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| Phrase | Clause | |
| When the day arrived | ||
| for willing customers | ||
| at a reasonable price | ||
| Marcus soon sold all his products | ||
| very quickly | ||
| for more . . . | ||
| He went home | ||
| like a very satisfied young man | ||
| He knew | ||
| that he would be able to survive | ||
| in a competitive world. |
Find the seven verbs in the paragraph below:
When the day arrived, Marcus was ready! He had all his toys waiting for willing customers. Soon, word spread that well-made toys were for sale at a reasonable price and Marcus soon sold all his products very quickly - there was even a demand for more . . .
In the next paragraph below, what tense is:
‘went’?
‘was’ ?
‘had been’?
‘would be able to survive’?
What is the present tense of ‘went’?
What is the future tense of ‘went’?
What is the present tense of ‘had been’?
He went home a very satisfied young man, proud in the knowledge that he was now a proper merchant (whereas before he had been a proper ‘mechant’! – a French word meaning ‘naughty’). He knew that he would be able to survive in a competitive world.
| LO 3 |
| Reading and ViewingThe learner will be able to read and view for information and enjoyment, and respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts. |
| We know this when the learner: |
| 3.1 reads a text (fiction or non-fiction): |
| 3.1.8 with fiction, demonstrates an understanding of character, plot, setting and narrator; |
| 3.1.9 compares different kinds of texts and matches them with their purpose (e.g. instructing, persuading); |
| 3.4 reads for information: |
| 3.4.4 summarises information; |
| 3.6 uses reading strategies: |
| 3.6.1 skims texts – identifies the topic and key points, and uses layout features (e.g. illustrations). |
| LO 4 |
| WritingThe learner will be able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes. |
| We know this when the learner: |
| 4.1 writes to communicate information: |
| 4.1.3 does a survey and writes it up; |
| writes for social purposes: |
| 4.2.4 shows awareness of text type, purpose, audience, context, and register/style; |
| 4.3 writes for personal reflection: |
| 4.3.1 writes a diary or journal; |
| 4.4 writes creatively: |
| 4.4.2 shows development in the ability to write stories, poems and play-scripts. |
| LO 5 |
| Thinking and ReasoningThe learner will be able to use language to think and reason, as well as to access, process and use information for learning. |
| We know this when the learner: |
| 5.1 uses language and literacy across the curriculum: |
| 5.1.3 produces visual or graphic material to support texts; |
| 5.2 uses language for thinking: |
| 5.2.1 asks and answers more complex questions; |
| 5.2.2 uses language for thinking: expands generalisations, definitions and classifications into paragraphs. |
| LO 6 |
| Language Structure and useThe learner will know and be able to use the sounds, words and grammar of the language to create and interpret text. |
| We know this when the learner: |
| 6.8 uses some language to talk about language (meta-language - terms such as paragraph); |
| 6.9 expands vocabulary (e.g. uses prefixes to form new words: autobank, autobiography, automatic). |
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