Theme/ chapter
Month/Week / Day
Learning Objective/Learning outcome Content
Jan(1 & 2)01-10
ICE BREAKING / INTRODUCTION TO SPM ENGLISH SYLLABUS / MARKING SCHEMES / GRAMMAR PRACTICE
People and Values
Getting to Know You
Jan (3)
13-17
SWBAT:- Talking about the concerns of a teenager
Offering advice on cleaning up a messy roomWriting a journal
- Carrying on a conversation with a new friend
- Writing out a telephone conversation
- Listening- Trace a cycling route on a map
Grammar- Subject-verb agreement
Sound system – ‘w’/w/
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills- Learning how to learn skills- ICT- Values and citizenship education
LiteratureIn The Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin
Jan(4)
20-23
SWBAT :
- Reading- Scan for details and identify main ideas
- Reading-Understand contextual clues
- Summary—Use general terms
- Apply process writing skills- Brainstorm
- Introducing poetry
- Identifying persona and point of view
Grammar
- Present perfect tense
Sound system – ‘v’/v/
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills- Learning how to learn skills- ICT- Values and citizenship education- Multiple Intelligences-Knowledge Acquisition- Preparation for the real world
Literature Component – In The Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin
Jan(4)24
Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
People and Jan(5)
SWBAT : Grammar
YEARLY SCHEME OF WORK 2013 ENGLISH LANGUAGE FORM 4
Values
Malaysian Tapestry
27-31 - Talking about different cultures in Malaysia
- Making a group decision on building a mobile
- Reading passage aloud
- Reading about Nettiquette
- Listening- Note details and fill in the blanks in a text
- Reading- Scan for details
- Using a dictionary
- Reading- Discover the features of informal letters and email
- Reading- Identify main ideas and supporting ideas
- Summary- Sentence level
- Writing an informal letter- Expand outline
- Interpreting emoticon and email abbreviations
- Introducing elements that constitute style in poetry
- Read poems with feeling
- Read about mood and tone in poetry
- Identify mood and tone in poems
- Positive and negative statements
- Past perfect tense
Sound system – ‘qu’/kw/, /I/ and /I:/
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills - ICT - Values and Citizenship education - Multiple Intelligences - Knowledge Acquisition - Preparation for The Real World
Literature Component – In The Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin
Feb(6)
03-07
TOV EXAMINATION
Feb(7)
CHINESE NEW YEAR(10 & 11TH FEB 2013)
People and Values
Scale The Heights
Feb(7)
12-14
SWBAT :- Discussing different definitions of success
- Talk about personal qualities needed to be successful
- Role play- Stage mock interview with well-known personality
Grammar – Adjectives of Quality, Adjectives of Comparison
Sound system – ‘r’ and ‘rr’ /r/
Educational Emphases - Thinking Skills - Values and citizenship education - Knowledge Acquisition - Preparation for the Real World
- Listening- Note details of short descriptions
- Using a dictionary
- Reading- Interpret non-linear texts
- Reading- Identify keywords and topic sentence in paragraphs
- Making and expanding short notes
- Introducing rhythm and rhyme
- Reciting poems with correct stress and rhythm
- Finding rhyming words
- Composing a simple poem
Literature Component -In The Midst of Hardship
People and Values
The S-Files
Feb(8)
17-21
SWBAT :- Talking about sports and why sports
celebrities are admired- Discussion- Sensational headlines - Preparing questions for interviewing
players- Exchanging ideas - Emotional and physical
experiences related to sports- Exchanging ideas- Qualities that successful
athletes are likely to possess - Reading- newspapers- Scan for details, take
notes and complete a table- Listening- Identify tterms specific to a
sport- Reading- Identify main ideas and
supporting details- Reading- Understand contextual clues- Reading- Study structure of a newspaper
reports- Reading- Understanding Journalist’s
Triangle- Summary- Identify keywords- Apply process Writing Skills- Discuss and
carry out research for a newspaper report- Retelling poem in one’s words- Creating own similes and metaphors- Understanding figurative language- Similes
Grammar – Prepositions of place, position, direction and association
Sound system – ‘x’ /eks/, /ks/ and /z/-Educational Emphases - Thinking Skills - ICT Skills - Values and citizenship education - Multiple Intelligences - Knowledge Acquisition - Preparation for The Real WorldLiterature Component -He Had Such Quiet Eyes
and metaphors
Environment
Nature’s Gift- My
Homeland
(9,10)24-28 Feb
3 Mac
SWBAT :- Talking about language used in
advertisements- Making decisions regarding solutions to
environmental problems- Reading for details/ reading guidelines for
summary writing- Reading- Identify main ideas and
supporting details- Writing: Summary (55 words)- Reading- Draw conclusions- Reading- Identify cause and effect- Writing- Describe a tourist spot- Introducing personification- Understanding figurative language-
personification- Write a simple poem
Grammar – Conjunction s ‘although’, ‘though’, ‘either………..or’, ‘neither…….nor’
Sound system – ‘e’ /e/ and ‘u’ /^/
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills - Preparation for the Real World - Values and Citizenship Education - Multiple Intelligences Knowledge AcquisitionLiterature Component
ULANGTAHUN PERTABALAN DYMM SULTAN 4 MAC 2013
Environment
Do We Need Dams
Mac(10)5-7
SWBAT :- Talking about importance of water and
electricity in our daily lives- Identifying some facts about fresh water,
electricity and dams- Exchanging ideas- Discuss the importance
of water and electricity- Interpret table- Brainstorm for ideas to support/ oppose
dams- Role play: speeches supporting/ opposing
dams- Reading- Scan for details and gather
information to complete a table- Listening- Identify statements as T/F- Reading- Identify main ideas and
supporting details- Reading- Study structure of a speech- Reading- Identify cause and effect- Reading- Draw conclusions and complete a
flow chart- Understanding imagery and symbolism - Writing a paragraph on symbolism in a
poem
Grammar – Modals ‘need’ and ‘should’
Sound system – Diphthongs: / u/ ₔand />I/
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills-ICT Skills-Multiple Intelligences- Knowledge Acquisition-Preparation for The Real WorldLiterature Component QWERTYUIOP
Environment And Values
All Creatures Great and
Small
(11)10-14
SWBAT :- Talking about feelings with respect to
different roles that animals play- Discuss the benefits of keeping pets- Talk about act of human cruelty towards
animals- Suggesting ways to counter human cruelty
towards animals- Listening- Note important details of a
conversation- Reading- Scan for details and follow
sequence of ideas- Reading- Study structure of a letter of
appeal- Reading- for main ideas and supporting
details, to draw conclusions and differentiate fact from myth
- Writing- Summary (80 words)- Writing a letter of appeal - Apply process writing procedure- Introducing messages and theme in a poem- Identifying message/ theme in a poem- Writing a poem in another genre (journal
entry)
Grammar – Conjunction ‘However’Adverbs of Degree
Sound system – Diphthongs: /eI) and /aI/
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills- Multiple Intelligences- Learning how to learn skills -Knowledge Acquisition- Values and Citizenship Education- Preparation for the Real WorldLiterature Component QWERTYUOIP
People and Values
Special People
(12)17-21
SWBAT :- Relating personal experiences with
disabled people- Expressing concern in simple language- Making statements with correct intonation
and stress- Suggesting ways to solve problems faced
by disabled people in the community- Listening- Note important details in a
conversation- Reading- study the structure of a report- Understanding formation of compound
words- Writing- Summary (90 words)- Expanding notes and outlines- Reading – Identifying point of view in a
forum- Reading- Draw conclusions from facts
given- Carry out reference work on facilities for
the disabled in your town- Introducing elements of a short story- Identifying elements of a short story- Predicting outcome of a story
Grammar – ‘Adjective and preposition’ combination’Use of hyphen (-)
Sound system – Sentence stress and intonation
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills-Multiple Intelligences- Learning how to learn skills -Values and citizenship education-Knowledge Acquisition-Preparation for the Real WorldLiterature ComponentQWERTYUIOP
MID TERM BREAK 122-30 MAC 2013
Science and Technology
Profile of Products
(13)31 Mac
1-4 April
SWBAT :- Talking about shopping habits and
experiences- Exchanging ideas- Discuss a catalogue and
make choices- Making enquiries about a product- Role play- Deal with a complaint- Listening- Note details of announcements- Reading- Scan mail order catalogue- Reading- Identify sequence of ideas in a
brochure- Using a dictionary- Reading- Study format of a formal letter- Reading- Identify main ideas and
supporting details- Writing- Fill in the form- Writing- Summary (100 words)- Writing- reply to a letter and respond to a
complaint- Using dictionary- Words/phrases
describing setting, place and mood- Describing the time and place took place
(Setting and cross culture)- Creating settings for short stories of your
own
Grammar – Nouns functioning as adjectivesGerunds as complement of the verb ‘to be’
Sound system – Homographs and homophones
Educational Emphases - Thinking Skills-Learning How to Learn- Skills Multiple Intelligences-ICT- Values and Citizenship education-Knowledge Acquisition- Preparation for The Real WorldLiterature Component – QWERTYUOIP
Scince and Technology
Malaysian Industries
April(14)7-11
SWBAT :- Talking about industries in your
hometown/ Malaysia- Exchanging ideas- Reasons for setting up
certain industries - Discussing- Brainstorm for ideas- Reading quotations- Agree/disagree, giving
reasons- Future studies- Discuss the industry of
your choice- Listening- Note important details - Reading- Study structure of n article- Reading- Guidelines for writing an article - Listening- Note important details- Reading- Study structure of an article- Reading- Guidelines for writing an article - Listening- Identify given statements as T/F- Reading for detail, meaning and inferences- Library/ informational skills- Plot
Grammar – Preposition of time: since, during, until, within infinitives as objects of verbs
Sound system – Stress in four- syllable words
Educational emphases - Thinking Skill-Multiple Intelligences-Learning how to learn skill-ICT- Knowledge acquisition-Preparation for the Real WorldLiterature Component The Fruitcake Special
infrastructure on a map, using print/ electronic sources
- Using contextual clues- Writing-Summary (100 words)- Writing- A friendly letter- Apply process writing skill- Write an article- Identify sequence of events- Writing- Synopsis of a story
People and Social Issues
Say “YES” to Healthy
Living, Say “NO” to
addiction
April(15)
14-18
SWBAT :- Talking about healthy lifestyle with friends- Talking about the consequences of telling a
lie- Persuading youngsters to see the real
dangers of drug abuse- Pronouncing words clearly and correctly- Listening- Note details to fill in the blanks
and to do a stretching exercise- Reading- Note important details to
complete a chart- Reading- Study structure of a paragraph in
an expository essay- Reading- Identify main ideas in a text- Understanding contextual clues- Writing- Summary (110 words)- Expanding notes and outlines- Writing an expository essay- Apply process writing skills- Introducing plot structure- Reading and reflecting on a poem- Sequencing of events in a short story
Grammar – Colon (:) Prepositions of purpose
Sound system – Consonant Clusters: ‘sl’/sl/, ‘cl’ /kl/, ‘bl’ /bl/ and ‘fl’/fl/
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills- ICT- Learning How toLearn- Skills Multiple Intelligences-Knowledge Acquisition -Preparation for the Real WorldLiterature Component –The Fruitcake Special
People and Social Issues
Mental Health
(16)21-25
SWBAT :- Talking with each other about keeping
mentally healthy- Pronouncing words clearly and correctly- Suggesting ways of coping with a problem- Listening- Note important details in a poem- Reading- Scan for details and convert
information into a poster- Reading- Understand meanings and
inferences- Understanding contextual clues- Writing- Summary (120 words)- Revising elements of a short story- Identifying twist endings- Distinguishing between first person and
Grammar – Adjectives as nounsGerunds as objects of prepositions
Sound system – ‘ps’ /s/, ‘sm’/z m/ and ‘gn’ /n/ə
Educational Emphases - Thinking Skills- Learning How to Learn Skills- ICT Skills- Values and Citizenship Education-Multiple Intelligences-Knowledge Acquisition-Preparation for the Real WorldLiterature Component –The Fruitcake Special
third person points of view- Retelling a story from another point of
view- Writing short story based on pictures
People and Values
Of Down’s and Dyslexia
(17)28-30 April
2 Mei
SWBAT :- Talking about people with Down’s
Syndrome and dyslexia- Making a decision based on agreement of
all members regarding setting up a club- Suggesting contents of club proposal- Using a dictionary- Listening- Identify statements as T/F- Reading- Study structure and details of a
club proposal- Reading for information, main details,
supporting details and inference- Writing- summary (130 words)- Carrying out extended writing and
reference work to write a club proposal- Introducing characters in a short story- Describing characters- Writing simple descriptions of a character- Phrasal verbs- Use of brackets ( )
Grammar – Phrasal Verbs- Use of brackets
Sound system – Consonant clusters: ‘cr’ /kr/ and ‘br’ /br/
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills- Learning How to Learn Skills- Values and Citizenship Education - Multiple Intelligences- Knowledge Acquisition- Preparation for the Real WorldLiterature Component – The Fruitcake Special
LABOUR DAY1ST MAY 2013
May (18-20)
5-23 Mei
OTI 1 EXAMINATION (MID-YEAR EXAM)
MID YEAR TERM BREAK24TH MAY- 8TH JUNE 2013
Science and Technology
The Internet: Uses and
Abuse
June (21)9-13
SWBAT:- Talking about the benefits or dangers of
using the internet- Pronouncing words clearly and correctly- Giving opinions on how the internet can be
used beneficially
Grammar- Passive construction
Sound system- ‘sp’ /sp/
Educational EmphasesThinking Skills- Knowledge Acquisition- ICT Skills
Literature Component-The Fruitcake Special
June SWBAT : Grammar – Passive construction
Science and Technology
The Internet: Uses and
Abuse
(22)16-20
- Providing alternatives- Having a discussion- Reading: Follow sequence of ideas- Listening- Note important details and fill in
the blanks- Reading- Scan for details to fill a diagram- Reading- Guidelines for an argumentative
essay- Study structure of a speech- Reading for meaning and inferences- Reading- Interpret non-linear texts- Understanding contextual clues- Writing- Summary (140 words)- Reading- Draw conclusions- Writing- Report based on Internet survey- Introducing imagery in short stories- Describing imagery in short stories- Writing a sketch based on a short story
using ‘has’ and ‘had’ The sequence connector ‘later’
Sound system – ‘lm’ /lm/ and ‘m’/m/
Educational Emphases - Thinking Skills- Knowledge Acquisition- ICT Skills-Values and citizenship education-Learning How to Learn Skills- Multiple Intelligences- Knowledge AcquisitionLiterature Component Drama: Gulp and Gasp
Values
Peace
June(23)
23-27
SWBAT :- Talking about emotional reactions to
conflict and peace- Talking about the family unit- Talking about newspaper reports and
exchanging ideas- Speaking with the correct stress- Discussing- Media consumption habits- Discussing- Agree/disagree with the writer- Role play- Actors’ script- Reading- Scan for news to fill a table- Converting information into tables- Reading- Different viewpoints- Interpreting non-linear texts- Listening- Identify details and main ideas- Doing research- Nobel Peace Prize- Reading for inference, meaning and detail- Understanding contextual clues- Writing- Summary (140 words)- Writing- A brief description of lifestyle
Grammar – Future tense: Infinitives as Complements of the verb ‘to be’‘It’ or ‘There’
Sound system – Stress sequence in questions
Educational emphases - Thinking Skills- Learning How to Learn Skills-ICT Skills-Values and Citizenship education-Multiple Intelligences- Knowledge Acquisiton- Preparation for The Real WorldLiterature Component –Drama: Gulp and Gasp
Values
Peace
June, July(24)
30 June1-4 July
SWBAT :- Reading- Agree or disagree- Writing- to express views- Apply process writing skills- Brainstorming- Introducing themes and messages in short
stories- Applying lessons from text to own life- Expressing feelings about the text
Grammar – Future tense
Sound System – Stress sequence in statements
Educational emphases -Multiple Intelligences
- Retelling story from another point of view- Talking about the themes of a story- Writing the story in another genre- Writing own short story
- Knowledge Acquisiton- Preparation for The Real WorldLiterature Component –Drama: Gulp and Gasp
July(25)7-11 REVISION
Grammar-Tense- Present/past tenseQWERTYUIOP
(26)14-18
REVISIONGrammar-Tense- Past/ FutureThe Fruitcake Special
(27)21-25
REVISIONGrammar-Active and passive voice
(28)28-31 July
1 Ogos
REVISIONGrammar-Subject Verb AgreementSentence Types-Simple and compound sentences
August(29)
4-5 AugustREVISION
Grammar-Sentence Types- Complex sentences
MID TERM BREAK 26-17TH AUGUST 2013
August(30)
18-22REVISION
Writing-Formal and informal letters
(31)25-29 REVISION
Writing-Reports
Sept(31)
1
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
September (32)2-5
REVISIONWritingArgumentative writing
September(33)8-12
REVISIONWritingContinuous writing
(34)15, 17-19
REVISION
WritingContinuous writing
MALAYSIA DAY16TH SEPTEMBER 2013
(35)22-26
REVISION
WritingContinous writing
(36)29-30 Sept
1-3 Oct
REVISION
LiteraturePoems : In the Midst of Hardship & He Had Such Quiet Eyes
Oktober(37)6-10 REVISION
LiteratureDrama: Gulp and Gasp
(38)13-14
OTI 2 FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION
(38)15-17
15-16TH OCT 2013 (EID AL ADHA)17TH OCT 2013 (PUBLIC HOLIDAY)
October (39)
20-24
(40)27-31
OTI 2 FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION
Nov(41)
3
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Nov(41)
5
EARLY MUHARRAM
Nov(41)
4, 6-7
OTI 2 EXAM DISCUSSION
Nov(42)
10-14
OTI 2 EXAM DISCUSSION
FINAL YEAR SEMESTER BREAK15 NOV- 31ST DEC 2013