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THEME /
CHAPTER
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
ACTIVITIES
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
1-3
(4 Jan 20 Jan)
People
Social issues
Portrait of a
Young
Person
(Chapter 1)
4-5
People
Taking part in
conversation
Disagreeing politely
Offering advice
Keeping a journal of
daily experiences
Short Story
Tanjung Rhu
Retelling story in one's
own words
Describing characters
Page 1
Grammar
Subject-verb
agreement
verb 'to be' and 'have'
Punctuation:
apostrophe
Dictation
Thinking Skills:
Identifying causes
Grammar
Modals:
need to, should
Imperatives
Articles with singular
and plural countable
nouns
Vocabulary
Compound words
Dictionary skills:
countable and
uncountable nouns
Sound System
Vowel / I /, / i: /
Stress and intonation
in statements and
questions
Thinking Skills:
evaluating
giving casual
ICT Skills:
Internet search
explanation
Multiple Intelligence
intrapersonal visual
- spatial
Learning How to
Learn /
ICT Skills:
Acquisition: using
the blurb
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6-9
THEME /
CHAPTER
Environment
LEVEL
1
(6 Feb - Wildlife
3 Mac) Warriors
(Chapter 3)
2
Giving opinions
10
11
1
13
Poem
Grammar
Charge of the Light Brigad Simple present and
Reciting a poem
past tense
Retelling the poem
Present perfect tense
Punctuation: capital
Picking out the idea of
letters, full stop,
each stanza
comma
Talking about moral
Dictation
values
Vocabulary
Acronyms
Word families:
derivatives
Word association
Understanding
figurative language
Sound System
Talking about themes
Consonants: / w / and
/v/
ACTIVITIES
1 Group discussion
2 Write a dialogue using
persuasive language
3 True / False statements
4 Answer Wh-questions
5 Match words/phrases with
meaning
6 Identify main ideas
7 Complete a diagram
8 Write a summary
9 Write an article
10 Interpret meaning of stanzas
11 Identify the message
12 Deduce the theme
13 State the simple past tense
form of given verbs
14 Complete a text
15 Construct sentences
16 Dictation
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking skills:
identifying true /
false statements
Multiple
Intelligences:
bodily kinaesthetic
ICT Skills:
Internet for
research
TEST 1 (7 - 10 MARCH)
DISCUSSION (13 - 17 MARCH)
MID - TERM 1 BREAK (18 - 26 MARCH)
Values
12
People
(27 31 March)Dare to
Dream
(Chapter 4)
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LANGUAGE
CONTENT
THEME /
CHAPTER
Health
Social Issues
LEVEL
1
Listening to important
details
Converting information
into a table
Exchanging opinions on Reading an interview
topics of interest
Identifying supporting
details
Understanding context
clues
Summarising: reducing
the length of the text
Giving opinions
Write an interview
Initiate a discussion
Giving opinions
Short Story
Leaving
Retelling story in one's
own words
Describing characters
Narrating sequence of
events
Short Story
Leaving
Acting out the scenes
in the short story
Page 2
Grammar
Adverbs of degree
(adverb of degree +
adjective)
Interrogative pronouns
Vocabulary
Suffixes: ~ment, ~ion,
~hood, ~ship
Dictionary skills:
spelling of long words
Sound System
Consonant: /k/
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Verb forms
Past perfect tense
Punctuation: colon
ACTIVITIES
1 Match speech bubbles to
pictures
2 Listen and complete a chart
3 List names of diseases
4 True / False statements
Thinking skills:
evaluating
ICT Skills:
Internet for research
Knowledge
Acquisition: using
different sources to
complete a project
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
making association
ICT Skills:
Internet and library
( Chapter 5)
information
14 - 15 Science and
Technology
(10 April21 April) Wired Youth
(Chapter 6)
Exchanging information
Making enquiries about
a product
Choosing and Ordering
a product
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16
THEME /
CHAPTER
Values
People
LEVEL
1
in a web diagram
Using dictionary to find
meaning of words
Identifying main ideas
Understanding context
clues
Summarising:
Linking main ideas
Writing a fact sheet:
Expanding outline
Taking notes
Vocabulary
Homonyms
Word association
Describing characters
Sound System
Consonant: / r /
Reciting a poem
Picking out the idea
in each stanza
Understanding:
* figurative language
* poetic devices
Living Photograph
Talking about:
*values
*message
Page 3
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Living Photograph
5
6
7
8
Grammar
Nouns functioning as
adjectives
Sentence connectors
Sequence connectors
1
2
3
4
5
Vocabulary
Synonyms and
antonyms
Thesaurus skills
Word association
Sound System
Diphtong: /
/
Stress in four syllable
words
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Infinitives as objects
of verbs
Punctuation: semi
colon
Adjectives
Vocabulary
Adjectives of quality
for describing
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
MCQ
Identify main ideas
Complete sentences
Write summary using linking
words
Write a fact sheet about a
common illness
Interpret meaning of stanzas
Identify message
State moral values learnt
Deduce theme of the poem
State meanings of words
Complete sentences
Dictation
research
Thinking Skills:
comparing and
contrasting
ACTIVITIES
1 Practise expressions used in
discussion
2 True / False statements
3 Answer Wh-questions
4 Find evidence to support
statements
5 Match words with meaning
6 Identify and sequence main
events
7 Write a summary using linking
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
identifying true / false
statements
Learning How to Learn:
using title page and
table of contents
Locating evidence to
support statements
Understanding context
clues
Summarising: identify
main events in correct
sequence
Drawing conclusions
Predicting outcomes
character
Negative prefixes
Word association
Sound System
Vowel: / /
8
9
10
11
12
words
Identify theme and moral values
Match adjectives with phrases
Form words with prefixes
Complete sentences
Construct sentences
Writing a simple
narrative
17 - 20
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21
THEME /
CHAPTER
Social issues
Drama
The Right Thing to Do
Reading the dialogue
aloud and describing
the mood
Describing the setting
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Infinitives as
complements of the
verb ' to be '
Concrete and
abstract nouns
Present continuous
tense
Figurative language
Thesaurus skills
Word association
Sound system
Consonant clusters
/ bl /, / br /
Contractions
Page 4
ACTIVITIES
1 Match expressions with
pictures
2 Role-playing
3 Design a card
4 Listen and take notes
5 Look for meaning in dictionary
6 Answer MCQ
7 Answer Wh-questions
8 Deduce conclusion
8 Write an informal letter
Sequence events
9 Write a description a setting
10 Classify nouns
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
making inferences
Multiple
Intelligences:
linguistic verbal/bodily kinaesthetic
Learn /
ICT Skills:
on-line library
search
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THEME /
CHAPTER
22 - 23 Social Issues
LEVEL
1
24 - 25 Environment
Science and
(3 July- Technology
14 July)
Water,
Water,
Everywhere
(Chapter 10)
Relating personal
experiences
Giving feedback about
a service
Making
recommendations and
suggestions to solve a
problem
Drama
The Right Thing to Do
Reading the dialogue
in various styles
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
ACTIVITIES
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Grammar
Adjectives used as
nouns
Gerunds
1 Role-play dialogues
2 Present personal views
3 Expressions for making and
responding to a complaint
Learning How to
Learn:
Knowledge Acquisition using bibliography
Punctuation:
letters of complaint
Identifying text type
Skimming for gist
Finding evidence to
support statements
Understanding context
clues
Identify main ideas
Summarising and
paraphrasing main ideas
Expanding outline
Applying process
writing skills
Listening for important
details
Reading a brochure
Scanning for details
Identifying supporting
details
Understanding context
clues
Using headings to
understand main points
Summarising and
paraphrasing
Writing a brochure for a
water campaign
exclamation mark
Narrating sequence of
events
Writing events in a
play in the form
of a diary entry
Vocabulary
Euphemisms
Synonyms
Word association
Sound System
Consonants:
/ eks /, / z /
Drama
The Right Thing to Do
Role-playing the
dialogues
Describing characters
Grammar
Prepositions of
direction and purpose
Vocabulary
Cliches
Thesaurus skills:
word families
Word association
Sound System
Diphthongs:
/
/,/
/
Page 5
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1 Group discussion
2 Complete sentences
3 Answer Wh-questions
4 Find evidence to support
statements
5 Match words with meaning
6 Identify main points using
headings
7 Write a summary
8 Sequence events
9 Write description of a character
10 Express one's opinion of the
11 text
12 Find meaning for the cliches
List word families
13 Detect errors
Education:
research stories of
courage / organisations
that care for the
disabled
Multiple
Intelligences:
visual-spatial
Preparations for the
Real World/ICT
Skills:
Internet search on
organisations for
water conservation
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THEME /
CHAPTER
26 - 27 Science and
Technology
(17 - Values
28 July)
The
Competitive
Edge
(Chapter 11)
LEVEL
1
28 - 29 Environment
People
(31 July 11 Aug) For the
Common
Good
(Chapter 12)
Drama
The Right Thing to Do
Responding to
questions politely by
giving the required
information
Exchanging opinions on
topics on current
interest
Making a speech to
persuade someone
Drama
The Right Thing to Do
Understanding
literal and figurative
meaning
Page 6
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Prepositions of: time,
place
Adjectives of
comparison
Punctuation: the
Hyphen
ACTIVITIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
Vocabulary
Prefixes
Word association
7
8
9
10
11
Sound system
Consonant clusters:
/ fl / , / sl /
Homographs
12
13
Grammar
Connectors:
conjunctions
logical connectors
simple, compound
and complex
sentences
Vocabulary
Homophones
Thesaurus skills
Synonyms
Word association
Sound System
Consonant clusters
/ kl / and / kr /
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
making
interpretations
sequencing
Thinking Skills:
evaluating
making
interpretation
Multiple
Intelligences:
musical
logicalmathematical
Learning How to
Learn:
knowledge acquisition using the index
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THEME /
CHAPTER
30 - 31 Environment
People
(14 Aug 25 Aug) Earth Matters!
(Chapter 13)
LEVEL
1
Interpersonal Use
Informational Use
Talking about one's past Listening for important
experiences
details
Disagreeing politely
Reading a journal
Scanning for details
Persuading someone to Jotting down key words
do something
Identifying supporting
details
Understanding context
clues
Summarising:
Idenitfying relevant
information
Paraphrasing
Suggesting ways to
Making inferences
solve problems
Writing a personal
recount
Expanding notes
Drama
The Right Thing to Do
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Possessive
adjectives
Possessive
pronouns
Demonstrative
pronouns
Punctuation: brackets
Dictation
Vocabulary
Suffixes: ~ly, ~ness,
~fy, ~ful
Word association
Sound System
Consonant clusters:
ps/s/, gn/n/
ACTIVITIES
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Values and
Citizenship
Education:
collective
responsibility,
involvement in world
organisation
Multiple
Intelligences:
verbal-linguistic /
bodily-kinaesthetic
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THEME /
CHAPTER
34 - 35 Values
People
Exchanging ideas/
information/opinions on
topics of current interest
Talking about one's
feelings and preferences
LEVEL
1
Review
Poems:
Poetic devices
Vocabulary
Idiomatic expressions
Dictionary and
Thesaurus skills:
Phrasal verbs
Word association
Sound System
Consonant clusters:
/ zm / and / sp /
Interpersonal Use
Talking about one's
feeling
Listening to important
details
Grammar
Prepositions
Phrasal verbs
Present tense
Review
Short stories:
Page 7
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Adjective and
ACTIVITIES
1 Express one's feelings,
opinions and thoughts about
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
making
Writing a message
Reading messages /
a story
Identifying main ideas
and supporting details
Understanding context
clues
Read an article and give Summarising and
opinions
paraphrasing
Initaiting and keeping a Taking notes
discussion going
Predicting outcomes
Writing an article
Writing a simple
narrative
Literary elements
Review
Drama:
Literary elements
36 - 37 Science and
Technology
(2 Oct13 Oct) Future
Gazing
(Chapter 16)
Writing a message to
persuade youths to
support world peace
Exchanging ideas and
opinions on topics of
current interest
Suggesting ways to
solve problem
Reading descriptive
accounts
Following sequence of
events
Identifying supporting
details
Understanding context
clues
Summarising:
Idenitfying relevant
information
Paraphrasing
Drawing conclusions
Writing a descriptive
Vocabulary
Borrowed words
Prefixes: anti~, ex~,
super~, uni~
Word association
Sound System
Consonant clusters:
/ lm /, / m /
Grammar
Passive construction
Adverb of manner
Future tense
Vocabulary
New words: use
electronic dictionary
Thesaurus skills:
converting informal
language to formal
language
Word association
account
38 - 40
41 - 43
preposition
combination
Adverbs of time,
frequency
Past tense
Sound System
Diphthong: / ei /
Page 8
world peace
Complete sentences
Answer Wh-questions
Identify key words
Write a summary
Write an article
Write a story
Match words with meanings
Identify elements in a story
Revise short stories
Complete a word web
Find meaning of words in
dictionary
13 Rewrite words using prefixes
Construct sentences
associations
comparing and
contrasting
1 Group discussion:
2 Suggest ways to solve problems
3 List main ideas and supporting
details
4 Answer Wh-questions
5 List the advantages and
disadvantages of genetic
engineering
6 Match words with meaning
7 Identify relevant points
8 Write a summary
9 Write a descriptive account
10 Identify informal langauge
11 Replace informal language
Thinking Skills:
solving problems
identify causes and
effects
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Learning How to
Learn:
using the glossary
THEME /
TOPIC
LEVEL
People
Friends,
Countrymen ...
Lion Dance
5-8
27/1-21/2
Environment
Multiple Intelligence
intrapersonal visual
- spatial
Learning How to
Learn /
ICT Skills:
Acquisition: using
the blurb
Grammar
1 Group discussion
Thinking skills:
do something
in a cluster diagram
Recognising elements
Tenses:
identifying true /
Reading an article:
Identifying main ideas
Understanding context
clues
Summarising and
paraphrasing main
ideas
Expanding notes and
outline
Writing a formal letter
of complaint
in story
Simple present
Simple past
Present perfect
Punctuation: capital
letters, full stop,
comma
Reading topics of
current interest and
exchange ideas
Giving opinions
Describing setting
Talking about plot
and understanding it
Vocabulary
Word families:
derivatives
Word association
persuasive language
3 True / False statements
4 Answer Wh-questions
5 Match words/phrases with
meaning
6 Identify main ideas
7 Complete a diagram
8 Write a summary
9 Write a formal letter of complaint
### Identify elements in a story
11 Arrange events in sequence
### Describe plot
### Identify themes
### State the simple past tense
form of given verbs
### Punatuate sentences
### Fill in he blanks
### Complete texts
REFLACTION
Thinking Skills:
evaluating
giving casual
explanation
QWERTYUIOP
Sound System
Consonants: / w /
and / v /
F4
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Wildlife
Warriors
Environmental
Degradation
ACTIVITIES
false statements
Multiple
Intelligences:
bodily - kinaesthetic
ICT Skills:
Internet for
research
mll
WEEKS
9-11
24/2-14/3
THEME /
TOPIC
Values
People
Dare to
Dream
LEVEL
1
Health
Social Issues
1/4 - 19/2
Special
People
Writing an article
Good Health
2
F4
ACTIVITIES
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking skills:
evaluating
ICT Skills:
Internet for research
Knowledge
Acquisition: using
different sources to
complete a project
ASSESSMEMT 1 2014
12
13 - 15
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Adverbs of degree
(adverb of degree +
adjective)
Interrogative pronouns
Grammar
Verb forms
Past perfect tense
Imperatives
Punctuation: colon
Passive voice
Vocabulary
Homonyms
Word association
Sound System
Consonant: / r /
10
Thinking Skills:
making association
ICT Skills:
Internet and library
research
mll
WEEKS
16-18
THEME /
TOPIC
Values
People
LEVEL
Random Acts
of Kindness
21/4 -9/5
19/20/21
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Adjectives
Comparison of
adjectives
Modals
Articles
Punctuation: semi
colon
Negative prefixes
Drawing conclusions
Predicting outcomes
Writing a simple
narrative
Understanding
figurative language
Understanding poetic
devices
Vocabulary
Adjectives of quality
for describing
character
ACTIVITIES
1 Practise expressions used in
discussion
2 True / False statements
3 Answer Wh-questions
4 Find evidence to support
statements
5 Match words with meaning
6 Write a summary using linking
words
7 Write a simple narrative
8 Interpret poetic devices
9 Identify message
### State moral values learnt
11 Deduce the message/values
### Complete a table
### Complete sentences
### Complete texts
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
identifying true /
false statements
Learning How to
Learn: using title
page and table of
contents
WEEKS
22-24
THEME /
TOPIC
Science and
Technology
LEVEL
1
16/6- 4/7
Wired Youth
2
Airbags
F4
11
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Nouns functioning as
adjectives
Conjunctions
Sentence connectors
Sequence connectors
ACTIVITIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Role play
Write and practise a dialogue
Answer Wh-questions
Form wh-questions
Match words with meanings
Arrange events in sequence
Write a summary using
Vocabulary
sequence connectors
Synonyms and
8 Write a talk
antonyms
9 Write a formal letter to order a
Thesaurus skills
product
### Describe the setting
Sound System
11 Arrange events in sequence
Stress in four syllable ### Complete text
words
### Identify theme
### Pick out the synonym
### Replace words with antonyms
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
comparing and
contrasting
Preparation for the
Real World:
occupations in the
field of science
and technology
mll
WEEKS
25 - 26
7/7 - 18/7
THEME /
TOPIC
Social issues
Active
Ageing
LEVEL
1
A Mother's
Sacrifice
27 - 28
21 / 71/8
Social Issues
Relating personal
experiences
Helping Hands
F4
Converting information
to graphics
Reading extracts from
letters of complaint
Identifying text type
Skimming for gist
Finding evidence to
support statements
Understanding context
clues
Identify main ideas
Summarising and
paraphrasing main ideas
Writing a letter of
complaint
Expanding outline
QWERTYUIOP
Grammar
Describing characters
Adjectives used as
Understanding charactersnouns
Gerunds
Prepositions
Punctuation:
exclamation mark
Vocabulary
Euphemisms
Word association
Prefixes
12
Sound System
Consonants:
/ eks /, / z /
ACTIVITIES
1 Match expressions with
pictures
2 Role-playing
3 Look for meaning in dictionary
4 Answer MCQ
5 Answer Wh-questions
6 Deduce conclusion
7 Sequence events
8 Write a summary using
connectors
9 Write an informal letter
### Interpret meaning of stanzas
11 Identify moral values
### Deduce theme and message
### Fill in the blanks
### Construct sentences
### Classify nouns
### Complete texts
1 Present personal views
2 Practise expressions for making
and responding to complaints
3 True / False statements
4 Identify supporting evidence
5 Answering Wh-questions
6 Answer MCQ
7 Identify main ideas
8 Complete a diagram / table
9 Write a summary
### Write a formal letter of
complaint about a service
11 Describe the setting
### Arrange events in sequence
### Describe characters
### Identify theme and moral values
### Match phrases with euphemism
### Complete sentences
### Punctuate sentences
### Word formation
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
making inferences
Multiple
Intelligences:
linguistic verbal/bodily kinaesthetic
Learning How to
Learn /
ICT Skills:
on-line library
search
Learning How to
Learn:
Knowledge
Acquisition - using
bibliography
Values and
Citizenship
Education:
research stories of
courage /
organisations that
care for the disabled
mll
WEEKS
29 - 30
4/8 - 15/8
THEME /
TOPIC
Environment
People
For the
Common
Good
LEVEL
1
Recycling
31
32 - 33
Values
People
25/8 - 5/9
2
A Rainbow
Nation
The Missing
Handbag
F4
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Connectors:
conjunctions
Simple, compound
and complex
sentences
Grammar
Prepositions
Phrasal verbs
Present tense
Drawing conclusions
Write an article
Vocabulary
Homophones
Thesaurus skills
Synonyms
Sound System
Consonant clusters
/ kl / and / kr /
ASSESSMENT 2 2014
13
ACTIVITIES
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
1 Match answers to questions
Thinking Skills:
2 Answer Wh-questions
evaluating
3 Give meaning of words/phrases making
4 Identify points of view
interpretation
5 Identify cause and effect
6 Paraphrase sentences
Learning How to
7 Write a summary
Learn:
8 Write a persuasive speech
knowledge
9 Write a recount
acquisition - using
### Fill in the blanks
the index
11 Identify moral values
### Deduce theme and message
### Find suitable synonyms
### Complete a text
### Construct sentences
### Distinguish between simple,
### compound and complex
sentences
Thinking Skills:
making inferences
Multiple
Intelligences:
verbal-linguistic /
bodily-kinaesthetic
mll
WEEKS
34 - 35
THEME /
TOPIC
Science and
Technology
LEVEL
1
8/9 - 26/9
Future
Gazing
36-41
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
solving problems
identify causes and
effects
Preparations for the
Real World:
Vision 2020 - A
planned city
42 - 43
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THEME /
CHAPTER
ORIENTATION PROGRAM
1-3
People
Social issues
4-5
People
(2 Feb- Friends,
13 Feb) Countrymen ...
(Chapter 2)
2
WEEKS
6-8
THEME /
CHAPTER
Environment
Taking part in
conversation
Disagreeing politely
Offering advice
Keeping a journal of
daily experiences
LEVEL
1
Living Photograph
Understanding rhythm
and rhyme
Reciting a poem
Talking about:
*values
*message
Understanding:
* figurative language
* poetic devices
Talking about themes
Describing
characters
Talking about moral
values
6 March) Warriors
(Chapter 3)
2
Reading topics of
current interest and
exchanging ideas
Giving opinions
9
Values
People
(23 March3 April) Dare to
Dream
(Chapter 4)
12 - 13
Understanding
figurative language
Talking about:
*message
*themes
TEST 1
MID - SEMESTER 1 BREAK (14 - 22 MARCH)
10 - 11
WEEKS
a cluster diagram
THEME /
CHAPTER
Health
Social Issues
LEVEL
1
Listening to important
details
Converting information
into a table
Exchanging opinions on Reading an interview
topics of interest
Identifying supporting
details
Understanding context
clues
Summarising: reducing
the length of the text
Giving opinions
Write an interview
Initiate a discussion
Giving opinions
The Necklace
Retelling story in one's
own words
Describing characters
Narrating sequence of
events
Talking about moral
values
People
( Chapter 5)
14 - 15 Science and
Technology
(20 April1 May) Wired Youth
(Chapter 6)
Exchanging information
Making enquiries about
a product
WEEKS
THEME /
CHAPTER
Values
People
LEVEL
1
Presenting information
in a web diagram
Using dictionary to find
meaning of words
Identifying main ideas
Understanding context
clues
Summarising:
Linking main ideas
Writing a fact sheet:
Expanding outline
Taking notes
Understanding
figurative language
Talking about:
themes
message
If
Reciting a poem
Understanding
figurative language
Talking about the
theme and tone of
a poem
of Kindness
(Chapter 7)
Describing characters
Describing the setting
of a story
Narrating sequence
of events
Talking about values
Writing a simple
narrative
17 - 19
TERM 2:
WEEKS
THEME /
CHAPTER
20 - 21 Social issues
WEEKS
THEME /
CHAPTER
22 - 23 Social Issues
(29 June-
LEVEL
1
si-tenggang's
homecoming
24 - 25 Environment
Science and
(13 July- Technology
24 July)
Water,
Water,
Everywhere
(Chapter 10)
WEEKS
THEME /
CHAPTER
26 - 27 Science and
Technology
(27 July- Values
7 Aug)
The
Competitive
Edge
(Chapter 11)
Offering advice
Making
recommendations and
suggestions to solve a
problem
LEVEL
1
Converting information
to graphics
Reading extracts from
letters of complaint
Identifying text type
Skimming for gist
Finding evidence to
support statements
Understanding context
clues
Identify main ideas
Summarising and
paraphrasing main ideas
Writing a letter of
complaint
Expanding outline
Applying process
writing skills
Describing setting
Understanding cultural
background
Talking about values
Understanding literal
and figurative meaning
Talking about the theme
Monsoon History
Reciting a poem
Describing setting
Understanding cultural
background
on agreement of the
group
Interviewing people
using a questionnaire
Interpreting non-linear
Talking about values
texts - tables and graphs
Understanding context
clues
Summarising and
paraphrasing
Writing a report based
Understanding
on tables & graphs
literal and figurative
meaning
Talking about theme
and message
28
29 - 30 Environment
People
(17 Aug28 Aug) For the
Common
Good
(Chapter 12)
WEEKS
THEME /
CHAPTER
31 - 32 Environment
(31 Aug - People
11 Sept)
Earth Matters!
(Chapter 13)
LEVEL
1
Responding to
questions politely by
giving the required
information
Exchanging opinions on
topics on current
interest
Making a speech to
persuade someone
Review
Poems:
Poetic devices
33 - 34 Values
People
(14 Sept- Culture
2 Oct)
A Rainbow
Nation
(Chapter 14)
solve problems
Writing a personal
recount
Expanding notes
Exchanging ideas/
information/opinions on
topics of current interest
Talking about one's
feelings and preferences
Review
Poems:
Poetic devices
WEEKS
THEME /
CHAPTER
35 - 36 Values
People
(5 Oct16 Oct) A Culture of
Peace
(Chapter 15)
LEVEL
1
Interpersonal Use
Talking about one's
feeling
Writing a message to
persuade youths to
support world peace
Exchanging ideas and
opinions on topics of
current interest
Listening to important
details
Writing a message
Reading messages /
a story
Identifying main ideas
and supporting details
Understanding context
clues
Read an article and give Summarising and
opinions
paraphrasing
Initaiting and keeping a Taking notes
discussion going
Predicting outcomes
Writing an article
Writing a simple
narrative
Review
Story stories:
Literary elements
37 - 38 Science and
Technology
(19 Oct30 Oct) Future
Gazing
(Chapter 16)
Suggesting ways to
solve problem
Reading descriptive
accounts
Following sequence of
events
Identifying supporting
details
Understanding context
clues
Summarising:
Idenitfying relevant
information
Paraphrasing
Drawing conclusions
Writing a descriptive
Review
Story stories:
Literary elements
account
39 - 40
41
39 - 40
END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION ( 2 - 13 N
DISCUSSION / ENRICHMENT ACTIVITI
END-OF- YEAR HOLIDAYS ( 21 NOV - 4 J
Prepared by:
Checked by:
Lam Mei Leng, PJK
ACTIVITIES
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
TION PROGRAM
Grammar
Subject-verb
agreement
verb 'to be' and 'have'
Punctuation:
apostrophe
Dictation
Thinking Skills:
Identifying causes
Grammar
Modals:
need to, should
Imperatives
Articles with singular
and plural countable
nouns
Vocabulary
Compound words
Dictionary skills:
countable and
uncountable nouns
Sound System
Vowel / I /, / i: /
Stress and intonation
in statements and
questions
Thinking Skills:
evaluating
giving casual
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Simple present and
past tense
ACTIVITIES
1 Group discussion
2 Write a dialogue using
persuasive language
ICT Skills:
Internet search
explanation
Multiple Intelligence
intrapersonal visual
- spatial
Learning How to
Learn /
ICT Skills:
Acquisition: using
the blurb
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking skills:
identifying true /
false statements
Thinking skills:
evaluating
Multiple
Intelligences:
bodily kinaesthetic
ICT Skills:
Internet for
research
TEST 1
EAK (14 - 22 MARCH)
Grammar
Adverbs of degree
(adverb of degree +
adjective)
Interrogative pronouns
Vocabulary
Suffixes: ~ment, ~ion,
~hood, ~ship
Dictionary skills:
spelling of long words
Sound System
Consonant: /k/
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Verb forms
Past perfect tense
Punctuation: colon
ACTIVITIES
1 Match speech bubbles to
pictures
2 Listen and complete a chart
3 List names of diseases
ICT Skills:
Internet for research
Knowledge
Acquisition: using
different sources to
complete a project
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
making association
ICT Skills:
Vocabulary
Homonyms
Word association
Sound System
Consonant: / r /
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Grammar
Nouns functioning as
adjectives
Sentence connectors
Sequence connectors
1
2
3
4
5
Vocabulary
Synonyms and
antonyms
Thesaurus skills
Word association
Sound System
Diphtong: /
/
Stress in four syllable
words
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Infinitives as objects
of verbs
Punctuation: semi
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Thinking Skills:
comparing and
contrasting
ACTIVITIES
1 Practise expressions used in
discussion
2 True / False statements
3 Answer Wh-questions
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
identifying true / false
statements
colon
Adjectives
Vocabulary
Adjectives of quality
for describing
character
Negative prefixes
Word association
Sound System
Vowel: / /
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Infinitives as
complements of the
verb ' to be '
Concrete and
abstract nouns
Present continuous
tense
Vocabulary
Figurative language
Thesaurus skills
Word association
Sound system
Consonant clusters
/ bl /, / br /
Contractions
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Adjectives used as
ACTIVITIES
1 Match expressions with
pictures
2 Role-playing
3 Design a card
4 Listen and take notes
5 Look for meaning in dictionary
6 Answer MCQ
7 Answer Wh-questions
8 Deduce conclusion
9 Rewrite sentences
8 Write an informal letter
Sequence events
9 Write description of a character
10 Arrange events in sequence
11 Identify theme and moral values
12 Fill in the blanks
15 Construct sentences
16 Classify nouns
17 Complete a text
ACTIVITIES
1 Role-play dialogues
2 Present personal views
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
making inferences
Multiple
Intelligences:
linguistic verbal/bodily kinaesthetic
Learning How to
Learn /
ICT Skills:
on-line library
search
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Learning How to
Learn:
nouns
Gerunds
Punctuation:
exclamation mark
Vocabulary
Euphemisms
Synonyms
Word association
Sound System
Consonants:
/ eks /, / z /
Grammar
Prepositions of
direction and purpose
Vocabulary
Cliches
Thesaurus skills:
word families
Word association
Sound System
Diphthongs:
/
/,/
/
1 Group discussion
2 Complete sentences
3 Answer Wh-questions
4 Find evidence to support
statements
5 Match words with meaning
6 Identify main points using
headings
7 Write a summary
8 Sequence events
9 Write description of a character
10 Arrange events in sequence
11 Identify theme and moral values
12 Express one's opinion of the
text
13 Find meaning for the cliches
14 List word families
15 Detect errors
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Prepositions of: time,
place
Adjectives of
comparison
Punctuation: the
Hyphen
Vocabulary
ACTIVITIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
Multiple
Intelligences:
visual-spatial
Preparations for the
Real World/ICT
Skills:
Internet search on
organisations for
water conservation
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
making
interpretations
sequencing
Multiple
Intelligences:
musical
logical-
Prefixes
Word association
Sound system
Consonant clusters:
/ fl / , / sl /
Homographs
9
10
11
12
13
14
Write a report
Interpret meaning of stanzas
Identify the message
Identify moral values
Deduce the theme
Identify the setting and cultural
elements
15 Form words using prefixes
16 State meaning of words
17 Construct sentences
mathematical
11 - 14 August)
Grammar
Connectors:
conjunctions
logical connectors
simple, compound
and complex
sentences
Vocabulary
Homophones
Thesaurus skills
Synonyms
Word association
Sound System
Consonant clusters
/ kl / and / kr /
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Possessive
adjectives
Possessive
pronouns
Demonstrative
pronouns
Punctuation: brackets
Dictation
Vocabulary
Suffixes: ~ly, ~ness,
~fy, ~ful
Word association
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
ACTIVITIES
1 Express one's past
experiences
2 True / false statements
3 Answer Wh-questions
4 MCQ
5 Identify main points
6 Identify relevant information
7 Write a summary
8 Write a personal recount
9 State types of poetic devices
10 Identify examples of poetic
devices
11 Identify words with suffixes
12 Form words using suffixes
Thinking Skills:
evaluating
making
interpretation
Learning How to
Learn:
knowledge acquisition using the index
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Values and
Citizenship
Education:
collective
responsibility,
involvement in world
organisation
Sound System
Consonant clusters:
ps/s/, gn/n/
Grammar
Prepositions
Phrasal verbs
Present tense
Vocabulary
Idiomatic expressions
Dictionary and
Thesaurus skills:
Phrasal verbs
Word association
Sound System
Consonant clusters:
/ zm / and / sp /
Multiple
Intelligences:
verbal-linguistic /
bodily-kinaesthetic
K (19 - 27 SEPTEMBER)
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Grammar
Adjective and
preposition
combination
Adverbs of time,
frequency
Past tense
Vocabulary
Borrowed words
Prefixes: anti~, ex~,
super~, uni~
Word association
Sound System
Consonant clusters:
/ lm /, / m /
ACTIVITIES
1 Express one's feelings,
opinions and thoughts about
world peace
2 Complete sentences
3 Answer Wh-questions
4 Identify key words
5 Write a summary
6 Write an article
7 Write a story
8 Match words with meanings
9 Identify elements in a story
10 Revise short stories
11 Complete a word web
12 Find meaning of words in
dictionary
13 Rewrite words using prefixes
Construct sentences
EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills:
making
associations
comparing and
contrasting
Learning How to
Learn:
using the glossary
Grammar
Passive construction
Adverb of manner
Future tense
Vocabulary
New words: use
electronic dictionary
Thesaurus skills:
converting informal
language to formal
language
Word association
Sound System
Diphthong: / ei /
1 Group discussion:
2 Suggest ways to solve problems
3 List main ideas and supporting
details
4 Answer Wh-questions
5 List the advantages and
disadvantages of genetic
engineering
6 Match words with meaning
7 Identify relevant points
8 Write a summary
9 Write a descriptive account
10 Identify informal langauge
11 Replace informal language
with formal language
13 Complete a text
14 Revise short stories
AMINATION ( 2 - 13 NOV)
RICHMENT ACTIVITIES
LIDAYS ( 21 NOV - 4 JAN )
Verified by:
Puan Asmawati bt Razali
Senior Teacher of Language
Department
Thinking Skills:
solving problems
identify causes and
effects
Preparations for the
Real World:
Vision 2020 - A
planned city