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Authors:
M. Kasvini
Dinda Mahar Ramadhani
Sana Ramadan Abdul Aziz
Chong Wai Yun




Illustrator: Luarte Design

Step Forward
February 2022

Group members:

Abuaziz Sana Ramadan Yahya (P-PM0003/20)
Chong Wai Yun (P-PM0216/21)
Dinda Mahar Ramadhani (P-PM0251/21)
Kasvini A/P Muniandy (S-PM0076/20)

Editorial:
Abuaziz Sana Ramadan Yahya
(Unit 4: Weather in Libya)
Chong Wai Yun
(Unit 2: A Trip to Thailand)
Dinda Mahar Ramadhani
(Unit 3 & 5: Clothes from Indonesia & D.I.Y)
Kasvini A/P Muniandy
(Unit 1:Malaysia)

Cover illustrator:
Luarte Design

STEP
FORWARD

AN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK PROJECT

THIS BOOK'S

Pages Editorial Page
01 - 02 Malaysia
03 - 27 Trip to Thailand
Clothes from Indonesia
38 - 52 Weather in Libya
Project: D.I.Y
53 - 68
69 - 98

99 - 107

1 Malaysian
Flowers

Activity 1: Listen and sing the song.

The flowers of Malaysia
bloom in the sun
All kinds of flowers
smiling as one



Begonias are pretty
Ixoras are sweet

But the most colourful
is the bougainvillea



The flowers of Malaysia
bloom in the sun
All kinds of flowers
smiling as one



The orchids smell lovely
Hibiscuses too

But don't go near the
rafflesia.



By M. Kasvini

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1 Malaysian
Flowers

Activity 2: Colour the flowers and write down a suitable
adjective for each of them.

sweet ixora

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2 What's your
favourite flower?

Activity 2: Ask your friends what their favourite
flowers are and complete the table.

What's your favourite flower?
It's the pretty begonia.

What's your least favourite flower?

It's the bougainvillea.

Name Favourite flower Least
1. favourite flower
2.
3.

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3 Farah's Magical
Flower

Activity 1: Read the comic.

1 2
Good morning,
Farah. Oh, hello there, Mr.
Today's your Frog. How do you do?
mother's birthday.
What are you It's my mother's
getting her? birthday today. I
wonder what I can get

her.

Good morning, Hi, Farah. Your mom's
daddy. It's going birthday, you say? I
to be a surprise.
always get my mother
Just wait and a delectable bowl of
see! salad with fresh flies.
She loves it.
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I don't mean to be
rude, Mr. Frog. But
that doesn't sound
like a good idea.

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3 Farah's Magical
Flower

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djHooaknhi'ntaghw.aeA..ntIyewwleaapsyo,jrwutshttyo
the Bornean

rainforest for ideas?

5 That must be the
rafflesia flower. If I
tbtahceWkaaaeltuOlettWgdihmfi?a!uaonlItI!tttt'Whhshfeoihslrnomao!kwet'eIs'flrlor remember correctly,

it is the largest hm...
flower in the world! I wonder if
It is also one of the
there's
rarest. something
else I should
remember...

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3 Farah's Magical
Flower

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NOW I REMEMBER!
It's also the

SMELLIEST flower
in the world!

8 VALUE: Do not touch unknown plants.

3 Farah's Magical
Flower

Activity 2: Read the comic again and choose.

1. It is Farah's mother's birthday today. True False

2. Farah tells her father what present she plans to get. True False

3. Mr. Frog meets Farah at school. True False

4. Farah loves the idea of gifting a bowl of fly-salad. True False

5. The rafflesia is the smallest flower in the world. True False

6. The rafflesia is very smelly. True False

Activity 3: Listen to audio track 2 and
match the pictures to the correct adjective.

1. 2. 3.

the largest the smelliest the rarest
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4 Rafflesia Arnoldii

Activity 4: Watch the video entitled "Biggest Flower
In The World!" by SciShow Kids.
Listen for keywords. Then, complete the maze.
Use this link: shorturl.at/bAFKS or scan the code.

Start

1 meter across 3 meters

1 kilogram 7 kilograms attract bees
fragrant smelly

attract flies

parasite host

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6 Project

Activity 1: Science Journal
Observe at least 3 flowers near you. Complete the journal.

Draw the flower here Name:
Colour:

Number of petals:

Draw the flower here Name:
Colour:

Number of petals:

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7 Cursive
Writing

Activity 1: Practise writing the sentences.

Begonias are pretty.

Ixoras are sweet.

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8 Storytime

Activity 1: Read the story.

SkSattainrg

This is a story of a young boy and his
beloved ice. Not ice-cream, but the ice rink.
His name is Julian Yee and he is Malaysia's
first Winter Olympian.

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8 Storytime

Julian's childhood..

This is Sunway Ice Rink, a popular ice rink in Malaysia. When

he was a boy, Julian would put on his skates and skate here.

He would skate a few meters and fall down. He'd skate a

few more and fall down again. But he always got up and kept

skating forward. He had to catch up to the older skaters

swooshing about with shocking speed! 14

8 Storytime

Julian trained very hard. He took
part in speedskating competitions.
He was proud to represent Malaysia.

I want to learn
figure skating!

However, Julian was drawn to the figure
skaters at the rink. They would perform
incredible jumps and skate to exciting
music. It seemed really fun! 15

8 Storytime

CAMEL SPIN TOELOOP JUMP

One by one, Julian mastered the TRIPLE AXEL JUMP
skills needed to compete SIT SPIN
internationally.

COMBINATION SPIN

CANTILEVER 16

8 Storytime

He even went all the way
to Canada for training.

He began competing with
top skaters in the world.

It wasn't easy at all. Sometimes he would
fall. But just like when he was a boy, he
would get right back up. Most importantly, he
never forgot to have fun performing.

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8 Storytime

In 2018, Julian Yee qualified for the
Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics
held in South Korea.

He made history by becoming the
first Malaysian athlete to
compete at the Winter Olympics.

VALUE: Work hard for your dreams.
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8 Storytime

Activity 2: Put in order.
1. Julian competed with top skaters in the world.
2. Julian competed in speedskating.
3. He switched to figure skating because it involves jumps and

music.
4. Julian learned to skate at the Sunway Rink.
5. He moved to Canada to train.
6. He qualified for the 2018 Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics.

Activity 3: Read the story and answer the questions.
1. Did Julian fall down a lot when he learned how to skate?

2. How did the older skaters skate?

3. Name at least 3 figure skating skills.

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8 Storytime

Activity 4: Rate the story. Did you like it?

1. Which part did you like or dislike the most?
2. How did this story make you feel?
3. What is your favourite sport?

Activity 5: Ask your friends about their favourite
sport and complete the table.

Name Favourite Sport Least
favourite sport

1.

2.

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9 Julian & His
Magical Skates

Activity 1: Watch the video "Julian & His Magical
Skates" by Samsung. https://rb.gy/8g6d3c
Listen for keywords and complete the transcript
below.

Julian &
His Magical Skates

This is the story about a boy But then he saw the giants,
named Julian. big and _____.
And these are his ___________. Next to them,
They all wore school shoes Julian felt ____.
but Julian wore ______.
But from his skates
The boy and his skates came a _____.
always together, never a
moment _____. Julian's light grew and
Whenever others made him feel dazzled ______.
down, Cheers of support rang out
his skates gave him _____. through the _____.

So on Julian skated, Now, his biggest test ______

visiting _______ and lands far, But like always,

far away. he's got his ______.
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10 Hobbies

Activity 1: Read the poster carefully. Write M for
Muhammad and A for Anisha.

HCOOBRBNYER What's your favourite sport?
It's netball. I love it.
What's your favourite sport?
It's football. I enjoy it very much. How often do you play it?
Three times a week.


How often do you play it? What's your least favourite
sport?
Five times a week. Figure skating.


Why?
What's your least favourite Because the ice
sport? is too slippery.

Cricket.



Why?
Because I don't like

using my hands
to catch the ball.

1. Whose favourite sport is football?

2.Who plays netball three times a week?

3.This person doesn't like falling down.

4.This person prefers to kick a large ball.
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10 Hobbies

Activity 2: Complete the poster using information
about yourself and another friend.

HCOOBRBNYER What's your favourite sport?
How often do you play it?
What's your favourite sport? What's your least favourite

sport?

Why?

How often do you play it? Stick photo





What's your least favourite
sport?

Stick photo

Why?

.

Activity 3: Write 4 questions based on the poster.

1.
2.

3.

4.


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11 Project

Activity 1: Language Arts
Observe the figure skating costumes.
Match them to the suitable description by writing
A, B or C.

AB C

This costume resembles the This costume attracts you
ocean. It has multiple hues like the brilliant peacock. The
of blue cascading like a many eyes are decorated
waterfall. with shining cystals.

This costume reminds one of
a vampire. There are red
rhinestones forming a
plunging V shape on the back.

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11 Project

Activity 2: Language Arts
Design a figure skating costume using any of the mannequins. You
may use the decorative items such as pearls, rhinestones, feathers,
ribbons and crystals as inspiration.

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11 Project

Activity 3: Submit your best design to the
International Costume Festival.
Write an email describing your costume and your
inspiration.

Sender

Receiver Design Submission for the International Costume
Subject Festival

Dear selection committee,

My name is . I'm from .

I would like to submit my design for the Best Figure Skating

Costume category.

My costume resembles the . It has

. I have used colorful

to decorate it. The material is made

from . I was inspired by

to make this costume.

You will find the design in the attachment. Thank you.

With regards,

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12 Cursive
Writing

Activity 1: Practise writing the sentences.

The costume is lovely.

The skater is strong.

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Unit 2: Travelling to Thailand

Date: _______________

Ah Meng is travelling in Thailand now. He sees a lot of
monks perform their prayers at the pagoda in the morning.
His family uses a tuk tuk to move around in the city. He

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enjoys the view very much. There is always a flag on the roof
of the vehicle, which is the national flag of Thailand. Ah
Meng loves the food in Thailand. Spring rolls is one of his
favourites. He can’t eat green curry because it is too spicy
for him.

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Unit 2: Travelling to Thailand

Date: _____________________

Ingredients: Tools:
*hot water *cloth filter
*black tea leaves *stainless steel jug
*condensed milk *mug
*evaporated milk *mini whisk
*sugar *teaspoon
*salt *glass
*ice
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