Week Five

Reading / Writing genre Letter writing Focus words (and meanings) this week: These can be practised for homework, be used to make a picture dictionary, be displayed in the classroom with picture prompts and could be the focus of the first 5 minutes of each lesson along with games and activities which help consolidate understanding of the vocabulary. For those needing to continue consolidating sounds and simpler versions of the words, please ena le them to do so!
Word: 1. favourite 2. thrashed 3. snorkelling 4. coral reefs 5. scuba diving . speedboat !. life "acket #. cruising $. tide 1%. wondered "eaning: 1. most liked 2. rolled and wriggled 3. swimming with mask and snorkel &breathing pipe' 4. banks of rock and plants underwater 5. swimming underwater with air tank . very fast motorboat !. special vest which helps you float #. slow travelling $. level of water 1%. thought about

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%lements (ustained (ilent )eading *ocabulary +ractice ,istening and speaking &intro to shared read' (hared reading ,istening and speaking &response to shared read' -riting task .ay 1 / modelled 0class

&ontent )emind the students about the routines for (() and e1pect all students to be silently reading during this time. 2onitor book0te1t choices and advise where needed. )emember to model good reading behaviour. 3se a variety of games or activities to 4uickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and speaking (introduction) 51plain that this week the focus is on letters about outdoor recreational activities. 6rainstorm together some of the outdoor activities the students like to be involved in. )ecord these on a large sheet of paper for future reference.
.ear 7ear 4, 8re you well9 : want to tell you about some activities : do at the weekend. : like to be outside. ;ne of my favourite activities is fishing. : go fishing with my father, uncle and brothers. (ometimes we fish in the river, and sometimes we go out to sea in my uncle<s boat. 2y uncle<s boat is bigger than my father<s boat. ,ast weekend we caught a two meter long shark= : was e1cited. 2y younger brother was afraid= -hen we pulled it into the boat, it thrashed its tail back and forth. -e all had to hold it still while my father took the hook out of its mouth. :t was fun. -hat do you like to do at the weekend9 : would like to hear from you soon. >rom, ?anif &omprehension 'uestions:

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What is one of )anif*s favourite things to do+ Who does )anif go fishing with+ Wh$ do the$ go fishing at sea in )anif*s uncle*s oat+ )ow long was the shark+ Who had to hold the shark+ What was in the shark*s mouth+

Listening and speaking (response) )evisit some of the activities the students suggested in the first listening and speaking task. @ategorise these as different types of activities e.g. water activities, hiking, sports etc. )ecord these on a chart for future reference. +ractise using correct sentence structures either as a partner activity or game, e.g. roll the ball, charades, role play etc. A: like to go hiking at the weekend.B A?e0she likes to C.B 5ncourage use of more comple1 sentences. Modelled/Class dictated writing : .isplay the shared te1t and draw the students< attention to how the letter is structured e.g. 1reeting .ear..... 2ntroductio 8re you well9 : want to tell you.... n 3od$ : like to.... &onclusio -hat do you like to do.... n %nding >rom, 4ignature ?anif 2odel writing a letter back to ?anif by selecting activity you like to do at the weekend from the first listening and speaking activity e.g. .ear ?anif, Thank you for your letter. 7es, : am well. :n the weekend : :ike toC : hope to see you soon. >rom, Teacher C. 2 (ustained (ilent )eading *ocabulary practice ,istening and speaking &intro to shared read' )emind the students about the routines for (() and e1pect all students to be silently reading during this time. 2onitor book0te1t choices and advise where needed. )emember to model good reading behaviour. 3se a variety of games or activities to 4uickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction) (pend a short time adding any new outdoor activities to the brainstorm from yesterday. 8sk the students to think about a water activity they en"oy. :n pairs practice telling each other about the activity they have chosen. Dey structures are displayed to prompt the

(hared reading ,istening and speaking &response to shared read' -riting task .ay 2 / group

students if necessary &see )esource 1'.

.ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : am writing to tell you what : like to do in the school holidays. : like to be outside. ;ne of my favourite things is snorkelling. .o you know what snorkelling is9 : went snorkelling with my family when went to Dota Dinabalu. -e went by boat to 2anukan :sland. -e spent the day snorkelling in the coral. There were many fish, with lots of beautiful colours. : saw a huge octopus. :t was grey and pink. :t was in a hole in the coral. : think it was hiding from me= : also saw a stingray. : stayed away from it because : didn<t want it to sting me= -hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : hope to hear from you soon. >rom, (yaEwi &omprehension 5uestions: (! Wh$ did 4$a6wi write this letter+ ,! Who does 4$a6wi go snorkelling with+ -! Where does he go snorkelling+ .! What did 4$a6wi see the last time he went snorkelling+ /! What colour was the octopus+ 0! Wh$ did 4$a6wi sta$ awa$ from the stingra$+

(ustained (ilent )eading *ocabulary practice ,istening and speaking

Listening and Speaking (response) 8sk the students to get into groups or put them in groups &3F4 students'. 5ach group chooses a water activity card from a selection provided $ the teacher to act out for the rest of the class. This can be either with or without speaking. -hen a student guesses the activity, he0she must ask the 4uestion, A8re you CC9B The group must also answer in a full sentence, A7es we are CC 0Go we are not C..B )epeat this a few times to practice the use of first person, present tense. Group Writing .isplay the shared te1t and remind the students how the letter is structured &see day 1'. :n groups students select an outdoor activity from the first listening and speaking activity and write a letter back to (yaEwi. )emind the groups to answer (yaEwi<s 4uestions in the first part of their letter before telling him about their activity. )emind the students about the routines for (() and e1pect all students to be silently reading during this time. 2onitor book0te1t choices and advise where needed. )emember to model good reading behaviour. 3se a variety of games or activities to 4uickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction) (pend a short time adding any new outdoor activities to the

&intro to shared read' (hared reading ,istening and speaking &response to shared read' -riting task .ay 3 / independent writing

brainstorm from yesterday. 8sk the students to think about another activity they en"oy. :n pairs practice telling each other about the activity they have chosen. Dey structures are displayed to prompt the students if necessary &see )esource 1'. This time students should try to include at least one compound or comple1 sentence, e.g. A: like to go hiking because : love seeing all the different plants in the "ungle.B A: don<t like it when it rains because the track gets slippery.B
.ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : want to tell you about the activities : do at the weekend. ;ne of my favourite things is riding on a big banana. That sounds funny doesn<t it9 .o you know what : mean9 ,ast weekend my family went to (erasa. There was a scuba diving centre there. They had water sports. -e saw people riding on a big banana pulled around behind a speedboat. :t looked like so much fun. : asked my mother if : could have a turn. (he said : had to wear a life "acket, and my big brother had to go with me. : was so e1cited. -e put on life "ackets and climbed onto the banana. There was a handle. : held on tightly because : didn<t want to fall off. 2y brother sat behind me. The speedboat was so fast. -ater splashed over me. The wind was cool on my face. The ride ended 4uickly. : wanted another turn but my mother said : must wait for ne1t time. -hat do you like to do at the weekend9 : look forward to hearing from you. >rom, Gabilah &omprehension 'uestions: (! Who wrote this letter+ ,! What does 7a ilah like to do+ -! Where does 7a ilah go to ride the ig anana+ .! What pulls the anana+ /! Wh$ did 7a ilah have to wear a life8acket+ 0! )ow did the wind feel on her face+ 9! When can 7a ilah have another turn+

Listening and Speaking (response) +rovide the students with a selection of action verbs related to outdoor activities. +lay a game or have the students choose a card and use the action in a sentence using first person, present tense. Teachers may need to model this first to ensure students understand the purpose of the activity. Independent Writing .isplay the shared te1t and remind students how the letter is structured &see day 1'. (tudents independently write a letter back to Gabilah about another outdoor activity that they en"oy. Display the listening and speaking brainstorm to remind the students of the different activities. 5ncourage students to answer Gabilah<s 4uestions in the first part of the letter.

(ustained (ilent )eading *ocabulary +ractice ,istening and speaking &intro to shared read' (hared reading ,istening and speaking &response to shared read' -riting task .ay 4 / independent writing

)emind the students about the routines for (() and e1pect all students to be silently reading during this time. 2onitor book0te1t choices and advise where needed. )emember to model good reading behaviour. 3se a variety of games or activities to 4uickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction) (pend a short time adding any new outdoor activities to the brainstorm from yesterday. 8sk the students to think about another activity they en"oy. :n pairs practice telling each other about the activity they have chosen. Dey structures are displayed to prompt the students if necessary &see )esource 1'. @ontinue to focus on comple1 and compound sentences.
.ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : want to tell you about the things : like to do in the school holidays. : like to be outside. ;ne of my favourite things is river cruising. 2y father has a boat. ?ave you been river cruising9 :n the last school holidays, : went to Temburong with my father. The tide was low. 2y father had to look for logs in the water. 8s we left Dampong 8yer : saw a huge crocodile ne1t to the river. :ts mouth was open. : could see all of its sharp teeth= : was afraid but my father said it was "ust resting. 8s we went along the river, : saw white birds fishing. : saw a group of monkeys on the mud. 2y father said they might be looking for crabs. : laughed= Hust before Temburong, there was a monitor liEard sitting up in one of the trees. : thought it might not be real. : love seeing the animals when : go river cruising with my father. -hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : look forward to hearing from you soon. >rom, ,ila &omprehension 'uestions: (! -hen does ,ila go river cruising9 ,! -ho does she go with9 -! -here did she go last school holidays9 .! -hy did her father have to be careful9 /! -hat did ,ila notice about the crocodile9 &various answers possible' 0! -here was the monitor liEard9 9! -hat does ,ila love about river cruising9

Listening and Speaking (response) +lay a game to practice responding to ,ila<s letter. (it in a circle. Teacher begins with I.ear ,ila<. The student sitting to the teacher<s left says IThanks for your letter< &or similar'. @ontinue student by student saying a sentence to construct the response. ;ther students listen to ensure the sentences makes sense and to follow the thread of the response so that their contribution is appropriate. Teachers may need to support or prompt less able students. Students may also do this in smaller groups !thers must still "e listening to

make sure it makes sense Independent Writing .isplay the shared te1t and remind students how the letter is structured &see day 1'. (tudents independently write a letter back to ,ila about another outdoor activity that they en"oy. Display the listening and speaking brainstorm to remind the students of the different activities. 5ncourage students to answer ,ila<s 4uestions in the first part of the letter, and to include compound and comple1 sentences where appropriate. :R 5dit and publish the letter they wrote to Gabilah previously. )emind the students about the routines for (() and e1pect all students to be silently reading during this time. 2onitor book0te1t choices and advise where needed. )emember to model good reading behaviour. Take this opportunity to practice any areas of weakness which students need to improve before (65. (tudents select books to borrow and complete the process once study task has been completed.

(ustained (ilent )eading :ndependen t (tudy task :ssuing of books

#ifferentiated ;ersions < 4hared Reading +lease read the different versions of the te1t and decide what version best suits your class &use a version that at least 5%J of the class can decode and comprehend'. ;%R42:7 =
.ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : would like to tell you about some of the activities : do at the weekend. : really like to be outside as much as possible. ;ne of my favourite activities is fishing. : go fishing with my father, uncle and brothers most weekends. (ometimes we fish in the river, and sometimes we go out to sea in my uncle<s boat. 2y uncle<s boat is bigger than my father<s boat so it is safer in the waves. ,ast weekend we caught a 2 meter long shark= : was e1cited but my younger brother was afraid of the shark<s big teeth= -hen we pulled it into the boat, it "umped, wriggled and thrashed its tail back and forth. -e all had to help hold it still while my father took the hook out of its mouth. :t was great fun. -hat do you like to do in the weekend9 : look forward to hearing from you soon. >rom ?anif .ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : am writing to tell you what : like to do in the school holidays. : like to be outside as often as : can. ;ne of my favourite activities is snorkelling. .o you know what snorkelling is9 : went snorkelling with my family in the school holidays when we went to Dota Dinabalu. -e took a boat to 2anukan :sland and we spent the day snorkelling around the coral reefs. There were many different kinds of fish, with lots of beautiful colours. : saw a huge octopus. :t was grey and pink and it was in a hole in the coral. : think it was hiding from me= : also saw a stingray but : stayed away from it because : didn<t want it to sting me= -hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : look forward to hearing from you soon. >rom (yaEwi .ear 7ear 4,

: hope you are well. : would like to tell you about some of the activities : like to do at the weekend. ;ne of my favourite activities is riding on a big banana. That sounds funny doesn<t it9 .o you know what : mean9 ,ast weekend my family and : went to (erasa. There was a scuba diving centre there and they had water sports. -e watched people riding on a big yellow banana pulled around very fast behind a speedboat. :t looked like so much fun : asked my mother if : could have a turn. (he said as long as : wore a life "acket, and my big brother came with me, it was ok. : was so e1cited, and a little nervous too. -e put on life "ackets and climbed onto the banana. There was a handle to hold onto. : held on very tightly because : didn<t want to fall off. 2y brother sat behind me. The speedboat was very fast and the water splashed all over me. The wind felt cool on my face. The ride ended too soon. : wanted another turn but my mother said : must wait for our ne1t trip to (erasa. -hat do you like to do at the weekend9 : look forward to hearing from you. >rom Gabilah

.ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : would like to tell you about the activities : en"oy in the school holidays. : really like to be outside. ;ne of my favourite activities is river cruising. 2y father has a boat so we can go whenever we like. ?ave you ever been river cruising9 ,ast school holidays : went with my father to Temburong. -e left early in the morning. The tide was low so my father had to be careful not to hit any logs. Hust as we left Dampong 8yer : saw an enormous crocodile sitting on the mud ne1t to the river. :t had its mouth open and : could see all of its sharp teeth= : was a little afraid but my father said it was "ust resting in the sun. 8s we continued on our trip, : saw many white birds fishing in the water. : also saw a group of monkeys walking along a muddy bank. 2y father said they might be looking for crabs. : laughed= Hust before we got to Temburong, there was a large monitor liEard sitting up in one of the trees. :t was very still and : wondered if it was real. : really love seeing all the special wildlife when : go river cruising with my father. -hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : look forward to hearing from you soon. >rom ,ila

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.ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : would like to tell you about some of the activities : do at the weekend. : like to be outside as much as possible. ;ne of my favourite activities is fishing. : go fishing with my father, uncle and brothers most weekends. (ometimes we fish in the river, and sometimes we go out to sea in my uncle<s boat. 2y uncle<s boat is bigger than my father<s boat. :t is safer in the waves. ,ast weekend we caught a 2 meter long shark= : was e1cited but my younger brother was afraid= -hen we pulled it into the boat, it "umped and thrashed its tail back and forth. -e all had to hold it still while my father took the hook out of its mouth. :t was fun. -hat do you like to do at the weekend9 : look forward to hearing from you soon. >rom ?anif .ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : am writing to tell you what : like to do in the school holidays. : like to be outside as much as : can. ;ne of my favourite activities is snorkelling. .o you know what snorkelling is9 : went snorkelling with my family when went to Dota Dinabalu. -e took a boat to 2anukan :sland and we spent the day snorkelling around the coral reefs. There were many different fish, with lots of beautiful colours. : saw a huge octopus. :t was grey and pink. :t was in a hole in the coral. : think it was hiding from me= : also saw a stingray. : stayed away from it because : didn<t want it to sting me=

-hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : look forward to hearing from you soon. >rom (yaEwi .ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : would like to tell you about some of the activities : do at the weekend. ;ne of my favourite activities is riding on a big banana. That sounds funny doesn<t it9 .o you know what : mean9 ,ast weekend my family went to (erasa. There was a scuba diving centre there. They had water sports. -e watched people riding on a big yellow banana pulled around fast behind a speedboat. :t looked like so much fun : asked my mother if : could have a turn. (he said as long as : wore a life "acket, and my big brother came with me, it was ok. : was so e1cited. : was a little nervous too. -e put on life "ackets and climbed onto the banana. There was a handle. : held on very tightly because : didn<t want to fall off. 2y brother sat behind me. The speedboat was very fast. The water splashed all over me. The wind felt cool on my face. The ride ended too soon. : wanted another turn but my mother said : must wait for our ne1t trip. -hat do you like to do at the weekend9 : look forward to hearing from you. >rom Gabilah .ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : want to tell you about the things : en"oy in the school holidays. : really like to be outside. ;ne of my favourite things is river cruising. 2y father has a boat so we go whenever we can. ?ave you been river cruising9 ,ast school holidays : went to Temburong with my father. The tide was low so my father had to be careful not to hit logs. 8s we left Dampong 8yer : saw an enormous crocodile on the mud ne1t to the river. :ts mouth was open and : could see all of its sharp teeth= : was afraid but my father said it was "ust resting in the sun. 8s we went along the river, : saw white birds fishing in the water. : saw a group of monkeys walking on the mud. 2y father said they might be looking for crabs. : laughed= Hust before we got to Temburong, there was a monitor liEard sitting up in one of the trees. : wondered if it was real. : love seeing all the wildlife when : go river cruising with my father. -hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : look forward to hearing from you soon. >rom ,ila

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.ear 7ear 4, 8re you well9 : want to tell you about some activities : do at the weekend. : like to be outside. ;ne of my favourite activities is fishing. : go fishing with my father, uncle and brothers. (ometimes we fish in the river, and sometimes we go out to sea in my uncle<s boat. 2y uncle<s boat is bigger than my father<s boat. ,ast weekend we caught a 2 meter long shark= : was e1cited. 2y younger brother was afraid= -hen we pulled it into the boat, it thrashed its tail back and forth. -e all had to hold it still while my father took the hook out of its mouth. :t was fun. -hat do you like to do at the weekend9 : would like to hear from you soon. >rom ?anif .ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : am writing to tell you what : like to do in the school holidays. : like to be outside. ;ne of my favourite things is snorkelling. .o you know what snorkelling is9 : went snorkelling with my family when went to Dota Dinabalu. -e went by boat to 2anukan :sland. -e spend the day snorkelling in the coral. There were many fish, with lots of beautiful colours. : saw

a huge octopus. :t was grey and pink. :t was in a hole in the coral. : think it was hiding from me= : also saw a stingray. : stayed away from it because : didn<t want it to sting me= -hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : hope to hear from you soon. >rom (yaEwi .ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : want to tell you about the activities : do at the weekend. ;ne of my favourite things is riding on a big banana. That sounds funny doesn<t it9 .o you know what : mean9 ,ast weekend my family went to (erasa. There was a scuba diving centre there. They had water sports. -e saw people riding on a big banana pulled around behind a speedboat. :t looked like so much fun. : asked my mother if : could have a turn. (he said : had to wear a life "acket, and my big brother had to go with me. : was so e1cited. -e put on life "ackets and climbed onto the banana. There was a handle. : held on tightly because : didn<t want to fall off. 2y brother sat behind me. The speedboat was so fast. -ater splashed over me. The wind was cool on my face. The ride ended 4uickly. : wanted another turn but my mother said : must wait for ne1t time. -hat do you like to do at the weekend9 : look forward to hearing from you. >rom Gabilah .ear 7ear 4, : hope you are well. : want to tell you about the things : like to do in the school holidays. : like to be outside. ;ne of my favourite things is river cruising. 2y father has a boat. ?ave you been river cruising9 :n the last school holidays, : went to Temburong with my father. The tide was low. 2y father had to look for logs in the water. 8s we left Dampong 8yer : saw a huge crocodile ne1t to the river. :ts mouth was open. : could see all of its sharp teeth= : was afraid but my father said it was "ust resting. 8s we went along the river, : saw white birds fishing. : saw a group of monkeys on the mud. 2y father said they might be looking for crabs. : laughed= Hust before Temburong, there was a monitor liEard sitting up in one of the trees. : thought it might not be real. : love seeing the animals when : go river cruising with my father. -hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : look forward to hearing from you soon. >rom ,ila

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.ear 7ear 4, 8re you well9 : want to tell you about some things : like to do. : like to be outside. ;ne of my favourite things is fishing. : go fishing with my father, uncle and brothers. (ometimes we fish in the river. (ometimes we go out to sea in my uncle<s boat. 2y uncle<s boat is bigger than my father<s boat. ,ast weekend we caught a 2 meter long shark= : was e1cited. 2y younger brother was afraid= -hen we pulled it into the boat, it moved its tail backwards and forwards. -e had to hold it while my father took the hook out of its mouth. :t was fun. -hat do you like to do at the weekend9 : would like to hear from you soon. >rom ?anif .ear 7ear 4, 8re you well9 : want to tell you what : do in the school holidays. : like to be outside. : really like to go snorkelling. .o you know what snorkelling is9 : went snorkelling with my family in Dota Dinabalu. -e went to 2anukan :sland. -e spent the day snorkelling. There were many fish, with lots of colours. :t was grey and pink. :t was in a hole in the coral. : think it was hiding= : saw a stingray. : stayed away from it because : didn<t want it to sting

me= -hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : hope to hear from you soon. >rom (yaEwi .ear 7ear 4, 8re you well9 : want to tell you about the things : do at the weekend. ;ne of my favourite things is riding on a big banana. .o you know what : mean9 ,ast weekend we went to (erasa. They had water sports. -e saw people riding on a big banana pulled by a speedboat. :t looked like a lot of fun. : asked my mother if : could have a turn. (he said my big brother had to go with me. : was so e1cited. -e put on life "ackets and climbed onto the banana. : held on tightly. : didn<t want to fall off. 2y brother sat behind me. The speedboat was fast. -ater splashed over me. The wind was cool. : wanted another turn. 2y mother said : must wait for ne1t time. -hat do you like to do at the weekend9 : hope to hear from you soon. >rom Gabilah .ear 7ear 4, 8re you well9 : want to tell you what : like to do in the school holidays. : love river cruising. 2y father has a boat. ?ave you been river cruising9 :n the school holidays, : went to Temburong with my father. The tide was low. 8s we left Dampong 8yer, : saw a big crocodile ne1t to the river. :ts mouth was open. : was afraid. : saw white birds fishing. There was a group of monkeys on the mud. 2y father said they were looking for crabs. : laughed= : saw a monitor liEard up in a tree. : love seeing the animals when : go river cruising. -hat do you like to do in your school holidays9 : hope to hear from you soon. >rom ,ila