| 8 Read the story and answer the question Explain the activity. Allow the pupils some time to read the story again silently and answer the questions. Check their answers. Ask the pupils to tell you where they found the answers in the dialogue. Answer key 1. To find ten leaves and name the trees. 2. A classmate, Drake. 3. Because her arms are sore. 4. Jake’s 5. Jake’s team 9. Thinking: In pairs, answer the questions. • Explain the activity. In pairs, the pupils read the questions and discuss the answers with their partner. Ask pairs to report back to the class. Accept all reasonable answers. Suggested answer key 1. They all stayed together and helped each other. They worked as a team. 2. Yes, because Drake left his team behind. He didn’t care about his team. He only cared about winning. 10. Act out the story. • For stronger classes: Assign roles to the pupils. Allow them enough time to rehearse their roles in groups. Encourage them to come to the front and act out the story. • For weaker classes: Select a short exchange from the story for the pupils to act out in pairs. 11. Talking point. Listen and read. Make a new dialogue with your friend. Refer the pupils to the picture and the dialogue. Play the CD. The pupils listen and follow along. Pause the CD for the pupils to repeat, chorally and/or individually. The pupils, in pairs, act out similar dialogues. Go around the classroom providing necessary help. Ask some pairs to come to the front of the classroom and act out the dialogue. If you wish, write the following on the board so the pupils can refer to it while they are completing the activity. A: So, what’s today’s expedition? B: We must… . A: This should be easy. Let’s do it! Suggested answer key A: So, what’s today’s expedition? B: We must find these ten wild flowers, name them and draw them in our notebooks. A: This should be easy. Let’s do it! STUDY SPOT (Activities to familiarise the pupils with the [ʃn ] sound and the different spellings) 12 Listen, point and repeat Refer the pupils to the pictures. Point to the first picture and say: [ʃn ] – fashion. The pupils repeat, chorally and/or individually. Check their pronunciation. Repeat the procedure for mansion and exhibition. Check their pronunciation. Review the spelling of the different words and explain/ elicit how the words are spelled differently but the ending is pronounced the same. Play the CD. The pupils listen, point and repeat. Then point to the pictures at random and elicit the sounds and the words. 13 Complete. Then listen and repeat. Refer the pupils to the picture. Elicit fashion, mansion and exhibition. Draw the pupils’ attention again to the [ʃn] sound and the different spellings. Allow the pupils some time to complete the missing letters. Play the CD for the pupils to listen and check their answers. Answer key The ticket for the fashion exhibition at the mansion was $10! |