Focus : Listening and speaking

Theme: World of Self, Family and Friends.

Topic: 10. Unity in Diversity

Content Standards: 1.1, 1.2

DAY
Learning Standards: 1.1.4

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

a. recite a poem and talk about it by answering questions.
DATE b. talk about other festivals celebrated in Malaysia with guidance.

Teaching Aids : textbook, pictures, task sheet.

CCE/EE: Multiple intelligences.

Subject
English Activities :

a. Pre listening:
1. Get the pupils to look at the picture. (TB page93)
2. Get them to talk about the traditional costumes shown.
Class 3. Recite the poem. Pupils listen and follow.
Year 4 4. Go through the poem with pupils.
5. Ask these questions for discussion.
 What does unity mean to you?
 Why is it important?
 What are the traditional costumes mentioned in the poem?
TIME  What are the food mentioned in the poem?
6. Encourage pupils to share their responses to the class.

(60 minutes)
b. While listening:
1. Read the dialogue. (TB page 94)
2. Pupils listen carefully.
3. Ask a few questions orally pertaining to the dialogue to check
understanding.
Examples:
 What does Kaamatan festival also known as?
 What do people usually do during Gawai Festival?
 What else is special about Gawai Festival?
4. Divide pupils into groups.
5. Distribute picture cards to each group.
6. Pupils talk about the festivals shown in the pictures by asking and
answering questions.
7. Guide them if necessary.
8. For pupils with low proficiency, teacher may give the pupils skeleton
dialogue as guidance.

c. Post listening:
1. Teacher randomly calls a few groups to talk about other festivals shown in
the pictures.
 2. Teacher gives feedback.

d. Closure:
1. Show a video of festivals celebrated in Malaysia.
2. Get the pupils to talk about the video.

Attendance: Reflection:

____ out of ___ a. ______ out of ___ pupils were able to recite a poem and talk about it
Absent: by answering questions.

b. ______ out of ___ pupils were able to talk about other festivals
celebrated in Malaysia with guidance.

Talk about the picture. Complete the dialogue.

 What festival is this family
celebrating?

They are celebrating the

_____________________ .

What is the special food

served during this festival?

The special food served

during this festival are
______________________ .

Talk about the picture. Complete the dialogue.

What else is special about this
festival?

_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
Talk about the picture. Complete the dialogue.

What festival is this family

celebrating?

They are celebrating the

_____________________ .

What is the special food

 Focus : Reading

Theme: World of Self, Family and Friends.

Topic: 10. Unity in Diversity

Content Standards: 2.2

Learning Standards: 2.2.2(a)

DAY
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
a. read and understand the text by answering questions.
DATE b. find 5 words in the text that have similar meanings with the words given.

Teaching Aids: textbook, task sheet, dictionary.

Subject
English CCE/EE: Thinking skills , Contextualism.

Class Activities :
Year 4
a. Pre reading:
TIME 1. Ask pupils to name a few festivals, traditional costumes, and local food that
they know.
(60 minutes) 2. Write pupils’ responses on the board in a brace map form.

b. While reading:
1. Pupils read the text aloud. (TB page 96)
2. Get the pupils to work in pairs.
3. Distribute task sheet to each pair.
4. Pupils discuss and answer the questions given.
5. Guide pupils if necessary.
6. Check and confirm answers with pupils.

c. Post reading:
1. Pupils work with the same pair.
2. Distribute task sheet to each pair.
3. Ask pupils to find words in the text that have similar meanings of the words
given.
4. Pupils may use dictionaries to find the meanings of the words.
5. Teacher facilitates and checks from pair to pair.
6. Reveal the answers.

d. Closure:
1. Sum up the lesson by emphasizing the importance of respecting other races
and their traditions.

Attendance: Reflection:
___ out of ___ a. _________ out of ____ pupils were able to read and understand the
Absent: text by answering questions.
b. _________ out of ____ pupils were able to find 5 words in the text
that have similar meanings with the words given
 Task Sheet 1

Local food

Malaysia Traditional costumes

Festivals
Answer these questions.

1. Name the traditional costumes for the Malays, Chinese, and Indians.

Malays : ______________________________________________

Chinese : ______________________________________________

Indians : ______________________________________________

2. When do Muslims celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri?

____________________________________________________________

3. Who have unique food like umai and hinava?

___________________________________________________________

4. Find words in the text that have similar meanings.

special clothes

together cloth

good
 Focus : Writing

Theme: World of Self, Family and Friends.

Topic: 10. Unity in Diversity

Content Standards: 3.3

Learning Standards: 3.3.1(b)

DAY
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able
a. write a short paragraph about a festival celebrated in Malaysia with
DATE guidance.

Teaching Aids : text book, task sheet, pictures.

Subject
English CCE/EE: Thinking skills.

Class Activities :
Year 4
a. Pre writing:
TIME 1. Teacher shows a few pictures. (Appendix 1)
2. Pupils try to guess the name of the festivals related to the pictures.
(60 minutes)
b. While writing:
1. Get the pupils to refer to TB page 98.
2. Pupils talk about the picture.
3. Tell pupils that they are going to help Nurul to write a short paragraph about
festivals celebrated in Malaysia.
4. Tell pupils that they may use the questions given to help them.
5. Pupils work in groups.
6. Distribute task sheet to each group.
7. Pupils answer the questions given and write them in a paragraph.
8. Guide pupils if necessary.
9. Discuss and check pupils’ answers.

c. Post writing:
1. Teacher distribute each group a picture of people celebrating Chinese New
Year.
2. Pupils write a paragraph about the Chinese New Year celebration.
3. Encourage pupils to use questions to help them.
4. Once the task is completed, the leader of each group will read their
paragraphs to the class.
5. Teacher and peers give feedbacks.
6. Check pupils’ answers and make corrections if necessary.
7. Get the pupils to copy the paragraph into their exercise books.

Closure:
1. Get the pupils to share their experiences when visiting open houses.
Attendance: Reflection:
____ out of ____ 1. _____ out of ____ pupils write a short paragraph about a festival
Absent: celebrated in Malaysia with guidance.
Appendix 1
Nurul is writing a short paragraph about a festival celebrated in Malaysia. Help Nurul
to write. Use the questions below to help you.

1. Who celebrates this festival?

___________ celebrate this festival.

2. What is the name of this festival?

It is called ______________________ .

3. What do they do during the festival?

They __________ , ___________, and _____________ during the festival.

4. What do people wear during this festival?

The men wear ________________ and the women wear _________________ .

5. What food do they serve?

They serve ______________ , _______________, and _____________ during this
festival.

6. What other things did you find out about the festival?
I found out that the people ______________ during the festival.

Write your answer in a paragraph.

The Malays celebrate _______________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Write a short paragraph about Chinese New Year Celebration. Use the questions below
to help you.

1. Who celebrates this festival?

___________ celebrate this festival.

2. What is the name of this festival?

It is called ______________________ .

3. What do they do during the festival?

They __________________________________ during the festival.

4. What do people wear during this festival?

The men wear ________________ and the women wear _________________ .

5. What food do they serve?

They serve ______________ , _______________, and _____________ during this
festival.

6. What other things did you find out about the festival?
I found out that the people _________________________ during the festival.

Write your answer in a paragraph.

The Chinese ______________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
 Focus : Grammar

Theme: World of Self, Family and Friends.

Topic: 10. Unity in Diversity

Content Standards: 5.1

DAY
Learning Standards: 5.1.5 (c)(d)(f)

DATE Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able

a. fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.
b. write sentences using ‘next to’, ‘beside’, and ‘near’.
Subject
English Teaching Aids: text book, power point slides, task sheet

Class CCE/EE: Thinking skills.

Year 4
Activities :
TIME
a. Presentation:
(60 minutes) 1. Introduce the prepositions using pictures. (refer to power point slides)
2. Tell pupils that we use prepositions to show the location of an object or
person.
3. Then, teacher explains the use of the prepositions ‘below’, ‘above’, and
‘between’.
4. Show more examples on power point slides.

b. Practice:
1. Pupils work individually.
2. Distribute task sheet to pupils.
3. Pupils look at the pictures given and fill in the blanks with the correct
prepositions.
4. Discuss the answers with the pupils.

c. Production:
1. Divide pupils into groups.
2. Teacher explains to pupils how to do this activity.
3. In 15 minutes, pupils construct sentences using the prepositions ‘‘below’,
‘above’, and ‘between’.
4. Pupils write their sentences on manila cards.
5. After 15 minutes, they put up their work on the wall/board nearest to
them.
6. The teacher leads the class from group to group, and after reading the
sentences of each group, pupils give their comments and suggestions for
improvement.
7. Teacher leads pupils to make comments and edit any language errors .

d. Closure:
1. Sum up the lesson by asking pupils to name all the prepositions that they
have learnt.
 Attendance: Reflection:
____ out of ____
Absent: a. ____ out of ___ pupils were able to fill in the blanks with the correct
preposition.

b. ____ out of ___ pupils were able to write sentences using ‘next to’,
‘beside’, and ‘near’.
Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

Alice is walking _____________ her Allias is running ____________ Sharil in

brother. (near, beside) the race. (next to, near)

The workers are building a house The orange is ______________ beside the
_______________ a wall. (near, next to) packet of groundnuts. (beside , near)

The school is _____________ a railway The mosque is built _______________ the

track. (near , beside) river. (next to , near)
 Focus : Language Art

Theme: World of Self, Family and Friends.

DAY Topic: 10. Unity in Diversity

Content Standard: 4.2

DATE
Learning Standards: 4.2.1 (a)

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Subject a. write about the characters in the story.
English b. answer the questions given.

Teaching Aids: task sheet, pictures, textbook.

Class CCE/EE: Multiple intelligences, Values and Citizenship, I-think.

Year 4
Activities :

a. Presentation:
TIME 1. Teacher recap previous lesson on the story by asking questions.
Examples:
 Where did Mrs. Maylie move to?
(60 minutes)  When did they move?
 Why did Oliver feel happy?
 Where did Oliver work?
 When did Oliver picked flowers for dear Rose?
2. Get the pupils to read the dialogue. (TB page 102)
3. Ask questions to check understanding.

b. Practise:
1. Put up pictures of Miss Rose, Oliver Twist, Mrs Maylie, and Harry Maylie.
2. Get the pupils to talk about these characters.
3. Write pupils’ responses on the board in bubble map form.
Examples:
a. Oliver Twist – orphan, kind, loving, hardworking
b. Miss Rose – beautiful, kind, Oliver’s future wife
c. Mrs Maylie – Harry Maylie’s mother, Oliver’s aunt, kind
d. Harry Maylie – handsome man, kind, Oliver’s cousin.
4. Then, pupils write sentences to describe these characters in groups.
5. Each group take turns to read their sentences to the class.
6. Teacher gives feedback.

c. Production:
1. Pupils work individually.
2. Distribute task sheet to pupils.
3. Pupils answer the questions given.
4. Discuss and check the answers.

d. Closure:
1. Get the pupils to talk about their favourite characters from the story.
2. Ask them to give reasons.
 Attendance: Reflection:
___ out of ___
a. _____ out of ___ pupils were able to write about the characters in
Absent: the story.

b. _____ out of ___ pupils were able to answer the questions given.

Describe the characters below. Complete the mind map given.

Answer the questions:

1. Who is Rose ?

________________________________________________________________
2. Why was Oliver happy?

________________________________________________________________

3. Is Harrie Maylie a kind man?

________________________________________________________________