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Lesson 5
Words, words, words
Objectives : By the end of the lesson you will have
• written sentences to illustrate different meanings of the same word
• identified words with double meanings
• used prefixes with appropriate words
• used words appropriately in sentences
• written sentences for illustrations
• completed a story by inserting appropriate words
A Look at the following illustration.
Now write two sentences which illustrate the different meanings of the word 'cook'.
B Now look at the following list of words. Tick the words which have a different meaning when used as (1) a noun (2) a verb. Then complete the sentences below with a suitable word from the box. Change the tense if needed.
fan, colour, stick, brush, paste, light, bear, plane, frame, question, lie, glue, leather, strike, brake, glass, polish, cream, flat, freeze, wind, paint, book, change, comb, flower, fly, roast
1 The police have caught the thief. Now they are - him.
2 You must -hard if you want to break the brick.
3 There would have been a terrible accident if the car hadn't - in
time.
4 You need a good - to get the pieces together.
5 I need to buy a new - for my hair. This one is broken.
6 She is too young to - so much responsibility.
7 Please- the fire. We must start cooking.
8 Why did you - the wall red? It looks ugly.
C We use prefixes like -un, -im, -il, -non, -dis, -ir, -in, to form the opposite of a word. Write the opposite of the following words with an appropriate prefix.
logical______ coloured____ practical_________
regular______ important literate______
organised_____ clear______ tidy______
sympathetic___ like______ smoker______
connect______ accurate____ desirable______
sufficient_____ used______ agree______
stop________ certain______
D Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete the story.
One day, a grocer borrowed a balance and weights from a fruit seller. After a few days, the fruitseller asked the grocer to - his balance and weights to him. The grocer said, "The mice ate away your balance and weights. I am sorry that I can't return them to you." The - excuse of the dishonest grocer made the fruitseller very- But he -his temper and said, "Never mind. I can't blame you. It's my bad luck." The grocer thought to himself , "The illiterate fruitseller is a fool."
Then one day, the fruitscller said to the grocer, "I am - to the town to do some shopping. Please send your son with me to - my things. We will come back tomorrow." So the grocer- his son with the fruitseller. The next day the fruitseller - alone from the town.
"Where is my son?" asked the grocer. "A crow carried your son away" replied the fruitseller. "You liar. How can a crow carry -such a big boy?" the grocer shouted angrily. "Just the same way as mice can eat away the balance and weights," said the fruitseller.
The grocer and - him with tearful eyes, "I wronged you greatly by the point. He returned the balance and weights to the fruit seller -to you about your weight and balance. I will give them back to you. Please - me and give me back my son." Then the fruitseller sent the boy back to his father.
C Narrate the story in your own words without using any direct speech. Then write it.
Focus:
Skills.
Reading for specific information, writing.
Functions.
Understanding and using prefixes, filling in gaps with suitable words.
Grammar/Structure.
Homonyms, prefixes, reporting speech.
Vocabulary.
balance, strike, blame, stick.
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Lesson 5
Words, words, words
Objectives : By the end of the lesson you will have
• written sentences to illustrate different meanings of the same word
• identified words with double meanings
• used prefixes with appropriate words
• used words appropriately in sentences
• written sentences for illustrations
• completed a story by inserting appropriate words
A Look at the following illustration.
Now write two sentences which illustrate the different meanings of the word 'cook'.
B Now look at the following list of words. Tick the words which have a different meaning when used as (1) a noun (2) a verb. Then complete the sentences below with a suitable word from the box. Change the tense if needed.
fan, colour, stick, brush, paste, light, bear, plane, frame, question, lie, glue, leather, strike, brake, glass, polish, cream, flat, freeze, wind, paint, book, change, comb, flower, fly, roast
1 The police have caught the thief. Now they are - him.
2 You must -hard if you want to break the brick.
3 There would have been a terrible accident if the car hadn't - in
time.
4 You need a good - to get the pieces together.
5 I need to buy a new - for my hair. This one is broken.
6 She is too young to - so much responsibility.
7 Please- the fire. We must start cooking.
8 Why did you - the wall red? It looks ugly.
C We use prefixes like -un, -im, -il, -non, -dis, -ir, -in, to form the opposite of a word. Write the opposite of the following words with an appropriate prefix.
logical______ coloured____ practical_________
regular______ important literate______
organised_____ clear______ tidy______
sympathetic___ like______ smoker______
connect______ accurate____ desirable______
sufficient_____ used______ agree______
stop________ certain______
D Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete the story.
One day, a grocer borrowed a balance and weights from a fruit seller. After a few days, the fruitseller asked the grocer to - his balance and weights to him. The grocer said, "The mice ate away your balance and weights. I am sorry that I can't return them to you." The - excuse of the dishonest grocer made the fruitseller very- But he -his temper and said, "Never mind. I can't blame you. It's my bad luck." The grocer thought to himself , "The illiterate fruitseller is a fool."
Then one day, the fruitscller said to the grocer, "I am - to the town to do some shopping. Please send your son with me to - my things. We will come back tomorrow." So the grocer- his son with the fruitseller. The next day the fruitseller - alone from the town.
"Where is my son?" asked the grocer. "A crow carried your son away" replied the fruitseller. "You liar. How can a crow carry -such a big boy?" the grocer shouted angrily. "Just the same way as mice can eat away the balance and weights," said the fruitseller.
The grocer and - him with tearful eyes, "I wronged you greatly by the point. He returned the balance and weights to the fruit seller -to you about your weight and balance. I will give them back to you. Please - me and give me back my son." Then the fruitseller sent the boy back to his father.
C Narrate the story in your own words without using any direct speech. Then write it.
Focus:
Skills.
Reading for specific information, writing.
Functions.
Understanding and using prefixes, filling in gaps with suitable words.
Grammar/Structure.
Homonyms, prefixes, reporting speech.
Vocabulary.
balance, strike, blame, stick.