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Basic 7

5 topics

Strand 1: Oral Language (listening and Speaking)

Sub-strand 1: Conversation/Everyday Discourse
- Initiating and sustaining conversations on familiar topics
- Using appropriate greetings and social expressions
- Turn-taking and active listening in discussions
- Expressing opinions and responding to others
- Role-play and dramatisation of everyday situations
Sub-strand 2: Listening Comprehension
- Identifying main ideas and supporting details in spoken texts
- Following and giving multi-step oral instructions
- Summarising spoken passages
- Distinguishing fact from opinion in listened texts
Sub-strand 3: English Sounds
- Vowel and consonant sounds in English
- Word stress and sentence stress patterns
- Intonation patterns in statements and questions
- Common pronunciation errors and corrections

Strand 2: Reading

Sub-strand 1: Comprehension
- Reading and understanding narrative, expository and descriptive texts
- Identifying theme, setting, characters and plot
- Making inferences and drawing conclusions
- Skimming and scanning techniques
Sub-strand 2: Summarising
- Identifying key points and main ideas in passages
- Writing concise summaries in own words
- Note-taking strategies
- Paraphrasing texts

Strand 3: Grammar Usage

Sub-strand 1: Grammar
- Parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
- Tenses: simple present, past and future
- Subject-verb agreement
- Sentence types: simple, compound and complex
- Prepositions and conjunctions
Sub-strand 2: Punctuation and Capitalisation
- Full stops, commas, question marks and exclamation marks
- Apostrophes for possession and contraction
- Capital letters for proper nouns and sentence beginnings
- Quotation marks in direct speech
Sub-strand 3: Vocabulary
- Synonyms, antonyms and homophones
- Word formation: prefixes and suffixes
- Context clues for unfamiliar words
- Idiomatic expressions and their meanings

Strand 4: Writing

Sub-strand 1: Production and Distribution of Writing
- Planning and organising ideas before writing
- Drafting, revising and editing written work
- Writing with clarity, coherence and appropriate style
- Using feedback to improve writing
Sub-strand 2: Text Types and Purposes
- Narrative writing: stories and personal accounts
- Descriptive writing: people, places and events
- Letter writing: formal and informal letters
- Dialogue and conversations in writing
Sub-strand 3: Building and Presenting Knowledge
- Research writing using available sources
- Summarising and presenting information
- Writing reports on topics of interest
- Using graphic organisers to structure ideas

Strand 5: Literature

Sub-strand 1: Narrative, Drama and Poetry
- Reading and analysing short stories
- Elements of drama: character, dialogue and stage directions
- Figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification
- Identifying themes in poetry
- Performance of poems and dramatic extracts

Basic 8

5 topics

Strand 1: Oral Language (listening and Speaking)

Sub-strand 1: Conversation/Everyday Discourse
- Debates and structured discussions on topical issues
- Expressing agreement, disagreement and compromise
- Giving and responding to constructive feedback
- Formal and informal speech registers
- Making oral presentations with supporting details
Sub-strand 2: Listening Comprehension
- Distinguishing between main ideas and supporting details
- Identifying bias and point of view in speeches
- Evaluating the effectiveness of spoken arguments
- Note-taking while listening
Sub-strand 3: English Sounds
- Minimal pairs and sound discrimination
- Rhythm and pacing in spoken English
- Emphasis and stress for meaning
- Connected speech features

Strand 2: Reading

Sub-strand 1: Comprehension
- Critical reading of informational and persuasive texts
- Evaluating author's purpose and point of view
- Comparing and contrasting texts on the same topic
- Reading comprehension strategies: predicting, questioning, clarifying
- Vocabulary in context

Strand 3: Grammar and Grammar Usage

Sub-strand 1: Grammar
- Passive voice construction and uses
- Reported speech: statements, questions and commands
- Conditional sentences: first and second conditionals
- Modal verbs and their meanings
- Relative clauses
Sub-strand 2: Punctuation and Capitalisation
- Colons and semicolons in writing
- Dashes and hyphens
- Punctuating dialogue and quoted material
- Consistent use of punctuation in extended writing
Sub-strand 3: Vocabulary
- Word families and derivational morphology
- Formal and informal vocabulary registers
- Academic vocabulary for different subjects
- Figurative and connotative meanings of words

Strand 4: Writing

Sub-strand 1: Production and Distribution of Writing
- Extended writing with well-developed paragraphs
- Coherence and cohesion devices in writing
- Editing for grammar, punctuation and style
- Peer review and collaborative writing
Sub-strand 2: Text Types and Purposes
- Argumentative and persuasive essays
- News reports and articles
- Speeches and announcements
- Compare and contrast essays
Sub-strand 3: Building and Present Knowledge
- Research projects using multiple sources
- Citing sources and avoiding plagiarism
- Organising and presenting research findings
- Writing proposals and project plans

Strand 5: Literature

Sub-strand 1: Narrative, Drama and Poetry
- Analysing character development in prose
- Themes, motifs and symbols in literature
- Dramatic irony and other literary devices
- Comparing poems from different cultures
- Writing literary responses and critical analyses

Basic 9

4 topics

Strand 1: Oral Language (listening and Speaking)

Sub-strand 1: Conversation/Everyday Discourse
- Negotiating and resolving conflicts through dialogue
- Formal public speaking and presentations
- Interview techniques and professional communication
- Critical evaluation of spoken language in media
- Advanced discussion and argumentation skills
Sub-strand 2: Listening Comprehension
- Listening critically to complex spoken texts
- Evaluating and synthesising information from multiple sources
- Identifying rhetorical devices in speeches
- Responding analytically to listened passages

Strand 2: Reading

Sub-strand 1: Comprehension
- Advanced comprehension of complex literary and non-literary texts
- Inferential and evaluative reading strategies
- Analysing text structure and author's craft
- Reading across different genres and disciplines
- Critical response to texts from multiple perspectives
Sub-strand 2: Summarising
- Synthesising information from multiple texts
- Writing executive summaries of complex passages
- Annotating and paraphrasing difficult texts
- Distinguishing essential from non-essential information

Strand 3: Grammar Usage

Sub-strand 1: Grammar
- Complex sentence structures and subordination
- Nominal, adjectival and adverbial clauses
- Third conditional and mixed conditionals
- Advanced use of tenses in narrative and academic writing
- Grammatical cohesion in extended texts
Sub-strand 2: Punctuation and Capitalisation
- Advanced punctuation in formal writing
- Parenthetical punctuation: brackets and dashes
- Ellipsis and its stylistic effects
- Consistent punctuation in academic and creative texts
Sub-strand 3: Vocabulary
- Advanced vocabulary for academic and professional contexts
- Collocations and fixed expressions
- Evaluating connotation and denotation
- Vocabulary for argumentation and persuasion

Strand 4: Writing

Sub-strand 1: Production and Distribution of Writing
- Writing extended essays with clear thesis and argument
- Stylistic choices in formal and creative writing
- Self-editing and proofreading techniques
- Publishing and sharing writing for real audiences
Sub-strand 2: Text Types and Purposes
- Analytical and evaluative essays
- Curriculum vitae and application letters
- Technical and functional writing
- Satirical and humorous writing
Sub-strand 3: Building and Presenting Knowledge
- Extended independent research projects
- Academic essay writing with citations
- Multimedia presentation of research findings
- Reflecting on learning and writing processes

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