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1. SENTENCE CONSTRUCTIONS
MODULE 2: DEFORESTATION (AT THE JUNGLE)
UPSR 2012
Cynthia C. James
2012

2. Teacher’s Notes
• Year: 6
• Theme: World of Knowledge
• Unit 8: Environmental Issues (KBSR Year 6 textbook,
page 100)
• 3.4.3 Read aloud poems clearly and expressively.
• 3.5.1 Understand the meaning of words by looking at the
context.
• 4.3.2 Construct simple and compound sentences based on
words and phrases and a picture stimulus.

3. Deforestation – At the jungle

4. Without a Place to Call Home
The animals heard,
That thunderous sound again,
Of the bulldozers,
Coming closer,
Turning the thick jungle,
Into thin shrubs,
And they know,
They have to move again,
And look for new shelters.
The snakes slither away,
The elephants thump their feet,
The lions roar powerlessly,
The parrots squeak helplessly,
Even the snails sigh weakly.
It’s not fair,
They are tired, hungry and thirsty,
And without a place to call their homes.
-Aida
(KBSR Year 6 textbook, page 100)

5. Vocabulary
English Malay
Thunderous
Bulldozers
Thick
Thin
Shrubs
Shelter
Slither
Thump
Roar
Powerlessly
Squeak
Helplessly
Sigh
Weakly
bunyi kuat seperti petir
jentolak
tebal
nipis
semak-samun
tempat berteduh / tempat tinggal
menyusur
menghentak kaki
mengaum
dengan tak berkuasa
menjerit kecil
dengan tak berdaya
mengeluh
dengan lemahnya

6. PART 1
CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES
(Subject – Verb – Object)

7. Find the verbs.
thumping
slithering
running
clearing
crawling

8. slitheringsnakes
Two are
slithering where?
on the ground.
who / what?
how many
snakes?
doing what?
Two snakes are slithering on the ground.

9. thumpingelephants
Two are
thumping
what?
their feet.
who /
what?how many
elephants?
doing
what?
Two elephants are thumping their feet.

10. crawlingsnails
Three are
crawling
how?
slowly
who
/what?
how many
snails?
doing
what?
Three snails are crawling slowly
on the
ground
on the ground.
crawling
where?

11. clearingbulldozers
Two
are
clearing
what? the
jungle.
who /
what?
how many
bulldozers?
doing
what?
Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle.

12. runninglions
Two are
running
where?
away from the
bulldozers
who/
what?
how many
lions?
doing
what?
Two lions are running away from the bulldozers.

13. Write the simple sentences.
• Two snakes are slithering on the ground.
• Two elephants are thumping their feet.
• Three snails are crawling on the ground.
• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle.
• Two lions are running away from the bulldozers.

14. PART 2
CONSTRUCTING COMPOUND SENTENCES

15. Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2
COMPOUND SENTENCE
Two snakes are slithering on
the ground.
Two elephants are thumping
their feet.
while
whileTwo snakes are slithering on the ground two elephants are thumping their feet.

16. Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2
COMPOUND SENTENCE
Two bulldozers are clearing
the jungle.
Two lions are running away
from the bulldozers.
while
Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two lions are running away from them.

17. Write your final sentences.
• Two snakes are slithering on the ground while
two elephants are thumping their feet.
• Three snails are crawling slowly on the ground.
• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two
lions are running away from the bulldozers.

18. PART 3 (A)
Constructing sentences using ‘There is / There are’

19. Find the nouns.
elephants
lions
dead trees
snakeslogsnails
bulldozers

20. What? Where?How many?BeThere
There are two elephants at the jungle.
elephants

21. What? Where?How many?BeThere
There are two lions beside the elephants.
lions

22. What? Where?How many?BeThere
There are two snakes on the ground.
snakes

23. What? Where?How many?BeThere
There are three snails on the ground.
snails

24. What? Where?How many?BeThere
There is a log on the ground.
log

25. What? Where?How many?BeThere
There are two bulldozers near the hill.
bulldozers

26. What? Where?How many?BeThere
There are several dead trees at the jungle.
dead trees

27. Write the simple sentences.
• There are two elephants at the jungle.
• There are two lions beside the elephants.
• There are two snakes on the ground.
• There are three snails on the ground.
• There is a log on the ground.
• There are two bulldozers near the hill.
• There are several dead trees at the jungle.

28. PART 3 (B)
Combining the simple sentences to form compound
sentences.

29. Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2
COMPOUND SENTENCE
There are two elephants at
the jungle.
There are two lions beside
the elephants.
and
There are two elephants at the jungle and two lions beside the elephants.

30. Sentence 1 Sentence 2 Conj. Sentence 3
COMPOUND SENTENCE
There are two
snakes on the
ground.
There is a log on
the ground.
and
There are two snakes, and a log
There are three
snails on the
ground.
three snails on the ground.

31. Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2
COMPOUND SENTENCE
There are two bulldozers near
the hill.
There are several dead trees
at the jungle.
and
There are two bulldozers near the hill and several dead trees at the jungle.

32. Write your final sentences.
• There are two elephants at the jungle and two
lions beside the elephants.
• There are two snakes, three snails and a log on
the ground.
• There are two bulldozers near the hill and several
dead trees at the jungle.

33. PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Choose the best five sentences to be your final
answer.

34. Write all the sentences.
• Two snakes are slithering on the ground while two elephants
are thumping their feet.
• Three snails are crawling slowly on the ground.
• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two lions are
running away from the bulldozers.
• There are two elephants at the jungle and two lions beside the
elephants.
• There are two snakes, three snails and a log on the ground.
• There are two bulldozers near the hill and several dead trees at
the jungle.

35. Choose the best five.
• Two snakes are slithering on the ground while two elephants
are thumping their feet.
• Three snails are crawling slowly on the ground.
• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two lions are
running away from the bulldozers.
• There are two elephants at the jungle and two lions beside the
elephants.
• There are two snakes, three snails and a log on the ground.
• There are two bulldozers near the hill and several dead trees at
the jungle.

36. Give your final answers.
• Two snakes are slithering on the ground while two
elephants are thumping their feet.
• Three snails are crawling slowly on the ground.
• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two
lions are running away from the bulldozers.
• There are two snakes, three snails and a log on the
ground.
• There are two bulldozers near the hill and several
dead trees at the jungle.

37. If you have too many sentences to choose
from, here are some tips to help you to
score better…
• Choose sentences that describe actions or activities in the
picture.
• Choose compound sentences.
• Choose sentences that are not repetitive or redundant (e.g.
avoid choosing too many sentences that end the same
way, i.e. ‘at the playground’).
• Choose sentences that have interesting words, phrases or
that have a different structure.