Things and Places Around Me

Say them.

1. Is it your pencil?

a ballpoint

a pencil

rulers

books

Say them.

a marker

a backpack

a sharpener

Say them.

a pencil case

erasers

a desk

Say them.

a short pencil

a long pencil

Say them.

a red bag

a blue bag

Practice the dialog.

Is this your pencil?

Yes, it is.

Practice the dialog.

No, my rulers are short. Those ones are long.

Are these your rulers?

Practice the dialog.

Yes, they are.

Are these your erasers?

Practice the dialog.

Is this your backpack?

No, my backpack is blue. That one is red.

Act it out.

Go to your friends and ask about things on their desk.

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Listen to the dialog.

2. How many pencils do you have?

I have two pencils.

Hi, Binsar. How many pencils do you have?

Sure. Which one? The red or blue one?

May I borrow one, please?

The blue one, please.

Here you are.

Thanks.

Go to your friends and borrow some things.

Act it out.

May I borrow your ruler, please?

3. How many cats?

Say them.

a rabbit

a turtle

a cat

a hamster

Say them.

a bird

a dog

a fish

a rooster

Practice the dialog.

Hi, Atiqah. What a nice cat! Is it your cat?

Thank you, Binsar. Yes, it’s my cat.

How many cats do you have?

I have four cat.

Act it out.

Go to your friends and ask about animals at their homes.

Practice the dialog.

4. My Favorite Animal

Look! There are two cats.

Really? Where?

Over there, on the tree. They are so cute.

Do you like cats, Thinneke?

Yes, I do.

How many cats do you have?

I have two cats.

Act it out.

Go to your friends and find out what their favorite animals are.

Say them.

5. Where is the zoo?

zoo

restaurant

hospital

cinema

Say them.

post office

market

shopping mall

police station

Read them.

The restaurant is on Merapi Street, next to the post office.

The market is across from the police station.

Merapi Street

Read them.

The shopping mall on Toba Street, between the hospital and the cinema.

The zoo is on the corner of the two streets.

Toba Street

Excuse me. Where is the post office?

It’s on Mawar Street, next to the cinema.

Practice the dialog.

Thank you very much.

I’m sorry, I don’t know.

Excuse me. Where is the hospital?

Practice the dialog.

Thank you anyway.

Work with a friend to ask and answer questions using the following map.

Act it out.

Work with a partner. Pretend you are new in town. Ask your partner about places in this town.

Excuse me. Where is the post office?

It’s on Mataram Street, next to the hospital.

Thank you.

You’re welcome.

Summary

• When we want to identify who owns something, we may ask the following question.

Is it your pencil?

• When we want to borrow things from our friend, we may ask:

May I borrow you pencil, please?

• When we want to identify who owns animals around us, we may ask the following question.

Is it your cat?

• When we want to know the number of the animal our friends have, we may ask the following question.

How many cats do you have?

• When we want to ask our friends about their favorite animal, we may ask the following question.

What is your favorite animal?

• When we want to identify the location of a place or building, we may ask the following question.

Where is the hospital?