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THESE BOOKS MAYNOT BE SOLD.

These workbooks have been developed for the children of South

Africa under the leadership of the Minister of Basic Education,

Mrs Angie Motshekga,and the Deputy Minister of Basic Education,

Mr Enver Surty.

The Rainbow Workbooks formpart of the Department of

Basic Educations range of interventions aimed at improving the

performance of South African learners in the first sixgrades.

As one of the priorities of the Governments Plan of Action,this

project has been made possible by the generous funding of t he

National Treasury.This has enabled the Department to make these

workbooks,in all the off icial languages,available at no cost.

We hope that teachers will find these workbooks useful in their

everyday teaching and in ensuring that their learners cover the

curriculum.We have taken care t o guide the teacher t hrough each

of the activities by the inclusion of icons that indicate what it is

that the learner should do.

We sincerely hope that children will enjoy working through the bookas they grow and learn,and that you,the teacher,will share their

pleasure.

We wish you and your learners every success in using these

workbooks.

Mrs Angie Motshekga,

Minister of Basic

Education

Mr Enver Surty,

Deputy Minister

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Published by the Department of Basic Education222 Struben StreetPretoriaSouth Afr ica

Department of Basic EducationFirst published in 2011

ISBN 978-1-920458-38-6

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pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity.

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1 People like you and me .......................2

2 Sports .....................................................................36

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The young Nelson MandelaThe young Nelson Mandela

Have you heard of Nelson Mandela? What other famous people do you know?

Lets speak

Lets read

My name is Nelson Mandela. I live in South

Africa, a very beautiful country right at thetip of Africa. You and I both live in S outhAfrica. I was born in the tiny village of Mvezo in the Eastern Cape on18 J uly 1918, so I am a very old man now. My father was a chief. He gaveme the name of Rolihlahla, which in Xhosa means troublemaker.

I was still very young, about 1or 2, when my family moved to Qunu.My days in Qunu were very happy days. As I grew up I used to herdmy familys sheep and goats.

I played with my friends in the fields. We swam in the rivers and we atethe sweetest honey, which we took from the bee hives. I was alwayscareful to avoid bee stings. Once I tried to ride a donkey and I wasdoing very well until the donkey threw me into a thorn bush!

When I turned 7, my father sent me to a mission school. I was the firstperson in my family to go to school. My father had never been to school.

We had to wear smart clothes for school,but my family was too poor to buy school

clothes. My father took some of his oldtrousers and cut them off at the knees.I did not have a belt, so my father took apiece of string and drew the trousers in atthe waist. But I was proud, very proud, towear those trousers.

At school, my teacher decided to call meNelson. Can you imagine getting a new

name when you are 7?


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When was Nelson Mandela born?

What games did he play when he was a child?

What lessons did he learn from his parents?

What do you think will happen next in Nelson Mandelas story?

I was happy at school and happy at home. My mother usedto tell me lots of stories from long ago. I learnt so much fromher stories. S he taught me to always be kind to people. My father taughtme to be brave. I wanted to be brave like him. I wanted to be just like

him. I used to put ash on my hair to make it look grey like his. Iloved my father.

Lets write

Make complete sentences by drawing a line fromthe part on thepink side to the correct part on the yellow side.

Because we were toopoor to buy clothes

because I wanted tolook like my father.

I learned kindness to be brave.

My father taught me from my mother.

I used to put ash on

my hair

my father cut his old

trousers off at the knees.

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2Nelson Mandelas storyNelson Mandelas story

Lets read

Soon after I turned 9, my life changed because my father died. I had topack the few things I had and walk with my mother to my new home.I t was painful for me to leave Qunu. I turned and looked back at myhome and the happiness I was leaving behind.

I looked at the huts and the people going about their business. I lookedat the stream where I had splashed and played with the other boys. Iimagined that I could no longer play with my friends. My eyes rested onthe three huts at my home. I left but I could not imagine my future.

I went to live with my Uncle J ongi in Mqhekezweni, a nearby village. Hewas my fathers best friend. I missed Qunuand my family there, but my life with Uncle

J ongi was a good one. I played with his son,J ustice, and we had lots of fun. We rodehorses, worked in the garden, played in thegreen fields and swam in the river. My uncletreated me like his own child.

I went to the nearby school. T hen when Iwas 16 Uncle J ongi sent me to ClarkeburySchool. L ike my father, my uncle believed thateducation was very important. T hree yearslater I went to Healdtown High S chool. I did my best at school andstudied hard. When I finished school I went to the University of FortHare. By then I was 21.

Write 3 sentences about the schools Nelson Mandela attended.Finally, say where he went to university. Start the sentences withthese words.

First, when I was 7, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

T hen, when I was 16, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Afterwards, when I was 19, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Finally, when I was 21, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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We take/tookhoney from the bee hives.

T he bees never sting/stungme because I was careful.

When it was hot we swam/swimin the rivers.

When I was young I learned/ learnto be brave from my father.

My mother teaches/taughtme to be kind.

We ride/rodehorses.

In the blue half of the table, fill in the mainevents of Nelson Mandelas childhood. Then in theyellow half, fill in some important events in your own life.

Circle the correct verbs (or action words)in the past tense.

Age I mportant eventsin Nelson Mandelaschildhood.

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I mportant eventsin my life.

Born1918

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He lived in Mvezo.He played in the

fields.7

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The places whereNelson Mandela lived

The places whereNelson Mandela lived

Lets read

When I was a young boy, I lived in the village of Qunu. I n the village wehad clean streams and green hills. T he sheep, cows and goats used to walkaround. T here were no roads, only paths. We lived in mud huts. We hadthree huts. We used one for cooking, one for sleeping and one for storingour things. We used to get our water from the river. My mother cookedour food in a three-legged pot. We ate umngqusho, made of samp andbeans, and we had plenty of milk from the goats and cows.

Lets do

Read the paragraph about the village of Qunu again.Underline the important ideas in the paragraph. Now draw a picture of Qunu.

When I was older I moved to J ohannesburg. There I lived in Alexandra(we called it Alex, for short ). I was surprised at how big J ohannesburgwas. Life was different there. The air was thick with smoke. I t wasdangerous to walk at night. People lived in small square houses that lookedlike matchboxes. We had no electricity or running water.

But what I liked about Alex was that the people there came fromall over. T hey all spoke different languages. S ome people spoke isiZulu,S esotho and Xitsonga. Although Alex was different from the EasternCape, I was happy there.

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Draw a picture of where you live.

Lets do

Read the paragraph describing Alexandra again. Underline important ideas in theparagraph. Now draw a picture based on the description in the paragraph.

Now write two sentences to describe your drawing.

Lets do

Draw a picture of where you live.

Now write two sentences to describe your drawing.

Tell your friend what Qunu and Alex looked like. Tell your friend how the two places differed.

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Thank you MadibaThank you MadibaNelson Mandela has done a lot of work to help children like you.He has built many schools and hospitals for children. He cares for

children who do not have parents or who are very sick.

Write a card to Nelson Mandela to thank himfor what he has done to help South Africas children.On the front of the card, draw a picture about something fromhis childhood.Then, on the inside, write a very special thank you message for him.

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Change these sentences fromthen to now.Write themin the present tense.

I went to the village school.

We swam in the river.

T he boy rode on a donkey.

We slept in the huts on mats.

Lets write

Fun Who will get to the house first? Flip a coin. If you get heads you can move2 blocks forward. If you get tails you can only move 1 block towards the

house. The one who gets to the house first is the winner. When you landon a word, you must read it.

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5Caring for our environmentCaring for our environment

We all like to live in a healthy environment. Are there places near to where you live that are dirty? Is there a river that needs

cleaning or a place where there is a lot of litter? What could be done to make your community cleaner? What could you do?

Lets speak

Lets read

Today Jabu reads an interestingnewspaper article.

Ten-year-oldOmarCastilo

complainsthatMexicoCityisvery

polluted.Todayheislead

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Who is the story about? Why does he care about the forest? Why was his father unhappy that he wanted to walk to the forest?

Lets speak

Match the words with the pictures. Then write the words inalphabetical order in your dictionary.

jungle

polluted

dangerous

protest

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6Working to save the environmentWorking to save the environment

How did Omar feel about people chopping down the trees?

Why do you think he felt this way?

Why do you think the Mexican President didnt reply to his

letters?

How do we know that Omar cared about the forest?Write 2 sentences that tell us that he cared.

Write 2 sentences about what you care about.

Lets write

Mexico City is very big it is very dirty.

J abu read the Kiddy T imes he read about Omar.

Omar wrote 4 letters tothe President

he didnt get a reply.

He packed shirts he did not pack sweets.

He walked a long way he was very tired.

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last paste lost fast cart

down round frown how throw

save have made gave safe

four hour tour loud more

mind mend kind mine bind

Omar _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ worried about the forests.

He wrote many letters to the Mexican President.

T hey _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ not answered.

Omar _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ very sad and angry about this.

T he forests _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ important to him.

T he trip _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dangerous.

He had to walk a long way.

Lets writeCircle the words that sound the same asthe first word.

Lets write Fill in was or were.


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Rainforests grow in all the hot,moist parts of the world. Manyanimals live in the forests andmany plants grow there. Butall around the world people arecutting down the forests.

When a forest is cut down, many animals andplants disappear forever. When the rainforest disappears, the climatechanges. Close to the rainforest it becomes drier. And slowly the climateof the whole world, including S outh Africa, will change too.

Caring for the rainforestsCaring for the rainforests

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Lets write Write down three things that will happen whena rainforest is cut down.

T or F

Omar packed sweets. F

Omar walked all the way to the rainforest.

Hundreds of different animals live in the rainforest.

T he President replied to all Omars letters.

I f we cut down the rainforest, the climate will change.

Lets writeRead each sentence. If you think it is true,write T (for true) next to it. If you think it isfalse, write F (for false) next to it.


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T he rainforest is in

L impopo. Where is the rainforest?

Many animals live inthe rainforest.

What

Different plants growin the rainforest.

What

People cut down the

rainforests.Who

Lets writeWe give you the answers. Write the questions.Use where, who and what. Remember touse question marks.

Fun Draw a banner that tells people to care for the environment.

Write one sentence saying what we must save.


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I t is bad to cut downrainforests.

I t is terrible to cut downrainforests.

Omar was sad when peoplecut down the rainforest.

Omar was unhappy whenpeople cut down therainforest.

Omar did not want the plantsand animals in the rainforestto be destroyed.

Omar did not want the plantsand animals in the rainforestto die.

Rainforests are important forour climate.

Rainforests are essential forour climate.

Lets write Draw a line under the word that means the same as the bold word.

Complete the letter that Omarwrote to the President. Fill inthe missing words. Use words

fromthe box.

Dear Mr President

Please help me. I saw on T V that people are_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in our last rainforest.I am very worried about this.

What will happen if we cut down all the trees? T he animals

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ will die. T he plants _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _will die. T he soil will become hard and when it rains, the water will justflow off the ground. T he climate will change there.

T he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all over the world.

Please help me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Yours sincerelyOmar

thatgrowthere

climatewillalsochange

savetheforest

choppingdownallthetrees

thatlivethere

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Sign:

Fill in the correct punctuation marksin these sentences.

MammalsThey have hair and feed

their babies milk.

FishFish live in water and

breathe with gills.

BirdsBirds have wings, feathers

and beaks. Most birds can

fly.

AmphibiansThey live in water at the start of their lives

and then they live on the land.

ReptilesReptiles have scales and

lay eggs.

Fun What are they? Read the definitions of the different types of animals.Look at the pictures and say what type of animal each one is.

Clue:Adolphinandawhalearemammals.

Omar wanted to save the insects animals trees andflowers

Will you come with me to the rainforest

He shouted You must not chop down the trees

He said Please Dad come with me

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9People who are disabledPeople who are disabled

Lets speak

What does it mean to be disabled?

Do you know anyone who is disabled? What are the things that person cant do? How do you and your friends feel about disabled people?

Who is the story about? What makes Cindy different fromother people? What does she want to do when she finishes school? What makes her very unhappy?

Lets speak

My name is Cindy S olomon. I am 11

years old. I have cerebral palsy. Icannot move my arms and legs properly.When I want to go somewhere, I usemy wheelchair.

I live on the Cape Flats and it is very far to my school. I have to get upat 4 oclock in the morning because the bus fetches me at 6. Someonehas to help me get dressed, brush my teeth and hair, give me mybreakfast and pack my bag.

I love computers. I have a special mouse that helps me write things onthe computer. I also love playing ball. I nstead of running around, I movethe ball around while I sit in my wheelchair.

T he one thing that makes me sad is that somechildren think that people like me are stupid becausewe cant walk properly and use our hands properly.But we are not stupid. I am very clever, and when

I finish school I want to study to be anaccountant.

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Cindy gets around in a chair with wheels. clever

She goes to school in a big vehicle. wheelchair

Cindy can learn things very quickly. bus

Lets writeMatch the underlined words in each sentencewith the correct word in the right-hand column.Write the words in your dictionary.

Rewrite all the words thatshould start with capital letters.

cindy tree school pretoria

mrs ntuli flower table teacher

south africa mexico

Lets write

Draw a line to matchthe shortened wordson the left with thefull words on theright.

St I n the morning

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Where does Cindy live?

What school subject doesshe enjoy most?

Cindy is the sameas you and me

she cant use her hands properly.

S he goes to schoolby bus

wants to become an accountantwhen she finishes school.

S he gets sad whenpeople laugh at her she wakes up very early to catchthe bus.

Cindy is very clever she cant walk.

Lets write

Lets write

Put the right parts together to make a sentence.Use and, but and because.

Complete these sentences.Fill in is or are.

Lets write

Cindy _ _ _ _ _ _ an eleven-year-old. She has cerebral palsy.

She lives on the Cape Flats and _ _ _ _ _ _ happy to go to school.

She and her friends _ _ _ _ _ _ good at using computers.

They _ _ _ _ _ _ sad when people dont respect them.

Cindy wants to study accountancy as she _ _ _ _ _ _ good at figures.

Cindy _ _ _ _ _ _ a bookworm. She loves reading.


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Are you a bookworm? Do you enjoy reading?Talk about a book you really enjoyed.

Tell your friends why you think they should read the book.

Lets speak

Lets writeWrite about the book you enjoyed. Fill in the information on the cover.

Draw the front cover.

T itle

Author

Write 3 sentences

about what the bookwas about.

MyDay

CindySol

omon

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Jabu aged 11J abu works for the S PCA.Every weekend he helps tofeed the stray dogs and cats.

He and his friends like to carefor the animals until they findhomes.

Ann aged 12Ann has joined the Red Cross.S he is learning first aid. S hewill be able to help people whoget hurt. S he wants to helpat sport inggames. S hewill alwaysworkwithanadult.

Cindy aged 11Cindy is very good atcomputer work. She showsthe smaller children how touse a computer. T hey learna lot from her.

Bongi aged 20On Mondays Bongi helps herteacher to look after childrenwho stay at school in theafternoon. S he helps to checkthat they do their homework.S he reads to the children

and watches them while theyplay.

Lets read

How we can helpHow we can help

All over the world young people like you help those who need our help.Read below about some children who help other people and animals.


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Now fill in the table.

Here are some things that people look for in a friend. How importantare they to you? Give each one a number from1 to 10. Start with 1

for the most important one, and give 10 to the most unimportant one.

Name AgeWhen does he or

she help?

What does he or

she do?J abu 11 S aturday and S unday He feeds the animals.

Write 3 sentences about what you can do to help.

good looking kind

strong clever

fat laughs

nice clothes good at sport

rich thin

Lets write

Lets write

FunDo these word sums.straw+ berry= strawberry

pan + cake = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

key + hole = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

note + book = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

flower + pot = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


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Use some of the words below.

Write five sentences about how you spend a week day.Use what you wrote in your spider map.

Lets write

We all need to manage our timeWe all need to manage our time

Lets write

getting toschool

schoolsubjects

break time pets

movies teachers homework sport


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In each sentence, draw a line under the word thatmeans the same as the bold word. We have done thefirst one for you.

Fill in this time line starting with the year you were born. Then imagineyour future and fill in all the events of your life.

I lovemy sister and I adore my brother.

I n winter, it is very cold in Cape Town and icy winds blow.

I am happy and my friends are also cheerful.

I am excellent at figures and I am brilliant at swimming.

Cindy is going to study accountancy and is also going tolearn mathematics.

Lets write

2000

2010

2020

2030

2040

2050

2060

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Would you like to look exactly the same as your sister or brother? Do you think it is easy or difficult to have twins in a family? Say why.

Lets speak

Lets read

Nozipho and Nozizwe are identical twins. T hey live in Port Elizabeth.T hey were born on 29 February 2000 and are in Grade 4. Nozipho andNozizwe do everything together. T hey are in the same class. T hey wear

the same blue jeans. T hey have the same curly, brown hair. T hey lookthe same. T hey are both cheeky. People always mix them up. T his reallymakes them laugh.

Teachers always confuse them at school. T his is wonderful for them andcauses a lot of laughter in the class. S ometimes their father has troubletelling them apart . T heir mother doesnt, though. She always knows whois who. T he twins often try to confuse her, but they cant. T he twinshave an older sister who is married to a watermelon farmer. She never

knows which one is which. I n fact she has even given up trying to guess.

One morning, after they had all eaten a healthy breakfast, their fatherasked them to dress differently so that he could tell them apart . No!said the twins. We like looking the same. We have a lot of fun whenpeople dont know who is who! I n any case, we know who we are, andisnt that the most important thing? Cant we rather talk about our tripto the farm to see Nandi in L impopo? S he said that she islooking forward to our visit and we just love eating watermelon.


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Who is the story about? Why do you think people confuse themall the time? How do the twins feel about people mixing themup all the time? Do you know any twins? If you do, tell the class about them.

Lets speak

Put the words in alphabetical order. Number each column from15.Write the words in your dictionary.

_ _ live _ _ melon _ _ twins

_ _ looking _ _ make _ _ two

_ _ like _ _ must _ _ time

_ _ look _ _ Monday _ _ test

_ _ laugh _ _ men _ _ trust

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Do/doesyou like eating fruit?

Do/doesthe watermelon grow on top of the ground?

Fruit is good for the child.Do/doestheir mother agree?

I t must be hard to be an identical twin.Do/doesthe twins also think so?

Do/doesyou think Nozizwe and Noziphos father can

tell them apart?

Lets write

Choose the right word.

DoI?Doyo

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Dowe?

Dothey?

Dothechild

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Doeshe?

Doesshe?

Doesthedo

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Change the sentences fromthen to now.Start each sentence with today.

Rewrite this paragraph. Fill in the capital letters,commas and full stops.

T he children were naughty.Today the children

T he twins wanted to visit their sister on her farm.

Today

Nozipho and Nozizwe went to school by bus.

Today

T heir father told them to wear different clothes.

Today

Lets write

Lets write

I n 2000 twins nozizwe and nozipho were born in port elizabeth they wereidentical twins they grew up in the eastern cape and went to school therethey wore the same clothes had the same hairstyle and liked the samefriends they often went on holiday to their sisters farm in limpopo


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Lets read

I magine a joined watermelon!

J oined watermelons are rare. T hey do not happen often and whenthey do, no one can say exact ly why they grow like that. However, thishappened at Nandis farm.

She and her husband have been planting watermelons for ten years.I ts the first time in a decade in ten years I have seen such a

differently shaped watermelon, Nandi told her family. S he thinks it isvery rare to see such a watermelon.

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Imagine a joined pumpkin. Draw it in the space below.


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Circle the correct word.

Match the pictures with the words.

Watermelons that are joined is/arerare.

Nandi grows/growwatermelons on her farm.

I love/ lovesto eat juicy watermelons.

T he twins take/takesa big slice of watermelon.

Watermelons grow well in sandysoil and warm climates. You needa lot of space to plant watermelons.

Cover the beds with straw to keepthe soil cool and moist.

Water the rows so that the soilkeeps damp.

Your watermelon is ready to pickwhen you tap it and it sounds hollow.

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Preparing to write your bookPreparing to write your book

Prepare to write you own story.Fill in your ideas on this spider map.

Now write your story on a piece of paper. Ask your friend to help you correct it. Now cut out thenext page. Fold the page on the lines. Fill in the front page and then write your story in the book.

Lets write

I dea for introduction

What is the story about?

I dea for the middle ofyour story

How will you end your story?


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Write the title of the book here.

Fill in your name (you are the writer).

Draw picture here.

Drawpicturehere.

Writethemiddleofyourstoryhere.

Drawpicturehere.

Continuewithyourstoryhere.

STEP 1:Fold on the dotted lineSTEP 4:Cut on the solid line after you have stapled your book

Step2

:Foldonthedottedline

Step3:Stapleonthisside

ABOUT THE WRITER

Write your name

Your age

Where you live

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Finish your story.

Drawpicturehere.

Writewhathappensattheendofyourstory.

Drawpicturehere.


Draw picture here.

Start writing your story here.

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Term1-Week5

Look at the pictures and talk about what you see. What kind of sport are these children doing? What are the rules for each of these sports. Do you think it is important for young peaple to learn to look after

themselves? Why?

Lets speak

KarateKarate

S iphos story

I first started doing karate when

I was nine. My brother took me to

watch karate at the church hall in

East London in the Eastern Cape and

I thought I would like it. I then

joined the club.

I was good. I won many

championships. I n the last one, I took part in the under 45 kg and under

55 kg. I won both. I t was very hard. Most of the boys in the under

55 kg were older and bigger than me. But I beat them all.

Karate has taught me to look after myself and others. I t has also

taught me not to start a fight.

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Who is the story about? What sport does he do? Would you like to do karate? Say why. Do you think you have to train hard to do karate? Why?

Lets speak

S ipho works very

hard to keep fit. He runs 5 km

every day. He does lots of exercises. Hefound the exercises in a library book.

S ipho wants to represent South Africa in

the World Karate Championships. But

first, he wants to improve his karate skills

by t raining in J apan.

I n which city does S ipho live?

How do we know that S ipho is good at karate?

S ipho is good at karate because

How does Sipho keep fit?

He keeps fit by

Why does Sipho want to train in J apan?

S ipho wants to train in J apan because

Lets write

Read the story about Sipho and then answer these questions.


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18 Sipho wins the championshipSipho wins the championship

My brother took me to see children do karate. I decided to jointhe club.

I was good at karate. I won many championships.

Some of the boys were bigger than me. I beat them.

S ipho trains hard. He does a lot of exercise.

Lets write Join the sentences. Use and or but.

Read Siphos diary for today.

Lets read

Dear Diary

Today I was competing against J abulani S mith. I was very scared.I had not slept much last night because I was thinking about howdifficult it would be. J abu is much older than I am. He is also much bigger!

I was terrified when I walked into the hall. I t felt like I had butterfliesin my stomach. My heart was beating so hard I thought everyone couldhear the beats. My legs were like jelly.

When I won the medal, I felt like I had wings. I was so happy.

S ipho


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One (singular) More than one (plural)

boy boys

exerciselibrary

book

championship

Lets write

Lets write

Lets write

Write a diary entry for yourself.Write about a time when you were afraid.

Plurals are for more than one of something.Fill in the correct plural for each of the singular nouns.

Fill in was or were.

S ipho started doing karate when he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nine.

He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ good at karate and won many fights.

Many of the boys that he fought _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ older andbigger than S ipho.

Many fights _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ difficult but S ipho still won.


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19 Sipho deals with bulliesSipho deals with bullies

Talk about these questions in your group.

Why is it wrong for the big boy to take away the girls skipping rope? Do you know any bullies? What can you do when someone bullies you? What do you think Sipho said to the big boy? Write your sentence in

the empty speech bubble.

Lets speak

Lets write Write one sentence about each of the pictures.

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Fill in the best word.

Change the sentences fromthen to now. Use thesewords to help you. We have done an example for you.

karate brother championship medal boys friends

My name is S ipho. I am quite small. Sometimes bigger _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

start fights with me. My _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ used to help me but

I wanted to look after myself. So I went with my

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lessons. I wanted

to see if I liked it. I did. I t was wonderful. I started going for lessons.

I found out that I could help myself when big boys picked fights with me.

I could also help my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . After a few months I entered

a big _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . I won a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Karate taught me to look after myself.

Karate teaches me to look after myself.

S iphos brother took him to watch karate.

S ipho liked karate.

S ipho won many fights.

Lets write

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20 More about karateMore about karate

Fill in the words that tell you more about the verbs.Write the words in your dictionary.

Number these sentences in the right order.

regularly bravely early fairly

My brother taught me to fight _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

We always arrived at the matches _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

We all fought _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in our matches.

I at tended my karate lessons _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Finally, I could help my friends and myself.

T hen I won some big competitions.

My brother told me about karate.

First, I enrolled for karate classes.

I was very small and could not help myself.

After a few months, I was very good.

Lets write

Lets write

Theverbsa

re

theaction

words.


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Teacher

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Sign:

Match the sentences with the pictures.Write the correct sentence in the speech bubble.Lets write

Fun

Those karate lessons really helped! Lets take his car. We can make himcry! I love my new car. Thank you, Mommy.

Find the ten differences between these two pictures.Circle them. Then tell your friend how the first picture isdifferent fromthe second picture.


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21

Kenyas mountain runners

J oseph Kibor comes fromKenya. When he was young hehad two valuable things. Onewas a goat. T he other was hisability to run long distancesvery quickly.

I n 1988 J oseph had to make a sacrifice. He wanted to go to the trialswhere the team would be choosen to represent the country. But thetrials were being held in Nairobi and J oseph had no money to get there.Poor J oseph had to sell his goat to get money to travel to Nairobi.

He ran in the 10 000 metre trial barefoot and in ragged shorts.And he came third.

Today, Kenyan runners win more long distance

races than runners from any othercountry. Why does Kenya have somany good athletes?

S ome scientists believe that runnerswho grow up in the mountains can runlonger without getting tired becausethere is less oxygen up there. T his meansthat their hearts have to work harder

Kenyas mountain runnersKenyas mountain runners

Look at the pictures in the story and say what you think the story is about.

Why do you think it is important for athletes to practise hard? Did you know that athletes need to eat special food? Why?

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and this makes their heartmuscles stronger.

Other scientists think they run so wellbecause they eat a very healthy dietof maize, beans, vegetables andmeat.

But the thing that may help theKenyans most is their attitude to their running.

As one Kenyan runner said, I f you dont win today, you

will certainly win tomorrow. And for those who dont win, there isthe satisfact ion of seeing a team mate win.

Who is the story about? What sport do they do? Would you like to do athletics? Say why. What sport do you do at school? Say why you do it.

Lets speak

Match the pictures with the rhyming words in the boxes.

goat sun meat school

fun

heat

fool

rule

coat

note

poolbun

boat

run

neat

some

bite

scooter

seat

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Term1-Week6

22 Joseph, the great runnerJoseph, the great runner

I n which country does J oseph live?

Why was his talent for running valuable?

Why was J osephs goat valuable?

What three things make the Kenyan runners the best longdistance runners in the world? T he three things are:

1.

2.

3.

Lets write

People write about their secret feelings in their diaries. Imagine you areJoseph. Write about how you felt on the day you had to sell your goat.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dear Diary

Today I had to do a very difficult thing.

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Underline the prepositions in eachof these sentences.

Now fill in these prepositions in thesentences below.

T here are not many cars in the mountains of Kenya.

Children walk up and down the hills every day.

T he goat lay under the tree.

J oseph took his goat to the market.

Lets write

Lets write

Preposition

s

areword

sthat

telluswhere

thingsare.

in onto over up down

Runners get fit when they run _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hills.

Children get _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ early to go to school.

Many good runners live _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the mountains

of Kenya.

J ump _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the stream so that your feet dont

get wet.

J oseph got _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the plane at the airport .


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Term1-Week6

Joseph makes a healthyvegetable soup

Joseph makes a healthyvegetable soup

Lets read Joseph cooks some healthy vegetable soup for himself.

Vegetable soupWhat you need

3 tablespoons of oil

1 onion

3 carrots

cup dry beans

2 teaspoons salt

1 litre of water

What you must do

Soak the beans overnight.

Pour the water off the beans before you use them, and throw it away.

Peel the carrots and cut them into slices.

Chop the onion.

Pour the oil into the pot.

Fry the onion and carrots.Add the beans, a litre of fresh water and salt and boil till the beans are soft.

Eat and enjoy.

What vegetables did J oseph use to make his soup?

How many teaspoons of salt did he use?

How much oil did he use?

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Look at the recipe. Then fill in thecorrect word in each of these sentences.Add these words to your dictionary

Write a recipe for something that you can make.

soak fry boil slice chop

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the onions.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the dried beans.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the carrots.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the soup.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the onion into small pieces.

Lets write

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Recipe for

What I need

What I must do

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24More about JosephMore about Joseph

Tell your friend how to make Josephs soup.Then write down what you have to do.Write your sentences in the correct order.

Lets speak

First you

T hen you

Next you

T hen you

Lastly you

Lets write

Joseph wants to write a letter to his brother telling himabout histrip to Nairobi. Help himwrite it. Use these words to help you.

my goat barefoot yesterday airport

Love ragged shorts I came third Dear

for Kenya buy him back the 3 000 m race

Lets write

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Paul

I arrived in Nairobi _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

was very big and I was a bit scared. I was also excited.

This morning I ran _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . I t was quite hard for me.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and in my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and torn T-shirt .

The wonderful thing was that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ! This

means that I am going to run _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

I t was worth selling _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Perhaps if I do well and

earn some money I can _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

J oseph

FunWrite a card congratulating someone who has done well in sport or at school.Write a special message on the front of the card. Try to use a fancyhandwriting. Then write a special messageof congratulation inside.

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25 SwimmingSwimming

Look at the notice below. What is a notice? When are notices used? Why should children wear a tube or water wings if they cant swim? Why are children asked to walk around the pool?

Lets speak

Lets read

S ink or swimSplash! Thembi jumped into the cool, clear water. Down she went, down,down until her feet touched the bottom of the river. T hen, with a bigpush, she went quickly up to the top again. As she came out of thewater she took a deep breath of air, and went swimming across to theother side.

Can you swim? S wimming can be great fun, especially on a hot day. Butit can also be very dangerous. Every year many people drown in the sea,

NOTICE

ALL CHILDREN

Please wear a tube or water wings

if you cant swim.

Make sure you are with an adult.

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rivers, lakes and pools. Even someone who canswim can get into difficulties if she is not careful. Remember, unlikeducks, we were not born to swim. We have to learn.

Here are some tips to help you keep your head above water.

Be careful where you swim. Always swim in clean water. Watch out forbroken bottles and tins. Be careful to avoid rocks and roots of trees.

Never swim alone. I f you get a cramp in your leg, it will be difficult to getout of the water on your own.

When there is a thunderstorm stay out of the water. L ightning isattracted to water.

I f you find that you cannot touch the bottom and you are in trouble, dontwave your arms wildly and scream for help. L ie on your back and breathegently.

I f there are lots of people in the water, be careful that someone biggerdoes not crush you. Take care not to stand on anyone or push people over.

Swimming can be fun if you take care!

What is the story about? Why should we be careful when swimming in a river? Do you know how to swim? If you dont, would you like to learn? Why? Why is it important never to swimon your own?

Lets speak

Put the words in alphabetical order. Number each column from1 to 3.Write the words in your dictionary.

_ _ _ rat

_ _ _ rot

_ _ _ red

_ _ _ splash

_ _ _ swim

_ _ _ scream

_ _ _ sea

_ _ _ she

_ _ _ swimming

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26 Swimming safelySwimming safelyRead the story again and then write down three things we

must do to be safe when we are in the water.

Match the wordwith the sound itmakes.

Lets write

1.

2.

3.

I n the story, what does the word tip mean?

a) Some advice

b) Top of a mountain

c) Change that you give to someone who helps you

What does to keep your head above water mean?

a) To keep out of trouble

b) To breathe fresh air

c) To keep your body under water

What are ducks born to do?

A B

thunder splash

leaves whoosh

water crash

wind rustle

waves roar

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Fill in the words in the sentences below.

Join the sentences. Use and or but.

over under into in on

I t s not a good idea to jump _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a pool because you

might hurt someone.

I ts very hot today. Lets go for a swim _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the river.

Dont swim alone. I f you get tired you may not be able to get out of

the water _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ your own.

J ump _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the bush to get into the river.

Some people can stay _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ water for quite a long time.

Dont run _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jump into the pool.

Dont step on broken bott les _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ old tins.

You can swim in fine weather _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ not when there

is a thunderstorm.

S wimming is fun _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you must take care.

Be caring when you swim _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dont jump on people.

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27 I love waterI love water

Lets read

WATER

I love you water!And I need youEvery minute and hour

I love you, the way

I love myself,I say Viva! to youKeep up the good work

T he world is in your hands!

Michael Matlala

Who wrote the poem?

When does the poet need water?

How do we know that the poet loves water?

What does to keep up the good work mean?

What does he mean when he says the world is in your hands?

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Arrange the words to formsentences that make sense.

Match the picture with the right equipment.

out of is stay the water. thunderstorm When there a

or push care not Take on anyone people over. to stand

broken for out bottles. and Watch tins

be fun can if you care! Swimming take

Lets write

Diving board

S norkel and fins

Fishing rod

S urf board

S wimming pool

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28 Being safe in waterBeing safe in water

True or False

Every year people drown in the sea.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

No-one who can swim can get into difficultiesif they are careful.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Swimming can be great fun, especially on ahot day, but it can also be very dangerous.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

When there is a thunderstorm, stay out ofthe water.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Always swim in dirty water.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Lets writeSay whether each of these sentences is

true (T) or false (F). If a sentence is false,rewrite it to make it true.

Make sure water is cleanbefore swimming.

Dont dive if water is not clear.

Dont drink the water.

Keep your feet off the grass.

Dont talk to strangers.

Never swim alone.

Dont swim in a thunderstorm.

Look before you crossthe road.

Write a notice to put up on a big tree at the river.Use the best sentences in the best order. Draw a picture to attract

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Teacher

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NOTICE

Complete the spider map. Fill in the blank spaces. Read the sentences below anddecide which ones to use in your map.

Tips for

swimming

J ump in the river without looking. Be careful of broken bottles and tins.

Dont swim after eating a big meal. You can drink the water.

Swim if the water is very muddy. Dont go swimming on your own.

Fun

Swim in clear water.

Dont jump on friends.

Help anyone in trouble.


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29 JoggingJogging

Look at the picture.

What are these people doing? Do you think that what they are doing is safe? Why? Do you think their environment is healthy? Say why. Where do you think joggers should jog? What advice would you give people who jog in cities?

Lets speak

Lets read

How to survivea city jog

Keeping fit can bedangerous. J oggers inthe city run the risk ofbeing knocked down bycars. T hat does notmean people who live in a city should stop jogging.I t does mean they should be careful, and they should always followthe rules of the road.

Roads are meant for cars, buses and lorries. I f motorists find it difficultto see you , you could be run over. I t is therefore important to wearreflective clothing when you run. T his could be an orange or silverplastic sticker that you could wear on your front and back.

You must run on the right-hand side of the road facing oncoming traffic.You must also use the pavements if you can. J oggers must obey thenormal rules of the road. When you are at a pedestrian crossing youmust check that there are no cars coming before you cross the road.


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What is the story about? Why should we be careful when jogging in the city?

Do you think joggers have the same problems in the rural areas? Say why. Do you jog? If you do, where do you jog?

Lets speak

Circle the words that rhyme with the first word.

Circle the odd one out.

fit lift lit feet feat

mind link find dine kind

smoke store book coke poke

smog smock smug log fog

there here mare tear her

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30 Jog safelyJog safely

Write the opposite of each word in the space below it.Choose words fromthe boxes.

Why is jogging dangerous in the city?

What does the writer think roads are meant for?

What should joggers wear on their clothing? Why?

What three rules of the road should joggers follow?

1

2

3

beautiful safe fit nobody bad

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Lets write

summer

anotherokay

good

unfit

somebody

strong autumn

ugly

safety

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Rewrite the paragraph.Put in the capital letters and full stops.

Make complete sentences by drawing a line fromthe part

on the pink side to the correct part on the green side.

jogging has become a very popular sport lots of people jog to keep fit peopleusually jog early in the morning before there is a lot of t raffic or after workwhen there are fewer cars nowadays many joggers listen to their MP3players when they jog this could be dangerous

I jog early in the morningand I make sureI jog every day.

Before I jog I put on myreflect ive clothing

because I jog every day.

I love jogging and I find them verycomfortable.

I am much fitter and I wear it when I jog.

I bought a special pair ofshoes

because I start work at8:00.

I bought a shirt that says

I love jogging

because I want motorists

to see me clearly.

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31 Celebrating sportsCelebrating sports

Lets read Sports Festival in Cape Town.

What is a sports festival? What do you think the two most popular sports are? Say why. What sport can you watch at 10:00 on Saturday, 9 October at Turfhall Park? Could you watch both cricket and athletics? Say why. Would you prefer to watch netball or tennis? Say why.

Lets speak

SportsProgramm

e

TIMEEVENT

VENUE

Wednesday,

6October

20:00

Weightliftingand

bodybuilding

WittebomeCivicC

entre

Thursday,

7October

20:00

Billiardsand

snooker

WittebomeCivicC

entre

Friday,

8October

19:3021:30

SoccerAthloneS

tadium

Saturday,

9October

10:0018:00

10:0014:00

10:0014:00

11:0014:00

10:0015:00

14:0015:30

14:0016:30

20:4522:15

Cricket

Athletics

Cycling

Volleyball

Chess

Netball

Tennis

Rugby

TurfhallPark

Vygieskraal

Stadium

VygieskraalStadium

VygieskraalStadium

SPRAHall

WilliamHerbertSp

ortsGround

WilliamHerbertSp

ortsGround

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Fill in the words.

Make questions.

often sometimes always usually never

I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ go for a jog early in the morning.

I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ run without my reflective clothing.

J oe and I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jog to the library on a Saturday morning.

When I jog in the early morning it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rains.

After dinner, and just before bed, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ listen to the radio.

ExampleJoggers can get hurt if they run in heavy traffic.What can happen to joggers if they run in heavy traffic?

Keeping fit can be dangerous.

Why can _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?

Roads are meant for cars, buses and taxis.

Are roads _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?

Motorists find it difficult to see.

Do motorists _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?

I t is important to wear reflective clothing when you run.

I s it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?

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Write the title of the book here.

Fill in your name (you are the writer).

Draw picture here.

Drawpicturehere.

Writethemiddleofyourstoryhereandonpage5.

Drawpicturehere.


STEP 1:Fold on the dotted lineSTEP 4:Cut on the solid line after you have stapled your book

STEP2:Foldonthedottedline

STEP3:Stapleonthisside

ABOUT THE WRITER

Write your name

Your age

Where you live

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Finish your story.

Drawpicturehere.

Writewhathappensattheendofyourstory.

Drawpicturehere.


Draw picture here.

Start writing your story here.

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33Describing thingsDescribing things

So far this year you have often spoken about different places. Have you ever thought about how these places look? How would you explain what they look like?

Lets speak

Lets read

Look at the box in the picture below. You can see one long side

which is coloured green. The other long side which youcannot see is also green. The long top is colouredred, and the bottomlong side which youcannot see is also red. The short sideis blue, and the other short sidewhich you cannot see isalso blue.

Now label the box using these words to help you.

red longside

green short sideblue

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1. I can see the long green side and the long red top.

2. I can see the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

3. I can see the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

4. I can see the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

5. I can see the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

6. I can see the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Lets writeLook at the box again and then use the wordsin the boxes to complete these sentences.The first one has been done for you.

Talk about the colours of the box on the left.

Point to the sides that you can see and tell your friend what colour each side is. Imagine you can see the box fromunderneath, frombehind and fromthe left side.

Tell your friend what colours you will see. If you have a box with you in class, look at it fromall sides.

Now colour in the different sides of these boxes using the same colours that yousee on the box in the picture on the left.

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You have described the different parts of a box. Can you describe places that are near your school? Talk about some of the places near your home.

Lets speak

Looking aroundLooking around

Lets read

J abu and T hema invite Bongi tocome to their sports day. Bongi livesfar away from their school. She willneed to catch two taxis to get tothe school and she is afraid that shewill get lost. J abu and Thema will nowsend Bongi this pamphlet and a letterwith directions to the school.

When is the sports day?

What time does it start?

How do we know that Bongi can take her small sister with her?

What kinds of races will there be?

What is the name and address of the school?

Fill in the answers to these questions.

SCHOOL SPORTS DAY

Saturday, 12 March 2011Where: Fundani Primary School

Address: 1 New Road, Mabopane

Time: 09:00 to 17:00

Join in the races

Snacks for sale

Jumping competitions

Drum majorettes

Whatkind

offun?

Sack races

Fun for all ages!

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Lets writeWrite a letter to Bongi giving her directions onhow to find your school. Describe what she willsee near and around the school, so that shecan find the way.

Dear Bongi

I am very happy that you can come to our sports day. I t is very easy tofind my school. T he name of my school is

My school is near to

When you get off the taxi you will see

You will know you are at my school because it looks

I hope you enjoy our sports day.

Your friend

Lets doRead the letters of 3 of your friends. Put a tick ( ) for yes or ( ) for nonext to each question.

1 2 3

Did your friend mention the same places nearthe school?

Did your friend describe the school in the sameway that you did?


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Read the directions carefully. Then follow the directions to find the different placesin the school.

T he Grade 4

classroom

I t is the first classroom on his right.

T he principalsoffice

When he comes in, he must turn left . I t is thesecond room on the right-hand side.

T he toilets When he enters the school he must turn left. Hewill find them in the fourth room on the right.

T he playground When he enters he must turn left and then gothrough the door on his right.

Today a new boystarted at your school.Help himto find hisway around yourschool.

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Lets write Write directions fromthe school gate to your classroom.

Fun Now draw a map of your school.


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Where Jabu and Thema live

ICE CREAM

Post

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1. T hema lives in a house with a yellow wall and a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ roof.

2. I f Thema turns left she can walk to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ van.

3. J abu lives in a house with a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ roof. He is facing T hema.

4. J abu turns left . T hen he turns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He can buy

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ there.

5. When T hema wants to buy stamps, she turns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at her

gate because the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is to her right.

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1. I n which direction is the tree? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. I n which direction is the car? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. I n which direction is the post office? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Lets read

I n the previous exercise we spoke about left and right. But there are

other special words we use to explain directions. T hese words arenorth, south, east and west. T hese words help us say exact lywhere we are. T he sun always rises in the east and it always sets in thewest. East and west are fixed directions. We can use east and west totell people where to go.

How do we work out directions?I f you stand and watch the rising sun, you are facing east. I f youstretch out your left arm, it will point north. I f you stretch out

your right arm, it will point south.

We can use a compass to show us north, south, east and west.

Mandla shows us directions

Lets writeLook at the picture and thenfill in the missing words.

yourbookis

facingby

standingthe

wayMandla

is,facingeast.

Remember:whenwe

drawacompass,the

northpointisalways

towardsthetopofthe

page.Thisdoesnotmean

thatthetopofthepage

isfacingnorth.Butyou

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Lets speak

Picture1:Abackvi

ewofaclassroom

ABCDE

FGHIJ

Picture 2: A plan view of the classroom

If you stand on a chair in your classroomand look down, what do you see? If you stand at the back of the class and look at the classroom, what do you see? If you stand in the front of the class and look at

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Picture 1 Picture 2

Where was the artist standing when shedrew this picture?

How many children can sit in this classroom?

How many notices are there on the noticeboard at the front?

Can you see what is on the notice board at

the back?

What is outside the door?

What is standing next to the window?

Do you think there is more than one windowin the classroom? Can you be sure?

How many shelves are there on the bookshelf?

I s there any work written on theblackboard?

I s there anything in the cupboard?

Lets write

Make a list of twelve things in the classroomin picture 1.Number the list from1 to 12. Check that the12 items in your list of the things yousaw in picture 1 are the same asthe things you see in picture 2.

Whenwelookat

picture2w

eimagine

thattheart

istwasan

insectlookin

gdownfrom

theceiling.W

ecallthis

kindofpict

ureaplan

view.

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Now work in pairs and draw a simple plan view of your classroomon a clean piece ofpaper. If there are too many tables or desks then leave some of themout, but draw inyour teachers table and the bookshelf and cupboard. Compare your drawings with thoseof your friends.

Lets now look at a larger plan view. Point to the different places you see. Show where north is. Show your friend where the hospital, park, school and fire station are. Say what is near to them.

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Hadebe S treet is north/southof Mandla S treet.

T he school is north/southof Mandla S treet.

T he hospital is north/southof Hadebe S treet.

Now fill in the correct answer.

Which street is the hospital in?

Which street is the park in?Which street is the fire station in?

Write three sentences about where things are on this map.

Lets writeCircle the correct word.


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Look at the next picture and say where the artist was standing when she drewthis picture.

How many storeys are there in this building? How many flats are there in this building? Count the flats. There are five storeys and three families live on each floor.

Lets speak

A block of flats

Floor 5

Floor 4

Floor 3

Floor 2

Floor 1

A B C

A B

A B

C

C

CB

CB

A

A


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Ask and answer questions about the people you see in their flats.What is happening in flat 2c?The man is cooking his supper.

Lets speak

T he boy islistening to

the radio.

5C

T he man isreading the

newspaper.

T he cat isclimbing uponto the

window sill.

T he oldwoman isknitting ajersey.

T he womanis washingthe walls.

T he childrenare havinga birthday

party.

T he boy ishaving a bath.

T he girl islicking an

ice-cream.

A man ispainting the

wall.T he man iscooking the

dinner.

S he is closingthe curtains.

T he womanis watching

the T V.

The sentences in the table above are all in the present continuous tense.Choose any four sentences and rewrite themin the present tense.We have done an example for you.

S he is washing the walls.S he washes the walls.

Lets write In your groups, match the description to the number of the flat.The first one has been done for you. Fill themall in.


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Look at the next drawing. It tells us which sports children like. Look at it on your own for a few minutes.

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Reading chartsReading charts

This kind of picture is called a bar chart. This one tells us which sportschildren like.

Look at the bottomline and tell your friend which sports are mentioned. Look at the numbers up the left side of the chart and say what numbers

are mentioned.

Lets speak

The sports children like most

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

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Which sport do most children like?Which sport do children like least?

How many children like soccer?

How many children like netball?

How many children like running?

How many children like swimming?

Lets write

Lets do

Ask ten friends which sport they like most. Colour inthe blocks in the table below showing the sports theylike most. Start at the bottomof the table.Your table will look something like this.

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1


10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1


Which sport do they like most? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Which sport do they like least?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


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Lets readIn this worksheet we are going to look at a journey taken by a leaf.

As you read it try to draw a map to show the journey.

A tree stood in the garden. T he wind began to blowand a little leaf began to shake.

I t fell off the tree. I t fell down and down and down,until it landed on the grass under the tree. A cat wassitting on the grass. Hello, little green leaf, said thecat. Can I play with you?

T he little leaf was about to say yes, when the windbegan to blow again. Whoosh! went the wind, and itlifted up the little leaf, up and up into the sky. T he windtook it a long way. T hen it dropped the little leaf gentlyat the side of the road.

Hello, litt le yellow leaf, said a bird by the side of theroad. Are you going to stay with me? T hats funny,said the litt le leaf. T he cat said I was green. Now the

bird says I am yellow. I wonder what colour I am?T he leaf was about to ask the bird when the windbegan to blow again. Whoosh! went the wind, and itlifted the little leaf up and up into the sky. T he windtook it a long way. T hen it dropped the little leaf gentlyin a big field.

T here were cows in the field, eating the grass. One ofthe cows came over to look at the litt le leaf. Moo, said

the cow. Hello, litt le orange leaf. T hats funny, saidthe litt le leaf. T he cat said I was green and the birdsaid I was yellow. Now the cow says I am orange.I wonder what colour I am?

T he little leaf was just about to ask the cow when thewind began to blow again. Whoosh! went the wind andit lifted the litt le leaf up and up into the sky. T he windtook it a long way. T hen it dropped the little leaf gently

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T he little leaf lay there for some time.T hen a goat came up to it. Hello, litt lered leaf, said the goat. Have you cometo live on the hill with me? T hats funny, said thelittle leaf. T he cow said I was green and the bird saidI was yellow and the cow said I was orange. Now thegoat says I am red. I wonder what colour I am?

T he little leaf lay quite still. Hello, little brown leaf, said apig. I nearly ate you just now. Did the wind bring youhere? T hats funny, said the litt le leaf. The cat saidI was green, the bird said I was yellow, the cow saidI was orange and the goat said I was red. Now the pig

says I am brown. I wonder what colour I am?

J ust then a litt le boy saw the leaf and picked it up.Look, he said to his mother. Look at this little gold leaf.And look at all the other leaves. They are green andyellow and orange and red and brown and gold. Yes,said his mother. Now that summer is over, the leaves arethe colours of autumn.

First

T hen

T hen

After that

Finally

Lets write What are the five colours the leaf changed into? Use the words:First, Then, After that, and Finally in your five sentences.

Lets do

Make up a role play about this story. You need nine actors: One person to be the leaf Four children to act as the animals One person to act as the boy One person to be the mother Finally, one person to be a narrator

Thenarrat

ortells

thepartof

thestory

whichisnot

spokenby

theanimals,

theboy,

themother

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T he colours of autumn leaves are beautiful. We all enjoy them. Did youever wonder how and why the colour of a leaf changes in autumn?Why some leaves change to red and other leaves turn yellow andorange? To answer these questions, we first have to understand whatleaves are and what they do.

Plants make their own food. T hey take water from the ground throughtheir roots. T hey take a gas called carbon dioxide from the air. T heyturn water and carbon dioxide into food and oxygen. Oxygen is a gas inthe air that we need to breathe.

Plants make their food using sunlight and something called chlorophyll.Chlorophyll gives their leaves their green colour. As summer ends andautumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. T he trees now beginto get ready for winter.

During winter there is not enough light or water forsome trees to make food. T he trees will rest and live offthe food they stored in the summer. When autumn comes,they begin to shut down their food-making factories.

T he green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves.

As the bright green goes away, we begin to see the yellow and

orange colours.

Some leaves turn red. T his colour is made in the autumn,from food that is trapped in the leaves.

Brown colours are also made in the autumn.T hey come from the wastes left in the leaves.

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Look back at the story and then explain to your friend why we have so many colouredleaves after the green leaves change their colour.

Leaves turn fromgreen to yellow and orange because Leaves turn red because Leaves turn brown because

Lets speak

Lets do

Try to find some different coloured leaves before you cometo class tomorrow.Try to bring leaves of different shapes and different sizes.

sunlight

carbon dioxide

foodwater


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Shapes and edges of leaves

Did you remember to bring some leavesto school for this exercise?

Look at the leaves that you have.

There are two groups of leaves simple andcompound. Simple leaves have one leaf on astalk. Compound leaves have many leaves on astalk. Look at picture 1. Compound leaves have a

number of leaflets.

Make a leaf rubbing: picture 2

In this picture we show you how to make a leaf rubbing. Put the smooth side of the leafunderneath a piece of paper. Then rub the paper that is on top of the leaf gently, withthe flat side of a crayon or pencil. The pattern on the leaf and the shape of its edge willbegin to appear on the paper.

Now make some more rubbings

on your piece of paper. Tryto do at least five differentleaves.

Now you can stick the paperwith your rubbings onto thenext page.

Above each rubbing write thesort of plant the leaf camefrom. Write bean plant or big

tree or small bush, or gumtreeor grass. Make sure that allfive leaves fit onto the page

Are the edges of your fiveleaves the same? Feel theedges with your finger.

The leaves of plantsThe leaves of plants

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Simple and compound leaves

Make a leaf rubbing like this. Rub gently with a pencilor crayon on the paper over each leaf.

Making a leaf rubbing

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Here are my leaf rubbings

leaf

scarf

loaf

Lets write Fill in the plurals for these words.

Whatisthe

pluralof

leaf?Ifaw

ordends

inf,itsplur

alends

inves.So,o

neleaf,

manyleaves

.


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Lets look at the leaves in these pictures and describe how they look. Look at the shapesof the leaves and look at the edges of the leaves.

These leaves have smooth edges

These leaves have toothy edges

These leaves have a long shape These leaves have a broad shape

Peach

Poplar

Fern

Orange

Walnut

CherryChestnut

Alder

Peach

Cherry

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Name a leaf that has a smooth edge and a long shape.

Name a leaf that has a toothy edge and a long shape.

Name a leaf that has a broadshape and a toothy edge.

Lets writeLook at the pictures and thenanswer these questions.

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1. Mother says, I buy groceries every week.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. Father says, I t is time to go.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Dudu says, T his meat tastes good.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. Bongi says, My vegetables are very nice.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Direct and indirect speech

When we talk to someone, we use direct speech. When we want to tell someone

what somebody else has said, we use indirect speech. Look at this example:There is a leaf on the ground. This is direct speech.

The little boy said that there was a leaf on the ground. This is indirect speech.

Lets write

Change thesesentencesinto indirectspeech.

Fun

Draw the route that the little leaf flew.Draw pictures to show who it met. First it met a cat. Then it met a little bird. Next it met a cow. After that it flew to the goat and then the pig found it. Finally it landed at the boys feet.


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46A leafy posterA leafy poster

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Design a poster about protecting trees.Talk to your friends about how to attract peoples attention with your poster.Who will read the poster? Where will you put up the poster?

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Will the poster attractattention?

I s it clear who the poster isaimed at?

Does the poster have a clearmessage?

Do you think people willrespond to the poster?

I s the writing neat and clear?

Does the poster have ana

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