Precision is the path to Excellence

PBS English Language

Form 1
[Lesson
Grammar
5]& Writing

Ms Chin Seow Hui

PART 1: Grammar

A verb is a word that shows an action.

E.g.

The dog ran across the street.

Ran is a verb. It shows an ACTION .

Exercise 1
Directions: Circle the verbs in the paragraphs.
The children in the park told us about the story keeper. They said she lived in this part of
the city. A boy named Carlos took Mom and me to her place. He waved his arm at a
window high above the street. She lives there! Carlos said. Then he darted away. I
liked her as soon as I met her. We sat in a large room.
The lions and the tigers in this zoo were so docile that I could not but treat them as
domestic animals like the dog and the cat. I went very close to them, but they showed
little interest in me. I then began to think of how the animal or even human spirit could
be broken by confinement. Confined to their cages, these animals had become spiritless.
Even the sight of food did not see to excite them much.
My brother and I were then spending our holidays in an estate where our father was
employed. In the afternoons, my brother, who loves fishing, and I would go out to catch
fish from the streams not very far from our fathers house.
Wherever the water was shallow, we got down into the streams and searched for holes
where fish usually like to shelter. When we found one, we put our hands in and often
caught some fish.

Exercise 2
Construct sentences using the verbs listed below.
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fish
2

appreciate

escape

gain

forget

decide

satisfy

prepare

inspire

10 enlarge
11 jot
12 memorize
13 provide
14 behave
15 remind

PART 2: Writing Skills

Kamal and his classmates will be visiting the National Museum next week. Before the
trip, Kamal telephones the museum and speaks to Mr Siva, the public relations officer, to
ask about the rules and regulations of the place.
Use the conversation to help you complete the list of rules. Think of three
more rules and add them to the list.
Kamal
Mr Siva
Kamal
Mr Siva
Kamal
Mr Siva

and can we take photographs in the museum?

Im sorry, you cant do that but you are allowed to do drawings of the
exhibits if you want to.
I see. What about bags? Can we bring them with us?
No, you have to leave your bags and your umbrellas, if you have brought
any, at the baggage counter.
Hmmwhat about food then? I suppose we wont be allowed to bring them
in, too?
Thats right. You will be asked to leave the museum if you are found eating

Kamal
Mr Siva
Kamal
Mr Siva

or drinking inside. We enforce the no food and drinks rule very strictly. This
is because we want to keep the place spotlessly clean.
Dont worry, sir. Well make sure we dont bring any food inside the
museum. What about children? Ive been told they must be accompanied by
adults. Is that true?
Well, children under eight must be accompanied by an adult. This is to make
sure that they will behave when they are inside.
I see. Thank you very much.
Youre most welcome.

NATIONAL MUSEUM

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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR VISITORS

You are not allowed to _____________________________________________
You can _________________________________________________________
Bags and umbrellas must be _________________________________________
_____________________________________ food and drinks into the museum.
Children under eight _____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Note: Visitors found disobeying the above rules and regulations will be
___________________________________________________________________

With the help of the pictures and notes given below, write out the instructions on how
to use the public telephone. Use suitable sentence connectors to make your
instructions more clear. Do this in your exercise book.

Lift up the receiver 5

Wait for the

person to answer.

Wait for the dial

tone.

Press the
connecting
button.

Insert some coins

into the slot.

Speak into the

receiver.

Dial the number.

Replace the
receiver

Form 1

Weekly Reading Material

Topic: Tourism
Date:

Ecotourism

Ecotourism is the opposite of mass tourism.

People travel to remote areas and visit faraway
places without destroying
or ruining the environment. Ecotourism is
intended for small groups of tourists who want to
learn more about nature in a certain area and help
people who live there. Eco tourists travel to places
where plant and animal life is the main attraction.
They want to know more about how people live
side by side in a natural habitat.
Ecotourism makes people aware of how beautiful the land and countryside is. Local tour guides show visitors how
important our environment is. They know how the region has developed over time. Tourists stay in small local
houses, as opposed to gigantic hotel complexes in mass tourism regions.
Other aims of ecotourism are

helping conserve nature in a faraway place

educating tourists about the place they are travelling to

respecting the culture of people who live there

the conservation of animal and plant species that are in danger of becoming extinct

minimizing the impact of tourism in the area

helping people who live there

leaving a small carbon footprint

Ecotourism started out in the 1970s as an alternative to mass tourism. Today it is one of the fastest
growing sectors of the tourism industry because more and more people are becoming aware of it. As a result, some
countries are using ecotourism to gain money and profits. In some areas, it is operated by foreign investors who
are only interested in their own profits. Bringing too many people to a remote place could, however, damage local
culture.