FORM ONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK 2012

CHAPTER

LEVEL

LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE Introducing oneself Talking about interests and hobbies Asking questions politely and responding

LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE Listening - note important details Reading - Scan for details, use the dictionary to find meaning, identify supporting details

LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE Reciting poems Rhyme in poems

GRAMMAR

SOUND SYSTEM 'p' 'b'

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES

TERM 1A

Wh- questions Simple sentences Verbs _ tenses

Thinking skills ICT skills Values . faithfulness

PEOPLE : OUR FRIENDS 2 Talking about friends and family Talking about feelings and experience Listening -find more details Reading-find more details 3 Reading e-mail - discuss points of interest and give opinions Inviting and welcoming friends Accepting and declining invitations Talking about friends and family Expressing thanks and responding appropriately; apologising Process writing - write a paragraph about friends Talking about values found in the text

Simple present tense Simple past tense

. loyalty . friendship

Listening-note important details Reading - scan details

Finding meanings of words by using contextual clues

Simple present tense Personal and possessive pronouns Possessive adjectives Figurative language-

'd' 't'

Thinking skills MI Preparation for the real worlds

PEOPLE : FOREVER FRIENDS

Writing short messages to friends

Listening - find more details Reading - Identify main ideas, supporting details

proverbs

Reading - discuss points of interest and give opinions

Reading - give reasons; draw conclusions Process writing - write messages

Understanding figurative languageproverbs

Talking about interests Talking about health

Listening - note important details Reading - tell what the text is about; scan for details; use dictionary

Finding meaning of words by using contextual clues

Simple present tense Simple sentence Positive statements Negative statements Punctuation

Short 'I' Long 'e'

Thinking skills Knowledge acquisition Preparation for the real world

HEALTH : BE HEALTHY AND STRONG 2 Writing a paragraph on preferences - students' favourite food

Listening- find more details Reading - identify main ideas and supporting details

Reading an article-discuss points of interest and give opinions

Process writing skills write a paragraph on food

Understanding figurative language similes

Figurative language similes

CHAPTER/THEME

LEVEL

LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE Talking about everyday activities Talking about what one shouldn't or mustn't do

LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE Listening - note details; follow sequence of ideas Reading - scan for details; use the dictionary Writing simple instructions Listening - find more details Reading - identify main ideas; use contextual clues

LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE Reciting a poem

GRAMMAR

SOUND SYSTEM Contractions . can't

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES

Simple present tense Concord

Thinking skills ICT skills

. won't Verbscontracted forms Making simple predictions Relating characters and actions to one's life Special finites or modals . isn't . wasn't Values . gratitude . filial piety

SOCIAL ISSUES : HOME SWEET HOME Giving instructions in a poster 2 Discussing plans and rules

Reading Web page - discuss points of interest

Process writing - write instructions

TOPICAL TEST 1 4 8 MAC 2012

1 TERM 1B 2 Talking about things Writing shopping lists Listening - note details Reading- scan for details Reading- identify main ideas and important details, use contextual clues, identify base words Reading an advertisementdiscuss points of interest and give opinions Process writing - describe a product Relating events and values the poem to one's life Spelling rules for regular and irregular plurals Articles- a, an, the Figurative languageproverbs 's' 'z' 'iz' 'aiz' Reciting poems Singular and plural nouns Plural endings: Thinking skills Preparation for the real world

TECHNOLOGY : TECHNOLOGY AROUND US 3

Talking about plats and flowers Talking about what we should and should not do in parks, and writing simple instructions Talking about activities

Listening - note important details Reading- use the dictionary, build new words from given word

Reciting a poem Retelling the poem in one's own words Using a dictionary to find the meaning of words

Conjunction 'and' to link two ideas 'ng' Special finites or modals-'should' and 'should not' Present continuous tense

Thinking skills ICT skills MI

ENVIRONMENT : OUR BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT 2

Reading - identify main ideas and supporting details

Saying what one thinks of the poem Changing the poem to a drawing

Writing short e-mail messages Reading- discuss points of interest and give opinions

Reading- give reasons Process writing - write descriptions of trees

Understanding figurative languageimages

CHAPTER/THEME

LEVEL

LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE Describing a friend's qualities Asking 'Yes-No' questions and responding to such questions

LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE Listening - note details Reading- scan for details; understand word formation; use dictionary

LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE

GRAMMAR

SOUND SYSTEM 'th' voiced, voiceless

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES

Adjectives for describing character and appearance Prefixes - 'un', 'in', 'im' and 'dis' to show 'not' Adverbs of manner Yes-No questions

Thinking skills MI Preparation for the real world

SOCIAL ISSUES : HAPPY AT SCHOOL 2

Listening - find more details; identify main ideas Reading- identify main ideas and supporting details

Talking about characters in the story and writing brief descriptions saying what one thinks of a character

Reading a quiz - discuss points of interest and give opinions Reading a letter Writing recounts of activities

Reading - give reasons Process writing- write a paragraph on past activities

Giving and following instructions Adding more details to show locations

Listening - draw a route on a map Drawing directions and explaining them Reading- group words according to categories

Using dictionary to find the meaning of words Acting out sections of a text

Simple present tense for instructions and directions Prepositions of place and direction

'k' 'g'

Thinking skills MI Knowledge acquisition Preparation for the real world

SOCIAL ISSUES : RIGHT ON TRACK Giving advice and instructions Writing simple instructions 2 Reading to identify main ideas and supporting details Describing characters in a story Relating characters to

one's life 3 Reading and discussing road signs Reading a set of instructions and discussing safety tips Reading - give reasons Process writing- draw a pictorial map and write directions

LITERATURE COMPONENT POEM : THE RIVER BY VELERIE BLOOM Jan - May

Synopsis Elements of the poem Skill based practices

GRAPHIC NOVEL : Black Beauty

About the author Synopsis Elements of the novel Skill-based practices

MID-TERM EXAMINATION 14 24 MAY 2012

LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE CHAPTER/THEME LEVEL 1 Talking about holidays LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE Listening - note details; follow sequence of ideas LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE GRAMMAR SOUND SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES

Retelling the story in a correct sequence

Simple past tense

'sh'

Thinking skills

Talking about past activities Asking questions to get information, and responding PEOPLE : SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY 2

Reading- scan for details

Regular and irregular verbs Time, place expressions

's' 'z'

Learning how to learn MI

Reading - identify main ideas and supporting details

Give the sequence of events in a story Making simple predictions

Prepositions of place, time and directions

Writing simple letters Writing recounts of experiences

Reading - identify cause and effect; give reasons Process writing - write recounts of experiences

1 HEALTH : GET FIT - GO FOR IT 2

Giving instructions Making choices

Listening - note important details; follow sequence Reading - scan for details

Simple present tense for instructions Sequence connectors Giving the sequence of events Making simple predictions Saying what one thinks of the text

'j' 'ch'

Thinking skills MI Preparation for the real world

Talking about exercise and games Writing short messages to friends

Writing plans

Writing simple letters to family members Reading notes on exercises - discuss points of interest and give opinions

Reading - draw conclusions Process writing - write plans, and announcements

Asking questions politely and responding appropriately

Listening- note details to support main ideas Reading- scan for details

Reciting a poem

'Why' questions Adjectives comparison

'f' 'v'

Thinking skills Learning How to Learn MI

TECHNOLOGY : PUTTING TECHNOLOGY TO WORK Group words according to categories 2 Asking questions to clarify and responding appropriately Giving details to support main ideas Making comparisons 3 Reading a dialogue, discuss points of interest and give opinions Reading - make simple predictions, give reasons Process writing - gathering information to write an article Talking about themes in poems Composing simple poems Listening - find more details Reading - identify base words, identify supporting details Writing a paragraph to tell what the poem is about

Knowledge Acquisition Preparation for the real world

CHAPTER/THEME

LEVEL 1

LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE Talking about plans Requesting and offering help Making telephone calls to get information

LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE Listening - note important details Reading - scan for details; follow sequence of ideas

LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE Talking about setting in a story

GRAMMAR Future tense Using 'will' . to affirm

SOUND SYSTEM Short 'e' Long 'a'

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES Thinking skills Learning How to Learn ICT skills

PEOPLE :

PLANNING A TRIP

Discuss plans with others to go somewhere and to do something

Listening-identify main ideas and details Reading- identify main ideas and supporting details; use contextual clues for meaning

Talking about values Telling how events, characters and values are similar to one's life Giving one's opinions

. to request Values . respect for customs Preparation for the real world

Writing simple letters to friends Writing out plans for others to follow

Reading - make simple predictions of outcomes; give reasons Process writing - write plans for a trip

Talking about the message

TOPICAL TEST II 9-15 JULY2012

1 COMPASSION AND MENTAL CLEANLINESS : CARING AND SHARING 2 Discussing plans for a party Making enquiries to get information and responding appropriately Asking for the price of goods, stating whether the price is agreeable or too high Listening - note important details Reading- scan for details; follow sequence of ideas Listening - find more details Reading - identify main ideas and supporting details; identify words that associate Talking about setting in poems 'Each' as an Reciting a poem Countable and uncountable nouns Regular plurals MI Phrasal quantifiers Preparation for the real world 'w' 'y' Thinking skills Values and citizenship

Making enquiries about a product Placing orders

wit other words

Giving one's opinions and interpretation of the poem Relating the setting to one's life

adjective

Completing an order form Writing a magazine article

Reading- draw obvious conclusions in simple texts Process writing - write recounts

1 TECHNOLOGY: SUCCESS THROUGH TEAM EFFORT 2

Giving and following instructions for procedures

Listening - note important details; follow sequence of ideas Reading - scan for details; follow sequence of ideas; use the dictionary to find meaning

Retelling a story

Simple present tense for instructions Sequence markers Article - 'the'

Homophones Homographs

Thinking skills Knowledge acquisition ICT skills Values

Talking about plans for a project

Listening- find more details Reading - understand nonlinear texts

Talking about setting

Writing out plans for others to follow

Reading - make predictions; identify cause and effect; draw conclusions Process writing - write plans for a project

Talking about message

CHAPTER/THEME

LEVEL

LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE Responding appropriately to questions

LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE Listening - note important details Reading - scan for details Writing and presenting plans

LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE

GRAMMAR

SOUND SYSTEM 'm' 'n'

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES

1 SOCIAL ISSUES : TAKE PART-TAKE CHARGE 2

Article 'the' Phrasal verbs Conditional clauses Future tense

Thinking skills ICT skills Values . being thankful

Talking about future plans to solve problems

Listening - find more details Reading - identify main ideas and supporting details; identify base words

Talking about values found in the text

. being hardworking Wh questions MI

Reading a notice and discussing points of interest

Reading- give reasons Process writing - write plans for a calendar

Talking about message Composing simple stories Retelling the verses Adjectivescomparatives and superlatives Collective nouns Gender 'l' 'h' 'u' 'a' Thinking skills ICT skills Values and citizenship Knowledge acquisition

1 VALUES :

Asking simple questions politely to get information and responding appropriately Talking about festivals

Listening - note important details Reading - scan for details

HAPPY TO BE MALAYSIANS

Writing short Web messages

Listening - find more details Reading- find meaning using contextual clues

Talking about songsfeelings and values

Reading a dialogue - discuss points of interest and give opinions

Reading - give reasons; draw conclusions Process writing - design a

Composing simple verses

Web page and write messages

LITERATURE COMPONENT POEM : MR NOBODY

June - October

Synopsis Elements of the poem Skill based practices

SHORT STORY : FLIPPING FANTASTIC BY JANE LANGFORD - About the author

Synopsis Elements of the novel Skill-based practices

END-YEAR EXAMINATION 15 25 OCTOBER 2012