Term 2. Week 1 - 2 Grade 5 Date: Listening and Speaking

Your teacher will read to you the following instructions on how to wash your hands.

Reflect on your time at home during the lockdown by completing the following sketch.

Term 2. Week 1 – 2 Grade 5 Date: Reading and Viewing

The following text is in the incorrect order. Cut it out and paste it in the correct format.

INSTRUCTIONS: How to wash your hands

You will need:

Running water

Soap

Clean paper towel

Term 2. Week 1 – 2 Grade 5 Date: Writing and Presenting

Write a set of instructions of about 80-100 words on how to make a cup of milo. Remember:

• Give your set of instructions a suitable title.

• Write the instructions step by step.

• Use command verbs.

• Make sure that you use the correct spelling, punctuation and language.

• Complete your mind map as planning.

YOU MAY USE THE FOLLOWING PICTURES AND WORDS TO HELP YOU

Boil the kettle Milo Cup and saucer Enjoy with…. You will need? Sugar

COMPLETE THIS MINDMAP AS PART OF YOUR PLANNING.

How to

make a cup

of milo.

FIRST DRAFT: INSTRUCTIONS

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You will need:

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Steps to follow:

Step 1:

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FINAL COPY: INSTRUCTIONS

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You will need:

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Steps to follow:

Step 1:

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DRAW THE STEPS YOU FOLLOWED TO MAKE YOUR CUP OF MILO.

Term 2. Week 1 – 2 Grade 5 Date: Language Structures and Conventions

ADVERBS

Underline the adverb and state the type of adverb.

Underline the adverb Type of Adverb

1. Keep your ship firmly anchored in the secret cove.

2. The men must carry the treasure carefully.

3. Bury the treasure tomorrow.

4. The treasure was found near the tree.

5. The men always searched for the treasure.

PREPOSITIONS

SIMPLE SENTENCES

Make up 4 simple sentences using the picture on the right.

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COMPLEX SENTENCES

Underline the main clause, circle the conjunctions and highlight the subordinate

clauses in the sentences below.

1. They found the treasure after searching all over the island.

2. Jolly Jack found the treasure before anyone else could dig it up.

3. Sand blew into the hole while the pirates were resting.

Term 2. Week 3 - 4 Grade 5 Date: Listening and Speaking

Your teacher will read the following report to you.

Before Listening

Look at the pictures. What do you think the text is going to be about?

What do you think will be the main message of the text?

REPORT ON HOW TO PROTECT MYSELF AND OTHERS FROM COVID-19

After Listening.

Summarise the 5 main ideas of the text.

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How do you feel about the importance of protecting yourself and others from Covid-19?

What precautions are you and your family taking in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19? Draw a

picture to go with it.

Picture:

Precautions:

Term 2. Week 3 - 4 Grade 5 Date: Reading and Viewing

Study the following text

STATISTIC REPORT ON COVID-19

Answer the follow questions based on the above report.

Look at the heading. What does Covid-19 and RSA stands for?

Covid-19:

RSA:

Which province has the most cases? Why do you think they have the most cases?

Province:

Why?

How many cases are in the province that you live in?

Which government department is in charge of giving Covid-19 statistics?

There are 42 unknown cases. What does this mean?

How many recoveries does Limpopo have?

Which province have the most deaths?

Term 2. Week 3 - 4 Grade 5 Date: Writing and Presenting

The following map shows the amount of Covid-19 cases in each province in

South Africa. Plot the information from the map on a pie chart.

Plan your pie chart in the block below. You need to include: a heading, labels on

your pie chart, colour in your pie chart.

Complete the final copy of your pie chart below.

Complete this checklist Heading

Pie chart

Labels

Colour

Term 2. Week 3 - 4 Grade 5 Date: Language Structures and Conventions

INDEFINATE PRONOUNS

A pronoun that does not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular, e.g. anything, something, anyone, everyone.

Complete the following.

CONJUNCTIONS

Underline the conjunctions in the following letter.

Term 3. Week 1 - 2 Grade 5 Date: Listening and Speaking

Your teacher will read to you an extract from The Secret Garden.

Answer the following questions.

Why was Mary sent to live with her uncle in England?

What do you think is meant by a ‘Mem Sahib’ and an ‘Ayah’?

Why do you Mary’s hair and face was yellow?

What does the extract tell us about Mary’s mother and father?

Mother:

Father:

What was the result of this lack of affection on Mary’s character?

Do you feel sorry for Mary? Give a reason.

How do you know from the transport that this story took place a long time ago?

Can you describe three of the things Mary sees out of the window as she travels to the Manor from

the station?

Who accompanied Mary to England?

What is the main message of this extract?

Describe events from your life.

Just as this extract has shown an interesting sequence of events in Mary’s life, talk about a time in your life when there was an unusual sequence of events. Describe

them and discuss how you feel at the time.

Term 3. Week 1 - 2 Grade 5 Date: Reading and Viewing

Before you read.

Skim through the text and find the main ideas.

Predict the story from the titles and the pictures.

Read

Answer the following questions:

Was Mary exploring the house on her own without permission? Give a reason for your answer.

Describe in your own words the most common portraits on the walls.

What did Mary wonder when she looked at the portraits of children?

Describe the portrait that interested her the most.

Which sentence makes you realise that Mary was lonely.

Describe the cry that Mary had.

What did Mrs Medlock say that might have led Mary to wonder what was going on in the section of

the house?

Rewrite the verbs from the following sentence, “She chirped, and talked, and coaxed and he hopped,

and he flirted his tail and twittered.”

Why was there a freshly turned-up patch of earth in the garden?

What did Mary discover in the garden?

Describe what Mary felt and thought when she made this discovery and predict what you think

happened next?

Term 3. Week 1 - 2 Grade 5 Date: Writing and Presenting

Write a Book Review of a novel you recently read

Write your review.

Write your review of around 150 – 200 words on a novel you have read recently. Remember to use

your dictionary to check your spelling. Use the writing process for this task.

Complete your planning under the headings below (in pencil).

Title and author

Catchy introduction and setting

Summary of plot and main characters

Main themes

Your thoughts about the novel

Your recommendation

Complete your first draft of your book review here and then edit it (in pencil).

After you have edited, complete the final copy of your book review (in pen).

Term 3. Week 1 - 2 Grade 5 Date: Language Structures and Conventions

Underline the relative pronoun that introduces the clause and circle that noun

that it refers to.

1. A book that I got from the library is due tomorrow.

2. My teacher, whom I respect, congratulated me on a job well done.

3. Her first book, which was published last year, was about her trip to India.

4. The reckless driver who crashed into the wall didn’t have a license.

5. Mrs Johnson, whose son teaches Grade 5, also teachers at the school.

Use a relative pronoun to join these sentences.

We walked past the church. I got married in that church.

That hit song has been playing all day. The composer won an award.

The singer is very talented. She won the talent show competition.

I ride that bicycle to school. It is very old and needs a new saddle.

Write down the missing reflexive pronoun.

1. I saw …………………………….. in the mirror and I got a fright.

2. He sent ……………………………….. a copy of my photo.

3. The president ……………………………. visited this city last year.

4. We’ll do it ……………………………… if they are not able to do it for us.

FIGURES OF SPEECH

Underline the simile in these sentences and say which two things are being

compared.

She is as musical as a hummingbird and can sing every song in tune.

John is as smart as a fox when it comes to maths tests.

Her father was as hungry as a bear at dinner.

The football player slithered like a snake through the players to the goal post.

She cried like a baby when her friend went to live in another city.

Explain the meaning of these well-known proverbs

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

When the going gets tough the tough get going.

Better late than never.

Match the correct idiom to its meaning. Thereafter, create sentences with each

idiom to bring out its meaning.

Create your sentences below.

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VERBS

Write these sentences in the simple present tense by changing the verbs in brackets.

The train (leave) every morning at six o’ clock.

I don’t like winter in Cape Town because it always (rain).

Once a week Sipho (clean) and (wash) his father’s car.

He (like) to play football and he (play) tennis every Monday.

The school (open) at 7 o’ clock on weekday mornings.

CONCORD

In the sentence below circle the subject in the sentence and underline the correct verb so that

it is in agreement with the subject.

1. The Earth (move, moves) around the sun.

2. People throughout history (has, have) been fascinated by the moon.

3. A famous author of children’s novels (is, are) Frances Hodgson Burnett.

4. All of them (is, are) going to see the movie.

5. The cat (meow, meows) when he is hungry.

Term 3. Week 3 – 4 Grade 5 Date: Listening and Speaking &

Reading and Viewing

Your teacher will read the following text to you. Thereafter read the text for yourself.

Mary makes a new friend

Answer the following questions.

What interesting fact had Martha, the house maid, told Mary about that she couldn’t stop thinking

about?

As Mary started exploring the different gardens on the Manor, describe 6 things that she came

across.

How many green doors did Mary come across in this extract?

Which sentence tells us that Mary was not a fearful child?

Describe the bird that Mary came across.

How do you know that the gardener liked the robin?

Where do you think the secret garden is? Give a reason for your answer.

Does this story relate to our life in any way? Have you met people who are similar in character to

those in this extract?

Use your dictionary. Write out the meaning of the following words.

Dairy:

Biography:

Story:

Shrubbery:

Surly:

Sour-faced:

Term 3. Week 3 – 4 Grade 5 Date: Writing and Presenting

“You wake up in a strange land, you find that you have a

new friend, you wearing unusual clothes. Your friend

tells you that you’ve moved back in time to 1920.”

Use the above statement to help you write your own story of about 150 – 200 words. Pay attention to

spelling and punctuation.

Complete your mindmap in the space below.

Complete your first draft below. Edit it.

After you have edited your first draft. Complete your final copy below.

Term 3. Week 3 – 4 Grade 5 Date: Language structures and Conventions

Term 3. Week 5 – 6 Grade 5

Date: Listening and Speaking

ADVERTISEMENTS

How does advertisers create adverts? The goal of all advertisers is to construct their advert in

such a way that it will persuade the readers to buy their product.

Your teacher will read to you the following advert. Thereafter, discuss the questions. Jot down

the answers in the space below.

a. b.

c.

d.

e. f.

g.

h.

Term 3. Week 5 – 6 Grade 5

Date: Reading and Viewing

Look at the text below. Answer the questions that follow.

What is the purpose of advertisements?

What does the advert have that gets you to buy the product?

Which advert do you like best?

What about the advert caught your attention?

Which advert do you like least? What don’t you like about the advert?

Study the elements of an advert below.

Use the above advert to complete the table.

Term 3. Week 5 – 6 Grade 5 Date: Writing and Presenting

Instructions: Create your own one-page advertisement. Design it, write the text and create the

images that support your product.

- Choose a product that you want to advertise. Here are some suggestions. ~ A lovely ice-

cream. ~ A juicy beef burger. ~ A stationary product. ~ A household item such as a cleaning

product. ~A make of a sporty car. ~An electronic item such as a radio or television set.

- Plan your advertisement. ~ Draw roughly where your image will go. ~ Draw a box where you

will place the text, a description of your product. ~ Your text should be catchy and memorable

for your readers.

- Think about your design and layout, image, text and content.

- Include the following:

Picture of your product

Name / brand for your product

Original logo

Catchy slogan

Description of your product

Use of colour / eye catching

Originality and creativity

Step 1: Plan your advertisement.

Step 2: Complete your first draft. Then edit it.

Step 3: Complete the final copy of your advertisement here.

Term 3. Week 5 – 6 Grade 5 Date: Language Structures and Conventions

DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

Degrees of comparison are given to describe things more accurately. They are useful to use in

adverts for this reason.

Complete these sentences using a comparative adjective.

1. My sister is ………………………… than yours. (short)

2. My washing is ……………………….. than yours. (dry)

3. Our car is …………………………. than his. (old)

4. My brother is …………………………. than yours. (handsome)

5. Tonight’s sunset is ………………………… than last night’s sunset. (beautiful)

Complete these sentences using a superlative adjective.

1. My grandfather is the ………………………… person that I know. (wise)

2. That was the …………………………….. film I have ever seen. (sad)

3. The ……………………………. way to the shop is down that road. (quick)

4. This is the …………………………… bag in the bus. (heavy)

5. This is the ……………………………. cake I have ever eaten. (delicious)

Complete the degrees of comparison in the table below.

Many

Little

Bad

Generous

Shallow

USE ADVERBS IN ADVERTISING

Underline the adverbs in these slogans and say what kind of adverbs they are.

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