Unit 8

Section One Activity 1

Your teacher may ask you these questions. Answer the questions orally. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Do you have a close friend? What is her/his name? How does she/he look like? Is she/he tall or short? What color is her/his hair? Does she/he like music? What food does she/he like? What color is her/his skin? What color are her/his eyes? 10. Is she/he kind?

Vocabulary Building
Here are the words that you use to describe people, animals, things or places. These words are called adjective. Activity 2 Look at the following pictures. Read the sentences below the pictures. With a partner, discuss the meanings of the words in italic.

The girl on the left is tall. The girl on the right is short.

The dog on the left is big. The dog on the right is small.

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The bridge on the left is high. The bridge on the right is low.

The man on the left is fat. The man on the right is thin.

The train on the left is fast. The train on the right is slow.

The plates on the left are clean. The plates on the right are dirty.

The jug on the left is full. The jug on the right is empty.

The road on the left is wide. The road on the right is narrow.

Can you name a country beginning with A?

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Activity 3 With a friend, find more adjectives with their opposites. beautiful ugly

Activity 4 Choose one adjective that really describes your classroom. Work with a friend. 1. The floor is ___________________. (wide/narrow) 2. The blackboard is _________________. (clean/dirty) 3. Your friend is ________________. (fat/thin) 4. Your bag is _________________. (full/empty) 5. The ceiling is _________________. (high/low) 6. The clock on the wall is _______________. (big/small) 7. The windows are _______________. (open/closed) 8. The light on the ceiling is _______________. (on/off) Choose the correct answer. 1. Ice is_________________.(solid/liquid) 2. Perfume is____________________.(liquid/gas) 3. When iron is heated, it is__________________.(hot/cold) 4. A cold object has______temperature.(high/low) 5. The length of iron can be_________when it is cooled. (shorter/longer)

Activity 5 With a partner describe 8 things around you with the words in italics above.

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Examples: The wall is wide. The floor is dirty. My school bag is big. Activity 6 Look at your friend sitting next to you. And in turn, describe his/her appearance or habits. Do as the examples. Example: You are a good student. You are diligent. You are not lazy. You are tall. You are not short. You are thin. You are not fat. All students have done lab activities to observe fungi. Ask your friend next to you to describe their characteristics. Guideline: 1. What are fungi? 2. Do they have chlorophyll? What is it? 3. Do they make their own food as a source of energy? Why? 4. Do they have nucleus and cell walls? Activity 7 Describing Physical States and Emotions With a friend, practice asking and answering questions. Do as the examples.

Examples: sick happy

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A: Is the man healthy? B: No, he isnt. Hes sick. 1. hungry

A: Is the woman sad? B: No, she isnt. Shes happy. 2. thirsty

3. hot

4. cold

3. hot

4. cold

5. full

6. sad

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A: Are you hungry? B: Yes, I am. or No, Im not. Im full. a. Are you thirsty? b. Is it hot? c. Are you tired? d. Is it cold? e. Are you happy? f. Are you sad?

Can you name a city beginning with B? Can you name an animal beginning with C?
Grammar Focus Activity 1 Expressing like and dislike Study the following patterns. Like SUBJECT I She SUBJECT I She SUBJECT I She Dislike SUBJECT I VERB dislike NOUN music VERB like likes VERB like likes VERB like likes NOUN music cookies NOUN PHRASE classical music chocolate cookies VERB ING swimming bicycle riding

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She SUBJECT I She SUBJECT I She Dont/doesnt like SUBJECT I She SUBJECT I She SUBJECT I She

disikes VERB dislike disikes VERB dislike disikes

cookies NOUN PHRASE rock music strawberry cookies VERB ING smoking mountain climbing

VERB do not like does not like VERB do not like does not like VERB do not like does not like

NOUN music cookies NOUN PHRASE rock music strawberry cookies VERB ING smoking mountain climbing

Activity 2 Complete the sentences below with the words in the box. You may use these words more than once.

dislike do

like doesnt

does likes dislikes

1. .. you like durian? 2. No, I dont. I .it very much. 3. .. your father .. cooking? 4. No, he. But my mother.. 5. Every student ..playing basket ball. 6. My brother .swimming, but he is keen on playing football.

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Activity 3 Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of the words in the brackets.

My Family Pastime
My family likes sports and eating. I like swimming. I go swimming on weekends. My brother (not like) it. He prefers playing football. On Sunday morning my mom and dad usually go around the city by bike. They . (like) bicycle riding very much. On Sunday afternoon we usually have lunch together. All of us . (like) sea food, but .(not like) meat. My father is a good cook. He . (like) cooking, but my mother ..(not like) it. She . (like) preparing the table. When the food is ready, we eat together happily. Activity 4 Role Play Interview your friend about the food and activities he/she likes or dislikes. Then tell it to the class.

Section Two
Story Telling Activity 1 Dea describes her grandmas home for the wall magazine. Your teacher will read the description for you. a. Before you listen to the story, answer these questions: Do you have a grandma? Does she live with you? Is she kind? Is she healthy? Does she love you? Deas

My Grandmas Home b. Listen to your teacher reading description of her Grandmas home. My Grandmas home is really beautiful and comfortable. Fill up the missing words. The home (1) far from my home. It (2) in a small village in Pati, Central Java . (3) is far from the city. The yard (4) wide and full of plants. (5) is very quiet, especially at night. The air in the village (6) clean and the trees (7) green.

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Can you name a part of a house beginning with D?

Activity 2 With a partner, answer these questions. 1. What is the story about? 2. Who is the character in the story? 3. Where does she live? Activity 3 a. It is an invitation for a birthday party from Dea to Dara. 19 June, 2004 Hi, Dara! How is everything? Things are fine with me, you know. Im watching TV with Raynor, my nephew, right now. I just remember that the 29th of June is his birthday. Will you come to his birthday party? Love Dea Questions: 1. Who is watching TV? 2. Who is going to celebrate the birthday? 3. When is the birthday? 109

4. Who is Raynor?

Can you name an animal beginning with E?

b. Write an invitation for a birthday party from you to: 1. Your close friend (Date)________________ Hi, _____________ How are you? __________________________________ ______________________________________________ Could you ___________________? Love, __________

2. Your Grandma (Date)________________ Dear ____________ How are you? ________________________________ ____________________________________________ Would you please ___________________? Love, __________ Activity 4 a. Your two friends will read a dialogue for you. Listen carefully. Talking about personal details

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Brilly Hanum Brilly Hanum Brilly Hanum

: Its my pleasure that you are here. : Happy birthday, Brilly. : Thank you. Please take a seat. : Thanks. : Make yourself at home. : Sure, thanks.

b. Answer these questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. Brilly opens the conversation by saying Whose birthday is it? Who congratulates Brilly? What does Brilly say to end the conversation?

Activity 5 Congratulating a. Your two friends will read a dialogue. Listen carefully. Dani Sam Dani Sam : I heard youve got 10 for math. : Yes, thats right. : Congratulations. : Thank you.

b. Do the same thing in pairs. Activity 6 a. Your two friends will read a dialogue. Listen carefully Student A is congratulating her teacher on her marriage. Student : I heard you are the winner of the best teacher of the year. Teacher : Yes, thats right. Student : Congratulations. Teacher : Thank you. b. Practice congratulating each other.

Section Three Activity 1

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Look at the list of the things below. Student A asks questions where the objects are. Student B answers them. Example: A : Where is the pencil? B : Its on the table. 1. atlas 2. video 3. bag 4. dictionary 5. umbrella 6. video camera

Activity 2
Two of your friends will read a dialogue. Listen carefully. Giving your telephone number A: B: A: B: Whats your telephone number? Its 024 8315843. Sorry, Can you repeat that please? Sure. Its oh -- twenty-four -- eight -- thirty-one -- fifty-eight -- forty-three.

a. Do the same thing in pairs. b. Ask five people for their telephone numbers and write them on your notebook. c. Answer the teachers questions orally. A: What is your telephone number? B: Its ..

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Activity 3 Your two friends will read a dialogue. Listen carefully. A: Excuse me, Tom. Do you have a watch? B: Yes, I do. A: What time is it now? B: Its twelve oclock sharp. A: Thank you. Make your own dialogue with a friend in pairs.

Section Four
Activity 1 The teacher reads the story aloud. The students listen carefully.

My Grandma My grandma is a tidy old woman. She is now 80 years old. Her hair is long and tidy. She combs it everyday. She always puts things on the right place. Her clothes are always clean and neat. She lives alone. So she makes up her own bed. She cleans up the house. She also cooks her own meal every day.

Write down your own story. It may be about your own grandma, father, mother, sister, or brother.

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Activity 2 Fill in the blank spaces in the dialogue. Work with a partner. Making an appointment.

A: Hi Dea! (1) are you today? B: Im (2).., thank you. And (3)...? A: Im fine too. ...(4) you free tomorrow? B: Yes, I am. A: What if we play (5)? B: Thats a good idea. Can I invite...(6)...? A: Sure. Why not? What time? B: At four oclock p.m., OK? C: OK. Thank (7). See you.

Activity 3 Work with a friend. Play role as Dea and her friend. Activity 4 a. Performing a dialogue Perform the following dialogue with a friend in front of the class. A: How old are you Martha? B: Im twelve. Are you twelve too? A: Yes, I am. Im going to be twelve next week. B: Oh, really? A: Yes, sure. B: Will you invite me for your birthday party? A: Sure, I will. I plan to invite all of my classmates. B: Thank you. Looking forward to your birthday party next week. A: Youre welcome. b. Tell your friend about the dress you want to wear to the party.

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Section Five
Poem Corner When the full moon comes, go out and look up the sky. What do you see? The stars? The moon? How do you feel? What do you think about the moon? You can describe the moon using a poem. Read the simple poem below that describes the moon.

The Moon
O, look at the moon! She is shining up there; O mother, she looks Like a lamp in the air. Eliza Lee Follen

You can tell the message of the moon above easily, cant you? Decide whether the statement below is true or false. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The poem tells specifically about the full moon. () The narrator is a child. () The narrator looked at the moon with his/her mother.() The word she in the third line refers to the mother. () The moon is described as a lamp for the earth. ()

Besides the moon, you can describe other objects like the stars, the sky, the darkness of the night, the quiet night, the sound of animal, the lamps on the road, and many other things. Write the theme you are interested in freely. Write it in a short but meaningful poem.

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When you write the poem, you should always think what information or message you want to say to/share with the readers. The song Twinkle-twinkle Little Stars is also a poem. The poem is the result of a persons observation. He, then, describes what he sees and asks questions about them.

Twinkle-twinkle Little Stars

Twinkle-twinkle little stars, How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky, Twinkle-twinkle little stars, How I wonder what you are. In the poems above (The Moon and Twinkle-twinkle Little stars), the writer compares (1) the moon with the lamp and : She looks like a lamp in the air. (2) the stars with the diamond : stars like diamonds in the sky The writer uses the word like. This is the way the writer expresses his impression on an object. This helps the readers understand the poem. You can also use this way to express your feeling and impression when writing a poem. Now, write a poem based on one of the themes below. the stars the quiet night the sound of animal the lamps on the road the darkness of the night the sky

Your title:

___________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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Some information about you

Whats your full name? What do your friends call you? Are you male or female? How old are you? Where are you from? What colour are your eyes? What colour is your hair? How tall are you? Put your photograph here

Your likes and dislikes

Who is your favourite pop star? Who is your least favourite pop star? What is your favourite food? What is your favourite colour? What is your favourite TV programme? What are your favourite things? What is the worst thing in the world?

Yourself
Lastly, which of these do you think you are? Why do you think so? good-looking interesting intelligent quiet fun boring friendly nice happy bossy shy honest

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