Basketball’s My Favourite Sport by Kenn Nesbitt To Read and answer comprehension questions Basketball’s My Favourite Sport by Kenn Nesbitt Basketball’s my favourite sport. I dribble up and down the court. The ball goes bouncing off my toes and beans Peter on the nose. He stumbles back and grabs his nose and hits the wall and down he goes. The other players stop and stare. They’ve never heard Peter swear. With no one playing anymore, I grab the ball. I shoot. I score. I love this game! It’s so much fun. Peter cried, but, hey—we won!

1- who is the writer of the poem? ……………………………………………………………………… To Read and answer comprehension questions 1- who is the writer of the poem? ……………………………………………………………………… 2- Find two rhymed words in the poem. ………………. ……………….. 3- Who did the basketball hit? ………………………………………………………………………. 4- Give one adjective to describe the game. ………………………… 5- which statement is TRUE and which is FALSE? All the players stopped playing when peter was hit. ……… Peter was hit on his nose. ………. 6- find a word that means: jumping up and down many times …………………………….

To understand and use: Metaphor Simile Metaphor is an expression that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object He is a lion. Means he is very brave. This book is an ocean of knowledge. Has much information

To understand and use: Metaphor Simile Simile is an expression comparing one thing with another, always including the words "as" or "like“ He walks like an elephant The boy is as tall as a mountain

To understand and use: Metaphor Simile Write simile or metaphor He is as slow as a snail. ………………….. That player is a machine ………………….. They behave like wolves …………………..

To use brackets in a sentence ( ) We can describe and add more detail to our sentences to make them more interesting. - We show we have added extra detail by using brackets.

Add brackets to identify the extra information To use brackets in a sentence Add brackets to identify the extra information ( ) 1- The boy in a white uniform went to school. 2- The teacher feeling happy gave everyone a gold star. 3- Ali a clever boy completed all the problems. 4- Our school Al-Maha Academy for boys is a happy place.

Use of commas and colons To use commas and colons Use of commas and colons , Commas are used to: Separate items in a series. Will there be drinks, snacks and games at the party?

To use commas and colons : It introduces lists and explanations. It’s also like using the words “and here it is” or “and here they are.” Example I went to the shop and bought the following items: Banana, bread, juice and milk.

To use commas and colons - My sister Amy my friend Kyle and I went to the park - I brought a lot of stuff food drinks and blankets

Adverbials can be categorised into 3 groups: To use adverbials in sentences Adverbials can be categorised into 3 groups: How Long? How Often? When?

To use adverbials in sentences Underline the adverbial of time and write its type 1- On Monday, mother will take me to the doctor. …………… 2- Ahmad stayed with us from Monday to Friday. …………… 3- I sometimes play with my friends. ……………

Are you ready for the test? Plenary Are you ready for the test?