Unit 4
2 Answer these questions about the dictionary extract. 1 The word ‘book’ can be used as two different parts of speech. What are they? 2 How many definitions of the word ‘book’ are given in the extract? 3 Write an example sentence of your own for each of these definitions. 4 Which of these words would you expect to find on the same page as ‘book’? boot boast break bookshop boom 3 Write these word groups in alphabetical order. 1 football, basketball, athletics, baseball, cricket 2 nouns, adverbs, verbs, adjectives, pronouns 3 grandmother, grandfather, grandson, grandparents, granddaughter 4 Barbados, Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia 5 Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Information Technology 4 Identify the words which can be found between the two guide words. Example: bathe – battle è bay batsman bathroom baseball barrier 1 family – football fact farm field forest fashion 3 cross – crown crush crow crop cry crowd Use an online dictionary to check the meanings of unfamiliar words.
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4 middle – might
2 greet – grill
midday midnight mild midget migrate
grasp grid ground grey grumble
Writing: portfolio Your Writing Portfolio is a collection of different writing tasks you complete in Grades 5 and 6. It should contain samples of different types of writing. You can start collecting items for your portfolio now. You will be able to make a final selection later. These are examples of the types of writing tasks you could include in your Writing Portfolio. • stories • biographies and autobiographies • reports of events • newspaper articles • friendly letters • formal letters • speeches • information texts • poems • notices and advertisements You should write a short reflection on each piece of work you place in your portfolio. Use the self-assessment table on page 171 to help you.
• Writing portfolio: It is a good idea for students to start collecting material for their writing portfolio now. If they are submitting a portfolio for the CPEA, their portfolio must show signs of progression. • Remind students to follow each stage of the writing process when they prepare pieces for their portfolio, • Explain to students that the purpose of their writing portfolio is to provide a record of the writing assignments they have completed in Grades 5[N]6. It should contain examples of their best work.
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