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Words from last year, green cities

Week 1 · Let’s remember (Primary 5 revision) and Unit 1 Green cities, opener: food, sports and weather words, places in town, a paragraph about where I live · 3 lessons
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Where I live: weather, food and places

Connect Primary 6 Term 1, Let’s remember and Unit 1: pp. vi–3
GoalWrite a short paragraph about where I live: weather, food and places, and talk about green spaces.
New words
neighbourhood · the area around your homegreen space · a place with grass, trees or plantspark · a green place in a town where people play and restroof garden · a garden on the top of a buildingshade · a cool place under a tree or a roof
Explanation

A good paragraph about where you live answers three questions. Where do you live? What is the weather like? What food and places do you like? Use short clear sentences and write about 30 to 40 words. Green spaces make a city nicer. Trees give shade, so the place is cooler. A park or a roof garden is a good place to rest and to meet friends. Use this frame: I live in … . In summer it is … . I often eat … . Near my home there is … .

QuestionFrame
Where do I live?I live in … .
What is the weather like?In summer it is … .
What do I eat?I often eat … .
What is near my home?Near my home there is … .
Worked examples

I live in Alexandria, a city by the sea. In summer it is hot and sunny, and in winter it is rainy and windy. I often eat fish and rice with my family. Near my home there are a small park and a bank. I like the park because it has big trees and shade.

Listen and read a model paragraph.
Look at the green space. Say: There is … There are … .
Jomana

Where do you live, Adel?

Adel

I live in Aswan. In summer it is very hot, so I like the shade of the trees.

Jomana

Is there a park near your home?

Adel

Yes, there is. It is next to the school.

Listen. Jomana talks to Adel about where he lives.
Now you. Tell a grown-up three things about your neighbourhood.
Class activity

My neighbourhood card. The child folds a paper in four parts and writes or draws: the city, the weather, a food and a place near home. Then the child reads the card aloud as a paragraph.

Practice
1
Which question asks about the weather?
2
Listen. Is there a station near the speaker’s home?

…

3
Why are trees good in a city?
4
Put in order: park / a / my / near / is / there / home .
5
Writing: write a paragraph of four sentences about where you live. Use the frame.