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 |
- 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.
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- Look up the word light . How is ‘ light’ used as a:
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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. |
- Look at the word beard .
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