SECTION A ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE

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PRONOUNS A pronoun is used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they Do you like the president ? I dont like him. He is too pompous Exercise (A) Which object form of personal pronoun can substitute the underlined phrase in the sentence? 1. The teacher always gives the students homework. a. me b. them c. you

2. I am reading the book to my little sister a. her b. us c. him

3. The boys are riding their bikes a. It b. them c. her

4. My father is writing a letter to John a. me b. her c. him

5. I dont know the answer a. She b. her c. it

6. Sally is going to Anne a. Her b. him c. me

7. Open the window, please a. It b. them c. us

8. Can you tell the people the way to the airport, please? a. You b. them c. us

9. The books are for Peter a. Him b. her c. you

10. Can you help my sister and me, please? a. Her b. me c. us (2) Exercise (B) Use the correct personal pronouns. Watch the words in brackets. Example: ___ often reads books. (Lisa) Answer: She often reads books. 1) He is dreaming. (George) 2) It is green. (the blackboard) 3) They are on the wall. (the posters) 4) It is running. (the dog) 5) We are watching TV. (my mother and I) 6) They are in the garden. (the flowers) 7) He is riding his bike. (Tom) 8) He is from Bristol. (Victoria) 9) She has got a brother. (Diana) 10) Have you got a computer, Mandy?

(3) ADJECTIVE An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun. Examples: big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, pretty An ant is a small insect Exercise (A) Put in the adjective from the first sentences into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative). Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car. Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car. 1) My father is heavy. My uncle is much heavier than my father. 2) The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was easier. 3) Florida is sunny. Do you know the sunniest place in the USA? 4) Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is more I than Stan. 5) My mother has a soft voice, but my teachers voice is softer than my mothers. 6) Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the most beautiful baby on earth. 7) I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a larger family. 8) We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination well have even less time. 9) Lucy is clever, but Carol is cleverer than Lucy. 10) Have you visited the old castle? It was the oldest castle we visited during our holidays.

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Exercise (B) Fill in the missing words into the gaps. Positive Boring Funny Beautiful Bad Happy Tall Big Deep Different Dark Comparative more boring funnier more beautiful worse happier taller bigger deeper more different darker Superlative most boring funniest most beautiful worst happiest tallest biggest deepest most different darkest

(5) CONJUNCTION A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences together. Examples: but, so, and, because, or Aisyah and Aida are going to school Exercise (A) Fill in the blanks with and, or , but , because , or so 1. The cat bit me so my leg is bleeding. 2. Do not disturb the bee hive or the bees will sting you. 3. She failed because she is lazy 4. She is kind and caring nurse 5. He is poor but happy Exercise (B) Fill in the blanks with these words: although, and, because, but, or, since, so, unless, until, when. 1. Things were different when I was young. 2. I do it because I like it. 3.Let us wait here until the rain stops.

4. You cannot be a lawyer unless you have a law degree. 5. That was years and years ago. 6. She has not called since she left last week. 7. I saw him leaving an hour or two ago. (6) 8. This is an expensive but very useful book. 9. We were getting tired so we stopped for a rest. 10. He was angry when he heard when happened. 11. Walk quickly or you will be late. 12. He had to retire because of ill health. 13. We will go swimming next Sunday unless it's raining. 14. I heard a noise so I turned the light on. 15. Would you like a coffee or tea? 16. Do you know when she will arrive? 17. Although the car is old it still runs well. 18. Do you want a pen and a bit of paper? 19. I would like to go but I am too busy. 20. She will die unless the doctors operate immediately.

(7) PARTS OF SPEECH TABLE This is a summary of the 3 parts of speech. Part of speech Pronoun Replace a noun you, he, they, she Ravi is Indian.He is a tall man. Adjective Describe a noun small, beautiful, some, My cat is small.I like good Conjuction Joins clauses or sentences or words and, but, when small cats My mothers buys fish and vegetable. Function or job Example words Example Sentences

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SECTION B MASTERY OF KNOWLEDGE

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MY EXPERIENCE AS A PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER. School is a treasure to gain knowledge for all the people. Teacher has a big role and responsibility to change the generation to be a better person. Some people say that being a teacher is a difficult profession and comes with many challenges and I want to share my experience as a teacher in primary school. My first school is SK Teluk Medan. Every day I go to school by motorcycle. I taught there for almost five years. Atfirst, I was not so happy teaching there but a few weeks later I could adapt with the surrounding. The most important thing was my colleagues were very friendly and helpful. They were willing to help me as I was new in that school. The school has 450 Malay students. I was so happy because as an Islamic teacher, I could pour my knowledge and helped them to learn local cultural environment such as language and proper way of moderation life. The headmaster also was very committed. That made me eager and excited to go to school. Moreover at that time I was single and had no commitment. Every evening, I make murals and landscape the school. The school became more cheerful and totally different. Some students of SK Teluk Medan have not been used to make prayer so I took that as a challenge as I am an Islamic teacher. I did a program to overcome that problem and after two months the program was succeed with the help of other committed teachers. It was a memorable moment in my life that I would never forget. After that I was transferred to SK JalanBaru.In there, I was able to gain experience and knowledge. That is my story as a teacher in primary school. I promise to myself that I will always give the best for my students and also my country.

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SECTION C ATTITUDE AND REFLECTION

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REFLECTION Along completing all this tasks, I have gained a lot of improvement in English. Now, I know about some parts of speech especially pronoun. I also learnt how to construct sentences. At first, I think I cannot complete the tasks because I dont know about it and too difficult for me. I was lack of ideas. I think giving up.Luckily I had problem in grammar and how to construct sentences in English.However my wife help me and english teacher in my school who is really helpful and friendly guided me in doing my tasks. He teaches me step by step. I tried to do all the exercise in the books but there were still some mistake that I had made.I felt it was very difficult forme to answer the grammar questions especially when it related with tenses. After I told him about my problem, he explained one again to me in details. He made notes for me to make me understand. I became understand about some of grammar parts of pronoun. I also felt confident to construct sentences.I also refered to dictionary. From the tasks, I have learnt that before we start doing the tasks given by lecturer, we must know the tasks and be prepared. Knowing the tasks and be prepared are very important strength.At first it was a challenge for me but after learning it. I felt more confident to use correct English.

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