YEAR 5
STARTER UNIT
English Module
SJK (TAMIL) JASIN
NAME:
CLASS:
Exercise 1 (a)
Learning Standard: Understand with support the main idea of longer simple texts on a range of familiar
topics
Exercise 1 (b)
Exercise 2 (a)
Learning Standard: 4.2.1 Give detailed information about themselves
Write six sentences about your interests. (page: 4)
E.g: I’m into sport.
I’m not good at music.
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Exercise 2 (b)
Exercise 3
Learning Standard: 3.2.1 Understand the main idea of simple texts of two paragraphs or more
Exercise 4 (a)
Learning Standard: 4.2.4 Describe people, places and objects using suitable statements
Exercise 4(b)
Exercise 5
Learning Standard: 4.2.4 Describe people, places and objects using suitable statements
Draw a desk and four other objects. Write sentences about your picture. (page 6)
For e.g: In my picture, there is a laptop on the desk. A bag is on the laptop.
Exercise 6
Learning Standard: 3.2.1 Understand the main idea of simple texts of two paragraphs or more
Read the dialogue below and complete the table. (page 6 and 7)
Exercise 7
Learning Standard: 4.2.4 Describe people, places and objects using suitable statements
Exercise 8
Learning Standard: 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of two paragraphs or more
Exercise 9
Learning Standard: 4.2.4 Describe people, places and objects using suitable statements
Study the key phrases. Write 8 sentences about the things in the table. Use your ideas and the
key phrases. (page 8)
Exercise 10(a)
Learning Standard: 4.2.4 Describe people, places and objects using suitable statements
Exercise 10 (b)
Complete the dialogue by using the words given (page 9)
Exercise 10 (c)
Exercise 11(a)
Learning Standard: 3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues provided by title, topic and other
known words
Exercise 11(b)
Exercise 12
Learning Standard: 4.3.2 Spell a range of high frequency words accurately in independent writing
Exercise 13 (a)
Learning Standard: 3.3.1 Read and enjoy A2 fiction/non-fiction print and digital texts of interest
Give the meaning of the words. Then, answer the questions. (page 11)
Exercise 13 (b)
Read the email and answer the questions.(page 11)
Exercise 14 (a)
Learning Standard: 4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops, commas in lists and question marks appropriately in
independent writing at discourse level
Complete the sentences with and, or and but. (page 11)
Exercise 14(b)
Write an email to an International friend. Write about you and your family, your interests and
the languages you speak. Use the key phrases. (page 11)