VICTORIA INSTITUTION

SCHEME OF WORK
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FORM 4 2015

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK - FORM 4

THEME / NOVEL

UNIT

PEOPLE
/

KNOWING ME
KNOWING YOU
(pg. 1-21)

LITERATURE

Living
Photograph
LOOKING UP
LIFESYLES
(pg. 121-138)

Week 1-7

INTERPERSONAL USE
Writing and talking about wedding
customs and rituals
Comparing and contrasting
between two weddings
Reading dialogues and
determining the language
functions
Making sentences to express
specific functions
Completing a mind map
Role playing using cue cards
Pronouncing words with l\l and lit
sounds in a poem
Problem-solving and decisionmaking

Sharing experiences on eating

foreign food
Completing a conversation
Role playing using cue cards
Making inquiries, placing an order
and giving feedback
Making a verbal complaint about a
product and responding to the
complaint
Giving opinions about using hand
phones
Discussing using hand phones

LANGUAGE FOR:
INFORMATIONAL USE
Reading a variety of texts
Listening and ticking correct
answers
Reporting similarities and
differences between two weddings
Writing a paragraph on wedding
Presenting a report in class
Reporting information gathered
Writing a composition
Listening and completing a mind
map
Interviewing people
Scanning for details by ticking true
or false statements
Finding meaning of words using
contextual clues
Predicting the outcome of events
Finding the origin of foods
Listening and completing a table
Interviewing people on their
lifestyles
Writing an essay
Reading an article
Reading for details, making
inferences, moving beyond the
text
Finding synonyms using a
thesaurus
Writing a composition
Writing a summary

GRAMMAR

AESTHETIC USE
Reading a poem aloud
Choral reading
Matching meanings to expressions
used in the poem
Identifying the rhyme scheme in
prescribed poems
Picking out the idea from each
stanza

Role playing the characters

Completing the sequence of events
Rearranging the sequence of event
Writing a dialogue based on a short
story

Language Forms and

Functions

Concord: Subject Verb

Agreement
Adjectives and Nouns

I-Think Tree Map

HOTS
Comprehension
Application

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK - FORM 4

THEME / NOVEL

UNIT

PEOPLE

Week 8

LANGUAGE FOR:
INFORMATIONAL USE

INTERPERSONAL USE

Sharing ideas about crafts

Sharing Experiences about
arts and crafts
Reading short Excerpts to
give opinions
Brainstorming and making
decisions
Initiating and keeping a
discussion going

PROMOTING OUR
CRAFTS
(pg 252- 264)

Writing a paragraph on
experiences shared
Reading about lotus shoes
Reading for details,
making inferences
Finding synonyms
Listening and completing a
graphic organiser
Writing a summary
Writing a description

GRAMMAR
AESTHETIC USE

Strategic Maps (Program I Think)

HOTS

Choral reading
Completing a table with
words or phrases which
appeal to the senses
Identifying similies and
metaphors
Listing personification in
the poem
Writing out imagery found
in the poem
Writing out the rhyme
scheme
Finding out the theme in a
poem
Composing a poem

Types of
sentences
Simple
sentence,
Compound and
Complex

Present information from non linear forms such as charts or graphs Multi Flow Map
Knowledge

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK - FORM 4

THEME / NOVEL

UNIT

ENVIRONMENT
/
LITERATURE
Charge of the
Light Brigade

SAVING EVERY
DROP
(pg. 22-43)

Week 13
Cuti Pertengahan
Penggal 1
14/3-22/3

CARING FOR THE

ENVIRNMENT
(pg. 139-155)

INTERPERSONAL USE
Recalling past experiences on
water shortage by completing a
mind map
Keeping a journal
Role playing
Exchanging idea
Pronouncing words with /v/ and
/w/ sounds in a poem
Brainstorming about organising an
event
Giving opinions on water
conservation
Learning the format of a formal
letter
Completing a letter of complaint
Responding to a letter of
complaint
Sharing experiences on
environmental damage
Exchanging ideas and opinions
about the environment
Having a discussion based on
short texts

LANGUAGE FOR:
INFORMATIONAL USE
Listening and completing a mind
map
Listening and identifying true or
false statements
Taking notes
Reading a newspaper report
Choosing the best answer
Interviewing people on water crisis
Transferring information to a table
Writing a survey report
Writing meanings of phrases
Presenting information on a
campaign
Converting information in a
passage to graphic form

Reading short texts and scanning

for information
Listening to a forum and
completing a graphic organizer
Finding meanings of words
Making predictions
Forming words using a suffix
Identifying main ideas and
supporting details
Identifying cause and effect
Writing a composition on
deforestation
Giving a speech
Writing a summary

GRAMMAR
AESTHETIC USE
Reading the poem aloud
Reading the poem to show the
effect of repetition

Language Forms and

Functions

Completing a diagram to
determine rising action and climax
Rearranging sequence of events
Completing a diagram to
determine rising action and climax

Verb and preposition

combinations
Adjective and
preposition
combinations

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK - FORM 4

THEME / NOVEL

UNIT

Strategic Maps (Program I-Think)

SOCIAL ISSUES
/

REACHING OUT
(pg. 44-64)

FACING TENAGE
BLUES
(pg. 156-175)
Week 17-19
Week 20
Revision
Week 21
MidTerm Exam
Week 22-24

LANGUAGE FOR:
INFORMATIONAL USE

Give descriptions of a place, an event or a person

Using a Map to Illustrate Bubble Map / Flow Map
Sharing and recording past
experiences
Role playing to practise language
functions
Presenting a group report
Role playing to place an order for
a wheelchair
Keeping a discussion going

LITERATURE
Living No
Footprint (Short
Story)
Week 14-16

INTERPERSONAL USE

Sharing experiences on problems

Relating experiences and
completing a table
Making decisions and coming to a
consensus
Agreeing or disagreeing with a
speaker
Suggesting ways to solve a
problem
Giving advice to teenagers

GRAMMAR
AESTHETIC USE

HOTS : Knowledge

Listening and ticking the correct

answers
Listening and sequencing the
order of statements
Listening and noting important
details
Reading for details, making
inferences, moving beyond the
text
Writing a report
Writing a letter of appreciation
Get meanings of words using a
dictionary
Writing an argumentative
composition
Predicting the outcome of events
Giving a talk on Alzheimer's
Disease
Listening to problems and jotting
down key points
Listening and answering true or
false statements
Reading for details, making
inferences
Using contextual clues to find
meanings of words
Reading and interpreting nonlinear texts
Interviewing a school counsellor
Writing a short report

Listening to a poem to sequence

events
Choosing appropriate descriptive
words
Reading excerpts to determine
setting

The Simple Past

Tense
Modals - 'should' and
'need'

Reading the poem aloud and

describing the mood
Reading poems to determine the
persona
Writing events in a poem in the
form of a diary
Composing a poem

Punctuation - colon,
hyphen, brackets
Revision - Present
Perfect and Simple
Past Tenses

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK - FORM 4

THEME / NOVEL

UNIT

LANGUAGE FOR:
INFORMATIONAL USE

INTERPERSONAL USE

GRAMMAR
AESTHETIC USE

Mid Term Hols

30/5-14/6
Strategic Maps (Program I-Think)

HEALTH
/

CHECKING UP ON
HEALTH
(pg. 65-81)

LITERATURE
Changing Their
Skies (Short
Stories)
Week 25 -28

HEALTHY LIVING
(pg. 196-214)

Strategic Maps (Program I-Think)

Narrate a story To Illustrate Circle Map

HOTS : Evaluation

Reading about people's

experiences
Sharing feelings
Discussing organ donation
Planning a visit to an organization
Initiating and keeping a discussion
going

Listening to a conversation
Reading for details, making
inferences, moving beyond the
text
Skimming and scanning to identify
fact or opinion
Using a thesaurus
Listening for specific information
and ticking the correct answer
Listening for specific information to
complete a flow chart

Reading excerpts to determine

characters
Reading and listing characteristics
of characters

The Present Perfect

Tense
Revision on the
Simple Past Tense

Completing a table on meals

Role playing
Reading food labels and
exchanging ideas
Giving advice to health problems
Making decisions
Making enquiries about a product
and making decisions based on
information
Discussing the attitude of
Malaysian youth on fitness

Listening to a conversation and

completing an exercise
Listening for specific information
Discussing a meal plan
Searching for information on
health topics
Reading for details, making
inferences
Writing an essay
Choosing the most suitable word
Comparing reasons

Point of view
Dramatizing the poem
Deciding point of view
Reading a poem and deciding the
persona
Rewriting the poem in the form of
a drama

Prepositions of time
Prepositions of
association

Present reports of a book, a survey or a club To Illustrate pupils can use Brace Map /Bridge Map /Double Map

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK - FORM 4

THEME / NOVEL

UNIT

SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY
/
GOING HIGH TECH
(pg. 102-120)

Week 29-32

Sharing experiences about

Internet shopping
Reading short texts and
transferring
information onto a chart
Answering questions on short
texts
Discussing ways to solve a
problem
Initiating and keeping a discussion
going

Week 33-35
Cuti Pertengahan
Penggal
19/9 - 279

LANGUAGE FOR:
INFORMATIONAL USE

GRAMMAR
AESTHETIC USE

Analysis

HOTS

LITERATURE
5 Short Plays

INTERPERSONAL USE

MOVING AHEAD
(pg. 176-195)

Sharing experiences
Completing a table
Writing a letter of complaint
Role playing buying a product

Listening and completing a table

Listening and picking out specific
words
Using contents page and index
Reading an article and transferring
information onto a flow chart
Scanning for information
Preparing a graphic organiser on
paper-making
Interviewing people about their
jobs
Writing a report
Presenting the report in class

Reading the poem aloud with

expressions
Dramatising the poem
Picking out similes or metaphor
Identifying similes and metaphors
in a poem

Passive Construction
Logical Connectors
Sequence Connectors
The prefix 'pre'

Listening and completing short

passages
Reading an article on science and
technology
Answering multiple choice
questions
Matching meanings of expressions
Listening for main ideas
Finding meanings to words using
contextual clues and the dictionary
Carrying out an interview
Writing a summary
Predicting the cause and effect of
actions and decisions
Writing a descriptive composition

Reading the poem aloud to

identify the rhythm
Reciting the poem in various
musical styles
Picking out lines to show
personification
Writing the poem from a different
point of view

Prepositions of
direction
Prepositions of
purpose

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK - FORM 4

THEME / NOVEL

UNIT

Strategic Maps (Program I- Think)

DECIDING ON
DAMS
(pg. 82-101)

Sharing information on dams

Reading and matching opinions
Giving opinions on building dams
Problem-solving and decisionmaking
Discussing consequences of landclearing

Week 38-40
Week 41
Revision
Week 42
Final Exam
LOVING OUR
COUNTRY
(pg. 215-232)

Strategic Maps (Program I-Think)

LANGUAGE FOR:
INFORMATIONAL USE

Give opinions- Using a Map Multi Flow Map and Bridge Map

VALUES
/
LITERATURE
Revision

INTERPERSONAL USE

Talking about patriotism

Agreeing or disagreeing with
opinions
Initiating and keeping a discussion
going

GRAMMAR
AESTHETIC USE

HOTS : Knowledge

Listening to a dialogue and

answering true or false questions
Matching expressions with their
meanings
Gathering information
Finding meanings of phrases
using contextual clues
Responding to questions and
comments
Completing a graphic organizer
Reading for details and making
inferences
Summarizing short passages
Writing abbreviations
Presenting a speech
Listening to short texts and
answering true or false questions
Reading an article on the Twin
Towers
Completing a fact sheet
Finding words with the same
meaning
Completing a crossword puzzle
with antonyms
Writing a descriptive essay
Writing a summary
Writing one's opinion

Reading the poem aloud

Relating the situation in the poem
to real
Selecting images from poems that
describe moods
Picking out words which appeal to
the senses
Finding evidence from poem on
how feelings and mood are
created

Gerunds
Gerunds after
prepositions
Infinitives

Rising/Falling Intonation
Dramatising the poem
Using notes for choral reading
activity
Identifying stress and intonation in
poems
Identifying tone and mood in
poems
Rewriting the poem in dialogue
form
Dramatising a poem

The Past Perfect

Tense
Adverbs of degree thoroughly,
completely, nearly

Using a map to Illustrate Tree Map

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK - FORM 4

THEME / NOVEL
HOTS

UNIT

INTERPERSONAL USE

LANGUAGE FOR:
INFORMATIONAL USE

GRAMMAR
AESTHETIC USE

Application