Bahasa Inggeris notes, unit 7
The old house
Textbook Super Minds Student's Book 1 (Cambridge, Puchta, Gerngross and Lewis-Jones), pages 70-81 (Super Minds Student's Book 1, Unit 6 The old house)
What this chapter covers
- {'I can say the names of eight parts of a house': 'bathroom, bedroom, living room, hall, dining room, kitchen, stairs and cellar (6.1)'}
- I can say "There's a ..." for one thing and "There are ..." for many things (6.2)
- I can ask "Is there a ...?" and "Are there any ...?" and answer with "Yes, there is." or "No, there aren't." (6.3)
- I can ask "How many ... are there?" and answer "There are four cars." (6.3)
- I can say who is where in a house, like "There's a cat in the living room." (6.4)
- I can look after my friends, like Misty and her friends in the story (6.5)
- I can name some habitats, like polar region, ocean, jungle, desert and mountains, and say what we find there (6.6)
Welcome to Unit 6! We visit the old house. You will learn the rooms of a house and say what is in them.
6.1Rooms in the house
Super Minds 1, p. 70.
| No. | Word | No. | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bathroom | 5 | dining room |
| 2 | bedroom | 6 | kitchen |
| 3 | living room | 7 | stairs |
| 4 | hall | 8 | cellar |
The chant (p. 70)
Let's go to the old house!What's in the bedroom? What's in the kitchen?
Let's find out!
Which room do we sleep in? (bedroom or kitchen)
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The bedroom.
6.2There's and There are
Super Minds 1, p. 71.
| How many? | We say |
|---|---|
| one | There's a monster. |
| two or more | There are four cats. |
One thing: There's (There is). Many things: There are.
Do not say "There's four cats." For more than one, say "There are four cats."
Fill in: "______ a spider in the kitchen."
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There's. (One spider.)
6.3Is there...? Are there...? How many...?
Super Minds 1, p. 73.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is there a plane? | Yes, there is. |
| Are there any rats? | No, there aren't. |
| How many cars are there? | There are four cars. |
Super Minds 1, p. 73.
Ask with Is there a for one thing. Ask with Are there any for many things.
"How many cars are there?" in the picture above.
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There are four cars.
6.4Song: My little house
Super Minds 1, p. 72.
| Animal | Where |
|---|---|
| a cat | in the living room |
| a spider | in the kitchen |
| seven crocodiles | in the bathroom |
| a snake | in the cellar |
| a lizard | in the bedroom |
| tigers | in the garden |
Where is the spider in the song?
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In the kitchen.
6.5Story: At the house
Story (pp. 74-75): Misty sees an old house. She says "Let's go in." Her friends say "Go in? No way!" Misty goes in alone and goes down the stairs to the cellar. She sees big spiders and big rats. Then she says, "There's no problem, you can come in." At the end Misty's friends are afraid, but she is not.
Value: looking after your friends. Misty tells her friends that there is no problem.
Talk about the pictures with "In picture one there's a house." and "In picture three there are eight stairs."
Who says "Let's go in." in the story?
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Misty.
6.6Geography: Habitats
Super Minds 1, p. 78.
| Habitat | You find |
|---|---|
| polar region | snow, polar bears, penguins |
| ocean | sharks, jellyfish, coral |
| jungle | trees, tigers, parrots |
| desert | sand, camels |
| mountains | rocks, snow, goats |
What do you find in the desert?
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Sand. (Camels live there too.)
Summary
| Topic | Remember |
|---|---|
| Rooms | bathroom, bedroom, living room, hall, dining room, kitchen, stairs, cellar. |
| One / many | There's a monster. There are four cats. |
| Asking | Is there a plane? Yes, there is. Are there any rats? No, there aren't. How many cars are there? There are four. |
| Value | Look after your friends. |
| Habitats | polar region, ocean, jungle, desert, mountains. |