English: Grade 5. Memorandum Week 9. 1.

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Monday 8 June 2020. 1. 2. Smit’s fruits & vegetables Specials Freshness assured Lettuce Apples Cucumbers Potatoes Oranges Avocadoes Trust tomatoes Tuesday 9 June 2020.

Wednesday 10 June 2020. A.1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True B. germ microscope cells fever cough immune system C. The most common symptoms are: Cough Fever Sore throat Shortness of breath

Thursday 11 June 2020. 1. A microscope. 2. Crown. 3. It is round and has little antennas that stick out of it just like the points on a crown. 4. Viruses must attach themselves to people. 5. Viruses can “jump” inside adults like teachers. 6. If someone sneezes or cough the virus spreads through the air in droplets which can stick to surfaces. If you touch it and then touches your mouth, nose or rub your eyes the virus gets in. 7. Wash your hands often and well. 8. Sneeze into your elbow. 9. Stay at home. B.1. It should cover your mouth, nose and chin. 2. Remove a used mask holding only the ear loops. 3. Change your mask regularly or if soiled or wet. 4. Wash your hands with soap and water. 5. Dispose - get rid of by throwing away.

C.1. Dry cough Fever Body aches 2. Breathlessness 3. Sneeze 4. Don’t panic, stay home, seek medical attention. Friday 12 June 2020. Worksheets.

Week 10: 15 June - 19 June Time to relax.

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B

6. A 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C

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English: Grade 5. Week 11: Monday 22 June 2020. Theme 10: People we admire. 1. Read the descriptions and complete the table. This is Natalie du Toit. She lost her leg in a road accident. However, she won five swimming medals at the 2004 Paralympics for disabled people. She also won many other medals. These are fire fighters at a burning building. We do not know their name. Fire fighters put out fires and save lives. This is Nelson Mandela. He was sent to jail because he wanted to end apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid separated black and white people. After he came out of jail, he was the first president elected by all the people of South Africa. This is Oprah Winfrey. She was the host of the most popular TV show in the world. She stopped hosting her shows in 2011, but millions of people still watch reruns of the show in more than 120 countries.

2. Rewrite the paragraph. Use am, is, are, have been or will be to complete the sentences.

I … not famous now, but maybe I … … one day. Fire fighters … brave and many of them … … hurt doing their jobs.

Fire fighting … a difficult job.

3. Think of someone you know and admire. Do any of these words describe him/her?

Tell a grown up about this person.

* Say who the person is and why you admire this person. (Think of some other qualities that we usually admire

in people.)

* Say where you were with the person, and when.

* Say what you did first, next and last.

* Make notes to help you.

4. Write a paragraph to explain why you are a role model for other children.

Number Who it is Achievements

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Word list achievements - things that you do well or successfully

hardworking truthful caring kind positive reliable

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English: Grade 5. Week 11: Tuesday 23 June 2020. A. Read a true story about a South African hero. The story of Richard Simelane Richard Simelane worked in a gold mine in South Africa. On 17 December 1952, Richard and 22 other miners went underground in a special cage. They were walking along a tunnel when there was a terrible explosion. The earth shook and rocks crashed down. The miners were trapped behind fallen rocks. The men thought they would die. But Richard did not give up hope. Richard started to make a small tunnel through the rocks with his hands. He carefully took out one rock at a time. Sometimes the men passed him a tin of water. After six hours, the miners’ lamps went out. It was very, very dark. “It doesn’t matter,” said Richard. “I'll feel the rocks better without light.” Thirty hours later, they suddenly felt fresh cool air come through a crack in the rocks. Slowly, Richard and three other men crawled into the main mine tunnel. Rescuers found them. They rushed them to the surface for food, water and medical help. But Richard and a miner called Fernando led the rescuers back. All the trapped men were rescued. Richard Simelane got the Chamber of Mines Bronze Medal for Bravery. Thousands of people went to see the ceremony. You could hear the clapping and cheering from kilometres away Answer these questions. 1. Where did this story take place? 2. Who were the people in the story? 3. What happened when there was an explosion? 4. How do we know the men had given up hope? Which paragraph tells us? 5. How long were the men trapped? 6. Complete this sentence: People admired Richard because … B. Read the story again. Complete the information below about Richard. C. Research someone you admire. (This person could be dead or alive.) Write a paragraph on why you admire this person, include his/her achievements and qualities. D. Read your paragraph to a grown up.

Word list

mine - a place with deep holes or tunnels underground, where people look for gold, coal and other minerals explosion - when there is a loud noise and things break into small pieces tunnel - a long thin passage or path under the ground trapped - when you cannot escape or get away

Name: Country where born: Job: Place of work: Brave act: Date of act: Award for bravery:

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English: Grade 5. Week 11: Wednesday 24 June 2020.

A. Sort these words into groups according to the sound of the “g”

B.1. Rewrite this sentence, using the correct adjectives to compare Richard to the others. Richard was braver than anyone. He was also (strong), (small) and (hopeful) than the others. 2. Which of these can you count: rocks, men, air, hours, water? 3. Rewrite and correct these sentences. There is a mistake in each sentence. a. There were a terrible explosion. b. The men were trapped behind some rock. c. The men passed Richard some waters. d. After many hours, they was rescued. e. Everyone admired Richard’s braveries. C. Learn: Soft and hard “g” and Comparative adjectives.

Different ways of pronouncing the letter ‘g’

If a “g” is followed by an e, i or y, then it usually sounds like a “j”. We call this a soft-g. Example: giant, gym, page, stage

A g that sounds like the g in ‘good’ is a hard-g. Example: gold, give, dig, get, great, frog

Combination: garage

give giant gym go dig page

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English: Grade 5. Week 11: Thursday 25 June 2020.

1. Rewrite these sentences. Circle the subject. Underline the verb. a) A miner works underground. b) Miners carry lamps. c) Lamps are important. d) A rescuer tries to save lives 2. Rewrite these sentences using the correct form of the verb. Miners (is/are) very brave. They (works/work) underground, It (is/are) very dark underground. The day (starts/start) early. The men (walks/walk) along tunnels. Lamps (helps/help) them to see underground. When a big explosion (shakes/shake) the earth, the men (is/are) afraid 3. Read what a fan says about Oprah Winfrey. Rewrite the sentences with the correct verbs. I (am/is/are) a great fan of the Oprah Winfrey show. My friends also (likes/like) the show. We (watches/watch) it often. Some people (doesn’t/don’t) like it. I (knows/know) that Oprah (owns/own) the company that (makes/make) her show. Her show (helps/help) many people. She (make/makes) a lot of money, but she also (spends/spend) a lot on helping and educating poor people. She (has/have) opened schools where girls (studies/study) all sorts of things. 4. Read the story about Richard Simelane again: Write these events from the story in the correct order.

Concord

Concord means that the subject and verb in a sentence match. For example:

Subject Verb

1. Richard was given a medal.

2. Many people were happy.

3. Richard works in a mine.

4. The miners work in a mine.

The person or thing that does an action.

‘Doing word’

Verb ‘to be’

I/we - I start with myself - first person.

All of these

can be singular

or plural.

You - a person you can talk to - second person.

He/she/it/they - the people we talk about - third person.

fresh air came through a crack

rescue party arrived

medal

lamps went out trapped behind

rocks

started digging

explosion rescued the other

miners

When I look at you:

English: Grade 5. Week 11: Friday 26 June 2020. A. Rewrite the story of Richard Simelane in three paragraphs. Write it in the past tense. Use this frame. B. Summarise a paragraph. Make a summary of the above paragraph. Use the frame below. Main idea: I admire people who care ….. and do ……………… Example: ………… is good because …...……………… and …………. Example: ……… is good because …….………………… and …………………….

C. Tell me about yourself.

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Paragraph 1 Line open between paragraphs Paragraph 2 Line open between paragraphs Paragraph 3

Check your spelling, punctuation and grammar.

The story began on ….. There was …..

The miners were …..

Richard started ….. Then ….. At last …..

Richard and three other men …..

The rescue party arrived and ….. They went back and …..

Richard got …..

People I admire By a Grade 5 learner I admire people who care for other people and who do what they believe is right, even if they get no money or it gets them into trouble. A good example is Nelson Mandela. He spent a long time in prison for his beliefs, but it did not make him bitter. When he came out, he wanted people to work together for a better country. Another example is a homeless man who lives near my house. He is always kind and helpful. He never asks for anything, but he notices things and thinks about them. When people want, to know about things, they ask him. I hope that I will grow up to be as kind and thoughtful as the people I admire.

I am in grade

His/ he/