YU YUAN SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHEME OF WORK FOR THE YEAR 2012 SENIOR THREE WRITING AND GRAMMAR 1ST

TERM (3/1/12 25/5/12) WEEK OBJECTIVE 1- 3/1 5/1

CONTENT

TEACHING AIDS/REMARKS

Introduction to the Junior Junior Two Syllabus the workbook Two syllabus and exam needed. The format of the examination format. and the allocation of marks. Grammar articles At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Identify the different functions of article a/an and the. 2. Understand the rules of the relates to proper nouns. Grammar Possessives At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Form the possessive by using the apostrophe () after a noun. 2. Understand the rules of forming possessives. CHINESE NEW YEAR Composition: Informal letter At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Come out with the correct format of an informal letter. 2. Student will be able to organize ideas. When do we use the article a/an? The silent h and the pronunciation of /je/ in words like: university, European, uniform and etc. The categories of proper nouns that needed article the and the categories of proper nouns without article the. Students have to understand the functions of possessive noun. Should it be apostrophe () + s or s + apostrophe ()? If the noun is in irregular plural, possessives should be s and if the noun is in regular plural, it should be s. What is the alternative way of showing possessives? The use of of as possessive noun. HOLIDAYS What is the format of writing an informal letter? The functions of writing an informal letter: (a) To inform (b) To congratulate (c) To apologize (d) To invite (e) To advice and etc. Discussion on a topic of the custom of Chinese New Year. What are they? Students to mind map the outline of the composition. To do a mind map on the topic and to write up the introduction. Power Point Presentation Grammar Builder 2, Pg 2-17 Worksheets

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Continuation from week 5 Student to go through their previous

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compositions that have written last week. To complete the composition with at least three ideas with elaboration. 7-13/2-17/2 What are the rules of forming present tense and present continuous tense? The functions of present tense and At the end of the lesson, present continuous tense. student will be able to: Compare the differences between 1. Understand the rules present tense and present continuous of simple present tense. For example: tense and present SPT PCT continuous tense. General facts or Action is being 2. Form the present scientific facts performed at the tense and present moment that the continuous tense. speaker is saying. Compare the different Long term or Temporary usages between present permanent action tense and past tense. action Grammar Simple Present Tense Grammar Simple Present Tense and Simple Continuous Tense. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Form the irregular verbs. 2. Understand the rules of simple past tense and past continuous tense. Compare the differences between simple past and past continuous tense. 9-27/2-2/3 10-5/3-9/3 11-12/3-16/3 12-19/3-23/3 MID TERM EXAMINATION MID TERM EXAMINATION 1ST MID TERM BREAK Return of midterm exam paper and discuss the common mistakes among the students. Regular verbs versus irregular verbs. To recall the list of irregular verb. The uses of past tense and past continuous tense. To introduce the When-clauses and While-clauses. Which tense should be use when encounter these clauses? Which action came first? Which is the interrupting action? Ex: a) He was bathing when the phone rang. b) When I paid her one dollar, she answered my question. c) While I was studying, she called. Power Point Presentation Grammar Builder 2, Pg 86-89 Worksheets

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To check and go through the midterm paper and identify the common mistakes made by the students. To inform the scheme of marking midterm paper.
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Grammar Present To introduce the form and functions of Perfect Tense versus present perfect tense. When do need to simple past tense. use have or has? What are the differences between At the end of the lesson, present perfect tense and simple past students will be able to: tense? Compare. 1. Understand the rules of using prefect Example: tense. 1. He taught in this school last year. 2. Form the perfect 2. He has taught in this school for five tense. years. Compare the differences Action in example one is completed in between the prefect tense the past while action in example starts in and simple past tense the past and still continues.

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SCHOOL SPORTS DAY Grammar Adjectives At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Describe a noun or a verb. 2. Arrange the order of adjectives 3. Differentiate the irregular adjectives ending in ed and ing.

How does a bag look like? How big is the bag? What is its colour? how do we arrange these adjectives into a correct order? What are the rules? Size tall Huge Colour Blue Purple Nationality French Thai Noun lady silk bag

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What is the difference between bored and boring? Both are adjectives. One ends with ed another with ing. Ex: 1. The book is boring. 2. The book bored me. Example 1 indicates the person feels that the book is not interesting at all. Example 2 indicates that the book makes the person feel not interested.

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Composition Narrative At the end of the lesson, students will be able to organize their idea and use descriptive phrases/words

What can one see in a sports day? What are the noises/shouting/sounds that can be heard in a sports day? Who attends the sports day?

To do a brain storming on the topic by using the five senses and to come out with Teacher to introduce a few ways to start three different the introduction of writing a narrative introductions for
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composition. 1. Describe the weather 2. Describe the atmosphere 3. Describe a character 4. Use a sound 17-23/4-27/4 Continuation of week 5 Students to recall and refresh the previous week lesson and to complete the composition. Identify the subject, verb and object. Ex: 1. Mechanics repair cars. subject verb object 2. The dogs chased after Anne. Subject verb object A sentence which begins with a person or thing that does the action is in the active voice. Ex: 1. Cars are repaired by the mechanic 2. Anne was chased by the dogs. A sentence which begins a person or thing that receives the action is in the passive voice. Form the passive verb in this way: Active Verb Repairs Repair Repaired 19-7/5-11/5 Revision Passive Verb is repaired are repaired was/were repaired

the topic.

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Grammar Active and passive voice At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Interchange the sentence structure from active to passive and vice versa without changing the meaning of the sentence. 2. Identify the doer/object of the sentence and subject of the sentence.

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To revise and review the topics that will be tested in the examination. To remind the rules of tenses, adjectives, and active and passive voice.

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FINAL EXAMINATIONS FINAL EXAMINATIONS MID YEAR SCHOOL

HOLIDAYS

2ND TERM (11/6/12 TO 9/11/12) WEEK OBJECTIVE

CONTENT

TEACHING AIDS AND REMARKS

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Return of first final term exam paper and discuss the common mistakes among the students. Grammar Question Tags

To check and go through the first term paper and identify the common mistakes made by the students. Use negative question tags with positive statements. In a statement with the verb to be, At the end of the lesson, the question tag uses negative students will be able to: form of the same verb. 1. Form the positive and Ex: negative forms of 1. This computer is expensive, question tags. isnt it? 2. Understand the function of using If a statement with a main verb, question tags. the question tag uses the negative form of the verb to do Ex: 1. Dad walks fast, doesnt he? The verb to do must agree with the main verb.

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Grammar WH-Questions At the end of the lesson students will be able to: 1. Form a correct whquestion. 2. Answer the whquestion correctly.

What are the common 5w1h? Who, what, where, when, why and how. Students have to be aware of the rules while forming the whquestions. Verb must agree with the subject. While answering the whquestion, students also have to be aware of the tense of the question. If the question is asked in resent tense, answer should be in present tense. I the question is in the past tense, then answers have to be in past tense.

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1. Where did you find that book? I found it at the toilet. 2. Why do you think Jack is sad? I think Jack misses his mother. Therefore, he is sad. 4-2/7-6/7 Composition report and A few reports are given to the bar chart students to analyze. What can one conclude from the graph or At the end of the lesson, the chart? students will be able to 1. Study and analyze the What are the numbers or values bar chart or the graph in the chart/graph indicates? 2. Organize and express their ideas according Students to analyze the new to the chart. chart/graph given. Students to analyze a graph on the topic of Number of accidents during festive seasons from the year 2008 until 2010.

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Continuation of week 4

Students to organize their How should a report start and thought and come what kind of language should be out with the used in the writing? Formal or introduction and informal? first body paragraph. Students to recall and refresh the previous week lesson and to complete the composition. Do we use adjective to describe verb? No. Use adverb to describe action verbs. How does an adverb form? Adj Adv (+ly) Kindly Quietly Adv (y -> i + ly) Angrily Happily Power Point Presentation Grammar Builder 2, Pg 62-73 Worksheets

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Grammar Adverbs At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Practice using the adverbs. 2. Form the comparison adverbs. 3. Practice using the comparison of adverbs

Angry Happy Kind Quiet

Ex: Mrs. Gordon gazed angrily at her baby. However, not all the adverbs end in ly. Ex: far, fast, straight, and etc. To compare the actions of two
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people, use comparative adverbs. If to compare the actions of more than two people, use superlative adverbs. Ex: 1. Emma runs faster than Joe. (comparative adverbs) 2. Emma runs the fastest in the class. (Superlative adverbs) 7-23/7-27/7 8-30/7-3/8 9-6/8-10/8 MID TERM EXAMINATION MID TERM EXAMINATION Return of midterm exam paper and discuss the common mistakes among the students. Grammar Modals At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Understand the differences among the use of modals. 2. Not confuse may be and maybe.

To check and go through the midterm paper and identify the common mistakes made by the students. To inform the scheme of marking midterm paper. May I go to the toilet or Can I go to the toilet? What is the difference between May I and Can I? May is considered more formal and polite compare to can. Teacher to explain and compare different functions of each modal. Teacher also to explain the modals maybe and may be. Ex: 1. The teacher may be in the staff room. 2. Maybe he will be late. Maybe is an adverb meaning perhaps. Power Point Presentation Grammar Builder 2, Pg 162-169 Worksheets

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MID TERM BREAK Composition Report At the end of the lesson

The common features of all reports: 1. They present a series of facts

A few different purposes of reports are shown

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students will be able to : 1. Write various types of reports. 2. Plan and organize their report. 3. Understand the purpose of writing report.

based on evidence of some kind. 2. The information they provide can usually be checked. 3. They are usually aimed at readers with a specific interest in the subject. Students have to decide the first essential for writing a successful report. Students also have to ensure the purpose of their report. To whom is the report written to.

to the students. Students to write an annual report of the English Language Society. The students are required to write the introduction paragraph and second paragraph with at least 2 supporting points.

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Continuation of week 12

Students to recall and refresh the previous week lesson and to complete the composition. In order to ensure the understanding of the students, picture that show different positions of an object are being shown. Explanation of the word beside and besides. Ex: 1. We sat beside the pool. 2. Jan owns another pair of boots besides these pair. Time lines that show different use of different preposition of time is being shown to enable to understand the preposition of time better. Power Point Presentation Grammar Builder 2, Pg 190-193; 214221 Worksheets
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Grammar Preposition At the end of the lesson, students will be able to : 1. Understand the differences between in/on/at; beside/between/ among; below/ under; behind/at the back as the preposition of position. 2. Remember the rules of preposition of time.

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Grammar Conjunction

Few scramble sentences are given to the students. Students At the end of the lesson, have to unscramble it and use student will be able to : conjunctions to form these 1. Join few sentences by sentences into one. using suitable conjunction correctly. 2. Understand the If there are more than three adverbial phrases sentences, it is best to do the

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following: 1. Use comma after sentence one. 2. Use comma after sentence two. 3. Use and/or as a joining word. 4. Use full stop after the last sentence. Clause is formed by few meaningful words but it is not a complete sentence. An adverbial clause has a finite verb. Ex: 1. She cried because it was painful. (adverbial clause) 2. She cried because of the pain. (adverbial phrase) Because of must be followed by the noun.

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Composition-Summary

Students to read the given passage carefully to get the At the end of the lesson, general idea. During their Students will be able to: second time reading, students 1. Summarize a passage have to underline the main idea. by taking only the Teacher to discuss the main most important point ideas. 2. Leave out unnecessary details to Leave out the unnecessary make the story details such as repetition and shorter. description. 3. Use their words and express ideas clearly, First summary to be written on briefly and correctly the white board. to get to the main point. Teacher to guide the students on their tenses and vocabulary. Teacher will also pin point the common mistakes made among the students.

Three passages will be given to the students so that they could underline the main points. For the last passage, the students have to come up with a summary together and to be written on the board. Teacher and the students proof read the summary.

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Continuation of week 16

Students to recall and refresh the Students have to previous week lesson and to read two passages
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and summarize the passages themselves. Power Point Presentation Grammar Builder 2, Pg 182-189 Worksheets

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Grammar Direct and indirect speech At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Understand the differences between direct and indirect speech. 2. To change a direct speech into an indirect speech. 3. Remember the rules on changing the direct speech into the indirect speech.

What is direct speech? To quote exactly what someone has said. The exact words of the speaker are placed between the quotation marks. Indirect speech in the other hand, quotes what has said. Ex: 1. Rita said, I attend dance classes on Fridays. (direct speech) 2. Rita said that she attended dance classes on Fridays. (indirect speech) In indirect speech, not all the exact words of the speaker are used. Simple present Simple past Pronoun : I We Time : last week simple past past prefect she/he they the previous week

A list of words that change from direct speech to indirect speech will be given to the students. 19-15/1019/10 20-22/1026/10 21-29/10-2/11 22-5/11-9/11 Revision To revise and review the topics for the upcoming examination.

ALL OTHER FORMS FINAL EXAMINATION CCA WEEK SPM EXAMINATION AND YEAR END HOLS STARTS

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