Language Focus
Competency
Level
1.5
2.1
2.5
3.5
4.1
4.4
4.6
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
7.6
7.7
7.9
8.9
8.11
8.12
8.13
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Subject Content
Past tense morpheme - /t/ , /d/
Dialogues on correct intonation
Writing abbreviations
Writing exclamatory expressions
Matching utterances with responses
Fill in a grid listening to a speech
Scale exercise
Finding names of associations
Using the dictionary / encyclopedia
Finding synonyms
Answering questions on a text
Finding information from a notice
Role Play
A dialogue based on a slide show
Transferring information of a text
into other forms
Writing a paragraph / a notice
Giving directions from a map
Preparing a booklet
Reading a passage
A dialogue
A poem
A story
Making sentences with ‘as/because’
‘both .. and’/ ‘neither ... nor’
Grammar exercise
Grammar exercise
Writing a note
Using adverbs
Prefixes and suffixes
Completing a story
Relating a personal experience
Giving directions
Making suggestions and responding
Speaking on unity in the family
Giving opinions on using flyovers
Pointing the importance of professions
Making a speech
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Activity No.
5.21,5.22
5.38
5.19
5.4
5.5
5.11(b)
5.17
5.26
5.19
5.14
5.1,5.18
5.9
5.24
5.27
5.2,5.20,5.25,5.35
5.6
5.9(b) / 5.11(a)
5.23, 5.34
5.18 , 5.28
5.1,5.27
5.37
5.12,5.35
5.10
5.36
5.28,5.29
5.29,5.33
5.8
5.15,5.16, 5.32
5.12
5.13
5.11(a)
5.3,5.7
5.6
5.30
5.31
5.6
Speaking / Reading
Visiting a Patient
Udayangi
Father
Udayangi
Father
Udayangi
Father
Mother
Father
Mother
Nilantha
Father
Mother
Father
Nilantha
Udayangi
: Father, you seem to be very silent today. Are you not well?
: I’m all right, but I am thinking of Mr. Jayasiri, our office assistant. He
has been in hospital for two weeks.
: Is that Tharindi’s father?
: That’s right. How do you know Tharindi?
: We became friends when we went on a trip to Sigiriya last year. Father,
let’s visit Tharindi’s father.
: That’s a good idea! What shall we take him?
: I’ll make some vegetable soup.
: That’ll be fine! Shall we take some fruit too?
: Yes, there’s a comb of bananas from our garden.
: I saw a ripe papaw on our papaw tree. Why don’t we take it too?
: Yes, we can. You can get them ready.
: By the way, what’s wrong with Mr. Jayasiri?
: He has fractured his forearm. He had been playing in the garden with
his son and two daughters, and had fallen down.
: How terrible! I know his son, Kalpa. He is a scout. I met him at the
scouting camp last year. I’m sure I’ll meet him at the hospital.
: I’ll meet Tharindi too. She would be pleased to see me.
Activity 5.1
Reading / Writing
(C / L 5.2 - Extracts specific information from a text )
Write answers for the following in your writing book.
(a). 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(b). 6.
What is Udayangi’s father thinking of ?
What is Mr. Jayasiri ?
Where is Mr. Jayasiri now? What has happened to him?
How long has he been in hospital?
How does Udayangi know Tharindi ?
What is Udayangi’s family going to take for Mr. Jayasiri?
Do you think they are suitable for a patient? Explain why.
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Activity 5.2(Pair work)
Writing
(C / L 5.4 - Transforms information into other forms)
In mathematics you have used the
Venn diagram to show how things
relate to each other as shown in this
figure.
A
B
Things
Things
common
to A
related to
and B
A
Things
related
to B
Copy the ‘Venn’ diagram given below into your writing book and include the
following information in it as shown in the above diagram.
father works in an office, one son, two daughters, five members, four members,
grows fruit in the garden, father plays with children, father in hospital, father at home,
son is a scout
Tharindi’s
Family
Udayangi’s
Family
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Activity 5.3 ( Pair work )
Speaking
(C / L 8.11 - Makes suggestions and responds to them)
There are many ways of making suggestions and giving responses
That’s a good
idea.
Let’s visit him in
hospital.
Response
Suggestion
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Here are some examples for suggestions and responses
SUGGESTIONS
RESPONSES
Let’s…..
Shall we …?
What about … ?
Why don’t we ….?
Can’t we…?
Don’t you think we should ..?
Ce
rta
inly
.
Sure
OK.
.
a.
ide
d
oo
Ag
All righ
t.
That’s
fine.
(Pair work)
Role - play the following dialogues.
Create two similar dialogues and present them to the class.You may use suitable
responses in addition to the ones given above.
Sadeepa : Shall we take a rest?
Nitara : OK.
Lasini : Shall we have
something to drink?
Sadeepa : Yes, It’s a good idea.
Piumi : Let’s go now.
Ronali : All right.
Farook : Are we meeting
tomorrow?
Piumi
: Yes, certainly.
(Pair work)
Speaking
Role - play the dialogue
At the Entrance to the Hospital
Tharindi :- Hello Udayangi!
Udayangi :- Hello Tharindi! How’s your father?
Tharindi :- He’s much better now. Thank you.
I think he’ll be quite well in a few days.
Udayangi :- We were very upset when we heard that your
father’s in hospital.
Tharindi :- Yes, he slipped and fell down in the garden.
Udayangi :- Really!
Tharindi :- Can you remember how quickly we climbed
Sigiriya?
Udayangi :- Yes, you fell down and bruised your knee.
Tharindi :- But it was fun.What strange places we have met
at!
Udayangi :- Yes, first at Sigiriya, then at the hospital.
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Activity 5.4
Speaking
(C / L 2.5 - Uses the exclamation mark appropriately)
Notice how the exclamation mark (!) is used in the dialogues.
eg : Really!
The exclamation mark is used with utterances where we express our feelings.
Make a list of all such expressions found in the dialogues “Visiting a Patient”
and “At the Entrance to the Hospital.” Add more utterances to the list.
What feelings do the following faces express? Read and match.
1. sorrow
2. anger
A
B
3. surprise
C
4. happiness
D
Activity 5.5(Group Work)
Reading / Speaking
(C / L 2.5 - Uses the exclamation mark appropriately / 1.5 – Constructs sentences orally with
proper articulation)
(Pair Work)
Read the following utterances and select suitable responses from the box.
Say them to your partner and ask him/her to respond quickly. See whether
they match with what you have selected. Write two more utterances and
suitable responses in your writing book.
How lucky!
That’s strange! What a beautiful scenery! How nice!
Utterance
Response
1. Have you heard that the manager has resigned
this morning?
2. My brother has won a scholarship to study in India.
3. There will be a party this afternoon.
4. These are my holiday photographs.
5. He hasn’t spoken to any of us today.
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…………………......
Activity 5.6 ( Group Activity )
Writing / Speaking
(C / L 8.12 – Expresses opinions and gives reasons, 5.4 – Transforms information into other
forms, 8.13 - Makes simple announcements and speeches.)
"If members of a society get together, they can achieve harmony". See how this idea is
elaborated in the following paragraph.
It is very important that members of a society always get together in
day - to - day activities of that society. In my view, when members of a
society work together they develop good relationships. Through relationships they develop love and affection. I also feel that good relationships
promote mutual understanding. If people have good relationships they learn
to be cooperative. They also learn to tolerate others. As I see it, working
together is the foundation for peace.
Now prepare a speech for the morning assembly on "Unity in the family is the
path to peace and harmony." The ideas in the diagram may be useful to you. You
can use the following phrases to express your views.
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
I think that ……
I’m of the opinion that ……
I strongly believe that ……
It is clear that ……
peaceful family
environment
In my point of view ……
What I feel is that ……
It seems to me that ……
As I see it ……
understanding
good attitudes
happiness
unity in the family
promotes
tolerance
Activity 5.7
mutual
cooperation
love and
affection
(Group work)
Speaking
(C / L 8.11 - Makes suggestions and responds to them)
Imagine that when Tharindi fell down at Sigiriya, the following came rushing to
help her.
- Udayangi
- an adult
- a stranger
- a boy scout
- a stranger who had some first aid with her .
Write what each one would have said in your writing book. Practise the
responses and present them to the class.
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Activity 5.8
Reading / Writing
(C / L 7.6 – Writes letters, brief notes instructions and reports)
Read the following note.
01st March
Dear Kalpa,
I was happy to hear that your father is well and is back home.
I hope you will come to the scouting camp. I am taking everything
necessary for the camp. I can share them with you. We can have a
nice time.
With love,
Nilantha.
Imagine that you are Kalpa and write a note to Nilantha in reply. Say that you
are coming to the camp and thank him for his kind gesture.
Activity 5.9
Reading / Writing
C / L 5.2 – Extracts specific information from a text )
Read the following notice.
NOTICE
To all members,
The Welfare Society of the Divisional Secretariat has decided to
help Mr. Jayasiri, the Office Assistant, who has been in hospital for
two weeks. The members of the Welfare Society are kindly requested
to contribute to this fund. All contributions should be made before 25th
February 20....... Contributions will be received by the Treasurer of
the Society.
Prabath J. Perera
16.02.20.........
The Secretary
(a) Find out the following information from the above notice and write them
in your writing book.
1. Name of the organization
2. The writer of the notice
3. The writer’s post
4. Who it is for
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5. The purpose
6. Action to be taken
7. Final date to make contributions
8. The date of the notice
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(b) Use the information given in the following grid and write a similar notice.
Name of the organization
Junior Sports Club of Kimbulwila Vidyalaya.
The writer of the notice
The Secretary of the Club
The date it was written
25th February
Who it is for
All the students of the school
The purpose
To help Pasindu, the all island champion in table tennis,
who is going to represent Sri Lanka at the Asian
Games.
Action to be taken
Contribute to the fund.
Final date for contributions 05th March
Going Camping
Activity 5.10
Vocabulary / Writing
(C / L 6.7- Uses simple, compound, complex sentences in appropriate contexts.)
The scouts of Kalpa’s school are getting ready for the camping weekend. These are
some of the things they need when they go on camping.
Match the words with the pictures.
Which of the following things do you think they should take or they should not
take? Make sentences as given in the examples.
cap
watch
radio
lantern
binoculars
hangers
boots
flask
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iron
torch
water bottle
knapsack
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eg:
I should take the
binoculars because
I can watch birds
and animals.
I’m not going to take
my mouthorgan
because we mustn’t
make any noise.
You may begin this way:
• They should take / should not take ………. because …………….
• They need / don’t need ………...… as / because ……..
• …….. is very useful to them / not useful to them because ……….
Activity 5.11
(a) Speaking / Writing
(C / L 8.9 – Gives and asks for information appropriately)
The following is a map of the area
where the scouts went on camping.
Kalpa is the leader of his group.
Write the directions he gave his
group to reach the camp from the
place where they parked their
vehicles.
This is how Kalpa gave directions:
Walk along the main road. As you pass the old temple ….
Use the following phrases
go ahead, turn right/left at, walk passing, on your left/right,
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(b) (Group work) Listening
(C / L 3.5 - Listens to and transfers information into other forms)
- Copy the following grid into your writing book and close your textbook.
- Your teacher or group leader will read the following speech.
- Listen to him / her and complete the grid.
Scouts’ motto
When scouting began
Where it began
No. of countries it has spread to
Activities scouts do
What they learn as scouts
Listening Text
The scouts were engaged in various activities during the day time. In the evening
they pitched camp to spend the night. After dinner they gathered round the fire
and presented various items including songs and dramas. The following is the
speech made by a senior scout to
inspire the juniors.
My dear friends,
As you all know we
are a worldwide organization. As
scouts we learn to be good citizens
and prepare ourselves for the
responsibilities of adulthood. Our
motto is “Be Prepared.”
Scouting began in England in
1907. Today, there are Boy Scout
programmes in more than 140
countries. In the United States alone,
there are over 4 million scouts.
As scouts we learn useful skills
while having fun. We swim, play, do
sports, go camping and hiking and
learn how to survive outdoors. We learn how to protect the environment and conserve
resources. We also learn arts and crafts, first aids and learn to do various community
services and volunteer work.
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Activity 5.12
Reading / Writing
(C / L 5.6- Reads and responds to simple poems / stories)
(C / L 7.9 - Produces imaginative and interesting creative writing)
A Strange Meeting
The following text describes an experience undergone by
Nilantha and Kalpa when they were camping. Kalpa is
narrating the incident.
Read it and write suitable short dialogues between Kalpa and Nilantha in the
spaces given in between. Write them in your writing book.
It was the third day of our camping. Kalpa and I were returning from the forest. The
moon was shining very brightly in the clear sky. Suddenly I heard a sound similar to
that of an aeroplane, but it was louder.
Dialogue 1
We looked up. We were amazed to see something very bright in the sky. It was
moving very fast from the East to the West. When it came right over my head I saw it
stopping. A sharp bright beam of light fell on us and turned around us. I was blind with
the flash. We were so frightened that we screamed together but no one came to help
us. The next moment I felt that I was being lifted up fast and I saw Nilantha was also
moving up. In a split second we were inside a flying saucer. It was a huge hall with lots
of machines.
Dialogue 2
At once a strange figure appeared before us. It was not a human being but an alien. He
had a big head, two big eyes and a large mouth. His body was very small and he had
two hands and two short legs to balance his body. Two antennae like projections
could be seen on his large head. He was coming towards me.
Dialogue 3
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We were so frightened that we screamed. We started running about and he began to
chase us. We were looking for a place to get out.
“Stop! Don’t run”, he shouted.
“ Oh! Help us! Somebody help us!” we shouted.
“Stop! We’ll not harm you. We are taking you to our planet, Mars”, he said.
Suddenly I saw a door. I opened it and ran out. Terrible! We were out of the
flying saucer in the sky, we were falling down. We were screaming. I saw mountains,
forests, rivers, huge buildings and oceans below me and the Mars being above me.
What would have happened next?
Imagine you were Kalpa and write what happened next in your writing book.
Comprehension
A
1. What time of the day was it? What sound did the narrator hear?
2. What did they see in the sky?
3. Who did the boys see? Where was he from?
4. Describe the strange figure.
5. What did Kalpa see, as he was falling from the sky?
Activity 5.13
Writing
(C / L 7.9 - Produces imaginative and interesting creative writing)
Narrate an exciting / terrible / wonderful / delightful experience you have had.
Write it like a story in your writing book. Use the following guidelines.
Begin like this: –
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Activity 5.14
–
–
It was a ….......................... day. / It was the most frightening
incident I have ever faced.
suddenly / immediately / then / next / after that etc.
and, but, when, while, etc.
Vocabulary
Reading / Writing
(C / L 4.6 - Finds synonyms for the given English words)
A. Find synonyms (words similar in meaning ) to the following words taken
from the text and write them in your writing book.
shining
frightened
started
suddenly
forest
large
amazed
changed
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B. Find antonyms (words opposite in meaning) for the following words taken
from the text and write them in your writing book.
above
inside
strange
balance
louder
appeared
fast
(vi) Adverbs
Adverbs give more information about an action: they indicate how, where, or
when it was done.
eg : The moon was shining brightly.
You can make some adverbs by adding ‘-ly’ to adjectives. Notice how the following
adverbs are formed from adjectives.
bright + ly —— > brightly
immediate + ly ——> immediately
Activity 5.15
(C / L 7.7 - Uses a variety of vocabulary items in writing)
Now form the adverbs from the following adjectives. Write them in your
writing book.
sudden
kind
terrible
heavy
neat
Activity 5.16
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beautiful
rough
sweet
slow
wide
-
Writing
(C / L 7.7 - Uses a variety of vocabulary items in writing)
Copy the following sentences into your writing book. Fill in the blanks using
the adverbs you have formed.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Our class teacher wears her saree very ….........................................
My mother always speaks to us…................................... .
Paddy is …....................................... grown in our country.
It rained …........................................ yesterday that the roads were flooded.
The thief …............................. entered the jewellery shop.
She saw a snake in the kitchen and screamed so ….................. that her
neighbours came running.
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Activity 5.17 - Reading / Writing
Vocabulary (C / L 4.1 - Uses English words accurately and appropriately)
One way of improving vocabulary is by doing scale exercises. In a scale exercise
you have to order a group of words with related meanings in the ascending or
descending order.
eg : house, castle, hut, cottage, palace
The above words can be scaled in a systematic order as follows.
hut, cottage, house, castle, palace.
Look at the following groups of words. Arrange them in a systematic and
meaningful order.
1. country
village
town
continent
2. forest
thicket
jungle
woods
3. flare
glitter
twinkle
flash
4. wrong
mistake
crime
fault
5. gigantic
big
enormous
colossal
Listening / Reading
A Speech
The following is a speech made by a student at the morning assembly to mark
the United Nations Day on 24th October.
United Nations
United Nation’s Security Council
Food Aid Distribution in Afghanistan
The Principal, dear teachers and my dear
friends, I’m going to speak a few words about
the United Nations Organization.
The idea of an organization of countries
was first proposed by the German philosopher
Immanuel Kant. His idea came to life after
World War I (1914-1918). The war caused
great destruction. Countries realized how
horrible war was. They were inspired to come
together and work towards peace. They
formed a new organization, the League of
Nations, to achieve that goal. Although it lasted
for several years some of the world’s most
powerful countries did not become members.
There were often disagreements among
member countries, too. As a result, the
organization failed; World War II broke out in
1939.
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Although the League of Nations failed, the idea
of such an organization did not die. After successful
attempts by several powerful countries of the world,
the UN officially came into existence on October 24,
1945, with 51 member countries.
United Nations is an international organization of
countries. It was created to promote world peace and
cooperation. Its mission is to maintain world peace,
develop good relations between countries, promote
cooperation in solving the world’s problems and
encourage respect for human rights. It brings together
countries that are rich and poor.
As the UN is one of the foremost international
organizations, it is important for us, as students, to learn
more about this organization. You can refer to the
encyclopaedia in the library and gather a lot of information about the UN.
Thank you very much.
Peace Keeping Forces
of the UN
Activity 5.18
Reading / Writing
(C / L 5.2 – Extracts specific information from a text)
The speech gives us information on the United Nations Organization.
Find the relevant information and fill in the following grid.
Name of the
Organization
founded
on
Activity 5.19
Who gave
the idea
Number of
members
Mission
Any other
information
Writing
(C / L 4.4 – Uses the encyclopedia and the dictionary effectively)
(C / L 2.1 – Writes capital and simple letters properly)
a) “UN” is the abbreviation used for the United Nations. Find what the
following abbreviations stand for.
SAARC, WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, OPEC
Find five more abbreviations and ask your friends to say what they stand for
b)
Refer to a dictionary and write the meanings of the words in bold type.
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Activity 5.20 (Group Work)
Writing
(C / L 5.4 – Transfers information into other forms)
Re-read the passage ‘United Nations’. Complete the following flow chart
which summarises the information of the text. Do it in your writing book.
The Birth of UN
The idea was
first proposed
by ………
The League
of Nations
failed
because …
In 1939
..…
The World
War I
ended ……
In 1914 ………
…… felt the
need for an
organization
to … ……
…… was
founded
The war
caused ……
…… attempted to
form a …………
World War II
caused ……
After successful
attempts the UN
came into ………
Activity 5.21 - Pronunciation
Speaking
(C / L 1.5 – Constructs English sentences orally with proper articulation)
Study the following explanation about regular verbs. Copy the lists A and B
into your writing book. Add five more verbs to each list.
Regular verbs form their past tense and past
participle by adding ‘-ed’.
Eg:- start – started – started
clean – cleaned – cleaned
Remember that the combination ‘-ed’ is not always
pronounced with /d/ sound. It is pronounced as
/t/after certain consonants.
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A
/d/
failed
formed
inspired
cleaned
covered
B
/t/
brushed
stopped
packed
fixed
matched
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Activity 5.22
Vocabulary
(Group Work)
Speaking
(C/L 1.5 – Constructs English sentences orally with proper articulation)
Divide your class into four groups. The first group makes a sentence using a
past tense verb and reads it.
eg : I walked to the library.
The other groups have to lengthen the same sentence by adding a past tense verb. The
group to add a new phrase first gets 10 points.
eg : I walked to the library and borrowed a book.
I walked to the library, borrowed a book and returned home.
I walked to the library, borrowed a book, returned home and
enjoyed reading it.
Note :- Use only regular verbs to make sentences
Activity 5.23
(Group Work)
Reading / Writing
(C / L 5.4 – Transforms information into other forms)
Find out the following information from your library on International
Organizations and prepare a booklet.
Ä
First gather information and write them in the grid.
Name of Founded Member Mission
Organization
on
countries
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Flag
Emblem
A Meeting
Activity 5.24
Speaking
Role - play the following dialogue.
(Three students of grade nine met at
the entrance to the school.)
Farook : Good morning Kalpa.
Kalpa
:
Siva
Kalpa
:
:
Farook
Kalpa
Siva
Kalpa
Farook
Kalpa
Siva
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
How was your scouting camp?
Good morning, Farook. It was wonderful! How was the English Literary
Association?
Highly successful.
How nice! But I was really worried. I couldn’t come to deliver my speech.
I wanted to see the slide show on the underwater world. How
was it?
It was marvellous!
I’m sorry, I missed it. What else were there?
There was a group song, a violin solo, and a narration.
Who won the quiz? That was the main item, wasn’t it?
Nine B. Sandun scored the highest.
Fantastic! Shall we present a playlet for the next meeting?
What a wonderful idea! Our teacher will help us.
Activity 5.25
Writing
(C / L 5.4 Transforms information into other forms)
Write the agenda of the English Literary Association meeting of the grade 9
students based on the above dialogue. Write it in your writing book.
English Literary Association
Agenda
1.
3.
5.
7.
9.
Minutes of the previous meeting.
Main item – Quiz Competition.
…..............................
.…...............................
Any other business.
2.
4.
6.
8.
10.
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Confirmation of minutes.
A speech.
.…..............................
…...............................
Vote of Thanks.
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Activity 5.26
Writing
(C / L 4.1 - Uses English words accurately and appropriately)
i. What are the other associations / clubs in schools where children get
together?
ii. What are the associations / club in your area/ village / town / where people
get together? Write in your writing book.
Reading
This is the slide show on the Underwater World presented by Naween.
Naween :- My dear friends, I am going to present a very interesting slide show on
the Underwater World. I hope you will enjoy it.
The Underwater World
Naween
Velu
Naween
Yoosuf
Naween
Lasini
Naween
Malindu
Naween
Lasini
:- Have you ever thought that there’s a world under water? Now I am
taking you to that wonderful world. Get ready to dive into the ocean.Look
at this. What do you think this
is?
:- What a beautiful scene! It is
the sea bed, isn’t it ?
:- Yes it is. Deep in the sea bed,
there are hundreds of
shipwrecks including the
famous Titanic and ruins of
early civilisations.
:- How beautiful they look!
:- But, these are artificial things, The natural things are the most picturesque.
Now look at this. These are coral reefs.
:- They’re wonderful, aren’t they?
:- Yes. Coral reefs and a great variety of animal and plant life beautify the
underwater world. Coral reefs are structures produced by nonliving
organisms that have decomposed into fossil.
:- I’ve heard that coral reefs are not found everywhere.
:- That’s true. Although corals are found both in temperate and tropical
waters, reefs are formed only in a zone from 20o North to 20o South of
the equator. Reef forming corals do not grow at depths of over 30m or
where the water temperature falls below 11o C.
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Yasas :- Oh! There are a great many.
Naween :- Over 4000 species of fish
inhabit coral reefs. Coral reefs
are home to a variety of tropical
or reef fish such as colourful
parrotfish, angelfish, damselfish,
and butterflyfish. Reefs are also
home to a large variety of other
organisms such as sea turtles, sea snakes, sponges, jellyfish, worms, starfish and sea
cucumber.
Yasas :- Coral reefs provide a good environment for them to live.
Naween :- Not only that, these coral reefs protect the beach and the sea bed from
erosion. However, now these beautiful protective coral reefs are threatened.
Velu
:- Why? What is happening to them?
Naween :- They are taken out of the oceans
by man for economic benefits. But
this threatens his own existence.
So we must make it a point to
take necessary steps to protect these
coral reefs.
Yoosuf :- We’ll make some posters on
protecting coral reefs.
Lasini :- That’s a good idea.
Naween :- That’s the end of my slide show. Thank you very much.
Activity 5.27
Reading / Writing
(C / L 5.3 - Selects relevant information from a dialogue)
(C / L 5.5 - Extracts the general idea of a text)
Answer the following questions in your writing book.
a) 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
b) 7.
8
9.
10.
What are the two types of objects found in the underwater world?
What sorts of things add colour to this world?
How are coral reefs formed?
What are the areas in which coral reefs are formed.
What live in the coral reefs?
Why are coral reefs threatened?
Pick out the phrases that prove the text is about a slide show.
Why should we protect coral reefs?
Write your suggestions on ways of protecting coral reefs.
Collect more information about the underwater world and prepare your own
presentation to the class.
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Passive Voice
– simple present
Passive voice is used in the following situations.
• When the doer is not important / understood.
• When the doer is unknown.
Look at the following sentence taken from the text.
• Coral reefs are broken and taken out of oceans. (the doer is understood)
simple present, plural
past participle
Activity 5.28
Reading / Writing
(C / L 6.8 – Identifies passive sentences)
(C / L 5.5 – Constructs passive sentences)
Fill in the blanks of the following sentences by using the correct form of the
verb in the brackets. Do this in your writing book.
1. Our class register …................................. ( bring ) by the monitor.
2. Text books and uniform materials …............................. ( give) to students
free of charge.
3. Many accidents ….............................. ( cause ) by careless driving.
4. In this factory , 500 people …......................... (employ)
5. Sinhala and Tamil New Year …............................ ( celebrate) by the Sinhalese
and Tamils.
Passive Voice
– simple past
Look at the following sentence.
Study the verb phrase. The helping verb is in the past tense.
The school buildings were painted by the students.
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Activity 5.29
Reading / Writing
(C /L 6.9 - Constructs passive sentences)
Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using the correct form of the verb
in the brackets. Do this in your writing book.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Radium ….................. (discover)
by Marie Curie.
Yesterday the classroom …............
(clean) by me.
We …............................... (invite)
to the party.
The thief …............. (catch) the day
before yesterday.
The report …........................ (write) by the group leader.
We ….........................(ask) to clean the school garden.
The first flyover in Sri Lanka …...................... (build) at Dematagoda.
He …......................... (honour) for his bravery.
Write sentences in the passive voice – simple present / simple past using the
information given below.
1. America - discover - Colombus
2. The prizes - given away - Chief Guest
3. Tea - bring - to Sri Lanka - British
4. Princess Diana - kill - accident
5. I - take - to school - my father - in my childhood
6. Paddy - grow - in Sri Lanka
7. Classrooms - decorate - religious festivals
8. Computers - widely - use - today - world
Activity 5.30 (Pair Work) Speaking / Writing
(C / L 8.12 – Expresses opinions and gives reasons)
Look at the flyover in the picture above. The following is a list of people who
use it. Add more to the list.
bus drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, three wheeler drivers, motor cyclists, ................
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Work with your partner. Pretend to be any two of the above. Give your
opinion on using the flyover. Follow this example.
eg: Three wheeler driver :- Earlier I had to waste a lot of time at the railway
crossing, but now I save a lot of time.
Pedestrian
:- But I'm not going to use the flyover. If I used it
I would have to walk a long distance.
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Activity 5.31 (Group Work)
Speaking
(C / L 8.12 - Expresses opinions and gives reasons)
A Journey in a Hot Air Balloon
Would you like to enjoy a journey in the sky in a hot
air balloon?
Five friends get together on a holiday. They are a
teacher, a doctor, a farmer, a policeman and an architect.
They get on to a hot air balloon and the journey starts. When they are high up in the
sky, suddenly the balloon becomes cool and starts to fall down. To prevent any disaster
one has to be thrown out of the balloon within five minutes. Each one volunteers to
jump out to save his friends.
Imagine you are one of the people in this balloon. Point out the importance of
your friend and ask him not to jump. (One member can pretend to jump out.)
eg :
Teacher
Doctor, Farmer,
Policeman (together)
:- Don’t worry. I’ll jump out.
:- Please don’t. You must stay to
teach our children.
Affixes
An affix is a letter or a group of letters added to the beginning or to the end of a word
to make a new word. Affixes are of two types - prefixes and suffixes.
Affixes
Prefixes
Suffixes
These are added to the beginning
of a word
These are added to the end
of a word
eg : re + write —— > rewrite
Some prefixes:
- im
- ex
- in
- anti
- un
- pre
- ir
- re
- il
- dis
- non
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Some suffixes:
- ly
- cious
- able
- tion
- cial
- sion
- al
- cy
- ness
- ful
- ship
- less
- hood
- ist
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Usually ‘un-’ and ‘-less’ form negative words.
eg : un + happy ——>unhappy
eg : care + less ——> careless
Activity – 5.32
Writing
(C / L 7.7 - Uses a variety of vocabulary items in writing)
Add suitable suffixes to the following words and form nouns.
(You may use a dictionary if necessary.)
eg : examine + tion —> examination
1.
2.
3.
4.
kind
happy
friend
combine
5.
6.
7.
8.
produce
educate
decide
leader
Now use five of these words in sentences.
eg : I am getting ready for the examination.
Add suitable suffixes to the following words and form adjectives.
(You may use a dictionary if necessary.)
eg : value + able —> valuable
1. comfort
2. explain
3. experiment
4. psychology
5.
6.
7.
8.
agree
biology
profession
crime
Now use five of these words in sentences.
Activity - B
Writing
Add suitable prefixes to the following words and form negatives.(You may use
a dictionay if necessary.)
eg : un + important —> unimportant
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
regular
possible
legal
literate
legible
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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patient
mature
timely
explicit
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Activity 5.33
Reading / Writing
(C / L 6.9 - Constructs passive sentences)
Copy the following passage into your writing book.
Read the agenda you prepared in Activity 5.25 and fill in the blanks using the
correct form of the verb in the brackets.
English Literary Association
This is the minutes of the English Literary Association held on Friday the 12th of
October. The president, Nuwan Jayaweera presided over the meeting.
The Minutes of the previous meeting …...................................... (read) by the
secretary, Yamuna Gamage. As there were no matters arising from the Minutes, the
confirmation …............................ (propose) by Savithri Peiris and it
…................................ (second) by Renuka Ambepola.
The main item was a quiz competition on general knowledge. It
…................................... (conduct) by Mr. K. P. Silva. The competition consisted of
two rounds and it …....................... (win) by the grade 9 B students. Then a speech
….......................... (deliver) by Raju Narendran and a group song …........................
(present) by grade 9 A students. The next item was a slide show and it
…............................. (present) by Gamini Kumara. Then a violin solo
…........................ (present)by Sakuni Perera and a story ….......................... (narrate)
by Mohan Raj.
As there was no other business the Vote of Thanks …...........................
(propose) by the secretary and the meeting was adjourned at 1.25 p. m.
Activity 5.34
Speaking
(C / L 5.4 - Transfers information into other forms)
Read the utterances in the following speech bubbles. Identify the office bearers
of the English Literary Association. Copy the grid into your writing book and
complete the grid.
I preside over
the meeting
Nuwan
I read the
minutes
I present the
financial report.
Rani
Saroja
Mohommed
I act in Nuwan’s
absence.
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Activity 5.35 (Pair Work )
Reading
(C / L 5.6 - Reads and responds to simple poems / stories)
a) Read the following story. What do you think is the message conveyed
through this story. Select from the following options.
1. Even animals can achieve something if they get together.
2. Even the most useless people can achieve something if they get together.
3. People should not neglect animals when they are no longer useful.
The Musicians of Bremen
There were a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster who were very old and were
no longer useful to their masters. They were ill-treated by their masters. When the
four met together, they decided to go to Bremen - a place famous for its freedom
where animals could live without owners. May be
they could become musicians since they could not
work.
They could not reach Bremen in one day. They
decided to spend the night under a big tree in the
forest. Both the cat and the rooster could climb trees,
so they decided to sleep on the tree. Neither the
donkey nor the dog could climb trees, so they decided
to sleep under the tree. The rooster flew to the top of
the tree where he was safer and looked around before
he went to sleep. In the distance, he saw a little spark
burning. When he told his friends what he had seen,
the four decided to go there in the hope of finding
some food and shelter.
When they reached the place, they saw a house. They saw through a window
that there were some men sitting at a table eating and drinking. There was both food
and gold on the table. The animals planned to perform for the men in the hope of
getting some food. The donkey placed himself with his forefeet upon the window
ledge. The dog jumped on the donkey’s back. The cat climbed upon the dog, and the
rooster flew up and perched on the cat’s head.
At a given signal they began to perform together. The donkey brayed, the dog
barked, the cat mewed, and the rooster crowed. The men who were robbers thought
that it was a ghost. They were extremely frightened and ran away. The four companions
found both food and shelter and were very happy.
b) Discuss and write a story similar to the one given above on animals
conveying the message ‘Getting together’.
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Activity 5.36
Writing
(C / L 6.7 – Uses simple, compound, and complex sentences in appropriate contexts.)
both …… and
/ neither ……nor
Read the following sentences. Construct five more
sentences including the underlined words. Use your own
ideas.
·
Both the cat and the rooster could climb trees.
·
The four friends found both food and shelter.
· Neither the donkey nor the dog could climb trees.
Activity 5.37
Speaking / Writing
(C / L 5.6 – Pronounces English words properly)
b)
Read the story again and find out the sounds made by each animal. Add
four more to the list. Write in your writing book.
Animal
Sound
eg : dog
bark
Enrichment
Enjoy the following song.
1.
Chorus :
We shall overcome //
We shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
2.
We shall all unite
3.
We’ll walk hand in hand
4.
We shall live in peace
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Activity 5.38
(Pair Work)
(C / L 1.5 – Constructs English sentences orally with proper articulation)
When people get together, they often create humour as a common way of having
fun.
Role play the following dialogues and enjoy them.
Think of a funny situation and create a similar dialogue.
Waiter, what’s
this soup?
It’s bean
soup sir.
I don’t mind
what it’s been.
What is it now?
Zoo manager
Mr. Brown
Zoo manager
: I’m afraid Mr. Brown, your son
is in trouble for feeding the baboons.
: What’s wrong with that?
: He fed them to the lions.
Clara : Did you know that a man falls off
a chair every thirty seconds?
Alec : He must be getting awfully tired
of it by now.
A: What is the best way to avoid
catching diseases from biting
insects?
B: Stop biting them.
Ande : Should you eat crisps
with your fingers?
Eddie : No, fingers should be
eaten separately.
A: What’s worse than finding
a worm in your apple?
B: Finding half a worm.
Adapted from “Revolting Jokes for Kids”,
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