1.
The little girl was showing signs of ocular problems - she squinted to read the blackboard
and complained of headaches after working on the computer for too long
2. From long ago to the present day, the moon has been thought to cause lunacy. Some
studies have shown that this momentary does have some association with the moon's
phases.
3. The old man's hair was sparse. rather than thick and full, like it was when he was young.
4. Janie was as devout as the-Pope-himself.
5. My sister Kimmy shows a great abhorrence for crowds, whereas my little brother Michael
loves to be the centre of attention.
6. When you admonish someone, you-point out his or her errors; an example would be
scolding a child for misbehaving.
7. The sorcerer's minions were willing to perform any sorcery he taught them.
8. Ninety-seven pairs are a superfluous number of shoes.
CAUTION EXTRA FOLLOWERS
HATRED INSUFFICIENT MADNESS
SINCERE UNNECESSARY VISION
HIDE AND SEEK MATCHING
Hide the numbered contextual sentences around the class
Match the numbers to the words in the table (as handout)
FRIENDLY amiable good genial
humoured
CALMING consoling soothing pacifying
FUNNY amusing comical witty
CALM tranquil serene peaceful
Each gets a word. MATCHING GAME…synonyms
If you have the CAPS, you collect
If you small letter – you have to find your CAPS person
First to make their group of synonyms, wins
ARROGANT Superior Over Condescending
confident
BORING Tedious Monotonou Repetitive
s
CHILDISH Immature Juvenile Foolish
HURTFUL Cruel Insensitive Tactless
Use sticky tape to stick word to the back of the shirt / blazer
Try get the other persons word but also stop others from taking yours…
First to make their group of synonyms, wins
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Grade%2012%20Revision%20booklets/FET%20English%20FAL.pdf
FET English FAL
PDF (wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za)
using this document and the comprehension on pg 19
put comprehension up on the screen
cut the questions and answers out and hide around the class
create worksheet with columns to place question numbers and their matching answers [obviously they are not numbered as below – give the answers letters
instead so it’s a matching game again…]
And even the mark allocation??
tennis shoes
3 blind mice
6 feet under ground
jay walking
holy water
nervous breakdown
dirty joke
cutie pie
my guess is as good as yours
blue cheese
triathlon
bend over
uphill battle
hang in there
talking trash / rubbish
trip around the world
back to square one
shut up and sit down
goldfish
darkness [fog]
are you asleep?
your breath
forty years
advice
blanket
bookcase
join the pairs of letter with lines – but the lines may not cross
elephant leopard flamingo scorpion
the plot thickens
snake in the grass
beat around the bush
to be or not to be
every dog has its day
a sign of appreciation
