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1. AMY SURAYA BINTI AHMAD MUZAMIL A17PP0007

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2. HAGILADESWARI A/P PALANI A17PP0017
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3. NOOR HASINAH BINTI MOHAMED SUBIAN A17PP0065
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4. NUR AMIRA BINTI AZMAN A17PP0071

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TOPIC: CLO 4 – MATERIALS FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS FOR
GRAB DRIVERS (PART 1)

SUBMISSION: 10TH JANUARY 2021

SECTION: 01

LECTURER: DR. ROHANI BINTI OTHMAN

Well Done - accepted

Role of Materials

In the English speaking and writing skills course for Grab Drivers that we have
proposed, we employ several teaching and learning materials which mainly include
technological based learning tools and applications. The course also emphasizes the
participants’ active involvement during the lessons with the guidance of instructors as
facilitators. We used thematic approach in creating our teaching and learning materials. The
theme of our lessons is ‘tourism’. Our materials are adapted from several sources such as
Grammarly, YouTube and Slideshare.net. The learning materials involve writing and speaking
skills and are suitable for the beginners as it mainly focuses on the basic use of English in daily
conversation between Grab drivers and passengers. The contents used in the materials are
familiar with the learners.

The first lesson of this course focuses on English speaking skills for Malaysian Grab
drivers and participants are taught on this skill through role-play activity. Role-play is chosen
as the learning activity because this activity is one of the best ways to practise common
scenarios and real-life situations. At the beginning of the lesson, the participants will watch a
video explaining about role-play activity. This video is authentically created and designed by
our group with some information taken from a reliable source. We include video in the lesson
instead of doing usual explanation because videos are known to engage and immerse learners
as well as able to provide information in a fun manner that participants will appreciate and
enjoy. Furthermore, in the second activity of the lesson which requires the participants to do
role-play, participants will be given common situations that they usually face as a Grab driver.
This helps to prepare them to speak better if they were to experience the same situation again
in the future.

After each lesson, we provide Kahoot activities to the learners about Adjectives and
Prepositions. We chose Kahoot to make our learning interesting. Other than that, kahoot offers
a great engagement from the learner’s side. Learners enjoy it as it is a visualized and unique
type of quiz. Each quiz consists of 10 questions. The questions are originally created by us
focusing on tourism. We include this activity at the end of each lesson to help the learners to
summarize their learning. Moreover, these questions help to check the learners' understanding
of the specific lesson.

In conclusion, it is crucial to identify the needs and the capabilities of the target learners
when selecting the authentic materials. The materials should include learners' involvement to
make the lesson successful. For instance, the theme of the course is related with the learners’
personal life, hence they can participate actively in the activities. Materials provided should be
varied as it can be used for various purposes and are also easy to access by the learners. The
materials used are created by the author but there are a few sources that have been referred to
create the course.
REFERENCES

British Council Brazil. (2016, October 06). Connect 2 English for Teachers: Role play.
Retrieved January 05, 2021, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcQACW3vE4g

CrownAcademyEnglish. (2015, December 17). Adjectives in English grammar | Position in a

sentence. Retrieved January 05, 2021, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIpyLOJJXE

Evans, V., Dooley, J., & Wilson, D. (2013). Career Path. Berkshire, United Kingdom:
Express Publishing

Fadiel, H. (2012, March 10). English book for taxi driver. Retrieved January 04, 2021, from
https://www.slideshare.net/fadielhud/englishbook-for-taxi-driver

Prepositions of Places and Direction Usage: Learn English. (n.d.). Retrieved January 05,
2021, from https://www.learngrammar.net/english-grammar/prepositions-of-places-n-
direction-usage
 APPENDIX:
Learning Materials for English
Speaking and Writing Skills for
Malaysian Grab Drivers
List of Materials:
1. Role-play Video (Powtoon)
2. Role-play Situations (Paper Strips)
3. Mentimeter
4. Adjectives Powerpoint Slides
5. Kahoot Quiz (Adjectives)
6. Prepositions Powerpoint Slides
7. Kahoot Quiz (Prepositions)
ROLE-PLAY SITUATIONS

Situation 1

You are a grab driver and you get a tourist as your customer. You are having a
conversation with your tourist customer about Malaysian famous local food. Role-play this
situation with your partner.

Situation 2

You are a grab driver and you get a tourist as your customer. You do not manage to find
this customer at the pick-up point. The tourist customer calls you using the Grab Car
application to explain his whereabout. Role-play this situation with your partner.

Situation 3

You are a grab driver and you get a tourist as your customer. The tourist customer asks
you some suggested places for him/her to visit during his/her vacation. Role-play this
situation with your partner.

Situation 4

You are a grab driver and you get a tourist as your customer. You are having a
conversation with your tourist customer about the unique races in Malaysia. Role-play this
situation with your partner.

Situation 5

You are a grab driver and you get a tourist as your customer. Your customer complains
something about your service. You are trying to defend yourself and solve this problem
with that customer. Role-play this situation with your partner.

Note:
There will be 10 pairs in this activity. Two pairs will get the same situation randomly.
Adjectives
Prepared by: Amy Suraya, Hagiladeswari, Noor
Hasinah, Nur Amira
 Upon completion of this lesson,
learners will be able to:

explain what are adjectives

find out the forms of adjectives
identify the position of adjectives
 What are adjectives?
Adjectives describe nouns.
Adjectives give more information about a noun in a
sentence.
 Example:
Jamie picks the ripe apples from the trees in her orchard.
 Example:
Museum of Modern Art is one of the largest contemporary art museums in the USA.
 The singular noun
The form of adjectives is the indicates only a person,
same for singular and plural place, or thing.
nouns. The plural noun indicates
more than one person,
place, or thing.

Examples:
CAT shuttle bus in Penang is free for everyone.

Tourists can use the free shuttle buses in Penang.

 before a noun
(attributive position)
Rome, Italy is an ancient city founded

Positions of
around 14000 years ago.

adjectives after link verbs

(predicative position)
Maria is feeling excited about the road trip
to Ipoh.
 Certain adjectives are used only before the noun
(attributive position)

elder, eldest, live, main

1.My elder sister is a teacher. 1.My sister is elder.

2. There is a live fish in the aquarium. 2. The fish seems live.
3. I crossed the main road. 3. The road is main.
 Certain adjectives are used only after a link verb
(predicative position)
afraid, alone, asleep, awake, ashamed
1.The girl seems afraid to go to the mall alone.
2. He is alone during the school holidays.
3. The guy is asleep in the Grab car while
listening to music.
4. Daniel is wide awake although tomorrow he
needs to wake up early to go for a trip to
Langkawi.
5. She feels ashamed when the tourist shows
her the direction in her own country.
1.The afraid girl seems to go to the shuttle bus alone.
2. The alone boy during the school holidays.
3. The asleep guy in the Grab car while listening to
music.
4. The awake Daniel although tomorrow he needs to
wake up early to go for a trip to Langkawi.
5. The girl feels ashamed when the tourist shows her
the direction in her own country.
Position of adjectives
After find / make / keep + object
Walking early in the morning by the shore
She found the Grab application interesting. keeps me awake

The idea of playing tourist with his brother for the whole
day makes him excited.
Position of adjectives Local and foreign tourists love to go
somewhere popular in Malaysia.

Adjectives always go after these words :

anybody, nobody, everybody, somebody

anywhere, nowhere, everywhere, somewhere
anything, nothing, everything, something
 Adjectives without nouns
The + adjective
The + adjective
We use the expression the + adjective to describe certain groups of people
Example: The unemployed

The meaning is general. We are generalizing.

The expression is always plural. We are referring to all members of the group.

The unemployed decide to go on a trip before the new year starts.

Examples : the young

the rich
the poor
the unemployed
 definition of adjective
adjective is used to describe noun.

Let's recap! forms of adjectives

singular and plural nouns use the same
form of adjective.

positions of adjectives
before a noun (attributive position)
after link verbs (predicative position)
 KAHOOT QUIZ
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ADJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Petronas Twin Tower is so tall. Choose the adjective.

a. Petronas Twin Tower

b. tall
c. building
d. Malaysia

2. Kuala Lumpur is a busy city. Choose the adjective.

a. Kuala Lumpur
b. city
c. busy

3. Langkawi Island is so beautiful. Choose the adjective.

a. Langkawi island
b. beautiful
c. so

4. Which word is an adjective?

a. Blue
b. Beach
c. Train
d. Boy

5. I like black colour suits. Choose the adjective.

a. like
b. suits
c. black

6. The company offers plenty of exciting activities for kids! Choose the adjective.

a. exciting
b. activities
c. for kids
d. The company

7. They grew up in a little village. Grew up is an adjective.

a. True
b. False
 8. The young boy shows me the way back home. Young is an adjective.

a. True
b. False

9. I like to eat nasi lemak, it is so delicious. Choose the adjective.

a. nasi lemak
b. delicious
c. eat

10. The beach water is so clean and __________.

a. clear
b. dark

Answer Key
Adjectives
1. Tall
2. Busy
3. Beautiful
4. Blue
5. Black
6. Exciting
7. False
8. True
9. Delicious
10. Clear
Prepositions
By the end of the lesson, learners
should be able to:
identify the definition of prepositions.
understand the types and functions of
prepositions.
classify the prepositions of directions.
INTRODUCTION TO PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a connecting word placed before a noun
or pronoun to show the relationship of noun/pronoun with
other words in a sentence.
Prepositions are used to express a number of
relationships including time, location, manner, quality,
purpose, state, and condition.
Three common prepositions are preposition of time,
preposition of place and preposition of direction.
Preposition of Direction
INDICATES THAT
SOMETHING/SOMEONE
IS DIRECTED TO
SOMEWHERE.
SOME EXAMPLES OF
PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION:
IN FRONT OF
- a position facing
someone/something
Hello, Miss Anne. I am Sam. I am currently
waiting for you in front of your house.

BEHIND
- the far side of something
(might be out of sight)
-opposite of in front of
Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park is located behind
the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park.
BESIDE
- at the side of/next to
something.
Sarah is waiting beside her broken down car
for the Grab driver to fetch her.

ACROSS
- going to the other side o a
river or road or something
straight.
A: Hi. I am your Grab driver, Michael. May I know
your current location, please?
B: Hello. I am standing across the street from
Bueno Vista Cafe.
TOWARDS
- A motion in the direction of
something literary or metaphorically.

After 10 minutes of waiting for her Grab, Anna

walks towards the Grab car when it arrived to
go home.

FROM
- Indicates the point of place at which
a motion, journey, or action starts.

He started to drive from Kuala Lumpur to

Cameron Highland just to buy fresh
strawberries and vegetables for his family.
BETWEEN
- Indicates something/someone to
be in the middle of two other
things or persons
The Langkawi Sky Bridge has a long pedestrian
bridge that is located between the mountains.

TO
- Indicates a motion in the
direction of a place.

Suzy walks to the bus after school ended.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT
PREPOSITIONS, LET'S TEST YOUR
UNDERSTANDING.
1. Open Kahoot application or type

03175174
kahoot.com.
2. Enter the code given below.
 KAHOOT QUIZ
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PREPOSITIONS QUESTIONS

1. Driver: Where are you going?

Passenger: I am going ______ supermarket.

a. to
b. in
c. on
d. for

2. Ali: Where are you staying?

Ahmad: I am staying _____ Penang.

a. to
b. in
c. on
d. to

3. A: "Excuse me! Could you tell me the way to the cinema?"

B: Yes, sure. Go ______ ahead until the end of the street.

a. straight
b. in
c. under

4. A: Excuse me. Do you know where the stadium is?

B: Yes, go along Central Avenue and take the second turning on the ________.

a. right
b. left
c. up
5. Police station is located _______ the bus station.

a. in
b. beside
c. down

6. The pharmacy is _________ the cafe and the cinema.

a. in between
b. in
c. on
d. side

7. She walked __________ Maple Street to go to the church.

a. in
b. through
c. at
8. The school is _______ the supermarket.
a. on right
b. behind
c. far from
d. on

9.

Italian restaurant is _______ to the bus station.

a. next to
b. in
c. opposite

10.
The hospital, Police station, cinema, and theatre are _____ King's road.

a. in
b. at
c. to
Answer Key
Preposition

1. To
2. In
3. Straight
4. Right
5. Beside
6. In between
7. Through
8. Behind
9. Opposite
10. In