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የገፅ ገደብ 114-123

ቃላትን ከቅጥያዎች ጋር አጣምሮ መፃፍ
 የተለያዩ ቅጥያዎችን ከቃላት ጋር አጣምሮ በመፃፍ ባለቅጥያ ቃላትን መመስረት ይቻላል፡፡
ሀሳቡን በሚከተሉት ምሣሌዎች እንመልከት፡፡

ቃል ቅጥያ ባለቅጥያ ቃል
ምሣሌ፡ እናት + ኣችን እናታችን
መፅሐፍ + ኡ መፅሃፉ
ልብስ + ሽ ልብስሽ
ቤት + ኤ ቤቴ
ሸሚዝ + ህ ሸሚዝህ
ዘመድ + ኣችሁ ዘመዳችሁ

ቅጥያዎችን ከዋናው ቃል ነጥሎ መፃፍ

 በቃላት ውስጥ ያሉ ቅጥያዎችን ከዋናው ቃል ነጣጥሎ መፃፍ ይቻላል፡፡
ምሣሌ፡- ባለ ቅጥያ ቃላት ቃል ቅጥያ
ቦርሳህቦርሳ -ህ
አጐቴአጎት -ኤ
ልጁ ልጅ -ኡ
ሹራባቸው ሹራብ -ኣቸው
ቤቶች ቤት -ኦች

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Calendar (pages 83 – 86)

 The Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar with 12 months of 28–31 days each. A regular
Gregorian year consists of 365 days, but in certain years known as leap years, a leap day is
added to February. The Gregorian calendar was a reform of the Julian calendar. A calendar
date is fully specified by the year (numbered according to a calendar era, in this case Anno
Domini or Common Era), the month (identified by name or number), and the day of the month
(numbered sequentially starting from 1). Although the calendar year currently runs from 1
January to 31 December, at previous times year numbers were based on a different starting
point within the calendar.
 The Ethiopian calendar (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያዘመንአቆጣጠር; yä'Ityoṗṗyazëmänaḳoṭaṭär) or known
by Eritreans Eritrean calendar is the principal calendar used in Ethiopia and also serves as
the liturgical year for Christians in Eritrea and Ethiopia belonging to the Eritrean Orthodox
Tewahedo Church, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Eastern Catholic Churches,
the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, and P'ent'ay (Ethiopian-Eritrean Evangelical)
Churches (most Protestants in the diaspora have the option of choosing the Ethiopian
calendar or the Gregorian calendar for religious holidays, with this option being used when
the corresponding eastern celebration is not a public holiday in the western world). The
Ethiopian calendar is a solar calendar which in turn derives from the Egyptian calendar, but
like the Julian calendar, it adds a leap day every four years without exception, and begins the
year on August 29 or August 30 in the Julian calendar. A gap of seven to eight years between
the Ethiopian and Gregorian calendars results from an alternative calculation in determining
the date of the Annunciation. Like the Coptic calendar, the Ethiopic calendar has twelve
months of thirty days plus five or six epagomenal days, which comprise a thirteenth month.
The Ethiopian months begin on the same days as those of the Coptic calendar, but their
names are in Ge'ez. A sixth epagomenal day is added every four years, without exception, on
August 29 of the Julian calendar, six months before the corresponding Julian leap day. Thus
the first day of the Ethiopian year, 1 Mäskäräm, for years between 1900 and 2099
(inclusive), is usually September 11 (Gregorian). However, it falls on September 12 in years
before the Gregorian leap year.
Dear student: please see the video link(s) indicated below which explain(s) the above topics very well.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0P_tzcjkp8
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrYdAfeqmDM
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyKLjnoOjjc
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rzvbkwYFw
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtB6dco4q_I

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MAY 11- MAY 17

PAGE RANGE: 134-143
1. Understanding Sentences I
a. A sentence tells who or what, and it tells what happens.
Example
i) Kibrom won the chess tournament.
Kibrom: tells who
won the chess tournament: tells what happened

2. Understanding Sentences II
a. Two sentences having ideas that are equally important can be joined to make
one sentence using a comma and the word and.
Example
Sarah is from Mekanisa.
Anteneh is from Kolfe.
Joined sentence: Sarah is from mekanisa, andAnteneh is from Kolfe.
b. If the ideas in two sentences seem opposed to each other, use a comma and
the word but to join them.
Example
Heaven is tall.
Ali is short.
Joined sentence: Heaven is tall, but Ali is short.
c. If there is choice in the two sentences, use a comma and the word or to join
them.
Example
I can have coffee.
I can have tea.
Joined sentence: I can have coffee, or tea.

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 3. Combining Sentences I
a. To combine sentences that have some of the words repeated, use the
repeated words only once and the word and to join the sentences. Remember
to change the verb form to agree with the plural subject.
Example
Joy loves to swim.
Hiwott loves to swim.
Joined sentence: Joy and Hiwott love to swim.
b. If you use I as part of a combined subject, do not forget to put I last.
Example
I am going to the mall.
Mengistu is going to the mall.
Joined sentence: Mengistu and I are going to the mall.

4. Combining Sentences II
a. As a good writer, remember that when you combine sentences with same
words repeated, use the repeated words only once and then use either and or
or to join the sentences.
Examples
i) Fikirte cooked wot.
ii) Fikirte cooked injera
Joined sentence: Fikirte cooked wot, and injera.
i) Fikir can have wot with injera.
ii) Fikir can have shiro with injera.
Joined sentence: Fikir can have wot, or shiro with injera.

5. Combining Sentences III

a. If more than two things are named, put a comma after each one, and add and
before the last one.
Example
Asrat cleaned the cow shed. Asrat fed the cow. Asrat watered the cow.
Joined sentence: Asrat cleaned the cow shed, fed,and watered the cow.
Dear student, please access the video links below and view plus listen to a thorough
and full detailed explanation of the topics above.
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxfb5moWdcQ
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j1_1UUbVM4
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylgKd-m0O7s
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y48w7KoVyVM

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Page 51-55(week of May 4-10)

Objectives
In this lesson, students will:
 be introduced to the format of a friendly letter.
 understand the reason for writing friendly letters.
 participate in writing a friendly letter as a class.

Essential Questions

How do grammar and the conventions of language influence spoken and written
communication?
What is the purpose?
What makes clear and effective writing?
Why do writers write?
 Why do writers write? What is the purpose?
 What makes clear and effective writing?
 How do grammar and the conventions of language influence spoken and written
communication?

Vocabulary

 Body: The main part of a letter.

 Closing: The end or conclusion of a letter.
 Friendly Letter: A written message usually sent through the mail to a friend or
family member.
 Greeting: A friendly beginning to a letter.
 Pen Pal: A person who exchanges letters regularly with someone else, usually
someone who lives so far away that a personal meeting is rare.

Duration

50–60 minutes/1–2 class periods

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Pages 124-135 for may 11-17

Other Word Forms

When tacking other word form questions in an examination, always note that it is important to
know the word formation processes. Most times, words formation occurs through suffixation.
Suffixation is the addition of suffixes at the end of a word to form a different word. The new
word (s) formed through suffixation is different in meaning from the first word. There are
different examples of suffixes which may be used to form other words for example: -ful, -less,
-ness, etc.

Challenge Words

When this question is provided in the examination, you will realize that choices are given in
which you are expected to choose from. Ensure that you read a question at a specific time then
read all the answers given to ensure you don’t pick the wrong choice. When distractors are
provided, ensure that you eliminate them before starting responding to the questions.

Dear student,

Please find the appended video links that will help you comprehend the above topics profoundly:

1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRNEUPXlObY&t=97s

2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt_dTdgA0sU&t=279s

3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YheSHxx0kpE

4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx4CYIAhhd4

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Trade

Trade is the buying and selling of goods and services. Goods are objects that people
grow or make—for example, food, clothes, and computers. Services are things that
people do—for example, banking, communications, and health care. People have traded
since prehistoric times. Today most countries take part in international trade or trade
across country borders.
Trade happens because people need or want goods that they do not have. People also
trade for services when they do not have the time or the skills to do things. Trade
between countries happens for similar reasons. For example, some countries have
resources, such as oil, or skills, such as car manufacturing, that other countries will buy.
Both people and countries want trade to benefit them. Families want to earn more
money than they spend on goods and services. Countries try to sell, or export, as much
as they buy, or import, from other countries.
Industry

An industry is a group of manufacturers or businesses that produce a particular kind of

goods or services. Workers in the textile industry design, fabricate, and sell cloth. The

tourist industry includes all the commercial aspects of tourism.

The service sector, also called tertiary sector, is the third of the three traditional economic
sectors. The other two are the primary sector, which covers areas such
as farming, mining and fishing; and the secondary sector which covers manufacturing and
making things. The service sector provides a service, not an actual product that could be held
in your hand. Activities in the service sector include retail, banks, hotels, real
estate, education, health, social work, computer services, recreation, media, communications,
electricity, gas and water supply.
Transportation or commonly transport is a kind of system wherein different means are
provided for the people to travel or move from one place to another conveniently.

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Five Major Modes of Transportation
1. Road transport
2. Railway transport
3. Water transport
4. Air transport
5. Pipeline transport

Culture
Culture is a complex whole that makes the behavior patterns and interactions between
members of societies unique and distinct. It is defined as the body of knowledge that is
passed down the generations and comprises all the traditions, habits, customs, beliefs,
and capabilities that are acquired by the people by virtue of being a member of the
society. Culture is all things that are acquired and not ingrained or present by birth.
It is the learning of culture that helps a member of the society to survive as he knows
how to behave and interact with others in the society. It is the cultural identity that
makes people living in one part of the world unique and distinct from other people.
Culture should not be mistaken as a means of communication as the traditions and
customs help to achieve peace and order among the members of the society. It is the
shared traditions and customs that develop a feeling of belongingness and brotherhood
among the members of a society.

Heritage
In all countries and cultures, there are gifts of nature in the form of hills, rivers,
landscapes, flora and fauna, mountains, volcanoes etc that form the natural
treasure of that country. This is referred to as the heritage of a country or
place. However, there is another legacy that is developed and passed over
generations and referred to as cultural heritage. For example, the foods,
dresses, jewelry, architecture, structures, monuments, art forms etc. are called
the cultural heritage of a people. This also includes the artifacts from the past
that constitute a cultural legacy of a culture.
What is the difference between Culture and Heritage?
• While culture is the composite body of knowledge that members of a society
acquire by virtue of living in a place, heritage refers to the legacy of the people
that they inherit from earlier generations.
• Culture is all that constitutes the way of life of a people whereas heritage is
what the people inherit from the past.
• Heritage includes culture and is not restricted to artifacts and monuments alone.
• Heritage is a concept that reminds us of the value of our treasure that we must
protect to leave for our future generations.
• Preservation and conservation of our treasure from the past is the way to carry
our heritage from the present to the future.
• Heritage is extrinsic while culture also includes intrinsic items.

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Traditional Cultural Expressions
Traditional cultural expressions, also called "expressions of folklore", may include music,
dance, art, designs, names, signs and symbols, performances, ceremonies, architectural
forms, handicrafts and narratives, or many other artistic or cultural expressions.

Cultural heritages of Ethiopia

Area UNES
Descript
Name Image Location ha (acr CO
ion
e) data

Lower Afar Region

Valley of
the 11°6′0.216″N 40°34′45.80
Awash 4″E

Amhara Region
FasilGheb
bi 12°36′24.912″N 37°27′58
.212″E

Rock- Amhara Region

Hewn
Churches, 12°1′45.66″N 39°2′25.512
Lalibela ″E

Simien
Amhara Region
National
13°11′0″N 38°4′0″E
Park

HararJug
ol, the
Harari Region
Fortified
9°18′32″N 42°8′16″E
Historic
Town

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 Area UNES
Descript
Name Image Location ha (acr CO
ion
e) data

Konso Southern Nations,

Cultural Nationalities, and
Landscap People's Region
e 5°18′0″N 37°24′0″E

Southern Nations,
Lower
Nationalities, and
Valley of
People's Region
the Omo
4°48′0″N 35°58′0″E

Southern Nations,
Nationalities, and
People's Region
Tiya
8°26′5.676″N 38°36′43.5
6″E
Tigray Region

Aksum 14°7′48.684″N 38°43′6.9

96″E

 Dear students, please watch the videos from the link bellow which explain the
above topic very well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biX7NNxw_w8
Vehicles Of The Future - Future Transportation System 2050
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUS2w4y2Qj4
Ethiopian heritages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX0VfJFQrlA

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English Reading Grade 3
Inferences
What is an inference?
An inference is an educated guess.
When you read a paragraph or a story and be able to come up with conclusions then you
are making an inference basing on the idea you’ve scooped from the passage.
Example of an inference in a paragraph.
Crocodile are known to be the largest reptiles in the world. They are carnivorous with
very strong jaws that one bite is estimated to break 22 human bones at once. They live
in water and attack most of their preys when they come to drink water. They are
strong, they attack with force and rarely miss their targets.
What inference can you can you write from the above paragraph?
Things to look at before we draw an inference.
1. Try to identify the inference question.
Example, does the question want me to respond in a positive or negative way? If
you are in a position to understand the question, you might come up with the most
outstanding inference.

2. Look for clues.

Clues will helpto come with an all-round conclusion.
Clues in our paragraph:
crocodiles are the largest reptiles in the world
they are carnivorous with strong jaws
they can break 22 human bones just with one bite
they are strong and rarely miss their targets

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 3. Narrow down your choices
Go through all your choices and see which one best fit to be the answer.
In our paragraph, I can infer that crocodiles are dangerous.
What do you think?
What can you infer about the same paragraph?
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https://youtu.be/JdaD2FZQFEY
https://youtu.be/i_hbzv2EacM?t=34
https://youtu.be/acZzllpIYz4?t=59
the following links will help to understand more about inferences.
Read the following paragraph and write an inference on the line below.
Today was a special day in Ms. Smith’s class. Some of the children were walking around
the room, some of them were standing in small groups, and some of them were at their
desks, putting finishing touches on cardboard mailboxes. After coloring a cool flame on
the side of his racecar mailbox, Johnny hopped off his chair, strutted over to
Veronica’s desk, and dropped a small white envelope into her princess castle mailbox.
Veronica blushed and played with her hair. While this was happening, Bartleby was
frantically trying to put a small white envelope into everyone’s mailbox. After giving one
to Ms. Smith, Bartleby pulled out a medium-sized red envelope from his pocket. He
blushed and tried to put it in Veronica’s mailbox, but it wouldn’t quite fit. Bartleby
struggled with it for a few seconds and then ran off with the envelope. Veronica rolled
her eyes and popped her gum.
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Homework
Go through page 104 -113 and try make the inferences in the paragraphs given.

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