WORKBOOK MARKING GUIDE

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

GRADE 5

LANGUAGES

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Book 1
1. Term 1
1.1 Week 1 & 2 …………………………………………………………….. 3
1.2 Week 3& 4 ……………………………………………………………....6
1.3 Week 5& 6 …………………………………………………………… …9
1.4 Week 7 & 8 …………………………………………………………… .13
Book 1
2. Term 2
2.1 Week 1 & 2 ……………………………………………………………. 15
2.2 Week 3&4 ……………………………………………………………..22
2.3 Week 5 & 6 …………………………………………………………… 27
2.4 Week 7&8 …………………………………………………………… .31
Book 2
3. Term 3
3.1 Week 1& 2 ……………………………………………………………....2
3.2 Week 3 & 4 ……………………………………………………………. ..18
3.4 Week 5&6 ……………………………………………………………. ..37
3.5 Week 7& 8 …………………………………………………………….. .53
3.6 Week9&10 ………………………………………………………………61
Book 2
4. Term 4
4.1 Week 1& 2 ………………………………………………………………71
4.2 Week 3 & 4 ………………………………………………………………87
4.3 Week 5& 6 ………………………………………………………………96
4.4 Week 7& 8 ……………………………………………………………..104
4.5 Week 9&10 ……………………………………………………….……..120

POSSIBLE ANSWERS
Book Term 1
1

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Page WEEK
1-2
3 Hyena, rabit and jackal
Jackal, because it saved him from the snake.
Do go around helping/feeling pity for everyone.
In the bush.
Because they are proper nouns.
Removed just
Raised shouted
Fair put on top of
Howled lifted up
Covered took away

4 First, the man saw a trapped snake

Then the snake, asked the man to help
After that the snake wanted to bite the man
Then the man asked the snake not to bite him
Next the man said they should ask advise from other creatures
Fnally the snake was back under the rock
First the man spoke to the hyena
Then the hair
After that the Jackal
I like the part where the man helps the snake
I like the ending of the story
I did not like the part where the snake wanted to bite the man
I did not like the part where the two animals did not help the good man.
5 Read - reed
Sea – see
Feat –feet
Meat –meet
Beat –beet
Seam - seem
Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)
The hole was three feet long
The boy beat the snake.
Red meat is my favourite
7 I thought it was about someone’s life / a person with disability
Paragraph – Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing when she was
18 months old.
- Miss Sullivan taught her to spell words by making her to touch the
objects
- She mixed the words mug and water until she was taken to the well
and her hand was placed under the spout to feel the water

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 - She left the well eager to learn and from that day she learnt many
words.
Any relevant response related to the story ( it should be an interesting
part)
Yes, though she was blind and deaf but she was eager to learn.
Sad
An autobiography
She was excited and eager to learn more new words.

Applied to obstacles
Impatient exciting
Drawing water uneasiness
Discomfort pumping water
Eventful annoyed
Barriers related to
8 Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)
Helen Keller was able to see and hear when she was born. At 18 months
she became very ill. Then the illness left her both deaf and blind. Then
Hellen went to the Perkins school for blind children. She met Anne
Sullivan who was also blind. She became Hellen’s lifelong friend and
teacher.
9 My trousers need ironing. Have got the iron. Could you go to the baker’s
and buy aloaf of bread? I’d like some information about the train to
Pretoria. The war ended many years ago. Vanessa bought a magazine
and read it on thebus. Do you know the people in the village?
Are
Is
Doesn’t
Am
Are
Are
Is
Walk
Knows
Is
Is
Is
Is
runs
10 -she entered the show at 13 and won the first prize
-she was chosen to sing with the Manhattan brothers.
-she wrote and released the song “PataPata”

The use of “I”

“PataPata”
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11 The saddest day of Makeba’s life was when she was banned from
returning back to South Africa.
When she finally returned to SA in December 1990.
Walked off – received
Weathered many storms – went through difficult times
Talent travelled around
Missionary school made available
Released event
Occasion excluded
Banned a factual film
Documentary school run by a church
Toured gift; ability
12 Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)

I bought this dress for a special occasssion

The day I failed Maths was the saddest day of my life.
13 Quiet – Maphungubwe is a quiet place
Quite – it is quite important to wear school uniform
Desert – Sahara is a desert next to Kalahari.
Dessert – we normally eat dessert on Sunday.
Weather – the weather is cold today
Whether – whether you like him or not he is South Africa’s president.
Sarah – she
Mirriammakeba- she
Paul Simon and Nona Simone –them
Paul Simon- He
MirriamMakeba – her
The house- it
She
Us, It
We, Our
I
Them
15 She knew many words at the one and a half and her speech was perfect

-At the age of one her speech was perfect

-She taught herself to read at the age of three.
-At the age of four she could read fast and well

Unsupportive parents
Matilda who was a brilliant child (any relevant answer)

Underline all the supporting ideas in the passage.

Parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab
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 Her parents were so dull and so wrapped up in their own silly lives.
They called her a noisy chatterbox

Destroyers/ irresponsible parents.

Intelligent child, able to discorver

Ignorant parents.
Yes, because reading gives knowledge (any relevant)
Because she was annoying them
Sensitive a stupid person
Brilliant alone; by yourself
Half-witted someone who doesn’t stop talking
Chatterbox exceptional; talented
Lone thoughtful; profound
16 Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)

17 To, to, to
Too
No, off
Of
Know
They are, they
Their
Dress cell
Fell sniff
Sissy funny
Coffee call
- Connie has a new red dress
- Mom likes coffee with bread
- My dog will sniff anyone coming to our home
WEEK
3-4
19 Eating the right kind of food and being active
Protein, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, grains, fats and oils
i. It helps your body to digest food
ii. It helps to break down waste products

Food type Reason

Fish Protein
Milk Calcium
Apple Fibre

Must play sport

Healthy living style
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 Balanced absorb
Fibre unprocessed; organic; natural
Digest roughage
Waste products correctly proportioned
Unrefined undigested remainder of food
May
Can, must
Must
can
20 Learner’s own work (in groups)
21 1. Cut two slices of whole wheat bread
2. Smear magarine on sliced bread
3. Cut two slice of chicken
4. Cut two slice of cucumber
5. Cut two slice of tomato
Baked, had
Eat
Make, had
Walked
cook
Read
Visit
Drink
Cook
Eat
23 Place of safety
For their own safety and protection
Because others have been killed
Together – so that they live as a family

Themba
Amarula
Masadi
Themba
Khumba
Sanctuary – place of safety
Tusk – tooth
Attention – curiosity / interest
Enclosure- a space that is fenced off
Thrive - grow
24 Learners own writing
Yes, they live in several families together
Elephants eat plants
They get into water and mud
By trumpeting
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 Can live for 80 years
The young elephant seldom leaves its mother
The mother elephant often stands under the shade of the tree
The bull elephant occasionally throws water over its wrinkled skin.
25 The baby elephant never eats straw
The elephant sometimes sleeps in the afternoon
Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)
26 Because they turned to hunt in waters where people often swim
Fish or anything
It head-butts the animal
27 -They have special kidneys and glands nea their tails to keep salts
-They are caught by people for their fins
-When their population is shrinking.
-98kg, 248kg
-200m, 348m

Prey rounded
Tends to character
Personality different
Unsualis likely to
Blunt an animal hunted for food
28 Shaak –shark
Thout –thought
Bee –be
Dangerus – dangerous
Famus – famous
Remarkabel – remarkable
Life- live
Wite- white
Snowt –snout
Tipps –tips
Sens -sense
Label the structure of the shark
Dangerous – bull sharks are dangerous mammals.
Curious – Unathi was so curious about the shark sanctuary
Grumpy – I haven’t had enough sleep and was feeling a bit grumpy
Ability – bull sharks have the ability to kill whales
27 - Bull sharks are thought to be the most dangerous sharks in the world.
- People are not part of a bull shark’s usual prey
- They hunt during the day and at night.
- Bull sharks are unusual among sharks intheir ability to survive in fresh
water.
- Although bull sharks are not on the endangered species list, people
try and catch bull sharks mainly for their fins.
Lit- lights
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 Thought – thinks
Saw- sees
Looked –looks
Saw –see
Seemed –seems
Grabbed- grabs
Ran- runs
Found- find
Was –is
Was – is
Smacked –smacks
Called –calls
Sounded –sounds
Was –is
Saw –sees
Said - says
31 EGYPT
LIMPOPO
GHANA
NAMIBIA
PRETORIA
January
June/july
June and july
January
July
January
KENYA
32 Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)

WEEK
5-6
37 -Fantasy story
- March Hare, Hatter, Dormouse,Alice
- yes, uninvited people were treated badly
- because she was not invited
- Tea
- Yes, because it was a tea party
- No, when she entered somebody shouted “no room”
- Yes, I felt very embarrassed.
Unpleasant – uncomfortable
Reassuring- encouraging
More than enough –plenty
Courteous – polite
Quickly - fast
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38 Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)

Examples of adjectives – tall and slender, long brown hair, rude and
arrogant

Learner’s own writing of a paragraph.

39 - The March Hare said in an encouraging tone that they can have have
some cool drink.
- She remarked that she did not see any cool drink.
- The March Hare said that there wasn’t any.
- Alice angrily said that it want polite of him to offer it.
- The March Hare said that it wasn’t polite of her to sit down without
being invited.
March Hare was sitting next to Alice
The cat was sittedunder the table
Everybody was served with tea which was on the table
Dormouse was sitting betweenMarch Hare and the Hatter.
Alice looked above the wall
Alice wore a dress which was below her knees
41 Whoever is reading
The Mad Hatter
Cat, Dormouse, Rabbit, King and Queen
At night
Bands
Tea, cool drinks and tarts
This and that will be done.
It has sanzas/ verses and reads like a poem.
Invite and inform whosoever is reading

Dormouse- rat
Tarts – pies
Seeping- drinking
Adventure – exciting experience
Important - main
42 Date: 20/10/2015
Dear Mad Hatter
Thank you for inviting me to your tea party
I would love to come to the tea party on that day.
Is there anything that you would like me to assist with or prepare for you.
Looking forward to seing you

Name March Hare

43 MAD HATTER’S PARTY

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 Decorations Foodand drinks
-flowers -tea
-balloons -cool drinks
-chair -tarts
-tables -sweets
-table cloth

Games to play Costumes

- Merry-go-round - Swim suits
- Trampoline - Jeans
- Swimming pool - T-shirts
- Jumping castle

Invitations
Place: KaMagugu
Date : 20 August 2015
Venue: stand 23 ,inyala street
Time : 9H00- 18H00

43 Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)

“”Once again’”
Yes,she wanted them to win
She was tired
She was a dancer
Tash was a singer ,yes
She was good at singing
They are practicing to compete in a musuc concert
Yes,herfacialexpression showed excitement

Jabbed sly
Flicked raise and dropped the shoulders
Sneaky obstinate,determined
Shrugged brushed back
Stubborn pocked,prodded,punched

46 Why was Elly’s throat sore?

What were they singing?
Wher were they going to play?
Who liked gingerbread cookies?
When did they stop practicing?

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 Charmed Summer is the first book in the flip flop club series set on
Sunday Island. Elly is sent to the Island to stay with her late mother’s
sister for the summer holidays.Elly is bored and wants to goback to
London until a mysterious note on her bed invites her to a secret meeting
at midnight.Unable to resist the challenge,shesneakes out and along the
way meets Siera,who also has a note and finally they meet their
inviter,Tash and her dog Mojo.
47 “We can talk about costumes, hair and make up while we eat” she said.
Sierra gobbled up three cookies, then grabbed a copy of Music Trend.
Wow! She sighed, “ Don’t they look totally amazing? Why I can’t I ever
look like that?”
“Did you know that one of the singers circled across China to raise
money? How cool is that?”.

Tea, sugar, love, milk, joy

I drink tea every morning.

Sugar is expensive.
Drinking tea without milk is not good
I have joy in my heart.
I love to watch Television every afternoon.

Need a break- rest

To get something sorted – solve / resolve
53 Sunday Island Playground
It ends the following day at 4 am.
Four times
Radio 123
Light Newspapers
Children in need
At the venue
20 Bands
Advertisements
Music lovers
To advertise, marketing or promotion
Date and Venue is written in bold
Lebo M was featuring Nothembi in her album.
The concert was well organized by Radio 123.
The music festival proceeds next week.
Children in need should benefit from the concert.
The concert was sponsored by Light Newspaper.
50 Sunshine = the children were out playing in the sunshine
Rainbow= there is a rainbow in the sky.
Pancake= her mother is selling pancakes.
Sunflower = she planted sunflower in her garden.
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 Something = I have something to tell you.
51 Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)

WEEK
7-8
53 Explanation
Wheat and rye
They are ground into flour
To form dough.
180 degrees celcius
The bread will be spoiled.
It will burn.
Bakeries, shops and supermarkert
Expires / rot

Grain storage – silos

Fastened – wrapped
Parcel, packet – package
Broken up , crushed – ground
Gathered - harvested
54 Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)

55 First
Two or four
First
Second
Last
Her
Their
It’s
Their
One
One
One
More than one
More than one
57 To make something tasty/ banana shake
Milk, banana, egg and ice cream.
Jug, bowl, fork and glass
Pour the milk into the jug. Carefully break the egg into the milk
Add, beat,pour,drink ,clean
So that the egg shell doesn’t spill in the milk
So that it can taste nicely or good
So that you don’t leave the place dirty.

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 Fir st pour the milk into the jug, then carefully break the egg int the milk,
next peel the banana and mash it with a fork.
58 Refer to rubric (learner’s own writing)

59 Heading- title
Scoop – spoonful
Instruction –order
Mixture – combination
Mess - untidiness

Interesting More Most

Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful
Tall Taller Tallest
Colourful More Most
Wonderful More Most wonderful
Pretty Prettier Prettiest
Ben’s , teacher’s , neighbours’ , sisters’ , babie’s , girl’s , boys’ ,
butcher’s.
60 To make a paper jet / paper hat
A4 paper.
61 Fold it in half
So that it forms a three dimensional shape.
Fold, use, make, create, form
1. C
2. E
3. B
4. D
5. A
1. Three dimensional shape
2.
3. Edges
4.
5. Wing

62 Hers
Our , his
Mine, yours
Theirs
My , hers
Your
Their
Ours
A message is sent through the brain
Create a wing crease that begins at he nose.
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 Everyday I eat a slice of bread before going to school.
I use my fingers to pluck the strings of the violine
I am listening to music.
65 In order for the soil to be rich
Once a week
Replant them in plastic bags filled with good soil.
When the seedlings are about as long as your arm.
To grow roots first before they could be planted into the ground.
You observe how much they grow every month.
Is /was
Am / was
Are
Were
Is
Are
Been
Be

TERM
2
WEEK
1-2
71 1. Write down three things Mandela did in the fields before he went
to school.
1.1 to knock birds out of the sky with a slingshot
1.2 to gather wild honey and fruits and edible roots
1.3 to swim in the clear, cold streams
2. Was Mandela happy at Qunu? Say why.

Any relevant answer. However, the openion should be supported.

3. What lesson did he learn when he was thrown off the donkey?
that to humiliate another person is to make him suffer an unnecessarily
cruel fate

4.1 How did his mother’s stories differ from his father’s stories?
The mother stories were charming and came down from numberless
generations.

4.2Whose do you think He preferred?

Mother’s stories because their charm.

5. How do Xhosa children learn things?

They learned through imitation

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 6. How do you learn about things? By looking at things, by being
told things or
by asking questions about things? or all of them? Write down an
example.
By looking at things
Write down an example
All Xhosa children were meant to learn through imitation not through
questions.

7. What stories would you prefer to listen to? Stories about warriors
or stories about fables? Say why.
I would prefer to listen to stories about warriors because I am a man

71 Match the words in the first column with their meaning in the
second column.
We have done one for you. Write the words in bold in your
dictionary

Column I Column II
edible can be eaten
twine rope
transformed changed/altered
unruly wild/uncontrollable
humiliate embarrass/shame
72 Write sentences about Mandela. Start the sentences with these
words.
Write the sentences in the past tense.

1. First, when I was five, I learned how to knock birds out of the sky
with a slingshot.
2. Then, when I was six, I defeated my opponents without
dishonouring them.
3. Even then, as a young boy of six, I defeated my opponents without
dishonouring them.
4. In the evenings, I would return to my mother’s kraal where she was
preparing supper.
5. Finally, I went to school for the first time in my life.

Write a heading for the extract

Nelson Mandela’s life in Qunu/ Nelson Mandela’s early life.

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 Mandela went to school when he was seven. Do you think he liked
school?
What do you think he learnt at school? Do you think he did well at
school?
Did he make lots of friends at school? Write a paragraph saying
what you think.

Any relevant paragraph will be taken as correct

Put these words into alphabetical order and then write the words
in your dictionary.
blouse
dress
jacket
jeans
jersey
jumper
pants
shirt
shoes
shorts
socks
trousers
Complete the story.
What do you think happened to Mandela when he left school?
Write the outlines for two paragraphs in the left-hand blocks. In the
right-hand blocksdraw pictures to illustrate the outlines.

Any relevant answer will be taken as correct

Use these words in sentences of your own.

His trousers were creased at the knees

My brother gave me a pair of jeans.
I bought a pair of jeans that were factory rejects for only R20.
My girlfriend thinks boxer shorts are sexier than briefs.
Wow, you were outside in the cold in shorts and a T-shirt.
When I stopped by this morning, Tom was still in his pyjamas
Tom put on his pyjamas and climbed into bed.
She used scissors to cut off his shirt.
I sometimes use scissors as a can opener.
Tom trims his beard with the same scissors he uses for everything else.
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 N.B All the above nouns are uncountable nouns

73 Complete this table. We have done the first one for you.

small smaller smallest

proud prouder proudest
young younger youngest
old older oldest
large larger largest
wise wiser wisest

Which book will appeal to everybody who loves nature?

Surfing Sally

Which book will appeal to someone who has a sense of humour?

Silly Mr Harper

What three things happen to Mr Harper?

Mr Harper is going bald
he just can’t seem to find the right spot for picnic
he was failing to bake a cake

Who solves Mr Harper’s problems?

some clever and attentive children who come up with bright solutions
Who published Surfing Sally?
Milkwood Media

Which book can you order via e-mail?

Silly Mr Harper
How do you think you would pay for a book ordered via theinternet?
Via internet banking

75 What does an illustrator of a book do?

An illustrator creates art in the form of drawings or paintings.

Match the words with their meanings.

Write the words in bold in your dictionary.

inspired encouraged
illustrated drew
sandwiched Put in between

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 featured Contained
diagnosed Identified
fantastic Fanciful

What books do you like to read? Stories or books that give you
information?
Write a paragraph of four lines saying why. Use andandbut to join your
sentences.
Learners will give their own information
Write a review of a book you have read. Use the information below
to write your review.

Learners will use the given information to write a book review

77 Fill in this table. Ask five friends to tick which three things they feel are the
most
important. Count all the ticks.
Things that I think are Tick to show if your 5 friends Number
important about story think these rights are important
books
Exciting story
Bright, clear drawings
Clear writing
Price

Teaches a lesson

What do you and your friends think are most important? Learners’
choice

____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
What do you think are least important? Learners’ choice
____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

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 Match the words with their meanings. Write the words in bold in your
78 dictionary.
Column I Column II
ability skill to do something
concentrate focus
loathing disliking; hating
arch doorway
dashed rushed
79 Read the questions and then write down the answers.

What is the usual meaning of “you are going to jail”?

__________________________________________________________
________________
What does the teacher mean when she tells the student they are going to
jail?
__________________________________________________________
________________
In what ways are the twins different?
__________________________________________________________
________________
What would Masechaba prefer doing?
__________________________________________________________
________________
Why do the twins dislike Jacob?
__________________________________________________________
________________
What do you think happened to Masechaba’s bag?

79 left-hand column right-hand column

happy birthday
fish and chips
zero tolerance
bread and butter
catch a cold
Now make sentences using these words that go together.
Good luck with your job this summer.
His habitual lateness drives me mad
As you make your bed, so you must lie on it

80

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 Complete the story. What do you think happened in the story about
Masechaba? Write the outlines for two paragraphs in the right-hand
blocks. In the left hand
blocks draw a picture to illustrate the outlines

Paragraph writing

Use a mind map to help you to plan your writing.

Write a rough draft.
Ask a friend to edit the draft.
Revise your text and make the necessary corrections.
Then write it neatly in your book

80 Use these uncountable nouns in sentences

There was no wind, and the men choked in that motionless atmosphere.
The noise from the machine that circulated the oxygen frightened her.
They halted in front of a dome shaped dwelling with a grass cover.
They have green grass, oceans, and blue sky just like us.
The water was cool and had a metallic taste.
The life in us is like the water in the river.
Cold wind whipped snow against her face.
Snow had begun to fall again and clung to the scout’s clothing .

81 Read the book review and then answer the questions.

Who are the authors of A Magical Day for Dreaming?

Lara Rosmaring and Sandy Lightley
What does the organisationReach for A Dream do?
The organisationfulfils the dreams of children who have been
diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses.

Read the passage again and then tick the right answers or write
down the answers to these questions.

83 If you wanted to know more about why the moon appears to change
its shapethroughout a month, which would be the best question to
ask?
A How close is the moon to the earth?
B Why are parts of the moon dark at times?
C When did people first travel to the moon?
D Why can you sometimes see the moon during the day?

If you want to understand how the moon feels at the beginning of

the story,
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 you should think about
A how it feels when someone else is boastful and bossy
B why the sun warms the earth and helps the plants to grow
C why the shape of the moon changes
D how it feels when someone is lonely

According to the story, the sun could best be compared to a

A proud peacock
B timid mouse
C fierce lion
D busy bee

What do these sentences describe about the moon?

Being only a thin, silver moon, she shyly hid behind some clouds.
Slowly,
little by little, she showed more of her face each day. Before long,
her whole bright face lit the sky.
A The colour of the moon
B The distance of the moon from the earth
C The changes of the moon over a month
D The beauty of the moon

What words at the beginning of the story tell us that the sun is not very
nice?
• fiery personality , impatient and sometimes bossy.
Why did the sun jump into the sky?
• because of jealousy
What does this story try to explain?
• It is important to live in harmony with one another

84 Week Draw a line from each word on the left to its meaning on the right.
3-4 Write the words in bold in your dictionary.

Fiery make-up; temperament; character

Personality intolerant; not patient; restless
impatient domineering
Bossy vain; big-headed
boastful flaming; hot

85 In the story, the sun and the moon have different personalities.
Write two lines saying what kind of personality the sun has.
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 The Sun
The sun was fiery, impatient and bossy
The sun was proud and jealousy

The moon
The moon was gentle and patient
The moon was brave

Describe the moon and a person in your life who is like the moon.
Any relevant answer

Now describe the sun and a person in your life who is like the sun.
Any relevant answer

Underline the adjective in each of these sentences.

Circle the noun it tells you more about.

The browndog ran into the warm room.

The smallchild hugged the little rabbit.
What a beautifulday it is!
My mom bought me a newcomputer.
My oldgranny tells me excitingfolk tales.

Write your own story. What are you going to write about?

Plan your story on this page before you write it.

• Use a mind map to help youto plan your writing.
• Write arough draft. Ask a friend to editthe draft.
• Revise your text andmake the necessary corrections.
• Then write it neatly in your book.

Today you are going to read a map, instead of a story or some other
piece of writing. Let’s read
It’s a weather map.

Talk to your partner about the weather map and then write down the
answers.
What does it say about the weather in your province?
• There is a possibility of rainfall, the wind is at 10knots and the
minimum temperature is 19°c and the maximum is 26°c

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 Is the weather really like that today?
The answer will depend on the weather of that particular day

Talk about the weather in the other provinces.

Western Cape will be hot dry and windy
Free State, Limpopo and North West will be hot and dry
Eastern Cape and KwaZulu –Natal rainy, wet and windy

What clothes will the people in the Eastern Cape wear in this kind of
weather?
Warm clothes
Because they are expecting cool temperature

There is a compass at the bottom of the weather map. Say why.

To indicate the wind direction
Rewrite the sentences using the correct verb.
The sun sets/sat in the West
The sun rose/risesin the East.
The earth was/isround.
The earth goes/went round the sun.
Water boils/boiled at 100° C.
87 Fill in the correct preposition.

We stayed inside during the thunderstorm.

They go to the beach ____________ the summer.
I play in my garden on sunny days.
We drove the along coast, towards the mountain just before sun set.
I must work hard if I want to cope with my school work and after-
school activities.

Imagine that you are going to present the weather forecast on TV using
the map in worksheet 41.
Write down what you will say for each province.
Decide where you will start on the map – at the top or at the bottom? In
what order will you say the names of the provinces?
In what order will you say the weather details?

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 Any answers that are correct interpretation of the map will be taken
as correct

Use these symbols to record the weather over the next five days.
Copy the symbols onto the chart below.
Write the day of the week under each symbol you draw.
Any answers that are correct interpretation of the pictures will be
taken as correct
Use the information from your weather map to complete the table below.

Province Rain Temperature Weather

conditions
Limpopo No rainfall hot Sunny

North West No rainfall hot Sunny

Mpumalanga rainfall cool Rainy

Gauteng No rainfall hot Sunny

Free State No rainfall hot Sunny

KwaZulu-Natal Partly cloudy cool Cloudy

Northern Cape Partly cloudy cool Cloudy

Eastern Cape rainfall cool Rainy

Western Cape No rainfall hot Sunny

89 Rewrite this paragraph making sure that all proper nouns have
capital letters.
Justin Bieber held two concerts in South Africa:
one in cape town and one in Johannesburg. People
flew on south African airways from Kwa Zulu natal, eastern cape
and Limpopo to attend the concerts held on Friday, 5th April
and Saturday 6th April. Most people, when asked, said that they
had first learnt about the concerts when they were advertised in
thepost, the Argus and the Sunday times. There was also a lot of
advertising on radio 702 as RidiThlabi is a great fan of his.

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 Match the weather words on the left with the words of opposite
meaning on the right.
dry wet
sunny cloudy
hot chilly
warm cold
stormy calm

Write a paragraph describing a packet of crisps.

REFER TO THE RUBRIC FOR PARAGRAPH WRITING
What does the packet look like? Is it shiny, coloured, matt?
What does it feel like? Is it smooth, rough?
What sound does it make? Noisy, crinkly, crumbly?
What do the crisps smell like? Salty, vinegar?
Finally, what do the crisps taste like? Like cheese or barbecue steak?

Complete these sentences. Use some of these words or phrases to

help you.

When a teacher gives you pointers about something, he advice.

Getting permission from your parents means. consent or approval
When a star is invisible, it is concealed from sight.
The constellations of stars in the sky are patterns or groups.
Something is confusing when puzzling, bewildering

91 The text about sky watching is an informative text. It gives you

information.
How is aninformative text different from a passage that tells a story?

The primary purpose of informational text is to convey information

The text has some sub-headings. Write them down here.

• Where to set up
• What to bring
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 Write a summary of the information given under the first sub-heading,
“Where to set up”, inabout 40 words. When you write your summary, use
your own words as far as possible.
Use these words to make sure that you put the information in the right
order.
Refer to the rubric for paragraph writing to marking

Ask your parents or guardians if you can spend an hour outside on a

clear night.
Write down what you see. Use this plan.
Use a check list informed by the given plan to mark learner’s work
These is the process the learner must follow in writing
• Use a mind map to help youto plan your writing.
• Write arough draft. Ask a friend to editthe draft.
• Revise your text andmake the necessary corrections.
• Then write it neatly in your book.

93 Finally use the rubric for essay writing to mark

Complete the sentences using these words:

No human should be alone!
We’ll leave Marni in charge for the time being.
I will always be there for you as you are my best friend.
I am going to be 12 years old next week!
I am exhausted as I have been on a five kilometre run!
Do you think I will be worried if I cheat in an exam? Of course you will
be !
It is really important to learn hard as no-one likes being ignorant
Has your lunch been reheated?
It has been a very hot day today.

95 I am going to study English this evening.

What are you going to be doing?

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 Now read what is in the box below. It comes from the back cover of this
book.

What kind of book is a reference book?

• Encyclopaedias
Give the list of chapters in the book a heading.
• The universe
Read what is in each chapter. What do you think the book is about?
The planet earth and beyond.

What are the numbers for?

They represent the number of learners reading a particular book

Write the headings of three more articles that could go under Chapters 2
and 3. Don't forget to provide page numbers for each article.
Survival in the moon: 36
Movement of the sun: 53

Now write a sentence saying why you chose the titles you did.
Because there is a visit to the moon we have to know how to survive in
there.
Because we have to know how the sun navigate through the solar
system.

The passage in the box is called a blurb.

What is its purpose?
It is a short promotional piece accompanying a creative work
What does it tell us?
A short description of a book

What are the most popular books?

Adventure
What are the least popular books?
Encyclopaedias
How do you know that some children like more than one kind of
book?
Because the number of learners in the graph is more than the total
number of learners in the grade.

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95 Arrange these words in alphabetical order:
Main
mind
Mine
Moan
Nail
nick
Nile
plain
plenty
purl
stain
stare
start
Sunday
mend
Moon
nice
night
nought
plane
planet
Pluto
sort
star
96

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 20 Book Reading
18

16

14

12

10

0
fables encyclopaedias animal tales adventure

Put this announcement into the future tense.

Finuala Dowling and Gus Ferguson will speak at the Franschoek Book
Festival the following night. The audience will pay a lot of money to listen
to them. There will be great excitement as this will be the first time that
these authors will have to speak about their work after a long break. The
listeners will be treated to many of their favouritepoems. Delicious five
star restaurant foods will be served. No smoking will be allowed inside the
auditorium.

Where do spiders get their name from?

Spinnan

Explain in your own words how spiders eat and digest their prey.
98
Spiders digest their food outside their bodies.
After their prey is captured, they spit enzymes onto their victim. The
enzymes break down the body of the prey and turn it into a liquid which
the spider then sucks up. By repeating this process many times, spiders
digestthe whole prey.

Do you agree or disagree with this sentence? Say why.

Spiders’ webs are beautiful and should not be destroyed.

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 Yes, because all spiders’ activities – eating, laying eggs, and mating –
take place on their webs.

Match the words with their meanings.

Then write the words in bold in your dictionary.

Segments sections
attached fastened to something
structure form
vibration shaking, tremor
enzyme a protein that speeds up chemical reactions
digest to convert food so that the body can use it
prey victim
99 Use these prefixes to change the words into words of opposite meaning
(antonyms).
im dis un non
Like >dislike Bearable > unbearable
Possible > impossible Sense > nonsense

Use these suffixes to make a different part of speech.

ly ness ful en
regular (adjective) >reglarly kind (adj) > kindness(noun)
(adverb)
beauty (noun) > beautiful (adj) sweet (adj) > sweeten(verb)
100
Diagram of a spider

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 Week
7-8
121 Write questions for these statements.Use the words in brackets.

Bheki is going to school on Monday. (Where)

Where is Bheki going to school on Monday?
Bheki is going to school on Monday. (When)
When is Bheki going to school?
Bheki has to go to the clinic for an injection. (Why)
Why must Bheki go to the clinic?
Vusi bought stamps at the post office. (What)
What did Vusi buy at the post office?
Vusi came to visit Bheki. (Who)
Who did come to visit Bheki?

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122

See if you can give someone directions using words like north,
south, east and west.
1. If you live in Umtata, which direction must you go to get to
Durban?
North -East
2. Which towns are to the east of Bloemfontein? And
Upington, Kimberley and Colesberg
3. From which town do you have to travel west to get to all the other
towns on the map?
Durban
4. From Windhoek, which direction must you travel to get to
Johannesburg?
South - East
5. Work out what direction you will have to take to get from Colesberg
to:
Cape TownSouth - West , Umtata South – East,
North – WestWindhoek.

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124 Let’s make a porcupine sandwich.
It’s not really made from porcupines so don’t worry!
When you have finished your porcupine, make a drawing of it in the blank
space.
What you need
3 slices of bread
Margarine
Peanut butter
6 raisins
20 thin carrot sticks

How much bread did you use to make a porcupine sandwich?

3 slices of bread
What did you cover the bread with?
Margarine and Peanut butter
What did you use to make the nose, eyes and mouth?
Two of the raisins for the eyes, one raisin for the nose and three
raisins for the mouth.
What did you use to make the quills?
20 thin carrot sticks
What shape is your porcupine?
Ball shape
Did you enjoy your porcupine sandwich? Say why.
No, because porcupine in not my favourite animal
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125 Put these adverbs in the right columns

Adverbs of place Adverbs of degree

• Here • Really
• Somewhere • Almost
• There • Too
• Everywhere • a lot
• very
• quite
•

Rewrite the sentences putting the adverb in the right place

My jersey was expensive. (very)
My jersey was very expensive
I enjoy it. (a lot)
I enjoy it a lot.
My shoes are comfortable. (quite)
My shoes are quite comfortable.
Tebogo does her homework. (every day)
Tebogo does her homework every day.
She got a good result on her English test. (quite)
She got quite a good result on her English test.

126 Write a recipe for something that you can make.

Use the conjunctions to join these sentences.

I want to go to a film. I haven’t done my homework. (but)
I want to go to a film but I haven’t done my homework.
I wash my hands. There are many germs. (because)
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 I wash my hands because there are many germs.
I go to gym. I will get fit. (so that)
I go to gym so that I will get fit.
Germany is in Europe. Egypt is in Africa. (but)
Germany is in Europe but Egypt is in Africa.
I sometimes make chicken with ginger. I love spicy food. (because)
I sometimes make chicken with ginger because I love spicy food.
128
For what Grade is this paper?
Grade 5
What subject is being examined?
English First Additional Language
How many hours do the learners have to write it?
3 hours
You are told there are 13 pages. Why do you think this information
is included?
For the learner check if he/she have all the pages

You have used some words that have the ‘ge’, ‘gy’ and ‘gi’ sounds.
Now use these words in sentences of your own.
"Come in, come in!" he repeated in a gentle whisper.
He's so generous; there's nothing he wouldn't do for us.
It was very generous of you to share your lunch with your friend.
Upon the slopes of the citadel hill there is a gipsy quarter.
A gigantic bird came flying toward him.
She owns a gigantic house.

129 Rewrite this paragraph using the correct punctuation marks.

‘Look! A sandwich that looks like a porcupine ’
‘Have you ever eaten something so funny? ’
‘No, but I am sure it’s tasty. ’
‘Do you think so? I think it must be very spiky.’

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Book Term
2 3

WEEK
1-2
17 Beaten. Defeated. Tired. Exhausted.
Straightaway. Immediately. Weapons. Artillery.

Good. Better. Best.

Difficult. more difficult. Most difficult.
Loud. Louder. Loudest.
Hard. Harder. Hardest.
Fast. Faster. Fastest.
Soft. Softer. Softest.
Bad. Worse. Worst.
Let`s ‘write p5. Imagine you are Robert. Write a diary entry
summarising how you felt that night

Dear Diary Date:20 July 2015

I felt frightened when I heard something scratching in the
cupboard.
• I woke my friend John up.at 10:h00.
• The scratching grew louder.
• John thought that I had a nightmare.
• John laughed at me.

6 Let’s read
• Because he realised that there was no scratching monster in the
cupboard.
• Because he heard the scratching noise.
• Yes, because they were playing a computer game about monsters
attacking one another.
• Yes, fear of sleeping in a dark room. / No, because no one saw the
cat entering the cupboard or expected it to jump out of it.

Let`s talk
Write down three sentences from the end of the story that shows that
the boys were frightened.

• Yes/No. Each learner will explain how they expected the story to end.
• Robert and John tiptoed to the cupboard.
• The boys began to tremble.
• They slammed the door shut and leaned against it.

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7 Find and then underline the personal pronouns in these sentences.

He played with his Nintendo. Did you play with them?

They were Scared of opening the You must cook us..
cupboard board.
She told them to go to bed. I will give my book to you.
We were afraid of the monster.
It jumped out of the cupboard. Her dog ate my shoe.
Use pairs of words from the word to write five sentences.
I opened the door. The door was opened by me
We opened the door. The door was opened by us..
He pushed the door. The door was pushed him.
She pushed the door. The door was pushed by her.
They pulled the chair. The chair was pulled by them.
8 Writing a story p8
What is the setting? Is where an event takes place?

• Robert and John played the Nintendo computer game.

Robert’s Mom told them
• to switch off the lights and stop playing. Robert carried on
playing the game
• under covers. After being defeated by the monster, he
decided to sleep.
• He then heard a scratching noise from the cupboard. He
saw the door moving and was convinced that there was a
monster.
• He woke his friend John and him that he must have had a
nightmare.
• Their hearts were beating faster. John decided to open the
cupboard boor. Robert`s cat jump out and John laughed.
10 Cause and affect
• Dan overslept and it was already half past seven( 07:h00).
• Decided to cycle very fast.
• Got a puncture and then realised that he had left this puncture repair
kit at home.
11
Complete these cause and effect sentences

• If you eat too many sweets you will have an upset tummy.
• If they play in the road they will get crushed by cars.
• If I find her address I will write or visit her.
• If my mother has money she will give mesome.
• If it rains we will get soaked.

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 • If we miss the bus we will be late for school.
• If don`t learn for our exams we will fail.
• If you are late for school you will miss your lessons.
• If you smoke you will suffer from lung disease.

12 1. Dan woke up late.

2. He cycled to the football ground.
3. He got a puncture and realised that he left his puncture repair kit.
4. The team lost the game because his absence.

13 Dan overslept and was late for the game.

He was thirty minutes late.

He then decided to cycle very fast to the football field.

He knew that he had to be there because he was one of the players.

As he was cycling he got a puncture. Unfortunately he realised he had left

his
Puncture repair kit .He failed to arrive at the football field.

His friend told him that they had lost the game.
because of what happened.

14 Now fill the words into the correct sound boxes.

Hard-G as in good
goat grandparents
green golf
gate goldfish

garden grass
Goal

Soft-G as in giraffe
giant read
gel geography
gypsy giraffe
gymnast

16 How many chairs are in the class?

How much is the book?
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 Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
children water
apples salt

books sunshine
Pencils, Rain,
Clothes, sweets Sugar, love
Homework, snow

17 Subject-verb agreement.
Select the correct word in the first column and use it to complete the
sentence

There is one book. There are two books.

He is late for school. They are late for school.
We are writing our exam. I am writing my exam.
She is walking to school. They are walking to school.
The boy is playing soccer. The boys areplaying soccer.
The children are in class. The girl is at home.
He was afraid of the monster. They are afraid of the monster.
I was playing Nintendo. We are playing Nintendo.
You were asleep. We were asleep.
He was riding his bike. They are playing a soccer match.

WEEK
3-4
18-19 Say this poem out loud to your group, p18.
• Five lines

• Count the syllables in each line in the poem.

• A
A
B
B
A

19 Look at the picture on the cover of Times for Kids Magazine.

What do you think the article is going to be about?
• It is about the elephants.
• to be killed
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 • Happy because it will tell me a story
• It makes me feel worse because elephants die in large numbers.
• Because they use them for business.
• Tusks are used for statues and jewellery.
• It will die because it will not have a parent to feed and protect it.
• He meant that elephants would be wiped out or extinct.
• Stop people from poaching./Arrest poachers and sentence them.

After each statement, write F for fact or O for opinion.p19

• Ivory comes from elephants ‘tusks F

• Items made from ivory are beautiful o
Last year 30000 elephants were killed in courtiers across Africa F
20 Match these phrases with their meanings. Draw a line between the
phrase and its meaning
All too common Happens all the time.
booming Growing very quickly.
Gentle giants Creatures that are huge but
quiet
Out of sight and out of mind If you do not see it, it does not
happen.
To crack down To stop something.
Stand a chance Have a possibility

Elephants are related to woolly mammoths, which are extinct. Read the
chart to learn about the similarities and differences between the animals.
Then write a paragraph comparing the elephant and woolly mammoth
using the information in the chart and the pictures of the elephant and
woolly mammoth (pages 20-21)

Elephants and mammoths do not live in the same habitat. They also have
different features when it comes to their skins and tails.
Their tusks and trunks are the same. They also have the same height
which is 3,9 and 4m.

22-23 Read the magazine article again and then write answers to these
questions.

• 1. Because it require less land.

2. It is cheaper to feed insects.
• Grasshoppers and termites.
• 1 .They are yummy.(tasty)
2. They can be used as alternative to meant
3. They are nutritious.
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 4. They are packed with proteins, vitamins and minerals .
• No, it is fearful or frightening because worms and insects eat green
leaves/waste products..
• No, because ‘bites` is derived from the word `bite`
• Big Mac, because Mac is an abbreviation of MacDonald.

24 Choose the best meaning for the words in bold .Write the words in
bold in your dictionary. Let`s match.

expert knowledgeable
Nutritious nourishing
Alternatives options
Option alternative
Mainstream Normal
The chart shows nutritional information for four insects commonly
eaten in Nigeria . Read it and then answer questions.
honeybees
2000grams
10grams
2milligrams
Insects crawl and fly any where.
Learners own paragraph (Use a rubric for marking)
25 Now write these words P25: icy, ace, mice, space and cycle

• An icy wind was blowing after the hail storm.

• Dan is an ace when it comes to scoring a goal.
• There are mice in the room.
• There is no space for new furniture.
• I will cycle a correct answer
27 • Grade 5 learners
• English and science.
• Because one must learn to communicate fluently in English,
Science teaches one about the world.
• Maths teaches one to think logically.
• Because one should know about one`s country.
• Because it prepares one for writing exam.
• English and Maths because they are key subjects in education
28 Making a paragraph.
Write down what you think each word means and then check the
meanings of these words in your dictionary

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 word What I think the word Dictionary meaning
means
fluent good well
solutions answers answers
economically Save more/ time efficiently
logical order Reasonable/considera
ble
believe trust trust
For the teacher and learners.Write a summary for Nomsa`s essay.
Learners own Summary. (Appropiate rubric to be use)
28-29 Fill in the best word in the spaces.

• I passed my final exam with distinctions.

• George came first ,I came second and Neo was the third person to
finish
the school race.
• I only got gold star in my test today. I will try harder tomorrow.
• This is the last time I won`t do my homework.
• In the fifth grade, I have two favourite subjects-English and Maths.

29 Favourite subject’s. For learners and the teacher

Ask questions about the information in your graph.

• What subject is liked by the learners most?
• What subject is liked by the learners least?
• Why did learners feel that a socials science is important?

Replace the underlined words with the best phrasal verb. P29

• Although he found it hard to learn another language, `never

stopped
trying`.
• He never `discovered `why so few children liked art. Found out.
• There was a knock on the door he shouted `enter`. Come in.
• He `considered’ many things before he bought a car. thought
about
• Inscience he learned that cells` separate` .divide up
30 Sending a text message p30-cell phonescd
B
D
A
B
B
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 A
B
C
B
A
B
33 Complete the sentences using the possessive pronouns.

• The car outside is mine.(for me)

• This cake is his. (for my brother)
• These apples are yours.(for you)
• The kites are theirs.(for them)
• The blue pyjamas are for hers.(my sister)

Choose the correct word from the words in brackets and underline
it.
• Please see if (you’re, your) painting is dry.
• It’s, its) too early to go to the show.
• (They’re, their) latest record is selling well
Underline the sentences that are universal truths. Then, at the bottom,
write a sentence, saying why they are universal truths.

• The sun rises in the east .It is universal truth becauseit is

permanent and cannot change.
• My dog is the prettiest dog in the world. It is not universal truth
because it is not the only prettiest dog in the world.
• The earth moves on its axis. It is universal truth, permanent
and cannot change.
• The twins are very pretty. It is not universal truth. It is an opinion.
• The North and South poles are covered in ice. It is universal
truth, permanent and cannot change.
• The earth moves on its axis. It is universal truth, permanent
and cannot change.
• The twins are very pretty. It is not universal truth. It is an
opinion.
• The North and South poles are covered in ice. It is universal
truth, permanent and cannot change.
See the checklist on p 34.
37 Saving our trees p36-37
Now answer these questions about the story.
Let’s write p37.
• In South Africa.
• Ambi is an old lady who likes telling stories.
Wilen was a young who likes watching wild animals and trees.
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 Denngu was a sad old man his face was pinched and pale.
• Wilen feels sad.
• He felt that taking money from the old man was wrong.
• He warned them about destroying the trees.
• Because they were thinking of plating crops ,mining coal and
making money.
• Yes, because we need trees for us to have rain.
• Himandal was once a beautiful place with forests and fields.
• Destroying the forests is bad.

Starting the writing process

38 Let`s write
• The forests and the world.
• The forest and the world are beautiful
• Yes, because there will be no any world without forest and
no forests without the world.
• Hill and a store.
• Person and hills
• The comparison is good because hills and stones do not
have forests.
• He is older than the characters in the book.
Write these sentences in reported speech

Ambit said, `Then one day the forest was gone .People had to leave or
starve.``
• Ambi said one day the forest had gone. People had to leave or
starve.
Wilensaid,`I love you, but I cannot do this to the land. I can`t and won`t
take your money
Wilen said he loved him, but could not do that to land. He could not
and would not take any of his money.

41 Read the poem again and then write answers to these questions.
• Yes, because it says that it is happy.
• No, because they fly and the dog cannot.
• He means what he can talk.
• He would tell them to throw the ball.
``You cannot teach old dog new tricks`` Choose the correct answer.

It is difficult to make someone change the way they do something

when they have been doing it the same way for a long time.
What noises do the following animals make?
dog barks
cat Meows/puns
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 whales cry
seals

42 Let s`write
Underline the mistakes and then write out the correct word above each
one.
• Missing –missing, Mutch-much, having-having
• Lovly –lovely, tim-time,evry-every,
• Beech-beach, kik-kick , kight-kite
• Casles-castles,kiten-kitten
• Hapy-happy,see-sea,get-got
• Yu-you,pichures-pictures,mom-Mom
• Bout-about,camra-camera,kises-kisses

Punctuate the following:

• Inverted commands
• A comma and a full stop.

Now punctuate the these sentences

• Sally says, “I throw the ball to dog.”

• Sally shouts, “Don’t cross the road”.
• Notembi replies,’’ I can`t and play today”
• My friend asks” When will you come and play with me?

45 • Because it is Orphan Annie’s birthday.

• He is unfriendly or antisocial.
• Her surname is Orphan and her name is Annie
• Yes, because they decided to throw her a big surprise party.
• He had a big face./He had a squinty eyes.
• The colon
• Because he is giving an explanation.

41 Choose the best meaning for the words in bold. Write the words in your
dictionary.

Power----influence.
Tricks-----clever behaviours.
Bouncy---lively.
Screech---shout.
Chase----follow.
•
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 WEEK
5-6
Write down what you think each phrase means. Then look up
Phrases in your dictionary to see if you are right.
Phrase What I think the phrase What I found in
means the dictionary
Slightest suspicion Notion/idea feeling
catch understand realise
Good talking talk advice
A sore head
Give a secret away divulge
46 Now write three using three of the phrases
• I did not have the slightest suspicion that he could take some
‘book.
• She gave a secret away that we had thrown her a party.
• The teacher gave a good talking to the lazy learners.

Use a word from each column to make three sentences of your own.
Make sure that your sentences have a subject, a verb and object.
• The fishermen catch • Dogs lick the plate.
the fish.
• Annie stopped the car. • Kids learn a language.
• The children bought a • We rush to the bus daily
book.
• The people took the • She hits the birds with stones
food.
• The dogs ate the • They row the boat.
meat.
• The boy sold the pen. • He invites the guests.
• He pulled the mobile home.
• She buys a ball.
• The owners sold the house.
• The friends write letters
Put these words in alphabetical order and then write them in your
dictionary.
ball bait banter basket banter ballot Back
3 2 5 7 6 4 1
47 Join the correct parts to make sentences

If John makes breakfast then It will rain later in the day.

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 If go to the beach we We play Hide and Seek.
If my dog gets wet then Shakes his coat dry.

If many children come my party then Pam will wash my dishes.

It is very hot then I will have to put on a hat.
49 Read the poem again and then write down the answers to these
questions.
• The should help others.
• The should care about other people’s needs.
• You should share your talent by exposing it to other people.
• Yes, because the world needs many talented people.
• Tell/ inform.
• Yes, because he loves other people
50 Word/s What I think the word Dictionary meaning
means
inspiring motivate Encouraging.
expose divulge Show.
Come out tell Became known.
confident sure Sure.

strong mighty powerful

Use three of the words to write sentences.
• They expose bad characters.
• Mary is a confident speaker.
• I have a strong feeling that she took the book.

53 Read the passage again and then write down answers to these
questions.
• Population
• To know how many people are in the country?
• Everyone.
• It helps the government to make the community a better
place.
• Electricity, school, hospitals.
• Because health is important- because lives will be
saved-because medication will be available for sick.

Join these sentences together using the word in brackets.

55 Let`s write
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 • All census gatherers have an official Identity document and wear
special clothes.
• Everybody is counted in census but you must be in the country.
• The government uses information from the census to help
communities therefore it is important.
• Find out if the census gatherer has an ID then let him into your
home.

Use the prefixes in brackets to make new words. Then write sentences
with each new word you make.p55
• Disagree
• Impolite
• Important
• Unimportant

56 Read the information again and then write answers to these questions

• Because my needs will be covered.

• Yellow reflctivebib, Black starts, Sa speaking Caps ,An
official questionnaire and census 2o11Id card.
• Yellow.

Let’s write
In the picture it is red.
In the picture it is lime.
I would tell him/her produce his identification.
58 • To read and understand instructions.
• A4
• It means to measure
• So that it can be lifted if it has a nose dive
• Fold, make, run and form.

59 Draw lines to match the instructions with the drawings

Let’s write.
1=A
2.= B
3=C
4=D

5=E

6=F

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 Find words in the instructions on making a paper jet that mean the same
as the phrases below. Write the words and their meanings in your
dictionary.
Having the measurements height, 3-dimension
width and depth.
The way in which something is likely to tendency
happen
Fold in paper crease
In direction of longest side lengthwise
Front paper of jet that sticks out trailing
Projecting part of front part of jet nose
61 • To explain what is expected or to be done.
• small (500gram)
• to make a roof.
• So that you can paint them grey and make some rocks.
• Cut, stick, paint, scrunch, make.

62 Page Activity
62 Own Creative writing (Refer to a rubric for
marking
63 A seed is planted by Neo.
63 Every day the seed is planted by Neo.
63 The flowers are fertilised by Pollen.
63 The tree is dug by Neo.
63 Flowers are sold at the store by us.
63 Change the words below by adding these suffixes and then use them in a
sentence: able, ly, less, ed, ful

careful
Barely
helpless
readable
planted
65 Read the passage again and then answer these questions.
Let`s write

To teach about health.

In order to eat well.
They are not healthy.
Vegetable and fruit
They are good for the skin/They are rich in vitamins

Look at this floor pan. Write sentences about what you see in the
plan, using the prepositions below.
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 behind The kids are standing behind the wall.
between The table is between the chairs.
Next to Zinc is next to the wall.
To the left of The table is standing is standing to the left of wall.
opposite The stove is opposite the table
67
Rewrite these sentences so that they are in the negative.
Let`write.

I neither eat fruit nor vegetables.

I must not have chocolates every day as I heard they are not good for you.
Please do not drink this fizzy drink because it is not good for you.
Trucks should not keep sweets, crisps and cold drinks.
You should not eat whoa foods as they as they do not provide you with energy

Read these definitions taken from Webster ‘English Dictionary and

then answer these questions p67

c
k
Noun and verb
We shall bake a cake today
I enjoyed custard at lunch.

WEEK
7-8

WEEK
9-10

Book TERM
2 4
WEEK
1-2
71 C
D
-freezing Christmas eve
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 -snow was knee-deep
-the wind howled and whistled
December, snowing, once upon atime, night time, Christmas
- Fiction
- Yes, he went all day until night came
-bones of dead people
-treasure
-ghost
72 Stingy Doesnot like to spend money
Howl Make a noise like the cry of a wolf
Devised planned
Options choices
headed Set out
So, that, since, and
Learners own descriptive writing (Use a rubric to mark creative writing)
73 Learners own sentences
e.g. My father is a very stingy man.
Trees howl when wind blows them.
Hedevice a plan to get money to buy food.
He headed to the haunted house as promised.
74 Learners own notes of speech
75 Useful handy beneficial worthy Valuable
Predicted anticipated unforeseen expected Forecast
Outbid overpaid outdid Offeredmore Outdone
than
Eventually finally timey at least left out
traded imported exported swopped operated
A Play
B Newspaper article
C story √
• Say why?
Because it is implied by the word cutter
• Are the little people kind or unkind people? Say why you think
so.
They are kind because they traded the hand mill for the ham.
• If you were hungry, would you swop a good meal for a mill
grinder? Say why?
No, I would sell the things I grinded with the mill in order to buy food.
• Is this piece of writing fact or fiction? Say why you think so.
Fiction, because there is no mill in the world which can stop if you shout
‘halt’, ‘halt’.
• We know that there were many little people in Haunted Cave.
What simile tells us this?

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 By the use of the word ‘like’ – people came around him like ants (Line 11-
12)
• Why do you think the old woodcutter didn’t keep the mill
grinder for himself?
He had his own axe to chop wood as a woodcutter.
• If you were the woodcutter what would you have done? Say
why?
I would have aslo helped the young poor man to start his business and
be rich like his brother. ANY RELEVANT ANSWER.
76 These are the boots I wear in the snow
These are difficult times. We do nt have any food to eat.
This is the piece of ham. It is a delicious piece of meat.
There arehundrend of little people in the Haunted Cave.
There is a plain of trousers.
butthese are trousers with pink stripes.
The rich brother is nasty. Does she/he want to help his poor brother?
Our house is cold. Should we/they make a fire?
His wife wanted food to eat. She/he was very hungry.
The little people live in the Haunted Cave. The little people live in the
Haunted Cave. They/we love fresh meat.
My name is Thomas. My name is Thomas. I/we am the poor brother.
This is the Haunted Cave. This is the Haunted Cave. It/he is very scary.
The mill grinder belongs to The mill grinder belongs to us/our. We/he
won’t sell it/her to anyone.
The little people labeled√/labelledthe packages, threw them on the
trolley, and wheeled√/wheelledthem out of the room.
The watchman patroled/patrolled√ the Haunted Cave at hourly intervals.
The poor brother controled/controlled√ the speed of the mill.
77 Learners own creative writing (use a rubric to mark essay)
79 Word What I think the word Dictionary meaning
mean
Wobby Shaky Unstable/to move
unsteadily
Uncertain Not sure Doubtful
Complain To grumble To express dissatisfaction
Ground Past/past participle of grind The surface of the earth
strage unusual Unusual and unexpected
• What kind of person is the poor brother? Give reasons for
your answer.
He is a good person. He can do anything to take care of his brother.
• What kind of person is his wife? Give reasons.
She was also a good person, she did not complain when her husband
brought a mill instead of food
• Write down three things about Thomas’s brother.
He was stingy, not kind and rich.
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 •Write down three things that Thomas and his wife asked the
mill for.
Chrstmas dinner, Christmas tree with presents for friends and a house.
• If you got hold of a magic mill, what three things would you
ask it to grind for you?

Cure for HIV/AIDS, Money, House with beautiful furniture.

80 The poor man loves ____his_______ mill grinder.

His wife is visiting _____her______ best friend in the village.
The mill belonged to the poor, kind man
and _______his__________ wife. It was _______his__________.
She told his brother that the mill was _______there ___not ___his____.
She said, “This is _______our__________ mill.”

The children are playing in the garden -C

I don't like milk. I prefer tea. U
Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution. C
My mother uses butter to prepare cakes. U
There are a lot of windows in our classroom. C
We need some glue to fix this vase. U
The bread my mother prepares is delicious.C
Learners own sentences (any relevant answer)
81 Learners own story (use a rubric to mark creative writing)
precious something that can be bought and sold
commodity valuable
grind make into smaller pieces
moral concerned with right and wrong
goodwill friendly feelings towards others
• How did the mean, rich brother get hold of the mill?

• What did he want from the mill?

• How was he punished?

• Do you think there is a moral (a lesson) to this story? What is

the moral?

Learners own writing (ending and moaral of the story)

84 Learners own story (use a rubric to mark creative work)
Learners own story planner
85 Learners own story (use a rubric to mark creative work)

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 WEEK
3-4
87 • What kind of things do the children do at the resource
centre?

• Do you think the workshops the children go to will help them

when they are older? Say why.

• Who decides what the children are going to learn at the

school? Do you think this is a good idea? Say why.

• Why did Tsela decide to start the centre?

• Why is the heading written in big bold letters?

• Why are the two sentences just below the heading written in
bold letters?

• Who wrote the article?

• Where do you think you would find this kind of article?

88 buzzing energetic, lively

slogans sayings
involved busy with
gangsters Hooligans, thugs
miniature very small
Learners own newspaper article. (use a creative writing rubric)
Learners own sentence.
91 adorable loveable facination pretty attractive
fascinated involved intent trapped absorb
idol statue hero sculpture pin-up
flounced pranced swaggered bounced frilled out
inspiring inspirational arousing stimulating boring
• Look at the name of the magazine. What do you think the
magazine is going to be about?

• Look at the title of the article. Write down in one sentence what
you think the article is going to be about.

• What does Thami Mabena do?

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 • What makes her different from other girls her own age?

• We are told she wrote to David Tlale at 7. Who would you have
written to at 7 years old? Say why.

• Would you wear Thami’s designer range of clothes? Give a

reason for your answer.

• Apart from designing her clothes, what else does she do that is
quite remarkable for an 11-year-old?

• Who do you think would want to read this magazine? Give a

reason for your answer.

• The article uses informal language. Explain the meaning of “dim

her passion”.

92 Trousers (have two legs) are

Shears (have two blades) are
Scissors (have two blades) is
Tweezers (have two levers) are
92-93 Learners own article (use a rubric for making creative writing)
95 Word What I thin Dictinary meaning
the word
means
Available Suitable or right for particular situation
Launching Able to be bought, used or reach
Decade A period of ten years
reduce To make something smaller in size
• What is the Department of Basic Education trying to promote
with this poster?
Road safety tips.
• What is the Department's aim?
To help school children to avoid accidents.
• If you are walking to school, which tips are most important for
you?
Always walk on the pavement
• Which safety rules are most important if you are coming to
school by taxi?
Stop. Look, listen, think before you cross the road.
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 • What kind of accident could occur if you played near the road?
The car can knock you down.
• Can you think of two other tips to keep safe on your way to
school? Write them down.
Walk on the righten side in order to see the oncoming traffic.
Do not cross the road in between two parked cars.
• What feature makes this poster unusual? Look at the layout and
the picture.
The Zebra picture.
96 Learners own poster
97 Cube, cope, bite, cane, hate, kite
Learners own sentences
e.g. cape is a large piece os land sticking out into the sea.
We make fire to warm ourselves in winter
The little girl is very cute
After proposing his famous Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein
(visit/visited) many universities. He (gived/gave) lectures wherever he
(goed/went).
He (wased/was) always (accompanyed/accompanied)
by his driver, Harry, who (willed/would) listen to each of the lectures
while (seat/seated) in the back row. One day, after Einstein had finished
a lecture, Harry (sayed/said), “Professor Einstein, I’ve (heared/ heard)
your lecture so often now that I think I (willed/ would) be able to give it
myself!”

“Very well, I’m going to lecture in Dartmouth next week. Nobody knows
me there. You can give the lecture.” And so it (goed/went). Harry
(deliver/delivered) the lecture perfectly while Einstein (sitted/sat) in the
back row playing “driver” . However, as they (ared/ were) about to leave,
someone (begined/began) to ask him a question about the Theory of
Relativity – one that (involve/involved) a lot of difficult equations. Harry
(sayed/said), “The answer to this question is very simple. In fact it is so
simple, that I’m going to let my driver answer it.”

99 What problem did the children at Lakeview Primary School have?

`B- A kind man donated money for the bus and theatre tickets
A-This was the first time the school would not take the children to the
theatre as they had been doing for the past 10 years.
B-step in
A- annual
• Where does the article come from?
Daily news
• Why is the headline written in big, bold, bright colours?
To attract the readers or grab the attention of readers
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 • The first paragraph should answer questions such as who, what,
when, why and where. Write down the questions that the first
paragraph in this article answers
Who will be joing in the fun of children’s Christmas Theatre?
What did the business man do?
Where did the children have fun?
When was a treat enjoyed?
100 Learners own drawing of a poster
101 Thisis the Grade 5 class at Buffalo Primary School.
These are the children in my class.
Look at thatgirl. She is fast asleep!
That is the teacher at the back of the class.is the teacher at the back of
the class.
Theseare my glasses but Brian is wearing them!are my glasses but Brian
is wearing them!
Theseare the activities we do in the class.
Learners own sentences e.g.
These books are mine
These are my classmates
That class is very smart
This is my chair.
WEEK
5-6
105 persuade or influence To convince
belief in Trust
Obstinate Stubborn
very scary Terrifying
Absence Lonely
bring back Restore
think about condider
• What made the lion in this story different from other lions?
The lion could not roar
• How did the lion talk to the other animals?
He talked softly with everyone and listened to them
• Why did the lion make a machine that roared?
So that he could make the stubborn pig understand
• What did the other animals do after the lion used the machine?
They were so frightened that they did not come out of their homes for
months.
• What lesson did the lion learn?
He did not reed to roar in order to get others to pay attention to him.
• The story about the lion teaches us a lesson. What lesson does it
teach us?

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 That we should not shout at people to get attention, we will end up lonely
because people will br afraid of us.
106 Learners own mind map and paragraphs (Rubric to be used for
making)

107 Singular Plural

Lion Lions
Animal animals
Pig pigs
machine Machines
Problem problems
The lion met the animals yesterday to listen to their problems. He had
appointments to see them today and tomorrow. However, they also
wanted an appointment now and then another appointment at night.wanted
an appointment now and then another appointment at night.

Learners own sentences.

• The lion listens to the animals. (often)
The lion often listens to the animals
• They take his advice. (sometimes)
They sometimes take his adise
• The lion roars. (never)
The lion never roar
• The animals are friendly. (usually)
The animals are usually friendly
They have discussions in the
• evening. (never)
They never had discussions in the evening
109 information material evidence Report Data
climate weather pattern temperature Atmosp Situation
here
environme to do with our green The earth
ntal surroundings word
threatened endangered safe Loomed exposed

alternative substitute unusual replace change

ment
• What topics do you think the atlas covers? What continent does
it focus on?
The summary of South Africa History, climate and environment.
• What do the first few pages of the atlas contain?
Information that outine the world.

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 • The reviewer includes the statement that there is more cheerful
information about alternative energy. What do you think most of
the information covers?
It also cover the probles like ozone layer,acid rain and threatened animal
species.
• What does the reviewer feel is a problem about the atlas?

It does not give much information about any topic

• What topics does the Shosholoza World Atlas cover?
Climate and envirnemental problems
• If you were asked to do a project on the Industrial Revolution,
would this atlas be useful? Give reasons for your answer.
It does not have information about other parts of the world. It only focus
more on African continent.

• In what way will the atlas help you “when your memory gets a bit
rusty”?
It will give information about space, seasons and the reason having a day
and night.

•
You are told that if you buy only two books while you are at
school, the atlas should be one of them. What other book would
you buy? Say why.
The dictionary- to get meaning of all new words I earn everyday

110 It is five o’clock ______in________ the morning ______on_____ 9

March. It is five o’clock _________________ the morning
_____at_______ 9 March.
Hundreds of cyclists are waiting ____at_____ the moment
_________________ inthe centre of Cape Town for the start of the Cape
Argus cycle race.

The gun fires and thousands of cyclists head out of Cape

Town___towards__Simonstown. ____On_____ the way, volunteers are
laden___with_bottles of water to help prevent dehydration.
During___ the race hundreds of spectators line the streets, cheering the
riders. The race is not only about winning – it is about people and their
desire to with complete something special.

Candice: May I come and visit you after school?

Fatima: Of course you can. Have you asked your mother for
permission?
Candice: Not yet. May I use your phone to phone her?
Fatima: You can but I don’t have any minutes left!
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 Candice: Do you think I canask the shopkeeper if
I mayuse his phone?
111 Learners own book review (Use a rubric for marking book review)
113 nervous worried, anxious
rehearsals practice sessions
embarrassed at ease, uncomfortable
praised complimented
performance concert
B-afraid she will mess up
D-younger
B-The concert was about springtime.
B-funny
B-They wanted to show her that they cared.
D-nickname
A-Tami will play in many more concerts.
114 Learners own summary writing
Learners own essay (Rubric to be used)
115 Learners own sentences e.g.
The girl was nervious because she was afraid of making a mistake.
If she did make a mistake, she would feel embarrassed.
Everybody was very helpful to make her feel calm and happy.
She was excited because it was going to be free to play in the concert.
118 – Learners own essay (Rubric to be used)
119
WEEK
7-8
Soke provide fuel; make stronger
Machine engine
fuel Food, energy
properly correctly
floss clean teeth using dental tape or ribbon
121 • Why do you think the pamphlet was written?
To promote a healthier life
• If you answered “yes” to all the questions the pamphlet asks,
what should you do?
Exercise, eat healthier, sleep 10 hours, drink water, brush your teeth.
• What do you think are the three healthiest things you need to
do to keep healthy? Write them down and then say why you
think they are important.
Excerse because fresh air makes you think clearly, Sleep 10 hours to
think clearly and relax your mind, drink lots of water to keep your body
clean.

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 • Why do you think “Are you healthy” and “Then you need to live
a healthier life” are written in bigger letters than the rest of the
pamphlet?
To draw attention to the importantce.
• Do you think the pictures support the information in the
pamphlet? Say why.
Yes, they show healthy fresh food
• If it didn’t matter what you ate, what foods would you choose?
Say why.
Learner’s own chice

• Explain in your own words why your body is like a machine and
needs fuel to move. Then say what your body is being
compared to.
The body need food, air and water or else it won’t function properly. My
body is like a car.

122 Water 21 per day

Teeth Brush
Food Fruits and vegetables
Sleep 10 hours
Exercise Run cycle, soccer
Fresh air Think clearly
123 Singular Plural
Life Lives
Body Bodies
Tooth Teeth
Juice Juices
Legume legumes
How are the words “milk” and “water” different from the above
words?
They stay the same in the plural
The child was taught to floss his teeth and then brush themthoroughly
The girl ate the chocolate cake greedily.
It is important to walk quickly if you want to exercise properly
She waited patiently for her steak and chips at the restaurant.
She was just about to eat her lunch when the phone rang. (just/nearly)
She doesn’t quiteknow what subjects to take in Grade 6. (quiet/quite)
I am tootired to make a big supper. (too/to)
Let’s justhave a salad. (just/jest)
Is your coffee hot enough
Wow! My coffee istoohot to drink. I’ll let it cool (too/to)
125 • What is important about September?
It is clean up South Africa week
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 • What company wants South Africans to volunteer their help?
Plastic South Africa
• According to Douw Steyn, if you help pick up pieces of paper
you can make a huge difference to the environment. Why do
you think it can make a difference?
We recycle waste
• What is happening on 17 September?
It is the international coastal clean up day
• According to Douw Steyn our beaches are precious. Why do
you think they are precious?
They are the only ones we have
• What is one of the easiest ways of keeping our environment
clean?
Use dustbins
• What do you do when people throw litter on the streets?
As them to pick it up
• Give the article a heading.
Keep South Africa clean (Any acceptable heading)
126 annual yearly; every year
host organise and lead
recycle re-use
marine sea
precious very valuable
Volunteer offer to help
movement
large group
The environment is dirty. People throw rubbish in the street.
The environment is dirty because people throw rubbish in the street.
You need to pick up plastic from the beach. It kills fish.
You need to pick up plastic from the beach because it kills fish.
The girls got sick. They drank the river water.
The girls got sick sincethey drank the river water.
Learners own sentence
129 • Who wrote the report?
Brand Morgan
• According to the writer, what is the best way to make friends
with a South African?
Show some knowledge of local soccer
• When did the name BafanaBafana became known around the
world?
In 1996
• Which is your favourite soccer team? Say why.
Any relevant answer
• Look at the poster. Who is it aimed at?
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 All children between 10 and 14 years
• What skills do players get during soccer practice?
To kick a ball etc
• Do you think all children would be able to attend? Give a reason
for your answer.
No, not all will be able to afford it (R100 per month)
• What is the motto of the club?
Go for the goal

• What does the motto mean?

Win the match
• Do you think the poster is a good one? Give a reason for your
answer.
Learners own answers
• What part of the poster did you read first? Say why.
The motto. It is big & red
turf ground
intensely strongly,deeply
glamorous fashionable
passion urge
triumphant successful
powerhouse driving force;powerful
130 - Learners own writing
131
132- Learners own writing
134
135 Learners own writing

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