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English first additional language

Grade 5

Module 20

Communication: role-play; spelling; parts of speech

ACTIVITY 1

TO ROLE-PLAY A FAMILIAR SITUATION, USING APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND GESTURES [LO 2.2.1]

TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO EXPRESS POLITENESS IN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE [LO 2.2.2]

Discussion and role-play (group work)

Why do diners complain? Discuss various options with your group members.

Act out a scene depicting this.

First, dramatise it in a  negative and aggressive way, and following that, in a  positive manner.

Write out the dialogue of each to make the dramatisation easier.

TIP: New speaker; new line AND leave a line open between speakers!

Which is the better way of handling a problem ? Give your reasons:

ACTIVITY 2

To analyse word formation

[LO 6.4.1]

Can you still remember how to spell?

Let Freeway help you with these …

Both ‘c’ and ‘g’ have a hard and a soft sound!

1. Sound these words out loud. Which vowel follows the ‘c’ and the ‘g’ in the words in 1 and in 2 :

colour gone copper
gate gold gutter
cutlery cup collar
cattle college gap

When ’c’ or ‘g’ are followed by ____, ____ or ____, they have a hard sound.

2. Fill in the missing vowels and match the correct word to the picture:

c__metery
c__ntury
g__raffe
c__rcle
g__ant
c__rcus
c__garette

When ‘c’ or ‘g’ are followed by ____ or ____, they usually have a soft sound.

ACTIVITY 3

TO USE A DICTIONARY [LO 3.7.1]

TO EXPAND VOCABULARY [LO 3.7.2]

USING THE DICTIONARY

TO UNDERSTAND PARTS OF SPEECHIn other words: to understand HOW the word is used)

The dictionary divides the entry words into eight groups called parts of speech:

adjective - adj noun – n verb – v adverb – adv
preposition – prep Conjunction – conj pronoun - pron interjection - interj
  1. The part of speech is abbreviated and can appear at the beginning of an entry or near the end. What part of speech is the word barn ? ___________

barn (barn) n. a building used to shelter farm animals and to store grain.

Many words (like the word barn ) are always the same part of speech. Some words, however, change according to the way they are used in sentences. Look at coop .

coop (coop) n. 1. a pen for keeping animals such as rabbits or chickens; -v 2. to put or confine in a coop; 3. to keep in a small area. (The dog was cooped up all day in the house.)

The word coop is a verb in meaning nr 2 and a noun in meaning nr 1.

________________________________

  1. Look up the word light . How is ‘ light’ used as a:
  • noun
  • verb

USING ENTRIES TO FIND INFORMATION

As we all have different dictionaries,

we shall supply you with the definitions for the next exercises.

beard /beerd/ n&v *n 1. hair growing on the chin and lower cheeks of the face. 2. a similar tuft or part on an animal (esp. a goat). bearded adj. form beardless adj. teacake /teekayk/ n . British . a light yeastbased usually sweet bun eaten at tea, often toasted.
cookhouse /kook-howss/ n . 1 . a camp kitchen 2 . an outdoor kitchen in warm countries. 3 . a ship’s galley.
  1. Look at the word beard .
  • What does it mean?
  • What part of speech is beard?
  • What is the adjective form of the word?
  1. How many meanings does cookhouse have?
  1. From which language is teacake derived?

Questions & Answers

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classification of plants, gymnosperm features.
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how is urine formed in human
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malaria is caused by an insect called mosquito.
Naomi
Malaria is cause by female anopheles mosquito
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Malaria is caused by plasmodium Female anopheles mosquitoe is d carrier
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what are pathogens
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In biology, a pathogen (Greek: πάθος pathos "suffering", "passion" and -γενής -genēs "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is anything that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ. The term pathogen came into use in the 1880s.[1][2
Zainab
A virus
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Definition of respiration
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respiration is the process in which we breath in oxygen and breath out carbon dioxide
Achor
how are lungs work
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Achiri Reply
in the mouth
EZEKIEL
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Rashima Reply
stimulates the follicle to release the mature ovum into the oviduct
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endocrine secrete hormone and regulate body process
Achor
while pituitary gland is an example of endocrine system and it's found in the Brain
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Egbodo Reply
Biology is the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized field that cover their morphology, physiology,anatomy, behaviour,origin and distribution.
Lisah
biology is the study of life.
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Biology is the study of how living organisms live and survive in a specific environment
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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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