Unit 5/6 - Y3 - Lesson 2

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Unit 5/6

& listening

What's coming up?

Testweek (starts next week Friday):
Listening test

Next testweek (16-04 - 23-04):
Unit 5/6 test

In class today:

Start unit 5: What a story!

Introduction

Reading / Listening

What do you think of when you think of "stories"

What is your favourite movie ever?

What is your favourite book ever?

Text also in PDF book on page 49

What examples does the writer give to show that storytelling is popular in the modern world?

What point is the writer making in paragraph 2?

What did the Neanderthal man not want to do when telling the story?

How have storytellers contributed to society in different cultures?

How did storytellers manage to keep people interested in their stories over the years?

Why can stories be very important for a country and its culture.

Grammar

Relative pronouns

Complete these sentences from the text.

A group of Neanderthals are sitting around the fire in a cave, [ ... ] they've just finished eating a big meal together.

He wants to get some berries, [ ... ] wants to share with everybody.

Everybodyhas always respected storytellers, [ ... ] have been important members of many societies.

These stories come from previous generations, [ ... ] wisdom and knowledge they contain.

whose

which

who

where

The rule - Relative pronouns

whose

which

who

where

Transform the sentences

Combine the two sentences by replacing the words in CAPS with one of the relative pronouns

Replace the full stop [ . ] by a comma [ , ]

(who / whose / which / where)

Write your sentences carefully, mind your spelling!

One of the world's greatest storytellers is Stephen King. HE has sold more than 400 million books.

Many people love his horror stories. THE HORROR STORIES are often quite shocking.

The best storyteller I know is my uncle. HE lived in India for several days.

We love listening to our English teacher. HER stories are fascinating.

At our school we have a great library. We like to relax and read THERE.

End of this class

Tuesday we will practice another listening test.

You can find one extra practice listenings test in your Magister calendar on the day of the test.