English Lessons
- to investigate our new topic
- to acquire new vocabulary
- to look at an example of a poem telling a tall tale
1.
What do the following words mean?
SOLUTION
- relate – to make or show a connection between
- detested – to dislike intensely
- foible – a minor weakness in someone’s character
- gradual – to take place slowly or by degrees
- inauspicious – unpromising
- morsel – a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful
- reluctant – unwilling and hesitant
- slunk -to move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps
Why are we considering the meaning of these words?
Because… These words will feature in our new topic: “Tall Tales”
2.
Look at the following images and write down (for each one) what words come to mind when you see the image:
3.
1. What are the similarities and differences in the images?
2. If you had to pick an odd one out, which would it be and why?
3. Is there any connection between these images and the words that we looked at in the beginning of this lesson?
4. If you had to use one word to group all of these images together what would you label them?
4.
Our new topic is:
1. Are the words ‘tale’ and ‘story’ the same?
2. What is the meaning of ‘tall tales’?
tale: “a fictitious or true narrative or story, told in an imaginative way”
story: “an account of imaginary or real events told for entertainment”
tall tale: “an account that is fanciful and difficult to believe”
5.
Story time! Watch the following video clip up to 2:40 minutes…
6.
Now, let’s listen to the text again:
Cautionary Tale. (2:50 minutes long)
7.
Read the text. Then highlight (in two different colours):
2. the spelling words that we looked at in the beginning of the lesson.
1. what happens to Jim on the day at the zoo.
8.
Finally, draw a cartoon strip with captions to show your understanding of the events at the zoo.
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