Dec 12, Friday

 1. Link for A1 WS#3 

A1 WS#3

2. Week 16 VW and definition: 

Week 16 Vocabulary Definitions – Introducing Landforms

1	destroy	(v.): to break or damage something badly
2	environment	(n.): the air, land, and water where people, animals, and plants live
3	reaction	(n.): what you do or feel because of something that happened
4	balance	(n.): a state where things are equal or in the right amount
5	resource	(n.): something we use that comes from nature like water or trees
6	coast	(n.): the land next to the sea
7	plain	(n.): a large, flat area of land
8	desert	(n.): a very dry place with lots of sand and little rain
9	canyon	(n.): a deep valley with steep sides
10	volcano	(n.): a mountain that can erupt with fire or smoke
11	landform	(n.): a natural shape on Earth’s surface like a mountain or river
12	continents	(n.): one of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface, surrounded, or mainly surrounded, by sea and usually consisting of various countries
13	Asia	(n.): the largest continent in the world, where countries like China, Japan, and India are.
14	Africa	(n.): a large continent south of Europe, where many wild animals like lions and elephants inhabit and countries like Egypt, South Africa and Kenya are.
15	Australia	(n): a big country and continent with many animals like kangaroos and koalas. It is surrounded by ocean and has lots of deserts and forests.
16	Oceania	(n.): a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean
17	Antarctica	(n.): a cold continent at the bottom of Earth
18	ocean	(n.): a large body of salt water
19	steep	(adj.): (of a slope) rising or falling at a sharp angle
20	movement	(n.): the act of changing place or position
21	shallow	(adj.): not deep
22	graze	(v.): to eat grass
23	dune	(n.): a hill of sand made by wind
24	oasis	(n.): a place in the desert with water and plants

Week 16 – Introducing Landforms

My View Weekly Vocabulary 本週單字進度表

No.	English	POS	Chinese	No.	English	POS	Chinese
1	destroy	v.	摧毀	13	Asia	n.	亞洲
2	environment	n.	環境	14	Africa	n.	非洲
3	reaction	n.	反應	15	Australia	n.	澳洲
4	balance	n.	平衡	16	Oceania	n.	大洋洲
5	resource	n.	資源	17	Antarctica	n.	南極洲
6	coast	n.	海岸	18	ocean	n.	海洋
7	plain	n.	平原	19	steep	adj.	陡峭的
8	desert	n.	沙漠	20	movement	n.	移動
9	canyon	n.	峽谷	21	shallow	adj.	淺的
10	volcano	n.	火山	22	graze	v.	吃草
11	landform	n.	地形	23	dune	n.	沙丘
12	continents	n.	大陸	24	oasis	n.	綠洲

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3. Relative pronouns - class note 

What is a relative pronoun?

1. A relative pronoun joins two sentences together.

2. It gives more information about a noun (a person, place, thing, or time).

3. Common relative pronouns for Grade 3: who, which, that, where, when, whose

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2. Relative pronouns and how we use them

Relative pronoun	Used for…	Example (simple)
who	people	This is the boy who sits next to me.
which	things / animals	I have a pencil which writes very well.
that	people, things, animals	She has a cat that likes to sleep.
where	places	This is the park where we play after school.
when	times / days	Friday is the day when we have English.
whose	shows who owns something	That is the girl whose bag is pink.

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3. How to join sentences with a relative pronoun

1. Start with two short sentences:

   • This is the girl. She won the prize.

2. Find the repeated noun (the girl / she).

3. Join them:

   • This is the girl who won the prize.

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4. Easy patterns to remember

1. who + verb (for people)

   • The teacher who teaches us is kind.

2. which/that + verb (for things/animals)

   • This is the book that/which helps me learn English.

3. where + subject + verb (for places)

   • That is the classroom where we have English.

4. when + subject + verb (for times)

   • Summer is the time when we go to the beach.

5. whose + noun (to show “belong to”)

   • He is the boy whose dog is very loud.

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5. Common mistakes to avoid

1. ❌ This is the girl who she is my friend.
   ✅ This is the girl who is my friend.

2. ❌ This is the place which we play.
   ✅ This is the place where we play.

3. ❌ He is the boy who his bag is blue.
   ✅ He is the boy whose bag is blue.