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A chef, a waiter, a fireman, a cow, a dinosaur, a teacher… or any other topic of your choice.

Remember : follow the formula !

Assessment

LO 3

READING AND VIEWING The learner will be able to read and view for information and enjoyment, and to respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts.

We know this when the learner:

3.2 understands, in a simple way, some elements of poetry:

3.2.4 comparisons (e.g. ‘he is the summer time’);

3.6 reads for pleasure:

3.6.1 reads fiction and non-fiction at an appropriate reading and language level;

3.6.4 solves word puzzles;

3.7 uses reference books and develops vocabulary:

3.7.1 uses a dictionary;

3.7.2 demonstrates a reading vocabulary of between 2 000 and 3 500 common words.

LO 4

WRITING The 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:

4.1.5 writes a short description of a person;

4.3 writes creatively:

4.3.3 uses some techniques for creative writing: repeating the same structure to create a poetic rhythm and pattern.

LO 6

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE The learner will know and be able to use the sounds, words and grammar of the language to create and interpret texts.

We know this when the learner:

6.2 uses language forms and structures to communicate orally and in writing:

6.2.1 uses the tenses introduced in previous grades to communicate orally and in writing;

6.2.2 uses subject-verb concord (e.g. I have / she has);

6.4 develops own vocabulary:

6.4.1 analyses word formation.

Memorandum

ACTIVITY 1

Go over present, past and future tense with them.

1. Crumbs specialises in fantasy confectionary. It is the brainchild of former jewellery designer, Greg

Robinson, and ex-social worker, Max Schonfield. It started five years ago and now boasts among its

clients Tina Turner and Eartha Kitt. The Queen Mother ordered a birthday cake 2 m high and they

covered it with icing butterflies. It will be valued at over R22 500.

Extract taken and adapted from Incredible Edibles (You, 18 March 1993)

2. Complete the table below, by filling in the correct tense.

Yesterday…(Past tense) Today …(Present tense) Tomorrow…(Future tense)
e.g. sat sit will/shall sit
  • specialised
specialises will/shall specialise
  • was
is will be/shall be
  • started
starts will start
  • boasted
boasts will/shall boast
  • ordered
orders will/shall order

3. Read the extracts and change them into the present tense :

Enguiries pour into the shelter from animal lovers. They send cards with good wishes for Scarlett and her off-spring. Offers of support come from all over the world.

Twins rescue cat from tree

Worms. They live, breed and eat inside you.

4.

  • Serving delicious muffins had never been this easy. They were the hottest thing to hit your freezer – muffins that went from frozen to golden in minutes. They were easy-to-use ; hassle-free and they were delicious.
  • Yumberry ‘Squeeze ‘n Bake” ready-mixed muffin batter which came in its own piping-bag. It was as easy as that.
  • Yumberry ‘Squeeze ‘n Bake” was available in five delicious flavours … and what was even better was that they could be stored in your freezer for up to 6 months, so you never needed to run out of muffins.

5.

5.1 went 5.6 taught
5.2 did 5.7 practised
5.3 was 5.8 watched
5.4 laughed 5.9 unfolded
5.5 made 5.10 said

6.

1. a turkey gobbles
2. a pig grunts/squeals
3. a bee buzzes
4. a horse neighs
5. a donkey brays
6. a cat mews
7. a cow lows
8. birds twitter
9. a wolf howls
10. an elephant trumpets
11. a lion roars
12. a cock crows

This exercise brings to the end the section on verbs. By this time the learners should have a good and sound knowledge of verbs, their function and tenses. They should have built up a solid vocabulary as well. Check and do more examples if necessary or give extra work for practice. An assessment task is built in for the Educator.

ACTIVITY 2

This can be quite fun – choose a celebrity or even someone the children can relate to (such as the Tuckshop Lady or even a secretary – what about the Principal !) and, using the formula, write an octopoem about them. Encourage the learners by offering them a prize in the form of a certificate for Best Octopoet of the Year, or even wearing civvies for the day (with permission – of course !).

Display the poems, read them to the other grades, to the staff, the Principal … send copies to the local village newspaper and have them published. Boast about your octopoems !

Allow the learners to assess their own efforts. Help them to fill their own criterion into the block.

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Source:  OpenStax, English first additional language grade 5. OpenStax CNX. Sep 22, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10992/1.2
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