Tiêu đề Y4 English 4020b VR4006a - 2024 Week 22 Notes.pdf ✅

GRADE 4 ENGLISH Term 3, Week 4 (22) – 4020b & VR4006a The New Century Spelling Competition will take place in the first part of the lesson. Test conditions will apply. Due to the Spelling Competition, less time than usual will be spent on the homework booklets – please review these lesson notes after class. Word of the week: faint-hearted (from passage 2, the Bridge of Courage) (note that it is a hyphenated word) meaning: lacks courage or determination; may give up easily or be afraid to take risks synonyms: timid; fearful; nervous; apprehensive; anxious opposites (antonyms): brave; bold; courageous; fearless; resilient sentence: Climbing Mt Everest is not for the faint-hearted. STUDENT WORK AT HOME - Complete English Homework Practice 4020b. - Verbal Reasoning Practice 6 – VR4006a. - 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.
No additional spelling test this week. In week 5, students will be tested on the spelling words from both 4019b and 4020b. Part 1: Punctuation Teachers will need to go through the functions of the comma (page 2 of the booklet.)Page 3 is to be completed for homework. Part 2: Reading Comprehension Focus Comprehension Questions: o Inference – Passage 1, Q 2 o parts of speech Q.10 o poem - Passage 2 – Q’s 7 & 8 Definitions in the context of the passages: Passage 1: Dr Dolittle M.D. Doctor of Medicine marsh swampy land caw the harsh sound made by a crow weeping willows trees with long thin branches; the branches droop downwards pantry a small room or cupboard where food and kitchen equipment is kept linen closet a cupboard in which towels and sheets are stored
hedgehog a small spiny animal; he spines are stiff and sharp. There are no hedgehogs in Australia. lame horse a horse that has a sore or injured leg or joint, and is limping pigeons birds that are usually grey and white and make a cooing sound rheumatism a disease in which the joints in the body are inflamed and painful skewers pieces of wood, which are sharpened at one end, and are used to hold small chunks of meat sixpence a very small pre-decimal coin. bureau drawer a desk used for writing; the sloping lid can usually be locked stockings (for men) the stockings often had colourful patterns; only those in the wealthy class could afford silk stockings doctoring animals sick or injured animals are cared for by a trained doctor ‘round about approximately got sense shows good judgement; practical ought to do someone should do something
because it is the right or most sensible thing to do windowsill a ledge at the bottom of a window Inference – Passage 1, Q 2 What do you imagine the old lady felt when she left Doctor Dolittle’s house? a) happy b) excited c) annoyed d) satisfied Students need to read the paragraph beginning “His sister used to grumble...” to assess the information given and draw the correct conclusion. • the fact that the old lady, who was suffering from rheumatism, sat on a hedgehog (an animal covered with sharp spines) indicates that she would not be happy or excited. So that eliminates (a) and (b). • readers are told that “she never came back to see him again” – this means that she was definitely not satisfied, eliminating (a) • (c) is the correct answer as she would definitely have been annoyed. (A hedgehog has between 5,000-7,000 spines [quills] on its back and sides, so it would be very painful to sit on such an animal!) Q10. Dr Doolittle’s sister says that he is ridiculous. What part of speech is ridiculous? a) adjective b) verb c) noun d) pronoun • students need to consider how the word ‘ridiculous’ is used in the sentence – it is used to describe Dr. Doolittle as foolish Words that describe a noun – in this case the doctor – are adjectives. Thus, the answer is (a) If students are not certain of the answer, they could use the process of elimination. • pronouns replace a noun - e.g. I, you, me, he, she, it.....so (d) is incorrect • it is not the name of a person, place, thing or idea, so that eliminates (c) • it is not an action word, so that eliminates (b) • The answer is definitely (a) Setting of the novel – the 1920’s Dolittle / Gorilla Answers The Door Scene (Chee-Chee's ... - YouTube Dolittle (2020) - Squirrel Surgery Scene (2/10) | Movieclips - Bing video} Ø The first clip shows Dr Dolittle’s gorilla opens the front door after hearing a knock. It turns out that two children have brought along an injured squirrel. Ø The second clip shows Dr Dolittle fixing the injured squirrel, with the help of some of his animal friends. The squirrel was put under anaesthetic and the Doctor warns that when the squirrel wakes