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Week 15 Monday English

The Curiosity Shop, owned by Mr Obediah.

Whats the What s the CURIOSITY CURIOSITY SHOP like? SHOP like? Describe it, in exactly 15 words.

Question time! 1. What kind of man do you think Mr. Obadiah is? What do his clothes tell you about him? 2. Why does he hold one hand behind his back? 3. What do you think the Curiosity Shop is? Is it just a shop? 4. What do you think the shop has inside? 5. Can you explain the presence of the wanted poster? 6. Why might Mr. Obadiah display it on his shop front? 7. Is there something behind Mr. Obadiah? 8. Can you spot the ladder? Where might it lead?

Week 15 Tuesday English

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Sentence challenge! Verbs Verbs are action/doing words. Which sentences contain two verbs? Mr. Obadiah drummed his fingers on the counter. The shop had existed for many, many years. A curious person walked towards the counter, mumbling under their breath. There was a wanted poster that had been pinned to the shop front.

Sentence challenge! Adverbs Add an adverb to each of these sentences. Add a fronted adverbial to each sentence. Mr. Obadiah drummed his fingers on the counter. The shop had existed for many, many years. A curious person walked towards the counter, mumbling under their breath. There was a wanted poster that had been pinned to the shop front.

Insert a Insert a pair of brackets in pair of brackets in the correct place, in the the correct place, in the sentence. sentence. The Curiosity Shop a spectacular bazaar attracted the strangest of visitors, drawn to the unique range of peculiarities within.

Here is the answer. Here is the answer. The Curiosity Shop (a spectacular bazaar) attracted the strangest of visitors, drawn to the unique range of peculiarities within.

Story starter! He drummed his long, wiry fingers on the counter, waiting for his next customer. The Curiosity Shop attracted the strangest of visitors, drawn to the unique range of peculiarities within. There was certainly more to the shop that met the eye, and people travelled from far and wide to peruse the bizarre collection. Mr. Obadiah (the owner) had resided behind the counter of this wondrous shop for as long as anyone could remember, and was now regarded far and wide as the finest purveyor of bizarre oddities and trinkets; a collection to excite and mesmerise even its most impartial visitor. As the next customer arrived, Mr. Obediah hobbled slowly towards the shop counter, the creature on his shoulder squawking loudly... Now, write the next paragraph

Tuesday Paragraph Write your own paragraph describing what happens when Mr Obadiah meets the next customer. The customer is looking to buy a special item in the shop Try to move the action forward. What happens when the customer arrives? What item are they looking to buy? Why is it so special? Remember to use some writing features, that we have covered in class before: fronted adverbials, adverbs, brackets or dashes for parenthesis, subordinate clauses, description of the senses and figurative language (similes, metaphors and personification) to describe the shop and the characters.

Week 15 Wednesday English

What are the longest words you can make, without using a dictionary? Longword: D N B A C y t g e r

These sentences need to be improved. Can you help? Mr. Obadiah was a tall man. He wore a jacket and some goggles. He tapped on the counter. On his shoulder was a creature.

Direct Speech 1 You re late! Have you remembered to bring the money? barked Mr Obadiah in a gruff tone. speech marks around spoken words first spoken word has a capital letter punctuation at end of speech goes BEFORE the no capital letter for first word after speech adverbial to show how the character speaks

Direct Speech 2 Calm down, Mister Obadiah! Yes, I ve got the money. Have you got the gas mask? the customer replied curtly. speech marks around spoken words first spoken word has a capital letter punctuation at end of speech goes BEFORE the no capital letter for first word after speech adverb to show how the character speaks

Now write your example of direct speech by Mr Obadiah. speech marks around spoken words first spoken word has a capital letter punctuation at end of speech goes BEFORE the no capital letter for first word after speech adverb to show how the character speaks

Paragraph 2 Write a paragraph of direct speech, showing the dialogue between Mr Obadiah and his customer. Ensure to convey the emotions of both characters through the way they speak to each other. Does the creature on Mr Obadiah s shoulder speak? Remember: new speaker, new line.

Week 15 Thursday English

Word Pyramids Starting with a one letter on top, complete each step of the pyramid by increasing in length by one letter. The letters can be rearranged but only one letter can be added in each round. It is also important that each level of the pyramid must make sense, except for the first step with one letter.

Perfect picture! Can you draw a picture of some of the items you think might be sold at The Curiosity Shop?

Paragraph 3 Conclude your story. Here s some things to consider: 1. What happens when Mr Obadiah gives the item to the customer? 2. What does the wanted poster have to do with the story, if anything? 3. Where might the ladder lead to? Don t forget: fronted adverbials, adverbs, brackets or dashes for parenthesis, subordinate clauses, description of the senses and figurative language (similes, metaphors and personification).

Week 15 Friday English

In the past, Russia was ruled by powerful emperors called Czars. (Czar is pronounced Zar.) The Czars were very rich but the people of Russia were very poor. The Faces of the Czar by Ad le Geras Long ago, in a very far away and neglected corner of Russia, there lived a farmer called Frankel. On this particular day, Frankel was happily digging up turnips in what he called his field, but which in truth was a piece of land about the size of a tablecloth. He was so absorbed in his work that he hardly noticed the horsemen drawing nearer and nearer, until the noise of the hoof-beats on the dry earth of the road made him look up. What he saw made him drop his spade in amazement. It was the Czar. Frankel bowed deeply. Do not be surprised, my friend, said the Czar. I am very interested to observe that although the hair on your head is grey, the hairs of your beard are still black. It s something I ve often noticed in people before, and yet no- one seems to know the reason for it.

O, mighty Czar, Frankel replied (reasoning that he couldnt possibly be too polite to a Czar), the hairs on my head started growing when I was born. Those on my chin only started growing when I was thirteen years old. Therefore, the hairs on my chin are much younger and not yet grey. Amazing! said the Czar. I m overjoyed to have discovered the answer to a question that has long been puzzling me. Now, I beg of you, my friend, tell no-one else what you have told me. I will only reveal our secret after I have seen your face a hundred times, Sire, said Frankel. When the Czar arrived at the palace, he asked all his advisers to gather round. Here, he said, is a question. Why does the hair on the head grow grey before the hair of the beard? Whoever can answer that question will be promoted to the position of Chief Adviser.

All the advisers scurried about, asking everyone they met, consulting books too heavy to be carried, and working out every possibility on scrolls of paper a yard long. This went on for weeks. Finally, two of the advisers discussed the matter. I remember, said one, that on the day the Czar asked us the question, he had come back from a ride to the Western Territory. Perhaps he found the answer there. If we ride in the same direction, maybe we ll come across it too. Good day to you, farmer, said one of the advisers. Did you tell the Czar why it is that the hair on the head turns grey before the hair of the beard? I did, but I m not at liberty to tell you gentlemen, Frankel replied. The advisers sighed. Is there nothing we can do to persuade you to change your mind?

Frankel considered. One hundred silver roubles* will change my mind instantly. Then take these, my friend, said one of the advisers. Frankel took the coins, sat down, and spread the coins out on his lap to count them. The trouble only began when the advisers came to the Czar and told him the answer. How can you possibly know this? shouted the Czar. We met a farmer called Frankel, they said, and he told us. The Czar stamped his foot and sent for his Chief of Police. Go to the farm of Frankel, and bring him here at once. What have you to say for yourself? yelled the Czar. Did you not promise me that you would not reveal the secret you told me? I said, Frankel whispered, that I would only reveal it after I had seen your face a hundred times.

But this is only the second time you have seen me! Frankel took out the bag containing the hundred silver roubles. Here are one hundred coins. I have looked at every one. Therefore, I m sure you will agree, I have seen your face one hundred times, as your face is on every coin. The Czar was stunned, full of admiration for Frankel s sharp wits. I shall get rid of all my advisers and appoint you instead, he chuckled. And so Frankel lived to a ripe old age, and became the richest and most powerful man in Russia, next only to the Czar himself. * A rouble is a Russian coin.

1.) Find and copy the group of words that tell you how small Frankel s piece of land was. 2.) Why didn t Frankel notice the horsemen riding towards him? 3.) How do we know that Frankel was surprised to see the Czar? 4.) What was Frankel s explanation for the fact that the hair on his head was grey and the hair of his beard was black? 5.) Why was the Czar so pleased to find the answer to his question?

6.) Why were the advisers so keen to answer the Czar s question? Give two reasons. 7.) Why did the two advisors take a ride to the Western Territory? Explain as fully as you can. 8.) What evidence was there that Frankel is afraid of the Czar? 9.) Frankel was both clever and brave in the story. How was he clever? Give two ways. 10.) How was he brave? Give one way.