Adverbs

Adverbs are words that describe verbs, nouns and even other adverbs. They can also add more information to a word.

Most adverbs have 'ly' at the end of the word. For example: cloudly, clearly, confidently, annoyingly, rapidly and more.

Adverbs often describe: when?, where?, how? and to what extent? 'When' adverbs describe when or how often does something happens. Examples: tomorrow, now, then, always and etc. 'Where' adverbs describe where something happens. Some examples are: outside, inside, there, here, up, down, backwards and etc. 'How' adverbs describe how an action happens. Examples: quickly, peacefully, quietly, annoyingly and etc. 

Adverbs help us understand how to describe verbs.

LI: To learn about adverbs.

Badge Bidding | Respect Silver

I got the respect silver badge. I got this badge for looking after the environment by picking up rubbish when I am not asked to. I think this is a good skill to have because respecting the environment is helpful to other people and the earth.

LI: To bid for a badge.

Basic Facts Boxes

Today I completed basic fact boxes up to 20. The objective of this challenge is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. I answered the equations in 2 minutes and 15 seconds.

LI: To remeber basic maths facts.

Digging | Volleyball

Digging is the receiving position in volleyball.

To dig, first start with putting one leg in front of the other.

After that, clench one hand and hold the clenched hand with the other hand. (Make sure to keep the elbows straight).

Bend the knees slightly.

Next, get ready to recieve the ball.

When the ball comes to you, hit the ball with the forearms which should lead to the arms being aligned with the shoulders.

LI: To learn how to dig.

Comment Thread | Open & Closed Questions

In our commenting session we created a response to room 4's comment.

First, we made a Google Document which included our comment that we were making. We needed to include the structure of a comment which is: greeting, positive feedback and question. We replied to the two questions room 4 asked us.

After that, we created closed questions then we made them into open questions. Next, we picked the one we liked better.

We created a reply to the question. Then we structured the comment. We put together the greeting, the positive feedback, the answer to the questions and the question.

I enjoyed making a comment to room 4.

LI: To reply with open questions.

Maori | Rivision

In our Maori session we were revising numbers, feeling, weather and the daily routine in Te reo Maori.

We first did the daily routine and answered questions like: He aha te ra? He aha te huarere? Kei te pehea koe? and more. We learnt the meaning of 'inanahi' which meant yesterday. The question was He aha te ra inanahi, meaning what was the day yesterday.

After that, we translated the Maori numbers into English. There were ten numbers.

Next we found images to match the feelings and weather. There were new words that we learnt. They were: Ngenge (tired), ongaonga (disgusted), manaaki (helpful/supportive), manahau (excited), kapua (cloudy) and more.

I found this activity both difficult and easy.

LI: To learn new words and revise numbers, feelings, weather and the daily routine in Te reo Maori.

Tenses

Tenses are the three things that tell about an action. There are 12 different types of tenses.

The three things that tell about an action are time, continuance and completion. Time includes past, present and past. Past is something that has already happened. Present is something that is happening at the time of speaking and past is something that has not happened.

Continuance includes: simple and continuous. Simple is one specific thing and continuous is still going on.

Completion includes perfect. Perfect is a completed action. It is not the same as past. However, something can be in the past but it may not be completed.

The types of tenses are: past simple, present simple, future simple, past continuous, present continuous, future continuous, past perfect, present perfect, future perfect, past perfect continuous, present perfect continuous and future perfect continuous.

The 12 different tenses help us with understanding what type of tenses to use in communication.

LI: To learn about verb tense.