Bahasa Inggeris notes, module 3

In the past

Textbook Get Smart Plus 4 (Student's Book), pages 27-36 (Get Smart Plus 4 Student's Book); Phonics 3 on p. 121

What this chapter covers

I can talk about what ancient Egyptians did to make a mummy, using past verbs like washed and wrapped (3.1)
I can ask and answer "Did you ...?" with Yes, I did. / No, I didn't. (3.2)
I can use irregular past verbs such as do - did, draw - drew, teach - taught and wake up - woke up (3.2)
I can ask and answer "How old was he?", "How did he die?" and "What was his name?" about people in the past (3.3)
I can use went, found, saw and bit to retell a story about the past (3.3)
I can say whether a fact is about the past or the present (3.4)
I can write an email about a trip using the past tense, adjectives, and and but (3.5)
I can read a story about a museum visit and answer questions about it (3.6)
I can say the -ed endings /t/, /d/ and /id/ (3.7)

Welcome to Module 3! This module is about the past: ancient Egypt, mummies and Tutankhamun's tomb. You will learn to say what people did, ask Did you ...?, and write about a trip.

3.1Do a quiz: Mummies

The quiz asks what ancient Egyptians did to make a mummy. These are the key words.

mummya dead body kept safe for a very long time

pyramida huge stone building with a point at the top

wrapto cover something all round

bandageslong strips of cloth

dryto take the water out

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 27.

Talk to your friend (p. 27)

The Egyptians washed the body first to make a mummy.

Past tense: we talk about something that happened before now. Most verbs add -ed: wash - washed, wrap - wrapped, paint - painted.

Wrap has a silent w at the start. When a short verb ends in one vowel and one consonant, double the last letter: wrap - wrapped.

Write the past tense of: wash, dry, paint.

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washed, dried (y changes to ied), painted.

3.2Smart kids: Did you ...?

Four pictures: a boy doing a project, a man teaching at a board, a hand drawing, a boy waking up — do a project, teach, draw, wake up

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 28.

Comic: Greg shows Anna a crystal ball and asks her what she did yesterday; she answers yes each time — Greg says his crystal ball can see what Anna did yesterday.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 28.

The story: Greg tells Anna his crystal ball can see the past. He asks, "Did you wake up at 10 yesterday?" and "Did you do your project on Egypt?" Anna says yes each time. Then Greg asks about the pyramids she drew and whether her brother taught her a computer game. Anna asks Tony if he was there before, and we learn that Tony told Greg everything. The crystal ball did not really see anything.

Value: Don't believe everything others tell you.

Pattern: Did ...?

Question	Yes	No
Did you wake up at 10 yesterday?	Yes, I did.	No, I didn't.
Did she draw a pyramid?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn't.

The same did is used for I, you, he, she, it, we and they. After did and didn't the verb goes back to its plain form: "Did she draw?" (not "Did she drew?").

Irregular verbs

Now	Past	Example
do	did	I did my project.
draw	drew	I drew pyramids.
teach	taught	My brother taught me a game.
wake up	woke up	She woke up at 10.

Do not put the past tense after did. Say "Did Anna wake up?" and "She didn't wake up at 9", not "Did Anna woke up?".

Answer: "Did Greg teach Anna how to play a computer game?" (In the story, Anna's brother did.)

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No, he didn't. (Anna's brother taught her.)

3.3Our world: The curse

treasuregold and jewels

golda shiny yellow metal

tomba place where a dead person is put

mosquitoa small insect that bites

diestop living

Five comic pictures: a man finds a tomb entrance, Carter opens the tomb, treasures inside, Tutankhamun's mummy, and Lord Carnarvon in bed — Howard Carter finds Tutankhamun's tomb.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 30.

The story: Tutankhamun, an 18-year-old king of ancient Egypt, died and was put in a tomb with treasures. A curse said, "Go into the tomb and die!" In 1922, on 4th November, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon opened the tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Inside there were chairs, boxes of food, treasures and gold, and Tutankhamun's mummy. He died 3,000 years ago. Lord Carnarvon never saw the treasures: a mosquito bit him and he died. Was it the curse?

Value: Be inquisitive (ask questions and want to find out).

Question	Answer
How old was he?	He was 18.
How did he die?	A mosquito bit him.
What was his name?	His name was Tutankhamun.

Now	Past
go	went
find	found
see	saw
bite	bit

With "How did he die?" we use did and the plain verb die. The answer is a past sentence: "A mosquito bit him."

When did Carter's men find the tomb? Answer with a short sentence.

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They found it on 4th November, 1922.

3.4Let's play: Past or present?

Some facts are true now (present). Some happened long ago (past). The verb tells you which.

Sentence	Past or present?	Clue
Egyptians speak Arabic.	Present	speak (not spoke)
Egyptians made cat mummies.	Past	made
Egyptian camels have got one hump.	Present	have got
Egyptians wore wigs at celebrations.	Past	wore
The weather in Egypt is very hot.	Present	is

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 32 (sentences about Egypt).

Present facts that are always true use the present tense (is, speak). Do not add -ed to them.

Past or present? "Egyptians taught monkeys to pick fruit."

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Past. Taught is the past of teach.

3.5Project: An email about a trip

Kevin's email (p. 33)

Hello John, How are you? Last month, my family and I went on a trip to Egypt. It was very hot and sunny there. We rode camels to the Pyramids of Giza. They were very big. I took a lot of photos. We saw mummies at the museum. They were scary, but they were interesting too! I liked the mummies' treasures the most! Egypt was fun! Kevin

Writing tip

Use the past tense to write about the past: I took a lot of photos.
Use adjectives for feelings: They were very scary.
Use and for similar ideas: It was very hot and sunny.
Use but for different ideas: They were scary, but they were interesting too.

Now	Past
is / are	was / were
go	went
ride	rode
take	took
see	saw

Join with but: "The food was delicious. The room was cold."

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The food was delicious, but the room was cold. (but joins different ideas)

3.6Story time: Prince Nebi's ring

On Thursday morning Selva and Nora ask each other about their project. Nora finished late, went to bed at 12 and woke up at 6, so she is sleepy. Their teacher, Miss Anita, takes the class to a museum. They see the mummy of a prince from Egypt.

Miss Anita and the children look at a picture of a gold ring with a big red stone, labelled Prince Nebi's Ring — The children see a picture of Prince Nebi's ring.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 35.

Question	Answer
What was the prince's name?	Prince Nebi.
How did he die?	A snake bit him.
How old was he?	He was 12 years old.
What happened to his ring?	Someone stole it last week. The police are looking for it.
What does the ring look like?	It's gold and it's got a big, red stone.

Who is Miss Anita?

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She is the teacher who takes the children to the museum.

3.7Phonics: -ed endings

The ending -ed in a past verb has three sounds.

Sound	When	Examples
/t/	after sounds like k, s, sh, ch	watched, walked, talked, fished
/d/	after most other sounds	smelled, listened, lived, played
/id/	after t or d, a new syllable	invented, painted

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 121 (Phonics 3, chant "In the past").

Which -ed sound is in "painted"?

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/id/ (paint-ed is two syllables).

Summary

Topic	Remember
Past questions	Did you wake up? Yes, I did. / No, I didn't. Plain verb after did.
Irregular verbs	do - did, draw - drew, teach - taught, wake up - woke up, go - went, find - found, see - saw, bite - bit
Be in the past	was / were: How old was he? He was 18.
Past or present	Check the verb: made (past), speak (present).
Writing	Past tense, adjectives, and (similar), but (different).
Phonics	-ed says /t/, /d/ or /id/.
Values	Don't believe everything others tell you. Be inquisitive.