HelloP2MR STAR: Hello there, everybody. Were the Stars.STELLA: Hello. Im Stella and Im ten. This is my Aunt May. Shes a doctor, and I want to be a doctor too.SIMON: Hi. Im Simon and Im nine. This is my Uncle Fred. Hes my mums brother. Hes a farmer. This is my favourite comic, Lock and Key. Its about two detectives. I want to be a detective.SUZY: Hello. Im Suzy. Im six. This is my grandfather, Grandpa Star. Hes funny. He knows lots of good games. I want to be funny too!U1P8NARRATOR: Simon and Alex are in their Art class. Theyre making bowls and they cant stop. Theyre busy.SIMON: Oooh. My bowls terrible!NARRATOR: Alex is careful and slow. His bowls good.NARRATOR: Stella and Lenny are in their Maths lesson. Stellas very happy because she loves Maths and thinks its easy. Lenny doesnt think Maths is easy. He thinks its difficult.LENNY: I cant do this Maths problem. Its difficult.STELLA: Come on, Lenny. You can do it. Its easy.U1P10NARRATOR: . Its 73-72. What an exciting game! Meeras got the ball and shes running with it. Meeras quick. The boys slow.GIRL: This is really boring. I dont like basketball.SIMON: Hey! The school shows really exciting, Dad.MR STAR: Yes, it is . and its good to see your teachers. Who are they all?SIMON: Well, the man whos talking to Mum is my Maths teacher. Hes called Mr Newton.MR STAR: Right. Is the man whos singing your Music teacher?SIMON: No, hes Mr Burke, our sports teacher. Miss Flowers our Music teacher. Shes the woman whos wearing the long green skirt. They do the After school club.MR STAR: The After school club? Whats that?SIMON: Its a new club where we can do lots of exciting things on Thursday afternoons. . And can you guess who my Art teacher is?MR STAR: Ooh, Simon, thats difficult. Is it the woman whos playing the guitar?SIMON: Very funny, Dad. No, thats Mrs Robinson, our English teacher. Our Art teachers over there. Hes the one whos carrying the lorry.MR STAR: Is his name Mr Strong? Ha haha.SIMON: No, Dad. His names Mr Turner.U2P16SIMON: Look, this is the new activity centre which is opening in the village next to ours.SUZY: What does activity centre mean?SIMON: Its a place where you can learn to do lots of exciting sports. Look. Its got rock climbing. Id like to learn to climb.STELLA: Hmm. Its not nice when its cold, wet and raining.SIMON: No, its OK. Theyve got a climbing wall inside and outside.SUZY: Look! Theres a lake too.SIMON: Yes, you can do water sports. You can learn to sail and fish, and you can go swimming there when its hot.SUZY: I dont want to sail or climb. What can I learn to do?STELLA: Hmmm. Lets see. You can learn to skate, Suzy.SUZY: Hmm, skating. Thats exciting, but I havent got any skates.STELLA: Thats OK. Theyve got skates at the centre. And they do dancing. I can learn to dance.U2P18MR STAR: Hello.GRANDPA: Hello, son. Where are you?MR STAR: Hi, Dad. Im inside, watching Simon and Alex. Theyre climbing really well. Simons climbing quickly and hes near the top of the wall. Alex is climbing slowly and carefully. Where are you, Dad?GRANDPA: Im outside with Suzy. Shes learning to skate.MR STAR: Hows she doing?GRANDPA: Well, she isnt doing badly. She doesnt want to fall, so shes skating slowly.SUZY: Look at me, Grandpa! I can skate really well now, but Im tired. Lets go inside and watch Simon.GRANDPA: Good idea, Suzy. See you in a minute, son. Were coming in now.Unit 3Page 262.Listen and check.ALEX: You werent at school last week, Simon. Where were you?SIMON: I was at home because I wasnt well.ALEX: What was the matter?SIMON: I was ill. Last Monday I had a temperature. It was 39 degrees.ALEX: Wow. What was the matter?SIMON: I dont know. I drank lots of water, but on Tuesday I was worse and I had a bad headache too.ALEX: Were you better on Wednesday?SIMON: No, I wasnt. I had a terrible cough, so I saw the doctor. He gave me some medicine.ALEX: Were you better after you took the medicine?SIMON: No, I wasnt. On Thursday I went to the hospital with Mum and had some tests.ALEX: So, what was the matter?SIMON: Er, I had a cold ., but I wasnt ill on Friday afternoon. I was fine! I ate a big dinner . and then I had a really good weekend!Unit 3Page 288.Listen and check.STELLA: Im really tired this morning.MEERA: Really? Why? Were you awake all night?STELLA: No, I had a terrible dream.MEERA: Oooh, what was your dream about?STELLA: I was a doctor in a big hospital. I had a long white coat . and I had lots of doctors things, but I didnt have time to stop!MEERA: Oh? How many people did you see?STELLA: I saw lots. I saw a man who had a cough, but he didnt have a temperature so I gave him some medicine . And there was a woman with a bad headache. And then, there was a girl who had a bowl on her head!MEERA: A bowl on her head! How did you take it off?STELLA: It was really difficult, but in the end I took it off and . do you know who was under the bowl?MEERA: No.STELLA: It was Suzy!Unit 4Page 342.Listen and check.MR STAR: What did you do yesterday afternoon at the After school club, kids?SIMON: Well, first we helped Mr Burke. Alex and I cleaned the chairs and then we carried them into the hall.MR STAR: And what did you do, Stella?STELLA: I played chess with Meera and then we all started to think about our school show.SIMON: Yes, Mr Burke wanted us to do a musical. We had to sing. And we danced!MRS STAR: Did you dance, Simon?SIMON: Well, I didnt dance, but I hopped, skipped and jumped to the music . and Meera and Stella laughed a lot.STELLA: Well, Simon, you were funny. Mr Burke watched us dancing and listened to us singing, but then he stopped us!MR STAR: So what now?STELLA: Mr Burke doesnt want us to do a musical this year.SIMON: Its great! I dont have to sing and dance!Unit 4Page 369.Listen and check.NARRATOR: Its Saturday morning and the children are going to Alexs new flat.LENNY: Which floor does Alex live on?STELLA: I think he lives on the fifteenth floor.SIMON: Wow, the fifteenth floor. Thats exciting!MEERA: Yeah, he says he can see the city from his bedroom window. Oh, no! The lift isnt working!LENNY: Thats OK. There are some stairs. We can walk up.STELLA: Lenny, we have to walk up to the fifteenth floor!SIMON: Thats no problem. Lenny and I love climbing. Come on, Lenny. Lets see who gets there first!LENNY: Yeah!STELLA: First floor, second floor, third floor, fourth floor, fifth floor . Im so tired!ALEX: Hello. Whats the matter?EVERYONE ELSE: The lift isnt working.ALEX: But its only the fifth floor!LENNY: Yeah, but we went up to the fifteenth floor because Stella thinks you lived there!ALEX: Well, its good you didnt want to see my uncle. He lives on the twentieth floor!Unit 5 p46 8Listen and check.ALEX: Hi, Simon. Did you finish your homework yesterday?SIMON: Yeah, I wrote about Shackleton. Who did you write about?ALEX: Jacques Cousteau. He was a French explorer. Shackletons adventures were more difficult than Cousteaus, but I think Cousteau is more famous.SIMON: Really. What did he do?ALEX: He sailed in his ship, the Calypso, and explored sea life.SIMON: But Shackletons life was more exciting. Why was Cousteau famous?ALEX: Because he helped us to understand our world. He made 120 TV programmes and films and he was one of the first people to tell us to be more careful with the sea.SIMON: Yeah, thats true. We have to look after our world.STELLA: Huh, our homework was more boring than theirs.LENNY: Yes, but ours was easier than theirs, so I had time to watch TV after I finished mine.STELLA: Yeah!Unit 6 Page 52 2.Listen and check.GRANDMA: We want to buy a computer so we can use the Internet.Id like to email my old friend in Australia.SUZY: Do you know how to use a computer, Grandma?GRANDMA: No, not really. Can you show us, please?STELLA: Yeah, first you have to turn the computer on. Push this button here. Then you have to turn on the screen. Thats this button here. Now you hold the mouse in your hand and .GRANDMA: What mouse?SUZY: This here, Grandma. Its called a mouse because its got a long tail. Look.GRANDMA: Oh, I see.STELLA: Then you click on this program, and you can write your email.SIMON: OK. What do you want to do, Grandpa?GRANDPA: I want to go on the Internet. I want to buy a DVD or a video about fishing.SIMON: You dont want a video, Grandpa. A DVDs better because you can watch it on your new computer. Now, you need an MP3 player, Grandpa.GRANDPA: No, Simon. Now I need a cup of tea.Page 547.Listen and check.GRANDPA: Oh, Im tired today. We went shopping yesterday.SIMON: Oh, really? What did you buy?GRANDPA: We bought a computer.SIMON: How exciting, Grandpa! Which computer did you get?GRANDMA: We got a really good one. Its a KBX4.SIMON: Why did you choose that one?GRANDPA: Well, we chose it because your grandma read about it and the man in the shop said it was a good one.GRANDMA: Yes, he thought it was better than the others.SIMON: Did you bring it home with you?GRANDMA: Oooh, no. The nice man from the shop brought the computer home later.GRANDPA: Yes, he took it out of the box, put it on the table and said goodbye.GRANDMA: Yes, he thought that we knew something about computers, but we dont. We dont know how to turn it on!Unit 7 Page 62 2.Listen and check.MR BURKE: Welcome to the Kids Box Quiz. Lets hear it for these two clever kids in todays big final: Lenny and Stella.LENNY AND STELLA: Hello, Mr Burke.MR BURKE: Look at the animals on the wall behind me. Lenny, which do you think is the most exciting?LENNY: Er, I think the most exciting animal is the tiger.MR BURKE: Great. Now tell us about tigers. You get five points for each fact.LENNY: Well, the Siberian tigers the biggest and the strongest animal in the cat family. Its not the quickest cat, but it can run at 55 km an hour. The heaviest Siberian tiger weighed 465 kilograms.MR BURKE: Very good. Thats 15 points. Now, Stella, which animal do you think is the most beautiful, and what can you tell us about it?STELLA: I think the most beautiful animal is the dolphin. Its one of the cleverest animals and I also think dolphins are the best parents - they look after their young for more than three years . Erm . oh, yes, and do you know that dolphins cant drink sea water? They have to get water from their food.MR BURKE: Very good, Stella. That gives you 15 points. Now, put your hands on the buttons. The quickest person to press the button and answer the question correctly gets five points. Which animal is the loudest in the world?LENNY: Is it the elephant?MR BURKE: Sorry, Lenny. It isnt.STELLA: Is it the blue whale?MR BURKE: Yes, thats right, Stella. Five points for you. The blue whale is the loudest animal in the world. And now for my next question .Unit 7 Page64 7Listen and check.SUZY: Heres a picture for you, Mum. I drew it at the city zoo before we came home.SIMON: Yes, Dad drove us there this morning.STELLA: It was great. We saw the dolphins. They swam round the pool and jumped out of the water to eat fish from a mans hand.SUZY: Look, its here in the picture. And we saw some baby lions, Mum. They ran in a big square cage, but their parents slept all day.STELLA: After we saw the lions, we went into the parrots cage and they flew round our heads.SUZY: They were the most beautiful animals. Dad bought me a toy parrot. Look, its over there on the table.MRS STAR: Mmm!SIMON: A parrot sat on Dads head. It was really funny, but the lizard was the best. It caught a fly. Ffphffkkk. And ate it for its lunch.Unit 7 Page 65 10 Listen and do the actions.1. The boy ran round the playground.2. The girl jumped into the sea.3. The children climbed out of the swimming pool.4. The bird flew round the tree.5. The teacher walked into the classroom.6. The dog ran round the garden.7. The cat jumped out of the tree.8. The fish swam round the bowl.9. Dad walked into the kitchen.10. The boy jumped out of bed.Unit 8 Page 70 2Listen and check.NARRATOR: Its Simons birthday. The grown ups are making food for his party.MR STAR: Angelina, can you take a bowl of salad to the table, please?MRS STAR: Yes. Can you pass me a bowl of cold pasta, too, please?GRANDMA: What do you want me to do?MR STAR: Er, could you put these cheese sandwiches on the table please, Mum?GRANDPA: Wheres the lemonade, son?MR STAR: There are some bottles in that box next to the door.MRS STAR: Whod like a cup of tea?GRANDPA: Oooh, no, thank you. But I am thirsty. I need a glass of lemonade!GRANDMA: Do you want a cheese sandwich too?GRANDPA: Oh, no, thank you. I dont like party food. Bruce made some nice vegetable soup yesterday. I can have some of that later.GRANDMA: Hmm. Vegetable soup. Oh, no, dear. We had it for dinner last night. We finished it all when you were out with your friends. It was lovely.Now, would you like a cheese sandwich?GRANDPA: Oooohhh . yes, please.Unit 8 Page 72 8Listen and check.GRANDPA: And here we are at the Star House Birthday Race. The explorers first at the moment. Hes jumping best. The clowns jumping the most quickly, but not the most carefully. Oh, hes got problems. I think hes falling.MR STAR: Oh, dear! Hes going down!GRANDPA: And the pirate and the robot are both trying to get third place. Ooh, this is very exciting. And the doctors jumping the worst, but shes laughing the most. The artist is jumping the most slowly, but shes doing very well.MR STAR: Er, she isnt jumping, Dad. Shes walking.GRANDPA: Hmm! Shes doing very well. She has got the shortest legs.