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English Form 1
B)) READ AND THINK: 3
A Folk Tale About a Mother and Her Daughter
A Read this folk tale. Answer the questions on the
rightas you read.
Little Varya went with her mother tothe field. Itwas a hot
day, so Varya went and lay down under a shady tree. Soon,
she was fast asleep. When she woke up, everyone was
gone. She was afraid. She started crying, Then she | Was tle Vaye ios?
‘walked and walked until she came toa village. 5
2 There were many people in this village, but her mother
was not there. Varya began to cry loudly. An old man How dia vaya eet?
came to her and asked, ‘Why are you crying, litle one?”
3 Vatya told him, ‘Tam looking for my mother. [don't ‘wry cis Vanja cryall
Janow where she is.’ Then she began to cry again. 10 thetimer
4 Theold man felt very sorry for Varya. He asked, ‘What osteoid man
does your mother look like little one?” kine?
5 arya did not know how to describe her mother She could ‘why dovou thing
only say, ‘She is the most beautiful woman in the werd." Vane coudnat
6 Theold man called al the beautiful women in the 1s | Sescribehermother?
village. Varya looked at each one of them. Then she said,
‘None of them is my mother. My mother is the most
beautiful woman in the world.”
7 Alot of people came to look at the poor lost gir.
‘Suddenly, a woman ran towards Varya and hugged her. 20
‘She was fat and her face was big and broad. She had very Doyou think Vays
few teeth in her mouth, Her eyes were very small and her trother wos
nose was really large and broad, beautiful?
8 ‘This is my mother! | told you my mother is the most
‘beautiful woman in the world!’ Varya shouted happily. 25 ‘
9 The people who were crowding around Varya began to Doyouthinkche
laugh. The old man said to them, ‘Don't langh. This little people asreed with
child has just shown us something, We don't love people Varyas desenetion of
‘because they are beautiful. People look beautiful to us hermother?
because we love them.’ 30
(Based on a Russian folk tale)
B Answer these questions.
1 What words does the writer use to describe what Varya's mother looks like?
2 Varyais a child whois... .
Aangry B loving © clever D obedient
oe© Rearrange the sentences in the correct order.
1 The old man showed many beautiful 6 Varya said that none of the women
‘women to Vatya, was her mother.
2 A little gir called Varya got lost. 7 The old man said, ‘We don't love
3 After a long time, Varya’s mother people because they are beautiful.
foundher, People look beautiful to us because
‘we love them.”
8 Varya told him that her mother was
the most beautiful woman in the
world,
4 Anold man tried to help her.
5 Everyone was very surprised. Varya’s
mother was not pretty at all
D. Read the different words used to refer to Varya in the first few lines.
_ Little Varya went with her mother to the field. It was a hot day, so Varya
‘went and lay down under a shady tree. Soon she was fast asleep.
Now read the rest ofthe folktale, Find the words that refer to Varya.
E Read the story again. Pick out words that begin with ‘s’ and ‘sh’.
F Study the questions below and then discuss the answers. Work in groups.
1 Have you ever been lost? How did you 4 Do the people you love look beautiful
feel? How did your family feel? to you?
2 Do you agree with the last two 5 What do you think would happen if
sentences of the story? Why? we loved only beautiful people?
3 Do you love your family members
‘because they are beautifl?
G_Doyou know any proverb in any language that has the same idea as the
story on page 9?
> (‘My beast,
{ golden babies
English. Tamil
Beautyisinthe Even fora crow,
eye of the its own babies are
beholder. golden babies.
= 0w) THINK AND WRITE
Writing About Weekend Activities
Use the notes given to write a story about what a family does at weekends.
Aunt Ina—old—weak—tives alone
Every weekend—we—visit
‘Mother—cooks lunch—we have a meal together
‘Later—my sisters, Aunt Ina and I—congkak
Evening—Lake Gardens—Aunt Ina likes—sit—lake
Sisters and I—jog round—park
Sunday—return home
Describing a Family Celebration
[A Look atthe pictures below. Witea story about whet you seein the pictures.
You may use the notes in the box.
You may begis like this:
During the Hari Raya celebrations, a Mi
greet parents,
‘grandparents
ask for
forgiveness
visit relatives
serve many
Ikinds of food
children play,
adults tall
ceveryane has
fun
B Now write about ather festivals, for example, Chinese New Year, Hari Gawai,
Deepavali or ChristmasDescribing a Family Member
Write a letter to a new friend to describe a member of your family. You may
follow ths letter format.
4, Jalase 14/17,
(Your address)
(ate)
Dear Yako (Your friend's name),
Iwyour last letter, you told me about your uncle
who is a pilot. Inthis letter; Ewant to tell you
about
hope to hear from you soot
“ Your friend,
(iour sfenature)
Dictionary Skills cae
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alphabetical order. oat _
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hot asleep beautiful ary
describe world each language
broad shy mouth nose
wail sick: sell
dig
little really y address
question
Did you arrange the words correctly? Check in a dictionary,
Building a Word Bank
Collecting words in a word bank helps you to remember more words,
‘Here is how you can start building a word bank.
Gel yourself eithor a loose-leaf file or an exercise
book. Put the words into groups. You may
-want to start with a list like this:
TPt
Remember the words by:
* locking through your
1» Words related tofanily (e-g. brother, sister) _ Word Bank
> Action words (eg, greet, help, pray, write, read) ssh bse
> Words that describe action (e.g. well, slowly) ee
> Words that describe people (e.g. short, young) coh
= Words that describe places (e.g. empty,
spacious)a) LITERATURE
Mr Nobody at Work:
A Read this poem.
Mr Nobody
Timowa funny little man,
As quiet as a mouse,
‘Who does the mischief that is done
In everybody's house!
‘Though no one ever sees his face,
‘And yet we all agree
That every plate we break was cracked
By Mr Nobody.
"Tis he who always tears our books,
Who leaves the door ajar,
He pulls the buttons from our shirts,
And scatters pins afar.
Anonymous
» B) Actout this dialogue. Work in groups of four
‘Mother : This plate is broken, Anuar, did you break it?
Anuar; No, Mak, I didn't!
Mother : Dear, did you break it?
qq Father : Ofcourse not! Why would I break a plate?
‘Mother : ani, did you break the plate?
Tani; No, Mak. I wasn't in the house the whole day.
Mother : Thisis really funny. Nobody broke the plate. Anuar
«didn’t break it. Your father didn’t break it. Nani
didn't break it and I certainly didn’t break it. So who
broke the plate?
©! Write a dialogue lke the one in B!. Act out what you have written.
Work in groups.
a1D) Anumber of things happen in the poem. These things are in bold. Replace
‘the words in bold to make a new verse. The first line has been done for you.
‘Though no one ever sees his face,
And yet we all agree
ss we drop
any sans
‘That every plate we break was cracked
By Mr Nobody.
‘is he who always tears our books,
‘Who leaves the door ajar,
He pulls the buttons from our shirts,
And scatters pins afar.
—
Describing a Character
‘the section above, you looked at a description of a situation. In this
section, you will look at how people are described in a story.
Che Husna Azhari’s ‘Of Bunga Telur and Bally Shoes’ is about a young man’s
preparations for his wedding. The writer describes various stages in the preparation:
the decision to get married, the selection of the bride, the viewing” of the bride, the
preparation for the wedding feast and so on.
The passage below is about the ‘viewing’ of the bride.
Staves that the hera likes the bride F ayers
q Jamal also took an instant liking A. Read the passage. 7
Act out how the
toh fora bride. he looked a bridesat Workin,
demand avec 9 Day groups ;
neacly on her lap che day Jam: ae
vento view lis She was ot toe cyte. B hatrethe :
short which was 2 no-no for Jam hero . features that you
‘and she had Jangsat-yellow skin, Meshor would consider
beautiful in a :
Pi eau. 4
eens person? Work in»
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“looking st something in order to decide ae
CsUnderstanding Sources
A Here are some common sources of information. Match each source with
the kind of information it contains.
Kind of information It Contains
1 Adictionary
2 Anewspaper
3 Anencyclopaedia
4 Anintemet
search engine
B_ Which sources would you use to look for
the following information about a country?
1 The people
2 The food they eat
3 The clothes they wear
Looking for Information
A Read the instructions below on haw to look for information on the Intemet.
TIPE
“= Use quotation
‘Type in the topic you want: family. | marks for your
You will got thousands of sites on this topic. topic to make
sessereees aeons SaSeaSES. the search
| Type aspecific topic: ‘extended family’ easier
: 28 ee * You can also
| Click on a site that you want to read, ee
| The information in that site will appearon your computer screen. S Suxtovead
- - - later,
|| Read the information.
B_ Find out more about families. You may use the internet or refer to an encyclopaedia.
1 Which races in Malaysia—Malay, 2 Which type of family—nuclear or
Chinese, Indian, Kadazan, Dayak and extended—is common in Malaysia?
Tban—have family names?
«<&) review
Croup the family-related words. You can put the same words into different
categories.
Male Nuclear family parent ‘mother son
ther mother nephew father aunt
ath Seen pI
daughter grandfather niece
Sensis Extended family | grandson grandparent uncle:
grandmother grandmother
grandchild grandmother consin |
1B efriis looking for his uncle and his cousin at a party.
Use the pictures and words given to complete his
description. =},
(Hie namels... Heisa
man. Hehas...hale
LZ, Hisdaughteris wick him.
| tw. eve and
\
© Fillin each blank with the correct form of the words in brackets,
Sok Yun isa loving granddaughter. During the school holidays, she
(1)... (visit) her grandmother. She (2)... (stay) with her
forat least one week. Sometimes, she (3)... (help)
her grandmother with the housework, but most of the
4 time she and her cousins (4)... (play) games together.
Sok Yun (5) ... (love) her grandmother very much
1D. Listen as your teacher reads these pairs of sentences. Then choose the
sentence you hear.
1A: Youcan take a SHIP. 3 A : Please don't SEW more clothes
B : Youcan tale a SIP B : Please dont SHOW more clothes.
2A: Kamariah SELLS peas, 4A : Didyon see yourSELF?
B : Kamariah SHELLS peas. B : Did yon see your SHELF?
am2 Circle of Friends
WHAT'S IN STORE ..
In this chapter, you will
s taksbout youset leamto init resoonetoinvatiors, apologize
‘and compliment ends, wite a letter and create your own sreetinas
card
sistent feview of book or teenager, access geziings cadson the
Intemet; colect and discuss quotations on fiendship fom dfferentsources
oe rescla excerpt about hospitality read and enjoya poem actout scenes
fromthe poem; read.and enjay an excerpt froma short story
U) GEAR uP
‘A. Complete this poem using sentences from the box.
‘Work in pairs.
Need a Friend
can kick a ball
Inced a friend 10 kick ic back wo me:
Thavea secret
a wonderful video game
for my birthday.
My pet has jus died.
I feel like smiling,
Ab
I need friend co smile back ac me
ve | need a friend to share my pain.
‘ £ I need a friend co play it with.
I need a frend to tell,
B. Read the poem aloud.
Tell your friend about yourself. You may use the examples in the brackets to
help you.
1 My dreamis to become a... (pilot, doctor, lawyer, etc.).
2 Lam afraid of... (snakes, ghosts, thieves, etc.)
3 Iloveto. .. (jog in the park, read ghost stories, etc.).
4 dislike... (eating hetupat, watching a horror film alone, etc).
5 Tadmire people who are ... (good to animals, hard-working, ete.)
Finding Out About Your Classmates
A Askeach other the following questions. B) Discuss in groups.
Work in groups. ©
Do you and your classmates: (
1 What is your ambition? ) 1 share the same ambition?
2 What are you afraid of? | 2 fear the same things? (
3 What do you love to do? ) 3 love to do the same things?
4 What do you dislike? ) 4 dislike the same things? (
5 Wim co.gon aeinite? wo Scie theses Hine prone,Responding to Invitations
Accepting an invitation
LookathowShan accepts | Novyeul> |
anluvtaten pines
Shan }
Declining an invitation
‘Look at how Ishak declines
an invitation.
Would you Ike to go to the
cinoma with us, bask?
‘A. Complete each of the dialogues below using your own words.
‘Were going to have a come to my
picric at the 200 ths Would you Mike birthday party
3
Tin aorry, leant | have
volleyball practice thie
afterncon.
Sunday. Would moot thie Sunday
B’ Practise the dialogues with a friend.
Inviting someone into your home
Look at how Zeti invites Shan into
her home.
Hi, Shan, Please come in ™
ard make yourselt,
comfersab
What would Shan say in reply?iim sorry,
Me Tan, | dide't
Apologizing to Others
Look at how these people apologize.
Are you Feeling be!
S| You may hand in your
homework tomorrow.
another pen.
A. Look at the pictures below. Say how the person in each picture
‘would apologize.
(Why aide't you come For
football practice yesterday?
- ¢
Wry are you late?
(Heyl Be 6: rofl! a a oe
B Practise the dialogues with a friend,
Complimenting Others
“Loolc at how the girl compliments Say something nice about each of your classmates.
her friend. You may use the examples in the table below:
Agman, you are
ich a kind person.
kind
caring person.
Youare sucha wonderful —_ boy.
considerate girl
responsible
exWF) worv rower
Words to Describe a Person's Qualities
Complete the mind maps below with words describing the qualities of a person.
Work in pairs.
SD EXPLORE LANGUAGE
Describing People
De ibir rds be
Look at what Peter and Li Ping say about Gaitri feat
* before nouns
He is @ good man.
* after words like be,
seem, feel and look
He felt sad.
‘They seom kind
That git is beautiful.
He looks intelligent.
A’ What do the words in bold tell you about Gaitri?
B Describe each of the following people.
1 Your best friend
2 The person sitting next to you
3 The person sitting behind you “313
ei EXAMPLE
4 The person sitting in front of you nay ened ete
iy) is pretty.
5 Your brother or sister regis fey
6 Your teacherDescribe the girl in these pictures. You may use the words in the box.
_Exuurie / sad
She looks sad. angry
happy
frightened
Referring to People
Leok at what Gaitri says.
NOT!
My mother and | found a cat
We use the words in bold
le: morch, The cat looked lost.
We asked the people staying sae eee
ra there but they sai
wet re but they said it did Verencd tinge:
1g t0 any of them,
A. Guess who the words in bold refer to,
Look at the table
words are used. Singular Plural
yourself 1 we
the person you are talking to you you
a girl ora woman she they
a boy ora man he they
an animal or an object it they
B Complete Jefr’s diary entry with I, we, you, she, he_it or they.
Li Ping, Gaitri, Ballang aind | wert jungle trekking with our Scout: Master today.
(1)... went into’the jungle near our town, The Scout: Master led the way.
(2)... told us to be careful. (3)... followed closely behind him. Li Ping and
Galtrl were a bit afraid. (4)... did not lke being in the jungle, 60 Ballang eaid
(8)... would walk behind the ire, Li Ping said, (6)... are very brave, Ballana’ 7.7
However, Galtti said that (7).....ana LI Ping would be fine, (8)... thought Ls
Ballang would be happier walking with me. (Q).....took a first-aid kit
with me. The Scout Master said that (10)... may need (11)... if 3
(12)... got hurt. s2p) USTEN weie
It's ‘Book Time’!
A radio broadcaster talks about Rodney Chan's latest book during ‘Book Time’.
A Listen to the radio broadcast. As you listen, complete the information
below. You can listen to the broadcast as many times as you need: L2
Name of the book: .. |
‘Name of the author: |
‘Year the book was published: |
Other books the author has written: |
1 Baw 3 |
B’ Choose the correct answers.
‘Things the book talks about:
1 Doing well in exams 4 Places in Malaysia that teenagers
2 The dangers of drugs and aioking can visit and the things that they can
3 Changes in a teenager's body douiete
© Answer these questions.
1 Would you be happy if someone gave 2 A writer wants to write a book for
you the book Teenage Questions as a people your age. What topics should
birthday gift? Why? the writer write about? Why?
Work as a class.
arr Name of ces 1 Prepareadd
S| * isso
Likethe book because | given
op pa tthas easy-to-read 2 Fillin the chart
short stories. tehelped | with information
‘eau mete understand about the hooks
st wnyself better. you have read.
2
Rating: *+++Excellent ++*Good ++Average Boring
Would you read the books that your classmates rate ‘excellent’? Why?
—S) SPEAK WELL
and ‘p’
A Listen and repeat. B Say this sentence as fast as you can.
—
Wee Ifpretty pimply Polly Bong put
oa zat big, bumbly Pearly Bear in her
hin Be backpack, big bumbly Pearly Bear
\, ban pan would pound ané pump and bump |
— and bound right out of the
earl backpack pretty pimply Polly |
Bong pnt her in!
cub cup
rib nip
me 2 aes Did you pronounce all the words correctly?
WF) LEARN MORE
Building a Word Bank on Describing Words
Start a new page called Words to Describe ur word bank
‘Write down the describing words that you learned in this chapter.
Kesatve Words ane Nort
Look at what Li Ping and Ballang say.
—— ie
in front of words to give
the opposite meaning.
happy—unhappy
obey—disobey
patient—impatient
‘considerate—
| Inconsiderate
tel hit the cat She
loves arimaln in fact, she
pod ana vind aie She might
be natzenche class ard
G nvpavione scmetimen
she would never hire a catA. Give the opposites of the words
‘Then rewrite the sentences.
bold by adding un-, dis-, im- or in
1 Li Ping’s answer is correct. 4 Shanaz is polite, obedient and
2 Lagree with you. Jason is a very helpful.
honest boy. 51 will be able to go to the book
3-My neighbour is a very kind and exhibition with you today. Rukmani
pationt petean, told me that it is interesting,
B Add the above words to your word bank
2} FIND ouT MORE
Quotations on Friendship
A Heres @ quotation about friendship. B_ Discuss what the following quotations
Do you know whatit means? mean, Work in groups.
; a 1 ‘Hold a true friend with both your
the only way to have hands.’ Nigerian Proverb
a friend is to be one 2A friend is a present you give
son
‘Rolph Waldo Bmers a ‘yourself.’ Robert Louis Stevenson
Making @ Book of Quotations
Make a book of quotations on friendship.
Follow these steps,
Colect your quotations in the folewing ways:
Look through books on tiendship.
= Askyour patents and relatives,
= Access the Itemet.
Gy
Type oF wtite each quctation on
seporate sheet of paper.
¢ Youcan use fancy wilting to make the
‘pages look attractive,
+ Decorate the pages with suitable pictures.
‘Make a beautiful cover for the
‘book of quotations.
‘Arrange the pages in orcier and
‘bind the book,
‘Give the book to your friend on
‘special occasion,ap READ AND THINK
Being Kind to a Friend
The passage below is about three children: Jem, his sister Scout and Walter,
who is Scout's classmate. Walter is the son of a very poor farmer,
Scout is telling the story.
Earlier in the day, the teacher beat Scout when she tried to help Walter.
A Read the passage. Answer the questions on the right as you read.
1 Walter looked like he ‘What did Walter look
only ate fish food all ike?
his life. His eyes
looked red and
watery. There 5
was no colour
inhis face.
‘The tip of his
nose was wet and |
pink. a = 10
2 Jem suddenly smiled broadly at him. ‘Come on
home to dinner with us, Walter,’ he said. ‘We'd be glad to Did Jem invite Walter
have you.’ politely?
3 ‘Yes, Walter’ I said. ‘Don't you like butterbeans? The teacher beat
Our Calpurnia is a good cook.’ 15 Scoutbecause she
4 Walter accepted our invitation. triedto helo Wate.
3 Walter first piled’ food on his plate. Then he asked if el
there was any molasses’ in the house. Calpurnia brought
‘the pitcher of molasses. Walter took the pitcher and Why do youthink
poured a lot of molasses on his vegetables and meat. He 20 Wehr poured
was going to pour some into his milk glass when I molasses onto his
shouted, ‘What on earth are you doing, Walter?” ee
6 — Walter quickly put his hand on his lap. He bowed his
head.
7 My father looked angry. He shook his head at me. 25 ‘Why do you think
Calpurnia was very angry too. She said, ‘Come to the Scout’ father was,
kitchen with me now, Scout. I want to talk to you.’ angry?
9 When I went to the kitchen, Calpurnia said, “There are hat do you think
some people who don't eat the same way we do.’ Calouria is going to
10 ‘But he’s gone and poured molasses on his dinner,’ 30 | '@ktoScoutabout?
Isaid. ‘Nobody does that.”
ay11 ‘That doesn't mean you can be mde to him, young lady.
He is your guest. You have shamed your father and your
Ishospitalty*
important in this
family?
family by your rudeness.’
(Adapted from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee)
‘akindofbea
Sputalotof
syrup poured ontap of sweet ashes like ice-cream, puciding and cake
‘the way you welcome anc lockater people who come to your house
B_ Choose the correct answers.
1 Walter did some ‘wrong’ things before
he started eating. What were they?
A He was mde.
B He asked for molasses.
€ He put too much food on his plate,
D He poured molasses on his meat
and vegetables.
2. In what way was Scout a good friend?
Choose two answers.
A She listened to Calpurnia.
B She helped Walter in class.
C She invited Walter to her house.
D She shouted at Walter for pouring
molasses on his dinner.
3 What did Scout do wrong? Choose
three answers.
‘A She was rude.
B She did not talk to Walter.
© She made Walter feel bad.
D She did not treat her guest well.
4 How was Scout impolite to Walter?
Choose two answers.
‘A She spoke rudely to him.
B She invited him to her house.
€ She left him and went to the
kitchen.
D She made him look bad in front
of her family.
© Look at your answers to Questions 2, 3 and 4 in B . Do you think Walter
would be happy to have afriend like Scout? Why? __
D Answer these questions.
1 Hospitality means behaving well towards
your guests. Is hospitality important to
Malaysians?
2 Ifyou behave like Scout, will your parents
be angry with you? Why?
Write down what a host and a guest in Malaysia usually do.
Work in groups.
You may use the examples given on page 29.Exampte /
jost Does irons
1 Welcomes the quests warmly and 1. Greete the hoot warmly.
offere them food and drinks, 2 Brings a gift. for example, a basket
2 Talksto the queste while theyre there. | of fruit.
ey THINK AND WRITE
Sending an Electronic Card
Select and send a ready-made electronic card using the Internet. Follow these steps.
ees attr,
tn
Ogreatngs.com
Choose a card. ame nes | tera wed |
‘Type in your mesaage.
Happy birthday, Anil.
This is to wish you
a birthday full of
fun and joy.
‘Type in your namie,
‘Type in your
e-mail addrese,
Always your friend,
Type your
friend's name. on
From [tr bin sin
ee Your emaiadsone [Johit@tastmal con
friends e-mail sera. [Rai Kran
address racshoee-nat ates [ani Kn@snaal.oon
How to Get a Card from the Internet
© Type‘Posta card’. © Click on your choice, for example,
You will see a number of Web sites. friendship.
© Click on one of these sites. You will see a number of cards. :
Youwill get anumber of choices. {© Clickonthe card you wantto send. ||Making a Greetings Card
Make a birthday card of your own for a fiend. Follow these steps, Work in pairs.
‘ste? J. Brainstorm about content.
Think about: Show yourcord to your frends.
the kind of person your friend is + Agcthem If you have made mistakes:
= the words you would Ike to use: ‘= the cord format
= how tomake the card attractive = grammer
= speling
Gren
© Look at several cards to gatideos on
presentation,
@ Decide how you wil present your
message,
Grave We!
Use your fends’ comments toimprove,
STEP eS Prepare the card.
Design your cardi ine way you want
to present
Describing a New Friend
Wit a letter describing your new friend.
Follow these steps.
sTeP J Write a drat.
Jot down what you want fo say, Include the following in your later:
= Thename of yournew friend = What your friend looks tke
= Where andhowyoumethimorher = The kind of person he or she
Pye
Show your letter to your fiends. Ask them if you have made mistakes
= theletterformat = yourchoice of words = thegiommar = thespeling
Gres En
Use your fiends’ comments to improve your lettet.
en SE
Vile you leternety orm the comer totype youre
<0)Q) uTeRATURE
A Poem About Two Friends
‘A. One person reads the lines in normal print and the other reads the lines in
italics. Work in pairs
It’s Up to You
(A poem for two voices)
What shall we do? Let's go fora walk
cup orsit and talk
{es up to you or buy some sweets
Where shall we go? or call on Pete's
esha: ormake up a dare
On, Tdon'tknow ep ote
Shall we climb atree? or play on the swings
‘bests or make some things
Don't know. Maybe. ceRaegpee
Shall we play Robin Hood? or swim in the pool
sandcoiil or go fora jog
‘ompore ws omits. ortake out the dog
Shall I get out my bike? or watch TV
or goto see
You can if you like, Hanceh or Marke
or Michael or Mandy.
Don't waste the cay.
OK. OK.
Right, what shall we do?
Its up to you.
Ohartes Thomson
B Answer these questions.
1 Different activities that friends can do together are mentioned in this poem
(a) What are they?
(b) Are these the activities you do with your friends?
(©) [they are not, would you enjoy doing these activities with your friends?
(@) List ten activities not mentioned in the poem that you and your friends could do.
oo2 The words spoken by one boy are written in normal print. The words spoken
by the other are written in italics. How would you describe the mood of the boy
whose words are:
(a) in normal print: bored, active, friendly, enthusiastic?
(b) in italics: friendly, lazy, bored, unfriendly, uncooperative?
©) Rewrite the lines in the right-hand column ‘You may begin like this:
ofthe poem. Replace the lines with
activities that you would suggest Let's ride on the LRT
to your friends, or have a satay party
or play street football
or give Paula call...
1D. Now act out the poem with your friends. Think of different ways you can say the lines.
A Passage from ‘The Pencil’
In Ali Majod!’s story “The Pencil’, Zahid and Dolah are classmates but they are
not friends. In the extract below, Zahid accuses Dolah of stealing his pencil.
Ay Read the dialogue between Zahid and
Dolah. try to show the feelings of the
two boys by the way you read
the dialogue, Work in pairs.
“That's my pencil. Tknowitis.’
‘No, it's not. My father bought it for me,’
‘How much did he pay for it?”
"How should 1 know?"
“If he had really bought it for you,
‘you would have asked him.’
‘Tm not going to listen to any more of Answer the following questions.
‘your questions," Work in groups.
‘Just answer this one—if you got it 1 Deion believe Datahiw anaivani?
‘yesterday, why is it already so short?” 2 Do you think Zahid believed that
Dolah didn't answer. He tried to ran off, Dolah’s father actually bought
but Zahid grabbed him by the shoulder. the pencil? Why?
“Did you steal my pencil?’ 3. What do you think would happen
No!" next?Gp review
A Complete each of the following with a suitable word. Use the words provided.
1 The box is heavy... isfull 4 Heis happy... . got 6As.
of books. 5... went for a walk with eee,
2....do my homework at her mother. it
aight. 6 ...atetheirlunch atthe | she 7
3... watch most films athome restaurant, ye?
‘using our new VCD player. 7 Did. . . enjoy your lunch?
B Complete these dialogues with suitable sentences of your own.
: Fe E Cora
wen (este) Ga ee
Tats to the crema © (Youlcok bautiilin ) -——
this Sunday G) | eter ress Anoah, ) Cons
© Complete the paragraph below with the sentences given.
ies allright thie
time. But dort
ake it habit
Mybest friend is a wonderful person... as:
She helps her classmates with homework { ‘She is also very patient
that is dificult... When she helpsme with people.
with a mathematical problem, she explains ¢ G
everything to me slowly and clearly. Sheis always ready to
She does not get angry even if she has to ) ei people wth their wi
explain it over and over again, \, problems.
——
D Wrteaparagraphon You may begin like this:
how Ishak spends
he saturbaye | OnSatuday. my best ond Toh, wakes upat
n. He
a=3 Live Smart
WHAT'S IN STORE
In this chapter, you will:
realy Ifestyles write on heath issues
fer questions oni prepare &
bel and the results Of asurvey on the
rapbcok on healthy lving
ow a family shows love tough food
question
festyles of
‘A What comes to your mind when you look at these words?
Work in groups,
+ Hobbies
* Food
» Exercise
B__Draw a mind map for each of the above words.
Here is an example for hobbies.WP) Arkasourit>
Finding Out How Teenagers Live
Look at what Ballang and Peter say.
ls having breakfast every day
aheatthy habit?
Yes iti.
Breakfast io important
because itis the fret meal
of the day.
Is eating fast-food often
healthy habit?
‘Then they talked to forty teenagers about their lifestyles.
‘The following are the results of the survey.
Results of a Survey on the Lifestyles of Teenagers
Number Who }f Total Number
eres) ir)
Satara
Yes No G@admuabal
1 Doyou have breakfast every day? 130 10
2 Do you eat fast food often? 2 15
3 Doyoueata lot offresh vegetables andiruit? 2020
4 Doyou have snacks between meals? 3010
Soret
5 Doyou exercise at least three times a week?
6 Doyou play outdoor games often?
See cu
7 Do you sleep for about eight hours at night?
8 Do you sleep in the afternoon?
‘A. Study each question and response in the above survey. Say which
answer—Yes or No-shows a healthy habit. Work in pairs.Bi Stuy the resus thesurveyon page agtn Then answer these questons
ee er
1 What healthy hats do the § ‘aie tes oa ee
teenagers have? raseaiiryan Wemoue
2 What unhealthy habits do they ai ie reaulaty tobe
have? g healthy,
$3 Domostofthe teenagers have NS
2 healthy or unheathy habits?
4. What advice wonld you give to
; the teenagers with unhealthy
habits?
| oT
W woro Power
Food Categories
‘Al Match the pictures with the words in the box.
B) Give two more examples of our Rraupxe_/
own for each category.$ EXPLORE LANGUAGE
Giving Advice on Smart Living
Melina wrote to “Teen Help’, a health advice column, about her problem
‘Read what she wrote. Then read the advice she was given.
Teen Help” maxrosue (FAREINGTE!
Dear Sve, ~ We use must, must not,
Tom sudying for my PMR examination. | udy ftom should and should net io
3.00 pin Be radnight wih short brock for dinner | give advice. The verb tht
\solly wako up ot 5.00 a.m | sometimes even miss meals ‘ollows must and should
to frish my homework. My parents ink Ineed to change does nethave -ed ors
mrrbabis ‘De you ine ook wing ater
Moline
aye A Do you agree with
Sue's Advice ‘Sue's advice? Why?
Deor Metina,
‘You must not study for ng hours at one time. You
must have enough sleep and rest, You should make
Sir ForTet slvo ond rece. nig aople shoul
not miss heir meals
8 Below are other problems that appeared in Teen Help: Discuss what advice
You would give to each person. Give reasons for your advice.
D)I am rather plump and | fee! quite shy
~~ about this. My mother says | should cut
down on ice-cream, chocolate ond fast
@y best fiend, Bally, is
‘angry with one of our
-dlassmates. Now he dees nor
food fl wanttolose weight. love food too abot fk le anyone
much, but | promised my mother that | b ao
co Tete aes tea i r_| think what Ballang
should help, shoulda tt is not heolty. Whot
; eee pelts
ConcornedDiscussing Teenage Lifestyles
Gaitri and Li Ping have done a survey on the lifestyles oftheir classmates,
‘They are discussing the results of their survey. Look at how they ask and
answer the questions,
[Powe Cree Ming play
| tetnlacerydey?
__
{ Podetriand Baling
| play nockey?
“Yoo. ahe dees,
Bo Chae Ming ana
Freeta eat junkfood?
A. Answer these questions.
1 Does Preeta have a healthy habit?
2 Do Jefri and Ballang play an outdoor game?
3 Doyou think eating junk food is a healthy habit? Why?
Here is how you ask and answer Yes!No questions.
orien Ca dl
B_ Now askand enswer questions about ‘You may begin with these words:
your ovm lifestyles. Work in groups.
Doyoueat...?
Doyoulike to....?
Doyou play... ?
adPreparing a questionnaire on healthy lifestyles
Belowis an extract from a text called Tips for Healthy Living
Eating Habits
1 Eat balanced meals with plenty
of vegetables and fruit.
2 Don'teat junk food often.
3 Don't drink too many fizzy drinks.
4 Drink at least eight glasses of water a day,
Gaitri and Li Ping used the extract to help them write questions for their questionnaire
on the lifestyles of Form 1 students. Here are two of their questions.
1 Eatbolanced meals with dee —_Doyowteat balanced mealewith plenty
plenty of vagetables and fruit. of vegetables and fru?
2. Don't eat junk food often fe —_—dDoyoucat{unk bod often?
‘A Now follow the girls’ example. Write a questionnaire of your own using the
information given in the Tips for Healthy Living text above.
You may use this style for your questionnaire:
g CECOCOECEEEE CORECTR ET EEE EEEEETECE
Questionnaire on the Litesty
Eating Habits
1 Do you eat balanced meals?
2 Do you eat junk food often?
Ss .,
4...
B Use your questionnaire to find out about your classmates’ lifestyles.
>The ‘Stay Healthy Campaign’
A doctor gives a talk during a Stay Healthy Campaign in a school. 3
A As you listen, decide whether these staternents are true or false.
1 Ahealthy person has both a healthy body and a healthy mind.
2. A person who is always angry or jealous does not have a healthy mind.
3 Ahealthy person is a person who is notill,
4. Exercise and well-balanced meals help to make a body healthy.
5. Washing up after meals is nota form of exercise,
B. Listen to the talk again. ©) Prepare a menu fora
Choose the correct answer. lunch you would like to
People who get tired easily fave for your birthday.
Make it a well-
ae need .. balanced meal, You
ot may use the Food
ercise Pyramid given to
€ balanced meals help you choose
D alloftheabove suitable food for
yourmenu.
Work m groups.
Sy SPEAK weit
‘d'and't’
A. Listen and repeat. B) Say these lines as fast as you can.
‘@’ and ‘t’ at the beginning % a r= a ea
ce .
tin ” ) Tiny Tina Dinahis a dainty damsel.
dank tank $5 XQ Isitbecause Tina Dinah s so tiny and
dear tear “ )) Sodainty that the dear tiny dainty
© damsel wasn't sent down the riverto
‘a’ and’ atthe end :
bad eg | eeremne
a nS Soe eae
seO see
aa
Did you pronounce ail the words correctly?Understanding a Food Label
A food label contains a lot of information that helps us to make decisions about
the food we buy.
| 'A\ Read the information onthe food packages below.
Helps you to answer
the question: is this
heatthy?
Tells you the
ingredients?
used to make
Tells you how
tostore the
product once
tis opened.
it is ope Tells you the weight
food inside the package.
‘afterthis date, the food mighttumbad
"the diferent types of ters used to make the procuct
B_ Which part of the package will help you answer the following questions)
“Is this food healthy? /
2, How much food does the package hold?
3 Is the food inside the package still safe for eating?
4 Can Jefri, who is a Muslim, or Gaitri, who is a Hindu, eat this food?
5 5 Does the package have to be put in the refrigerator after it is opened?€ Labels |, Il and Ill below are from snack packets which cost the same,
i
T INGREDIENTS 1 INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS
‘Wheat flour, lard! sus Wholemeal flour, sugar |Wholemeal flour, beet
cocea, food additives vegetable oil, cocoa, stock, sugar, sunflower
~ artificial colouring seeds, cocoa
Which packet would these people not buy? Why?
1 Your sister who eats onlyhealthy food 3 Your Hindu neighbour Arvind
2 Your teacher whois a vegetarian’ 4 Your friend Razak
‘soft white fat cotained from pgs
‘aperson who does noteat meat or fish
D_ Product costs RMS. Product Y costs
RM2. Product X's expiry date is two years:
from now. Product ¥ will expire in two
days’ time, Which one would you AEN
why?
Look at the fruit juice labels below and answer the questions that follow.
1 You opened Juice M two days ago, Now you realize that you did not put
it back into the refrigerator. What should you do?
2. Can you give Juice N to your mother who suffers from gastric pains?
3 What can happen if you do not read the wamings on the labels?
”
You want to invite your classmates to a farewell party for a teacher who is
about to retire. Which of the following must you think about when you plan
the food and drinks you will serve? Why? Worl in groups.
| 1 Willthe guests enjoy «3 Should the food be from an expensive
| the food? restaurant?
| 2 Is there a good variety 4 Are there guests who cannot eat certain ~
| of food? types of food for religious or health reasons?
a2)WKS 95>
Writing Paragraphs on Lifestyles
Look at how this paragraph is written,
+ Many young people today like to eat junk food. Ihave Topic serttence
___three reasons for saying this. the young. Firet supporting
people themselves say that they go out to eat junk point
food often. wecan see thatthe numberof Second supporting
"fast food restaurants is increasing, even in rural point
areas. if we walk into a fast food restaurant, Third supporting |
‘we see that most of the customers are young people. point 3
Soraya
=
‘ee se
li
A. The sentences below tell us why oily food
is bad for our health. Rearrange these
sentences in the correct order and write
them as one paragraph. Work in pairs.
1 Firstly, too much oil in your
food makes you fat.
2 Thirdly, some people believe
that oil that is used again and
again can cause cancer.
3 There are at least four reasons
‘why we should not eat oily
food.
4 Secondly, oil has a lot of
cholesterol in it and this can
cause heart problems.
5 Finally oily food contains a lot
of calories.Some boys interviewed a group of teenagers. The teenagers were asked these
questions:
Question 1 Do you exercise regularly? oa &
Question 2. Do you eat junk food often? mage a
Question 3 Do you sleep for about eight
‘hours each night?
B The bar chart shows the results
obtained for each question. Use the
information to write a paragraph on
how teenagers live
‘You may begin like this:
Bgagesse
Alot of teenagers in Malaysia live quite
healthy lives. Firstly, most of the
teenagers interviewed (70%) exercise L
regularly. Only 30% do not... | Guesion! Guesion® Guestond
| (Exprcse) (Food) (Soap),
Persuading a Friend to Learn Swimming
You want your friend to take up swimming as a hobby. Write letter to him or her
You may use the notes given belo
* veryenjoyable ‘+ improves overall health
+ builds strength and stamina © ‘can swim alone or with friends
a
(Your address)
(Date)
Fecmenn [
1 think you should teke up seiaeming.
There art at least four reasons why you
sould...
Your friend,
(Your signature)a) LITERATURE
A Story on Sharing and Caring
The passage you are going to read is adapted from a novel entitled Wild Swans
by Jung Chang. This story is about a family in China during war time in the
1970s. The family members are separated and sent to different camps—the
‘father in one camp, the mother in another and some of the children in yet
another camp. This part of the story is about how a family shows love
through food.
A. Read the passage. Answer the questions on the right as you read.
1 This was my mother's account! of how she saw me
coming after what seemed to her lifetime. . . The big
basket on my back was full of sausages, eggs, sweets,
cakes, noodles, sugar, and tinned meats. All five of us
children. . . had pooled’ things from our rations* . 5
to give our parents a treat. Iwas practically dragged Do you tink the food
down by the weight. the writer brought wes
2 I stayed ten days, and was to depart’ for my father's eee Keogh Howie
camp on New Year's Day, . . . I put the food basket on my zeae
back untouched—my mother insisted [take the whole 10 what does he ohrace
lot to my father. Saving precious food for others has the whole lot ‘ees
always been a major way of expressing love and concern il
in China. My mother was very sad that Iwas going, and
kept saying she was sorry had to miss the traditional
Chinese New Year breakfast which her camp was going to 15
serve: fong-yuan, round dumplings, symbolizing family
union.
3 [Inmyfather's camp, the food] was mainly boiled Was the food atthe:
cabbage, and the lack of protein made people foel hungry fathers camp
all the time, People waited eagerly for every meat-eating 20 "wirtous?
day, and it was celebrated with great excitement. . . .n
these occasions, my father would pick the meat from his
bow! and force it into his children's bowls. There would
always bea kind of fight with chopsticks and bowls. “whet kind of ght
was tis?
(Adapted fron Wild Steans try Jung Chang)
Cleschintion ofsomethingthe-hashepperied ted amountof food that youare official alowed
‘ength oftme that someone ives *nfen there ic not enough feed fer everyone
‘out together Peave
“smal balsofdoush with fling Psike
5 yyB Answer these questions
1 Whoare the people in this story?
2 Where does the story take place? x
3 The writer says “I was practically dragged down by the weight!
(lines 6 and 7). What was it that dragged her down?
© Rearrange these senterices in the correct order of the story.
1 The daughter took all the food that they had saved to the mother's camp.
2 The mother did not eat any of the food the daughter brought. {
3 The five children saved food that they were given to give to their parents.
4 The daughter took the food to the father's camp. fal
D_ Drawa picture of the writer coming to visit her mother,
E_ Inthis story, alot of love is shown through sharing food. Find the lines in the
text that show you:
° °
Ge} the love the mother has for the father o, Braurss.
* © 2 the love the father has for his children © Mymother insisted I take the
©” 3 the love the children have for theirparents <° Whole lot tomy father.
+ Oe?
9
F The pictures below show the food served during festivals in Malaysia.
Which would you choose? Why?Vy) LEARN WORE
Building a Word Bank on Food and Exercise
A Start a new page called Food and Exercise in your word bank.
‘Add the words related to food and exercise that you leamed in this
chapter. Paste pictures next to the words so that you can learn the
meaning of the words easily.
B_ Hereis part of a mind map on food. Copy and complete the mind
map with the words you have learned in this chapter.
ice-cream
KP _
fish -- = Desserts* ~* --- chicken
T T
who
Meee s v ‘ < @
tt
tl
“something sweet youeatatthe endofa mes!
© Now draw your own mind maps for the following:
1 Ways of cooking 2 Cooking utensils
3g) FIND. OUT MORE?
Ways of Cooking
‘There are many different ways of cooking food. Some of the common ways are
frying, baking, steaming and roasting. People in different parts of the world
may have other ways of cooking food.
Find out about other ways of cooking food around the world. Work in groups.
aeMaking a Class Scrapbook on Healthy Living j
Make a class scrapbook on Healthy Li
of four or six. Follow these steps.
18 Work in groups ee chose Wank
| (@ Group work
cub: | Poir Work
Choose a topic.
Exampte /
Food—junk food; eating habits; balanced diet; etc.
Exercise—specific types of spor; lifting weights; eto.
[sie 2 & 4
&
‘Ask questions cbout the topic. Exaupre
‘Why is junk food bad for health?
‘How does skipping make us healthy?
ax? 4
$ Divide the task
Use diferent ways to find information:
= Go to the brary,
= Access the Internet.
= Look up magazines or newspapers
= Get brochures or pamphlets from hospitals
ara 4
Coleot he information that you want 10 nl in he srenbook J
ea
Come the infomation for al he pats in your group,
Ga@<
4 wrte down the Infomation in your serapbook
@ Include pictures if you like.
Check for errors.yp Review
‘A Complete these dialogues with suitable words of your own.
Do your friends play OY does Jeiri wake
Za team games? Cem j uplate? (of
B_ What advice would you give to the following people?
1 Wee Leng eats a lot of junk food. 3 Maty studies continuously
2. Ranjit does not exercise regularly. for ten hours.
C Rearrange these sentences in the correct order. Then write the sentences in
a paragraph.
1 Thirdly, itis a cheap means of transport. ie
2 Firstly, you can cycle to many parts ofthe countryside that you cannot reach by car.
3 There are at least four good reasons why you should learn to cycle.
4 Finally, cycling is environment-friendly. A bicycle does not dirty or pollute the
environment in any way. 3
5 Secondly, cycling is a good form of exercise. It builds your strength and stamina.
D’ Study this table
and answer the
questions below.
Egocvbe —
|Fish and chips, with coleslaw
Cheeseburger, 320 gm
Hot dog with chilli _
French fries
Fried chicken, mashed potatoes,
coleslaw, bun and butter
Pizza, half of 38 om pie
Milk shake
25
10
* Unit of measurement = gm ” (Compiled from various diet sources)
1 Which two meals here have 3 Which food has the least amount of
avery high amount of fat? protein?
2 Which meal has the greatest 4 Which meal gives you the most calories?
amount of protein?
aeur WHAT'S IN STORE
i In this chapter, you will:
hk
Db j =» exchange information by reading a table; glveadvce on road safety
+ “+ istento a talkon being ate; readinewsrenorts anc lockup reports inthe
‘newspapers on your own; Comment on pie charts; wite sires
© leamabout the setting ina story
oy GEAR UP
‘A. Look atthe title of this chapter. Then look atthe photographs
below. Can you guess what this chapter s about?
Pim 0. ae
B Which of
these can you pedestrian helmet seat belt
identityinthe overhead bridge trafficlights motorist
ppotograchs zebra crossing passenger junction
above! —_—_—_——_——
@m 50)YP) TALkAsour it
Finding Out About Road Accidents joan
‘Stud
| Workin pairs.
‘ 5 Use Table A below.
1 Copy your table into your exercise book. _Yeuwill start fist.
2 Find ont from your partner the information
you need to complete your table.
3 Complete your table. Use Table Bon page 57,
‘You may use these questions to help you:
(a) Whatwas the total number of aocidentsin...?
Exaueie
(©) How many deaths were there in... ? i
(©) What was the average number of accidents per «What was the total
dayin...? Suusber of acidents
(a) What was th ber of death: ae
(8) Whatwas the average number of dees perday Tt cat of
si accidents in 1999
(e) What was the average number of accidents per oo ae
day during the ... period in... ?
(| Read Accidents in Malaysia »)
“Table A
ora
Number of | Number | Number of
tr papa
1998
iaiaja peed aos aaa
186 (Chinese vow a8
‘Year period)
2000 (Hari Raya period) “10277
2000 (Chinase New
Yoar period)
16.3
(Source: Ops Stat, Poli aaa Malays
B_ Did you complete your table correctly? Check each other's table to make
sure you have filled in the information correctly.
ow© Answer these questions using the information in the table that you have
completed. Work in pairs.
1 Did the total number of accidents 3 Did the average number of
increase or decrease between accidents per day increase or
1998 and 2000? decrease between 1998 and 2000?
2 Did the total number of deaths 4 Did the average number of deaths
increase or decrease between per day increase or decrease
1998 and 2000? between 1998 and 2000?
Giving Advice to Drivers and Passengers
Give advice to the drivers and passengers in each picture.
‘Youmay use these words: fans ee
* You should ‘You should drive slowly.
* You should not... . should not speed.
fore you stop/stop suddenly
"aT always use the seat bela
till you see a policeman
P wait till the bus stops/rush |
out of the moving busWY wor power 0° Doors )
° £
Word Webs on Road Safety smurses oy wet wats
Here are words Li Ping thinks of
when she sees the word hospital.
What words do you think of when you read or hear the words accident and
pedestrian? Copy and complete the mind maps below.
Q vis ~
inf 7)
Injuries
cw Tg
eG, ACCIDENT 77
LY
T Ox “
Sp EXPLORE LANGUAGE
Talking About Past Actions
Read what Mrs Banu says about her father.
Yesterday, my father visited
\
Ce
b
ime in Seremban, He reached “The words in bold describe
here late lact night because actions that happened in the
of a traffic-jam. past.
We sometimes use words
like yesterday and last night
when we describe past
actions,
A When did Mrs Banu’s father visit her?
‘Spelling rule
“When we talk about the past, we usually | Exampce 2
add -ed to the action words. crashed happened __
omB_ Read what Jefri wrote in his diary and answer the questions.
ce
|p tarch 1 When did the headmaster
| Teday curheadmaster dave us atakon road give the talk?
ee ‘road 2. Write two mules that you
safety He sald that we tied fo follow roa eld Yolear age Sone
safety rules al the time, there would be fewer onthe road.
1 He hoped that in future we woul 3. Doyou agree with the
see ‘This afternoon, he stopped headmaster about following
| low safety rules. This aferno seme lee lt na?
| two boys from getting onto the bus because
Why?
\ they did rot queue up
For some action words, we have to make small spelling
changes when we talk about the past.
Spelling rules
£. Examece /
Change the ending ‘y’ to -ied, ail at
Add only -d to words that end in ‘e’. EME /
For some words that end in a short vowel Baupre
jos6, oil bligaed tea coment Euah /
double the consonant and add -ed. Serene, etree
C_Ballang is describing an accident he saw yesterday. Fill in the blanks with the
correct form of the words in brackets. The first one has been done for you.
Yesterday, I saw an accident. It (1) occurred (occur) near my house, A man
(2) ... (cross) the road in front of my house but he wasn't quick enough. A
car came round the comer. The driver (3) ... (try) to avoid him but he hit
the man’s leg: The driver (4) .. . (stop) the car and went to help. I went to
see if I could help too. However, we (5) .... (discover) that the man was all
right. The only damage was to the man’s wooden leg.
29999999080)D’ Read the dialogue below.
wana ‘yesterday. \
Weainain a
Jalan Ru and Jalan Mila
‘A motorist knocked
down a pedestrian
Now look at the pictures below. Write a dialogue like
the one above. Use the words given with each picture.
Work in pairs,
—_
Really? Where
Z| waot
car—rall down—
cyelist—Ienocie
down—child
car—erash—tree
‘The words in bold tell you
Decisions About Safety about time. Other examples:
Answer each question. Give reasons for your answer. ig Dom: apap paver:
Work in groups. when | come home, etc.
1 Your father’s car tyre has a puncture, It is raining,
When should he stop?
ASoon — C Whenit stops raining
BaAtonce D When he reaches the next petrol station —
Fave samme eweets>
Lfctle gir,
2 When should
Angela tell her
parents about this?
A Never
B Today
C Tomorrow
D Next week:Gaitri's headmaster has invited Jefr's father, Inspector Jasin, to give the
students a talk on road safety
A Listen to Inspector Jasin's talk. Rearrange the topics in the arder in which he
presents them. 4a. Lao, Lac
1 Advice on howto keep oneself 2. Advice on how to avoid accidents
safe on the road 3 Why road safety is important
B Listen to the second part of Inspector Jasin’s talk. Which of the following
pictures show the advice that Inspector Jasin gives? Lab
© Listen to the third part of the talk and» What do you think Inspector Jasin will
complete this mind map. se talkabout ned?
‘Two more ways to be safe on the roac
a B Why road safety is important
WAYS TO BESAFE C Why road accidents take place
ONTHEROAD |. D Howto avoid accidents
td)
S) SPEAK weit
‘f and ‘w
A Listen and repeat.
P) staat famity ota
7 fast find fat
<<B Say these lines as fast as you can,
1 Freddy found five flying fish and four frantic frogs while fishing on Friday.
2 Which wicked witch fell into the wishing well while making a wicked wish
on Wednesday?
Did you pronounce all the words correctly?
| The following are the questions and the table
"for Student B to do exercise A on page 51.
1 Copy your table into your exercise book. ‘Student B
2 Find out from your partner the information [seen |
you need to complete your table. Use Table B below
3 Complete your table.
You may use these questions to help you: Bunn /
a ee Q Whet was the
| @) What was the total number of accidents in aoe of
| (@) How many deaths were therein. ..? i eee
(©) What was the average number of accidents per day in nae
(@) What was the average mumber ofdeaths per dayin...? | SS aah
(©) Whatwas the average number of accidents perday during | tients in
He. coabely, ) 1998 was 9902,
Toble B
Piet
poabig Accidents ] Deaths
od ee
Ee a saath
4999 (Hari Raya period) 9416
1999 (Chinese New
‘Year period) . }
“2000 (Hari Raya perio 681
2000 (Chinese New 227 ees 16.6
Year period)
(Seunce: Ops Sank, Pots ay Maasta){J READ AND THINK
Reading a News Report
Below is a news report of an accident. Look at how the report is written.
b grncammcmeayares
amily of five =
. This tells you where the
t q 7 {incident took place and
e€ in cras. whe twas opted
2 3 J The sentence just after the
/*POH, FriA family of | They were going back to date is called the lead. It
five died when their car | their kampung to celebrate ‘gives you information about:
crashed into a tree three | Hari Rava with Hason’s
kilometres from here at | family.
about 7.00 p.m. yesterday. |S} Police Superintendent Nik
© 2 Hasan bin Jantan, 36, his | Jamil bin Bakar said that this
chat happened
* where it happened
‘+ when it happened
+ who the people involved
wife, Asmah bt Jasin, 32, and | was the fourth accident in this wee,
their children, Fikri, 7, | area over the Hari Raya
[Rath an Fu ve | pos, He sd tt people Tears rp at
| killed when their car crashed | should be more careful, nani beckereeal
4) into @ tee near Kampung | caring and law-abiding,
Mesra. Hasan was driving at | especially during the festive
120kilometres per hour inthe | season when there are many
| rain when the car skidded, | more vehicles on the road.
settee
information, No main points
are given after the lead.
J Sometimes an important
simran oats person's comments are
(Aurora Times, 31 July 2002) eluded.
A. Choose the correct answers.
1 Which two parts of a news report give you the most information?
A The lead
B The headline
€ The body of the report
D The important person's comments
2 You donot have much time to read the newspaper but yon want to know
what is going on, You should
A read the leads of the reports you are interested in
B use the headlines to help you decide which news reports to read
C read the section after the lead of the reports you are interested in
D read the important person's comments in the reports you are
interested in
ass)© Here are the leads from three news reports.
Answer these questions on each lead. KUCHING, Fri
thvelve speed traps in various parts of
aWhathappened the town and caught 108 motorists
2 Where did it happen? tubo were spaeding yestende.
3 When did it happen? eI TT
4 Who were the people involved?
KLANG, Tun—Schoatoy Sain P Zonta haut of
Satong. 13, from Sekolah Menengst § she catfights to tum green 15 the
waking ame tise f
—Two men on a motor f
© Look quickly through a newspaper and do this activity.
1 Look at the headlines and pick out five news reports that interest you.
2 Read the lead and pick out the main points,
3 Tell your friends what you have read.
A Pie Chart on Road Accidents
[A Look at the pie chart given. Discuss
why accidents occur. Work in groups
Exampie /
‘Seventeen per cent of accidents
‘occur because of carelessness.
Cleariesanese
Borowsiness
B What are other reasons why accidents a
occur?
Pure tyre
Exampte_/ Flotner reasons
Faulty engines can cause accidents, | (Sovrce:anatan kesolaratan Mati, FLUS 2000)
© Talk about what motorists must do to reduce the number of accidents.
Use these words: _Exaurte /
They snust (ar must not)... They must be careful when they are driving.
‘They should (or should not)
oeDp THINK AND WRITE
Writing Paragraphs on Road Safety
‘A good paragraph should have a topic sentence and a number of supporting ideas.
Here are two incomplete paragraphs from Inspector Jasin's speech on road safety.
Write a topic sentence and a supporting sentence to complete each paragraph.
Choose from the sentences given on the right.
Yourrustrot erossthe roadinhen SS YOumustwaitilal the vehicles stop
there alot oftrafc, You must not play pom before you cross at a zebra crossing,
| onthe road. Youmust sinays use a zebra Asa pedestrian there area number of
| crossing, ifthere icone, oS rulesyou must follow.
bese sacar as
© ...Pedestansofencanse accidents @7 YS. Metoroylts often harm themselves and
by ther carelessness Drversofcars, pm pene eee ese et ea es
| tevis and buses ofen cause accidents Police say allroad users can cause
ATS accidents.
by speeding
Writing Paragraphs on Preventing Accidents
Study the topic sentences below carefully. Complete the paragraphs using
your own words. Work in groups.
HINTSTO
© Passengers sometimes
HELP YOU
cause accidents by the
things they do. Some
passengers throw things 1 Think abou
out of moving cars... things thar fas a
or school-bus drivers
© here are several things do that cause accidents
school-bus drivers must do Jot down these ideas,
| toprevent accidents 2 Choose the math;
involving the children on 3 : the main ideas, .
theirbuses, School-bus Put the ideas in a
drivers should make sure Suitable order.
that their buses are in good 4 Write the
working condition... Ereeeh,Writing an Eyewitness Account of an Accident
‘The pictures below show what happened to a Form 1 student as she was going
31085 a zebra crossing yesterday. Write a story about the accident. Follow the
steps provided below the pictures,
Yesterday—accident— =
outside—gate—mother—drop | daughter—green light—
off —daughter—zebra crossing_| Start—oross—road
car—comer— speeding —
_brake 100 late—hit—gir_|
The writing process
When you write a story, you have to follow a number of steps.
Look at the steps given below.
cap
% White the introduction using the simple past tense,
@ Youmay begin ike this:
Yesterday, | saw an ace‘dent,
ae?
‘ Ask your friends to
help you check
eae
ae
oP = donner
= spelling
Add some details tke: = punctuation?
= what happened = who the people:
= whereithappened involved were az)
Vesterday,|saw a temible cccicent | wos outside the
school gale when |! occuted.A mother diogped her White he fal raft of
daughter off at the zebra crossing
yourstory.a LITERATURE
Leo, the Cheerful Accident Victim
This passage is about a boy's visit to a friend who has met with a road
accident, The friend is now in a hospital. The story is set in Indonesia.
‘A. Read the passage. Answer the questions on the right as you read.
1 We were all enjoying lunch, and I do not even remember
who first mentioned Leo's name, but Ma suddenly asked,
‘How is he now, anyway?’
2 Nobody knew and this made Ma irritated. ‘You mean you Weywas the mother
don't even know? Ma said, "He's your best friend; you play 5 —_ivtsted? Do you
‘with him every day; and the boy has had a terrible accident a she ce 10
and you don't even care!” Pa too looked angry. eb Ad
3 The next day, I went to the hospital with my booik Wy isthe boy
Pieter Marits neatly wrapped up in a newspaper. carving the book?
4 Once inside the hospital, I was totally unhappy. 19 this what you
It smelled of medicines like iodine. There were nurses, eat te You
visita friend in
and male nurses too, in long white jackets. Everyone Cow
walked silently. The halls were clean and sparkling.
[finally reached the ward where Leo was supposed to
be. I walked through the door and saw a big, long ward 15
with beds on the right and left. Some patients were
sitting half-upright, leaning against their pillows.
Visitors were sitting beside some of the beds.
6 Suddenly, from the end of the ward, I heard a wild ery
of joy and the next moment a small boy in pyjamas far 20
too big for him came hobbling’ up at full speed, his
crutch making a lot of noise on the
hard floor. It was Leo. While he came
running on his one leg and with his
crutch, he called out, ‘Hey, Peng!
Hello! What are you doing
here? You came to see me?
Who else is here?"
7 When I saw Leo with his
crutch, I remembered the
games we used to play.
Leo had often walked in a
‘funny way: one leg wrapped
around a stick, like he had a
25 What is the name of
the writer (he in
the story?
30.broken leg. He also had played that trick of pulling one 33
‘arm back into his shirt and then walking with an empty In what way ate
sleeve—we had done that so often. Now I felt stupid in these people
that ward of broken people, broken? Scien
(Adapted from ‘No Books for the Living’ by Vincent Mie)
‘wok in certain way wen your legis hut
2 wooden sick used by person who ha lost ox hurt his eg
B_ Match the main points with the correct paragraphs. The frst one has been
done for you.
Main Points Paragraph(s)
1 What the hospital looks like inside Aand5
2 Why the writer went to the hospital
3 Leo's appearance and behaviour now
4 How the writer felt when he thought about what Leo
used to do in the past
Setting
The time and place in which a story takes place is called its setting. The writer
helps you imagine the place. See hhow Vincent Mahieu does this in paragraph four.
Describes _Itsmelled of medicines like iodine. >=
thesounds | There were nurses, and male nurses (econ
andemelio | __too, in long white jackets. Everyone Sse tal
ofthe place | ‘walked silently. The halls were (Describes the |
~ clean and sparkling- place
Look at paragraphs four and five of the story. Complete the mind map below.
HOSPITAL
Le}
[iF sree sor‘LJ FIND OUT MORE
Reading Bumper Stickers
Many motorists in Malaysia paste stickers on their car windscreens and
bumpers.
Look outfor these stickers on cars and copy down as many as you can. Discuss
what the drivers are trying to say to their fellow motorists. Work in groups.
‘Here are some examples of such stickers,
DON'T HOOT. -~
I'm keeping to 7 IF You can READ
d limit.
the spee ©2303 THIS SIGN, YOU'RE
eGo. 700 CLOSE,
“Child on board
Making Badges on Road Safety
Jefriand his classmates made and distributed badgesas part of their school’s
Road Safety Week activities
Here are some of the badges they made,
ALWAYS:
USE THE
ZEBRA
CROSSING
Make your own badges for the Road Safety Week in your school. You can give
the badges to your friends. Work in groups.
Here are somie questions for you to think about before you begin.
‘* What advice would you like to give?
‘© What interesting words can you use?
‘How should you present the words on the bailge?
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