Summer learning journey. Activity 1 DAY 2

                     

DAY 2: SPORT & LEISURE

Activity 1: Faster than a speeding bullet

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a world famous athlete (sprinter). 

She currently holds the record for the 100m sprint and has 

been crowned “world’s fastest woman” a record four times!

Shelly-Ann was born and educated in Jamaica, a small 

country in the Caribbean that has produced many 

successful athletes and sportspeople. During her 

college years she did well in athletics, winning the Jamaican 

Schools Championships at the age of 16. She subsequently 

went on to win many races at both the Olympics and the World 

Championships. Over the years people have compared her 

running speed and that of other elite sprinters, like Usain Bolt,

 to many things, including animals!

When people make these comparisons, they often say things

like: “Shelly-Ann is as fast as a cheetah” or “Shelly-

Ann is fast like a fighter jet”. These comparisons are

examples of similes. In many cases, similes are not exactly true.

Image Attribution: Shelly-Ann_Fraser-Pryce_Moscow_2013_cropped.jpg, Erik van Leeuwen, GFDL

For this activity, please create four new similes. 

You can use the starters below or you can make up your own.

… is as fast as… (eg: The brand new Ferrari

 is as fast as a lightning bolt)

… is as tall as…

… is as small as…

… is beautiful like...

On your blog, share the similes that you

 have created with your readers.