English

Mada

• Demonstrate mastery of basic English language skills

  Mada 9

  • Develop vocabulary by relating words with objects in the environment

    Mada 3

    • Find synonyms and antonyms of targeted words in different texts→
    • Solve word puzzles from various media→
    • Construct short passages using vocabulary referring to objects found in different settings→

  • Use appropriate grammar and vocabulary both orally and in writing

    Mada 6

    • Compare things based on size, quality and quantity (e.g., big-bigger-biggest, much-more-most)→
    • Express location using appropriate prepositions of direction (target: towards, between, beside, from, into, onto, through, across)→
    • Express possession using adjectives and pronouns (target: my, mine, yours, his, her, hers, their, theirs)→
    • Express completed and unfinished actions (structure: present perfect, past perfect tense)→
    • Use conjunctions in oral and written contexts (target: too...to, either...or, neither...nor)→
    • Use active and passive voices to communicate in different contexts→

• Comprehend oral and written information

  Mada 12

  • Comprehend information presented orally

    Mada 5

    • Follow oral instructions to accomplish a task (e.g., operating equipment and making objects)→
    • Listen to grade-appropriate myths, fairy tales and fables presented through audio/ audiovisual channels and respond accordingly→
    • Identify major and minor ideas in a story→
    • Summarise issues found in the texts heard→
    • Retell oral texts→

  • Construct meaning from simple texts

    Mada 3

    • Read grade-appropriate texts to identify their basic components and contents→
    • Deduce the general meaning of a text→
    • Summarise issues found in the texts read→

  • Respond appropriately in a familiar communicative context

    Mada 2

    • Identify main points in conversations→
    • Respond to compliments, apologies, wishes and sympathy messages→

  • Read appropriately a variety of simple texts

    Mada 2

    • Read aloud grade-level simple texts with the correct rhythm→
    • Reading grade-level prose and poetry with accuracy and appropriate speed→

• Communicate effectively in different contexts

  Mada 10

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the basic features of spoken language

    Mada 3

    • Practise connected speech by linking words (e.g. theyll, wont, theres)→
    • Practise connected speech by deleting some sounds (e.g. next door -> nexdoor, dad take -> datake, most common -> moscommon, used to -> useto)→
    • Use question tags→

  • Produce short and basic oral messages with a logical structure and intelligible pronunciation

    Mada 2

    • Make statements about objects and ideas that can be judged as true or false→
    • Present simple speeches about self and family members on familiar topics (e.g. my pet, my brother, birthday party, wedding)→

  • Produce short written messages using appropriate grammar and vocabulary

    Mada 2

    • Identify the form and content of appreciation, thanks and apology notes→
    • Write appreciation, thanks and apology notes to teachers, friends and parents→

  • Demonstrate basic skills in creative writing

    Mada 3

    • Create a journal to record inspiring things (at home, at school, from TV and radio programmes, etc.)→
    • Devise a topic for a poem from the ideas recorded in a journal→
    • Use basic figures of speech (simile, metaphor, personification) to write a four-line stanza→