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Unit 8
 

Section One

Activity 1

Your teacher may ask you these questions.
Answer the questions orally.

1. Do you have a close friend?
2. What is her/his name?
3. How does she/he look like?
4. Is she/he tall or short?
5. What color is her/his hair?
6. Does she/he like music?
7. What food does she/he like?
8. What color is her/his skin?
9. 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 dog on the left is big.
The girl on the right is short. The dog on the right is small.
 


The bridge on the left is high. The man on the left is fat.
The bridge on the right is low. The man on the right is thin.











The train on the left is fast. The plates on the left are clean.
The train on the right is slow. The plates on the right are dirty.











The jug on the left is full. The road on the left is wide.
The jug on the right is empty. The road on the right is narrow.





 
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.

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










A: Is the man healthy? A: Is the woman sad? 
B: No, he isn’t. He’s sick. B: No, she isn’t. She’s happy.

1. hungry 2. thirsty




3. hot 4. cold




3. hot 4. cold









5. full 6. sad









Activity 8

Ask a friend these questions.

Example: 
A: Are you hungry? 
B: Yes, I am.
  or 
  No, I’m not. I’m 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?











Grammar Focus

Activity 1 

Expressing like and dislike
Study the following patterns.

Like

SUBJECT VERB NOUN
I like music
She likes cookies
SUBJECT VERB NOUN PHRASE
I like classical music
She likes chocolate cookies
SUBJECT VERB VERB ‘ING’
I like swimming
She likes bicycle riding

Dislike

SUBJECT VERB NOUN
I dislike music
She disikes cookies
SUBJECT VERB NOUN PHRASE
I dislike rock music
She disikes strawberry cookies
SUBJECT VERB VERB ‘ING’
I dislike smoking
She disikes mountain climbing


Don’t/doesn’t like

SUBJECT VERB NOUN
I do not like music
She does not like cookies
SUBJECT VERB NOUN PHRASE
I do not like rock music
She does not like strawberry cookies
SUBJECT VERB VERB ‘ING’
I do not like smoking
She does not like mountain climbing



Activity 2

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

 

1. ………………….. you like durian?
2. No, I don’t. 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. 

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 grandma’s 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?


b. Listen to your teacher reading Dea’s description of her Grandma’s home.
Fill up the missing words.







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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.















Questions:

1. Who is watching TV?
2. Who is going to celebrate the birthday?
3. When is the birthday?
4. Who is Raynor?








b. Write an invitation for a birthday party from you to:

1. Your close friend














2. Your Grandma














Activity 4
a. Your two friends will read a dialogue for you.
  Listen carefully.
   
Talking about personal details
Brilly : It’s my pleasure that you are here.
Hanum : Happy birthday, Brilly.
Brilly : Thank you. Please take a seat.
Hanum : Thanks.
Brilly : Make yourself at home.
Hanum : Sure, thanks.

b. Answer these questions.

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

Activity 5

Congratulating

a. Your two friends will read a dialogue.
  Listen carefully.

Dani : I heard you’ve got 10 for math.  
Sam : Yes, that’s right.
Dani : Congratulations.
Sam : 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, that’s right.  
Student : Congratulations.  
Teacher : Thank you.
b. Practice congratulating each other.

Section Three

Activity 1

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 : It’s on the table.





Activity 2

Two of your friends will read a dialogue.
Listen carefully.

Giving your telephone number

A: What’s your telephone number?
B: It’s 024 8315843.
A: Sorry, Can you repeat that please?
B: Sure. It’s 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 teacher’s questions orally.

A: What is your telephone number?
B: It’s …..


 
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: It’s twelve o’clock 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.
















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

 
Activity 2

Fill in the blank spaces in the dialogue. Work with a partner.

Making an appointment.















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: I’m twelve. Are you twelve too?
  A: Yes, I am. I’m 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: You’re welcome.


b. Tell your friend about the dress you want to wear to the party.  


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, can’t you? 

Decide whether the statement below is ‘true’ or ‘false’. 

1. The poem tells specifically about the full moon. (………)
2. The narrator is a child. (………)
3. The narrator looked at the moon with his/her mother. (………)
4. The word ‘she’ in the third line refers to the mother. (………)
5. 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. 
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 person’s 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.







Your title: ___________________________
   
______________________________________________
 ______________________________________________
 ______________________________________________
 ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
 ______________________________________________
 ______________________________________________
 


 


Some information about you

What’s your full name? Put your photograph here
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?

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 fun happy
interesting boring bossy
intelligent friendly shy
quiet nice honest