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K: Explore the formula of active and passive voices. U: Predict the conditional mood. D: Convert voices. Words of the Day 1. Active 2. Passive Let's Begin! Prepare your learner's book to page 108.   Write today's day and date in your Grammar book. What are passive verbs? Passive verbs have specific formula: helping verb + past participle. What are helping verbs? is/are/am/was/were/has/had/have/will be Remember: for a passive verb to work, you need that specific formula. For example: was taken, have drunk, is bought. Please refer to page 110 in your learner's book. Main clause - A complete sentence that can stand on its own. Subordinate clause - An incomplete sentence that cannot stand on its own. Also known as if clause. If there's a conditional clause, it is a complex sentence. Compound sentence? Main clause + main clause combined with FANBOYS. Task 1 Refer to page 109 in your learner's book.   Answer Set 1a to 1d and write your answers in your Grammar book. T...

K: Investigate the main idea in paragraphs. U: Understand the purpose of connectives. D: Explore the connection between chapters. Words of the Day 1. Connectives 2. Paragraph Let's Begin! Refer to page 112 in your learner's book and prepare your Comprehension book by writing today's day and date. For the purpose of connectives, write the list in your Comprehension book. You have 10 minutes. Purpose of Connecti ves 1. Comparing -  Shows comparison between something. 2. Contrasting - Shows the difference between something. 3. Sequencing - Shows the order in which things happen. 4. Adding - Shows an addition of something. 5. Cause and Effect - Shows the result or reason of something. Task 1 Refer to page 113 in your learner's book.   Write either a list, or draw a table or mind map to answer Set 2a. You have 10 minutes for this task. Task 2 Refer to pages 112 to 113 and pages 104 to 106 in your learner's book.  For Set 1b and 1c, use your favourite storybook or a novel...

K: Answer the units. U: Understand how to compare our answer with the sample answers. D: Check and mark our answers. Unit 4.1 1a1. Voyage - a long journey involving travel by sea or in space. (Noun) /  go on a voyage. (Verb) 1a2. Voyager - a person who goes on a long journey, especially by sea or in space to unknown parts of the world or universe (Noun). 1b1. (Your own answer. Can refer to the example) The long voyage took a toll on my body but at least we are here. / My friend voyages far and wide in order to see me, his special little friend. 1b2.  (Your own answer. Can refer to the example) The voyager was a brave person. 2a. -et 2b. THEY - ballet, bouquet, buffet, crochet, croquet, duvet, sachet, sorbet. EDIT - banquet, basket, carpet, closet, cornet, racket, trumpet. 3.  (Your own answer. Can refer to the example) THEY - gourmet, chalet, beret, filet, Chevrolet. EDIT - market, cabinet, magnet, brisket, triplet. 4.  (Your own answer. Google 'English wor...

K: Skim read and scan an extract for details. U: Analyze the context of the science fiction. D: Make predictions based on the text. Words of the Day 1. Incapacitated 2. Eerie Let's Begin! Refer to pages 103 to 106 in your learner's book.  Write today's day and date in your Comprehension book. Take 5 minutes to read and understand the story below. A diary is a recount. A  recount  is a way of telling others what has happened to you.  Features of a diary: 1. It's first person (I, We, Our). 2. A mixture of present tense (writer recalls now) and past tense (writer remembers the past.) 3.  Have a  c lear structure . (Use  paragraphs  to separate different events and ideas.) 4. Chronological order. Use time connectives (then, next, afterwards, lastly), 5. Use emotive language ( certain word choices are made to evoke an emotional response from a reader.) Task 1 Refer to pages 106 to 107 in your learner's book.   Answer Set 2b to 2g and write your an...

K: Explore chapters of different books. U: Understand the drafting process of chapters. D: Write Chapter 1 of your science fiction story. Words of the Day 1. Chapter 2. Plot Let's Begin! Please refer to page 101 in your learner's book.  Write today's day and date in your Composition book. Do your remember the 5-plot sequence? 1. Introduction - Introduces character, setting, giving the readers an idea of what the story will be about. 2. Rising Action - Story progresses. Readers get to read how the characters act and do which will lead to the major point of the story. 3. Climax - The major plot point of the story. Gives high reactions from readers. This is where characters go through the big challenges. 4. Falling Action - Story progresses after climax has calmed down/settled. Characters deal with the aftermath of major plot point. Story starts to end. 5. Ending - Story ends. Problem is either solved or unsolved. Might leave readers happy , unhappy, or asking for more. T...