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Bahasa Inggeris notes, module 1

Welcome

Textbook Get Smart Plus 3 (Student's Book), pages 5–14 (Get Smart Plus 3 Student's Book, one volume); Phonics 1 on p. 105

What this chapter covers

  • I can talk about my friends and family, and ask "Who's that?" and "What's her name?" (1.1)
  • I can describe how people look with words like curly hair, blonde hair and brown eyes, using have got / has got (1.1)
  • I can count in tens from 10 to 100 (1.2)
  • I can ask and answer about things people own, like "Has she got fifty dolls? Yes, she has." (1.2)
  • I can say what someone can and can't do, like "He can't paint, but he can do karate." (1.3)
  • I can tell the time with o'clock and half past (1.4)
  • I can write a short paragraph about my family, starting each sentence with a capital letter and ending with a full stop (1.5)
  • I can read a short story and understand its value, "Don't play tricks on your friends." (1.6)
  • I can say and spell words with l blends, pl, bl, cl, gl and fl (1.7)

Welcome to Module 1! You will meet Greg, Anna and Sharky the fish. You will learn to describe people, count to 100, say what people can and can't do, tell the time and write about your family.

1.1Sing a song: Smart friends

We use these words to say how people look (their appearance).

A girl with straight brown hairstraight hairnot curly
A boy with curly haircurly hairlots of curls
A boy with blonde hairblonde hairyellow hair
A pretty girlprettynice to look at
An ugly witch faceuglythe opposite of pretty

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 5.

Colours in this module: brown, green, purple, blue, black, and blonde for hair.

Greg, a boy with brown hair in a number 23 shirt, and Anna, a girl with blonde hair, on the beach
Greg and Anna

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 5.

The song "Smart friends" (p. 5)
Who's that? Who's that? What's his name?
His name is Greg. He's got brown eyes.
His hair is brown. He's very nice.

Who's that? Who's that? What's her name?
Her name is Anna. She's got blonde hair.
Her eyes are green. She's a pretty girl.

Pattern: have got / has got

WhoVerbExample
I, You, We, Theyhave got ('ve got)I have got big teeth. They have got brown eyes.
He, She, Ithas got ('s got)She has got brown eyes. He's got brown eyes.

Pattern: Who's that? What's his / her name?

QuestionAnswer
Who's that?It's John.
What's his name? (a boy)His name is Greg.
What's her name? (a girl)Her name is Anna.
Use his for a boy and her for a girl. Say "She has got", not "She have got".
Fill in: "This is Anna. ____ has got blonde hair. ____ eyes are green."
Show answerHide answer
She has got blonde hair. Her eyes are green.

1.2Smart kids: numbers and things we have

Count in tens from 10 to 100.

Numbers 10 to 100 in tens with their words, and a picture of shells
10 ten, 20 twenty, 30 thirty, 40 forty, 50 fifty, 60 sixty, 70 seventy, 80 eighty, 90 ninety, 100 a hundred.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 6.

Thirteen (13) and thirty (30) sound alike. Listen for the end: -ty means tens. Spell forty with no "u" (not fourty).

Reading: Anna's shells (p. 6)

Four comic pictures: Anna counts her shells on the beach, Greg asks about them, then pretends a crab is a shell
Anna is counting shells on the beach. Greg comes to say hi.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 6.

The story: Anna counts "96, 97, 98, 99, 100". She says, "I have got a hundred shells!" Greg says, "Hey, look! I have got a shell for you!" But it is a crab, and it pinches him. "Ouch!" Anna says, "You haven't got a shell. That isn't a shell!"

Objects in this module: shells, dolls, jigsaw puzzles, teddy bears.

Pattern: Have you got...? / Has she got...?

QuestionYesNo
Have you / they got twenty shells?Yes, I / they have.No, I / they haven't.
Has he / she got fifty dolls?Yes, he / she has.No, he / she hasn't.
Example (p. 7)
"Has he got 90 shells?" "Yes, he has." "It's Steve."
The short answer uses the same word as the question: Have ...? Yes, I have. Has ...? Yes, she has.
"Has Anna got a hundred shells?" Answer with a short answer.
Show answerHide answer
Yes, she has.

1.3Our world: My friends can and can't

Three actions: do karate, dive, paint
Actions: do karate, dive, paint. Also: swim, play football, play basketball, sing, dance.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 8.

Chris's poster My Friends with photos of Chris playing football, Kelly painting, Gary doing karate and Sam swimming
Chris's poster "My Friends" (Social Studies).

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 8.

FriendCanCan't
Chris (10 years old)play football very well
Kellypaint beautifullyplay football
Garydo karatepaint
Samswim very well, dive

Pattern: can / can't

SentenceQuestionShort answer
I / He / She / They can dive.Can you / he / she / they dive?Yes, I / he / she / they can.
I / He / She / They can't dive.No, I / he / she / they can't.

Join can and can't with but: "He can't paint, but he can do karate."

A girl diving from a high boardShe can dive.Yes, she can.
A scared girl standing on a diving boardShe can't dive.No, she can't.
Two boys; one jumps and puts the ball in the basketHe can play basketball.Yes, he can.
A boy hit in the face by a basketballHe can't play basketball.No, he can't.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 9.

After can and can't, use the plain action word: "She can swim", not "She can swims" or "She can swimming".
Look at the table. "Can Kelly play football?"
Show answerHide answer
No, she can't. (But she can paint.)

1.4Let's play: What's the time?

Two clocks: three o'clock and half past three
What's the time? It's three o'clock. It's half past three.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 10.

The long hand points toWe sayExample
12... o'clockIt's seven o'clock. (7:00)
6half past ...It's half past seven. (7:30)
Clock showing seven o'clockIt's seven o'clock.7:00
Clock showing half past sevenIt's half past seven.7:30
At half past, the short hand is between two numbers. Say the number it has just passed: between 7 and 8 means half past seven.
A digital clock shows 6:00. Write the time in words.
Show answerHide answer
It's six o'clock.

1.5Project: My family

Fay's family poster: a photo of Fay with her dad, mum, brother and dog, and a paragraph about them
Fay writes about her family.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 11.

Writing model: Fay's paragraph
My name is Fay. This is my family. My dad has got brown eyes and brown hair. He can play football and he can dive, too. My mum has got long brown hair. She can sing and dance. My brother, Jim, is 6 years old. His favourite sport is basketball. We have got a big dog. His name is Sparky and he's great!

Write your own. Use these sentence starters:

  1. My name is ...
  2. My dad has got ... He can ...
  3. My mum has got ... She can ...
  4. My brother / sister ...
Writing tip: all sentences start with a capital letter and finish with a full stop
Writing tip: start with a capital letter, end with a full stop (.).

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 11.

Correct this sentence: "my mum can sing and dance"
Show answerHide answer
My mum can sing and dance. (capital M, full stop at the end)

1.6Story time: Jerry's painting

Marcy sits on a chair while Jerry paints. The dog Sally sits next to her. The clock shows eleven o'clock.
1. It's eleven o'clock. Marcy is at Jerry's house. Jerry's dog is called Sally.
Marcy talks about Sally's curly hair and starts to stand up; Jerry says don't stand up
2. "Sally has got curly hair, just like me! But my hair is blonde and her hair is brown."
Later, Marcy asks the time; Jerry says it's half past two
3. Later... "I have a karate lesson at three o'clock." "It's half past two."
Jerry shows his painting: it is a picture of the dog, not Marcy
4. "Well? Do you like it?" Jerry painted the dog, not Marcy!

Get Smart Plus 3, pp. 12–13.

Summary: Marcy sits still for a long time, from eleven o'clock to half past two, because she thinks Jerry is painting her. But Jerry paints Sally the dog. Marcy is not happy.

Value: Don't play tricks on your friends.
What time does Marcy's karate lesson start?
Show answerHide answer
At three o'clock.

1.7Phonics: l blends

Two letters are blended (said quickly together). The second letter is l.

Five shells: pl plane, bl blonde, cl clap, gl glue, fl fly
pl plane, bl blonde, cl clap, gl glue, fl fly

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 105 (Phonics 1).

SoundBook wordMore words
plplaneplay, plate
blblondeblue, black
clclapclock, class
glglueglass, glove
flflyflower, flag
The chant Toys: a girl with a doll and a boy with a toy plane
Chant "Toys": I've got a doll. Her hair is blonde. She claps her hands... I've got a toy plane. It's blue and black. It can fly high.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 105.

Which l blend begins each word? clock, flag, glue
Show answerHide answer
cl (clock), fl (flag), gl (glue).

Summary

TopicRemember
Describing peoplestraight / curly / blonde hair, brown eyes, pretty. I / they have got; he / she has got.
Asking about peopleWho's that? It's John. What's his name? His name is Greg. What's her name? Her name is Anna.
Numbersten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, a hundred.
PossessionHave you got...? Yes, I have. / No, I haven't. Has she got...? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn't.
AbilityHe can't paint, but he can do karate. Can they dive? Yes, they can. / No, they can't.
TimeWhat's the time? It's three o'clock. It's half past three.
WritingCapital letter at the start, full stop at the end.
Phonicsl blends: plane, blonde, clap, glue, fly.
ValueDon't play tricks on your friends.