Dear students,

Welcome to class! Im excited about

the opportunity to get to know you,
and Im looking forward to a happy and
productive school year.
Lets work together to make this the
best year ever!

WHAT IS NEEDED?

DICTIONARY (BESTA IS ALLOWED)

1 ENGLISH FILE
1 PBS FILE
AN ESSAY BOOK
A JOURNAL (CREATIVE WRITING)
TESTPADS
RM6.50 PER YEAR FOR THE STAR
SUBSCRIPTION
RM5.50 FOR ENGLISH WORKBOOK
MORE RM... (JUST IN CASE)

CLASS RULES!
We keep the class clean, neat and well organized.
We speak ONLY English kindly and respectfully to each
other.
We work quietly and helpfully together. We take turns to
be group leader, secretaries, and presenters.
We say please and thank you.
We say sorry and we forgive others.
We raise our hands before asking or giving opinion.
We listen to teachers instruction CAREFULLY before we
begin our task. We ask for confirmation if we dont
understand.
We listen when others are talking or doing presentation.
We be the best that we can be.

By the end of the year, you will be

able to:
i. Make friends and talk about themselves, recount experiences
and also enquire about the person(s) they are talking to;
ii. Make enquiries about services, make a booking/appointment,
and fill out an application form;
iii. Socialize with friends and in groups make plans and
arrangements for joint activities;
iv. Obtain information from various text-types such as articles
and reports and present the information briefly to others
orally and in writing;
v. Read and enjoy poems and short stories;
vi. Have a positive outlook and act appropriately in social
situations; and
vii.Show an awareness and appreciation of moral values and love
towards the nation.

Vocabularies

recount (v): tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience
enquire (v): ask for information from someone; ask to see or speak to (someone)
booking (v): reserve (accommodations, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance.
appointment (n): an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.
application (n): a formal request to an authority for something.
socialize (v): mix socially with others.
arrangement (n): plans or preparations for a future event.
obtain (v): get, acquire.
various (adj): of different kinds or sorts.
article (n): a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication.
report (n): an account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document,
after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.
briefly (adv): for a short time.
orally (adv): by word of mouth; spoken.
outlook (n): a point of view or general attitude to life.
appropriately (adv): suitable or proper in the circumstances.
awareness (n): consciousness; knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
appreciation (n): gratitude for something; sensitive understanding of the aesthetic value of
something.
aesthetic (adj): the beauty of something.

THEMES ANDEnvironm
TOPICS
People
Social
Issues

ent

Health

Science &
Technolog
y

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 3 AREAS OF

LANGUAGE USE

THE
INTERPERSON
AL

Make friends and keep

friendships
Take part in social interaction
Obtain goods and services

THE
INFORMATION
AL

Obtain information for different

purposes
Process information
Presenting information to
different audience

THE
AESTHETIC

Listen to, read, view and respond

to literary works
Express themselves creatively
and imaginatively

LANGUAGE CONTENT; GRAMMATICAL ITEMS

NOUNS

ARTICLES

ADJECTIVES

PRONOUNS

VERBS

ADVERBS

PREPOSITIO
NS

CONNECTO
RS

SENTENCES

PUNCTUATI
ON

WELCOME BACK!

WISHES YOU
A HAPPY
AND HEALTHY
NEW YEAR
Now lets get started.

CREATIVE JOURNAL
WRITING
A journal is a
written record of
your thoughts,
experiences, and
observations.
Preserve
memories. It's
amazing how
quickly we forget.
Improve your

 Sharpen your
senses. Writing
about your
experience can
make you a
better observer.
Simply for the
love of doing it.

Journal prompts
- all about you

What kind of day are you

having, and why?
What's your favourite
colour, place, food, book,
song, or movie, and why?
What do you like to do?
How does it make you feel?
Where are you happiest?
Describe that place.
What's something you're
good at? What makes you
good at it?

 What do you consider to be

your culture, and how do you
feel about it?
What would you change about
yourself or your life? Is there a
way for you to change it?
What is your relationship like
with various members of your
family?
If you have brothers or sisters,
how are you similar to them or
different from them? What
about with your friends?
What are your views on
religion?

 What keeps you up at night

worrying? Are your worries
realistic? Is there anything
you can do about them?
Do you have a philosophy
of life? If so, what is it? If
not, what is your method
for making important
decisions?
In what areas are you
optimistic, and in what
areas are you pessimistic?
What are your most prized
possessions?
Is there someone you miss?

LETS START EARLY.