Bahasa Inggeris notes, module 1

Where are you from?

Textbook Get Smart Plus 4 (Student's Book), pages 5-14 (Get Smart Plus 4 Student's Book, one volume); Phonics 1 on p. 119, Grammar reference on p. 161

What this chapter covers

I can say where people are from and what their nationality is, like "I'm from Mexico. I'm Mexican." (1.1)
I can use country and nationality words, like the UK / British, Brazil / Brazilian, Korea / Korean, China / Chinese (1.1)
I can talk about daily routines with always, usually, sometimes and never (1.2)
I can say what people do with the present simple, including he / she plays and does he / she...? (1.2)
I can tell the time with half past, a quarter past and a quarter to (1.2)
I can ask and answer "What is he doing?" with the present continuous, like "He's reading." (1.3)
I can read an e-mail to a pen pal and write one about myself, my family and my hobbies (1.4)
I can read a story and talk about its characters and what they do (1.5)
I can say the endings /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in words like paints, reads and washes (1.6)

Welcome to Module 1! You will meet Greg and Anna and their new friends from around the world. You will learn to say where people are from, talk about daily routines and hobbies, say what is happening now, and write an e-mail to a pen pal.

1.1Where are you from?

Seven flags with names: Malaysia, the US, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Korea and China — Malaysia, the US, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Korea, China.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 5.

We use a country name to say where a person is from. We use a nationality word to say what the person is.

Country	Nationality
the UK	British
Brazil	Brazilian
Mexico	Mexican
the US	American
Korea	Korean
China	Chinese
Malaysia	Malaysian

Get Smart Plus 4, pp. 5-7.

Song: Friends from around the world (p. 5)

My name is Aina. I'm from Malaysia.
My friend's from the UK. Her name is Anastasia.
This is Paolo. He's from Brazil.
His friend's from the US. Her name is Jill.

Pattern: Where are you from?

Question	Answer
Where are you from, Carlos?	I'm from Mexico. I'm Mexican.
Where is he / she from?	He's / She's from Korea.

Use am / is / are with from: I'm, you're, he's, she's, we're, they're.

Comic: Greg and Anna meet Carlos and Sandy on the school bus, then see a mummy case at the museum; Greg sneezes behind it — Smart kids: Greg and Anna meet Carlos and Sandy on a school trip to the museum.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 6.

The story: It is Monday morning. Greg and Anna are on a school trip to the museum. They meet Carlos, who is Mexican, and Sandy, who is Korean. At the museum they see an old mummy case. Greg hides behind it and sneezes ("Achoo!"), so the others think the mummy is alive. Then they see it is only Greg, and he says sorry.

Value: Respect other cultures. Embrace new friends.

Country and nationality words always start with a capital letter: Mexican, Chinese, the UK. Do not write "I am from mexico".

Complete: "Sandy is from Korea. She is ______."

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Korean.

1.2Our world: daily routines

Megan, 9, a figure skater, in a skating pose, with a short text about her day — A day in the life of Megan, a figure skater.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 8.

Pablo, 10, a chess player, sitting at a chess board — A day in the life of Pablo, a chess player.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 8.

Person	School	Home and bed
Megan (9)	goes to school at a quarter to eight	does homework after school; always goes to bed at eight o'clock
Pablo (10)	goes to school at a quarter past eight	always goes to chess club after school; usually goes home at six o'clock; usually goes to bed at nine o'clock

Telling the time

Words	Digital time
six o'clock	6:00
half past six	6:30
a quarter past eight	8:15
a quarter to eight	7:45

A quarter is 15 minutes. A quarter past eight is 8:15. A quarter to eight is 7:45, which is 15 minutes before eight.

Adverbs of frequency

These words tell us how often something happens. From most often to never:

Word	Meaning	Example (p. 9)
always	every time	I always skate before dinner.
usually	most times	You usually play baseball after school.
sometimes	not often	He sometimes plays chess.
never	not at any time	They never play volleyball.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 9.

The adverb goes before the main verb: "She always goes to bed at eight o'clock."

Present simple: he / she adds -s or -es

Rule	Example
Most verbs take -s	speak, he speaks; play, he plays
Verbs ending in -ss, -ch, -x, -o take -es (also -sh)	watch, he watches; go, he goes; wash, he washes
Consonant + y: drop y, add -ies	study, he studies (but play, he plays)

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 161 (Grammar reference).

Sentence	Question	Short answers
I / you / we / they play.	Do you play?	Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
He / she plays.	Does he play?	Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't.

Example (p. 9)

"Does Megan go to school at twenty to eight?" "No, she doesn't. She goes at a quarter to eight."

After does use the plain verb: "Does she go?" not "Does she goes?". Say "Pablo doesn't go home", not "Pablo doesn't goes home".

"Does Pablo always go home after school?" Use the text on p. 8.

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No, he doesn't. He always goes to the chess club after school.

1.3Let's play: What is he doing?

We use the present continuous for what is happening now: am / is / are + verb-ing.

Question	Answer
What is he / she doing?	He's / She's reading.
What are they doing?	They're swimming.
Where is he from?	He's from Korea.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 10.

Activities on p. 10: swimming, ice-skating, doing karate, playing badminton, exercising, playing football, playing computer games.

Compare: Present simple is for habits ("He plays chess every day"). Present continuous is for now ("He is playing chess"). Words like always and every day go with the present simple.

Do not forget is / are: say "He is swimming", not "He swimming". Drop the final e before -ing: write, writing; but play, playing.

Make a question and answer for a picture of a boy playing football.

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What is he doing? He's playing football.

1.4Project: an e-mail to a pen pal

Kumar's e-mail (p. 11, shortened)

Hi!
I'm Kumar and I'm ten. I come from Malaysia and I live in Melaka. I've got a brother called Rama. Have you got any brothers or sisters?
My favourite sport is football, and in this picture I'm playing it. What's your favourite sport?
Please write back soon.
Bye for now,
Kumar

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 11.

Fact	Kumar's e-mail
Name	Kumar
Age	ten
From	Malaysia
Lives in	Melaka
Family	a brother, Rama
Likes	football

Writing tip: Begin with Hi! or Hello! Write about you, your family and your hobbies. End with your name.

Which greeting and ending can you use in your own e-mail?

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Begin with Hi! or Hello!, and end with your name (for example, "Bye for now, Aina").

1.5Story time: Charlie's birthday surprise 1

Charlie in pyjamas eats cereal at the kitchen counter and watches a karate star on TV — Charlie watches his favourite actor on TV and says "I do karate, too!"

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 12.

Summary: Charlie's favourite actor is Bruce Chang, who is Chinese. Bruce does karate every day after breakfast and also plays football. Charlie does karate and plays football too. Later Charlie tells his friends Reggie and Dean that he wants to meet Bruce. But Bruce lives in China, so they cannot go. They play football instead.

Who	Fact
Charlie	does karate; plays football; rides his bike to the park
Bruce Chang	Chinese actor; does karate every day after breakfast; plays table tennis at the weekends
Reggie and Dean	Charlie's friends at the park

Where does Bruce Chang live?

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In China.

1.6Phonics: -s endings

When a verb ends in -s or -es, the ending has three different sounds.

Sound	Words	Heard after
/s/	paints, claps	sounds like p, t, k
/z/	reads, swims, runs	sounds like d, m, n and vowels
/iz/	teaches, washes	sounds like sh, ch

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 119 (Phonics 1).

Chant "Busy Bob" uses these words: runs, stands, walks, reads, writes, talks, rides, flies, sits, watches, plays, swims, catches, eats.

Which ending sound do washes and swims have?

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washes is /iz/; swims is /z/.

Summary

Topic	Remember
Countries	the UK - British; Brazil - Brazilian; Mexico - Mexican; the US - American; Korea - Korean; China - Chinese; Malaysia - Malaysian.
Where from	Where are you from? I'm from Mexico. I'm Mexican.
Routines	always, usually, sometimes, never go before the main verb.
Present simple	He plays, she watches. Does he play? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
Time	o'clock, half past, a quarter past (:15), a quarter to (:45).
Now	What is he doing? He's reading. (is / are + verb-ing)
E-mail	Hi! or Hello!, about you, family and hobbies, end with your name.
Phonics	/s/ paints, /z/ reads, /iz/ washes.
Values	Respect other cultures. Embrace new friends. Engage in hobbies for a healthy mind and body.