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1 -2 Chapter 1: 1 Introducing oneself Listening – note important POEM: THE RIVER Using question Thinking Skills
Our Friends Talking about interests details Reciting a poem with words: who, what, ICT Skills
and hobbies Reading – Scan for details, feeling and expression which, when, why
Theme: Values
Asking questions politely use the dictionary to find and with correct ‘Why’ questions
People - faithfulness
and responding meaning; identify supporting pronunciation, Simple sentences
details intonation, stress and - loyalty
Talking about friends and Verbs- Tenses
rhythm - friendship
family Simple present
2 Talking about feelings Listening – find more details Finding out the meaning tense for
and experience Reading – find more details of unfamiliar words by - describing
using contextual clues feelings
and / or the dictionary - senses
3 Reading e-mail – discuss Process writing – write a Retelling the poem in Simple past tense
points of interest and give paragraph about a friend one’s own words
opinions
3-4 Chapter 2: 1 Inviting and welcoming Listening – note important POEM: THE RIVER Simple present Thinking Skills
Forever Friends friends details Synopsis tense Multiple
Theme: Accepting and declining Reading – scan for details Recognizing elements Personal and Intelligences
invitations in a poem possessive Preparation for
People pronouns
Talking about friends and Finding rhyming words the Real World
family Possessive
Understanding figurative
Expressing thanks and adjectives
language
responding appropriately; Figurative language
apologising – proverbs
2 Writing short messages to Listening – find more details
friends Reading – identify main
ideas, supporting details; use
contextual clues and identify
words that associate with
other words

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3 Reading – discus points Reading – give reasons, draw
of interest and give conclusions
opinions
Process writing – write
messages

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5 -6 Chapter 3: 1 Talking about interest Listening – note important SHORT STORIES: Simple present Thinking Skills
Be Healthy and Talking about health details Flipping Fantastic tense for Knowledge
Strong Reading – tell what the text is About short stories - habitual actions Acquisition
about; scan for details; use Introducing elements of - instructions and Preparation for
Theme:
the dictionary to find a short story directions the Real World
Health – meaning; group words
Balanced Diet Predicting outcome of a Simple sentence
according to categories
story Positive statements
Negative
2 Writing a paragraph on Listening – find more details Introducing plot structure statements
preferences – students’ Reading – identify main ideas Sequencing of events in Punctuation:
favourite food and supporting details short story capital letters,
comma,
3 Reading an article – Process writing skills – write exclamation mark,
discuss points of interest a paragraph on food full stop and
and give opinions question mark
Figurative language
– similes
7-8 Chapter 4: 1 Talking about everyday Listening – note details; SHORT STORIES: Simple present Thinking Skills
Home Sweet activities follow sequence of ideas Flipping Fantastic tense ICT Skills
Home Talking about what one Reading – scan for details; Introducing characters - for habitual Values
shouldn’t or mustn’t do use the dictionary to find the in short story actions
Theme: - gratitude
Giving instructions in a meaning - for instructions
Social Issues – - filial piety
poster Writing simple instructions Talking about the theme Concord (subject-
Duties at Home Multiple
and writing a simple verb agreement)
Intelligences
paragraph about the Verbs – contracted
theme in the story Preparation for
forms
the Real World
2 Discussing plans and Listening – find more details Talking about values Special finites or
rules Reading – identify main Giving one’s opinion modals
ideas; use contextual clues
(pronouns)
3 Reading a Web page – Process writing – write
discuss points of interest instructions

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9- Chapter 5: 1 Talking about things Listening – note details NOVEL: Journey To The Singular and plural Thinking skills
10 Technology Writing shopping lists Reading – scan for details Centre Of The Earth nouns Preparation for
around Us Part 1: Chapter 1 - 3 Spelling rules for the Real World
regular and
Theme: 2 Reading – identify main ideas Making simple irregular plurals
Technology and important details, use predictions
contextual clues, identify Articles with
Describe the setting singular and plural
base words
nouns – a, an, the
3 Reading an Process writing – describe a Figurative language
advertisement – discuss product – proverbs
points of interest and give
opinions
11 - Chapter 6: 1 Talking about plants and Listening – note important NOVEL: The Journey To Conjunction ‘and’ to Thinking Skills
12 Our Beautiful flowers details The Center Of The Earth link two ideas ICT Skills
Environment Talking about what we Reading – use the dictionary Part 1: Chapter 1 - 3 Special finites or Multiple
should and should not do to find meaning; group words modals – ‘should’ Intelligences
Theme: Giving the sequence of
in parks, and writing according to categories; build and ‘should not’
Environment simple instructions new words from a given word events
Present continuous
Talking about activities Describe and write tense – am / is / are
about characters … verb + ing
2 Reading – identify main ideas
and supporting details
3 Writing short e-mail Reading – give reasons
messages Process writing – write
Reading – discuss points descriptions of trees Talking about the theme
of interest and give and writing a simple
opinions paragraph about the
theme in the story

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13 - Chapter 7: 1 Describing a friend’s Listening – note details POEM: MR NOBODY Adjectives for Thinking Skills
14 Happy at School qualities Reading – scan for details; Reciting a poem describing Multiple
Asking ‘Yes – No’ understand word formation; character and Intelligences
Theme: Retelling the poem in
questions and responding use a dictionary to find appearance Preparation for
Social Issues – one’s own words
to such questions meaning Prefixes – ‘un’, ‘in’, the Real World
Discipline in Using a dictionary to find ‘im’ and ‘dis’ to
School the meaning of words show “not”
2 Listening – find more details; Talking about values Adverbs of manner
identify main ideas found in the text Yes – No questions
Reading – identify main ideas
and supporting details
3 Reading a quiz – discuss Reading – give reasons Saying what one thinks
points of interest and give Process writing – write a of the poem
opinions paragraph on past activities Changing the poem to a
Reading a letter drawing
Writing recounts of
activities
15 - Chapter 8: 1 Giving and following Listening – draw a route on a POEM: MR NOBODY Simple present Thinking Skills
16 Right on Track directions map Introducing message tense for Multiple
Adding more details to Drawing directions and and theme in poem instructions and Intelligences
Theme:
show locations explaining them directions Knowledge
Social Issues –
Giving advice and Reading – group words Prepositions of Acquisition
Road Safety place and direction
instructions according to categories Identifying message / Preparation for
Writing simple theme in a poem the Real World
instructions
2 Reading to identify main
ideas and supporting details
Changing the text to
another form

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3 Reading and discussing Reading – give reasons
road signs Process writing – draw a
Reading a set of pictorial map and write
instruction and discussing directions
safety tips

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17 - Chapter 9: 1 Talking about holidays Listening – note important Novel : Journey To The Simple past tense – Thinking Skills
18 Spending Time Talking about past details; follow sequence of Centre Of The Earth words that signal Learning How to
with My Family activities ideas Part 2: Chapter 4 - 6 past time Learn Skills
Asking questions to get Reading – scan for details Retelling the story in a Regular and Multiple
Theme:
information, and correct sequence irregular verbs Intelligences
People
responding Time expressions
2 Reading – identify main ideas Making simple Place expressions
and supporting details predictions Prepositions of
place, time and
3 Writing simple letters Reading – identify cause and direction
Writing recounts of effect; give reasons
experiences Process writing – write
recounts of experiences
19 - Chapter 10: 1 Giving instructions Listening – note important Novel: Journey To The Simple present Thinking Skills
20 Get Fit – Go For It Making choices details; follow sequence Centre Of The Earth tense for Multiple
Reading – scan for details Part 2: Chapter 4 – 6 instructions Intelligences
Theme: Talking about exercise
and games Writing plans Sequence Preparation for
Exercise connectors the Real World
2 Writing short messages to Listening – find more details Dramatize a section of a
friends Reading – understand non- text and role-play
linear texts; understand characters
meaning of words by the use
of the suffix ‘ing’ Describe a character
Writing announcements and write a paragraph or
two about this person
3 Writing simple letters to Reading – draw conclusions
family members Process writing – write plans,
Reading notes on and announcements
exercises – discuss
points of interest and give
opinions

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21 - Chapter 11: 1 Asking questions politely Listening – note details to Novel: Journey To The ‘Why’ questions Thinking Skills
22 Putting and responding support main ideas Centre Of the Earth Adjectives – Learning How to
Technology to appropriately Reading – scan for details Part 2: Chapter 4 – 6 comparison Learn Skills
Work Group words according to adjectives Multiple
Theme: categories Intelligences
Technology 2 Asking questions to clarify Listening – find more details Compose a simple Knowledge
and responding dialogue Acquisition
Reading – identify base
appropriately words, identify supporting Preparation for
Giving details to support details the Real World
main ideas
Making comparisions
3 Reading a dialogue and Reading – make simple Retell the story in one’s
writing short notes predictions; give reasons own words
Reading a dialogue, Process writing – gathering
discuss points of interest information to write an article
and give opinions
23 - Chapter 12: 1 Talking about plans Listening – note important Novel: Journey To The Future tense Thinking Skills
24 Planning a Trip Requesting and offering details Centre Of the Earth Using ‘will’ Learning How to
Theme: help Reading – scan for details; Part 2: Chapter 4 – 6 - to affirm Learn Skills
Making telephone calls to follow sequence of ideas - to request ICT Skills
People
get information Values
2 Discuss plans with others Listening – identify main Talking about values - respect for
to go somewhere and to ideas and details Telling how events, customs
do something Reading – identify main ideas characters and values Preparation for
and supporting details; use are similar to one’s life the Real World
contextual clues for meaning, Giving one’s opinions
identify words that associate
with other words
3 Writing simple letters to Reading – make simple Talking about the
friends predictions of outcomes; give message
Writing out plans for reasons
others to follow Process writing – write plans
for a trip

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25 - Chapter 13: 1 Asking for the price of Listening – note important Countable and Thinking Skills
26 Caring and goods, stating whether details uncountable nouns Values and
Sharing the price is agreeable or Reading – scan for details; Regular plurals Citizenship
too high follow sequence of ideas
Theme: Phrasal Quantifiers Multiple
2 Discussing plans for a Listening – find more details Novel: Journey To The ‘Each’ as an Intelligences
Compassion and
Mental party Reading – identify main ideas Centre Of the Earth adjective Preparation for
Cleanliness Making enquiries to get and supporting details; Part 2: Chapter 4 – 6 the Real World
information and identify words that associate
responding appropriately with other words Retell the story in one’s
Making enquiries about a own words
product
Placing orders
3 Completing an order form Reading – draw obvious
Writing a magazine article conclusions in simple texts Discuss the themes of
Process writing – write the novel
recounts
27 - Chapter 14: 1 Giving and following Listening – note important Novel: Journey To The Simple present Thinking Skills
28 Success through instructions for details; follow sequence of Centre Of The Earth tense for Knowledge
Team Effort procedures ideas Chapter 4 - 6 instructions Acquisition
Reading – scan for details; Sequence markers ICT Skills
Theme:
follow sequence of ideas; use (review)
Technology Values
the dictionary to find meaning ‘Some’ to express
2 Talking about plans for a Listening – find more details Narrate the sequence of infinitive quality,
project events number
Reading – understand non-
linear texts; identify base Article – ‘the’
words - for unique nouns
- with ‘same … as’
3 Writing out plans for Reading – make predictions; Talking about messages
others to follow identify cause and effect;
draw conclusions
Process writing – write plans
for a project

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29 - Chapter 15: 1 Responding appropriately Listening – note important Novel: Journey To The The define article Thinking Skills
30 to questions details Centre Of the Earth ‘the’ ICT Skills
Take Part – Take
Charge Reading – scan for details; Part 2: Chapter 4 – 6 Phrasal verbs Values
understand word formation Conditional clauses
Social Issues: - being thankful
Writing and presenting plans – ‘if’ clauses
Personal - being
Discipline in 2 Talking about future plans Listening – find more details Talking about values Future tense – Wh hardworking
School to solve problems found in the text questions and ‘will’
Reading – identify main ideas Multiple
and supporting details by the Intelligences
use of suffix ‘-ment’ or ‘-ion’;
identify base words; use
contextual clues
3 Reading a notice and Reading – give reasons Talking about the
discussing points of Process writing – write plans message the writer is
interest for a calendar putting across
Composing simple
stories
31 Chapter 16: 1 Asking simple questions Listening – note important Novel: Journey To The Adjectives – Thinking Skills
-32 politely to get information details Centre Of the Earth comparatives and ICT Skills
Happy to Be
Malaysians and responding Reading – scan for details Part 2: Chapter 4 – 6 superlatives
Values and
appropriately Collective Nouns
Values: Citizenship
Talking about festivals Gender Education
Patriotism
2 Writing short Web Listening – find more details Discuss the themes of Knowledge
messages the novel Acquisition
Reading –find meaning using
contextual clues
3 Reading a dialogue – Reading – give reasons; draw
discuss points of interest conclusions
and give opinions Process writing – design a
Web page and write
messages

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