Let's Learn Let's Learn English English FORM KSSM AN EBOOK BY LIM YING JIA Fun exercises Aligned with CEFR Mini-games
Hi, my name is Lim Ying Jia and from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. I'm also a second-year TESL student at UMS who is currently undergoing an undergraduate degree and is in semester 4. This e-activity book is designed for the fulfillment of my second assignment under the course (PT00703 COMPUTER AND MULTIMEDIA IN EDUCATION). All of the selected exercises and mini-games are handpicked and created by me in consideration to follow and align with Form 1's KSSM and CEFR. This e-activity book will provide Form 1 students with some extra knowledge of the English language while completing activities based on the 4 language skills. ABOUT ARTHOR AND DECLARATION
Listening Activity 1 1 Listening Activity 2 2 Mini-game: Food Maze Game 3 Speaking Activity 1 4 Speaking Activity 2 5 Speaking Activity 3 6 Mini-game: Type of foods word search 7 Reading Text 8 Reading Activity 1 9 Reading Activity 2 10 Mini-game: Food grammar Bingo 11 Writing E-mail 12 Writing Activity 1 13 Writing Activity 2 14 Mini-game: Food crossword puzzle 15 Extra: Grammar 16 End Theme: People and Culture Topic: Anything and everything about food. CONTENTS and objectives Analyse and classify different types of food. Create, construct, and organise emails in the correct format. Identify countable and uncountable nouns. Interpret and relate information into their daily lives. At the end of the lesson, students are able to:
Lunchtime in school is not important for a child's day. In France, students expect a four-course meal during lunch. Finland was the first country in the world to provide free lunches to students. South Korea serves students using plastic trays with big portions. Ethiopia serves meat-based food. Lunch in the USA is pizza. Thailand only serves papaya salad for lunch. In Israel, students eat a small snack which is pita bread, hummus, and a hard-boiled egg. Norwegian schools do not have cafeterias. Students in Pakistan enjoy milk lassi with their lunches. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Let's practice listening. Watch and listen to the video, you may scan the Qr code too. After that, complete this simple exercise of true/false. Source: (https://youtu.be/pD9mk0Y_pyo) Listening: Act 1 1
A B B Listening: Act 2 Listening: Act 2 With the same video used in Activity 1. Listen and choose the picture which answers the question correctly. 1. Which fits best for Korean lunch? A 2. Which is lunch in the USA? 3. Which is eaten in Northern India? A B B A 4. In Australia, students eat what for dessert? 2
Food Maze Game. Help Mr. and Mrs. Jane get their buffet. Source: (https://www.123rf.com/photo_23861103_food-maze-gamesolution-in-hidden-layer.html) Mini-game Mini-game 3
Speaking: Act 1 Speaking: Act 1 Draw here!! What is your favourite food? Draw it out! You can discuss it with your shoulder partner. Funfact Funfact Peanuts can be used to make dynamites and chocolate was once a currency. 4
Write down points about your favourite food, where you think it came from, and why you love it. You can discuss it with your partner, then share it with the class. Speaking: Act 2 Speaking: Act 2 Eg: I like pizza. Came from Italy or maybe France. Because it's yummy, has lots of cheese, and is fun to eat with. 5
Role play activity. In a group of 5 people. Given the situation below you are to solve it. You can write points to help you act it out. Use the phrases in the box and come up with some new ones. Speaking: Act 3 Speaking: Act 3 You and your friends went to dinner at a high-class restaurant. But there were a lot of people and they were slow at serving because of the short staff. You and your friends went inpatient and complained about the slow service. I am sorry I made you wait There are many more customers today since it's Mother's Day. May I have your order? I will bring a complimentary drink/dessert as compensation. Your order will be ready soon. Please accept my deepest apologies as we are a 5-starrestaurant. Waiter - You have to deal with the customers complaining. I'm sorry but I and my friends waited for one hour and nobody has served us yet! We are very hungry! Nobody even offered us a drink while waiting here, we felt like we were being ignored. We were excited to try this high-class restaurant too! How long do we have to wait for our order? Make it quick before we leave. That's incredible, thank you. Customer- You and your friends complain about the slow service at a restaurant. Customer friends - You and your friends are frustrated because of the slow service. I thought you said this was a 5-star restaurant. The services are so slow and I am very hungry! I wanted to try their famous fried chicken. Why are there so many people? 6
Source: (https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/289/types-of-food/downloadable/) Complete this word search mini-game. Analyse and circle the words from the list to the puzzle. The words can go from any direction. Type of foods word search Mini-game Funfact Funfact Malaysia is the food capital of the world, with Penang being a melting pot of Indian, Chinese and Southeast influences. 7
Food Source: (https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/289/types-offood/downloadable/) Read this passage about food then complete the exercises on the next page. Reading Text Reading Text 8
Match column A with its meaning in column B. You can scan the Qr code to use the online English dictionary to help you identify and understand the vocabulary meanings. Reading: Act 1 Reading: Act 1 How well did you think you did? :) A. Food that contains sugar, starch, breaks energy in the body B. Imbalance nutrients C. Not too much, not too little D. Variety, very different E. Chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese. F. The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface/ substance G. Lower fat content H. Best, most, optimum I. Necessary, important J. Abnormal or excessive fat Essential Optimal Moderation Obesity Diverse Poultry Lean meat Texture Malnutrition Carbohydrates 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Column A Column B 9
Based on the passage you have just read, try to complete this exercise. Try your best to find information in the passage. What does food provide us with?1. 2. What different types of food are mentioned in the passage? 3. What health problems are mentioned in the passage? 4. According to the text, how can eating a variety of food help us? 5. Eating a well-balanced meal can help us to? Reading: Act 2 Reading: Act 2 10
BINGO is the game. Find the adjectives and circle them. The adjectives should describe food. An adjective is an attribute of a noun such as sweet, red, or technical. Eg: KFC chicken is crispy. fresh salty sweet juicy smoky bitter spicy sour chewy crusty creamy buttery nutty tangy dry fluffy sticky tart caring cheerful brave shy loyal loving rude Mini-game Mini-game How many adjectives (rows) were you able to find? :D 5/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 1/5 11
Writing E-mail Writing E-mail Below is an e-mail. Read the email and pay attention to the highlighted words and their notes. Try to analyse the format writing of this informal e-mail. Tips ! When writing informal Tips ! When writing informal e-mail. e-mail. Address the person your writing to in a friendly way and use informal language. Start a new paragraph with a major point. Use linking words to list different points. If you're having trouble understanding. You may scan the Qr code to watch an e-mail format writing video. Your friend's email address Subject Informal greeting Opening lines 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Closing 6. Sign off Source: (https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/b1-writing/email-new-friend) My life :) 12
Writing: Act 1 Writing: Act 1 You are required to write a short e-mail to your friend overseas in the USA. You will need to tell him/her about delicious Malaysian food and why he/she would want to visit Malaysia during the holidays. Below are examples of some famous Malaysian dishes you can use to make your email interesting. Write not more than 100 words and use the format given. Roti Canai Nasi Lemak Char Koay Teow Curry Mee New Message To: Subject: 13
Writing: Act 2 Writing: Act 2 Look at the picture below. Create a short story. Answer the questions to help you with the flow of the story. Use capital letters and punctuation when needed. Write not more than 80 words. Source: (https://www.liveworksheets.com/lo2077817oa) Step 1: Who are the characters ? Step 2: Where are they? Step 3: What happened in the story ? What were they doing? Step 4: Connect the ideas from the previous steps. Link your story and write an ending. Write not more than 80 words. Tips! Look at the details. Time, expressions, the food. Everything in the picture can help you write. 14
Mini-game Mini-game Food Crossword Puzzle Try to finish this fun crossword puzzle of various foods. Source: (https://eslvault.com/food-crossword-puzzles/) "A little progress each day adds up to big results." It's okay to not finish this puzzle. Slowly but surely :) 15
Extra: Grammar Extra: Grammar Let's learn about grammar. Let us do some fun exercises with countable nouns and uncountable nouns. Study the picture. Source: (https://tutors.com/lesson/countable-and-uncountable-nouns) With the knowledge you have write C/U to different food items if its' countable or uncountable. 16
We have reached the end of this e-activity book. I hope you enjoy all the activities and mini-games just like how I was creating them :) As the saying goes "The English language is a work in progress. Have fun with it." End of e-activity book