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Lesson 13
Grade:4 Topic: World of books/ Be an
Eco- warrior
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Miss A. MaharajhPitlochry Primary School Educator
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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.
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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.
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1.Who is the detective in the story? How do you know?
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2. Why do you think he is called a "street detective"?
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3. Write down the words from the text that show that
it was unusual for Mr Nombembe to be shouting?
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4. What was noticeable about the man who was
shouting at Mr Nombembe?
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After you read:
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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?
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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_____________________________________________
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8. Which story did you enjoy the most? Explain why
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9. With which character did you identify the most:
Nathaniel, Lulama or Sizwe? Give reasons.
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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!
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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?
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b) Is the sentence a simile or a metaphor ? (use the next
slide to help you )
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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