Year: 6 SJK

Theme: World Of Knowledge

Topic: Financial Literacy

Module: Listening and speaking

Learning standards: 1.1.3. Able to speak confidently on related topics

1.2.2 Able to listen, follow and give instructions

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

i. listen and match items correctly;

ii. speak confidently based on given stimulus;

Time: 60 minutes

Teaching Aids: Picture on advertisement, task sheet, Jazz chant

Educational Emphases: Entrepreneurship, contextual learning

Step:

a. Pre- Listening

1. Show pictures of sale advertisements – pupils compare the prices of items before and after discount (Appendix 1) 2. Pupils discuss their answers.

b. While-listening

1. Pupils listen twice to the listening scripts. (Appendix 2) 2. Pupils listen to advertisement again and complete the tasksheet given (Appendix 3). 3. Teacher discusses answers with pupils.

c. Post-listening

1. Teacher puts up dialogue between a housewife and a vegetable seller. 2. Teacher highlights the sentence structures used: a. How much is this ...? b. Can you give me a cheaper price/ reduce the price? c. I’m sorry I can’t/ All right, I will give you a discount of … 3. Pupils get into groups. 4. Divide pupils into the role of buyer and seller based on stimulus given (Appendix 4). 5. Pupils come up with a dialogue between buyer and seller.

d. Closure 1. Teacher goes through jazz chant with pupils (Appendix 5) 2. Teacher highlights the importance of spending money wisely.

Appendix 2

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Appendix 2

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Appendix 3

Sample Dialogue

Housewife: How much is a kilogramme of red chillies?

Seller: RM12.00

Housewife: Ohh.. That’s very expensive! Can you give me a discount?

Seller: I can only give you RM1.00 less.

Housewife: I will take it if you give me a discount of RM3.00

Seller: Ok, ok. I will give a discount of RM2.00

Housewife: Ok, then. I’ll take it. I will have a kilogramme. Thank you

Seller: Here you are. Maam. Thank you.

Stimulus for buyer:

1. You are at a fruit stall. You want to buy a kilogramme of banana. Ask the seller for a cheaper price.

Stimulus for seller:

1. You are selling fruits. You will only give a discount of RM1.

Appendix 4

Jazz Chant

I’m going on a holiday!

On a holiday? On a holiday!

Where do you need to do?

To save money! To save money! To save money!

What do you plan to do? What do you plan to do? What do you plan to do?

Buy things on sale!

Ringgit, ringgit, ringgit.