V 11
Day 02
ol : ‘a’ as /ar/
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Write the words
idol
enrol
carol
patrol
control
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
grasp
pastor
plaster
disaster
giraffe
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
Write a list word beside the correct meaning
to
guard patrol
long necked
animal giraffe
govern control
a Christmas
song carol
a dressing plaster
a priest pastor
Complete the cloze sentences using list words
You use a plaster to cover an open cut.
The night watchman will patrol the buildings to make sure that everything is
under control.
Find the Latin name for giraffe
Giraffa Camelopardalis
Combine with a list word
patrol car
carol singing
sticking plaster
natural disaster
Explain the meaning of the saying
a recipe for disaster
something that is going to cause trouble
on the brink of disaster
something bad is about to happen
Explain the meaning of these collective nouns
a journey of giraffes
A group of giraffes on the move
a tower of giraffes
A group of giraffes at rest
V 11
Day 03
ol : ‘a’ as /ar/
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Write the words
idol
enrol
carol
patrol
control
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
grasp
pastor
plaster
disaster
giraffe
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
Write the list words that rhyme with
enrol patrol
control
pastor plaster
Plural
giraffe
giraffes
idol
idols
plaster
plasters
Doubling the final ‘l’ or not, using British English
Hint: if we emphasise the first syllable we do not double the ‘l’;
if we emphasise the syllable before the suffix double the ‘l’
Spelling Rules Card # 42
base word
+
extension
=
new word
idol
+
ise
=
idolise
enrol
+
ment
=
enrolment
patrol
+
ed
=
patrolled
carol
+
ing
=
carolling
control
+
er
=
controller
Verb Families
Use an extension list word to complete the sentences
We keep plasters in the first aid kit.
The child was controlling the puppet using the strings.
The police were patrolling the neighbourhood to keep everyone safe.
The school office was full of parents enrolling their children at the school.
The builder was plastreing the wall so they could paint it.
The life guards patrolled the beach to make sure nobody drowned.
V 11
Day 04
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Research:
The Flying
Doctor
Interest
Words
: Clothes
— list
Research The Flying Doctor
Answer the questions by putting the information into
your own words. Answer in full sentences.
In what parts of your country is the Flying Doctor Service available?
Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria,
Northern Territory, Tasmania, Western Australia
Provide the details of different ways you can contact the Flying Doctor
Service.
000, email, telephone, fax, address, media, visitor’s centre.
Where is the closest Flying Doctor Service to your school?
How does the Flying Doctor Service get to people?
Fly to the closest airstrip. Ambulances for non-urgent patient transfer.
Who started the Flying Doctor Service and why was it deemed necessary?
Reverend John Flynn and H. V. McKay (funding). It was deemed necessary
because people living in remote regions needed access to medical help
and services.
For what people was the service started?
Pastoralists, miners, road workers, railwaymen, settlers and pioneers.
In what town was the first Flying Doctor Service based?
Cloncurry, Queensland.
The founder of the Australian Flying Doctor Service is found on which
Australian dollar note?
$20
How could you encourage people to donate to the Flying Doctor Service?