4.4 Communication

Form adjectives from these nouns:

1. cat
2. noise
3. wool
4. silence
5. fire
6. flame
7. salt
8. class

ADVERBS!

Adverbs always tell you more about the verbs (action words).They can give more informationabout how (manner) when (time) and where (place).

Yesterday Peter ate the chocolate greedily .

( Yesterday tells us when he ate the chocolate; greedily tells us how he ate the chocolate).

He ate it here .

Here tells us where he ate the chocolate.

Exercise 1

Form adverbs (manner) by adding –ly to the following adjectives. Some of the spellings might change.

(Orally) Make sentences with at least 5 of the above-listed words.

Exercise 2

Complete each of the following sentences by filling each blank space with an adverb of the type mentioned in brackets: (T); (P); (M):

1. (T) _ we did not leave (P) _ until after lunch.
2. Stop what you are doing and come here (T) _ .
3. (P) _ is where our house once stood.
4. The brave dog held on (M) _ to the man’s trousers.
5. The model dressed (M) _ for the show.

[LO 4.4.2]

Assessment

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 different kinds of texts for different purposes and audiences:

4.1.1 writes for personal, exploratory, playful, imaginative and creative purposes (e.g. diary, humorous anecdotes, story, poem);

4.1.3 writes and designs visual texts expressing information clearly and creatively (e.g. advertisements, newsletters, map with pictures and labels);

4.2 develops and organises ideas through a writing process:

4.2.1 explores and analyses a topic and brainstorms ideas using mind maps, flow charts, and lists;

4.2.2 develops the topic by consulting relevant sources, selecting relevant information and organising ideas;

4.2.3 produces a first draft with central idea and well-developed supporting paragraphs;

4.2.4 uses simple, compound and complex sentences with awareness of the specific purpose and audience;

4.2.5 revises work focusing on content, appropriate language, organisation and style, and uses feedback from classmates and / or teacher;

4.2.6 proofreads and corrects final version;

4.2.7 submits final draft and reflects on assessment of the piece;

4.4 applies knowledge of language at various levels:

4.4.1 word level;

4.4.2 sentence level;

4.4.3 paragraph level;

LO 5

THINKING AND REASONING The learner will able to use language to think and reason, and access, process and use information for learning.

We know this when the learner:

5.1 uses language to think and reason:

5.1.3 distinguishes between advantages and disadvantages of something and explains why;

5.3 processes information:

5.3.1 collects and categorises relevant ideas and explains the reasons underlying the categorisation;

5.3.3 organises information under different headings;

5.3.5 organises information into a paragraph, table, timeline, chart or other appropriate written or graphical representation;

5.3.6 evaluates and draws conclusions and can explain basis;

5.3.7 evaluates and draws conclusions and can explain basis;

5.4 uses language to think creatively:

5.4.4 experiments with visual and sound effects of language;

5.4.5 explores associations of words and concepts to get new angles on topics.

Memorandum

Degrees of Comparison

Exercise 1

1. longest
2. taller ; shorter
3. coldest ; hottest
4. cleverest ; friendliest
5. least
6. worst
7. best
8. funnier
9. fatter ; thinnest
10. prettiest

Exercise 2

Self explanatory

Exercise 4

1. cat-like ; cattish
2. noisy
3. woolen ; woolly
4. silent
5. fiery
6. flaming
7. salty
8. classy

Adverbs

Exercise 1

1. quietly
2. pleasantly
3. easily
4. helpfully
5. carefully
6. politely
7. cleverly
8. ferociously
9. happily
10. timidly
11. forcefully
12. miserably
13. lazily
14. sadly