Bahasa Inggeris notes, chapter 6

Free time

Textbook Super Minds Student's Book 1 (Cambridge, Puchta, Gerngross and Lewis-Jones), pages 58-69 (Super Minds Student's Book 1, Unit 5 Free time; Phonics focus p.63)

What this chapter covers

I can say the days of the week in order and say what we do on each day (5.1)
I can say and write free time activities like go swimming, play ball and play computer games (5.2)
I can use "on Mondays" to say what I do every week, like "I go swimming on Mondays." (5.2)
I can ask "Do you watch TV at the weekend?" and answer "Yes, I do." or "No, I don't." (5.3)
I can read a story and understand its value, "Ask for help when you need it." (5.4)
I can say words with the short u sound, like mum, jumps, mud and ducks (5.5)
I can read and write a short poem about my week (5.6)
I can name things that are healthy and unhealthy (5.7)
I can follow short instructions like "Sit down" and "Open the piano" (5.8)

Welcome to Unit 5! What do you do in your free time? You will learn the days of the week and fun things to do on each day.

5.1Days of the week

A notice board called This week: Monday to Friday school, Saturday football match, Sunday trip to the lake — This week: school from Monday to Friday. Saturday is a football match. Sunday is a trip to the lake.

Super Minds 1, p. 58.

Day	Number	What happens
Monday	1	School
Tuesday	2	School
Wednesday	3	School
Thursday	4	School
Friday	5	School
Saturday	6	Football match
Sunday	7	Trip to the lake

Saturday and Sunday are the weekend. There is no school. It is more time to play.

Days of the week start with a capital letter: Monday, not monday.

What day comes after Wednesday?

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Thursday.

5.2A busy week

Add -s to a day to say what you do every week on that day.

Grammar focus (p. 59)

I go swimming on Mondays.
I play football on Saturdays.

Children swimming, playing ball, playing computer games, playing football, singing and playing hide-and-seek — The song "A busy week".

Super Minds 1, p. 60.

Day	The song says
Mondays	we go swimming
Tuesdays	we play ball
Wednesdays and Thursdays	we play computer games
Fridays	we play football
Saturdays	we sing
Sundays	we play hide-and-seek

Say "on Mondays". We use on before a day.

Finish: "On Fridays we play ____."

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football.

5.3Do you ...? Yes, I do. No, I don't.

Super Minds 1, p. 61.

Question	Yes	No
Do you watch TV at the weekend?	Yes, I do.	No, I don't.
Do you play computer games at the weekend?	Yes, I do.	No, I don't.

The short answer uses do: Do you ...? Yes, I do.

"Do you play computer games at the weekend?" Say yes.

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Yes, I do.

5.4Story time: We're lost!

Four children in a forest are lost and ask a rabbit for help; the rabbit leads them to the lake — The children are lost. They ask the rabbit, "Where's the lake?"

Super Minds 1, p. 62.

A boy kneels beside the rabbit; the rabbit says Now, I'm lost and the boy says Now, he's lost — The boy asks, "Are you OK, rabbit?" Then the rabbit says, "Now, I'm lost."

Super Minds 1, p. 63.

Summary: Four children are lost. They cannot find the lake. A boy asks a rabbit for help. The rabbit says, "Come with me," and shows them the way. The children say "Thank you very much" and give the rabbit a carrot.

Say this	When
Where's the lake?	You want to find a place.
We're lost.	You do not know the way.
Thank you very much.	Someone helps you.
Are you OK?	You see someone who may be hurt.

Value: Ask for help when you need it.

Who helps the children find the lake?

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A rabbit.

5.5Phonics: the short u sound

A woman in a hat jumps in mud with four yellow ducks under a rainbow — Mum jumps in the mud with the ducks.

Super Minds 1, p. 63.

Letter	Words with the short u sound
u	mum, jumps, mud, ducks

Which word has the short u sound: cat or mud?

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mud.

5.6Skills: My perfect week

The poem My perfect week with small pictures of football, a bike, computer games, toys, swimming and sleeping — The poem "My perfect week".

Super Minds 1, p. 65.

Day	I ...
Mondays	play with friends
Tuesdays	ride my bike
Wednesdays	play computer games
Thursdays	play with toys
Fridays	go swimming
Saturdays and Sundays	watch TV and sleep

Write your own poem

My perfect week
On Mondays
I watch TV ...

Write one line: what do you do on Fridays in the poem?

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On Fridays I go swimming.

5.7I'm healthy!

A poster: for a healthy life have fun, eat healthy food, keep fit, do sport, learn new things, sleep — For a healthy life, it is important to ...

Super Minds 1, p. 66.

healthyhave fun, eat healthy food, keep fit, do sport, learn new things, sleep

unhealthyeat too many sweets, watch TV late at night, stay awake at midnight

Six pictures: a child eating fruit, a girl with a racket, a child sleeping, a child with ice cream and sweets, a child watching TV at night, a child awake at twelve o'clock — Healthy or unhealthy? Fruit, sport and sleep are healthy.

Super Minds 1, p. 66.

Is "do sport" healthy or unhealthy?

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Healthy.

5.8Do that! Instructions

An instruction tells you what to do. It starts with an action word.

Instruction	What you do
Sit down at the piano.	Sit on the chair.
Open the piano.	Lift the lid.
Start playing the piano.	Play.
Cover your ears.	Put your hands on your ears.
Put it on the floor.	Put the thing down.

Poster project "Our week" (p. 69): write the days on a poster and add a picture for what you do on each day. Ask, "I play football. What day is it?" Answer, "It's Tuesday."

Write an instruction: you want a friend to stand up.

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Stand up. (starts with an action word)

Summary

Topic	Remember
Days	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Capital letter.
Every week	I go swimming on Mondays.
Questions	Do you watch TV at the weekend? Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Story	We're lost! Ask for help when you need it.
Phonics	short u: mum, jumps, mud, ducks.
Healthy	Have fun, eat healthy food, keep fit, do sport, learn new things, sleep.