Techniques for teaching English by SK Sri Tunjong, Perlis

2. • The policy of SK Seri Tunjong
• English teachers~follow the students from
Year 4 until Year 6
• Of what reason??
• (the teacher understands and knows the
students very well)

3. • Focus in teaching Year 6
• Grammar~from Year 5
• Vocabulary~from Year 4

4. • Follow the topics(textbook)
• Example:
Topic:Animals
*introduce as many words as we could
*make sure the students know the spelling
,meanings
*always do the revision

5. • Year 5~Easy English.
• Introduce and let them understand the basic .
• Year 6~Language Usage and Structure.
• More details.
• Students understand the concept.
• Always do the revision.
(ask them to explain the concept and give examples)
* By July~the book will be completed.

6. • How to teach Paper 1 and Paper 2??
• Drillings.~Every day
• Exercises.~Every day
• Use DIDIK(BERITA HARIAN) for A and B classes

7. • Paper 1
*Students do the drillings every day.
*discuss the answers
Focus~a)meanings(words,sentences)
b)grammar concept
c)understand the passage(Linear or Non-
Linear text)
*Ask students to explain
*Clues in every question
*Encourage the students to get 36 marksand
above.

8. • Paper 2
*the most difficult part for my students
*Question 1/Section A
~ask students to read the instructions
~study the picture
>ask action verbs that they get from the
picture.
>ask them meanings of 10 words given

9. • >discuss the answers after they answer the
question.
~every pupil answers
~teacher corrects the answers
~write the sample for reference
~focus on writing the complex sentence and
compound sentence.

10. • Question 2/Section B
*study the information carefully
*discuss if any difficult words
Question 2A
*study the arrangement of the three columns
*force them/compulsory to get 10 marks
*always check the way they write
(bad handwriting)

11. • Question 2B
*help them by giving examples of sentences
or reasons
*ask them to memorize
*discuss the answers
*ask them to answer orally
*correct their mistakes
*write sample of answers

12. • Question 3/Section C
*read the instructions carefully if there’re any
clues
*guide the pupils to have:
a)introduction
b)contents
c)conclusion
d)use simple Past Tense

13. INTRODUCTION
• Guide the students to choose a main
character for the introduction.
• Guide them to write interesting and attractive
introduction but it must be related to the
contents.
• Ex:Ahmad is twelve years old.He studies at
Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Jaya.He is a good boy.
:Ahmad who is an excellent and a brilliant boy
lives with his beloved parents in a town area.

14. • The words given together with the pictures.
• Advisable to use the words to ensure our
students are in the right track.
• Add in flavours
*Ex:Suddenly,Immediately,Without wasting
any time.

15. • Similes
*as happy as bees
*as happy as a Lark
~Collective Nouns
~Adjectives
~Idioms/Proverbs
~Adverbs
*Ask pupils to form sentences orally in the class-guide
and encourage them to give ideas.

16. • A must to write
*Example:
~The old woman thanked Ali for his kindness.
~It was a memorable moment for Ali and his
family.
>Check answers
>Give samples as reference

17. • We have various techniques methoda or
strategies to teach our students but we must
also remember that the students’self-
discipline play an important role to ensure
that they are serious with their effort and
ours.