Suitable for Junior Middle Level - English [13 ed.]

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Suitable for Junior Middle Level

English Junior Middle 1 Art Editor: Toh Choon Moh Administrative Editor: Leong Chooi Fong

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Compiled by: 重教总华文独中T委会统一课程委员会 Unified Curriculum Committee of Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary' School Working Committee (MTCSS) Published & Distributed by: 马来西亚华校董事联合会总会(董总) United Chinese School Committees' Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) Blok A, Lot 5, Seksyen IO. Jalan Bukit, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Danil Ehsan, Malaysia. Tel :603-87362337 Fax:603-873 62779 Website: www.dongzong.my Email: [email protected] Printed by: Vivar Printing Sdn Bhd.

Order of Edition: First published September 2008 Tliirteenth edition September 2020

EditbnhaHgciarL0 Committee Members (arrange in alphabetical order) D. Neelambikai

Kuan Boh Leng Lee Soo Chee

Lim Tat Foo TanY汰 Wah

Tung Yim Yan

Authors (arrange in alphabetical order)

Chin Fui Chung

Lim Eng Sze Teo Hwa Ling

Editor Lye Che Yee

Ateknmylfed期 imen 金 This work is a concerted effort of various individuals, in particular, the committee members of the Editorial Board and teachers (reviewers) who have provided valuable suggestions and proofread the manuscript.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all concerned for their contributions to the English Junior Middle /.

BiLefaoei 1. The contents of the English Junior Middle series follow closely the English Language Syllabus for Junior Middle Level prepared by the Unified Curriculum Committee, Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary School Working Committee (MICSS).

2. The series are specially written for the students of Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary Schools (MICSS). There are 3 books in the series, which are written for Junior Middle 1, 2 and 3 students. 3. The series are divided into 12 units, i.e. 10 units of the lessons are theme-based and 2 units are reviews. Each unit (except Units 6 and 12) consists of 7 sections: listening, speaking, reading, writing, language, sound system and enrichment. ♦ Listening. The listening materials contain examples of formal and informal English. The exercises are progressively controlled in length and complexity. ♦ Speaking. A variety of oral practices are provided to ensure motivating and enjoyable lessons. These activities include role-plays, conversations, discussions etc. ♦ Reading. Each unit includes a reading passage. Various comprehension exercises are set on each reading passage. The use of illustrations helps to stimulate students? interest and provides a visual context to enhance students' understanding. ♦ Writing. The exercises in this section enable students to write coherently and cohesively about the issues and topics found in each unit. Writing exercises are varied and various writing skills, such as giving directions, personal description etc. can be developed. Besides that, summary activities are also included in this section so as to expose students to summarising skills.

• Language. The grammar exercises have been carefully planned to ensure that every item of the syllabus is covered. Various types of exercises are provided for the students to practise and enhance their language skills. • Sound System. Every unit includes a pronunciation practice to help students differentiate between vowels and consonants and speak with proper stress and intonation. • Enrichment. This section focuses on the words and expressions for students at this level.

4. The series are tailored for the weekly 6 times 40-minute lessons. However, teachers are encouraged to adapt or add to the activities in the textbooks based on the teaching-learning context. 5. Each of the series contains a CD for listening activities.

6. A Teacher5s Guide is available for each of the series. 7. An appendix of irregular verbs (suitable for Junior 1 — Senior 3 students) is included in English Junior Middle 1. 8. We welcome any feedback from teachers and readers in helping to

improve future edition of the series.

Contents Unit/ Topic

Unitl

Myself

1-18

Unit 2

Friends

19-36

Unit 3

My School

37-52

Unit 4

Learning Attitudes

53-68

Unit5 Giving

Directions

Speaking

Reading

• Two people talking about themselves • Two people introducing themselves

• Introducing yourself • Using basic question forms in conversation

'Myself a student introduces himself

• Talking about a friend • Three people talking about their friends

• Discussing the issues of friendship • Describing characteristics of good and bad friends • Expressing opinions

'My Best Friend* a student describes his best friend

• Two people talking about their schools • A description of a new school

• Discussing schools • Discussing the facilities available in schools • Expressing opinions

'My School* a student describes his/her school

• Three people talking about teenagers1 learning difficulties • An expert giving a talk on learning attitudes

• Talking about different types of learning attitudes • Expressing opinions • Encouraging a friend

'Learning Attitudes1 learning attitudes of three students

• Asking for and giving directions

'Giving Directions*a tourist asks for directions

Listening

• A conversation between two people giving directions to a tourist • Asking for directions

69-82

Unit6

Review

-—

83-90

Unit 7

Travelling

91-104

• Four people describing their holiday trips • A talk about planning a holiday trip

• Abbreviations • Forms and functions

• Talking about favourite holiday places • Talking about reasons for travelling • Describing places of interest

—

Travelling* a visit to Cameron Highlands

Language

Writing

• Action and Non-action Verbs • Subject Pronouns and Object Pronouns

• Writing a personal description • Using simple sentences

• Countable and Uncountable Nouns • Collective Nouns • Subject-verb Agreement

• Writing about your best friend • Using simple, compound and complex sentences

• Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns • Reflexive Pronouns • Possessive Nouns

Sound System

Enrichment

/t/ and /d/ Sounds

Occupations

Zi:/ and Zi/ Sounds

GenderMasculine and Feminine

• Describing a school • Using simple, compound and complex sentences

/k/ and /g/ Sounds

Vocabulary Network - House

• The Simple Present Tense

• Writing about teenagers* learning difficulties • Using simple, compound and complex sentences • Summarising skills

Ze/ and /ae/ Sounds

Singular and Plural Nouns

• The Present Continuous Tense

• Describing a process: writing a paragraph using imperative sentences

/p/ and /b/ Sounds

Abbreviations

• Verbs 'to be' and Verbs *to have' • Countable and Uncountable Nouns • The Simple Present and Present Continuous Tense

• The Simple Past Tense

Writing a journal

• Writing an email • Writing about a holiday trip • Editing for content, form and grammar

/a/ and /a:/ Sounds

/f/ and /v/ Sounds

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Synonyms

Unit/Topic

Unit8

Shopping

105-122

Unit 9

The Way We Live

123-136

Unit 10 Animals

137-152

Unit 11

Tomorrow's World

153-166

Listening

167-173

Appendix

i-vii CD Script

viii-xvii

Reading

• Two people talking about their shopping preferences • Two salesgirls describing the products they sell

• Asking for the prices of things • A discussion about the attitudes towards shopping • Describing shopping experiences

'Shopping' different types of shops and shopping preferences

• Two young people discussing the differences between their generation and that of their parents • Two young people and two old people talking about their life experiences

• Discussing the past and present ways of living • Talking about important incidents and experiences in life

'The Way We Live' modem changes that have taken place in today's world

• Four people talking about animals • Two young people talking about keeping pets ♦ An expert giving a talk on keeping pets

• Describing animals and pets • Expressing opinions

*Animals'extinction of animals

• Two people talking about their future plans and hopes • An interview about the expectations of tomorrow's world

• Describing the future world • Making predictions about the world of tomorrow

Unit 12 Review

Speaking

—

• Using basic question forms in conversations • Creating short conversations • Forms and functions

'Tomorrow's World* changes and development of technology

—-

Language

• Adjectives • Comparison of Adjectives

• The Past Continuous Tense

• Capital Letters • Punctuations

• The Simple Future Tense

• The Simple Past, Past Continuous and Simple Future Tenses • Adjectives • Positive, Comparative and Superlative Form of the Adjectives • Capital Letters and Piinnfuatinns

Writing

Sound System

Enrichment

• Writing about the scene in a shopping complex • Adding details using adjectives • Summarising skills

/s/ and iy Sounds

Forming Adjectives

• Writing about life in the past • Editing for content, form, topic sentences and supporting ideas

/□/ and /□:/ Sounds

Antonyms

• Writing about having pets at home • Editing for content, form, topic entences and supporting ideas

/V/ and /dj/ Sounds

Mind Map

• Writing about your dream of the future world • Editing for content, form, topic sentences and supporting ideas • Summary

/s/ and /z/ Sounds

Homophones

Writing a journal

/h/ and /j/ Sounds

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MYSELF

Unitl • • • •

Introducing Yourself Action and Non-action Verbs /t/ and /d/ Sounds Occupations

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MYSELF

1. Listen to the dialogue between Eric and Jonathan and then answer the questions below.

2. Put a (4) if the statement is true and a (X ) if the statement is false.

1. Eric is in Junior Middle 2 J.

(

)

2. Jonathan is in Junior Middle 1 M.

(

)

3. Eric and Jennifer are in the same class.

(

)

4. Jonathan and Jennifer are neighbours.

(

)

5. Jennifer has met Jonathan.

(

)

1. Jennifer's teacher walks into her class. Listen to what her teacher says. 2. Listen to the introduction given by Jennifer's teacher again and then fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

Ms Cheong Lai Yee is her new (1)teacher. She teaches

(2)and (3). The class monitor is (4).

She lives with her (5)and two (6). She likes to (7), (8)and surf the Internet. She hopes to (9).

MYSELF

Expressions

We can greet people in many ways.

Formal Hello. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Good night. Goodbye.

Informal Hi. Morning. Afternoon. Evening. Night. Bye / bye-bye.

You can always ask questions by using Do /Does or Is /Are.

Do / Docs • Do you study here? Yes, I do. No, I don't. • Does she walk to school? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't. I§ / Arc • Are you Cecilia? Yes, I am. No, I am not. (Fm not) • Is she your sister? Yes, she is. No, she is not (isn't).

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MYSELF

Practise the conversation below with your partner.

Conversation 1 Jennifer meets Jonathan in class. Jennifer

: Hello!

Jonathan : Hi! You're Jennifer, aren't you? Jennifer

: Yes, I am. You can call me Jenny too. Whafs your name?

Jonathan : I'm Jonathan but I prefer to be called Jon. Jennifer

: Alright then, ril call you Jon. So, where did you study

previously? Jonathan : I studied at Sekolah Rendah Taman Murni. How about you? Jennifer

: My primary school was Sekolah Rendah Kinabalu in Sabah.

My family moved to Subang last month. Jonathan : Why did you move to Kuala Lumpur? Jennifer

: Well, my father was transferred here.

Jonathan : Oh, I see. By the way, Eric is your new neighbour, isn't he? Jennifer

: Yes. How do you know?

Jonathan : I met him in the canteen during recess and he told me about you. Jennifer

: Ohh...

(A bus honks) Jennifer

: Well, my school bus has arrived. Ifs nice meeting you, Jon.

Jonathan : It's nice meeting you too. See you tomorrow, Jenny! Bye. Jennifer

: Bye!

MYSELF

Choose any of the characters below and role play a conversation with your friend. You may refer to Conversation 1.

• Mohammed Samsudin •Sudin • the only child • Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Eng Hwa • father - policeman, mother - housewife

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• Benjamin • Ben • the eldest, two sisters, three brothers • Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Fui Chung • Father - doctor, mother - clerk

Ir • Samantha • Sam • the youngest, two elder brothers • Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Eng Hwa • father - technician, mother - nurse

• Tan Han Mei • Mei • twin brother - Tan Han Beng • Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chong Meng • father - businessman, mother - teacher Now turn to your friend and ask each other questions about yourselves.

DISCUSSION

Introduce yourself to your classmates.

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MYSELF

It is the ^ day aaool^e^^sksall the students to &^^/ introduce themselves. This is how Eric introduces himself.

Hi! My name is Lim Boon Han. My friends call me Eric. I am thirteen

years old. My birthday is on 20th September. I enjoy swimming, reading novels

and watching movies during my free time. I also collect stamps and old coins. I live in a double-storey house in Bandar Sunway Baru with my parents.

My father is a doctor. He owns a clinic in Pudu. My mother is a housewife.

They are very loving parents. I have a brotlier and two sisters. My brother, Boon

Ming, is the eldest. My sisters, Pei Li and Pei San, are twins. I am the youngest

in my family. All of us are studying in the same school. I have a pet dog. It is called Spotty because it has some black spots on its body. My favourite subject is English because it is fun and easy to learn. My ambition is to be a doctor just like my father because I like to help people. I

hope I will be able to have my own clinic in Kuala Lumpur. Therefore, I will

study hard so that I can achieve my ambition.

MYSELF

The following words are found in the passage. Match each of the words in Column A with its meaning in Column 8.

Column A

Column B

1. novels •

• the one who is born first

2. eldest

•

• realise

3. twins

•

• books

4. spots

•

• two children born at the same time to the same mother

5. achieve •

• patches

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from Column A in Exercise 8.

1. My brothers always

very good results in their examinations.

from the school library.

2. Tiong Chuan borrowed two 3. Mun Hou and Mun Hong are identical

.That is why they

look alike. 4.1 have a white cat with brown

5. Siew Chin is the

on its body.

of the five children.

For each statement below, write T if the statement is true and F if it is false.

1. Ah Han is twelve yeai*s old.

(

)

2. His father is a doctor while his mother is a housewife.

(

)

3. He likes to collect stamps only.

(

)

4. He hopes to become a doctor when he grows up.

(

)

Answer the following questions based on Eric's introduction.

1. What does Ah Han like to do during his free time?

2. Where is his father's clinic? 3. How many brothers and sisters does he have?

4. Why is his dog called Spotty? 5. Why does he like English?

MYSELF

Verbs am,is,are| was, were】 has, have, had (verb-to-have)

Non-action Verbs

go, eat, drink, walk, run etc.

Personal Pronouns

t

iZj

Subject pronouns

Object pronouns

I you we they he she it

me you us them him her it

Subject pronouns are words that take the place ofa noun or nouns.

Examples: • Mr Lini is a policeman. He has two children. • Rosie 〃〃d K。/ M?cg are classmates. They are both twelve years old.

Object pronouns come after verbs and prepositions.

Examples: • I often play football with them. (preposition)

• He always calk us if he is late. (verb)

8

MYSELF

Exercise 1 Use 'am', 'are' or 'is' to fill in each blank.

in the office.

1. The man 2. She

my classmate.

3. They

our teachers.

4.

I

a doctor who works in the hospital.

studying in the classroom.

5. The children

a lot of homework to do.

6. There

organising the fashion show.

7. Either Jane or I

too skinny for her age.

8. Alice

at the party.

9. Mr Tan and his wife

10. These

the books that we use.

Exercise 2 Use 'was' or 'were' to fill in each blank.

1. I 2. These pictures 3. Eveiy child

4. Mariam and Amin 5. Much of the milk 6. Linda 7. One of the players

8. Somebody 9. The children 10. There

reading a storybook last night. taken by John.

given a free gift. collecting shells at the beach.

spilled on the floor. absent yesterday. injured.

waiting for you outside the hall. in the bedroom by themselves. a little oil in the bottle.

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Exercise 3 Use 'has' or 'have' to fill in each blank.

1. Some of the teachers 2. None of them 3. One of the boys

attended the course. attended the seminar. a comb.

4. you been to the US?

not arrived yet. returned from the journey. 7. A bouquet of roses been sent to the lady. 5. The doctor 6. They 8. Somebody 9. You 10.1

to be in the room. to keep your promise.

some money in my pocket.

Exercise 4 Underline the correct pronouns.

1. "My classmate wants (I, me) to be the class monitor. Do you think (I, me) should accept it?" Kok Meng asked his mother. 2. Dr Nair drives to his clinic every morning. (He, Him) has a Proton

Saga. (It, He) is red in colour. 3. Cikgu Maznah teaches (we, us) Science. (We, Us) enjoy her lessons. (She, Her) is a good teacher. 4. Mrs Nair loves orchids. (She, Her) grows (them, they) in pots. (They, Them) add colour to her garden. 5. (He, I) always pick up any litter (I, me) see. (He, It) is a good habit.

6. That girFs coat is made of goatskin. (It, She) is very unusual. (She, He) won't let (we, us) touch it. 7. (I, Me) haven't a clue where the glue pot is. (It, He) isn't on the table. (I, Me) remember putting it there.

8. Ducks like water. (They, It) love to swim. Rain makes (they, them)

very happy as (they, it) can have a good wash. 9. (She, I) has a book with a black leather cover. (She, It) is a storybook about some children living in a forest.

10. Greg's bag is special. (You, It) can see (you, it) there. From here, (it, he) looks like a big frog.

Exercise 5 Replace the words in bold with the correct pronouns. e.g. I told my mother about the story. I told her about the story.

1. "Throw the ball to Kim Seng!” Kim Seng shouted. 2. My grandmother likes to buy sweets for my brothers and me. 3. Can my friends and I share this cake with that old man?

4. Nathan knows Raj ini well. Nathan and Raj ini are cousins.

5. This shop is closed. You and I will have to come again. 6. The teacher told the monitor to tell Daud and me about the art competition.

7. Let Mary and Liza do what Mary and Liza want.

8. Does the toy belong to Ali and Minah? 9. Are you and Jason going to the cinema with Yuen Ling?

10. Please give the book to Jamil when you see Jamil.

MYSELF

My name (1)(be) Yap Mei Ling. Everybody (2)(call) me Janice. I am 13 years old. I (3)(like) to read English storybooks. Reading (4)(help) me to improve

my English. Besides that, I also enjoy singing. I live in Ampang with my

parents and grandparents. I (5)(have) two brothers and two sisters. My father (6)(be) a teacher while my mother is a nurse. I (7)(love) my family. My favourite subjects

(8)(be) Mathematics and English. When I grow up, I want to

be a famous singer.

MYSELF

WfflTO

Use the following words to write sentences about the pictures.

• My name - Daniel Lim - 12 years old • live - Petaling Jaya

• fishing - playing basketball - free time

• five people - family • live - father - mother - two sisters

MYSELF

Now it is your turn to introduce yourself to the class. Use the following questions to help you write a short introduction of yourself. You may add other interesting details about yourself too.

What is your name? What do your friends normally call you? How old are you? What are your hobbies? Where do you live? With whom do you live? a) What is your fkvourite subject? b) Why do you like it? What is your ambition?

MYSELF

/t/ to ten tip time tore bat bet sat sent cart

1. Look at the ten pairs of words above. Listen carefully as your teacher reads them aloud. Can you tell the difference between the /V and the /d/ sounds? 2. Repeat each pair of words after your teacher. Can you pronounce the different sounds correctly?

Ei™™ Occupations One who keeps a record of the money received or spent One who designs buildings One who studies stars One who writes books One who bakes and sells bread One who owns, manages, or has a share in the control of the bank One who cuts hair and shaves for men One who mixes and serves drinks at a bar or hotel One who makes things from iron One who guards and protects an important person One who kills animals or cuts them up and sells their meat One who makes wooden objects especially furniture One who collects or pays money in a bank, shop, restaurant etc. One who is a head-cook in a hotel or arestaurant One who is employed to dofiling of records, photocopy letters, keep accounts etc. in an office cobbler One who mends shoes composer One who writes music conductor One who directs an orchestra or choir dentist One who examines and treats people's teeth draughtsman One who draws plans of machinery, buildings etc. editor One who prepares a book, magazine or newspaper for printing electrician One who makes, instals or repairs electrical appliances engineer One who designs and understands machines, bridges etc. fishmonger One who buys and sells fish florist One who grows or sells flowers gardener One who grows and tends to plants in a garden goldsmith One who makes and sells jewellery made of gold greengrocer One who sells vegetables and fhiits grocer One who sells diy food and preserved food as well as other household products hairdresser One who cuts, trims and washes hair for people hawker One who offers goods for sale housekeeper One who manages a household inventor One who creates and designs new things invigilator One who helps to conduct an examiration jeweller One who deals in or makes jewels accountant architect astronomer author baker banker barber bartender blacksmith bodyguard butcher carpenter cashier chef clerk

MYSELF

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One who writes or produces articles for newspapers or magazines One who hears and decides cases in a law court One who gives advice about matters of law or acts for others in a law court librarian One who is in charge of a library locksmith One who makes and repairs locks manager One who controls a business mechanic One who repairs machinery newsagent One who delivers or sells newspapers novelist One who writes stories nurse One who is trained to take care of the sick optician One who makes or sells eye glasses and other optical instruments organist One who plays the organ pharmacist One who is qualified to prepare and sell medicine photographer One who takes photographs pianist One who plays the piano pilot One who flies an aircraft plumber One who repairs pipes and fixtures in buildings poet One who composes poems policeman One who maintains law and order porter One who carries luggage for travellers at the airport, hotels etc. postman One who delivers mail referee One who is a judge of a game salesman One who sells goods secretary One who writes letters, keeps records and manages the office of a company or club shepherd One who takes care of sheep stationer One who sells writing materials like paper, pens, pencils etc. steward One who attends to the needs of passengers on a ship or aircraft surgeon One who performs operations tailor One who makes clothes tourist guide One who takes travellers to visit places of interest treasurer One who takes charge of collected funds typist One who types letters, memos, reports etc. in an office waiter One who serves food and drinks at the table in a restaurant watchmaker One who makes and repairs watches

journalist judge lawyer

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MYSELF

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FRIENDS Unit 2 • • • •

Friendship Countable and Uncountable Nouns /i:/ and /i/ Sounds Gender

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FKIENDS

.Listen to the dialogue between Patricia and Mag and then answer the questions below. .Put a (Y) if the statement is true and a (Xjif the statement is

false.

1. Mag was drawing a picture.

(

)

2. Joanne is Mag's elder sister.

(

)

(

)

4. Mag misses Joanne because they used to do things together.

(

)

5. Mag and Joanne look alike.

(

)

Joanne is 19 years old.

3

1. Listen to the conversation among Hannah, Lisa and Janice.

2. Listen to the conversation among Hannah, Lisa and Janice again and then fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

1.

and

see Janice crying.

2. Janice is crying because 3. Janice used to

_______ _

.

,

and

with her friends.

4. Hannah tells Janice that they are going

.

5. Janice stops crying and they all head to

.

FRIENDS

K告1^

Take turns to ask your friend the questions below.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Who is your best friend? How did you become best friends? What are your best friend's good qualities? Who are your close friends? What do you normally do with your close friends?

With two friends, take turns to read Suzy's description of her friends aloud. Write down the characteristics of each of Suzy's friends as your friend is reading.

Hi, I'm Suzy. I have three close friends.

Amy is my first close friend. She is a very clever girl. She always helps me in my studies especially in Maths. We study and share our problems with each other. However, Amy has a bad temper. She gets angry easily. When she is angry, she shouts at other people. AMY'S CHARACTERISTICS

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FRIENDS

David is my childhood friend. I met him in kindergarten. He likes to joke and make the people around him laugh. Whenever I'm sad, he's always the one to cheer me up. However, David is quite lazy. He likes to play but doesn't like to study. He always copies my work.

DAVID'S CHARACTERISTICS

Hong Yin is my best friend. She is also my neighbour. We share the same hobbies and we like to visit each other. She shares her clothes and toys with me. Nevertheless, Hong Yin can be quite untidy and dirty sometimes. She doesn't like to comb her hair or wash her hands.

HONG YIN'S CHARACTERISTICS

FKIENDS

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Using the examples from pages 21 & 22, fill in the chart below with the good and bad characteristics of a friend using your own points and then present your points to the class.

DISCUSSION

Discuss why you think friends are important. Give five reasons.

FKIENDS

My best friend is Chan Chun Kit, but I call him Kit. I have known him for eight years. Now we are studying in the same class, and we sit beside each other. His father drives us to school because we live in the same neighbourhood.

Chun Kit is tall and thin. He has a fair complexion. He also has dimples on his cheeks. Whenever he smiles, all the girls in our class will look at his cute face. He always wears blue shirts because blue is his favourite colour. Both of us enjoy playing basketball and reading storybooks during our free time. We also like listening to music, but Chun Kit likes Chinese songs while I prefer English songs. I like Chun Kit because he is a helpful friend. I always share my problems with him, and he will offer some advice to help me. He is also good at Mathematics, so he helps me with my Mathematics homework. Chun Kit is not only my best friend but is also like a brother who always looks after me.

FRIENDS

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Below are words taken from the passage used to describe tha physical nh\/ciral appearance anne>aranret of nfpeople. ni=>nnle> Write \A/rifa their the>ir opposites. nnnncife>Q the

1. tall

2. thin

3. fair

4. cute

5. good - __________________

Based on the passage, circle the best answer from the options provided. 1. How does the writer go to school every day? A. He takes a bus to school. B. His father drives him. C. Chun Kifs father drives him. D. He walks to school. 2. Why do the girls in the writer's class like to look at his best friend's face? A. They have nothing to look at, so they look at him. B. They like to look at all their classmates5 faces. C. They like to see beautiful and handsome faces. D. They like to look at the dimples on his cheeks.

3. What do Kit and his friends like to do during their free time? A. They enjoy reading newspapers and watching television. B. They enjoy playing basketball and reading newspapers. C. They enjoy reading storybooks and watching television. D. They enjoy playing basketball and reading storybooks.

4. Why does the writer like his best friend? A. Chun Kit always cooks for him. B. Chun Kit always goes out with him. C. Chun Kit always helps him. D. Chun Kit always scolds him. Answer the following questions based on the passage.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Who is the writer's best friend? How long has the writer known his best friend? Why does the writer's best friend always wear blue shirts? What subject is the writer's best friend good at?

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FKIENDS

Nouns Nouns are names ofpeople, animals, places, plants and things. They are divided into 5 categories:

Common Nouns Countable Nouns

Collective Nouns

are nouns which can be counted.

Material Nouns Proper Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

are nouns -which cannot be counted.

Abstract Nouns

Countable nouns Determiners

Countable Nouns (Singular)

a

ball cat door pen kid tree

an

umbrella apple

Determiners a few some a lot of several a large number of any many plenty of

Countable Nouns (Plural) pillows tables dresses cupboards goats

Determiners a little much some any a great deal of a lot of plenty of a large amount of

Uncountable Nouns sugar flour oil air furniture money hair milk gold iron equipment happiness power information help

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Collective Nouns People

Animals

Things

a party of friends a band of musicians a team of players a class of pupils a crew of sailors a choir of singers/angels an army of soldiers a staff of teachers a gang of thieves a troupe of dancers/perfbrmers a company of actors a congregation of worshippers a tribe of natives

a swaim of bees a gaggle of geese a drove of cattle a flock of sheep a herd of buffaloes a pack of wolves a nest of rabbits a troop of monkeys a litter of kittens a brood of chickens a school of fish a pride of lions a colony of ants

a bale of cotton a bunch of grapes a clump of trees a collection of picture a fleet of ships a hail of fire a pack of cards a string of pearls a stack of hay a suit of clothes a flight of stairs a wad of notes a galaxy of stars a chain of islands

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Subject-verb Agreement a) use singular verb when:

1. a collective noun is considered as a whole.

Examples: • Lim's family is very rich. • There is a bouquet of flowers on the table. 2. these words are used: 'o〃e', 'each', 'much', 'every', 'someone', 'anything 'anyone', 'everyone', 'somebody', 'nobody', 'none', 'anybody\

Examples: • One of the girls has a comb. • Every child has some sweets. • Somebody is outside the house.

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3. abstract or uncountable nouns are used. Examples: • Health is important. • Much of the milk was in the jug. • Time is money. 4. a plural noun shows a fixed amount and is considered as a whole. Examples: • One thousand ringgit is enough for me. • One kilogram of sugar is too much.

5. the name or title of a single object is mentioned. Examples: •4Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is a well-known novel. • 'Titanic' is a romantic movie.

6. 'o*e of the'or 'neither of the * is followed by a plural noun but takes a singular verb. Examples: • One of the books is missing. • Neither of the students is here. • One of the players has the ball.

b) use a plural verb when:

1. two or more subjects are joined Examples: • My father and I are going for a trip next week. • Both of them qtv good friends.

2. we talk about individual units of a collective noun. Examples: • The people are happy about the news. • The Lim's family are having their dinner together.

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c) exceptions to the rules 1. When 'either...or 'and 'neither...nor 'are used, the verb should agree with the subject closest to it.

Examples: • Either he or you are at home. • Either Jane or I am running the show. • Neither Peter nor his sisters are here. • Neither you nor he was absent yesterday. 2. When used with expressions such as 'with'as well as'including', 'together with', 'along with', 'like' and 'except', the verb should agree with the first subject.

Examples: (1st)

(2nd)

• John, as well as Kim, is fishing in the river. • The house, including the garden, is beautiful. • The doctors, together with the nurses, are in the Intensive Care Unit. • The teachers, with the headmaster, are having a meeting in the room.

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Exercise 1 Fill in the blanks with the correct Determiners.

e.g. I have to eat a lot of vegetables to stay healthy.

1. I don't have

time to explain to you.

2. The doctor advises me to get

exercise.

3. There are

notes in my wallet.

4. Do you have

money left?

5. There isn't

sugar inside the jug.

6. Would you like to have

coffee?

seats left when we entered the hall.

7. There weren't

minutes to complete their test.

8. The students are left with

salt.

9. Just add

10. Please be early for next week's meeting. We have

Exercise 2 Fill in the blanks with the correct Collective Nouns.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

a a a a a a a a a a

of of of of of of of of of of

kittens grapes bananas mice trees steps notes teachers ballet dancers whales

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to discuss.

FKIENDS

Exercise 3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the Simple Present or Present Continuous Tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. The cow

2. Either Simon or he 3. Everyone 4. None of them

(be) grazing now.

(discuss) the matter with the headmaster. (like) Jimmy more than his brother. (want) to join that team.

5. Both Jamie and John(be) experienced athletes. 6. Most of the animals(live) in the wild. 7. The bank manager and his wife(enjoy) the show at the moment.

8. The cat _ __________ (mew) every night.

9. My father and I_________ (be) going on a fishing trip to Pulau Tioman. 10. Nobody(be) allowed to enter the room.

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Use the words below to fill in each of the blanks with the right form of the word given in the brackets.

My best friend is Wong Yee Vbon. Everybody (1) (call) her Yvonne because it (2)(sound) just like her first name 'Yee Vbon'. She is older than me by three days only. She is tall and thin. She (3)(have) long dark hair, and she ⑷ (wear) a pair of spectacles. I got to know her three years ago when she joined my primary school. We sat beside each other. I found out later that we actually lived in the same neighbourhood.

Yvonne and I (5) (have) become really close friends since the day we met because we (6)(share) the same interests. Both of us ⑺ (like) singing and listening to music. We also enjoy reading storybooks and novels. Our favourite colour is pink. I really like Yvonne because she (8)(be) a kind and understanding friend. When I am in trouble, she is always there for me.

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Use the following words to wiite sentences about the pictures.

• My best friend - Nicole - 12 years old • have known 一 five years

• Nicole - short - slim • She - big, round - eyes

• We - surf - Internet - send - e-mails • also - watch 一 TV shows

• most popular girl - school - she - friendly 一 humorous • I - happy - Nicole - best friend

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Now it is your turn to write about your best friend. Use the following questions to help you write about your best friend. You may add other interesting details too.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Who is your best friend? How does everybody call your best friend? How long have you known each other? What are your best friend's hobbies? Describe your best friend's physical appearance. Describe your best friend's characteristics. Why do you like your best friend?

FKIENDS

/i:/ eat team sleep leak sheep meal bean feel cheap these

/i/

Tim slip lick ship mill bin fill chip this

Practise saying the pairs of words listed above.

Repeat the sentences below after your teacher. Pay attention to the words in bold. Some have the long vowel sound /i:/; some have the short vowel sound /【/

1.

I feel ill in this heat.

2.

These sheep eat the grass on the hill.

3.

This meal isn't cheap.

4.

Peter sits on this seat every day.

5.

Edith likes to eat three cheese cakes for tea.

Identity which of the words in practice B have the long and short vowel sounds.

/i:/

/i/

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Gender Masculine

Feminine

Masculine

Feminine

author actor bachelor boy boy scout bridegroom brother boar bull billy-goat cock conductor count dog drone duke drake deer emperor father fox father-in-law gentleman god governor grandfather gander host heir

authoress actress spinster girl girl guide bride sister SOW cow nanny-goat hen conductress countess bitch bee duchess duck doe empress mother vixen mother-in-law lady goddess governess grandmother goose hostess heiress

headmaster husband hero lion lord landlord lad manager man master monk milkman manservant nephew priest postman sir sultan son steward son-in-law step-son step-father shepherd tiger uncle waiter widower wizard

headmistress wife heroine lioness lady landlady lass manageress woman mistress nun milkmaid maidservant niece priestess postwoman madam sultana/sultanah daughter stewardess daughter-in-law step-daughter step-mother shepherdess tigress aunt waitress widow witch

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LEARNING ATTITUDES Unit 4 • • • •

Teenagers9 Learning Attitudes The Simple Present Tense /e/ and /se/ Sounds Singular and Plural Nouns

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Listen to the conversation between Puan Haliza, Mrs Chin and Mr Raj and then fill in the mind map below.

总

■IT

THE RIGHT ATTITUDES TO LEARNING

DO，S

DON'TS

• Positive attitude and

• Never study just to ______

• Understand

.

• Don't memorise

.

• Ask

.

• Do not feel

.

• Do your revision

.

• Don't wait until

LEARNING ATTITl^VESf

(/A j Kevin, Samantha and AHison are talking about their studies. \Lr^ Practise the conversation below with two of your friends.

: Argh... I give up! I can't do this anymore! : Whafs the matter, Kevin? : It is this Maths question. I can't get the answer and I've been trying since morning. Samantha : You need to practise more, Kevin. I used to be very weak at Maths too. Kevin : Then how did you improve? Samantha : I practise every day. I try to answer 50 questions a day. Allison : Maybe you should try that, Kevin. Kevin : But I can't even answer 10 questions a day. Samantha : Ifs difficult at first but after a while, you'll get better at it. Allison : Why don,t we all practise together every day? That way, we can help Kevin if he needs help. Samantha : Sure. Kevin : Thanks guys!

Kevin Allison Kevin

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Fill in the blanks below with the suitable words or phrases in the bubbles on page 56. Choose any of the two situations:

Situation A or Situation B.

: Argh... I give up! I can't do this anymore! : Whafs the matter, Kevin? : It's this (1). I can't get the answer and I've been trying since morning. Samantha: You need to (2) , Kevin. I used to be very weak too. Kevin : Then how did you improve? Samantha : I (3). Allison : Maybe you should try that, Kevin. Kevin : But I can、even (4). Samantha : It's difficult at first but after a while, you511 get better at it. Allison : (5). That way, we can help Kevin if he needs help. Samantha : Sure. Kevin : Thanks guys!

Kevin Allison Kevin

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LEARNING ATTITUDES

Situation A -Let's stay back after school every day -read newspapers every day -finish reading a page

-English -read more

Situation B -try harder -always ask the teacher questions

-Science exercise -1 think we should study in a group

-understand a word the teacher says

Take turns to ask your friend the questions below.

l.Do you enjoy going to school? Why? 2.Why do you think you need to study?

3.What subjects do you like? Why?

DISCUSSION

Your friend dislikes studying. How can you encourage your friend?

LEARNING ATTITUDESi

Read the following passage.

The way a student thinks or feels about his or her learning is known as learning attitude. There are three types of learning attitudes.

Allison possesses a positive attitude towards learning. She is always interested in learning new things from her teachers. Besides, she 1 汰es doing her homework. She also enjoys reading storybooks and magazines. She obtains good results in her examinations because she always revises her lessons.

Michelle has an indifferent learning attitude. She is not interested in studying or doing her homework. She copies her friends5 homework. She always scores grade C or D in her examinations because she does not concentrate in class.

Cecilia possesses a negative attitude towards learning. She does not like going to school every morning. She does not understand why she has to go to school. She hates studying and doing homework. She fails in her examinations most of the time because of her laziness. Our learning attitude will determine whether we are successful in our studies. Allison will always be successful. However, Michelle and Cecilia have to change their learning attitudes if they want to be successful in their studies and life.

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The following words are found in the passage. Match each of the words in Column A with its meaning in Column B.

Column A 1. possesses 2. obtains 3. concentrate 4. hates 5. determine

• • • • •

Column B • gets • has • decide • pay attention • dislikes

Fill each blank with a correct word from Column A in Exercise

B.

1. The judges will the winner for the competition tomorrow. 2. As Siow Ling was very sleepy, she could not on her homework. 3. Yik Loong's father is a bank manager. He an expensive Mercedes Benz. 4. Kah Ming people who are dishonest. 5. Fung Yang's brother usually the best results in his class. For each statement below, write '「if the statement is true and F if it is false.

1. The way a student thinks or feels about his or her learning is called the learning attitude. ( ) 2. Allison obtains good results in her examinations because she makes her teachers happy. ( ) 3. Cecilia always copies her friends? homework. ( ) 4. Michelle and Cecilia must change their learning attitudes if they want to be successful. ( ) ( ^^) Answer the following questions based on the passage.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

What does Allison enjoy reading? What does Michelle do when she is given homework? What does Cecilia hate doing? Why does Cecilia always fail her examinations? Which of the three learning attitudes do you think is the best? Why?

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Tense = Action + Time

Present

Past

Future

Simple Present

Simple Past

Simple Future

Continuous Present Continuous

Past Continuous

Future Continuous

Perfect

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Future Perfect

Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Continuous

Simple

The Simple Present Tense Form

They J

Example

Notes

The dog barks.

to show a truth or a fact

I go to school every day.

to show actions that are

He ] She 卜 goes It」-----

I —*• am You) We U are They」

habits

(always, sometimes,

often, usually, every day)

I am sick.

to show a current fact

Next Monday is a public holiday.

to refer to the future

He . She 卜 It J

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Affirmative statement

Negative statement

Interrogative form

The dog barks.

The dog does not bark.

Does the dog bark?

I go to school every day.

I do not oo to school.

Do I ^o to school?

He is sick

He is not sick.

Is he sick?

They are in the field.

They are not in the field. Are they in the field?

I am a student.

1 am not a student.

Am 1 a student?

Exercise 1 Part I: Fill in the blanks using the Simple Present Tense. 1. Mary______________ _(work) in a fast food restaurant. 2. That computer______ __________ (cost) RM2500 after discount. (contain) a lot of Vitamin C. 3. Oranges 4. Babies____________ ______ (drink) milk every day. 5. Chew Hoong_______ __________ (attend) classes twice a week. 6. Aminah and Saroj a —______________ (take) the same bus to school. 7. A postman_________ ________ (deliver) letters. 8. These umbrellas____ ____________ (have) colourful designs. 9. Honey —(be) sweet. 10. My best friend and I(share) the same hobbies. Part II: Change the above statements into interrogative statements.

e.g. Mary works in a fast food restaurant. Does Mary work in a fast food restaurant?

LEARNING ATTITUVESi

Exercise 2 Part I: Change the following statements into negative statements.

e.g. I 跋(go) to school. I do not go to school.

1. My father(play) golf every morning. 2. Most Malaysians(love) durians very much. 3. The son(give) money to his parents. 4 This newspaper(appear) twice weekly.

5. Kok Ming and Susan(wake) up at 8:30 am every morning.

6. Madam Lim and Mr Teoh(be) my school teachers. 7. John(be) the monitor of his class. 8. I(like) to eat seafood.

Part II: Change the above statements into interrogative statements.

e.g. I go to school. Do I go to school?

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LEARNING ATTITUDES

Exercise 3 Part I: Underline the verbs in the following sentences, and state whether they are singular verbs fSV) or plural verbs (PV). e.g. They 能 to the market by bus. (PV)

1. They are good friends and always share things. 2. Jane and Carrie often fight with each other. 3. Every morning, my father goes jogging in the park. 4. My brother thinks that he is intelligent. 5. My uncle leads a very exciting life. He sails from one port to another. 6. Angela plays the piano very well. 7. They plan to get married this year. 8. My nephew cries when my aunt beats him. 9. A thermometer measures the body temperature. 10. Very few of us are satisfied with what we have.

Part II: Use the Simple Present Tense to make sentences. You may use any verbs to form your sentences.

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Kevin is a hardworking and responsible student. He (1)

(like) to learn new things and study. He goes to school happily every

morning. He (2)(do) all the homework properly. He likes to read newspapers and magazines to find out the latest news about the world. His

favourite subjects (3)

(be) Mathematics and English. He

(4)(enjoy) writing essays and doing his revision. Therefore,

he always (5)(score) excellent results in his examinations. However, Samantha is lazy. She is not interested in studying. She

(6)(dislike) all the subjects at school especially Mathematics.

Moreover, she (7) (not, do) her homework. As a result, she is always scolded by her teachers. At school, she does not talk to anyone, so she does not have any friends. Nobody (8)(like) working with her.

She always fails in her examinations.

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Use the following notes to write a composition on learning difficulties faced by teenagers.

• teenagers - a few - learning difficulties • firstly - unsure - what to study - too many subjects • dislike - reading - boring - difficult • secondly - much homework - not enough time - complete • although - work hard - do not understand • thirdly - weak - English • writing - poor - grammar mistakes • afraid - speak English - embarrassed - friends - laugh - mistakes • finally - wrong learning attitude • should not - negative - change - attitude - positive

• enjoy learning - overcome - learning difficulties

Match the phrases below with the words from the box.

cooking utensils electrical appliances

weekend footwear

festivals furniture

stationery vehicles

siblings clothes

pen, pencil, ruler, pencil box, eraser 1.___________ 2.___________ _______ refrigerator, air conditioner, microwave oven, cooker, washing machine 3.___________ __________ Deepavali, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Gawai 4.___________ _____ sneakers, sandals, slippers, shoes, boots 5.___________ __________ pyjamas, coat, jacket, sweater, pullover, jeans 6.___________ sofa, chair, wardrobe, cabinet, bookshelf, cupboard Saturday and Sunday 7.___________ brothers and sisters 8. 9.___________ van, lorry, carjeep, motorcycle 10. ladle, pan, pot _______________________

LEARNING

Now work with a partner. Choose any word from the list, read (not point at) it to your partner. Ask him/her to spell the word. If he/she spells it wrongly, find out why.

Practise reading the sentences below. Then decide whether the words in bold have the /e/ or the /ae/ sound by circling the words with the /e/ sound and squaring those with the /ae/ sound.

1. The apple jam Eddie made was better than that of Bradley's.

2. Perhaps Eddie had spent more time making it. 3. Ben gives his pet a pat on the head.

4. He said it was a man's best friend. 5. There were a camera, pen, ball and an axe on the left shelf.

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Singular and Plural Nouns Regular plurals are formed from singular nouns by

Examples

1) adding an 's' to singular nouns

apple song dog

2) adding 'es‘ if the nouns end in -s, ■sh, -ch, -x

3a) adding 'es' if the nouns end in -o

bus church bush fox

hero potato tomato

3b) adding S to certain nouns end­ ing in-o

piano photo

4a) changing -y into -ies if the letter before -y is a consonant

baby lady city

一

t 一

一 一 一 一

一 一

一

—> 一 一 一

一

buses churches bushes foxes

heroes potatoes tomatoes

pianos photos

babies ladies cities

—> boys 一 keys 一 monkeys

4b) adding 's' only if the letter before -y is a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

boy key monkey

5a) changing the ending -f or -fe into -ves

wolf life knife

一

safe reef dwarf

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5b) adding 's' to certain nouns ending in -for-fe

apples songs dogs

一 一

一

一

wolves lives knives

safes reefs dwarfs

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Irregular Nouns Singular

Plural

child OX louse tooth woman man sheep deer water paper bread goose foot mouse cactus oasis alga formula

children oxen lice teeth women men sheep deer water paper bread geese feet mice cacti oases algae formulae

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GIVING DIRECTIONS

Unit 5 • • • •

Asking for and Giving Directions The Present Continuous Tense /p/ and /b/ Sounds Abbreviations

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1. Joey and Mandy are walking in a shopping mall when a tourist approaches them. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions below.

2. Put a (4) if the statement is true and a (X ) if the statement is false.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

(Id) J

The tourist wants to go to the park. Mandy does not know where the museum is. The post office is on the right side of Jalan Mulia The museum is along Lorong Cekap. The museum is on the right side of Lorong Sihat.

( ( ( ( (

) ) ) ) )

Mr Kimura is lost. He stops Lina to ask for directions. Listen to their dialogue and find out where Mr Kimura wants to go. (Refer to the map of Harmony Town)

Map of Harmony Town

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Expressions

Asking for directions

Can you tell me where the

can I get to ?

is?

Is the________ along this road?

I need to know where the is please.

Please give me the directions to the

the way to

Giving directions

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Practise the conversation below with your friend.

Rebecca : Hi! Could you please direct me to the bank? Benny : Sure. The bank is along Jalan Masjid. Walk straight ahead until you reach a junction. Turn right. Rebecca : Turn right? Benny : Yes. That's Jalan Masjid. Just continue walking till you see the hospital on your left. Rebecca : Okay. Benny : The bank is on your right. It is directly opposite the hospital but you can't see it. You will see the market instead. The bank is behind the market. Rebecca : Behind the market? Okay, I think I can find it. Thanks! Benny : You're welcome.

You are at the church. Use the map of Harmony Town (on page 70) to give these people the correct directions to the places they want to go. You may refer to the example above.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Ms Adams has to go to the public library. Kent wants to take a bus home. Lily needs to do some shopping. Mr Samuel wants to go to the park. Harry has to go to school.

DISCUSSION

Give directions to the nearest shopping complex.

DIRECTION-

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Read the following dialogue.

IB/ d hem

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Cecilia was waiting for a bus after school to go home. A tourist in a car stopped in front of her to ask for directions. Tourist: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the train station? Cecilia: Of course. You are now on Jalan Mentari. Go along this road until you reach the crossroads with traffic lights. Tourist: Go straight until I reach the crossroads. Then? Cecilia: Turn right at the crossroads into Jalan Perwira. Then go straight until you come to a roundabout. Along the way, you should be able to see a hospital and a post office on your left. Tourist: Right, but which exit should I take at the roundabout? Cecilia: At the roundabout, take the third turning into Jalan Bahdera. Once you are on Jalan Bahdera, look out for Jalan Damai. It is the second junction on your left. There is a big hawker centre directly before it. Tourist: Alright. Cecilia: Once you turn left into Jalan Damai, you should be able to see the train station opposite the art gallery. It is the white building on your left. Tourist: Right, I had better go now. I have to fetch my sister from the train station now. Anyway, thanks for helping me. Cecilia: No problem.

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Help! The letters are not in the correct order. Can you arrange them to form correct words. There are some pictures to help you.

For each statement below, write T if the statement is true and F if it is false.

1. Cecilia was waiting for a taxi after her school. 2. When the tourist reaches the roundabout, he should be able to see a hospital and a post office on his left. 3. Jalan Damai is the second junction on the tourisfs left off Jalan Bahdera. 4. The train station is the brown building.

(

)

(

)

( (

) )

Based on the passage, circle the best answer from the options provided.

1. Where did the tourist want to go? A. the train station C. the hospital B. the post office D. the art gallery

2. Which turning should the tourist take at the roundabout? A. the first turning C. the third turning B. the second turning D. the fourth turning 3. What is the building opposite the train station? A. the post office C. the hospital B. the art gallery D. the school

4. Why did the tourist need to go to the train station? A. He had a train to catch. C. He had to meet his friend off. B. He had to fetch his sister. D. He had to buy a train ticket.

CjIVINQ DIRECTIONS，

Tense = Action + Time Present

Past

Future

Simple Present

Simple Past

Simple Future

Past Continuous

Future Continuous

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Future Perfect

Present Perfect Perfect Continuous Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Continuous

Simple

Continuous Present Continuous

Perfect

The Present Continuous Tense Form

Example

Notes

He is watching the television now.

when the action is still going on at the time of speaking

am

John is staying in China.

when the action is temporary

is + (present participle) V - ing are

My mother is always nagging at me.

when it is a repeated habitual action

She is doing her homework while her father is watching television in the living room

when two actions are going on at the same time

They are going to the US next month.

to show activities that are planned for the future

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Affirmative statement

Negative statement

Interrogative fomn

The dog is barking.

It is not barking.

Is it barking?

I am going to school now.

I am not going to school now.

Am I going to school now?

They are leaving the United States soon.

They are not leaving the United States soon.

Are they leaving the United States soon?

Exercise 1 Part I: Fill in the blanks using the Present Continuous Tense.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9. 10.

Shamila___________ —(carry) the ladder now to paint the wall now. The people________ ____ (donate) blood to save the victims. The boy_______________________ (still wait) for his mother to come home. Don't disturb me. I _____________________ (do) my homework. Someone__________ (call) you outside the house. He_______________ _ (watch) television while his mother________________ (mop) the floor. Switch on the air-conditioner. It (get) warmer here. My father_________ (drive) me to the railway station. They (spend) their holidays in Sri Lanka. Susan_______________________ (take) part in the "Superstar" singing contest.

Part II: Change the above statements into interrogative statements.

e.g. 1 am goinn to school. Am 1 going to school?

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awiNg DIRECTIONS，

Exercise 2 Part I: Change the following statements into negative statements. e.g. I am going to school. I am not going to school.

1. The passengers(alight) from the train. 2. He(listen) attentively to what his mother is saying. 3. The boy(sweep) the floor.

4. The thief(try) to snatch the handphone away from my friend. 5. The lady(whisper) to me.

6. She is the girl who

(help) us tomorrow.

7. The man(rest) on the sofa. 8. One of the girls(bring) some cakes for tonighfs party.

Part II: Change the above statements into interrogative statements. e.g. I am going to school. Am I going to school?

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QIVINQ DIRECTIONS

Exercise 3 Part I: Underline the verbs in the following sentences, and state whether they are Simple Present Tense (SP) or Present Continuous Tense (PC). e.g. They ge to the market by bus. (SP)

1. Jane can't answer the phone now as she is bathing. 2. Janet is listening to the music while her mother is cooking in the kitchen. 3. Let us stay here for some time because it is still raining. 4. Let us make some tea for the water is boiling now. 5. You cannot see my father because he is sleeping at the moment. 6. I am going out now. Please switch off all the fans. 7 Siti is reading in the room while her sister is playing outside the room. 8. The puppy is struggling in the water now. 9. Someone is peeping at us through the keyhole. 10. He is going from house to house to promote his products.

Part II: Use the Present Continuous tense to make sentences. You may use any verbs to form your sentences.

QIVINQ DIRECTIONS/

turn right - Jalan Perdana - go across -bridge - Tjunction - turn right 一 Jalan Ceria - library - between - post office -Mesra Bank

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Your new neighbour asks you for directions to the hospital. Write out the directions based on the map below in about 100 words. Mention some of the landmarks that she will see along the way. Sekolah Menengah Raja Muda

Jalan Muhibah Mei Bank

Hotel Cempaka

Jaya ' Supermarkei

Stadium

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/p/ pin pat pet park pump cup cap rip slap Pup

/b/ bin bat bet bark bump cub cab rib slab pub

Repeat the above words after your teacher. Notice how the /p/ and the /b/ sounds are different.

Now say the words below. Some words have the /p/sounds and others have the /b/sounds.

newspaper

about

blue

remember

spoon

apple

expensive

ten-ible

surprise

Ruby

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A

Abbreviations Mrs PhD PM AIDS ATM SMS UN c/o cm CD DVD e-mail e.g. etc. BA info. Jan. IT km kg Ltd FBI

n

Maths max. P.T.O. PA PE i.e. no. AD

BC P 0 Box am

Mistress (formal) Doctor of Philosophy Prime Minister Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Automated Teller Machine short message service United Nations care of centimetre Compact Disc Digital Video Disc electronic mail example et cetera Bachelor of Arts Information January Infbrmation Technology kilometre Kilogramme(s) Limited Federal Bureau of Investigation Mathematics maximum please turn over Personal Assistant Physical Education that is number Anno Domini (in the year of the Lord) Before Christ Post Office Box ante meridiem (before midday)

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Jr MP Prof. SARS WWW

HIV Rd ref. RIP RSVP USA

cv VIP BSc Tech. tel. Mon.

TV WC Univ. CID

vol. CEO Co. via vs WHO wpm BBC p.a. RAM pm

Junior Member of Parliament Professor Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome world wide web Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome Road reference Rest in Peace Please reply United States of America Curriculum Vitae Very Important Person Bachelor of Science technical telephone Monday television water closet (toilet) University Criminal Investigation Department volume Chief Executive Officer Company through, by way of verses World Health Organisation words per minute British Broadcasting Corporation per annum, per year Random Access Memory post meridiem (after midday)

REVIEW Unit 6 • Review • /a/ and /a:/ Sounds

REVIEW

Review Short Conversation Fill in the blanks with a suitable dialogue. 1. David :__________________________________________________ Geetha: Yes, I like to swim.

David : So do I!

2. Reena

I have a younger brother.

Ben

Reena 3. James

No, thafs not my brother. :Hello, I'm James.

Hishamudin : Hi, I'm Hishamudin but

James

: Hi Hisham. Alright. Ifs a pleasure to meet you, Hisham.

4. Larry : John is my best friend. Ken

:?

Larry : He is kind, understanding and helpful. 5. Mary : Do you like to study History, Paul?

Paul

:_______________________________________________

Mary : No, I think it's boring. I prefer Maths.

6. Ivan

:__________________________________________________

Tim

: It's next to the police station.

Ivan

: Thank you!

REVIEW

自 Forms and Functions

Circle the best answer from the options provided.

1. Hi, good morning Esther! a) To greet a person b) To introduce yourself c) To ask a question 2. Hello, my name is Steven. a) To ask for directions b) To greet a person c) To introduce yourself 3. Can you tell me where the bank is? a) To suggest b) To ask for directions c) To greet a person

4. The school is behind the market. a) To give directions b) To express dislike c) To ask for directions

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Review Exercise 1 Fill in the blanks with a correct verb-to-be or verb-to have. 1. Kok Meng___ _________ late yesterday. 2. They________ ____ my father's friends. 3. Mr Lim____________a son who is studying in the United Kingdom.

4. All Malaysians______________ to learn three languages. 5. RM50_______ _____ a big amount.

6. The girl____________in the library last night. 7. The cows____ ______ grazing in the field. 8. I___________ many toys when I was young. 9. She_________ _ hungry, so my mother gave her some bread. 10. Chong Meng and Peter

to win the game.

Exercise 2 Underline the suitable answers. 1. (Each, All) of the rooms in this flat has its own bathroom.

2. Mr Lim could only give us (a little, little) information as he was not there. 3. Peter and John are twins. (One, Either) is as healthy as (another, the other). 4. I think you need (some, little) help. Let me give you (a little, some) advice. 5. Do you have (some, any) money? I have only RM 10. 6. Ms Lim gave us (a lot of, many) homework. We couldn't finish it on time.

7. My father bought (some, many) furniture for our new house. 8. Please add (a little, a few) sugar into my coffee.

REVIEW

Exercise 3 Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present tense or Present Continuous Tense of the verbs in brackets. 1. I(take) a bath now.

2. The phone

(rin.) now but nobody wants to answer it.

3. Owls usually(sleep) during the day and(hunt)

during the night. 4. Jane and Peter often(fight) with each other. 5. They(have) an examination in the hall, you

are not allowed to enter now. 6. The train(leave) soon. 7. While my father(read) the newspaper, my mother

_______________ (cook) in the kitchen. 8. While he(do) his homework in his room, his

sister(play) with the doll. 9. My grandmother(wash) clothes at the moment. 10. We(move) to our new house this Saturday.

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Review Journal Writing

Write a journal in about 100 words by answering the following questions: a) Do you like your class? Why? b) Who are your good friends? How do they look like? Why do you like them? c) How many subjects do you have to learn in Junior One? What are they? What is your favourite subject? Why do you like it? d) Who is your favourite teacher? Why do you like him or her? e) What do you normally do after school?

You can also add any other interesting details.

REVIEW

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TRAVELLING Unit 7 • • • •

Travelling The Simple Past Tense /f7 and /v/ Sounds Synonyms

TRAVELLING

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Listen to the conversation between Su Ching and her friends and then fill in the blanks with suitable answers from the box below.

Su Ching looks (1)after coming home from (2). The weather there was (3). She ate lots of (4) during her holiday there. (5) went to China during the school holidays. It was (6)in (7). There were many types of food there including ⑻ ，⑼ and worms. Fahmi saw those kinds of food as well in (10) but he did not try them. He ate (11)and drank three glasses of (12) juice. Krishna visited his (13)in Singapore. He went to Jurong Bird Park and the (14) with his cousins. They all bought (15) for their friends. darker cold orange sunny

scorpions aunt Langkawi souvenirs

Tom Yam China snakes June

Sentosa Island Bangkok seafood hot

1. Mr Henry Kang is giving a speech on "How to Plan a Holiday". Listen to his speech. 2. Listen to the speech again and then arrange the details below according to his speech.

a) decide on your transportation mode. b) determine your budget. c) you can take a holiday package offered by travel agencies. d) if you are going abroad, you need a passport. e) decide on your destination - Where do you want to go? How to Plan a Holiday First and foremost,____________________________________________ Then________________________________________________________ Next,________________________________________________________ On the other hand,_____________________________________________ Finally,______________________________________________________

TRAVELLING

Practise the conversation below with your partner.

Conversation 1

Jun Hao : Hi! Dahlia, I have not seen you for a while. Where have you been? Dahlia : Hi! Jun Hao, I was in Sabah last week. Jun Hao : Wow, did you spend a whole week there? Dahlia : Yeah. My friend invited me over to her house and since I have not been there before, I decided to stay a little longer. Jun Hao : So, what was it like there in Sabah? Dahlia : Oh, it's a nice and interesting place. There are definitely more trees there. I love the scenery over there. Jun Hao : How did you find the people there? Dahlia : They're very friendly. Jun Hao : So, what did you do in Sabah? Dahlia : I spent my time mainly at my friend's 'kampung'. But I did manage to go to the Kota Kinabalu National Park. Jun Hao : Did you climb Mount Kinabalu? Dahlia : Oh, no. I didn't, but I plan to go to Sabah again next year. You should go too, Jun Hao. Jun Hao : Yeah, I might go during the next school holidays. Choose any of the scenarios below and role play a conversation with your friend. You may refer to Conversation 1 above.

During your school holidays, you visited: 3. a highlands resort 1. an island 2. a state in Malaysia 4. a foreign country

DISCUSSION

Share your holiday experience with your classmates.

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Last December, my parents took me to Cameron Highlands. We left Kuala Lumpur at about 5:30 am, and it took us three and a half hours to reach there. We visited some of the tourist spots there. First, we visited the Rose Garden. I was particularly captivated by the colourful roses, especially the black roses. It was the first time I had ever seen them in my life. After that, we went to the Bee Farm. It was an educational visit as the workers explained to us how honey was produced. Before leaving, my parents bought some refrigerator magnets in the shape of bees as souvenirs. We then visited the Butterfly Farm. I took a lot of photographs of butterflies which could be used for my school project. The highlight of the day was the visit to the Strawberry Park. I really enjoyed eating the freshly-plucked strawberries because they were really sweet, unlike those sold in Kuala Lumpur.

After checking out from the hotel the next morning, we visited the famous BOH Tea Factory. We had our breakfast with different types of tea at the cafe beside the factory. After that, we left for Kuala Lumpur. We really had an enjoyable time visiting Cameron Highlands

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TRAVELLING

The following words are found in the passage. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column S.

Column A

Column B

1. tourist spots •

• something bought during a holiday to remind you of being there • the most enjoyable part of an event • attracted • giving a lot of information • places of interest

2. 3. 4. 5.

captivated educational souvenirs highlight

• • • •

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from Column A in Exercise B.

1. Mei Yee bought some from Sydney for her friends. 2. The of the charity concert was when Daniel Li appeared on stage singing his new song. 3. Boon Han and his family visited some interesting in Malacca. 4. The visit to the National Zoo last Friday was very for all the students. 5. The audience was by his presentation.

।' ■ For each statement below, write T if the statement is true and 'F' if it is false. 1. The writer and his family reached Cameron Highlands at 5.30 am ( 2. His parents bought some fridge magnets at the Bee Farm. ( 3. He enjoyed his visit to the Strawberry Park more than other places.( 4. He and his parents had their breakfast at the hotel. (

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) ) ) )

TRAVELLING

Based on the passage, circle the best answer from the options provided.

1. What attracted the writer at the Rose Garden?

A. the black roses B. the fresh air

C. the colourful butterflies D. the low prices

2. Why did the writer consider the visit to the Bee Farm as educational? A. He had an interesting lesson on bees. B. He learned how honey was produced.

C. His parents taught him how to make a honey drink.

D. A worker taught him how to make a honey drink. 3. Why did the writer take a lot of photographs of the butterflies?

A. He liked to take photographs of bees. B. He had nothing to do at the Bee Farm.

C. His parents asked him to take more photographs.

D. He wanted to use the photographs for his school project.

4. How different were the strawberries in Cameron Highlands compared to those in Kuala Lumpur?

A. They were sweeter. B. They were bigger.

C. They were smaller. D. They were cheaper.

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Tense = Action + Time Present

Past

Future

Simple Present

Simple Past

Simple Future

Past Continuous

Future Continuous

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Future Perfect

Present Perfect Perfect Continuous Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Continuous

Simple

Continuous Present Continuous

Perfect

The Simple Past Tense Form

Example

Notes

Regular/ Irregular (Refer to Appendix on pages i-vii)

She went to school yesterday.

to show an action was completed in the past

Mr Lim used to swim every day when he was young.

to show a past habit

When Jane arrived, the show had just started.

to show the action happened after an action in the past.

Affirmative statement

Negative statement

Interrogative form

She went to school yesterday.

She did not go to school yesterday.

Did she 假 to school yesterday?

They were at home last night.

They were not at home last night.

Were they at home last night?

Ali played football yesterday.

Ali did not play football yesterday.

Did Ali play football yesterday?

TRAVELLING

Exercise 1 Part I: Fill in the blanks using the Simple Past of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. The couple (fly) to Moscow for their honeymoon yesterday. 2. The blind man (fhll) down when he was crossing the road. 3. She(break) the vase a few days ago. 4. They(leave) for Singapore this morning. 5. A passer-by (see) the accident while he was walking home. 6. The mouse (eat) the leftover food last night. 7. She (sleep) at 9:00 pm last night. 8. The show (start) five minutes ago. 9. Ms Lim (teach) in a high school two years ago. 10. The bird(fall) from the tree just now. Part II: Change the above statements into interrogative statements.

e.g. The couple flew to Moscow for their honeymoon yesterday. Did the couple fly to Moscow for their honeymoon yesterday?

Exercise 2 Part I: Change the following statements into negative statements.

e.g. The couple flew to Moscow for their honeymoon yesterday. The couple did not fly to Moscow for their honeymoon yesterday. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

My uncle went to the stadium last night. We had our reunion dinner at the restaurant last year. The singers sang beautifully at the concert last night. I lived in Kuala Lumpur when I was a baby. My brother knew how to drive a car. The principal gave a talk to the students last Monday. My mother bought me a birthday present last year. Jason brought some cookies for the birthday party yesterday.

TRAVELLINCj

Part 11: Change the above statements into interrogative statements. e.g. My uncle went to the stadium last night. Did my uncle go to the stadium last night?

Exercise 3 Part I: Rewrite the following sentences. Make necessary changes to the words from Simple Present to Simple Past. Add the time marker given in the box when necessary. Do not use the same time marker more than twice. Time markers last night this morning yesterday

last year

last month

just now

two years ago

five minutes ago

e.g. I go to school. I went to school vesterdav.

1. Chandran cycles to Samy's house for tuition. 2. He takes only ten minutes to get there. 3. The curry, which Aunt Leena cooks, is very tasty. 4. I do not understand what the teacher tells us. 5. We give Mrs Chong a red rose on her birthday. 6. The policeman chases after the thief and catches him. 7. Encik Daud lives in Kampar and he works as a health inspector. 8. Mr Yap locks all the doors before he goes to bed. 9. The boys spend their holidays camping in Taman Negara. 10. The old man stops the taxi and gets into it hurriedly.

Part II: Use the Simple Past to make sentences. You may use any verbs to form your sentences.

TRAl/ELLINCj

Read the following e-mail by Michael telling you about his holiday trip.

To:

[email protected]

Cc: Subject:

My holiday trip

Hi!

How are you? I came back from Penang yesterday. I was so excited to be there because there were so many interesting tourist spots to visit. I could not believe that I actually crossed the Penang Bridge. Did you know that it is the longest bridge in Asia? The structure is quite unique and it took us about 10 minutes to cross it. One of my favourite tourist attractions is the Kek Lok Si Temple which is situated on a hill slope in Ayer Itam. There are many stalls located along the stairs leading to the temple, and I did some shopping there. I also went to Penang Hill which is the highest peak on the island. I took the funicular train up, and the view was simply breathtaking. The beaches along Batu Femnghi are so beautiful, and I had a picnic there with my family. I also visited the Snake Temple and the Butterfly Farm. Most importantly, I really enjoyed the food there such as laksa, nasi kandar, cha kuey teow and many others. It was an enjoyable trip. How about your holiday trip? Where did you go? What did you do? Let me know in your reply. Take care. Your cousin, Michael

TRAVELLING

/v/ van vast veal view very of leave save live (adj.) valve

fan fast feel few feny off leaf safe life half

1. Say the words above to yourself. 2. Now find a partner. Take turns to pick a word and say it aloud. See whether your partner can tell whether it has the /f/ sound or the /v/ sound.

Can you tell whether the words below have the /f/ or the /v/ sound?

front

office

telephone

arrive

five beautiful

farm

visit

have

November

Read the sentences below. Can you tell where the /f/ and the /v/ sounds are?

1.

Vera is very fat.

2.

Francis laughs at Victor's wife.

3.

We visited Philip's farm on Friday.

4.

The village has only one telephone.

5.

The Veterinary closes at five in the evening.

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TRAVELLING

Synonyms allow annual assembly assistance bad big blank bottom broad calm cause cautious centre choose close conclusion dangerous daring dear deceive decrease demonstrate difficult disease dull earn educate embrace emotion emperor enemy energetic enormous

permit yearly gathering help evil large empty fbot/below wide serene reason careful middle select near end risky brave expensive cheat reduce show hard sickness gloomy profit/gain teach hug passion king foe active huge

enough entire exhibit extend fall far fashion fate fault fear feeble fight fond forgive free friend fruitful gather general glad heroic high home imitate inquire intention interior join mad map mistake modern myth

sufficient whole display/show enlarge drop distant style destiny error terror weak battle loving pardon release companion fertile assemble/collect common happy brave tall residence copy ask purpose inside unite insane plan error up-to-date/new fable

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TRAVELLING

old option port pretty purchase reckless rude sad scene seldom sign silent

ancient choice harbour beautiful buy careless/rash impolite unhappy sight rarely symbol noiseless/quiet

slender small success sufficient summit suitable try thief trust vanish wealthy wonder

slim little victory enough top appropriate attempt burglar believe disappear rich amazement

SHOPPING Unit 8 • • • •

Shopping Preferences, Attitudes and Experiences Adjectives and Comparison of Adjectives /s/ and /J/ Sounds Forming Adjectives

SHOPPING

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| Listen to theliialogue between Mrs Lee and Puan Juwita and then fill in the table with the correct information.

Preferred by Price Condition of the food Parking

HYPERMARKET

WET MARKET

Mrs Lee Higher ⑶_____________ ⑷_____________

⑴______________ ⑵______________ Fresh Less parking space

1. Listen as two promoters describe their products. 2. Listen to the descriptions again and then fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

Good morning, Aunty. Come and try out Mestle's new fruit (1), Fruitjel. It is Mestle's (2) produce. This juice is very special as it not only contains (3)juice but it also contains bits of (4). It is and has no added (5). It is high in vitamins A, B, C and minerals and is very good for (6). You can choose from a range of five types ofjuices, such as apple, (7), guava, (8) or kiwi. Would you like to try a bottle? Hi, would you like to try this dress, miss? Ifs one of our new (1)which just arrived yesterday. This dress comes in blue, (2), beige and brown. The one you're looking at is beige. We have three (3)for this dress, which is 02 for small, 04 for (4) and 06 for large. We're having our (5) Sales this week, miss, and if you buy this dress, you're entitled to a twenty (6) discount. Why don't you try the dress, miss? What's your (7)?

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Expressions

Asking for the price of things

-How much is this? -Can I know what the price of this is? -How much are you selling this for?

Bargaining for a lower price

-Could you please give me a lower price?

-Dol get a discount when I buy this -Is this the lowest price you can offer?

Asking for details

IT -How many colours are there? -How many sizes does this come in?

-What are the features of this?

SHOPPING

Practise the conversation below with your partner.

Conversation 1

Promoter : Hello, welcome sir. Mr Ong : Yes, hello. What are you promoting? Promoter : I'm promoting the latest model of Nikia hand phones, the K007 model. Mr Ong : I see. What are the functions of this phone? Promoter : Well, it is equipped with the latest functions such as camera, video, radio and MP3. Mr Ong : So can I take pictures with this phone? Promoter : Yes, this model allows you to take up to 100 photos, and it has a recording function as well. Mr Ong : What other functions does this phone have? Promoter : Apart from what Fve already mentioned, it also has Bluetooth and 3G functions which enable you to surf the Internet anytime. Mr Ong : Can I have a look at the phone? Promoter : Sure. Here you are. Mr Ong : Wow, ifs really light. Promoter : Yes, sir. Thafs what makes it so special. It is light, handy and very attractive. Mr Ong : How much is it? Promoter : It is RM 1,200. However, as we're having a special offer for today and tomorrow, you can buy it at RMl,000. So, would you be interested in buying this phone, sir? Mr Ong : Erm... I'H have to think about it first. Thanks anyway. Promoter : You5re welcome.

SHOPPING

Take turns to ask your friends the questions below.

1. Where do you like to shop?

2. What do you normally shop for? 3. When do you normally go shopping? Practise with your partner. Imagine that you are a salesperson and he/she is your customer. Choose one of the items below and describe it to your friends. You may want to refer to the conversation on page 108.

DISCUSSION

Describe your recent shopping experience.

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SHOPPING

Read the following passage.

Almost everybody enjoys shopping. Many people even consider it as a hobby. It is no wonder that shopping complexes are packed with people during weekends. Nowadays, shopping complexes are large with many different types of shops. There are mini stalls, shops, pharmacies, restaurants, supermarkets, cinemas, bookshops and many others. They not only sell a variety of products but also provide various services that cater for everybody.

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Most ladies can be seen in shops that sell clothes, jewellery, handbags and cosmetics. On the other hand, shops that sell electronic gadgets, tools and sports equipment are popular among the men. As for teenagers, they are more interested in shops that sell music CDs, games and handphone accessories. There are also parents who bring their children to bookshops to encourage them to read books. Most parents will go to fast-food restaurants because their children enjoy fast food such as burgers, pizzas and fried chicken. Some also take the opportunity to do their shopping in hypermarkets because they can get everything they need under one roof, and it is more convenient to shop at hypermarkets than sundry shops.

While everybody seems to have their favourite shops to go to, it does not mean that they have to spend money. The majority of them are only window shopping either to compare the prices of certain products or to enjoy the beautifully decorated displays.

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The words in the crossword puzzle can be found in the passage. Solve the puzzle using the clues provided.

Across

1. provide 2. supplements Down

1. useful 3. devices 4. chance

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the crossword puzzle.

1. This extra class is organised to for weaker students. 2. The salesgirl is demonstrating some kitchen to the housewives. 3. He was happy because his manager gave him an to present his ideas at the meeting. 4. My father went to a car shop to buy some car. 5. It is more to go to Singapore by plane.

SHORPING

Based on the passage, circle the best answer from the options provided.

1. When are shopping complexes packed with people? A. every day C. during weekdays B. every night D. during weekends

2. What kinds of shops are popular among teenagers? A. clothes, handbags and cosmetics B. electronic gadgets, tools and sports equipment C. CDs, games and handphone accessories D. books, jewellery and food 3. Why do parents bring their children to bookshops? A. To encourage them to read. B. To survey books to buy. C. To borrow books from the shops. D. To participate in reading competitions.

4. Why do most people window shop? A. They have nowhere else to go to. B. They want to enjoy the beautiful displays of the shops. C. They have no money to buy things at the shops. D. They are afraid to go into the shops so they stay outside the shops. Answer the following questions based on the passage.

1. 2. 3. 4.

What do most people think of shopping? What do shopping complexes sell nowadays? Where do most parents bring their children to have their meals? Why do most shoppers prefer to shop at hypermarkets?

SHORRINCj

Adjectives Adjectives tell us more about nouns (someone or something). An adjective usually comes before a noun. Examples:

a plastic cup

a cute baby

a pair of Japanese slippers

a pair oiyellow socks

a handsome man

a helpful student

an antique chair

a popular song

an expensive dress

an exciting story

Examples:

• She tells an • I met a

exciting

story,

(adjective)

(noun)

handsome

man.

(adjective)

(noun)

Here are some adjectives you can use to describe the two persons in the picture. middle-aged round eyes tall long face big nose wide mouth curly hair kind slim bright, brown eyes sharp nose long and wavy hair oval face small mouth young

SHOPPING

Exercise 1 Choose a suitable adjective from the box below to describe each of the following nouns. What other adjectives can you think of for these nouns? Do not forget to add suitable articles.

experienced

fashionable

modern

loyal

furry

famous

second-hand

friendly

rude

bright

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

office rabbit eyes car clothes

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

salesman teacher neighbours friend singer

Exercise 2 Fill in the blanks with suitable Adjectives.

1. The crook is taken to prison. 2. When you are walking alone at night, please be 3. Raju is a student. He always scores the highest in the class. 4. I enjoy seeing the sunset. 5. She is a person to talk to. 6. He bought an ^^ bracelet for his girlfriend. 7. They are moving into a house. 8. The shop sells a lot of furniture. 9. This story is very. 10. The path is very. Don't walk alone at night.

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Comparison of Adjectives There are THREE DEGREES in the form of comparison.

The positive degree is used to make a comparison between two equal things or persons. Example: • Mary is as tall as Lila.

The comparative degree is used to make a comparison between two unequal things or persons. Example: • John is taller than Mary.

The superlative degree is used to make a comparison between three or more things or persons. Example: • John is the tallest in his class. Some rules to remember: Positive with one syllable adjectives, -er or -est are added

as short as

with two or as modern as (two syllables) more syllables adjectives, more and most are added

Comparative

Superlative

shorter than

the shortest

more modern than

the most modern

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SHOPPING

with two syllables adjectives ending with '-y', the '-y' is dropped and -ier or -iest is added

some adjectives are formed irregularly

Positive

Comparative

Superlative

as pretty as

prettier than

the prettiest

as much as as many as as far as

more than more than farther/ further than better than worse than less than cleverer than quieter than

the most the most the farthest/ furthest the best the worst the least the cleverest the quietest

as good as as bad as as little as as clever as as quiet as

Exercise 3 Use the adjectives below to make sentences.

e.g.

new

quick

small

difficult

noisy

important

good

bad

The red dress is as expensive as the white dress. The white dress is more expensive than the blue dress. The white dress is the most expensive in the shop.

ugly useful

SHOPPING

Exercise 4 Give the correct form of the Adjectives in the brackets.

1. Ai Leng is the (clever) student in Form 1A. Wai Meng is not as(clever) as she is. 2. This storybook is(interesting) than that one. That is why it is(popular) with the students. 3. The(high) mountain in Sabah is Mount Kinabalu. It is even(high) than Gunung Tahan. 4. Mr Tan's restaurant serves the(good) food in town, but it is also the(expensive) retaurant here. 5. Kok Wai is(active) in school, but at home he is the(lazy) and the (stubborn) among his brothers and sisters. 6. You scored the(low) marks in English. You must be(hardworking) in future. 7. Of the two sisters, Beverly is(pretty) and(intelligent). 8. June is the(hot) month of the year. The other months are not as(hot). 9. It is(good) to work hard now than to regret __________________ (late). 10. This is the(difficult) question to answer. The other questions are(easy).

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SHOPPING

Describe a scene in a shopping complex in not less thanlOO words. You may use the following questions to help you write it.

•What is the name of the shopping centre? •Provide a short description of the shopping centre. •Who are the people there? •What are they doing there? •What are their reactions and feelings?

Find one word to replace each of the phrases below. The first one has been done for you.

1. a person who steals

2. to show something in a public place 3. willing to give money or help 4. again and again

5. a child without parents 6. cost a great deal of money 7. selfish, unkind and stingy 8. taste perceived in food or liquid in the mouth 9. a long walk in the countryside 10. speak softly

SHOPPING

Read the following the words and notice how the /s/ sound is dif­ ferent from the / J7 sound.

/s/ so sell sue sip save mess puss ass

/J/ show shell shoe ship shave mesh push ash

Can youlell the /s/ sound from the / J7 sound in the following

sentences? Circle the /s/ consonant and box the / J/ consonant.

1.

Let's see a show on Sunday.

2.

Alice is studying English and Swedish.

3.

Sam wishes to go sailing on Saturday.

4.

She was so shy; Stephen just couldn't say anything to make her

comfortable.

5.

Some spices are expensive.

6.

There is no more sugar left. Lefs get some from the shop.

7.

The shirt has shrunk. She shouldn't have washed it in hot water.

8.

It's cold outside. It would be sensible to postpone our trip to the seaside.

9.

The price of this piece of jewellery seems fair.

10. Rusk rushed to shake the winner's hand.

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Words favour fool forget friend girl gold grace habit harm hate health heat height help honour hope horror joy length music nature noise obey origin patience peace person pity please poison pride reason

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silky skilful sleepy strong successful sunny sympathetic talkative

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Unit 9 • • • •

Past and Present Ways of Living The Past Continuous Tense /d/ and/?:/ Sounds Antonyms

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1. Listen to the conversation among Hilal, Kok Weng and Chandra.

2. Listen to the conversation among Hilal, Kok Weng and Chandra again and then answer the questions below.

1. What was Hilal doing at home? 2. When did Chandra5s father learn to surf the Internet?

3. How many children does HilaFs grandmother have? 4. Which one does Kok Weng prefer? The river or the swimming pool?

Listen to the two dialogue that your teacher will play for you and then fill in the blanks with the suitable answers.

Dialogue Bl

Su San found a (1)of her mother. Her mother was (2)years old when the photo was taken.

Her mother was having a (3)

with her classmates.

They were at the (4). Su San normally goes to the mall with her friends.

(5)

Dialogue B2

Balcri was playing his (1).games when his grandfather approached him. His grandfather wants to play the

(2)with him but Bakri thinks that it is very

(3). Bakri's grandfather also used to play sports like

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Practise the conversation between Kim Wai and his parents with two of your friends.

Kim Wai : Dad, I need a car. Father : What's the matter, Kim Wai? Why can't you take the bus? Kim Wai: Well, I feel really lazy to walk to the bus stop. Ifs so far. Mother : Kim Wai... do you know that your dad used to walk three kilometres just to go to school? Kim Wai: What? Three kilometres? Father : Yes, your mom is not lying. My parents were too poor to buy me a bicycle. Those days, we didn't even have buses in my neighbourhood. Kim Wai: But it's different now! Time has changed! Mother : Thafs true but you're lucky that you can travel by bus or even the Light Rail Transit. Kim Wai : Well, I guess you're both right. I'm sorry for being so spoilt and lazy. Father : It's okay. Fill in the blanks below with the suitable words or phrases on page 126. Choose either Situation A or Situation B.

Kim Wai Father Kim Wai Mother

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Dad, 1(1). Whafs the matter, Kim Wai? (2)? Well, (3) . Kim Wai... do you know that your dad used to walk three kilometres just to (4). Kim Wai: What? Father : Yes, your mom is not lying. Those days, we didn't even have (5). Kim Wai: But it's different now! Time has changed! Mother : Thafs true but you5re lucky that you (6). Kim Wai: Well, I guess you're both right. I'm sorry for being so spoilt. Father : Ifs okay.

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SBEWITO Situation A

-a house phone. -want a new handphone -have a handphone -use the public phone? -What happens to the one your mom bought for you? -ifs outdated

Situation B

-it's not delicious - money to buy fresh bread. - buy stale and expired bread? - have food to eat. - Whafs wrong with the chicken rice? - want to eat at McDonald's

DISCUSSION

What do you think about the way you live as compared to your parents5 time? Find out from your parents and list the differences and then present your findings in class. The Way Your Parents Lived

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The way we live today is different from the way people lived 30 years ago. As land is becoming scarce especially in the city, more condominiums are being built because they can accommodate more families on a small plot of land compared to double-storey link houses. Furthermore, these condominiums are popular because they are equipped with a variety of facilities such as swimming pools, gymnasiums, libraries and many others. In addition, most houses are installed with cable televisions such as ASTRO which offers over 50 channels. There are cartoons, movies, sports, news and many other programmes that cater to the different needs of viewers. However, many feel that our children spend a lot of time watching television. Besides, the use of computers is increasing nowadays. The young use computers to surf the Internet, send e-mails or chat with their friends while the adults use the Internet to pay their bills or do some research for their work. Nowadays, almost everybody owns a handphone because it is an important communication tool, and it is very convenient. Moreover, today's handphones come in many sizes and colours, and they are equipped with modern features such as camera and MP3. These are among some of the changes that have taken place. Changes are necessary for us to improve our lives.

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Complete the words with the help of the dues. The words are found in the passage.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Column A Clue

Column B Word

a small piece of land insufficient fixed occupy provided

L _ T C C I T E _ C_____ M______ D E____ I______ E _

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Fill in the blanks with the correct words from Co/umn B in Exercise 3.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

My brother a new software into his computer yesterday. The new office is with 50 new computers. Water is always in our area during this part of the year. The farmer owns a vegetable in Johor. The school hall can all the participants.

For each statement below, write T if the statement is true and 'F' ifit is false. 1. More condominiums are built in the city because they offer good facilities.

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2. Cable televisions such as ASTRO offer less than 50 channels.

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3. Everybody owns a handphone because it is an important communication tool.

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4. Handphones are equipped with modern features such as camera and MP3.

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Based on the passage, circle the best answer from the options provided.

1. What are some of the facilities we can get if we live in a condominium?

A. swimming pool, gymnasium and libraries B. swimming pool, car park and libraries

C. swimming pool, gymnasium and cyber cafe D. gymnasium, car park and libraries 2. What do many people thinl< about children watching television nowadays?

A. They learn a lot of things from television. B. They do not concentrate on their studies.

C. They should watch more television. D. They spend a lot of time watching television.

3. What do the young use computers for?

A. To pay their bills. B. To do some research.

C. To surf the Internet. D. To play computer games. 4. Why are changes necessary?

A. For us to improve our lives. B. For us to change ourselves.

C. For us to make our lives interesting. D. For us to have an enjoyable time.

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Tense = Action + Time

Present

Past

Future

Simple Present

Simple Past

Simple Future

Past Continuous

Future Continuous

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Future Perfect

Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Continuous

Simple

Continuous Present Continuous Perfect

The Past Continuous Tense Form

Example

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You ] We 卜 were going TheyJ

He was making a cake yesterday afternoon.

an action that was going on at a particular time in the past

When they were watching television, the phone rang.

an action that was going on in the past when another action took lace.

While my mother was cooking, my brother was sleeping.

for two actions that were going on at the same time in the past

I ] He > was going She It J

Affirmative statement

Negative statement

Interrogative form

He was sleeping.

He was not sleeping.

Was he sleeping?

They were doing their homework.

They were not doing their homework.

Were they doing their homework?

I waa playing the piano.

I was not playing the piano.

Was I plaving the piano?

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Exercise 1 Part I: Fill in the blanks using the Past Continuous Tense.

1. Susan(write) a letter when I visited her yesterday.

2. Soo Heng(do) his homework while his brother ___________ (play) basketball.

3. We(play) badminton when he came in. 4. Neela and Jane(argue) yesterday afternoon. 5. He(water) the plants in the garden yesterday evening. 6. The postman(deliver) letters at 3p.m yesterday.

7. Lily

always(complain) about minor

things. 8. The police(stop) the cars at the checkpoint. 9. The farmers(harvest) the paddy crop last month.

10. The principal(make) a speech at the assembly. Part II: Change the above statements into interrogative statements.

e.g. I was going to school. Was I going to school?

Part III: Change the statements in Part I into negative statements.

e.g. I was going to school. I was not going to school.

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Exercise 2 Change the following sentences using the Past Continuous form. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

The school bell rang when she reached school. She sang very loudly in the bathroom. The stick broke when he tried to bend it. Shireen found her lost ring when she swept the floor. The boys saw a snake when they jogged in the park. Mei Ling cut her finger when she sliced a tomato in the kitchen. My neighbour burnt rubbish outside his house yesterday afternoon. Mr Lee accidentally hurt himself when he cooked the curry. Puan Rose was angry as the students in her class made a lot of noise. The electricity went off when we watched the documentary on television.

Exercise 3 Part I: Underline the verbs in the following sentences, and say whether they are Simple Past Tense (SP) or Past Continuous Tense (PC). 1. My brother lost his wallet while he was taking some photographs of the old building. 2. When the telephone rang, I was working in the garden. 3. We were singing when the teacher came into the room. 4. Rajan was walking home when it started to rain heavily. 5. The car hit a lamp post while it was travelling at 110 kilometers an hour. 6. Puan Salleh was playing the electronic organ when Amin came into the hall. 7. The old lady was crossing the main road when a thief snatched her handbag. 8. He hurt himself when he was learning how to ride a bicycle. 9. My mother was preparing dinner while my father was cutting the grass. 10. They could not play the game as it was raining heavily then.

Part II: Use the Past Continuous tense to make sentences. You may use any verbs to form your sentences.

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Read the following dialogue between John and Anna.

50 years ago, most people either walked or cycled around. There were many trishaws too.

I remember we used to have radios at that time. Only the rich could afford televisions. However, televisions were all in black and white.

John Anna

Most people could not afford telephones too. Therefore, it was difficult to contact one another.

They wrote letters to keep in touch, but the postal service was very slow.

Use the points above to write a composition in not less than 100 words on the way people used to live in the past.

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WTO sraiEM /□:/

/D/ got box hot stock fox spots cot cod Don cock

god board hoard stork fork sports court cord dawn cork

Read the words above. Canyou tellthe difference between the short vowel I dI and the long vowel / □:/? Find a partner and test each other in identifying which of the words have the short vowel / d/ and the long vowel / □:/.

Read the sentences below. With your partner, discuss which of the words have the / d/ and the / □:/ vowels.

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Lord Tom wants a holiday in Fearless Gorge.

2.

Paul and George always listen to songs.

3.

Bloggs lost his wallet during the football match.

4.

The popular rock group 'War' performed before a sell-out audience.

5.

Don't talk about washing dishes as if ifs something horrible.

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Antonyms above absent accept active add admit adult alive all appear arrest arrive asleep attack back backwards bad before begin better big black blunt broad buy cheap clever clean cold common cool coward cry

below present refuse passive subtract deny child dead none vanish release depart awake defend front forwards good after end worse small white sharp narrow sell expensive foolish dirty hot rare warm hero laugh

danger dark day deep difficult dry early east empty enemy everybody exit export external false far fat find finish first forget fresh future give guest happy hard hate heavy hell humble inhale kind

safety bright night shallow easy wet late west full friend nobody entrance import internal true near thin lose start last remember stale past take host sad soft love light heaven proud exhale cruel

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lazy lend long loud masculine maximum modern negative never open optimist

hardworking borrow short soft feminine minimum ancient/old positive always close/shut pessimist

peace permit pleasure plural polite poor public question quick raw right

war prohibit pain singular rude rich private answer slow cooked left/wrong

ANIMALS Unit 10 • • • •

Animals and Pets Capital Letters and Punctuations /U/ and /d$/ Sounds Mind Map

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Listen carefully to the descriptions of the animals in the conversation and then fill in the blanks below.

Jodie, Goh and ⑴

were playing the animal guessing

game when (2)joined them. The rule of the game is

simple. One of them will ⑶

an animal and the rest will

try to (4)the type of animal. Yen Hong described an elephant. It has a long (5)and big body. It also has large

(6). Monkeys have long ⑺

and they

enjoy (8)from tree to tree. Paul said that camels have ⑼

goods

and they are normally used to (10)

in the (11). Horses are often used in (12)

because they have strong (13). Lastly, a (14) is a huge animal and although it is a type of (15), it can swim in the sea.

Listen to the dialogue between Bee Chin and Ronald and then fill in the blanks below.

, Kitty. She is taking it to

Bee Chin has a (1)

the (2). Kitty is not (3)

, but it has

to go for its annual deworming check up. This is because most cats and dogs have (4)in their body. Ronald has a (5)

too. He has a gold fish. He cleans the aquarium (6)

a fortnight.

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WETO v\/\ Dr Wee, a veterinarian, is giving a speech on "Keeping Pets". Listen to his speech.

2. Listen to the speech again and then fill in the details below according to his speech.

If your pet is sick, take it to the (6)_________ •

time with your pet.

Keeping

Feed it with the correct ________ at the correct

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Practise the conversation below with your friends.

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Jamal Wei Ling Sunita Wei Ling Jamal Wei Ling Sunitha Wei Ling Sunitha Jamal Wei Ling Sunitha Jamal 、Wei Ling

So, what did you do during the weekend, Wei Ling? I went to the zoo with my family. The zoo? Did you enjoy yourself? Yes, I had a great time! What were some of the animals that you saw there? There were lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, snakes and bears. Which animal did you like the most? Well, I liked the bears. They looked so cute! Me too! I wish I could have them as pets! Too bad, they5re wild. Hey! Did you like the snakes? No! They looked so scary. I think they5re not too bad. I hate bats. So do I, but I like Batman though. Ha! Ha! Ha!

A ) Use the questions below and take turns to interview each other.

Date:

Your name: Your friend's name:

1. What is your favourite animal?

2. Why do you like this animal? 3. Can you keep this animal as a pet? Why?

4. Which animal do you think is the strongest of all animals? 5. Which animal do you fear the most? Why?

DISCUSSION

Tell the class, if you could choose to be an animal, which animal would you like to be and why?

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Nowadays, many forests have been cleared to make way for development. This can lead to the extinction of many endangered species such as tigers, elephants, pandas, rhinoceroses and many others when they lose their habitats. As part of the efforts to protect these endangered species, some of these animals are caught and kept in zoos. By keeping them in zoos, we will be able to protect them from any danger, and it will also allow us to study them and help them to breed. However, many people are against the idea of keeping animals in zoos. They think that animals have the right to live and move freely in their natural habitats. In zoo, they are locked up in cages and disturbed by visitors. These visitors create a lot of noise outside their cage while some take photographs of them. These animals will feel very stressed and uncomfortable. Therefore, instead of helping them, we may even cause them to die earlier.

Although there are different opinions on this issue, everybody is actually trying to do what they think is best for the animals. However, we need to think about the welfare of the animals first before we make any decision that effects them.

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The words in the crossword puzzle can be found in the passage. Solve the puzzle using the clues provided.

0 Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the crossword puzzle.

1. Some animals do not

when they are kept in the zoo.

2. The society's main concern is its members'. The committee will always get all the members to be involved in the

activities.

3. Reserved forests are the

for a lot of wildlife.

4. As pandas are in danger of

, many steps are taken to

protect them. 5. Asian rhinoceroses are categorised as

species.

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Based on the passage, circle the best answer from the options provided.

1. What will happen to wild animals if their habitats are increasingly threatened? A. They may move to a new habitat. B. They may become extinct. C. They may be sent to the zoo. D. They may stay with people. 2. What is done to protect some of the endangered species? A. They are kept as pets. B. They are moved to another forest. C. They are kept in zoos. D. They are sent to other countries.

3. How do visitors disturb the animals in the zoo? A. They make a lot of noise outside their cage. B. They feed the animals with a lot of fruits. C. They poke the animals with long sticks. D. They throw rubbish into the cages. 4. What should we do first before making any decision for the animals? A. We should find the right zoo to keep them. B. We should ask them what they want us to do for them. C. We should ignore them. D. We should think about the animals5 welfare.

1. Why have many forests been cleared these days? 2. Why are endangered animals kept in zoos? 3. Why are many people against the idea of keeping animals in zoo? 4. In your opinion, how do animals that are kept in zoos feel?

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Capital Letters and Punctuations a) Capital Letters and Full Stop A capital letter is used: 1. at the beginning of a sentence 2. for names ofpeople, places, months and days

Examples: • The boy's name is Ali. • We will go to Malacca in March. A full stop is used: 1. at the end of a sentence 2. in a direct speech

Examples: • My name is Tan Li Ying. • He said, "The girl lives in Kuala Lumpur.^^

Exercise 1 Punctuate these sentences with Capital Letters and Full Stops.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

the capital of malaysia is kuala lumpur mr chong drives a proton iswara to work i play badminton with seng huat every sunday she is the name of three well-known singers in taiwan yesterday, ali and i met our english teacher, mr lim, at the plaza the minister of education will visit our school in august aunty lim is sewing new curtains for Chinese new year the english news is shown at seven o'clock tonight dr raju has a clinic on jalan mewah alina has read the book 'the little prince5

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b) The Comma 7. The comma is used to separate a lot of items.

2. It is also used to separate one part of a sentence from the rest. Examples: • Mangoes, rambutans, papayas and durians are some examples of Malaysian fruit. • When he opened the door, he saw a salesman standing outside, holding a box of washing powder.

Exercise 2 Where would you put the Comma in these sentences?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Just as I reached the house it started to rain. My hobbies are reading collecting stamps and listening to music. Excuse me may I see your passport please? This handkerchief is yours isn't it? Our President Datuk Hashim is also the Chairman of Independent Bank. Malaysia exports tin rubber timber and palm oil. Our new neighbours are helpful friendly and kind. No I did not take your eraser Ali. Shamila my three-year old niece can count up to 100. Kuantan the capital of Pahang Darul Makmur is also a port.

c) The Question Mark (?) Whenever we ask a question, we put a question mark at the end. Examples: • Do you know the meaning of this word? • Your birthday was yesterday, wasn't it?

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Exercise 3 Put either a Full Stop or a Question Mark at the end of the following sentences.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

How long have you been waiting here Can you tell me where the post office is Susan asked me where I was going This leather bag belongs to you, doesn't it Do you know the result of the football match Please show her how to use this computer I can't remember where I put the receipt Would you like to leave a message Will you try to help me, Ahmad What did the students discuss at the meeting

d) The Colon (:) and Semi-colon (;) The colon is used to introduce a string of examples. Examples: • The canteen sells a variety of food: rice, noodles, cakes and all sorts of titbits. • Can you spell these words: giant, business and calendar?

The semi-colon is often used in place of a full stop especially when the ideas in the two sentences are closely linked.

Examples: • Please hold on; my father is coming. • Some oranges are sweet; others are quite sour.

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Exercise 4 Put either the Colon or the Semi-colon in the correct position in the following sentences. 1. You must hurry otherwise, you will miss the train. 2. These shoes are from Italy those are locally-made. 3. The following countries are taking part in the Thomas Cup Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Denmark and England. 4. Mrs Chan has three children the eldest is a teacher. 5. That centre provides students with tuition in a few subjects English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mathematics and Science. e) Inverted Commas (w ") These are used to show the actual -words spoken by someone.

Examples: • Mrs Chong said, "I bought this handbag for RM20." • "What are you doing here?" asked the guard. • “Thank you for helping me," he replied. • The monitor shouted, 4