Bahasa Inggeris notes, module 8

Where were you yesterday?

Textbook Get Smart Plus 3 (Student's Book), pages 75–84 (Phonics 8: p. 112; CLIL 4, Means of transport: p. 118)

What this chapter covers

I can name places in a town, like at home, at the shopping centre, at the theatre, at the park and at the zoo (8.1)
I can talk about times of day, in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening (8.1)
I can ask and answer "Where were you yesterday?" "I was at the shopping centre." and "Where was she?" "She was at home." (8.1)
I can describe things with adjectives like scary, funny, boring, delicious, noisy, quiet and interesting (8.2, 8.4)
I can ask and answer "Was the film good? Yes, it was. / No, it wasn't." and "Were you at home? Yes, we were. / No, we weren't." (8.2)
I can talk about life in the past with "There was / wasn't a theatre." and "There were / weren't many cars." (8.3)
I can talk about means of transport in the past and now, like carriages, cars and bicycles (8.3)
I can ask "How was it?" and answer "It was noisy." (8.4)
I can write my own diary and use the intensifiers very, really and so (8.5)
I can read a short story and understand its value, "Share your experiences with friends." (8.6)
I can say and spell words with ck (kick, clock), nk (bank, sink) and ng (long, king) (8.7)

Yesterday is the day before today. In this module we talk about the past: where we were, how things were and what there was long ago. The two magic words are was and were.

8.1Where were you yesterday?

Places and times of day

Pictures of a house, a shopping centre, a theatre, the sun in the afternoon and the sun setting in the evening — at home, shopping centre, theatre, in the afternoon, in the evening

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 75.

More places	Times of day
at school, at the park, at the zoo	in the morning
at the bookshop, at the restaurant, at the toy shop	in the afternoon
at the cinema, at the circus, at the amusement park	in the evening

We say yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon and yesterday evening. But we say last night, not "yesterday night".

The song: Where were you?

Two girls at the shopping centre, at the theatre and at home watching TV — In the morning: at the shopping centre. In the afternoon: at the theatre. In the evening: at home.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 75.

Pattern: Where was / were ...?

was is the past of am and is. were is the past of are.

Question	Answer
Where were you yesterday?	I was at the shopping centre.
Where was he / she yesterday?	He / She was at home.
Where were they yesterday?	They were at the theatre.
Where were you (two) yesterday evening?	We were at home.

use was with	use were with
I, he, she, it, one name (Dora)	you, we, they, two names (Kevin and Sandra)

Pattern box from the textbook: Where were you yesterday? I was at the shopping centre.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 75.

"I ~~were~~ at home." is wrong. Say "I was at home." Only you, we, they take were.

Fill in was or were: (a) Where ___ Tim yesterday? (b) Brad and Cindy ___ at the theatre.

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(a) Where was Tim yesterday? (one person) (b) Brad and Cindy were at the theatre. (two people)

8.2Smart kids: Was the film good?

Adjectives: how was it?

Pictures for scary, funny, boring, delicious and popcorn — scary, funny, boring, delicious, popcorn

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 76.

Word	Meaning	Example
scary	makes you afraid	The film was scary.
funny	makes you laugh	The clowns were funny.
boring	not interesting, makes you sleepy	The film was boring.
delicious	tastes very good	The popcorn was delicious.

The comic strip

Comic: Greg, Anna and Emma at the cinema with Anna's dad, then at Anna's house — Smart kids: last night at the cinema.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 76.

What happens? Last night Greg, Anna and Emma were at the cinema with Anna's dad. Anna's mum asks, "Were you at the shopping centre?" "No, we weren't. We were at the cinema." Greg thinks the film was really funny. Dad thinks it was boring. Emma thinks it was scary. Anna says, "That was delicious!" She means the popcorn, not the film. Anna was hungry!

Pattern: Yes/No questions

Question	Yes	No
Was the film good?	Yes, it was.	No, it wasn't.
Was she at home?	Yes, she was.	No, she wasn't.
Were you at the shopping centre?	Yes, we were.	No, we weren't.
Were they at the zoo?	Yes, they were.	No, they weren't.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 77.

wasn't = was not weren't = were not

The short answer uses the same word as the question. Was ...? Yes, it was. Were ...? No, we weren't.

Answer: "Was the film funny?" (Dad's answer in the comic)

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No, it wasn't. It was boring.

8.3Our world: a city from the past

Pictures for noisy and carriage — noisy, carriage

Old photos of New York City in 1900 with a short text — A city from the past (Social Studies).

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 78.

The text in short: This is New York City in the year 1900. There weren't any shopping centres or cinemas, but there were shops and theatres. There weren't many cars, but there were lots of horses and carriages. The streets weren't quiet. They were noisy and full of people, just like today.

Pattern: There was / There were

	one thing	two or more things
Yes	There was a theatre.	There were carriages.
No	There wasn't a bus.	There weren't many cars.

Shopping centre, cinema, shops, theatre, bus, car and horse carriage — What was there in New York City in 1900? Shops (c), a theatre (d) and carriages (g).

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 79.

Use were or weren't (New York City, 1900): (a) There ___ any cinemas. (b) There ___ many carriages.

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(a) There weren't any cinemas. (b) There were many carriages.

Means of transport: in the past and now

Cars and bicycles in the past and now — Means of transport.

Get Smart Plus 3, CLIL 4, p. 118.

	In the past	Now
Cars	There weren't any cars. There were carriages with horses. They were very slow!	Cars are everywhere. They are very fast.
Bicycles	Bicycles weren't very fast. They had one big wheel and one small wheel.	Bicycles have got two big wheels. Some are very fast.

For the past, use was / were. For now, use is / are. "Cars are fast now." "Carriages were slow in the past."

8.4Let's play: How was it?

Pictures for amusement park, interesting and circus — amusement park, interesting, circus

Game chart: Dora, Kevin and Sandra, Tim, Brad and Cindy, places and adjectives — Follow the lines. Dora was at the shopping centre in the afternoon. It was noisy.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 80.

Example dialogue

A: Where was Dora yesterday afternoon?
B: In the afternoon she was at the shopping centre.
A: How was it?
B: It was noisy.

More adjectives: noisy (lots of sound), quiet (little sound), interesting (you want to know more).

The library was not noisy. Which adjective fits? "It was ___."

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It was quiet.

8.5Project: my diary

A diary is where you write what happened to you each day. We write it in the past: I was ... It was ...

Kelly's diary with photos of a shopping centre, a lion and vegetable soup — Kelly's diary.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 81.

When?	Where was Kelly?	How was it?
Saturday morning	at the shopping centre with her mother	very noisy
Saturday afternoon	at the park	fun
Sunday morning	at the zoo with her father (wolves and lions)	the lions were so scary
Sunday evening	at a restaurant	boring, but the vegetable soup was really delicious

Writing tip: intensifiers

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 81.

Intensifiers (very, really, so) make an adjective stronger. Put them before the adjective: It was very noisy. The lions were so scary. The soup was really delicious.

Writing model: my diary

On Saturday morning, I was at the bookshop with my sister. It was very quiet.
On Saturday afternoon, I was at the park. It was really fun!
On Sunday evening, I was at home with my family. The chicken rice was so delicious.

To write your diary, answer the four questions: Where were you? Who were you with? What was there? How was it? Start each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop.

8.6Story time: Where were you on Saturday?

Miss Brown asks Michelle where she was on Saturday; she was at the circus

A boy was at a fast food restaurant with his family and a friend

Ben was at the cinema; the film was boring but the popcorn was great

Will was at the playground and later at the hospital; Miss Brown says be careful

Get Smart Plus 3, pp. 82-83.

The story in short: It is Monday morning. Miss Brown asks the class about the weekend.

Michelle was at the circus. It was funny. There were clowns, elephants and lions.
A boy was at a fast food restaurant with his family and a friend. The cheeseburgers and chips were delicious.
Ben was at the cinema. The film was boring, but the popcorn was great!
Will wasn't at the circus, the restaurant or the cinema. He was at the playground and later at the hospital. He hurt his arm and leg. Miss Brown says, "Be careful next time, Will."

Value: Share your experiences with friends.

Why was Will at the hospital?

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He was at the playground and he fell from the slide. He hurt his arm and leg.

8.7Phonics: ck, nk, ng

Sound shells: ck in kick and clock, nk in bank and sink, ng in long and king

Get Smart Plus 3, Phonics 8, p. 112.

Letters	Sound	Words
ck	/k/	kick, clock, duck, neck, black, Chuck
nk	/ŋk/	bank, sink, drink, pink
ng	/ŋ/	long, king, wing, sing

Chant: Chuck the duck. Find the ck, nk and ng words.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 112.

ck comes after a short vowel at the end of a word: duck, neck, black.

Sort the words: sink, clock, king, bank, kick, long.

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ck: clock, kick. nk: sink, bank. ng: king, long.

Summary

Places: at home, at school, at the shopping centre, theatre, cinema, park, zoo, bookshop, restaurant, toy shop, circus, amusement park.
Times of day: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening; yesterday morning, last night.
Was with I, he, she, it. Were with you, we, they. Where were you yesterday? I was at home.
Yes/No: Was the film good? Yes, it was. / No, it wasn't. Were you at the zoo? Yes, we were. / No, we weren't.
The past: There was a theatre. There wasn't a bus. There were carriages. There weren't many cars.
Adjectives: scary, funny, boring, delicious, noisy, quiet, interesting. How was it? It was noisy.
Intensifiers: very, really, so (before the adjective).
Phonics: ck /k/ kick, clock; nk /ŋk/ bank, sink; ng /ŋ/ long, king.
Value: Share your experiences with friends.