student:

3. What do I do to fruits when they become

ripe?

Student:

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4. What do I use to cut grass?

Student:

5. Who can I call to fix a leaking roof?

Student:

Exercise 9: Free Talk

Enjoy a discussion with your tutor. Answer the questions that your tutor will

ask.

1. When do you usually clean the house?

2. What dish can you cook best?

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3. Who do you call when something needs to be fixed in your

house?

4. What would you plant in your garden? Why?