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Bahasa Inggeris notes, unit 2

At school

Textbook Super Minds Student's Book 1 (Cambridge, Puchta, Gerngross and Lewis-Jones), pages 10-21 (Super Minds Student's Book 1, Unit 1 At school)

What this chapter covers

  • I can say the names of nine school things, like pen, rubber, pencil, book, notebook, bag, desk, ruler and pencil case (1.1)
  • I can ask "What's this?" and say "It's a pen." (1.2)
  • I can answer "Is it a pen?" with "Yes, it is." or "No, it isn't." (1.2)
  • I can follow polite orders like "Open your book, please." (1.3)
  • I can say "I'm sorry", "It's OK", "Thank you" and "Here you are" (1.4)
  • I can say words with the sound a, like fat, rat, black and bag (1.5)
  • I can name red, blue and yellow and mix them to make new colours (1.6)

Welcome to Unit 1! We are at school. Learn the names of things in the classroom and some polite words.

1.1Things at school

A classroom with nine labelled objects: 1 pen, 2 rubber, 3 pencil, 4 book, 5 notebook, 6 bag, 7 desk, 8 ruler, 9 pencil case
Nine things at school.

Super Minds 1, p. 10.

WordWhat it is for
pen, pencilWe write with them.
rubberWe rub out a mistake.
book, notebookWe read and write in them.
bagWe carry our things.
deskWe sit at it.
rulerWe draw a line.
pencil caseWe keep pens and pencils in it.
Which thing do you carry to school with your books inside?
Show answerHide answer
A bag.

1.2What's this?

Four pictures of children guessing objects with their eyes covered: a ruler, a pen, a pencil case and a rubber
A guessing game.

Super Minds 1, p. 11.

We sayMeaning
What's this?We ask.
It's a pencil.We tell.
Is it a pen?We guess.
Yes, it is.Right.
No, it isn't.Wrong.
Say "It's a ruler." Do not say "It's ruler."
"Is it a book?" It is a book. What do you say?
Show answerHide answer
Yes, it is.

1.3Polite orders

Four pictures of a teacher asking: sit at your desk, open your book, close your bag, pass me a pen
Sit. Open. Close. Pass.

Super Minds 1, p. 13.

OrderWhat to do
Sit at your desk, please.Sit down.
Open your book, please.Open it.
Close your bag, please.Shut it.
Pass me a ruler, please.Give it to me.
Say please to be polite. When you pass something, say "Here you are."
The teacher says "Close your book, please." What do you do?
Show answerHide answer
I close my book.

1.4Polite words

Six story pictures: Flash bumps into a man, his fruit falls, she says sorry, she runs home for her notebook, her mum says Here you are, and her friends bring her things
Flash says sorry. Mum says "Here you are."

Super Minds 1, p. 14.

SayWhen
I'm sorry.You make a mistake.
It's OK.Someone says sorry to you.
Thank you.Someone helps you or gives you something.
Here you are.You give something.
Mum gives you your notebook. What do you say?
Show answerHide answer
Thank you.

1.5Sound a

A grey rat asleep in a black bag
A fat rat in a black bag.

Super Minds 1, p. 15.

These words have the same a sound: fat, rat, black, bag. Also: cat, hat, mat.

Which word has the same a sound: cat or pen?
Show answerHide answer
Cat.

1.6Colours

Three bottles of paint: blue, red and yellow
Primary colours: blue, red, yellow.

Super Minds 1, p. 18.

Red, blue and yellow are the primary colours. We mix them to make new colours.

Paint tubes mixing: red and blue make purple, blue and yellow make green, red and yellow make orange
Mix two colours to make a new one.

Super Minds 1, p. 18.

MixYou get
red + bluepurple
blue + yellowgreen
red + yelloworange
Mix red and yellow. What colour do you get?
Show answerHide answer
Orange.

Summary

TopicRemember
Thingspen, rubber, pencil, book, notebook, bag, desk, ruler, pencil case.
AskingWhat's this? It's a pen. Yes, it is. No, it isn't.
OrdersSit, open, close, pass. Say please.
Polite wordsI'm sorry. It's OK. Thank you. Here you are.
ColoursRed, blue, yellow. Red + blue = purple.