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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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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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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 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

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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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Answer Key 1

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

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shoals

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packs

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regiment

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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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walked

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raced

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caught

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grabbed

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handcuffed

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crossed

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took

5

disappeared

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convicted

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seen

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sentenced

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chased

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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 2006 P5 SA1 EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE. (A) him (B) at (C) since

(D) where (E) almost (F) for

(G) would (H) in (J) across

(K) near (L) could (M) himself

(N) in front of (P) around (Q) whenever

Old Mr Ong would usually take a stroll down the street (31) ___________ the evening after his dinner. Being helpful and friendly, he would greet all the neighbours (32)_____________ he met them.

One evening, he came (33)_____________ a young boy whom he had never met before in the neighbourhood. The boy was jumping up and down desperately (34)____________ an old house, trying to reach the door-bell.

“Here’s an opportunity for me to help that poor child,” he thought to (35)_____________ as he walked up to the path leading to the house. He gave the boy a friendly smile and told him that he (36)_____________ like to help him. Pressing the doorbell he turned (37)_____________ to talk to the boy, and was surprised to see him sprinting away.

The wooden door swung open (38)_____________ immediately to reveal an angry woman, screaming at him (39)_____________ being such a nuisance and ringing the door bell three times that evening. Stunned, Mr Ong was (40)_____________ a loss for words to explain the situation.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 2007 SA1 EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE. (A) is (D) too (G) many (B) as (E) of (H) also (C) and (F) that (J) so

(K) to (L) are (M) in

(N) (P) (Q)

on the by

A survey on obesity has shown that the South Pacific is the world’s most overweight region. In a list of (31)______________ world’s 10 most overweight countries, eight are (32)______________ the South Pacific. The tiny republic of Nahru is the fattest nation (33)_____________ earth. About 94 per cent of its adult population is overweight. A change in diet and a lack of exercise are key factors as Western junk food now has a firm grip on (34)______________ communities. A growing number of islanders rely on imported (35)______________

pre-packed meals – cheap

alternatives (36)_______________ fresh fruit and vegetables.

According to the World Health Organisation , about 90 per cent of men and women in isolated corners of the Pacific (37)_______________ obese. Experts are linking obesity to poverty. There can (38)________________ be cultural barriers when it comes to encouraging people to lose weight, as some groups believe (39)______________ beauty is not about being slim, but instead beauty is marked (40)_______________ a large physical size.

Adapted from “South Pacific is ‘fattest region’, Mind Your Body, S.T., 28 Feb 07’.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 2006 SA1 Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

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Every year, countless numbers of animals are killed for the sake of fashion. Although the larger cats such as jaguar, leopard and tiger are now_____________________ (51) animals, the fur trade still goes on. The traders have now ______________________ their (52) attention to smaller mammals. A good __________________________ is the South (53) American chinchilla, which used to be ________________ abundance. However, with so (54) many hundred thousands killed each year for their dense, luxurious __________________ , (55) they became protected in 1910. The snow leopard is a rare and beautiful cat found in the Himalayas. Its population has been ______________________ steadily although it is a protected (56) species. The thick fur of this leopard can fetch a very high ______________________. (57) Mountain dwellers hunt the leopard with traps and sell the pelt to fur ___________________ (58) for a considerable amount of money. The capture of primates for the pet trade is extremely cruel. As the mother would fiercely _______________________ her baby, many trappers kill the mother to obtain the (59) baby. The baby rarely survives the double trauma of being __________________________ (60) from its mother as well as the long, harrowing ______________________ during export. (61) People now look for unusual _________________________ to keep as pets and are (62) willing to pay a large ____________________ of money to get one. However, exotic animals (63) often do not survive as pets because most people _____________________ the knowledge to (64) take care of them properly. Birds like parrots are so popular as pets that thousands are exported at one time, ___________________________ in the wild populations suffering (65) disastrously. We should spare a thought for these animals. 19187395.doc

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 2007 SA1 Comprehension Cloze Fill in each blank with a suitable word. marks )

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Masha was only two months old when she was abandoned in the streets. A member of our dance troupe picked her (51)_________________ and asked if any of us wanted a cat. I took Masha in because I had always wanted a cat.

On my birthday in August last year, my friend gave me a cat ornament. When Masha saw it the next morning, she thought it was a (52)________________ cat and became very scared. All the hair on her (53)___________________ stood up and she spent half an hour hitting it until she (54)____________________ that it was not real.

Masha does not like to be cuddled or

(55)__________________ by other

people. I am the only one she is close to. Perhaps it is because she was abandoned when she was (56)__________________. Even now, she has difficulty trusting people so I thought another pet would be good (57)__________________ for her. I then went out and bought Wawa, a ragdoll.

Ragdolls are known for their gentle personality and they are supposed to get (58)____________________ well with other cats. When I first met Wawa, I thought she was an (59)__________________ but later found out that she is a little devil. She bullies

Masha

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Wawa

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(60)____________________ first. Everything that Masha has, Wawa wants it as well. Masha has a pillow which Wawa wanted, so I had to get her an (61) ______________ one to sleep on.

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No matter what Masha sleeps on, Wawa will occupy it. One day, Masha decided to sleep beside me. Wawa was okay for one night but on the (62)___________________ night, she realized that Masha was not at her (63)__________________ sleeping place so she came around, chased Masha away and took her (64)____________________.

My two cats are affectionate with each other only when they are half-awake or when I take them out for (65)___________________ in a little pram. They will hug each other because they are scared. Adapted from “Like Chalk and Cheese” by Hai Ying, Straits Times, 2007.

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Answer Key 2006 SA1 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 2007 SA1 31. P 32. M 33. N 34. G 35. C 36. K 37. L 38. H 39. F 40. Q

H Q J N M G P E F B

in whenever across in front of himself would around almost for at

the in on many and to are also that by

2006 SA1 51. protected / endangered (extinct / exotic - 0 m. Clue is given that the animals became protected in 1910.) 52. turned / shifted / diverted / directed (changed / given / drawn – 0 m) 53. example 54. in 55. fur / coat 56. decreasing / declining / reducing / dwindling 57. price 58. traders / dealers / businessmen / buyers / companies (collectors / salesmen / customers/ lovers - 0 m. Unlikely for these people to go to mountain dwellers directly) 59. defend / protect / guard 60. parted / separated / taken / apart / away 61. journey / trip / flight / ride 62. animals 63. amount / sum 64. lack 65. resulting

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 2007 SA1 51. up 52. real 53. back 54. realised / knew(x) 55. held/ stroked/touched/hugged/petted patted/carried/kissed/ scratched(x) 56. young/ little/ small 57. company / therapy 58. along / on 59. angel 60. drink / play(x) / sleep(x) 61. identical 62. second / next / subsequent / following consecutive(x) 63. usual / normal / regular / own(x) / original(x) 64. spot / place / space 65. walks /strolls /outings / rides(x)

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School H1N1 School Closure English Programme Name : Class:

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

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 1. Read the first paragraph of the article. What do you think the journalist is trying to say? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. What inconveniences has the H1N1 outbreak caused your father, mother and you? Father ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Mother ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ You ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 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

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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? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 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

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 7. Write down the definition (meaning) of the two synonyms you found in Q6 below.

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 8. Name two other pairs of synonyms you can think of.

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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

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.

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Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School 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. •

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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How is the H1N1 outbreak similar to the SARS outbreak? [1m]

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How do you feel about what the man did and Why? [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. 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.

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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. 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.

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

Other instructions  Your entry should be written in the boxes on the following pages.  You should leave a line between the sentences.

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