LANGUAGE ASSIGNMENT # 1 STRAND: SPEAKING, LISTENING, READING & WRITING TOPIC: WRITIG PROCESS-GENRES RECOUNT— B10 CARY SUB-TOPIC: A Biography is a special type of recount. It concentrates on the life character and achievements of a person. A Biography is usually written in chronological order and can easily be summarized into note form. ‘The students are to write a biography of the late GRAND CHIEF, Sir MICHEAL THOMAS SOMARE. < features times and places < adjectives are used frequently ‘The Marking Criteria’s; Title (1 mark) 2. Correct language structure/ Correct features in place = Intro (2 mark) - Events (6 mark) Conclusion (2 mark) 3. Include a time line history in the event of the late Grand Chief Be neat and tidy. Include pictures(2 mark) 5. Due ina weeks’ time. 23/02 _/2!_(1 mark) 15 (SUPERVISOR- 6A) PREPARED AND COMPILED CLASS TEACHER: SIGHTED 8) ‘By: MRS KENDE (68) MRS PARA) (MR WAEYALAKASUBJECT: ENGLISH ‘STRAND: SPEAKING & LISTENING, READING.WRITING UNIT TOPIC: SUBJECT AND PREDICATE ‘SUB-TOPIC: Natural Cycles ‘Speaking and Listening f Text type: Scientific Report (Diagrams)Write a sclentficreport about = Food chains OR Food Webs (Choose only one) " Follow instructions to reach the target ~ Refer to handout 1. Questions.using what, who, with verb “will do”,"did” Reply using reflective pronouns. 2. Questions using what, who, with verbs “need”, “cook”, “buy”. Reply using reflective pronouns. 3. Questions using which. Reply using adjectives. Activities Create two sentences each for each question tags including the answers READING & COMPREHENSION ~ Vocabulary and Fluency Read anything based on Scientife Reports. (JICA EDUCATION PROGRAMME that comes on NBC) Extra enrichment lessons ~ Write up a report from what you have learned from program) ‘Word meanings(efer to readers and define new and dificult words) Antonyms - Refer to handouts ‘Antonyms are words that have the opposite or nearly the opposite meanings. Plural words- Refer to. handouts Phonicsispeling! Soundsloiwords Song, belong across, hospital, follow, swallow, was, wale, washing WRITING Handwriting - Refer to handout ‘Simple and Compound GRANMER AND USAGE Writing simple and compound sentences using correct punctuations Example: The girls play netball. The phone rang but no one answered it. {Activities Refer to handouts provided)UNIT A PATTERN 3 This pattern is easy to draw if you follow the instructions carefully. 1, With your ruler, rule a light line from 1 to 3 from 3 to 5 from 5 to 1. What shape have you made within the circle?.................... 2. Place your ruler on the dots 2 and 5. Start at 2 and rule a line ONLY until it reaches the 1 to 3 lines. 3. Place your ruler on dots 1 and 4. Start at 4 and rule a line ONLY as far as. line 3 to 5. 4. Place your ruler on dots 3 and 6. Start at 6 and rule a line ONLY as far as line 1 to 5. 5. Rule a line from 1 to 2 from 2 to 3 from 3 to 4, and so on like this right around the circle until you join 6 to 1. 6. Now colour your pattern as attractively as you can! 29 |= |a 3. a) At what time of day was the first graph taken? .......... 000000 b) Suggest two places where all those walkers may have been going at that time of day. 2... eee eee eee Graph 2: Comparing 1. In the afternoon were there more a) trucks than there had been in the morning? ww ew see ee b) vans than in the morning? - ins c) buses than in the morning? Se d) bicycles than in the morning? e) walkers than in the morning? ts . Can you think of a reason why there would be fewer buses at that time N 3. In the afternoon were there more el truckssthansvensiae ci ert) Pre a ht ees b) buses than vans? ne c) bicycles than walkers? ee nee d) walkers than vans? e) buses than trucks? —_-. Oa 20UNIT UNDERSTANDING DIAGRAMS 10 When diagrams are used to get the message across, the instructions given are usually very brief. Hf you own a bike, being able to understand this diagram could save you from serious injury. Study it carefully before answering the questions. LUSGAGE ene HANDLE BARS BELL OR HORN Parallel to your arms? Is it loud? attached On tight? Tight? ea to cartier? niet a HEADLAMP: light tilt Fresh Batteries? REFLECTORS Facing back and front? MUDGUARDS Tight? White? j FORK BEARINGS BRAKE Lubricated? rk Too tight? smoothly Too loose? Evenly? WHEEL BEARINGS Worn? Dry? TAIL LIGHT On tight? Cracked? REFLECTORS Too tight? Securely attached? Too loose? Damaged links? SPOKES | TYRES TYRE Loose? Bent? Correct (REARING SPROCKET BEARING VALVES Broken? air pressure? orn? Dry? Worn? Dry? Leak? Capped? "Missing? 1.Find three parts of the bike that must be securely attached.You will have learnt in your spelling rules that plurals are “formed in various ways, e.g. book, books; lunch, lunches; berry, berries; valley, valleys; thief, thieves. Some nouns change their form in the plural number, e.g. woman, women, Here are some unusual plurals for you to learn. ox, oxen; radius, radii; passer-by, passers-by; maid-of- honour, maids-cf-honour; sister-in-law, sisters-in-law; man- of-war, men-of-war. These nouns retain the same form for both singular and plural. sheep. swine, salmon, trout, deer, cannon. which yot 2 them olf aitress Give the plurals of: aitress hero, chief, piano, chimney, factory, roof, tomato, brother- onductress) in-law, child, goose. be ise 15. " Give the singulars of:— teeth, mice, knives, echoes, industries, donkeys, leaves, potatoes, fishermen, oxen. All pronouns have number. Personal pronouns vary accord- @ the nouns for which they stand. 11. VERBS. The verb is the most important word in the sentence. Every nce MUST have a VERB because it is the verb that actually What is being done. $y SIMPLE verbs we mean ONE-WORD verbs, e.g. take, ie, catch, etc. fom the list of verbs given below select the most suitable one he spaces left in the passage. fluttered, remarked, secures, hurried, saw, strolled, looked, whistled, observed. darted. chirped, hope. 39As we leisurely through the bush we with interest the signs of activity around us. Busy ants to and fro; now and again a rabbit high in the tree-tops birds and the business of nesting. We and, as we upward, a blue feather “Another one for the nest,” , laughing. “I the right one it COMPOUND VERBS. Sometimes a verb consists of more than one word, e.g. ha been, is going, are coming, must make, can sing, did go, may hav might have been. In verbs of two words the first word is called an AUXILIAR’ . verb and the second word is often a PARTICIPLE. Chang Example: 1 The AUXILIARY verbs are:— am, is, are, was, were; will, shall, would, should; have, has, had; do, does, did; may, might; can, could; must. The PRESENT PARTICIPLE always ends in ING, e.g} doing. singing, dancing, reading, hurrying, writing. The PAST PARTICIPLES vary in form. Many end in ED; e.g. waved, turned, hoped, looked, passed, but there are several other forms, e.g. done, torn, rung, learnt, begun. Note. ) Flowers )) The bir ) Many s ) The cl (a) I duste (b) Beverle (c) Peter ai (d) Our te: (e) Rain fe Exercise 5. Comp In order to find the PAST PARTICIPLE, say — I HAVE-| ere before the verb, e.g. (I have) COME. a Exercise 2. a Underline the compound verbs in the following passage. shear Last Saturday we set off in high spirits for a picnic in the) travel mountains. When we left home the sun was shining brightly, but) continue by the time we had reached Penrith, the sky had clouded over.)) begin Before long it was raining heavily and Father decided that it would! go be useless to go on. | do As we were driving homeward. Mother said she wished that|) swim the rain had come a few hours earlier, before she had packed our| wumpep lunch, but we thought it would be fun to have a picnic lunch at Verbs home. their subje Note. Example: Verbs which have the word “TO” before them, e.g. TO GO 40and TO HAVE in the above passage, are not FINITE verbs. Do not underline them. Exercise 3. Change the simple finite verbs in these sentences to compound yerbs as shown in the example. Example: The child runs across the playground. The child is running across the playground. (a) Flowers of many varieties grow in the garden. (b) The bird sings in the tree. (c) Many stars shine in the sky. (d) The clock strikes nine. (c) That class sings well. frercise 4. Change the next group of sentences in this way. Example: The dog chased the cat. The dog was chasing the cat. (a) I dusted the house for Mother. (b) Beverley painted the picture. (c) Peter ate the banana. ‘d) Our teacher told us a story. (e) Rain fell heavily. Brerciso 5. Complete the following table. Present Participle Past Participle running run their subjects. Xample: The canary whistles. The canaries whistle AlThe word plural means more than one. 1. Most words simply add «sto form their plurals. For example, one cat—two cats. 2. Words ending in =ch, -s, -sh, -z or -x add -es to make their plurals. For example, one bush — two bushes. 3. Most words ending in -o add -es to make their plurals. For example, one tomato — two tomatoes. However some, like piano, kangaroo, bamboo, photo, boo, radio, banjo, just add -s. Write the plural in the space. There are three _ _____. in this street. (church) Answer = There are three churches in this street. Vow do these the same way. 1. There are lots of tall___ in this forest. (tree) 2. Isawtwo in our backyard. (fox) 3. The good fairy gave me three (wish) 4. late two ____ for my lunch. (peach) 5. The baker baked seven ___ of bread. (batch) 6. Wehadtodigtwo____——=——_around the tents. (ditch) ree (glass) 8. Meher has five new hair : (brush) 9. There are seven _ onthe kitchen table. (potato) 2. Look lots of _ __onmytrp. (photograph) I, Therearelotsof__—— in Hawaii. / (volcano) ra 2. We listened to the football on the two . (radio) ia]Some more plurals are: 1. Words ending in vowel-y, simply add -s. For example, one monkey — two monkeys. 2. Words ending in consonant-y , change the -y to For example, one fairy — two fairies. 3. Words ending in =f, change the =f to -v and add -e: For example, one wolf — two wolves. 3 4. Some words make their plurals by changing vowe For exariple, one woman — two women Write the plural. gan" Minbai and Chennai are large Answer-= Mumbai and Chennai are larg Now do these the same way. 1. I putall the in the box. 2. There are seven _ in the yard. 3. Beena has two pet ___ 4. When all the 5. |sawacow with two __ 6. Wesweptupallthe 7. The mountaineer climbed the three 8. Ihave three 9. | put the cups on the two __ 10. Ihadthree === extracted yes 11. The walked into the room. ferday. 8 There were over two hundred_Antonyms are words that have the opposite, or nearly the opposite, meaning. Choose the word with the opposite meaning. That knife is sharp but this oneis_ (old blunt new) Answer = That knife is sharp but this one is blunt. Now do these the same way. 1. Billis asleep but Nedis already ______. (awake away. eating) 2. “Some children like to be rough when they play while othersliketobe _. (silly clean gentle) 3. The puppies are together but the kittens : (apar sleeping playing) qe 5 4. This bird is thin but that one is ______. (lean flying plump) 5. Josh will accept his present but Nguyen will his. (keep refuse open) 6. Mel likes to save her money while Bill likes to his. (collect lose spend) 7. Those clothes are spotless but these are — (clean blue filthy) 8. My new toy can go forwards and (backwards fast slow) also _ , 9." The inside of the house is neat but the ___need a lot of work. (inside outside roof) 0. | went south but the others began to walk (west east north) 1. Michelle has a smile on her face, but (grin frown scar) old bright feeble)