MONTHLY SYLLABUS- 2017-18

CLASS-VII
SUBJECT : ENGLISH (PRATIBHA GROUP)

MONTH TEXT BOOK SUPPLEMENTARY LANGUAGE SKILLS GRAMMAR

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Honey Comb An Alien Hand

April 2017 L-1 Three L-1 The Tiny Teacher Paragraph Writing : My 1.Practice of Phonetic
Questions pet Sounds represented by
letter (i) a eg. Father,
Poem 1. The Letter -Write a letter to
ball, cat
Squirrel your friend inviting
her/him on your (ii) Letter e eg. Set, over,
birthday party. degree
2. Adjectives-Describing
words for different objects
3. Identification of Verbs
in given sentences

May 2017 Poem : The Rebel L-2 Bringing up Kari Teacher will give simple 1. Three forms of verbs
everyday instructions
2. Tenses : Simple present
and students should
and simple past.
follow the instructions.
Eg. Clap thrice, Open

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your books.
Teacher will read a
short paragraph and ask
simple comprehension
questions.

July 2017 L-2 A Gift of The Desert Paragraph-Rainy Season 1. Prepositions: in, on,
Chappals into, upon, over, above,
Letter-Write a letter to
under, below, to, from,
your uncle telling him
with
how you spent your
summer vacation. 2. Degrees of adjectives
and their usage
Speaking Activity :
1) speak five lines on
My Pet 2) show and
tell activity.

August Poem 3. The Shed L-4 The Cop and the Paragraph : 1. Synonyms and
2017 Anthem Independence Day Antonyms
Write an application to
2. Translation of sentences
the Principal to arrange
from English to Hindi and
for school picnic.
Hindi to English Simple

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present and Simple past

September Revision of Revision of Lessons Revision of Paragraphs Revision of all grammar

Lessons and letters topics
2017

TERM-II

October L-3 Gopal and the L-5 Golu grows a Nose Write a Paragraph on Practice of phonetic sounds
2017 Hilsa Fish The Value of Trees represented by letter a
and e.
Poem -Trees Activity : (i) Paste
pictures of leaves of Synonyms and Antonyms
different trees
Active and Passive Voice
ii) Speak five lines on
(Simple Present)
My Pet

November L-4 Ashes that L-7 Chandni Write a Paragraph on Modals : may, might, has
2017 made trees Bloom My Favourite Animal to, have to, had to,
Write a letter to your Active-Passive Vocie
friend telling him/her (Simple Past)
about your new pet.
Translation- Present

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Poem- Chivy Practice of unseen Continuous and Past
passages. Continuous.
Speaking Activity :
1. Discuss in pairs on Three Forms of Verbs
various food items
popular in different
parts of India.
2. Teacher will give
simple everyday
instructions and
students should
follow the
instructions e.g.
Clap thrice, open
your books.

December L:-8 Fire : Friend L-9 A Tiger in the Write paragraph on Conjunctions : but, and
and Foe House Any Festival because, as or so. That,
2017
either-or, neither-nor
Write a letter to the
Prepositions - in, on, into,
principal requesting to
under to, from
arrange for a Fire Safety

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Drill or a talk on fire Translation : Present
safety to raise perfect and past perfect.
awareness.
Activity : 1. Draw a list
of Dos and Donts in
case of fire.
2.Teacher will read a
short paragraph and ask
simple comprehension
questions.

January Poem- Garden L-10 An Alien Hand Write a paragraph on Prefix- un, dis, in, im
2018 Snake Republic Day
Suffix- able, ness, less
Activity : To rearrange
Revision of Active
the jumbled words into
Passive Voice
meaningful sentences
Degrees of Adjective and
Write a paragraph on
their usage.
My Pet.

February Poem : Dad and the Write an application to Active Passive (Present,
2018 cat and the Tree the Principal of your Past)

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school for arranging Translation of sentences
extra classes in English in Present, Past and Future
and Maths
Speaking Activity :
Show and tell Activity

SUBJECT : ENGLISH (NISHTHA (READER GROUP)

MONTH TEXT BOOK SUPPLEMENTARY LANGUAGE GRAMMAR

READER SKILLS

Honey Comb An Alien Hand

April 2017 Poem 1- The Listening Skills : To 1. Singular and Plural -

Squirrel follow simple nouns
instructions in English
2. Practice of Phonetic
Speaking : Speak two sounds
lines on My Pet
3. Identification of naming

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Writing : Guided words-Nouns in simple
Paragraph on My Pet sentences

May 2017 The Tiny Teacher Listening Skills: Identification of Doing

Teacher will read a words verbs in simple
short paragraph twice sentences
slowly. The students
will listen carefully &
answer MCQs based on
what they hear (in a
handout)

July 2017 L-1 Three Writing : Guided Describing words of size,

Questions Paragraph on Rainy number , material and
Season quality

August 2017 Poem : The L-2 Bringing up Kari Writing : Application Translation Hindi to
Rebel to the Principal of your English and English to
school asking him/her Hindi (Simple Present)
to grant sick leave for
two days.

TERM-II

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September Revision Revision Revision Revision

2017

October 2017 L-3 Gopal and Listening and Synonyms and Antonyms
the Hilsa Fish speaking : Discussion (Pick words from their
in pairs/ groups on everyday lives/text)
Poem : Trees
various food items
popular in different
parts of the country Identification of naming
words-nouns in simple
Activity : Collect and
sentences.
paste leaves or pictures
of various trees and
write the names of the
trees in the notebook
Paragraph writing :
Value of Trees

November L-5. Golu Grows a Writing: Letter to Prepositions : in, on, into,
2017 Nose brother telling him between, among, from , for
about a new pet in the
Subject verb agreement
family.
Use of

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Application to the is/am/are/was/were/has/have
Principal of your
Identification of Doing
school asking him/her
words in simple sentences.
to grant sick leave for
two days.

December2017 L-8 Fire Friend Reading : Practice of Translation : Present perfect

and Foe Unseen Passages and past perfect
Activity : Draw a list of Translation : Simple Present
Dos and Donts in
case of fire

January 2018 Poem : Garden Paragraph Writing : Conjunctions : use of and

Snake Republic Day. or but
Activity: Rearrange
jumbled words into
meaningful sentences

February 2018 L-7 Chandni Application to the Active and Passive Voice
Principal for leave to
Translation simple
attend sisters wedding.
present and simple past

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 SUBJECT : ENGLISH (NISHTHA (NEO-READER GROUP)

Months Term-I

April 2017 Recognition of the letters of the alphabet and their formation.
Speaking : Speak 2-3 sentences on My School
Grammar / Vocabulary development : Parts of the body, Names of Birds, animals, colours,
fruits and vegetables.
Honeycomb Poem 1- The Squirrel

May 2017 Listening : Following simple instructions in English.

A short paragraph of 3-4 sentences read out by the teacher and students to tick the correct
answer in a handout with MCQs.
Vocabulary development : Word building Ant-top-pen-nine..; Number names

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July 2017 Vocabulary development : Days of the week, Opposite words
Writing skills : Guided writing on My School.

August 2017 Supplementary Reader L-1 The Tiny Teacher

Writing Skills- Guided Writing on an application to the Principal to grant sick leave.
Grammar- Identification of naming words and describing words.

September 2017 Revision

TERM-II

October 2017 Honeycomb : Poem- Trees

Grammar : Use of is /am/are
Writing Skills : Guided writing on Value of Trees
Activity : Paste pictures of five things you get from Trees.

November 2017 Honeycomb : L-8 Fire : Friend and Foe

Grammar : Punctuation : Capital Letters, Comma, full stop and question mark;
Identification of Doing words ; Translation (simple present)
Writing Skills : Guided writing ; Letter to brother telling him about a new pet in the
family.

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 Guided Writing on My School

December 2017 Supplementary Reader : L-7 Chandni

Grammar : Preposition : in, on. Translation (Simple past)
Vocabulary Development : Days of the week, Opposite words.

January 2018 Grammar : Use of was /were

Translation (simple present and simple past)
Activity : To arrange jumbled words
Writing Skill- Guided writing on Application to the Principal to grant sick leave.

February 2018 Grammar : Describing words for given objects, opposites

Translation : English to Hindi and Hindi to English (Future tense)
Grammar: Identification of naming words and describing words.

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