OMG 5 English Form 2 - Unit 5

UNIT
05
BRINGING SCIENCE INTO THE CLASSROOM (NON-TEXTBOOK UNIT)
Theme: Science and Technology
Audio Real Life Adaption
SOW: Lesson 30 Listening When would I do this in real life?
Listen to announcement in school.
Unit 5 (Non-Textbook Unit)

Track 5.1
Practice A (L.S. 1.1.6) PT3 Oriented Part 4: Note Completion (Monologue) PL
1 You will hear a teacher telling students about a workshop on robotic competition.
2 Now listen to the audio again. Turn round your book to read the tapescript and then pay attention to the words
in bold. For questions 1 to 5, complete the notes below. Use no more than three words and/or a number for
each answer.
Workshop for Inter-school Robotic Competition

Speaker Mr Ganesh
Closing date to register 1
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Place for Workshop 2
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Time workshop starts 3
Fee for workshop materials 4
Prize
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your parents about this workshop as there is a consent form for them to sign.
before, a set of mathematical instruments. This year’s prize is much better, don’t you think so? Don’t forget to tell
have a chance to win a drawing pad worth two hundred ringgit. Last year it was a digital calculator and the year
ringgit for materials for the workshop. So, altogether the fee for the workshop is twenty ringgit. You also will
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If you’re interested to attend the workshop, you will have to pay about five ringgit for lunch and fifteen
The workshop will begin at half past eight.
have the opportunity to join the workshop. On the day of the workshop, registration will start at eight o’clock.
not many students were able to join. This year we plan to have it in the school hall so that many students would
Last year, the workshop was held in the science lab, and the year before we had it in the media room. But,
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workshop starting today until the 20th of May.

the workshop on 27th May. Registration closes a week before the date. Therefore, you can register for the
competition. We’ve invited Mr Ganesh to explain more about the competition. Mr Ganesh will come to conduct
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Good morning everyone. As you all know our school is organising a workshop for the inter-school robotic
Practice B (L.S. 1.2.1) PL
Match 1 - 4 below with their meaning in A - D.

1 eclipse A a person who is inexperienced in computing
2 noob B the weather conditions prevailing in an area
3 climate C obscuration of the light of the moon on the earth between it and the sun
4 glitch D temporary malfunction or irregularity of equipment
L.S. 1.1.6 Understand with little or no support longer simple narratives on a wide range of familiar topics
L.S. 1.2.1 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues provided by other words and by context on a range of familiar topics
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SOW: Lesson 31 Speaking When would I do this in real life? Real Life Adaption
Respond to specific question and express opinion
Practice A (L.S. 2.1.3) PT3 Oriented Part 1: Interview PL
You may use the words in the box or your own ideas to complete the conversation below.
mother tongue movie genre interesting sport create
Phase 1
Teacher Good morning / afternoon / evening. Can I have your mark sheets, please?
Candidates hand over the mark sheets to the Interlocutor.
What’s your name?
Candidate
Teacher How do you come to school?
Candidate
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Teacher What language do you speak at home?
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Phase 2
Interlocutor selects one/two of the following questions for each candidate. Allow candidates roughly 30 seconds
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maximum per question. Use candidates’ names throughout.
Teacher What type of movies do you like to watch? {Back-up prompts (if required)} Do you like to
watch a movie?
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Candidate
Teacher Do you have a hobby? {Back-up prompts (if required)} What do you like to do during your
free time?
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Teacher What is your ambition? {Back-up prompts (if required)} What do you plan to do in the
future?
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Candidate
Teacher Which invention is your favourite? (Why?)

Candidate
Teacher If you were a scientist, what would you like to invent? {Back-up prompts (if required)}
What problem you would like to solve? For example, any problem you are facing in school or
at home.
Candidate
L.S. 2.1.3 Express opinions about future plans or events
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SOW: Lesson 32 Reading When would I do this in real life? Real Life Adaption
To read message or advertisement for specific details.
Practice A (L.S. 3.1.2) PT3 Oriented Part 1: Short Texts MCQ PL
Read the text carefully in each question. For each question, choose the best answer A, B or C.

To billy@mail.com PAUL THE ROBOT
Subject Thanks for your help! Wendy’s mother, Mrs Green is an inventor. She manages
Dear Uncle Billy, to invent a robot called Paul who thinks and acts like
a human. Her rival, Mr Lee finds out about Paul and
I want to thank you for fixing my laptop. My brother, kidnaps him. Mrs Green together with Wendy and her
Jason was supposed to fix it but he had been rather friend, Ranjit try to rescue Paul. Will they succeed?
busy these past few days. Without your help, I would Get this book at www.ebooksonline.com!
not have been able to do research for my English essay.
I will later be going to the computer store to get an 3 The book is about
anti-virus programme. Goodbye! A rescuing a robot.
B kidnapping a robot.
Love, C a woman inventing a robot.
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Janet
1 Janet wants her uncle to know
Maria,
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A her brother, Jason is quite busy lately.
For the science project, I will be doing online research
B that she has a English essay to research.
on the internet. I need you to get the marker pens,
C that she is thankful to him for fixing her laptop. glue, manila board and other things ready. Jeff will
National Planetarium
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4 Maria has to
A get the stationery ready.
B research on the internet.
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The National Planetarium is located on top of a hill in C search for information in magazines.
the Lake Gardens Jalan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur. The
planetarium aims to educate the public from young TURING SMART PHONE SHOP
to old on planets and the universe in a fun way. There GRAND SALE
Opening hours: 10.30 a.m. – 10.30 p.m.
are many interesting exhibits such as touch-screen Buy and Win a Smart Phone
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interactive computers and hands-on experiments. Spend a minimum of RM500 on any selected
There is also a Space Theatre. product and you will get a 10% discount!
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2 The National Planetarium 5 Shoppers will get

A has only a space theatre. A a 10% discount on any product they buy.
B targets to educate everyone. B a free smart phone if they spend more than RM500.
C is located on top of Jalan Perdana. C a discount when they spend a minimum of a
certain amount.
Read the meanings. Find the words in Practice A.

Meaning Word
1 a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it
2 a person who has invented something or whose job is inventing things
L.S. 3.1.2 Understand specific details and information in simple longer texts on a range of familiar topics
L.S. 3.1.3 Understand specific details and information in simple longer texts on a range of familiar topics
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SOW: Lesson 33 Writing | Blog Post When would I do this in real life? Real Life Adaption
Write a blog about your experience.
Model Essay
You participated in a Science Competition that was held among students of different schools. In about 120 words,
write an essay to your friend of your experience in the science competition.
You may use the notes below to help you.
what the
competition
was
who the
how you felt participants
were
My
experience
at a Science
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Competition
who won the when it
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competiton started
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were the
presentations
(Introduction: what the competition was) Last week, I took part in the Petrosains Science Competition. It
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was an experience I will never forget and it certainly is a competition that every school-going student should
take part.
(Body 1: who the participants were) When I was there, there were many students of different schools
taking part in the competition so there were a lot of people. (when it started) The competition started at around
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10 a.m. and it took a few hours to get through all the contestants. Everyone was nervous because they wanted
to do well and win the grand prize.
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(Body 2: how were the presentations) A lot of creative and innovative things were presented. Some schools
did their own animations while some used special effects like smoke machines and laser lights. (who won the
competiton) Finally, the head judge came and announced the winner, I did not win but gave a loud cheer anyway.
(Conclusion: how you felt) Even though I didn’t win, I really gained a lot of knowledge from this experience.
(what is your hope) We are not giving up and we’re going to try again next year. Hopefully we will win.
(161 words)
Practice A (L.S. 4.1.3, 4.2.3) PT3 Oriented Part 2: Notes Expansion PL
You have been sharing about your visit to a science museum with your classmates. In about 120 words, write an
essay about your visit.
You may use the notes below to help you.
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where
did you
go how did
how you
you go
felt
there
Visit to

a science
what museum
who paid
did you
for the
do after
tickets
that what did
you first
do
(Introduction: where did you go: visit - located)

.
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(Body 1: how did you go there: took - reach)
. (who paid
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for the tickets) .
(Body 2: what did you first do: watched movie - oil - produced)
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did you do after that: astronauts - work in space - science show)
. (what
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(Conclusion: how you felt) .
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(what is your hope: visit - again)
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( words)
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There are six errors in the passage below. Mark P for punctuation errors, T for wrong tenses and Sp for wrong spellings
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and then correct the error. Three examples are given.

P: , comma T: announced Sp: experimental
Last month the city council minister announce that they would be running an experimmental project of providing
alternatif energy for the poor folks living in their villages. The proposal would be to used solar panels to harness
sun energy and converting it into electricity. This project is in line with the governmen plan to decrease
poverty provide free electricity and improove living conditions among low income families.
L.S. 4.1.3 Summarise the main points of a simple story, text or plot
L.S. 4.2.3 Produce a plan or draft of two paragraphs or more and modify this appropriately either in response to feedback or
independently
L.S. 4.2.1 Punctuate written work with moderate accuracy
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Video
SOW: Lesson 34 Literature in Action
Practice A (L.S. 5.3.1) PL

What is Red?
Look at the pictures. Find phrases in the poem ‘What is Red?’ that describe the pictures.
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3 4
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Do you agree that ‘red’ can be associated with anger? Have you ever felt so angry that you saw ‘red’? What happened?
L.S. 5.3.1 Respond imaginatively and intelligibly through creating poems, board games, puzzles and quizzes. Other imaginative
responses as appropriate
L.S. 2.4.1 Communicate opinions or feelings about a story, event or experience
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SOW: Lesson 35 Language Awareness
Review of past simple and past continuous
Type Explanation Example

Past simple has regular verbs and • Daniel ordered food delivery for his dinner.

past simple
irregular verbs. • He had a glass of juice last morning.
past The past continuous is formed using • She was washing the dishes,
continuous was/were + present participle. • The children were swimming in the pool.
Practice A PL Practice C PT3 Oriented Part 2: Error Correction
Underline the correct simple past or past continuous in Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For
the brackets. each question, write the correct word in the space provided.
1 Billy was (do / doing) an experiment yesterday.

Tablet Computers
2 The scientists (invented / inventing) this machine.
The idea for tablet computer was first
3 The dog was (hid / hiding) its bone in the garden.
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(0) propose by an American computer scientist
4 The flower has already (bloomed / blooming). named Alan Kay in 1972. It was called Dynabook
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5 My mother (is cooking / was cooking) when my and would be a personal computing device. It (1) is
father reached home from office. going to be used as an educational tool for children.
6 The students were (researched / researching) for However, at that time his idea seemed far-fetched
their science project.
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7 The football coach (is giving / was giving) new
since even home computers were still very rare.
Laptops too (2) has yet to be invented. In 1989 the
strategy to his team before the game starts. first tablet pc, The GRidPad (3) come to the consumer
market. This tablet (4) weighs almost five pounds
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Practice B PL and was bulky. The screen too could only display
grey scale. It was also not cheap. The GRidPad cost
Fill in the blanks correctly.
about $3000 (RM12,860). However, this tablet (5)
1 She a documentary on the been used by large companies and government
universe yesterday. (watch) agencies for keeping of records. Then in 1994 Fujitsu
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2 They the rocket to space last (6) launch the Stylistic 500 tablet. These tablets too
week. (launch) were heavy and expensive. Later, in 2002 Microsoft
introduced the Windows XP tablet. This tablet failed
3 We photos, CDs, newspaper cuttings
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as it (7) is not user-friendly. Finally, in 2010 Apple

and others in the time capsule. (place)
came out with the IPad which was a hit. Consumers
4 The birds to warmer climates. (8) is buying it because it was slim and lightweight. It
(fly) also had enough battery power to be used for hours.
5 The children a computer game
earlier. (play)
Example
6 They coffee when I arrived.
(drink) 0 proposed
7 Jamie a storybook while 1 5
Jayden video game. (read/ 2 6

play)
3 7
8 We to a shopping mall yesterday
at this time. (go) 4 8
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UNIT

Unit 5 (Non-Textbook Unit)

Workshop for Inter-school Robotic Competition

Fee for workshop materials 4

workshop starting today until the 20th of May.

Practice B (L.S. 1.2.1) PL

Match 1 - 4 below with their meaning in A - D.