Vocabulary Practice

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The children were being so rambunctious that the librarian asked them to go outside.

Adj.

rambunctious

When you act wild and noisy, you are being rambunctious.

• Which ones are acting rambunctious ?
• Grandma and Grandpa going for a quiet walk
• Children playing a game of tag
• puppies fighting over a bone
• the audience at a piano recital
• Clowns at a circus performance

Tell about a time when you were acting rambunctious.What were you doing? What happened?

6 must-known specific techniques

Technique 5

Phrasal Verbs

Similies

1.

1.

• as like as two peas
• as candid as mirrors
• as death as a beetle
• as firm as a rock
• as lifeless as the grave
• as obstinate as a mule
• as sincere as sunlight
• as unclean as sin
• as white as a lily

• accord with.
• back up
• carry out
• confine to
• deal with
• engulf in
• figure out
• get along
• hold up
• keep up
• pass away
• turn in

agree with something

Phrases/Phrasal Verbs and Grammar

Proverbs

Idioms

• a cat and dog life
• bad blood
• cry over spilt milk
• donkey work
• face the music
• in a fix
• bite the dust
• pass the buck
• turn the tables

• A miss is as good as a mile
• Call a spade a spade
• Every dog has its day
• Many hands make light work
• The beaten road is the safest
• Where there's a will, there's a way.

PG

a man whose job is to cut men's hair and sometimes to shave them

someone who works in a shop that sells meat

a common type of fly that lives in people's houses

Technique 5

Word Pairs

Grammar pairs

1.

1.

• either...or
• neither...nor
• both...and
• prefer...to
• would rather... than
• so....that

• back and forth
• body and soul
• dollars and cents
• heaven and earth
• knife and fork
• needle and thread
• rain and shine
• thick and thin
• wear and tear

Phrases/Phrasal Verbs and Grammar

Grammar parts of sentences.

PG

• is
• are
• were
• has
• have
• had
• would
• should
• could
• off
• undeer
• at

Technique 6

Joining different/opposite ideas

Joining similar/same ideas

1.

1.

• but
• although
• nevertheless
• even though
• even if
• unless
• unlike
• until
• yet
• while
• whereas
• however

• on the other hand
• on the contrary
• in contrast to/with
• instead

• and
• like
• either...or
• neither...nor
• whether...or
• both...and
• whenever
• not only ... but also

Conjunctions/Connectors

Showing time or sequence of events

Expressing cause and effect

• as
• since
• because
• for
• thus
• so
• therefore
• hence
• due to
• consequently
• as a result
• as a consequence

• firstly
• secondly
• finally
• next
• last
• while
• meanwhile
• subsequently
• when
• before
• after
• presently

Technique 6

showing a condition or situation

showing addition

1.

1.

• besides
• furthermore
• moreover
• in addition
• additionally
• then
• too
• again

• if
• when

Conjunctions/Connectors

Try it yourself!

1.

I like apples_____ oranges

2.

Joanne needs a cup of water _____she is thirsty.

3.

David can run very fast. ____ , he can jump very far.

4.

_____ we finished our homework, Father brought us cycling.

Conjunctions/Connectors

5.

Mrs Lim watched him _____ he packed his books away.

6.

It was raining _____ the students stayed in their classroom.

7.

I was reading a book ____ John arrived.

The teacher praised the children _____ they completed their schoolwork very quickly.

8.

9.

He has eaten his lunch _____ he is still hungry.

Comprehension Cloze 1

passage 2

passage 1

My sister is one year older than me. She always helps 1.________ with my homework. She looks after me all the time 2. ______ makes me my favourite sandwich for breakfast every day. We enjoy playing 3.________ dolls together during our free time.

One day, my sister fell sick. She had a high fever. She could not move around 1.______she was too weak to get out of bed. I quickly 2._____a basin with cold water and soaked a towel in it. I placed the towel on 3. _____forehead to bring down the temperature, I hoped she would get well soon.

Learning Vocabulary

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Jill is _______a letter.

writingreading typing mailing

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The farmer is using a...

hoespanner shovel rake

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The bees are flying back to their _____

nesthive cocoon trunk

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A baby _______ is caught in the net.

goldfisheel stingray shark

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The electrician uses a pair of ____to cut the wire

scissorstongs pliers glasses

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Please use the ____ when you want to cross the road.

underground tunnelzebra crossing road divider overhead bridge

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I am making some _____ for the picnic.

biscuitssandwiches cakes sweets

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David wears a _____around his waist.

beltchain scarf rope

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The ______ is a large bird that cannot fly.

penguinostrich eagle cockerel

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We reached the _____by boat.

mountainvalley island desert