Bahasa Inggeris notes, unit 9

The robot

Textbook Super Minds Student's Book 1 (Cambridge, Puchta, Gerngross and Lewis-Jones), pages 94-105 (Super Minds Student's Book 1, Unit 8 The robot; Phonics focus p.99)

What this chapter covers

I can name parts of the body like head, arm, hand, fingers, knee, leg, foot and toes (8.1)
I can say what I can and can't do, like "I can skip." and "I can't touch my toes." (8.2)
I can say what animals can do in a song (8.3)
I can ask "Can you swim?" and answer "Yes, I can." or "No, I can't." (8.4)
I can read a story and understand its value, "Work as a team." (8.5)
I can say words with the g sound, like Greg, big, bag, green and go-kart (8.6)
I can read about funny animals and write about one (8.7)
I can say what a skeleton helps us to do (8.8)

Welcome to Unit 8! The children build a robot. You will learn the parts of the body and what you can and can't do.

8.1Parts of the body

Four children in a garden with labels: 1 head, 2 arm, 3 fingers, 4 hand, 5 knee, 6 leg, 7 toes, 8 foot — The body: head, arm, fingers, hand, knee, leg, toes, foot.

Super Minds 1, p. 94.

Number	Word
1	head
2	arm
3	fingers
4	hand
5	knee
6	leg
7	toes
8	foot

One foot, two feet. One hand, two hands. We say fingers and toes for more than one.

The chant Let's make a robot with lines like Here's the head and Here's an arm — Chant: "Let's make a robot!"

Super Minds 1, p. 94.

Say Here's a leg for one thing. Say Here are the toes for many things.

What do you have on your hand? Say the word.

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fingers.

8.2I can ... I can't ...

In a gym, a boy bends and says I can't touch my toes, a boy with a rope says I can't skip, a girl on one foot says I can't stand on one leg — "I can't touch my toes." "I can't skip." "I can't stand on one leg."

Super Minds 1, p. 95.

Grammar focus: I can stand on one leg. She can skip. I can't touch my toes. He can't skip. — Grammar focus.

Super Minds 1, p. 95.

I can ...	I can't ...
I can stand on one leg.	I can't touch my toes.
She can skip.	He can't skip.

can't means cannot. It means you are not able to do it.

After can or can't, use the plain action word: She can skip, not She can skips.

Finish: "I ____ touch my toes." (You can do it.)

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can.

8.3Song: Who am I?

The song Who am I with pictures of Larry Lizard, Bella Bird, Dan Dolphin, Kate Kangaroo, Lucy Ladybird and Charlie Cheetah — Can you guess who we are?

Super Minds 1, p. 96.

Animal	It can ...
Bella Bird	sing
Dan Dolphin	swim
Kate Kangaroo	jump up high
Charlie Cheetah	run
Larry Lizard	dance
Lucy Ladybird	crawl and fly

Say it like this

It's Bella Bird. She can sing.

Who can swim?

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Dan Dolphin.

8.4Can you ...?

A chart with pictures of a tennis racket, a piano, a horse, a bike, swimming goggles and ballet shoes — Play tennis, play the piano, ride a horse, ride a bike, swim, dance.

Super Minds 1, p. 97.

Grammar focus: Can you swim? Yes, I can. Can you dance? No, I can't. — Grammar focus.

Super Minds 1, p. 97.

Question	Yes	No
Can you swim?	Yes, I can.	No, I can't.
Can you dance?	Yes, I can.	No, I can't.

The short answer uses can: Can you ...? Yes, I can.

"Can you ride a bike?" Say no.

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No, I can't.

8.5Story time: The problem

Four story pictures: children put a robot together from a robot kit and ask for batteries — The children put the robot together. They need batteries.

Super Minds 1, p. 98.

Two pictures: the children ask the robot can you speak, and then say it can't speak — "Robot, can you speak?" "It can't speak."

Super Minds 1, p. 98.

Two pictures: the robot says Yes, I can; the children say Thank you, Misty and Well done, Misty — "Robot, can you speak now?" "Yes, I can." "Well done, Misty."

Super Minds 1, p. 99.

Summary: The children make a robot from a kit. They give each other the arms, legs and head. They put in batteries, but the robot can't speak. Misty tries something. Then the robot says, "Yes, I can." The children say, "Well done, Misty."

Say this	When
Here you are.	You give something to a friend.
Thank you.	A friend gives you something.
No problem.	You are happy to help.
Well done!	A friend does something good.

Value: teamwork. Friends help each other.

Say "thank you" to a friend who gives you a pencil. What does your friend say back?

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No problem.

8.6Phonics: the g sound

A gorilla called Greg with a big bag drives a green go-kart in a race — Greg's got a big bag and a green go-kart.

Super Minds 1, p. 99.

Letter	Words with the g sound
g	go-kart, Greg, big, bag, green

Which word has the g sound: bag or bat?

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bag.

8.7Skills: funny animals

Three pairs of pictures: a dog swimming or sinking, a girl riding a bike or falling off, a clown standing on one leg or falling — Listen and tick: Can Patch swim? Can Sue ride a bike? Can Coco stand on one leg?

Super Minds 1, p. 100.

Four funny animals with speech bubbles: Octo, Klump, Dook and Zak — Octo, Klump, Dook and Zak.

Super Minds 1, p. 101.

Animal	It has got ...	It can ...
Octo	one head, two legs, eight arms	dance
Klump	two heads, six legs	run very fast, but can't jump
Dook	two heads, five legs, ten feet	jump
Zak	one head, eight legs, four wings	fly, but can't jump

Write about your animal

I'm a Brog. I've got three heads, three legs and four arms. I'm green. I can dance.

Which animal has got eight legs and four wings?

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Zak.

8.8The skeleton

Five skeletons: walking, running, reaching up, sitting and standing — The skeleton helps us to swim, walk, run, sit and stand.

Super Minds 1, p. 102.

Humans and some animals have a skeleton. The skeleton has lots of bones. Bones are strong.

Find the head, knee, foot and arm bones in your own body (p. 103).

Name two things the skeleton helps us to do.

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Any two of: swim, walk, run, sit, stand.

Summary

Topic	Remember
Body	head, arm, fingers, hand, knee, leg, toes, foot
Ability	I can skip. I can't touch my toes.
Questions	Can you swim? Yes, I can. / No, I can't.
Story	The robot. Teamwork: friends help each other.
Phonics	g: Greg, big, bag, green, go-kart
Skeleton	helps us to swim, walk, run, sit and stand