ENGLISH — Remote Learning for Y5 & Y6

Thursday 11th February 2021

RHYMING WORDS

Words rhyme because the sound they make at their ends are similar, such as: rhyme - time - climb. Find two more words to rhyme with the following:

1) cat 2) hall 3) day 4) song 5) run

6) steep 7) pen 8) talk 9) tree 10) hear

GUIDED READING — Life on Mars

Today’s reading is of the lyrics to the song ‘Life on Mars’, which was written by David Bowie way back in 1971. Its lyrics — words — are all rather strange, and seem to be a lot of nonsense (although there is meaning to them). Read the lyrics, and if you can, also listen to the song, and maybe learn the words — it’s a great song to sing along to for you karaoke fans!

The lyrics are on the next page, and the questions are below.

1) Who are fighting in the dance hall ?

2) Where can you see the mice ?

3) What would be a good synonym to replace the word hordes ?

4) What do you think the silver screen is ?

5) What do you think is meant by the line: But the film is a saddening bore, for she's lived it ten times or more. ?

6) Why do you think is happening when: ...her mummy is yelling, "No!" And her daddy has told her to go. ?

It's a God-awful small affair,

To the girl with the mousy hair.

But her mummy is yelling, "No!"

And her daddy has told her to go.

But her friend is nowhere to be seen,

Now she walks through her sunken dream.

To the seat with the clearest view,

And she's hooked to the silver screen.

But the film is a saddening bore,

For she's lived it ten times or more.

She could spit in the eyes of fools,

As they ask her to focus on:

Sailors fighting in the dance hall.

Oh man, look at those cavemen go:

It's the freakiest show.

Take a look at the lawman

Beating up the wrong guy.

Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know,

He's in the best-selling show.

Is there life on Mars?

It's on America's tortured brow,

That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow. Now the workers have struck for fame,

'Cause Lennon's on sale again.

See the mice in their million hordes,

From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads.

Rule Britannia is out of bounds

To my mother, my dog, and clowns.

But the film is a saddening bore,

'Cause I wrote it ten times or more.

It's about to be writ again,

As I ask you to focus on:

Sailors fighting in the dance hall.

Oh man, look at those cavemen go:

It's the freakiest show.

Take a look at the lawman

Beating up the wrong guy.

Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know,

He's in the best-selling show.

Is there life on Mars?

Life

On

Mars

WRITING — POETRY

If... Following on from the song ‘Life on Mars’ (which seems to read like a lot of nonsense, but actually isn’t), this is a poem called ‘If’ (which actually is a lot of nonsense).

This is a short writing task — verses 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this nonsense poem all have the final part of their second line miss-ing, and it’s your task to write the missing parts (using an appropriate rhyming word).

1) If cats slept on the motorway, and potato crisps were red;

If football boots were made of grass, and dining chairs went to bed.

2) If motorbikes had no wheels, and roses smelt of the loo;

If parks were full of dinosaurs, and… This line must end with a word that rhymes with loo

3) If flies wore leather jackets, and dogs liked to read the post;

If eggs laid tins of beans, and… This line must end with a word that rhymes with post

4) If houses had no windows, and custard wouldn’t pour;

If radio played only silence, and… This line must end with a word that rhymes with pour

5) If books had no words or pictures, and tyres were always flat;

If mice were the size of elephants, and… This line must end with a word that rhymes with flat

6) If babies’ prams were motorised, and you listened to your conscience;

If your brain was working properly, you wouldn’t read this nonsense!

Write the poem out and learn it ‘off by heart.’ You could even make some new verses up.

ANSWERS ANSWERS ANSWERS ANSWERS TO WEDNESDAY’S LEARNING ANSWERS ANSWERS ANSWERS

GUIDED READING — WALK WITH A WOLF

1) Various possible answers.

2) Any three from:

She moves, quiet as mist.

...shakes herself like a dog.

...like eight ghost dogs. ..

...quiet and stealthy as the coming of frost.

...swift as grey lightning…

...fall like berries to the ground.

3) Quiet and secret, so as not to be seen.

4) Snowflakes.

5) A kick from a moose.

6) Any two from: (i) eerie sound; (ii) long. low music;

(iii) the song of the Arctic.

7) Any two from: (i) with backs to the gale; (ii) curled

among boulders; (iii) heads tucked between hind legs;

(iv) noses covered by the fur of their tails.

8) The geese are flying south (to escape the coldness

of winter).

9) To find out if there’s any meat left on it to eat.

MORE SYNONYMS

A 1) above always

2) constantly perilous

3) dangerous handy

4) easy overhead

5) useful simple

B 1) crazy mend

2) fix hard

3) awkward clumsy

4) difficult daft

5) fake artificial

C 1) humble modest

2) full feeble

3) normal confess

4) weak packed

5) admit ordinary