新加坡3B unit8D(1).pdf

GrammarMr Samad Latif received information that a nine-year-oldgirl,Angela Leng,had helped police nab thieves earlierthat afternoon.He is interviewing Angela,her mother andthe home owner,as well as a police officer,to get moreinformation before he writes the report.Here are some of the questions he asks them,and theiranswers.Angela,can you tell me whathappened exactly?I was ridingmy bicycle on my way backhome from school when I saw twomen getting out of a van parked infront of my neighbours house.They were behavingstrangely and this mademe suspicious.Samad LatifWhat do youAngelamean when you saythey were behavingWell,at firststrangely?I thought they hadcome to deliver something.But,when I got closer,I sawthat one man was keepingwatch while the other manwas trying to openthe door of thehouse.Samad LatifAngela13GrammarMrs Leng,whatwere you doingWhen Angelawhen Angela camecame home,I washome?putting my baby daughterinto her cot.Angela wastalking very excitedly whenshe walked in.I calledthe police immediately.Samad LatifMrs Rahmat,Mrs Lengwhat were you and(Angelas mother)your family doingat2.30p.m.?I was taking a napat 2.30 p.m.My husband,Ali,was playing golf at theclub.My sons were playingcomputer games intheir room.Samad LatifMrs Rahmat(The home owner/Angelas neighbour)14Unit 8:Read All About It!GrammarSergeant Lim,My partnerwhat were youand I were having adoing when you gotlate lunch.As soon as we heardthe call from theabout the robbery,we rushed toheadquarters?the scene.The men were justdriving away in the vanwhen we got to theaddress Angela hadprovided.Samad LatifSergeant LimWe use the past continuous tense to talk about:actions that were going on or happening at a certaintime in the past:I was taking a nap at 2.30 p.m.an activity that was interrupted by another action in thepast:I was riding my bicycle on my wayWhat are theback home from school when I sawtwo actions taking placehere?Which one wastwo men.interrupted?This is how we form the past continuous tense:was/were+-ing form of the verb:My partner and I were having a late lunch.I was putting my baby daughter into her cot.They were driving away in the van.Write three sentences to say what you were doing:when the school bell rang this morning.at 7.30 p.m.last night.at 7 a.m.this morning.Worksheet 5,pages 10-115Text TypeWritingMr Samad Latif has finally gathered all the information onthe robbery at Cherry Tree Lane.Here is the newspaperreport he wrote.A newspaper report has several paragraphs.Eachparagraph introduces a new thought that the reporterwants to share with us.The introductoryparagraph tells uswhat,where,why,Police Praise for Schoolgirlwhen and who.Quick-thinking nine-year-old Angela Leng was commended by thepolice during a short ceremony at the Police Headquarters in LionsThe body of the newsAvenue yesterday.She had helped to foil a burglary attempt at Cherryreport provides moreTree Lane the day before.details.Angela was riding home from school on her bicycle at about 2.30 p.m.when she saw two men get out of a van and behave suspiciously outside herneighbourshouse.She ran home immediately and informed her motherThis paragraph tellswho called the police.us about AngelasSergeant Lim and his partner,Sergeant Airifi,reached the area and caughtthe thieves within five minutes.They were able to catch the thieves so quicklyrole in catching thebecause of the address,van registration number and description of thethieves.suspects provided by Angela Leng.The two burglars,an odd job labourer and a technician,were nabbed byThis paragraph tellsthe two officers just as they were about to get away in their van.A televisionset,a laptop computer and other goods belonging to the Rahmats,valued atus what the police$7 500,were recovered from the van.officers did.Meanwhile,Angelas neighbours were unaware of the drama that wasgoing on at their doorstep.Said Mrs Rahmat,34,At 2.30p.m.,I was takingThis paragrapha nap.My husband,Ali,was playing golf at the club.My sons were playingcomputer games in their room.We are lucky to have such an alert neighbourtells us moreas Angela.about the burglarsThis paragraphand what theytells us aboutstole.the victims ofthe burglary.16Unit 8:Read All About It!Text Type。WritingLater,Angela told this reporter,At first,This paragraphI thought they had come to deliverpresents us withsomething.But,when I got closer,I sawthat one man was keeping watch while theAngelas side ofother was trying to open the door of thethe story.house.This made me suspicious.At the ceremony,the Chief PoliceOfficer said,Angela cares about herAngela recieving the commendation from ChiefPolice Officer Charles Wongneighbours.She thinks quickly and has aThis paragraphgood memory.She got help when and where it was needed.That enabled thegives us morepolice officers to catch the robbers in their van with the stolen goods still insideinformationit.I wish more members of the public were as alert as Angela.It gives me greatabout thepleasure to give her this commendation.The two men will be charged with burglary at the Subordinate Courts mendationceremony.Reported by SAMAD LATIFThis paragraph tellsus what will happento the two thieves.In a newspaper report,the introductory paragraph gives us the mostimportant information that answers the questions who,what,why,when and where.Each paragraph provides more information about a different point orevent.The most important and interesting facts are given first.The first line of a new paragraph is set away from the margin to make iteasier for the reader to see where each new paragraph beginsIn a newspaper report,paragraphs are short and usually consist of shortsentences.Bring a newspaper report of your choice from the days newspaper.What is themain point of each paragraph in the report?Use the points in the blue box aboveto talk to your partner about the newspaper report you have brought.Worksheets 6&7,pages 12-2117