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Environment

PPW Keramat Read to Write


Workshop 2017
SAMPLE PLAN
Theme/ Topic Essay Topics Grammar Vocabulary Sequence Activities
Environment Directed Writing seeing red WEEK 1 SUITABLE
Enforcement Formal Letter taxpayers Lesson 1 (Double lesson) COOPERATIVE
and As one of the residents in The Simple utility Reading Passage AND
Maintenance Subang Jaya, you are dissatisfied
Present Tense companies -Reading Strategies COLLABORATIVE
in Subang and with the lack of enforcement and
Subject verb patch-up -Information Transfer LEARNING
Puchong maintenance in your area. Writeagreement resurfaced -Organisation of essay ACTIVITIES
a letter of complaint to the bills and
(3 weeks) Municipal Council to voice your stickers Lesson 2 (Double lesson)
dissatisfaction and give fumigate Grammar Activities and
suggestions to overcome the double-park exercise to reinforce the forms
problems blatant to be learnt
eateries
buck up WEEK 2
strewn Lesson 3 (Double lesson)
Continuous Writing enclaves Vocabulary activities
Expository Writing The Simple periodically Lesson 4 (Double lesson)
How is the lack of maintenance Present Tense residents Template
evident in our environment? Directed Writing/Guided
Writing
Reflection/Identify weak areas

WEEK 3
Lesson 5 (Double lesson)
Intervention – Recap aspects
where students are still weak
Lesson 6 (Double lesson)
Continuous Writing

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Enforcement and Maintenance in Subang and Puchong

Residents in Subang Jaya and Puchong are seeing red over the lack of enforcement and maintenance in
the areas by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ). They said such basic services were expected by
taxpayers, especially in the urban areas.

Subang Jaya Residents Association chairman A.S. Gill said many residents had raised the various
problems many times but nothing had been done so far.

“Subang Jaya is a developing township but even the roads are not in good condition. Contractors
from utility companies are allowed to dig up the roads to lay their cables and the following patch-up work
is shoddy,” he said.

Gill said no one monitored the contractors when they resurfaced the road, leading to uneven
stretches. He added that damaged signboards were also marring the area.

“Most signboards are covered with bills and stickers and serve no purpose to the public anymore,” he
said.

SS12 Residents Association secretary, Tony Loh said most places were also covered with
overgrowth and ignored by council workers.

“The drains are not cleaned and maintained, leading to them becoming clogged and smelly. This
is dangerous as Aedes mosquitoes will breed here and may lead to an increase in dengue cases,” he said.

Loh said some friends in the area had been hospitalised with dengue fever recently and it was
only then MPSJ workers had come to fumigate the area.

Meanwhile SS14 Residents Association acting chairman Joe Mahinder Singh said enforcement
measures were lacking.

“Motorists double-park in most areas, especially during lunch hour. Something must be done to
stop such blatant disregard for rules as the irresponsible drivers are causing inconvenience to others,” he
said.

He said despite alerting MPSJ about this, nothing had been done to overcome the problem. Joe
said there were also many eateries with illegal extensions but no actions were taken against them either.

“The enforcement department has to buck up and be pro-active,” he said.

Over in Puchong, the problem seems more serious, with every street facing a problem. Rubbish
can be seen strewn about by the roadside while signboards are damaged.

“Puchong is developing really fast but we have yet to see any improvement in the facilities and
services provided for the people,” said Puchong resident, Ace Tan.

He said, Puchong’s business enclaves were also a disgrace, with badly maintained roads and
rubbish piled up.

S. Jaya from Taman Puchong Utama 1 said garden waste had become an issue in their residential
area as piles of them were left by the roadside in front of houses to rot.

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“Why can’t the local council clear them periodically? The waste in front of my house has been lying there
for almost a month now,” she said.

“All we residents are hoping for is a cleaner neighbourhood. We hope MPSJ will improve its
services soon,” Jaya said.

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WEEK ONE
LESSON 1
A. Read the text and answer these questions.
QUESTIONS
1. Why are the residents ‘seeing red’ ?
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2. What caused the roads to be uneven?
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3. How are the signboards a problem too?
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4. Suggest a few ways to overcome the problem of indiscriminate parking?
i. ____________________________________________________________________________
ii. ____________________________________________________________________________
iii. ____________________________________________________________________________
5. What can the residents do to minimize the cases of dengue fever in their area?
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B. INFORMATION TRANSFER
Based on the passage complete the table below.

Complaints

Subang Jaya Residents Puchong Residents

1. Bad condition of roads Issues:


Causes: a. rubbish by the roadside.
a. ______________________________
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b. ______________________________ b. __________________________________
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2. Signboards c. __________________________________
Causes:
a. _______________________________
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b. _______________________________
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3. Drains
Issues:
a. _______________________________
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b.________________________________
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4. Irresponsible drivers:
Issue:
a. _______________________________
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5. Eateries
Issue:
a. _______________________________
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Lesson 2 – Grammar Activities

Objectives: Write at least 4 sentences which are grammatically correct .

Read and identify at least 8 errors in subject verb agreement in the paragraphs given

What is subject-verb agreement?

- input by teacher. Followed by examples

Subject-verb agreement

A. Complete the sentences using am,is or are.

1. The weather _______ nice today.

2. These houses _______ more than a hundred years old.

3. Pollution _______ caused by humans.

4. I _______ tired.

5. This bag _______ heavy.

6. These bags _______ heavy.

7. These chairs _______ not beautiful but they _______ comfortable.

8. Many rivers in Malaysia _______ polluted.

9. The ozone layer _______ located in the stratosphere.

10. Hannah _______ a smart girl.

11. Hannah and Richard _______ good friends.

12. I _______ not sure of the answer. You _______ not sure of it too, but he _______ sure of it. Ask him!

B. Write these verbs with –s or –es.

1. (read) She _________ 3. (fly) It _________ 5. (have) She _______

2. (think) He __________ 4. (dance) He ________ 6. (finish) It ________

C. Underline the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences below.

1. Maria and her brother (speak/speaks) four languages.

2. The museum (open/opens) at 10.00 in the morning.

3. Shoes (is/are) expensive. They (cost/costs) a lot of money.

4. Water (boil/boils) at 100 degrees Celcius.

5. The Nile (is/are) a river in Egypt. It (is/are) the longest river in the world and (flow/flows) north into
the Mediterranean Sea.

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D. Write complete sentences. Use is or are.

1. (it / hot today) __________________________________________________________

2. (diamonds / expensive) __________________________________________________________

3. (my hands / cold) __________________________________________________________

4. (Malaysia / a big country) __________________________________________________________

5. (the environment / important to us) ____________________________________________________

E. Use the sentence cues towrite sentences in the present tense. Add any words or letters necessary
to create the correct form.

1. Lisa / eat / and / drink

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2. I / see / and / hear

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3. He / cut / and / wash

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4. The bank / open / and / close

_______________________________________________________________________________

5. People / throw/ and / defecate

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Practice

Editing for subject-verb agreement.

1. Read and edit the paragraph. There are three mistakes in subject-verb agreement.

How does air become dirty? Cars, factories and power plants produces emissions and exhaust gasses that
goes into the air. Dust and chemicals such as carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide in emissions and
exhaust gas is common air pollutants.

2.Read and edit the paragraph. There are ten mistakes in subject-verb agreement.

My neighbor has a catering business. When people have parties at their homes, my neighbor cook for
them. She are a fabulous cook. Many customers contacts her before they have a party. She ask them a lot
of questions about the upcoming event. She find out how many people will be there. Then she and the
customer decide on a menu. My neighbor hire servers to serve the food and to wait on the people. She
usually cook the meals in her own home, but sometimes people asks her to prepare the food at their
houses. She enjoy doing the work in her catering business, and she are really good at it.

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WEEK 2

Lesson 3

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

A. FILL IN THE TABLE WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORD/PHRASE FROM THE PASSAGE

Meaning Word/Phrase

bills or placards on walls

shameless

to become encouraged : brace up

to park (a vehicle) beside a row of vehicles already parked parallel to the curb

restaurants

areas

smoke

repairing

regularly

occupants

reappear

angry

scattered

one that pays or is liable for a tax

service companies

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B. FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE WORDS/PHRASES FROM THE LIST IN ACTIVITY A

Enforcement and Maintenance in Subang and Puchong

Residents in Subang Jaya and Puchong are 1) ______________ over the lack of enforcement and
maintenance in the areas by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ). They said such basic services
were expected by 2) ______________, especially in the urban areas.

Subang Jaya Residents Association chairman A.S. Gill said many residents had raised the various
problems many times but nothing had been done so far.

“Subang Jaya is a developing township but even the roads are not in good condition. Contractors
from 3) ______________ are allowed to dig up the roads to lay their cables and the following 4)
______________ work is shoddy,” he said.

Gill said no one monitored the contractors when they 5) ______________ the road, leading to
uneven stretches. He added that damaged signboards were also marring the area.

“Most signboards are covered with 6) ______________ and serve no purpose to the public anymore,” he
said.

SS12 Residents Association secretary, Tony Loh said most places were also covered with
overgrowth and ignored by council workers.

“The drains are not cleaned and maintained, leading to them becoming clogged and smelly. This
is dangerous as Aedes mosquitoes will breed here and may lead to an increase in dengue cases,” he said.

Loh said some friends in the area had been hospitalised with dengue fever recently and it was
only then MPSJ workers had come to7) ______________ the area.

Meanwhile SS14 Residents Association acting chairman Joe Mahinder Singh said enforcement
measures were lacking.

“Motorists 8) ______________ in most areas, especially during lunch hour. Something must be
done to stop such 9) ______________ disregard for rules as the irresponsible drivers are causing
inconvenience to others,” he said.

He said despite alerting MPSJ about this, nothing had been done to overcome the problem. Joe
said there were also many 10) ______________ with illegal extensions but no actions were taken against
them either.

“The enforcement department has to 11) ______________ and be pro-active,” he said.

Over in Puchong, the problem seems more serious, with every street facing a problem. Rubbish
can be seen 12) ______________ about by the roadside while signboards are damaged.

“Puchong is developing really fast but we have yet to see any improvement in the facilities and
services provided for the people,” said Puchong resident, Ace Tan.

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He said, Puchong’s business 13) ______________ were also a disgrace, with badly maintained
roads and rubbish piled up.

S. Jaya from Taman PuchongUtama 1 said garden waste had become an issue in their residential
area as piles of them were left by the roadside in front of houses to rot.

“Why can’t the local council clear them 14) ______________? The waste in front of my house has been
lying there for almost a month now,” she said.

“All we 15) ______________ are hoping for is a cleaner neighbourhood. We hope MPSJ will
improve its services soon,” Jaya said.

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Week 3
Lesson 4

Pre-writing
Organization of essay/Template

FORMAL LETTER
A. GUIDELINES

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B. Model Answer

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C. Pre Writing Task


Complete the letter of complaint with the phrases from the text.

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D. Writing Task
Directed Writing
As one of the residents in Subang Jaya, you are dissatisfied with the lack of enforcement and
maintenance in your area. Write a letter of complaint to the Municipal Council to voice your
dissatisfaction and give suggestions to overcome the problems.
Complaints
 roads not in good condition
 signboards
 places covered with overgrowth
 drains not cleaned and maintained
 breeding of Aedes mosquitoes
 motorists double-park
 rubbish strewn by the roadside

Suggestions
 improve the facilities
 improve the services
 enforcement department has to be pro-active

When writing your letter, you should remember to


 Lay out your letter correctly (address, greeting,closing)
 Suggest two more ways to overcome the problems
 Use all the notes given

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Week 3

Lesson 6

Writing Task (Continuous Writing)

There is a lack of maintenance of the environment. Discuss.

Task: Write an essay based on the framework below.

Introduction

Roads and signboads

;  uneven stretches
 damaged signboards
 bills and stickers

Drains

Lack of maintenance  not clean and maintained


 clogged and smelly
 Aedes mosquitoes

Rubbish

 strewn about
 piled up

Conclusion

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(Note : The frame/template for the directed writing can be simplified further. Use simple
sentences. I couldn’t edit as it is in picture format). The teaching sequence is perfectly
mapped out. )

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