新加坡3A unit1A(1).pdf

。ReadingThank You有发W网During the school holidays,Alice spent two weeks withher grandmother in Malaysia.The first thing she didwhen she got home was to write a thank-you letter to hergrandmother.This is what she wrote.Blk 50 Merlion Road#03-128Singapore 31905029 December 200ZDear Grandma,Thank you very much for a great holiday.I enjoyed my staywith you.I had a good time riding a bicycle in the park as I dont have abicycle at home.I liked our visit to the zoo.It was fun thereespecially when the elephants had a bath.I really loved ourpicnics together.You make the most delicious sandwiches!Thank you once again,Grandma,for making my visit soenjoyable.Please do come and stay with us soon.We can havethe same fun again!With love from,Alice2ReadingText TypeI hope Grandma likes my letter,Alice said to herself.00Why did Alice writethe letter?How do youthink Alices grandmother willfeel when she receivesthe letter?What did Alice and hergrandmother do together?Do you think Alice likesvisiting her grandmother?How can you tell?We can write a letter to thank someone for a visit or for a gift.Have you ever written a thank-you letter?Who did you write to?What did you thank the person for?Tell your partner.Worksheet 1,pages 2-33Text TypeGrammarNext,Alice wrote a thank-you letter to her grandmothersneighbour,Mrs Rani Nathan.Read Alices letter to Mrs Nathan.Blk 50 Merlion Road#03-128Singapore 31905029 December 2002The verbs in bold are inDear Mrs Nathan,the simple past tense.Thank you very much for the mangoes that you gave me when I visited mygrandmother last week.The mangoes ripened very quickly when I brought them home.My familyenjoyed eating them.We ate them at breakfast,lunch and dinner!Thank you once again for your delicious gift.Regards,AliceThe past tense tells us that an action has already taken place.Weadd-ed to most verbs to form the simple past tense.visit-visitedHowever,some verbs change completely.eat-ateIn a thank-you letter,many of the verbs are in the simple past tensebecause it talks about things that have already happened.Read Alices letter on page 2 of the Textbook again.Why do youthink she used the simple past tense?Point out the verbs that formthe simple past tense by adding-ed and those that change completely.4Unit 1:Thank YouWorksheet 2,page 4