Pitlochry Primary School Online Programme · Suddenly, Sizwe stopped, puzzled. A grey van had just turned into the car park and thee strange thing was that it had its lights turned

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Created by : Miss A. Maharajh - Pitlochry Primary School

Lesson 13

Grade:4 Topic: World of books/ Be an

Eco- warrior

Presented By:

Miss A. MaharajhPitlochry Primary School Educator


Before you read

I. What kind of novel do you think this book is? Choose

from the following and then give a reason for your

answer:

a) A romance novel

b) A detective novel

c) Science fiction

d) A mystery

2. Which of the above novels do you like reading?

Explain why.


Reading Study : The Street dectectives."Get off my boat!" A loud, angry voice cut through the night air. Sizwe turned round quickly to see who

was shouting. It was Mr Nombembe, the owner of a fishing boat. He was a gentle man. What made him

so cross? "Don't you threaten me!“ shouted Mr Nombembe at someone on the quayside.

"You'll be sorry!" the man shouted back. Sizwe noticed that the man limped as if one leg was shorter than

the other Sizwe scurried away. Street kids kept away from trouble. He shivered. The icy wind sneaked

through the rips in his too-small jacket.

Part 2

Suddenly, Sizwe stopped, puzzled. A grey van had just turned into the car park and thee strange thing

was that it had its lights turned off! The boy crouched behind a dustbin. To his surprise, Sizwe spotted the

man who had shouted at Mr Nombembe. The man limped as fast as he could go to the van, and got in.

Sizwe stayed low behind the dustbin and waited.


1.Who is the detective in the story? How do you know?

_______________________________________________________

2. Why do you think he is called a "street detective"?

_______________________________________________________

3. Write down the words from the text that show that

it was unusual for Mr Nombembe to be shouting?

_______________________________________________________

4. What was noticeable about the man who was

shouting at Mr Nombembe?

_______________________________________________________

After you read:


5. State whether the following sentences are true or

false. If they are false, say why they are false.

a) Sizwe came from a wealthy home.______________________________

b) Mr Nombembe had a limp.____________________________________

c) The grey van did not use lights.________________________________

6. Why did Sizwe hide behind the dustbin?

___________________________________________________________

7. How does The street detectives compare with

KEEP OUT! and Starry Nights in terms of:

a) Plot______________________________________________________

b) Characters_________________________________________________

c) Setting____________________________________________________

d) Style of writing_____________________________________________


8. Which story did you enjoy the most? Explain why

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

9. With which character did you identify the most:

Nathaniel, Lulama or Sizwe? Give reasons.

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________


Language practice

Similes and metaphors

A simile describes something by comparing it

with something else, using the words like or as.

For example: "When I ask people to recycle their

rubbish, it is like hitting a brick wall. They just

don't listen!




1.Fill in the missing words.

a) The child was as sick as a_______________.

b) The earth is like a__________________in space.

2. Lucy is a rock.

a) What does this sentence mean?

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

b) Is the sentence a simile or a metaphor ? (use the next

slide to help you )

________________________________________________

________________________________________________Created by : Miss A. Maharajh - Pitlochry Primary School


A metaphor is when we

call one thing by

another

name to describe what it

is like.

For example: "When I

ask people to recycle their

rubbish, I hit a brick wall.

They just don't listen!"Created by : Miss A. Maharajh - Pitlochry Primary School

1. Their mom was the rock of the family.

2. The ship was a tiger roaring through the water.

3. The airplane was an elephant running on the runway.

4. The girl was a kitten to the new baby.

5. Time was a thief to me this year.

6. Her memory is cloudy since she can never remember anything.

7. Her life was a rainbow of experiences.

8. Her birthday was a storm of happiness.

9. Her smile was sunshine when her baby was born.

10. The history test was a train wreck.

11. The dinner was an ocean of flavours.

12. The teacher was an encyclopaedia of information

Underline the two things being

compared in each metaphor


Write :1. Choose one of the following topics

a) Global warming in your community

b) Global warming at home

c) Global warming at school

2. Research your topic. Find information in newspapers,

magazines, books and on the Internet.

Write

2.1 Make a list of five effects of global warming

2.2 Make a list of five actions that people in the community,

at home or in school could do to slow down global warming.


ANSWERS: After you read

1.The detective is Siswe. You can tell from the way he is hiding in the

background (out of view) when the man with the limp was shouting at

Mr Nombembe.

2. He is called a street detective because he sees himself as someone

who solves crimes. He is a street child who lives on the street, so the

name street detective is therefore doubly suitable.

3. The words that show that it was unusual for Mr Nombembe to be

shouting are "Mr Nombembe was a gentle sort of a man. What made

him so cross?

4. He walked with a limp.


5. a) Sizwe came from a wealthy home. False.

Sizwe was poor and lived on the street.

b) Mr Nombembe had a limp. False. The man who was threatening Mr

Nombembe had a limp.

c) The grey van did not use lights. True.

6. He did not want to be seen and, like a detective, he wanted to hear and see

what was going on by observing the action from a distance.

7.Refer to the table below


The street detectives KEEP OUT!

Plot The story involves a street child, Sizwe, who

observes a suspicious-looking man with a limp

shouting at Mr Nombembe, the owner of the

fishing vessels. Mr Nombembe is a quiet, kind

man so it is unusual for him to be shouting.

Sizwe hides in the

background so that he can observe what is

going on.

The diary extracts revolve around the activities

and thoughts of a boy being sent to a boarding

school.

Characters The main characters are Sizwe, a street child

detective, Mr Nombembe, the owner of the

fishing

vessels and a threatening man with a limp who

is

behaving suspiciously.

In the extract we have read, the

characters we are introduced to are

Nathaniel Casper Smit, his mother, and

Tendai, a fellow pupil from Zimbabwe.

Setting The story takes place in a small fishing harbour

at

night time.

The story starts with Nathaniel

shopping with his mother for new

clothes for boarding school, and ends

with a description of the boarding

school life

Style of writing Syle is Simple and easy to read. We hear what

Is going on through a narrator who we do not

see,

but who comments in the background.

The style is very informal because it

was written by a young boy who writes

as if he is speaking.

Created by : Miss A. Maharajh - Pitlochry Primary

School

Language Practice Answers :

1. a) The child was as sick as a dog.

b) The earth is like a ball in space.

2 a) It means that Lucy is someone you can rely on.

b) It is a metaphor.


Underline the two things being compared in each metaphor

1. Their mom was the rock of the family.

2. The ship was a tiger roaring through the water.

3. The airplane was an elephant running on the runway.

4. The girl was a kitten to the new baby.

5. Time was a thief to me this year.

6. Her memory is cloudy since she can never remember anything.

7. Her life was a rainbow of experiences.

8. Her birthday was a storm of happiness.

9. Her smile was sunshine when her baby was born.

10. The history test was a train wreck.

11. The dinner was an ocean of flavours.

12. The teacher was an encyclopaedia of information.Created by : Miss A. Maharajh - Pitlochry Primary School

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