1.1 Rading and response to reading  (Page 4/4)

Memorandum

ACTIVITY 1:

Reading and thinking is assessed again.

Some questions to ask:

1 What did his father trade in? (leather)

2 What did he do when he had written some notes and done some preparation?(showed his father)

3 What was Marcus selling? (stone toys)

4 What did he use to write down his ideas? (stilus and wax tablet)

1. What is the French word for ‘naughty’? (mechant)

ACTIVITY 3: New Words

Paragraph 1/2: Thief – thievesSingular words ending in ‘_f’ have ‘–ves’ in the plural forme.g. knife - knives scarf - scarves leaf - leavesLet them find five more.

Currencies : Let them use a dictionary or encyclopaedia to find the answers. Then let them divide the answers into continents i.e. put all the African; all the European; all the Asian; all the American etc countries together.

Adjectives ending with – ive: Let them find the answers.This is a good exercise for establishing whether a word is in fact an adjective or not. Some examples: Passive / subjective / creative / collective / . . .Let them use the words they have chosen with a noun to show that it is an adjective and to show them what the function of an adjective is.

Paragraph 4: Explain how synonym is formed: syn = with nym = nomen (name)So, ‘synonym’ = name that goes with another; a word that has the same meaning(Enticing: attracting, encouraging . . . [same form: ‘ –ing’]See what they come up with.

Again explain if the word chosen is not quite accurate. Show them how a Thesaurus works.)

Explain what antonym means: ant (i) = against nym = nomen (name)exhibit: hide / conceal / bury . . . [same part of speech!]

Explain that a ‘mnemonic’ is a memory tool.e.g. He is SO successful that he has TWO c’s and TWO s’sSO, ‘su cc e ss fu l ’ is the correct spelling. (‘ful’ added to any word always loses one ‘l’.)

Paragraph 5: Explain what a homophone is: homo = the same phone = soundSo, ‘homophone’ means a word that looks different but has the same sound e.g. fair / fare pear / pair chased / chaste

Let them find more: Perhaps have a competition to see which group finds the most in 10 minutes. They may use a dictionary.

Explain what an abstract noun is: An idea / spatial qualityExplain how a suffix can form an abstract noun e.g.Confid ence / honest y / optim ism / disappoint ment / Creat ion / wis dom / man hood / hat red / friend ship / land scape / refus al / laugh ter / err or / occa sion / just ice

‘ Heritage ’ = ‘anything transmitted from ancestors or past ageslet them do a family tree or bring something to school which belong-ed (s) to their grandparent(s) and tell the class about it.Perhaps visit a museum to understand what heritage means.

Paragraph 6: collected e.g. edible roots, edible flowers harvested e.g. bananas, pine-apples, other fruit + vegetables hunted e.g. pheasant and quail, wild boar

collected = sometimes one by one, non-living plantharvested = on a larger scale, non-living planthunted = some living animal

Paragraph 7: shipment: goods come in or out of a country by ship e.g. a shipment of beads from Czechoslovakia

buying: they are bought here e.g. by bead-makers, clothing manufacturers and others

distribution: they are distributed throughout the country in their raw state or as finished products e.g. beads sold in bead shops or as necklaces.

Paragraph 9: An assembly plant = a place (factory) where a product is put together mechanically e.g. a car

Shop presentation: Some tips for them:

Let each group choose a different product from a different department and then report back e.g. meat department / bakery / cold meats / frozen foods / dairy products / toiletries / toys / stationery etc

A Where in the shop is the product: At the door? The check-out?B What colours have been used? What colours stand out?C Are there any signs surrounding their product?D How do the prices vary?E How attractive is the wrapping?F In 15 minutes, note how many people bought their product.

Ways that goods are transported: Some ideas:car / bus / combi / truck / plane / train / courier / post / .