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MONTH / EXAMPLE / ACTIVITIES /

TOPIC / THEME LEARNING OUTCOMES SPECIFICATION
WEEK NOTES
1.0 LANGUAGE FOR Level 1
JAN INTERPERSONAL o See appropriate sentence
USE i. Introducing oneself. patterns at the back of this
1 ORIENTATION ii. Talking about document. (Pg 24)
1.1 MAKE FRIENDS AND  Self
KEEP FRIENDSHIPS  Family o At level 1, accept descriptions of
BY And writing a short 1 – 2 simple sentences, but
paragraph on these encourage elaboration.
2/3 TOPIC : a. introducing oneself ; topics
OUR FRIENDS iii. Asking simple questions o Self – e.g. personal details :
THEME : b. talking about self, politely to get info and where one lives, what one does
PEOPLE AND family, friends, responding appropriately during the weekend.
VALUES interests, past events, to questions.
LITERATURE : feelings and iv. Responding to questions o Family – e.g. parents’
INTRODUCTION understanding when politely by giving the occupation, what the family does
others talk about required info. together during weekends –
themselves ; v. Listening to and describe family outings and get
discriminating between together.
initial and final
4/5 TOPIC : c. exchanging ideas and consonants long and o Encourage ‘true’ sentences e.g.
FRIENDS giving opinions on short vowels, plural ‘WH’ questions
FOREVER topics of interest ; forms and contractions.
THEME : o Activities include role-playing.
PEOPLE AND d. taking part in Teachers should structure the
VALUES conversations. situation of a first meeting.
LITERATURE :
THE PENCIL
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vi. Giving an account of First Meeting

FEB experiences or Intro and small talk about oneself,
preferences and one’s school, where one stays and
describing feelings with other common adolescent topics.
1 the correct intonation,
CUTI TAHUN word stress and sentence Second Meeting
BARU CINA rhythm (orally) in a face Exchange more info and personal
to face situation and details about each other.
writing simple
paragraphs. Third Meeting
- talk about personal
vii. Asking questions to experience
clarify using correct *Responses include :
intonation and -giving info
2/3/4 responding appropriately. -agreeing
TOPIC : -refuting
FRIENDS -informing politely that one
FOREVER viii. Writing short messages does not know something
THEME : to friends – to keep the *When speaking to another, get
PEOPLE AND friendship alive. students to pay attention to the
VALUES speaker and his/her gestures
LITERATURE : *See Sound System at the back
THE PENCIL of this book (pg 28)

*Giving a recount of a visit to a

place on interest such as a place
of recreation. Telling about an
accident one saw or
experienced and describing
one’s feeling.
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ix. Writing simple letters to *e.g.

friends and family A : Did it take place on the
members observing 25th or the 26th ?
MARCH correct format with B : 26th
salutation and ending. Note : messages to contain receiver’s
name, sender’s name, date, place,
1 salutation, the message itself, leave-
x. Reading articles etc. and taking.
TOPIC : discussing points of
SPENDING TIME interest with friends and
WITH MY FAMILY saying what one thinks
THEME : about the ideas in the
PEOPLE AND article.
VALUES *e.g. Recounting about a visit
LITERATURE : i. Inviting friends to a to a place of interest, etc.
THE DEAD CROW function. Where facilities are available.
Encourage e-mail activities.
2 ii. Accepting and declining
the invitation.
CUTI *Learners can read articles in a
PERTENGAHAN iii. Welcoming or inviting newspaper or magazine and talk
PENGGAL friends to one’s house about the information in the
3 and responding article with their friends.
appropriately to
invitations.
TOPIC :
PLANNING A TRIP iv. Expressing thanks and
THEME : responding appropriately.
PEOPLE AND
v. Apologizing for mistakes
VALUES
or when one has hurt of
LITERATURE :
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THE DEAD CROW offended someone and
4 1.2 TAKE PART IN writing a short note of
SOCIAL INTER apology.
ACTION BY
UJIAN PENILAIAN vi. Giving and following *e.g Inviting friends to one’s house,
APRIL 1 a. carrying out a variety directions to a friend’s to a birthday party, to a kenduri.
of language functions ; house or a place where
1/2 an event is being held
b. participating in with the aid of a short *This section lends itself well to
conversations and map. emotional intelligence especially in
discussions ; relationships with people. (e.g.
TOPIC : welcoming friends to one’s house)
HAPPY TO BE c. making plans and vii. Giving and following
MALAYSIANS arrangements. instructions (oral) *Refer to sentence patterns at the
THEME : back of this document.
PEOPLE AND viii. Writing simple
VALUES instructions.
LITERATURE : *e.g. Thanking someone for a lift,
OF BUNGA ix. Writing simple for a favour, for giving info etc.
TELUR AND invitations.
BALLY SHOES
3/4 *e.g. For forgetting to do something,
Level 2 for saying or doing the wrong
thing.
x. Discussing plans with
others
TOPIC : • to go somewhere *Tasks include tracing the route or
BE HEALTHY AND • to do something drawing the route on a given map
STRONG (taking into account date, time, as directions are being given.
THEME : place for meeting, what to bring,
HEALTH duties given to each team
members) *e.g. On how to make simple snack
LITERATURE :
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OF BUNGA and drinks.
TELUR AND
BALLY SHOES
Level 3
*e.g In note form on postcards and
MAY xi. Writing out plans to go self made cards and e-mail. Include
somewhere or do receiver’s name, sender’s name,
1 something for the others date, place, salutation, message,
to follow leave-taking

TOPIC :
GET FIT GO FOR Level 1
IT *e.g. Making plans to go on a field
THEME : i. Asking for the prices of trip, to visit an industry, making
HEALTH goods. plans to carry out a gotong royong
LITERATURE : exercise in school.
2/3 OF BUNGA
TELUR AND ii. Stating whether the price *Note: plan can be drawn up in the
BALLY SHOES is agreeable or too high. form of charts, rosters, duty lists,
letters.

Level 2 , 3 At level 2, all learners should take

part in the discussion.
iii. Making enquiries to get
PEPERIKSAAN certain info about the At level 3, the more proficient
4 PERTENGAHAN services and responding learner acts as the secretary for the
TAHUN appropriately on group e.g. writes down the points
receiving the info. (face discussed and the decision taken.
to face, via telephone)
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1.3 OBTAIN GOODS AND iv. Making enquiries about a

SERVICES BY product for example, its
price, make, weight
CUTI a. making enquiries ; and
PERTENGAHAN
TAHUN b. ordering goods and v. Placing the order
services
JUN
vi. Completing an order
1 form to purchase an item.

Level 1 , 2 , 3

i. Listening to and
understanding a variety
2/3 of texts of suitable
length.
CUTI
PERTENGAHAN
TAHUN ii. Reading silently and
aloud with understanding
a variety of texts of
suitable length.

TOPIC :
4 CARING AND
SHARING
THEME :
HEALTH
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LITERATURE :
LAKE ISLE OF 2.0 LANGUAGE FOR
INNISFREE INFORMATIONAL
USE
*This section lends itself well to
2.1 OBTAIN INFO FOR knowledge acquisition. Teachers
TOPIC : DIFFERENT should ensure that passages chosen
JULY HAPPY AT PURPOSES BY have useful knowledge content.
SCHOOL
1/2 THEME : a. listening to spoken text *e.g:
SOCIAL ISSUES such as talks, speeches instructions, announcements,
LITERATURE : and from other directions, advertisements, messages,
LAKE ISLE OF multimedia sources. descriptions and plans.
INNISFREE A) PROCESSING TEXTS
b. reading materials such LISTENED TO BY e.g.
as articles in print and signs, notices, labels, warnings,
electronic media. Level 1 instructions, advertisements,
directions, messages, simple
3 i. Telling what the text is passages, annotated series of
about pictures, info in tables.
TOPIC :
TAKE PART – ii. Noting important details Note: As far as possible select
TAKE CHARGE (e.g. quantity / date / authentic materials. Also include use
THEME : place / event / people) of diagrams, pictures etc. to add
SOCIAL ISSUES interest to learners
LITERATURE :
HOW DALAT GOT iii. Following sequence of *When reading aloud, learners need
ITS NAME ideas. to observe:
4 - correct pronunciation / stress
TOPIC : - intonation patterns / pauses
- fluently and rhythm /
TECHNOLOGY
emphases
5 AROUND US
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THEME : Level 2 and 3
SCIENCE AND *Set authentic activities e.g. reading
TECHNOLOGY 2.2 PROCESS INFO BY aloud from a manual.
LITERATURE : iv. Finding more details in
HOW DALAT GOT a. skimming and scanning simple texts. *To develop learners’ listening
ITS NAME for specific info and skills, teacher can set either while
ideas ; v. Identifying main ideas listening or post listening tasks.
UJIAN PENILAIAN involving simple texts.
II b. extracting main ideas e.g.
OGOS and supporting details ; “This announcement tells us to be in
TOPIC : the hall at 12 noon”
1/2 TECHNOLOGY c. following sequences of
AROUND US ideas ; “First, what happened ? And then ?
THEME : B) PROCESSING TEXTS …Go on …. And finally ?
SCIENCE AND d. getting the explicit READ BY
TECHNOLOGY meaning of the text ;
LITERATURE : Level 1
HOW DALAT GOT e. predicting outcomes ; *Examples of some tasks that can be
ITS NAME i. Telling what the text is set for listening exercises are :
f. using dictionaries ; about.
- Guessing the meaning of the
g. getting meaning of ii. Scanning for certain word written on the board.
TOPIC : unfamiliar words by details – e.g. time/ place / - Finding specific information
3 PUTTING using word attack quantity / names of - Answering comprehension
TECHNOLOGY TO skills; people questions
WORK - Checking true or false
THEME : statements
SCIENCE AND iii. Following sequences of - Sequencing
TECHNOLOGY ideas in simple texts.
LITERATURE :
4 HOW DALAT GOT
ITS NAME iv. Using the dictionary to
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find the meaning of
unfamiliar words.
CUTI
PERTENGAHAN
PENGGAL v. Acquiring a range of *Comprehension of the text read can
vocabulary by : be done in several ways. E.g:
- completing text
- putting info in graphic form
• grouping words - sequencing
according to - labeling
TOPIC : categories ; - checking True / False
SEPT OUR BEAUTIFUL statements
ENVIRONMENT • discriminating small
1 THEME : words in big words ; *It is important that teachers be
ENVIRONMENT • building new words sensitive to the differing levels of
LITERATURE : from given words. proficiency of their Form 1 classes
LIFE’S BRIEF and set appropriate texts.
CANDLE
Level 2 *Teach students the function of the
first guide word, the second guide
vi. Identifying main ideas in word. Also teach them how to use
simple paragraphs. the pronunciation guide.

2/3 vii. Identifying supporting *e.g. Categorizing words

details or ideas in simple duck / papaya / hibiscus / dog /
TOPIC : paragraphs. banana / puppy
OUR BEAUTIFUL
ENVIRONMENT *e.g. Finding words in big word
THEME : viii. Reading and postman / post man so pot
ENVIRONMENT understanding non linear tablecloth / table cloth able cot
LITERATURE : texts using simple
diagrams and tables. *e.g. Building words PI
LIFE’S BRIEF
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4/5 CANDLE pins pine pinch pineapple

ix. Understanding word

TOPIC : formation by the use of
FRIENDS prefixes un- , dis- , im- *One strategy: get learner to identify
FOREVER the topic sentence in a paragraph
THEME : • Identifying base (usually the first sentence). Then
PEOPLE AND words ; get them to identify supporting
VALUES • Using contextual ideas. Learners get to know how a
LITERATURE : clues ; good paragraph is crafted.
THE PENCIL
*e.g. kind – unkind; like – dislike;
OCT -pronouns and other polite – impolite
TOPIC : demonstratives (eg
HAPPY TO BE They, it, she, he, their, *e.g. beautifully – beauty
1/2 MALAYSIANS our)
THEME : • Distinguishing *e.g. Liza and Lina …. The girls ….
PEOPLE AND homographs ; The twins
VALUES • Identifying words
LITERATURE : that associate with *e.g. Homographs: e.g. wind –
OF BUNGA other words. strong wind; to wind the clock
TELUR AND
BALLY SHOES Level 3 *e.g. Word association: e.g NIGHT
– dark, moon, stars, cool, silent,
x. Making simple prediction softbed, sleep, dreams
of outcomes giving
reason. *Employ Future Studies Skills
3/4 e.g. forecasting what would happen
xi. Identifying cause and if people do not take care of parks.
TOPIC : effect in simple texts.
SPENDING TIME
WITH MY FAMILY
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THEME :
PEOPLE AND
VALUES
LITERATURE :
THE DEAD CROW

PEPERIKSAAN
AKHIR TAHUN

NOV PRESENTING
INFORMATION

1/2 Level 1

i. Giving simple
instructions orally and
in writing.

ii. Giving simple recount

orally.

iii. Writing and presenting

plans and directions.

iv. Taking spelling and

dictation of seen texts:
3/4 DISCUSSION *Apply spelling rules for
irregular verbs and
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plural.

2.3 PRESENT Level 2

INFORMATION TO
DIFFERENT Writing out and making As far as possible use real-life issues.
v.
AUDIENCES BY announcements
*e.g. how make a book rack, photo
a. writing directions, vi. Punctuating frame
instructions, meaningfully using - format of instruction :
recounts, capital letters, comma, Goal : what is to be achieved
announcements, full stops, question Materials that will be used
using appropriate marks. Procedure – Step 1 …..
CUTI AKHIR format and Step 2 …..
TAHUN conventions; Level 3 (grammar : present tense, linkers)

vii. Writing recounts

b. giving instructions, *A simple recount of an event or
describing, and incident would answer these
narrating orally; questions : Who? What? Where?
When?
c. composing,
revising and editing
drafts, and *e.g. drawing a plan to storm a bank
checking accuracy where robbers holding some people
and grammar; hostage and explaining the plan /
route to members.
d. reading aloud
written materials
clearly and fluently *Tell learners that to be good
speakers, they need to pay attention
to presentation, voice projection,
pronunciation, facial expressions,
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gestures.

*For spelling rules see grammar

section.

*e.g Announcement for a fire drill

tell students that announcements
should also contain relevant details
- e.g. the people involved, what
people should do, where they
should go, what time to meet etc.
Level 1
*e.g. “Write about what you did
i. Reciting a poem with during the school holidays.”
feeling and expression
and with correct *e.g. Format of Recount:
pronunciation, Background (where, when, who,
intonation, stress and what)
rhythm.
Event 1 }
ii. Finding out the meaning Event 2 } a paragraph each
of unfamiliar words by Event 3
using contextual clues
and/or the dictionary. Conclusion

iii. Retelling the story or (Grammar : e.g. past tense, use of

poem in one’s own linkers paragraphing)
words.

Level 2
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iv. Giving the sequence of

3.0 LANGUAGE FOR events.
AESTHETIC USE Note : The use of sounds, music and
v. Talking about the place movement in activities will be
3.1 LISTEN TO, READ, and time the story took especially beneficial to leaning with
VIEW AND RESPOND place the poem describes a learning towards musical and
TO LITERARY WORKS and writing a simple kinesthetic intelligences.
BY paragraph on it.
• Note that once students have
a. understanding and understood the full meaning of a
telling in one’s own poem, the poem can then be
words the story and vi. Talking about characters recited with feeling and
poem heard and / or in a story and writing a expression.
read, and giving one’s simple paragraph on one
opinion of the text; or two characters. • Story telling can be done in
groups.
b. recognizing elements in vii. Apply process writing
a story such as skills by • Students can draw a time line
characters and setting; and mark the various event
a. Discussing the topic with taking place
c. explaining the message teacher and peers, and
the writer is trying to jotting down ideas; • E.g Geographical location, the
convey and discussing b. Writing out an outline. year or century the story is set in
how this relates to c. Writing paragraphs
one’s life; with a clear focus; • E.g. Physical descriptions: facial
d. Revising and edit the features, height, mannerisms, etc
d. understanding other draft until it is clear and
people’s cultures, flows well by
• Writing exercises can be guided.
traditions, customs and - Reordering
Learners can write based on
beliefs; sentences
models, or expand on points
- Rephrasing
given.
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sentences
- Substituting
e. reciting poems with words
feeling and expression. e. Proof-reading the draft • Paragraphs can contain 2-3
to eliminate mistakes; sentences. But sentences should
- Spelling be linked in terms of idea and
- Punctuation flow.
- Grammar at a
level appropriate • Encourage learners to write in
to students clear cursive writing for
extended writing. However, for
f. Writing the final draft captions, labels, graphs, etc,
learners need to write in clear,
neat legible print.