Unit 5 Unit 5 Unit 5 What have I learnt? Can Do Skills
1 Read this poem. Answer the questions.
The Swing How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, River and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside— Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown— Up in the air I go flying again Up in the air and down!
Robert Louis Stevenson
1 Which features of poetry can you identify in The Swing? 2 To whom does the pronoun I in this poem refer? a) a swing b) a child c) a parent 3 Which words does the poet use to suggest the movement of the swing? 4 Why do you think the speaker describes going up in a swing as ‘the pleasantest thing’ a child can do? 2 Identify the adjectives and adjectival phrases in this paragraph. I sat beneath a tall, shady tree and felt the gentle breeze on my face. Far below I saw the sparkling blue waters in the bay. The small wooden fishing boats bobbed up and down on the waves. In the distance I heard the loud shrieks of gulls diving to catch the silver fish. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative adjective forms. 1 Annie sat in the (cool) place she could find.
2 The weather was (hot) on Sunday than on Saturday. 3 I think adventure stories are (interesting) than fables. 4 That was the (good) book I have ever read. 4
Add suffixes to these words. Example: comfort comfortable 1 help 2 prepare 3 self
4 nerve
5 wise
6 honest
• You may wish to read the poem with your class before students answer the questions. Ask them to identify typical features of poetry, e.g. short lines, regular rhythm, rhymes.
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