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Spelling - Set 3 (Wednesday; 28/9)

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K: Know how to spell Set 3 words and its dictation. U: Understand the definition of Set 3 words. D: Write the definition of Set 3 words. Let's Begin! Prepare your Grammar book by writing today's day and date and the Set 3 title. List down the 5 numbers with a pen. Task 1 (Spelling) While spelling is in place, ensure that you are on Voice Level 0. During dictation, Ms Farah will repeat the phrase twice. She will not say the punctuations and capitalizations, so listen to her tone and pronunciations carefully. Task 2 (Definition) Using a dictionary or your learner's book, write the formal definition for each word.   Even if you know the word, you must write down the definition from a dictionary. You have 20 minutes for this task. Task 3 (Sentence Creation) Create a sentence for each of the Set 3 words. Ensure that your sentence is at least 5 words long.  Be creative in your sentence! You have 20 minutes for this task.

Grammar - 2.6 & 2.7 Make a Start (Wednesday; 28/9)

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K: Identify relative pronouns. U: Grasp an understanding of our writing. D: Answer the relative pronoun questions. Words of the Day 1. Who 2. Whom Let's Begin Please refer to page 58 in your learner's book. Assure that the day and date is written in your Grammar book. 1. Who We use  who  in relative clauses to refer to people. I think there’d be a lot of  children   who ’d love to have a climbing wall in school.   There’s  this guy at work ,  who ’s one of my friends, well he’s never been on a train. 2. Whom  The most common use of  whom  is with a preposition. We can use  whom  as the complement of a preposition: The first book was a terrible historical novel for children which was turned down by  every publisher   to  whom  it was sent.  ( whom  refers to  every publisher  and is the complement of the preposition  to ) Drama in schools is particularly good for  pupils   for  whom  English is a second language. We put the preposition before  whom . 3. Whose We usually use  wh

Composition - 2.4 Report a Story (Tuesday; 27/9) (Thursday; 29/9)

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K: Identify the language features of a news article. U: Skim through the information for a draft. D: Write a mini news report. Words of the Day 1. Headline 2. 5W1H Let's Begin! Refer to page 53 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Composition book. Task 1 Please refer to page 53 in your learner's book. Write only your answers for Set 1a. You have 15 minutes for this task. Task 2 Please refer to pages 53-54 in your learner's book. Write a news report based on the instructions given. You word limit should be 250-300 words. Refer to the checklist in the green box when you write your news report. You have 40 minutes for this task.

Composition - 2.3 Layout and Purpose (Thursday; 22/9) (Friday; 23/9)

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K: Identify a news article structure and purpose. U: Learn and use reporting jargon. D: Summarize the main idea of an article. Words of the Day 1. Lead 2. Jargon Let's Begin! Please refer to pages 51-52 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Composition book. Task 1 Please refer to page 52 in your learner's book. Answer all of Set 1 and write your answers in your Composition book. You have 15 minutes for this task. Task 2 Please refer to page 49 and page 52 in your learner's book. Answer Set 2a and 2b and write your answers in your Composition book. For 2a, you can choose to sketch your own inverted pyramid or write them down as a list. For 2b, your summary should be at most 100 words. You have 30 minutes for this task. Homework Please refer to your workbook and do units 1.8, 2.1 and 2.2. You can refer to the sample answers after writing your own. Please write down the notes below in your HW journal: WB 1.8, 2.1 and 2.2. Due Monday (26/9)

Comprehension - 2.2 Read All About It (Wednesday; 21/9) (Thursday; 22/9)

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K: Know information from a news article. U: Identify facts and opinions. D: Share opinions in a group discussion. Words of the Day 1. Current 2. Journalist Let's Begin! Please refer to pages 48-49 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Comprehension book. Task 1 Please refer to page 48 in your learner's book. Answer Set 1a to 1e and write your answers in your Comprehension book. You have 20 minutes to answer. Task 2 Please refer to page 50 in your learner's book. Answer Set 2a until 2e in your Comprehension book. Take 30 minutes to do this task. Extra Task Please refer to pages 50-51 in your learner's book. Discuss Set 1f and use phrases in 1g for your opinions. Write short notes in your learner's book. Take 10 minutes to discuss with your group members.

Comprehension - 2.1 Making Headlines (Tuesday; 20/9) (Wednesday; 21/9)

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K: Analyze headlines. U: Identify language techniques. D: Make up catchy headlines. Words of the Day 1. Headlines 2. Summary Task 1 Please refer to pages 45-46 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Comprehension book. Answer all of Set 1 and write your answers in your Comprehension book. You have 30 minutes for this task. Task 2 Please refer to pages 46 to 47 in your learner's book. Answer all of Set 2 and write your answers in your Comprehension book. You have 30 minutes for this task.

Composition - 1.11 & 1.12 Create Voice 4 at the Museum (Wednesday; 14/9) (Thursday; 15/9)

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K: Know the context of Voices 1, 2, and 3 at the museum. U: Understand what happened to Voice 4 at the museum. D: Write to bring Voice 4 to life in our story. Words of the Day 1. Authentic 2. Colloquial Let's Begin! Please refer to page 41 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Composition book. Task 1 Please refer to page 41 in your learner's book. Read Voices 1, 2, and 3 from pages 35 to 36 and use those references to answer 1a. You can choose to write your notes either in your composition book or learner's book. You have 15 minutes for this task. Task 2 Please refer to page 42 in your learner's book. Answer Set 2a and write your draft and essay in your Composition book. The word limit is 250-300 words. You have 30 minutes for this task. Homework Please refer to pages 18-23 in your workbook. Answer 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 by using a pen. You can refer to the sample answers below to check your answers. This is due next Monday (19/9). Please w

Comprehension - 1.8 Review Dialogue (Tuesday; 13/9) (Wednesday; 14/9)

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K: Know the correct punctuations for direct speech. U: Interpret the narrative and dialogue of text. D: Change direct speech into reported speech. Words of the Day 1. Register 2. Ellipsis Let's Begin! Please refer to pages 30 to 31. Write today's day and date in your Comprehension book. Take 5 minutes to read and understand the passage. Task 1 Please refer to page 32 in your learner's book. Set 1a to 1c and 1e. Write only your answers in your Comprehension book. You have 20 minutes for this task. Task 2 Please refer to page 33 in your learner's book. Answer Set 2a to 2d in your Comprehension book. For 2d, your word limit is at least 50 words. You have 30 minutes for this task. Do you remember these speeches? Direct speech - Literal dialogue spoken by speaker. Has speech marks. Reported speech - Reported speech of someone's words. No speech marks. Uses past tense.

Grammar - 1.7 Review Word Class (Monday; 12/9)

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K: Identify each word class. U: Differentiate a same word with numerous word classes. D: Find the definition of homographic words. Words of the Day 1. Adverb 2. Adjective Let's Begin! Please refer to page 26 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Grammar book. Task 1 Please refer to page 26 in your learner's book. Do Set 1a and write your answers in your Grammar book. For 1a1 and 1a2, you can combine them by finding the definition of each word class. You have 15 minutes for this task. Noun -   a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things. Verb -  a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence. Adjective - a word describing nouns or a noun. Pronoun - a word replacing a noun such as a person's name. Preposition - a word  expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause. Conjunction -  a word used to connect clauses or sentences. Task 2 Please refer to page 27 in your learner's book. You do not nee