9.Recount

13.Recount

10.Newspaper Report

14.Explanation

11.Narrative - Fable

15.Test 1

12.Menu

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Primary 1 - Lesson Framework

Section Time Allocated Suggested Activities

Welcome 5 – 10 minGreetingsAttendence takingOther adminstrative tasks

Tune-In 15 min

Oral – Rhymes / Phonics / Riddles / Maze /Picture Talk / Game / Sharing Information

Aural – Listening

Lesson Focus 60 min

Read AloudTalk AboutVocabularyCloze Passages

GrammarComprehensionWriting

Round Up /Goodbye 10 min

RecapulationTasks settingDismissal

English ~ fun and easy ~

As a teacher, your influence is most critical in your students’ learning process.Always be positive and encouraging, and be generous with praise. Sinceyou are likely to be dealing with slow learners, patience, gentleness andkindness are a must.

Create a conducive environment by making the learning process interestingand fun. Make sure that the tasks set are easy to complete and that theobjectives are achievable. Allow the children to make intelligent guessesand to learn from their mistakes. Recognise frustration levels in every childand give hints to guide him along when necessary. On the same note, feelfree to cater to each child’s ability by choosing particular questions for him toanswer at your discretion.

Break up the monotony of the lesson and allow for greater interaction bygiving the pupils opportunities to work in pairs or in small groups. You mayinclude your own games, riddles, songs, rhymes, stories and so on, served upwith heaps of humour. In short, make your lessons FUN. Learning will be EASYwhen the children enjoy it.

So let’s make learning English a Fun and Easy experience forevery child who comes to CDAC!

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Suggestions on Reading Comprehension

Before the children study the text in detail, they should read through it quicklyto get a general idea of what it is about, without having to understand everyword right away.

Next, it would be a good idea to spend ample time on the text byconducting activities such as reading aloud, oral discussion, drawingsemantic maps or role-playing. Such activities should precede writtencomprehension work. The questions in the exercises are graded and skill-based; allowing children to work at their own level and acquire the variouscomprehension skills. It is recommended that students answer in completesentences unless directed otherwise.

The reading comprehension passages in this book include a variety of text-types so that the children are exposed to a variety of situations. Differentcomprehension skills can be developed from the same piece of text. Theteacher should exercise the flexibility to select the appropriate questions foreach child or group and also to decide how many questions should beanswered. This helps to make the lesson differentiated for children ofdifferent learning abilities.

Suggestions on Cloze

In cloze exercises, children are taught to select suitable words to fill in theblanks. A good way for them to begin is by reading the title, then the wholepassage and also to look at any illustrations. When guiding children to lookfor clues, always verbalise your thinking process to them so that theyunderstand how to arrive at the best option. Remind them that when theyhave completed the exercise, they should read it through again from thebeginning to ensure it makes sense.

When all the students have finished the worksheet, you may wish to ask themto share their answers with the class. Accept a variety of plausible answersand praise those who show creativity and a large vocabulary. For thosewhose answers do not quite fit, patiently explain why it is wrong and suggesta better alternative.

The cloze passages in this book also include a variety of text-types andformats so as to familiarise the children with a wide range of cloze situations.Some exercises are based on the understanding of grammar, while others arefocussed on helping the children with vocabulary building andcomprehension skills.

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Suggestions on Grammar

A good grasp of grammar rules and structures will give the children thefoundation they need to eventually master English. As such, take care toemphasise its importance to the class. When working on the grammarexercises, take some time before the pupils start on the worksheet to explicitlyteach them how and when that particular part of grammar should be used.When possible, provide some oral drills to help them see the sentencestructures and patterns. After they complete the exercise, check again ifthey understand by coming up with your own examples and asking them togive you the answer.

Suggestions on Picture Talk and Talk About

Try to give every child an opportunity to speak up. Encourage them tocontribute ideas, make comments and give suggestions. Do praise all thecontributors however insignificant their attempts may seem, and help thosewho have problem voicing out to do so by providing gentle hints to nudgethem in the right direction. Help children to focus by directing them to aparticular part of the picture before asking them for detailed descriptions.Encourage the use of suitable adjectives and adverbs in describing objects,people and events.

Suggestions on Writing

Always get the children to talk about the topic in general before narrowingthe discussion down to what is shown in the picture or what is required in thequestion. Write some keywords on the board and explain their meanings.Ensure that the children know how to use them aptly and correctly in theirwriting. Teach the children some simple editing techniques like checking thetenses, spelling and punctuation. Reading through and sharing what theyhave written are essential parts of the learning process.

Teaching Notes

Snippets of teaching points are provided in the notes. Before each lesson,teachers should look through the exercises and plan the teachinginstructions. Blank spaces in this Teacher’s Guide are provided for teachers tomake their own notes - jot down ideas and methodology for use in class. Dopersonalise the lesson to suit your cohort or to match your own teaching style.

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Primary 3 ~ Booklet 2 – Lesson Overview

Lesson: 9Text type: RecountArea of language use: Language for literacy response and expressive

Section Topic Page9.1 Tune In Picture Talk 29.2 Grammar Cloze Personal Pronouns 39.3 Reading Aloud and Comprehension Recount: Where am I? 4 - 5

Lesson: 10Text type: Newspaper ReportArea of language use: Language for information

Section Topic Page10.1 Tune In Listening: Analysing information 6 - 710.2 Reading Aloud and Comprehension Newspaper Report: Daily Big Times 8 - 910.3 Vocabulary Compound Words 10

Lesson: 11Text type: Narative - FableArea of language use: Language for literacy response and expressive

Section Topic Page11.1 Tune In Riddles 1111.2 Reading Aloud and Comprehension An Aesop’s Fable 12 - 1311.3 Vocab Cloze Helping One Another 1411.4 Grammar so that, because 15

Lesson: 12Text type: MenuArea of language use: Language for literacy response and expressive

Section Topic Page12.1 Tune In Dialogue: Is there any …? 1612.2 Grammar Cloze It was Delicious 1712.3 Reading Aloud and Comprehension Menu: Tuckshop Menu 18 - 1912.4 Grammar this, that, these, those 20

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Lesson: 13Text type: RecountArea of language use: Language for literacy response and expressive

Section Topic Page13.1 Tune In Dialogue: What’s wrong with you? 2113.2 Reading Aloud and Comprehension Recount – Sweet-toothed Rowena 22 - 2313.3 Grammar all, both 24

Lesson: 14Text type: ExplanationArea of language use: Language for Information

Section Topic Page14.1 Tune In Talk about: Fire Safety 25

14.2 Reading Aloud and Comprehension Explanation: A Good Servant But A BadMaster 26 - 27

14.3 Writing Do Not Play With Fire 28

Lesson: 15Section Marks Page

15.1 Listening 5 2915.2 Vocabulary 5 3015.3 Grammar 5 3015.4 Grammar 5 3115.5 Grammar Cloze 12 3215.6 Vocab Cloze 8 3315.7 Comprehension 10 34 - 35

Total = 50 marks

Teaching Notes

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Page 1

You may ask the children to colour thepicture when they have completed alesson.

Suggested Answer KeyThis Answer key serves only as a guide.The open-ended questions areintroduced to encourage the children toexpress themselves creatively. Hence,the answers may vary (AMV). Answersthat are logical and plausible should beaccepted. The objective is to train thechildren to think critically.

Page 40

Behind every booklet, there is a wisesaying. Please take time to explain itsessence to the children whenever theopportunity arises.

Teaching Notes

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Page 2

Group the children into threes or fours,then ask each group to discuss thepicture; referring to the guidingquestions provided. Appoint a leader torecord what had been discussed andask a representative to present it.

Page 3

Ask the children to recall and contributea list of Subject and Object PersonalPronouns as well as PossessiveAdjectives. Prompt them with one ortwo examples if they cannot rememberwhat those words are. Write the list onthe board so that they can refer whenthey complete the blanks.

Teaching Notes

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Pages 4 & 5

Tell the children to visualize eachscenario as they read the passages.Make them verbalise their thoughts andexplain how they came to theirconclusions. Answering such questionsmakes the children think about themeaning of what they are reading andstrengthens their ability to makeinferences.