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PROGRAM EKSEKUTIF

DIPLOMA PENDIDIKAN AWAL KANAK-KANAK

(TUGASAN INDIVIDU)

BIU 2022

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY 2

ACTIVITIES UNIT 1 - 16

DISEDIAKAN OLEH:

NUR INSYIRAH BINTI ROZLAN (20171018390)

SEMESTER 2 2017/2018

KUMPULAN A

Disediakan untuk:

MADAM SHARIFAH NIR ATIKAH BT SYED ABU BAKAR

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Unit 1
Time - The Importance of Time

At the end of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Use the correct form of the verbs in the simple present, simple past, simple future, present continuous and past
continuous tense.
2. Listen and predict the outcome based on listening texts.
3. Asking for and giving direction.
4. Read texts by using the SQ3R technique.
5. Construct compound sentences by using coordinating conjunction.

GRAMMAR
Simple Tenses – Simple Present, Simple Past and Simple Future
Verb tense tells you when the action happens. There are three main verb tenses: present, past, and future. Each main
tense is divided into simple, continuous tenses.
Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future Present Continuous
... + ed will + ... is/are + ... + ing
... + d shall + ... Past Continuous
irregular verb be + going to + ... was/were + ... + ing
allow allowed allow allowing
break broke break breaking
cut cut cut cutting
do did do doing
eat ate eat eating
fly flew fly flying
go went go going

 For 'I' and 'we' use 'shall' or 'will'.

 For 'He', 'She', 'They', 'Mr. Raju' or etc only use 'will'.

Activity 1

Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present Tense form of the verb in brackets.

1. I usually ________go_________ (go) to canteen.

2. You ________play_________ (play) tennis once a week.
3. She always ________tells_________ (tell) us short story.
4. Shima and Rina ________run_________ (run) twice a week.
5. Firdaus _______travels________ (travel) to Kedah every Friday.
6. Terengganu _______is__________ (be) in Malaysia.
7. Water _______boils__________ (boil) at 100 celsius.
8. My mother _______speak________ (speak) Mandarin.
9. They _______sell_______ (sell) vegetables and fruits.
10. His cousin rarely _______leave________ (leave) city.
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Activity 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Simple Past Tense of the verb in brackets.

Sofia (1) _________failed________ (fail) in the final examination. She (2) _______became________ (become) very
sad. She (3) _______went_________ (go) to the beach because she (4) _______wanted________ (want) to forget her
sorrow. There she (5) _______met________ (meet) an old woman who (6) ________asked_______ (ask) her why she
(7) ________is_________ (be) sad. After listening to Sofia, the old woman (8) ________adviced_________ (advise)
her to be brave and work hard, and not to give up. Sofia (9) ________is_________ (be) happy. She (10)
_______walked__________ (walk) home, determined to study hard and pass her next examination. She (11)
______did___________ (do) not want to disappoint her foster parents anymore. They (12) ________gave_________
(give) her all their love and support. She must do well and make them proud.

Activity 3

Fill in the blanks with the Simple Future Tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. Lee Chong is going to the supermarket.

2. I will meet her there.
3. Hopefully, you are going to pass your final examination.
4. My wife and I are going to move to a new house next year.
5. Don’t be shy to ask for directions. Somebody there will help you.
6. The education system will introduce a new curriculum next year.
7. We are going to call it a day.
8. They will eat out tomorrow.
9. No one is going to believe your sad story.
10. The flowers are very brown. They are going to fall soon.

Activity 4
Make sentences in the Present Continuous Tense.

Example:
(wait/for him/she)
She is waiting for him.

1. (I/in UPSI/learn Spanish/this short semester)

This short semester, I am learning Spanish in UPSI.

2. (in the main street/Shamimi and Roslan/play/at the moment)

Shamimi and Roslan are playing in the main street at the moment.

3. (decorate/he/in Tanjong Malim/these day/his apartment)

These day, he is decorating his apartment in Tanjong Malim.

4. (we/look/just)
We are just looking.

5. (a shower/Suresh/now/take)
Suresh is taking a shower now.
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Activity 5
Make sentences in the Past Continuous Tense using the verb given in the brackets.

1. The girl _____was sleeping____ (sleep).

2. I __was reading__ (read) when the fan stop.
3. He ______was washing ____ (wash) the bed sheets.
4. Siti and her mother __were cooking__ (cook) dinner when the plumber arrived.
5. Sutha ___was doing___ (do) her workout at 9 am.
6. Chen Long and Borhan __were repairing__ (repair) their motorcycles.
7. Dilla _______was rehearsing___ (rehearse) for the play.
8. Shahril __was waiting____ (wait) for the train.
9. The monkeys’ _____were chattering___ (chatter).
10. The teenagers ________were learning____ (learn) their lesson.

READING

Study Formula SQ3R - Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review.

SQ3R will help you understand and remember what you’re reading and studying, and help you identify the information
you need. SQ3R includes the following steps:

1. Survey
• Think about the title: “What do I know?” “What do I want to know?”
• Glance over headings and first sentences in paragraphs.
• Look at illustrations and graphic aids.
• Read the first paragraph.
• Read the last paragraph or summary.
2. Question
• Turn the title into a question.
• Write down any questions that some to mind during the survey.
• Turn headings into questions.
• Turn subheadings, illustrations, and graphic aids into questions.
• Write down unfamiliar vocabulary words and determine their meaning.
3. Read
• Read to search for answers to questions.
• Respond to questions and use context clues for unfamiliar words.
• React to unclear passages, confusing terms, and questionable statements by generating additional
questions.
4. Recite
• Look away from the answers and the book to recall what was read.
• Recite answers to questions aloud or in writing.
• Reread text for unanswered questions.
5. Review
• Answer the major purpose question.
• Look over answers and all parts of the chapter to organize information.
• Summarize the information learned by drawing flow charts, writing a summary, participating in a group
discussion, or by studying for a test

(Adapted from http://www.adlit.org/pdfs/strategy-library/SQ3RSurvey.pdf)

Activity 6

Apply the SQ3R formula for the following article.

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Make time to save time

1 Clear out the clutter

Constantly negotiating around the clutter in your home wastes time.
 De-cluttering allows you to make space for the things that you do need to keep and makes it
easier to tidy up.
 Identify your clutter problem areas and deal with them one by one. 5
 Don't get overwhelmed. Go into one room and identify a problem area, then work on it, or even
just a section. If the whole wardrobe needs sorting, start with sock drawer. If the kitchen looks
like carnival night at the dumpster, clear one drawer or cupboard at a time. Time yourself and
devote an hour or so per session to the task, until it's done.

2 Tackle the hot spots 10

Clutter can sneak up on you - one folded newspaper in the corner quickly becomes ten.
 If paperwork is your weakness, get a filing system and create a separate folder for bills due,
bills paid, banking, tax documents, receipts, warranties etc, and file them each day.
 Try to be realistic about recyclables: keep a few takeaway food containers or empty jars, not
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 Not all clutter is obvious. It can be hidden in storerooms and cupboards. Recognise clutter hot
spots and give them regular attention.
 If you're a collector, get organised about your storage and display systems, so that what you
keep is not filling up your living space.
 Once you've got your clutter reduced, stay on top of it. All you need to do is spend a few
20
minutes every day returning things to their proper place - this is now simple tidying, rather than
de-cluttering.

Sort, store and toss

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Sort clutter into labeled cardboard boxes. Try this:
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 Box 1 - Everyday things that need to be put back in their place.
 Box 2 - Things to be given away or recycled.
 Box 3 - Items that you don't need every day, but need to store.
 Box 4 - Anything that can be categorised as "absolute rubbish".
 Box 5 - Items you simply can't decide what to do with.

Put everything in Box 1 back where it belongs, take Box 2 to a charity shop, label and decide where 30
to store Box 3 and dispose of the contents of Box 4. Now go back to the contents of Box 5 with a
newfound passion and make a decision.

(Adapted from Reader’s Digest- October, 2008)

Survey - What have I found from the article?

From the article above, I get the knowledgeable about resolve a space problem at home by give an attention for clutter
“How to make it become more neat and tidy”. Besides that, I can get information also, about the area must and have to
clean. It also about organize the thing in its place. By make sure, the clutter around us make its easy to store. And other
ways, the clutter not only in order, it’s also helping us to more save a time and space.

Activity 7
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Question - Generate questions based on the title and the subtitles that you have found during your survey.

1. Question base on title:-

 What is the organize clutter can give us to make it save our time?
 What are important clutter can give us to save a time and make a time?

2. Question about subtitles:-

 What are tips to make our clutter become more in its sequence and perfectly in order?
 What should the useful of folder and boxes in arrange the clutters?

Activity 8

Read - Read the article. Try to find out the answers for your questions that you had generated earlier.

1. Question base on title:-

 Why is the organize clutter can give us to make it save our time?
The organize clutter can give us to make it save our time, because De-cluttering allows you to make space for the things
that you do need to keep and makes it easier to tidy up.

 It is important for us to make the clutter save our time and make a time?
Yes, the clutter can save a time and make a time.

2. Question about subtitles:-

 What are tips to make our clutter become more in its sequence and perfectly in order?
The tips to make our clutter become more in its sequence and perfectly in order by sort, store and toss

 What is the useful of folder and boxes in arrange the clutters?

The useful of folder and boxes in arrange the clutters are, make it like this.
Labels it one by one:-
o Box 1 - Everyday things that need to be put back in their place.
o Box 2 - Things to be given away or recycled.
o Box 3 - Items that you don't need every day, but need to store.
o Box 4 - Anything that can be categorized as "absolute rubbish".
o Box 5 - Items you simply can't decide what to do with.

Activity 9

Recite - After reading, recall or recite what you have just read without looking at the text or your notes.

This article about to manage our stuff in arrange order, by the ways, it’s also helped us to make sure that the dump item
make our space became messy. By using, this way our clutter neat and tidy. Otherwise, the organize part can manage a
quality time to using clutter.

Activity 10

Review - After recite, you should review the text to answer remaining questions and recite the questions you
previously answered. You can summaries the article using your own words.

Usage of thing that’s we call as clutter is not about just a small matter. If we don’t manage it wisely it can damage a lot
of important or a valuable of our time, by looking for something small in our perception. With the small matter can we
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organize in smart way, than the biggest issue, that’s means you are a responsible person. We can personalize as a
manageable person. By the ways, these are to show who you are. Our appearance is shown our soul. Otherwise, this
article gives us a lot of beneficial about to make easy to managing a stuffs.

Activity 11

Read the text on Activity 6 carefully. Then answer the questions that follow.

1. De-cluttering allows you __________________.

C- to make space for the things that you do need to keep

2. The word clutter (line 2) means __________________.

C- untidy

3. Time yourself and devote __________________ or so per session to the task, until it's done.

A. an hour

4. How would you do if paperwork is your weakness?

D- create a filing system, create a separate folder and file it every day

5. Which of following statement is true about how to sort clutter into labeled cardboard boxes?

i. Box 1 - Everyday things that need to be put back in their place

ii. Box 2 - Things to be given away to your neighbor.
iii. Box 3 - Items that you need every day
iv. Box 4 - Anything that can be categorised as "absolute rubbish".
v. Box 5 - Items you simply can’t decide what to do with.

c- i, iv and v
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SPEAKING

Asking for and giving direction

The following expressions are useful when asking or giving directions to places.

Asking for directions

 Where is the … from here?

 Excuse me Sir, I am looking for … How do/can I get there?
 Do you know the directions to …?
 Pardon me. What are the directions to …?
 Can/could you help me? I want to go to …
 Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the …
 Excuse me, do you know where the …

Giving directions

 Go straight ahead.
 Go up/down … to …
 Turn right/left at/on …
 At the intersection/traffic lights, turn right/left
 It’s on your right/left
 Go under/over the bridge
 At the roundabout, take the … exit

Activity 13

Draw pictures of the directions.

Turn Left Turn Right Go Straight Ahead Go Pass...

melalui

Cross Next To Opposite Between

melintas
bersebelahan bertentangan ditengah
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Activity 14

Look at the map. Write the directions of the places in the blanks.

Main Street

Barber Shop

1. Excuse me, how can I go to the bus station?

You can go to the bus station according this map. First from start point, you can turn left across the Najib Street.
Go straight ahead and pass away airport, restaurant and food court. After that you can face a junction, just take a
turn right and straight to Main Street and first you can see Supermarket and Bus station between the both of
Supermarket and Taxi station.

2. Madam, can you tell me the way to the stadium?

Yes, you can go by follow this map. From the start point, turn left and go pass the Airport, restaurant and also
food court and you will stop at the junction but take away the straight to Abdullah’s Street. By, there turn right
facing the First Avenue street. You already can see stadium go pass hospital, in between of hospital and hotel.

3. Can you help me, please? I want to go to the hypermarket?

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Yes, I can help you. Just follow this direction according the map. You can take away from start point here. Choice
the Najib’s Street then, pass away three big building that’s Airport, restaurant, and food court. After that, have a
junction. Just take a straight and you can look it here, the first building at Abdullah’s street is hypermarket.

4. Excuse me Miss, is there a mosque near here?

Yes, have a mosque near here, that’s from Second Avenue by ride the car take a straight and pass away Motel,
Cinema and Post Office. Then turn left and the Mosque is opposite of bank’s office.

5. Sir, how can I go to the market?

You can go to market by according this Najib’s Street and Abdullah’s street. Then, you pass away hypermarket
and pharmacy. Besides the pharmacy is market.

6. Sir, can you tell me the way to the cyber cafe?

Yes, you can take Second Avenue and turn left go to junction then, takes left side on Main Street. The cyber cafe
is between train station and book store.

7. Can you help me, please? I'm lost. I want to go to the car wash?
Yes, you can take here by using second avenue road and turn left at Hussein Onn’s street facing the junction just
go straight. Here there the cars wash the last building beside police station.

8. Excuse me; is there a hospital near here?

Yes, take the Najib’s street. Road to Abdullah’s Street, at corner turn left you can see the hospital first building
there.

WRITING

Compound Sentence: Coordinating Conjunction

Coordinating conjunctions coordinate or join two or more sentences, main clauses, words, or other parts of speech
which are of the same syntactic importance. You can join two simple sentences together with a comma and a
coordinating conjunction to make one compound sentence. Remember, there are only seven coordinating conjunctions.
This list contains all of them (FANBOYS):

No. Coordinating Conjunction Function Sample Sentences

1 For
2 And
3 Nor
4 But
5 Or
6 Yet
7 So
Shows reason
Shows addition
Join negative ideas
Shows contrast or opposite
ideas
Shows alternative or choice
Shows an unexpected outcome;
despite something
Shows result
I drank some water, for I was thirsty
Both of them are tall, and smart
He is neither fat, nor tall
Dayah likes durian, but hates
watermelon
You can drink coffee, or tea
The shirt is lovely, yet a little short
The drawer is locked, so we could
not open it

Activity 15

Fill in the blanks by using any one of the following coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

1. I did my best to pass my MUET exam ______or_______ I failed.

2. I will get my motorcycle service ______but_______ there is something wrong with the brakes.
3. She overslept herself ______so_______ thus missed the bus to Johor Bahru.
4. I've just eaten lunch _______but______ I'm not hungry.
5. We went fishing last Sunday ______and_______ we didn't catch anything.
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6. We can go to a Malay restaurant _____nor________ an Italian, I don't really mind.

7. I don't like theater _____but________ do I like rock music.
8. My sister ______and_______ I will retire soon and go backpacking around Malaysia.
9. They can speak Mandarin and Japanese fluently _______and______ their English are not so good.
10. The jacket cannot be mine ______yet_______ it is too small for me.

Activity 16

Use coordinating conjunctions to write one compound sentences.

1. Zainal loves kiwi. His wife, Sofia, hates kiwi.

Zainal love kiwi, but his wife, hates kiwi.

2. Jargit has a Histroy test on Tuesday. Jarjit needs to study.

Jargit has a History test on Tuesday and he needs to study.

3. Sue Lin is typing an email to her friend. Her sister, Sue Lan is reading the magazine.
Sue lin is typing an email to her friend, but her sister, Sue Lan is reading the magazine.

4. Seri woke up late. Seri made it to university on time.

Seri woke up late or Seri made it to university on time.

5. Salleh jogs three miles every morning. Then he get ready for work.
Salleh jogs three miles every morning, and then he get ready for work.

6. These teenagers do not respect the feelings of others. They don’t seem to respect themselves.
These teenagers do not respect the feelings of others nor don’t seem to respect themselves.

7. Recycle bins have been placed all over school. Students still throw garbage on the floor.
Recycle bins have been placed all over school but, Students still throw garbage on the floor.

8. He could not go to the cinema. He did not have enough money.

He could not go to the cinema and He did not have enough money.

9. Shiela didn’t have enough money to fly to Terengganu. She took the bus.
Shiela didn’t have enough money to fly to Terengganu so, she took the bus.

10. You can take a train to Ipoh. You can travel to Padang Besar.
You can take a train to Ipoh so, you can travel to Padang Besar.