Unit 9
1 How many verses are there in the poem? 2 Which words in the poem rhyme? 3 What does a market-lady use to open a coconut? 4 What is inside the coconut? 5 What does the word scoop mean? (verse 3) a) drink b) dig out c) throw 6 What is the main idea of the poem? a) Market-ladies sell water-coconuts in the market. b) You can use a spoon to eat the jelly in a coconut. c) Drinking water-coconut cools you down when you feel hot.
7 What do you do when you feel hot and thirsty? 8 Which verse of the poem do you like best? Why? Speaking and listening
We have five senses . We can: • see • smell • hear • taste In the poem the poet describes something she likes to taste . • touch
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Tell each other five things you like to taste.
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Make sentences about the picture. Say what the children see, hear, smell, taste and touch. Example: The girl in pink is smelling a flower.
CR Students can role play a dialogue using Creole between the vendor in the poem and a child, then in Standard English between the vendor and a tourist. Take the opportunity to discuss when it is appropriate to use Creole. • Speaking and listening: Link the five senses with parts of the body, e.g. We see with our eyes.
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