Bahasa Inggeris notes, chapter 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)

What this chapter covers

{'I can say the body words': 'head, arm, fingers, hand, knee, leg, toes, foot (8.1)'}
I can say what I can and can't do, like "I can skip. I can't touch my toes." (8.2)
I can ask "Can you swim?" and answer "Yes, I can." or "No, I can't." (8.3)
I can read a short story and understand its value, teamwork (8.4)
I can say words that begin with the g sound, like green and go-kart (8.5)
I can read about funny animals and say what they have got and what they can do (8.6)
I can say that the skeleton has got bones and helps us stand, walk and run (8.7)
I can write a few sentences about a robot pet (8.8)

Unit 8 is about the body. You will name body parts, say what you can and can't do, and meet a robot.

8.1Body words

Children in a garden with labels: head, arm, fingers, hand, knee, leg, toes, foot — Eight body words.

Super Minds 1, p. 94.

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

Chant: Let's make a robot! (p. 94)

Here's the head. Here's an arm. Here's a hand. Here are the fingers. Here's a leg. Here's a knee. Here's a foot. Here are the toes. Thank you! Off it goes.

Here's = one thing. Here are = two or more things.

One foot, two feet. Use "Here's a foot" for one and "Here are the toes" for more than one.

Fill in: "Here ____ the fingers."

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are

8.2I can / I can't

Three children in a gym say what they can't do: touch my toes, skip, stand on one leg — What can Misty do?

Super Minds 1, p. 95.

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

Super Minds 1, p. 95.

Say	Meaning	Example
can	I am able to do it	She can skip.
can't	I am not able to do it	He can't skip.

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

Say it with can or can't: Anna is jumping over a skipping rope.

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She can skip.

8.3Can you ...?

In the song "Who am I?" (p. 96) the animals say what they can do: sing, swim, jump up high, run, dance, crawl and fly. Example: "It's Bella Bird. She can sing."

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

Super Minds 1, p. 97.

More things to ask about (p. 97, p. 100): play the piano, ride a horse, ride a bike, play tennis, play the guitar, speak Spanish.

The short answer uses the same word as the question: Can you ...? Yes, I can.

"Can you ride a horse?" Say "no" in a short answer.

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No, I can't.

8.4Story: The problem

Four pictures: friends build a robot from a robot kit, adding a leg, an arm and the head, then find there are no batteries — Pictures 1 to 4: the friends put the robot together.

Two pictures: the friends ask the robot to speak, but it says nonsense, and they say we have got a problem — Pictures 5 and 6: the robot can't speak.

Two pictures: Misty fixes the robot, which says Yes I can, and the friends say well done to Misty — Pictures 7 and 8: Misty helps, and the robot can speak.

Super Minds 1, pp. 98-99.

The story: The friends make a robot from a robot kit. They give it a leg, an arm and a head. At first the robot has no batteries, but Flash gives them some. The robot still can't speak. Misty tries something, and then the robot says, "Yes, I can." Everyone says, "Well done, Misty."

Value: teamwork. We can do more when we work together.

Think! (p. 99)

The robot says words backwards: koob is book, smra is arms, ekib is bike, toof is foot, miws is swim.

Why do the friends say "Well done, Misty"?

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Misty helped the robot to speak.

8.5Phonics: the g sound

A green-haired cartoon character with a bag in a green go-kart — Greg's got a big bag and a green go-kart.

Super Minds 1, p. 99.

Sound	Words
g	green, go-kart, Greg, big, bag

Which word has the g sound: green, kite, sun?

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green

8.6Funny animals

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

Super Minds 1, p. 101.

Animal	Heads	Legs / other	Can	Can't
Octo (1)	one	two legs, eight arms	dance
Klump (2)	two	six legs	run very fast	jump
Dook (3)	two	five legs, ten feet	jump
Zak (4)	one	eight legs, four wings	fly	jump

Use I've got to say what you have. Example: "I'm a Brog. I've got three heads, three legs and four arms. I'm green. I can dance."

Which animal can fly but can't jump?

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Zak

8.7Science: the skeleton

Five human skeletons: walking, running, standing with an arm up, sitting and standing — The skeleton helps us to walk, run, sit and stand.

Super Minds 1, p. 102.

Four bones to find in your body: head, knee, foot, arm — Find these bones in your body: head, knee, foot, arm.

Super Minds 1, p. 103.

skeleton = all the bones in a body. Humans and some animals have got skeletons. Bones are strong.

What does the skeleton help us do? Name two things.

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

8.8Create: my robot pet

Two children look at pictures of animals made with paper, and below is a paragraph about a robot cat — A robot pet called Robocat.

Super Minds 1, p. 104.

Writing model

My robot pet is a cat. It's got a lovely head. It's got four legs and a long tail. It's got big ears. It can dance. Its name is Robocat.

Two children hold a poster called Our body with a boy and a girl on it — Poster: Our body.

Super Minds 1, p. 105.

Finish the sentence: "It's got four legs and a long ____."

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tail

Summary

Topic	Remember
Body	head, arm, fingers, hand, knee, leg, toes, foot. Here's a ... / Here are the ...
Ability	I can skip. He can't skip.
Questions	Can you swim? Yes, I can. / No, I can't.
Story value	Teamwork.
Phonics	g: green, go-kart, Greg, big, bag.
Science	Bones make a skeleton. It helps us stand, walk and run.