Tshivenda First Additional Language - Term 1 - Week 5

Today, we will learn new words that are important for our everyday conversations. We will read a short story together and identify new words. After reading, we will discuss what these words mean and how we can use them in sentences. This will help us understand the language better and express ourselves clearly.

Let's look at the sentence: 'The cat is sleeping.' We can break it down: 'The' is a determiner, 'cat' is a noun, 'is' is a verb, and 'sleeping' is an action. Now, let’s try to create our own sentence using the word 'dog'. For example, 'The dog is playing.' Notice how we use a capital letter at the beginning and a full stop at the end.

In groups, you will receive a short text. Your task is to find and underline all the new words. After that, we will come together as a class to share the words we found. Each group will explain what their words mean and use them in a sentence. This will help us learn from each other and practice speaking.

Now it’s your turn to write! Using the new words we discussed, write three sentences in your exercise books. Remember to start each sentence with a capital letter and end with a full stop. After writing, draw a picture that represents one of your sentences. This will help you connect words with images.

• dog
• is
• The
• barking

Answer: The

Sentences always start with a capital letter, which in this case is 'The'.

Answer: The cat is sleeping.

This sentence uses the word 'cat' and follows the correct structure.

• running
• happy
• dog
• quickly

Answer: dog

A noun is a person, place, or thing, and 'dog' is a thing.

Answer: Full stop.

A full stop indicates the end of a sentence.

• happy
• jump
• blue
• table

Answer: jump

An action verb describes what someone or something does.

Answer: It means feeling good or joyful.

Happy is an adjective that describes a feeling.

• the cat is sleeping
• The cat is sleeping.
• the Cat is Sleeping.
• The cat is sleeping

Answer: The cat is sleeping.

This sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.

Answer: Answers may vary.

Students should provide any two new words they learned during the lesson.