F1 Scheme of Work

SEKOLAH MENENGAH AGAMA ATAS SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN

ENGLISH LANGUAGE YEARLY SCHEME OF WORK
FORM ONE 2015

CHAPTER/THEME

LEVEL

LANGUAGE FOR
INTERPERSONAL USE

WEEK 1- 2
11-22 JAN 2015

PEOPLE :
1) OUR FRIENDS

2
3

PEOPLE :
2) FOREVER
FRIENDS

DURATION :
WEEK 5-6
8 19 Feb 2015

Introducing oneself
Talking about interests and
hobbies
Asking questions politely and
responding
Talking about friends and
family
Talking about feelings and
experience
Reading e-mail - discuss points
of interest and give opinions
Inviting and welcoming friends
Accepting and declining
invitations
Talking about friends and
family
Expressing thanks and
responding appropriately;
apologising

Writing short messages to

friends

Reading - discuss points of

interest and give opinions

*19 -20 Feb: CNY

HEALTH :

Talking about interests

Talking about health

3)BE HEALTHY
AND STRONG
DURATION :

WEEK 7-8
22 Feb 5 Mar
*4Mac: Anniversary
of Installation of
Sultan Terengganu

LANGUAGE FOR
AESTHETIC USE

GRAMMAR

SOUND
SYSTEM

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

FORM ONE REGISTRATION & ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

1

WEEK 3 - 4
25 Jan -5 Feb 2015

LANGUAGE FOR
INFORMATIONAL USE

Writing a paragraph on
preferences - students'
favourite food
Reading an article-discuss
points of interest and give
opinions

Listening - note important

details
Reading - Scan for details,
use the dictionary to find
meaning, identify supporting
details

Reciting poems
Rhyme in poems

Listening -find more details

Reading-find more details
Process writing - write a
paragraph about friends

Talking about values found

in the text

Listening-note important
details
Reading - scan details

Finding meanings of words

by using contextual clues

Listening - find more details

Reading - Identify main ideas,
supporting details
Reading - give reasons; draw
conclusions
Process writing - write
messages
Listening - note important
details
Reading - tell what the text is
about; scan for details; use
dictionary
Listening- find more details
Reading - identify main ideas
and supporting details
Process writing skills - write a
paragraph on food

Wh- questions
Simple sentences
Verbs _ tenses
Simple present
tense
Simple past tense

'p'
'b'

Simple present
tense
Personal and
possessive
pronouns
Possessive
adjectives
Figurative
language-proverbs

'd'
't'

Thinking skills
ICT skills
Values
. faithfulness
. loyalty
. friendship

Thinking skills
MI
Preparation for the
real worlds

Understanding figurative
language-proverbs

Finding meaning of words

by using contextual clues

Simple present
tense
Simple sentence
Positive
statements
Negative
statements
Punctuation
Figurative
language - similes

Short 'I'
Long 'e'

Thinking skills
Knowledge
acquisition
Preparation for the
real world

Understanding figurative
language similes

Prepared By: Ms Anisah Binti Ayoub ( Form 1 Coordinator)

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CHAPTER/THEME

LEVEL
1

SOCIAL ISSUES :
4)HOME SWEET
HOME
DURATION :
WEEK 9-10
8 26 Mar

2
3

LANGUAGE FOR
INTERPERSONAL USE
Talking about everyday
activities
Talking about what one
shouldn't or mustn't do
Giving instructions in a
poster
Discussing plans and rules
Reading Web page - discuss
points of interest

LANGUAGE FOR
INFORMATIONAL USE
Listening - note details;
follow sequence of ideas
Reading - scan for details; use
the dictionary
Writing simple instructions
Listening - find more details
Reading - identify main ideas;
use contextual clues
Process writing - write
instructions

LANGUAGE FOR
AESTHETIC USE
Reciting a poem

Making simple predictions

Relating characters and
actions to one's life

GRAMMAR

SOUND
SYSTEM

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

Simple present
tense
Concord
Verbs-contracted
forms
Special finites or
modals

Contractions
. can't
. won't
. isn't
. wasn't

Thinking skills
ICT skills

Singular and
plural nouns
Spelling rules for
regular and
irregular plurals
Articles- a, an, the
Figurative
language-proverbs

Plural endings:
's'
'z'
'iz'
'aiz'

Thinking skills
Preparation for the
real world

Conjunction 'and'
to link two ideas
Special finites or
modals-'should'
and 'should not'
Present continuous
tense

'ng'

Thinking skills
ICT skills
MI

Values
. gratitude
. filial piety

MID TERM BREAK 1

13 - 21 MARCH 2015 9 days
1
TECHNOLOGY :
5)TECHNOLOGY
AROUND US
DURATION :

Reading an advertisementdiscuss points of interest and

give opinions

1
ENVIRONMENT :
6)OUR BEAUTIFUL
ENVIRONMENT

WEEK 13-14
12 Apr 23 Apr

Listening - note details

Reading- scan for details
Reading- identify main ideas
and important details, use
contextual clues, identify base
words

Reciting poems
Relating events and values
the poem to one's life

WEEK 11 - 12
29 Mac 9 April

DURATION :

Talking about things

Writing shopping lists

Talking about plats and

flowers
Talking about what we
should and should not do in
parks, and writing simple
instructions
Talking about activities

Process writing - describe a

product

Listening - note important

details
Reading- use the dictionary,
build new words from given
word

Reciting a poem
Retelling the poem in one's
own words
Using a dictionary to find
the meaning of words

Reading - identify main ideas

and supporting details

Saying what one thinks of

the poem
Changing the poem to a
drawing

3
Writing short e-mail
messages
Reading- discuss points of
interest and give opinions

Reading- give reasons

Process writing - write
descriptions of trees

Understanding
figurative languageimages

Prepared By: Ms Anisah Binti Ayoub ( Form 1 Coordinator)

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CHAPTER/THEME
SOCIAL ISSUES :

LEVEL

7)HAPPY AT
SCHOOL

LANGUAGE FOR
INTERPERSONAL USE
Describing a friend's qualities
Asking 'Yes-No' questions and
responding to such questions

2
DURATION:
Reading a quiz - discuss points
of interest and give opinions
Reading a letter
Writing recounts of activities

WEEK 15 - 16
26 Apr 7 May
*26 Apr : Sultan of
Trgs Birthday

*1 May: Labour
Day

LANGUAGE FOR
INFORMATIONAL USE
Listening - note details
Reading- scan for details;
understand word formation;
use dictionary
Listening - find more details;
identify main ideas
Reading- identify main ideas
and supporting details

LANGUAGE FOR
AESTHETIC USE

GRAMMAR

SOUND
SYSTEM

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

'th'
voiced,
voiceless

Talking about characters in

the story and writing brief
descriptions saying what
one thinks of a character

Adjectives for
describing
character and
appearance
Prefixes - 'un', 'in',
'im' and 'dis' to
show 'not'
Adverbs of
manner
Yes-No questions

Thinking skills
MI
Preparation for the
real world

Simple present
tense for
instructions and
directions
Prepositions of
place and direction

'k'
'g'

Thinking skills
MI
Knowledge
acquisition
Preparation for the
real world

Reading - give reasons

Process writing- write a
paragraph on past activities

*3 May: Wesak Day

SOCIAL ISSUES :

8) RIGHT ON
TRACK
DURATION :

WEEK 17 - 18
10 May -21 May
3

Jan - May

Giving and following

instructions
Adding more details to show
locations
Giving advice and instructions
Writing simple instructions

Reading and discussing road

signs
Reading a set of instructions and
discussing safety tips

Listening - draw a route on a

map
Drawing directions and
explaining them
Reading- group words
according to categories

Using dictionary to find

the meaning of words
Acting out sections of a
text

Reading to identify main

ideas and supporting details

Describing characters in a
story
Relating characters to one's
life

Reading - give reasons

Process writing- draw a
pictorial map and write
directions

LITERATURE COMPONENT
POEM : NEWS BREAK & SAD I AMS
Synopsis
Elements of the poem
Skill based practices
SHORT STORY : FAIRS FAIR
About the author
Synopsis
Elements of the novel
Skill-based practices
SCHOOL- BASED ASSESSMENT (PPPM)

Prepared By: Ms Anisah Binti Ayoub ( Form 1 Coordinator)

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CHAPTER/THEME
PEOPLE :
9) SPENDING
TIME WITH MY
FAMILY

LEVEL
1

LANGUAGE FOR
INTERPERSONAL USE
Talking about holidays
Talking about past activities
Asking questions to get
information, and responding

2
DURATION :
WEEK 19-21
24 May 25 June

Writing simple letters

Writing recounts of
experiences

LANGUAGE FOR
INFORMATIONAL USE
Listening - note details;
follow sequence of ideas
Reading- scan for details

LANGUAGE FOR
AESTHETIC USE
Retelling the story in a
correct sequence

Reading - identify main ideas

and supporting details

Give the sequence of

events in a story
Making simple predictions

GRAMMAR

SOUND
SYSTEM
'sh'
's'
'z'

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking skills
Learning how to
learn
MI

Simple present
tense for
instructions
Sequence
connectors

'j'
'ch'

Thinking skills
MI
Preparation for the
real world

'Why' questions
Adjectives comparison

'f'
'v'

Thinking skills
Learning How to
Learn
MI
Knowledge
Acquisition
Preparation for the
real world

Simple past tense

Regular and
irregular verbs
Time, place
expressions
Prepositions of
place, time and
directions

Reading - identify cause and

effect; give reasons
Process writing - write
recounts of experiences

MID YEAR BREAK (29 MAY - 13 JUNE) 16 days

HEALTH :

10) GET FIT - GO

FOR IT
DURATION :

WEEK 22 - 23
28 June 9 July
* 5July: Nuzul Quran

Giving instructions
Making choices
Talking about exercise and
games
Writing short messages to
friends

Giving the sequence of

events
Making simple predictions
Saying what one thinks of
the text

Writing simple letters to family

members
Reading notes on exercises discuss points of interest and
give opinions

Reading - draw conclusions

Process writing - write plans,
and announcements

Asking questions politely and

responding appropriately

Listening- note details to

support main ideas
Reading- scan for details
Group words according to
categories
Listening - find more details
Reading - identify base
words, identify supporting
details

Reciting a poem

Reading - make simple

predictions, give reasons
Process writing - gathering
information to write an article

Talking about themes in

poems
Composing simple poems

TECHNOLOGY :
11) PUTTING
TECHNOLOGY TO
WORK

DURATION :
WEEK 24-25
12 July 23 July

CHAPTER/THEME

LEVEL

Listening - note important

details; follow sequence
Reading - scan for details
Writing plans

Asking questions to clarify and

responding appropriately
Giving details to support main
ideas
Making comparisons
Reading a dialogue, discuss
points of interest and give
opinions

LANGUAGE FOR
INTERPERSONAL USE

LANGUAGE FOR
INFORMATIONAL USE

Writing a paragraph to tell

what the poem is about

LANGUAGE FOR
AESTHETIC USE

GRAMMAR

Prepared By: Ms Anisah Binti Ayoub ( Form 1 Coordinator)

SOUND
SYSTEM

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

F1 Scheme of Work

Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it.
Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers.
Richard Bach, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

Prepared By: Ms Anisah Binti Ayoub ( Form 1 Coordinator)