Unit 6
Speaking and listening 1 In pairs, prepare a reading of the verses below from Baby-K Rap Rhyme.
1 Read the verses aloud. Clap the beat to observe the rhythm. 2 How is the mood of the first two verses different from the last two verses? 3 How can you use your voice, actions and body language to express the mood? 4 Practise your performance several times. 5 Perform your verses to another pair.
Wish my rhyme wasn’t hard Wish my rhyme wasn’t rough But sometimes, people You got to be tough Cause dey pumping up de chickens Dey stumping down de trees Dey messing up de ozones Dey messing up de seas
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
Baby-K say, stop dis– please, please, please.
2 Listen carefully to the performance of others. What did they do well? What could they improve? Use the questions from the graphic organiser on page 164 to guide you. Language Possessive nouns
We add an apostrophe (’) to a noun to make a possessive noun: the sea’s fine treasure. Compare this with what Baby-K says: Ah bouncing an ah rocking/On my Mommy knee
Owner singular
Rule
Example
add ’s
the ocean’s foam
singular ending in ‘s’ plural ending in ‘s’ plural not ending in ‘s’
add only ’ add only ’
Miss Nichols’ poems the poets’ books the children’s ideas
add ’s
ICT Video or record students’ performances during practice. Have them assess their own performance using the organiser on page 164. Help them to decide one area to work on (e.g. rhythm, enunciation, pace). Record the final performance and, with students, compare the two. • Speaking and listening: Make the first section of the poem (see Listening texts page 177) available to students and prepare a class or choral reading of the whole poem. Divide the poem into sections and allocate parts to different groups.
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