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FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (PRIMARY)

PRIMARY 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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Unit 1-- Fantastic Animals Unit 2 -- I Am Special

1. special feature 1. secret diary

2. prey and predators 2. resolve to work hard
3. general information 3. a prosthetic leg
4. unusual enemies 4. filled with envy and jealousy
5. endangered species 5. highly admire
6. conserve the environment 6. gasped in horror
7. destroy a rainforest 7. pursue a dream
8. animals disappear 8. faced with dilemma
9. amazing appetite 9. feel lonely and nervous
10.camouflage 10.encourage a friend
11.believe 11.faithful companion
12.mischievous 12.rebellious streak
13.to wolf down 13.desperately
14.to rat on something 14.grumpily
15.to fish 15.crestfallen
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Unit 3 – Fossils and Dinosaurs Unit 4 – Poems Tell Stories Too

1. fossil of a dinosaur 1. courageous and fearless

2. detailed explanation 2. fierce looking
3. the museum guide 3. groan and whine
4. an assembled skeleton 4. cried out in fear
5. attack and slash at the prey 5. anchored near an island
6. search for clues 6. interrupt politely
7. gather evidence 7. growled threateningly
8. verify facts 8. complain repeatedly
9. carnivorous reptiles 9. exploded in laughter
10. renowned scientist 10.shamefully confessed
11.compare specimens 11.rhythm and rhyme
12.mammoth imprint 12.grand introduction
13.choppy helicopter ride 13.giggling
14.databank 14.boasted
15.discover 15.whisper
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Unit 5 – Let’s experiment Unit 6 – Our Tip to Thailand

1. precise instruction 1. send an invitation

2. conduct experiment 2. pack your suitcase

3. record your findings 3. interesting adventure

4. draw conclusion 4. go sightseeing

5. close tightly 5. modern city

6. carefully attach 6. traffic congestion

7. with a firm grip 7. magnificent costume

8. safety measures 8. make polite enquiries

9. prevent accidents 9. overseas holiday

10.surf the internet 10.splendid restaurant

11.dissolve in a solution 11. ancient remains

12.correct sequence 12.irreplaceable

13.apparatus 13.disembark

14.beaker 14.inedible

15.separation 15.discontinue
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Unit 7 – A Bag of Laughs Unit 8 – James and the Giant Peach

1. portray a character
1. zany and foolish
2. a ramshackle house
2. funniest riddle
3. far away on the horizon
3. get pins and needles
4. give your approval
4. tickled pink
5. as flexible as a worm
5. sniggered to himself
6. plummet down
6. doubled up with laughter
7. enormous mountain
7. split my sides with laugher
8. peaceful enjoyment
8. humourous poems
9. terribly cruel
9. impossibly comical
10.miserable miser
10. peculiar joke
11.horrible witch
11.crack up
12.fantasy novels
12.hilarious
13.comfortable
13.chortle
14.immediately
14.guffaw
15.marvellous
15.titter
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Unit 9 – What do you think of it? Unit 10 – Wonders of Science

1. a book review
1. volcanic eruptions
2. independent opinion
2. lava spew out
3. fascinating plot
3. fiery explosions
4. meaningful debate
4. organ transplant
5. intelligent argument
5. blood transfusion
6. through thick and thin
6. achievements of scientists
7. considerate person
7. importance of new discoveries
8. fantastic crowd
8. ruminate over a problem
9. vivid illustration
9. a curious wonder
10.amazing audience
10.completely separate
11.a good Samaritan
11.genetics and inheritance
12. highly recommend
12.scientific journals
13.punishment
13.publish findings
14.suspense
14.international
15.imagination
15.difference
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Unit 11: Great Olympians

1. the Olympic flame

2. a blistering run
3. spectators and athletes
4. an outstanding achievement
5. record breaking champion
6. create a sensation
7. discussed their tactics
8. exceeded our expectations
9. phenomenal concentration
10.a faultless speech
11.extraordinary performance
12. dream of victory

13. different sporting events

14.consecutive
15.industrious