Ms Farah

K: Know the meaning of kaleidoscope. U: Understand the layout of a storybook. D: Create a short story. Words of the Day 1. Kaleidoscope 2. Storybook  Let's Begin! Kaleidoscope is  a toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is  rotated . As a figurative term, it means there is so much to look forward to, regardless of the worst lows you might encounter. Holiday Homework Create a storybook consisting of a short story. The short story has a kaleidoscopic theme and it is between 250-300 words. You can choose between the 3 questions to write your story and create your storybook: 1.  One day, a character found a mysterious kaleidoscope that could predict the future instead of colours. As they were playing around the toy, they were shocked to find out a future they never thought would happen. a.  What is your character’s name? How old are they? What is their background?...

K: Be informed of various viewpoints. U: Comprehend the important issue of certain topics. D: Write a persuasive essay. Words of the Day 1. Persuasive 2. Climate change Let's Begin! Refer to pages 153 to 154 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your composition book. A persuasive essay is  one in which you use logic and arguments to convince readers of your point of view . Task 1 Refer to page 154 in your learner's book. Write a persuasive essay based on Set 1a. You have 3 choices to choose from as to which should be protected the most from climate change. You can refer to 1b to 1d for the checklist. You have 30 minutes for this task.

K: Know the function of emotive languages. U: Understand the context of a persuasive text. D: Answer questions based on a persuasive text. Words of the Day 1. Capricious 2. Emotive Let's begin! Refer to page 150 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your comprehension book. Task 1 Refer to page 151 in your learner's book. Time to read the persuasive text together and understand the context! You have 10 minutes for this task. Task 2 Refer to pages 151 to 152 in your learner's book. Answer all of Set 1 (1a to 1h) and only write your answers in your comprehension book. You have 30 minutes for this task.

K: Know how to skim through texts. U: Understand the questions. D: Write a report. Let's begin! Take out October 2022 Paper 1 from your Checkpoint Folder. Using a blue/black pen, answer all the questions. You have 55 minutes to answer all the question. You are forbidden from asking questions to Ms Farah or your fellow classmates as well as using books/notes as references. Treat this like an actual Checkpoint examination. All the best!

K: Know the features of a balanced report. U: Understand the topic given to make it balanced. D: Write a proper balanced report in 30 minutes. Words of the Day 1. Balanced report 2. Climate change Let's begin! Refer to page 148 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your composition book. Let's look at the features of a balanced report. These information can be found on pages 149 and 150 in your learner's book. Task 1 Refer to page 149 in your learner's book. Write a balanced report based on any of the four topics given. Your word count has to be between 250 to 300 words. You have 35 minutes for this task.

K: Identify connectives in a balanced report. U: Understand the purposes of each connective. D: Convert the conditional verbs in sentences. Words of the Day 1. Connective 2. Conditional verb Let's begin! Refer to page 146 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your grammar book. Task 1 Refer to page 147 in your learner's book. Answer all of Set 1 and write only your answers in your grammar book. For 1a, use the balanced report from Unit 5.6 to find your answers. Write their purposes from the learner's book too before writing your answers. For 1b, write the sentences along with your answer. You have 30 minutes for this task. Task 2/Mini Homework Refer to pages 147 to 148 in your learner's book. Answer all of Set 2 and write your answers in your grammar book. For 2a, you are to refer to the balanced report in 5.6. You have 20 minutes for this task. Since this is also mini HW, please refer to the due dates below: Ver, Aestas & Autumnus - Wedne...

K: Know the features of a balanced report. U: Understand the context of the balanced report. D: Answer questions based on the balanced report. Words of the Day 1. Balanced 2. Objective Let's begin! Refer to page 144 in your learner's book. Please write the day and date in your comprehension book. A balanced report is  one that discusses all points of view of a particular story and then leaves it to the readers to make up their minds . Task 1 Please refer to page 145 in your learner's book. Let's read the balanced report together! You have 10 minutes for this task. Task 2 Please refer to pages 144 and 146 in your learner's book. Only answer all of Set 1 and write only your answers in your comprehension book. You have 30 minutes for this task.

K: Identify formal, standard English. U: Understand the change from personal to impersonal. D: Change between passive and active voices. Words of the Day 1. Active voice 2. Passive voice Let's Begin! Please refer to page 142 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Grammar book. Task 1 Please refer to page 142 in your learner's book. Immediately write the new sentence for 1a in your Grammar book. You have 10 minutes for this task. Task 2 Please refer to page 143 in your learner's book. Let's refresh our minds about active voice and passive voice! In your Grammar book, answer 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d. You can combine your answers for 2a and 2b. Read the instructions carefully. Later, for 2c, immediately write the new voice in your Grammar book. Do the same and write your answers for 2d. You have 30 minutes for this task.