Pakistan School Salalah

2nd Term 2021

Week 12- Notes

English

Grade: 6 Dated: 6th to 10th Feb, 2022

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 Unit 19
E x B: Comprehension Focus
The Fisherman
Simile
Q ii. Read the given similes with their meanings and sentences.
See book page:157
E x C: Phonic Focus

Pronunciation Key-Digraphs
Q i. Read the pronunciation keys for diagraphs.
See book page 157
Q ii. Write two examples for each digraph given above in your notebook.

Digraphs Digraph Words

Pronunciation
key
sh /ʃ/ brush dish fish
th voiceless /Ө/ thorn thin thief
th voiced /ᴕ/ that thank then

Q iii. Read and say the given phonemic chart with examples.
See book page: 158

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Tongue-twisters
Q iv. Read and pronounce the given tongue twister poem.
See book page:158
Q v. Search for more tongue twister poems and share them with your classmates.
Saw and Soar's Seesaw
Mr. See owned a saw.
And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw.
Now, See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw
Before Soar saw See,
Which made Soar sore.
Had Soar seen See's saw
Before See sawed Soar's seesaw,
See's saw would not have sawed
Soar's seesaw.
So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.
But it was sad to see Soar so sore
just because See's saw sawed
Soar's seesaw

E x D: Vocabulary Focus

Transitional Devices of Conclusion

Q ii. Read the given sentences and notice the use of transitional devices of conclusion.
See book page: 159
Q iii. Now make sentences of your own using the transitional devices given above in
your notebook.
Finally, to sum up, to conclude

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Words meaning
Finally the train finally arrived.
He finally got a new car. /I’m so happy to finally meet you.
To sum up well, to sum up, what is the message the message you are trying to
get across?
I’d just like to sum up by saying that it’s been a tremendous
pleasure to work with you.
To conclude I wish to conclude my speech with a prayer for your success.

E x E : Grammar Focus

Simple Future Tense

Q i. Read the given paragraph and notice the use of future tense.
See Book page: 160
Future Continuous Tense
Q ii. Read the given sentences and notice the use of future continuous tense.
See Book Page: 160
Punctuation
Q iii. Read the given passage carefully. Underline the punctuation mistakes in it, then
write it in your notebook. Remember to capitalize and punctuate it properly.

Answer key:
It is Saturday morning; Ali, Umar and Bilal decide to go fishing. Fishing is their favourite
hobby. They bring fishing rods, bait, foodstuffs and cold drinks with them. They put their
things in a shady spot and start fishing on the seaside. What a beautiful; scene it is! Umar
fixes the bait and casts the line in water and wait for the fish to come. After fifteen minutes.
Umar feels a tug because it’s a fish. Ali and Bilal help him to take the fish out as it is so
heavy.

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Change of Narration/Direct/Indirect

Q iv. Read the given rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech.
See book page: 161
Q v. Write two examples of direct/indirect speech using the simple future and future
continuous tense in your notebook.

Future present tense

Direct Speech Indirect Speech
She said, “ I will eat a pizza.” She said that she would eat a pizza.
They Said, “We will play football.” They said that they would play football.

Future Continuous Tense

Direct Speech Indirect Speech
Umar said, “I will be going to Dubai.” Umar said that he would be going to Dubai.
Ali said, “ will I be learning Chinese?” Ali said if he would be learning Chinese.

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