TEACHING ORGANISER

Chapter 1
New Year New You

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Name of Teacher(s):

Form Duration(weeks) Grammar Items

 Identify and use nouns appropriately
according to context
(i) common nouns
1 3 weeks (ii) proper nouns
 Identify and use articles appropriately
according to context
i) indefinite article ‘a’ and ‘an’

Domain (s) Theme Chapter 1

1) Personal
People & Culture New Year, New You
2) Educational

EXPECTATIONS (content to be covered)

(questions/statements to be answered while and after lessons-similar to objectives)
(1) Listen to a talk programme on New Year resolutions.
(2) Speak about your New Year resolutions.
(3) Read a brochure on New Year celebrations.
(4) Create a poster on an event
(5) Learn about common nouns, proper nouns and articles

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 (6) Practice the sounds /ᴧ/ & / a: /
(7) Appreciate a poem

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES

1) Inquiry-based Learning
2) Cooperative Learning
3) Pupil centeredness

CROSS-CURRICULAR ELEMENTS
1. Language
2. Values
3. Creativity & Innovation

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ACTION-ORIENTED TASK(S) Duration: 3 hours
(These action-oriented tasks ensure that all the four language skills and the Grammar elements
taught are integrated to emulate real-life situations. These tasks and experiences will be the bridging that helps students to overcome
challenges in real life which require them to communicate in English.)

Content Standard(s):
1.4 Speak intelligibly, eloquently and appropriately for different purposes, audiences, contexts and cultures
4.2 Apply grammatical rules at word, phrase and sentence levels correctly and meaningfully

Learning Standard(s):
1.4.2 Participate in simple conversations using speech acts (i) greeting
4.2.1 Construct simple sentences correctly and meaningfully

Activities:
(1) Class is be divided into five groups and work on their roles (group work)
(2) Produce a short sketch about various New Year celebrations to be presented to their friends from other classes

Assessment:
1. A short sketch

Resources:
1. English Form 1 Textbook, costumes, props, etc

Reflection:

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Literature in Action Duration: 1 hour
Content Standard(s):
5.1 Engage and respond to a variety of literary texts to express understanding of the broader world of ideas and concepts
5.2 Use a wide range of literary texts to convey views for different purposes & audiences & relate them to real life situations

Learning Standard(s):
5.1.2 Read and understand various literary work
5.1.3 Share personal responses of issues related to literary works and develop new ideas and solve problems
5.2.4 Share personal responses to literary works through performances

Activities:
(1) Read the poem silently and recite with correct pronunciation and intonation (individual)
(2) Act out the poem based from the line strips given (group work)

Formative Assessment:
1. Pupils act out the poem

Resources:
1. Poetry for Pleasure, Sad I Ams by Trevor Millum

Reflection: