Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 What have I learnt? Can Do Skills
List the five parts of a friendly letter.
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Read this extract from a letter from a student. Answer the questions. 1 What is the student’s purpose in writing this letter? 2 What is the main idea of the letter? 3 State two details the student gives about her problem.
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Dear Aunt Judy
My friend told me that you helped her with a problem, so I amwriting to you to ask for your advice. I get really nervous when I have to give a presentation in class. I can't sleep the night before, and when I get to school, I can't concentrate onmy lessons. I always prepare what I am going to say, but when I stand up, I forget everything I have learnt.
3 Find two verbs of action and two verbs of being in this paragraph. It was Tara’s birthday and she felt really excited. In the afternoon, her friends came to her party. They played games and ate the cake her grandmother baked. Everyone had a good time.
4 Find three different helping verbs in this paragraph.
Jason did not have time to finish his homework last night. He will try to do it before he goes to school. His teacher told him that he must always complete his work on time.
5 Read the sentences. Identify the sentence types. 1 Do you enjoy playing sports?
3 Brianna was picked for the team.
2 Don’t be late for team practice.
4 What a surprise!
6 Divide these sentences into subject and predicate. Example: Subject Predicate Most students in my class enjoy reading. 1 The house with the big windows is at the end of the road. 2 Jason was late for school yesterday. 7 Identify the root words. Example: dishonest root word: honest 1 thoughtless 2 helpful 3 uncertain 4 rewrite
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• Students can use these exercise types to create their own tests, e.g. write more sentences for others to divide into subject or predicate, or list more multi-syllable words where students must identify root words. • Self-assessment: Instruct students to use the self-assessment table on page 171 to assess their progress.
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