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English home language

Grade 7

Module 8

Fun and games

Toys and games have been around as long as people have. Archaeologists are no longer surprised when they find paintings of ancient Egyptians bowling or the remains of 3 000 year old Norwegian ice skates. They’ve come to expect surprises.

HOW GOLF BEGAN (OR SO THEY SAY)

Read the story below and fill in the missing words as you go along.

Golf is one of the most popular games in the ________. It is played in almost

__________ countries. It is said to have _______________ in Scotland and that

___________ golfer was a shepherd. He was watching his _______________

in a field near St Andrews. After a while he became bored. To pass the _______

he struck at pebbles with his shepherd’s__________. He held the staff at the

bottom and hit the stones with the ___________ . After a little practice, he

could hit the stones quite a ___________ way. One stone flew high in the air and

____________in a rabbit hole. The man tried to repeat this shot, but

____________it very difficult.

His friend, who had been , challenged him.

So started the first golf ever as each player tried

to sink his pebble down the hole.

Now how about YOU inventing a new BALL GAME! Work as a group and think of some fun way you could play with a ball (small/big/rubber/knitted/round or not) and some other equipment. Keep it simple and fun. Remember to write a short explanation of how the game works and how many players there are, the rules, scoring, etc. Give your game a name too. ORIGINALITY is what you need to strive for.

LO 2.4.3
LO 4.1.2

Find out from your parents and grandparents about simple games they played as children. Take a deeper look into history and find out what children did to entertain themselves without TV and PLAYSTATION!! Report back to class and maybe you could demonstrate the game(s) or get Gran or Granddad to come and demonstrate.

PLAYING WITH PAPER

Japanese children enjoy folding paper to make attractive shapes and objects. The art of paper-folding is called origami . Children in Japan can learn how to make over a hundred figures including a frog, a mouse, and a rabbit.

I am quite sure that each of you knows how to make an origami paper game. You have probably even been reprimanded at school for not putting the game away until playtime!

Read the instructions carefully and try to make a magic beak and a paper cup of your own. Once you have finished, make up a game to play with your magic beak.

LO 3.7.2

Now fold some ‘magic’ of your own. Try a water lily (the magic beak is a beginning) or paper hat. Or be brave and try some REAL origami.

NOW FOR SOME POETRY! Read each poem and then answer the questions that follow.

TELEPHONES

Grownups

Never stop complaining about the telephone.

‘It’s been ringing all day’

they say,

but never leave it alone.

They moan all the time

‘I can’t get any work done’

‘Wouldn’t it be fun

without one?’ So why

don’t they try?

‘I’ll just call Mother’

‘Better give George a ring’

Can’t they call another

day? No wonder they’re too busy

to do anything.

Questions & Answers

the diagram of the digestive system
Assiatu Reply
How does twins formed
William Reply
They formed in two ways first when one sperm and one egg are splited by mitosis or two sperm and two eggs join together
Oluwatobi
what is genetics
Josephine Reply
Genetics is the study of heredity
Misack
how does twins formed?
Misack
What is manual
Hassan Reply
discuss biological phenomenon and provide pieces of evidence to show that it was responsible for the formation of eukaryotic organelles
Joseph Reply
what is biology
Yousuf Reply
the study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environments
AI-Robot
the study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environment.
Wine
discuss the biological phenomenon and provide pieces of evidence to show that it was responsible for the formation of eukaryotic organelles in an essay form
Joseph Reply
what is the blood cells
Shaker Reply
list any five characteristics of the blood cells
Shaker
lack electricity and its more savely than electronic microscope because its naturally by using of light
Abdullahi Reply
advantage of electronic microscope is easily and clearly while disadvantage is dangerous because its electronic. advantage of light microscope is savely and naturally by sun while disadvantage is not easily,means its not sharp and not clear
Abdullahi
cell theory state that every organisms composed of one or more cell,cell is the basic unit of life
Abdullahi
is like gone fail us
DENG
cells is the basic structure and functions of all living things
Ramadan
What is classification
ISCONT Reply
is organisms that are similar into groups called tara
Yamosa
in what situation (s) would be the use of a scanning electron microscope be ideal and why?
Kenna Reply
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is ideal for situations requiring high-resolution imaging of surfaces. It is commonly used in materials science, biology, and geology to examine the topography and composition of samples at a nanoscale level. SEM is particularly useful for studying fine details,
Hilary
cell is the building block of life.
Condoleezza Reply
what is cell divisoin?
Aron Reply
Diversity of living thing
ISCONT
what is cell division
Aron Reply
Cell division is the process by which a single cell divides into two or more daughter cells. It is a fundamental process in all living organisms and is essential for growth, development, and reproduction. Cell division can occur through either mitosis or meiosis.
AI-Robot
What is life?
Allison Reply
life is defined as any system capable of performing functions such as eating, metabolizing,excreting,breathing,moving,Growing,reproducing,and responding to external stimuli.
Mohamed
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Source:  OpenStax, English home language grade 7. OpenStax CNX. Sep 09, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11018/1.1
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