SK Year: 4

Unit 2: Spending Wisely

At the end of this unit, the pupils will be able to give reasons of choosing the items by writing simple sentences and complete the written
task with teachers guidance.
Task
#

Tasks

KSSR

SBA

Task-Text-Based Model
Td,
Td,
Pd,
Pd,
Pw
Ph
Th
Tw

Listening and Speaking

1.

At the Shopping Mall

1.1.4

2.

I Want to buy

1.3.1

3.

Lets Go Shopping

1.1.3

4.

What Am I?

1.1.4

5.

Oh, My Budget!

2.2.2 (a)

6.

What I Need, What I Want

2.2.2 (b)

7.

My Monthly Budget

3.2.2 (a)

8.

Money! Money! Money!

3.1.1 (c)

9.

This is My Choice

3.1.1 (b)

Reading

Writing

Grammar
10.

Countable VS Uncountable

5.1.1 (d), (e)

11.

Can You Count Me?

5.1.1 (d), (e)

Language Arts
12.

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

L&S : 2.1 At the shopping mall
Stage

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

Word

1.1.4 Able to talk about

related

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches

topic with guidance.

Phrase
Sentence
Whole Text

Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to recognise ten items

correctly.

At the shopping mall.ppt,

picture cards

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1. Show the power point slides of At the shopping mall.
2. Ask the questions to the pupils.
What you can see in the picture?
Where is the place?
What can you buy in the shop/ supermarket/ mall?
3. Pupils give answers to the teacher.
4. Show items that the pupils can buy at the shopping mall.
Managing errors and mistakes:
1. If pupils say the words incorrectly/poor pronunciation, ask them to stop.Get a
high-proficiency pupils to pronunce before getting the rest to follow.
2. If pupils response in the first language, acknowledge their answer by saying
Correct etc. Repeat the response in English.
Reward and Feedback:
1. Praise pupils when they answer your questions correctly. Good! Excellent!

At the shopping mall .ppt

*picture cards ( sequencing game - I want to buy)

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

L&S : 2.2 I want to buy.
Stage

Learning Standards:

Word

1.3.1(b) Able to listen to and

demonstrate understanding of
oral text by : (b) sequencing

Phrase
Sentence
Learning Outcomes:.
Whole Text

Able to rearrange the items

according to the correct
sequence.

Lexical Sets:
Items: storybook, CD,
handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches
New: buy
Materials:

Situations(teachers
guide), a set of picture
cards

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1.
2.
3.
4.

Distribute a set of picture cards to the pupils in the groups.

Demonstrate the sequencing game to the pupils.
Teacher reads the sentences.
Ask the pupils to arrange the picture cards according to the sequence.
e.g. Jagjit wants to buy a storybook, a CD and a watch.
* Pupils need to arrange picture cards (storybook, CD, watch) in the correct
sequence.

1.
storybook

2.

CD

3.

watch

5. Repeat step 3-4 with 4 situations.

6. Teacher walks around the classroom to correct the pupils answers
Managing errors and mistakes:
1. Teacher walks around to monitor the pupils.
2. Pupils help each other in group.
Reward and Feedback:
1. Ask the members to give high-five to each other when they get the correct
answers.

LS 2..2

Situations:
1. Jagjit wants to buy a storybook, a CD and a watch.

2. Pravin wants to buy a handbag, a backpack, a watch and shoes.

3. Kim Seng wants to buy a cake, a muffin and a sandwich.

4. Nurul wants to buy a stationary, a storybook and a backpack.

5. Kinah wants to buy a CD, a storybook, a stationary and a handbag.

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

L&S : 2.3. Lets go shopping
Stage
Word
Phrase
Sentence
Whole Text

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

1.1.3. Able to listen to and

recite poem, tongue
twister and sing songs,
paying attention to
pronunciation, rhythm and
intonation.

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches
New: buy

Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to sing a song with

correct pronunciations.

Lets go shopping song.

ppt,

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1. Show the lyrics of a song on the slide.
2. Demonstrate the actions and sing the song (are you sleeping tune)
3. Ask pupils to sing the songs in groups.
Managing errors and mistakes:
1. If pupils pronunce the lyrics incorrectly/poor pronunciation, ask their group
members to correct them.
Reward and Feedback:
1. Praise pupils when they sing the song correctly. Good! Excellent!

*Lets go
shopping
song (are
you
sleeping
tune)

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

L&S : 2.4. What am I?
Stage

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

Word

1.1.4. Able to talk about

related topic with
guidance.

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches

Phrase
Sentence
Whole Text

New: buy

Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to match the riddles with

the correct pictures.

Riddles

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1. Demonstrate how to play the What Am I game to the pupils.
2. Teacher reads the riddles and asks the pupils to guess what is the item.
3. Play the games until all the riddles have been completed.
*may show the slides of the items to help pupils understanding.
Managing errors and mistakes:
1. Teacher asks each other to check their answers
Reward and Feedback:
1. Praise pupils when they completed the riddles correctly. Good! Excellent!

What am I?
1
2
3
4
5
6

Riddles

Answer

I have many words on my bodyl.

You can find me in the bookshop.
What am I?
I have two hands.
Children carry me to school.
What am I?
I have one hand.
Pretty girls carry me to the mall.
What am I?
I have cream on my body.
People put candles on my face.
What am I?
I have a long moustache.
I cover peoples feet. .
What am I?
I have a round face.

book
backpack
handbag
cake
shoes
watch

People use me to know the time.

What am I?
People put salad on my body.
They bring me for picnic.
What am I?
People bake me in the oven.
I am small , sweet and tasty.
What am I?
I have a shiny round face.
I keep song and music.
What am I?
They bring me to school.
They put me in the pencil case.
What am I?

7
8
9
10

sandwich
muffin
cd
stationery

Teacher reads the riddles and makes pupils listen carefully. Repeat the riddles
according to pupils needs.

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

R : 2.5. Oh, my budget!
Stage

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

Word

2.2.2.(a) Able to read and

understand phrases and
sentences from linear text.

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches

Phrase
Sentence

New: buy, money,

discount, cost, budget,
save, borrow, think,
afford, needs, wants

Whole Text
Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to talk part in role-play

with teacher guidance.

Sentence strips, dialogue

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1. Paste the sentence strips.
2. Ask the pupils to read the sentences.
3. Correct pupils pronunciations.
4. Distributes the dialogue Spending wisely to the pupils.
5. Pupils read the dialogue chorally.
6. Pupils read the dialogue in groups.
7. In pairs, the pupils role-play the dialogue.
8. Ask two pupils to volunteer doing the role-play.
9. Distribute the task sheet.
10. Pupils complete the task.
Managing errors and mistakes:
1. If pupils read the dialogue incorrectly/poor pronunciation, correct the
immediately.
Reward and Feedback:
1. The volunteers will get rewards.
e.g. sweets, stars

*dialogue
Spending Wisely
Jagjit

: Hi, Kim Seng !

Kim Seng

: Hello , Jagjit ! You look like you are in a hurry. Where are you going?

Jagjit

: My brothers birthday is tomorrow. I am going to the department store to buy him a

present.

Kim Seng

: Wow, thats great! What are you going to buy for him?

Jagjit

: At first, I wanted to buy him a new backpack. The one he has now is old. I checked the
prices of backpacks in the mall and they are over my budget.

Kim Seng

: Bugdet?

Jagjit

: Oh , I have a budget of RM 50.00 for my brothers present. I dont want to spend more
than that. The type of backpack my brother likes cost at least RM 100. That is too
expensive! However his favourite singer just released a new CD . It is RM 49.90 . Thats
within my budget.

Kim Seng

: Thats great. Now I know how you spend wisely and save money.

Jagjit

: A penny saved is a penny earned. It is always a good idea to have a budget when you
plan to buy things. I have to go now. See you tomorrow.

Kim Seng

: See you. Goodbye.

Name

Class

Answer the questions.

1. Where is Jagjit going to buy the present?
Jagjit is going to buy the present
mall.
market.

from

2. Why did Jagjit choose to buy the CD and not the backpack?
Jagjit chose to buy the CD because
the price is within her budget.
the price is RM 100.00.
3. What is the meaning of the idiom A penny saved is a penny
earned?
A. We should collect money.
B. It is always good to save money.
C. We should work part-time to earn money.

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

R : 2.6. What I need, what I want
Stage
Word
Phrase

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

2.2.2. (b) Able to read and

understand phrases and
sentences from non-linear
text.

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches

Sentence

New: buy, money,

discount, cost, budget,
save, borrow, think,
afford, needs, wants

Whole Text
Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to read and understand

the non-linear text by
answering the comprehension
questions.

Power point on basic

needs, Saving for a rainy
day poster , sets of word
cards

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1. Recap the previous lesson by asking questions
Do you still remember Jugjit?
How did he save his money?
How do you save your money?
* Accept any logical answers from the pupils.
2. Divide the pupils into groups.
3. Distribute posters to each group.
4. Pupils read the poster.
5. Teacher asks questions about the poster.
6. Show the power point on basic needs.
7. Ask pupils opinions on basic needs.
8. In group, the pupils play What I need, what I want.
a) Teacher distributes a set of word cards to each group.
b) Pupils group the word cards into two groups
- needs
- wants
c) The group who completed first, wins the game.
9. Discuss the answers.
Managing errors and mistakes:

1. The pupils with wrong answers, need to do the corrections.

Reward and Feedback:
1. The groups with the correct answers will get rewards.
e.g. sweets, stars, smiley

 Saving for a rainy day poster

 Word cards

chocolate
jewellery
stickers
medicine
perfume
soap

tooth paste
school shoes
comic books
socks
ribbons
rice

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

W : 2.7. My monthly budget
Stage

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

Word

3.2.2. (a) Able to write

with guidance : (a) labels

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches

Phrase
Sentence
Whole Text

New: buy, money,

discount, cost, budget,
save, borrow, think,
afford, needs, wants

Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to complete the pie chart

with teacher guidance.

Power point on pie chart,

task sheet, word cards

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1. Recall previous lesson by showing power point to the pupils

2. Ask questions to the pupils
What is a need? Give me examples.
What is a want? Give me examples.
Accept any possible answers
3. Show a pie chart and ask the pupils to read the text.
4. Ask the pupils to label the pie chart with the word cards according to the text.
(food, stationery, comic book, game cards, savings)
5. Discuss the answers with the pupils.
6. Ask the pupils to complete their monthly budget.
7. Discuss the answers with the pupils.
8. Distribute the task sheets to the pupils.
9. Discuss the answers with the pupils.

Managing errors and mistakes:

1. Ask their partners to check their answers.
Reward and Feedback:
1. The pupils with the correct answers will get rewards.
e.g. sweets, stars, smiley

Pie chart on basic needs and wants

 Text
Puravins monthly budget (power point)

 Word cards

books
food
stationary
comics
game cards
savings
Task sheets
NAME :
CLASS :

My Monthly Budget

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

W : 2.8. Money! Money! Money!

Stage
Word
Phrase

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

3.1.1. (c) Able to write in

neat legible print with
correct spelling : (c)
numerals in word form

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches

Sentence

New: buy, money,

discount, cost, budget,
save, borrow, think,
afford, needs, wants

Whole Text
Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to complete the text by

changing the numbers to word
form.

RM20 note, task sheets,

numeral word cards
(answers)

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1. Show a note of RM 20.
2. Ask questions.
How much is this?
Can you spell twenty on the board?
3. Continue step 1-2 with 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
4. Teacher distributes three different task sheets ( low, intermediate, high)
5. Pupils complete the task individually.
Managing errors and mistakes:
1. Prepare the word cards for the answers.
2. Ask the pupils to do the corrections.
Reward and Feedback:
1. The pupils with the correct answers will get rewards.
e.g. sweets, stars, smiley

RM 20 note

-contoh-

Task sheets
Name : ________________________
Class : ________________________

Choose the correct word form. Rewrite

the paragraph.
Jagjit went to the mall with her mother to buy a gift for her
brother. She bought
1

one
three

newly released CD by

her brothers favourite singer. After that, she went grocery

shopping with her mother for her brothers birthday
celebration.
They

forty
thirty

forty-three
thirty-three

forty-five
fifty-five
and

bought 30
tarts,

43
tuna sandwiches,
45 strawberries,

forty-two
fifty-two

52

party hats.

for low proficiency pupils

Name : ________________________
Class : ________________________

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Name : ________________________
Class : ________________________

Fill in the blanks with correct answers.

Rewrite the paragraph.
fiftytwo

one

fiftytwo

fortyfive

fortythree

Jagjit went to the mall with her mother to buy

a gift for her brother. She bought 1 _________
newly released CD by her brothers favourite
singer. After that, she went grocery shopping
with her mother for her brothers birthday
celebration. They bought 30 ________ tarts,
43__________ tuna sandwiches,
45______________ strawberries, and 52
_________ party hats.

for intermediate proficiency pupils

Name : ________________________
Class : ________________________

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Name : ________________________
Class : ________________________

Change the numbers to word form.

Rewrite the paragraph.
Jagjit went to the mall with her mother to buy
a gift for her brother. She bought

_________

newly released CD by her

brothers favourite singer. After that, she

went grocery shopping with her mother for
her brothers birthday celebration. They
bought

30 ________

tarts,

43__________

tuna sandwiches,

45______________ strawberries, and

52 ____________

party hats.

for high proficiency pupils

Name : ________________________
Class : ________________________

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Numeral word cards ( answers)

one

30
43
45
52

thirty
fortythree
fortyfive
fiftytwo

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

W : 2.9. This is my choice
Stage
Word
Phrase
Sentence

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

3.1.1. (b) Able to write in

neat legible print with
correct spelling : (b)
sentences

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches
New: buy, money,

discount, cost, budget,

save, borrow, think,
afford, needs, wants

Whole Text

Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to write a paragraph in

neat legible print with correct
spelling.

Relia ( handbag,
storybook), picture cards,
sentence strips

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Shows relia to the pupils ( handbag, storybook).

Ask the pupils which item they like the most.
Ask the pupils to write their reasons on a piece of paper (in groups).
Teacher allows the pupils to share their reasons in classroom discussions.
Show pictures of the items (handbag, storybook).
Pupils read the descriptions.
Teacher asks the pupils to match the sentence strips with the descriptions.
Pupils copy the complete answers.

Managing errors and mistakes:

1. Teacher corrects the pupils errors immediately.
Reward and Feedback:
1. The pupils with the neat legible print, will get rewards.
e.g. sweets, stars, smiley

Available in pink, brown , blue, and

Made in Malaysia
Free coin purse
RM 25.00

Available in hardcover
Written by Hans Anderson
Free bookmark
RM 40.00

Sentence strips

The price is reasonable and affordable.

The writer is very famous.
She can add her bookmark collection.

She can use it for a long time.

My sister likes to read.

My sister likes handbag.

Pink is her favourite colour.
The bag is good in quality.
She will get a free coin purse.
The price is within my budget.

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

G : 2.10. Countable vs uncountable
Stage

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

Word

5.1.1. (d) (e) Able to use

nouns correctly and
appropriately:

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches

Phrase

(d) countable nouns

Sentence

(e) uncountable nouns

Whole Text

New: buy, money,

discount, cost, budget,
save, borrow, think,
afford, needs, wants
cakes, books,
some, much, a lot of,
plenty of

Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to use countable and

uncountable nouns correctly
with teacher guidance.

Countable and
uncountable nouns ppt.,

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1. Show a slide to the pupils.
2. Ask the questions.
a) What is this ? What are these?
b) Can you tell me the difference?

cake

cakes

3. Explain the difference (singular / plural).

4. Show another picture on the slide.
5. Ask the questions to the pupils
How many watches in the picture?
Can we count the watches?
6. Repeat step 5 with other pictures.
7. Show pictures of uncountable nouns and get pupils to answer the questions.
Can you count the salt?
How you count it?
8. Teacher introduces words to be used with uncountable nouns by showing the
list
on the slide.

9. Get pupils to choose the suitable words for uncountable noun showed by the
teacher on slides.
10. Ask the pupils to do the exercise from the textbook on page 18 (Question 1-8)
Managing errors and mistakes:
1. Teacher corrects the pupils errors immediately.
Reward and Feedback:
1. The pupils with the correct answers, will get rewards e.g. sweets, stars, smiley

Power point on countable and uncountable nouns

Unit 2: SPENDING WISELY

G : 2.11. Can you count me
Stage

Learning Standards:

Lexical Sets:

Word

5.1.1. (d)(e) Able to use

nouns correctly and
appropriately:

Items: storybook, CD,

handbag, backpack,
watch, shoes, cake,
stationary, muffin,
sandwiches

Phrase

(d) countable nouns

Sentence

(e) uncountable nouns

Whole Text

New: buy, money,

discount, cost, budget,
save, borrow, think,
afford, needs, wants
cakes, books,
some, much, a lot of,
plenty of

Learning Outcomes:

Materials:

Able to use complete the task

by using the correct nouns.

Can you count me ppt.,

a set of word cards

Assessment: Task Procedures:

1. Recap the previous lesson by showing the slides of things

apple

salt

countable uncountable
2. Ask the questions.
a) Which one is countable noun?
b) Which one is uncountable noun?
3. Ask pupils to sit with their partners.
4. Distribute a set of word cards to each pairs.
5. Ask the pupils to group the word cards into countable and uncountable nouns.
6. Discuss the answers with the pupils.
7. Teacher and pupils discuss about the pictures in the slides.
8. Highlight the countable and uncountable nouns to the pupils.
9. Distribute a task sheet to every pupil.
10. Pupils complete the task sheets individually.
11. Ask the pupils to check the answers in pairs.
Reward and Feedback:
1. The pupils with the correct answers, will get rewards.
e.g. sweets, stars, smiley
Managing errors and mistakes:

1. Ask the pupils to check their partners task sheets.

2. Pupils with wrong answers need to do the corrections.

Can you count me power points

 Word cards

sand
oil
candy
wish
air
eraser
bakery
deer

box
beach
sugar
yogurt
cream
sheep
water
coin

Task sheet
Name : _______________
Class
: _______________

Circle the correct answers.

Pravin went to the supermarket with his mother last Sunday. There
was a sale there. They chose to buy some (thing, things) at the
sale because the offers were good. They bought two bottles of
cooking (oil, oils), a tub of (yogurt, yogurts), a litre of (milk,
milks) and ten (apple, apples). They also bought a tube of
(toothpaste, toothpastes), four (toothbrush, toothbrushes),

two (plate, plates), a (knife, knives) and five (cup, cups).

Pravins mother was very happy because they saved a lot of money
that day.