Group Lesson Plan

NORSHAZILA, NURUL SOFIA, NURSHA-IRMA

Subject: English

Class: Year 5 Level: Average Enrolment: 25/25

Date: 07/03/2013 Time: 8.00 a.m. - 9 .00 a.m.

Teaching Context: World of Knowledge

Topic: Culture and Traditions

Specifications: 1.5.2 Listen to simple descriptions, recounts and factual texts and talk
about them.
2.5.2 Talk about actions of people and animals in a story read, heard
or viewed.
4.4.2 Construct simple sentences and compound sentences based on
a given stimulus.
4.7.4 Write simple descriptions with guidance

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

a) state three different features of culture and traditions practised

by different ethnic groups : Malay, Chinese and Indian.
b) completing a text with missing words and simple phrases
while listening to recording by dictation practice
c) take part in dialog by asking partner about their favorite
festival and how they celebrate it.
d) create a short paragraph to describe ethnic groups

Thinking Skills: Arouse new ideas and experiences

Previous Knowledge: Pupils have been taught about different ethnic groups in
Malaysia.

Moral Values: 1) Respect other culture and traditions to foster a harmonious

relationship among multi-cultural society.
2) Preserve rich cultural practices of the peoples in Malaysia.

Teaching Materials: Flash cards, recording, video, worksheets, descriptive text,

puzzle worksheet

Steps/ Phase Content Teaching Learning Activities Remarks

Time
Set Induction: Traditional dress 1) Teacher shows the real Traditional
(+/- 5 mins) of different ethnic traditional dresses to pupils. clothes
- Eg. 2) Teacher relates traditional
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Cheongsam, clothes with each ethnic group.
Baju Kurung,
Saree

Presentation: 1) Teacher introduces pictures of

(+/- 15 mins) different ethnic groups. Flash
Eg. Indian, Malay and Chinese cards
2) Teacher explains the variety
features of culture by listing
down on the white board.
Eg. Traditional clothes,
food, festival/ celebration.

Traditional Food Festival

dress celebration
Malay
Chinese
Indian

Practice: -Partial dictation 1) Teacher distributes a text with --recording

( +/- 15 mins) activity missing words and phrases to on
each pupil. Festivals in
2) Pupils read through the text. Malaysia.
3) Teacher gives instruction and
explains procedure of activity.
4) Teacher plays a recording on
“Festivals in Malaysia”.
5) Pupils listen to recording
carefully. As they listen, they
need to fill in the blanks with
the right words they heard.
6) Teacher plays the recording
for the second time for pupils
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to check their answer.
7) Teacher discusses the answer
with students.
Pair work activity 8) Next, pupils are grouped in
pairs.
In pairs, take turn 9) Teacher sets pupils task to ask
to ask your partner their partner about their
the questions favorite festival and how they
below :
celebrate it.
1) What is your
10) Pupils work with their partner
favourite festival?
and share ideas of their
2) When do you
favourite festival and
celebrate it?
3) How do you
celebration.

celebrate it
4) What special
things do you do?

Production/ 1) Teacher divides the class into Manilla

Evaluation: -Paragraph 3 groups with 5 members card
(+/- 20 mins) writing each.
2) Pupils seat in their assigned
group and teacher ask them
-Group to choose a group leader.
presentation 3) Teacher calls the group
leader to choose one
envelope.
4) Teacher asks pupils to create
a short paragraph consist of 5
sentences to describe the
ethnic group they had
chosen.
5) Pupils are given 7 minutes to
create the paragraph.
6) Teacher calls pupils group by
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group to present their work to
the class.
7) Pupils read the paragraph
one by one.
8) Teacher discusses each
paragraph with pupils.
Closure: Patriotic song – 1) Teacher plays a song to -A video
(+/- 5 mins) “This is Who We pupils.
Are” song 2) Teacher explains positive
values regarding culture and
traditions such as respect and
cooperation.
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Fill in the blanks as you listen to recording on festivals celebration in Malaysia. The
recording will be played twice.

FESTIVALS IN MALAYSIA

Malaysia is a (1) _______________ country consisting of Malays, Chinese, Indians

and numerous indigenous people. There are many festivals celebrated in Malaysia.
(2) ________________________is practised almost all the festivals, which means
inviting (3) ________________________to house on festivity occasion. Special
dishes are served for festivals and friends during "open house".

Major festivals in Malaysia include Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Chinese New Year and (4)
__________________.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is the most significant celebration for Muslims. It signifies the end
of the (5) _____________ month of Ramadan. The words „Hari Raya‟ means day of
celebration. It is also the time for (6) _________________________.

Chinese New Year is celebrated by the (7) _______________ community and it lasts
for a full two weeks! It begins with a reunion dinner which is (8) ______________ for
every member of the family to attend. Chinese New Year is the time when spirits are
appeared and (9) ________________ are made to Gods. The unmarried youngsters
are given Ang Pows which are gifts of money enclosed in little (10)
________________.

Deepavali on the hand is an Indian festival of lights. Deepavali means (11)

____________________. It celebrates the (12) _______________ of good over the
evil. Hindus take a traditional oil bath in the early hours of the morning on Deepavali
day and after prayers entertain their friends and guests to "open house”.