English Reading Programme

English Reading Programme

TOPIC The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle TERM II
SUB-TOPIC Chapter V: The Barbary Pirates WEEK 06
STUDENT’S NAME

Learning Experience 01
COMPETENCE CAPACITIES
➢ Get information from a written text.
Write different types of texts in English as a foreign
language. ➢ Reflect and evaluate the form, the content, and the context written text
in English.
SPECIFIC Read and complete Activities related to Chapter V.
PERFORMANCE
-To complete Before Reading Activities
LEARNING AIMS -To complete While Reading Activities
-To present a short role play in the After Reading Section.
ASSESSMENT TOOL Checklist

BEFORE THE READING:

I. Which of the animals in the box ...

a) ... rhymes with the word ‘corpus’? MOUSE - HORSE - PORPOISE

b) ... is mentioned in a well-known proverb about gifts? HORSE - EAGLE - LION

c) ... can be ‘in sheep’s clothing’ when it wants to seem nice? FOX - LION -
WOLF

d) ... according to a popular expression ‘catches the worm’ if it’s early enough?
EAGLE - BIRD - SQUIRREL

e) ... is a symbol of innocence? BIRD - SQUIRREL - LAMB

6th GRADE
1 Jasmet Ledesma / Analucía Vila / Janet Orbegoso
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II. Write sentences with these words.

1. DECK: ______________________________________________________________________________________
2. SAILS: _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. MUSTACHES: _____________________________________________________________________________
4. BAY: ________________________________________________________________________________________
5. SINK: _______________________________________________________________________________________

WHILE THE READING:

III. Read again the Chapter VI: Some Interesting News. Write
True (T) or False (F). Justify the false sentences.
1. After helping the monkeys, Dolittle and the animals went towards the sea. (__)
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2. Jib, Chee-Chee, Dab-Dab stayed in Africa because it’s their real home. (___)
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3. The Dr had a compass so he could get home without getting lost. (___)
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4. The next day they passed the land of Barbary. (___)
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5. A ship with blue sails was following their ship. (___)
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6. The swallows helped them by pulling the boat with ropes. (___)
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7. The swallows had a lot of energy, so they continued. (___)
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8. The ship was in good conditions to continue the journey. (___)
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9. The animals drank fresh water and ate fresh food. (___)
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10. The pirates returned, robbed the Dr, and disappeared. (___)
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6th GRADE
2 Jasmet Ledesma / Analucía Vila / Janet Orbegoso
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AFTER THE READING:

IV. Complete the questions.
1. Find out by completing the following idioms involving animals. What are they?
Choose from the box below.

HORSE – ROOSTER – SHEEP – SWALLOW – CAT – PARROT - FROG

a. Let the ............... out of the bag.

b. I have got a ............... in my throat.
c. The black ............... of the family.

2. If you were Dr Dolittle, what animals would you like to be with in a journey?
Why?
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3. From Chapter V, what part do you want to change? Write 2 lines.
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6th GRADE
3 Jasmet Ledesma / Analucía Vila / Janet Orbegoso