Environment Class Notes
Environment Class Notes
Environment Class Notes
WEEK 3
Lesson 5 (Double lesson)
Intervention – Recap aspects
where students are still weak
Lesson 6 (Double lesson)
Continuous Writing
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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.
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?
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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
2. Signboards c. __________________________________
Causes:
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b. _______________________________
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3. Drains
Issues:
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b.________________________________
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4. Irresponsible drivers:
Issue:
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5. Eateries
Issue:
a. _______________________________
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Read and identify at least 8 errors in subject verb agreement in the paragraphs given
Subject-verb agreement
4. I _______ tired.
12. I _______ not sure of the answer. You _______ not sure of it too, but he _______ sure of it. Ask him!
C. Underline the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences below.
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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E. Use the sentence cues towrite sentences in the present tense. Add any words or letters necessary
to create the correct form.
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Practice
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
shameless
to park (a vehicle) beside a row of vehicles already parked parallel to the curb
restaurants
areas
smoke
repairing
regularly
occupants
reappear
angry
scattered
service companies
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B. FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE WORDS/PHRASES FROM THE LIST IN ACTIVITY A
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.
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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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
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Week 3
Lesson 6
Introduction
; uneven stretches
damaged signboards
bills and stickers
Drains
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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