Springdale Primary School STELLAR Primary 4 Term 2 · 2020. 3. 25. · SPRINGDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL Primary 4 Term 2 Unit 5 2 Unit Overview Unit 5: Nasty Accident Main Theme: A Nasty

Springdale Primary School

STELLAR

Primary 4 Term 2

Unit 5: A Nasty Accident

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SPRINGDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL Primary 4 Term 2 Unit 5

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Unit Overview

Unit 5: Nasty Accident

Main Theme: A Nasty Accident

Key Learning Points Progress of Your Child

Excellent

Good

Needs Improvement

Grammar

Group Nouns, Subject-Verb Agreement (L.S 5.1)

Grammar

Determiners (numbers for detail) some, another, several, all,

other (L.S 5.2)

Grammar

Adjective phrases: adverbs of degree

really scared, seriously injured, very worried (L.S 5.3)

Grammar

Past Continuous Tense (L.S 5.4)

Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs: pick up, rushed off, broke up, put out, call for,

bring up, cut down (LS 5.5)

Sentence Structure

Complex, sentence combining, word class (L.S 5.6)

Synthesis: that, either…or

Comprehension 4


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Use the guiding questions below to talk to your partner about

your personal responses.

Guiding Question 1: Why is it important for the eyewitness to give

the correct information about the accident?

Guiding Question 2: Why is important for the policeman to ask the

eyewitness the right questions?

Guiding Question 3: What would you have done if you were either

Michael or Rajen?

STELLAR Book : A Nasty Accident

Let’s Talk!

Date: Success Criteria: I am able to speak confidently, using standard English.

I am able to articulate my ideas fluently.

I would …


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Choose the correct verbs for the following sentences containing

group nouns.

1. The family ___________ (has/have) all decided to move to New

Zealand. They are going in April.

2. The hospital staff __________ (is/are) very helpful. They work

hard to ensure that the patients are well taken care of.

3. The ministry ___________ (is/are) promoting three officers for

completing the special project.

4. The school staff___________(was/were) nominated for the

Best Practice Award. There was a special celebration.

5. The choir __________(comprise, comprises) twenty members.

6. The traffic police __________ (monitor, monitors) the traffic

at different locations.

7. The government __________(is, are) planning to start a

working scheme for its senior citizens.

8. The STELLAR Club __________(is, are) going to have an

annual gathering at the main office.


LS 5.1: Grammar

Date: Success Criteria: I am able to use the present and past tenses correctly.


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Part 2

Construct sentences using the words provided for each item.

1. (police) criminals/arrest/prison

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

2. (crowd) loud bang/rushed/pushing

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

3. (group) beach/ games/ great/ champion

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

4. (onlookers) park/screams/children

________________________________________

________________________________________

My Learning Checklist: Colour

I am clear of what I am learning.

I need to revise this.

I need help.


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Complete the following sentences using the words in brackets.

1. (some)

She has to bake ___________________________________

________________________________________________

2. (several)

The pupils completed _______________________________

_______________________________________________

3. (all)

______________________________________ have

attended the Maroon 5 concert at the Esplanade.

4. (second)

Although she practised day and night, ___________________

_______________________________________________

5 (another)

You need to consider ______________________________

_______________________________________________


LS 5.2: Grammar

Date: Success Criteria: I am able to construct sentences using determiners.


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Form questions with the following words and then provide an answer

using the adverbs of degree in brackets.

Example:

1. your neighbours/go/ library/often

Do your neighbours go to the library often?

(very)

My neighbours go to the library very often.

2. you/ scared/watching/ horror movies

______________________________________________

(really)

______________________________________________

3. motorcyclist/injured/that/nasty accident

______________________________________________

(seriously)

______________________________________________

4. the teacher/annoyed/with students/late

______________________________________________

(very)

______________________________________________


LS 5.3: Grammar

Date: Success Criteria: I am able to rearrange sentences according to adverbs of degree.


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Complete these sentences using the past continuous tense.

1. The victims of the flood were struggling ________________

______________________________________________

2. My neighbours ___________________________________

__________________________when the fire started.

3. The birds _____________________ and the people _______

_____________________________at Sungei Buloh.

4. The patient ___________________ while the attendants

______________________________.

5. The commuters _____________________________ because

the bus was very __________________________________.

6. The fireman ________________________but he could not

______________________________________________.


LS 5.4: Grammar

Date: Success Criteria: I am able write complete sentences using the past continuous tense.


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Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs.

put out call for

bring up get on with

went off

hang on

cut down on

broken up

found out

ran off

1. The milk was left on the table for a week. It _____________ .

2. The maid used a big sack cloth to _________________ the

fire.

3. She is so fussy and yet her daughters ______________ her.

4. When you are ready, please ________________ the

technician to check your computer.

5. The police were unsuccessful in locating the bomb which

____________________.

6. The doctor is still busy with a patient. Can you ___________

for a little while longer?

7. It was tough for Mr and Mrs Wee to _________________

four children as they were having money problems.


LS 5.5: Vocabulary

Date: Success Criteria: I am able to use phrasal verbs correctly.


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Choose any 5 phrasal verbs from the box and create your own

sentences.

8. ______________________________________________

______________________________________________

9. ______________________________________________

______________________________________________

10. ______________________________________________

______________________________________________

11. ______________________________________________

______________________________________________

12. ______________________________________________

______________________________________________




I need help.


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Refer to your text, A Nasty Accident, and select some words for

each word class. Using these words, form your own narrative of a

nasty accident in groups. Present your answers verbally once you have

completed your writing.


LS 5.6: Vocabulary/ Oracy

Date: Success Criteria: I am able to write a narrative using the different words classes.

Nouns

Verbs

Prepositions

Adverbs

Adjectives

Pronouns


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Part 1

For each question, combine the following sentences to form one

sentence using that. The meaning of the sentences must remain

unchanged.

1. Samuel has found the car keys. Samuel’s mum was looking for

the car keys.

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

2. Fiona was upset when she discovered a counterfeit note. The

note was given to her by the cashier at the supermarket.

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

3. I dropped the saucepan of milk. My puppy, Oscar, licked all of

the milk up.

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

4. We searched high and low for the lights. You bought the lights

last year.

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

5. We waited patiently at the MRT station. The MRT station was

featured in the newspaper yesterday.

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________


LS 5.7: Synthesis

Date: Success Criteria: I am able to join two sentences using ‘that’.


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Part 2

Pick out two simple sentences from each of the following sentences.

1. She used her mother’s recipe to bake the cake that was given

to the birthday boy.

(a) _____________________________________________

(b)_____________________________________________

2. She reported the hit-and-run accident that caused serious

injuries to two motorcyclists.

(a) _____________________________________________

(b) _____________________________________________

3. The reckless lorry driver rammed into an ambulance that was

parked at the porch of the hospital.

(a) _____________________________________________

(b) _____________________________________________

4. He was fined for beating the traffic light that had turned red.

(a) ____________________________________________

(b) ____________________________________________




I need help.


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Yesterday, I burst into tears. Mother had said, “You must not listen to

any more comedians on the radio.”

When I was a little girl, my family’s radio was black and bulky. When I

arrived home after school, I liked to listen to the comedians, pressing my ear

against the wooden speakers. I thought their jokes were extremely funny. Mother

had never objected to me listening to them until yesterday.

Last night, some of Father’s friends from the orchestra came to our

house to practise violin in the living room. Mr Tach, the oldest violinist, brought me

some bananas. I was thrilled. I bowed to Mr Tach and exclaimed to my mother,

“Hey, these are pretty good!” I had tried to imitate the comedians on the radio and

spoke impolitely in front of our guests. Mother was not amused.

After that, I could only listen in secret when Mother and Daddy were out.

When the comedians were good, I would laugh uncontrollably. Children love

humour. No matter how young they are, they always know when something is

really funny.

Adapted from Totto-chan, The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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LS 5.8: Comprehension

Date:


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1. The author felt ___________________ when her mother stopped her from listening

to radio comedians.

1. glad

2. upset

3. irritated

4. surprised ( )

2. For question 2, write your answer in the blanks provided.

Describe how the author’s family radio looked like.

1) ___________________________

2) ___________________________

For Q3-4, decide who did the following activities. Tick your chosen answer. The first

example has been done for you.

Activities described in paragraphs 2 and 3 Author Mr Tach

Example Listened to radio comedians

3. Attended school

4. Played the violin

5. Which word has the same meaning as ‘shouted’? Circle either (A) or (B).

I bowed to Mr Tach and exclaimed to my mother, “Hey, these are pretty good!”

(A) (B)


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6. How did the author react when the comedians were good on radio?

___________________________________________________________

7. Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to show what happened first, next and

last in paragraphs 3 to 4.

____ The author listened to radio comedians in secret.

____ The author bowed to her father’s friend.

____ The author was given some bananas.

8. Give two reasons why the author’s mother was not amused with her (Line 11).

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________


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Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must

be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the

meaning of the given sentence(s).

1. Sally could bake the apple pie. She could bake the chocolate pie

2. You can go to the library. You can go to the swimming pool.

3. Janet can go to Malaysia. She can go to Thailand.

4. You can buy this red dress. You can buy this white one.


LS 5.9: Synthesis Date:

Success Criteria: I am able to join 2 sentences using ‘either’…’or’.

_________________________ either ___________________________

or _______________________________________________________

_________________________ either ___________________________

or ________________________________________________________

_________________________ either __________________________

or _______________________________________________________

___________________________either __________________________

or ________________________________________________________


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5. The fishermen could use the speedboat. They could use the sailboat.

___________________________either _________________________

or _______________________________________________________

6. Isaac may be selected for the team. Jack may be selected for the team.

Either____________________________________________________

or _______________________________________________________

7. The toys can be kept in the wooden box. The clothes can be kept in the

wooden box.

Either____________________________________________________

or _______________________________________________________

8. The farmer can take the sheep to the meadow. The farmer’s wife can take

the sheep to the meadow.

Either____________________________________________________

or _______________________________________________________

9. Sam can lead the team. Francis can lead the team.

Either____________________________________________________

or _______________________________________________________

10. I think the zoo is closed on Monday. I think the Science Centre is closed on

Monday.

Either____________________________________________________

or _______________________________________________________

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Springdale Primary School STELLAR Primary 4 Term 2 · 2020. 3. 25. · SPRINGDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL Primary 4 Term 2 Unit 5 2 Unit Overview Unit 5: Nasty Accident Main Theme: A Nasty