Week – TwoReading and Writing Genre – Diary/Recount

Focus words (and meanings) this week: These can be practised for homework, be used to make a picture dictionary, be displayed in the classroom with picture prompts and could be the focus of the first 5 minutes of each lesson along with games and activities which help consolidate understanding of the vocabulary . For those needing to continue consolidating sounds and simpler versions of the words, please enable them to do so.Word:

1. customers2. tourists3. guests4. complained5. passengers6. arrived

Meaning:1. people who buy things2. people in a country that is not their country3. people who are visiting for a short time4. not happy about something5. people who travel on a bus/car/plane/boat6. got to

Day Elements Content 1 Sustained

Silent Reading

Vocabulary Practice

Listening and speaking (intro to shared read)

Shared reading

Listening and speaking (response to shared read)

Writing task Day 1 –modelled /class dictated

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and speaking (introduction)Introduce this week’s topic – travel and tourism occupations. Brainstorm any occupations students know around travel and tourism. Check student understanding of ‘tourism’. Discuss/explain what am/pm means. Tell the students that they will be reading the diary of a travel agent. Discuss/predict what a travel agent does. My name is Hakeem. I am a travel agent. This is what I did yesterday. Monday 2nd September 2013

I got to the office at 9am. I turned on my computer and read my emails. I then talked to some customers, Sara and Raziq. They wanted to go to Dubai. I booked tickets and a hotel for them. I had lunch at 12pm and answered some of my emails. After lunch, I talked to Mr Brown. He wanted to go to Singapore. We talked about fun things to do in Singapore. I left the office at 4.30pm and went home. I felt like I needed a holiday!

Comprehension Questions1. What does Hakeem do for a job?

2. What time did Hakeem arrive at work?3. Where did Hakeem’s first customers want to go?4. What time did Hakeem finish work?5. Why did Hakeem feel like he needed a holiday?

Listening and Speaking (response)Remind the students about the features of diary writing, following Week 1.Draw a full stop, question mark and an exclamation mark on the board. Ask the students to identify/name each one. Display a list of sentences, with the punctuation missing on the board (examples of statement, exclamatory sentences and question sentences). Discuss and identify each type of sentences and then with the students help write/add in the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence. Practice reading the sentences with exaggerated meaning for the appropriate punctuation.Note for teachers – A possible focus for this week could be on the use of exclamation marks. However, it is useful to teach exclamation marks alongside other types of punctuation e.g. full stop and question mark. Modelled/Class dictated writing Display the dairy writing prompt ‘Khairul’s holiday’ and model how to write sentences and/or paragraphs about what Khairul did on Sunday. Try to use at least one example of an exclamatory sentence or phrase. (Teachers can choose their own subject if they do not want to use the writing prompt).or Model how to write your own diary by recounting the previous/part of the day. Try to use at least one example of an exclamatory sentence or phrase.

2 Sustained Silent Reading

Vocabulary practice

Listening and speaking (intro to shared read)

Shared reading

Listening and speaking (response to shared read)

Writing task Day 2 –group

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction to shared read)Discuss/explain what a tourist is. Have the students talk about a time when they have been a tourist. This could include times when they have visited other districts in Brunei. Discuss the idea that when we travel, we need to know what time to catch our transport.Tell the students that today they will be reading about a tour guide. Discuss/predict what a tour guide does.My name is Haiqal. I am a tour guide. This is what I did yesterday.Tuesday 3rd September 2013

I started work at 7am. I met a group of Japanese tourists at their hotel. They wanted to see the interesting places in Bandar Seri Begawan. At 7.30am the tourists got on the bus. I told them where we would be going. The first place we went was the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien

Mosque. We got to the Mosque at 8am.After that, we drove past the Istana Nurul Iman. I told the tourists about the Istana. They asked me questions. We then visited Kampong Ayer. We had a boat ride. We got back to the hotel at 11.30am. I said goodbye to the tourists. I went home.

Comprehension Questions1. What does Haiqal do for a job?2. Where were the tourists from?3. What interesting places did Haiqal take the tourists to visit?4. What time did they arrive at the Ali Saifuddien Mosque?5. What did they do at Kampong Ayer?

Listening and Speaking (response)Split the class into groups or individuals; give each group/individual a white board and pen or three cards with an exclamation, question mark and full stop on each, and then say a sentence. Each group/individual has to write/show the correct punctuation for the sentence (teachers need to include exclamatory, question and statement sentences). Practice reading the sentences with exaggerated meaning for the appropriate punctuation. Group WritingDisplay the dairy writing prompt ‘Khairul’s holiday’ and have groups write sentences and/or paragraphs about what Khairul did on Monday. Try to use at least one example of an exclamatory sentence or phrase. (Teachers can choose their own subject if they do not want to use the writing prompt).or Groups write a diary entry (for one student of the group) by recounting the previous/part of their day. Try to encourage groups to use at least one exclamatory sentence or phrase.

3 Sustained Silent Reading

Vocabulary practice

Listening and speaking (intro to shared read)

Shared reading

Listening and speaking (response to shared read)

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction to shared read)Facilitate a class discussion on staying in a hotel. Encourage the students to talk about time when they have stayed at/visited a hotel. Discuss what a check in and check out time is. Give the students scenarios of guests arriving before the check in time at a hotel to practice the question ‘How long did he/she have to wait?’e.g. Mumtaz arrived at the hotel at 1.00pm but the check-in time was not until 2.00pm. How long did Mumtaz have to wait?Tell the students that today they will be reading about a hotel desk clerk.

Writing task Day 3 –independent writing

Discuss/predict what a hotel desk clerk does.My name is Sara. I am a hotel desk clerk. This is what I did yesterday.Wednesday 4th September 2013

I got to the hotel at 10am. The first thing I did was check some guests out. After that, it was quiet so I checked the room bookings for the night. The hotel was fully booked. It wasn’t quiet for long! I spent the rest of the afternoon checking in guests. Most of them were tired from travelling and wanted to rest. At 6.45pm one of the guests complained that their room wasn’t clean and tidy. I called housekeeping and asked them to clean the room. I gave the guest a free drink voucher and said I was sorry. I went home at 10pm tired from a busy day. My feet were sore!

Comprehension Questions1. What does Sara do for a job?2. What time did Sara start work?3. Why were some of the guests tired?4. Why did Sara call housekeeping?5. How did Sara feel when she had finished work?

Listening and Speaking (response)Elicit five or six exciting/emotional/dangerous experiences from the students and list them on the board e.g. scoring a goal in football, a pet dying, eating something very good. As a class create sentences/phrases based on the experience and write, the sentences next to the experience (make sure to use an exclamation mark). In groups the student’s role play one of the experiences making sure they use the sentence in their role play.Independent WritingDisplay the dairy writing prompt ‘Khairul’s holiday’ and have the students independently write sentences and/or paragraphs about what Khairul did on Sunday. Try to use at least one example of an exclamatory sentence or phrase. (Teachers can choose their own subject if they do not want to use the writing prompt).or Students independently write a diary entry by recounting the previous/part of their day. Try to encourage students to use at least one exclamatory sentence or phrase.

4 Sustained Silent Reading

Vocabulary Practice

Listening and speaking (intro to

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction)Display and discuss a flight schedule. Ask the students questions about the

shared read) Shared

reading Listening and

speaking (response to shared read)

Writing task Day 4 –independent writing

schedule e.g. ‘What time does…?’ ‘How long is the flight from … to …?’Tell the students that today they will be reading about a flight attendant. Discuss/predict what a flight attendant does.My name is Suzanna. I am a flight attendant. This is what I did yesterday. Thursday 5th September 2013I arrived at the airport at 5am and went through the passport check. After that, I helped the passengers get on the plane and find their seats. At 6.15am the plane left Brunei. I served breakfast at 7.15am. At 8am I made sure all the passengers were sitting down for landing. One passenger, a woman, would not sit down. I told her that she had to sit down and put her seatbelt on. She finally sat down! The plane got to Singapore at 8.30am. I said goodbye to the passengers and then tidied the plane.

Comprehension Questions1. What does Suzanna do for a job?2. What did Suzanna first do when she got to the airport?3. What time was breakfast served?4. Why did Suzanna want the woman to sit down in her seat while the

plane was landing?5. Where was the plane going?

Listening and Speaking (response)Elicit five or six exciting/emotional/dangerous experiences from the students and list them on the board (use different examples from day 3). As a class create sentences/phrases based on the experience and write, the sentences next to the experience (make sure to use an exclamation mark). In groups the students role play one of the experiences making sure they use the sentence in their role play.Independent Writing Display the dairy writing prompt ‘Khairul’s holiday’ and have the students independently write sentences and/or paragraphs about what Khairul did on Sunday. Try to use at least one example of an exclamatory sentence or phrase. (Teachers can choose their own subject if they do not want to use the writing prompt).or Students independently write their own diary entry by recounting the previous/part of their day. Try to encourage students to use at least one exclamatory sentence or phrase.

5 Sustained Silent Reading

Independent Study task

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Have the students look for information or stories in books about the different jobs people do.

Issuing of books

Students select books to borrow and complete the process once study task has been completed.

Differentiated Versions - Shared ReadingPlease read the different versions of the text and decide what version best suits your class (use a

version that at least 50% of the class can decode and comprehend).VERSION A

Day 1My name is Hakeem. I am a travel agent. This is what I did yesterday. Monday 2nd September 2013

When I arrived at the office at 9am, I sat down at my desk and checked my emails. I had 16 new emails from customers who wanted me to help them plan their travel. At 10.15am I had my first customers for the day, Sara and Raziq. They wanted me to help them plan their trip to Dubai. I booked tickets and a hotel for them. I had lunch at 12pm and replied to some of my emails. I had plenty of them!After lunch, I had a phone call from Mr Brown. He wanted to fly to Singapore. We talked about all of fun things to do in Singapore. I left the office at 4.30pm and went home feeling like I needed a holiday!

Day 2My name is Haiqal. I am a tour guide. This is what I did yesterday. Tuesday 3rd September 2013

At 7am I met a group of Japanese tourists at their hotel. They wanted to go on a sightseeing tour of Bandar Seri Begawan. The tourists got on the bus at 7.30am and I told them where we would be going. I used the microphone so that they could all hear me. We arrived at the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque at 8am. This was our first stop in the tour. After that, we drove past the Istana Nurul Iman. I told the tourists about the Istana. They were very interested and asked me many questions. We then visited Kampong Ayer and had a short boat ride around the stilt houses. We finally returned to the hotel at 11.30am and I said goodbye to the tourists. I went home and had some lunch.

Day 3My name is Sara. I am a hotel desk clerk. This is what I did yesterday. Wednesday 4th September 2013

When I arrived at the hotel at 10am, there were some guests ready to check out. I collected their room keys, checked their rooms, and took their payment. After that, it was quiet so I checked the room bookings for the night. The hotel was fully booked. It wasn’t quiet for long! I spent the rest of the afternoon checking in guests. Most of them were exhausted from travelling and wanted to rest. At 6.45pm one of the guests complained that their room was not clean and tidy. I called housekeeping and asked them to clean the room. I gave the guest a free drink voucher and apologised to them. I finally went home at 10pm exhausted from a busy day. My feet were extremely sore!

Day 4

My name is Suzanna. I am a flight attendant. This is what I did yesterday.Thursday 5th September 2013

I arrived at the airport at 5am and went through the passport check. After that, I greeted the passengers as they boarded the plane and helped them find their seats. At 6.15am the plane departed from Brunei. I served breakfast at 7am. At 8am I made sure all the passengers were seated for landing. One passenger, a woman, would not sit down. I explained that she had to sit down and put her seatbelt on for her own safety. She finally sat down! The plane arrived in Singapore at 8.30am. I said goodbye to the passengers and then tidied the plane.

VERSION B Day 1My name is Hakeem. I am a travel agent. This is what I did yesterday. Monday 2nd September 2013

I arrived at the office at 9am. I sat down at my desk and checked my emails. I had 16 new emails from customers who wanted me to help them with their travel. After that, I talked to my first customers, Sarah and Raziq. They wanted to go Dubai. I booked tickets and a hotel for them. I had lunch at 12pm while I answered some of my emails. After lunch, I had a phone call from Mr Brown. He wanted to go to Singapore. We talked about all the fun things to do in Singapore. I left the office at 4.30pm and went home. I felt like I needed a holiday!

Day 2My name is Haiqal. I am a tour guide. This is what I did yesterday. Tuesday 3rd September 2013

My day started at 7am. I met a group of Japanese tourists at their hotel. They wanted to see the interesting places in Bandar Seri Begawan. At 7.30am the tourists got on the bus. I told them where we would be going. I used the microphone so that they could all hear me. The first place we went was the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. We got to the Mosque at 8am. After that, we drove past the Istana Nurul Iman. I told the tourists about the Istana. They asked me many questions. We then visited Kampong Ayer. We had a short boat ride around the stilt houses. We finally got back to the hotel at 11.30am. I said goodbye to the tourists. I went home and had some lunch.

Day 3My name is Sara. I am a hotel desk clerk. This is what I did yesterday.Wednesday 4th September 2013

I started work at 10am. When I arrived at the hotel, there were some guests ready to check out. I took their room keys and payment from them. After that, it was quiet so I checked the room bookings for the night. The hotel was fully booked. It wasn’t quiet for long! I spent the rest of the afternoon checking in guests. Most of them were tired from travelling and wanted to rest. At 6.45pm one of the guests complained about their room not being clean and tidy. I called housekeeping and asked them to clean the room. I gave the guest a free drink voucher and apologised. I went home at 10pm exhausted from a busy day. My feet were very sore!

Day 4My name is Suzanna. I am a flight attendant. This is what I did yesterday. Thursday 5th September 2013

I arrived at the airport at 5am and went through the passport check. I greeted the passengers as they boarded the plane and helped them find their seats. At 6.15am the plane departed from Brunei. I served breakfast at 7.15am. At 8am I made sure all the passengers were seated for landing. One passenger, a woman, would not sit down. I told her that she had to sit down and put her seatbelt on for her own safety. She finally sat down! The plane arrived in Singapore at 8.30am. I said goodbye to the passengers and the tidied the plane.

VERSION C (as used above)Day 1My name is Hakeem. I am a travel agent. This is what I did yesterday. Monday 2nd September 2013

I got to the office at 9am. I turned on my computer and read my emails. I then talked to some customers, Sara and Raziq. They wanted to go to Dubai. I booked tickets and a hotel for them. I had lunch at 12pm and answered some of my emails. After lunch, I talked to Mr Brown. He wanted to go to Singapore. We talked about fun things to do in Singapore. I left the office at 4.30pm and went home. I felt like I needed a holiday!

Day 2My name is Haiqal. I am a tour guide. This is what I did yesterday.Tuesday 3rd September 2013

I started work at 7am. I met a group of Japanese tourists at their hotel. They wanted to see the interesting places in Bandar Seri Begawan. At 7.30am the tourists got on the bus. I told them where we would be going. The first place we went was the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. We got to the Mosque at 8am.After that, we drove past the Istana Nurul Iman. I told the tourists about the Istana. They asked me questions. We then visited Kampong Ayer. We had a boat ride. We got back to the hotel at 11.30am. I said goodbye to the tourists. I went home.

Day 3My name is Sara. I am a hotel desk clerk. This is what I did yesterday.Wednesday 4th September 2013

I got to the hotel at 10am. The first thing I did was check some guests out. After that, it was quiet so I checked the room bookings for the night. The hotel was fully booked. It wasn’t quiet for long! I spent the rest of the afternoon checking in guests. Most of them were tired from travelling and wanted to rest. At 6.45pm one of the guests complained that their room wasn’t clean and tidy. I called housekeeping and asked them to clean the room. I gave the guest a free drink voucher and said I was sorry. I went home at 10pm tired from a busy day. My feet were sore!

Day 4My name is Suzanna. I am a flight attendant. This is what I did yesterday.

Thursday 5th September 2013I arrived at the airport at 5am and went through the passport check. After that, I helped the passengers get on the plane and find their seats. At 6.15am the plane left Brunei. I served breakfast at 7.15am. At 8am I made sure all the passengers were sitting down for landing. One passenger, a woman, would not sit down. I told her that she had to sit down and put her seatbelt on. She finally sat down! The plane got to Singapore at 8.30am. I said goodbye to the passengers and then tidied the plane.

VERSION DDay 1My name is Hakeem. I am a travel agent. This is what I did yesterday. Monday 2nd September 2013

I went to work and looked at my emails. After that, I talked to Sara and Raziq. They wanted to go to Dubai. Then I had lunch. After lunch, I talked to Mr Brown. He wanted to go to Singapore. I went home. I felt like I needed a holiday!

Day 2My name is Haiqal. I am a tour guide. This is what I did yesterday.Tuesday 3rd September 2013

I started work at 7am. I took some tourists to see Bandar. At 7.30am we got on the bus. The first place we went was the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. We got to the Mosque at 8am. After that, we drove past the Istana Nurul Iman. We then visited Kampong Ayer. We had a boat ride. We got back to the hotel at 11.30am. I went home.

Day 3My name is Sara. I am a hotel desk clerk. This is what I did yesterday.Wednesday 4th September 2013

I got to the hotel at 10am. First, I checked some guests out. After that, it was quiet. I checked the room bookings for the night. The hotel was fully booked. It was not quiet for long! I spent the rest of the afternoon checking in guests. At 6.45pm one of the guests said their room was not clean. I called housekeeping and asked them to clean the room. I went home at 10pm. I was tired and my feet were sore!

Day 4My name is Suzanna. I’m a flight attendant. This is what I did yesterday.Thursday 5th September 2013

I got to the airport at 5am. I said hello to the passengers. I helped them find their seats. At 6.15am the plane left Brunei. I gave out breakfast 7.15am. At 8am I made sure all the passengers were sitting down. The plane got to Singapore at 8.30am. I said goodbye to the passengers.