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• Listen in detail to evaluate information and opinions
• Learn diverse vocabulary and appropriate grammar to communicate successfully
• Use the language you learn to participate in real-life tasks such as giving presentations and completing projects
Communication• Critically analyse and respond to comprehension texts
• Develop creative ideas, plan, organise and write a variety of compositions
• Understand and practise exam style questions for the O-Level and other internationally recognised exams
Academic Application
• Link the topics and discussions in the classroom to real-life situations in Singapore and the world
• Gain general knowledge and learn to appreciate different points of view to improve cross cultural skills and increase global awareness
Wider World Knowledge• Develop critical thinking, collaboration and problem- solving skills
• Become an active contributor and independent learner
Skills for Life
SecondaryFoundation
English for12 – 17 years
Listening, Reading and Discussions > Critical Questioning and Analysis > Presentations and Projects
• Practise speaking fluency in role play activities
• Use specific vocabulary and grammar to better communicate on the topics, such as phrasal verbs for investigation and noun forms for family
• Learn the exam skills of multiple choice and true/false activities
• Use exam evaluation criteria to meet the needs of writing tasks
• Consider the implications of different contributions to family life
• Debate the right and wrong of specific behaviours in social situations
• Develop study skills such as organising notes and resources, making timetables and reflecting on learning
• Build conversational skills to ask for personal information or to apologise for minor offences
Topics Communication Academic Application Wider World Knowledge Skills for Life
Term 1
Family Life
Social Crimes
• Analyse and write an email with appropriate language to the context
• Learn the language of negotiating and practise using it in real-life simulations
• Use exam evaluation criteria to meet the needs of speaking tasks
• Develop listening skills to identify the speaker in O-Level style listening texts
• Research and discuss personal well-being and how fame can affect this
• Consider how social media has affected global languages
• Prepare a group presentation practising collaboration and problem-solving skills
• Consider how body language can affect public speaking
Term 2
Universal Language
Television
Term 3
Planet Earth
Friendship
• Understand and practise different ways to paraphrase language
• Analyse and write a letter with appropriate language to the context
• Learn the skills and practise writing in exam conditions
• Analyse the features of exam questions to ensure answers receive full marks
• Consider ways to reduce our ecological footprint
• Research and discuss personal well-being and how friendships affect this
• Collaborate with peers to brainstorm future environmental problems and possible solutions
• Discuss strategies for coping with loneliness or lack of motivation at university
Term 4
Fiction and Non-fiction
The Internet
• Develop question forms to participate in interviews
• Use the language of compare and contrast to discuss visuals
• Use visual texts as speaking prompts in the style of the O-Level exam
• Learn the skills and practise completing notes from a university lecture in the style of the O-Level exam
• Discuss works of fiction and how they relate to personal experiences, the world or other texts
• Investigate social networking behaviours and discuss best practices
• Critically evaluate information online
• Prepare a group presentation practising collaboration and problem-solving skills