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SPELLING, VOCABULARY AND DICTIONARY SKILLS
The Wobblefluffs&Skinnibones
The Skinnibones are extremely tall people. They are diligent workers and have the ability to work very quickly. They talk very fast when they speak and tend to leave out words. They stand up when they eat and munch away very quickly. Skinnibones sleep in narrow, firm beds and enjoy sitting on wooden chairs that are rather hard. Their land is very unusual – there are no sweet and cake shops. Their buses don’t have any seats. Their motto is “Time and wait for no man!” When they make an appointment it is verbalised to the very second, e.g. eighteen minutes and four seconds past two.
In contrast, the Wobblefluffs never get angry or sad. They take their time in all their activities, enjoy sharing jokes, laughing and talking about food. Wobblefluffs eat a meal every hour and call this their ‘hourly snack!’ After their meal, they have an hourly nap. Their love of food contributes to their large size. The only reason they get angry is because they dislike the evil ways of the Skinnibones.
QUESTIONS
1. The Skinnibones look different from the Wobblefluffs because they
2. What is the difference in the way Wobblefluffs and Skinnibones move?
3. The buses for Skinnibones
How do Skinnibones make appointments?
Answer True or False.
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: LISTENING The learner is able to listen for information and enjoyment, and respond appropriately and critically in a wider range of situations.
We know this when the learner:
1.6 listens for information in different kinds of texts (such as weather reports, school announcements, interviews), recalls main ideas or specific details, and responds appropriately.
LEARNING OUTCOME 6: LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE The learner will know and be able to use the sounds, words and grammar of the language and interpret texts.
Assessment Standard
We know this when the learner:
6.1 works with words:
6.1.5 checks spelling in a dictionary.
1. imagine: form a mental picture of
2. fantasy: imagination (the imagining of improbable /
impossible things)
3. powerful: very strong
4. impenetrable: cannot be penetrated
5. enormous: very big / huge
6. energetic: full of life / vitality / full of energy
7. magical: supernatural / mysterious
8. slithered: slid
9. disaster: catastrophe / calamity
10. tomorrow: the day after today
11. compassion: sympathy
12. unique: one of a kind / nothing like it
13. ferocious: very fierce / vicious
14. hibernate: “sleep” during winter
15. superstitious: believing in irrational or supernatural influences
Activity 2
1. (c)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (a)
5. (a) False
(b) True
(c) False
(d) False
(e) True (They believe them to be wicked.)
(f) False
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