YEAR 8 LAC ENGLISH SEPTEMBER

1.          ASHFIELD BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL  -  The name of my new school is Ashfield Boys’ High School.

2.          ENGLISH  -  One of the subjects I shall be learning at school is English.

3.          PLAYGROUND  -  At lunch time I am allowed to play football in the playground.

4.          TIMETABLE  -  I know which class to go to by reading my timetable.

5.          CLASSES  -  In my new school I go to many different classes.

YEAR 8 LAC ENGLISH OCTOBER

1.          TEACHER  -  Each morning I have to report to my class teacher.

2.          SUBJECT  -  Almost every period I am taught a different subject.

3.          SCHOOLBAG  -  To protect my books I must carry them in a schoolbag.

4.          PENCIL  -  It is important that I carry a pencil to each class.

5.          RULER  -  A ruler is very useful for ruling a straight line.

YEAR 8 LAC ENGLISH NOVEMBER

1.          DINNERS  -  I am told that school dinners are very good value for money.

2.          CORRIDOR  -  The school corridor links the classrooms and special areas in the school.

3.          SHELVES  -  There are shelves for holding books in all the classrooms.

4.          PUNCTUAL  -  It is important that I am always punctual for school in the mornings and after lunch.

5.          REPORT  -  My parents will receive a school report on my progress at Christmas and in the summer.

YEAR 8 LAC ENGLISH DECEMBER

1.          NOVEL  -  A novel is another name for a storybook.

2.          DRAMA  -  Drama involves acting and speaking.

3.          COMPOSITION  -  A composition is a piece of story writing and it can also be a piece of music.

4.          COMPREHENSION  -  A comprehension exercise is given to test how well a piece of information is understood.

5.          STORY  -  A story can be an account of anything, true or false and it can be written or spoken.

YEAR 8 LAC ENGLISH JANUARY

1.          SENTENCE  -  A sentence is a collection of words that make complete sense.

2.          PARAGRAPH  -  A paragraph is a distinct passage or section in a book or piece of writing.

3.          CAPITAL  -  Each new sentence always begins with a capital letter.

4.          GRAMMAR  -  To put words together in a correct form is called   good grammar.

5.          COMMA  -  A comma is a punctuation mark (,) and I shall be learning how to use it in my first year.

YEAR 8 LAC ENGLISH FEBRUARY

1.          PUNCTUATION  -  Punctuation is the use of symbols to make a piece of writing correct.

2.          APOSTROPHE  -  An apostrophe (') is a sign to show that a letter has been left out or show that someone owns something.

3.          SPEECH  -  Speech is the act of speaking.

4.          BOOK REPORT  -  Sometimes after I have read a book the teacher will ask me to write a book report.                 

5.          EXAMINATION  -  Twice a year I shall have to sit an examination in English to see the progress I have made.

YEAR 8 LAC ENGLISH MARCH

1.          LIBRARY  -  The library in school contains a lot of books which will be useful to me during my time at Ashfield.                        

2.          DICTIONARY  -  If I need to find the meaning of a word I can look it up in a dictionary.

3.          REFERENCE  -  Some of the important books in the library are called reference books and they must remain in the library at all times.

4.          FICTION  -  Some of the books in the library are called fiction books and these are books which contain made up stories.

5.          ENCYCLOPAEDIA  -  An encyclopaedia is a special type of book which gives information on all types of knowledge.

YEAR 8 LAC ENGLISH APRIL

1.          AUTHOR  -  An author is a person who writes a book.

2.          INDEX  -  The index is a section at the back of a book which lists the contents of the book.

3.          PREFACE  -  The preface is an introduction to a book.

4.          PUBLISHER  -  The publisher prints and binds the book.

5.          ILLUSTRATIONS  -  Illustrations are drawings sometimes used in books.

YEAR 8 LAC ENGLISH MAY

TYPES OF FICTION

1.          ADVENTURE  -  Describes a novel in which people go on an exciting trail of events.

2.          SCIENCE FICTION  -  Describes a novel in which the events are set in the future or in a time or world which has never existed.

3.          MYSTERY  -  Describes a novel in which the events are strange or unusual.

4.          HORROR  -  Describes a novel in which the events and people produce fear.

5.          HUMOUR  -  Describes a novel in which the people and events are funny or amusing.