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SIMILES
Amazing Animals
Why do we use SIMILES in writing?
Why do we use similes in writing?
Authors use similes to bring their writing to life Makes writing entertaining and colourfulHelps to illustrate or emphasize a point
Think about this…Mr. Thomson is ‘as big as an elephant’
Some examples of SIMILES…
Ox
strong
hardworking
useful
as strong as an ox
as hardworking as an ox
as useful as an ox
Uncle Chen works 12 hours everyday and
only takes an hour of rest during his lunch
break. He is as hardworking as an ox.
Ant
small
busy
hardworking
as small as an ant
as busy as an ant
as hardworking as an ant
I cannot read what he is
writing because his
handwriting is as small as an
ant.
I cannot read what he is
writing because his
handwriting is as small as an
ant.
Horse
strong
fast
as strong as a horse
as fast as a horse
Bobby overslept! He ran
as fast as a horse from
his house to the school.
Lion
fierce
brave
majestic
as fierce as a lion
as brave as a lion
as majestic as a lion
The dog thought that John was going to
harm her puppies. The way it barked at
John was as fierce as a lion.
The dog thought that John was going to
harm her puppies. The way it barked at
John was as fierce as a lion.
Mouse
nervous
timid
quiet
as nervous as a mouse
as timid as a mouse
as quiet as a mouse
The thief was as quiet as a
mouse when he broke into the
house. So, nobody knew he was
there.
Peacock
colourful
beautiful
proud
as colourful as a peacock
as beautiful as peacock
as proud as a peacock
Nobody likes Mary
because she is as
proud as a
peacock.
Nobody likes Mary
because she is as
proud as a
peacock.
Quiz
as _____ as a peacock
as _____ as a lion
as _____ as an ant
as _____ as a horse
as _____ as an ox
as _____ as a mouse
Quiz!
1. Edwin ran _____ during the 100m relay.
2. Weicheng was caught cheating during the examination and his teacher was going to call his parents. He was feeling _____.
as _____ as a peacock
as _____ as a lion
as _____ as an ant
as _____ as a horse
as _____ as an ox
as _____ as a mouse
Quiz!
3. Mr. Tan ran back to the building on fire to save an old woman. He was _____.
4. Mei Ling comes from a wealthy family and she does not like to friend pupils who are poor. She is _____.
as _____ as a peacock
as _____ as a lion
as _____ as an ant
as _____ as a horse
as _____ as an ox
as _____ as a mouse
Quiz!
5. Besides doing his usual homework, Jia Wei also does 10 pages of his assessment book everyday. He is _____.
6. Uncle Lim can carry 50 kilograms of rice at a go. He is _____.
as _____ as a peacock
as _____ as a lion
as _____ as an ant
as _____ as a horse
as _____ as an ox
as _____ as a mouse
Quiz!
1. Edwin ran as fast as a horse during the 100m relay.
2. Weicheng was caught cheating during the examination and his teacher was going to call his parents. He was feeling as nervous as a mouse.
Quiz!
3. Mr. Tan ran back to the building on fire to save an old woman.
He was as brave as a lion.
4. Mei Ling comes from a wealthy family and she does not like to friend pupils who are poor. She is as proud as a peacock.
Quiz!
5. Besides doing his usual homework, Jia Wei also does 10 pages of his assessment book everyday. He is as hardworking as an ant.
6. Uncle Lim can carry 50 kilograms of rice at a go. He is as strong as an ox.
Group work Time!
Before we start…
Remember…
Number Roles:– Leader– Noise-Controller– Writer– Presenter– Encourager
Behaviour
10 minutes
Can you think of more SIMILES?
mountains night stars
whale snake mosquito
What did we learn today?
RECALL
3 similes you learnt today
2 things that you enjoy about this lesson
1 more similes that you want to learn using an animal not found in today’s lesson
Acknowledgements
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Videos from:– http://fotosearch.com
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