Language Tree SB 2

Unit 18

1 What does the poet want to do? a) be a kite b) watch other people’s kites c) be with her kite in the sky 2 Why does the poet want to ‘join’ her kite? 3 In what ways is the poem different from the instructions? 4 Would you like to be able to fly? Why?

Speaking and listening 1 Listen to your teacher and follow the instructions.

2 Swap pictures with your partner.

3 Listen to the instructions again. Check your partner’s drawing.

Language: owning things

These words are possessive adjectives : my your his her our their They tell us who owns a thing. They go before a noun. These are our kites. That is their kite.

• Question 1: Pupils have to ‘think and search’. The answer lies in the words ‘ join my kite ’. ( Answer: c ) • Question 3: The poem rhymes, has none of the features of instructions and does not tell us how to do anything. • Speaking and listening: Read aloud instructions from the Listening Texts, page 139. • The game ‘Simon Says’ is a fun way of checking pupils’ ability to follow spoken instructions.

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