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Book 2 – Tom’s Sister

Kindly contributed by Ginette Kriche. Literacy / ESOL workbook (covers many Milestone 8, Entry 1-2 curriculum elements). Page 1

Contents Student’s Record Exercises Type of exercises Page

No Completed Date

Picture 1 Matching exercise 2 Picture 2 Matching exercise 2 Picture 3 Matching exercise 3 Task 1 Read words aloud 4 Task 2 Recognise words 4 Task 3 Spelling - homework 4 Task 4 Write a short sentence 4 Task 5 Read words aloud 5 Task 6 Recognise words 5 Task 7 Spelling - homework 5 Task 8 Write short sentences 5 Task 9 Read words aloud 6 Task 10 Recognise words 6 Task 11 Spelling - homework 6 Task 12 Write short sentences 6 Task 13 Read words aloud 7 Task 14 Recognise words 7 Task 15 Write short sentences 7 Task 16 Recap on Tasks 8 Exercise 1 Read and answer questions 9 Exercise 2 Fill in the gaps 10 Exercise 3 Word searches 11 Exercise 4 Write about family/friend 12 Exercise 5 Fill in a form 13 Exercise 6 What does DOB mean 13 Exercise 7 Punctuation 14 Exercise 8 Crossword 15



Tom’s Sister. Picture tasks 1-2 Matching words to pictures.


Picture 1 - Match the words to the correct person.

Picture 2 - Match the words to the correct pictures.

book

read

cook

cake

scissors

cut

mother

son

daughter

father



About Tom. Picture task 3 Matching words to pictures.


Picture 3 - Match the words to the correct pictures.

The mother and her daughter cooking.

The father is giving his daughter a

present.

The mother is cutting

her son’s hair.

The father and his

daughter are reading.



Tom’s Sister. Tasks 1-4 Read aloud. Recognise words. Spelling. Write sentences.


Task 1 – Read these words aloud.

for the at Task 2 - Recognise and circle the words in the sentence:

1. I am going to France for 1 week.

2. The boy kicked the football.

3. I will be home at 6 o’clock.

Task 3 – Write these words down and for homework, learn to spell the words below for next week:

for the at Task 4 - Write a short sentence using each of the words above: Example: The book is in the box.

1. The ball is in ____ garden.

2. I need a pen _____ my lesson.

3. I will meet you _____ 8 o’clock. Write one sentence using the examples above:

4.





Task 5 – Read these words aloud.

in go to Task 6 - Recognise and circle the words in the sentences below:

1. You can buy books in the supermarket.

2. I go to College on Monday.

3. I will go to the shop on Saturday.


in go to Task 8 - Write a short sentence using each of the words above: Example: The book is in the box.

1.

2.

3.





Task 9 - Read these words aloud.

work morning married start son husband

Task 10 - Recognise and circle the words in the sentence:

1. I start work at 8.30 in the morning

2. I am getting married in June.

3. My husband goes shopping every Saturday.

4. My son likes playing football.

5. I will see you tomorrow morning.

6. I work in a shop.



Task 12 - Write some short sentences using each of the words above.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.



Tom’s Sister. Tasks 13-15 Read aloud. Recognise words. Write sentences.


Task 13 - Read these words aloud.

sister daughter old road that I

it of was Task 14 - Recognise and circle the words in the sentence:

1. I have long hair.

2. My daughter is 5 years old.

3. I have a cat that is very friendly.

4. I have a bought a new car, I am sending you a picture of it.

5. I was in bed at 9.30 yesterday.

6. My sister is going out for dinner on Saturday.

7. I live in London Road.

sister daughter old road that was

Task 15 – Write some short sentences using each of the words above.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.



Tom’s Sister. Task 16 Recap.


Task 16 - Recap Words that you have learnt

1. Read these words aloud again. 2. Tick the words that you can read easily.

for the at

in go to


sister daughter old road that I

it of was How did you find these exercises?

Too easy OK Hard Very hard Reading aloud Recognising words Spelling Writing



Tom’s Sister. Exercise 1 Read and answer questions.


Exercise 1 – read about Tom’s sister and answer the questions below:

Tom’s sister

Tom’s sister is called Mary. She is married with 2 children. Her

husband’s name is Paul. Paul works for the Post Office. He starts work

at 5 o’clock in the morning.

Her son’s name is Jack, he is 5 years old. Her daughter’s name is Amy,

she is 7 years old. Amy and Jack go to Binstead Road School.

1. What is Tom’s sister called?

2. How many children has she got?

3. What is her husband’s name?

4. What is her son’s name?

5. What is her daughter’s name?

6. How old is Jack?

7. How old is Amy?

8. What is the name of Amy and Jack’s school?



Tom’s Sister. Exercise 2 Fill in the gaps.


Exercise 2 – fill in the gaps using the words below.

Tom’s sister

Tom’s sister is called Mary. She is __________ with two __________.

Her _________ name is Paul. Paul _______ for the Post Office. He

starts work at 5 O’clock in the _________.

Her son’s _______ is Jack, he is 5 years old. Her daughter’s name is

Amy, _____ is 7 ________ old. Amy and Jack go to Binstead Road

_________.

Fill in the missing words

School married name

works children husband’s

she years morning



Tom’s Sister. Exercise 3 Word searches.


Exercise 3 – find the words hidden in the word searches.

A little more difficult.

for at go

the in to

work start sister read morning son

daughter that married husband old was



About Tom. Exercise 4 Write about yourself.


Exercise 4 – Write about a person in your family, or someone you live with. If you need help with this look at the questions below.

Here are some things you can write about:

What is his/her name? (his/her name is )

How old is he/she? (he/she is years old)

What does he/she look like? (he/she has hair and eyes}

What are his/her hobbies? (he/she likes to )



About Tom. Exercises 5-6 Complete the sentences.


Exercise 5 – Complete the following form about yourself.

First Name Surname

DOB

Address

Town / City

Postcode

Telephone number

Mobile Number

Emergency contact name

Emergency contact number

Exercise 6 – Answer the following question.

What do the letters DOB mean?

D________ O____ B_________ Explain this in another way. .



Tom’s Sister. Exercise 7 Punctuation.


Exercise 7 – There are 19 capital letters missing – find them and circle each letter that should be a capital. tom’s sister

tom’s sister is called mary. she is married with 2 children. her husband’s

name is paul. paul works for the post office. he starts work at 5 o’clock

in the morning.

her son’s name is jack, he is 5 years old. her daughter’s name is amy, she

is 7 years old. amy and jack go to binstead road school.



Tom’s Sister. Exercise 8 Crossword.


Exercise 8 – Crossword



Tom’s Sister Answers


Answers Task 2 - Recognise and circle the words in the sentence:

1. I am going to France for 1 week. 2. The boy kicked the football. 3. I will be home at 6 o’clock.

Task 4 1. The ball is in the garden.

2. I need a pen for my lesson.

3. I will meet you at 8 o’clock.

Task 6 - Recognise and circle the words in the sentences below:

1. You can buy books in the supermarket. 2. I go to College on Monday. 3. I will go to the shop on Saturday.


1. I start work at 8.30 in the morning 2. I am getting married in June. 3. My husband goes shopping every Saturday. 4. My son likes playing football. 5. I will see you tomorrow morning. 6. I work in a shop.


1. I have long hair. 2. My daughter is 5 years old. 3. I have a cat that is very friendly. 4. I have bought a new car, I am sending you a picture of it. 5. I was in bed at 9.30 yesterday. 6. My sister is going out for dinner on Saturday. 7. I live in London Road.

Exercise 1 - read about Tom and answer the questions below: 1. What is Toms sister called? Mary

2. How many children has she got? 2

3. What is her husband’s name? Paul

4. What is her son’s name? Jack

5. What is her daughter’s name? Anna

6. How old is Jack? 5

7. How old is Amy? 7

8. What is the name of Amy and Jacks school? Binstead Road School



Tom’s Sister Answers


Exercise 2 – fill in the gaps using the words below: Paragraph 1 - married, children, husband’s, works, morning Paragraph 2 - name, she, years, school Exercise 7 – there are 19 capital letters missing

tom’s sister

tom’s sister is called mary. she is married with 2 children. her husband’s name is

paul. paul works for the post office. he starts work at 5 o’clock in the morning.

her son’s name is jack, he is 5 years old. her daughter’s name is amy, she is 7 years

old. amy and jack go to binstead road school.

Exercise 8 – crossword



Tom’s Sister Tutor record


Students name _________________ Date started ____________

Date finished ____________

Exercises Type of exercises Page No Completed Date Picture 1 Matching exercise 2 Picture 2 Matching exercise 2 Picture 3 Matching exercise 3 Task 1 Read words aloud 4 Task 2 Recognise words 4 Task 3 Spelling - homework 4 Task 4 Write a short sentence 4 Task 5 Read words aloud 5 Task 6 Recognise words 5 Task 7 Spelling - homework 5 Task 8 Write a short sentence 5 Task 9 Read words aloud 6 Task 10 Recognise words 6 Task 11 Spelling - homework 6 Task 12 Write a short sentence 6 Task 13 Read words aloud 7 Task 14 Recognise words 7 Task 15 Write a short sentence 7 Task 16 Recap on Exercise 8 Exercise 1 Read and answer questions 9 Exercise 2 Fill in the gaps 10 Exercise 3 Wordsearch 11 Exercise 4 Write about family/friend 12 Exercise 5 Fill in a form 13 Exercise 6 What does DOB mean 13 Exercise 7 Punctuation 14 Exercise 8 Crossword 15

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