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OLEH
SK MANONG
33800 MANONG, PERAK.
JULAI 2010
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First and foremost, the English Language Panel of
SK MANONG, would like to thank the Headmaster of SK
MANONG Tn Hj Abdul Wahab b. Mad Noor and Senior
Assistant (1) Cik Hjh Che Mazwar bt for giving the
English Panel the opportunity to carry out this Action
Plan. We would also like to thank all the English
Language teachers who have contributed a lot of ideas
towards this project. Finally, we would also like to thank
all the teachers and pupils, especially the pupils of Year
5b, who have given their time and cooperation in order
to make this project a success.
ACTION RESEARCH TITLE
learning of English.
3. To make the learning of grammar fun
and enjoyable
5.TARGET GROUP
Year 5B
6.SUGGESTED ACTIONS
1. Grammar aspect should be given
emphasis during English lessons
2. Expand the pupils’ opportunity to
express their ideas in English
7. METHODOLOGY
7.1 Type of research:
The type of research which will be carried out is experimental. It will be done through
of pre-test, an interview and observation.
8.1.2 INTERVIEW
a.) A simple interview was carried out to assess the pupils’ attitude
towards language. Questions like:
Do you like English?
How often do you speak English?
Do you know when to use is and are?
Were posed to the pupils. Many of the answers given were negative.
8.1.3 OBSERVATIONS
a.) Based on observation carried out, the following were noted:
Some pupils have the habit of copying their friend’s work.
There were very shy to converse English because they were afraid of being laughed at by their
friends.
They need to be reminded to do their corrections.
ANALYSIS
8.1 ANALYSIS OF PRE-TEST
From the analysis of errors based on the fill in the blanks exercise. It was obvious
that the pupils were not aware that the verbs to-be in a sentence must agree with its
subject in number and person. As verbs to-be do not exists in Chinese language, the
pupils find it difficult to understand the usage.
Step 1 :
Teacher revises with pupils ‘is’ and ‘are’
Step 2 :
Teacher distributes worksheets with illustration “on the farm” to pupils
(refer to Appendix 4)
Step 3 :
Teacher instructs pupils to fill in the blanks by using ‘is’ or ‘are’ in each sentence.
Step 4 :
Pupils do the exercise on their worksheet.
Step 5 :
Pupils proof read their work and carry out peer correction.
Step 6 :
A random, teacher asks each pair of pupils to read their answers aloud.
Step 7 :
Pupils paste the worksheet in their exercise book.
Closure :
Charades e. g.
3. Chai Yu Huan / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 15 75
8. Chow Si Qi / / / / / / / / / / / / 12 60
9. William Lit / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 19 95
13 Ng Lai Kuan / / / / / / / / / / / / / 13 65
.
14 Ng Poh Yee / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 14 70
.
15 Michelle Tham / / / / / / / / / / / / 12 60
.
20 Lee Yi Feng / / / / / / / / / / / / / 13 65
.
10. REFLECTION
Pupils are able to use verbs to-be ‘is’ and ‘are’ correctly
in their speech and written work. They have shown a
renewed interest in learning grammar. They also
enjoyed learning verb to-be through charades and
games. Learning English through fun definitely helped
them learn better and remember longer. The pupils also
did their while-test satisfactory (refer to Appendix
4a/4b). Most of them scored well in their post-test (refer
to Appendix 5). Nevertheless, constant revision on
grammar from time to time is a must especially for
pupils studying in an urban area schools.
• A good teacher is the one who never gives his pupils the fish, but rather teaches them how to catch it. •
Appendix 1 ( Pre-Test )
ENGLISH
Name: ________________________ Date:
___________
Fill in the blanks with ‘ is ’ or ‘ are ’
1.Puan Aminah ____________ a hardworking
teacher
2.Christina _____________ my friend.
3.That boy ____________ Jason.
4.Hamid and Kamal _____________ neighbours.
5.My sister’s room ______________always clean.
6.The butterflies ____________ beautiful.
7.You ____________very clever.
8.He ____________ a postman.
9.The rabbit ____________ clean and cute.
10.The girls ____________singing on the stage.
11.My parents _____________ teachers.
12.There _____________ many animals at the
zoo.
13.The cat _____________sleeping under the car.
14.This _____________an orchid plant.
15.They ______________brothers and sisters.
16.Janet’s hair _____________longer than mine.
17.Hanif ___________a polite boy.
18.The birds ____________on the roof.
19.The children _____________flying kites.
20.There ____________ a burger stall by the
roadside.
No Name
ANALYSIS OF PRE-TEST
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Total %
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
3. Chai Yu Huan / / / / / / / / / / 10 50
8. Chow Si Qi / / / / / / / / / / 10 50
9. William Lit / / / / / / / / / / / / / 13 65
13 Ng Lai Kuan / / / / / / / / / / / 11 55
.
14 Ng Poh Yee / / / / / / / / / / / / 12 60
.
15 Michelle Tham / / / / / / / / / / 10 50
.
20 Lee Yi Feng / / / / / / / / / / 10 50
.
Appendix 3 (While Test)
ENGLISH
Name:_______________ Date:____________
Fill in the blanks with ‘ is ’ or ‘ are ’
___________
2.
Mary ----- blowing
_______________
3.
Ali ---- riding ------
_______________
4.
They ------ assembly ------
_______________
5.
---- dogs ------ cage –
_______________
Appendix 6 (Post-Test)
Name: __________________ Date: _____________
Fill in the blanks with “is” and “are”.