6Beckett Answers - Friday

 Writing

Use the information that you have read this week to write a fact-file about Chinese New Year,

Firstly, you need to plan what you are going to write in each section. Add notes under each subheading I have written. Remember, notes are not full sentences.

 

What is Chinese New Year and when is it celebrated?

·       Between 21^st January – 19^th February

·       Celebrated by chines people    

·       In China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore

How is it celebrated?

·       Red envelopes

·       Firecrackers

·       Lion and dragon dances

·       Spring cleaning

·       Paying back money

·       Food and families

·       legends

The animals

·       13 animals

·       Had a race as Jade Emperor decided there should be a way to measure time.

·       Made the 12 zodiac signs. The cat didn’t get a year.

Fireworks

·       Firecrackers make a loud popping sound

·       Give out red shards of paper

·       Banned in most countries.    

Maths

1.    August

2.    Jan, Feb, Dec

3.     June, July, August, September

(a) I would need to wear my coat outside in January.

True / False / Unknown. I circled this option because it is cold.

 (b)  The hottest day of the year was in August.

True / False / Unknown. I circled this option because it has the highest average temperature. This doesn’t mean it has the hottest day.

(c) A temperature of –2 was recorded in January.

True / False / Unknown. I circled this option because it doesn’t tell you the individual temperatures, only the average.