SuperKids 4 student book new edition

S., Korea, the U.K., Brazil, China, Spain, Taiwan Travel items: suitcase, toothbrush, camera, flashlight, journal , passport , ticket Possessive pronouns: mine, his, hers Animals: kang

Aleda Krause • Greg Cossu

and Associated Companies throughout the world

© Pearson Education Asia Limited 2005

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Publisher: Christienne Blodget

Managing Editor: Marie Webster

Senior Editor: Treena Nairne

Designers: Junko Funaki, Myth Wong

Illustrators: K Y Chan, B Lai Siu Kuen, TeddyWong, Maxim Tang

Cover illustration: Felix N g

We would like to thank © Dorling Kindersley for photos>()n pp 10, 12, 18, 19,26,29,38,44,54,56,60,66, 0, 73 and 74 and © Corbis for photos on pp 18, 19,22,26, 48, 56, 70, 72 and 75 We would also like to thank Helen Pantenberg at the Taronga Zoo for the photo of the platypus on p.18, the U.S National Park Service for the photos of the mountains and ocean on p 48 and Gold Medal Products Company for the photos of the cotton candy and snow cones on p 57

Marion Sinclair, Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree reproduced here with the permission of Larrikin Music Publishing Pty Ltd and peermusic CS.E Asia) Ltd

Acknowledgements

I wish to express my thanks to my students, who taught me everything I have learned about them, to my editors, whose dedication and professionalism are responsible for all that is good in this edition, and to my mother, Leona, who always knew I would write a book and whose encouragement led me to try And my gratitude to Lesley, without whom this would not be

Aleda Krause

Writing a children's course is a team effort I would like to thank all of the editors and the entire SuperKids team at

Pearson Education for making the new edition of SuperKids a reality I also want to thank my co-author, Aleda Krause,

for her support and encouragement Lastly, I want to thank my friend Lesley who believed in me I dedicate this book

GregCossu

The Publishers would like to thank the following people for their contribution to the course:

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Table · of Contents

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Culture 1 Christmas Around the World Page 72

Topic and Vocabulary

Countries: Australia, Japan, Mexico, the U S., Korea, the U.K., Brazil, China, Spain, Taiwan

Travel items: suitcase, toothbrush, camera, flashlight, journal , passport , ticket

Possessive pronouns: mine, his, hers Animals: kangaroo, koala, platypus, crocodile, wombat, emu Comparative adjectives: big/bigger, small/smaller/ fast/

faster, slow/slower Review of Units 1-3 dry, animals , kookaburra, worm, centimeter, laugh, marsupials, pouch, baby , um tree

Souvenirs: fans , key chains, postcards, T-shirts, sweatshirts, wallets, mugs

Prepositions: in front of, behind, above Family members: grandma, grandpa, aunt , uncle, cousin Comparative adjectives: tall/taller , short/shorter, strong/

stronger, old/older, young/younger Locations: post office, bank, arcade, museum, drugs tore, hospital, police station, movie theater, candy store, gift shop

Review of Units 4-6 river, North America, black bear, mountains, bighorn sheep , coyote, ocean, forest, bark, redwood tree

Vacation activities: go sightseeing , take pictures, play cards, take a boat ride, buy some souvenirs, send e-mails, call home , write postcards , go to the aquarium, see a show

Park rides: merry-go-round, bumper cars, Ferris wheel, roller coaster , cable cars

Park food: cotton candy, ice cream , caramel corn , corn dogs, snow cones

Past-tense vacation activities: saw a platypus, climbed a mountain , made a new friend, ate tacos , went to a party, rode a roller coaster, went to a museum, had a picnic, took a boat ride, bought some souvenirs Review of Units 7-9

two thousand, capital city, loud, Big Ben, heavy, Stonehenge, stones, built

lights, wreath, family, carols, candlelight, Christmas crackers, mince pies , Christmas pudding, parade, pifiata

money, red envelopes, lion dance, masks , costume,

Grammar

W e're going to the U K /

Th ey ' re nor going to Br a zil

Ar e you going to the U K ? /Yes, we are

Ar e they going to B razil? / No, they're not It' s n or mine It' s hers

I s thi s y our suitcase ?

No it' not If hers I Yes, it is

A kangaroo i f a t but an emu is faster

I s a kangar oo fast ? I Ye , i t is , but an emu is faster

Th e fan are b ehind the key chains

Wh ere are th e fans ? /

Th ey're beh ind the key chains

M y brother's stronger than my cousin Who' stro ger , our brother or your cousin? /

M y brother ' s stronger

I was in the candy s tore / She was in the hospital Where were yo u ? / I was in the candy store Where was she? / She was in the hospital

She doesn ' t want to take a boat ride / He wants

to play card s

Does Toni w an t to take a b o at ride? /

No, she do esn ' t Sh e wants to s ee a show Does Chip wan t to p lay cards? / Yes , he does

We ' re going to go on the Ferris wheel Then we're going to get some cotton candy What are y u g ing to do? / We ' re going to go

on the Ferris wheel Then w e ' re going to get some cotton cand y

We rode a roller coaster

What did you do in the U.K ? / We rode a roller coaster

Functional Dialogs

School's out in three days / I can't wait for summer

vacation / I can't either

Our class trip is in June / Where are you going? /

First, we're going to Australia

Did you bring your flashlight? /Yes, I did / No, I didn't

I forgot mine

May I see your ticket and passport, please? / Here they are

That's Ayers Rock We call it Uluru / Wow

We can't climb it / Why not? / It's too dangerous

Did you see a wombat? / No, I didn't, but I saw a platypus

Hi I'm Sandy / I'm lchiro / Where are you from? /

I'm from Tokyo

What are you buying? / Some postcards for my friends

These tacos are delicious! / Thank you My aunt made them

Look at the dancers! Your uncle is good /

Yes, but my father is better

We can't find Toni / Did you look in the arcade? /

Yes, but she's not there

There she is / What's she doing? / She's eating some candy

What should we do now? / Let's buy some souvenirs /

OK Then let's go to the aquarium

Could you take our picture, please? / Sure Smile!

This amusement park is great! / Look at all those rides /

That roller coaster looks scary

Can we go on the merry-go-round now? / OK, but come

right back

How was your trip? / It was fantastic!

We took a boat ride / What else did you do? / We bought

some souvenirs

Review Substitution Dialog

This is Mr Gray / Is he a tour guide? / Yes, he is / Nice to meet you /

Nice to meet you, too

Excuse me Where's the restroom? / It's over there, next to the telephones

Thank you /You're welcome

Can I use your camera? I forgot mine

Sure Go ahead / Thanks

What day is it today? / It's Wednesday

How do you spell Wednesday? / W-e-d-n-e-s-d-a-y

It's really hot and sunny today / Yeah, I know / I like this weather

Me, too

How much are the sweatshirts? / They're 25 dollars / OK I'll take this one /

25 dollars, please / Here you are

What's the date today? / It's June 23rd /

Is today Monday? / No, it's Sunday

I'm really hungry / Do you want to get some corn dogs? / That's a great idea

I'm thirsty, too / Me, too Let's go

I got this in Australia It's for you

What is it? / It's a boomerang / Thanks

Phonics

br: Brazil, brown, brush gr: green, grapes, gray tr: trip, Australia, triangle

pr: pretzels, present, printer fr: fruit, Friday, friend cr: crackers, ice cream, crayons pi: platypus, plane, play fl: flashlight, flag, flowers

cl: climb, cloudy, clock

sw: sweatshirt, sweater, swan st: stickers, stapler, faster

si: slippers, slide, sleepy

0: mother, brother, gloves

ou: cousin, younger, country u: uncle, sunny, lunch or: store, passport, morning ar: arcade, car, star ur: purple, turtle, hamburger

igh: sightseeing, night,

firefighter i_e: five, bike, nine

y fly, my, July

au: August, sausage, Santa Claus a: ball, walnut, water

0: corn dog, foggy, song

00 : book, cookies, wood

00 : boomerang, kangaroos, school

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Words e

o

First, we're going to Australia

Listen Point Say

Listen Number

I11 I11

~ (!:n"t Listen Dialogs (!) Listen Point Say

o

7

Listen Ask Answer

Are you going to Brazil?

Are you going to Brazil?

Yes, we are

We're going to Brazil

Are you going to Japan?

No, we're not

We're not going to Japan

Are they going to Spain?

Yes, they are

They're going to Spain

Are they going to Korea?

No, they're not

They're not going to Korea

e c.- Listen Say

We're going to the U K They ' re not going to Brazil

•

they're / Korea we ' re / China they ' re / Taiwan we're / Japan

Are you going to the U K ? Yes, we are

Are they going to Braz i l? No, they're not~

you / Mexico? they / the U.S.? you / Australia? they / Spain?

( (w e'r v ~ They're J going to ( Korea Ausiralia J

No, they ' re not J

4 Are you going to ( the U.K the us } ( Yes, we are 1 No, we're not J

9

(j) ~ Listen Point Say

B ra zil

b ro wn

br ush

· : gr een

go to (3) _ _ azil, too I want to see the big green snakes

Drawa_ -" " -" """~~_

Play Ask Answer ( Are you going to Brazil? ~

Instructions: Get into pairs Ask your partner about one country on the board, e.g "Are you going to Brazil?" Your partner throws a coin on to the

matching space If successful , your partner answers "Yes, we are" and wr ites hi s / her in i tials in the space If not, you r partner answers "No, we're

not" and nobody gets the space Then change roles The fir st studen t with four squares in a row takes the fir st turn in th e next game

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Excuse me

Where's the restroom?

May I see your ticket and passport, please?

Jacket 'Video 9

~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~ a~e

13

Excuse me Where's the restroom?

It's over there, next to the telephones

~ Listen Chant

1 bookstore / toy store 2 toy store / restaurant

RESTAURANT [ Ba.kerl: :J Bookstore EJ

3 restaurant / bakery 4 bakery / bookstore

Is this your camera?

Is this your camera?

Yes, it is It's mine It's mine

Is this your flashlight?

No, it's not It's his It's his

Is this your toothbrush?

No, it's not It's hers It's hers

It's mine It's his It's hers

It's mine It's his It's hers

It's not ( his 1 hers J It's (~ h _ e _-!, h _ i_ S l

( journal ·

} No , it's not It's (

Is this your · · ticket

3

3

his

Is this your camera ",

e C9 · ,J : · Listen Point Say

I have some (2) _ _ etzels My frien e er 1£ " , ,.:\

has some (3) _ _ ackers and French fries

e Draw your picture Look Cover

Instructions: Get into pairs Choose A or B Dr€lW your own face in the picture Look at the picture for 30 secon ds Then cover both pictures Tak e turns

to ask a nd answer the questions, e.g student A asks "Is thi s you r notebook?" and stude nt B replie s "No, it's not It' s his." Then fill in the blanks

Uncover th e pictures to check the answers

17

Words e ~ Listen Point Say €) @DD Listen Number

Story e ~ Listen Dialogs 0 ~ " Iif'

emu

tUrtle hamster snake rabbit

19

~ Listen Ask Answer

Can I use your camera?

Yes, it is, but a platypus is smaller

A kangaroo is fast, but an emu is faster

A koala is small, but a platypus is smaller

A kangaroo is fast , but an emu is faster

A koala is small, but a p l atypus is smaller

Is a kangaroo fast? Yes, it is, but an emu is faster

platypus I small?

hamster / smaller

~ -' "

21

Listen Point Say

-We're in Australia: It's (l) _ _ oudy I have

a new friend , Drana We went to a park

We saw some (2) _ _ Owers We saw a (3) _ _ atypus, too

We went to Uluru, but we didn ' t climb it

8 ~ Listen Write Draw a line

/

e Play Ask Answer

Did you bring your camera?

Is that your jacket?

o (J&ma Read the story Then listen to the questions Circle

G es, they ar v ~ No, they're not 2 ( Y e s , s he did 1 No , she didn't J

Yes, it is ~ No , it's not 4 ( Yes, she can

1 No, she can ' t J

Yes , she is ~ No , she isn't 6 Yes , it is No , it's not

Listen Write

Australia Brazil brown

climb platypus

It was cloudy on _ -L- E LJ r i u d " d Y t

-Mr Gray likes _~ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Donny didn't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Uluru

We saw a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Friday pretzels

, My friend Sandy made a

-Peter saw a - _ _ _ _ crocodile in

-25

koalas, wombats and

emuS live in Australia

They like the

They eat insects

and worms They don't drink water

They can laugh

Worm

€) ~ Read Listen Write

Which animals live in Australia?

Kangaroos, koalas, wombats and emus li v e in Australia

2 What's the weather like in Australia?

3 What's a kookaburra?

4 What do kookaburras eat?

5 Where do koalas live?

6 What does a marsupial mother have?

~ CP Listen Sing

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,

Merry, merry king of the bush is he

Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra,

Gay your life must be

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,

Eating all the gum drops he can see

Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra,

Leave some there for me

27

Words e ~ Listen Point Say €) (!DD Listen Number

Story 8 ~ Listen Dialogs C!) ~" ijle* Listen Point Say

mugs ' in front of behind

29

~ Listen Ask Answer

2

Thursday Tuesday

Friday Saturday VV-e-d-n-e-s-d-a-y

5 Now, make a dia l og Talk to your friend

Where are the wallets?

Where are the wallets? Where are the wallets?

They're behind the fans Behind the fans

Where are the postcards? Where are the postcards?

They're above the mugs Above the mugs

The wallets are behind the fans

The fans are in front of the wallets

The postcards are above the mugs

The mugs are under the postcards

key chains? T-shirts?

~ : Listen Write Circle

3

above

3

fans?

1 The wallets are _ _ -' i n ~ f ! 1 r " u n LL t L >lc o f _ _ _ the ~ Y chai riD ~ T-shirts J

2 The postcards are _ _ _ _ _ _ the ( mugs ~ fans J

3 Where are the ( sweatshirts T-shirts }

4 Where are the ( postcards l wallets }

31

I have (4) _ _ ippers for my mom

Listen Write Draw a line

Look Cover Ask your friend Write

e

Ask :

~

The sweatshirts are

2 The postcards are

3 The T-shirts are

4 The wallets are

5 The key chains are

6 The mugs are

Where are the sweatshirts?

Words e Listen Point Say C]) ~ Listen Number

younger

35

cold / snowy hot / rainy

5 Now, make a dialog Talk to your friend

Uncle, grandpa, grandma, aunt,

They're all taller than your sister

Uncle, grandpa, grandma, aunt,

They're all taller than your sister

e ~ Listen Say

My brother's stronger than my cousin

2

sister / taller / brother cousin / younger / brother grandpa / shorter / uncle

Q ~ Listen Ask Answer

Who's stronger, your brother or your cousin? My brother's stronger

shorter / brother / sister? taller / grandma / aunt? older / sister / cousin?

~ ~ Listen Write Circle

My grandpa is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ than my ( father uncle J

2 My sister is - - - than my ( cousin l brother J

stronger J yaur brother or your cousin?

: Listen Point Say

m o ther c ou sin u ncle

br o ther y ou nger ~ s u nny

€) : Listen Write 0 , ou or u Read

It's (l)S _ nda~ We're in a new (2)C _ _ ntry, Mexico This is Diego and

-his (3)C _ _ sin, Maria His (4)m _ ther made tacos for lunch They were delicious

8 : Listen Circle 2 words with the same sound Write

mother

dog Monday

2 cousin

touch cloudy

3 uncle

ruler drum