Daily Lesson Plan

Date : 25 May 2009

Time : 10 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
Subject : English Language
Class : Year 4 Jitu
Number of pupils : 32 pupils
Level : Mixed-ability
Theme : World of Knowledge
Topic : Malaysia, My Country
Title : Attractions in Malaysia – Nature
Main skills : Reading
3.1 Acquire word recognition and word attack skills to recognize words on sight
3.3 Read and understand the whole texts
3.6 Understand a wide range of vocabulary
3.8 Read and understand simple factual texts for main ideas and supporting details
Integrated skills : Writing
4.3 Match words to linear and non-linear representation: iii)word to picture
4.4 Complete texts with missing words
4.5 Construct simple and compound sentences with guidance and independently
Sub-skills : 3.1.1 Look at letters and say aloud the following sounds: xii)words endings with –est
3.1.3 Read aloud words with the letters listed in 3.1.1
3.3.3 Read and understand simple paragraphs
3.6.7 Distinguish words that show comparison –est
3.8.1 Read and understand passages
4.3.1 Match phrases to pictures

General Objectives
Specific Objectives
Previous knowledge
Language Focus
Instructional Materials
Noble values (NV)
Thinking Skills (CCTS)
4.4.3 Complete simple sentences with the missing words
4.5.1 Form simple sentences by arranging words
4.8.2 Write simple sentences with word and picture cues
: By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have read and understood a passage on interesting
destinations in Malaysia, as well as learned some vocabulary related to these destinations
: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
Group A - rearrange the words to form a correct sentences
Group B - change the adjectives given to their superlative forms and fill in the blanks.
Group C - match sentences with appropriate pictures
: Pupils are familiar with letter and comparatives
: Grammar - superlatives
: Microsoft Power Point presentation: “Attractions in Malaysia - Nature”, LCD, Laptop, Reading text – e-
mail, bottles and toys of different sizes, sample brochures and postcards, worksheets and superlative
form chant
: Civic consciousness, responsibility, cleanliness and love for nature and country
: Brainstorming , asking questions, inferencing and identifying

Stage/Time Content Teacher’s Activity Pupils’ activity Rationale Remarks

Set Induction Microsoft Power 1. Displays 1. Watch the To draw the Microsoft Power
Pre-reading Point Microsoft Power presentation. pupils’ attention Point
(8 minutes) presentation: Point and interest to presentation:
“Attractions in presentation on the lesson. “Attractions in
Malaysia - Malaysia’s (Krashen’s Malaysia -
Nature?” uniqueness with Affective Filter Nature”
Background background Hypothesis) LCD
music: Zoom music. Laptop
Malaysia song

Teacher asks: 2. Gets pupils to 2. Give opinion of To give Creative thinking

How do we attract talk about how how to attract opportunity for skills: giving
the tourists to we can attract more tourists to pupils to build opinion.
Malaysia? more tourists to these places of new knowledge Sample
Answer: By these places of interest. (Constructivist brochures and
producing interest. Learning Theory) postcards
advertisements, Creative thinking
brochures and by skills:
promoting brainstorming
Malaysia in
tourism expos.

It is important to 3. Highlights the 3. Take notes of the To instill moral Moral values:
keep these places importance of importance of values into the Civic
clean because it keeping these keeping these pupils’ self consciousness,
would not spoil the places clean and places clean and responsibility, and
pristine condition safe for tourists, safe. cleanliness.
 of the beach or both local and
jungle. foreign.
Development Activity 1 1. Explains reading 1. Listen and watch. To ensure the Reading text –
While Reading Letter on task and pupils letter
(15 minutes) “Attractions in distribute understand the
Malaysia-Nature” worksheets. task.
Places of
interests: Taman
Negara, Mount
Kinabalu, Layang-
layang Island, etc.
e.g. of superlative
forms:
Tallest, smallest,
etc.

Superlative forms 2. Gets pupils to 2. Read the text and To provide True/False
in the passage: read the text and complete the opportunity for Questions
oldest, highest, complete the worksheet. the pupils to Love for the
most impressive, worksheet. practice country
biggest, most Instructs them to scanning for Love for nature
interesting distinguish information. CCTS: Identifying
 superlative forms
in the passage.
Explains that it is
important to love
nature and one’s
country.

3. Gets the pupils 3. Exchange To ensure pupils

to exchange their worksheets. understand the
worksheets. Listen and do text and are able
Discusses the peer checking. to identify the
answers. superlatives.

Sentence 4. Explains further 4. Listen to the To ensure pupils

patterns: on sentence teacher’s understand the
Comparative patterns of explanation. concept.
forms: superlative forms
- + “er” than and gives more
e.g.: examples.
a) Ali is taller then
 Ahmad.
Superlative forms:
- the + “-est”
- the most
____
Examples:
a) Hassan is the
tallest in the
class.
b) Harry Potter is
the most
enjoyable story
that I have ever
read.

5. Uses realias to 5. Pupils watch the To ensure pupils Bottles and es’ of
help the pupils to demonstration. understand the different sizes
see the concept concept.
of the superlative
form.
(12 minutes) Activity 2 1. Explains the 1. Listen to To ensure pupils Critical thinking:
Written procedure of the explanation of understand the Asking questions
 Conversation activity. task. task assigned.
(12 minutes) 2. Gets the pupils 2. Read procedure
E.g. of into groups of and carry out task
conversations: twos. accordingly.
1) Which place is 3. Moves around
interesting in your the class to
opinion? monitor the
____ is interesting progress of
because it has …. pupils and help
2) Why would you when they
choose ____ as encounter
your destination? difficulties.
I choose ____
because… 4. Gets pupils to 3. Read their
3) What activity read their written conversation to
you do at ____? conversation to class.
We could go for the class.
jungle walk, or etc.
(10 minutes) Activity 3 1. Explains the 1. Listen to To ensure the
Beat the Buzzer procedures to instructions given. pupils
Quiz the pupils. understand the
task.
 E.g. of questions: 2. Explains the task
i. Taman to pupils.
Negara National 3. Divides the
Park is the pupils into eight
world’s groups.
____rainforest.
ii. Mount
Kinabalu is the
_____ mountain
in south-east
Asia.
iii. One of Layang-
layang’s _____
attractions is the
Hammerhead
Shark colony.
iv. Semenggoh
Orang Utan
Rehabilitation
Center is
undoubtedly one
of the ______
 places to visit.
Post Reading Worksheets 1. Explains the 1. Listen to Worksheet for
(15 minutes) Group A: Good tasks that pupils instructions. To give mixed ability class
Pupils are going to do. 2. Receive the opportunities for
Rearrange the 2. Distributes worksheet and do pupils to Thinking skills:
words to form worksheets to the task as construct Making
correct sentences pupils according assigned by the sentences inferences
describing places to their ability. teacher. independently,
using superlatives 3. Pastes the 3. Check the answer with some
answer around according to the guidance.
suitable corners level of ability.
in the classroom.

Group B: Average
To give
Pupils
opportunities for
Complete
pupils fill in the
sentences with
blanks by using
superlatives and
the adjectives
vocabulary
given and
describing places.
changing them
into superlative
forms.
 Group C: Weak Colorful pictures
Pupils can attract
Match sentences pupils’ attention
with appropriate and motivates
pictures them to learn.

Closure E.g. of chant: 1. Hands out the 1. Take the To recapitulate Chant handout
(5 minutes) superlative forms handouts. the superlative
Teacher/Leader: chants to the forms in a fun-
fast
Class/Group: fast pupils. filled way.
2. Demonstrates 2. Listen and watch
Teacher/Leader: how to say the the teacher.
the fastest
Class/Group: the chants.
fastest 3. Leads the 3. Follow the

Teacher/Leader: reading of the teacher.

lucky chants
Class/Group:
lucky

Teacher/Leader:
the luckiest
Class/Group: the
luckiest