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Year : 5 Mawar Year : 5 Mawar Proficiency Level : Mixed AbilityProficiency Level : Mixed AbilitySpecifications :Specifications :3.3.3 Read and understand simple paragraph3.3.3 Read and understand simple paragraph3.6.2 Give words similar in meaning3.6.2 Give words similar in meaning3.8.3 Read and obtain meaning of words and phrases 3.8.3 Read and obtain meaning of words and phrases for contextual clues.for contextual clues.3.8.5 Read and understand cause and effect 3.8.5 Read and understand cause and effect relationshiprelationship3.9.1 Looking at the cover and pictures of stories and 3.9.1 Looking at the cover and pictures of stories and talking about them.talking about them.3.9.3 Read and talk about the action of people and 3.9.3 Read and talk about the action of people and animals in the story readanimals in the story read3.9.5 Relate the people and events in the story to 3.9.5 Relate the people and events in the story to one’sone’s life.life.Duration : 60 minutesDuration : 60 minutes

Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities

1. Draw pupils’ attention to the picture given.

Activity ATeacher discusses the picture in a brainstorming session using simple and general questions.Activity BIn groups of 4, pupils present their findings in the mahjong paper.

Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities

• Picture 1 :

e.g- a) What does the picture show?b) What are the men in picture 1 doing?c) Who are they?d) Where do you think they are taking the garbage?

• Picture 2

e.g -a) Where does the truck dump the rubbish?b) Name the things that people throw.c) Name other ways to dispose your garbage.

(accept all logical answers)

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Every day, we always have things to throw into the garbage bin. These are things that we do not want to use or keep anymore. They may be used bottles, leftover food, papers, rags and tins.

In many small towns garbage is brought by trucks to open dumps. Here it is burnt or left to rot. These open dumps attract a lot of flies and rats. If the wind blows in your direction, the smell would be very unpleasant.

Garbage is also taken to landfills. Most garbage from big town and cities is disposed of in this way. Landfills are not as smelly as open dumps because workers use tractors to cover the garbage with layers of earth. When a landfill is full, it looks like a small hill and we can plant trees on it to make it beautiful.

Another way to dispose of rubbish is to bury or burn it. For many of us who live in kampung and rural areas, garbage trucks do not come to collect it. We usually dig a big hole and dump it there. Either we burn it or leave it to rot.

Finally garbage from most big and modern cities in the world like Kuala Lumpur goes to gigantic incinerators. An incinerator looks like a factory with tall chimneys. Glass, paper, plastic and metal are separated from the garbage goes into furnaces and are burned.

While-reading activitiesWhile-reading activities

Activity A – First reading1. Sit in pairs and read the text silently.

2. As you read, discuss with your pair and complete the exercise.

3. Your answers should be based on

the information on each paragraph in the text.

4. Present and check your answers in class.

Example paragraph 1Example paragraph 1Read and fill in the bin with suitable wordsRead and fill in the bin with suitable words

1._______________

2._______________

3._______________

4._______________

5._______________

Yummy!!What are they going to throw

in next?

Paragraph 2Paragraph 2Read and write the effectsRead and write the effects

Open dumps

1.______

2.______

CAUSE EFFECTS

Paragraph 3Paragraph 3Read and match the sentence halvesRead and match the sentence halves

Garbage from big towns and cities are

Tractors are used to

When a landfill is full,

cover the garbage with layers of earth.

taken to landfill for disposal.

we can plant trees on it.

POST-READING ACTIVITIESPOST-READING ACTIVITIES

Activity A

Discuss with your friends and make a list of

the proper way to dispose rubbish at home.

POST-READING ACTIVITIESPOST-READING ACTIVITIES

Activity B

Find words similar to the following words

from the text.

1. garbage - ______________

2. unpleasant - ______________

3. gigantic - ______________

4. beautiful - ______________

POST-READING ACTIVITIESPOST-READING ACTIVITIES

Activity CAnswer these questions.1. Where is garbage from small towns sent to? (Specific Detail)1. The word “it” in line 1 paragraph 4 refers to….

a) the rubbishb) the landfillc) the truckd) the factory

(Pronoun Reference)

3. Why do you think there are a lot of flies and rats at open dumps?

(Cause and Effect)4. What will happen if the garbage is not properly disposed? (Inference)5. Which of the following best describes the condition of the city if there is no garbage collector?a) Dirty b) Beautifulc) Clean (Drawing Conclusion)

Activity D

Some irresponsible neighbours dump their

rubbish near your house. What can you do

to solve the problem?