Theme: People with Disabilities
This theme inspires pupils through the achievements of people with disabilities. Pupils learn about the Paralympic Centre, read about successful disabled personalities and NGOs, write paragraphs and compositions, study adverbs of manner, and continue the Rumplestiltskin story.
The Centre of Excellence for the Paralympic Games Malaysia in Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur trains disabled national and state athletes.
Sports facilities: swimming pool, archery range, basketball court, multipurpose court, goalball, badminton courts.
Other facilities: administrative block, hostel for 300 athletes, underground car park.
Open to the public, Special Education school children, and amateur paralympic athletes.
Direction example: 'Go straight on until you come to a roundabout. At the roundabout, take the third turning into Jalan Ria. Go along the road until you see a basketball court on your right. The swimming pool is next to the basketball court.'
Pupils read about four disabled personalities and NGOs helping people with disabilities.
| Stevie Wonder | American musician, singer, songwriter; blind; performing since age 11; over 30 top ten hits | |
| Helen Keller | American author and lecturer; first deaf-blind person to earn a college degree; wrote 12 books | |
| Stephen Hawking | British scientist; motor neuron disease; speaks 15 words per minute; authored many books | |
| Mark Inglis | New Zealand mountaineer; two artificial legs; climbed Mount Everest in 47 days | |
Pupils rearrange sentences about Sudha Chandran and write a composition on facilities for the disabled.
Sudha Chandran is an Indian dancer and TV actress who dances using a prosthetic leg after losing it in a 1981 car accident.
She acted in 'Mayuri' and won a Special Jury Award at the National Film Award in 1986.
Write a paragraph on Terry Fox (Canadian amputee who ran across Canada in 1980 for cancer research).
Composition topic: Facilities Available for the Disabled — public places (toilet, lift, special pathway for the blind), transport (bus, LRT, commuter stations), recreational places.
An adverb of manner describes how an action is done; it tells more about verbs and adjectives. Most adverbs end with '-ly'.
With verb: Idith listens carefully. She fills in the blanks carefully.
With adjective: The house is very big. The weather is extremely hot.
Examples: Kamini walks slowly. The children clapped happily.
Some adverbs do NOT end with '-ly': 'Come straight home after school.' Encik Hakimi spoke well.
Correct: 'The boys ran fast.' (not 'fastly') / 'She crossed the road carefully.' (not 'care')
Lisa becomes queen and the strange little man returns for her baby.
The King was amazed to see more gold; he made Lisa queen.
Lisa hoped the strange little man would appear — and he did.
Lisa promised to give her first-born child to the man in exchange for help.
Discuss: Why did Lisa agree? What would happen if she did not keep her promise?
Successful disabled personalities: Stevie Wonder (blind musician), Helen Keller (deaf-blind author), Stephen Hawking (motor neuron disease scientist), Mark Inglis (two artificial legs, climbed Everest). NGOs: KDSF (Down Syndrome), NASOM (autism), PDM (dyslexia), MAB (blind).
Adverbs of manner describe HOW an action is done and usually end with '-ly' (slowly, happily, carefully). Some do NOT end with '-ly' (fast, well, straight). Example: 'Kamini walks slowly.' 'Encik Hakimi spoke well.'
📝 Kosa Kata
Helen Keller was the first deaf-blind person to earn a college degree — she wrote 12 books! Stephen Hawking, despite motor neuron disease, could speak only 15 words per minute using a computer, yet he became one of the world's greatest scientists. The adverb 'fast' is unusual — it stays 'fast' (not 'fastly') because it's both an adjective and an adverb!
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