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Day 2
Write the words
defend
remark
select
consent
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construct
assist
consist
absorb
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Rewrite, replacing the words in brackets with a list word
Parliaments sometimes (consist) of an upper and a lower house.
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Scientists need to (construct) rockets that can withstand great heat.
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A talented musician can (absorb) an audience in his work.
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We will (defend) our right to freedom from fear.
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Nobel Prize winners are a (select) group of people.
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Copy the word to match the meaning
guard, keep safe, protect defend
casual comment
remark
choose, pick
select
give permission
consent
give help to
assist
soak up
absorb
absorb
consent
defend
assist
select
remark
Read and fill the gap with a list word
A healthy diet will consist of a wide range of food.
A thoughtless, casual remark can sometimes cause great hurt.
In a democracy people select their government by voting.
We can assist with lowering global warming by avoiding the use of spray cans.
We need to plant trees because of their ability to absorb carbon dioxide.
Write the list word for which these words are antonyms
reject, turn down select
refusal
consent
demolish, destroy construct
frustrate, hinder, obstruct
assist
Answer the question in a sentence using the list word
Who is trained to defend a country?
Soldiers, sailors and airmen are trained to defend a country.
Who is qualified to construct a house?
A registered builder is qualified to construct a house.
What material can absorb water?
Cotton or wool can absorb water.
What people are trained to assist the ill?
Doctors and nurses are trained to assist the ill.
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Day 3
Write the words
defend
remark
select
consent
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construct
assist
consist
absorb
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Write a list word that rhymes with these words
offend defend
elect
select
desist
assist
resent
consent
embark remark
obstruct construct
Opposites
demolish
construct
Have your friend locate these words in a dictionary while you explain what they mean
Verb families
defend
remark
select
consent
construct
assist
consist
absorb
defends
remarks
selects
consents
constructs
assists
consists
absorbs
defending
remarking
selecting
consenting
constructing
assisting
consisting
absorbing
Write words that have the same sound and letters as
the letters underlined e.g.
remark bark darken shark harm star
absorb form torn fork
morning worn
What famous, ancient constructions can
be observed in Egypt? Find out some
information about their construction and
write something about them.Pyramids
Write these words and circle each base word
selection
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construction
assistance
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selective
constructive _____________________
assistant
Write these words and each base word
defence
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defend
absorption
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absorb
Replace the ‘con’ in “construct” with ‘in’
Replace the ‘as’ in “assist” with ‘re’
Replace the ‘con’ in “consist” with ‘per’
defended
remarked
selected
consented
constructed
assisted
consisted
absorbed
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instruct
resist
persist
Find the meaning of the new words in the dictionary
instruct: to direct to do something, to teach
resist: to stand firm against
persist: to continue steadfastly despite opposition
Find the dictionary meaning of
remark
consent
remark: to pass a casual comment
consent: to give permission
Use in a sentence
select
consist
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Day 4
Interest words :
Smart Starters ©
Fibres - wool
From the dictionary, Internet or Encarta find the answers to these
questions. Answer in sentences.
What is wool?
Wool is the outer coat of a sheep.
How is it taken from the sheep?
Shears are used either shearing by hand or using a power driven machine.
What is the person called who cuts the wool?
The person who cuts the wool from the sheep is a shearer.
What is the name of the most famous type of sheep in Australia?
The Merino is a famous Australian sheep.
What types of clothes are made from wool?
good quality suits, pullovers, coats, thermal underwear
Verb families
shear
shears
shearing
sheared
class
classes
classing
classed
spin
spins
spinning
spun
Write these words and each base word.
woollen
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wool
woolly
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wool
Add “wool” to these words and write the meanings.
woolgrower woolshed
wooltable woolclip
The wool grower owns the property where the sheep are kept. The sheep are shorn in
the woolshed. The wool is thrown on the wool table to be classed. The wool slip is sent
to market.
Click go the Shears
What do the following words from the folk
Out on the board the old shearer stands
song mean?
Grasping his shears in his thin bony hands
board where the shearers shear the sheep
Fixed is his gaze on the bare bellied joe
taken off clean the sheep has been shorn
Glory if he gets her won’t he make the ringer go.
without cutting the clip or the sheep
Click go the shears boys click click click
blow one powerful run of the shears
Wide is his blow and his hands move quick
ringer
the fastest shearer in the shed
The ringer looks around and he’s beaten by a blow
snagger some one who pulls out the
And curses the old snagger with the bare bellied joe.
snags (logs) from the river, new to shearing
fleece
the wool from the sheep
In the middle of the floor in his cane bottom chair
Sits the boss of the board with his eyes everywhere
tar pot a pot of tar used to dab on the
Notes well each fleece as it comes to the screen
sheep on any cut the shearer may have
Paying strict attention that its taken off clean.
made. It stops the bleeding.
swags
a pack containing personal
The tar boy is there waiting in demand
belongings
With his blackened tar pot in his tarry hands
Sees one old sheep with a cut upon its back
Here is what he’s waiting for, it’s, “Tar here Jack”.
Shearing’s now all over and we’ve all got our cheques
Roll up your swags boys we’re off on the track
The first pub we come to it’s here we’ll have a spree
And everyone who comes along it’s
“Come and drink with me.”
From the Internet, library or Encarta find
out the process from sheep to woollen
cloth.
Encarta: Wool