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Food poisoning
Vocabulary

知道他的
吃外面 错误

充耳不闻
非常担心

解渴 仔细检查__后，

打针 痛苦的呻呤

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好好休息 食物中毒

严重的肚子痛 经过

a terrible stomach ache an injection

After examining Ben carefully moaned in pain
eating out walked past
learnt his mistake a food poisoning
turned a deaf ear worried sick
rest well quench his thirst

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Model Essay-Fill in the blanks

One sizzling hot afternoon, Veann and her brother, Ben, were on their way

back from school. Just then, they _____________(1) a stall. Ben decided to buy

a thirst-quenching cold drink to ________________(2). Veann advised her not

to buy the drink because there were many flies around the stall. However, he

________________________(3) to her.

Upon reaching home, Ben had ___________________(4). He burst out

crying and _________________(5). Veann quickly told their mother his

condition. Then, Ben started vomiting and shivering with cold. Veann and her

mother were _______________(6) and like a cat on hot tin roof.

Without any delay, they took Ben to the nearest clinic for treatment.

_____________________(7), the doctor told him that he had

____________________(8). The doctor prescribed him _______________(9)

and some medicine. He advised Ben to _______________(10) and be more

careful when ______________(11). From then on, Ben

__________________(12) and promised that he won’t repeat the same mistake.

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Hands-On Activity

Paragraph 1
Heading home –
stomachs growled with hunger-
a roadside stall-
take their meal

那是一个炎热的下午，Ben 和他的朋友们正从学校回家。突然，他们的肚子饿

得咕咕叫了。就在这时，他们看到了一个路边摊。他们决定在那里用餐。

Paragraph 2
At that juncture - unhygienic- did not
care at all- gobbled down- After
enjoying the hearty food

就在这时，Ben 意识到摊位不卫生，但他一点也不在乎，因为他很饿。食物上

桌后，他狼吞虎咽地吃下了令人垂涎欲滴的食物，喝下了解渴的饮料。享用完丰盛的

美食后，他们高高兴兴地回家了。

Paragraph 3
a sharp pain in his stomach- as white as a

sheet- worried sick- after examining-

prescribed- eating out

晚上，Ben 感到胃部剧痛。他开始呕吐，脸色惨白如纸。他的母亲非常担心，赶紧

带他去诊所治疗。仔细检查后，医生告诉他食物中毒了。医生给他开了药，并叮嘱他外

出就餐要多加小心。

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Present Continuous Tense 现在进行式

I am ing
You are
We
They
David and Anna
He is
She
It
Sarah

The action that is happening now 现在正在进行的动作:

David is playing the computer Look! The girl is crying. Miss Anna is working at the
game now. moment.

Keywords: now/at the moment/Look! /Listen!

The action that is going to happen in the near future 即将发生的动作:

Sarah is going to leave soon. Ben is helping his sister with I am flying to Paris
her homework later. tomorrow.

Keywords: soon/later/tomorrow/tonight/next week

How to add : ‘-ING’ to a verb

1. General rule : add -ING to the base form

talk → talking sing → singing read → reading
2. When the base form ends in the vowel ‘E’, simply delete the letter:
dance → dancing smile → smiling
3. When the base form ends in ‘-IE’, the two vowels are replaced by ‘y’.
lie → lying die → dying
4. In British English, these two verbs have 2 letters ‘L’ :
travel → travelling cancel → cancelling
5. Verbs with one syllable and ending with 1 consonant + 1 vowel + 1 consonant have 2
final consonants:
sit → sitting dig → digging swim → swimming knit → knitting

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A) Underline the correct answers.

1. Mr and Mrs Chandra ( is painting  are painting ) the fence.

2. The boys ( is running  are runing ) around the field.

3. Look! The aeroplane ( is landing  are landing ) now.

4. Those girls ( is cheering  are cheering ) for their team.

5. The architect ( is drawing  are drawing ) up a blueprint for the new building.

6. The children ( am hiding  are hiding ) behind the bushes.

7. We ( is planning  are planning ) to go kite flying this evening.

8. The clerk ( is typing  are typing ) a letter now.

9. The pupils ( is lining  are lining ) up to buy food at the canteen.

10. Mei Sim ( is helping  are helping ) her mother to water the plants.

B) Complete these sentences using the simple present tense.

 fill 
1. Shanti __________ the flask with hot water.
 harvest 
2. The farmers __________ the paddy now.
 lie 
3. My father __________ on the sofa.
 fly 
4. Some birds __________ above our heads.
 give 
5. Encik Azwan __________ some food to the begger.
 put 
6. The firefighters __________ out the fire.
 hang 
7. Mrs Goh __________ the painting on the wall.
 make 
8. The head prefect __________ an announcement.
 decorate 
9. Martin and Adrian __________ the Christmas tree.
 tidy 
10. The maid __________ the bedroom now.

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UASA PART 4

Lemurs are related to monkeys and there are twenty two different kinds. They

live in trees in Madagascar, an island in Africa. They have pointed snouts, large

eyes and long tails. These small creatures only weigh 60 grams!

Sloths live in the trees of the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.

They hang upside down from tree branches with their long. curved claws. They

move slowly that green plants called algae grow on their coats.

Woodchucks, also called groundhogs, are part of the squirrel family known as

marmots. They are lowland creatures of North America. They spend their day

searching for roots, seeds and small insects. They hibernate during the winter

Lemurs – A Sloths – B Woodchucks - C

1. It is also called groundhog.

2. It is very light.

3. It moves extremely slow.

4. Which animal feeds on insects, seeds and roots?

5. Which animals has very big eyes?

6. Which animal can be found in South America?

7. Which animal sleeps during very cold weather?

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UASA Part 6

You are planning to make breakfast for your best friend Ben tomorrow.

Write an email to Ben. Write 30- 50 words.

In your email:

• What you are making for breakfast

• The reason why you are making breakfast

skip your breakfast 不吃早餐 feel sleepy and can’t focus 感到困倦

和无法集中精神

Breakfast is essential to us 早餐对 to stay alert in class 在课堂上保持警

我们来说是必不可少 惕

an empty stomach 空肚子 can work out a breakfast menu 可以

一起做早餐菜单

To: ______________________

Subject: __________________

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