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A LITTLE GRAIN OF GOLD

D1 Listen to these sentences being said aloud. As you listen, repeat them in the same tone.

He has done that work. He has done that work?
He is going there. He is going there?
This work will take that long. This work will take that long?
You are silent on this issue. You are silent on this issue?

What has he done? Does he intend to go there?
Where is he going? Do you like it?
How long will this work take? Did you tell him?
Why are you silent on this issue? Are you coming with us?

He doesn’t have common sense, does he?
He thinks too much of himself, doesn’t he?
He is one of the leaders, isn’t he?

You can speak to him, can’t you?

D2 Write down a short skit with a few wh-questions and yes/no questions and enact the skit in
small groups. Say the statements and questions loudly and clearly with proper intonation.
You may use these question words: who, whom, whose, what, which, when, where, how and why.
Yes-no questions have this structure: helping verb + subject + main verb + rest of the sentence.

Appreciation

Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words that are
close together.

the luck of my life had come at last (the sound l is repeated)
wept and wished (the sound w is repeated)

I had had the heart (the sound h is repeated)

D3 Identify instances of alliteration in these lines.
1. seeing it scaled six inches

2. the bird that is born for joy

3. the sea waves broke waywardly
4. the bright sun shining in the brilliant blue sky

AGILE
LEARNING
D4. Alliterative names competition
Divide the class into groups of four. Think of famous characters, cartoons, books, movies, plays
and series which have alliterative names. For example, Mickey Mouse, Clark Kent and Bob the
Builder. You will have two minutes to think of as many alliterative names and titles as you can.
Discuss with your group and make a list. The group with the most correct names at the end of two
minutes wins.

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