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Words and sound
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1 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
2 Grade 4
3 THE WORLD OF MUSIC
4 Module 26
5 WORDS AND SOUND
5.1 Activity 1
5.2 To resist name calling of any kind [LO 2.5.1]
ROLE- PLAY
1. Sometimes people label certain groups of people and call them names. People who like Boeremusiek,
for example, are sometimes called rock spiders. There are many more examples. Is this fair? What do you
think about labelling people like this?
Split up into groups and plan a play. Although the play is about N ame-calling, the message to the class
must be that it is wrong to call people nasty names. You may use a true experience.
5.3 Activity 2
5.4 To understand rhyme [LO 3.2.1]
5.5 To understand words that begin with the same sound [LO 3.2.2]
5.6 To understand words which imitate their sound [LO 3.2.3]
1. Read the following poem aloud and listen carefully to the sounds of the words:
The castanets
5.6.1 The swishing skirts
The throbbing beat
The tapping feet
The moon so high
The stars so bright
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The gypsies dance and sing tonight.
Flamenco!
Figure 1
2. Look up the following words in your dictionary and, in your own words, write down what they mean:
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swish . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .
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amenco
castanets
3. In which country do you think this scene is set?
This scene is probably set in
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4. Which words in the poem rhyme?
a)
b)
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rhymes with
rhymes with
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5. Did you notice that the word swishing copies the sound made by the skirts? Find two more words
in the poem - that copy (imitate) sound.
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a)
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imitates
imitates
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6. Can you make up a word to imitate the sounds that the castanets might make?
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6 Assessment
7 LEARNING OUTCOME 2: SPEAKING
The learner will be able to communicate eectively in spoken language in a wide range of situations.
7.1 Assessment Standard
We know this when the learner:
2.5 shows awareness of the way language constructs knowledge and identity and positions people:
2.5.1 resists name-calling of any kind (e.g. cruel names, racist names, xenophobic names).
8 LEARNING OUTCOME 3: READING AND VIEWING
The learner will be able to read and view for information and enjoyment, and to respond critically to the
aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts.
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8.1 Assessment Standard
We know this when the learner:
3.2 understands, in a very simple way, some elements of poetry:
3.2.1 rhyme;
3.2.2 words which begin with the same sound (e.g. Naughty Nomsa never listens.)
3.2.3 words that imitate their sound (e.g. swish, swish).
9 Memorandum
9.1 Activity 1
This is a sensitive issue. Have a class discussion about dierent types of name calling and the cruelty thereof.
In the rst little poem, emphasis should be placed on the repetition of patterns, some onomatopoeia and
also a little vocabulary. Explain what gypsies are. This is a good time to introduce the idea of labelling (e.g.
all gypsies steal and one must avoid them, etc.). Also some geography: where are gypsies found? Pupils
could dress as gypsies and listen to amenco music. Find pictures of gypsies and their caravans, etc.
Activity 2
2. Flamenco - fast and exciting Spanish dancing and music
Castanets - a musical instrument made from 2 shells of hard
wood fastened to the thumb by a string and
played by being knocked together by the ngers.
Swish - to cut through the air making a sharp noise.
Gypsy - a member of a people who live in caravans and
wander from place to place.
3. Spain
4. a) Beat feet
b) bright tonight
5. a) throbbing
b) tapping
6. use own discretion
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