ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FORM 1

STANDARD- BASED CURRICULUM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ENGLISH
workbook

Chapter 13
I am Malaysian

BY, ALIZA ~ ASHVINI ~DURGGA ~NARVEEN

FORM
1

KSSM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. Introduction
2. Writing activity
3. Listening & Speaking activity
4. Reading activity
5. Grammar

6. Glossary and answer sheet
7. Conclusion

8. References
9. Appendixes

INTRODUCTION

This English Form 1 Activity Book is
written based on the latest Standard
Based English Language Curriculum for
Secondory Schools. The contents are
developed to integrate language
teaching and learning to meet the
challenges of the 21st Century.

National Day Celebration Writing skills
Activity 1

Your groupmates and you has decided to give a talk in your
classroom. Complete the bubble map below to show the
activities you do on National Day.

SSccaann

mmee!!

National day
celebration

National Day Celebration Writing skills

Activity 2
The school had a National Day celebration. Write a letter
to your best friend about the National Day celebration. SSccaann

mmee!!

Activity 1 Listening skill

Students are required to listen to the audio given. Student have to scan the qr
code in order to listen the audio.

Heather is talking to her friend Clive. Heather's brother, Terry, is coming to visit
this weekend and she is talking to Clive about what Terry is going to do during
the visit. Answer the following questions:

1.What time does Heather's brother arrive in town

A. 7 pm Thursday
B. 9 pm Thursday
C. 8 pm Tuesday
D. 8 pm Thursday

2. Where is he flying from SSccaann

A. London mmee!!
B. Paris
C. Mexico
D. Melbourne

3. What are they going to do on Thursday evening?

A. Go to restaurant
B. Stay at home
C. Go to visit friends
D. Go to Melbourne

4. How long is Terry going to stay with her?

A. Two weeks
B. Until Monday
C. Until Friday
D. A week

5. What are the plans for Friday afternoon? Listening skill

A. Lunch at restaurant
B. Picnic at beach
C. Picnic in countryside
D. Swimming at beach

6. Where is the Mexican restaurant?

A. 17th Avenue
B. 27th Avenue
C. 7th Avenue
D. 57th Avenue

7. What surprise does Heather have for her brother?

A. A basketball match
B. A party
C. A fishing trip
D. Meeting a famous person

A. Study the picture below ( Activity 2) Listening and Speaking Skills

B. Get into groups of three and discuss. Then, share your answers in class

1.In your perspective, which picture symbolizes Malaysia. Name that
picture

2. Why did you choose that picture? Give a reason for your answer
3. In your own words, explain why you are proud to be a Malaysian

( Activity 3) Listening and Speaking Skills
A. Read the notice below

Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Dalam

MERDEKA DAY CELEBRATION

Aim: Cultivate the spirit of independence

All clases are encouraged to participate in
this project! Please submit your ideas to
Puan Kamalia, the teacher- in charge of the
programme

B. Your class has decided to join in the Merdeka Day
celebration

1.Get into groups of four and discuss the activities
that you can come up for the Merdeka
Celebration

2. List the things that you need for each activity

3. List the things that you need to buy or obtain for
each activity

4. List the tasks that need to be performed by each
group member

Reading Skills

Activity 1 Reading skills

SSccaann

Watch the video regarding thmme ee!!
culture of Malaysia and read
the words carefully and fill in
the blanks correctly.

Fill in the blanks correctly. Reading skills

1.Malaysia is one of the most multi-cultural, multi-
ethnic and _______countries in the world.

2.This incredible diversity of Malaysia's people is
reflected in it's cuisine, language and __________

3.The three favourite dishes mentioned in the video are
__________ ,__________and ,__________

4.Most people in Malaysia know how to speak at least
__________languages.

5.The bustling capital of __________ is one of Asia's
fastest growing business hubs.

Activity 2 Reading & writing skills

SSccaann

mmee!!

Read the passage regarding the culture of diversity in
Malaysia and then write a short essay in 200 words on
why you lucky that you are a MALAYSIAN.

Write a short essay in 200 words on why you feel luckywriting skills
to be a MALAYSIAN.

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Grammar Grammar

Activity 1

Fill in my, your, his, her, its, our, their

1. I don't know the time because I can't find _______ watch.
2. What's the boy's name? ____ name is Ben Scott.
3. The dog is very cute ____ name is Aby.
4. I have a new laptop ___laptop is white.
5. I'm from Kedah. Most of ___ friends are from Kedah, too.
6. The rabbit is white. ___cage is in the garden.
7.Sandra and Jenny are friends.___ school is in the Klang.
8. Anna has got a brother. ___ name is Paul.
9. Basir has a sister ___ name is Fatin
10. Yes, we have a dog. ___ dog is very old.
11. They are listening to ___ teacher.
12. He is enjoying ___ ice cream.
13. They decorated ___ bicycles with small flags.
14. it is raining today so we need to bring ___ umbrellas.
15. i cannot find ___ small flag.
16. We take the guitars and start to play ___music is great.
17. My parents are cool . i love ___
18. Susan has got a new car. ____ car is big .
19. They never do ___ homework.
20. she always forget ____ book in the cupboard.

Grammar INFO
It's is not a possessive pronoun. It's is the
short form of it is and it has. The possessive

adjective its has no apostrophe.

Activity 2

Complete the table. Superlative

Positive Comparative

1.pretty
2.old
3.little
4.good

5. expensive

Grammar

Grammar INFO
the + adjective + -est

the darkest
more + adjective +than

more beautiful than
the most + adjective

the most difficult
adjective + -er + than

lighter than
as + adjective + as
as good as (gold)

Glossary and Answer sheet

1.multicultural- relating to
or containing several

cultural or ethnic groups
within a society

2.multi-ethnic- relating to
or constituting several
ethnic groups.

3. multi-religious- to
believe in more than one

religion.

Listening Sills ( Activity 1)

1. D
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. A

Speaking skills

Reading skills Activity 2
The opinions of the
Activity 1 students should be
1.multi-religious relevant to the topic
2.economy of culture of
3.nasi lemak, laksa, banana leaf diversity
4.three
5. Kuala Lumpur Activity 2

Writing skills 1.prettier , prettiest
2.older than , oldest
Grammar 3.less. least
4. better , best
Activity 1 5. more expensive than the most

1. my 11. their expensive
2. his 12. his
3. its 13. their
4. my 14. our
5. my 15. my

6. it 16. our

7. their 17.

8. her 18. her
9. his 19. thier
10. it 20. her

CONCLUSION

This Form 1 English Workbook that is based on
Chapter 13 ,the topic I am Malaysian. This book
is a very good initiative by four writers who
are Aliza, Ashvini, Durgga and Narveen. This
book consists of the five main skills in the
English Language which are writing, reading,
listening and speaking and grammar to make
English learning more enjoyable.

STANDARD- BASED CURRICULUM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ENGLISH
workbook

Chapter 13
I am Malaysian