SWERWT007 Workbook - Read and write basic factual texts Topic 2
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Topic 2: Ageing gracefully
Overview
In Topic 2 you will:
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Learn words about aged care services
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Discuss care for older people in your country
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Read a website about aged care services
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Read an email providing information about aged care services
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Use conjunctions to write compound sentences.
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2.1 Prediction
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. Who are these people?
Answer
2. What are these people doing?
Answer
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3. Underline the words you could use to describe this couple.
aged
mature aged
young adult
teenager
toddler
elderly
old aged
baby
4. Write a sentence about the picture using some of the above words.
Answer
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2.2 Ranking activity
What support do elderly people need?
1. Think about the question above. Then read the support needs in the table below. Rank each
item in the table from most important to least important. (1 = most important, 6 = least
important)
2. Then discuss your ranking with other students. Decide as a group how the support needs
should be ranked. (1 = most important, 6 = least important)
A. My Ranking
Rank: 1 - 6
Support
getting dressed
cooking meals
transport
keeping active
household jobs like cleaning or gardening active
talking to friends
B. Group Ranking
Rank: 1 - 6
Support
getting dressed
Cooking meals
transport
keeping active
household jobs like cleaning or gardening active
talking to friends
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2.3 Group discussion
In your country:
1. Who is responsible for helping elderly people?
Answer
2. What support services are available to help the elderly?
Answer
3. What can the elderly do if they have no family to help them?
Answer
4. What aged care support services have you seen in Australia?
Answer
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2.4 Read and predict
Before you read, look at the text below and answer the questions 1 - 3.
From https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/home-start-here
1.
This text will be about:
Answer choices
Put an X next to your answer
a.
aged care services
b.
children’s services
c.
youth services
2.
Which parts of the text help you to guess the topic? (You can cross more than one
answer.)
Answer choices
Put an X next to your answer
a.
the picture
b.
the phone number
c.
the heading
3.
Write two words you think you will find in the text.
Answer
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