Sample Lesson Materials: Listening You can’t steal the moon An old man lived in a small hut at the foot of a mountain. He lived a simple life and had very few possessions. But any kind of house attracts thieves, and one day a thief came to the old man’s small hut. He wondered what he might find inside and went up to the door. He looked through the door and discovered that the old man was not there. ‘What luck!’ he thought, and went quickly into the hut. There was only one room, and so he could see very quickly that there was nothing at all which he could steal. There were only one or two pots, a mat on the floor, and some old clothes. He was standing angrily in the hut trying to think of what to do next when the old man returned. ‘You have probably come a long way to visit me here,’ said the old man, with a smile, ‘and you should not return home empty-handed. I have not got very much to give, but please accept these clothes as a present.’ The thief was very surprised by this. He took the clothes from the old man, and went away shaking his head in confusion. Later that evening the old man sat on his mat looking up at the moon and thinking of the thief. ‘Poor man,’ he said aloud. ‘I wish I could give him this beautiful moon.’ Adapted from a text in Talk about Literature, (1989) (David F. Clarke) Edward Arnold 1 Malaysia Form 1 Sample Lessons Story prompts 1 old man 2 a simple life 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 thief door What luck! one room pot old man a long way 10 thief surprised 11 later that evening hut very few possessions hut nothing at all a mat return old man with a smile clothes old man mountain some old clothes empty-handed confusion mat clothes as a present moon thief ‘Poor man…this beautiful moon.’ 2 Malaysia Form 1 Sample Lessons Sample Lesson Materials: Reading Candy and Ron’s inheritance This is Candy. She has inherited 2000 ringgits from her grandmother. What can she do with it? (Photo by Lee Agas Guang Creative Commons 2.0) Read about what she did. Then complete the table after the text and say how much money she had left. Candy’s shopping trip First of all, Candy bought herself a tablet, as she’d wanted one for ages. This cost 1,100 ringgits, but as it was the last one in the shop, and was in the shop window, she got 10% off. That was good news, but she then had to pay an extra 6% GST. After that, she went to the market. She bought herself a smart jacket and a matching skirt for 325 ringgits and a beautiful silk scarf for 80 ringgits. She asked the cashier to reduce the price by 5 ringgits, and she agreed. She was hungry, thirsty and tired by now, and so she had a fruit juice and a sandwich, and this cost her 25 ringgits. On her way home, she decided to buy some presents for her family. She got her mum a lovely vase. The retail price was 90 ringgits, but she got it in a sale, and so got a discount of 15 ringgits. She saw a lovely painting of a sunset. Her dad loves sunsets. The shopkeeper wanted 180 ringgits, but she persuaded him to sell it to her for 155 ringgits. 3 Malaysia Form 1 Sample Lessons Her younger brother has a sweet tooth, so she bought him some sweets for 15 ringgits. Finally, she was ready to come home. She took a taxi, and that cost her 27 ringgits, including a small tip. 4 Malaysia Form 1 Sample Lessons 1. Complete the table with what Candy bought and how much it cost. What Candy bought Cost in ringgits Total cost 2. How much of her 2000 ringgits does Candy still have? 3. Underline reference pronouns in the text. 5 Malaysia Form 1 Sample Lessons Answers to text: Candy’s shopping trip What Candy bought Tablet Jacket and skirt and scarf Fruit juice and sandwich Vase Painting Sweets Taxi fare Cost in ringgits 1049.40 400 25 75 155 15 27 Total cost : 1746.40 Candy still has 253.60 ringgits. (i.e. 2000 – 1746.40) Reference pronouns in the text are highlighted below First of all, Candy bought herself a tab1let, as she’d wanted one for ages. This cost 1,100 ringgits, but as it was the last one in the shop, and was in the shop window, she got 10% off. That was good news, but she then had to pay an extra 6% GST. After that, she went to the market. She bought herself a smart jacket and a matching skirt for 325 ringgits and a beautiful silk scarf for 80 ringgits. She asked the cashier to reduce the price by 5 ringgits, and she agreed. She was hungry, thirsty and tired by now, and so she had a fruit juice and a sandwich, and this cost her 25 ringgits. On her way home, she decided to buy some presents for her family. She got her mum a lovely vase. The retail price was 90 ringgits, but she got it in a sale, and so got a discount of 15 ringgits. She saw a lovely painting of a sunset. Her dad loves sunsets. The shopkeeper wanted 180 ringgits, but she persuaded him to sell it to her for 155 ringgits. Her younger brother has a sweet tooth, so she bought him some sweets for 15 ringgits. Finally, she was ready to come home. She took a taxi, and that cost her 27 ringgits, including a small tip. 6 Malaysia Form 1 Sample Lessons Sample Lesson Materials: Writing Ron’s shopping trip (Photo by Andrew Wong Creative Commons 2.0) What Ron bought Cost in ringgits Total cost 7 Malaysia Form 1 Sample Lessons Sample Lesson Materials: Literature in Action Octopoem An octopoem is an eight-line poem which uses a formula to describe a person or topic. Look at this octopoem about friendship. The topic is 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. a colour a season a place a type of weather a type of clothing a piece of furniture a TV show a type of food Example Friendship is light blue It is the spring time in a valley. It is sunny. Friendship is a strong pair of shoes, a comfortable sofa. It is a funny advert, a sweet green bean porridge. Now create your own Octopoem about money The topic is 1. a colour Money is … Example 2. a season It is … 3. a place 4. a type of weather 5. a type of clothing Money is … 6. a piece of furniture 7. a TV show It is …, 8. a type of food 8 Malaysia Form 1 Sample Lessons