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KS3 English Booklet: 1st June- 26th June

Over the next 4 weeks spend roughly 30 minutes a day working on a task from this booklet.

You can either free type onto the pages or complete the work on a separate sheet.If you complete a piece of work that you are proud of take a and share it with your

English teacher, you can do this via:

If you can’t send a picture in, keep the work safe and we will have an opportunity to showcase it when we return.

Daily English Diet

Completed?

Sent to teacher?

Monday

Comprehension

Week 1 (1st June-5th June) Week 2 (8th June-12th June)Week 3 (15th June- 19th June)Week 4 (22nd June-26th June)

Tuesday

Vocabulary


Wednesday

Reading Engagement


Thursday

Creative writing


Friday

Reading Day

Settle down with a book, magazine or newspaper article and read for at least 30 minutes- there are lots of audio books on line free to students if you prefer to do this.Complete your reading log for what you’ve read each

week.

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Week 1 Comprehension: Monday 1st June


Comprehension Answer Sheet


Write your answers here:


Week 1 Vocabulary: Tuesday 2nd JuneTask One: Spelling

Learn the spelling of each word.

Task Two: Definitions

Find a dictionary definition of each word (In some cases, the words may have more than one meaning. Choose the definition that is an adjective and could be used to describe a person.)

Task Three: Synonyms and Antonyms

For each word, write a list of synonyms (words which have a similar meaning). If you can, write at least two antonyms (words which mean the opposite).

Remember: In some cases, the words may have more than one meaning. Choose the synonyms that are adjectives and could be used to describe a person.

Task Four: Stretch Yourself

Write five sentences, each using one of the words above correctly.

Task Five: Challenge

Write a paragraph describing a character using each of the words above correctly.

Restrict

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Petulant

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Impestuous

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

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Stretch Yourself:


Or

Challenge:


Stretch and Challenge

Write your stretch and challenge answers here:


Week 1 Reading Engagement: Wednesday 3rd June

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5.

Read a book or non fiction text (article/ blog/ autobiography) of your choice.Write down five interesting facts you learned from a book or article of your choice


Week 1 Creative Writing: Thursday 4th JuneChoose one of the stimuli below and create your own piece of writing.

Write a story about a

wizard who has broken his wand.

Write about something YELLOW.

How did the tiger get its stripes? Or how did the

giraffe get its long neck?

Write your piece of creative writing here:


Week 1 Reading log: Friday 5th June

What did you read?

What did you enjoy about it? What didn’t you enjoy about it?

Write your favourite sentence from the text here:

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Week 2 Comprehension: Monday 8th June


1. Why do British people call the 4th August 2012 ‘Super Saturday’?________________________________________________________________

2. Choose 2 adjectives to describe Mo’s character. Explain your choices.I think Mo is ____________ because ___________________________________I think Mo is____________ because ___________________________________

3. Where does the charity money raised by ‘The Mo Farah Foundation’ go to? Why do you think this is?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. What was the name of the athletics club that Mo joined as a junior?________________________________________________________________2. Why did Mo have a major disappointment in 2008?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Why was Mo’s double Olympic win so special? How did he celebrate?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Where and when was Mo born?________________________________________________________________2. Name the 3 GB athletes that won Gold medals on Super Saturday.________________________________________________________________3. What were Mo’s dream jobs when he was a child?________________________________________________________________


Week 2 Vocabulary: Tuesday 9th JuneTask One: Spelling











Grotesque

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Intense

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Despondent

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:








Stretch Yourself:


Or

Challenge:





Week 2 Reading Engagement: Wednesday 10th June

Read a book or non fiction text (article/ blog/ autobiography) of your choice.Choose any five interesting words from your book/ text

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Now put them in alphabetical order

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.


Week 2 Reading Engagement: Thursday 11th JuneChoose one of the stimuli below and create your own piece of writing.

FACT: A jumping flea can accelerate faster than a space rocket taking off into orbit.

Write a story or poem about this.

Start a story with the sentence

‘The spaceship had…’

It’s the year 2058, and pollution is so bad that the sun

can never be seen through the grey

air and the streets are just piles of

plastic. Write about a day living in this

world.




What did you read?





Week 3 Comprehension: Monday 15th June


The Sun Questions



1. What gases is the Sun mainly made from?_____________________________________________________________2. How far away is the Sun from Earth?_____________________________________________________________3. What does the word ‘solar’ mean?________________________________________________________________

1. How long does it take energy to reach Earth from the Sun?____________________________________________________________2. List the different layers of the Sun from the centre to the outside.____________________________________________________________3. Think of 2 more examples where we use the word ‘solar’.____________________________________________________________

1. What type of star is the Sun now?_____________________________________________________________2. What keeps out solar system of planets orbiting the Sun?_____________________________________________________________3. Will the Sun last forever? Explain your answer._____________________________________________________________


Week 3 Vocabulary: Tuesday 16th JuneTask One: Spelling











Vulnerable

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:




Resourceful

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Courageous

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Stretch Yourself:


Or

Challenge:










Read a book or non fiction text (article/ blog/ autobiography) of your choice.

Draw a diagram of something mentioned in your book. Label it and explain what it is.


Week 3 Creative Writing: Thursday 19th JuneChoose one of the stimuli below and create your own piece of writing.Find an unusual looking item in

your house. Make up a new

name and purpose for it, then write a

story with it in.

Continue this story.There were only 30 seconds left in the

game. Our team were one point behind, so I…

Create a poem about your

favourite animal.




What did you read?




Week 4 Comprehension: Monday 22nd June

Rainforest

Deforestation


Rainforest Deforestation Questions



1. Name one reason given in the first paragraph, not to destroy rainforests_____________________________________________________________2. Name one of the three ways a rainforest can be destroyed_____________________________________________________________3. What does ‘deforestation’ mean?________________________________________________________________

1. In the Fact File, what does the word ‘extinct’ mean?____________________________________________________________2. Why does saving paper help the rainforest?____________________________________________________________3. Why has the author used an exclamation mark (!) in paragraph 2?____________________________________________________________

1. What fraction of the Earth’s plant and animal species live in Rainforests?_____________________________________________________________2. What is the main reason that rainforests are being destroyed?_____________________________________________________________3. What is your opinion on deforestation? How could we prevent it from

happening?_____________________________________________________________


Week 4 Vocabulary: Tuesday 23rd JuneTask One: Spelling











Sufficient

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Festoon

Definition:





Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Gregarious

Definition:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Stretch Yourself:


Or

Challenge:









Read a book or non fiction text (article/ blog/ autobiography) of your choice.Find 5 words with apostrophes, write them down and the reason the apostrophe has been used.

1. Word:Reason:

2. Word:Reason:

3. Word:Reason:

4. Word:Reason:

5. Word:Reason:


Week 3 Creative Writing: Thursday 25th JuneChoose one of the stimuli below and create your own piece of writing.

You’re sailing at sea on a

huge boat with a crew of 30

when a group of pirates jump aboard. What happens next?

Create a scary monster and have your hero fight it.

FACT: Mars is home to the

tallest mountain in

the solar system, called

Olympus Mons. Write a story set on Mars where you have to get past this mountain.




What did you read?



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