THIRD EDITION

Rex Sadler Sandra SadlerYears 7–10

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CONTENTSEach book has exercises on comprehension, spelling and vocabulary, language, punctuation and writing under the following topics:

Complete English Basics 1 Complete English Basics 2 Complete English Basics 3 Complete English Basics 41. Enjoying Texts 1. Images and words 1. It’s my life 1. The world of texts2. Ancient Times 2. Factual texts 2. Intertextuality 2. Context3. Around the world 3. Planet Earth 3. Future shock 3. Related texts–outlaws4. People 4. This sporting life 4. Aboriginal voices 4. Journeys5. Climb every mountain 5. Hard times 5. Journeys in time 5. Autobiography6. Feelings and emotions 6. Inventions 6. Dear Diary 6. Persuasion7. Drive 7. War and peace 7. Passport to adventure 7. The poet’s world8. Marooned! 8. All about people 8. Interesting people 8. Biography9. Food, glorious food! 9. In the wild 9. Oh! Horror! 9. Genres10. Cities 10. Music, music, music 10. Survival 10. Winning11. Fantasy 11. The world of books 11. Relationships 11. Visual texts12. Alien worlds 12. Places 12. On the job 12. Humour13. The animal kingdom 13. School days 13. Poetry in action 13. Prejudice14. Fashion 14. Disaster 14. Science fiction 14. A world in conflict15. Speaking personally 15. On the farm 15. The impossible dream 15. Inferno!16. The long arm of the law 16. Health 16. Media 16. Reviews17. The world of computers 17. Abandon ship! 17. Saving the planet 17. William Shakespeare18. House and home 18. Let’s go to the movies 18. In the laboratory 18. People and places19. Wildfire 19. Read all about it! 19. I spy 19. The newspaper20. Family and friends 20. The great outdoors 20. Speaking out 20. Family matters21. Sun, surf and sand 21. Careers 21. This land 21. Superheroes22. Just in time 22. Numbers, shapes and sizes 22. The five senses 22. Personal recount

TITLE ISBN RRP

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Student Book and Online Workbook 1 9781420237092 $24.99

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Student Book and Online Workbook 2 9781420237085 $24.99

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Student Book and Online Workbook 3 9781420237108 $24.99

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Student Book and Online Workbook 4 9781420237115 $24.99

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Online Workbook 1 9781420237160 $20.00

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Online Workbook 2 9781420237177 $20.00

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Online Workbook 3 9781420237191 $20.00

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Online Workbook 4 9781420237184 $20.00

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Teacher Resource Book 1 9781420237122 $74.99

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Teacher Resource Book 2 9781420237139 $74.99

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Teacher Resource Book 3 9781420237146 $74.99

Complete English Basics 3rd edition Teacher Resource Book 4 9781420237153 $74.99

Prices are subject to change without notice.

Complete English Basics is a workbook designed to support junior to middle secondary students with essential language and literacy skills. Clearly organised into sections on comprehension, spelling and vocabulary, language, punctuation and writing, the highly structured units make the book ideal for both classwork and homework. Exercises are contextualised through high-interest topics that will fully engage students’ attention.

This third edition includes additional content on writing, updated extracts, and a new look.

The books also feature:

• a wide variety of activity types

• clear, concise explanations of grammar and punctuation rules

• sequential development of language skills.

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PunctuationUses of the commaA comma is used to indicate a short pause between several objects or between several things done. A comma is not used before ‘and’ for the last item.The eagle, the vulture, the hawk and the falcon are birds of prey.

Using commas

Rewrite the following sentences correctly by inserting commas and full stops. 1 A hyena laughs a donkey brays a rabbit squeals and a monkey chatters

 2 We saw horses sheep pigs cows and ducks on the farm

 3 The wind blows the rain lashes the thunder rumbles and the lightning flashes

 4 She woke early ate breakfast went for a walk and then set out for school

 5 The accountant bought a biro some textas a rubber and a notebook

 6 The Italian chef was busy preparing the lasagne straining the spaghetti adding cheese to the pizza and frying the veal

 7 The tramp’s clothes were dirty torn and shabby from years of wear

 8 Frogs jump lions stalk seagulls glide mice creep and snakes slither

8 marks

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WritingAnimal experiencesMost of us have a favourite animal novel, story, film or proverb. There are many classic animal stories in literature. War Horse, Animal Farm, Wind in the Willows, The Lion King, Tarka the Otter and Lassie are just a few. Read the following description of a dog that always causes trouble for its owners.

The loaded dogThey had a big, black, young retriever dog—or rather an overgrown pup, a big, foolish, four-footed mate, who was always slobbering around them and lashing their legs with his heavy tail that swung round like a stock-whip. Most of his head was usually a red, idiotic, slobbering grin of appreciation of his own silliness. He seemed to take life, the world, his two-legged mates, and his own instinct as a huge joke. He’d retrieve anything; he carted most of the camp rubbish that Andy threw away.

from The Loaded Dog by Henry Lawson

Using one of the following topics, write a 150-word story or description.• My favourite animal or pet • Funny things my pet has done• My life as … (an animal) • My ideas for saving an endangered species

Language

AdjectivesAn adjective adds colour, shape, size, strength, feeling or some other quality to a noun. Good

writers use adjectives to make their subjects more interesting to the reader. Look at how

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has used adjectives to create a sense of horror in his description of

the mummy. (The adjectives are in bold letters.)

a dark, crouching figure  a scraggy neck  a swift, dry patter  a hoarse gurgling

Using adjectives to create a memorable character

Here are two brief descriptions of characters from famous novels. Both writers use adjectives to

bring the characters to life. Read the descriptions and write down all the adjectives.

JuliaSHE was a bold-looking girl with thick, dark hair,

a freckled face, and swift athletic movements. A narrow scarlet sash was wound several times

around her waist.

from Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

bold-looking thick dark freckled swift

athletic narrow scarlet several 9 marks

Huck’s fatherHIS hair was long and tangled and greasy, and

hung down, and you could see his eyes shining through like he was behind vines. It was all black,

no grey; so was his long, mixed-up whiskers.

from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

long tangled greasy black

grey long mixed-up 7 marks

Forming adjectives

Complete each phrase by changing the words in brackets into adjectives. The first one is done

to help you.

1 an energetic athlete (energy)

2 a beneficial influence (benefit)

3 a hazardous journey (hazard)

4 a tumultuous reception (tumult)

5 a glamorous model (glamour)

6 an imaginary illness (imagine)

7 a theoretical answer (theory)

8 a favourable decision (favour)

9 a gloomy cave (gloom)

10 a democratic state (democracy)

11 a farcical comedy (farce)

12 a cautious plan (caution)

13 an arrogant winner (arrogance)

14 a proud parent (pride)13 marks

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Using expressive adjectives

Replace each adjectival phrase below with a strong adjective from the list. The first one is done

to help you.

destitute anxious hideous furious gaunt villainous

spotless precious colossal jubilant feeble delicious

spacious idiotic perilous solemn minuscule parched

ravenous insolent ferocious vivacious

1 very poor destitute 12 very weak feeble

2 very angry furious 13 very stupid idiotic

3 very tasty delicious 14 very valuable precious

4 very ugly hideous 15 very serious solemn

5 very roomy spacious 16 very small minuscule

6 very fierce ferocious 17 very lively vivacious

7 very hungry ravenous 18 very risky perilous

8 very large colossal 19 very happy jubilant

9 very wicked villainous 20 very thin gaunt

10 very rude insolent 21 very worried anxious

11 very dry parched 22 very clean spotless 22 marks

WritingGenres—creatures and characters

‘Genre’ is a French word, meaning ‘kind’ or ‘type’. Any group of writing that clearly shows common

characteristics forms a genre. Every genre has its own special characters and features. Fantasy is a

world of dragons, ogres, giants, heroes, heroines, witches, wizards and goblins. The genre of crime

has super sleuths, corpses, murder weapons, clues, alibis and mystery.

As you read through the following descriptions, you will notice how both writers provide

detail upon detail to create interesting and unusual characters. The character of Jabba the Hutt is

from the genre of science fiction, while the character of Dracula is from the horror genre.

Jabba the HuttHIS HEAD was three times human size, perhaps four. His eyes were

yellow, reptilian—his skin was like a snake’s, as well, except covered

with a fine layer of grease. He had no neck, but only a series of chins

that expanded finally into a great bloated body, engorged to bursting

with stolen morsels. Stunted, almost useless arms sprouted from

his upper torso, the sticky fingers of his left hand languidly wrapped

around the smoking-end of his water-pipe. He had no hair.

from Return of the Jedi by James Kahn

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Teacher Book

Each Teacher Book provides answers to all the exercises in the corresponding Student Workbook. Teacher Books come with complimentary access to the eBook version, for those who prefer digital access, as well as teacher access to the Online Workbook.

Flexibility of format

• The print Student Workbooks come with an access code to the Online Workbook. This enables you to choose how your students will best interact with the activities at any given time.

• If you’re a digital-only school or have students learning remotely, digital-only access for the Online Workbook is available.

Introducing the Complete English Basics Online Workbook

Complete English Basics is ideal for setting as homework or skills practice in class, and now this is even easier with Macmillan’s new Online Workbook. Each print book comes with an access code to an auto-marked interactive version that students can use to practise their skills independently.

With the exception of open-ended Comprehension and Writing activities, all tasks are self-marking so that students can get instant feedback. Open-ended activities can be submitted to the teacher for marking.

Easily manage students’ self-study and target areas of weakness

The Online Workbook is flexible to use and provides time-saving class management tools.

Teachers can:

• lock content and control students’ journeys through the course at unit, section or activity levels

• set how many attempts students can make before correct answers are displayed

• mark open-ended activities and provide feedback to students

• view class averages and compare results with other classes

• view individual student progress and delve into more granular views of individual attempts and responses

• message students and classes.