Date: ________________________________

TERM 3

WEEK 1-2: People we admire

LISTEN AND SPEAK

Talk about photographs = Orally (Page 86)

Answer question 1 and 2 orally with a partner.

Listen to descriptions of people (Page 86)

Ask a parent or older sibling/friend to read the passage on Page 171 in your Platinum

textbook. Theme 10 Page 86: Listen to descriptions of people.

While they are reading, listen and think about the achievements of the people.

After you listen:

1. Complete the table below:

Who it is Achievements

Nelson Mandela

Oprah Winfrey

Natalie du Toit

A firefighter

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Complete the following questions (page 87)

1. Think of people you know and admire. Do any of these words describe them?

Hardworking, truthful, caring, talented, brave

Match each word to a person you know and admire.

Word that describes the person. Person you know and admire for this quality.

Hardworking

Truthful

Caring

Talented

Brave

2. Think of some other qualities that we usually admire in people. Write down three.

____________________________________________________________________

3. Speak about the last time you were with a person you like or admire. Answer the questions:

Who is this person? __________________________________________________

Why do you admire him/her? __________________________________________

Where were you with this person? ______________________________________

What did you do with him/her? _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Work with words and sentences (page 86 & 87)

1. Complete the paragraph. Use am, is, are, have been, will be to complete the sentences.

I __________ not famous now, but maybe I ________ ________ one day.

Firefighters _________ brave and many of them ___________ ___________ hurt doing their

jobs. Firefighting __________ a difficult job.

2. Use I, we, he, she, he, her, him, I, us to complete the sentences.

________ love my grandmother. ________ is my role model and ________ like _______.

________ admire our coach. _________ is a good man and people like ________.

_________ helps ___________ to play better.

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Date: ________________________________

READ AND VIEW

Before you read = Orally in class or with a partner

While you read

Read the story on page 88 and 89 – The story of Richard Simelane.

Imagine what it was like under the ground.

After you read: Answer these questions.

1. Where did this story take place? ________________________________________________

2. Who were the people in the story? ______________________________________________

3. What happened when there was an explosion? ____________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

4. How do we know the men had given up hope? Which paragraph tells us? _______________

5. How long were the men trapped? _______________________________________________

6. Complete the sentence:

People admired Richard because

___________________________________________________________________________.

7. Read the story again. Complete the information below about Richard.

Think about anything brave you have done. Fill in the Brave Award Certificate below:

Name: ________________________________ Brave act: _____________________________

Country he was born: ____________________ _____________________________________

Job: __________________________________ Date of act: ___________________________

Place of work: __________________________ Award for bravery: _____________________

Date: ________________________________

Work with words and sentences: (page 90)

1. Complete this sentence, using the correct

adjectives to compare Richard to the

others.

Richard was braver than anyone. He was

also (strong) ________________, (small)

__________________ and (hopeful)

_______________________ than the

others.

2. Circle the words you can count?

Rocks

Men

Air

Hours

Water

3. Correct these sentences. There is a mistake in each sentence.

a. There were a terrible explosion.

____________________________________________________________________

b. The men was trapped behind some rock.

____________________________________________________________________

c. The men passed Richard some waters.

____________________________________________________________________

d. After many hours, they was rescued.

____________________________________________________________________

e. Everyone admired Richard’s braveries.

____________________________________________________________________

COMPARITIVE

ADJECTIVES

Add -er to adjectives when

you compare things.

For example: My hands are

smaller than my father’s.

Put more in front of longer

adjectives.

For example: Ducks are

more comfortable in water

than on land.

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Date: ________________________________

Spelling (page 90)

1. Say these words aloud: gold, cage. Notice the different way we say the g-sound.

2. Sort these words into groups according to the sound of the g.

give, giant, gym, dig, go, page.

Gold Cage

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LANGUAGE FOCUS (Page 91)

1. Circle the subject in each sentence and underline the verb.

a. A miner works underground.

b. Miners carry lamps.

c. Lamps are important.

d. A rescuer tries to save lives.

2. Look at the paragraph below. Circle/underline/highlight the correct form of the verb.

Miners (is/are) very brave. They (works/work) underground. It (is/are) very dark

underground. The day (starts/start) early. The men (walks/walk) along tunnels. Lamps

(helps/help) them to see underground. When a big explosion (shakes/shake) the earth, the

men (is/are) afraid.

3. Read what a fan says about Oprah Winfrey. Circle/underline/highlight the correct verbs.

I (am/is/are) a great fan of the Oprah Winfrey show. My friends also (likes/like) the show.

We (watches/watch) it often. Some people (doesn’t/don’t) like it. I (knows/know) that

Oprah (owns/own) the company that (makes/make) her show. Her show (helps/help) many

people. She (make/makes) a lot of money, but she also (spend/spends) a lot on helping and

educating poor people. She (has/have) opened schools where girls (studies/study) all sorts

of things.

CONCORD

Concord means that the subject and verb in a sentence match.

For example:

Subject Verb

1. Richard was given a medal.

2. Many people were happy.

3. Richard works in a mine.

4. The miners work in a mine.

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WRITE

Rewrite a story in your own words

Reread the story about Richard Simelane on pages 88 and 89.

Look at the colour boxes on the bottom of page 92.

Use these boxes to write down the events from the story in the correct order.

Rewrite the story in the past tense, using the frame below.

The story began on __________________________________________________. There was

________________________________________________. The miners were

____________________________________________________.

Richard started _____________________________________________. Then

_____________________________________. At last _____________________________________.

Richard and three other men ______________________________________________.

The rescue party arrived and ____________________________________________. They went back

and ________________________________________________________. Richard got

____________________________________________________.

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Summarize a paragraph

Read the paragraph on page 93: People I admire

Make a summary of the paragraph, use the frame below.

Main idea:

I admire people who care _____________________________________________________________

and do ________________________________________________.

Example:

_____________________________________________________________ is good because

___________________________________ and _________________________________________.

Example:

_____________________________________________________________ is good because

___________________________________ and _________________________________________.

A summary is a brief

statement or account of

the main points of

something.

Date: ________________________________

TERM 3

WEEK 1-2: People we admire

LISTEN AND SPEAK

After you listen:

2. Complete the table below:

Who it is Achievements

Nelson Mandela First president of non-racial South Africa.

Fought against apartheid.

Oprah Winfrey Hosted most popular tv show in the world.

Helped and educated people.

Natalie du Toit Won swimming competitions around the world.

Disabled but carried on with career.

A firefighter Put out fires.

Save lives.

Complete the following questions (page 87)

4. Think of people you know and admire. Do any of these words describe them?

Hardworking, truthful, caring, talented, brave

Match each word to a person you know and admire. (Will be checked in class by teacher)

Word that describes the person. Person you know and admire for this quality.

Hardworking Own answer

Truthful Own answer

Caring Own answer

Date: ________________________________

Talented Own answer

Brave Own answer

5. Think of some other qualities that we usually admire in people. Write down a three.

Any three qualities that makes sense. (Will be checked in class by teacher)

6. Speak about the last time you were with a person you like or admire. Answer the questions:

Own answers. (Will be checked in class by teacher)

Who is this person? __________________________________________________

Why do you admire him/her? __________________________________________

Where were you with this person? ______________________________________

What did you do with him/her? _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Work with words and sentences (page 86 & 87)

3. Complete the paragraph. Use am, is, are, have been, will be to complete the sentences.

I am not famous now, but maybe I will be one day.

Firefighters are brave and many of them have been hurt doing their jobs. Firefighting is a

difficult job.

4. Use I, we, he, she, he, her, him, I, us to complete the sentences.

I love my grandmother. She is my role model and I like her.

We admire our coach. He is a good man and people like him.

He helps us to play better.

READ AND VIEW

After you read: Answer these questions.

8. Where did this story take place? In a gold mine / Johannesburg.

9. Who were the people in the story? Richard Simelane, 22 other miners (including Fernando),

and rescuers.

10. What happened when there was an explosion? The earth shook and rocks fell in the tunnel

underground.

11. How do we know the men had given up hope? Which paragraph tells us? Paragraph 2 – they

thought they would die with no air or food.

12. How long were the men trapped? 36 hours

13. Complete the sentence:

Date: ________________________________

People admired Richard because he saved so many people/ he did not give up/ went back

again to help. (Any one of the three is correct)

14. Read the story again. Complete the information below about Richard.

Think about anything brave you have done. Fill in the Brave Award Certificate below:

Own creative ideas.

Work with words and sentences: (page 90)

4. Complete this sentence, using the correct adjectives to compare Richard to the others.

Richard was braver than anyone. He was also (strong) stronger, (small) smaller and (hopeful)

more hopeful than the others.

5. Circle the words you can you count?

Rocks

Men

Air

Hours

Water

6. Correct these sentences. There is a mistake in each sentence.

a. There was a terrible explosion.

b. The men were trapped behind some rocks.

Name: Richard Simelane Brave act: Saved miners/ his friends (from dying

Country he was born: South Africa underground)

Job: Miner Date of act: 17 December 1952

Place of work: Gold mine Award for bravery: Chamber of Mines Bronze

Medal

Date: ________________________________

c. The men passed Richard some water.

d. After many hours, they were rescued.

e. Everyone admired Richard’s bravery.

Spelling (page 90)

3. Say these words aloud: gold, cage. Notice the different way we say the g-sound.

4. Sort these words into groups according to the sound of the g.

give, giant, gym, dig, go, page.

Gold Give, dig, go

Cage giant, gym, page

LANGUAGE FOCUS (Page 91)

4. Circle the subject in each sentence and underline the verb.

a. A miner works underground.

b. Miners carry lamps.

c. Lamps are important.

d. A rescuer tries to save lives.

5. Look at the paragraph below. Circle/underline/highlight the correct form of the verb.

Miners (is/are) very brave. They (works/work) underground. It (is/are) very dark

underground. The day (starts/start) early. The men (walks/walk) along tunnels. Lamps

(helps/help) them to see underground. When a big explosion (shakes/shake) the earth, the

men (is/are) afraid.

6. Read what a fan says about Oprah Winfrey. Circle/underline/highlight the correct verbs.

I (am/is/are) a great fan of the Oprah Winfrey show. My friends also (likes/like) the show.

We (watches/watch) it often. Some people (doesn’t/don’t) like it. I (knows/know) that

Oprah (owns/own) the company that (makes/make) her show. Her show (helps/help) many

people. She (make/makes) a lot of money, but she also (spend/spends) a lot on helping and

educating poor people. She (has/have) opened schools where girls (studies/study) all sorts

of things.

Date: ________________________________

WRITE

Rewrite a story in your own words

Reread the story about Richard Simelane on pages 88 and 89.

Look at the colour boxes on the bottom of page 92.

Use these boxes to write down the events from the story in the correct order.

Rewrite the story in the past tense, using the frame below.

The story began on 17 December 1952 in a goldmine. There was a big explosion. The miners were

trapped behind rocks underground.

Richard started digging. Then lamps went out, but he did not stop. At last fresh air came through a

crack. Richard and three other men crawled out.

The rescue party arrived and helped pull them out of the mine. They went back and saved the other

trapped men. Richard got a medal for his bravery.

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Summarize a paragraph (Will be assessed in class by teacher)

Read the paragraph on page 93: People I admire

Make a summary of the paragraph, use the frame below.

Main idea:

I admire people who care _____________________________________________________________

and do ________________________________________________.

Example:

_____________________________________________________________ is good because

___________________________________ and _________________________________________.

Example:

_____________________________________________________________ is good because

___________________________________ and _________________________________________.

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