stretches of blackness in between. An owl screeched and a twig cracked. Ajay flinched. He heard footsteps behind him. His heart pounded and he felt his muscles go tense. Then he felt a hand on his shoulder. “Hey, man! How yuh doin’? Unit 4 What have I learnt? (page 62) Tell students you are going to read aloud a speech given by a grade 6 student. I am concerned that our parish council wants to turn the street lights off from midnight to 6 a.m. I understand that turning off the lights will reduce the electricity we use and would, therefore, save both money and energy. On the other hand, night-time street lighting is important; particularly for those who work at night or who come home late from social events. We know, also, that there are more car accidents after dark and that criminals operate more frequently in dark places. By turning off the lights we will spend less money and use less energy but it may cost us more in the long run. An increase in both accidents and crime would mean funding more police and ambulance services. There are other solutions. Firstly, street lights could be dimmed rather than extinguished. Secondly all lighting should use LED lamps which are energy efficient and therefore cheaper than those we currently use. Finally, we could order schools, shops and other buildings to turn off all their lights at night. I hope you will agree that the council’s proposal is a big mistake. Thank you. Unit 6 Listen up ! (page 74) Tell students you are going to read the first few verses of a rap. Read it, emphasising the rhythm. Then read for a second time, asking students to tap out the rhythm.
Ah rocking with my homeboy, My Daddy My big sister, Les, an My Granny, Hey dere people – my posse I’m the business The ruler of the nursery poop po-doop poop-poop po-doop Well, ah soaking up de rhythm Ah drinking up my tea Ah bouncing an ah rocking On my Mommy knee So happy man so happy poop po-doop poop-poop po-doop poop po-doop poop-poop po-doop
Extract from Baby-K Rap Rhyme by Grace Nichols
Unit 6 Assessment (page 82) Read this poem twice to the class before asking the questions on page 82.
There was a young lady from Niger Who smiled as she rode on a tiger They returned from the ride With the lady inside And the smile on the face of the tiger
William Cosmo Monkhouse (born 1840) Out of copyright
Unit 7 Listen up! (page 84) Read this poem twice to the class before asking the questions on page 84. I’m a Creative I once made a hat for my grandma to wear But the flowers fell off and got caught in her hair. I wove a straw basket – a home for my cat But it disintegrated all over the mat. The cake that I made for a big celebration Was greeted by all with huge acclamation. Cream swirls, blue icing, green piping – incredible! Only one problem – the cake was inedible.
My name is Baby-K An dis is my rhyme Sit back folks While I rap my mind; Ah rocking with my homegirl, My Mommy
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