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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Grade 7

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English First Additional Language Facilitator’s guide

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Facilitator’s Guide G07 ~ English First Additional Language

TABLE OF CONTENTS LESSON ELEMENTS ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9 PREFACE �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10 TIMETABLE AND TIME MANAGEMENT �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 GENERAL �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12 YEAR PLANNING �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 13 UNIT 1: Week 1 – 2 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 15 Lesson 1: Cultural stories from South Africa ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 15 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ��������������������������������������������������������� 16 Activity 1: Introduce yourself and others................................................................16 Activity 2: Listen to a short story............................................................................17 Activity 3: Retell the story......................................................................................20 Activity 4: Learn more about storytelling................................................................20 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 21 Activity 5: Read the story.......................................................................................21 Activity 6: Let’s discuss features of a story............................................................24 Activity 7: Complete a reading comprehension.....................................................24 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 26 Activity 8: Write a narrative paragraph...................................................................26 Activity 9: Plan and draft a story based on a personal experience........................28 Activity 10: Revise, edit and proofread your story.................................................28 Activity 11: Present a neat, final version................................................................29 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 29 Activity 12: Use punctuation..................................................................................29 Activity 13: Identify concrete and abstract nouns..................................................30 UNIT 1: Week 3 – 4 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 33 Lesson 2: What is democracy? ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 33 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 34 Activity 14: Let’s experiment with our voices.........................................................34 Activity 15: Let’s experiment with our voices.........................................................35 Activity 16: Listen to and discuss a poem..............................................................37 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Activity 17: Read a poem.......................................................................................39 Activity 18: Discuss key features of poems...........................................................40 Activity 19: Read independently............................................................................42 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 43 Activity 20: Write a poem.......................................................................................43 Activity 21: Plan a poem........................................................................................44 Activity 22: Write a first draft of your poem............................................................44 Activity 23: Revise, edit, proofread and present your poem..................................44 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 45 Activity 24: Match the idioms and proverbs...........................................................45 Activity 25: Identify synonyms and antonyms........................................................48

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UNIT 1: Week 5 – 6............................................................................................................ 50 Lesson 3: Humour in the printed media............................................................................. 50 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 51 Activity 26: Have a conversation about a drama...................................................51 Activity 27: Complete the dialogue........................................................................54 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 55 Activity 28: Read the drama..................................................................................55 Activity 29: Talk about the drama...........................................................................58 Activity 30: Read for comprehension.....................................................................59 Activity 31: Read a poem.......................................................................................61 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 63 Activity 32: Write a dialogue..................................................................................63 Activity 33: Plan a short dialogue..........................................................................64 Activity 34: Draft your dialogue..............................................................................65 Activity 35: Revise, edit, proofread and present....................................................65 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 65 Activity 36: Simple sentences and statements; question marks and exclamation marks................................................................................................65 Activity 37: Use inverted commas.........................................................................67 UNIT 1: Week 7 – 8............................................................................................................ 70 Lesson 4: Starting my own business.................................................................................. 70 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 71 Activity 38: Listen to and discuss a short story......................................................71 Activity 39: Learn about a panel discussion: listen to a poem...............................73 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 75 Activity 40: Read a short story...............................................................................75 Activity 41: Read a poem.......................................................................................77 Activity 42: Read a letter........................................................................................79 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 80 Activity 43: Write a letter........................................................................................80 Activity 44: Plan your letter....................................................................................81 Activity 45: Draft your letter...................................................................................82 Activity 46: Revise, edit, proofread and present your letter...................................82 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 83 Activity 47: Understand homophones and homonyms..........................................83 UNIT 1: Week 9 – 10.......................................................................................................... 86 Lesson 5: Ways to travel around South Africa.................................................................... 86 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 87 Activity 48: Listening comprehension....................................................................87 Activity 49: Answer questions................................................................................90 Activity 50: Have a discussion...............................................................................91 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 91 Activity 51: Read a short story...............................................................................91 Activity 52: Do a written comprehension ..............................................................92 Activity 53: Read a poem.......................................................................................93 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 95 © Impaq

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Activity 54: Write a descriptive essay....................................................................95 Activity 55: Draft your essay..................................................................................96 Activity 56: Revise, edit and proofread your essay................................................96 Activity 57: Present a neat, final version of your essay.........................................97 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 97 Activity 58: Use prefixes, suffixes and roots..........................................................97 Activity 59: Identify main and dependent clauses..................................................98 UNIT 2: Week 1 – 2 ......................................................................................................... 100 Lesson 6: Saving the planet: what can I do? ................................................................... 100 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 101 Activity 60: Listening comprehension..................................................................101 Activity 61: Tell a story.........................................................................................103 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 104 Activity 62: Read an extract from a youth novel..................................................104 Activity 63: Do an oral comprehension................................................................107 Activity 64: View the cartoon................................................................................108 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 110 Activity 65: Write a narrative essay...................................................................... 110 Activity 66: Draft your essay................................................................................ 112 Activity 67: Revise, edit and proofread your essay.............................................. 112 Activity 68: Present a neat, final version of your essay....................................... 112 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 113 Activity 69: Identify the subject and predicate..................................................... 113 Activity 70: Write degrees of comparison............................................................ 114 UNIT 2: Week 3 – 4 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 117 Lesson 7: Carbon footprint ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 117 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 118 Activity 71: How well did you listen?.................................................................... 118 Activity 72: Have a debate on advertising...........................................................121 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 123 Activity 73: Read the press release.....................................................................123 Activity 74: Study the advertisement...................................................................125 Activity 75: Let’s read...........................................................................................126 Activity 76: Let’s answer questions......................................................................129 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 130 Activity 77: Plan your poster................................................................................130 Activity 78: Draft your poster...............................................................................131 Activity 79: Revise, edit and proofread your poster.............................................132 Activity 80: Present a neat, final version of your poster.......................................132 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 132 Activity 81: Fill in the adjectives...........................................................................132 Activity 82: Write as indirect speech....................................................................133 UNIT 2: Week 5 – 6 ......................................................................................................... 136 Lesson 8: Cradle of Humankind....................................................................................... 136 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 137

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Activity 83: Let’s discuss......................................................................................137 Activity 84: Present a prepared speech...............................................................138 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 139 Activity 85: Study the layout................................................................................139 Activity 86: Read the instructions........................................................................140 Activity 87: Read the poem..................................................................................141 Activity 88: Discuss the poem..............................................................................142 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 144 Activity 89: Plan your letter giving directions.......................................................144 Activity 90: Draft your letter.................................................................................145 Activity 91: Revise, edit and proofread your letter...............................................145 Activity 92: Present a neat, final version of your letter.........................................146 Activity 93: Plan your instructions........................................................................146 Activity 94: Draft your instructions.......................................................................147 Activity 95: Revise, edit and proofread your instructions.....................................147 Activity 96: Present a neat, final version of your instructions..............................147 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 147 Activity 97: Write in active and passive voice......................................................147 Activity 98: Use a hyphen....................................................................................150 UNIT 2: Week 7 – 8 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 153 Lesson 9: People who have helped the world ������������������������������������������������������������������ 153 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 154 Activity 99: Prepare and perform a role play drama............................................154 Activity 100: Let’s investigate...............................................................................156 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 158 Activity 101: Read an extract from a drama........................................................158 Activity 102: Talk about the drama.......................................................................160 Activity 103: Read a second extract from the drama...........................................161 Activity 104: Discuss the language in the drama.................................................162 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 163 Activity 105: Plan your drama review..................................................................163 Activity 106: Draft your drama review..................................................................165 Activity 107: Revise, edit and proofread your drama review...............................165 Activity 108: Present a final version your drama review......................................166 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 166 Activity 109: Identify transitive and intransitive verbs..........................................166 Activity 110: Write as direct speech.....................................................................168 Activity 111: Write more direct speech.................................................................168 UNIT 3: Week 1 – 2 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 171 Lesson 10: Introduction to social media ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 171 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 172 Activity 112: Listen to a text on filling in a form....................................................172 Activity 113: Let’s talk about the uses of forms....................................................174 Activity 114: Let’s have a panel discussion..........................................................175 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 175 Activity 115: Read the text...................................................................................175 © Impaq

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Activity 116: Summarise the text..........................................................................176 Activity 117: Let’s read about filling in a questionnaire........................................177 Activity 118: Interpret answers on questionnaire.................................................179 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 180 Activity 119: Plan your form.................................................................................180 Activity 120: Draft your answer............................................................................181 Activity 121: Revise, edit and proofread your answer.........................................182 Activity 122: Present a neat, final version of your answer...................................182 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 182 Activity 123: Identify noun clauses......................................................................182 Activity 124: Identify and write the adjectival clauses..........................................184 Activity 125: Complete the adverbial clauses......................................................184 UNIT 3: Week 3 – 4 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 187 Lesson 11: Urban renewal through graffiti ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 187 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 188 Activity 126: Let’s listen.......................................................................................188 Activity 127: Compile questionnaire....................................................................190 Activity 128: Adapt a story into a drama..............................................................191 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 193 Activity 129: Read and enjoy a play....................................................................193 Activity 130: Discuss the play..............................................................................196 Activity 131: Let’s read the poem.........................................................................197 Activity 132: Let’s talk about the poem................................................................198 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 199 Activity 133: Plan your interview..........................................................................199 Activity 134: Draft your interview.........................................................................200 Activity 135: Revise, edit and proofread your interview.......................................200 Activity 136: Present a neat, final version your interview....................................201 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 201 Activity 137: Find the relative clauses.................................................................201 Activity 138: Working with prefixes......................................................................202 UNIT 3: Week 5 – 6 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 205 Lesson 12: Call centres ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 205 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 206 Activity 139: Listening comprehension................................................................206 Activity 140: Let’s roleplay...................................................................................208 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 209 Activity 141: Read the text on writing an agenda................................................209 Activity 142: Read the text on writing minutes.....................................................212 Activity 143: View a visual text for comprehension..............................................214 Activity 144: Do a written comprehension on the graph......................................215 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 216 Activity 145: Write an agenda..............................................................................216 Activity 146: Draft your agenda...........................................................................216 Activity 147: Revise, edit and proofread your agenda.........................................216 Activity 148: Present a final version of your agenda............................................217

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Activity 149: Plan your minutes...........................................................................217 Activity 150: Draft your minutes...........................................................................217 Activity 151: Revise, edit and proofread your minutes........................................217 Activity 152: Present a final version of your minutes...........................................218 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 218 Activity 153: Use pronouns..................................................................................218 Activity 154: Use active and passive voice..........................................................219 UNIT 3: Week 7 – 8 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 223 Lesson 13: Travel etiquette ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 223 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 224 Activity 155: Listen to a current news article.......................................................224 Activity 156: Read an unprepared reading aloud................................................227 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 228 Activity 157: Read a magazine article for information.........................................228 Activity 158: Answer questions about a magazine article....................................230 Activity 159: Infer meaning of unfamiliar images.................................................230 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 231 Activity 160: Plan a newspaper article.................................................................231 Activity 161: Draft your article..............................................................................233 Activity 162: Revise, edit and proofread your article...........................................233 Activity 163: Present a neat, final version of your article.....................................233 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 234 Activity 164: Chronological order and punctuation..............................................234 Activity 165: Use the correct prepositions...........................................................236 UNIT 3: Week 9 – 10 ....................................................................................................... 240 Lesson 14: Sporting legends ........................................................................................... 240 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 241 Activity 166: Listening comprehension................................................................241 Activity 167: Let’s answer....................................................................................243 Activity 168: Give instructions..............................................................................244 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 245 Activity 169: Read this extract from a youth novel...............................................245 Activity 170: Evaluate the extract from the youth novel.......................................247 Activity 171: Read a poem...................................................................................248 Activity 172: Discuss the features of the poem....................................................249 Activity 173: Read the text...................................................................................250 Activity 174: Evaluate the text.............................................................................251 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 252 Activity 175: Write an essay.................................................................................252 Activity 176: Draft your essay..............................................................................253 Activity 177: Revise, edit and proofread your essay............................................254 Activity 178: Present a neat, final version of your essay.....................................254 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 254 Activity 179: Fill in the pronouns..........................................................................254 Activity 180: Use the correct degree of comparison............................................256

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UNIT 4: Week 1 – 2 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 259 Lesson 15: Who are your role models? ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 259 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 260 Activity 181: Give an unprepared speech............................................................260 Activity 182: Read aloud......................................................................................261 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 262 Activity 183: Read the extract..............................................................................262 Activity 184: Talk about the extract......................................................................264 Activity 185: Read and view the written and visual text.......................................265 Activity 186: Talk about the graph........................................................................267 Activity 187: Draw inferences and conclusions...................................................268 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 269 Activity 188: Plan your directions.........................................................................269 Activity 189: Draft your directions........................................................................270 Activity 190: Revise, edit and proofread your directions......................................270 Activity 191: Present a final version of your directions........................................271 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 271 Activity 192: Use prepositions.............................................................................271 Activity 193: Adjectival and adverbial clauses.....................................................272 UNIT 4: Week 3 – 4 ......................................................................................................... 276 Lesson 16: Family and friends......................................................................................... 276 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 277 Activity 194: Listen to a TV news broadcast........................................................277 Activity 195: Listening comprehension................................................................278 Activity 196: Have a discussion...........................................................................279 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 280 Activity 197: Read a diary entry...........................................................................280 Activity 198: Compare, contrast and evaluate the text........................................282 Activity 199: Read a poem...................................................................................284 Activity 200: Talk about key features of the poem...............................................285 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 286 Activity 201: Plan your diary entry.......................................................................286 Activity 202: Draft your entries.............................................................................287 Activity 203: Revise, edit and proofread your entries..........................................287 Activity 204: Present a final version of your entry................................................288 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 288 Activity 205: Match the collective nouns..............................................................288 Activity 206: Subject-verb agreement..................................................................289 UNIT 4: Week 5 – 6 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 293 Lesson 17: My fingerprints are unique ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 293 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 294 Activity 207: Listening comprehension................................................................294 Activity 208: Answer the questions......................................................................296 Activity 209: Give a prepared speech..................................................................296 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 297 Activity 210: Read and enjoy!..............................................................................297

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Activity 211: Features of the story........................................................................298 Activity 212: Discuss key features of the poem...................................................300 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 301 Activity 213: Plan your essay...............................................................................301 Activity 214: Draft your essay..............................................................................303 Activity 215: Revise, edit and proofread your essay............................................303 Activity 216: Present a final version of your essay..............................................303 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 304 Activity 217: Identify the auxiliary verbs...............................................................304 Activity 218: Identify bias, stereotypes, prejudice, emotive and persuasive language.........................................................................................305 UNIT 4: Week 7 – 8 ......................................................................................................... 308 Lesson 18: How do I chill? .............................................................................................. 308 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 309 Activity 219: Revise listening comprehension.....................................................309 Activity 220: Literature study...............................................................................310 Activity 221: Take part in a discussion................................................................. 311 Activity 222: Unprepared reading........................................................................312 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 312 Activity 223: Revise reading comprehension.......................................................312 Activity 224: Answer questions on the story........................................................313 Activity 225: Revise summaries...........................................................................314 Activity 226: Revise literature..............................................................................315 Activity 227: Answer questions on features of poem...........................................317 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 318 Activity 228: Revise transactional text.................................................................318 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 319 Activity 229: Revise subject-verb agreement and synonyms and antonyms.......319 Activity 230: Revise sentences............................................................................321 ADDENDUM A: RUBRICS ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 323 BIBLIOGRAPHY �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 328

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YEAR PLANNING UNIT

DATE DATE STARTED COMPLETED

LESSON LESSON 1: Cultural stories from South Africa LESSON 2: What is democracy?

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LESSON 3: Humour in the printed media LESSON 4: Starting my own business LESSON 5: Ways to travel around South Africa LESSON 6: Saving the planet: what can I do?

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LESSON 7: Carbon footprint LESSON 8: Cradle of Humankind LESSON 9: People who have helped the world LESSON 10: Introduction to social media LESSON 11: Urban renewal through graffiti

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LESSON 12: Call centres LESSON 13: Travel etiquette LESSON 14: Sporting legends LESSON 15: Who are your role models?

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LESSON 16: Family and friends LESSON 17: My fingerprints are unique LESSON 18: How do I chill?

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Lesson 1: Cultural stories from South Africa Skills Listening and Speaking Introduces self and others Listens to a short story Retells the story Learns more about storytelling Reading and Viewing Reads literary text Completes a reading comprehension Writing and Presenting Write a narrative paragraph; paragraph conventions; focus on process writing Writes a short story based on personal experience; uses the writing process Language Structures and Conventions Word level work Common, proper, countable, uncountable, concrete and abstract nouns Sentence level work Simple sentences, statements Simple present and simple past tense Spelling and punctuation Full stop, comma, colon, semi-colon, capital and small letters

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Activity Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Activity 5, 6 Activity 7 Activity 8 Activity 9, 10, 11

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Activity 1: Introduce yourself and others 30 minutes

Tell the learners that they will be working with themes throughout the year. Each theme will cover a two-week period. Explain that the theme for the first lesson is “Cultural stories from South Africa”. Explain to learners that when you first meet someone, it is polite to introduce yourself so that they know who you are and can refer to you by name when speaking to you. Go through the features and conventions of introducing yourself and others in the study guide. Ask learners to role play the introductions. Go through the important things to know about introducing yourself. Explain to learners that some introductions are formal while others are informal. Introducing yourself An example of a very formal introduction could be: “How do you do? My name is Thandi Gumedi.” (How do you do is not really a question, but is a way of saying hello in a very formal way.) An example of a formal introduction could be: “Good morning/afternoon/evening, my name is Thandi Gumede. I’m pleased to meet you.” An example of an informal introduction could be: “Hello, my name is Thandi.” A very informal greeting could be: “Hi, I’m Thandi.”

Introducing others An example of a very formal introduction could be: “Mrs Gumbi, may I introduce Sibeko, my friend from school.” An example of a formal introduction could be: “Mrs Gumbi, I’d like you to meet Sibeko, my friend from school.” An example of an informal introduction could be: “Gogo, meet Sibeko, he is my friend from school. This is my gran.” An example of a very informal greeting could be: “Gogo, this is Sibeko.”

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Ask learners to introduce themselves to other learners or to you by saying “hello” or “good morning” in their own language and then in English. They should then give theIr name and surname. Encourage them to say one sentence about themselves. It could be something about their family or what they enjoy most. For example: “Dumelang/Goeiemôre/Hello, my name is …” Revise simple present tense with learners. Language structures and conventions: Sentences Simple present tense We always introduce ourselves in the simple present tense. The simple present tense tells us what is happening right now. Ask learners to give three more sentences in the present tense. Ask learners to introduce themselves using all four styles of introduction as shown (very formal, formal, informal, very informal). Guide and encourage learners to complete the introductions properly.

Activity 2: Listen to a short story 30 minutes 1.

Read and discuss the listening process with learners in detail. Tell learners they should follow this process whenever they are completing a listening activity.

Listening is divided into three separate elements: Pre-listening: This is how we get ready to listen to a story. To do this we: • Look at titles and illustrations to get an idea of what the text is about. • Listen to background information given to you by the facilitator. • Read pre-listening questions which will help you listen for these ideas in the story. • Have a pencil and paper ready for jotting down notes. During listening: This is what we do while the story is being read. We: • Try to get a “mind picture” of the story that is being read. • Listen to the message or main idea of the story. • Listen to dialogue and details in the story that give us additional information. • Try to work out the meaning of new vocabulary from the text. • Jot down notes or questions. Post-listening: This is what we do after we have heard the story. We: • Ask questions about anything we do not understand. • Discuss and find the meaning for new vocabulary. • Answer questions.

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Discuss the story. Make a summary of the story. Analyse and evaluate what we have heard. Evaluate what we have heard. We do this by making judgements on what we have heard and by giving our opinion (with reasons) about what we have heard.

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Talk about the information on cultural stories in the study guide. Ask learners if they can think of folktales they have heard in the past. Discuss how a story is made up of a main idea and supporting ideas. Ask learners to listen for the main and supporting ideas in the story you are about to read.

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A story has a main idea and supporting ideas. A main idea tells you the main reason why the story was written or told or what the story is mainly about. Supporting ideas make the main idea clearer. They support and expand the main idea of the story. 4.

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Read the title of the story “Moonlight Magic” and ask learners what they think the story may be about. Give the learners a few minutes to discuss these ideas. Tell learners that Gcina Mhlope, who wrote the story, is a well-known South African author and storyteller. Read the folktale twice to the learners. Ask them to try and visualise the story as you read. Encourage learners to make notes on the main point in the story as you read it a second time.

Moonlight Magic by Gcina Mhlope Nolitha’s husband, a great warrior, was killed in battle. Nolitha missed him so much. And they did not have a single child. How she longed for a baby. One night Nolitha walked to the river where the waterfall was the loudest. And the moon was so full and bright it washed the land in its silvery glow. She looked up at the moon and opened her mouth to sing – a song that was like a prayer. I humble myself before you Asking for a baby. Hemh! Hemh! The people who heard the beautiful sound were not sure if it were a part of a sweet dream. But it was such a lovely sound that it stayed with them all day. The next night Nolitha was having a beautiful dream when she was awoken by a very distinct sound – the sound of a baby crying. No, it could not be! She threw off her blanket and went to open the door.

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Yes, it was a baby! Unbelievable. “Whose baby could it be?” she wondered. The baby was sitting inside a huge dug-out pumpkin as if it had grown in the garden. Nolitha looked at the little face and the big, round eyes looked right up at her. The baby smiled and made gurgling noises. Nolitha took the baby inside and closed the door behind her. She washed him and gave him some creamy milk porridge with honey. Nolitha was the happiest she had ever been in her life. For weeks she stayed inside and kept the baby a secret. After some time Nolitha decided it was all right to tell people about her new baby. When the children noticed her open door they ran to greet her. “Sawubona, mama Nolitha! We have not seen you for a long time.” “Please can I hold him? I promise I will not drop him.” “What is his name?” “His name is Njabulo. I named him that because he has brought me so much joy,” she said. The villagers came to her house to see her baby and she realised how wonderful it would be to share her baby with others. Nolitha’s world was complete. She knew it would be her greatest pleasure to raise her little boy, Njabulo, in a village filled with so many caring people. And the other children would be like his brothers and sisters 6.

When you have finished reading, ask the learners what they think the main idea and the supporting ideas of the story are. Main idea: The main idea is to convey that anything is possible and that miracles can happen. Nolitha loses her husband and longs to have a baby of her own. Supporting ideas: Nolitha goes and sings and prays for a baby one full moon night. When a baby appears on her doorstep one day, Nolitha hides him in case he actually belongs to someone else. Later she realises it is alright to show him to the rest of the village. Nolitha realises how good it will be to raise him in a loving community.

Talk about the simple past tense with the learners. Read extracts from the story showing how it is written in the simple past tense. Simple past tense The simple past tense tells us that an action happened in the past. To change a verb to the simple past add -ed to the verb or change the verb form, e.g., visit – visited. (However, there are exceptions where -ed is not added, e.g. sing – sang.) The children visited Nolitha. Nolitha sang for her baby. Encourage learners to give additional sentence in the simple past tense. 7.

Encourage learners to share their own ideas and experiences that are similar to the story where something wonderful has happened.

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Activity 3: Retell the story 30 minutes

A timeline gives us the sequence of events. That is, the order in which they happened, e.g. Nolitha pleaded for a baby. Nolitha found a baby on her doorstep. Talk about a timeline with learners and then encourage them to retell the story, “Moonlight Magic”, from Activity 2 in the correct sequence.

Activity 4: Learn more about storytelling 30 minutes

Language structures and conventions: Sentences Tenses Revise present, past and future tense with learners. Encourage them to give one sentence in the present and one in the past tense. Present tense: the action occurs now, e.g. Nolitha looks after the baby. Past tense: the action occurs in the past, e.g. Nolitha looked after the baby. Future tense: the action will occur in the future, e.g. Nolitha will look after the baby. 1.

Go through the conventions and skills of storytelling with the learners in the study guide, discussing each one and giving an example of each. Exaggerate each example so that the learners find it amusing and will remember it.

Storytelling tips How we tell a story is very important. Here are some important points to keep in mind. • Speaking skills: How we actually speak while we are telling the story. Speak clearly with correct pronunciation. Make sure you can be heard. • Tone: Tone of voice tells how we speak. We can use a gentle/soft tone of voice. We can use a hard/unfriendly tone of voice. • Pronunciation: Pronunciation means that we pronounce (say) the words so that people can understand what we are saying. • Tempo: Tempo refers to the pace in which you tell the story. Do you tell it so quickly that no-one can keep up with what is being told or so slowly that listeners become bored? Keep up a lively pace so that listeners do not lose interest in the story. • Intonation: This is the way in which your voice rises and falls as you speak and also the way it becomes louder and softer. Vary your voice so that it does not become a monotone (speaking in a flat voice that does not change).

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Eye contact: You must make eye contact with your listeners by looking them in the eye. This way, your listeners engage with you more. Posture: This is the way you sit or stand while you are telling a story. If you slouch over and look disinterested, your listeners will not be interested to hear your story. Maintain a good posture to gain the listeners’ attention. Gesture: These are the movements you make with your hands while you speak. While a few gestures may be appropriate, it is best not to “speak with your hands” too much as this takes the focus away from what you are saying. Rather let the words and your expression say it all.

Encourage learners to share their own stories applying the tips for telling good stories. Give positive feedback to learners on aspects of storytelling they are implementing well.

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READING AND VIEWING

Activity 5: Read the story 1 hour 1.

Go through the spelling rule in the study guide with learners. Remind them that vowels are the letters, a, e, i, o, u and y, and consonants are all the other letters in the alphabet. Language structures and conventions: Spelling Spelling rule

When a word contains a short vowel and then an ending consonant, double that consonant when adding a suffix. E.g. skip, skipped, skipping. Ask learners to add suffixes to these words: bat (batted, batting); skip (skipped, skipping); stop (stopped, stopping); rub (rubbed, rubbing); sip (sipped, sipping). Ask learners to find a word in the story that follows this rule. (hopped) 2.

Have a book of folktales and a reference book to show to the learners. Show them the different parts of the book, discussing each part in detail. Make sure the learners can see the different parts so that they can relate to them when you speak about them throughout the year.

Learners will be working with these features throughout the year so do not be concerned if all learners do not understand all the concepts straight away.

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The different parts of a book: • Cover: This is the first thing we see about a book so it is important that it has appeal, that is, it is colourful, clear, shows us what the story is about. • Title page: The title page is the first page in the book where it gives the title, the author and the publisher. • Contents: This gives the breakdown of everything that is in the book, normally in chapters. • Chapters: These are the parts that a book is divided into. A chapter often has a number and/or a title. • Glossary: This is a section at the back of some books where it gives the meaning of some of the more difficult/unusual words contained in the book. These words are in alphabetical order, making them easy to find. • Index: It is usually only reference books that have an index. It is used for reference purposes when someone wants to look up something specific. It is in alphabetical order and appears at the end of the book. 3.

Ask learners to discuss the key features of the story. Emphasise the importance of learners getting to know these key features as they relate to all the stories learners will read.

Key features of a story • Characters: The actual people/animals in the story. E.g. lion, woman, Nolitha, Njabulo. • Characterisation: What the characters are actually like. Are they portrayed (seen as) clever, stupid, wily, gentle, kind? E.g. the lion is fierce and uncaring. • Plot: The storyline; the sequence of events; a series of related events that make up the main story; a pattern of relationships between events and their cause. • Conflict: The struggle that arises between the characters or between characters and their desires/values. • Background: Anything we know about the story before we read it. E.g., what we know about folklore, any facts about the author and why the story was written. • Setting: Where the story takes place, e.g., in a forest; in a village. • Narrator: The person telling the story; a person who explains what is happening. Not all stories have a narrator. • Theme: The main idea or ideas in a text; the subject or topic of a piece of writing. 4. 5.

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Ask learners to read the title and look at the picture of the folklore story in the study guide and predict what they think the story will be about. Tell learners to read the following folklore story:

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The Day the Rock Trembled One day a woman was gathering grass near her village for thatching when she was startled by the loud roar of a lion. The lion roared, “Woman, come here! I am going to eat you at once!” “Please don’t eat me,” answered the woman, shaking with fright. “I have a husband and young daughter at home who need me.” “That is even better,” roared the lion. “Take me to your hut and I will eat your daughter instead!” “No, you can’t eat her! She is only eight years old!” “Ah, she will be tender and tasty then. Take me to your home at once!” The woman had no option but to go home with the lion following her. When they arrived at the hut, the lion said he would wait outside in the shade under a rock while the woman fetched her husband and daughter from inside. The husband, knowing one cannot argue with a lion, walked out of the hut and knelt in front of the lion. “I am big and strong and will make a good meal for you. Eat me instead.” “Oh no! It’s your daughter I want!” said the lion. A hare, sitting above them on a rock, heard everything. He felt very sad for the family. “Look out!” he cried. “The rock is going to fall on you all! Hold it up before you are all squashed!” In great fright the three people held up their hands and the lion his forepaws to hold up the rock. The hare helped them hold up the rock and spoke to the family. “Hurry over the hill where the Go-AwayAnd-Don’t-Come-Back tree grows. Bring branches to push under the rock to hold it up. That way, Lion, you will soon be able to enjoy your meal.” “I will let them go,” grumbled the lion, “but they must hurry back. They were away for so long that the hare said, “I had better go and show them the tree.” Hare found the family looking for the tree. “I was hoping you would understand the meaning of the tree,” he said. “We must all run for our lives!” It was getting dark and the lion was tired and hungry. He let go of the rock, but nothing happened. “Ahaaaa,” thought the lion. “Hare has played a dirty trick on me. But the day will come when we will meet again …”

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Vocabulary in context gathering: collecting tender: soft and easy to chew forepaws: the front paws

Activity 6: Let’s discuss features of a story 1 hour

Ask learners to read the story again and discuss the following features of the story. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Who are the characters in the story? “That is even better,” roared the lion. “Take me to your hut and I will eat your daughter instead!” Do you think this means the lion is portrayed as cruel? Give a reason for your answer. What is the plot of the story? Is there some conflict in the story? Between who is the conflict? What is the setting of the story? How do you know this? What is the theme of the story?

Activity 6: Let’s discuss features of a story: MEMORANDUM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

The characters in the story are the woman and her husband and daughter; the lion and the hare. Learner’s own answer. Yes, the lion is portrayed as cruel as he is prepared to eat a child. The plot is how the rabbit saves the girl and tricks the lion. Yes, the conflict is between the lion and the woman and her family. The setting is near a rural village. The woman was gathering thatching for the roof of their hut. The theme is about how the hare outwits the lion and saves the little girl.

Activity 7: Complete a reading comprehension 1 hour 1.

Revise common and proper nouns and uncountable and uncountable nouns with the learners. Common and proper nouns A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. Common nouns names ordinary objects, e.g. book, pen.

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Proper nouns name particular people, places or things, e.g. Jabu, Johannesburg, January. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter. Find all the common nouns in the first seven lines of the story. Are these countable or uncountable nouns? Are there any proper nouns in the story? If there are, identify them. Countable and uncountable nouns Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted, e.g. girl, boy, rock. They can be in the singular and plural. Uncountable nouns are nouns that cannot be counted, e.g. water, custard, oil. (These can only be put into containers and the containers can be counted.) Find four countable and one uncountable noun in the story. 2. 3.

Ask learners to reread the story “The Day the Rock Trembled”, from Activity 5, again quietly on their own. Tell learners to answer the questions in their exercise books. Remind them to use full sentences and correct punctuation. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Why was the woman gathering grass? How old was the woman’s daughter? Explain in your own words why the lion wanted to eat the daughter instead of the woman. Where were the woman’s husband and daughter when she came home? Skim the story and find the words where the husband first speaks to the lion. Write his exact words. We are not told much about the little girl. Visualise the story and write a sentence to show what you think she looks like when her father is speaking to the lion. How did the hare know what was going on? What kind of tree did the hare tell the family to find? Why do you think he called it this kind of tree? In the sentence, “she was startled by the loud roar of a lion” do you think “startled” means happy and excited or surprised and frightened?

Activity 7: Complete a reading comprehension: MEMORANDUM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

The woman was gathering grass to thatch the roof of their hut. The woman’s daughter was eight years old. Learner’s own words: Possible answer: The daughter was younger and would be more tender and tasty. The woman’s husband and daughter were inside the hut. “I am big and strong and will make a good meal for you. Eat me instead.” She probably looks terrified/very frightened. The hare was on a rock above them and heard everything that was said. 25

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