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Rooftoppers – 16 – part 2

Rooftoppers – Chapter 16  – part 2

Vocabulary

1. copper (n)               2. dislodge (v)              3. calloused (adj)

4. parapet (n)               5. panicky (adj)            6. startlingly (adv)

First, match up these:

  • a bronze-coloured metal
  • skin that has become hard and thick
  • very surprisingly
  • nervous, anxious
  • a low wall around a roof or bridge etc.
  • to force something out of its correct place

Next, complete and add these examples to your vocabulary list (you could have a go at expanding them).

  • _____________ expensive
  • ____________ finger-tips
  • a ____________-bottomed saucepan
  • a ____________ driver
  • The stone castle _____________
  • The wind __________d the bird’s nest.

Read the questions carefully before you listen.

Questions

 1. According to Matteo, which roofs are best?

2. How did Matteo get the purplish scar from his belly to his ribcage?

3. Which animal does Matteo use to describe the gap between the roofs?

4. Do you think Sophie trusts Matteo? Why? Why not? Use evidence from the text     to support your answer.

Now read and listen to chapter 16 – part 2 (2 videos) and check your answers.

 

 

 

 

Rooftoppers 16 – part 1

Vocabulary 

 

1. curt (adj)       2. diplomat (n)        3. modest (adj)
4. unpredictable (adj)        5. suburb (n)

First, match up these definitions with the words above:

  • impossible or difficult to predict
  • humble, not showing off your abilities or qualities
  • a person whose job is to represent their country in other countries
  • a area / neighbourhood around a city where most people live
  • a short, almost rude answer

Next, complete and add these examples to your vocabulary list (you could have a go at expanding them).

  • an ____________ situation
  • The British ____________ working in Paris
  • The handsome, ____________ Spanish tennis champion
  • a _________ answer
  • Aston, Nechells and Handsworth are all ________s of Birmingham.

Questions

Read the questions carefully before you listen.

1.What does Sophie use as a scarf?
2.How did Matteo learn to speak and read English?
3.Why do you think Matteo’s face becomes haughty and his     answers become curt?
4.How does Sophie save herself on the chapel roof?
5.Do you believe Matteo when he says he didn’t see anything?         Why / Why not?
Now you’re ready to listen and read. Check your vocabulary and answer the questions.

Jesus Arrives in Jerusalem!

It’s approximately 1,987 years since the first Palm Sunday when Jesus rode triumphant into Jerusalem.

Palm Sunday yesterday didn’t really feel like it should, did it? But here’s a reminder of what it’s all about and how we can hold it in our hearts until next year.

 

 

Maths – Adding and Subtracting Fractions

LO: F4 – adding and subtracting fractions with the same                          denominator

Again, you will need some paper ready for this. Write the calculations down quickly before the teacher starts answering them for you. Try answering them yourself, and then use the video to check your answers.

Adding

Adding and Subtracting

 

Let us know how it went. Is everything working ok?

Rooftoppers – Chapter 15

 Faure’s Requiem – In Paradisum

Can you guess what ‘in paradisum’ means?

Rooftoppers – Chapter 15

For the first exercise, we’re going to look at new vocabulary so you will need something you can use as a writer’s notebook. Don’t write anything yet, but read the words and their meanings. Match them up in your head.

Vocabulary

1. resin         2. halt           3. slate        4. threadbare      5. corrupt

First, match these meanings up with the words:

  • old and with holes

  • stop

  • gone bad

  • the dried sap of a pine tree

  • a kind of stone, which comes from Wales

Then, complete these noun phrases using the vocabulary. 

  • a ____________ policeman

  • a ____________ roof

  • a ______________, old jumper

  • The children came to a ____________ outside the sweet shop.

  • When ___________ is used for instruments it is called ‘rosin’.

Questions

1. Why does Sophie spread her belongings across the rooftops?
2. Find and copy one word which shows that Matteo’s clothes were       very old, tatty and full of holes.
3. Why does Matteo think that finding a lawyer won’t help?
4. What is the name of the piece of music that Sophie plays?
5. Why does Sophie put her cello back in the bedroom?

 

 

Once you’ve had a go at the vocab and read all the questions, you’re ready to listen. Check your vocab and listen carefully for the answers to the questions.