Basic 3 · English Language

Important Places, Self-Correction, Writing Ideas and Qualifying Words

In this topic you will talk about important places, correct yourself when reading, write ideas in sentences and identify qualifying words.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

Talk about important places in the community
Use self-correction strategies when reading
Write ideas on a topic in simple sentences
Identify qualifying words (adverbs)

What you already know

Community events and planning writing

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Lesson 1

Strand: Oral Language
Sub-strand: Conversation
Indicator: B3.1.6.1.3 – Talk about important places in their communities

Introduction

Every community has important places: the palace, clinic, market, school and places of worship.

Important Places

Places and their importance

Place	Importance
chief's palace	where the chief rules and settles disputes
clinic	where sick people are treated
market	where people buy and sell
school	where children learn
police station	where people report crimes

A community with a palace, clinic, market and police station — Figure 1: Important places in my community Draw an important place in your community.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

palace: The home of a chief.
dispute: A disagreement.
report: To tell someone about something that happened.

Summary

Communities have important places.
Each place serves the people.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. Where are sick people treated?
- A. Clinic
- B. Market
- C. Palace
- D. School
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Answer: ClinicClinics treat the sick.
2. People report crimes at the police station.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueThat is its job.
3. The home of a chief is a ______.
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Answer: palaceThat is a palace.
4. Name two important places in your community and their uses.
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Answer: E.g. market – buying and selling; school – learning.Each place has a use.

Lesson 2

Strand: Reading
Sub-strand: Comprehension
Indicator: B3.2.7.1.1 – Use self-correction strategies to make meaning when reading texts

Introduction

Good readers notice when something does not make sense and fix it.

Self-Correction When Reading

Self-correction strategies

Strategy	What to do
re-read	read the sentence again
check the picture	does the word match the picture?
sound it out	break the word into sounds
ask "Does it make sense?"	if not, try again

Example: You read "The horse ran across the house." Stop! Does it make sense? Re-read: "The horse ran across the field."

New words

self-correct: To fix your own mistake.
re-read: To read again.
strategy: A way of doing something.

Summary

Check that what you read makes sense.
Re-read, sound out or use pictures to correct mistakes.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. What should you do if a sentence does not make sense?
- A. Re-read it
- B. Skip the book
- C. Stop reading forever
- D. Guess wildly
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Answer: Re-read itRe-reading helps.
2. Pictures can help us correct reading mistakes.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueThey give clues.
3. To read again is to ______.
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Answer: re-readThat is re-reading.
4. Name two self-correction strategies.
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Answer: Any two: re-read, check the picture, sound it out, ask if it makes sense.These help reading.

Lesson 3

Strand: Writing
Sub-strand: Writing As a Process
Indicator: B3.4.9.2.1 – Write ideas on a topic in simple sentences

Introduction

After brainstorming, we write our ideas as simple sentences.

Writing Ideas in Sentences

Topic: "My Community". Ideas: market, clinic, clean streets.

My community has a big market.
There is a clinic near my house.
We keep our streets clean every Saturday.

New words

idea: A thought.
simple sentence: A sentence with one subject and one verb.
topic: What you write about.

Summary

Turn each idea into a simple sentence.
Keep sentences about the topic.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. Which is a simple sentence?
- A. My community has a market.
- B. Market big community.
- C. Has a.
- D. The.
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Answer: My community has a market.It makes sense.
2. Each idea can become a sentence.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueIdeas become sentences.
3. A thought is an ______.
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Answer: ideaThat is an idea.
4. Write two sentences about your community.
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Answer: Answers will differ.They describe the community.

Lesson 4

Strand: Grammar Usage
Sub-strand: Using Adverbs
Indicator: B3.5.6.1.1 – Identify qualifying words

Introduction

Qualifying words tell us more about actions. These are called adverbs.

Qualifying Words (Adverbs)

Adverbs

Adverb	Example
quickly	Ama ran quickly.
slowly	The tortoise walked slowly.
loudly	The baby cried loudly.
carefully	Write carefully.
happily	The children sang happily.

Tip: Many adverbs end in -ly.

New words

adverb: A word that tells how an action is done.
qualify: To describe or tell more about.
-ly: An ending found on many adverbs.

Summary

Adverbs tell how an action is done.
Many adverbs end in -ly.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. Which word is an adverb?
- A. quickly
- B. quick
- C. run
- D. Ama
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Answer: quicklyIt tells how.
2. Many adverbs end in -ly.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueLike slowly and loudly.
3. The tortoise walked ______. (slow / slowly)
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Answer: slowlyAdverb tells how.
4. Write a sentence with the adverb "carefully".
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Answer: E.g. She crossed the road carefully.It tells how.

Lesson 5

Strand: Extensive Reading
Sub-strand: Reading
Indicator: B3.6.1.1.1 – Read a variety of age and level- appropriate books and summarize them

Introduction

Today we read and summarise a story about a clinic visit.

Reading and Summarising

"Kofi had a high fever. His father took him to the clinic. The nurse checked his temperature and the doctor tested his blood. It was malaria. Kofi took his medicine every day and slept under a mosquito net. After a week, he was well again."

Summary: Kofi had malaria, got treatment at the clinic and recovered.

A nurse checking a boy's temperature and a bed with a mosquito net — Figure 2: Kofi gets well Draw a mosquito net over a bed.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

fever: A high body temperature.
malaria: A disease spread by mosquitoes.
recover: To get well again.

Summary

Kofi had malaria and was treated at the clinic.
He took his medicine and recovered.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. What illness did Kofi have?
- A. Malaria
- B. Cold
- C. Toothache
- D. Measles
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Answer: MalariaThe test showed malaria.
2. Kofi slept under a mosquito net.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueThe story says so.
3. To get well again is to ______.
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Answer: recoverThat is recovering.
4. Write a one-sentence summary.
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Answer: Kofi had malaria, was treated and recovered.Main points.

Homework

Write five sentences about your community using adverbs.