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1–2 What Talk about daily Read and understand Simple /r/ & /l/ Learning how
People Do routines excerpts of brochures on present to learn skills
4 Jan – job descriptions. tense.
17 Jan People Talk about friends ICT skills
Scan for details. ‘Wh’
words Multiple
Spell it right. Intelligences
–social
Listen to an interview. interaction

Note important details.

Write a simple account Identify main ideas.

on one’s friend’s
ambition

Write a letter to a friend

on one’s ambition.

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3 -4 Villagers Ask questions politely Read and understand an Subject Preparation for
and Their to get information on a article. -Verb the real world
18 Jan – Livelihood. flyer. agreement -learning to
31 Jan Scan for details. obtain
People Punctuatio information
Spell it right. ns
Learning how
Listen to a programme. to learn skills
-Seek
Note important details. information

Describe an activity. ICT skills

-get
information
from websites.

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5–6 Famous Talk about one’s Read and understand an Adjectives /v/ & /w/ ICT skills
Faces favourite personalities. article on a remarkable that show -get information
1 Feb – man. qualities. from specific
12 Feb People Express congratulations websites
and respond Scan for details. Simple
appropriately. past tense. Values and
Sequence ideas in a Citizenship
Congratulate and give diagram. -diligence
compliments and -hard work
respond appropriately. Take dictation.
Learning how to
Listen to a conversation. learn skills
-obtain
Note important details. information
from an atlas.
Participate in a class Identify main ideas.
discussion

Write a card to one’s Make simple predictions.

favourite personality. Write an account on the
person one admires most.

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS (WEEK 7) : 13 FEB – 21 FEB 2010

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8-9 Stop Air Ask questions to get Read and understand an Future tense /e/ & Values and
Pollution! information. interview about air using /ae/ Citizenship
22 Feb – pollution. ‘going to’ -care for the
7 Mar Environ- Answer questions and /a/ & environment
ment give details. Scan for details. Punctuation /a:/
-question ICT skills
Take dictation. mark /u/ & -get information
/u:/ from specific
Listen to a news report on websites.
haze.

Note important details.

Participate in a Identify main ideas.

discussion to find the
best way to reduce Identify supporting details.
air pollution.

Read topics of interest Identify cause and effect.

and discuss certain
points with friends. Identify key ideas.

Write a composition on
pollution in a town.

CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT 1 (WEEK 10): 8 MARCH – 14 MARCH 2010

MID TERM HOLIDAYS (WEEK 11) : 15 MARCH – 21 MARCH 2010

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12 - 13 Flood Ask questions to get Read and understand an Prepo- /l/ & /i:/ Values and
Woes information. internet article on flash sitions of Citizenship
22 Mar – floods. direction -safety
4 Apr Environ- Answer questions and
ment give details. Scan for details. Formation Learning how to
of the learn skills
Offer help and respond Spell it right. plural -obtain
appropriately words information
Listen to a news bulletin on ending from an atlas.
the after-effects of a flash with ‘f’
flood. and ‘fe’.

Tell what the text is about.

Note important details.

Identify main ideas.

Complete a newspaper Draw obvious conclusions.

report
Design a thank you card to
express appreciation.

Write a simple account on a

flash flood.

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14 - 15 Give Us Express satisfaction and Read and understand a talk Negative Values and
Space to dissatisfaction on a on the importance of play to statements Citizenship
5 Apr – Run and playground in one’s children. -express
18 Apr Play neighbourhood. Punctuation appreciation
Scan for details. - -co-operation
Environ- exclamation
ment Spell it right. mark Thinking skills
-creative &
Listen to a conversation critical thinking
between two concerned
mothers. Multiple
Intelligences –
Note important details. kinesthetic
intelligence

Participate in a Identify main details.

discussion by agreeing
or disagreeing with the
opinion of others.

Draw conclusions
Identify key ideas.
Write a simple account on a
gotong-royong activity.

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16 - 17 Time Is Understand the types of Read and understand Punctuation Ed /t/ Values and
Gold services available at a excerpts of a diary. -apostrophe Ed /d/ Citizenship
19 Apr – sports centre. for -hard work
2 May Social Scan for details. contradict- -participation
Issues Make inquiries (what a tions
sports centre offers) Sequence ideas. Thinking skills
Article ‘the’ -critical thinking
Spell it right.
Multiple
Listen to a talk (How to Intelligences –
spend the holidays kinesthetic
beneficially) intelligence

Note important details.

Make further inquiries Read and understand a

( via telephone) simple table.

Identify main ideas.

Write an account on how

one spent the holidays.

Fill in a registration Draw obvious conclusions.

Form.

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18 – 19 What Are Talk about qualities one Read and understand an Negatives ICT skills
Friends looks for in a friend. article on how to build a adjectives -obtain
3 May – for? healthy friendship. using ‘im’ information
16 May and ‘un’ from specific
Social Use headings and sub- websites.
issues headings to look for Pronouns -reply to an
information. -subjects email.
and object
Scan for details. pronouns
Multiple
Intelligences –
Take dictation. kinesthetic
Listen to the views of three intelligence
students on friendship. Thinking skills
Note important details. -solve problem

Participate in class Identify main ideas.

discussions by Identify supporting details.
agreeing, disagreeing Follow sequence of ideas.
and giving opinions.
Draw obvious conclusions.
Identify key ideas.
Reply a letter from a friend
to offer advice.
MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS (WEEK 20): 17 MAY – 23 MAY 2010

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21 - 22 Looking Ask questions politely Read and understand a letter Connectors Es/iz/ Knowledge
Good, to get information on on what beauty means . -sequence Acquisition
24 May – Feeling acne. connectors Ies /ais/ -learn about a
6 June Great! Scan for details. famous author
Give instructions orally. Conjunc- Ves/vz/
Health Spell it right. tions ‘and’, Thinking skills
‘but’, ‘so’, -creative
Listen to a talk on personal ‘or’ thinking
hygiene.

Note important details.

Give advice Identify main ideas.

Identify supporting details.
Follow sequence of ideas.

Identify key ideas.

Apply process writing skills
on the topic of proper dental
care.
MID – YEAR HOLIDAYS (WEEKS 23 – 24) : 7 JUNE – 20 JUNE 2010

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25- 27 Food for Give advice on a Read and understand a talk Modal Ending Preparation for
Thought healthy diet. on the importance of verbs sound the real world
21 June breakfast. -‘must’, -obtain
– 11 July Health ‘may’ and S/s/ information
Scan for details. ‘can’ S /z/ from clinics and
Take dictation. hospitals
Prepositio -Learn
Listen to the advice on n ‘of’ nutritional value
proper ways to cook on food label.
vegetables.
Knowledge
Note important details. Acquisition
-Learn about
Participate in a Identify main ideas. food pyramid
discussion by giving Identify supporting details.
opinions and ICT skills
suggestions. -obtain
information
from specific
websites.

Read topics of interest Make simple predictions.

and share information Identify cause and effect.
with friends. Apply process writing skills
on the topic ‘What is a
Healthy Diet’

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CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT 2 (WEEK 28): 12 JULY – 18 JULY 2010

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29 – 31 Fun Ways Understand the sports Read and understand a web Adjectives Past Values and
to Fitness activities offered during page. of com- tense Citizenship
19 July – a sports awareness parison form ‘ed’ -safety
8 Aug Health campaign. Scan for details. -regular /d/ and
and ‘ed’/id/ ICT skills
To persuade. Take dictation. irregular -read a web
adjectives. page
Listen to and understand a -longer
briefing. adjectives
-using
Note important details. as…as and Learning how to
not as learn skills
Make further inquiries. Identify main ideas. -obtain
Possessive information
Write a simple message Identify supporting details. pronouns from various
to persuade. sources
Follow sequence of ideas.

Write an account of an
event.

Draw obvious conclusions.

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32 – 35 Going Talk about a trip. Read and understand an Un- Stresses ICT skills
Organic article. countable in two or -obtain
9 Aug – 5 Give oral and written nouns three information
Sept Science instructions. Follow sequence of ideas in syllable from specific
and a diagram. Prepo- words. websites.
Tech- sitions of
nology Scan for details. place Values and
Citizenship
Spell it right. -family
-care for the
Listen to view of others. environment

Note important details.

Identify main ideas.

Identify supporting details.

Read topics of interest Write a simple account of a

and discuss certain trip.
points with friends.

MID – YEAR HOLIDAYS (WEEK 36): 6 SEPT – 12 SEPT 2010

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37 - 40 Our Green Read and understand an Simple Stresses in ICT skills

Heritage extract from an present compound -obtain
13 Sept – encyclopaedia. tense for words. information
10 Oct Science facts that from specific
and Scan for details. are websites.
Tech- generally
nology Follow sequence of ideas in true. Knowledge
diagrams. Acquisition
Future -learn about
Spell it right. from pitcher plants
using
Listen to a description about ‘will’ Learning how to
a nature trip. learn skills
-obtain
Note important details. information
from various
Participate in a Identify main ideas. sources on
discussion Identify supporting details. medicinal
Follow sequence of ideas. plants.

Read topics of interest Identify key ideas.

and discuss certain Write a description about a
points with friends. trip.

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41 – 42 Innovations Talk about latest Read and understand an Adverbs of Contrac Knowledge
in innovations . article. time and -tions Acquisition
11 Oct – Technology place. -learn about
24 Oct Scan for details. debates
Science and Spell it right. Punctuation
Technology -apostrophe Thinking skills
Listen to a talk on to show -critical &
technology and its effects. possession creative thinking

Note important details.

Participate in a class Identify main ideas. ICT skills

discussion by agreeing, -obtain
disagreeing and giving information
opinions from specific
websites.

Read about the latest Identify key ideas.

innovations and discuss
the changes and Write a composition
benefits they bring to describing one’s invitation.
man.

REVISION WEEK (WEEK 43): 25 OCT – 31 OCT 2010

FINAL EXAMINATION (WEEKS 44 - 46): 1 NOV – 19 NOV 2010

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