Unit 2

Sport
At the end of this unit, students should be able to:
1. Construct reflexive pronoun and compound words (noun + noun)
2. Construct compound sentences by using coordinating conjunction.
3. Listen and predict the outcome based on listening texts.
4. Read texts by using the SQ3R technique.
5. Describing experiences, events or places.

Grammar

Reflexive Pronoun

A reflexive pronoun is a type of pronoun that is preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or noun. We
use a reflexive pronoun as a direct object when the object is the same as the subject of the verb.

Subject Reflexive Pronoun

Singular myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself
Plural ourselves - yourselves - themselves

In the following examples of reflexive pronouns, the reflexive pronoun in each sentence is bold.

1. I was in a hurry, so I washed the sport jersey myself.

2. Be careful with that scissor. You might cut yourself.
3. John bought himself a ticket for 29th Sea Games Opening Ceremony.

Here are the reflexive pronouns and their matching personal pronoun:

 “myself” goes with “I,”

 “yourself” goes with the singular “you”
 “yourselves” goes with the plural form of “you”
 “himself” goes with “he”
 “herself” goes with “she”
 “itself” goes with “it”
 “ourselves” goes with “we”
 “themselves” goes with them
Activity 1

Write the correct reflexive pronouns for each of sentences.

1. They managed ________themselves____________ very well as members of the football club.

2. If you don’t know what is wrong with __________yourself__________ , then ask our badminton coach.
3. Dad and I painted the rugby lines on the field _________ourselves___________.
4. Sofea, you shouldn't blame ________yourself_________ for the lost in the match.
5. Rahman often talks to ________himself_________ when he is upset.
6. My laptop often crashes and turns off by ________itself____________.
7. She hurt ________herself__________ while doing the stretching.
8. I told her about the bad news _______myself___________.
9. Did the two of you do this homework by ________youselves________?
10. I enjoyed __________myself________ at the 29th Sea Games Opening Ceremony.

Activity 2

Make your own sentences by using these reflexive pronouns: herself, himself, themselves, ourselves,
yourself, yourselves and itself.

1. She would like to go to island by herself.

2. He would like to go at cinema by himself.
3. They decided to go to market by themselves.
4. I and Hairi just plan to go honeymoon by ourselves.
5. Pity yourself first then other.
6. Can you serve yourselves at dining room now?
7. My door is automatic door, and it can close by itself.

Compound word: Noun + Noun

Words can be combined to form compound word. Compound word is words for people, animals, places,
things, or ideas, made up of two or more words. These are very common, and new combinations are
invented almost daily. They normally have two parts: Noun + Noun. The compound word can be written
either as a single word, as a word with a hyphen, or as two words. The first part tells us what kind of object
or person it is, or what its purpose is. The second part identifies the object or person in question.

types or purpose what or who compound word

fire man fireman
girl friend girlfriend
water tank water tank
dining table dining-table
Activity 3

Form as many compound words (Noun+Noun) as you can using the noun provided.

1. ball
Football

2. school
Classroom

3. sport
Sport day

4. board
Sheet board

5. motor
Motorcar

6. water
Watermelon
7. home
Home town

8. ice
Iceberg

9. book
Math book

10. life
Life jacket

Activity 4

Form five (5) simple sentences using any of the compound words formed in Activity 3.

1. Life jacket is for our usage when urgent case.

2. Motorcar is our transport.
3. Watermelon is juicy and sweet.
4. Our home town is Malaysia.
5. Football is famous game at Malaysia.
 Reading

SQ3R (enrichment)

In Unit 1, you have learned how to use SQ3R method in understanding reading materials. Do you still
remember the formula of SQ3R?

Activity 5

Apply the SQ3R formula for the following article.

Germany Wins 2014 FIFA World Cup

1 The 2014 football World Cup ended in Brazil with a German victory over Argentina in the final
match. The tournament was played in several stadiums across Brazil and attracted media attention
from around the world. Brazil hosted the World Cup for the first time since 1950, where they lost in
the final game to Uruguay.

2 The tournament had many surprises. In the group stage, former World Champions Italy and 5
England failed to qualify. Defending World Cup holder Spain was eliminated after two opening
defeats to the Netherlands and Chile. Host country and World Cup favourite Brazil disappointed
many fans. They did not play as well as they had in the 2013 Confederations Cup. After average
performances in the group stage, the “selecao” lost their wunderkind Neymar after a foul by a
Columbian defender in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, they Germany rolled over the Brazilians 10
7-1. Three days later the hosts lost third place to the Netherlands 0-3.

3 Costa Rica won their group and eliminated Greece in the first knock-out round. In the quarterfinals,
they lost to the Netherlands in a breath-taking penalty shoot-out and had to leave Brazil without
losing a match.

4 A few scandals accompanied the tournament. The biggest one happened when Uruguay’s striker 15
Luis Suarez bit the shoulder of Italian defender Chiellini. After examining video footage, FIFA
banned Suarez for the rest of the tournament and for a further four months. Referees were also
criticized after making several wrong decisions.

5 The 2014 FIFA World Cup saw the introduction of a new goal-line technology. However, it was only
needed once. For the first time FIFA allowed referees to call out breaks during the game in which 20
players could drink, due to the high temperatures and humidity.

6 In the end, Germany proved to be the most stable team of the tournament. After crushing Portugal
4:0 in the opening game, the Germans went on to win their group. In the knockout phase, they had
many problems with underdog Algeria but won after extra time. Victories against France and Brazil
gave the Germans their eighth final in football history. Argentina was a tough match in a fairly even 25
game. Mario Götze scored the only goal in the 113th minute of the final, giving Germany the fourth
 World Cup in history.

7 The Europeans arguably had the best team in the World Cup. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was the
centrepiece of German defence. Even without an outstanding superstar, like Brazil’s Neymar or 30
Argentina’s Messi, a good mixture of offensive and defensive players allowed the Germans to vary
the speed of the game. In the end, the substitutes made the difference and won matches for
Germany.

(Adapted from http://www.english-online.at/news-articles/sports/2014-fifa-world-cup-brazil.htm)

Survey - What have I found from the article?

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Question - Generate questions based on the title and the subtitles that you have found during your
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Read - Read the article. Try to find out the answers for your questions that you had generate earlier.
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Recite - After reading, recall or recite what you have just read without looking at the text or your
notes.
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Review - After recite, you should review the text to answer remaining questions and recite the
questions you previously answered. You can summaries the article using your own words.
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Speaking
Describing experiences, event or places.
When describing certain experiences, events or places; you can use some adjectives to explain more about
it. Here are some suggested adjectives that you use.
Adjectives Examples
Experience exhilarating, unforgettable, formal, rewarding, bizarre, humbling, memorable
Event jaw-dropping, mind-blowing, hilarious, appalling, exquisite, livid, amazing
Places hot, crowded, expensive, big, cheap, traditional, quiet, cheap, clean, enormous
Activity 6
Look at the pictures below. Describe the pictures by using appropriate adjective for experience, event or
places. You may include your own experience if you have visited some of these places.
1. Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS), Perak

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2. Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur

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3. Legoland Malaysia Resort, Johor

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4. Maritime Museum, Melaka

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5. Penang Hill, Penang

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Listening

Predicting Outcomes

Predicting outcomes is essentially being able to foretell what will happen in the future. You can predict
outcomes by looking clues given in the picture, audio or story and experiences (what you already know).

Activity 7

Watch the movies thriller and predict what will be the ending of the movies.

1. Movies thriller 1
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2. Movies thriller 2
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3. Movies thriller 3
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4. Movies thriller 4
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Writing
Compound Sentence: Coordinating Conjunction (enrichment)

A compound sentence contains two separate subject and verb pairs. You can combine two simple
sentences together with a comma and a coordinating conjunction to make one compound sentence.

Activity 8

Fill in the blanks by using any one of the following coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

1. He put on a sweater, _________________ it was cold outside.

2. Halim was thirsty, _________________ he drank some mineral water.
3. She can buy the newspaper, _________________ she can borrow it from the library.
4. Razif didn’t study last night, _________________ did he read his note.
5. Siti was tired, _________________ she had a migraine.
6. Faizal studied a lot, _________________ he didn’t pass the final exam.
7. Sutha studied a lot, _________________ she didn’t pass the placement test.
8. Julie bought chilies, tomatoes, cucumbers, chicken _________________ eggs from the market.
9. Jalil and Rosli decided not to go out from their house _________________ it was raining heavily.
10. Jamilah didn't have enough butter and icing sugar for the cupcake _________________ she went to
the supermarket.

Activity 9

Write five sentences using the following coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

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