Review 1: translation, reading, writing and the story
A review lesson mixes skills. For a reading text, read the title, the questions and then the text. Answer detail questions by finding the sentence, and answer reference questions by looking at the noun before the pronoun. A paraphrase says the same idea with different words, and a good paraphrase keeps all the facts. To paraphrase, change the words and the order, not the meaning: The fair raised nearly nine thousand pounds can become The stalls earned almost nine thousand pounds. In your book, the review has translation sentences; here we practise the same skill of saying an idea in a new way, in English only. For a descriptive paragraph, use a topic sentence, one detail for each of at least three senses and a closing feeling. For a story question, use clues: a writer often shows a feeling by what a character does, not by naming it. Cold hands and a tight stomach show worry.
| Task | Quick method |
|---|---|
| Detail question | Find the sentence; match it with the option |
| Reference | Look back for the noun that fits |
| Paraphrase | Change words and order; keep the facts |
| Story feeling | Read the actions and body words |
Every June, the students of our school hold a fair in the yard. There are about twenty stalls, and every class chooses a theme. Last year, Class 10B sold plants that the students had grown from seeds, and Class 10C offered to repair old bicycles for free. At noon the music club played for half an hour, and many parents sat in the shade to listen. The money, nearly nine thousand pounds, bought new books for the library. The head teacher thanked all the volunteers and said that the fair would be bigger next year. Many students feel proud because they built something together.
Review portfolio. Write a descriptive paragraph of 60 to 80 words about a place in your school at break time. Use at least three senses. Then paraphrase one sentence of the text “The money bought new books for the library” and read both to a grown-up.