Grade Six English
Hello Boys and Girls of Grade Six! You only have a few weeks more to prepare for your examination, so you should revise regularly. Today you will learn how verbs are changed to express the time actions take place. You will be guided to change present tense verbs to past tense and get useful information to help you write the concluding paragraph of your composition. Remember to work carefully.
GRAMMAR
WITH MY FRIEND
- Take turns reading these sentences aloud.
The toddlers crawl on the floor The toddlers crawled on the floor. They talk to us sometimes. They talked to us sometimes.
- Find the verb in each sentence.
- Discuss the time the action is taking place in each sentence.
- Use your reference books to find out about present and past tense verbs.
WITH MY CLASSMATES
Read and discuss the notes.
TENSE
The tense of a verb is the form used to denote the time of the action and its completeness or incompleteness. There are three times at which an action can take place viz.: present, past and future.
The Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense expresses actions which are happening now.
The Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense is used to show that an action has already been completed.
Forming the Past Tense of Regular Verbs
Regular past tense verbs are those that that add either a –d or –ed to the present tense form to create the past tense and the past participle.
The pupils waited for the teacher.
We prepared the sandwiches for breakfast.
Irregular past tense verbs are those that do not add –d or –ed to the present tense form to create the past tense and the past participle.
The baby slept on the mat.
We ate lunch late.
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ON MY OWN
Exercise
Rewrite these sentences by changing the present tense verbs to past tense. 1. We walk to the park.
2. The dogs bark loudly.
3. We work together and create beautiful sceneries.
4. My cousins sweep the yard and water the plants.
5. The young musicians play the violin and the guitar.
COMPOSITION
WITH MY CLASSMATES
Read and discuss the notes.
The Fifth Paragraph: The Conclusion
What is the concluding paragraph?
● The conclusion is what you will leave with your reader.
● It “wraps up” your composition.
● It demonstrates to the reader that you accomplished what you set
out to do.
● It shows how you have proven what is mentioned in the
controlling sentence.
● It provides the reader with a sense of closure on the topic.
Structure
● The conclusion is the opposite of the introduction.
● Remember that the introduction begins general and ends specific. ● The conclusion begins specific and moves to the general,
Conclusion outline
● Topic sentence
Fresh rephrasing of controlling statement.
● Supporting sentences
○ Summarize or wrap up the main points in the body of the essay.
○ Explain how ideas fit together.
● Closing sentence
○ Final words
○ Connects back to the introduction.
○ Provides a sense of closure.
ON MY OWN
Exercise
Read the concluding paragraphs of different passages and see how they connect with the introduction and supporting paragraphs.
COMPREHENSION ON MY OWN
Read the passage carefully then answer the questions which follow.
All sea going vessels must be safe to fulfill their purpose efficiently. Sea worthiness is the fitness of a vessel to make a voyage and to encounter bad weather with safety. Everyone, from the designer to the captain, is responsible for reducing the effects of natural perils at sea and promoting sea worthiness.
Safety at sea covers measures to prevent and minimize incidents at sea which can result in injury, loss of life and damage to property.
Nevertheless, dangerous and unsafe activities at sea are continuously practiced. Some of these include boat overloading, absence of life jackets, poor maintenance, unsafe swimming and diving practices, consumption of alcohol, ignoring the weather forecast, radios etc.
To avoid most mishaps at sea, seafarers must learn to operate vessels in a safe and responsible manner and be aware of the potential dangers associated with sea going activities.
(Language Arts for Upper Primary Level- Standards 4&5)
Questions
Read each question carefully then draw a heavy black line through the letter (A, B, C or D) which is near the answer you choose.
1. According to the passage, sea worthiness is defined as
A) the safety of all sea going vessels.
B) the responsibility to reduce natural perils.
C) the importance of sea going vessels to fulfill their purpose. D) the fitness of a vessel to make a voyage and to encounter bad weather with safety.
2. All the following can happen if safety is not practised at sea except A) injury B) diving practices C) damage to property D) loss of life
3) The third paragraph deals mainly with A) dangerous and unsafe activities at sea. B) the importance of weather forecast. C) maintaining safety at sea.
D) reducing the effects of natural perils.
4) Seafarers should listen to or read the weather forecast because of all the following except
A) it makes them know about natural perils at sea.
B) it helps to operate their vessels safely.
C) it guides them when to wear life jackets
D) it helps them to be aware of potential dangers at sea.
5) The most suitable title for the passage is A) Sea-Going Activities
B) Safety of Sea-Going Vessels C) Mishaps at Sea
D) How to Avoid Mishaps
Goodbye boys and girls!