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TAMPINES SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS FOR 2013 FOR SEMESTER ONE Secondary 1 Express TERM WEEK TEXTBOOK CHAPTER TOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT MST1 MST2 MYE MST3 FT E Term 1 Week 1 1. Subject briefing X Term 1 Week 2 Resource Package Making conversati ons 1. Diagnostic composition 2. Basic conversations: greetings, introductions, making small talk 1.Recording daily conversations 2. Writing exercise X X Term 1 Week 3 Grammar workbook Grammar 1. School library visit 2. Grammar: present tenses 1. Grammar exercise X X Term 1 Week 4 Resource Package Writing 1. Narrative writing 1. Writing exercise X X Term 1 Week 5 Resource Package Grammar Workbook Grammar Writing 1. Grammar: connectors 2. Visual text 1. Grammar exercise 2. Comprehension exercise X X Term 1 Week 6 MST 1 Resource Package Grammar Workbook MST 1 Writing Grammar 1. Milestone Test 1 2. Visual text 3. Grammar: subject-verb agreement 1. Writing exercise 2. Grammar exercise X X Term 1 Week 7 Resource Package Writing 1. Visual text 1. Writing exercise X X Term 1 Week 8 Resource Package Grammar Comprehensi on 1. Comprehension: factual questions 2. Grammar: present perfect tense 1. Comprehension exercise 2. Grammar exercise X X 1

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TAMPINES SECONDARY SCHOOLENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS FOR 2013 FOR SEMESTER ONE

Secondary 1 ExpressTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 MYE MST3 FTETerm 1 Week 1 1. Subject briefing

X

Term 1 Week 2 Resource Package

Makingconversations

1. Diagnostic composition2. Basic conversations: greetings, introductions, making small talk

1.Recording daily conversations2. Writing exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 3 Grammar workbook

Grammar 1. School library visit2. Grammar: present tenses

1. Grammar exercise X X

Term 1 Week 4 Resource Package

Writing 1. Narrative writing 1. Writing exercise X X

Term 1 Week 5 Resource Package

Grammar Workbook

GrammarWriting

1. Grammar: connectors2. Visual text

1. Grammar exercise2. Comprehension exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 6 MST 1Resource Package

Grammar Workbook

MST 1Writing

Grammar

1. Milestone Test 12. Visual text3. Grammar: subject-verb agreement

1. Writing exercise2. Grammar exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 7 Resource Package

Writing 1. Visual text 1. Writing exercise X X

Term 1 Week 8 Resource Package

Grammar Workbook

Comprehension 1. Comprehension: factual questions 2. Grammar: present perfect tense

1. Comprehension exercise2. Grammar exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 9 Resource Package

Comprehension 1. Comprehension: inferential questions 1. Comprehension exercise X X

Term 1 Week 10 Resource Package

Comprehension 1. Comprehension: summary writing 1. Summary writing exercise X X

1

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Term 2 Week 1 MST 2 MST 2 1. Milestone Test 22. Oral communication

X X

Term 2 Weeks 2-4 Worksheets Paper 1 and Paper 2 skills

1. Revision exercise for Paper 12. Revision exercise for Paper 23. Milestone Test 2 corrections

1. Complete Paper 1 exercises2. Complete Paper 2 exercises

X

Term 2 Week 5-7 Mid Year Exams XTerm 2 8-10 1. Mid Year Exams Corrections

Secondary 1 Normal AcademicTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 MYE MST3 FTETerm 1 Week 1 Resource

Package1. Subject briefing 2. Library visit3. Comprehension

1. Comprehension exercise X

Term 1 Week 2 Resource Package

1. Diagnostic composition2. Diagnostic comprehension3. Media literacy briefing

1. Diagnostic composition exercise2. Diagnostic comprehension exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 3 Grammar workbook

Grammar 1. Media literacy2. Grammar: singular and plural; countable and uncountable nouns; proper nouns; pronouns and determiners; who, whom, which and that.

1. Group discussion2. Grammar exercises

X X

Term 1 Week 4 Grammar workbook

Grammar 1. Media literacy programme2. Going through answers of grammar exercises.

1. Group discussion and group work X X

Term 1 Week 5 Grammar workbook

Grammar 1. Media literacy programme2. Grammar: determiners:the articles; adjectives (1); adjectives (2); verbs:am, is, are and verbs:the simple present and present continuous.

1. Group discussion and group work2. Grammar exercises

X X

Term 1 Week 6 MST 1 MST 1 1. Milestone Test 1 1. Grammar exercises X X

2

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Grammar workbook

Grammar 2. Grammar: the simple past and past continuous; the verb have; do; short answers and question tags: be, have, do and the helping verbs shall and will: the future.3. Going through answers of grammar exercises.

Term 1 Week 7 Grammar workbook

Grammar 1. Visual text 2. Grammar: the helping verbs can, could, would; the helping verbs may, might, must, should; more tenses; transitive and intransitive and the passive.3. Going through answers of grammar exercises.

1. Visual text exercises2. Grammar exercises

X X

Term 1 Week 8 Grammar workbook

Grammar 1. Milestone Test 1 corrections2. Visual text3. Going through answers of grammar exercises.

1. Visual text exercises X X

Term 1 Week 9 Worksheets Paper 1 skills

1. Media literacy programme2. Visual text

1. Media literacy worksheets X X

Term 1 Week 10 Resource Package

1. Media literacy programme2. E-books

1. Media literacy worksheets2. Composition exercises

X X

Term 2 Week 1 MST 2 MST 2 1. Milestone Test 23. E-books

1. Comprehension exercises X X

Term 2 Weeks 2-4 Worksheets Paper 1 and Paper

2 skills

1. Revision exercise for Paper 12. Revision exercise for Paper 23. Milestone Test 2 corrections

1. Complete Paper 1 exercises2. Complete Paper 2 exercises

X

Term 2 Week 5-7 Mid Year Exams

X

Term 2 8-10 Worksheets 1. Mid Year Exams Corrections2. Media Literacy Programme

3

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Secondary 1 Normal TechnicalTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 MYE MST3 FTETerm 1 Week 1 Resource

PackageSocial

Interaction1. Subject briefing 2. Library visit3.Comprehension

1. Comprehension exercise X

Term 1 Week 2 Resource Package

Social Interaction

1.Cloze passage2. Reading programme3. Functional writing

1. Cloze passage exercise2. Writing exercise3. Group work

X X

Term 1 Week 3 Resource Package

Social Interaction

1. Form filling2. Functional writing

1. Form filling exercise2. Writing exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 4 Resource Package

Grammar Workbook

Social Interaction

Grammar

1. Pair work comprehension2. Grammar : singular and plural; countable and uncountable nouns; proper nouns; pronouns and determiners; who, whom, which and that

1. Comprehension exercises2. Grammar exercises

X X

Term 1 Week 5 Resource Package

Grammar 1. Grammar exercise corrections2. Library visit

1. Grammar exercises X X

Term 1 Week 6 MST 1Resource Package

MST 1Social

Interaction

1. Milestone Test 12. Editing errors

1. Editing exercises X X

Term 1 Week 7 Resource Package

Grammar Workbook

Grammar 1. Grammar: determiner-the articles2. Comprehension corrections3. Editing errors

1. Grammar exercises2. Comprehension exercises3. Editing exercises

X X

Term 1 Week 8 Grammar Workbook

1. Milestone Test 1 corrections2. Grammar: adjectives (1); adjectives (2)

1. Grammar exercises X X

4

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Term 1 Week 9 Resource Package

Grammar workbook

Social interaction

1. Paper 2 Practice2. Grammar exercise corrections

1. Paper 2 exercise2. Grammar exercises

X X

Term 1 Week 10 Resource Package

Social Interaction

1. Writing 2. Comprehension E-books

1. Writing exercises2. Comprehension exercises

X X

Term 2 Week 1 MST 2 MST 2 1. Milestone Test 23. E-books

1. Comprehension exercises X X

Term 2 Weeks 2-4 Worksheets Paper 1 and Paper

2 skills

1. Revision exercise for Paper 12. Revision exercise for Paper 23. Milestone Test 2 corrections

1. Complete Paper 1 exercises2. Complete Paper 2 exercises

X

Term 2 Week 5-7 Mid Year Exams

X

Term 2 8-10 1. Mid Year Exams Corrections

Secondary 2 ExpressTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 MYE MST3 FTETerm

1Week 1 Grammar workbook

Resource PackagesComposition

GrammarOral communication

1. Subject briefing 2. Diagnostic composition3. Grammar: modal verbs4. Oral Communication Programme

1. Grammar exercise X

Term 1

Week 2 Comprehension workbook

ComprehensionOral Communication

1. Comprehension2. Oral Communication Programme

1. Comprehension exercise X X

Term 1

Week 3 Resource PackagesGrammar workbook

Oral Communication 1. Oral Communication Programme2. Grammar: adverbs and comparison; phrasal verbs

1. Grammar exercise X X

Term 1

Week 4 Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme 2. Comprehension: vocabulary and factual questions.3. Grammar: prefixes and suffixes

1. Comprehension exercise2. Grammar exercise

X X

5

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Term 1

Week 5 Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme2. Visual texts

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 1

Week 6 MST 1 MST 1Oral Communication

Travel

1. Milestone Test 12. Oral Communication Programme 3. Exposition Writing

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 1

Week 7 Resource Package Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme2. Expository writing

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 1

Week 8 Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme 2. Expository writing3. Grammar: tense usage

1. Writing exercise 2. Grammar exercise

X X

Term 1

Week 9 Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme 2. Grammar: Modal auxiliary verbs

1. Grammar exercise X X

Term 1

Week 10

Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme2. Argumentative writing

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 2

Week 1 MST 2 MST 2 Travel

1. Milestone Test 22. Argumentative writing

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 2

Weeks 2-4

Worksheets Paper 1 and Paper 2 skills

1. Revision exercise for Paper 12. Revision exercise for Paper 23. Milestone Test 2 corrections

1. Complete Paper 1 exercises2. Complete Paper 2 exercises

X

Term 2

Week 5-7

Mid Year Exams X

Term 2

8-10 1. Mid Year Exams Corrections

Secondary 2 Normal AcademicTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 MYE MST3 FTETerm

1Week 1 Grammar workbook

Resource PackagesComposition

Grammar1. Subject briefing 2. Diagnostic composition

1. Grammar exercise X

6

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Oral communication 3. Grammar: modal verbs4. Oral Communication Programme

Term 1

Week 2 Comprehension workbook

ComprehensionOral Communication

1. Comprehension2. Oral Communication Programme

1. Comprehension exercise X X

Term 1

Week 3 Resource PackagesGrammar workbook

Oral Communication 1. Oral Communication Programme2. Grammar: adverbs and comparison; phrasal verbs

1. Grammar exercise X X

Term 1

Week 4 Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme 2. Comprehension: vocabulary and factual questions.3. Grammar: prefixes and suffixes

1. Comprehension exercise2. Grammar exercise

X X

Term 1

Week 5 Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme2. Visual texts

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 1

Week 6 MST 1 MST 1Oral Communication

Travel

1. Milestone Test 12. Oral Communication Programme 3. Exposition Writing

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 1

Week 7 Resource Package Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme2. Expository writing

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 1

Week 8 Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme 2. Expository writing3. Grammar: tense usage

1. Writing exercise 2. Grammar exercise

X X

Term 1

Week 9 Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme 2. Grammar: Modal auxiliary verbs

1. Grammar exercise X X

Term 1

Week 10

Resource Packages Oral Communication Travel

1. Oral Communication Programme2. Argumentative writing

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 2

Week 1 MST 2 MST 2 Travel

1. Milestone Test 22. Argumentative writing

1. Writing exercise X X

Term 2

Weeks 2-4

Worksheets Paper 1 and Paper 2 skills

1. Revision exercise for Paper 12. Revision exercise for Paper 23. Milestone Test 2 corrections

1. Complete Paper 1 exercises2. Complete Paper 2

X

7

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exercisesTerm

2Week 5-

7Mid Year Exams X

Term 2

8-10 1. Mid Year Exams Corrections

Secondary 2 Normal TechnicalTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 MYE MST3 FTETerm 1 Week 1 1. Subject briefing XTerm 1 Week 2 Resource

Package1. Diagnostic test: comprehension2. Grammar: tenses

X X

Term 1 Week 3 Resource Package

Travel 1. Grammar: adjectives2. Reading3. Oracy4. Letter writing

1. Grammar exercise2. Reading exercise3. Oracy exercise4. Letter writing exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 4 Resource Package

Travel 1. Grammar: adjectives2. Grammar: editing3. Vocabulary4. Comprehension5. Form filling

1. Vocabulary exercises (modified cloze 1)2. Grammar exercises (modified cloze 2)3. Comprehension exercise4. Form filling exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 5 Resource Package

Travel 1. Comprehension II2. Form filling3. Vocabulary

1. Comprehension exercise2. Form filling exercise3. Vocabulary exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 6 MST 1Resource Package

MST 1Beliefs and

superstitions

1. Milestone Test 12. Grammar: verbs

1. Grammar exercise X X

Term 1 Week 7 Resource Package

Beliefs and superstitions

1. Grammar: verbs2. Vocabulary: IPad

1. Grammar exercise2. Vocabulary exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 8 Resource Package

Environment 1. Comprehension2. Vocabulary and sentence

1. Comprehension exercise2. Vocabulary exercise

X X

8

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construction3. Grammar: modals

3. Sentence construction exercise4. Grammar exercise

Term 1 Week 9 Resource Package

Environment 1. Guided writing using IPad2. Grammar: modals

1.Writing exercise2. Grammar exercise

X X

Term 1 Week 10 Resource Package

Environment 1. Comprehension2. Grammar: modals3. Vocabulary

1. Comprehension exercise2. Grammar exercise3. Vocabulary exercise

X X

Term 2 Week 1 MST 2 MST 2Entertainment

1. Milestone Test 22. Narrative writing

1. Narrative writing exercises X X

Term 2 Weeks 2-4 Worksheets Paper 1 and Paper 2 skills

1. Revision exercise for Paper 12. Revision exercise for Paper 23. Milestone Test 2 corrections

1. Complete Paper 1 exercises2. Complete Paper 2 exercises

X

Term 2 Week 5-7 Mid Year Exams XTerm 2 8-10 1. Mid Year Exams Corrections

Secondary 3 ExpressTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 SA1 MST3 MST4

Term 1

Week 1-4

Unit 1: Using

Language to Persuade

Grammar,

Comprehension Skills,

Argumentative Writing

1) Diagnostic Test (Argumentative writing): Common Errors

2) Diagnostic Test: Corrections3) Grammar: Present and Past Perfect

Tenses/ Perfect continuous Tenses4) Grammar: Connectors5) Comprehension Skills: Factual

Questions 6) Comprehension Skills: Inferential

Questions7) Argumentative Writing: Structure8) Argumentative Writing: Writing thesis

Diagnostic Test

Grammar Slides and Worksheet

Comprehension

X X X X X

9

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statement9) Argumentative Writing: Types of

Appeal10) Reading Article: Developing PACC and

Identifying Appeals

Practice

Theory Slides and Worksheet

Reading Article 1

1 5-8 Unit 3: Using

Language to Evaluate

Editing, Argumentative

Writing,

Summary Writing

1) MST 1 (Comprehension ): Common Errors

2) MST 1: Corrections3) Editing Skills: Common errors (Tenses)4) Argumentative Writing: Making

evaluations5) Argumentative Writing: Identifying

good and bad evaluations6) Argumentative Writing: Distinction

between Argumentative and Discursive Writing

7) Comprehension: Summary Writing

MST 1

Editing Exercise 1

Theory Slides and Worksheet

X X X X

10

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Comprehension Summary

1 9-10 Unit 3: Using

Language to Evaluate

Discursive Writing 1) Discursive Writing: Define discursive writing

2) Discursive Writing: Structure and Arguments in discursive writing

3) Reading Article: Developing Opinions

Theory slides and Worksheet

Reading Article 2

X X X X

Term 2

1-5 Unit 2: Using

Language to Inform

Grammar,

Formal Writing

Comprehension Skills

1) MST 2 (Situational ): Common errors2) MST 2: Corrections3) Grammar: Modality4) Formal Writing: Elaboration and

Examples5) Formal Writing: Establish Credibility6) Formal Writing: Letter of Complaint7) Comprehension Skills: Identify

definition, examples, analogies8) Comprehension Skills: Visual Text9) Reading Article: Developing Credible

Opinion

MST 2

Grammar Slides and Worksheet

Theory Slides and Worksheet

Comprehension Slides and Worksheet

Reading Article 3

X X X X

11

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2 6-10 Revision Argumentative Writing,

Discursive Writing,

Formal Writing,

Comprehension Skills,

Summary,

Editing

1) Argumentative Writing: Structure, language, appeals

2) Discursive Writing: Structure, language, elaboration

3) Formal Writing: Letter of Complaint, structure, credibility, definition, examples, analogies

4) Comprehension Skills: Factual questions, inferential questions, visual text, summary

Revision X X X X

Term 3

1-2 Unit 4: Using

Literary Language

Comprehension Skills,

Oral Communication

1) Comprehension Skills: Literary Language

2) Comprehension Skills: Fronting and Cleft Sentences

3) Reading Aloud: Appropriate Voice Qualities

4) Spoken Interaction: Connotation Effectively

Resource Package Term 3

X X X X

3 3-5 Unit 5:

Communicating

Effectively

Oral Communication, Formal Writing,

Grammar

1) Spoken Interaction: Responding Effectively

2) Oral Communication APS3) Formal Writing: Letter of Enquiry4) Grammar: Preposition5) Reading Article: Developing opinions6) MST 3

X X X X

3 7-10 Unit 5: Communica

ting Effectively

Listening,

Comprehension Skills,

1) Listening Skills: Interpreting audio text2) Listening Skills: Summarising and

paraphrasing gist of text3) Grammar: 4 main word classes4) Comprehension Skills: Own Words

X X X X

12

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Grammar and Vocabulary questions5) Comprehension Skills: Evaluative and

Inferential Questions6) Comprehension Skills: Language

Choice and Comparison Questions7) Comprehension Skills: Summary8) E-learning: Oral Communication

4 1 Revision Paper 1 1) Situational Writing: Letter of Complaint, Letter of Enquiry

2) Continuous Writing: Argumentative and Discursive text type

3) Editing

X X X X

2 Revision Paper 2 1) Visual Text: Target Audience and Evidence

2) Narrative Text: Language for Impact and Flow Chart

3) Non-Narrative Text: Own Words question, Evaluative questions, Inferential questions and Summary

X X X X

Secondary 3 Normal AcademicTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 SA1 MST3 MST4

Term 1

Week 1-4

Unit 1: Using

Language to Persuade

Grammar,

Comprehension Skills,

Argumentative Writing

11) Diagnostic Test (Argumentative writing): Common Errors

12) Diagnostic Test: Corrections13) Grammar: Present and Past Perfect

Tenses/ Perfect continuous Tenses14) Grammar: Connectors15) Comprehension Skills: Factual

Questions 16) Comprehension Skills: Inferential

Diagnostic Test

Grammar Slides and Worksheet

X X X X X

13

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Questions17) Argumentative Writing: Structure18) Argumentative Writing: Writing thesis

statement19) Argumentative Writing: Types of

Appeal20) Reading Article: Developing PACC and

Identifying Appeals

Comprehension Practice

Theory Slides and Worksheet

Reading Article 1

1 5-8 Unit 3: Using

Language to Evaluate

Editing, Argumentative

Writing,

Summary Writing

8) MST 1 (Comprehension ): Common Errors

9) MST 1: Corrections10) Editing Skills: Common errors (Tenses)11) Argumentative Writing: Making

evaluations12) Argumentative Writing: Identifying

good and bad evaluations13) Argumentative Writing: Distinction

between Argumentative and Discursive Writing

14) Comprehension: Summary Writing

MST 1

Editing Exercise 1

Theory Slides and Worksheet

X X X X

14

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Comprehension Summary

1 9-10 Unit 3: Using

Language to Evaluate

Discursive Writing 4) Discursive Writing: Define discursive writing

5) Discursive Writing: Structure and Arguments in discursive writing

6) Reading Article: Developing Opinions

Theory slides and Worksheet

Reading Article 2

X X X X

Term 2

1-5 Unit 2: Using

Language to Inform

Grammar,

Formal Writing

Comprehension Skills

10) MST 2 (Situational ): Common errors11) MST 2: Corrections12) Grammar: Modality13) Formal Writing: Elaboration and

Examples14) Formal Writing: Letter of Complaint15) Comprehension Skills: Identify

definition, examples, analogies16) Comprehension Skills: Visual Text

MST 2

Grammar Slides and Worksheet

Theory Slides and Worksheet

Comprehension Slides and Worksheet

X X X X

15

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2 6-10 Revision Argumentative Writing,

Discursive Writing,

Formal Writing,

Comprehension Skills,

Summary,

Editing

5) Argumentative Writing: Structure, language, appeals

6) Discursive Writing: Structure, language, elaboration

7) Formal Writing: Letter of Complaint, structure, credibility, definition, examples, analogies

8) Comprehension Skills: Factual questions, inferential questions, visual text, summary

Revision X X X X

Term 3

1-2 Unit 4: Using

Literary Language

Comprehension Skills,

Oral Communication

5) Comprehension Skills: Literary Language

6) Reading Aloud: Appropriate Voice Qualities

7) Spoken Interaction: Connotation Effectively

Resource Package Term 3

X X X X

3 3-5 Unit 5:

Communicating

Effectively

Oral Communication, Formal Writing,

Grammar

7) Spoken Interaction: Responding Effectively

8) Oral Communication APS9) Formal Writing: Letter of Enquiry10) Grammar: Preposition11) Reading Article: Developing opinions12) MST 3

X X X X

3 7-10 Unit 5: Communica

ting Effectively

Listening,

Comprehension Skills,

9) Listening Skills: Interpreting audio text10) Listening Skills: Summarising and

paraphrasing gist of text11) Grammar: 4 main word classes12) Comprehension Skills: Own Words

X X X X

16

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Grammar and Vocabulary questions13) Comprehension Skills: Evaluative and

Inferential Questions14) Comprehension Skills: Summary15) E-learning: Oral Communication

4 1 Revision Paper 1 4) Situational Writing: Letter of Complaint, Letter of Enquiry

5) Continuous Writing: Argumentative and Discursive text type

6) Editing

X X X X

2 Revision Paper 2 4) Visual Text: Target Audience and Evidence

5) Narrative Text: Language for Impact and Flow Chart

6) Non-Narrative Text: Own Words question, Evaluative questions, Inferential questions and Summary

X X X X

Secondary 3 Normal TechnicalTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 SA1 MST3 SA2

1 2-5 Resource package

(Term 1: 1-40)

Grammar:

Present Tense

Past Tense

Singular and plural Nouns

Subject Verb

Recognise the different types of tenses

Using the correct tenses in writing Using appropriate nouns Recognising irregular nouns Understanding concept of SVA Using accurate SVA in writing

Resource worksheet 2.1

Resource worksheet 3.1

Resource worksheet 3.3

Resource worksheet 4.1

Resource worksheet 4.2

Resource worksheet 5.1

17

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Agreement Resource worksheet 5.2

Resource worksheet 5.3

MST1

1 6-8 Resource package

(Term 1: 41-66)

Grammar :

Prepositions

Adverbs

Vocabulary:

Word puns

Adjectives

Cloze Passages

Identifying the different types of prepositions

Using prepositions accurately in writing and cloze passages

Familiarising with the ‘how’, ‘when’ and ‘where’ adverbs

Learning new adjectives and word puns to use in writing

Practice cloze passages

Resource worksheet 6.1

Resource worksheet 6.2

Resource worksheet 6.3

Resource worksheet 6.4

Resource worksheet 7.1

Resource worksheet 7.2

Resource worksheet 7.3

Resource worksheet 8.1

Journal writing: 30 Adjectives

Resource worksheet 8.2

Resource worksheet 8.3

MST2

1 9-10 Resource package

(Term 1: 67-

Grammar:

Connectors

Familiarising with connectors. Using connectors in Journal writing Familiarising with modal verbs.

Resource worksheet 9.1

Resource worksheet 9.2

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84) Modals

Vocabulary:

Similes

Learning various similes Using similes in journal writing.

Resource worksheet 9.3

Journal writing: 7 similes

Resource worksheet 9.4

Resource worksheet 10.2

Resource worksheet 10.3

MYE

2 1-3 Resource package

(Term 2: 1-10)

Comprehension:

T/F/NS

Grammar:

Past Participle

Present Participle

Practice comprehension for MYE Familiarising with past and present

participle concept Using past and present participle

accurately

Resource worksheet 1.1

Resource worksheet 1.2

Resource worksheet 1.3

Resource worksheet 1.4

MYE

2 4-5 Resource package

(Term 2: 11-21)

Oral Communication:

Spoken Interaction

Reading

Reading aloud strategies for fluency Practise answering prompt questions

for spoken interaction

Resource worksheet 1.5

Resource worksheet 2.1

Resource worksheet 2.3

MYE

Secondary 4 Express

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TERM WEEK TEXTBOOK CHAPTER

TOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 PRELIM1

MST3 PRELIM2

Term 1

Week 1- 4

Unit 1: Nature

Global Warming 1) Diagnostic Test: Common Errors2) Diagnostic Test: Corrections3) Vocabulary: Global Warming4) Argumentative Essay Writing: Persuasion 5) Argumentative Essay Writing: Thesis

Statements6) Responding to a Visual Text:

Advertisement

Diagnostic Test

Worksheet 3.1

Worksheet 4

Worksheet 6

Worksheet 5

X X X X X

1 5-10 Unit 1: Nature

Hurricanes

Eco-Tourism

15) MST 1: Common Errors16) MST 1: Corrections17) Personal Reflection: Hurricanes18) Visual Text: Hurricanes19) Visual Text: Webpage on

Volunteerism20) Green Talk: Vocabulary Practice21) Editing

MST 1

Worksheet 8

Worksheet 9

Worksheet 10

Worksheet 12

Worksheet 13 & 13.1

X X X X

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Term 2

1-2 Unit 1: Nature

Eco-Tourism Project on Eco-Tourism

- Students will be placed in groups of four and they can decide between 1 out of 3 assignments to choose from.

- Students are to research on the various topics that have been given.

- -Each assignment has a visual and oral presentation component to work on.

MST 2

Project Eco

MST 2

X X X X

Secondary 5 Normal AcademicTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 PRELIM1

MST3 PRELIM2

Term 1

Week 1- 4

Theme: Technology

Technology 7) Diagnostic Test: Common Errors8) Diagnostic Test: Corrections9) Vocabulary: Techology10) Comprehension: Inference, factual 11) Oral Presentation

Diagnostic Test

Individual presentations

X X X X

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1 5-10 Theme: Technology

Social Media 22) MST 1: Common Errors23) MST 1: Corrections24) Comprehension: IYOW, Lang. use,

vocabulary25) Summary26) Summary: Paraphrasing27) Argumentative Essay Writing:

Persuasion 28) Argumentative Essay Writing: Thesis

Statements

MST 1

Summary: TYS ’12, The Mayans

X X X

Term 2

1-5 Theme: Natural

disasters

Natural Disasters: Floods,

1) Speech writing2) Vocabulary: Natural Disasters

MST 2

1 Speech writing

MST 2

X X X

2 5-10 Theme:

Natural disasters

Natural Disasters:

Hurricanes

1) MST 2: common errors and corrections

2) Narrative writing: show not tell3) Vocabulary 4) Grammar – tenses, SVA

1 Narrative writing

Vocabulary (comprehension)

Simple past and present tenses.

X X

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Subject verb agreement

3 1 - 5 Revision 1) Oracy skills – reading and speaking2) Comprehension skills3) Summary

Prelim 1

TYS – ’11, ’10 papers

Prelim 1

X X

3 6 - 10 Revision 1) Free writing revision – students given a choice of questions from TYS

2) Prelim 1 : corrections3) Functional writing – Report writing4) Comprehension skills5) Summary6) Prelim 2

TYS – ’11, ’06 (P1)

TYS – ’09, ‘08

X X

4 1 - 5 Revision 1) Comprehension skills2) Summary3) Prelim 2 corrections

TYS – ’07, ‘06

Prelim 2

4 6-10 Revision 1) Grammar 2) Functional Writing – Speech 3) Comprehension skills4) Summary

Sentence Construction

TYS – ’11 (P1)

CHIJ Prelim Paper

Secondary 4 Normal AcademicTERM WEEK TEXTBOOK

CHAPTERTOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT

MST1 MST2 MYE MST3 PRELIM 1

Term Week Editing/ Editing Skills 12) Diagnostic Test: Common Errors13) Diagnostic Test: Corrections

Diagnostic Test X

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1 1- 4 Grammar

Discursive

Grammar Skills

Cover Letter

14) Editing (revision) – common errors in editing

15) Editing (practice) – contextual clues, parts of speech

16) Grammar revision and practice

17) Cover Letter – purpose, structure, language

Editing exercises in Resource Package

Grammar exercises in Resource Package

Textbook Unit 4

X

1 5-10 Comprehension

Comprehension Skills

29) MST 1: Common Errors30) MST 1: Corrections31) Visual Text (theory and practice):

other school papers32) Text 2 (revision and practice): other

school papers33) Text 3 (revision and practice): other

school papers

MST 1

Resource Package

X

Term 2

1-4 Summary Summary Skills 1) Summary skills (revision & practice)

2) Writing a speech – purpose, structure, language

Resource Package X X X

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Making a speech

Making a speech

Secondary 4 Normal TechnicalTERM WEEK TOPIC ASSESSMENT

1 1 Functional Writing

Form Filling

Written Assignment #1

2 – 10 Oracy Programme I Individual Assessment

2 – 6 Theme: Heroes

Guided Writing Written Assignment #2

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Comprehension

Grammar [Verb Tenses, Simple Past, Simple Present]

Reading Assignment #1

5 Editing

Modified Cloze Passages

Comprehension (Part 5)

Milestone Test 1

7 – 9 Oral Presentation & Preparation Milestone Test 2

10 Grammar [Concord]

2 1 – 3 Theme: Sharing Experiences

Guided Writing [Personal Recount]

Comprehension

Written Assignment #3

Reading Assignment #2

1 Listening Comprehension Milestone Test 2

3 Preliminary Oral Examination

4 Theme: Being Persuasive

Comprehension Reading Assignment #3

4 – 6, 9 & 10 Oracy Programme II Individual Assessment

5 & 6 Revision

7 & 8 Mid-Year Examination

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9 & 10 Review

3 1 Review Oral Strategies

2 & 3 Revision

Listening Comprehension

Paper 1

Paper 2 (Part I – IV)

Paper 2 (Part V & VI)

GCE N Level Oral Examination

4 – 6 Revision

Listening Comprehension

Paper 1

Paper 2 (Part I – IV)

Paper 2 (Part V & VI)

7 & 8 Preliminary Examination

9 & 10 Review

September School

HolidaysGCE N Level Examination

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