LLN_v3Apr10

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Allotted time: 20 minutes
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Re-write the following words with the correct spelling (90
secs):
housing
necesary
recieve
febuary
enroled
adress
maintainance
fourty
qorum
embarassed
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Select the correctly spelled word for Australia
(40 secs):
emphasised/emphasized
color/colour
demeanour/demeanor
summarize/summarise
capsize/capsise
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Mend the following sentences by adding
punctuation (2min 30 secs):
Everyones dinner was ruined when the power
failed during the storm
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Ill meet you at kate and Tims house
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jane is a bright happy woman
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Will you pick me up at the station please
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Reword the following fragments (2min 30 secs):
Classification definitions, the definitions for
people who are employed, and for those who
are not may not be suitable.
Jennifer thank you for sending the PDF file
◦ Jennifer, thank you for sending the PDF file
◦ Jennifer, thank you, for sending the PDF file.
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Identify the errors or reword the following
sentences (120 secs):
Me and my brother went to the soccer on
Sunday.
It was a site for sore eyes.
I dunno if I can make it to the party next
week.
Is David and Michael coming into the city
tomorrow?
Select the correct word for each sentence
(60secs):
1. Would you like to join John and me/I for
lunch tomorrow?
2. Rod and I/me are working on a new
project at the moment.
3. The dog buried it’s/its bone in the
garden
4. The team is/are very pleased with the
new coach.
5. The students were happy with their/there
grades
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(60 secs)
6. It is hard to know weather/whether to
pursue this.
7. It is impossible to right/write this essay
correctly.
8. My neighbour has a knew/new car
9. I was in Germany and it was cold over
their/there
10. We would like one to/too.
11. Which/Witch one should we use?
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(30 secs)
12. It will arise out of/off the discussion
13. My son asked me to get one for/four
him.
14. First you want won/one then you will
want too/two
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(4 minutes)
1. Add 21 and 15 =
2. Add $4.99 and $13.80 =
3. Subtract $19.43 from $83.00 =
4. Subtract 124 from 650 =
5. Multiply 13 by 3 =
6. Multiply $1.16 by 9 =
7. Divide 102 by 8 =
8. Divide $50.20 by 6 =
9. What is 10% of $17.30 =
10. What is 15% of 800 =
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Using the remaining time write an
explanation using the above topic.
Clearly state what attributes you can bring to
the Police Service.
Make sure you write clearly and avoid spelling
and grammatical errors
Kate Martin
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Language, literacy and numeracy are key
elements to successful study
Left brain oriented
Helps to combat common errors not
supported by technology
Builds awareness as to strengths and
weaknesses
GOOD NEWS:
Not assessable
Not really! Most have you have been
using English since you were 2 years old…
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housing
necesary
recieve
febuary
enroled
adress
maintainance
fourty
qorum
embarassed
Score: out of 10
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housing
necessary
receive
February
enrolled
address
maintenance
forty
quorum
embarrassed
1 mark per word
RELAX – that’s why we have spell check
But what if that doesn’t help us!!
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emphasised/emphasized
color/colour
demeanour/demeanor
summarize/summarise
capsize/capsise
Score: out of 5
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emphasised
colour
demeanour
summarise
capsize
1 mark per word
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Everyones dinner was ruined when the power
failed during the storm
Everyone’s dinner was ruined, when the
power failed during the storm.
Ill meet you at kate and Tims house
I’ll meet you at Kate and Tim’s house.
jane is a bright happy woman
Jane is a bright, happy woman.
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Will you pick me up at the station please
Will you pick me up at the Station, please?
Breathe – no need to panic yet
Microsoft word also identifies grammatical errors
BUT what happens when you don’t know what to do
with the grammatical error???
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Classification
definitions, the
definitions for people
who are employed, and
for those who are not
may not be suitable.
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The definitions for
people who are
employed and those
who are not employed,
known as classic
definitions, may not be
suitable.
The classic definitions,
which apply to both
those who are and are
not employed, may not
be suitable.
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Jennifer thank you for
sending the PDF file
Jennifer, thank you for
sending the PDF file
Jennifer, thank you, for
sending the PDF file.
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Thank you, Jennifer,
for sending the PDF
file.
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Me and my brother went to the soccer on
Sunday.
My brother and I went to the soccer on
Sunday.
It was a site for sore eyes.
It was a sight for sore eyes.
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I dunno if I can make it to the party next
week.
I don’t know if I can make it to the party next
week.
I do not know if I can make it to the party
next week.
Is David and Michael coming into the city
tomorrow?
Are David and Michael coming into the city
tomorrow?
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Would you like to
join John and me/I
for lunch
tomorrow?
Rod and I/me are
working on a new
project at the
moment.
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I
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The dog buried
it’s/its bone in the
garden
The team is/are
very pleased with
the new coach.
The students were
happy with
their/there grades
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 THEIR
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It is hard to know
weather/whether to
pursue this.
It is impossible to
right/write this
essay correctly.
My neighbour has a
knew/new car
 WHETHER
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 NEW
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I was in Germany
and it was cold over
their/there
We would like one
to/too.
 THERE
Which/Witch one
should we use?
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It will arise out
of/off the
discussion
My son asked me to
get one for/four
him.
First you want
won/one then you
will want too/two
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 TWO
ALMOST THERE!
Now, who hates Maths more than English???
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Add 21 and 15 = 36
Add $4.99 and $13.80 = $18.79
Subtract $19.43 from $83.00 = $63.57
Subtract 124 from 650 = 526
Multiply 13 by 3 = 39
Multiply $1.16 by 9 = $10.44
Divide 102 by 8 = 12.75
Divide $50.20 by 6 = $8.37
What is 10% of $17.30 = $1.73
What is 15% of 800 = 120
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