Bahasa Inggeris notes, module 10

The world around us

Textbook Get Smart Plus 3 (Student's Book), pages 95–104 (Phonics 10 p. 114, CLIL 5 p. 119)

What this chapter covers

I can name animals such as cheetah, rat, whale, dolphin and shark (pp. 95–96)
I can compare two animals with -er than, e.g. "Lions are stronger than mice." (p. 95)
I can spell big – bigger, thin – thinner, fat – fatter, pretty – prettier and good – better (pp. 95, 97)
I can compare people with adjectives like tall, short, happy, young and old (pp. 97, 100)
I can talk about the planets of our solar system (p. 98)
I can ask and answer "Which is the hottest planet? Venus is the hottest planet." (p. 99)
I can say how the planets go around the sun (p. 98)
I can say the sounds ph /f/ (phone, dolphin), wh /w/ (wheel, whale) and gh /f/ (laugh, cough) (p. 114)
I can read the story "Go, Papigo, Go!" and the camel text, and write sentences comparing animals (pp. 102–103, 119)
Value: believe in yourself (p. 103)

The world has got many animals: big, small, thin and tall. There are planets, too! In this module you will learn to compare animals, people and planets with words like bigger and the biggest.

10.1Animals: bigger, faster, stronger

Pictures of a cheetah, a rat, a strong man and a boy running fast — New words: cheetah, rat, strong, fast.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 95.

Song: The world has got many animals

Lions are strong, but tigers are stronger.
Horses are fast, but cheetahs are faster.
Giraffes are taller than zebras
And mice are smaller than rats.
Hippos are shorter than elephants
And crocodiles are bigger than cats.

Comparing two things: -er than

To compare two animals, add -er to the describing word (adjective) and use than.

Animals	are	adjective + -er	than	animals
Lions	are	stronger	than	mice.
Cheetahs	are	faster	than	cats.
Giraffes	are	taller	than	zebras.
Elephants	are	bigger	than	tigers.

A cheetah running past a horse — Cheetahs are faster than horses.

A giraffe standing next to a zebra — Cheetahs are faster than horses.

A lion and a tiger — Tigers are stronger than lions.

A rat and a small mouse on a big piece of cheese — Tigers are stronger than lions.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 95.

Spelling rules

Rule	Examples
Most words: add -er	tall – taller, small – smaller, fast – faster, strong – stronger, short – shorter, old – older
Short word ending in one vowel + one consonant: double the last letter	big – bigger, thin – thinner, fat – fatter, hot – hotter
Word ending in y: change y to i, add -er	pretty – prettier, ugly – uglier, angry – angrier, happy – happier, funny – funnier, scary – scarier
Special word	good – better

Grammar box: Lions are stronger than mice. Cheetahs are faster than cats. Elephants are bigger than tigers. big bigger, thin thinner, fat fatter

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 95.

Write bigger, not ~~biger~~. Write happier, not ~~happyer~~. Say better, not ~~gooder~~.

Complete: Elephants are ________ (big) than hippos.

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Elephants are bigger than hippos. (Double the g.)

Which is faster, a horse or a cheetah? Write a sentence.

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Cheetahs are faster than horses. (A cheetah is faster than a horse.)

10.2Smart kids: Greg's sea animals project

Pictures of an angry boy, a whale and a dolphin — angry, whale, dolphin

A shark and a Science beaker, and a box: good better, ugly uglier, pretty prettier, angry angrier — angry, whale, dolphin

Get Smart Plus 3, pp. 96–97.

Comic: Greg asks Anna to help with his Science project about sea animals; they look at a blue whale and an orca on the computer

Comic: Greg says the dolphin is scary but Anna says it is a blue shark; Miss Hoover says good job — Smart kids.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 96.

Greg asks Anna for help: "You're better than me in Science."
His project is about sea animals.
"Blue whales are bigger than elephants."
Greg says, "This whale is prettier." Anna says it's an orca. It's a whale and a dolphin, too.
Greg says, "This dolphin is scary." Anna says, "That's a blue shark. Sharks are scarier than dolphins."
Miss Hoover, the teacher, says, "Good job, Greg." Greg thanks Anna, too.

Science, Maths, English and Art are school subjects. In this book they start with a capital letter. English always starts with a capital E.

Comparing people

Four children. A boy says: Lucy is taller than Sue. Sue is happier than Lucy. Word box: tall, happy, short, thin, long, big, small, strong

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 97.

Person	is	adjective + -er	than	person
Lucy	is	taller	than	Sue.
Sue	is	happier	than	Lucy.
Anna	is	better	than	Greg in Science.

One person or animal: is (A shark is scarier than a dolphin). Two or more: are (Sharks are scarier than dolphins).

Listen and tick: two runners, two doctors, and a gorilla and a lion — Who's faster? Who's taller? Who's stronger?

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 97.

Is it true? "Elephants are bigger than blue whales."

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False. Blue whales are bigger than elephants.

Complete: Sharks are ________ (scary) than dolphins.

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Sharks are scarier than dolphins. (y changes to i.)

10.3Our world: the solar system

Pictures for planet, around, close and far — New words: planet, around, close, far.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 98.

Science reading The Solar System with a picture of the sun and planets — Science reading: The Solar System.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 98.

There are eight planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
The sun is at the centre. It is a star, not a planet. All the planets go around it.
Earth is the planet people live on.

around is a word for movement: the planets go around the sun (in a circle).

Six planets in circles: Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, Saturn

Get Smart Plus 3, Revision 10, p. 104.

Planet	Fact from the book
Mercury	the planet closest to the sun; the smallest planet; very hot
Venus	the hottest planet
Earth	the planet people live on
Jupiter	the biggest planet of all
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune	the coldest planets; very big
Neptune	the farthest planet from the sun

Mercury is the closest to the sun, but Venus is the hottest. Don't mix them up!

The most of all: the -est

To compare three or more, use the + adjective + -est: Venus is the hottest planet.

Grammar box: Venus is the hottest planet. hot hotter the hottest, far farther the farthest, good better the best

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 99.

Adjective	Two things (-er)	Three or more (the -est)
small	smaller	the smallest
cold	colder	the coldest
hot	hotter	the hottest
big	bigger	the biggest
happy	happier	the happiest
far	farther	the farthest
good	better	the best

Question	Answer
Which is the smallest planet?	It's Mercury. / Mercury is the smallest planet.
Which is the hottest planet?	Venus is the hottest planet.
Which are the coldest planets?	Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the coldest planets.
Is Venus hotter than Mercury?	Yes, it is.
Is the sun a planet?	No, it isn't. It's a star.

How many planets are there in our solar system? Which is the biggest?

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There are eight planets. Jupiter is the biggest planet.

Complete: Neptune is the ________ (far) planet from the sun.

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Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun.

10.4Let's play and project

A baby's face for young and an old man's face for old — young, old

Board game with questions: Which is faster? Which is smaller? Which is scarier? Who's the youngest? Which is the biggest planet? Who's the oldest? Who's the happiest? Which are the coldest planets? — Board game.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 100.

Which is faster, a horse or a cheetah? The cheetah is faster.
Which is smaller, an elephant or a whale? The elephant is smaller.
Which is scarier, a dolphin or a shark? The shark is scarier.
Which is stronger, a cat or a lion? The lion is stronger.
Which is the biggest planet? Jupiter. Which are the coldest planets? Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Who's the youngest / the oldest / the happiest? Look at the faces and choose: "Who's the oldest?" "Fred is the oldest."

Use Which for animals and things. Use Who for people: Who's the oldest?

Four steps to make a solar system mobile and a girl holding her mobile — Project: make a solar system mobile.

Get Smart Plus 3, p. 101.

Draw a circle on a piece of coloured card. Then cut it out.
Draw the planets on pieces of coloured card.
Cut the planets out.
Attach the planets to the coloured card circle with string.

Show and tell (p. 101)

"There are eight planets in our solar system. Jupiter is the biggest planet."

10.5Story time: Go, Papigo, Go!

Princess Emma with the King and many people; Papigo thinks she is the prettiest girl in the land

Strong men lift a sheep, a goat and a cow at the birthday party

Funny men at the party; the princess's horse is scared

The King says Papigo is the fastest man in the land; the princess thanks him. Value: believe in yourself — Go, Papigo, Go!

Get Smart Plus 3, pp. 102–103.

Princess Emma was beautiful. Papigo, a poor farmer, loved her. "She is the prettiest girl in the land."
On her birthday the King had a big party. Strong men came: "I'm strong." "I'm stronger." "I'm the strongest."
Funny men came, too: "I'm funny." "I'm funnier." "I'm the funniest." Papigo was sad. He wasn't strong or funny.
The princess's horse was scared and ran away fast. Papigo ran after it: "I'm faster than them. I can catch the horse."
Papigo caught the horse. The King said, "You're the fastest man in the land!" The princess said, "You're the best!"

Value: Believe in yourself. Papigo wasn't strong or funny, but he was fast, and he tried.

One	Two (-er)	All (the -est)
I'm strong.	I'm stronger.	I'm the strongest.
I'm funny.	I'm funnier.	I'm the funniest.
fast	I'm faster than them.	You're the fastest man in the land!

Why was Papigo sad at the party?

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He wasn't strong or funny.

How did Papigo save Princess Emma?

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He ran after her horse and caught it. He was the fastest man in the land.

10.6Phonics: ph, wh and gh

Shells: ph /f/ phone, dolphin; wh /w/ wheel, whale; gh /f/ laugh, cough

Get Smart Plus 3, Phonics 10, p. 114.

Letters	Sound	Words
ph	/f/	phone, dolphin, photo
wh	/w/	wheel, whale, white
gh	/f/ (at the end)	laugh, cough

Get Smart Plus 3, Phonics 10, p. 114.

Chant: Wendy and Lynn

My name's Wendy. / I'm a white whale. / I laugh all day. / I swim and I play. / This is a photo / Of my friend Lynn. / She's a blue dolphin. / She's got a blue fin.

Three ways to spell the /f/ sound: f (fin), ph (phone), gh (laugh).

Which word has the /f/ sound: wheel, cough or whale?

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cough (gh says /f/). wheel and whale have the /w/ sound.

10.7Camels and writing

CLIL Science reading about the Arabian camel and the Bactrian camel — CLIL Science: Arabian and Bactrian camels.

Get Smart Plus 3, CLIL 5, p. 119.

	Arabian camel	Bactrian camel
Lives in	the Middle East and Africa	Asia
Humps	one hump	two humps
Size	taller than the Bactrian camel	bigger than the Arabian camel; longer hair
Food	leaves and grass	grass, and it can eat meat, too
People	in the past, people used camels to travel and carry things	drink its milk and use its hair for clothes

Writing: compare two animals

Look at a picture. Write about each animal, then compare them with -er than. Start each sentence with a capital letter and end with a full stop.

Model

This is a giraffe and this is a zebra. The giraffe is yellow and brown. The zebra is black and white. Giraffes are taller than zebras. Zebras are smaller than giraffes.

Useful words
big, small, tall, short, thin, fat, fast, strong, long, scary, pretty, happy

Write a sentence comparing an elephant and a hippo.

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Example: Elephants are bigger than hippos. / Hippos are shorter than elephants.

Summary

Animals: cheetah, rat, mouse/mice, horse, lion, tiger, giraffe, zebra, elephant, hippo, crocodile, whale, dolphin, shark, camel.
Two things: adjective + -er than. Lions are stronger than mice. Lucy is taller than Sue.
Three or more: the + adjective + -est. Venus is the hottest planet. Papigo is the fastest man in the land.
Spelling: big – bigger – the biggest; thin – thinner; fat – fatter; hot – hotter; pretty – prettier; happy – happier; funny – funnier; good – better – the best; far – farther – the farthest.
Solar system: 8 planets go around the sun (a star). Mercury: closest and smallest. Venus: hottest. Jupiter: biggest. Neptune: farthest. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune: coldest.
Ask with Which (things, animals) or Who (people): Which is the biggest planet? Who's the youngest?
Phonics: ph /f/ phone, dolphin; wh /w/ wheel, whale; gh /f/ laugh, cough.
Value: believe in yourself.