Presented By:

Miss A. MaharajhPitlochry Primary School Educator

Listen and Speak: Listen to the diary extract : “Keep Out” and answer the questions that follow:

Before you listen

1. Choose the correct answer. The words KEEP OUT!

Suggest that:

A) The boy did not want others to read his diary.

B) The boy doesn’t want anyone entering his bedroom

C) something dangerous is going to happen.

2. Why would anyone want their diary to be private?

This diary belongs to: Nathaniel Casper Smit.

Friday 16

Being dragged through the shops is not exactly fun!

I thought my torture was over once we have bought the

school uniform and sports kit. But nooooo! Mom said I

needed lots of new ‘city clothes’ as well! So trudge ,

trudge , trudge , we went some more.

Saturday 17

Tomorrow , am going to see the school where I am going to

spend the next five years. Am I nervous? Why would I be

nervous?

Monday 19

Am sharing a corner of the dormitory with Tendai from

Zimbabwe. Spent the day being pushed and prodded by

hundreds of kids. Feels really weird. There were only 50

something kids at my old school.

Tuesday 20

The food is disgusting- it all looks and tastes like gloop- grey

globular stuff. Have asked mom to send me some

homemade biscuits so I don’t fade away.

Wednesday 20

Not a good day! Got called ‘farm boy’. Everyone

thought it was soooooo funny! Not me!

Thursday 21

Mom’s food arrived today. Now everyone wants to be

my friend.

Friday 22

My first week is over! Off to hit the town with Tendai.

After you listen questions:

1.What is the boy’s name and what is the name of his new friend?

______________________________________________________

2.Why did the boy’s mother buy him new clothes?

______________________________________________________

3.Did the boy come from a big or small school?

Give a reason for your answer.

______________________________________________________

4.Does the boy like the food at the school? Give a reason for your

answer.

______________________________________________________

w friend?

2. Why did the boy’s mother buy him new clothes?

3. Did the boy come from a big or small school?

5.What happened on Wednesday?__________________________

a)Why was he upset about it?

b) Would you be upset if something similar happened to you? _______________________________________

6.Was the boy happy by the end of his first week?

How do you know?_______________________________________

7.Give synonyms for the words: kit _______ and edible _________

8.The writer sometimes does not write in full sentences. Is that

acceptable? Explain your

answer.________________________________________________

9.Why do some people have to go to boarding

school? _______________________________________________

Read an extract from a novel ‘Starry nights’

Before you read:

1. Where do you think the story takes place? Look at

the pictures for hints.

Starry nights

Lulama loved that special time of day when

the sun faded and the stars started to twinkle.

When the sky was crisp and clear, Lulama

would stand at her bedroom window and gaze

up at the little sparkly fireflies. On off, on off,

they flashed - it seemed almost as if they were

sending secret messages to one another.

That night, before she climbed into bed, she

went to the window for one last look.

It was then that she saw it - the large black

shape that swooped down from the trees, and

was gone, almost as quickly as it had come.

Then it came again, this time with a great

swishing sound.

“Swish, swish, swisssh. Swisssh, Swisssh,

Swisssh.”

“Mom,” she whimpered, from under her

duvet. “There’s something creepy outside my

window.”

“I’m sure it’s nothing, Lulama,” her mother said,

as she peeked through the curtains to see.

She saw it too - the shape that darted across

the courtyard.

“Oh Luluma, it’s simply the shadow of the

trees and the rustling of the leaves in the

breeze,” her mother reassured her.

Don t be scared. Go to sleep now and dream

of happy things.”

1. Name all the characters mentioned in the story.

______________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the setting of the story?

______________________________________________________________________________________

3. Briefly describe the plot.

______________________________________________________________________________________

4.If you were Lulama, how would you feel:

a) about looking up at the stars? ___________________________________________________________

b) about seeing the big, black shape? _______________________________________________________

5. What time of day did Lulama like best?

______________________________________________________________________________________

6. What were the “little sparkly fireflies” described in the text?

______________________________________________________________________________________

7. What did Lulama see and hear from her bedroom window?

______________________________________________________________________________________

8. Were these things real or imagined?

______________________________________________________________________________________

9.Do you think Lulama had reason to be afraid? Explain why?

______________________________________________________________________________________

10.What were the things she actually saw and heard?

______________________________________________________________________________________

Write a diary

Step 1: Plan

Plan what you are going to write about.

Step 2 : Draft

Write a rough draft of your diary entries in which you write down your

main thoughts. Aim to write about 50 words.

Give your draft to someone else to read.

Step 3: Refine

Edit your writing to check for errors. Use feedback about your rough

draft.

Keep a diary for a week. Each day write something different. Write

anything that you like. A diary is your own special tool to help you

record your memories and feelings.

Before you write : Read an example of a diary kept by a grade 4 learner.

Dear Diary ( Start off like this)

January 11 , 2019 (write the date)

I am going to a new school (Topic sentence). I (first person narration) am excited about it but at the same time I feel very

scared. What will the other Kids think of me? (supporting sentences) I will also miss my Grade 3 friends - Thabo and Jane

and Yaseen.

We have been friends since Grade R! Anyway time to sleep now so that I can get up bright and early.

Andile (end off with your name)

January 12, 2019

I just got home from school. It was terrifying. I am usually chatty but the cat must have got my tongue. I couldn't think of

anything to say to people. Everyone was so unfriendly. I should have stayed at my old school. Why did Mom and Dad

make me change schools? This was the worst day of my life.( emotive language)

Andile

January 13, 2019

Today was a gas! (informal style) I made a new friend called Leya. Even though she is a girl, I think we could be best friends.

We sat together at breaktime to eat our sandwiches. I also tried out for the soccer team The teacher, Mr Monde, said he was

impressed with my kicking skills. He called me Benni! He said I was a star player. Life’s great at the moment!

Andile

Use the following checklist

to guide you.

ANSWERS: After you listen.1.The boy’s name is Nathaniel Casper Smit and his new friend’s name is Tendai.

2.She wanted him to have some new city clothes because he was from a farm and only had farm

clothes.

3. He came from a very small school that had

only 50 something children. He found it strange being at a school where there were so many learners.

4.No he did not. It looked grey and unappetising and he asked his mother to send him

some food.

5. a) He was teased. Some of the learners called him ‘farm boy’ which he did not like.

b) Learners’ answers will vary.

6.Yes, he was because he was going into town with his new friend Tendai.

7. Give synonyms for the words: Kit: clothes/sports gear Edible: can be eaten

8.Yes it is acceptable. It is a personal diary and the style is very informal.

9. Answers will vary. (farm children go to boarding school because there are no or few schools in the

rural areas).

Answers for reading study: Starry nights

1.Lulama and her mother are the only two characters in the story.

2.The setting of the story is Lulama’s bedroom.

3.Lulama is looking out her window and sees something which frightens her.

4. a) Happy, content or safe.

b)Frightened

5.Lulama likes the time of day when the sun goes down and the stars come out.

6. The ‘little sparkly fireflies’ refers to the stars that twinkle in the sky.

7. She saw a big black shape outside her window and heard a swishing sound.

8. These were real to Lulama although she has imagined them.

9.Learners own response

10. She had seen the shadows of the trees moving and had heard the rustling of the

leaves.

Thank you!

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