Bahasa Inggeris notes, chapter 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 rooms in a house, bathroom, bedroom, living room, hall, dining room, kitchen, stairs and cellar (6.1)
I can say what is in a room, like "There's a monster." and "There are four cats." (6.2)
I can ask and answer, like "Is there a park? Yes, there is." and "Are there any rats? No, there aren't." (6.3)
I can ask and answer "How many cars are there? There are four cars." (6.3)
I can read a short story and understand its value, "Look after your friends." (6.4)
I can say and read words with the sound h, like hall, hat and house (6.5)
I can write short sentences about my house (6.6)
I can say where I find animals, like "You find tigers in the jungle." (6.7)

This unit is about the old house. You will learn the names of the rooms and say what is in them. You will also ask "Is there ...?" and "How many ...?"

6.1Rooms in the house

Cut-away picture of an old house showing the bathroom, bedroom, living room, hall, dining room, kitchen, stairs and cellar — The old house

Super Minds 1, p. 70.

Room	What do we do there?
bathroom	have a shower
bedroom	sleep
living room	sit and watch TV
hall	walk in at the door
dining room	eat dinner
kitchen	cook
stairs	go up and down
cellar	a room under the house

Say it. The chant says: What's in the bedroom? What's in the kitchen? Let's find out!

Where do we cook?

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In the kitchen.

6.2There's and There are

Grammar box: There's a monster. There are four cats.

Super Minds 1, p. 71.

There's a monster. (one) There are four cats. (more than one)

How many?	Say
one	There's a cat in the living room.
two or more	There are seven crocodiles in the bathroom.

Not: ~~There's four cats.~~ Say: There are four cats.

Song: In my little house

A purple house with animals in the rooms and tigers in the garden — Animals in the 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

Fill in: There ______ a spider in the kitchen.

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There is (There's) a spider in the kitchen.

6.3Is there ...? Are there ...?

A street with houses, cars, a park with kites and a plane in the sky — A street and a park

Super Minds 1, p. 73.

Grammar box: 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.

Question	Answer
Is there a plane?	Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
Are there any rats?	Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
How many cars are there?	There are four cars.

One thing: Is there ...? More than one: Are there any ...?

Is there a park in the picture?

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Yes, there is.

6.4Story: At the house

Comic: friends see an old house; Misty goes in alone and sees the stairs, spiders and rats — Misty goes into the old house

Super Minds 1, p. 74.

Misty sees an old house and says, "Let's go in." Her friends say, "No way!" Misty says, "OK. Let me go in. Wait for me here." Her friends say, "Careful, Misty." Inside there are stairs to the cellar, big spiders and big rats. Misty says, "There's no problem, you can come in." Her friends call, "Misty, where are you?" Misty says, "Here I am."

Value: look after your friends. Go and look for your friends when they need you.

Who goes into the old house?

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Misty.

6.5Phonics: the sound h

Say this sentence: Harry's hall is full of hats. All the words start with the same sound, h.

Super Minds 1, p. 75.

Which word starts with h: hat, cat, shoe?

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hat

6.6Write about your house

A short paragraph: I live in a nice house. There are three bedrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, a living room and hall. There isn't a cellar.

Super Minds 1, p. 77.

My house

I live in a nice house. There are three bedrooms and a kitchen. There isn't a cellar. I like my house.

Start a sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop.

6.7Habitats

Tiger, parrot, camel, goat, polar bear, shark, jellyfish and penguin — Animals live in habitats

Super Minds 1, p. 79.

Place	You find
jungle	tigers, parrots, trees
desert	camels, sand
ocean	sharks, jellyfish, coral
polar region	polar bears, penguins, snow
mountains	goats, rocks

Where do you find coral?

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In the ocean.

Summary

Topic	Remember
Rooms	bathroom, bedroom, living room, hall, dining room, kitchen, stairs, cellar
One or many	There's a cat. There are four cats.
Questions	Is there a park? Yes, there is. Are there any rats? No, there aren't. How many cars are there?
Value	Look after your friends.
Phonics	h: hall, hat, house