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Reading
Read the ‘Make a Crystal Star’ instructions in Session 5.2 of the
Learner’s Book.
Then answer questions 1–5.
1 Why must you wash your hands after touching borax powder?
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2 Identify two command verbs that mean the same thing.
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3 Why must you place the glass jar in a safe place?
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4 Do you add food colouring before or after you dissolve the borax
powder?
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5 Should you observe what happens at the beginning or at the end?
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Read ‘The Giant Crystal Cave’ text in Session 5.7 of the Learner’s
Book.
Then answer questions 6–10.
6 What type of crystals are found in The Giant Crystal Cave?
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7 Which nearby cave was discovered first – long before The Giant
Crystal Cave?
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8 Why did nobody know about The Giant Crystal Cave?
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9 Find a synonym for the word dangerous.
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10 Name one difference between an instruction and an explanation.
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Writing
Write an explanation to describe the ‘how’ or ‘why’ of doing or making
something.
1 Choose one of the topics below:
How to safely explore The Giant Crystal Cave
Why crystals formed in The Giant Crystal Cave
How to make your own crystals at home
An imaginary topic like ‘How to travel to the centre of the Earth’.
2 Use the following flow chart to plot some ideas for the sequence of
your explanation.
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3 Draft an explanation with the following features in mind.
Then check and edit your work. Include the following:
an interesting ‘How to’ heading
a topic sentence
multi-clause sentences using connectives of time, cause and
effect
or comparison
the correct sequence
an impersonal style using third-person pronouns
specialised vocabulary (include a glossary).
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4 Set out and write your explanation neatly below.
Include a labelled diagram to support your explanation.
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