LEARNING OUTCOMES/SPECIFICATIONS LANGUAGE CONTENT EDUCATIONAL EMPHASIS WEEK/ DATE CHAPTER/ THEME LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE GRAMMAR SOUND SYSTEM VOCABULARY 1 - 2 What People Do THEME : PEOPLE
Talk about daily routines.
Talk about friends. Write a simple account on one’s friend’s ambition. Write a letter to a friend on one’s ambition. Read and understand excerpts of brochures on job descriptions. Scan for details. Spell it right. Listen to an interview with a firefighter. Note important details.
Identify main ideas.
POEM- “My Hero” Reciting poem. Writing a
paragraph to tell what the poem is about. Talking about themes in poems. Understanding figurative language-images. Simple present tense for habitual actions ‘Wh’ words r/r/ and l/l/ Antonyms LHTL ~obtain information from different sources ICT ~send an e-mail ~get information from specific websites MI ~social interaction
OPSE: UNIT 1 – Uniquely You 3 - 5 Villagers and Their Livelihood THEME : PEOPLE Ask questions politely to get information on a flyer. Seek clarification to get certain information about an exhibition. Read topics of interest and discuss certain points with friends.
Read and understand an article on Pulau Duyung.
Scan for details. Spell it right. Note important details. Describe an activity. Identify supporting details. Sequence ideas. Make simple predictions. Identify key ideas.
SHORT STORY- “Cheat” Giving the sequence of events in a story. Talking about setting (time and place) in a story.
Subject-verb agreement Punctuation- capital letters and full stops.
s/s/ and z/z/
Synonyms Preparation for real world ~obtain information. LHTL ~seek information ICT ~using websites
OPSE: UNIT 2 – Reach for the Stars UNIT 3 - City Life, Kampung Life
WEEK 6- CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS 7 - 9 Famous faces
THEME : PEOPLE
Talk about one’s favourite personalities. Express congratulations and respond. Congratulate and give compliments and respong appropriately Participate in class discussion.. Write a card to one’s favourite personality. Read and understand an article on a remarkable man. Scan for details. Listen to a
conversation. Note important
details.
Take dictation. Identify main ideas. Make simple predictions. Write an account on a person. SHORT STORY- “Cheat” Talking about characters in the story and writing brief descriptions saying what one thinks of a character. Describing characters in the text. Adjectives that show qualities. Simple past tense . v/v/ and w/w/ Antonyms LHTL ~obtain information from an atlas ICT ~get information from specific websites Values ~diligence, hardwork
OPSE: UNIT 4 – Earth in Our Hands UNIT 5 - Different Strokes
WEEK 10- FIRST TERM EXAMINATION WEEK 11-FIRST SEMESTER BREAK
12-14 Stop Air Pollution THEME : ENVIRONM ENT Ask questions to get information. Answer questions
and give details. Participate in class discussion. Read topics of interest and discuss certain points with friends.
Read and understand an interview. Scan for details. Note important
details.
Identify main ideas. Identify supporting
details.
Identify cause and effect
Write a composition on pollution in a town. SHORT STORY- “Cheat” Talking about the message the writer is putting across.
Future tense using ‘going to’ Punctuation – question marks. /e/ and /ae /α:/ and /Λ/ /U/ and /U/:
Prefix ‘mis’ ICT
~get information from specific websites Values
~care for the environment
OPSE: UNIT 6– Our Heritage UNIT 7- Health is Wealth 15-16 Flood Woes THEME : ENVIRONM ENT Ask questions to get information. Answer questions
and give details. Offer help and
respond appropriately. Complete a
newspaper report.
Read and understand an internet article on flash floods.
Scan for details. Spell it right. Listen to a news
bulletin on the after effects of a flash flood.
Tell what the text is about.
Note important details.
Identify main ideas. Design a thank you
card to express appreciation. SHORT STORY- “Cheat” Talking about values found in the text. Prepositions of direction. Formation of the plural words ending with ‘f’ and ‘fe’. /I/ and /i: / /э: / and /Ə/ Prefix ‘re’ LHTL ~obtain information from an atlas Values ~safety
17- 18 Give Us Space To Run And Play THEME : ENVIRONM ENT Express satisfaction and dissatisfaction on a playground in one’s neighbourhood. Participate in a discussion.
Read and understand a talk on the
importance of play to children.
Scan for details. Spell it right. Listen to a conversation between two concerned mothers. Note important details.
Identify main ideas. Draw obvious
conclusions. Identify key ideas.
POEM- “What is Red” Reciting a poem. Writing a
paragraph to tell what the poem is about. Talking about setting in poems. Relating the setting to one’s life. Negative statements. Punctuation – exclamation marks. / αu/ and /әu/
Suffix ‘ful’ Values
~express appreciation, co-operation
Thinking skill ~creative and critical thinking
MI
~kinesthetic intelligence
OPSE: UNIT 9- Food from Plants 19 Time Is Gold THEME : SOCIAL ISSUES Understand the types of services available at a sports centre. Make enquiries as to what a sports centre offers. Make further enquiries via a telephone. Fill in a registration form.
Read and understand excerpts of a diary. Scan for details. Spell it right. Listen to a talk on
how to spend the holidays
beneficially. Note important
details.
Read and understand a simple table. Identify main ideas. Write an account on
how one spent the holidays. POEM-“ What is Red” Talking about themes in poems. Relating events
and values in the poem to one’s life.
Saying what one thinks of the poem. Punctuation – apostrophe for contractions. Article ‘the’ ed/t /and ed/d/
Suffix ‘less’ Values ~hard work , participation Thinking skill ~critical thinking MI ~kinesthetic intelligence
WEEK 22 & 23- MID-YEAR BREAK 24 - 25 What Are Friends For THEME : SOCIAL ISSUES Talk about qualities one looks for in a friend. Participate in class discussion.
Read and understand an article on how to build a healthy friendship. Scan for details. Take dictation. Listen to the views of
three students on friendship.
Note important details. Identify main ideas. Identify supporting details. Follow sequence of ideas. Draw obvious conclusions. Identify key ideas. Reply a letter from a
friend to offer advice.
“A Night Out”
Introduction Synopsis
Negative adjectives using ‘im; and ‘un’ Pronouns – subjects and object pronouns
/ea/
and /uә/ Synonyms
Thinking skill ~solve problem MI ~kinesthetic intelligence ICT ~reply to an e-mail ~get information from specific websites 26 Looking Good, Feeling Great THEME : HEALTH Ask questions politely. Give instructions orally. Give advice.
Read and understand a letter on what beauty means.
Scan for details. Identify main ideas. Identify supporting
details.
Follow sequence of ideas.
Identify key ideas. Apply process writing
skills on proper dental care. DRAMA – “ A Night Out” Giving the sequence of events in a story Connectors ( sequence connectors and conjuctions ) es/iz/ies /aiz/ and ves/vzl/
Synonyms Knowledge acquisition ~learn about a famous author.
Thinking skill ~creative thinking
WEEK 27- HARI RAYA HOLIDAYS 28-29 Food For Thought THEME : HEALTH Give advice on a healthy diet. Participate in a discussion. Read topics of interest and share information with friends.
Read and understand a talk on the importance of breakfast.
Scan for details. Take dictation.
Listen to the advice on proper ways to cook vegetables.
Note important details. Identify main ideas. Identify supporting
details.
Sequence ideas. Make simple
predictions. Identify cause and
effect.
Apply process writing skills on the topic ‘What is a healthy diet’.
DRAMA –
“ A Night Out” Talk about
place, time and characters in a story Preposition ‘of’ Modal verbs. Ending sound s/s/ and s/z/ A group of words that are related to one another
Preparation for real world
-obtain information -learn nutritional value on food labels.
Knowledge acquisition ~learn about food pyramid
ICT
~get information from specific websites
30- 31 Fun Ways To Fitness THEME : HEALTH Understand the sports activites offered during a sports awareness campaign. Persuade a friend to try a sports activity. Make further enquiries about the activities offered. Write a simple message to persuade a friend.
Read and understand a web page on
skateboarding. Scan for details. Take dictation. Listen to a briefing
before a cross-country race.
Note important details. Identify main ideas. Identify supporting details. Follow sequence of ideas. Write an account of a sports event. Draw obvious conclusions. DRAMA – “A Night Out”
Talking about characters in a story writing a simple paragraph on one or tw o characters/ Adjectives of comparisons Possessive pronouns Past tense form ed/d/ and ed/id/ A group of words that are related to one another
LHTL
~obtain information from different sources ICT
~read a web page Values ~safety 32- 33 Going Organic THEME : SCIENCE AND TECHNOLO GY
Talk about a trip to an agrotourism farm.
Give oral abd written instructions to make compost. Read topics of interest and discuss certain points with friends.
Read and understand an article on organic farming.
Follow sequence of ideas in a diagram. Scan for details. Spell it right.
Listen to the views on organic farming. Note important details. Identify main ideas. Identify supporting
details.
Write an account on a trip to Happy Agrofarm.DRAMA – “A Night Out”
Talking about the message the writer is putting across Uncountable nouns Prepositions of place Stresses in two or three syllable words Contextual clues Values
~family, care for the environment
ICT
~get information from specific websites
34 -35 Our Green Heritage THEME : SCIENCE AND TECHNOLO GY Participate in a discussion. Read topics of interest and discuss certain points with friends.
Read and understand an extract from an encyclopedia on unusual plants. Scan for details. Follow sequence of
ideas in a diagram. Spell it right.
Listen to a description about a nature trip. Note important details. Identify main ideas. Identify supporting
details.
Follow sequence of ideas.
Identify key ideas. Write a description
about a trip to the National Park.
DRAMA – “A Night Out”
Talk about values found in the drama
Simple present tense for facts that are generally true Future form using ‘will’ Stresses in compou nd words Contextual clues LHTL ~obtain information from various sources on medicinal plants. ICT
~get information from specific websites Knowledge acquisition ~learn about pitcher plants
WEEK 36- TERM EXAMINATION
38-40 Innovations In Technology THEME : SCIENCE AND TECHNOLO GY
Talk about latest innovations. Participate in
class discussion. Read about the
latest innovations and discuss the changes and benefits they bring to a man.
Read and understand an article on robots. Scan for details. Spell it right. Listen to a talk on
technology and its effects.
Note important details. Identify main ideas.. Identify key ideas. Write a composition
describing one’s innovation.
DRAMA – “A Night Out”
Say what one thinks about the text Give sequence of events Talk about characters in the text Adverbs of place and time Punctuation – apostrophe to show Contract ions Change nouns to adjectives Knowledge acquisition ~learn about debates ICT
~get information from specific websites Thinking skill ~critical and creative thinking
WEEK 41-44 REVISION WEEK 45-46 FINAL EXAMINATION