Theme: Traditional Attire
This theme explores traditional attire from Malaysia and other countries. Pupils describe traditional outfits, read about Gawai Dayak accessories and a tailor story, write introductions and conclusions, study adjectives and their order, and read the story of Rumplestiltskin.
Pupils describe traditional attires from Malaysia and other countries.
| Baju melayu | a three-piece suit: long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and a samping; worn with a songkok | |
| Lehenga | a long skirt with a thick border at the bottom; blouse with short sleeves and a dupatta (shawl) | |
| Cheongsam | a long dress with short slits on the sides, a high collar, and short sleeves | |
| Longyi | from Myanmar; made of cotton or silk; worn with a fitted blouse and a shawl | |
| Hanbok | from Korea; made of silk or satin; fitted blouse and loose wrap-around skirt with hair pin and pouch bag | |
| Baju kebaya | from Indonesia; made of batik; worn with a sarong and a figure-hugging embroidered blouse, plus a selendang | |
Najmee reads about traditional accessories of the Ngajat dance at Gawai Dayak (1-2 June in Sarawak); Asin reads a story about a brave tailor.
Male Ngajat dancers: rang sumba (headgear of cloth with golden lace), tahup (long loin-cloth), bangles, earrings, long sword and decorated shield.
Female dancers: sipiah (elaborate headdress), jomuh (knee-length dress with intricate weaving), beaded necklaces, sarim (copper bangles from the knee downward), porik (copper belt).
The tailor killed seven flies with one swat; ladies thought he killed seven giants.
The king sent him to kill a giant; the tailor sewed the giant's lips together while it slept.
The giant agreed to leave the kingdom; the tailor received a handsome reward.
Pupils write an introduction (with a thesis statement) and a conclusion for a composition about Indian attire.
An introduction is the first paragraph with a thesis statement showing what the composition will be about.
A conclusion is the last paragraph; it may start with 'In conclusion', 'To sum up', or 'To conclude'.
Indian attire includes the sari (stylish, with sequins, silk/cotton), the salwar kameez (three-piece suit with embroidered top), and the veshti (worn by men, a five-metre cotton or silk fabric).
An adjective describes a noun. There is a fixed order when using more than one adjective.
Order of adjectives: opinion, size, quality, age, shape, colour, origin, material, noun.
Example: 'a lovely tall beautiful antique slim red Malaysian paper doll'.
Example: 'This is an expensive black leather belt.'
Spelling rule: noun ending with vowel + y → add -s (boy → boys); consonant + y → -ies (candy → candies).
Same rule applies to verbs: play → plays; cry → cries.
Pupils read the story of a miller's daughter Lisa, who could supposedly spin straw into gold.
Lisa's father told the King she could spin straw into gold.
The King took her to his castle and told her to spin straw or be punished.
A strange little man appeared at midnight and helped her.
Imagine you are the King or Lisa; express your feelings in a diary.
Traditional attire: baju melayu (songkok, samping), lehenga (dupatta), cheongsam (high collar), longyi (Myanmar), hanbok (Korea), baju kebaya (Indonesia). Gawai Dayak is celebrated on 1-2 June in Sarawak with the Ngajat dance.
Adjective order: opinion → size → quality → age → shape → colour → origin → material → noun. Spelling rule: vowel + y → add -s (boys); consonant + y → change to -ies (candies, cries). An introduction has a thesis statement; a conclusion may start with 'In conclusion'.
📝 Kosa Kata
The order of adjectives in English follows a strict pattern: opinion, size, quality, age, shape, colour, origin, material, noun. Saying 'a leather black bag' sounds wrong because colour must come before material — it should be 'a black leather bag'! The brave tailor killed only seven FLIES, but a misunderstanding made him famous for killing seven giants!
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