ENGLISH LANGUAGE

YEARLY SCHEME OF WORK

(SK)

KSSR YEAR 5

2015
WEEK/UNIT/THEME
Week: 1 to 3
Unit 1 :
Theme :
Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:
1.1
Pronounce words and speak
confidently with the correct
stress, rhythm and intonation.
1.2
Listen and respond
appropriately in formal and
informal situations for a variety
of purposes.

LEARNING STANDARD
Listening /Speaking
1.1.1
Able to speak with correct pronunciation, stress, rhythm and
intonation.
1.1.2
Able to listen to and respond to a given stimulus by using
appropriate words, phrases and expressions with the correct stress,
rhythm and intonation.
Reading
2.2.1
Able to apply word attack skills by:
(a) using contextual clues to get meaning of words:
(i)
before the word (anaphoric)
(ii)
after the word (cataphoric)
(b) identifying idioms
2.2.2

CONTENTS/
REMARKS

2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print

Able to read and understand phrases and sentences from:

and non- print materials using a

range of strategies to construct
meaning

Writing

3.1
Form letters and words in neat
legible print including cursive
writing
3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.1
Enjoy and appreciate rhymes ,
poems and songs
5.1
Use different word classes
correctly and appropriately

(a) linear texts

(b) non- linear texts

3.1.2
Able to write in neat cursive writing with correct spelling:
(a) sentences
(b) paragraphs
3.2.1
Able to transfer information with guidance to complete:
(a) linear texts
(b) non- linear texts
Language Arts
4.1.1
Able to enjoy jazz chants , poems and songs through non-verbal
response
4.1.2
Able to listens to, sing songs,recite jazz chants and poems with
correct stress, pronunciation,rhythm and intonation

Grammar
5.1.1
Able to use nouns correctly and appropriately:
(a) common nouns
(b) collective nouns
Week: 4 to 6
Unit 2 :
Theme :
Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will
be able to:
1.1
Pronounce words and speak
confidently with the correct
stress, rhythm and intonation.

Listening/ Speaking
1.1.2
Able to listen to and respond to a given stimulus by using
appropriate words, phrases and expressions with the correct stress,
rhythm and intonation.
1.2.3
Able to listen to, follow and give directions to places around their
town and state.
Reading
2.2.1
Able to apply word attack skills by:
(c) using contextual clues to get meaning of words:

1.2
Listen and respond
appropriately in formal and
informal situations for a variety
of purposes.
2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.1
Enjoy and appreciate rhymes ,
poems and songs
5.1
Use different word classes
correctly and appropriately

(iii)
before the word (anaphoric)
(iv)
after the word (cataphoric)
(d) identifying idioms

2.2.3
Able to read and demonstrate understanding of texts by:
(a) giving main ideas and supporting details
(b) sequencing
(c) predicting
Writing
3.2.1
Able to transfer information with guidance to complete:
(a) linear texts
(b) non- linear texts
3.2.2
Able to write with guidance:
(a) stories
(b) poems
(c) informal letters
Language Arts

4.1.1
Able to enjoy jazz chants , poems and songs through non-verbal
response

Grammar
5.1.2
Able to use pronouns correctly and appropriately:
(a) reflexive
(b) interrogative
Week: 7 to 9
Unit 3 :
Theme :
Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:
1.1
Pronounce words and speak
confidently with the correct
stress, rhythm and intonation
2.2

Listening/ Speaking
1.1.2
Able to speak with correct pronunciation, stress, rhythm and
intonation.
1.1.3
Able to speak on related topics with guidance
Reading
2.2.2
Able to read and understand phrases nad sentences from:
(c) linear texts
(d) non- linear texts

Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print

3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.1
Enjoy and appreciate rhymes ,
poems and songs
5.1
Use different word classes
correctly and appropriately

2.2.4
Able to apply dictionary skills
(a) recognise abbreviations
(b) understand meaning of words in context
Writing
3.2.2
Able to write with guidance:
(a) stories
(b) poems
(c) informal letters
Language Arts
4.1.2
Able to listen to, sing songs, recite jazz chants and poems with
correct stress, pronunciation, rhythm and intonation.
4.2.1
Able to respond to literary texts:
(a) characters
(b) place and time
(c) values
Grammar
5.1.1

Able to use nouns correctly and appropriately:

(a) common nouns
(b) collective nouns

Week 10 to 12

Listening/ Speaking

Unit 4 :
Theme :

1.2.1
Able to participate in daily conversations:
(a) make suggestions
(b) respond to suggestions
(c) volunteer to complete a task
(d) show appreciation

Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:
1.2
Listen and respond
appropriately in formal and
informal situations for a variety
of purposes.
2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a
range of strategies to construct
meaning

1.2.4
Able to participate in conversations with peers.
Reading
2.2.3
Able to read and demonstrate understanding of texts by:
(d) giving main ideas and supporting details
(e) sequencing
(f) predicting
2.2.4
Able to apply dictionary skills
(c) recognise abbreviations

(d) understand meaning of words in context

3.1
Form letters and words in neat
legible print including cursive
writing
3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.3
Plan, organize and produce
creative works for enjoyment
5.1
Use different word classes
correctly and appropriately

Writing
3.1.2
Able to write in neat cursive writing with correct spelling:
(c) sentences
(d) paragraphs
3.2.1
Able to transfer information with guidance to complete:
(c) linear texts
(d) non- linear texts
Language Arts
4.3.1
Able to plan, produce and display creative works based on literary
texts using a variety of media with guidance
Grammar
5.1.3
Able to use verbs correctly and appropriately:

(a) simple future tense

(b) future continuous tense

Week 13 to 15

Listening/ Speaking

Unit 5:
Theme:

1.1.3
Able to speak with correct pronunciation, stress, rhythm and
intonation.

Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:
1.1
Pronounce words and speak
confidently with the correct
stress, rhythm and intonation.
2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a
range of strategies to construct
meaning

1.1.3
Able to speak on related topics with guidance
Reading
2.2.3
Able to read and demonstrate understanding of texts by:
(a) giving main ideas and supporting details
(b) sequencing
(c) predicting
2.3.1
Able to read for information and enjoyment with guidance
Writing
3.2.1

2.3
Read independently for
information and enjoyment

Able to transfer information with guidance to complete:

3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes

3.2.4
Able to spell words by applying spelling rules

4.1
Enjoy and appreciate rhymes ,
poems and songs

4.1.2
Able to listen to, sing songs, recite jazz chants and poems with
correct stress, pronunciation, rhythm and intonation.

5.1
Use different word classes
correctly and appropriately

Grammar

Week 13 to 15

Listening/ Speaking

Unit 5:
Theme:

1.2.4
Able to participate in conversations with peers.

Content standard :

1.2.5
Able to talk on topics of interests in formal situations with guidance.

(a) linear texts

(b) non- linear texts

Language Arts

5.1.4
Able to use conjunctions correctly and appropriately:
(a) although
(b) since

By the end of the 6-year

primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:

1.2
Listen and respond
appropriately in formal and
informal situations for a variety
of purposes.
2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a
range of strategies to construct
meaning
3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.3
Plan, organize and produce
creative works for enjoyment
5.1

Reading
2.2.2
Able to read and understand phrases and sentences from:
(a) linear texts
(b) non- linear texts
Writing
3.2.2
Able to write with guidance:
(a) stories
(b) poems
(c) informal letters
3.2.3
Able to use punctuation correctly
Language Arts
4.3.1
Able to plan, produce and display creative works based on literary
texts using a variety of media with guidance
Grammar
5.1.5

Use different word classes

correctly and appropriately

Able to use prepositions correctly and appropriately:

(a) over
(b) among
(c) through
(d) across
(e) along
(f) against

Week 19 to 21
Unit 7:
Theme:
Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:
1.1
Pronounce words and speak
confidently with the correct
stress, rhythm and intonation.
2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a

Listening/ Speaking
1.1.1
Able to speak with correct pronunciation, stress, rhythm and
intonation.
1.1.3
Able to speak on related topics with guidance
Reading
2.2.4
Able to apply dictionary skills
(a) recognise abbreviations
(b) understand meaning of words in context
Writing
3.3.1
Able to create texts using a variety of media with

range of strategies to construct

meaning

guidance:

3.3
Write and present ideas
through a variety of media
using appropriate language,
form and style

Language Arts

4.1
Enjoy and appreciate rhymes ,
poems and songs

Grammar

5.1
Use different word classes
correctly and appropriately

(a) non- linear

(b) linear

4.1.1
Able to enjoy jazz chants , poems and songs through non-verbal
response

5.1.6
Able to use adjectives correctly and appropriately

Week 22 to 24

Listening/ Speaking

Unit 8:
Theme:

1.2.1
Able to participate in daily conversations:
(a) make suggestions
(b) respond to suggestions
(c) volunteer to complete a task
(d) show appreciation

Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year

primary schooling, pupils will be

able to:

1.1
Pronounce words and speak
confidently with the correct
stress, rhythm and intonation.
2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a
range of strategies to construct
meaning
2.3
Read independently for
information and enjoyment
3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.1
Enjoy and appreciate rhymes ,

Reading
2.2.3
Able to read and demonstrate understanding of texts by:
(a) giving main ideas and supporting details
(b) sequencing
(c) predicting
2.3.1
Able to read for information and enjoyment with guidance
(a) fiction
(b) non- fiction
Writing
3.2.1
Able to transfer information with guidance to complete:
(a) linear texts
(b) non- linear texts
Language Arts
4.1.2
Able to listen to, sing songs, recite jazz chants and poems with
correct stress, pronunciation, rhythm and intonation.

poems and songs

5.1
Use different word classes
correctly and appropriately

Grammar

Week 25 to 27

Listening/ Speaking

Unit 9:
Theme:

1.2.5
Able to talk on topics of interests in formal situations with guidance.

Content standard :

1.3.1
Able to listen to and demonstrate understanding of oral texts by:
(a) asking and answering questions
(b) giving main ideas
(c) giving supporting details
(d) sequencing
(e) predicting

By the end of the 6-year

primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:
1.2
Listen and respond
appropriately in formal and
informal situations for a variety
of purposes.

5.1.4
Able to use conjunctions correctly and appropriately:
(a) although
(b) since

Reading
2.2.2

1.3
Understand and respond to oral
texts in a variety of contexts

Able to read and understand phrases and sentences from:

(a) linear texts
(b) non- linear texts

2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a
range of strategies to construct
meaning

Writing

3.1
Form letters and words in neat
legible print including cursive
writing

3.2.1
Able to transfer information with guidance to complete:

3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.3
Plan, organize and produce
creative works for enjoyment
5.1
Use different word classes

3.1.1
Able to write in neat legible print with correct spelling:
(a) sentences
(b) paragraphs

(a) linear texts

(b) non- linear texts
Language Arts
4.3.1
Able to plan, produce and display creative works based on literary
texts using a variety of media with guidance
Grammar
5.1.7
Able to use articles correctly and appropriately

correctly and appropriately

Week 28 to 30

Listening/ Speaking

Unit 10:
Theme:

1.2.1
Able to participate in daily conversations:
(a) make suggestions
(b) respond to suggestions
(c) volunteer to complete a task
(d) show appreciation

Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:
1.2
Listen and respond
appropriately in formal and
informal situations for a variety
of purposes.
2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a
range of strategies to construct
meaning

1.2.4
Able to participate in conversations with peers
Reading
2.2.4
Able to apply dictionary skills
(a) recognise abbreviations
(b) understand meaning of words in context
Writing
3.2.1
Able to transfer information with guidance to complete:

3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.3
Plan, organize and produce
creative works for enjoyment
5.1
Use different word classes
correctly and appropriately

(a) linear texts

(b) non- linear texts
3.2.4
Able to spell words by applying spelling rules
Language Arts
4.3.1
Able to plan, produce and display creative works based on literary
texts using a variety of media with guidance
Grammar
5.1.3
Able to use verbs correctly and appropriately:
(a) simple future tense
(b) future continuous tense

Week 31 to 33

Listening/ Speaking

Unit 11:
Theme:

1.1.1
Able to speak with correct pronunciation, stress, rhythm and
intonation

Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:

1.1.3
Able to speak on related topics with guidance
Reading

1.1
Pronounce words and speak
confidently with the correct
stress, rhythm and intonation.
2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a
range of strategies to construct
meaning
3.1
Form letters and words in neat
legible print including cursive
writing
3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.1
Enjoy and appreciate rhymes ,
poems and songs
5.1
Use different word classes

2.2.3
Able to read and demonstrate understanding of texts by:

(a) giving main ideas and supporting details

(b) sequencing
(c) predicting
2.2.4
Able to apply dictionary skills
(a) recognise abbreviations
(b) understand meaning of words in context
Writing
3.1.2
Able to write in neat cursive writing with correct spelling:
(a) sentences
(b) paragraphs
3.2.1
Able to transfer information with guidance to complete:
(a) linear texts
(b) non- linear texts
Language Arts

correctly and appropriately

4.1.1
Able to enjoy jazz chants , poems and songs through non-verbal
response
Grammar
5.1.6
Able to use adjectives correctly and appropriately

Week 34 to 36

Listening/ Speaking

Unit 12:
Theme:

1.2.1
Able to participate in daily conversations:
(a) make suggestions
(b) respond to suggestions
(c) volunteer to complete a task
(d) show appreciation

Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:
1.2
Listen and respond
appropriately in formal and
informal situations for a variety
of purposes.
2.2

1.2.4
Able to participate in conversations with peers
Reading
2.2.1
Able to apply word attack skills by:
(a) using contextual clues to get meaning of words:
(i)
before the word (anaphoric)

Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a
range of strategies to construct

(ii)
after the word (cataphoric)
(b) identifying idioms

meaning

Writing

3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes

3.2.4
Able to spell words by applying spelling rules

4.3
Plan, organize and produce
creative works for enjoyment

4.3.1
Able to plan, produce and display creative works based on literary
texts using a variety of media with guidance

5.1
Use different word classes
correctly and appropriately

Grammar

Week 37 to 39

Listening/ Speaking

Unit 13:
Theme:

1.2.3
Able to listen to, follow and give directions to places around their
town and state

Language Arts

5.1.8
Able to use adverbs correctly and appropriately:
(a) frequency
(b) degree

Content standard :
By the end of the 6-year
primary schooling, pupils will be
able to:
1.2
Listen and respond
appropriately in formal and
informal situations for a variety
of purposes.
2.2
Demonstrate understanding of
a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print
and non- print materials using a
range of strategies to construct
meaning
3.2
Write using appropriate
language, form and style for a
range of purposes
4.1
Enjoy and appreciate rhymes ,
poems and songs
5.1

1.2.5
Able to talk on topics of interests in formal situations with guidance

Reading
2.2.2
Able to read and understand phrases nad sentences from:
(e) linear texts
(f) non- linear texts
2.2.3
Able to read and demonstrate understanding of texts by:
(g) giving main ideas and supporting details
(h) sequencing
(i) predicting
Writing
3.2.3
Able to use punctuation correctly
Language Arts
4.1.1
Able to enjoy jazz chants , poems and songs through non-verbal