WEEKS 1-4

THEME / TOPIC People Friends, Countrymen Lion Dance In The Midst of Hardship Subject-verb agreement Modals: need to, should Artilces Punctuation: apostrophe Compound words Countable and uncountable nouns 5-8 Environment Wildlife Warriors Environmental Degradation QWERTYUIOP Simple present & past Present perfect Punctuation: capital letters, full stop, comma Word families: derivatives Word association 9 - 12 Values & People Dare to Dream He Had Such Quiet Eyes Adverbs of degree + adjective Interrogative pronouns ~ment, ~ion, ~hood, ~ship Dictionary skills: spelling of long words

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Health & Social Issues Special People Good Health The Fruitcake Special Verb forms Past perfect tense Imperatives Punctuation: colon Homonyms Word association Values & People Random Acts of Kindness In The Midst of Hardship Adjectives & Comparisons Modals Articles Punctuation: semi colon Adjectives of quality Negative prefixes Science and Technology Wired Youth Airbags Gulp and Gasp Nouns functioning as adjectives Conjunctions Sentence & Sequence connectors Synonyms and antonyms Thesaurus skills Social Issues Active Ageing A Mother's Sacrifice He Had Such Quiet Eyes Present continuous tense Concrete and abstract nouns Prepositions Figurative language Word association Social Issues Helping Hands QWERTYUIOP Adjectives used as nouns Gerunds Prepositions Exclamation mark Euphemisms Word association Prefixes Environment & People For the Common Good Recycling The Fruitcake Special Conjunctions Simple, compound and complex sentences Homophones Synonyms Values & People A Rainbow Nation The Missing Handbag Gulp and Gasp Prepositions Phrasal verbs Present tense Idiomatic expressions Phrasal verbs Word association Science & Technology Future Gazing Gulp and Gasp Passive construction Adverb of manner Future tense Word association Informal & Formal language

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FORM 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK 2013 SUMMARY LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES/CURRICULUM SPECIFICATION 1 Talking about oneself Giving instructions and advice Reading a web page: Skimming for gist, Scanning for details Matching words with meaning 2 Exchanging ideas and opinions on friendship Identifying main ideas and supporting details Understanding context clues Describing the setting, themes 3 Summarising and paraphrasing main ideas Writing a description of a festival 1 Presenting information in a cluster diagram Reading an article: Identifying main ideas Recognising elements in story 2 Reading topics of current interest and exchange ideas Understanding context clues Summarising and paraphrasing main ideas Expanding notes and outline Talking and understanding plot, setting 3 Giving opinions Writing a formal letter of complaint 1 Talking about one's dreams Converting information into a table Understanding rhythm and rhyme Reciting the poem Describing the setting 2 Reading an interview Identifying supporting details Understanding context clues Summarising: reducing the length of the text 3 Giving opinions Writing an interview 1 Reading a fact sheet: Scanning for details Presenting information in a web diagram Using dictionary to find meaning of words Retelling story in one's own words Describing plot & setting Narrating sequence of events 2 Conversing with people one meets for the first time Identifying main ideas Understanding context clues Summarising: Linking main ideas 3 Writing an article 1 Talking about personal experiences Retelling the poem 2 Reading a narrative Identifying supporting details & evidence Understanding context clues Talking about values and messages 3 Summarising: identify main events in correct sequence Writing a narrative Understanding figurative language & poetic devices MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 1 Reading the text of an informal talk Describing setting of the drama 2 Following sequence of ideas Understanding context clues Summarising: sequencing events Describing the plot Writing a talk 3 Writing a formal letter to order a product Talking about themes or issues 1 Using a dictionary to find meaning Understanding messages 2 Identifying main points and supporting details Understanding context clues Summarising: identify main events in correct sequence 3 Writing a letter to express concern and to comfort Drawing conclusions Understanding figurative language Talking about the poetic devices 1 Converting information to graphics Reading extracts from letters of complaint Describing characters Understanding characters 2 Finding evidence to support statements Understanding context clues Identify main ideas Summarising and paraphrasing main ideas 3 Writing a letter of complaint by expanding outline Talking about values and messages 1 Exchanging opinions on topics on current interests Describing characters 2 Reading points of views Identifying supporting details Understanding context clues Summarizing & Drawing conclusions Identifying cause and effect 3 Write a speech / recount Talking about values and messages 1 Talking about one's feelings and preferences Reading and scanning a regular column in a newspaper Identifying main points and supporting details Talking about characters 2 Exchanging ideas/ information/opinions on topics of current interest Making inferences Understanding context clues Summarising and paraphrasing main ideas and supporting details 3 Write an article Discussing the values & literary devices 1 Talking about one's special interests Reading descriptive accounts Following sequence of events Identifying supporting details 2 Understanding context clues Summarising & Paraphrasing 3 Writing a descriptive account YEAR END EXAMINATION EXAMINATION REVIEW

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