Welcome
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).
straight hairnot curly
curly hairlots of curls
blonde hairyellow hair
prettynice to look at
uglythe opposite of prettyGet Smart Plus 3, p. 5.
Colours in this module: brown, green, purple, blue, black, and blonde for hair.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 5.
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
| Who | Verb | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I, You, We, They | have got ('ve got) | I have got big teeth. They have got brown eyes. |
| He, She, It | has got ('s got) | She has got brown eyes. He's got brown eyes. |
Pattern: Who's that? What's his / her name?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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1.2Smart kids: numbers and things we have
Count in tens from 10 to 100.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 6.
Reading: Anna's shells (p. 6)

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...?
| Question | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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1.3Our world: My friends can and can't

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 8.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 8.
| Friend | Can | Can't |
|---|---|---|
| Chris (10 years old) | play football very well | |
| Kelly | paint beautifully | play football |
| Gary | do karate | paint |
| Sam | swim very well, dive |
Pattern: can / can't
| Sentence | Question | Short 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."
She can dive.Yes, she can.
She can't dive.No, she can't.
He can play basketball.Yes, he can.
He can't play basketball.No, he can't.Get Smart Plus 3, p. 9.
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1.4Let's play: What's the time?

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 10.
| The long hand points to | We say | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ... o'clock | It's seven o'clock. (7:00) |
| 6 | half past ... | It's half past seven. (7:30) |
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1.5Project: My family

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 11.
Write your own. Use these sentence starters:
- My name is ...
- My dad has got ... He can ...
- My mum has got ... She can ...
- My brother / sister ...

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 11.
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1.6Story time: Jerry's painting




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.
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1.7Phonics: l blends
Two letters are blended (said quickly together). The second letter is l.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 105 (Phonics 1).
| Sound | Book word | More words |
|---|---|---|
| pl | plane | play, plate |
| bl | blonde | blue, black |
| cl | clap | clock, class |
| gl | glue | glass, glove |
| fl | fly | flower, flag |

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 105.
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Summary
| Topic | Remember |
|---|---|
| Describing people | straight / curly / blonde hair, brown eyes, pretty. I / they have got; he / she has got. |
| Asking about people | Who's that? It's John. What's his name? His name is Greg. What's her name? Her name is Anna. |
| Numbers | ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, a hundred. |
| Possession | Have you got...? Yes, I have. / No, I haven't. Has she got...? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn't. |
| Ability | He can't paint, but he can do karate. Can they dive? Yes, they can. / No, they can't. |
| Time | What's the time? It's three o'clock. It's half past three. |
| Writing | Capital letter at the start, full stop at the end. |
| Phonics | l blends: plane, blonde, clap, glue, fly. |
| Value | Don't play tricks on your friends. |