Ekspressing with IT IS , IT HAS

 
 
Section One 

Activity 1: Expressions 
 Look at the picture. 
Is it a hot day? 
Do you like iced-tea in a hot day? 
When do you use these expressions? 
Listen to your teacher. 
Read the expressions and practice your pronunciation. 
 
o It’s hot today. 
o It is, isn’t it? 
o It’s a hot day. 
o This iced-tea is cold. 
o It’s so nice. 
o The soup is nice too. 
o Is it? 
o Yes, it is. It’s spicy. 
o It’s cheap. 
o Right … cheap and yummy. 
o This canteen is popular. 
o The food is good. 
Activity 2: Vocabulary 
 
Say the words. 
Open your dictionary to find the meanings. 
 
 
 
 
To describe something, you say: 
The bag is full. 
The bag is empty. 
Full is the opposite of empty. 

Activity 3: Patterns 
You can make noun phrase with: Number + Adjective + Noun 

Number	Adjective	Thing
One Two Three Four	red green cute big	cherry frogs toothbrushes ducks

Activity 4: There is… There are… 
Look at the picture 
 There are many things in the park. 
Everything has colour. 
Everything has size. 
Some things are more than one. 
Describe the things in the park. 
If there is only one thing, you say 
There is one small sandpit in the park. 
If more than one, you say: 
There are two swings in the park. 
Can you do it? 
 

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Activity 5: Drawing 

Draw the following things here. 

1. Two blue pencils

2. Three red bags

3. One blackboard

4. Four small erasers

5. Five 500-rupiah coins

Activity 6: Discussing Months of the Year and Seasons 
 
Here are the months of the year. 
Try to read them carefully. 
Use the dictionary to check the stresses and pronunciation. 
January July 
February August 
March September 
April October 
May November 
June December 
In England, the US, and Australia, season changes every three months. 
The seasons are summer, fall/autumn, winter, and spring. 

	Month	Season
North (USA, Canada)	South (Australia)
1	December January February	Winter	Summer
2	March April May	Spring	Autumn / Fall
3	June July August	Summer	Winter
4	September October November	Autumn / Fall	Spring

The weather 
Summer is hot. 
Winter is cold. 
Spring is beautiful. 
Autumn is wonderful. 
Activity 7: Drawing 
In Indonesia, we have dry season and rainy season. 
Draw rainy season and dry season here. 

Dry season

Rainy season

Activity 8: Discussing Days 

Days of the week 
Listen to your teacher. 
Try to pronounce the days of the week accurately. 
 

1. Sunday 
2. Monday 
3. Tuesday 
4. Wednesday 
5. Thursday 
6. Friday 
7. Saturday 

Activity 9: Telling what to do 

Tell your friends what you do on 

Section Two 

Texts 
Activity 1: Reading the rhyme 
Read the text aloud. 

Feel the rhyme. 
Red is hot and spicy 
Green is cool and breezy. 
Purple is quiet and stately. 
White is spotless and shiny. 
Pink is so warm and nice. 
Grey is so cold like ice. 
Yellow is grand and full of light. 
Blue is cozy and full of might. 
(Loh Tee Yang et al. 1993:11) 
Activity 2: Performing dialogues 

 Talk about the dialogues. 
Read them with good pronunciation. 
Act them out. 
 
2. Sarah : It’s very hot today. 
Adi : It is, isn’t it? 
Sarah : Let’s sit under the tree. 
Adi : Okay. 
Sarah : It is cold in my country. 
Adi : Is it winter now? 
Sarah : Yes, it is. 
 Adi : Cold is nice. 
Sarah : Not really. Cool is. Cold is not. 
Adi : Oh, I see. 

3. Mr. Scott : What day is it today? 
Mira : It’s Tuesday, Sir. 
Mr. Scott : Thursday? 
Mira : Tuesday, Sir. Not Thursday. 
Mr. Scott : Oh… Tuesday. Thank you. 
And… the date, please? 
Mira : The twenty first, Sir. 
Mr. Scott : Thanks, Mira. 
Mira : Not at all, Sir. 
 
4. Victoria : Let’s go shopping, Julie. 
Julie : What day is it? 
Victoria : Saturday. It’s weekend. 
Julie : Right… Oh… sorry, I forgot. 
Victoria : We need many things. 
Julie : Like what? 
Victoria : White rice, some red apples, 
instant noodles and many more. 
Julie : Okay, okay… Hang on a second. 
Victoria : Let me call a taxi. 
Julie : Please do. 
  
Activity 3: Discussing happenings 
Look at the following pictures. 
Talk about what happens on Monday, 
Tuesday, Wednesday, 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 
Who are they? 
What are they doing? 
 
 
Let’s cut the logs. Let’s put the logs together. 
 
Let’s prepare the stones. Let’s put the roof. 
 
 
Let’s put the door. Let’s paint the door. 
 





Let’s have a house-warming party! 

Section Three 

Role Play 
1. 
You want to know your friend’s birthday. 
Ask somebody about it. 
2. Tomorrow is your birthday. 
You want to buy things. 
Ask the shopkeeper if she has the things. 
3. You and your friends want to play in the park. 
Discuss which park you like. 
Discuss the things in the park. 



Section Four 

Dictation

Listen to your teacher. Write down what she/he says. 

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Section Five 

Creation 
Draw your dream house. 
It is big and beautiful. 
It is colourful. 
It has a large back yard. 
The yard has swings. 
It has green grass and trees. 
It has colourful flowers. 
It has a fountain. 
It has a slide. 
Some birds are there. 
Some butterflies are there. 
Some bees are there. 
And you are there too. 



 
 

When do people in United States 
have holidays? 

 
                                                           Christmas  

 Easter 

Halloween


 

Public Places