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Day 1 SPORTS Fill in each blank with a suitable word using the following SPORTS strategy. You may use each word ONCE ONLY. Use arrows to show the links/ clues to your answers. • • • • • •

Subject-Verb Agreement Phrasal verbs / Prepositions / Pronouns Once - use word once Read twice Senses - tenses Sense - make sense After the rain, Kim noticed tiny paw marks leading across the garden to

the foot of a jackfruit tree. She asked Aunt Polly (1) _________________ confirmed that a family of squirrels lived in her garden. She said that the squirrels had got (2) _________________ to human beings. She did not (3) _________________ them away as they (4) _________________ timid and harmless. A few days later, Kim caught her first glimpse (5) _________________ the furry little (6) _________________. She was (7) _________________ a book in the garden when they suddenly (8) _________________. There were five of them. Three of them were half the size of the other two. “The baby squirrels with (9) _________________ parents!” Kim smiled. Sensing her presence, the squirrels scuttled away. Kim was fascinated (10) __________ their reddish fur and bushy tails.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School After the rain, Kim noticed tiny paw marks leading across the garden to the foot of a jackfruit tree. She asked Aunt Polly (1) ____who______ confirmed that a family of squirrels lived in her garden. She said that the squirrels had got (2) ______used___________ to human beings. She did not (3) ______chase___________ them away as they (4) __were / appeared__ timid and harmless. A few days later, Kim caught her first glimpse (5) _______of__________ the furry little (6) __animals / creatures / squirrels / mammals__. She was (7) ____reading______ a book in the garden when they suddenly (8) ___came / appeared_(note that “appeared” be used only once)_. There were five of them. Three of them were half the size of the other two. “The baby squirrels with (9) _____their____________ parents!” Kim smiled. Sensing her presence, the squirrels scuttled away. Kim was fascinated (10) ___by_____ their reddish fur and bushy tails.

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Fill in each blank with a suitable word using the following SPORTS strategy. You may use each word ONCE ONLY. Use arrows to show the links/ clues to your answers. • • • • • •

Subject-Verb Agreement Phrasal verbs / Prepositions / Pronouns Once - use word once Read twice Senses - tenses Sense - make sense

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Jane stood near the display shelf fingering the branded handbag for a long time. It was the one that she longed to (1) ____________________. She could not (2)_____________________ to buy it and was very tempted to quietly put it into her big shopping bag. She knew that it was (3) ____________________ for her to steal. She thought about carrying it to May’s birthday (4) _____________________ the next Sunday. She wanted to show (5) ___________________ the bag to her friends. Her friends would be green (6) ___________________ envy. It would make her the (7) _____________________ “hip” person. This is what we call peer (8) ________. Suddenly Jane (9) _____________________ a voice behind her. “Can I help you, Miss?” Jane smiled, shook her head and walked (10) ______________________. She was glad that she had not done anything foolish.

Jane stood near the display shelf fingering the branded handbag for a long time. It was the one that she longed to (1) have, own (buy-wrong since she could not afford to buy it). She could not (2) afford to buy it and was very tempted to quietly put it into her big shopping bag. She knew that it was (3) wrong for her to steal. She thought about carrying it to May’s birthday (4) party the next Sunday. She wanted to show (5) off the bag to her friends. Her friends would be green (6) with envy. It would make her the (7) most “hip” person. This is what we call peer (8) pressure.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School Suddenly Jane (9) heard a voice behind her. “Can I help you, Miss?” Jane smiled, shook her head and walked (10) away /off . She was glad that she had not done anything foolish.

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Fill in each blank with a suitable word using the following SPORTS strategy. You may use each word ONCE ONLY. Use arrows to show the links/ clues to your answers. • • • • • •

Subject-Verb Agreement Phrasal verbs / Prepositions / Pronouns Once - use word once Read twice Senses - tenses Sense - make sense

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Uncle Tom is a cheerful, active and healthy man. Although he is already sixty years old, he certainly does not look his (1) _________________________. He has a tanned

complexion

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________________________ such as cycling, hiking or swimming. He has travelled to many exotic and faraway (3) ________________________. With just a backpack and camera bag, he has made several (4) _______________________ to China, India and Nepal. Uncle Tom can (5) ______________________ English, Mandarin and Tamil and many dialects so he does not have much problem communicating (6) ______________________ others. He collects all kinds of (7) __________________ from the different countries he has visited. He likes to (8) ______________________ interesting stories about his travel to avid listeners. He once told us that he was (9) _______________________ at knife-point by a youth who demanded money for his drug addiction. He managed to subdue the youth and hand him (10) _____________ to the authorities. We enjoy listening to his fascinating tales.

Uncle Tom is a cheerful, active and healthy man. Although he is already sixty years old, he certainly does not look his (1) age . He has a tanned complexion as he is always involved in outdoor (2) activities such as cycling, hiking or swimming. He has travelled to many exotic and faraway (3) places/countries/cities/ destinations. With just a backpack and camera bag, he has made several (4) trips / journeys to China, India and Nepal.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School Uncle Tom can (5) speak (wrong-converse) English, Mandarin and Tamil and many dialects so he does not have much problem communicating (6) with others. He collects all kinds of (7) souvenirs from the different countries he has visited. He likes to (8) tell (wrong-share) interesting stories about his travel to avid listeners. He once told us that he was (9) held at knife-point by a youth who demanded money for his drug addiction. He managed to subdue the youth and hand him (10) over to the authorities. We enjoy listening to his fascinating tales.

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Day 3 Collective Nouns

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party

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cluster

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swarm

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family

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clump

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herd

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flocks

12

shoals

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packs

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regiment

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groups

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gangs

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fleet

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crowds

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tribe

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Day 5 Common Nouns

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Across 1 3 4 7 10 12 14 1

Q9 Q14 Q6 Q10 Q7 Q8 Q12 children

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DOWN 1 Q11 2 Q2 5 Q5 6 Q1 8 Q3 9 Q4 11 Q15 luster 13 bull / beast Q13

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horns

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hands / legs

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attack / charge

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boughs / branches

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grass / turf / paddock / field

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farmer / owner

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eyes

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gate

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youngsters

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church

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roar / bellow

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cries / pleas / yells

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prisoners

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School Verbs (Simple Past)

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screamed

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walked

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raced

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caught

3

grabbed

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handcuffed

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crossed

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took

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disappeared

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convicted

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seen

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sentenced

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chased

15

released

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dodged

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School Day 9 Adjectives

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overturned / heavy

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heavy

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two

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young / small

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careful

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short

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steep

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low

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dreadful / stormy / bad

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long

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good

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old

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small

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new

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shallow

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Day 10 Review 2006 CA1 (FEL) Elephants will become an endangered species and disappear totally from the wild if poachers are not stopped. Elephants are (51) ___________________ for their tusks because some greedy people use the beautiful ivory tusks to make jewellery. If the elephants are completely wiped (52) ____________________, it will affect the number of tourists who visit the countries where elephants live in the wild. Besides (53) ____________________ paths which are used by other animals and during droughts, they also create water holes. therefore,

without

the

elephants,

(54) __________________ too.

a

lot

Other animals share the water and of

other

wildlife

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It is therefore important that the elephants be

(55) ____________________ from extinction.

SA1 2006 (FEL) Chek Jawa is a unique nature site. There are six ________________ (51) ecosystems here. Many of the plants and animals here are found nowhere _____________________ in Singapore. Some are known to be rare throughout (52)

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School ______________ region too. While the locals have known ________________ (53) (54) its existence for a long time, it was only recently that Chek Java was discovered. We want many people to come, experience and appreciate Chek Jawa. However, if there are too many _____________________, the animals and plants will get (55) trodden upon.

CA1 2007 (FEL) The gifted violinist, Nicolo Paganini, was performing a difficult piece of music. Suddenly, one (51) ___________________ in his violin snapped. Beads of perspiration formed on everyone’s forehead but Paganini continued to (52) _____________________ beautifully.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School To the surprise of the conductor, a second string (53) ____________________. Shortly after, (54) _________________ third. Now there were three limp strings hanging

from

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violin

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the

master

completed

his

piece

of

(55) __________________________. The audience jumped to its feet and screamed, “Bravo! Bravo!” ~ adapted from Stories Parents Tell by David Lee

SA1 2007 (FEL) It was a warm afternoon. Fred’s mother had asked him to run an

errand for her. He was instructed to go to the provision ________________ (51) to buy a few items for her. After Fred had paid for his _______________ , he (52) walked home.

On the way, he saw a man _______________ ice-cream. He wanted (53)

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School to buy one as it was a hot day. When he reached for his wallet to

pay for the ice-cream, he realised that it was ________________. He (54) decided to go back to the shop to look for it. However, he could not

_________________ it after searching for an hour. He went home feeling very (55) upset.

Answer Key CA1 2006 51)hunted/captured/poached/killed 52)out 53)creating 54)disappear 55)protected SA1 2006 51. different / distinct 52. else 53. the 54. about 55. visitors / people CA1 2007

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 51)string 52)play 53)snapped/ broke 54)a 55)music SA1 2007 [51] [52] [53] [54] [55]

shop items / things selling gone / lost / missing find

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Day 11 Stick the newspaper article that you have selected in the box.

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1. Read the headline of the article. What do you think the article is about? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. What problems has the H1N1 outbreak caused your father, mother and you? Father ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Mother ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ You

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. How do you feel about your school being closed? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4. Complete the table below with verbs (present or past) and nouns (common and proper) that you can find in the article. Verbs

Common Nouns

Proper Nouns

Day 12 Research Activity 1. What does SARS stand for? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. When did SARS break out in Singapore? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. How many people in Singapore were killed? ______________________________________________________________

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School ______________________________________________________________ 4. Which other countries did the SARS virus spread to? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Online Dictionary Research http://www.oup.com/oald-bin/web_getald7index1a.pl 5. Copy the definition (meaning) of ‘Pandemic’ below. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. Synonyms are different words which have the same meaning. E.g. Cry --> Weep, Shout --> Holler List two synonyms of ‘Pandemic’ in the diagram below.

Pandemic 7. Write down the definition (meaning) of the two synonyms you found in Q6 below.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 8. Name two other pairs of synonyms you can think of.

Day 13 A journal entry This is an example of what a journal entry can look like: Date Dear Journal, Introduction Development Conclusion Love, Name of writer

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School A journal entry is a personal recount. It is informal. It is usually used to recount daily events and often includes the expression of feelings and reflection on the events that had happened. The first statement of a journal entry generally gives an overview of what the entry would be about. For example: I had a wonderful time at the Bird Park today. Language •

First Person Personal Nouns Eg: I need to remind myself to be more careful next time.

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The Simple Present Tense and the Simple Past Tense Eg: This afternoon, my cousin and I took part in a drawing contest. I am so happy that we won the second prize!

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Adverb Clauses of Time (Time Connectors) The journal entry relates the progression of someone’s day, we use time connectors to link actions and events. Eg: Before I ate at the café, I went to buy a doll for my cousin. After a while, I had lunch. Later, I went to the book shop to get some stationery. I finally went home at 6 p.m.

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Vocabulary You can make a diary interesting by using adjectives, adverbs or phrases to describe your day.

Your Task Write a journal entry to yourself in the space provided in the following page. You should leave a line between the sentences. In your journal entry, include the following information making reference to the BBC news article that you have just read.

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Where you saw the BBC news article [1m]

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What the name of the culprit was [1m]

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What he did that cause him to be jailed [1m]

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Death toll of SARS victims in Asia [1m]

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Day 14 An informal letter This is an example of what an informal letter can look like: Purpose  To communicate with someone informally about an event, situation or to share ideas Learning Outcomes By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:  Use information provided in the stimulus to write an informal letter Essential Understandings  What is an informal letter? An informal letter is a written piece of communication to a relative, a friend or any acquaintance to inform him/her of an event, happening etc. It may be a recount.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School Schematic Structure It begins with a salutation and greeting e.g. “How are you getting on?” or “Hello!” for a very good friend. It is followed by the reason for writing and ends on a cheery note.

Heading Address of sender Date

Salutation Dear Cindy, Body (Main content of letter) Complimentary close Love, Signature/name Postscript PS: I forgot to tell you that I will be coming back to Singapore next Sunday.

Audience Most often, it is written for someone you know well e.g. a cousin, a friend, a pen-pal. Tone Informal, personal and friendly A friendly letter includes: 1. A heading where you write the date and address. 2. A salutation where you greet your recipient. You can open the letter with “Dear…” or “Hi…”, followed by the name of the recipient and a comma. 3. A body where you write your message. It usually begins with you asking the recipient how he or she is. 4. A complimentary close where you sign off with friendly phrases like”Love,”, “See you soon!”, or “Take care!” You usually sign off with your first name.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 5. A postscript allows you to add something else to your letter, even after you have signed off. It is not necessary to include a postscript in all friendly letters. Language Use of personal pronouns Example: I really enjoyed myself last week. Use of second person nouns as you are addressing an intended recipient. Example: You mentioned in your last letter that you were ill. Please take care of yourself. Present Tense is used to describe your feelings or what is happening at the moment. Example: I am so happy that you wrote! The weather is hot as I write… Past Tense is used to describe things, actions and feelings of the past. Example: Yesterday, I went to the shopping mall. It was so crowded! Future Tense is used to describe actions of events that will happen some time in the future. Example: Next Saturday, my family will be going to Sentosa. We plan to stay at the hotel for one night.

Your task Write an informal letter to your cousin, Carmen, who returned from a holiday in the United States six days ago. ∇ Your cousin has been home-quarantined on her arrival in Singapore. ∇ It’s the sixth day and she just called to complain to you. ∇ She is bored to tears and wants to go to McDonald’s for lunch and play at the playground. ∇ She insisted that she would only be out for an hour. ∇ Write an informal letter to your cousin advising her against it. Your letter should include the following:    

Why she should not go out [1m] What could happen to her if the police caught her [1m] Explain what Mr Chua had done from what you read in the BBC article (Day 13) [1m] Suggest two activities for her to past her time [2m]

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Explain why you could not visit her to play with her [1m]

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