Unit 4
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Write these sentences correctly. 1 the birds helped Tortoise è The birds helped Tortoise. 2 tortoise wanted to fly 3 he stuck feathers on his shell
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4 we should always help our friends 5 my favourite story character is Anansi 6 you can find many books in a library
This is a statement (a telling sentence). Tortoise lived by the river. This is a question (an asking sentence). Would you like to come to my party?
3 Which of these are statements? Which are questions? 1 Do you often read stories?
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2 We sometimes read stories in class. 3 I like reading stories about animals. 4 Can tortoises fly? 5 The birds are having a party. 6 Would you like to go to the party? Who are the characters in the story? What happened first?
Which birds helped Tortoise? How did Tortoise try to fly? Why did his shell break?
We can use different words to ask questions.
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Complete the questions. 1 What
did Tortoise stick on his shell? 2 ________ invited Tortoise to a party? 3 ________ bird had red feathers?
4 ________ do tortoises have cracks in their shells? 5 ________ did Tortoise feel as he fell off the cliff? 6 ________ did he say as he fell down?
• Exercise 2: Remind students how sentences are punctuated. Get them to identify sentences in the reading text. • Exercise 3: Ask students how they know which are statements and which are questions (punctuation, verb comes first in sentence). • Exercise 4: Encourage students to ask questions like these about what they read. DA Some students can write answers to fewer questions to Exercises 2 and 4 according to ability.
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