The Pot Maker / Gifts of Grace: Honouring Our Vocations
Naming vocations and making a poster
Learn the names of different jobs, and make a poster.
Exact names for jobs:
- a horticulturist grows or studies garden plants;
- a sericulturist produces raw silk;
- a confectioner makes or sells sweets;
- a goldsmith works with precious metals;
- a welder joins metal using heat;
- an ASHA worker is a trained community health worker under the National Rural Health Mission.
Synonyms share a meaning: myriad = innumerable, numerous; hues = shades, tints; precision = exactness, accuracy; varied = diverse, assorted; delicious = tasty, mouth-watering. Their opposites (countable, uniform, inedible) are the odd ones out.
A poster for an event:
- boxed and eye-catching, with different font sizes and even spacing;
- about 50 words;
- it gives the organiser, the event and its purpose, the date, time and venue, the highlights, a slogan, and entry details.
A haiku is a Japanese poem of three lines with 5, 7 and 5 syllables, often about one small moment in nature or life. Count the syllables by clapping them.
Exact words for jobs; short, clear words on a poster.
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