Today we marked some places we chose. Then we choose a starting point which is Pt England School. The places i chosen is, Hamilton, and Wellington. We also have to estimate how long are we gonna get there.
Today room 4 did a Maths fitness. This task is a memorization task where we keep our brains up to date.
Task 3:
Where angels fear to tread
This task is about reading to find information and make inferences.
Read ‘Where angels fear to tread‘, then answer the following questions.
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How old is Ngorongoro Crater?
Two million yrs old ________________________________________________________________________
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What word does the writer use in the middle of the story to indicate that he wasn’t scared of buffalo?
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| c) | What would have been a useful item to take on the walk to the lodge? |
| A Flashlight would be good since there’s no moon.
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| d) | Explain how the saying in the final line, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread”, goes with the story.
It gives a scary and an adventurous vibe to it. It also fits the story. The word “fool rush” also relates to the jungles in africa. |
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“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” refers to a person who behaves impulsively; they don’t think before reacting. The saying goes with the story because a group of people, Halina and the speaker travel to Africa before knowing very little about it e.g. dangers, animals, people. ________________________________________________________________________ In this story we saw the author and Halina were being foolish because wild and terrifying ________________________________________________________________________ Animals roam into these turfs. They should’ve been more prepared. It says in the story “It was very dark, The stars are covered with clouds, and there is no moon to help us with our sight.” ________________________________________________________________________ Also the Author and Halina didn’t know what the animals were capable of doing. ________________________________________________________________________
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What two lessons could be gained from this story?
i. Never show fear but to show respect Especially if it was an animal. Ii. Be prepared before you go to places you haven’t been to. |