Type of text: poems on travel● Listen to, read aloud and learn by heart some nice travel poems.● Analyse some of the poems features: repetitions, alliteration and
imagery, metaphores and similes.● Use on line dictionaries,thesaurus and rhyming dictionaries● Learn some homophones and their spelling● Use literal and inferential comprehension questions to
undertand texts● Write and illustrate our own travel poem: an acrostic, a variation
of a given one● Grammar: past tense of some irregular verbs, adjectives and
comparatives● Learn some interesting facts about Stevenson and his life
Listen to Stevenson's poemFrom a railway carriage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jCoigg77Y4
From a railway carriageFrom a railway carriageBy Louis Stevenson(1850 1894)By Louis Stevenson(1850 1894)
Faster than fairies, faster than witches,Faster than fairies, faster than witches,Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;And charging along like troops in a battle,And charging along like troops in a battle,All through the meadows the horses and cattle:All through the meadows the horses and cattle:All of the sights of the hill and the plainAll of the sights of the hill and the plainFly as thick as driving rain;Fly as thick as driving rain;And ever again, in the wink of an eye,And ever again, in the wink of an eye,Painted stations whistle by.Painted stations whistle by.Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,All by himself and gathering brambles;All by himself and gathering brambles;Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;And there is the green for stringing the daisies!And there is the green for stringing the daisies!Here is a cart run away in the roadHere is a cart run away in the roadLumping along with man and load;Lumping along with man and load;And here is a mill and there is a river:And here is a mill and there is a river:Each a glimpse and gone forever!Each a glimpse and gone forever!
Many ways to travel by Tony Mitton
There are may ways to travelAnd one that I like Is to zoom down a hillOn a mountain bike
There are many ways to travelAnd another that is nice is to slide on a sledgeOn the snow and ice
There are may ways to travelAnd isn’t it funTo sail on the seaIn the wind and sun?
There are many ways to travelBut the best by farIs to ride on a rocketTo a distant star.
Choose one of these 2 poems to listen to: Growing or My hat
Meet the author and visit his website:http://www.tonymitton.co.uk/#/top-secret-header-page/4534269857
Take your pic: means of transport
Far trek Far trek by June Bradyby June Brady
Some things will never change althoughSome things will never change althoughWe tour out to the stars; We tour out to the stars; Arriving on the moon we'll findArriving on the moon we'll findOur luggage sent to Mars!Our luggage sent to Mars!
Type of texts: booking forms, hotel brochures, boarding cards, timetables
Build up vocabulary connected with travelling: verbs, prepositions, means of transport, accomodation
Practice useful questions about booking procedures, timetables, duration of the trip, accomodation, wheather forecast and traveling requirements
Use the Internet to make good travel choices: flights, offers, accomodation reviews, travel tips, blogs.
Revise vocabulary to talk about time,
Pack for an imaginary journey a way of transport, a destination and things to take with you.
Describe different types of luggage and learn how to fill in a lost luggage claim form
The ultimate travelling gadget: the scooter luggagehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEMXHxWtPq4