SchemeofWorkfor2015NATIONALSCHOOL(FORM4)ENGLISH

Weeks

Dates

Topics

Week1

8/1/15to
9/1/15

LaunchPad
VisittoPlacesof
Interest.
Presentation

Week2

12/1/5
to
16/1/15

Speakingactivity

Composition

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Reading
Comprehension

Grammar

Commonwealth
Essay

SuggestedActivities

VLEtools

Studentsvisitselectedplacesof
interestinthemorning.
Discussionsandplanningfor
thepresentationwhenthey
comebacktoschool.Makean
iMoviepresentationtog.
Presentationsaretodonethe
nextday.

Powerpoint
presentationusing
videostomakeamovie,
keynote.

Studentsaretointroduceda
partnersittingnexttothem.
Theyareguidedby5questions
topresenttotheClass:

1.fullname/nickname
2.wheretheylive
3.parentsoccupation
4.whattheyliketoreador
watch
5.Whatistheirresolutionthis
year

Freeessaytopic

WelcomeSectionA,B,Cand
D
AThereissomethingIhaveto
confess
B21stCenturyHeroesSteve
Irwin
CReshapingUniversity
educationintheUK
DSometimesitsbettertojust
keepquiet

Whatclauses,adverbial
phrases,participleclauses,
passivereportstructures,didnt
needto,neednthave

Studentsaregiventhe
CommonwealthEssayTopic
andaretodoasubmissionby

needapartnerlearn
aboutapartner.

Compositionbook
Notesandanswerson
topic

14/1Prophet
MuhdsBday

Friday(23January)

Asampleisgiven

topicsareshared

Week3

19/1to
23/15

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Unit1Legendor
truth?

Grammar

Vocabulary
Speaking
Listening

Reading

Writing

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

TedTalk
Presentation
Preparation(Oral
English)

Deductionandprobability

Expressionswithstory
Astoryofanecdote
Radioshow:ALikelyStory

Theriseandriseofurban
legendsCultureinMind:
Mythologicalcreatures

Newspaperarticle
Writeareportontherecent
floodwhichaffected
Terengganu,kelantanetc.

Unit1:Legendortruth?

Studentsaretodoa
presentationontopicsthatthey
findinterestingandworth
sharingasoneoftheirclass
project.

Notesonchapter

Keynotepresentation

Week4

26/1to
30/1/15

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)

Unit2:Snap
judgements

Grammar
Vocabulary

Futureinthepast
Makingdecision
Soundingpoliteorangry

Notesontopic

Week5

Week6

1/26/2

10/2to
14/2/15

Speaking

Listening

Reading
Writing

Interviews

ThinSlicing,importantdecision
Videoactivities:Revision
buddies

Listeningwithyoureyes
Letterofcomplaint

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

OET

Literature:Poetry
appreciation
a. Reciting
poem
b. composin
gsimple
poems

FederalTerritory
Holiday2/2
Thaipusam3/2

Unit2:Snapjudgements

OralPresentation:Module1or
Module2

LivingPhotograph
byJackie
Kay
Introduction,appreciationof
poetryandsynopsis.Describing
charactersandsetting.
Explanationofplotand
sequenceofevents

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Unit3:Other
worlds

Grammar
Vocabulary
Speaking

Composition

Cleftsentencesreview
Money
WordBuilding
Vocabularybank:Money
Talkingaboutvirtualworlds

LetterWriting(formal)
Writeaformalletterofcomplain

TopicalTest1

Notesandwords
prepared

APoisonTree
byPie
CorbettandValerie
Bloom

Literaturebook

Notesonchapter

Compositionbook

Week7

16/2to
20/2

ChineseNewYear Homeworkonliterature
Holidays
Listdowntheelementsofpoem
inthepoementitledLiving
PhotographbyJackieKay

Week8

25/2to
2/2

ChineseNewYear Grammarexercisesforrevision
Holidays23/3to
andselfstudy
24/2

https://owl.english.purd
ue.edu/exercises/

Week9

2/3to
6/3/15

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Unit3:Other
worlds

Listening
Reading
Writing

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

Prefectscamp6
&7/3

ReviewofAvatar
Startyourowncountry
Literatureinmind:
Alicein
Wonderland
Informalemailturningdownan
invitation

Unit3:Otherworlds

Allstudentswilltakepartinthis
intensiveWorldLiterary,Math
andScienceday.

Notesonlesson

Week
10

9/3to
13/3

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Unit4:Isitsport?

Grammar
Vocabulary
Speaking

Could,was/wereableto,
managedto
Successandfailure
Talkingaboutbehaviorand
attitudesinsports

http://www.myenglishpa
ges.com/site_php_files/
grammarexercisesimpl
epast.php

Week
11

14/3to
22/3

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Unit4:Isitsport?

Listening
Reading
Writing

Conversationaboutcheatingin
sportsSong:
RaceforthePrize
Sportinthenews

Notesonlesson


EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

14/3Annual
Swimming
Rehearsal&Sec
SwimmingGala
SFA
SchoolHolidays
Term1

Descriptionofanevent
(magazine)

Unit4:Isitsport?

Week
12

23/3to
27/3

Composition

OralEnglish

Literature
ChargeOfThe
LightBrigadeby
LordAlfred
Tennyson
a. structural
element
b. conveying
message

26/3SportsDay
Sec.SFA
(Thursday)
28/3(Saturday)

Narrativewriting

OralPresentation:Module1or
Module2

(a)Readapoemandseek
correctanswerstomultiple
choicequestions.
(b)Identifyingthethemeand
messageofthepoem
(c)Identifyingsettingand
culturalbackground
(d)Identifythepoetrydevices
personification,metaphor,etc.

28/323/3AnnualSwimming
Gala&CempakaFamilySports
Day

NotesonNarrative
Writing

APoisonTree
byPie
CorbettandValerie
Bloom

Literaturebook

Week
13

30/3to
3/4/15

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Unit5:Advertising

Grammar
Vocabulary
Speaking

3/3GoodFriday
Hol

Positionofadverbs
Adjectiveorder
Vocabularybank:Advertising
Designingandpresentinga
marketingcampaignfora
productofyourchoice

TopicalTest2

http://learnenglish.british
council.org/en/grammar
andvocabulary

Week
14

6/4to
10/4

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)

Anexperttalksabout
advertising

Notesandanswers

Listening
Reading
Writing

Wearingbrandlogos
Cultureinmind:Advertising
Techniques
Coveringletterofapplication

Week
15

13/4to
17/4

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

OET

Composition

17/3Canadian
MathCompetition
(Friday)

Unit5:Advertising

OralPresentation:Module1or
Module2

Descriptivewriting

NotesonModule1and
2

Compositionbook

Week
16

20/4to
24/4

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Unit6:Animal
instincts

Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Speaking

Pastperfecttensesreview
Animalsounds
Vocabularybank:Expressions
withanimals
Stressinphrases
Animalheroes
Tellingastory

Week
17

27/4to
1/5/14

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Listening
Reading
Writing

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

Literature
TanjungRhuby
KayWest
a. elements
inshort
story
b. structural
element

28/4Cempaka
SchoolBoxOffice

RadioshowaboutPaulthe
Notesontopic
Octopus

Videoactivities:Horses!

Animalsknowbefore

Magazinearticle

Unit6:Animalinstincts

Describecharactersandwritea LeavingNoFootprint
descriptiononacharacter.
StoriesfromAsia
Writethethemeofthestory.
Literaturebook
Describingtheplaceandthe
timethestorytookplace.

Englishpage.com

Verbtensetutorial

ProductionCharity
Show(Tuesday)
1/5LabourDay
holiday(Thursday)
Week
18

4/5/to
8/5/14

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Unit7:Double
lives

Grammar
Vocabulary
Speaking

4/5WesakDay
Hol
8to10/5(Frito
Sun)
CempakaSchool
BoxOffice
Production
MidYearExams
(Sec)

Reportingverbpatternsreview

Vocabularybank:Warand
peace
Talkingaboutacrimestory

Givingashorttalkbasedona
photo

Notesonlesson

Week
19

11/5to
15/5

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)
Unit7:Double
lives

Listening
Reading
Writing

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

14/5Canadian
MathCompetition
15to17/5(Frito
Sun)Cempaka
SchoolBoxOffice
Production

Twowomenspies
Canoeman
Literatureinmind:
Callforthe
Dead
Abiography
abiographyonJohnleCarre

Unit7:Doublelives
ExercisesonVocabulary,
grammarandreading
comprehension.

Notesonlesson

Week
20

18/5to
22/5

MidYearExam
(Secondary)18/5
to29/5

MidYearExam

Week
21

25/5to
29/5/15

29/5KET,PET
SpeakingExam

Week
22

1/6to
5/6
(School
Holidays
)

MidYear
Holidays
3/6FCE
SpeakingExam
4/6CAE
SpeakingExam
5/6CPE
SpeakingExam

MidYearHolidays

Week
23

8/6to
14/6
(School
Holidays
)

MidYear
Holidays

9/6FCEExam
10/6CAEExam
11/6CPEExam

13/6Senior
GamesCarnival

MidYearHolidays

Week
24

16/6to
20/6

Literature
Leaving
byM.G.
Vassanji
a. elements
inshort
story
b. structural
element

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)

Unit8Goingit
Alone

Grammar
Vocabulary

Correctionof
exampapers

Homework:
https://owl.english.purdu
e.edu/exercises/

Startofsecondsemester

ChangingTheirSkies

StoriesfromAfrica
Describecharactersandwritea
descriptiononacharacter.

Writethethemeofthestory.

Describingtheplaceandthe

timethestorytookplace.

Notesonlesson

19/6ReportCardDay

MixedConditionalsReview

Alternativesof
if

Moretimeexpressions

Vocabularybank:Expressions
withtime

Discussanddocorrectionsof
midyearexampapers

Week
25

22/6to
26/6

27/6RAGDAY
(Friday)

Unit8Goingit
Alone

Pronunciation
Speaking&
Functions

Literature:
DRAMA
FIVESHORT
PLAYSTheRight
ThingToDo
a. Elements
indrama
b. structural
element

Talkingaboutlivingalonefora
month
Discussingwhichactivitiesto
doalone

Describecharactersandwritea
descriptiononacharacter.
Writethethemeofthestory.
Describingtheplaceandthe
timethestorytookplace.
Identifythevaluesembeddedin
thedrama.

Studentsownviews
andopinions

Week
26

29/6to
3/7

Unit8Goingit
Alone

Listening

Reading
Writing

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

TopicalTest3

Teenagerstalkaboutbeingon
theirown
Song:MessageinaBottle
Myyearofmoneylessliving
Aleaflet

Unit8GoingitAlone

Workbookpg.4853

Week
27

6/7to
10/7

10/7CeMA
MovieScreening
11/7Interhse
Debate

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)

Unit9Survival
Instincts

Grammar

Vocabulary

7/7EnglishGames
8/7InterhouseDebates
9/7MathOlympiad
10/7RAGDay

Talkingabouttendencies

Feelingstressed
Copingwithstress

Notesandanswerson
chapter

Week
28

13/7to
17/7

16&17/7Hari
RayaHols

16&17/7HariRayaPuasa
Hols

Week
29

20/7to
24/7/15

20to24/7Hari
RayaHols
25&26/7
ThinkCon

20&24/7HariRayaPuasa
Hols

Week
30

27/7to
31/7/15

28/7CeMA,
FirstHouseCup
30/7PrizeGiving
&
Commencements
(Cheras)
31/7PrizeGiving
&
Commencements
(CILC)

Unit9Survival
Instincts

Pronunciation
Speaking&
Functions

Composition
Letterwriting
informalletter

TopicalTest4

Studentsownviews

prepared
Describingastressfulsituation
andgivingadvice

Writealettertoyourfriend
whoislivingoverseas

Week
31

3/8to
7/8

7/8/15Founders
Day(Friday)

Unit9Survival
Instincts
Listening

Reading

Writing

Ateenagertalksabouthow
stressaffectedhim

Icutoffmyarmtosurvive
Cultureinmind:Explorer
Scottsdiary

Areport

Notesandwords
prepared


EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

Unit9SurvivalInstincts

Causativehavereview
Modalpassives(presentand
past)

Metaphorstodescribe
emotions
Vocabularybank:Emotion
Metaphors

StressandIntonation
Readfrompassage

Notesonchapter

DiscussingPreferences

Aninterviewaboutmetaphors
Videoactivities:The
photographer

Whatinspiresthe
inspirational?

Apoemwithmetaphorsand
similes

Unit10Inspirationand
creation

Workbookpg.6065

Week
32

10/8to
14/8

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)

Unit10
Inspirationand
creation

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Week
33

17/8to
21/8

3/03TuesW
LiteraryDay
4/03WedW
MathDay
5/03ThursW
SCDay

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

Week
34

24/8to
28/8

24to28/8PT3
Trial
Examinations
28/8Merdeka
Celebration
(Friday)

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)

Unit11Theage
wars

Grammar

Vocabulary

Week
35

31/8to
4/9

31/8National
Day
1to11
SeptemberSPM
TrialExams

Pronunciation

Speaking&
Functions

Listening

Reading

Writing

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

Week
36

7/9to
11/9

1to11
SeptemberSPM
TrialExams

UPSR
Examinations8
to10September

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)

Futureperfect/future
continuousreview
Alternativewaystoreferringto
thefuture

Lifechoices
Vocabularybank:Lifechoices
andimportantmoments

Notesonchapter

Talkingaboutlifechoices

Peopleofdifferentages
commentonthereadingtext

TheBattleoftheGenerations
Literatureinmind

Formallettertoamagazine
editor

Unit11Theagewars

Studentsownviews
andopinions

Workbookpg.6671

Week
37

14/9to
18/9/15

Unit12The
beautyhunters

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Speaking&
Functions
Listening

Reading
Writing

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

Pasttenseswithhypothetical
meaning

Commonlyconfusedwords
Vocabularybank:Commonly
confusedwords

Discussingbeautyandsociety

Atalkaboutbeauty
Song:Ugly

Yourtakeoncosmeticsurgery
Reportandarticle

Unit12Thebeautyhunters

Notesontopic

Workbookpg.7277

16/9Malaysia
Day

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)

Unit13Those
werethedays

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation
Speaking&
Functions

Listening

Reading

Substitution:theones/so
Ellipsis
Oldandnew
Vocabularybank:Oldand
new

Discussingobjectsthattellus
aboutoursociety
Takingpartinadiscussionto
planaschooltrip

Radioprogramme:Our
Heritage

ThePeoplesMuseum

Notesontopic

Writing

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

Week
38

21/9to
25/9

Week
39

28/9to
2/10/15

SecondMid
Semester
Holidays
2/10Leadership
Evening

EnglishinMind
(Studentsbook)

Unit14Feeling
howothersfeel

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Speaking&
Functions

Listening

Reading

Writing

EnglishinMind
(Workbook)

CultureinMind:Museumsat
thebottomofthesea

Anote

Unit13Thosewerethedays

Workbook

Negativeinversions
Hedgingandboosting

Habitsandgestures
Vocabularybank:Gestures

Linkingsounds

Ashortpresentation

Mirroringtechniques
Aclasspresentation
Videoactivities:Family
problems?

Afascinatingdiscovery

Discursivecomposition

Unit14Feelinghowothers
feel

Notesonchapter

Workbook

Week
40

5/10to
9/10/15

PT3

Examinations6

to8&12October
9/10/15Classof
2015Day

Revision
Literature

Composition

ReadingComprehension

Week
41

12/10to
16/10/15

Final
Examinations
(Secondary)12
to16,19to21
October
14/10(Wed)1st
DayofMuharram
holiday

Week
42

19/10to
23/10

Final
Examinations
(Secondary)12
to16,19to21
October

Week
43

26/10to
30/10

Correctionof
ExamPapers

Discussanddocorrectionsof
finalyearexampaper

Week
44

2/11to
6/11

SPM
Examinations3
Novemberto2
December

Week
45

9/11to
14/11

SPM
Examinations3
Novemberto2
December
10/11Deepavali
Hol
13/11Report
CardDay(Sec)

Week
46

16/11to
20/11

SPM
Examinations3

Novemberto2
December
16/1120/11
GamesCarnival
(sec)

Week
47

21/11/15
to
3/1/16

SPMExam3
Novemberto2
December
SchoolHolidays
startfrom
21/11/15to
3/1/16

Text
Books
usedfor
theyear:

English:
Literature:

NEWSCHOOLTERMS2015
ThefollowingaredatesoftheAcademicYear2015

Semester1
Schoolsession:7/01/1513/03/15
MidTermBreak:14/03/1522/03/15
Schoolsession:23/03/1529/05/15
MidYearBreak:30/5/1514/6/15

Semester2
Schoolsession:15/06/1518/09/15
MidTermBreak:19/09/1527/09/15

Schoolsession:28/09/1520/11/15

YearEndBreak:21/11/1503/01/16