2012 SCHEME OF WORK FORM 3

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 Ask questions politely to get

Week 1 PEOPLE Famous information GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:
3 Jan 12 Personalities  Listen to and understand a  Simple Present Tense  Thinking skills-
1
dialogue  Adjectives of colour, size Evaluating
(1 day)  Read and understand a and shape  Values and
description of a person  Adjectives that show citizenship
qualities
 Identify important ideas
 Identify main ideas and SOUND SYSTEM:
supporting details, use  Consonant sounds: /k/,
Week 1 contextual clues /r/
4 Jan 12  Write a description of a
to 2 person: expand notes and VOCABULARY
5 Jan 12 outlines  Contextual clues
(2 days)  Identify the characters in the
story (Novel)
 Get to know the characters
from what they say or do

Week 2
8 Jan 12
 Make inferences, move
to 3
beyond the text
10 Jan 12
(3 days)

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 Respond appropriately to
Week 2 PEOPLE Heroes questions GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:
11 Jan 12 Near and  Listen to and understand a  Simple Past Tense  Learning How
to Far 1 talk and identify main ideas  Words that signal the to Learn Skills-
12 Jan 12  Read and understand a past tense Gathering
(2 days) biography; Take dictation of information
a text SOUND SYSTEM: quickly
 Consonant sounds: /d/  Multiple
 Identify main ideas and Intelligences-
supporting details, use VOCABULARY: Create a
Week 3  Dictionary skills- guide poster
contextual clues
15 Jan 12 words
 Write a simple biography:
to 2
expand notes and outlines
17 Jan 12
(3 days)  Get to know the characters
from what the writer says
(Novel)

Week 3
18 Jan 12
 Make inferences, move
to 3
beyond the text
19 Jan 12
(2 days)

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 Express appreciation and

PEOPLE To Serve, gratitude GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:
Week 5 SOCIAL With Love  Express hope  Adverbs of place  Values and
29 Jan 12 ISSUES  Listen to and understand a  Article with Countable Citizenship-
to 1 radio interview and Nouns Being a
30 Jan 12 sequence events Volunteer
(2 days)  Read and understand an SOUND SYSTEM:  Knowledge
article  Vowels: /æ/ and /e/ Acquisition-
Using the
VOCABULARY: internet,
 Identify important ideas  Base words newspapers,
 Identify main ideas and magazines and
Week 5 telephone
supporting details, use
31 Jan 12 directories to
contextual clues
to 2 gather
 Write a report: expand notes
2 Feb 12 information
and outline
(3 days)
 Describe characters based
on how other characters
respond to them (Novel)
Week 6
5 Feb 12
to 3
 Make inferences
6 Feb 12
(1 day)

*Week 4 (22 Jan - 28 Jan 2012 Chine New Year Holiday)

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 Greet and exchange

SOCIAL Bridging pleasantries GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:
ISSUES the Gap  Agree and disagree  Subject Verb Agreement  Preparation for
Week 6
politely  Positive and Negative the real
7 Feb 12 worlds- the
 Listen to and understand Statements
to 1 generation gap
an interview  Contractions
9 Feb 12 in 30 years’
(3 days)  Read and understand
friendly letters SOUND SYSTEM: time
 Take dictation of a text  Vowels: / /, /u/  Multiple
intelligences-
VOCABULARY: role-play
 Write a friendly letter:  One word for a group of
expand notes and words
Week 7 outlines
12 Feb 12  Identify important ideas
to 2  Identify main ideas and
14 Feb 12 supporting details, use
(3 days) contextual clues
 Describe physical setting
in a novel (Novel)

Week 7
15 Feb 12  Draw obvious
to 3 conclusions, identify
16 Feb 12 cause and effect
(2 days)

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 Listen to and understand

Week 8 SOCIAL School GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:
a recount
19 Feb 12 ISSUES Life  Negative adjectives with  Thinking Skills-
1  Read a recount and
‘non-‘, ‘dis-‘, ‘un-‘ and Problem
sequence events
(1 day) ‘im-‘ solving
 Adverbs of time

 Participate in class SOUND SYSTEM:

discussions and give  Diphthongs: /eÍ/, /αι/
opinions and /əυ/
Week 8  Identify important ideas
20 Feb 12  Identify main ideas and VOCABULARY:
to 2 supporting details’ use  Synonyms
21 Feb 12 contextual clues
(2 days)  Write a recount; expand
notes and outlines
 Understand elements of
plot (Novel)

Week 8
22 Feb 12  Apply process writing
3
to skills
23 Feb 12
(2 days)
WEEK 9 & 10 PEPERIKSAAN PENGGAL 1 (26/2/2012-8/3/2012)
MID TERM HOLIDAYS (9-18/3/2012)

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Week 11  Listen to and understand

18 Mar 12 SOCIAL Teenage a telephone conversation GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:
to ISSUES Concerns  Read and understand a  Modal verbs ‘may’ and  ICT Skills-
1
19 Mar 12 transcript of a discussion ‘might’ Gathering
(2 days) in a forum  Conjunctions information
from the
SOUND SYSTEM: internet
 Seek clarification  Vowels : /α/, /٨/  Thinking Skills-
 Express support for Problem
others VOCABULARY: solving
Week 11  Identify important details  Antonyms  Preparation for
20 Mar 12  Identify main ideas and the real world-
to 2 supporting details, use facing
22 Mar 12 contextual clues challenges
(3 days)  Write an article for a
school magazine: expand
notes and outlines
 Understand elements of
plot (Novel)
Week 12
 Draw obvious
25 Mar 12
conclusions, move
to 3
beyond the text
27 Mar 12
 Apply process writing
(3 days)
skills

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Week 12 HEALTH A Weighty  Listen to and understand a GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:

28 Mar 12 Issue talk  Comparison of adjectives  Thinking Skills-
to 1
 Read and understand a fact Creative
29 Mar 12
sheet SOUND SYSTEM: Thinking
(2 days)
 Words with the  Multiple
sounds: /э/, /ə/ Intelligences-
 Give and support your point writing rap
of view VOCABULARY: song.
 Give important details,  Suffix ‘-ly’ and ‘-ness’
complete a table
Week 13
 Identify main ideas and
1 Apr 12
supporting details, use
to 2
contextual issues
3 Apr 12
(3days)  Write a composition giving
your point of view: expand
notes and outlines
 Understand sequence of
events (Novel)

Week 13
4 Apr 12
 Draw obvious conclusions
to 3
 Apply process writing skills
5 Apr 12
(2 days)

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Week 14
8 Apr 12 HEALTH Growing  Listen to and understand a GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:
to Pains radio advertisement  Wh- questions  Preparation for
1
9 Apr 12  Read and understand a web  Modal verbs ‘can’ and the Real
(2 days) page ‘must’ World- Where
 Prefixes ‘inter-‘ and ‘pre-‘ to go for
professional
 Request assistance SOUND SYSTEM: help
 Give important details  Initial consonant cluster  Tinking skills-
Week 14 sounds: /str/ and /sm/ Evaluating
 Identify main ideas and
10 Apr 12  ICT skills-
supporting details, use
to 2 VOCABULARY: Gathering
contextual clues
12 Apr 12 information
 Write a simple speech:  Suffixes ‘-ment’ and ‘-ion’
(3 days) from the
expand notes and outlines
 Relate values in a story to internet
one’s life (Novel)  Multiple
Intelligences-
Week 15 Setting up a
 Draw obvious conclusions
15 Apr 12 teenage
 Summarize: select main
to 3 helpline
points
17 Apr 12
(3 days)  Apply process writing skills

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Week 15
18 Apr 12 HEALTH Sound  Listen to and understand a GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:
to Mind, 1 talk  Personal Pronouns  Preparation for
19 Apr 12 Sound Body  Possessive Pronouns the Real
 Read an article
(2 days)  Adverbs of manner World- Having
a positive
SOUND SYSTEM: Attitude
 Seek clarification and  Initial consonant  Multiple
express hope cluster: /gr/ and /gl/ Intelligences-
 Identify main ideas Making
Week 16
 Identify main ideas and VOCABULARY: bookmarks
22 Apr 12
supporting details, use  Word association
to 2
contextual clues
24 Apr 12
(3 days)  Write a narrative: expand
notes and outlines
 Retell the story in one’s own
words )Novel)

Week 16
25 Apr 12
 Predict outcomes
to 3
 Summarize main points
26 Apr 12
(2 days)  Apply process writing skills

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Week 17 ENVIRONMENT Stormy  Listen to and understand a GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:

29 Apr 2012 Weather 1 documentary  Prepositions of time  Learning how
(1 day)
 Read an eyewitness recount  Prepositions of place to Learn Skills-
 Punctuation mark: using
apostrophe computer tools
 Make enquiries to obtain to get
Week 17 goods and services SOUND SYSTEM: information
30 Apr 12  Give important details  Initial consonant clusters:  ICT Skills-
to 2  Identify main ideas and /gr/,and /gl/ using the
2 May 11 supporting details, use internet to
(2 days) contextual clues VOCABULARY: gather
 Write an eyewitness recount:  Phrasal quantifiers information on
expand notes and outlines thunderstorms

 Make inferences, identify

cause and effect
Week 17  Summarize: substitute a
3 May 12 3 phrase with a word
(1 day)  Apply process writing skills
 Relate events in a story to
one’s life (Novel)

*1st May Labour Day

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Week 18 ENVIRONMENT Flood  Listen to and read GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:

6 May 12 Woes 1 understand a talk  Present Continuous  Preparation for
(1 day)
 Read a news report Tense the Real
 Preposition of direction World-
 Concrete nouns Knowing how
 Take down and relay phone to prevent
Week 18 message SOUND SYSTEM: floods
7 May 12  Give important details  Initial consonant  ICT Skills-
to 2  Identify main ideas and clusters: /t⌠/,and /⌠/ using the
8 May 12 supporting details, use internet to
(2 days) contextual clues VOCABULARY: gather
 Write a newspaper article:  Phrasal Verbs: verbs + information on
expand notes and outlines preposition combinations how to prevent
floods
 Make inferences, identify
Week 18 cause and effect
9 May 12  Summarize: substitute a
to 3 phrase with a word
10 May 12  Apply process writing skills
(2 days)  Give your opinion of a story
(Novel)

WEEK 19 & 20 MID YEAR EXAM (13-24/5/12)

MID YEAR HOLIDAYS (25/5 - 9/6/12)

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Week 21 ENVIRONMENT The Earth  Talk about one’s GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:

10 Jun 12 Moved experiences  Abstract nouns  Preparation for
to
1  Listen to and understand  Sequence connectors the Real
11 Jun 12
news bulletin  The simple present tense World-
(2 days)
 Read an article for instructions Knowing more
about
SOUND SYSTEM: volcanoes
 Give important details  Final consonant  ICT Skills-
Week 21 clusters: /sk/ and /st/ using the
 Identify main ideas and
12 Jun 12 internet to
supporting details, use
to 2 VOCABULARY: gather
contextual clues
14 Jun 12 information on
 Write a description:  Phrasal verbs: verbs +
(3 days) volcanoes
expand notes and adverb combination
outlines  Multiple
Intelligences-
 Narrate events orally creating a
 Summarize: combine the poster
Week 22
main points and write a
17 Jun 12
summary
to 3
 Apply process writing
19 Jun 12
skills
(3 days)
 Make predictions as to
what might happen next
in the story (Novel)

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Week 22
20 Jun 12 SCIENCE AND The GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:
 Listen to and understand a
to TECHNOLOGY Seas  Preposition ‘of’ to show  Learning how
1 discussion and identify main
21 Jun 12 Around quantity to learn skills-
ideas
(2 days) Us  Articles with uncountable using the
 Read a scientific account
nouns encyclopaedia
 Punctuation: Exclamation to look for
Week 23  Give important details marks and question more
24 Jun 12  Identify main ideas and marks information
to 2 supporting details, use SOUND SYSTEM:  Knowledge
26 Jun 12 contextual clues  Stress in two and three Acquisition-
(3 days)  Change the text into another syllable words learning more
form (genre) (Novel) about the
VOCABULARY: ocean
 Discuss plans to visit a  Compound words
marine park
 Write a letter requesting
Week 23 permission: expand notes
3
27 Jun 12 and outlines
(1 day)  Identify cause and effect
 Summarize: write a summary
 Apply process writing skills

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Week 24 ENVIRONMENT Sea  Listen to and understand a GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:

1 Jul 12 Harvest documentary  Collective nouns  Multiple
1
(1 Day)  Read a narrative  Plural nouns Intelligences-
 Retell a story from different  Present continuous tense Creating a
point of view (Novel) for future events poster on the
treasures of
 Make enquiries about and SOUND SYSTEM: the oceans
Week 24  Similes  Knowledge
comparisons of transport
2 Jul 12 Acquisition-
services
to 2 VOCABULARY: Gather
 Give important details
3 Jul 12 information on
 Identify main ideas and  Similes
(2 Days) the treasures
supporting details, use
contextual clues of the oceans

 Write a simple guided letter

Week 24 requesting services: expand
4 Jul 12 notes and outlines
to 3  Make inferences, predict
5 Jul 12 outcomes
(2 Days)  Summarize: write a summary
 Apply process writing skills

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Week 25 SCIENCE AND The  Listen to and understand a GRAMMAR: EMPHASES:

8 Jul 12 TECHNOLOGY Dying 1 description  Compound sentences  Knowledge
(1 Day) Seas  Read a report  Article with plural Acquisition-
countable and proper Conducting
nouns research on
Week 25  Give important details  Simple future tense what is
9 Jul 12  Identify main ideas and happening to
to 2 supporting details, use SOUND SYSTEM: the oceans
10 Jul 12 contextual clues  Intonation and stress in  ICT skills-
(2 Days)  Write a short speech,: sentences checking
expand notes and outlines several
VOCABULARY: websites
Week 25  Idioms
 Give and defend one’s point
11 Jul 12
of view
to 3
 Make inferences, predicts
12 Jul 12
outcomes
(2 Days)
 Apply process writing skills

WEEK 26 REVISION

WEEK 27 TRIAL PMR (23-26/7/12)

WEEK 28 ONWARDS REVISION UNTIL PMR

2ND MID TERM HOLIDAYS (17-25/8/12)

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