1. The document provides a scheme of work for an English language class for Form Five students over two terms from January to November 2016. 2. It outlines the weekly themes, topics, learning outcomes, language contents and activities. The themes include people, environment, social issues, health, science and technology. 3. The learning outcomes focus on developing students' interpersonal communication skills, informational reading and writing abilities, and appreciation of language through discussion of literary texts like the novel Captain Nobody.

1. 1
SCHEME OF WORK
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FORM FIVE 2016
TERM 1: 4 JAN – 27 MAY2016 (20 weeks)
WEEK THEME/
TOPIC
LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES/ CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS LANGUAGE
CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASESInterpersonal
Use
Informational Use Aesthetic Use
1 – 4
4 Jan
Till
29Jan
People
Reach for
the Stars
Planning
for Success
1
2
3
Ask questions
politely and
respond to
questions
Participate in a
conversation
Listen to a description,
recall important details
to demonstrate
understanding
Read for details
Deduce meaning of
words in context
Summarise: reduce the
length of the text
Make inference
Write an article
Descriptive Essays
Poison Tree
Retelling the poem
Understand literal
and figurative
meaning
Talk about the theme
Captain Nobody
Understand cultural
background
Talk about values
Understand literal
and figurative
meaning
Talk about the theme
Grammar
Tenses:
Simple present
Present
continuous
Subject-verb
agreement
Countable and
uncountable
nouns
Articles
Punctuation:
Apostrophe
1 Listen to a talk:
identify main
ideas
2 MCQ
3 Circle the
adjectives
4 Sequence main
ideas
5 Answer Wh-
questions
6 Shorten
sentences
7 Write a
summary
8 Complete a
word web
9 Identify
countable and
uncountable
nouns
10 Underline the
correct verb
11 Complete a
text
12 Insert the
apostrophe
13 Write an
article
Thinking skills:
Hypothesizing
Preparation for the
Real World:
Write an article for
magazines/
newspapers

2. 2
5 – 9
1 Feb
till
4
March
People and
Environ-
ment
Poisons in
the Air
Looming
Disasters
Green
Solutions
1
2
3
Ask about one’s
health
Relate personal
experiences
Participate in a
conversation
Take part in
discussions
Listen to an interview:
note important details
Read a play: identify
main ideas and details;
understand contextual
clues
Summarise: write
concisely and link
ideas using logical
connectors
Write about cause and
effect – article
Write a report
Identify cause and
effects
Reflective essays
Captain Nobody
Describe the setting
Describe the
characters
What Happened to
Lulu?
Understand literal
and figurative
meaning
Grammar:
Preposition of
time
Logical
connectors
Conjunctions
Punctuation:
exclamation
marks, full stop,
question mark
Wh-question
words
Vocabulary
Word formation
using suffixes
Word
collocation
Compound
nouns
1 Listen and fill in
a chart
2 Complete a
table
3 Answer Wh-
questions
4 Match words
with meaning
5 Join ideas with
logical connectors
6 Write a
summary
7 Complete a
word web
8 Complete
sentences
9 Complete a text
10 Insert
punctuation
marks
11 Write a factual
essay on cause
and effect
12 Write a report
on how one deals
with the haze
13 Write
descriptions of
characters
Thinking skills:
Giving opinions
and evaluating
ICT skills:
Internet for
research
Multiple
Intelligences:
spatial,
interpersonal
6 Feb
-
9 Feb
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
8 Form 5
1st
Mid Term Test
1st
Mid Term Break
12th
March – 20th
March

3. 3
WEEK THEME/
TOPIC
LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES/ CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS LANGUAGE
CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASESInterpersonal
Use
Informational Use Aesthetic Use
10 - 11
7
March
till
25
March
Social
Issues
Spoilt for
Choice
1
2
3
Make enquiries
Compare and
contrast
information
obtained
Express satisfaction
about a service
Listen to a radio talk
Read advertisements
Identify main ideas
Summarise: make a
summary
Write on different view
points (express
opinion)
Make inference
Write a letter to
express satisfaction and
thanks
Narrative Essays
Captain Nobody
Describe characters
Explore the plot
Retelling an
interesting/ a
significant event
Grammar
Reported speech
punctuation:
the colon
brackets
Adverbs of:
Manner &
degree of
certainty
Tenses:
Present perfect
Simple past and
past continuous
Vocabulary:
Phrasalverbs
idioms
1 Listen and
identify incorrect
information
2 Express ideas
on rights and
responsibilities
3 Answer Wh-
questions
4MCQ
5 Write a
summary
6Identify meaning
of phrasal verbs
7Change direct
speech to reported
speech
8 Complete texts
9Punctuate
sentences
10 Write an essay
expressing view
points
11 Write
meanings of
idioms
12 Identify and
explain the
themes of a novel
Thinking skills:
Giving opinions
with supporting
details

4. 4
WEEK THEME/
TOPIC
LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES/ CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS LANGUAGE
CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASESInterpersonal
Use
Informational Use Aesthetic Use
12 – 14
28
March
till
15
April
Health
Up in
Smoke
An Ounce
of
Prevention
1
2
3
Persuade someone
not to do
something/ to
participate in
activities
Defend one’s point
of view with
reasons
Read a virtual
pamphlet: scan for
details
Identify mains ideas
and important details
Understand contextual
clues
Summarise: write a
summary
Make inference
Write an article
Write a speech
Factualessays
Captain Nobody
Talk about moral
values
Retell an event that
teaches a moral
value
Grammar
Prepositions of
place, direction
Interrogative
pronouns
Modals
Gerunds
Adverbs of time
and frequency
Vocabulary:
Word
association
Connotation
Collocation
1 Use expressions
to give advice and
to persuade
2 Locate
information
3 Answer Wh-
questions
4 Give evidence
to support
statements
5 Match words
with meanings
6 Write a
summary
7Fill in the blanks
8Construct wh-
questions
9Complete texts
10Write an article
11Write a speech
12Identify moral
values and
examples of
moral values
13 Retelling an
event that teaches
a moral value
Thinking skills:
Solving problems
Multiple
intelligences:
linguistic, logical-
mathematical,
spatial
WEEK THEME/ LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES/ CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL

5. 5
TOPIC Interpersonal
Use
Informational Use Aesthetic Use CONTENTS EMPHASES
15 – 17
18
April
till
6May
Science and
Technology
What a
Waste
Handle
with Care
1
2
3
Take part in
discussions
Ask and respond to
questions politely
Listen to a talk, recall
main ideas
Read the text of a
speech
Identify main ideas and
important details
Understand contextual
clues
Summarise: write a
summary
Make inference
Predict outcomes
Draw conclusions
Write a report
One word topic
Captain Nobody
Identify main themes
Giving one’s opinion
Grammar
Tenses:
Past perfect
Simple future
Preposition of
association
Phrasalverbs
Modals
Vocabulary:
Prefixes
Word formation
Word
association
1 Answer wh-
questions
2 Find words with
same meanings
3 Make
predictions
4 Form words
with prefixes and
suffixes
5 Fill in the
blanks
6 Complete texts
7 Identify simple,
compound and
complex
sentences
8 Construct
compound and
complex
sentences
9 Write a report
10 Write an
informal letter to
persuade someone
11 Discuss the
themes
12 Give opinion
Thinking skills:
Making prediction
Evaluating
Preparation for the
Real World:
Solving probles of
waste disposal
18 – 20 Peperiksaan Pertengahan Tahun
9 May – 27 May
Mid Year School Holiday
(28 May – 12 June)
TERM 2 – 13 JUNE– 25 NOV2015 (23 weeks)

6. 6
WEEK THEME/
TOPIC
LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES/ CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS LANGUAGE
CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASESInterpersonal
Use
Informational Use Aesthetic Use
21 - 24
13 June
till
8 July
Social
Issues
Time on
your Hands
On the
Road
The Power
of One
1
2
3
Ask and respond to
questions politely
Participate in a
conversation
Listen to a description
of an accident
Listen to a discussion
Read an article, scan
for details
Identify main ideas and
understand contextual
clues
Summarise a text
Compare and contrast
data from graphs and
charts
Make inference
Write a report based on
a chart
Respond to problem
page letters in
newspapers
Captain Nobody
Retelling poems
Discuss the ending
of a novel
Express likes or
dislikes on character
Discuss a character
that you sympathise
Grammar
Adjectives:
adjectives
functioning as
nouns
Articles
Prepositions of
purpose
The passive
Punctuation:
underlining for
emphasis
Vocabulary:
Homophones
Homonyms
Word
association
1 Listen and
choose MCQ
2 True/False
statements
3 Identify
evidence to
supports
statements
4 Answer wh-
questions
5 Write a
summary
6 Make sentences
7 Fill in the
blanks
8 Complete a text
9 Rewrite
sentences into
passive
10 Write a report
based on a chart
11 Discuss
characters
12 Discuss the
ending of a novel
13 Discuss
homophones
Thinking skills:
Compare and
contrast
Make judgements
Preparation for the
Real World: being
a discerning
consumer
Multiple
intelligences:
verbal-linguistic,
ICT skills:
Using websites
4 -8
July
Eid ul-Fitr Holiday

7. 7
WEEK THEME/
TOPIC
LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES/ CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS LANGUAGE
CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASESInterpersonal
Use
Informational Use Aesthetic Use
25 – 27
11 July
Till
29 July
People
Everyday
Heroes
Interesting
Careers
1
2
3
Exchange ideas on
topics of interest
Participate in a
conversation
Read an article: scan
for details
Identify main ideas
Understand contextual
clues
Summarise a text
Make inferences
Write a descriptive
essay
Write a recount of an
event
Write a curriculum
vitae
Captain Nobody
Review poems
Explore each line in
stanzas
Discuss moral values
Discuss the themes
Grammar
Adjectives:
order of
adjectives
Comparison of
adjectives
The passive
Vocabulary
Descriptive
words
Word
association
1 Group
discussions
2 Answer Wh-
questions
3 Match words
with meanings
4 Write a
summary
5 Fill in the
blanks
6 Complete a text
7 Rewrite
sentences into
passive
8 Write a
descriptive essay
9 Write a recount
of an event
10 Discuss moral
values
11 Discuss the
themes
12 Discuss
figurative
meaning
Thinking skills:
Evaluating
ICT Skills:
Accessing the
Internet for
information
WEEK THEME/
TOPIC
LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES/ CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS LANGUAGE
CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASESInterpersonal
Use
Informational Use Aesthetic Use

8. 8
28 – 30
1 Aug
till
19 Aug
Revision
SPM
Practices
1
2
3
Exchange ideas on
topics of interest
Read an article, scan
for details
Identify main ideas
Understand contextual
clues
Summarise a text
Make inferences
Write a description of a
place
Captain Nobody
Discuss the themes
Review poems
Explore each line in
stanzas
Discuss moral values
Grammar
Modals
Phrasalverbs
Conjunctions
Logical
connectors
Prepositions
Vocabulary
Descriptive
words
Word
association
1 Group
discussions
2 Answer Wh-
questions
3 Write a
summary
4 Fill in the
blanks
5Complete a text
6 Write a
reflective essay:
description of a
place
7 Discuss
figurative
meaning
8 Discuss moral
values and themes
Thinking skills:
Compare and
contrast
Making judgement
31 – 33 SPM TRIAL EXAMINATIONS
22 AUGUST - 08 SEPT
Independence Day
2nd
Mid Term Break
10 – 18 SEPT
Eid ul-Adha Holiday
34 - 35 REVISION
19 Sept – 30 Sept
36 – 40 Strategies for SPM Examinations
(Flexible Timetable)
3 Oct – 18 November
41- 43 SPM EXAMINATIONS
End-of-year school holidays