The Silk RoadThe Silk Road and and

the Silk Road the Silk Road FestivalFestival

Lesson for Fifth GradeLesson for Fifth Grade

Designed By: bashar Al-Designed By: bashar Al-jarboujarbou

((((Motivating Motivating QuestionQuestion))))

11 - -What is the meaning of What is the meaning of festivalfestival??

22 - -Do you Do you knowknow the Silk Road Festival the Silk Road Festival??

33 - -What can you What can you seesee and and hearhear in the Silk in the Silk Road Festival Road Festival ? ?

Dear StudentsDear Students::

ReadRead the following the following text then text then answeranswer the questionthe question::

The Silk Road FestivalThe Silk Road Festival

The silk road festival began in 2002. You The silk road festival began in 2002. You can go to the festival every year, in can go to the festival every year, in September. The festival lasts for four days. September. The festival lasts for four days. It is very interestingIt is very interesting

There are a lot of different things to see and There are a lot of different things to see and hearhear..

There is music from a lot of the countries on There is music from a lot of the countries on the Silk Road. You can see paintings, toothe Silk Road. You can see paintings, too

The Silk RoadThe Silk Road

The Silk Road is very old and The Silk Road is very old and very longvery long . .

It joined Asia in the east to It joined Asia in the east to Syria and Europe in the westSyria and Europe in the west . .

People used the road to People used the road to visit different countries. visit different countries. They sold clothes, food, They sold clothes, food, vases and medicines to vases and medicines to

people in different people in different countries. It could take countries. It could take three years to travel the three years to travel the Silk Road from east to Silk Road from east to

westwest. .

Comprehension Comprehension QuestionQuestion

11--When did the Silk Road Festival When did the Silk Road Festival beginbegin??

22-- When When isis the festival the festival??

33-- How long does the festival How long does the festival lastlast??

44-- What can you What can you seesee at the festival at the festival??

55-- What did people What did people useuse the Silk Road the Silk Road forfor??

66-- How long could it How long could it taketake to to traveltravel along along the Silk Roadthe Silk Road ? ?

The AnswersThe Answers11--When did the Silk Road Festival When did the Silk Road Festival beginbegin??

The Silk Road Festival The Silk Road Festival beganbegan in 2002 in 200222-- When When isis the festival the festival??

The festivalThe festival is is in Septemberin September..33-- How long does the festival How long does the festival lastlast??

The festival The festival lastslasts for four days for four days..44-- What can you What can you seesee at the festival at the festival??

you can you can seesee musicians from a lot of the countries on musicians from a lot of the countries on the Silk Roadthe Silk Road . .

55-- What did people What did people use use the Silk Road forthe Silk Road for?? People People used used the road to visit different countriethe road to visit different countriess..

66-- How long could it How long could it taketake to to travel travel along the Silk Roadalong the Silk Road?? It could It could taketake three years to three years to traveltravel the Silk Road from the Silk Road from

east to westeast to west..

The First Group The First Group ActivitiesActivities

Dear studentsDear students, Search through the internet using , Search through the internet using the following URLthe following URL::

http://travelguides.lastminute.com/http://travelguides.lastminute.com/sisp/index.htm?sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=168586fx=event&event_id=168586

to get a to get a brief idea about the origin name of Silk brief idea about the origin name of Silk RoadRoad

after that write the gained information by using the after that write the gained information by using the word program then exchange your ideas by using word program then exchange your ideas by using the e-mail of your groupthe e-mail of your group..

The Second Group The Second Group ActivitiesActivitiesDear studentsDear students, Search through the internet using , Search through the internet using

the following URLthe following URL::

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/plural.htmstudyzone/330/grammar/plural.htm

then get the rule of then get the rule of Regular Plurals of nounsRegular Plurals of nouns

after that write the gained information by using the after that write the gained information by using the word program then exchange your ideas by using word program then exchange your ideas by using the e-mail of your groupthe e-mail of your group..

- -After that use the following Link After that use the following Link to do exercisesto do exercises

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/plural2.htmstudyzone/330/grammar/plural2.htm

The Third Group The Third Group ActivitiesActivitiesDear studentsDear students, Search through the internet using , Search through the internet using

the following URLthe following URL::

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/irrplu.htmstudyzone/330/grammar/irrplu.htm

then get the rule of then get the rule of Irregular Plurals of nounsIrregular Plurals of nouns

after that write the gained information by using after that write the gained information by using the word program then exchange your ideas by the word program then exchange your ideas by using the e-mail of your groupusing the e-mail of your group..

- -After that use the following Link After that use the following Link to do exercisesto do exercises::

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/irrplu2.htmstudyzone/330/grammar/irrplu2.htm

The Fourth Group The Fourth Group ActivitiesActivities

Dear studentsDear students, Search through the internet , Search through the internet using the following URLusing the following URL::

http://www.englishclub.com/http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/wh-question-vocabulary/wh-question-words.htmwords.htm

then get the rule of then get the rule of Wh-questionWh-question

after that write the gained information by after that write the gained information by using the word program then exchange your using the word program then exchange your ideas by using the e-mail of your groupideas by using the e-mail of your group..

Read and write the Read and write the questionquestion::

11? -------------------------- -? -------------------------- -

She plays the She plays the violinviolin..

22? ------------------------- -? ------------------------- -

She is going to play in She is going to play in DamascusDamascus..

33? -------------------------- -? -------------------------- -

I like it I like it because because it is it is interestinginteresting..

44? -------------------------- -? -------------------------- -

It is It is twotwo hours hours longlong..

The AnswersThe Answers::

11 - -Which instrument does she Which instrument does she playplay??

She plays the violinShe plays the violin..

22 - -WhereWhere is she going to play is she going to play??

She is going to play in DamascusShe is going to play in Damascus..

33 - -WhyWhy do you like do you like classical musicclassical music??

I like it I like it becausebecause it is it is interestinginteresting..

44 - -How How long long is the concertis the concert??

It is It is twotwo hours long hours long..

Write the plural nounsWrite the plural nouns:: - -girlgirl - -footfoot

- -manman - -glassglass - -toothtooth

- -womanwoman - -penpen

- -mousemouse - -childchild

- -foofoott

The answersThe answers:: - -girl girlgirl girlss

- -foot ffoot feeeett - -man mman meenn

- -glass glassglass glasseses - -tooth ttooth teeeethth

- -woman womwoman womeenn - -pen penpen penss - -mouse mmouse miceice

- -child childchild childrenren - -foot ffoot feeeett

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