Transcript Adem’s Baba Embarrassed Him A Turkish Story by Emre

THE TORTOISE AND THE
THREE BROTHERS
A NIGERIAN STORY BY ABIMBOLA ALAO
Lesson Aims:
To identify and use key language features
Lesson Objectives:
Identify and use adverbs and idioms in creative writing
Write a short passage extending a story
THINKING POINTS
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What are the names of the three brothers?
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What did the tortoise offer the brothers?
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What job did Awekun do?
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Who gave them the tools to complete their
impossible tasks?
What happened to Ijapa at the end of the story?
THE BIRD’S SONG
Omode meta nsere
Ere o ere ayo
Omode meta nsere
Ere o ere ayo
Okan l’ohun o ta’run
Ere o ere ayo
Okan l’ohun o ga’gbon
Ere o ere ayo
Okan l’ohun o we’kun
Ere o ere ayo
O ta’run, O ga’gbon, O we’kun
Ere o ere ayo
AMAZING ADVERBS
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Adverbs are words that give more information about an
action
They can tell us how, where, why and when
something happens
They usually go along with verbs in your sentences
For example:
He listened carefully to his teacher.
She accidentally broke the glass.
He has already finished his homework.
INTERESTING IDIOMS
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Idioms are phrases that aren’t interpreted literally
Every culture has their own idioms
For example:
She is pulling my leg.
It’s raining cats and dogs.
He finished it just in the nick of time.
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Now write some of your own!
WRITING
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Write such as a story/letter/apology from the point of
view of one of the characters
a brother
 the king
 the tortoise
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Explore the moral of the story - that liars and people
who deceive others get their comeuppance
Include dialogue, adverbs and an idiom (if possible)