F5 Unit 1: It's Personal (Reading)

F5 Jr Lesson 1: It's Personal

TEXTBOOK: Page 5-6

FOCUS: Words/phrases related to family members; collocations and expressions 

Multiple Choice

VOCABULARY CHECK!

Guess the meaning of the phrase: traditional family

• a married couple with children

• a couple and pets

• a couple and children from previous marriage

Multiple Choice

VOCABULARY CHECK!

Guess the meaning of the phrase: blended family

• a married couple with children

• your family, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

• a couple and children from previous marriage

Multiple Choice

VOCABULARY CHECK!

Guess the meaning of the phrase: extended family

• a married couple but no children

• your family, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

• family that are not related by blood or by birth

Multiple Choice

VOCABULARY CHECK!

Guess the meaning of the phrase: adoptive family

• a single parent (either mum or dad) with children

• your family, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

• family that are not related by blood or by birth

Multiple Choice

VOCABULARY CHECK!

Guess the meaning of the phrase: single-parent family

• a single parent (either mum or dad) with children

• your family, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

• family that are not lawful

How did you? Did you answer all of them correctly? Let's review:

• Traditional family: Parents and children//Keluarga nukleus

• Blended (step) family: Parents and children (from previous marriage)//Keluarga campuran atau tiri

• Extended family: Your family and all your other relatives i.e. grandparents, aunt, uncles, cousins.//Keluarga besar

• Adoptive family: A family that is not by birth but the family has legally adopted a child to care.//Keluarga angkat

• A single-parent family: A family with either a mum or dad and their children.//Keluarga tunggal

Let's apply your new knowledge by doing some exercises!

(refer textbook: page 5)

Multiple Choice

Read the descriptions of the following family and choose the best label to describe them:

"I live in Batu Pahat with my mum, dad, and brother Syafiq. My parents met at the university. My brother was born when I was three years old."

• adoptive family

• traditional family

• single-parent family

Multiple Choice

Read the descriptions of the following family and choose the best label to describe them:

"I just got home from holiday in Spain with my mum. Mum works hard so we can go away once a year. It sounds odd, but I have a lot of fun, with her. Since there's just two of us, its lucky we get on well."

• adoptive family

• traditional family

• single-parent family

Multiple Choice

Read the descriptions of the following family and choose the best label to describe them:

"My dad got remarried a couple years ago. Now I have a step-brother, Jamil and a step-sister, Adibah."

• blended family

• extended family

• single-parent family

Multiple Choice

Read the descriptions of the following family and choose the best label to describe them:

"Every Hari Raya, my whole family will gather at my grandparents' house. Everyone is there - my aunts, uncles, and cousins. We usually have so much fun because my family are sporting."

• blended family

• extended family

• adopted family

Multiple Choice

Read the descriptions of the following family and choose the best label to describe them:

"My mum and dad are not my real parents. They couldn't have children on their own so they adopted me and my sister, Nana."

• blended family

• extended family

• adopted family

Did you manage to answer all the questions correctly? Don't worry if you don't. You can always try again!

Now let's review something that's essential in every family - CHORES

You've studied this in Form 2, remember? Let's see how much you can recall!

Multiple Choice

When you wake up every morning, it is a good habit to ... so your room will be neat and tidy.

• make your bed

• wash your car

• do the washing up

Multiple Choice

If you'd gone on a long holiday, its important to ... when you've returned home. Else you'll just sneeze all day long!

• dust the furniture

• do the dishes

• set the table

Multiple Choice

... is an important skill to learn regardless if you're a boy or a girl. So, get up and go help your mum in the kitchen!

• Cooking meals

• Sweeping and mopping

• Taking pets for walks

Multiple Choice

Keeping your front yard tidy is important to keep the wild animals away. By ... you'll be rewarded with blooming flowers and freshly mowed grass!

• Doing the gardening

• Cleaning the bathroom

• Doing the ironing

Multiple Choice

When you're ..., be careful! A lot of the cutlery and kitchenware are sharp like knives and forks.

• Doing the washing up

• Laying the table

• Helping your parents

It's time to do learn some new vocabularies related to families and doing chores. Ready?

This time you have to do some guessing work and infer from context. Do your best!

Multiple Choice

Jamilah shares a flat with two other university students. They all ... to keep the place clean and tidy.

• do their fair share

• running errands

• am sick and tired

Multiple Choice

Jalil is not home right now. He's out ... for his dad. I think he's gone to the post office and the grocery store.

• do their fair share

• running errands

• am sick and tired

Multiple Choice

I am ... of asking you to clean your room! So, there's no pocket money for you this week!

• do their fair share

• running errands

• sick and tired

Multiple Choice

You look very exhausted Taufiq. Why don't you ... and have a rest.

• put your feet up

• lend a hand

• didn't lift a finger

Multiple Choice

I've got loads to do today. I would appreciate it if you could ...

• put your feet up

• lend a hand

• didn't lift a finger

Multiple Choice

While I cooked a three-course dinner my husband ... and watch the tv! I think I'm going to divorce him!

• put your feet up

• lend a hand

• didn't lift a finger

How did you do? It's okay if you don't get it all.

Remember that in SPM you won't have your dictionaries. So, you have to learn to guess (agak/teka) the meaning of words you don't know with clues from the sentence. This is called "deducting from context (situasi/ayat yang diberikan)".

Let's review the new vocabularies.

• sick and tired: fed up (menyampah)

• do your fair share: contribute (turut membantu)

• lend a hand: help

• not lift a finger: doesn't help at all

• put your feet up: relax

• run errands: do chores

Poll

What do you think of this lesson? I hope you've enjoyed it, as much as I did preparing it for you - Ms Syima Munira.

• I LOVE IT. MORE PLEASE.

• Good.

• I think its okay.

• It's challenging :(