Susan lives in a council house in Scotland with her cat. Her cat is called Pebbles. He is 10 years old.

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1 Susan Boyle shot to fame on the T.V. show. She sang I Dreamed a Dream. It was a surprise hit with the audience who cheered her on. The star has not been able to watch the clip of herself on YouTube. She doesn t own a computer. The clip has been seen 100 million times by people all over the world. Susan lives in a council house in Scotland with her cat. Her cat is called Pebbles. He is 10 years old. Susan was bullied at school. Her unkind classmates called her Susie Simple because of her learning difficulties. For most of her life she has cared for her elderly mother. Her mother died two years ago aged 91. Susan now helps elderly people at her local church. Susan has never been kissed but she hopes to be swept off her feet. "My parents didn't want me to have boyfriends so I've never been on a date. I've had crushes but I've never been in love," she said. Her latest crush is Britain's Got Talent judge, Piers Morgan. Fan mail addressed to Susan Boyle, Britain's Got Talent singer, Scotland finds its way to her house. Adapted from an article in The Daily Telegraph newspaper (May 1 st 2009) at: Photograph: Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 1 of 10 Rt/E2.1Trace and understand the main events of chronological texts

2 Activity 1 Susan has got mixed up. Help her sort out the sentences. 1. Boyle. name is My Susan 2. live Scotland in my with cat. I 3. cat My old. years ten is 4. love sing. to I 5. to a want record. I make hit 6. would my true. come It dream be Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 2 of 10 Ws/E1.1 Construct a simple sentence

3 Activity 2 Fill in the missing spaces in the alphabet. A B C _ E F _ H I J _ L O P _ R S _ U X Y _ Activity 3 Susan needs to reply to her fan letters. Put the surnames in alphabetical order in the correct pile. Holden Morgan Page Brook Cowell Singh Moore Patel A F G M N R S Z Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 3 of 10 Rw/E2.4 Use initial letters to find and sequence words in alphabetical order

4 Activity 4 Rewrite the sentences to show where capital letters and full stops need to be. 1. susan lives in scotland (3) 2. she can sing very well (2) 3. it is her dream to win the tv show (4) 4. the winner will sing for the queen (3) 5. simon cowell is one of her fans (3) E1-E3 Literacy. Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 4 of 10 Ws/E1.2 Punctuate a simple sentence with a capital letter and full stop. Ws/E2.4 Use a capital letter for proper nouns.

5 Activity 5 Which sentences are correct? Put a tick or cross in each box. 1. I like to talent shows. 2. Susan will a big star. 3. Fans of the show want her to win. 4. Her life will never the same. 5. She has never been kissed. 6. Susan has a cat called. 7. She was bullied at school. 8. We is going to vote for her. 9. I are writing a letter to her. 10. What you think? Now, rewrite the incorrect sentences so that they make sense. Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 5 of 10 Rs/E2.2 Use knowledge of simple sentence structure and word order to help decipher unfamiliar words and predict meaning

6 Activity 6 Use a dictionary to find the meaning of these words: 1. surprise: 2. star: 3. unkind: 4. dream: Activity 7 Write a sentence using each word. Remember to use a capital letter at the beginning and a full stop at the end Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 6 of 10 Rw/E2.3 Use a simplified dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words Ws/E1.2 Punctuate a simple sentence with a capital letter and full stop

7 Activity 8 You want tickets to the final show. Fill in the form using BLOCK CAPITALS. Title: Mr. Mrs. Miss Other First Name: Surname: Address: Postcode: Date of Birth: Nationality: How many tickets do you want? (max 4) Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 7 of 10 Rw/E1.1Read and understand words on forms related to personal information

8 Activity 9 Write to Susan or one of the judges of the show to say what you think about her and/or the show. Use the spider map below to help plan your letter. Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 8 of 10 Wt/E3.1 Plan and draft writing

9 Introduction: Say why you are writing 2 nd Paragraph: Say what you like about Susan or like/dislike about the show. 3rd Paragraph: Say what you hope will happen for Susan in the future or have you any advice for her or the show producers? Final paragraph: End by wishing her well or asking for an autograph or ask the producers to reply to you about your letter. Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 9 of 10 Wt/E3.2 Organise writing in short paragraphs

10 Your address: Name and address of the person you are writing to: Date: Dear (Name) or Dear Sir/Madam Introduction: Say why you are writing 2nd paragraph 3rd paragraph End comment Yours sincerely (you never see Sir and sincerely together) or Yours faithfully (when you don t know their name) Your name and title Kindly contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College, margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk Page 10 of 10 Wt/E3.2 Organise writing in short paragraphs