LESSON OVERVIEW

ENGLISH YEAR 5 SK (Lesson 1- 9)

LESSON
NUMBER
1
Where is the Boat?
2 brothers go
snorkelling in Pulau
Tioman. While
snorkelling, they lose
sight of the boat. They
try to find the boat with
the help of a PADI
rescuer.
World of Self /
Personal
Relationships

CURRICULUM
SPECIFICATION
1.1.2 Listen to and identify
different types of letter
sounds.
2.3.1 Name or identify objects,
plants.

SENTENCE
PATTERN

GRAMMAR

Writing a
short passage
on a diary

Nouns:
Countable
nouns
e.g. one
table, two
chairs

SOUND
SYSTEM
Initial vowels:
a/ /
among
away
address
asleep

MORAL
VALUES
Physical and
mental wellbeing

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES

Thinking Skills

VOCABULARY
Away
Afloat
Array
Asleep
Snorkelling
Rescuer

3.4.2 Read aloud sentences in

texts observing correct
stress and intonation.
4.1.4 Write words phrases and
sentences in clear legible
cursive writing.

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ENGLISH YEAR 5 SK (Lesson 1- 9)
LESSON
NUMBER
2
Road Not Taken
A greedy, lazy and
selfish boy is lost. To
find his way back, he
has to choose between
Path A and Path B.
Each path will teach
the boy the benefits of
having good values
World of Stories

CURRICULUM
SPECIFICATION
1.2.3 Listen to and repeat
chants, poems, rhymes and
songs paying attention to
pronunciation, stress and
intonation correctly.
2.1.3 Say aloud phrases,
expressions, and
exclamations with the
correct stress and
intonation.
3.2.2 Read and learn the
meaning of key words for
each topic taught.
4.2.1 Match sentences to
pictures.

SENTENCE
PATTERN
Writing simple
descriptions.

GRAMMAR
Nouns:
Uncountable
nouns
e.g. sand,
rice, money,
water
*e.g.
scissors,
trousers,
spectacles

SOUND
SYSTEM
Initial vowels:
e/ /
effect
elastic
electric

MORAL
VALUES
Kind hearted
Sharing
Caring

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills

VOCABULARY
Escape
Earthquake
Express
Eagerness
Explorer
Weird
Riddle
Selfish
Ingredients
Etc.

The use of
some with
uncountable
nouns:
e.g. some
water, some
rice, some
money

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ENGLISH YEAR 5 SK (Lesson 1- 9)
LESSON
NUMBER
3
The Sound of Music
Irene and her friends
are going to an
exhibition in the
National Museum.
Learn all about
traditional string
instruments of different
cultures.
World of Knowledge

4
Beanos Day Out
Ming has lost his pet
rabbit. The story tells
the adventure Ming
goes through to find his
pet.
World of Self /
Personal
Relationships

CURRICULUM
SPECIFICATION
1.3.1 Listen to key words and
phrases in stories, recounts
and descriptions heard.

SENTENCE
PATTERN
Writing short
paragraph

2.2.1 Ask Wh questions to seek

information.
3.8.4 Read and understand
simple factual texts by answering
comprehension questions in
relation to
- main ideas
- details
4.1.1 Copy words, phrases and
sentences in clear, legible
cursive writing.
1.4.1 Listen to and follow simple
instructions.
2.2.2 Ask Wh questions to seek
information.
3.3.3 Read and understand
simple paragraphs.

Write a
description of
your family

GRAMMAR
Nouns:
Number:
(singular and
plural forms)
e.g. cars,
tables,
classes,
dresses
*e.g. mousemice, toothteeth, footfeet

Nouns:
Common
nouns
e.g. boy, girl,
man, woman

SOUND
SYSTEM
Initial vowels:
e/ /
eat
easy
equal
evil

MORAL
VALUES
Love for arts
and cultures
Patriotism

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Knowledge
acquisition

Initial Digraphs:
wh / w /
which
white
while

Spirit of
neighbourlines
s
Love for
animals

Thinking Skills

VOCABULARY
building(s)
enjoy
enter
right
exhibition

Cage
Panic
Yard
Flowerbed
Curtains

wh / h /
who
whose whose

4.5.1 Spell words that are given

to be memorized.

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ENGLISH YEAR 5 SK (Lesson 1- 9)
LESSON
NUMBER
5
Preparing for the Big
Day
About the preparation
of 2 festivals. i.e.
Deepa-Raya or Gong
Xi Raya. The
preparation in China
Town / Masjid India etc.
World of Knowledge

CURRICULUM
SPECIFICATION
1.5.1 Listen to simple
descriptions, recounts and
simple factual texts and
give details.
2.2.3 Ask questions to seek
clarification on how to make
or do things, on places,
directions, and on amounts
and quantities.
3.1.2 Identify letter shapes by
their sounds.

SENTENCE
PATTERN
Parallel Writing
-Descriptive

GRAMMAR
Nouns:
Proper
nouns
(names of
person/
places)
e.g. Ali, Siva,
Cheng; Ipoh,
Subang
Jaya, Sabah
*e.g. K.C.
Tan, J.W.W.
Birch, M.
Ravi

SOUND
SYSTEM
Initial vowels:
a/ /
all
awful
audience
auction

MORAL
VALUES
Independent
Respect for
others

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Values and
Citizenship

VOCABULARY
Arrange
Another
Arrow
After
Festival

4.3.1 Provide missing letters in

words.

TEST YOURSELF 1

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ENGLISH YEAR 5 SK (Lesson 1- 9)
LESSON
NUMBER
7
Sara the Sleuth
Sara and her friends
went to watch a
detective movie. The
next day, her friend lost
his wallet. Sara
investigates the
mystery of the missing
wallet.

CURRICULUM
SPECIFICATION
1.6.1 Listen to and enjoy
childrens songs, rhymes,
poems and jazz chants.

SENTENCE
PATTERN
Filling out a form.

2.4.3 Tell what happens next.

3.10.1 Read according to ones
interest and keep a reading
record.

GRAMMAR
Nouns:
Gender
(masculine,
feminine)
masculine
e.g. boy,
man, men
feminine
e.g. girl,
woman,
women

SOUND
SYSTEM
Final
consonants:
l/l/
girl
boil
mail
rail

MORAL
VALUES
Independent

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Thinking Skills
Multiple
intelligences

Initial digraphs:
ch / k /
chemical
chemistry
chorus

Love for
culture
Respect

Knowledge
Acquisition

VOCABULARY
Investigate
Rail
Detective
School
Nail

4.7.2 Fill out forms.

World of Self /
Personal
Relationships
8
The Secrets of
Mooncake
The combination of
history and folklore on
the significance of the
moon cake.
World of Knowledge

1.1.3 Listen to and group words

according to the same
sounds.
2.3.1 Name or identify objects,
plants.
3.6.1 Give words opposite in
meaning.
4.6.2 Indent when writing a
paragraph.

Writing a
paragraph

Pronouns:
Interrogative
pronouns
(Wh
questions)

Folk
Check
Chinese
Cherish
Champion

i) What
e.g. What is
this?
What is
that?
(for singular
forms)
e.g. What
are these?
What are
those? (for
plural forms)

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ENGLISH YEAR 5 SK (Lesson 1- 9)
LESSON
NUMBER
9
The Spirits of Bukit
Larut
The story about
strange encounters in
Bukit Larut. Link the
encounters with the
history of Bukit Larut.
World of Stories

CURRICULUM
SPECIFICATION
1.5.1 Listen to simple
descriptions, recounts and
simple factual texts and
give details.
2.3.3 Talk about things heard,
seen, read.

SENTENCE
PATTERN
Writing an
E-mail

GRAMMAR
Articles:
an is used
before
vowels.
e.g. an egg,
an umbrella

SOUND
SYSTEM
Final
consonants:
b/b/
cab
lab
grab
grub

MORAL
VALUES
Independent
Patriotism

EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES
Knowledge
Acquisition

VOCABULARY
Rub
Sob
Pop
Grab
Eerie
Silence

3.8.2 Scan for specific

information in texts.
4.6.1 Use full stop and comma
when writing sentences or
paragraph.