SuperKids 4 student book new edition

Aleda Krause • Greg Cossu


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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
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to my mother, Jewel.
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Table ·of Contents
Syllabus

Page

4

Unit 1

Countries

Page

6

Unit 2

In My Backpack

Page

12

Unit 3

Animals in Australia

Page

18

Page

24

Recycle it! 1

'"

Discover It! 1

Australia

Page

26

Unit 4

Souvenirs in Japan

Page

28

Unit 5

A Family in Mexico

Page

34

Unit 6

Places in New York

Page

40

Page

46

R ,cycle it! 2
<

Discover it! 2

The U5.

Page

48

Unit 7

Sightseeing in Korea

Page

50

Unit 8

Fun Day in the U.K.

Page

56

Unit 9

What We Did

Page

62

Page

68

R cycle it! 3
Discover it! 3

The U.K.

Page

70

Culture 1

Christmas Around the World

Page

72

Culture 2

Holidays Around the World

Page

74

I can do it!

Page

76

Word List

Page

79


Syllabus
Unit and Title

Topic and Vocabulary

Grammar

1

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

We're going to the U.K. /
They're nor going to Brazil.
Are you going to the U.K. ? /Yes, we are.
Are they going to Brazil? / No, they're not.

2

Travel items: suitcase, toothbrush, camera, flashlight,
journal, passport, ticket
Possessive pronouns: mine, his, hers

It's nor mine. It's hers.
Is this your suitcase?
No, it' not. If hers. I Yes, it is.

3

Animals in Australia

Animals: kangaroo, koala, platypus, crocodile, wombat, emu
Comparative adjectives: big/bigger, small/smaller/ fast/
faster, slow/slower

A kangaroo i fa t. but an emu is faster.
Is a kangaroo fast? I Ye , it is, but an emu is
faster.

Recycle It! 1

Review of Units 1-3

Discover it! 1

dry, animals, kookaburra, worm, centimeter, laugh,
marsupials, pouch, baby, gum tree

Countries

In My 8ackpack

Australia

4

Souvenirs: fans , key chains, postcards, T-shirts,
sweatshirts, wallets, mugs
Prepositions: in front of, behind, above

The fan are behind the key chains.
Where are the fans ? /
They're behind the key chains.

5

Family members: grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, cousin
Comparative adjectives: tall/taller, short/shorter, strong/
stronger, old/older, young/younger

My brother's stronger than my cousin.
Who' stronger, your brother or your cousin? /

My brother's stronger.

Places in New York

6

Locations: post office, bank, arcade, museum, drugs tore,
hospital, police station, movie theater, candy store,
gift shop

I was in the candy store. / She was in the hospital.
Where were you? / I was in the candy store.
Where was she? / She was in the hospital.

Recyde it! 2

Review of Units 4-6

Discover it! 2
TheU.S.

river, North America, black bear, mountains, bighorn sheep,
coyote, ocean, forest, bark, redwood tree

7

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

She doesn ' t want to take a boat ride. / He wants
to play cards.
Does Toni want to take a boat ride? /
No, she doesn' t. She wants to see a show.
Does Chip want to play cards? / Yes, he does.

8

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

We're going to go on the Ferris wheel.
Then we're going to get some cotton candy.
What are you going to do? / We're going to go
on the Ferris wheel. Then we 're going to get
some cotton candy.

9

What We Did

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

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

coaster.

Recyde it! 3

Review of Units 7-9

Discover it! 3
The U.K.

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

Culture 1
Christmas Around
the World
Culture 2
Holidays Around
the World

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

Souvenirs in Japan
A Family in Mexico

Sightseeing in Korea

Fun Day in the U.K.

4

I can do it!

money, red envelopes, lion dance, masks, costume,
rice dumplings, sachets, dragon boat, people, float

Assessment for Level 4


Functional Dialogs

Review Substitution Dialog

Phonics

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.

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

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

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.

Excuse me. Where's the restroom? /
It's over there, next to the telephones.
Thank you. /You're welcome.

pr: pretzels, present, printer
fr: fruit, Friday, friend
cr: crackers, ice cream, crayons

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.

Can I use your camera? I forgot mine. /
Sure. Go ahead. / Thanks.

pi: platypus, plane, play
fl: flashlight, flag, flowers
cl: climb, cloudy, clock

Hi. I'm Sandy. / I'm lchiro. / Where are you from? /
I'm from Tokyo.
What are you buying? / Some postcards for my friends.

What day is it today? / It's Wednesday. /
How do you spell Wednesday? /
W-e-d-n-e-s-d-a-y

sw: sweatshirt, sweater, swan
st: stickers, stapler, faster
si: slippers, slide, sleepy

These tacos are delicious! / Thank you. My aunt made them.
Look at the dancers! Your uncle is good. /
Yes, but my father is better.

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

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u:

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.

How much are the sweatshirts? /
They're 25 dollars. / OK. I'll take this one. /
25 dollars, please. / Here you are.

or: store, passport, morning
ar: arcade, car, star
ur: purple, turtle, hamburger

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!

What's the date today? / It's June 23rd. /
Is today Monday? / No, it's Sunday.

igh: sightseeing, night,
firefighter
i_e: five, bike, nine
y: fly , my, July

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.

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.

au: August, sausage,
Santa Claus
a: ball, walnut, water
0:
corn dog, foggy, song

How was your trip? / It was fantastic!
We took a boat ride. / What else did you do? / We bought
some souvenirs.

I got this in Australia. It's for you.

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

00 :

mother, brother, gloves

ou: cousin, younger, country

00 :

uncle, sunny, lunch

book, cookies, wood
boomerang, kangaroos,
school

5


First, we're going to Australia.

Words

e

o

Australia
6

Listen. Number.

Listen. Point. Say.

•

Japan

:1

Mexico

I11
I11

the U.5.

Korea


~ (!:n"t Listen.

the U.K.

Dialogs

o

China

(!)

Listen. Point. Say.

Taiwan
7


Listen. Ask. Answer.
2

Is he a

firefighter

baseball player
4

3

police officer

CP

Listen. Chant.

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.

8

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.

teacher


e c.-

Listen. Say.
They're not going to Brazil.

We're going to the U.K.
2

we're / China

they're / Korea

€) CP

4

3

they're / Taiwan

Are they going to Brazil?

Yes, we are.
No, they're

not~

2

you / Mexico?

4

3

they / the U.S.?

(

We're

~

They're

J going to

·
··

They're

J not going to

3 Are they going to (

Brazil

they / Spain?

you / Australia?

~ ~'Ifj Listen. Circle.

2

we're / Japan

Listen. Ask. Answer.

Are you going to the U.K.?

( (we'rv

•

( Korea

Ausiralia

( Spain

MeXiCO }

J

! Taiwan ).

( Yes, they are.

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


Review Words

(j) ~

zebra
hungry
great
train

Listen. Point. Say.

Bra zil

·:

brown

: gra pes

·: trip
··
·: Austra lia

brush

: gray

~

green

··

triangle

Listen. Write br, gr or tr. Read.

Our class trip is in' June. We're going to (1)Ausl la1ia
first. Isn't that
go to

(2) _ _ eat?

(3) _ _azil,

too. I want to see the big green snakes.

~ ~ Listen. Write. Draw a line.
Drawa_---"--"------"--"""~~_-

2 She has some - - - - - - -

3 Whose _______ is this?

It's mjne.
10

We're going by plane. I want to

I


( Are you going to Brazil?

Play. Ask. Answer.

Australia

/f;

,~,

'\\

I11
I11

Korea

Taiwan

Mexico

I

WC

Japan

Spain

~

Brazil

the U.K.

**"..

*

u.s.

Brazil

China

the

Taiwan

Mexico

Japan

Australia

Korea

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 writes his / her initials in the space. If not, your partner answers "No, we're
not" and nobody gets the space. Then change roles. The first student with four squares in a row takes the first turn in the next game.

11


Excuse me.
Where's the restroom?

Words

e

suitcase
12

'-. v --

Listen. Number.

Listen. Point. Say.

toothbrush

camera

flashlight

journal


May I see your ticket and passport, please?

Jacket
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Story ~

passport

Listen.

ticket

Dialogs

C!) G;i·' .Pfi.

mine
13


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

1 bookstore / toy store 2 toy store / restaurant

RESTAURANT
~

~

[

H

Ba.kerl:

:J

Bookstore EJ

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3 restaurant / bakery

.

"

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J

4 bakery / bookstore

~ Listen. Chant.

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.

14

IFl~ ilfll
In ~ F-i I


e (§DD

Listen. Say.

It's not mine. It's hers.
2

hers I his

hers I mine

mine I his

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

Is this your suitcase?

Yes, it is.
3

ticket? I hers

flashlight? I mine

journal? I his

Listen. Circle.
It's not ( his

1 hers

2

It's not ( mine :

3

Is this your ( journal

4

Is this your

his

( camera

J.
J.
···

It's

l

(~h_e_rs-!,----h_i_S__

It's [
ticket }

hiS

1 mine

J

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

hers

J.

.
",

:

flashlight }

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

hers

J.
15


Review

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April
practice
French fries

Listen. Point. Say.

·

···
· crackers
·
···

r
pretzels
present
printer

Q~

~CI)

~ fruit

·

·· Friday

eB~

·· friend

CJ:J

W

Listen. Write pr, fr or cr. Read.

(1) _ _' iday.

I have some
has some

16

ffiD

·

Today is

(j ~

· ice cream
···
·· crayons
····

r

(2) _

(3) _

_

_

We're at the airport. I'm hungry.

etzels. My frien d Pe t er

ackers and French fries.

Listen. Write. Draw a line.

1

That's a _ _ _ _ _ _

•

2

I have seven _ _ _ _ __

•

3

We want some _ _ __ _ _

•

~
~
~.~'\o~

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e Draw your picture. Look. Cover.
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"" - - ,
\

/

I

\

I

I
~ Is this your suitcase? )

€) Ask. Answer. Write.
~-

~
2

Iil

3

4

It's

It's

,

It's

It's

It's

2,

3

4

It's

0

q

It's

It's

Instructions: Get into pairs. Choose A or B. Dr€lW your own face in the picture. Look at the picture for 30 seconds. Then cover both pictures. Take turns
to ask and answer the questions, e.g. student A asks "Is this your notebook?" and student B replies "No, it's not. It's his." Then fill in the blanks.
Uncover th e pictures to check the answers.

17


Words

e~

kangaroo
18

Listen. Point. Say.

koala

platypus

€) @DD

crocodile

Listen. Number.

wombat


tUrtle

hamster
snake
rabbit

Story

e~

Listen.

Dialogs

0

~" Iif'

emu
19


~ Listen. Ask. Answer.
2

Can I use your camera?
I forgot mine.

ruler
4

3

eraser
5

Is a kangaroo fast?
Is a kangaroo fast?
Yes, it is, but an emu is faster.
Is a koala small?
Yes, it is, but a platypus is smaller.

20

pencil

Now, make a dialog. Talk to your friend .

~ Listen. Chant.

A
A
A
A

stapler

kangaroo is fast, but an emu is faster.
koala is small, but a platypus is smaller.
kangaroo is fast, but an emu is faster.
koala is small, but a platypus is smaller.

o .-, Listen. Say.
A kangaroo is fast, but an emu is faster.
2

3

crocodile /. slow
turtle I slower

rabbit I fast
kangaroo I faster

€) ~

koala I small
platypus I smaller

Listen. Ask. Answer.

Is a kangaroo fast?

Yes, it is, but an emu is faster ..
3

2

koala I slow?
turtle I slower

wombat I big?
crocodile I bigger

platypus I small?
hamster / smaller

~ (JUD Listen. Circle.
A crocodile is ( slow 1 small

2

A rabbit is ( fast

3 Is a kaala ( small

~

big

1

l

but a koala is ( slower

but an emu is ( faster

fast }

4 Is an emu ( fast 1 Dig

J.

1 smaller J.

1 J
bigger

Yes, it is, but a hamster is ( smaller

J?Yes, it is, but a kangaroo is (

faster

1

faster ).

bigger

J

~---'----"

21


Review
CD player
fly a kite

closet

Listen. Point. Say.

I

platypus

.4

I

f
: flashlight

~

: climb

plane

.: flag

.

play

. flowers

: clock

o

: cloudy

Listen. Write pi, fl or c l. Read.

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
2

~ Listen. Write. Draw a line.
We're going by

•

•

It's my

•

•

•

•

3 I have a

22

/
~


e

~
Play. Ask. Answer.

«

Is a cracodile big? )

Go back

8 Is a kangaroo big? I: :] Is a crocodile big?
GJ Is a koala small?
Is a platypus small? ----'1~----'t
~ Is a wombat slow? I: :]Is an emu fast?
1 :.: ]

Instructions: Get into pairs. Throw a die. Your partner looks at the number and reads the matching question, e.g. "Is a crocodile big?" You look at the
number and move your marker. Look at the picture in the space and answer the question. If the crocodile is bigger than the other animal, answer
"Yes, it is." If the other animal is bigger, answer, e.g . "Yes, it is, but a kangaroo is bigger."