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Basic 3

Basic 3 English Language Notes

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  1. Songs, Spelling Sounds, Copying Paragraphs and InitialsIn this topic you will talk about the benefits of songs, link spelling to sounds, copy a paragraph, use capitals for initials and abbreviations, and summarise a story.
  2. Composing Rhymes, Spelling Patterns, Writing Letters and TitlesIn this topic you will compose rhymes and tongue-twisters, use letter-sound patterns, capitalise titles and summarise a story.
  3. Questions on Stories, Word Families, Lists and Full Stops in AbbreviationsIn this topic you will ask and answer questions about stories, decode words using endings, list objects and use full stops in initials and abbreviations.
  4. Questions, Diphthongs, Opinions and Abbreviations ReviewIn this topic you will respond to story questions, build words with diphthongs, write opinions about characters and review full stops in abbreviations.
  5. Drama, Consonant Blends, Opinion Sentences and the Present ContinuousIn this topic you will dramatise stories, build words with consonant blends, write opinion sentences and use the present continuous tense.
  6. Special Greetings, Sight Words, Two Paragraphs and -ing VerbsIn this topic you will use greetings for special occasions, read sight words in sentences, write two paragraphs and identify -ing verbs in texts.
  7. Community Events, Prefixes and Suffixes, Planning Writing and AdjectivesIn this topic you will talk about community events, use prefixes and suffixes, plan your writing and use adjectives for size and height.
  8. Important Places, Self-Correction, Writing Ideas and Qualifying WordsIn this topic you will talk about important places, correct yourself when reading, write ideas in sentences and identify qualifying words.
  9. Information Texts, Comprehension Questions, Story Details and Adverbs of TimeIn this topic you will listen to information texts, answer different types of questions, add details to stories and use adverbs of time.
  10. Clarifying Questions, Retelling, Describing Places and Prepositions of DirectionIn this topic you will ask questions to clarify, retell texts with illustrations, describe places in paragraphs and use prepositions of direction and means.
  11. Directions, Fluent Reading, Opinion Paragraphs and ConjunctionsIn this topic you will give and follow directions, read longer texts fluently, write a paragraph supporting an opinion and use conjunctions.
  12. Presenting Ideas, Sight Words, Radio Presentations and SpellingIn this topic you will present ideas logically, recognise high-frequency words, present your writing like a radio host and spell tricky words.