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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
Grade 5
Module 13
DIMINUTIVES
PEOPLE, COUNTRIES, PRODUCTS
“In Rome, do as the ………………..do”.
ACTIVITY 1
TO USE A PERSONAL DICTIONARY
[LO 6.4.1]
1. What do we call the people who live in…
| Cape Town | China | Russia |
| Namibia | Germany | South Africa |
2. Fill in the missing words:
| Australians live in ________________ |
| Welsh people live in _______________ |
| In___________ the Swiss farmers make cheese |
| ________fashion designers live in Italy. |
| In Japan, the__________ eat a staple diet of rice. |
| We have__________ visitors from Norway. |
| In England we ate________ cucumber sandwiches. |
| In____________ the Dutch people speak Dutch. |
| I ate Greek salad in ___________ |
| The Spaniards are outstanding in_________ dancing. |
DIMINUTIVES
ACTIVITY 2
TO USE LANGUAGE FORMS AND STRUCTURES TO COMMUNICATE ORALLY AND IN WRITING
[LO 6.4.3]
Gemma is still a young dog and is called a ___
Young animals, as well as small objects, are often given a special name.
Match these young animals to their parents
Owlet, gosling, duckling, kitten, calf, foal, lamb, chick, nestling, kid
Owl, duck, cow, hen, cat, goose, goat, ewe, bird,mare
The baby of a dog and the baby of a seal have the same name. What is it?
The baby of a cow and the baby of an elephant have the same name. What is it?
Try to explain why baby animals are so sweet and so attractive:
Assessment
LO 6
LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USEThe learner will know and be able to use the sounds, words and grammar of the language to create and interpret texts.
We know this when the learner:
6.4 develops own vocabulary:
6.4.1 analyses word formation (e.g. drum, drummer);
6.4.3 understands between 3 000 and 4 500 common spoken words in context by the end of grade 5.
Memorandum
ACTIVITY 1
1. This activity links to the section on nouns.
| Capetonians | Chinese | Russian |
| Namibian | Congolese | South African |
2.
| a. Australians live in | Australia |
| b. Welsh people live in | Wales |
| c. In the Swiss farmers make cheese | Switzerland |
| d. fashion designers live in Italy. | Italian |
| e. In Japan, the eat a staple diet of rice. | Japanese |
| f. We have visitors from Norway. | Norwegian |
| g. In England we ate cucumber sandwiches. | English |
| h. In the Dutch people speak Dutch. | Holland |
| i. I ate Greek salad in | Greece |
| j. The Spaniards are outstanding in dancing. | Spanish |
3.
ACTIVITY 2
Owlet - owl
Gosling - goose
Duckling - duck
Kitten- cat
Calf - cow
Foal - horse
Lamb - sheep
Chick - hen
Nestling - bird
Kid - mare
The baby of a dog and the baby of a seal have the same name: Pup
The baby of a cow and the baby of an elephant have the same name: Calf
Let the learners read out to the class why baby animals are so sweet and attractive. Discuss cruelty to animals etc.
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