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or
Write the words
important
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platform
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formal
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report
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co-ordinate
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pork
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support
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Day 2
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Copy Replace the words in brackets with a list word
he speaker stood on the (platform) to give his speech.
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The teacher wrote a (report) of the student’s progress.
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Travellers need to plan (beforehand) where they
intend to go.
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Drought and floods are (normal) occurrences in some
countries.
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The people waited patiently on the (platform) for the
train to arrive.
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beforehand
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snorkel
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normal
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tornado
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Write the list word to match the meaning
report
snorkel
underwater breathing
apparatus
normal
formal
solemn, strict
formal
pork
pig meat
tornado
report
broadcast, tell about
pork
formal
conventional
snorkel
tornado
cyclone
formal
normal
regular, usual
Write the list word and cross out any incorrect synonyms
important : _______________
valued
generous
serious
weighty
lucky
Prime Minister
co-ordinate : _______________
integrate
match surprise mesh
correlate
normal
support :
_______________
uphold
fan
carry maintain
bear
listen
harbour
Replace the 're' in “report” with 'ex' and write the new word export
Find its meaning in the dictionary
goods or services sold to a foreign country
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or
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Day 3
Write the words
important
platform
formal
report
________________
________________
________________
________________
co-ordinate
pork
support
beforehand
________________
________________
________________
________________
snorkel
normal
tornado
________________
________________
________________
Verb families
report
reports
support
supports
Find the small words
important imp
tan
platform
form
tornado
torn
reporting
supporting
port
or
for
or
ant
an
at
do
or
to
reported
supported
Write a word that contains the same sound as the ones underlined but
uses these other letters to represent that sound
tornado
au (e.g. taut)
pause
ou (e.g. bought)
Singular / Plural
platform
platforms
report
reports
tornado
tornadoes
(means stop for a short while)
fought
(means battled)
Opposites Use a prefix
formal
informal
important
unimportant
normal
abnormal
Combine with a list word
pork chops
pork pie
railwayplatform
Read these words to a friend, write each base word
and underline the extensions
reporter
report
unsupported
support
abnormal
normal
normally
normal
supportive
support
co-ordination co-ordinate
formality
formal
informal
formal
importance
important
supporters
support
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Day 4
Interest words :
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Printing - process
Copy these words in the order in which a book is published
print
write
sell
illustrate
bind
edit
publish
proof read draft
layout
launch
draft
layout
write
illustrate
edit proof read
print
publish
bind
launch
sell
Change these words to nouns by adding 'er' or 'or'
print
printer
book sell
book seller
illustrate illustrator
bind
binder
edit
editor
publish
publisher
print
printer
proof read proof reader
What is another name for the “writer”
author
Write the verb families of the base words
edit
edits
editing
edited
publish
publishes
publishing
published
illustrate
illustrates
illustrating
illustrated
proof read
proof reads
proof reading
proof read
print
prints
printing
printed
bind
binds
binding
bound
Add these prefixes and suffixes to the word “print”
'er'
printer
're'
reprint
'im'
imprint
'mis'
misprint
Use two of these words in sentences
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If you look inside the front cover of this book you will see the
publisher’s name, the printer and binder’s name and where the
illustrations were obtained.
ISBN 0 9757279 8 2
You will also see a number like this.
What does “ISBN” stand for?
International Standard Book Number
It is used to identify every individual
What is it used for?
book around the world.
Find a book in the library. Write:
the author
____________________ the printer
________________
the illustrator ____________________ the ISBN number ________________
the publisher ____________________