Contents WRITING TIPS E1 – E3 SPOT THE MISTAKES E4 – E8 VOCAB ENRICHMENT E9 – E12 Part 5 Word Definition (Spelling) ............................................................................................. 1 Practices 1 – 8 Part 6 Short Communicative Message .................................................................................. 5 Practices 1 – 18 Part 7 Note Expansion ......................................................................................................... 29 Practices 1 – 14 UASA Summative Assesment .......................................................................... 56 – 60 ANSWERS ........................................................................................................... A1 – A8
E1 © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. Writing Tips Part 5 Word Definition -Spelling) In Part 5 your spelling ability is tested. First you need to read and understand definitions of words. Next you need to spell and write your answers. The total marks for Part 5 is 5 marks. Look at the example below: 0. A person whose job is to fight fires. F Always search for keywords to help you. (All clues pointing to an occupation) 0. A person whose job is to fight fires. F The occupation starts with the letter “F” with 10 blank spaces. 0. A person whose job is to fight fires. F i r e f i g h t e r • The answer is “Firefighter”. • It’s an occupation. • It fits the definition. • It starts with the letter “F”. • The letters fill the 10 blank spaces.
© Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. E2 English Year 6 Vocabulary Enrichment & Writing Tips Part 6 Short Communicative Message Look at the example below: You are having a birthday party. You have decided to invite your friend, Aisha to the party. Write an email to her. In your email, • Invite her to your party • Inform her the details of the celebration • Tell her that she can bring along a friend or siblings • Invite her to your party (Hi Aisha, I would like you to come to my birthday.) • Inform her the details of the celebration (I’ll have the party at home, this Saturday, about 6:30p.m.) • Tell her that she can bring along a friend or siblings (You can bring along your friend or siblings too.) prompt 3 bullet points provide clues on what you need to write. • Invite her to your party • Inform her the details of the celebration • Tell her that she can bring along a friend or siblings Must address each bullet point • Remember to write clearly and get to the point. Write between 30 – 50 words. • Remember to use the proper grammar and check your spellings. In Part 6 your writing ability to write short messages is tested. You are given a prompt that describes a situation. You need to write a short communicative message in the form of: email letter message The total mark for Part 6 is 10 marks.
E3 © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. English Year 6 Vocabulary Enrichment & Writing Tips You are given a stimulus with all the information you need to write. Part 7 Note Expansion In Part 7 your writing ability to write a communicative message based on stimulus is tested. You need to write the communicate message in the form of: email letter message The total mark for Part 7 is 15 marks. Look at the example below: You saw a poster of the Guardian of the Galaxy movie. Write a short message to Nikki about the film and that you want her to join you in watching it. * A stimulus is provided. * Elaborate and extend the information. * Add your own ideas: – I have amazing news! The Guardian of the Galaxy is showing this Saturday! – Let’s watch it together. It’ll be fun. – The movie has many funny scenes. – I just hope my laughter doesn’t bring the cinema’s roof down. * Include details from the poster: – The best news is that a big bucket of popcorn will be given to the first 30 customers. * Remember to use proper grammar. * Remember to check your spellings. * You have to write between 60 – 80 words. FIRST SHOWING SATURDAY 9PM First 30 customers will get a large bucket of popcorn FREE! Guardian of the Galaxy
© Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. E4 English Year 6 Vocabulary Enrichment & Writing Tips SPOT THE MISTAKES Study the sentence and spot the mistakes. The cow is feeding it’s calves. Wrong answer: The cow is feeding it’s calves. 7 Do you know what is wrong with this sentence? Mistake : it’s Explanation : 1. it’s… is a combination of two words e.g. ‘it is’ or ‘it has’ 2. The calves belong to the cow. Use ‘Its’ Correct answer: The cow is feeding its calves. 3 Study the sentence and spot the mistakes. The children is running at the field. Wrong answer: The children is running at the field. 7 Do you know what is wrong with this sentence? Mistake : is Explanation : The children is a plural noun. Thus, we shall use plural verb ‘are’. Correct answer: The children are running at the field. 3 SPOT the Mistakes 1 SPOT the Mistakes 2
E9 © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. PREFIXES MEANING EXAMPLES 01 Turn tail Run away from difficult situation Robert turn tail when he saw the elephant running towards him. 02 Turn turtle Turn upside down The car turn turtle after it hits the cow. 03 Under cloud Under suspicion We are under cloud because someone stole Michelle’s money. 04 Throw a light Explaining Mr. John throw a light about the camping trip. 05 Time and again Again and again The dog came for food time and again. 06 To and fro Forward and backward The man walks to and fro in front of the shop. 07 Hit the mark To succeed in doing something Gina hit the mark for her English exam with As. 08 Rain cats and dogs Raining heavily It has been rain cats and dogs since Monday. 09 Break a leg Wishing someone good luck Neena break a leg for your quiz tomorrow! 10 Call it a day Stop doing something and continue later Peter call it a day after three hours of doing his boat project. 11 Tooth and nail To fight hard for something We will play with our tooth and nail to win the game. 12 Turn a deaf ear Refuse to listen Mr. Raju turn a deaf when I complain about the broken fan. 13 Wear away Minor damage because of frequent usage The football field grass is wear away after they had sports day. IDIOMS
1 © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. Practice 1 Read the meanings of some words about emergency. Then fill each blank with a letter to form the correct word. 0. An unexpected or dangerous situation that must be dealt with immediately. e m e r g e n c y 1. An unfortunate mishap. a 2. A sudden loss of electricity in an area. b 3. An emergency vehicle that carries people to the hospital. a 4. Someone whose job is to put out accidental blazes. f 5. A boat that is sent out to help people who are in danger at sea. l Practice 2 Read the meanings of some words about things in the past. Then fill each blank with a letter to form the correct word. 0. A person who is employed to watch a building at night. n i g h t w a t c h m a n 1. An account of events that have happened in the past. h 2. An old-fashioned vehicle with wheels that is pulled by horses. c 3. A stick of hard wax with a wick in the middle. c 4. A small house in the countryside. c 5. Someone who is paid to do household chores at another person’s home. s 5 Word Definition (Spelling) Part
5 © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. Short Communicative Message P 6 art (1) PART 6 UASA – SHORT COMMUNICATIVE MESSAGE For this section, we are going to look at how to write short communicative messages. In part 6 of UASA paper, you are require to write between 30-50 words. Here are some examples of short communicative messages; • Email (Formal/Informal) • Messages • Notes • Letter (Formal/Informal) • Postcard (a) Writing an email Formal Informal Subject • The email main topic or preview 1. School Trip to Museum 2. Team Building at Dasa Camp 1. Tom’s Birthday 2. Fishing Trip Salutation • Referring to the person receiving the email 1. Dear Mr. / Ms. Dening, 2. Hello Mr. Thomas, The use of Mr. / Ms. is use together with the name of a known person. 1. Dear John, 2. Hi Gina, The person is address by name. Greetings • The opening lines or a start to your email 1. I hope this email finds you. 2. How are you? 3. I’m emailing to you about… 4. It’s my pleasure to tell you… 5. I would like to inform you… 1. How are you? 2. Congratulation on… 3. I’m sorry for your loss. 4. I hope you are well. Content • Contain your points on ‘why’ you write the email. This is the body of your email. Be concise and precise. Do not write lengthy sentences. Write 3 to 5 lines. e.g. School Trip to Museum 1. Our school is organising a trip to your museum. 2. The trip is on Monday, 31st July 2023. e.g. Tom’s Birthday 1. Tom’s birthday on 20th June 2023. At 7 p.m. 2. You are invited. Sign-off • The end of your email 1. Regards 2. Best wishes 3. Sincerely 4. Thank you 5. Kind regards 1. Have a good day. 2. See you soon. 3. Talk to you soon. 4. Get well soon. 5. Later
© Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. 6 English Year 6 Part 6 – Short Communicate Message How to write a good email? What should we put? Let us look at an example given below. Beach Clean Up Venue : Esplanad Miri Day & Date : Saturday & 24 June 2024 Goodies : T-shirt, Cap, Certificate Activities : 1. Cleaning up beach 2. Barbecue 3. Lucky draw Example: Write an email to your friend about ‘Beach Cleanup Day’. Give her the event’s details. Ask her to join the event. Write between 30-50 words. Greetings + Idioms: “right in rain” Body of Email: 3 lines Subject To [email protected] Subject Beach Cleanup Day Hi Nia, I hope you are right in rain. Let’s go to Beach Cleanup Day! It is on 24th June 2023, Saturday at Esplanade, Miri. T-shirt, cap and certificate are provided. Activities are cleaning up the beach, barbecue, and lucky draw. See you soon! Alfard *44 words REMEMBER! – Keep it between 30-50 words – Give details on subject matter – You may include an ‘idiom’ Subject: purpose of writing Receiver: Nia Adan Salutation
© Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. 10 English Year 6 Part 6 – Short Communicate Message Practice 1 You will be visiting your aunt next week who also lives in the same city as your friend. You plan to visit your friend. Write an email to him or her. In your email, • Include the details of your arrival • Write about activities that you have planned for this visit Complete the structure of the email with the phrases in the word box. Closing paragraph Receiver Main paragraph Sender Greeting Farewell Take care and see you soon Signature Opening paragraph I’m so excited about visiting you We can meet up next week To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Subject: Let’s meet up! Hi Rishi, I’ll be in town next Friday visiting my aunt. This means we have a chance to meet up! (g) . On the day of arrival, my family will have a family dinner. (h) . Is that okay with you? I thought maybe we can watch the latest movie together. What do you think? Well, I have to go now. Let me know what you think. (i) . Your friend, Rexy ( j ) (k) (a) (e) (b) (c) (d) (f)
13 © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. English Year 6 Part 6 – Short Communicate Message Practice 3 Your teacher has taught your class about animals at the zoo. So, you have decided to visit the local zoo with your best friend. Write an email to him or her. In your email, • Invite your friend to go with you • Explain the purpose of this outing • Explain to your friend why he or she should come with you Write about 30 – 50 words. Write your email below. To: [email protected] Subject: Fun time at the zoo.
29 © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. English Year 6 Part 7 – Note Expansion 7 Note Expansion Part Practice 1 During the one week school break, you stayed at your aunt’s home. Write a letter to thank her for her hospitality. Signature Salutation Body Writer’s address Opening Sign Off I hope you’re doing well and in high spirits. Closing You’ve welcomed me with such open arms. My cozy room was perfect. I loved all the delicious meals you’ve cooked! Your thoughtfulness and care truly made my visit memorable. I look forward to our next visit. Date Lot 789, Jalan Matussin, 98700 Limbang, Sarawak. 2nd July 2024 Dearest Aunt May, How have you been? (c) I wanted to take this moment to thank you for opening your house to me during the school break. (f) Your kindness and generosity made me feel right at home. I enjoyed every moment spent with you and everyone there. (g) I’m going to miss them so much. (i) Everything was perfect. (j) I am truly blessed to have an amazing aunt like you. Thank you once again for opening your home and heart to me. (l) . With love, Nellie (a) (b) (d) (m) (n) (e) (k) (h)
© Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. 32 English Year 6 Part 7 – Note Expansion Practice 3 You saw a poster about photography club at school. Write an email to your friend, Josh. Inform him of your interest in joining the club and you want him to join too. SK LINTANG Photography Club is starting soon with NEW budding photographers If you want to have FUN and LEARN more about photography! Activities • Weekly photography challenges • Trips to zoo, museum and gallery • Sharp Shots Competition (only for club members) • Guest Speakers (photography techniques by experts) • Annual School Gallery Exhibition For those who are interested kindly see Miss Carlson or Miss Visha for registration before September 30th.
33 © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. English Year 6 Part 7 – Note Expansion Write about 60 – 80 words. To: [email protected] Subject: Photography Club
English Year 6 UASA Summative Assessment © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. 56 Part 5 [10 marks] UASA Summative Assessment SCORE 30 Read the descriptions of some words about people. What is the word for each one? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each letter in the word. 0. Someone who decide cases in a law court. J u d g e 1. Someone who owns a shop selling fruits and vegetables. G 2. A person in a storybook or play. C 3. Someone that you don’t know. S 4. People who come to watch a performance in public. A 3. A person who writes the words for films or radio or television broadcasts S
A1 © Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd. Answers Part 5 Word Definition (Spelling) Practice 1 1. Accident 2. Blackout 3. Ambulance 4. Firefighter 5. Lifeboat Practice 2 1. History 2. Carriage 3. Candle 4. Cottage 4. Servant Practice 3 1. Adventure 2. Wildlife 3. Travel 4. Scenery 5. Countryside Practice 4 1. Veterinarian 2. Paramedic 3. Teacher 4. Gardener 5. Pilot Practice 5 1. Skateboard 2. Helicopter 3. Ferry 4. Bicycle 5. Plane Practice 6 1. Jeans 2. Cotton 3. Harvest 4. Factory 5. Product Practice 7 1. Rhythm 2. Perform 3. Music 4. Musician 5. Stage Practice 8 1. Emperor 2. Palace 3. Narrator 4. Setting 5. Fable