Bahasa Inggeris notes, module 2

My week

Textbook Get Smart Plus 4 (Student's Book), pages 15–26 (Get Smart Plus 4 Student's Book, one volume); Phonics 2 on p. 120, Grammar reference on p. 162

What this chapter covers

I can name school subjects and say which ones I like and am good at, like "I'm very good at Maths, but my favourite subject is English." (2.1)
I can ask and answer how often I do things, with once a week, twice a week, three times a week and every day (2.2)
I can read a short story and understand its value, "Be responsible." (2.2)
I can name jobs at home, like set the table, clear the table, take out the rubbish, rake leaves, shovel snow and feed the fish (2.3)
I can say what I have to do and what I don't have to do, like "I have to rake leaves. I don't have to shovel snow." (2.3)
I can ask and answer about other people, like "What does he have to do? He has to wash the car." (2.4)
I can do a survey, show the results in a bar chart and talk about them (2.5)
I can read a story about a birthday surprise and understand its value, "Believe in your dream to make it come true." (2.6)
I can read a story about an emperor and a nightingale, put events in order and understand its value, "Appreciate the beauty of nature." (2.7)
I can say and spell words with the /eə/ sound spelt ere, air and ear, like where, hair and pear (2.8)

Welcome to Module 2! You will talk about your school week, say how often you do things and say what you have to do at home. You will also read two stories and practise a new sound.

2.1Sing a song: My favourite school subject

Seven picture cards: Art (a paint palette), Music (music notes), PE (a jumping boy), Maths (an abacus), Science (a flask), Social Studies (a globe) and writing (a quill pen) — School subjects: Art, Music, PE, Maths, Science, Social Studies and writing. English is the subject in the song.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 15.

In the song, a boy says what he is good at and what he likes. He loves Art and Social Studies, likes Music and PE, and says English is his favourite subject.

To say	We use	Example
what you are good at	I'm good at ... / I'm very good at ... / I'm really good at ...	I'm very good at Maths.
what you like	I like ... / I love ...	I love Art. I like Music, too.
the one you like best	My favourite subject is ...	My favourite subject is English.
to ask a friend	What's your favourite subject?	Science.

Value: Enjoy learning.

Subjects start with a capital letter in English: Maths, Science, Art, English.

Ask a friend about their favourite subject, and write the answer.

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What's your favourite subject? / My favourite subject is Science.

2.2Smart kids: How often do you have PE?

Use How often to ask about the number of times something happens in a week.

Question	Answer	Number of days
How often do you have PE?	Once a week.	1
	Twice a week.	2
	Three times a week. (four times, five times ...)	3 or more
	Every day.	Monday to Friday

A table with Monday to Friday columns and ticks: once a week has one tick on Wednesday, twice a week has ticks on Tuesday and Thursday, three times a week has Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, every day has all five days — Count the ticks in the row to find how often.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 17.

Say once and twice for one and two times. From three, say the number and times: three times, four times.

Not "one time a week" or "two times a week". Say once a week and twice a week.

You can add the days: "I have Art twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays." Use on before a day.

How often ...? also works with other activities: How often do you go to the park? How often do you go swimming? How often do you play sports? For he or she, use does and has: "How often does Daisy have Maths? She has Maths once a week." (Grammar reference, p. 162.)

Story: Anna and Sandy's timetables (p. 16)

A six-picture comic: Anna asks Sandy how often she has PE; they talk about Art; they say goodbye and swap timetables; Anna and Sandy find they each have the wrong timetable — Anna asks Sandy how often she has PE and has her timetable by mistake.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 16.

Summary: Sandy has PE four times a week. Anna does not like PE. Anna likes Art but has it only once a week, on Thursdays. Sandy has Art twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays. At the end, each girl has the other's timetable by mistake, so they swap back.

Value: Be responsible.

How often does Sandy have Art, and on which days?

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Twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays.

2.3Our world: Housework

Five picture cards: set the table, clear the table, take out the rubbish, rake leaves, shovel snow — set the table, clear the table, take out the rubbish, rake leaves, shovel snow. Also: make my bed, feed the fish, do the washing-up.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 18.

A Social Studies poster called Housework with three children: Beth carrying a rubbish bag, Wadida washing up and Mark with a snow shovel — Three children tell us about their housework.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 18.

Child	What they have to do
Beth	Every morning she makes her bed and feeds the fish. In the evening she takes out the rubbish.
Wadida	She sets the table before dinner, clears the table after dinner and does the washing-up. She never cooks.
Mark	In the autumn he rakes leaves. In the winter he shovels snow.

Value: Help out with the housework.

Pattern: have to / has to

Questions and answers: What do you have to do? I have to rake leaves. I don't have to shovel snow. What do they have to do? They have to set the table. They don't have to clear the table. — feed the fish. What do you have to do? / What do they have to do?

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 19.

Who	Must do	Does not need to do	Question
I, You, We, They	have to set the table.	don't have to set the table.	What do you have to do?
He, She, It	has to set the table.	doesn't have to set the table.	What does he have to do?

After doesn't and does, use have to, not "has to": "She doesn't have to clear the table." (Not "She doesn't has to".)

have to means you must do it. don't have to means you do not need to do it. It is not forbidden.

Adverbs of frequency say how often too: always (every time), usually, sometimes, never (not at any time). They go before the main verb: "I always help at home." "I never cook."

Complete with have to or has to: "Mark ____ rake leaves in the autumn. The three children ____ help at home."

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Mark has to rake leaves in the autumn. The three children have to help at home.

2.4Let's play: John's week and Mandy's week

Four activity photos: water the plants, go to the dentist, rake leaves, clean the house — Pictured: water the plants, go to the dentist, rake leaves, clean the house. Also on the page: go shopping, wash the car.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 20.

Question	Answer
What does he have to do?	He has to wash the car. He doesn't have to shovel snow.
What does she have to do?	She has to go shopping. She doesn't have to set the table.
What does John have to do on Monday?	He has to go shopping.

In the game, Student A fills in John's week and Student B fills in Mandy's week. Then you ask each other, "What does John have to do on Tuesday?" and write the answer in the right day.

Student A says: "John has to go to the dentist on Friday." Ask Student B a question about Mandy on Friday.

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What does Mandy have to do on Friday?

2.5Project: Do a survey (Maths)

Ask your classmates, "Do you have to take out the rubbish at home?" and write Yes, I do. or No, I don't. Then make a bar chart called "What we have to do at home".

Draw a line along the bottom of the paper and a line going up on the left.
Divide the bottom line into five parts, one for each activity (for example make their beds, take out the rubbish, set the table, clear the table, do the washing-up). Colour each bar.
Write numbers going up the left line (1, 2, 3 ...).

Talk about the chart: "Five students have to clear the table at home."

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 21.

The height of each bar is the number of students. Read across from the top of a bar to the number on the left.

2.6Story time: Charlie's Birthday Surprise

Summary: On Monday afternoon Charlie comes home from school and does his jobs: he rakes leaves with his father, takes out the rubbish and feeds the fish. His mother is making a chocolate cake for his birthday party. His father says they have a surprise, but Charlie has to wait. On his birthday, his friends come, and his father says the surprise is in his bedroom. Charlie finds nothing there, but someone touches his shoulder. He does a karate move, and it is Bruce Chang! Bruce says Charlie is good at karate, and Charlie says it is a great surprise.

Value: Believe in your dream to make it come true.

Get Smart Plus 4, pp. 22–23.

What jobs does Charlie do on Monday afternoon?

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He rakes the leaves with his father, takes out the rubbish and feeds the fish.

2.7Let's Read: The Emperor's Nightingale

New words: emperor (ruler of an empire), palace (a big house for a king or emperor), nightingale (a small bird with a beautiful song), mechanical (made by a machine), diamond (a shiny stone), ill (sick).

The Emperor of China learns about a nightingale in his forest from a new book.
His men find the bird and bring it to him.
The nightingale sings for the emperor every day.
The Emperor of Japan sends a mechanical nightingale with diamonds on it.
The real nightingale is sad and flies away.
Many years later, the mechanical nightingale stops singing.
The emperor is very sad and becomes ill.
The real nightingale comes back to the palace and sings again, and the emperor is happy.

Value: Appreciate the beauty of nature.

Get Smart Plus 4, pp. 24–25.

Look at the order words in a summary: first, then, one day, many years later, in the end. They help you put events in order.

Why does the real nightingale fly away?

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It is sad because everyone loves the mechanical nightingale, which has diamonds on it.

2.8Phonics: the /eə/ sound

Three groups of words with pictures: ere (where, there), air (hair, chair), ear (pear, bear) — Where is the zoo? It's over there.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 120 (Phonics 2).

Spelling	Words
ere	where, there
air	hair, chair
ear	pear, bear

The same sound has three spellings. Be careful with ear: pear and bear have the /eə/ sound, but ear and hear do not.

Which word does NOT have the /eə/ sound: chair, pear, bee, there?

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bee

2.9Revision 2 (p. 26)

Revision 2 asks you to answer about yourself and then ask a friend: What's your favourite subject? How often do you have Maths? What do you have to do at home? What do you have to do tomorrow morning? How often does your friend play sports?

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 26.

Summary

Topic	Remember
School subjects	Art, Music, PE, Maths, Science, Social Studies, English. I'm good at ... My favourite subject is ...
How often	How often do you have PE? Once / twice / three times a week. Every day. He has PE four times a week.
Housework	set the table, clear the table, take out the rubbish, rake leaves, shovel snow, feed the fish, make my bed, do the washing-up.
have to	I / you / we / they have to; he / she has to. Negative: don't / doesn't have to. Question: What do you / does he have to do?
Frequency words	always, usually, sometimes, never (before the main verb).
Values	Enjoy learning. Be responsible. Help out with the housework. Believe in your dream to make it come true. Appreciate the beauty of nature.
Phonics	/eə/: where, there, hair, chair, pear, bear.