ENGLISH LANGUAGE

FORM 2 2016
YEARLY SCHEME OF WORK
TERM TWO
SMK SELANDAR

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Chapter 2: Jobs
People Do

Talk about jobs people do

Read and locate information

about jobs

Read a poem

Theme: People

Talk about and describe

occupations
Listen to a job description
and complete a
questionnaire

Read a dialogue about a job

Play a language game

Read about the people,

places and events in a
story

Conduct an interview to
gather information on
occupations

Write a description of a job

Talk about your town or

village

Read opinions and

supporting points

Read poems

Ask questions politely to

get information
Listen to descriptions of
homes and complete a
table
Ask questions politely
based on a chart

Write opinions and supporting

points
Read and locate information
in verses

Read about important

events in stories

Talk about your home

Conduct an interview to
gather information
Information quiz

Read articles in newspapers

and magazines relating to
your town or village

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Chapter 3:
Changing
Scenes
Theme: People
& Environment

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GRAMMAR /
SOUND SYSTEM /
VOCAB

Positive and
negative
sentences
wh words to ask
questions
Contractions
Collective nouns
Consonants /v/
and /w/
Words related to
certain jobs
Words related to
objects used in
certain jobs
Adjectives of
Comparison:
Comparatives
Superlatives
Consonants /s/
and /z/
Words related to
towns and
villages
(environment)
Words related to
sights, sounds ,
movement and
feelings

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

- Thinking
Skills
- Learning how
to learn skills
- ICT skills
- Values and
Citizenship
education
- Multiple
Intelligences
- Knowledge
acquisition
- Preparation
for the real
world
Thinking Skills
Multiple
Intelligences
Preparation for
the Real World

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Chapter 4: City
Extra

Talk about life in the city

Read and locate information

in a text

Theme:
Environment and
People

Give opinions about living

in a city
Listen to a newspaper
report (complete a report,
identify headlines, answer
questions)

Read a passage to identify

problems and solutions
Write opinions on problems
related to crowded cities

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Read newspaper and

magazine articles
Draw tables, charts to
present information

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GRAMMAR

Poem: Heir Conditioning Simple Present

Tense to show
truth or fact
Conjunctions and,
but, so, because
Vowels /e/,
Words related to
city life and
environment
Words related to
problems in the
city

Chapter 5: The
Value of
Friendship

Talk about your feelings

in various situations
Read dialogues

Read and locate information

in a letter

Dictionary work

Theme: People
and Social
Issues

Listen to a radio
announcement and
complete a message

Write down main idea and

supporting details found in
paragraphs

Recite a poem on
friendship

Sing a song about

friendship

Write a letter describing a

holiday

Retell events in stories

in your own words

Adverbs where,
when
Simple Past Tense
Vowels /u/,
Words in stories
Words related to
qualities in a
person

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

Thinking skills
Preparation for
the Real World

Thinking Skills
ICT Skills
Multiple
Intelligences

Tell a story about friendship

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Chapter 6: Day
in Day out

Talk about daily routines

Ask questions politely to
get information
Listen to a poem and fill
in the blanks

Read an itinerary and locate

information

Listen to a text on a
timetable (complete a
timetable, answer
questions)

Write sentences about daily

routines

Prepare an itinerary for a

trip

Write an article for a school

magazine

Talk about how to spend

time wisely
Talk about daily routines

A Language Game
articles
Listen to situations and
match them to the picture

Write out school rules

Read and locate information
in a dialogue between a
student and a counsellor
Write an e-mail

Make a poster

Write a To Do list

Theme: People
and Social
Issues

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Chapter 7:
Precious
Moments
Theme: People
and Social
Issues

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Read a poem
Read scenes from
stories

Act out scenes from

stories

Drama: Rumpelstiltskin

GRAMMAR

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

Simple Present
Tense habitual
actions
Sequence
connectors
Vowels
Words related to
daily routines
Words used in an
itinerary
Words related to
devices used for
measuring time

Thinking Skills
Multiple
Intelligences
Preparation for
the Real World

Modal verbs can,

cannot
Articles
Past Tense forms
/d/ and /t/
Words related to
using time wisely

Thinking Skills
Multiple
Intelligences
Knowledge
Acquisition
Preparation for
the Real World

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Chapter 8: A
Healthier You

Talk about a healthy

lifestyle
Talk about health routines
Ask and answer
questions politely

Give directions based on

a map

Dictionary work matching

problems with picture stimuli

Listen to a dialogue and

identify key ideas

Read and locate information

given in a table

Listen to a text and match

home remedies with
common health problems

Write a dialogue giving

advice

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Theme: Health
and People

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Drama: Rumpelstiltskin

GRAMMAR

Prepositions of time
Prepositions of
direction
Past Tense forms
ed /d/ and ed /t/
Pick out the odd
word
Words related to a
healthy lifestyle
Words related to
health problems

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

Thinking Skills
Learning How to
Learn Skills
Multiple
Intelligences

Make a poster
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Chapter 9:
Health Is Wealth

Talk about health /

environmental issues
Talk about health /
environmental problems
Listening activity Bingo

Listen to complaints and

identify problems

Read and locate information

in letters

Suggest solutions for

problems

Identify causes and effects of

problems

Make a folder

Write a composition about a

problem

Theme: Health
and Social
Issues

Read a poem with

Modal verbs
correct pronunciation
must, mustnt
Act out sections of a text Plural Nouns
Past Tense forms
ed /id/ and
ied/aid/
Words related to
health issues

Body
language
Talk about characters in
match
actions
a story
with feelings
Words found in
letters to the
editor

Thinking Skills
Multiple
Intelligences
Preparation for
the Real World

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Chapter 10: Wise

Choices

Talk about
advertisements and
products
Talk about choosing a gift
Recount orally an event
that has taken place

Rearrange sentences to form

a dialogue

Talk about the

advantages and
disadvantages of
advertisements
Sequence a dialogue
Listen and sequence a
story
Agree and disagree
politely

Read and locate information

from a text

Listen to a story and give

a recount of it orally
Make a poster about the
shops in your
neighbourhood
Find out more about
shoppers and shopping
a questionnaire

Write a dialogue

Talk about your dreams,

hopes and ambitions
Talk about qualities
needed to achieve
success

Read a dialogue on dreams,

hopes and ambitions

Ask questions politely to

get information
Listen to a story and
answer questions

Read and locate information

in an interview

Retell a story
Make a scrapbook about
someone you admire

Write a letter to a friend about

your hopes, plans and
ambitions

Theme: People
and Social
Issues

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Chapter 11:
Looking Ahead
Theme: People
and Social
Issues

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GRAMMAR

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

Short story: One is One Some and Any

and All Alone
Preposition of
measure
Plural forms /s/
and /z/
Words related to
labels
Words related to
shopping

Thinking Skills
Learning How to
Learn Skills
Multiple
Intelligences
Knowledge
Acquisition
Preparation for
the Real World

Short Story: One is One The apostrophe

and All Alone
Future Time using
will
Plural Forms /iz/,
/vz/ and /aiz/
Words related to
ambitions

Thinking Skills
Learning How to
Learn Skills
ICT Skills
Values
- respect for
customs
Preparation for
the Real World

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Chapter 12:
Waste Not,
Want Not

Theme:
Science and
Technology

Talk about reusing and

disposing of waste
Listen to a description of
a recycling process and
answer questions

Read and locate information

in a passage on recycling

Gather ideas on recycling

Write a composition on
recycling

Read comments on reusing

and disposing of waste

Talk about disposing of

waste that cannot be
recycled
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Chapter 13:
Garden
Treasures
Theme:Science
and
Technology

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Talk about flowers

Talk about gardening

Listen to clues and

identify items in a picture
Make cards and pictures
using dried flowers and
leaves

Read and locate information

in a poem

Find out medicinal values

of flowers and leaves

Read a description of a
hobby

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GRAMMAR

Read about how people Subject-Verb

of different backgrounds
Agreement
live together
Diphthongs
Words related to
Talk about living
recycling
together in harmony

Read and enjoy a poem

Read and practise
words in rhymes
Talk about qualities of
characters in stories
Describe people in a
story

Imperatives
Wh words to ask
questions
Diphthongs
Words related to a
poem
Words related to
gardens
Dictionary work

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

Thinking Skills
Values and
Citizenship
Multiple
Intelligences
Preparation for
the Real World

Thinking Skills
Knowledge
Acquisition
ICT Skills
Values

Write a short composition

about gardening as a hobby

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Chapter 14:
Save Our
Jungles

Theme:
Science and
Technology

37
(37/10)

Chapter 15:
A Peep Into
The Future
Theme:
Science and
Technology

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LANGUAGE FOR
AESTHETIC USE

GRAMMAR

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

Thinking Skills
ICT Skills
Values
- being thankful
- being
hardworking
Multiple
Intelligences

2
3

Thinking Skills
ICT Skills
Values and
Citizenship
Education
Knowledge
Acquisition

2
3

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YEAR END ASSESSMENT

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YEAR END ASSESSMENT

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YEAR END ASSESSMENT

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