SSWP SERI TITIWANGSA KUALA LUMPUR

SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE

FORM 4 2012
WEEK
13

THEME/
TOPIC
Theme 1 :
People

(3/1 -20/1)

Knowing Me
Knowing You

LEARNING
OUTCOMES
Students should be able to:
1.1 Make friends and keep
friendships by
a. taking part in
conversations and
discussions.
d. exchanging ideas,
information and
opinions on topics of
interest.
1.2 Take part in social
interaction by
a. carrying out a variety
of language
functions.
b. discussing plans and
arrangements in
solving problems &
making decisions.
2.2 Process information
by
a. skimming &
scanning for
specific
information &
ideas.

DOMAIN
1.0
Interperson
al

SPECIFICATIONS
Level 1
i. Talking about oneself to others,
sharing information about each
other that is of interest to both
parties.

LANGUAGE
CONTENT
GRAMMAR
Language forms
and functions

2.0
Information
al

VOCABULARY
Refer to wordlist
Dictionary skills

Processing texts read by

Level 1
ii. Skimming for gist.
iii. Scanning for details.
vi. Using the dictionary to find the
meanings of words.

GRAMMAR

Writing & talking about wedding

customs & rituals.

Comparing & contrasting

wedding customs.
SOUND SYSTEM
Vowel sounds
/i/ /i:/

Level 2
vi. Making a decision regarding an
action to be taken based on
agreement of all members of a
group.
vii. Read topics of current interest
and exchange ideas.

ACTIVITIES

Problem solving and decision

making.
Reading a variety of texts.
Scanning for details by ticking
true or false statements.
Finding meaning of words using
contextual clues.
Completing a conversation.
Role play using cue cards.
Listening & completing a table.
Writing a composition whether
the use if the mobile phone
should be restricted.

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC

Looking up
Looking Up Lifestyles

LEARNING
OUTCOMES

1.1 Make friends and keep

friendships by
c. exchanging ideas,
information and
opinions on topics of
interest.
1.2 Take part in social
interaction by
a. carrying out a variety
of language
functions.

DOMAIN

1.0
Interperson
al

SPECIFICATIONS
Level 1
i. Sharing information about each
other that is of interest to both parties.

Level 1
i. Disagreeing politely.
ii. Offering advice.
iii. Expressing concern.
iv. Persuading someone to do
something.
Level 3
viii. Apply process writing skills.

2.3 Present information by

b. explaining.
f. composing, revising
& editing drafts; &
checking accuracy of
spelling, punctuation
& grammar.

2.0
Information
al

LANGUAGE
CONTENT
Subject-verb
agreement
Adjectives and
nouns
SOUND SYSTEM
Words from
foreign languages

ACTIVITIES

WEEK
13
(3/1 -20/1)

4-7
(23/1-17/2)

THEME/
TOPIC
Literature:
Poem He had
Such Quiet Eyes

Theme 2 :
Health:
Healthy Living

LEARNING
OUTCOMES

DOMAIN

Students should be able to:

3.1 Listen to, read, view
and respond to literary
works by
a. explaining the message
the writer is trying to
convey and discussing
how this relates to
ones life.
b. explaining the
message the writer is
trying to convey and
discussing how this
relates to ones life.
d. reciting poems with
feeling and
expression.

3.0
Aesthetic

Students should be able to:

2.3. Present information by
b. explaining.
c. composing, revising
and editing drafts; and
checking accuracy of
spelling, punctuation
and grammar.
i. using appropriate
format, conventions
and grammar when
presenting
information.

2.0
Information
al

SPECIFICATIONS

LANGUAGE
CONTENT

ACTIVITIES
Comparing and contrasting ways

Level 1
i. Reciting poems with feelings and
expressions and with the correct
pronunciation, intonation, stress
and rhythm.
iii. Retelling the poem in ones own
words.

of expressing love.
Changing Shakespearean

language to modern language.

Reciting poem.
Writing out the rhyme scheme.
Matching lines with paraphrased

version.

Level 3
xiii. Understanding the figurative
language of the text.

Level 3
viii. Applying process writing skills.

GRAMMAR
Prepositions of
time
Prepositions of
association
CONSONANT
SOUNDS
/k/ /ks/ /z/

Completing a quiz.
Role playing.
Discussing a meal plan.
Writing an essay.
Further activity : e.g. Futures
Studies Skills
e.g. To forecast what may
happen if we do not take care of
our health (in 20 years time).

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC

LEARNING
OUTCOMES

Checking Up On
Health

Students should be able to:

1.1 Make friends and keep
friendships by
a. taking part in
conversations and
discussions.
2.1 Obtain information for
different purposes by
a. reading materials in
print such as reports
and articles and using
other electronic media
such as the Internet.

DOMAIN
1.0
Interperson
al

2.0
Information
al

SPECIFICATIONS
Level 1
ii. Responding to questions politely
by giving the required information.

Processing text read by:

Level 1
Scanning for details.
Level 2
vii. Identifying main ideas.

LANGUAGE
CONTENT
GRAMMAR
The Present Perfect
Tense
The Simple Past
Tense
SOUND SYSTEM
Stress on foursyllable words
VOCABULARY
Refer to wordlist

ACTIVITIES

Answering questions based on

pictures.
Listening to a conversation.
Listening for specific
information and ticking the
correct answer.
Listening for specific
information to complete a flow
chart.
Reading for details, making
inferences, moving beyond the
text.
Using a thesaurus.

Level 3
xiv. Drawing conclusions.

2.2 Process information by

a. skimming and scanning
for specific information
and ideas.
b. drawing conclusions

4-7
(23/1-17/2)

Literature:

Students should be able to:

Short Story QWERTYUIOP

3.1 Listen to, read, view

and respond to literary
works by
b. recognizing elements in
a story such as
characters and setting.
c. explaining the message
the writer is trying to
convey and discussing
how this relates to
ones life.

3.0
Aesthetic

Level 1
iii. Retelling the story in ones own
words.

Level 2
iv. Narrating sequence of events
i. Describing characters and writing
simple descriptions.

Level 3
x. Talking about the theme in a
story.

Telling the plot of the story

with the help of pictures.
Rearranging sequence of
events.
Identifying changes in the
characters personality.
Completing worksheet(s) to
identify themes and moral
values.
Writing a poem based on the
story.

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC

LEARNING
OUTCOMES

DOMAIN

SPECIFICATIONS

LANGUAGE
CONTENT

ACTIVITIES

8-10
(20/2-9/3)

Test 1
Theme 3:
Environment

11 13

Saving Every
Drop

(19/3-6/4)

Caring For The

Environment

Students should be able to:

1.0
Interpersonal

1.1 Make friends & keep

friendship by
a. taking part in
conversations &
discussions
1.2 Obtain goods &
services by
b. making complaints &
responding to complaints
2.3 Present information
by :
e. expanding notes &
outlines.
f. composing, revising,
editing drafts; &
checking accuracy of
spelling, punctuation &
grammar.
i. using appropriate
format, conventions

Level 1
iii. Relating personal experiences.
Level 3
v. Making a complaint about
services in writing.
vi. Respond to a complaint in
writing.

2.0
Informational

Level 2
iv. Expanding notes & outlines.
Level 3
viii. Applying process writing
skills.

GRAMMAR
1. Language forms
& functions
SOUND SYSTEM
1.0 Consonants
/w/ /v/
VOCABULARY
Refer to word
list

Recalling past experiences on

water shortage by completing a
mind map.
Exchanging ideas.
Journal writing.
Role playing
Learning the format of a
formal letter.
Completing a letter of
complaint.
Responding to a complaint.
Problem solving

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC
Environment
(Summary)

11 13
(19/3-6/4)

LEARNING
OUTCOMES

DOMAIN

Students should be able to:

2.1 Obtain information for
different purposes by
a. listening to spoken
texts such as talks,
speeches and viewing
television
documentaries
b. reading materials in
print such as reports
and articles.

2.0
Informational

Students should be able to:

2.3 Present information by:
g. summarizing
information
h. reading aloud written
materials such as
reports clearly and
fluently.

2.0
Informational

Literature:

Students should be able to:

3.0
Aesthetic

Poem In The Midst of

Hardship

3.1 Listen to, read, view

and respond to literary
works by
a. understanding and
telling in ones own
words the story heard
and read, giving ones
opinion of the text.

SPECIFICATIONS
Levels 1, 2 & 3
i. Listening to and understanding a
variety of texts.
Levels 2 & 3
vi. Arranging the information into a
structure.
Processing text read by:
Level 2
vii. Identifying main ideas.

LANGUAGE
CONTENT

GRAMMAR
Punctuation
colon, hyphen,
brackets
Revision Present
perfect & simple
past tenses
SOUND SYSTEM
Consonant sounds
/kr/ /br/ /fl/ /bl/

ACTIVITIES

Listening to a forum.
Completing a graphic
organizer.
Having a discussion based on
short texts.
Find meanings of words.
Identifying main ideas and
supporting details.
Writing a summary

Process text read by

Level 2
v. Summarizing and paraphrasing
the main ideas.
Level 3
viii. Applying process writing
skills.

Level 1
ii. Finding out the meaning of
unfamiliar words by using
contextual clues and the
dictionary.
Level 2
vii. Talking about values in the
poem and whether they are
meaningful to ones life.

Identifying insects and creatures.

Paraphrase poem.
Relating the situation in the

poem to real life.

Completing worksheet(s) to

identify themes and moral

values.

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC

LEARNING
OUTCOMES

DOMAIN

SPECIFICATIONS

LANGUAGE
CONTENT

ACTIVITIES

Level 3
xi. Talking about the message the
poet is trying to put across in
his/her poem and writing a
simple paragraph on it.
xii. Understanding some of the
figurative language of the text.

14-16
(9/4-27/4)

Theme 4 :
Science &
Technology
Going High-Tech

Students should be able to:

2.1 Obtain information for
different purposes by
a. listening to spoken
texts.
c. reading materials in
print.
2.2. Process information by
a. skimming and
scanning for specific
information and ideas.
b. extracting main ideas
and details.
d. presenting information
in non-linear forms.

1.0
Interpersonal

2.0
Informational

Levels 1, 2 & 3
i. Listening to and understanding a
variety of texts.
ii. Reading silently and aloud with
understanding a variety of texts.

Level 1
i. Converting information into tables,
graphs & diagrams.

GRAMMAR
Passive
construction
Logical connectors
Sequence
connectors
SOUND SYSTEM
Consonant clusters
/sl/ /kl/
VOCABULARY
The prefix pre

Identifying pictures that have

incorporated science &

technology.
Reading short texts and
transferring information onto a
chart.
Answering questions on short
texts.
Listening & completing a table.
Listening & picking out specific
words.
Reading an article & transferring
information onto a flow chart.
Scanning for information.
Preparing a graphic organizer.

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC

LEARNING
OUTCOMES

DOMAIN

SPECIFICATIONS

LANGUAGE
CONTENT

ACTIVITIES

Moving Ahead
1.1 Make friends & keep
friendships by
b. talking about personal
experiences.
2.3 Present information to
different audiences by
a. writing recounts,
descriptions,
explanations, and,
reports.
i. using appropriate
format, conventions
and grammar when
presenting information.

1.0
Informational

2.0
Informational

Level 1
iii. Relating personal experiences.

Level 2
iv. Expanding notes and outlines.
Level 3
viii. Applying process writing skills.

GRAMMAR
Prepositions of
direction
Prepositions of
purpose

Sharing experiences.
Completing a table.
Writing an article /a letter of

complaint / summary / a
descriptive composition.
Role playing buying a product.

SOUND SYSTEM
Consonant sounds
/s/ /zem/ /sp/

Literature:
14-16
(9/4-27/4)

Short Story The Fruitcake

Special

Students should be able to:

3.1 Listen to, read, view
and respond to literary
works by
b. recognizing elements in
a story such as
characters and setting.
c. explaining the message
the writer is trying to
convey and discussing
how this relates to
ones life.

3.0
Aesthetic

Level 1
iii. Retelling the story in ones own
words.
Level 2
iv. Narrating sequence of events
i. Describing characters and writing
simple descriptions.
Level 3
x. Talking about the theme in a
story.
.

Telling the plot of the story

with the help of pictures.
Rearranging sequence of
events.
Identifying changes in the
characters personality.
Completing worksheet(s) to
identify themes and moral
values.
Writing a poem based on the
story.

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC

LEARNING
OUTCOMES

DOMAIN

SPECIFICATIONS

17 20

REVISION - (30/4-4/5 )

(30/4-25/5)

MID YEAR EXAM - (7/5-25/5)

LANGUAGE
CONTENT

ACTIVITIES

FIRST TERM HOLIDAY

21

(26/5-10/6)

(11/6-15/6)

DISCUSSION- (11/6-15/6)
22 23
(18/6 -29/6)

Theme 5 & 6 :
Values and
Social Issues
Deciding On
Dams

Students should be able to:

1.3 Make friends and keep
friendships by
a. taking part in
conversations and
discussions.
d. exchanging ideas,
information and opinions
on topics of interest.
2.2 Process information by
a. skimming and scanning
for specific information.
b. Extracting main ideas
and details.
f. Drawing conclusions.

1.0
Interpersonal

2.0
Informational

Level 1
i. Talking about oneself to others,
sharing information about each
other that is of interest to both
parties.
ii. Responding to questions politely
by giving the required
information.

Processing texts listened to by

Level 1
ii. Noting important details.
Level 2
iv. Identifying main ideas & jotting
down key words & phrases.
Processing texts read by

GRAMMAR
Gerunds
Gerunds after
prepositions
Infinitives
SOUND SYSTEM
Homophones
VOCABULARY
Refer to wordlist
Dictionary skills

Sharing information on dams.

Reading & matching opinions.
Listening to a dialogue &

answering true or false

questions.
Matching expressions with their
meanings.
Completing a graphic organizer.

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC
Loving Our
Country

LEARNING
OUTCOMES
1.1 Make friends & keep
friendships by
d. exchanging ideas,
information & opinions on
topics of interest.
2.3 Present information by
e. expanding notes &
outlines.
f. composing, revising &
editing drafts; & checking
accuracy of spelling,
punctuation & grammar.
i.using appropriate format,
conventions & grammar
when presenting
information.

DOMAIN
1.0
Interpersonal

2.0
Informationa

SPECIFICATIONS
Level 1
ii. Skimming for gist and stating
what the text is about.
iii. Scanning for details.
Level 2
vii. Identifying main ideas in a simple
text.
Level 1
iii. Relating personal experiences.
Level 2

iv. Expanding notes & outlines.

Level 3
viii. Apply process writing skills.

24

LANGUAGE
CONTENT

GRAMMAR
The Past Perfect
Tense
Adverbs of degree
thoroughly,
completely, nearly
SOUND SYSTEM
Sentence stress in
statements &
questions

ACTIVITIES
Reading for details and making

inferences.
Talking about patriotism.
Agreeing or disagreeing with

opinions.
Initiating & keeping a discussion

going.
Writing a descriptive essay/

summary / ones opinion

VOCABULARY
Antonyms

TEST 2

(2/7-6/7)

(2/7-6/7)

25-26

DISCUSSION

(9/7-20/7)

1.0
27- 29
(23/7-10/8)

Theme 5
&6:
Values &
Social
Issues
Reaching
Out

Students should be able to:

1.2 Take part in social
interaction by
b. making decisions .
2.1 Obtain information by
a. reading materials in
print.

Interpersonal

Level 2
vi. Making a decision regarding an
action to be taken based on
agreement of all members of a
group.
Levels 1, 2 & 3
i. Reading silently and aloud.
Processing texts listened to by:

10

GRAMMAR
The simple past tense
SOUND SYSTEM
Sentence stress and
intonation
VOCABULARY
Refer to wordlist
Dictionary skills

Sharing & recording past

experiences.
Listening & ticking the

correct answers.
Listening & sequencing

the order of statements.

Reading for details,

making inferences, moving

beyond the text.

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC

LEARNING
OUTCOMES
2.2 Process information by
a. skimming and
scanning for specific
information and ideas.
f. drawing conclusions.

Facing
Teenage
Blues

1.1 Make friends & keep

friendships by
b. talking about personal
experiences.
1.2 Take part in social
interaction by
d. solving problems.

2.1 Obtain information by

c. reading materials in
print e.g. reports.
2.2 Process information by
d. presenting information
in non-linear forms.

DOMAIN
2.0
Informational

1.0
Interpersonal

2.0
Informational

SPECIFICATIONS
Level. 1
ii. Noting important details.
Level 2
iv. Identifying main ideas & jotting
down key words & phrases.
Processing texts read by
Level 1
iii. Scanning for details.
Level 3
xiv. Drawing conclusions
Level 2
iii. Relating personal experiences.
Level 1
ii. Offering advice.
Level 3
viii. Suggest ways to solve a
problem.
Levels 1, 2 & 3
ii. Reading silently & aloud with
understanding.
Level 2

ix. Reading & interpreting nonlinear texts.

Level 1
i. Converting information into tables,
graphs & diagrams

11

LANGUAGE
CONTENT

ACTIVITIES

GRAMMAR
Punctuation colon,
hyphen, brackets
Revision Present
perfect and simple past
tenses

Designing a machine that

SOUND SYSTEM
Consonant sounds
/kr/ /br/ /fl/ /bl/

Relating experiences &

will help to improve the

quality of life of the aged /
disabled.
Sharing experiences on

problems.
completing a table.
Reading & interpreting
non-linear texts.
Giving advice to teenagers.

WEEK

THEME/
TOPIC

LEARNING
OUTCOMES

30-32

Literature:

Students should be able to:

(13/8-7/9)

Drama
Gulp and
Gasp

3.1 Listen to, read, view

and respond to literary
works by
b. recognizing elements in
a story such as
characters and setting.
c. explaining the message
the writer is trying to
convey and discussing
how this relates to
ones life.

DOMAIN
3.0
Aesthetic

SPECIFICATIONS
Level 1
iii. Acting the drama in ones own
words.

LANGUAGE
CONTENT

ACTIVITIES
Reading the drama and

describe the mood.

Matching events with

pictures.
Level 2
iv. Narrating sequence of events
i.
Describing characters and
writing simple descriptions.
Level 3
x. Talking about the theme in a
story.

33-35

REVISION
(10/9-28/9)

(10/9-28/9)

36-40
FINAL YEAR EXAM
(1/10 -7/11)

(1/10 -7/11)

12

Acting the poem

Completing worksheet(s).