4.1 Listening and reading

English home language

Grade 5

People with passion

Module 21

Stories: listening and reading

LISTENING SKILL:

Listen to your teacher as she reads the following extract to you.Listen carefully a second time.

What is this extract about (main idea)? Tell this in only two sentences.

[LO 1.2]

Do NOT read this in advance! Fold your page up to cover up the extract.

[LO 6.1.4]

Acrostic poems . . .

Choose a word. Write the letters vertically with words that describe the topic, e.g.

Now try to complete these:

Now try these on your own or with a partner:

FOR THE TEACHER: Enjoy the following:

The microscope, by M. Kumin

[LO 4.1.1]

Silent reading exercise: Fill in the missing words. Do not use the same word twice.

It is not often one hears a story like this one-

A Miracle Mother: I love him as if he were my own!

Baby Thulani was abandoned at birth at Langa railway station outside Cape Town. His first home was a place of safety. At (1) ___ months old he was so ill it was believed that he was dying of Aids, and he was (2) __ to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital. He was so (3) __ that it had been decided that no attempts should be made to resuscitate him if he got any sicker.

Wendy Tuffin, a 22-year-old psychology (4) ___ and hospital

volunteer, fell in (5) ___ with the baby in the mere minute

that he (6) ___ at her. Her resistance crumbled and she soon

moved him to her family (7) ___ in Pinelands. Wendy took

time off from her studies to be a full-time (8) ___ to him

and now, two years later, with Thulani a healthy (9) ___

attending playschool, she has returned to her (10) ___ and

studies.

Wendy has plans to adopt Thulani, but will have to wait until she turns 24 before she can legally adopt her son.

(Adapted/rewritten from an article in the Reader’s Digest/The Argus – D. Caelers)

[LO 3.1.6]

LET’S READ!

Do you still remember what we learnt in a former module?

In this module we are going to practise these three concepts again.

CHALLENGE!

Find an exciting story (use the library!) – one with PLENTY of action and suspense – and select a really exciting section to practice and READ!

[LO 3.1.8]

Assessment

LO 1

LISTENING The learner will be able to listen for information and enjoyment, and respond appropriately and critically in a wide range of situations.

We know this when the learner:

1.2 identifies the main message and themes in oral texts and relates them to everyday life.

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:

3.1 reads a variety of South African and international fiction and non-fiction for different purposes (e.g. peoms, book reviews, short novels, newsletters, reference books);

3.1.1 reads independently, selecting appropriate reading and comprehension strategies for the purpose;

3.1.2 skims to get the general idea;

3.1.3 scans for specific details;