At the end of the lesson, pupils will be

able to :
• Guess the meanings of 5 out of 10
words with suitable answers.
Learning • Read and state the main character, 2
Objectives supporting characters and settings
from the diary extracts correctly.
• Read and answer 3 out of 6
questions correctly.
Success Criteria
1. Pupils can guess the meanings of at least 5
out of 10 words with suitable answers.
2. Pupils can read and state the main
character, 2 supporting characters and
settings from the diary extracts correctly.
3. Pupils can read and answer at least 3 out of
6 questions correctly.
 Guess the meanings!!!

They build a house next to the river. To make something by putting parts of materials
together.
The forest fire burned down the nearby To destroy something with fire.
houses..
The dog buried a bone in the To put something in the ground and
garden... cover it.
The children dig a big hole on the To use a tool to make a hole in the
beach. ground.

I wore a hat and gloves because it was freezing Very, very cold.
outside.
 Guess the meanings!!!

My mum works in an office in A building or room where people

town. work.
An artist is painting a portrait of his A picture of a person.
son.
My favourite possession is a Something that is yours; it belongs
necklace that my mother gave me. to you.

They have a servant to clean and Someone who works for another
cook for them. person in their house.

The soldiers stand outside the A person who works in the army.
palace 24 hours a day.
1. Who was he?
A writer and government Samuel Pepys
administrator.
2. What did he do?
He wrote a famous diary.

Samuel Pepys was born in 1633 and he died

in 1703. He is famous for the diary he wrote
between 1660 and 1669, in which he
described his work and his life in London. He
lived through two disasters : the Plague and
the Great Fire of London.
What is happening in
each picture?
Two women are making Samuel is writing his diary.
fire.
He is on the River Thames. He is An artist is painting a picture
riding a boat to his office. of Pepys’s wife.
The houses are on the fire.
Read the
diary!!!
Heads Up !!!
 The servants made a fire for me in the bedroom.

This morning, I bought my very

first watch, so now I’ll always
know the time!
I took the boat
to my office and I could see all the ships on the River Thames!

She’ll have to sit for hours while Mr. Hales

paints her portrait – I hope she doesn’t look unhappy !

Soldiers are
pulling down houses in front of the fire, but it’s still moving very
fast.
Elisabeth and I were worried that our house was going to
burn down, so this afternoon we took our possession
outside and hid them.