Bahasa Inggeris notes, module 3

Right now

Textbook Get Smart Plus 3 (Student's Book), pages 25–34 (Get Smart Plus 3 Student's Book, one volume); Phonics 3 on p. 107

What this chapter covers

I can talk about things people are doing right now, like "I'm playing the guitar." and "They're playing tennis." (3.1)
I can name sports and sports things, like volleyball, tennis, baseball, a bat and a ball (3.1, 3.3)
I can ask and answer "What are you doing?" and "What is he doing?" (3.2)
I can name household chores, like making the bed, doing the washing-up and watering the plants (3.2)
I can say what people are not doing, like "She isn't playing a sport." and "They aren't doing gymnastics." (3.3)
I can ask and answer yes/no questions, like "Is she doing gymnastics? Yes, she is." and "Are they playing tennis? No, they aren't." (3.4)
I can say and spell words with s blends, sm, sn, sp, st, sc, sk, sl, squ and sw (3.5)
I can read a short story and understand its value, "Don't make hasty judgements." (3.6)
I can write sentences about what people are doing in a picture, with a capital letter and a full stop (3.7)

Welcome to Module 3, Right now! In this module we talk about things people are doing at this moment: playing sports, exercising and helping at home. You will learn the -ing words (present continuous), how to say what people are not doing, and how to ask "Is he...?" and "Are they...?".

3.1Sing a song: Having fun

These children are playing sports and having fun.

Five pictures: playing the guitar, playing volleyball, playing tennis, hitting the ball, throwing the ball — Leisure activities and sports words.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 25.

Words	What it means
playing the guitar	making music with a guitar
playing volleyball	hitting a big ball over a high net with your hands
playing tennis	hitting a small ball over a net with a racket
hitting the ball	making the ball move with a racket, a bat or your hand
throwing the ball	sending the ball through the air with your hand

Children in a park: some play volleyball, two play tennis, a boy plays the guitar and a girl dances — The song "Having fun" (p. 25)

Having fun

I am running, you are jumping
And you're hitting the ball.
We are having fun together.
We are playing volleyball.

Sue is dancing. Pete is singing
And he's playing the guitar.
Sam and Matt are playing tennis.
They are having lots of fun.

Pattern: am / is / are + -ing

We use am / is / are + verb-ing to talk about what is happening right now. This is called the present continuous.

Grammar box: I'm, He's, She's, We're, You're, They're playing. I'm = I am, He's = He is, She's = She is, We're = We are, You're = You are, They're = They are — Short forms (p. 25)

Who	Long form	Short form	Example
I	I am	I'm	I'm playing the guitar.
he / she / it	he is / she is	he's / she's	She's dancing.
we / you / they	we are / you are / they are	we're / you're / they're	They're playing tennis.

Two people = are. Sam and Matt are playing tennis. One person = is. Sue is dancing.

Don't forget the little word am / is / are. Say "He is singing", not "He singing".

Adding -ing

play → playing, sing → singing, throw → throwing
dance → dancing (drop the e), make → making
run → running, swim → swimming, hit → hitting (double the last letter)

Look at the song. What is Pete doing?

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He's singing and he's playing the guitar.

3.2Smart kids: helping at home

Household chores are jobs we do to help at home.

Five pictures: making a cake, cleaning, doing the washing-up, watering the plants, making the bed — Household chores.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 26.

Chore	What you do
making a cake	mixing and baking a cake
cleaning	making a place clean, like the floor
doing the washing-up	washing the plates and cups
watering the plants	giving water to the plants
making the bed	tidying the sheets and pillow on your bed

The story: What are you doing, Anna?

Six comic pictures of Greg and Anna in the kitchen and garden — Smart kids (p. 26)

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 26.

Greg asks, "What are you doing, Anna?" Anna says, "I'm making a cake."
Greg wants to help. Anna says, "You can do the washing-up."
Greg is doing the washing-up. Anna is watering the plants.
Greg is still washing the plates. There is lots of foam!
Two boys are going to the park. Anna wants to go too.
Anna asks Greg to go to the park, but he is cleaning the floor. "Sorry, Anna."

Pattern: What are you doing?

Grammar box: What are you / are they / is he / is she doing? I'm / They're / He's / She's making a cake. — Asking what someone is doing (p. 27)

Question	Answer
What are you doing?	I'm making a cake.
What is he doing?	He's doing his homework.
What is she doing?	She's watering the plants.
What are they doing?	They're going to the park.

Two children look at a book. One asks: What is he doing? The other says: He's doing his homework. — Ask and answer (p. 27)

Answer with the same person as the question: "What are you doing?" → "I'm ..." ; "What is she doing?" → "She's ..."

In picture 6, Anna asks, "What are you doing?" What does Greg answer?

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"I'm cleaning. Sorry, Anna."

3.3Our world: Let's exercise!

Five pictures: exercising, playing baseball with a bat, skateboarding, playing table tennis, doing gymnastics — Sports and sports equipment.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 28.

Words	What it means
exercising	moving your body to keep fit and healthy
playing baseball	hitting a ball with a bat and running
skateboarding	riding on a board with wheels
playing table tennis	hitting a small ball over a net on a table
doing gymnastics	handstands, cartwheels and jumps

Sports equipment: a bat, a ball, a racket, a net, a skateboard.

Health magazine page: Jonathan playing baseball, Sandy doing a handstand, May and Jin playing table tennis, Tom skateboarding — Let's exercise! (p. 28)

What the text says

1 Jonathan loves sports. He's playing baseball. He's hitting the ball with his baseball bat.
2 Sandy is exercising. She isn't playing a sport. She's doing gymnastics.
3 May and Jin aren't doing gymnastics, but they're exercising, too. They're playing table tennis.
4 Tom is skateboarding. Skateboarding is good exercise and fun, too!

Health: exercising every day keeps our body strong and healthy.

Pattern: isn't / aren't

Grammar box: I'm not, She isn't, They aren't skateboarding. I'm not = I am not, She isn't = She is not, They aren't = They are not — Saying "not" (p. 29)

Yes (positive)	Not (negative)
I'm skateboarding.	I'm not skateboarding. (I am not)
She's playing a sport.	She isn't playing a sport. (is not)
They're doing gymnastics.	They aren't doing gymnastics. (are not)

School playground: boys playing basketball and volleyball, a girl hitting a ball with a bat, a girl doing karate, a boy playing tennis — Look and say (p. 29): "Robbie isn't playing table tennis. He's playing tennis."

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 29.

Is Sandy playing a sport? Answer with "isn't".

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No. Sandy isn't playing a sport. She's doing gymnastics.

3.4Let's play: Is he...? Are they...?

Grammar box: Is she/he doing gymnastics? Yes, she/he is. No, she/he isn't. Are they playing tennis? Yes, they are. No, they aren't. — Yes/no questions (p. 30)

Question	Yes	No
Is he doing gymnastics?	Yes, he is.	No, he isn't.
Is she skateboarding?	Yes, she is.	No, she isn't.
Are they playing tennis?	Yes, they are.	No, they aren't.

Two boys play a guessing game with picture cards. Is it a boy? Yes, it is. Is he doing gymnastics? No, he isn't. — The guessing game (p. 30)

Short answers do not repeat the -ing word. Say "Yes, she is." not "Yes, she is doing."

Look at the song picture. Are Sam and Matt playing tennis?

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Yes, they are.

Project: a silhouette (p. 31)

Cut a shape in black cardboard, stick white cardboard behind it, then draw people doing activities. Show and tell your friends!

Two girls hold silhouette pictures. One says: They're playing tennis. The other: A girl is playing the guitar. — Show and tell (p. 31)

3.5Phonics: s blends

An s blend is s + another sound at the start of a word. Say both sounds quickly together.

Shells with s blend words: smile, snake, spider, stop, scarf, sleep, skate, squirrel, swim — s blends (Phonics 3, p. 107)

Blend	Sound	Example words
sm	/sm/	smile
sn	/sn/	snake
sp	/sp/	spider
st	/st/	stop
sc, sk	/sk/	scarf, skate
sl	/sl/	sleep
squ	/skw/	squirrel
sw	/sw/	swim

sc and sk make the same sound /sk/: scarf and skate.

A purple snake sleeping on a tree branch, a spider and a squirrel — Chant (p. 107)

The spider and the snake

A small, small spider
Is climbing up a tree.
A big, big snake
Is sleeping on the tree.
A squirrel shouts:
Stop, small spider!
The snake is awake.
That's OK – I know him.
His name is Smiling Jake.

Which s blend is at the start of swim, sleep and skate?

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swim: sw, sleep: sl, skate: sk.

3.6Story time: A yucky game of table tennis

Tom and Nancy play table tennis. Nancy misses the ball. — 1. Nancy can't hit the ball. Where is it?

Tom looks in the plants. Mrs Clark sprays water from a hose. — 2. "Oh, no! It's raining." "It isn't raining. I'm watering the plants."

Tom runs back holding something white. — 3. "I'm coming! I've got the ball."

Nancy hits the white thing and it breaks: it is an egg. — 4. "Yuck! This isn't a ball. It's an egg!"

Get Smart Plus 3, pp. 32–33.

What happens: It's Saturday morning. Tom and Nancy are playing table tennis. Nancy misses the ball, so Tom looks for it in the plants. He feels water and thinks it is raining, but Mrs Clark is watering her plants. Tom finds something white and thinks it is the ball. He throws it to Nancy. She hits it, and... it's an egg! Yuck!

Value: Don't make hasty judgements. "Hasty" means too quick. Look carefully and think before you decide. Tom decided too quickly twice: the rain and the ball.

Why does Tom think it is raining?

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Water falls on him. But it isn't rain: Mrs Clark is watering the plants.

3.7Writing: what are they doing?

When you write about a picture, say who, then is/are, then the -ing word, then what.

Who	is / are	-ing word	What
Craig	is	hitting	the ball.
Fred and Wilma	are	playing	tennis.
Thomas	isn't	exercising.

Photos: Sally and Simon on climbing bars, Craig playing table tennis, Keith skateboarding, Thomas playing the guitar, Fred and Wilma playing tennis — Revision 3 photos (p. 34)

Model paragraph

Look at the photos. Craig is playing table tennis. He's hitting the ball. Fred and Wilma are playing tennis. Keith is skateboarding. Thomas isn't exercising. He's playing the guitar. Sally and Simon aren't playing tennis, but they're exercising.

Start every sentence with a capital letter and end with a full stop. Names start with a capital letter too: Thomas, Keith.

Write one sentence about Keith.

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Keith is skateboarding. (or: Keith isn't playing tennis, but he is exercising.)

Summary

Right now: am / is / are + -ing. I'm playing. She's dancing. They're playing tennis.
Ask: What are you doing? I'm making a cake. What is he doing? He's doing his homework.
Not: I'm not / She isn't / They aren't skateboarding.
Yes/no: Is she doing gymnastics? Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. Are they playing tennis? Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.
Sports: volleyball, tennis, table tennis, baseball (bat), skateboarding, gymnastics, exercising; hitting / throwing the ball.
Chores: making a cake, cleaning, doing the washing-up, watering the plants, making the bed.
Phonics, s blends: smile, snake, spider, stop, scarf, skate, sleep, squirrel, swim.
Value: Don't make hasty judgements.