Unit 5 continued: a story from the future, a narrative and a character who changes
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the feeling shown: (a) Mona looked at the floor and said nothing. (b) Karim jumped up and clapped. (c) Hala sighed and put her book down.
For example: (a) shy / embarrassed; (b) excited; (c) bored / tired.
2
Read: Basma moved to a new town in January. For two weeks she ate lunch alone and said little. Then a girl invited her to a reading club, and by March Basma laughed with her new friends every Thursday. Copy the sentence that shows that Basma felt lonely at first.
“For two weeks she ate lunch alone and said little.”
3
Plan a narrative about a robot that helps in a school garden. Fill in: characters, setting, plot in order, point of view, message.
For example: Characters – Nour, the gardener, a helper robot; setting – the school garden in 2045; plot – watering, a problem with the tap, fixing it together; point of view – third person; message – machines help, but people care.
4
Rewrite in the third person: “I walk to the library, and I feel calm.” (Use Hana.)
Hana walks to the library, and she feels calm.
5
Think of a character who changes in a story you know. Write the start, the turning point and the end in three short sentences.
For example: At the start the boy was shy. He joined a club and met a friend. At the end he spoke in front of the class.