Bahasa Inggeris notes, module 4
Year in, year out
Textbook Get Smart Plus 3 (Student's Book), pages 35–44 (Phonics p. 108, CLIL 2 p. 116)
What this chapter covers
- I can name the four seasons and say what the weather is like (p. 35)
- I can ask and answer "What's your favourite season? My favourite season is spring." (p. 35)
- I can say the days of the week and the twelve months in order (p. 37)
- I can use "on" with days and "in" with months and seasons (p. 37)
- I can ask and answer "When's your birthday? It's in March." (p. 37)
- I can talk about the weather in different parts of the world (pp. 38, 116)
- I can say what people do in each season with go / goes, e.g. "He goes skiing in the winter." (p. 39)
- I can say the short vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u in words like cat, pen, milk, socks and sun (p. 108)
- I can read the story "The Snow Globe" and write about my birthday and my favourite season (pp. 42–44)
- Value: each season has got its own beauty (p. 43)
A year has four seasons, seven days in a week and twelve months. In this module you will learn to talk about the seasons, the weather, your birthday and what people do in each season around the world.
4.1The four seasons
Get Smart Plus 3, p. 35.
| Season | What is it like? | What can we see or do? |
|---|---|---|
| spring | It's sunny. | There are flowers all around. Let's go to the park. |
| summer | It's very hot. | Let's go to the beach. I want to swim and play. |
| autumn | It's raining. | The leaves fall from the tree. Let's go back to school. |
| winter | It's snowing and it's cold. | Let's make a snowman. |
These pictures go with the song Four Seasons. Can you say the season for each one?
Get Smart Plus 3, p. 35.
Talking about the weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What's the weather like? | It's sunny. / It's hot. |
| It's raining. | |
| It's snowing. / It's cold. | |
| It's windy. | |
| It's cloudy. | |
| It's warm. / It's cool. |
My favourite season
Favourite means the one you like best.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What's your favourite season? | My favourite season is spring. |
| What's Mike's favourite season? | His favourite season is summer. |
Play the guessing game (p. 35)
"In my favourite season it's sunny. There are flowers all around. What is it?""Your favourite season is spring."
Malaysia does not have four seasons. It is hot all year, with a rainy season. Countries like Canada, Russia and England have spring, summer, autumn and winter.
"It's snowing and it's cold. Let's make a snowman." Which season is it?
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Winter.
4.2Days, months and birthdays
Smart kids story (p. 36). It is Greg's birthday. Anna's birthday is in October, too. Anna wants a party for their birthdays. Greg says he can't come on Saturday (karate), Friday (basketball) or Sunday. Then Greg opens the door and their friends shout: "Surprise! Happy birthday, Greg!"
Get Smart Plus 3, p. 36.
Days of the week (7)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Days and months always start with a capital letter: Monday, October. Not monday, october.
Months of the year (12)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
Prepositions of time: on and in
Use on with days. Use in with months and seasons.
| Word | Use it with | Example from the book |
|---|---|---|
| on | days | I have karate on Saturday. On Friday I have basketball. |
| in | months | When's your birthday? It's in October. |
| in | seasons | I go swimming in the summer. |
Get Smart Plus 3, p. 37.
Asking about birthdays
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When's your birthday? | It's in March. |
| When's Anna's birthday? | It's in October. |
When's is short for When is. It's is short for It is.
Fill in on or in: (a) My birthday is ___ June. (b) I have swimming ___ Tuesday.
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(a) in (June is a month). (b) on (Tuesday is a day).
Which month comes after August?
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September.
4.3Seasons around the world
Get Smart Plus 3, p. 38.
Get Smart Plus 3, p. 38.
| Country | Weather | Clothes | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Winter from December to February. It's cold and it snows. | hats, coats, gloves, scarves | go skiing in the winter |
| Australia | Summer from December to February. It's hot and sunny. Sometimes it's very windy. | go swimming, go windsurfing | |
| Thailand | Three seasons: rainy, cool and hot. Always warm. | T-shirts, shorts | go sailing in the cool and hot seasons |
December to February is winter in Canada but summer in Australia. Australia is on the other side of the world!
What do you do in the summer?
| Who | Verb | Activity | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| I / You / We / They | go | swimming | in the summer. |
| He / She | goes | skiing | in the winter. |
| They | go | sailing | in the cool season. |
Ask and answer (p. 39)
"What do you do in the summer?" "I go swimming.""What does he do in the winter?" "He goes skiing."
With he or she, add -es: He goes skiing. Not He go skiing.
Clothes for the weather
Get Smart Plus 3, p. 40.
Cold weather: coat, hat, gloves, scarf, boots. Hot weather: T-shirt, shorts.
One scarf, two scarves. One glove, two gloves.
Weather around the world (CLIL Geography)
Get Smart Plus 3, CLIL 2, p. 116.
"What's the weather like in London?" "It's raining." In Vancouver it's snowing, in Mexico City it's windy, in Cairo it's sunny and hot, in Tokyo it's cloudy and in Sydney it's cold.
Complete: She ______ (go) sailing in the hot season.
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She goes sailing in the hot season.
What do many people in Canada do in the winter?
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They go skiing.
4.4Let's play and project
The board game on page 40 asks questions like these. Try to answer them!
- How many days are there in a week? Seven. Monday, Tuesday, …
- Which month is before April? March.
- What's the weather like in the spring? It's sunny.
- It's January. What's the weather like in Australia? It's hot and sunny.
- It's February. What's the weather like in Canada? It's cold and it snows.
- What can you do in the winter? I can go skiing. I can make a snowman.
- How many months are there in a year? Twelve.
Project: season collage, show and tell (p. 41)
Cut out pictures of the weather, clothes and activities of one season. Then tell the class:"In the winter it's very cold in Russia. People wear coats, boots, gloves and scarves. Many people go skiing in the winter. It's fun!"
4.5Story time: The Snow Globe
Get Smart Plus 3, pp. 42–43.
- It's Saturday morning. It's hot and sunny. The children are on the beach. Mike's favourite season is summer.
- Jim finds a snow globe in the sea. Jane wants to see it, too, but… WOOOAAH!
- Now they are in the snow globe. It isn't sunny. It's snowing and it's cold. They make a snowman. Jim says, "I love the winter. It's my favourite season."
- Jane is skiing and she falls. "Be careful, Jane!"
- Jane opens her eyes. She is back on the beach. "Where am I?" "On the beach, silly!"
Value: Each season has got its own beauty.
Whose favourite season is winter in the story?
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Jim's. He says, "I love the winter. It's my favourite season."
4.6Phonics: short vowels
Get Smart Plus 3, Phonics 4, p. 108.
| Letter | Sound | Words |
|---|---|---|
| a | /æ/ | cat, hat, fat |
| e | /e/ | pen, ten |
| i | /ɪ/ | milk, fish, fins |
| o | /ɒ/ | socks, hot |
| u | /ʌ/ | sun, shut |
Chant: A green fish and two fat cats
A green fish / With green fins. / Two fat cats / In the sun. / They are hot. / They are hot. / And they're wearing / Four long socks!Which word has the same vowel sound as pen: hot, ten or cat?
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ten (/e/).
4.7Writing: about yourself
Get Smart Plus 3, Revision 4, p. 44.
Use this frame. Put a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end of each sentence.
Model
My birthday is in January. That's in the winter. My favourite season is summer.| Months | Season (Canada, England, Russia) |
|---|---|
| December, January, February | winter |
| March, April, May | spring |
| June, July, August | summer |
| September, October, November | autumn |
Write two sentences: "My birthday is in ___. My favourite season is ___."
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Example: My birthday is in July. My favourite season is spring. (Your own month and season, with capital letters and full stops.)
Summary
- Seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. "What's your favourite season?" "My favourite season is spring."
- Weather: It's sunny / hot / raining / snowing / cold / windy / cloudy / warm / cool.
- 7 days (Monday to Sunday) and 12 months (January to December) start with capital letters.
- on + day: I have karate on Saturday. in + month or season: It's in October. I go swimming in the summer.
- "When's your birthday?" "It's in March."
- I / you / we / they go skiing; he / she goes skiing.
- Sports: go swimming, go skiing, go sailing, go windsurfing. Clothes: hat, coat, gloves, scarf, boots, T-shirt, shorts.
- Short vowels: a (cat), e (pen), i (fish), o (socks), u (sun).
- Value: each season has got its own beauty.