SENTENCE CONSTRUCTIONSMODULE 2: DEFORESTATION (AT THE

JUNGLE)

UPSR 2012

Cynthia C. James

2012

Teacher’s Notes

• Year: 6• Theme: World of Knowledge• Unit 8: Environmental Issues (KBSR Year 6 textbook,

page 100)• 3.4.3 Read aloud poems clearly and expressively.• 3.5.1 Understand the meaning of words by looking at the

context.• 4.3.2 Construct simple and compound sentences based on

words and phrases and a picture stimulus.

Deforestation – At the jungle

Without a Place to Call Home

The animals heard,That thunderous sound again,

Of the bulldozers,Coming closer,

Turning the thick jungle,Into thin shrubs,And they know,

They have to move again,And look for new shelters.

The snakes slither away,The elephants thump their feet,

The lions roar powerlessly,The parrots squeak helplessly,Even the snails sigh weakly.

It’s not fair,They are tired, hungry and thirsty,

And without a place to call their homes.

-Aida

(KBSR Year 6 textbook, page 100)

Vocabulary

English Malay

Thunderous

Bulldozers

Thick

Thin

Shrubs

Shelter

Slither

Thump

Roar

Powerlessly

Squeak

Helplessly

Sigh

Weakly

bunyi kuat seperti petir

jentolak

tebal

nipis

semak-samun

tempat berteduh / tempat tinggal

menyusur

menghentak kaki

mengaum

dengan tak berkuasa

menjerit kecil

dengan tak berdaya

mengeluh

dengan lemahnya

PART 1CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES (Subject – Verb – Object)

Find the verbs.

thumping

slithering

runningclearing

crawling

slitheringsnakes

Two are

slithering where?

on the ground.

who / what?

how many snakes?

doing what?

Two snakes are slithering on the ground.

thumpingelephants

Two are

thumping what?

their feet.

who / what?how many

elephants?

doing what?

Two elephants are thumping their feet.

crawlingsnails

Three are

crawling how?

slowly

who /what?

how many snails?

doing what?

Three snails are crawling slowly

on the ground

on the ground.

crawling where?

clearingbulldozers

Twoare

clearing what? the

jungle.

who / what?

how many bulldozers?

doing what?

Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle.

runninglions

Two are

running where?

away from the bulldozers

who/what?

how many lions?

doing what?

Two lions are running away from the bulldozers.

Write the simple sentences.

• Two snakes are slithering on the ground.• Two elephants are thumping their feet.• Three snails are crawling on the ground.• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle.• Two lions are running away from the bulldozers.

PART 2CONSTRUCTING COMPOUND SENTENCES

Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Two snakes are slithering on the ground.

Two elephants are thumping their feet.

while

whileTwo snakes are slithering on the ground two elephants are thumping their feet.

Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle.

Two lions are running away from the bulldozers.

while

Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two lions are running away from them.

Write your final sentences.

• Two snakes are slithering on the ground while two elephants are thumping their feet.

• Three snails are crawling slowly on the ground.• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two

lions are running away from the bulldozers.

PART 3 (A)Constructing sentences using ‘There is / There are’

Find the nouns.

elephants

lions

dead trees

snakeslogsnails

bulldozers

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are two elephants at the jungle.

elephants

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are two lions beside the elephants.

lions

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are two snakes on the ground.

snakes

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are three snails on the ground.

snails

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There is a log on the ground.

log

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are two bulldozers near the hill.

bulldozers

What? Where?How many?BeThere

There are several dead trees at the jungle.

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dead trees

Write the simple sentences.

• There are two elephants at the jungle.• There are two lions beside the elephants.• There are two snakes on the ground.• There are three snails on the ground.• There is a log on the ground.• There are two bulldozers near the hill.• There are several dead trees at the jungle.

PART 3 (B)Combining the simple sentences to form compound sentences.

Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There are two elephants at the jungle.

There are two lions beside the elephants.

and

There are two elephants at the jungle and two lions beside the elephants.

Sentence 1 Sentence 2 Conj. Sentence 3

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There are two snakes on the ground.

There is a log on the ground.

and

There are two snakes, and a log

There are three snails on the ground.

three snails on the ground.

Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There are two bulldozers near the hill.

There are several dead trees at the jungle.

and

There are two bulldozers near the hill and several dead trees at the jungle.

Write your final sentences.

• There are two elephants at the jungle and two lions beside the elephants.

• There are two snakes, three snails and a log on the ground.

• There are two bulldozers near the hill and several dead trees at the jungle.

PUTTING IT TOGETHERChoose the best five sentences to be your final answer.

Write all the sentences.

• Two snakes are slithering on the ground while two elephants are thumping their feet.

• Three snails are crawling slowly on the ground.• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two lions are

running away from the bulldozers.• There are two elephants at the jungle and two lions beside the

elephants.• There are two snakes, three snails and a log on the ground.• There are two bulldozers near the hill and several dead trees at

the jungle.

Choose the best five.

• Two snakes are slithering on the ground while two elephants are thumping their feet.

• Three snails are crawling slowly on the ground.• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two lions are

running away from the bulldozers.• There are two elephants at the jungle and two lions beside the

elephants.• There are two snakes, three snails and a log on the ground.• There are two bulldozers near the hill and several dead trees at

the jungle.

Give your final answers.

• Two snakes are slithering on the ground while two elephants are thumping their feet.

• Three snails are crawling slowly on the ground.• Two bulldozers are clearing the jungle while two

lions are running away from the bulldozers.• There are two snakes, three snails and a log on the

ground.• There are two bulldozers near the hill and several

dead trees at the jungle.

If you have too many sentences to choose from, here are some tips to help you to score better…

• Choose sentences that describe actions or activities in the picture.

• Choose compound sentences.• Choose sentences that are not repetitive or redundant

(e.g. avoid choosing too many sentences that end the same way, i.e. ‘at the playground’).

• Choose sentences that have interesting words, phrases or that have a different structure.