Language Tree SB 4

Unit 5

1 Choose the correct definition of the words in bold. 1 Anita put down the cool iron and picked up the hot one. a) used to take creases out of clothes b) a type of metal 2 Roll the ball to your partner. a) children on a school register

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b) turn something over and over

3 I’m not feeling well today. 4 The insect’s eyes were minute .

a) a place to get water

b) healthy

a) 60 seconds

b) very small

Writing: a report

A report includes: Introduction: Say what the report is about.

Facts and information: organised in paragraphs Conclusion: Sum up what you have written and give your opinion.

Listen to your teacher reading a poem.

1 Brainstorm questions to ask an older person about when he or she was a child. Example: What did you do at school? What did you do after school? 2

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Select the best questions and, if you can, ask an older person. Make notes of the answers under these headings.

• What was the same? • What was different? • What I think

3 Use your notes to write a report called ‘Then and Now’. Include these sections: • Introduction (what the report is about)

• What was the same

• What was different

• Summing up (main idea and what I think)

• Read aloud the poem from Listening Texts page 163 for the students' enjoyment. CR Discuss with students whether Creole or Standard English would be appropriate for this interview. • If students are unable to interview an older person at home, invite an older person to visit the class. • Students should plan and make notes before writing their report. Use the pre-writing organiser, page 159. Encourage students to read their draft to a partner. DA This takes students as far as the first draft. Some students can go on to revise and edit their work. Portfolio: Involve students in collecting samples of work they like; writing a few sentences as to why they liked them.

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