Bahasa Inggeris notes, module 4

Celebrations

Textbook Get Smart Plus 4 (Student's Book), pages 37–48 (Get Smart Plus 4 Student's Book, Module 4); Let's Read 2 on pp. 46–47; Phonics 4 on p. 122

What this chapter covers

I can say and write ordinal numbers (first to thirty-first) and give the date, "It's on 13 September." (4.1)
I can say what people are going to do using be going to, like "I'm going to be a nurse." (4.2)
I can read about celebrations in other countries and say what people are going to do on those days (4.3)
I can make negative sentences with isn't / aren't / am not going to, like "I'm not going to go to bed early." (4.3)
I can ask and answer Yes/No questions with Is / Are ... going to ...? (4.4)
I can write a diary entry about a special day, starting with "Dear diary," (4.5)
I can read a story and understand its value, "Always do the right thing." (4.6)
I can read a story about a wish and explain the cause of events, "Be careful what you wish for." (4.7)
I can say and spell words with oi and oy, like coin, boil, toys and boy (4.8)

Welcome to Module 4! You will meet Greg, Anna and their friends as they get ready for special days. You will learn ordinal numbers and dates, say what people are going to do, write a diary entry and read two stories.

4.1Sing a song: Special Days

Ordinal numbers show the order of things: first, second, third. We use them for dates.

Ordinal numbers from 1st first to 31st thirty-first in four columns — Ordinal numbers from 1st to 31st.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 37.

Number	Word	Number	Word
1st	first	12th	twelfth
2nd	second	13th	thirteenth
3rd	third	20th	twentieth
5th	fifth	21st	twenty-first
8th	eighth	22nd	twenty-second
9th	ninth	30th	thirtieth

Some ordinals change their spelling: five becomes fifth, eight becomes eighth, nine becomes ninth, twelve becomes twelfth, and twenty becomes twentieth. Do not write "fiveth" or "nineth".

The song Special Days next to a picture of fireworks and a clock tower, and a girl and a boy giving flowers to a mum — The song "Special Days" and the date questions.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 37.

The song is about special days around the year: New Year's Day on the first of January (in Korea and China it is after the twenty-first of January), and Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May in the US but on the tenth of May in Mexico.

Question	Answer
What's the date today?	It's 3 November. (say: the third of November)
When's your birthday?	It's on 13 September. (say: the thirteenth of September)

We write the date as 13 September but we say it with an ordinal: "the thirteenth of September". Use on before a date: "It's on 5 January."

Value: Enjoy special days.

Write 22nd and 31st in words.

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22nd = twenty-second. 31st = thirty-first.

4.2Smart kids: I'm going to be a nurse

New words: dress up as, costume, parade, scout, nurse, soldier, police officer, entrance.

Six comic pictures: friends talk about the parade and costumes, then look for Ahmad at the shopping centre and ask a police officer for help — It's 30 August. The children plan what to wear for the Independence Day parade.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 38.

The story: It is 30 August, and tomorrow is Independence Day. Joe asks his friends to come to the parade. Layla is going to be a nurse and Joe is going to be a soldier. Ahmad does not know yet; maybe he will be a scout. He is going to go to the shopping centre later to choose a costume. His friends say they can help him and agree to meet at the entrance at six. At the entrance they cannot see Ahmad, so they ask a police officer for help. Ahmad is the police officer in the costume, and he likes it.

Pattern: be going to (plans)

Who	Be	Example
I	am (I'm) going to	I'm going to be a nurse.
He, She, It	is (He's, She's) going to	He's going to dress up as a soldier.
We, You, They	are (We're, They're) going to	We're going to have a party.

We use be going to + the plain action word to talk about what we plan to do in the future: "I'm going to go to the parade."

Do not drop the verb be. Say "She is going to be a nurse", not "She going to be a nurse". After going to use the plain verb: "going to go", not "going to went".

Value: Honour your national history.

Complete: "Layla ______ going to be a nurse. We ______ going to go to the parade."

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Layla is going to be a nurse. We are going to go to the parade.

4.3Our world: Celebrations around the world

New words: stay up (not go to bed), money, fireworks, decorate, barbecue, give.

Celebrations around the world: Lin from China on the Lunar New Year and Tom from the US on Independence Day, with fireworks — Lin (China) and Tom (US) write about their celebrations (Social Studies).

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 40.

	Lunar New Year (Lin, China)	Independence Day (Tom, US)
When	In two months; New Year's Eve and New Year's Day	The Fourth of July (tomorrow)
Food	A big family dinner	A barbecue: Dad cooks burgers; ice cream in the evening
Other plans	Decorate the house with paintings and red lanterns; stay up to watch fireworks on TV; parents give money (an ang pow)	Celebrate with all the family; watch the fireworks at the park

Pattern: negative (not going to)

Who	Negative	Example
I	I'm not going to	I'm not going to go to bed early.
He, She, It	isn't going to	He isn't going to watch TV.
We, You, They	aren't going to	You aren't going to decorate the house.

Put not (or n't) after am / is / are: "She isn't going to watch TV."

Value: Appreciate the traditions and history of other cultures.

Make this sentence negative: "Tom is going to eat burgers in the morning."

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Tom isn't going to eat burgers in the morning.

4.4Let's play: Is he going to swim?

Question	Yes	No
Is he / she going to watch TV?	Yes, he / she is.	No, he / she isn't.
Are you / they going to swim?	Yes, I am. / Yes, we / they are.	No, I'm not. / No, we / they aren't.

In the guessing game, a player asks "Is it a boy or a girl?" and then "Is he going to swim?" until they find out who it is.

Move is / are to the front to make a question. The short answer uses the same word: Is she going to swim? Yes, she is.

Answer: "Are they going to watch TV?" (say no)

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No, they aren't.

4.5Project: Sabrina's special day

Writing model: a diary entry (p. 43)

Dear diary,
I'm very happy. Tomorrow is a very special day. It's 21 June, my birthday! I'm going to have a party. All my friends are going to come to my house. We're going to play and dance. I'm going to decorate the house and Mum is going to make sandwiches for us. Dad is going to make me a chocolate cake. We're going to have so much fun!
Bye for now,
Sabrina

Writing tip: start with "Dear diary,". Say where you are going to go, what you are going to do there, and who is going to be there.

Question	Answer from the diary
When is Sabrina's birthday?	On 21 June.
What is she going to do?	Have a party, play and dance with friends, and decorate the house.
Who is going to make the cake?	Her dad.

Which three questions help you plan a diary entry about a special day?

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Where are you going to go? What are you going to do there? Who is going to be there?

4.6Story time: Prince Nebi's ring

Selva talks to his father, a police officer, in the living room; then the children see a man's hat on the street — Selva tells his father about the mummy at the museum. The next day the children go to the parade.

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 44.

Summary: Selva visits the museum and sees a mummy called Prince Nebi. His father, a police officer, says that Prince Nebi's ring is missing. It is gold with a big red stone. The next day is 31 August, Independence Day. Nora is dressed as a soldier and Selva as a police officer. They see a man's hat and want to give it back to him. The man sees Selva's father and the children running and puts his arms up. Selva sees that he is wearing Prince Nebi's ring, so they get it back. Their picture is in the newspaper and the class cheers.

Value: Always do the right thing.

What does the missing ring look like?

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It is gold and has a big red stone.

4.7Let's Read: The Wishing Fish

New words: fishing rod, line, pull, wool, think.

The story (pp. 46-47): Omar lives on a small farm. His family works hard but he does not like working. One morning he goes to the river with a new fishing rod and catches a big Wishing Fish. The fish says it can make his wish come true if he lets it go. Omar wishes for all the sheep to go away so he never has to work again. The next day it is very hot and it does not rain for many days. Many sheep die because there is no water. The family has no wool to sell, so they have no money. Omar is sad and says it is his fault. He has to catch the Wishing Fish again.

Cause (why)	Effect (what happened)
It was very hot and it did not rain for many days, so there was no water	Many sheep died
The sheep died	No wool to sell, so no money
Omar did not like working	He made a bad wish

To show the cause, use because: "Many sheep died because there wasn't any water."

Value: Be careful what you wish for.

Why hasn't Omar's family got any money?

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Because many sheep died, so they have no more wool to sell.

4.8Phonics: oi and oy

The letters oi and oy make the same sound, like in coin and boy. We usually write oy at the end of a word and oi in the middle.

Sound	Book words	More words
oi	coin, boil	oil, noise
oy	toys, boy	enjoy, joy

Get Smart Plus 4, p. 122 (Phonics 4).

Fill in oi or oy: c__n, b__, n__se

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coin (oi), boy (oy), noise (oi).

Summary

Topic	Remember
Ordinals	first, second, third ... fifth, eighth, ninth, twelfth, twentieth, twenty-first, thirtieth, thirty-first.
Dates	What's the date today? It's 3 November. When's your birthday? It's on 13 September.
Plans	I'm / He's / We're going to + plain verb.
Negative	I'm not going to ... He / She isn't going to ... We / They aren't going to ...
Questions	Is he going to swim? Yes, he is. / No, he isn't. Are they going to swim? Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.
Writing	Diary entry: Dear diary, ... Bye for now,
Cause	Use because to give the reason.
Phonics	oi and oy: coin, boil, toys, boy.
Values	Enjoy special days. Honour your national history. Always do the right thing. Be careful what you wish for.