ASSISTING SCHOOLS IN ENGLISH

SESSION : 1
GRAMMAR : PRESENT TENSE & GRAPHIC TEXTS

STUDENTS MODULE NAME : ____________________

CLASS : ____________________

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GRAMMY BOX SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE VERBS SINGULAR SUBJECT He She It The girl The boy The man The woman My uncle SINGULAR VERB swings dances bites drinks knocks jogs collects points PLURAL SUBJECT They You We The girls The boys The men The women I PLURAL VERB swing dance bite drink knock jog collect point

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SUBSTITUTION TABLE

I You Examples: He She It They The boys Ali and Raju play / plays Mathematics eat / eats football go / goes ice-cream read / reads swimming learn / learns comics every day

First students construct simple sentences using the table. Next students construct sentences filling in the 3rd column with suitable words.

APPENDIX 5 A. Choose the correct tense and fill in the blanks.

1.

He .............. ( drink/drinks) coffee everyday.

2.

Cows................ ( eats/eat) grass.

3.

She ............... ( likes/like) to eat sweets.

4.

A nurse................. (look/ looks) after the sick.

5.

The bus always ...................( stop/stops) at this place.

6.

I usually .................. ( play/plays) football in the evening.

7.

Kuala Lumpur .............( was/is) the capital of Malaysia.

8. Chee Wei ................. ( reads/read) a book every night.

9.

My father .................... ( go/goes) to work everyday.

10. We ........................ (sleeps/sleep) at 9 oclock every night.

APPENDIX 5 B.Write out these sentences putting in the Simple Present Tense of the verb in bracket.

1.

Monkeys .................. ( swing) from tree to tree. _______________________________________________________________

2.

You must ..................... (shake) the bottle before opening it.

_______________________________________________________________

3.

She usually ......................( laugh) to herself. _______________________________________________________________

4.

My uncle........................ ( collect) stamps.

_______________________________________________________________

5.

We sometimes ............... (catch) butterflies in the garden. ______________________________________________________________

6.Students must ................. ( knock) the door before entering the class.. _____________________________________________________________

7.

Every day Ali.................... (skip) his breakfast. _____________________________________________________________

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Dogs ................ ( bite)

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9.

They ................. ( dance) gracefully in the school concert.

_______________________________________________________________

10.

The teacher .................. ( point) at the white board.

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GRAMMY BOX SIMPLE PAST TENSE VERBS SINGULAR SUBJECT He She It The girl The boy The man The woman My uncle SINGULAR VERB swung danced bit drank knocked jogged collected pointed PLURAL SUBJECT They You We The girls The boys The men The women I PLURAL VERB swung danced bit drank knocked jogged collected pointed

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Worksheet A. Write the correct simple past tense of the verb given in the bracket

1. My father __________________(drive) his new car carefully. 2. She _____________________(collect) the papers on the floor. 3. Yesterday, my dog _____________________(bite) the thief. 4. My grandparents ____________________(look) after me from small. 5. I __________________________(play) football just now. 6. The postman ______________________(knock) on the door to give a parcel. 7. Azmis sister ______________________(dance) for the concert. 8. All the children ________________________(laugh) when they saw the clowns. 9. Saffa _______________________(dance) gracefully in the concert last night. 10. The taxi _________________________(stop) near my house yesterday. 11. His mother ________________________(go) to work by bus last Monday. 12. The boys________________________(wash) the car a while ago. 13. He ____________________(shake) the bottle hard. 14. My old car____________________(stop) in front of a shop. 15. The monkeys ______________________(swing) from tree to tree.

APPENDIX 12 WORKSHEET 1 CUE WORD SKILL Read the questions and choose the best answers

NO OUTSIDE FOOD ALLOWED

1) This sign can be seen at A) Houses C) Buildings

B) Offices

D) Restaurant

MISSING White Persian cat. Please call Suhaila at 03-4789567 if found

2) What should the person who finds this cat do? A) B) Buy a cat Sell her cat Snowball C) Ask for help to find her cat D) Tell everyone about her new pet

BOUTIQUE VACANCY Tel : 03 41084178 012- 3232422 (Based at 5th mile Jalan Kulai) SALES SUPERVISOR (ladies only) 2 years working experience Able to work long hours Computer literate Should be willing to work on Saturdays, Sundaysand public holidays

3) The person who applies for the job advertised above must A) B) stay near Jalan KulaiC) be able to repair computers have worked with childrenD) be willing to work on weekend

SCHOOL FUNFAIR

IN AID OF THE SMK CONVENT SCHOOL BUILDING FUND Time : 8.30 a.m 4.30 p.m Date : 3 4 February (Saturday & Sunday) Place : SMK Convent, Taman Biru Tickets : Mrs Pereira (the funfair manager) At the ticket counter during the funfair HELP US ADD ANOTHER NINE CLASSROOMS TO THE SCHOOL

4) What is the purpose of the funfair? A) B) C) D) To raise funds for the school canteen To allow students and parents to have fun To raise funds for the school building fund To allow students and parents to contribute money to the schoo

STORAGE SUGGESTIONS Store bread at room temperature out of direct sunlight. For prolonged storage, place in freezer immediately upon purchase.

5) For a longer storage life, bread should be stored A) in a room B) on the table C) near a hot stove D) in the refrigerator

CLOSE THE DOOR GENTLY

6) This sign is put up probably because A) People always slam the door C) People never shut the door B) Someone painted the door D) People always slam the door

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APPENDIX 13 WORKSHEET 2 ELIMINATION SKILL

Read the questions and choose the best answers

PLEASE WAIT TO BE SEATED

1) This sign means that A) customers must wait outside B) customers must bringtheir own chairs C) waiters will show customers where to sit D) waiters will bring chairs for customers to sit on

2) This sign is a reminder to motorists to A) B) C) D) allow people in wheelchairs to crossthe parking lot safely leave the parking lot vacant for disabled drivers helpthe disabled park their cars leave the parking bays immediately

EDUCATION FAIR 2009 AT PUTRA WORLD TRADE CENTRE ADMISSION IS FREE

3) The phrase admission is free means A) B) C) D) you need to buytickets for the Education Fair only students can go for the Education Fair entrance to the Education Fair is free you need vouchersto enter the fair 11

VISITORS ARE WELCOME TO BROWSE AROUND

4) Choose the best statement for the sign above A) B) C) D) You can come into the shop and look around You are invited to checkour stock Visitors must come and buyour things Do not come in and look around

BASKETBALL TREAT Catch some basketball action in the Cherry Cup Basketball Competition this Weekendat USJ 14, Subang Jaya!

5) The Cherry Cup Basketball Competition will be held on A) B) C) D) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Saturday and Sunday Eating places Clubs Fast-food outlets Restaurants Coffee shops Hawker centres Hotels Percentage 1 29 36 16 10 8

Table :Choices of eating places among those who eat out during the weekends 6) Based on the table which of the following statements is true? A) B) C) D) Most people prefer to eat at fast food outlets Restaurants are the most popular food outlets Hawker centres are more popular than coffee shops. A large percentage of people prefer to eat out at clubs 12

APPENDIX 14 WORKSHEET 3 LINKING WORDS SKILL Read the questions and choose the best answers

MOTORCYCLES FOR HIRE RM 10 AN HOUR

1) The sign shows that A) B) C) D) there is a motorcycle for sale old motorcycles can be traded in for new ones motorcycles are hired out at ten ringgit per hour discounts are given for those who hire motorcycle

MALAYSIA WORLD JOURNEY COMPETITION Write a slogan not longer than five words and stand to win RM 10,000 cash

2) Participants must write slogan of ______ words for this competition. A) more than five B) not less than five C) not more than five D) more than fifteen

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TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION (UNTIL FEBRUARY) MTC, Kuala Lumpur. Held in conjunction with the annual Malaysia Photofest 2009. View over 200 images of the country, captured by local photographs through the years and by winners of last years Travel Photography Contest 2008. For details visit www.photofest.com.my

3) The exhibition displays photographs taken by ________ photographers. A) Foreign B) Malaysian C) International D) Foreign and local

SET LUNCH - RM 12.90 CHICKEN CHOP OR FISH & CHIPS SOUP OF THE DAY GARLIC BREAD COFFEE OR TEA Special offer! Fruit Juice or Ice lemon Tea at only RM 1 with the set lunch.

4) The set lunch includes A) B) C) D) ice lemon tea fruit juice coffee fruits

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KUALA LUMPUR : - Nora Salleh, 38, cried all the way to the hospital when she heard that armed robbers at a shopping mall had shot her husband. Panic turned to relief when she saw Zokrie Othman being wheeled into the operating theatre to remove a bullet that was lodged in his right arm.

5) Zokrie suffered injuries to his A) B) C) D) arm neck hand cheek

EARLY BIRDS - GIFTS FOR VISITORS

6) The notice means that A) B) C) D) birds will get the gifts all visitors will get gifts some visitors will get gifts visitors who come early will get gifts

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APPENDIX 15 HOMEWORK (40 marks) PRACTICE 1 Fill in the blanks with the correct simple past tense using the verbs given below (8 marks) make take prepare listen goes know love work

Irwan was a hardworking boy. Every morning, before he _____1_____ to school, he _____2_____ breakfast for his parents and two younger brothers. His mother was often sick and she was unable to do much for her children. So, it was Irwan who _____3_____ over the responsibility of doing the house chores and taking care of his siblings. His father was a contractor and he _____4_____ long hours. Therefore, Irwan took over his fathers responsibility too. He ______5_____ sure his siblings do their homework and go to school on time. Irwans parents were lucky to have him as a son. They _____6_____him very much. They_____7_____ they can depend on him. His siblings, Aisyah and Farid had high respect for him too. They _____8_____ to his advice. Farid saw Irwan as his role model.

PRACTICE 2 Underline the correct answer (8 marks) Mother : Rozi : Rozi, why is your room so messy? I am sorry, Mother. I will clean it up later. I 1 ( wants, want ) to finish my homework first. Where is your brother? He 2 ( needs, need ) to take his medicine now. He is hiding under my bed. He 3 ( likes, like ) to be there. Faizal, come out now! 16

Mother : Rozi :

Faizal : Mother :

The medicine 4 ( taste, tastes ) bitter. Rozi will give you some sweets after this. You 5 (likes, like ) strawberry sweets, dont you? Heres five sweets for you. Thank you, Kak Rozi. OhI hear Daddys car. I hope he 6 ( buys, buy ) my favourite Hershey chocolate. Your cough will never get well if you eat too much chocolates. I hope daddy 7 ( forget, forgets ) to buy it for you. Kak Rozi is bad! My friend, Shahmi and Rizab 8 (share, shares) their chocolate with me and I want to share mine with them too.

Rozi

Faizal :

Rozi

Faizal :

PRACTICE 3 Underline the correct answer. (6 marks) 1. Yesterday, my father (buy, bought) some durians for his friends. 2. Every morning, the gardener (waters, water) the plants. 3. Puan Hamimah (teach, teaches) in that school. 4. I (laughed, laugh) at the clown when he fell from the horse. 5. My grandparents (visit, visits) us on weekends. 6. The small boy (collects, collected) the books a while ago.

PRACTICE 4 Circle the correct answer (8 marks) Gardening is an excellent hobby for everyone, particularly for the elderly. It does not require great effort. All a person ___1___ is lots of passion and patience. My grandmother decided to take up gardening after she fell while jogging. Since she is an active person, she turned to gardening. Today, our garden ___2___ colourful because of the numerous varieties of flower plants which my grandmother planted three years ago. It attractsevery passer-by. Sometimes, a few passers-by ___3___ pictures of our blossoming garden. Grandmother is so proud of her garden that she even ___4___ them some of the plants that they like. My father ___5___ a name for grandmothers garden. He ___6___ it Grandmas Garden of Eden. Grandmothers green fingers and her passion in her hobby are well known in our neighbourhood. Our next door neighbour, who is a columnist, has written 17

about grandmothers garden. After the article was published in the magazine, more garden freaks ___7___ by to get grandmothers advice. She is now quite popular. Every now and then, she gets phone calls from people who ___8___ to take pictures of her Garden of Eden. They pay her for the pictures and now, grandmother thinks she should start a nursery business!
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A C

need needed

B D

needs needing

A C

looking look

B D

looked looks

A C

took taking

B D

take takes

A C

given gives

B D

giving give

A C

has had

B D

have having

A C

called calls

B D

calling call

A C

dropping drops

B D

drop dropped

A C

wanting want

B D

wanted wants

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Practice 5 Choose the correct option (10 marks)

Attention!
The Counselling Club is organizing a talk. (no fee required)

Subject: Answering techniques for PMR (writing skills) Speaker: Senior teacher of English Language Time: 8.30a.m. Venue: School Hall

1. The students who attend the talk need A. to pay a minimal sum of money to attend B. to answer examination questions C. not pay to attend the talk D. to ask the senior teachers permission first

2. The talk is presented by A. a Counselling member B. an experienced language instructor C. a senior member of the club D. the chairman of the Counselling Club

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Dear students, Those interested in going for the play How I Met Myself need to purchase the tickets soon! The early bird gets the worm!

3. The line The early bird gets the worm! Means that A. only birds are allowed to come B. another play is available for the students C. interested students should buy the ticket quickly D. the story is about a bird and a worm

4. The car wash is A. an annual event C. a fundraising project B. held in the afternoon D. run by college students

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5. Most of the people in Kampung Sekutu live A. by the coast C. in the coconut estate B. along the river D. in the oil palm

6. The majority of these people are probably A. farmers C. fisherman B. rubber tappers D. factory workers

7. Whose duty is it to empty the wastepaper basket on Tuesdays? A. Jacob C. Moses B. Zubair D. Sharon

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8. The highest score was seen in the A. reading test C. listening test B. writing test D. speaking test

9. The students did ________ in the speaking test. A. well C. badly B. good D. average

10. If you bring your classmate along, you can get a A. discount C. get a free trial session B. free class C. free computer

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