Unit/Theme

1
Getting to
Know You
Page 1
11TH-24TH
JAN
Theme:
People and
values

2
Malaysian
Tapestry
Page 18
Theme:
People and
Values

Language for interpersonal use

Language for informational use

Language for
aesthetic use

Grammar

Sound
system

Educational emphases

Review

Talking about the concerns of a

teenager. 1
Offering advice on cleaning up a
messy room 11
Writing a journal 12
Carrying on a conversation with a
new friend 2
Writing out a telephone conversation
4

Listening-Trace a cycling route on a

map
3
Reading-Scan for details and identify
main ideas 6
Reading-Understand contextual clues
9
Summary-Use general terms 9
Apply process writing skills-Brainstorm
8

Introducing poetry
13
Identifying persona
and point of view
13
Reciting poems with
correct stress and
rhythm

Subject-verb
agreement
5
Present
perfect tense
10

`w/w/
and
`v/v/
4

Thinking skills 3,8,16

Learning how to learn skills
4
ICT 4
Values and citizenship
education
2,6,7,11,12
Multiple Intelligence
2,3,4,8
Knowledge acquisition
2
Preparation for the real
world 12

Page 17
-Pre.
perfect
tense
-Sub-verb
agreemt
-Sum.skills

Positive and
negative
statements
22
Past perfect
tense 27

`qu/kw/
,/I/ and/
/ 21

Thinking skills
19,28,31,33
ICT 29-30
Values and citizenship
education
18,19,2022,23,24
Multiple intelligences
19,20,28,30
Knowledge acquisition
22,23,24,26,29
Preparation for the real
world
22,28,29,30

Page 34
Pre.perfect
& past
perfect
tense
-Past
perfect
tense
-Sum.skills

Adjectives of
Quality (Task
3) 43
Adjectives of
Comparison
46

`r and
`rr /r/
38

Thinking skill
37,42,44,45,48,49
ICT 49
Values and citizenship
education 36,37,41
Multiple intelligences
37,42,44,52
Knowledge acquisition
41,43,44,47
Preparation for the real
world 37

Page 54
-Adj.of
quality
-Adj.of
compariso
n
-Sub-verb
agreemt
-Pre. tense

POEMS
Talking about different cultures in
Malaysia 18
Making a group decision on building
a mobile 19
Reading a passage aloud 22
Reading about Netiquette 30

25TH JAN
7th FEB
Thaipusam
(3 Feb 15)
3
Scale The
Heights
Page 35
Theme:
People and
Values
8th -28TH
FEB
Chinese New
Year
(19 & 20 Feb
15)

Discussing different definitions of

success 35-36
Talking about personal qualities
needed to be successful 36
Role-play Stage mock interview
with well-known personality 49

Listening-Note details and fill in the

blanks in a text 20
Reading-Scan for details 23
Using a dictionary 25
Reading-Discover the features of
informal letters and e-mail 28-29
Reading-Identify main ideas and
supporting ideas 23
Summary-Sentence level 26
Writing an informal letter-Expand
outline 29
Interpreting emoticons and e-mail
abbreviations 30

Identify mood and

tone in poems
Explaining message
writer is trying to
convey.
Understanding
peoples cultures
Composing a simple
poem

Listening-Note details of short

descriptions 39
Using a dictionary 39-40
Reading-Interpret non-linear texts
42,44
Reading-Identify keywords and topic
sentence in paragraphs 48
Making and expanding short notes
48-49
Reading-Draw conclusions and make
predictions 41-45
Transfer information from text to
diagram 42,44
Writing-Summary skills:Identify topic
sentence 48
Writing-An article on a well-known

Introducing
elements of a short
story
Identifying elements
of a short story ie
characters. Setting.
theme
Introducing plot
structure
Identify sequence of
events
Writing-Synopsis of
story

POEMS
-

SHORT STORIES
- Flame

personality

4
The S-Files
Page 55
Theme:
People and
Values
1st 28th
MARCH
TEST 1
(2nd -4th
March)

49

Talking about sports and why sports

celebrities are admired 55
Discussing-Sensational Headlines
61
Preparing questions for interviewing
players 68
Exchanging ideas-Emotional and
physical experiences related to sports
56
Exchanging ideas-Qualities that
successful athletes are likely to
possess 57
Reading newspapers-Scan for details,
Take notes and complete a table
63

Listening-Identify terms specific to a

sport 56
Reading-Identify main ideas and
supporting details 59
Reading-Understand contextual clues
64
Reading-Study structure of a newspaper
report 62
Reading-Understand Journalists
Triangle 63
Summary-Identify Keywords 67
Apply process writing skills-Discuss
and carry out research for a newspaper
report
67-68

Talking about language used in

advertisements 75
Making a decision regarding
solutions to environmental problems
82
Suggesting ways to solve
environmental problems 85

Reading for details 80-81

Reading guidelines for summary
writing
83
Reading-Identify main ideas and
supporting details 80-81
Writing-Summary (55 words) 84
Reading-Draw conclusions 80-81
Reading-Identify cause and effect 85
Writing-Describe a tourist spot 86

Using a dictionaryWords /phrases

describing setting,
place and mood
Describing the time
and place a story
took place (Setting
and cross culture)
Creating settings for
short stories of your
own

Prepositions
of place,
position,
direction and
association
65

`x-/eks/,
/ks/
and/z/
58

Thinking skills
57,61,70,71
Learning how to learn skills
62,63,67,68
ICT 67
Values and citizenship
education 59,60
Multiple intelligences 55
Knowledge acquisition
62,63,68
Preparation for the real
world 62,67

Pages 7273
-Language
of sports
-Sound
Byte
-Spelling
and
vocabulary
-Mixed
tenses
Preposition
s of time
and place
-Pronouns

Conjunctions
`although,
`though,
either
or,`neither
nor
78-79

`e/e/
and
`u/ /
77

Thinking skills
82,85,86,88
ICT 86
Values and citizenship
education
75,82,85,86
Multiple intelligences
76,81,83,88
Knowledge acquisition
76,80,81,84,86
Preparation for the real
world
82,86

Page 89
-Past tense
Conjunctions
Preposition
s

Modals:
need and
should 93

Dipththo
gs: / /
and

Thinking Skills
96,98,99,101,102
ICT
98
Multiple Intelligences
90,91,98,99
Knowledge acquisition
91,92,94,96,98
Preparation for the real
world 97,98,99

Page 103
-Modals
-Comprehension and
vocab

SHORT STORIES
- Tanjong Rhu

Mid Sem
Hol
(13th 21st
March)

5
Natures
Gift-My
Homeland
Page 74
Theme:
Environment
29th MARCH
11th APRIL

6
Do We Need
Dams ?
Page 90
Theme:
Environment
12TH-25TH
APRIL

Predicting outcome
Explaining message
and discuss how this
relates to ones life
Understanding
peoples culture,
traditions, customs
and beliefs.
SHORT STORIES
- Cardboard
Mansions

Talking about the importance of

water and electricity in our daily
lives 90
Identifying some facts about fresh
water, electricity and dams 91
Exchanging ideas Discuss the
importance of water and electricity
90
Interpret table 96
Brainstorm for ideas to

Reading-Scan for details and gather

information to complete a table
96
Listening-Identify statements as T/F
91
Reading-Identify main idea and
supporting details 94-96
Reading-Study structure of a speech
97-98
Reading-Identify cause and effect 97

Introduction to
elements of drama
Introducing plot
structure
Writing-Synopsis of
story
DRAMA
- The Robbery

92

support/oppose dams 99
Role-play: speeches
supporting/opposing dams

7
All Creatures
Great and
Small
Page 104
Theme:
Environment
and Values

99

Reading-Draw conclusions and

complete a flow chart 98
Writing-Summary (70 words) 97-98

Talking about feelings with respect

to different roles that animals play
104
Discuss the benefits of keeping pets
106
Talk about acts of human cruelty
towards animals 116
Suggesting ways to counter human
cruelty towards animals
116

Listening-Note important details of a

conversation 105
Reading-Scan for details and follow
sequence of ideas 108-110
Reading-Study structure of a letter of
appeal 115-116
Reading-for main ideas and supporting
details, to draw conclusions and
differentiate fact from myth
108-110
Writing-Summary (80 words)
113-114
Writing-a letter of appeal 116
Apply process writing procedure
117

Recognising
elements in a drama
such as characters,
setting,
theme, dialogue,
design

Relating personal experience with

disabled people 121
Expressing concern in simple
language 121
Making statements with correct
intonation and stress 123
Suggesting ways to solve problems
faced by disabled people in the
community
132

Listening-Note important details in a

conversation 122
Reading-Study the structure of a report
129
Understanding formation of compound
words 127
Writing-Summary (90 words) 129
Expanding notes and outlines
131-132
Reading-Identify points of view in a
forum 125-126
Reading-Draw conclusions from facts
given 125-126, 131-132
Carry out reference work on facilities
for the disabled 131-132
Writing and presenting a report on
facilities for the disabled in your town
132

Talking about how

events, characters in
the text remind one
of people and events
in real life.

26th APRIL
30th MAY
Labour Day
(1st May 15)

Conjunction:
However
108 Adverbs
of degree
112

Diphthgs
: / / and
/ /
107

Thinking Skills
109,110,111,115,116,119
Learning how to learn
skills 110,115
ICT 110
Values and citizenship
education
105,106,115,116
Multiple Intelligences
104,105,106,111,116,119
Knowledge acquisition
105,108,110,114,116
Preparation for the real
world
114,116,117

Page 120
-Adverbs of
degree
-/e / and
/a /
-Conjunctio
ns
although
and
however
Vocabulary

Adjectives
and
prepositions
combinations
123
Use of the
hyphen (-)
128

Sentence
stress
and
intonatio
n

Thinking Skills
127,129,130,131,132,133,
134,136
Learning how to learn
skills 130,132
Values and citizenship
education
121,122,124,129,130,132
Multiple Intelligences
121,122,130,132
Knowledge acquisition
125,126,129,130,131,132,
133
Preparation for the real
world 126,129,132

Pg 135-136
Punctuation
with the
hyphen
-Adjective
+
preposition
combinatio
ns
Conjunctio
n
-Adverbs of
degree
-Modals
Comprehension

DRAMA
- The Right Thing to
Do

Wesak Day
(3rd May 15)
MID YEAR
EXAM
(10th 28th
May 15)
8
Special
People
Page 121
Theme:
People and
Values
1st- 27th JUNE
Mid- Year
Hols
( 29th May
13th June 15)

DRAMA
- Canada Can Wait

123

9
Profile of
Products
Page 137
Theme:
Science and
Technology

Talking about shopping habits and

experiences 137-138
Exchanging ideas-Discuss a
catalogue and make choices
141
Making enquiries about a product
142
Role-play Deal with a complaint
148

Listening-Note details of
announcements 138
Reading-Scan mail order catalogue
141
Reading-Identify sequence of ideas in
a brochure
144-147
Using a dictionary 149
Reading-Study format of a formal
letter 150
Reading-Identify main ideas and
supporting details 144-147
Writing-Fill in an order form
148
Writing-Summary (100 words)
150-151
Writing-Reply to a letter and respond
to a complaint 151

Explaining the
message and
discussing how this
relates to ones life
Discussing about
values in the drama.

Talking about industries in your

home town/Malaysia
155
Exchanging ideas-Reasons for
setting up certain industries
157
Discussing-Brainstorm for ideas
157,167
Reading quotations-Agree/disagree,
giving reasons 156
Future studies-Discuss the industry
of your choice 158

Listening-Note important details

158
Reading-Study structure of an article
166-167
Reading-Guidelines for writing an
article 167
Listening-Identify given statements as
T/F 158
Reading for details, meaning and
inferences 161-162
Library/Informational skills-Plot
infrastructure on a map, using
print/electronic sources 163
Using contextual clues 164
Writing-Summary (100 words)
165-166
Writing-A friend letter 157
Apply process writing skills-Write an
article 167

Dramatizing text and

role playing
characters.
Retelling story from
a different point of
view

14th 27th
JUNE
Awal
Ramadhan
(18th June 15)

10
Malaysian
Industries
Page 155
Theme:
Science and
Technology
28th JUNE
18th JULY
Hari Raya
Puasa
(17th 18th
July 15)

DRAMA
- Salt

DRAMA
- Slow Food

Nouns
functioning as
adjectives
143
Gerunds as
complements
of the verb to
be
149

Homographs &
homophones
139-140

Thinking Skills
138,142,147,148,153
ICT 142,151
Values and citizenship
education
144,145,146,147
Multiple Intelligences
142,148
Knowledge acquisition
140,144
Preparation for the real
world
144, 145,146,147,150,151

Page 154
Homograph
-Nouns
functioning
as
adjectives
-Gerunds as
complemen
ts of the
verb to be
-Say it
correctly

Prepositions
of time: since,
during, until,
within
160
Infinitives as
objects of
verbs
164

Stress in
foursyllable
words
159

Thinking Skills
156,157,163,165,168,169
Learning how to learn
skills
162,166
ICT 157,167
Multiple
Intelligences156,163
Knowledge acquisition
156,158,161,162,165,166,
167
Preparation for the real
world 163,167

Page 170
Preposition
s of time
-Infinitives
as objects
of verbs
Vocabulary

11
Say YES to
Healthy
Living, Say
NO to
Addiction
Page 171

Talking about healthy lifestyle with

friends 171
Talking about the consequences of
telling a lie 172
Persuading youngsters to see the real
dangers of drug abuse 179
Pronouncing words clearly and
correctly 175

Listening-Note details to fill in the

blanks and to do a stretching exercise
174
Reading-Note important details to
complete a chart 179
Reading-Study structure of a paragraph
a expository essay 182
Reading-Identify main ideas in a text
177-178
Understanding contextual clues
179
Writing-Summary (110 words)
180-181
Expanding notes and outlines
183
Writing an expository essay
181-183
Apply process writing skills
183

Identifying persona
and point of view
13
Reciting poems with
correct stress and
rhythm

Talking with each other about

keeping mentally healthy 188
Pronouncing words clearly and
correctly 190-191
Suggesting ways of coping with a
problem 190

Listening-Note important details in a

poem 189

Identify mood and

tone in poems
Explaining message
writer is trying to
convey.
Understanding
peoples cultures

Theme:
People and
Social Issues
19th JULY
1st AUGUST

12
Mental
Health
Page 188
Theme:
People and
Social Issues
2nd 15th
AUGUST

Reading-Scan for details and convert

information into a poster
192-194
Reading-Understand meanings and
inferences
192-193
Understanding contextual clues
195,197
Writing-Summary (120 words)
196-197

Colon(:)
175
Prepositions
of purpose
180

Consont.
Clusters:
sl / sl /,
cl / kl /,
bl / bl /
and
fl / fl /
175

Thinking Skills
173,178,179,184
ICT 176
Learning how to learn
skills 178
Values and citizenship
education
171,172,173,179,182,183
Multiple Intelligences
172,173,174,182,183
Knowledge acquisition
176,177,178,180,181,182,
184
Preparation for the real
world
173,174,177,181,183

Page 187
-Simple
present
tense
Preposition
s of
purpose
-Summary
skills

Adjectives as
nouns
191
Gerunds as
objects of
prepositions
195

ps / s /,
sm / z
m / and
gn / n /
190-191

Thinking skills
190,194,197,200,202,203
ICT
195,199
LHTL skills
193 Values and citizenship
education
188,196,199
MI
188,190,191,194,200,203
Knowledge acquisition
192,193,196,198,199,201
Preparation for the real
world 194,197,198

Pg 240-205
- Adj.as
nouns
- Gerunds
as obj. of
preps.
- Sum.
skills
-.Sub-verb
agreement
Preposition
s
Sequence
of events

POEMS
-

POEMS
-

13
Of Downs
and Dyslexia
Page 206
Theme:
People and
Values

Talking about people with Downs

Syndrome and dyslexia 206
Making a decision based on
agreement of all members regarding
setting up a club 219
Suggesting contents of club proposal
219

16th 29th
AUGUST

14
The Internet:
Uses and
Abuses
Page 225
Theme:
Science and
Technology

Talking about the benefits or

dangers of using the internet 225
Pronouncing words clearly and
correctly 228
Giving opinions on how the Internet
can be used beneficially 231
Providing alternatives 238
Having a discussion 238

30th AUGUST
12th SEPT
Independenc
e Day
( 31st August
15)

15
Peace
Page 243
Theme:
Values

Talking about emotional reactions to

conflict and peace
243
Talking about the family unit
244
Talking about newspaper report and
exchanging ideas
244

Using a dictionary 209,216

Listening-Identify statements as T/F
207
Reading-Study structure and details of
a club proposal 219
Reading for information, main details,
supporting details and inference
210-214
Writing-Summary (130 words)
217-218
Carrying out extended writing and
reference work to write a club proposal
219

Introducing
characters in a short
story
220
Describing characters
221-223
Writing simple
descriptions of a
character
223

Reading-Follow sequence of ideas

226
Listening-Note important details and
fill in the blanks
226-227
Reading-Scan for details to fill a
diagram 231
Reading-Guidelines for an
argumentative essay 236
Reading-Study structure of speech
237
Reading for meaning and references
230-231
Reading-Interpret non-linear texts
232
Understanding contextual clues
233
Writing-Summary (140 words )
235
Reading-Draw conclusions
227
Writing-Report based on Internet
survey 233

Using a dictionaryWords /phrases

describing setting,
place and mood
Describing the time
and place a story took
place (Setting and
cross culture)
Creating settings for
short stories of your
own

Reading-Scan for news to fill a table

244
Converting information into tables
246,252
Reading-Different viewpoints
253-255
Interpreting non-linear texts
244 ,245,251

Identifying theme
and messages in short
stories
Applying lessons
from text to own life
Expressing feelings
about the text
Retelling story from
another point of view

Phrasal verbs
208
Use of
brackets ( )
216

Consont.
Cluster:
cr / kr /
and br /
br /
207-208

Thinking Skills
209,211,213,214,215,219,
221
Learning how to learn
skills 210,.214
Values and citizenship
education
206,207,217,218,223
Multiple Intelligences
206,207,213,215,219,222
Knowledge acquisition
207,214,215,220
Preparation for the real
world 219

Page 224
-Phrasal
verbs
Punctuation
with
brackets
-/ kr /
and /br/
Vocabulary

Passive
construction
using has
and had
229
The sequence
connector
later
234

sp /
sp /, lm
/ lm /
and m
/m/

Thinking Skills
226,231,233,238
ICT 226,228,30,232
Learning how to learn
skills
230,235
Values and citizenship
education 235,239
Multiple Intelligences
225,226,227,231,232,234,
235
Knowledge acquisition
226,227,230,231,234,235
Preparation for the real
world 231,235,236,238

Page 242
-Passive
constructio
n
-Sequence
connector
later
-Literary
Link

Future Tense:
Infinitives as
complements
of the verb to
be
249
It or There
257

Sentence
stress in
questions
and
statemen
ts
248-249

Thinking Skills
243,244,251,255,264
Learning how to learn
skills
252,258,261
ICT 247,256

Pg 265266
-Infinitives
as
complemen
ts
of verbs
-Word
study

SHORT STORIES
- In the Mountains

228

SHORT STORIES
- The Rubbish
Dump

13th 19th
SEPT
Malaysian
Day
(16th Sept 15)
Mid Sem 2
Break
( 18th 26th
September)
Hari Raya
Haji
(24th 25th
Sept 15)
Revision
Week
(26th Sept
10th Oct 15)

Speaking with the correct stress

248-249
Discussing-Media consumption
habits 251
Discussing-Agee/disagree with the
writer 247,256
Role-play Actors script
248-249

Listening-Identify details and main

ideas 247
Doing research-Nobel Peace Prize
247
Reading for inference, meaning and
detail
253-255
Understanding contextual clues
256
Writing-Summary (140 words)
258-259
Writing-A brief description of lifestyle
246
Reading-Agree or disagree
247,256,259-260
Writing-To express views
261
Apply process writing skillsBrainstorming
261

SHORT STORIES
- Leaving

Values and citizenship

education
243,245,247,252,254,255,
260,262,263
Multiple Intelligences
243,245,246,248,251,252,
261264
Knowledge acquisition
253,254,255,258
Preparation to the real
world
245,246,251,252,259

Awal
Muharram
(14th Oct 15)
FINAL
EXAMINATI
ON
( 11th -29th Oct
15)

1st 19th NOV

Discussion on final examination 2015 paper and introduction to English elements in Form 5

Deepavali
(11th Nov 15)

20th NOV
2015 2nd
JAN 2016

FINAL YEAR SCHOOL HOLIDAY 2015

-It or
There
-Adjectives
as nouns
Interpreting
graphics
-Literary
Link

Yearly scheme of work

English language
Form 4
Smk TAN SRI JAAFAR ALBAR,KOTA TINGGI

Prepared by :
Nur AZLIENA BINTI AZIS
2015