ENGLISH SYLLABUS FORM 1

FIRST TERM
Grammar:
Introduction:
Unit 17:
Unit 8:
Unit 6:
Unit 16:
Unit1:
Unit 2:
Unit 3:

Grammarway 2
Parts of speech
Nouns and articles
Pronouns and Possessives
Relatives
Adjectives, Adverbs and comparisons
Present Continuous and Present Simple
Past Simple
Past Continuous

Literature:

My Family and other animals by Gerald Durrell.

Writing:
- Structure of a composition
- Paragraphing
- Structure of a letter
- Formal and Informal language
- Writing an Informal letter
- Writing postcards and notes
- Narrative: writing a story
- Letters giving news
- Letters of advice
- Letters of application
- Book reports
Comprehension:
Unit 1
Crime fighters:
- A clever way to catch a thief
- As good as singing your name!
Unit 2

The Olympic Games:

- The most important thing
- The marathon

Unit 3

Drawing with light

- A new art form?
- How to take better pictures

Unit 4

A land apart
- Introducing Switzerland
- Understanding statistics

Listening and speaking:

- Using a dictionary
Vocabulary and listening exercises:
- Body language and personal qualities
- Jobs, places, giving directions
- Environmental problems
- Holidays and travel
Team Magazine 1, 2
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SECOND TERM
Grammar:
Unit 20:
Unit 4:
Unit 7:
Unit 9:
Unit 14:
Unit 12:
Unit 18:

Prepositions
Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Continuous
Modal Verbs I
Reported Speech
Modal Verbs II
Some / Any / No, A lot of / Much / Many, (A) little / (A) few

Literature:

Grandads Magic Gadgets by Helen Everett-Camplin

Writing:
- Choosing a theme (DAFTI system)
- Writing a proper introduction (STOAP system)
- Writing emails : apology / thank you
- Writing conclusions (SCARF system)
- Writing a pros and cons essay
- Describing people
- Describing places
- Letters of complaint
Comprehension:
Unit 4

A land apart:
- William Tell and the apple

Unit 5

New sources of power:

- Renewable energy
- The solar cooker
- The clockwork radio

Unit 6

Daring rescues:
- The Rescue
- The Scarlet Pimpernel

Unit 7

Dolphins:
- Mans best friend?
- Arion and the dolphin

Listening and speaking

- Shops and shopping
- Celebrations
- Restaurants
- Cooking methods
- The Supermarket
- Food
- Parts of the body
- Sports and health
Team magazine 3, 4

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THIRD TERM:
Grammar:
Unit 5
Unit 10
Unit 15
Unit 19
Unit 11
Unit 13

The Future
The Infinitive / -ing form
Conditionals
Questions and Question Tags
Past Perfect Simple / Past Perfect Continuous
The Passive

Literature:

Selection of poetry

Writing:
- Letters requesting information
- Writing a report assessing good and bad points
- Writing an article
- Film reviews
Comprehension:
Unit 8
As easy as ABC
- Turning pictures into words
- A new way of writing
Unit 9

Staying Alive
- Girl against the jungle
- Emergency instructions

Listening and speaking:

- Forms of entertainment
- Films and TV
- Books and newspapers
- Describing paintings
- Technology
- Computers
- Telephones
Team magazine 5, 6
Assessments
Assessment marks will be awarded as follows:
Term 1
Behaviour
Participation

: max of 5 marks
: max of 5 marks

Academic work:
Listening comprehension test
Writing (H.W.)
Grammar test
Other classwork and homework

: max of 10 marks
: max of 10 marks
: max of 20 marks
: max of 10 marks

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Term 2
Behaviour
Participation

: max of 5 marks
: max of 5 marks

Academic work:
Homework
Classwork
Tests
Neatness and organisation of copybooks

: max of 10 marks
: max of 10 marks
: max of 20 marks
: max of 10 marks

Term 3
Behaviour
Participation

: max of 5 marks
: max of 5 marks

Academic work:
Homework
Classwork
Tests
Neatness and organisation of copybooks

: max of 10 marks
: max of 10 marks
: max of 20 marks
: max of 10 marks

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