TEACHING ORGANISER

CHAPTER 7
ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY

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Name of Teacher(s):
Form Duration(weeks) Grammar Item(s)
1 3 weeks 4.1.5 Auxiliary verbs
4.1.10 Conjunctions

Domain (s) Theme Topic

1) Personal Health And Environment Once bitten, twice shy
2) Educational

EXPECTATIONS
(questions/statements to be answered while and after lessons-similar to objectives)
1. What is dengue fever?
2. Is there any treatment for dengue?
3. How do you prevent Aedes mosquitoes from breeding in your house?

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES

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 1) Collaborative Learning
2) Student-centered

CROSS-CURRICULAR ELEMENTS

1) Values – How to keep ourselves healthy

2) Language – Language registers in order to develop ideas and communicate effectively
3) Environmental Sustainability

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Listening and Speaking Duration: 1 hour
Content Standard(s): 1.3 Listen to and respond critically to a wide range of spoken, audio and visual texts.

1.4 Speak intelligibly, eloquently and appropriately for different purposes, audiences,
contexts and cultures

Learning Standard(s): 1.3.1 Listen to spoken audio and visual text to : (i) retrieve main ideas (ii) retrieve supporting details
1.4.1 Express feelings and give simple descriptions of personal experiences orally

Activity(ies):

- Listen to a text on lifecycle of an Aedes mosquito. Compare notes

- Complete a message using phrases given

- Group work – talk on how to prevent Aedes mosquitoes

Formative Assessment: Q&A session, speaking a sentence each

Resources: audio p.76, Diagram p.77

Reflection:

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Reading Duration: 1 hour

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 Content Standard(s): 2.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts using a range of strategies to construct
Meaning
2.3 Analyse and evaluate various texts
Learning Standard(s):2.1.2 Understand meanings of words from print media by using (i) dictionary
2.3.1 Read various texts and retrieve information by (i) skimming and scanning

Activity(ies):

- Read aloud a notice with correct pronunciation and intonation (78)

- Complete a table – Identify word / expressions to match meanings

- answer true –false questions

- Answer comprehension questions

- How to use a dictionary

Formative Assessment:

Information-transfer exercise ,true-false

Reading with correct pronunciation and intonation

Resources: A notice (p. 78)

Reflection:

Writing Duration: 2.5 hours

Content Standard(s): 3.1 apply appropriate writing skills and strategies

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 3.2 Produce a variety of texts for creative, personal, academic and functional purposes.

Learning Standard(s): 3.1.3 Apply pre-writing strategies (i) brainstorming, mind map, bubble map
3.2.1 Write for academic and functional purposes: process and procedures

Activity(ies):

- Discussion on format of an informal letter

- Brainstorm for ideas (paragraph 1,2,3)
- Write the letter

Formative Assessment:

Written work- an informal letter

Resources:

Textbook p.81,82

Reflection:

Literature in Action Duration: 3 hours

Content Standard(s):5.1 Can engage and respond to a variety of literary texts to express understanding of the broader
world of ideas and concepts

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 5.2 Can use a wide range of literary texts to convey views for different purposes and audiences and
relate them to real-life situations.

Learning Standard(s): 5.1.2 Read and understand various literary works.

5.2.4 Share personal experiences to literary works through perfornances

Activity(ies):

1. Read a poem “Peace “ by Piece (p. 84)

2. Write own poem using the same style as in the poem “Peace” by Piece

Formative Assessment: Written poem and presentation

Resources: textbook p. 84,85

Reflection:

Grammar Duration: 1 hour

Content Standard(s): 4.1 Identify and use language structures appropriately according to context.

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Learning Standard(s):4.1.5 Identify and use verbs appropriately according to context (ii) auxiliary verbs

4.1.10 Identify and use conjunctions appropriately to context (i) and (ii) but (iv) or
Activity(ies):

- Complete sentences with auxiliary verb (p.82)

- Join sentences with and, but, or (p.83)

Formative Assessment: Written sentences using and, but, or

Resources: textbook p. 82,83

Reflection:

ACTION-ORIENTED TASK(S)
(These action-oriented tasks ensure that all the four language skills and the Grammar elements
Duration: 1 hour
taught are integrated to emulate real-life situations. These tasks and experiences will be the bridging that helps students to overcome
challenges in real life which require them to communicate in English.)
Content Standard(s): 1.2 Listen to, engage and interpret meaningful conversations

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 1.4 Speak intelligibly, eloquently and appropriately for different purposes, audiences,

contexts and cultures.

Learning Standard(s): 1.2.1 Listen to and respond to directions, instructions and procedures.

. 1.4.1 Express feelings and give simple descriptions of personal experiences orally.

Activity(ies):

1) Listen to the dangers of Aedes Mosquitoes

2) Prepare a quiz/question about the dangers

3) Suggest ways in which all students can help to make the school a safe place for all

4) Put up a mini exhibition on “The Dangers of Aedes Mosquitoes”

Assessment: Question and answer

Mini exhibition

Resources: Pictures of Dengue Fever

Reflection:

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