TUESDAY

20 minutes of reading in English
German: prepare for grammar test (Präteritum, Perfekt) on Thursday

Maths

Grade 6
Complete questions from class

Grade 5
Complete work issued in class



WEDNESDAY

20 minutes of reading in German

Language - Metaphors


Metaphors are a way to compare to by saying that one thing is another thing. For example, we say somebody is a fool. In the past in Europe, a fool was a person who entertained the king or queen by doing silly things. The fool was a kind of clown. He often did crazy or stupid things to make people laugh. So when we call somebody a fool we really mean that he or she is doing something silly or stupid. We don’t really mean that they are somebody who entertains the king or queen. We are using a metaphor.

What do we mean when we say these things:

When we say someone is a pig we really mean that

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When we call someone an angel we really mean that

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If we say someone is a giant we really mean that

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When we call a man an ogre or a woman a witch we really mean

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When somebody plays cards and we call them a shark, we really mean that

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If we say that somebody is a volcano ready to explode, we really mean that

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When we say somebody is bright we mean that

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THURSDAY
20 minutes of reading in English


Maths
Read these questions; decide what you need to do by highlighting the important vocabulary.

1.The car race began at 08:45 and finished at 14:35. How long did the race last?

2.The sun sets at 19:30 and rises again at 06:30. How many hours of darkness are there? How many hours of daylight?

3.A train leaves at 9:45 am and arrives at 3:45 pm. How long does the journey last?

4.These are the start and stop times on a video recorder.

START 14:45
STOP 17:25

How long was the video recording?

5.Four children in a relay team swim in a race. Here are their times for each lap.

LAP 1 Craig 92.4 seconds
LAP 2 Fiona 86.3 seconds
LAP 3 Harun 85.1 seconds
LAP 4 Jenny 91.8 seconds

What is the total time for the four laps?

Birmingham New Street 09:40 10:05 11:05 12:35
Birmingham International 09:50 10:15 11:15 12:45
Coventry 10:10 10:30 11:30 13:00
Leamington Spa 10:25 … 11:45 13:15
Banbury 10:45 … 12:05 …
Oxford 11:05 11:20 12:25 13:55
Reading 11:30 11:55 12:50 14:25

6.What time does the 09:40 from Birmingham New Street arrive at Reading? Which is the fastest train from Birmingham New Street to Reading?

7.At how many stations does the 10:15 from Birmingham International stop before it reaches Reading?

8.How long does it take the 13:55 from Oxford to reach Reading?

9.You have to arrive at Oxford by 2:00pm. Which train would you catch from Coventry?

10.You get to Leamington at 09:30. How long will you have to wait for a train to Reading?



FRIDAY
20 minutes of reading in German

Language
Write 150 word profile of for an imaginative person called 'Margaret Mallory'
Profiles might include information about jobs, health, home, children, hobbies. You need to decide everything



MONDAY
20 minutes of reading in English

Remember to add to your own blog at least three times a week. This is considered part of your homework. If you can not access your blog at home write the work on a piece of paper and we can use the computers at school.