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1 English First Additional Language Grade 5By:Siyavula UploadersEnglish First Additional Language Grade 5By:Siyavula UploadersOnline:< >C O N N E X I O N SRice University, Houston, ( ).Collectionstructurerevised:Septemb er4,2009 PDFgenerated:Octob er28,2012 Forcopyrightandattributioninformationfor themo dulescontainedinthiscollection, .. ,gender,dictionary..29 Attributions.. 103ivAvailableforfreeatConnexions< >Chapter 1 Term !ACTIVITY1 TOSOLVEAWORDPUZZLE[ ]Howmanywayscanone`getaround' ?Andwhatwouldyouusetomovefromplacetoplac e?Thereare26words,asso ciatedwithtravelandwaysoftravelling, ndhiddenintheblo ck?Tickthemo asyou < >.AvailableforfreeatConnexions< > ,aeroplane,hovercraft,rollerblades,micro light,windsurfer,bicycle,jet,ro cket,swim,wing,blades,land,run,train,bus ,skis,rush,trot,feet,motorcar,skateb oard,water,horse,move,sails,wheelsACTIVI TY2 TOREADFORINFORMATION[ ]TODISCUSSADVANTAGESANDDISADVANTAGE[ ]TOUSEINFORMATIONFROMAWRITTENTEXTTOCOMPL ETEATABLE[ ]GETTINGAROUND!

2 Trains,planesandmotorcarshaveb ecomefaster,saferandmorecomfortableasfor msoftransp okslikeandhowitworks?Inordertocompleteth etable,youwillneedto ndoutmoreab outsomeofthemetho dsoftransp ortonthelistb erofthegroupwillneedto ortantthattheresearchmustb edonethoroughly, ,completethetableb doftransp ortPoweredby?Onwater,landorintheair?Reas onitwouldb eused?Canittransp ortp eople?CommonlyusedinSouthAfrica?Wheels,w ings,sails,blades,skisorair?Rateit:cheap esttomostexp ensivemetho doftransp , debate(notforassessment)GIVESOTHERLEARNE RSACHANCETOSPEAK[ ]LISTENSTOTHEMANDENCOURAGESTHEMTOSPEAKIN THEIRADDITIONALLAN-GUAGE[ ]Selectoneofthemetho dsoftransp elievethismetho doftransp ortistheb estorthemosteconomicalmetho < >3 Explaintheadvantagesofusingthismo deoftransp `MUSTS'FORTHEVISITORACTIVITY3 TOANSWERANDRESPONDTOQUESTIONS[ ; ]TOSUMMARISETHEEXTRACT/STORYWITHSUPPORT[ ]Listencarefullysothatyouknowwhatthepass ageisab outthe rsthumanhearttransplanttakeplace? 'sHead? (twothings) ,howelsecouldyougetupTableMountain?

3 Rsthumanhearttransplanttakeplace?_____CH ALLENGE!Whatisthisarticleactuallyab out?Completethesentenceb elow:Thisarticlehasb eenwrittentotellthereader_____ Welcome! ! ! ACTIVITY4 TOGIVELEARNERSACHANCETOSPEAK[ ]TOEXPRESSOPINIONSANDGIVEREASONSFORTHEM[ ; ]TOUSEADDITIONALLANGUAGETOCOMMUCICATEINF ORMATIONABOUTAFAMILIARTOPIC,WITHPREPARAT ION[ ]TOMINDMAPASUMMARYOFTHEPREPAREDTEXT/ORAL [ ]WhichplaceinCap eTown,listedb elow,isthemostinteresting,inyouropinion? < > ertokeepyourtalkasinterestingandasvaried asp ossible!DistrictSixMuseumTransplantMuseu m,Gro oteSchuurHospitalRobb enIslandTheNo ondayGun,lo catedatLionBatteryKirstenb oschBotanicalGardensTheCastle,city-centr eAtriparoundChapman'sPeakinachau eur-drivenclassiccarTableMountain,bycabl e-wayRatangaJunctionThemeParkTygerb ergZo o,Jo ostenb ergvlakte,Cap eTownBeclever! ; [ ; ]TOEXPRESSANOPINIONANDGIVEAREASONFORITIN WRITING[ ]TOCLASSIFYTHETOURISTATTRACTIONSACCORDIN GTOCRITERIA[ ]Makeachoice Whichofthetouristattractionswouldyoulike toexp erience?

4 ListsixoftheminYOUR orderofpreference,numb er1b eing`mosteagertoseeordo andnumb er6b eing, wouldn'twastemytime .Beabletoexplain(motivate) eabletolistenforinformationandenjoyment, andresp (toldorreadtolearners) ; ondsp ersonally; ; ; ort; ort; eak; eabletocommunicatee ectivelyinsp ; ; :AvailableforfreeatConnexions< > eabletoreadandviewforinformationandenjoy ment,andtoresp ondcriticallytotheaesthetic, ,whereappropriate; ,inasimpleway,someelementsofp o ; eginwiththesamesound; ; ctionandnon- ctionatanappropriatereadingandlanguagele vel; ; o oksanddevelopsvo eabletowritedi erentkindsoffactualandimaginativetextsfo rawiderangeofpurp erson,ob jectorsimplepro cess; ; :rep eatingthesamestructuretocreateap o eticrhythmandpattern; osterand/ornotice; cess, ; ; ; eginstounderstanddi erencesinwritingstyle; ellsfamiliarwordscorrectly; ,andaccess,pro ; esthingsaccordingtocriteria; ; ; ,drawsandlab elsmaps,plans,charts, < > eabletousethesounds, :presentpassivevoice; ( ); ; ersonaldictionary.

5 Etween3000and4500commonsp dulethelearnerswillb eexp ectedtogivetheirimaginationswings tousetheirinitiativeandtob :TOSOLVEAWORDPUZZLE Beforegivingthelearnersthepuzzletodo,ini tiateadiscussiononmetho dsoftransp cultto ndandthecluesaregivenb ,aeroplane,hovercraft,rollerblades,micro light,windsurfer,bicycle,jet,ro cket,swim,wing,blades,land,run,train,bus ,skis,rush,trot,feet,motorcar,skateb oard,water,horse,move,sails,wheelsSurvey ACTIVITY2: In ortancethattheresearchmustb edonethoroughly,astheywillneedthisinform ationforsomeofthetasksthatlieahead. Theywillneedtocompletethetablewithasmuch oftherequestedinformationasp ossible,sothatthefeedbacktheygiveisascom prehensiveasp `argument' ,opinionmayalsob eusedinmotivatingwhytheirselectedmo deoftransp ortistheb ortantthatthelearnersgiveeachotherafairc hancetosp eakandthattheylistenandencourageeachothe rtosp musts forthevisitorACTIVITY3 oteSchuurHospitalAvailableforfreeatConne xions< > (atfullmo on) osandro ,mountainbiking,sandb oarding,klo o eenwrittentotellthereaderab outtheplacesofinterestandtheactivitiesto exp erienceinandaroundCap eTown.

6 (anyrelevantanswerwilldo alongthesamelinesastheanswerab ove)Five`musts'forthevisitorCap 's rsthumanhearttransplantwasp erformedatGro oteSchuurHospitalonDecemb er3, okinadvancetoseeareconstructionoftheeven tintheoriginalop on!Makethemostofthemo onlightbywalkingupLion'sHeadatfullmo wellb eforesunsetandstartwalkingupthesandroado pp ersbreathtakingviewsofCampsBay,Clifton,S ignalHillandtheharb enIslandThisoutingisconsideredanessentia lexcursion,asitisaplaceofhistory,educati onandalo okintoSouthAfrica' eTown'swonder ,who,legendhasit,wasturnedintofynb osandro , emissed!Getyourblo o erofexhilarating,daredeviladventures tandemparagliding,mountainbiking,sandb oarding,klo o 'shighestabseilat112m,andthereforesometh ingde nitelynottob Theinstructionsinthemo duleareself-explanatorytothelearner. Itisimp Quitesp eci cplacesofinteresthaveb eenselectedforthisactivity,butforout-of- townlearnersandscho olsitmightb eofmoreinterestto ectedtolistentothreesp eakersoftheirchoice,andtocompleteatable, eci Thisisquiteaninterestingactivity everylearnerwillmostprobablyhaveatotally di erentselection,andforvastlydi ecttheopinionsofothers,eveniftheopiniond i ers.

7 Thewrittenreasonshouldb < > [ ]TOUSEADICTIONARY[ ]TOPUTSENTENCESINTOCORRECTSEQUENCE/ORDER [ ]TOUSETHEPRESENTPASSIVEVOICE[ ]Readthisextractcarefullyb ithasdesignedbirds,animals,insectsandpla ntsinsuchawaythattheycan y,glideorb ecomeair-b orne!InDiscoveringFlightbyDinaKno etze,thewriterlistsunb elievablefactsab eregrinefalconcanreachasp eedof350kmp erhourinadive!ShealsostatesthattheArctic ternmigratesfromtheAntarctictotheArctica ndbac adistanceof40000km yingaroundtheworld!Didyouknowthatfeather snotonlykeepabirdwarm,buttheycanspreadou tandmoveclosertogethertohelpthebirdcontr olits ight?Thetailfeathersareusedlikearudder:t heyaidthebirdinturningandtwistingandchan gingsp ies andisnotabird ,enablingthemtotwistandturnexp ertlyintheairwhile moths,dragon- ies,b ees,butter iesand ies canalso ` y' ying shleapoutofwatertoescap ndtheprop ermeaningstothesewords:(a)air-b orne:(b)enemy:(c) o okwrittenbyDinaKno etze?Theb o ying? y? ' < >.AvailableforfreeatConnexions< > :Acertainkindof shcan :Onlycreaturesthathavefeatherscan onsTwoFrenchmen,JosephandEtienneMontgol er,designedthe rsthot-airballo intotheskies andmanagedtostayaloftfor26minutes!

8 Thiswasanexcitingexp erienceforallprosp ectivehot-airballo ,thiskindof on, onwasimprovedbyaddingaprop ellerandengine,andthenbychangingtheshap edballo onforpassengersandgo o , owered ight usinganengine-,prop ellers topushtheaircraftthroughtheair yingmachine,theFlyer,andit (sequenceofevents)Aprop ellerandenginewasadded,andtheshap on oniststo [ ]Whatmakesasentence?Howdoweputasentencet ogether? < > ,whatisyourde nitionofasimplesentence?Whatdoyouthinkas entence`shouldhave'inordertob easentence? anactionword(averb ittellsyouwhatishapp ening)Nowcompletethesesimplesentencesbya ddingatellingparttoeach:(a)Myunclewent__ ___AvailableforfreeatConnexions< >11(b)Thetourguide_____(c)Petersaw_____(d )Shepaid_____(e)Ourneighb ouris_____Completethesesimplesentences:( a)_____atefresh shinHoutBay.(b)_____pattedthedog.(c)____ _aredelicious.(d) ,B, (Dictionaryskills toaidreading)ACTIVITY3 TOSOLVEAWORDPUZZLEANDARRANGEWORDSINALPHA BETICALORDER[ ]TOUSEAPERSONALDICTIONARY[ ]Howwouldyougoab outarrangingwordsinalphab eticalorder,inanorganisedfashion?

9 Arrangethefollowingwordsinalphab eticalorder, ! ;untuned;untouched; ;zest;zo om;zombie; ;songbird;songb o ok;songsmithAvailableforfreeatConnexions< > eabletoreadandviewforinformationandenjoy ment,andtoresp ondcriticallytotheaesthetic, ,whereappropriate; ,inasimpleway,someelementsofp o ; eginwiththesamesound; ; ctionandnon- ctionatanappropriatereadingandlanguagele vel; ; o oksanddevelopsvo ,andaccess,pro ; esthingsaccordingtocriteria; ; ; ,drawsandlab elsmaps,plans,charts, eabletousethesounds, :presentpassivevoice; ( ); ; ersonaldictionary; etween3000and4500commonsp (a)air-b orne:transp ortedbyair(b)enemy:fo e;opp onent;ap ersonop enlyhostiletoanother(c)rudder:usedforste eringorguiding(onaplaneorb oat) < >13 Theb o okiscalledDiscoveringFlight. Thetailfeathersareusedtohelpittotwistand turnwhile ying. Themammalisabat. Thismammal'swingismadeofathinskin. Onekindofinsectthatcan yisamoth.(dragon- y;b ee;butter y; y) Acertainkindof shcan yinordertoescap efromitsenemies.

10 False(Itdo iesfromtheAntarctictotheArcticandbackand thedistancetravelledisequaltoswimmingaro undtheworld.) False(Birds,animals,insectsandplantscan y.) ,shouldb eforehand,sothattheyknowwhattoexp ectandwheretheyneedtofo on oniststo ellerandenginewasadded,andtheshap Ensurethatthelearnersunderstandtheworkb ,evenifitmeansthatyousp :Asimplesentence startswithacapitalletterandendswithafull stop; containsaverb; containsasub ject(whoorwhat); tellsyousomething(oneidea).Alphab eticalorderACTIVITY3 Alphab < > ;untouched;untruth; ;zip;zombie;zone;zo ;songb o ok;songsmith; [ ]TORETELLINFORMATION/ASTORY[ ]TORECOUNTANEVENTWITHSUPPORT[ ]TOLISTENTOOTHERSANDENCOURAGETHEIRATTEMP TSTOSPEAKANADDITONALLANGUAGE[ ]TOUNDERSTANDTHEMORALOFASTORY[ ]TOREADFORPLEASURE NON-FICTIONATANAPPROPRIATEREADINGANDLANG UAGELEVEL[ ] , outsomethingthatcan :birds,`planes,spaceships,hotairballo ons evenro cket-prop elledp eople can , (-ies) < >.AvailableforfreeatConnexions< >15(1)WhoistheBest?