Title Y4 English 4018b VR4005a - 2024 Week 20 Notes.pdf ✅

GRADE 4 ENGLISH Term 3, Week 2 (20) – 4018b & VR4005a Warm Up What’s my name? 1. I live on an island in Australia. I am ferocious and make loud, screeching sounds, especially when I eat. I have black fur and powerful jaws. 2. I am a small Australian marsupial. I have long ears and a long snout. I eat insects, seeds and bulbs. I am a nocturnal animal and live in the desert. I am often associated with Easter. 3. I am one of Australia’s most endangered mammals. I have reddish-brown fur, white stripes across my back and a pointed snout. I eat termites and I have a long, sticky tongue. 4. I am a type of cockatoo found in many parts of Australia. I am pink and grey and eat seeds, nuts and fruit. Answers: 1. Tasmanian devil STUDENT WORK AT HOME - Complete English Homework Practice 4018b. - Verbal Reasoning Practice 5 – VR4005a. - Learn the spelling test words. - Read the teacher notes on the exams.institute website, particularly the definitions for the reading comprehension passages. - Read each night for at least 30 minutes.
2. bilby 3. numbat 4. galah Word of the week: languid (from Passage 1, The Secret Garden) meaning: an adjective that describes a feeling of lacking in energy or enthusiasm. synonyms: tired, lethargic, sluggish opposite (antonyms): energetic, lively, active, enthusiastic sentence: The cat slumped on the couch, feeling languid from the hot weather.
Week 2 Spelling Test Words 1. dictionary Students need to bring their dictionary to class ever week. 2. dictate Robbie had his notebook and pen ready because his football coach was going to dictate the new game plan. 3. clarion The fire-truck sirens were a clarion warning that there was a huge bushfire ahead. 4. clarify Hannah asked the teacher to clarify the homework task. 5. diction The television newsreader has very clear diction. 6. declare Jimmy was playing chess and was ready to declare checkmate. 7. declaration The Prime Minister announced a declaration to all Australians. 8. predict Richard was able to correctly predict who would win the tennis championship. 9. dictator Our country is so lucky that it is not ruled by a dictator. 10. clarity Ivan answered the teacher’s question with clarity. Spelling test words for next week (page 2 of the 4018b homework booklet): thermometer diameter seismometer speedometer barometer mechanic mechanize (Aus. spelling: mechanise) pathetic sympathy pathology Part 1: – Greek origins The teacher will need to go through the meanings of the words on page 2 of the Homework booklet. This can be done orally and via PowerPoint slides. The visual representations will help students grasp the vocabulary and aid with memory retention. The teacher will also need to explain the three different Vocabulary tasks (pages 2 & 3) that need to be completed for homework.
Part 2: Reading comprehension strategies Focus: What question Passage 1 Q6 Which statement is not true – Passage 2 Q5 Cloze passage – Daughter of the Pirate King Passage 1 :The Secret Garden trained to ask permission was taught to ask if allowed to do something consult her elders get advice from adults mysteriously curiously inactive brain she is not thinking or trying to solve a problem as she is bored and there is nothing to stimulate her mind awakening her imagination stirring her creativity fighting with the wind the strong headwinds on the moor make it difficult to walk moor an area of open land that is usually covered with wild flowers,called ‘heather’ stirred her blood made her feel excited or determined languid lacking in energy ivy an evergreen plant that climbs up structures, such as walls