Unit 7
Speaking and listening Ajay said, “I don’t know what to write.” Do you ever feel like that when you have to write a composition, a story or a poem? 1 Which of the following would help you to get ideas? List them in order, putting first the one you think is most helpful. • Draw a picture. • Brainstorm a list of words connected to the topic. • Look at pictures in books. • Enter the topic into a search engine and click ‘images’. • Talk to a friend or to someone at home about the topic. • Go to the library. 2 In your journal, write a list of ‘How to get ideas for stories’. Language Using an apostrophe to show ownership The ’s shows that something belongs to someone. The teacher of Ajay is Mr. Dean. è Ajay ’s teacher is Mr. Dean. The face belonging to the alien was blue. è The alien ’s face was blue.
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Find four words in the story where an apostrophe shows ownership.
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Rewrite these phrases using ’s . Example: the teeth of the alligator è the alligator’s teeth
1 the spaceship of the alien 2 the football belonging to Mia 3 the house of my friend 4 the pen belonging to Darren 5 the tail of the mouse 6 the shoes belonging to my cousin 7 the notebook of Ajay 8 the laptop of Dad
• Speaking and listening: Prepare for the exercise by talking through the list of options as a class. Discuss what is involved in each and how it might help to generate ideas. • Language: Exercise 1: Use an example from the story to remind students of the different uses of the apostrophe (contraction and to show possession). They should then be encouraged to focus on the apostrophes showing possession .
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