Hi gentlemen!!!

Howdy? Anyway as I was designing a spelling activity for my P5 class, I came across this website. I think it would be useful for you to build up your vocabulary bank or to find out the meaning of the word for your level.

www.wordcentral.com

Important Dates to take note of

1) 30 April - International Friendship Day

2) 3 May - School holiday for Labour Day

3) 17 May - Prelim 1 EL & CL Compo

4) 20 May - Prelim 1 EL with LC

5) 21 May - Prelim 1 Math

6) 24 May - Prelim 1 CL with LC

7) 25 May - Prelim 1 Science

8) 27 May - Upper Primary Sports Day

9) 28 May - School holiday for Vesak Day

10) 31 May - EL Mass lecture (9am - 12)

11) 1 June - Science Mass lecture (9am - 12)

12) 3 June - Math Mass lecture (9am - 12)

13) 4 June - CL Mass lecture (9am - 12)

14) 24 June - Supplementary classes (8am - 12.30pm)

15) 25 June - Supplementary classes (8am - 12.30pm)

Remember the April Fool's Day collaboration!

The leaders to follow are: Joshua Wong Jia Hao, Ekin, Aloysius, En Sen and Joseph.

You need to be at the parade square and play before 9.05 a.m. Leaders need to lead by example by freezing at exactly 9.05 a.m.

You start walking off as if nothing had happened when the music stops playing.


Plan B:

In the event that there is rain or the school is not giving the 9 o'clock break, we'll do it during the 12 o'clock break or another day. I will inform you if it is postponed.

Let's have fun! :p


p.s. 5Charity will join you to make a greater impact!

Watch this video to understand better!

Remember it's going to be done on 1st April during the 9am ten mins break.. We still have exactly 1 more month to go.. tik tok tik tok... and for it to work really, we must all cooperate as a team and not bother if anyone disturbs.. also no telling of other classes or friends..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo

Unit 10.5

Comprehension Open-ended

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions in complete sentences.

Calvin, Clement and their parents spent a weekend at an inn in the countryside. There were few guests at the inn as the weather had been stormy. On the first night, as the boys slept, the lights went out for two hours. In the middle of the blackout, unknown to her guests, Mrs. Connor’s antique silver candlesticks were apparently stolen. They had been made more than two hundred years earlier by a famous silversmith. The next day, the sun was out, and the storm of the night before was all but forgotten. Mrs. Connor let her guests know about the theft, and apologetically asked them all not to leave the inn. The police would soon arrive. “Hey!” Clement grinned. “Maybe this weekend will end up being more interesting than we expected.” “Especially,” he said slowly, “if we solve the case.” Calvin enthusiastically agreed. The police came. “I think it is an inside job,” Sergeant Timms said. “There are two clear shoeprints in the mud outside the window of the room where the candlesticks were kept. The prints face away from the house. The thief was in the house, entered the music room, and went outside through the window so he or she would not be seen coming out just before the theft was discovered.” “That’s right!” volunteered Clement. “And there are only a couple of prints because the thief walked back to the house in the grass. So, let’s measure the shoeprints and compare them with those of every man here!” Sergeant Timms smiled. Everyone was called into the living room, and the men were asked to take off their shoes. Besides Calvin’s father, there were two other men, Mr. Jones and Mr. Hobbs. Each man’s right shoe was measured against a plaster cast of the print that the police had made. One fitted perfectly. “Mr. Jones,” Sergeant Timms addressed the thin, tall guest, “I am arresting you for the theft of the silver candlesticks.” Mr. Jones shouted, “I didn’t do it!” As Sergeant Timms led him away, Clement and Calvin yelled almost together, “Wait! It’s true! He did not do it! Mr. Hobbs did it. Look, the heels have the same pattern.” Sergeant Timms shook his head. “That’s impossible,” he insisted. “His shoe is too big.” Clement came closer. “Search his luggage. You see, it rained last night, but the sun was out today. That was when the police took the imprint. The mud had shrunk after it dried. The print was bigger in the wet mud and fitted Mr. Hobb’s shoe size.” He was then arrested and the candlesticks were found hidden among his clothes in his luggage.

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1. Were there many guests at the inn in the countryside? Why?

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2. What happened on the first night of the boys’ stay at the inn?

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3. Who was Mrs. Connor?

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4. Why did Mrs. Connor ask her guests not to leave the inn that morning?

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5. From which room were the candlesticks stolen?

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6. Which sentence supports Sergeant Timms’ deduction that the theft was an inside job?

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7. Why did Sergeant Timms smile after Clement made the suggestion about measuring and comparing the shoeprints?

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8. Calvin and Clement believed that Sergeant Timms had initially arrested the wrong man. Why was that so?

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9. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as indentation?

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10. Do you think that Calvin and Clement enjoyed their weekend at the inn? Why?

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Comprehension MCQ

Read the passage below and answer questions 1 to 5.

TEENAGERS IN HONG KONG MAY BE BANNED FROM INTERNET CAFES HONG KONG – Teenagers may not be allowed into certain cyber cafes soon if the government heeds the advice of a watchdog group. Presently, the government bars teenagers from entering certain questionable places at night. These places include cinemas, bowling centres and other places of entertainment. However, some people are asking that karaoke bars and Internet cafes be added to the list of undesirable places as they say that these places are unhealthy and that youths who patronise them often end up in trouble. Many teenagers also spend unnecessary sums of money on needless services provided at the bars and cafes. Karaoke bars and Internet cafes are currently not on the list because they were practically unheard of when the law in question was first written in 1964. Other suggestions made by the panel of advisors include the wrapping up of books and magazines of adult themes so that youths would not be tempted to browse through them when they visit bookstands.

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For each question from 1 to 5, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Write the correct answer in the bracket provided.

1. Are youths allowed into cyber cafes now?

(1) No, the advisors will punish them if they do so.

(2) No, the government does not allow them to do so.

(3) Yes, there is currently no law that prevents them from doing so.

(4) Yes, the government thinks that they are good places for them to be in. ( )

2. How do we know that the government of Hong Kong is interested in the welfare of its youths?

(1) It has set up special cyber cafes for them.

(2) It has set up a special panel to counsel and guide the youths.

(3) The government allows the sale of books and magazines of adult themes openly.

(4) The government prevents youths from entering questionable places of entertainment at night. ( )

3. Why does the watchdog group want karaoke bars and Internet cafes to be included in the list?

(1) They think that these bars and cafes cheat youths of their money.

(2) The karaoke bars and Internet cafe operators do not obey the laws.

(3) They are too modern and most Hong Kongers are very conservative.

(4) Youths who frequent such places often end up mixing with the wrong crowd. ( )

4. Why are Internet cafes and karaoke bars not on the list of undesirable places for youths?

(1) They are popular places of entertainment.

(2) The government did not know about them until recently.

(3) They were started after the law was drawn up and implemented.

(4) The government thinks that they are good places for youths to hang out. ( )

5. Why do the main panel of advisors want to see Internet cafes or karaoke bars banned or restricted? They ___________________.

(1) target at the youths

(2) are open till late hours

(3) are lucrative businesses

(4) affect the morality of the youths ( )

Unit 10.3

Grammar Cloze

There are 10 blanks, numbered 1 to 10, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write its letter (A to Q) in the bank.

EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

(A)	although	(D)	for	(G)	is	(K)	on	(N)	unless
(B)	by	(E)	had	(H)	just	(L)	only	(P)	was
(C)	despite	(F)	if	(J)	near	(M)	that	(Q)	who

Ten years ago, one-armed footballer Asraf Abdul Rashid declared in The Straits Times that he wanted to be a professional S-League player.

Then 11, the small-sized striker (1) ___________ clinched The Straits Times/ Coca-Cola Young Sports Star Award (2) ___________ scoring 11 goals in six matches for Jin Tai Primary.

There were many (3) ___________ doubted his dream. Asraf has (4) ___________ one good arm; he (5) ___________ born with a deformed left arm that ends (6) __________ below the elbow.

(7) ___________ the disadvantage, the 21-year-old is (8) ___________ the verge of realising his dream of playing in the S-League.

Last month, the left-footed defender was invited by the S-League champions Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC), to be part of their elite squad.

(9) ___________ he excels, he is likely to be elevated to the ranks of pro footballers by the Warriors, the nickname (10) ___________ SAFFC.

Source: The Sunday Times, Feb 18, 2007