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(Volume 4) in the 6 subjects. Please note that these schemes are

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In the schemes of work

The number of lessons given in the schemes of work is an estimation of how long it would take to teach each topic. Each teacher should use this as a guide and progress at the pace of the pupils.

The learning/teaching materials given here are only suggestions. Teachers are advised to use what is locally available.

Similarly, the learning/teaching activities are just suggestions. Other suitable activities should be used.

All the references made in these schemes are from the above mentioned course books.

Teacher’s Books also available!

Contents

New Progressive Primary English, Book 7 .......... 6

Kiswahili Sanifu, Book 7 .................................. 32

Progressive Primary Mathematics, Book 7 ...... 42

Our Lives Today: Social Studies, Book 7 ........... 54

Science in Action, Book 7 ................................ 70

Living in Christ, Book 7 ................................... 84

New Progressive Primary English, Book 8 ...... 102

Kiswahili Sanifu, Book 8 ................................ 128

Progressive Primary Mathematics, Book 8 .... 154

Our Lives Today: Social Studies, Book 8 ......... 166

Science in Action, Book 8 .............................. 198

Living in Christ, Book 8 ................................. 208

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Example of a Plan for an Oral Lesson

School Class Date Time Subject Roll

Ngolo 2B 7/4/04 8.50 English 32

Topic: Oral work

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, the pupils will:(a) be able to use the pattern THIS/THAT is…..(b) know the meanings of the words plastic bag, purple, grey, orange and brown and be able to use them in correct and meaningful sentences

References: New Progressive Primary English, Teacher’s Book for Standard 2, Unit 3, pp 10 – 11;

New Progressive Primary English Pupil’s Book for Standard 2, Unit 3, pp 12 – 13.

Learning aids: Objects or pictures of purple, grey, orange, brown; a plastic bag

Lesson Development

Step 1: Introduction and practice of language pattern(a) Introduce the pattern THIS/THAT is …… Hold up a pen and use this to describe the pen. Say: This is a pencil. Step back from the objects. Point at it and say: That is a pencil.(b) Practise the pattern asking the whole class to identify objects, e.g. pens, pencils,

balls, etc. Then ask individual pupils to answer. Encourage them to answer in full sentences.

Step 2: Introduction of new vocabulary(a) Introduce and practise the word plastic bag(b) Show the pupils a plastic bag and ask them what it is used for.(c) Revise the colours that pupils already know.(d) Point at objects and ask what colour they are.(e) Introduce the colours purple, grey, orange and brown.(f) Ask the pupils to show you the colours using a variety of objects in and around the

classroom.

ConclusionWrite some of the pupils’ sentences containing each of the words taught in step 2 and help them to read the sentences.

Example of a Plan for a Reading Lesson

School Class Date Time Subject Roll

Ngolo Std 6 2/4/04 8.20 English 35

Topic: Reading Comprehension

Objectives: By the end of the lesson the pupils will have read the passage What weather do you like? silently and answered the oral questions on it.

Reference: New Progressive Primary English, Teacher’s Book for Standard 6, Unit 19, pp. 95 – 96.

Learning aids: New Progressive Primary English Pupil’s Book for Standard 6, pp 96 – 97.

A weather chart, Oxford Primary Dictionary for East Africa.

Lesson development

Step 1: Revision/introduction of reading vocabulary(a) Revise the following new words, using flashcards: weather; climate; stormy;

rainbow; windy; rainy; wet; hot; cold; warm.(b) Write lightning and thunder on the blackboard. Tell the pupils that they must

find out their meanings when they read the story.

Step 2: Introduction to the passage(a) Ask the pupils to discuss the weather using words such as hot, cold, warm, cool,

wet, windy or rainy – whichever is appropriate. Ask them to describe a time when the weather was different. What was it like? What do they like/not like about the weather and why? Accept their suggestions as is appropriate.

(b) Tell pupils to open their books on page 97 and look at the picture. Let them say what they think is happening. (The bus is stuck in the mud. People are helping him push the bus out of the mud).

Step 3: Silent reading and oral questionsThe teacher reads the story to the class. The pupils then read it again silently and answer the oral questions. Possible answers. (i) No, she hates chilly weather. (ii) It is unlikely to rain yet his animals have no pasture. (iii) There is certainly going to be a storm. (iv) He is a bus driver. (v) Maize and other crops.

ConclusionPupils should read the story again and write the answers to the comprehension questions for homework. They should discuss these in their groups in the next lesson.

Example of a Plan for a Continuous Writing Lesson School Class Date Time Subject Roll Ngolo 2B 2/4/04 8.20 English 32 Topic: Writing

Objective: By the end of the lesson, the pupils will have written a guided composition entitled My House.Reference: New Progressive Primary English, Teacher’s Book for Standard 2 Unit 28, p. 109. New Progressive Primary English, Pupils’ Book for Standard 2 Unit 28 p. 125.Learning aids: Real objects or pictures of different items at home such as chairs, table, sofa, jiko, lamps, television, calabashes, torches, flasks, pillows, pillowcases, water tanks,

cupboards.

Lesson development

Step 1: Introduction to the topic(a) Let the pupils talk about their homes. Ask them what their houses are made of.(b) Let the pupils look at the pictures on pages 120 and 121 of their books. Help them to identify the items found in different parts of a house.

• Kitchen or cooking area – jiko, gourd, kettle.• Living room or sitting room – table, television, mat, sofa, stool.• Bedroom or sleeping area – bed, mattress, pillows.• The lantern can be found in any part of the house

Step 2: Oral preparation(a) Display a sketch of the items found in the teacher’s house. Name the items and what they are used for e.g. radio (listening to news/music), flask (putting water or tea), etc. Get

the pupils to make similar statements about items found in their homes. Write the key words on the blackboard.(b) Let one pupil compose the complete description, orally using the same guiding questions and write this on the blackboard.

Things in my house What they are used for

Jiko cooking Kettle heating water/tea Flask putting water/tea Bed sleeping on Gourd a container

Step 3: Writing(a) Clear the blackboard model. Let the pupils write about their house using the outline in their books. Let the pupils write the answers to the questions in continuous prose.(b) The teacher goes round to help the pupils as necessary.

ConclusionLet the pupils exchange their books and check each other’s work in pairs. Encourage the pupils to read out loud what they have written.

LESSONS TOPICS OBJECTIVES TEACHING/LEARNING LEARNING/ REFERENCES REMARKS ACTIVITIES TEACHING AIDS

6NOT FOR SALE For use with New Progressive Primary English Standard Seven

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The learners should be able to revise the work covered in Class Six.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• verbs which take two prepositions,

e.g. look forward to.• order of adjectives, e.g. a big

white cotton shirt.• Pronounce and construct correct

sentences using the new words, e.g. oasis, adapt, hazard, storm etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Life in the desert’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences by the

changing of –i to –a in past tense and to –u in past participle, e.g. drink – drank – drunk.

• write correct sentences using words with c sounded as /s/.

• write correct sentences using phrasal verbs.

• write a composition about a journey to a very dry and hot place.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Revise the previous term’s exam

paper.• Record important points.

• Practise a conversation.• Talk about desert conditions.• Teach the new words.• Construct sentences.• Pronounce the new words.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt previously.

• Discuss the picture in the Pupil’s Book.

• Talk about deserts and semi-arid areas.• Read aloud and in turns.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions orally.• Record answers.• Write a composition.

• Past exam papers.

• Pictures of desert features, e.g. sand dunes, acacia, cactus, date palm, oasis.

• Flash cards.• Oxford Primary

Dictionary for East Africa (OPDEA).

• Pictures in the Pupil’s Book.

• OPDEA.

• Outline points.

NPPE Pupil’s and Teacher’s Book 6.

NPPE Pupil’s Book 7, pp 2–7

NPPE Teacher’s Book 7, pp 2–6





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Term 1

The learners should be able to read the story fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to construct sentences using the patterns:• expansion of nominal groups by the

addition of complement/infinitive, e.g. The team in the green uniform was the first to score.

• contrast of very with positive association and too with negative association, e.g. The time was very short but the team was prepared well before the tournament; The car was too damaged for him to repair.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using new words, e.g. dribble, dodge, stoppage time etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Warriors humble Faranga’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences using full

stop in abbreviations, e.g. P.O.• write correct sentences using

adverbs of manner with and without –ly.

• write correct sentences using order of adjectives, e.g. A beautiful baggy brown leather jacket.

• write minutes of a games meeting.

• Reading silently.• Asking and answering oral questions.• Acting out the story.

• Listen to a story.• Talk about a poster.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.• Pronounce new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Demonstrate given actions.• Make posters.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about the games the pupils play.• Discuss the picture in the Pupil’s Book.• Read the passage in turns.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions orally.• Record answers.• Write a report.

• Fun spot.

• Balls.• Whistle.• Picture of a game of

football or hockey.• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.• OPDEA.

• Picture in the Pupil’s Book.

• Outline points.

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New Progressive Primary English Standard SevenSchemes of WorkTerm 1

The learners should be able to read the story fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• phrasal verbs that take an object,

e.g. The police went after him.• question tags with present perfect

and past perfect, e.g. She has gone to the police station, hasn’t she? She hadn’t gone, had she?

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. arrest, report, rubber etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘The police chase’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences using

adverbs of manner, time and place.• write a formal letter accurately.

The learners should be able to read the story in the ‘Fun spot’ section fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Hold a debate.• Discuss other superstitions.

• Talk about the notice given.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.• Demonstrate the given activities.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about the work police officers do.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Read aloud and silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions.• Record answers.• Write a formal letter.

• Read silently.• Discuss questions.• Dramatize the story.

• Fun spot.

• Picture of a police officer.

• Police helicopter.• Police car.• OPDEA.• Flash card.• Word cards.• Picture of a police

station.• Picture of a police dog.


• Outline points.

• Fun spot.






NPPE Pupil’s Book 7, pp 16–19NPPE Teacher’s Book 7, pp 16–18

NPPE Pupil’s Book 7, pp 18–19NPPE Teacher’s Book 7, p 18

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The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the pattern:• present participle + complement, e.g.

The officer doesn’t like getting dirty.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. felony, cell, criminal, custody etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘You are under arrest!’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• construct correct sentences using

direct speech.• construct correct sentences using

adverbs.• write a composition about a police

rescue.

The learners should be able to:• read the poem in the ‘Fun

spot’ section accurately and for enjoyment.

• read the storybook ‘Hooked!’ fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to revise the work covered between weeks 1 and 5 and write a test.

• Listen to a passage.• Teach the new words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Discuss the picture in the Pupil’s Book.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions.• Record answers.• Write a composition.

• Reading silently.• Reciting the poem.• Retelling the story.• Asking and answering oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions for clarification.

• Write the test.

• Picture of a police officer.

• Police items, e.g. uniform, flag, baton.

• Toy police car, gun.• Picture of a police

station.• Flag.• OPDEA.


• OPDEA.

• Outline points.

• Fun spot.• Storybook.

• Pens.• Answer sheets.• Test items.







Hooked!; OUP, Nairobi.

NPPE Pupil’s and Teacher’s Book 7, Units 1–5.

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The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• time + past + past, e.g. The first

time I sang the song I cried.• nominal group + complement/

infinitive.• use of present perfect tense with future

time reference after until and when, e.g. We won’t go until our team has performed. When the choir has performed I will go.

• use of hope followed by sentences with possible conditions.

• use of after + past perfect + past.• Pronounce and construct correct

sentences using the new words, e.g. drama, theatre, actor etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Inter-school drama festival’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


capital letters for proper nouns.• write correct sentences using

comma in apposition, e.g. Mr Ndeda, the headmaster, addressed the assembly.

• write correct sentences using comma in lists, e.g. Akinyi bought oranges, bananas and mangoes at the market.

• write correct sentences using the order of adjectives.

• write a speech.

• Describe the given pictures.• Discuss about a cultural event.• Teach the new words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about drama festivals.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s Book.

• Record correct answers.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Write a speech.

• Costumes, e.g. kikois, agbadas.

• A programme of a given event.

• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.• OPDEA.

• OPDEA.• Pictures in the Pupil’s

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• Outline points.







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Term 1

The learners should be able to read the story in the ‘Fun spot’ section accurately and fluently for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• like + nominal + present participle,

e.g. Our librarian does not like people talking loudly.

• must/musn’t/have to/don’t have to, e.g. You must be careful with that sharp knife etc.

• use of both/both of, e.g. Both my father and I went to town. Both of us went to town.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘A visit to the library’ fluently and accurately for comprehension and answer oral questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences using direct

speech.• write correct sentences using order

of adjectives.• write correct sentences using

collective nouns.• write about an interesting story

they have read.

The learners should be able to read the story in the ‘Fun spot’ for comprehension and enjoyment.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Retell the story.

• Talk about a storybook the pupils have read.

• Talk about the things the pupils do not like.

• Teach the new words.• Explain the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about a visit to the library.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s Book.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Write the story.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Tell a story.

• Fun spot.

• Word cards.• Picture of library.• Library cards.• Catalogues.• Files.• Encyclopaedia.• A receipt.• Flash cards.• OPDEA.


• OPDEA.

• Outline points.

• Fun spot.









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The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• phrasal verbs with noun/pronoun

interposed.• conditional sentences with could in

the main clause.• use of whether … or not.• use of auxiliary verbs.• Pronounce and construct correct

sentences using new words, e.g. emergency, fatal, avert, havoc etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘This could be avoided’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


direct speech with a final and initial reporting verb.

• write an informal letter to a friend.

The learners should be able to read the story in ‘Fun spot’ fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• use of verb + indirect object, e.g.

My father bought me a mobile phone.

• nominal + present participle, e.g. I kept painting the picture.

• Picture of a tragic accident.

• Cuttings on disaster, e.g. floods, aeroplane crash.

• Flash cards.• Word cards.• OPDEA.


• OPDEA.


• Fun spot.

• Flash cards.• Pictures of different

birds.• Different types of shells.• Pictures of people

knitting or weaving.• OPDEA.










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• Listen to a story about locusts.• Note five things about locusts.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about a visit to the library.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s Book.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions orally.• Record answers.• Write an informal letter.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Discuss the given questions.• Retell the story.

• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s Book.

• Talk about what the pupils do during leisure time.

• Pronounce the new words.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.

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• every time + present + present, e.g. Every time they come, we give them lunch.

• direct object + for + indirect object, e.g. Gathoni made supper for the visitors.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. leisure, pleasure, hobby etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Hobbies’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences using direct

speech with a medial reporting verb, e.g. ‘Exercising,’ explained the PE teacher, ‘is good for digestion.’

• write about their hobbies.

The learners should be able to:• read the story in ‘Fun spot’ fluently

and accurately and for enjoyment.• read the storybook ‘Live and on

the Air’ fluently and accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to revise the work covered in Term One and write a test.

• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt in the previous lesson.

• Talk about hobbies.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions.• Record answers.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Write the composition.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Retell the story.• Act out the story of Omugi.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Revise the work covered.• Write the test.

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• OPDEA.

• Outline points.


• Pens.• Answer sheets.• Test items/questions.






Live and on the Air; OUP, Nairobi.


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The learners should be able to revise the work covered in Term One in Class Seven.

The learners should be able to construct sentences using the patterns:• use of both and both of, e.g. Both my

father and I went to harvest honey. Both of us went to harvest honey.

• find + nominal + adjective/past participle, e.g. She found bee keeping interesting. He found the honey harvested.

• order of adjectives, e.g. He bought a big brown wooden hive.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. sting, smoker, drone etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Bee keeping’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences by forming

opposites of adjectives with the prefix un, e.g. kind – unkind.

• complete a crossword puzzle.• write a conversation accurately.

The learners should be able to read the poem in the ‘Fun spot’ section fluently and accurately and for enjoyment.

• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record important points.• Revise the previous term’s exam

paper.

• Practise a conversation in pairs.• Teach the new words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words.• Talk about bee keeping.• Discuss the picture in the Pupil’s


• Discuss the given questions.• Complete the puzzle.• Write correct answers to the

questions given.• Write the conversation.

• Recite the poem.• Ask and answer oral questions.


• Flash cards.• Pictures of a bee and a

beehive.• Bottles of honey.• Sentence cards.• OPDEA.


• OPDEA.

• Points in the Pupil’s Book.

• Fun spot.









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The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• verbs which take two prepositions,

e.g. make up for.• use of should and could.• Pronounce and construct correct

sentences using the new words, e.g. oven, mix, batter etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘The burnt cake’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


past tense and past participle of verbs that change ‘d’ to ‘t’, e.g. build – built.

• write correct sentences by forming words with the suffix er, e.g. farm – farmer.

• use the semicolon.• write a recipe.

The learners should be able to read the story in ‘Fun spot’ fluently for comprehension and enjoyment.

• Recite the given poem.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Demonstrate the given actions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about baking cake.• Read silently.• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions orally.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record answers.• Write a recipe.

• Read silently.• Act out the given story.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Retell the story.

• Flash cards.• A recipe for making a

cake on a chart.• Picture of an oven.• OPDEA.


• OPDEA.

• Outline points.

• Fun spot.








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The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the pattern:• know/remember/decide/hear/

understand + how/when/where/what + infinitive.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. advise, examine etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘The inspectors’ day’ accurately and fluently and answer comprehension questions.


words pronounced differently, e.g. let/late.

• write a formal letter accurately.

The learners should be able to solve the riddle in the ‘Fun spot’ for enjoyment.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the pattern:• wish followed by sentences with

impossible conditions, e.g. I wish I had arrived earlier. If I had, I would have caught the bus.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. neglect, fame, homeless etc.

• Practise the conversation in pairs.• Teach the new words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• Talk about inspection.• Read aloud/silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions orally.• Record answers.• Write a letter.

• Read aloud.• Tell riddles.

• Play a game about professionals.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Picture of a clean school.• Flash cards.• Pots.• Cups.• Plates.• Spoons.• OPDEA.


• Sample letter.

• Fun spot.

• Pictures of different professionals, e.g. nurse, doctor etc.

• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.• OPDEA.




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The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Mother Teresa’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


adjectives with the suffix less.• write about a person whose action

they admire.

The learners should be able to:• read facts from the Guinness World

Records 2004 for enjoyment.• read the storybook fluently and

accurately for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to revise and answer questions from the work covered between weeks 1 and 5.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• sentences with improbable

conditions, e.g. If I had some money, I would buy a compact disk player.

• use of verbs + indirect objects, e.g. My uncle gave me a stereo system.

• keep + nominal + past participle, e.g. She kept the radio covered.

• keep + nominal + adjective, e.g. Mulei kept the video deck clean.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. speakers, stereo system, video etc.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Discuss the picture in the Pupil’s Book.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the questions orally.• Record answers.• Write the composition.

• Read aloud/silently.• Talk about amazing facts the pupils

know.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Retell the story.

• Ask and answer oral questions for clarification.

• Revise the work covered.• Write the test.

• Talk about the given instructions.• Teach the new words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Demonstrate given actions.


• OPDEA.

• Outline points.



• Operating manual for a television or radio.

• Adverts for radios.• TVs or mobile phones.• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.• OPDEA.





I’ll be back shortly; OUP, Nairobi.

NPPE Pupil’s and Teacher’s Book 7, Units 10–13



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The learners should be able to read the passage ‘The stereo system’ fluently and accurately and answer oral comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences with the

omission of ‘e’ and addition of ‘t’ in past tense and past participle.

• write correct sentences using the sound of vowels as in cat/cut.

• write correct sentences using the given order of adjectives.

• write an interview.

The learners should be able to read the story in ‘Fun spot’ fluently and accurately and for enjoyment.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• use of wish followed by sentences

with impossible conditions.• phrasal verbs, e.g. I was at the

airport when the plane took off.• use of neither … nor and neither of.• Pronounce and construct correct

sentences using the new words, e.g. show, stand, parachute etc.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about how to operate a

television using a manual.• Talk about the picture in the Pupil’s

Book.• Read aloud/silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions.• Record answers.• Write the composition.

• Read silently.• Discuss about the story.• Talk about a video or film the pupils

have watched or heard about.

• Practise a conversation in pairs.• Teach the meanings of the new

words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Demonstrate given actions.• Ask and answer oral questions.


• OPDEA.

• Outline points.

• Fun spot.

• Pictures of crowds at the show.

• Newspaper cuttings.• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.• OPDEA.








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The learners should be able to read the passage ‘The Mombasa Show’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• form correct words using the suffix

‘ness’.• write correct sentences using the

past tense: verbs that don’t change.• write correct sentences using the

relevant parts of speech.• write a story using a given ending.


The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• use of make/keep/find/leave +

nominal + adjective.• find + direct object + adverbial.• sentences with improbable

conditions.• Pronounce and construct correct

sentences using the new words, e.g. laboratory, stools, specimen etc.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Explain the meanings of the new

words found in the passage.• Talk about a visit to a show.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss the given questions orally.• Record answers.• Write the composition.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Talk about going to a show.• Discuss the story.

• Discuss the given questions in groups.

• Teach the meanings of the new words.

• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• OPDEA.• Pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.

• Outline points.

• Fun spot.

• Posters on hygiene.• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.• OPDEA.





NPPE Pupil’s Book 7, p 93




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The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Death to all flies!’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences using words

with ‘ph’ and ‘gh’ sounded /f/.• write correct sentences using words

with the suffix ful, e.g. careful, beautiful.

• construct correct sentences using relative clauses with who, whom, which and whose.

• write a picture composition.

The learners should be able to read the story in the ‘Fun spot’ fluently and accurately and for enjoyment.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• use of sentences with improbable

objects.• sequence of tense with As soon as +

present + future.• the range of structures that follow

keep.– indirect object + direct object, e.g.

They kept him some food.– direct object + for + indirect object,

e.g. They kept some food for him.


• OPDEA.


• Fun spot.

• Flash cards.• Picture of an aeroplane

showing cockpit, entrance etc.

• Picture of an airport.• Word cards.• Sentence cards.• OPDEA.








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• Revise the new words learnt.• Infer the meanings of the new words

from the passage.• Talk about insects that are found in

places that are not clean.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.


• Read silently.• Act out the story.• Discuss the given question.

• Listen to a story.• Discuss whether aeroplanes are safer

than cars or not.• Explain the meanings of the new


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• nominal + adverbial + adjective, e.g. The man in the cabin was pleasant.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. passport, visas, cabin etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘A journey to remember’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• form words with the suffix y.• write correct sentences using words

pronounced differently, e.g. bash and batch.

• write correct sentences using the articles a, an and the.

• write a descriptive composition.

The learners should be able to:• read the poem and the story

in ‘Fun spot’ fluently and for enjoyment.

• read the storybook given fluently and for enjoyment.

The learners should be able to revise the work covered between Terms One and Two and write an exam.

• Revise the new words.• Write on the blackboard the new

words.• Discuss the picture in the Pupil’s


• Discuss the given oral questions.• Record answers.• Write the composition.

• Recite a poem.• Read silently.• Retell the story.• Debate.

• Revise the work covered.• Ask and answer oral questions for

clarification.• Write the exam.

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NPPE Pupil’s Book 7, pp 106–107NPPE Teacher’s Book 7, p 101The Childless Father; OUP, Nairobi.


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The learners should be able to revise and correct the work covered in Terms One and Two.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• when/until + present perfect tense with

future, e.g. We will not leave until the rain has stopped. When the train has stopped, we will leave.

• use of make for obligation and with adjectives.

• use of the preposition besides.• use of in case and if.• Pronounce and construct correct

sentences using the new words, e.g. yacht, anchor, trawler etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Pirates on board!’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences

distinguishing words pronounced differently, e.g. goat/got.

• pronounce the word hair.• write correct sentences using

countable and uncountable nouns.• write a composition about a

journey by sea.

The learners should be able to read the facts with fun in ‘Fun spot’ for enjoyment.

• Revise past papers.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Record important points.

• Talk about water vessels and their uses.

• Explain the meanings of the new words.


• Revise the new words learnt.• Discuss the picture in the Pupil’s

Book.• Read aloud.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.


• Read aloud.• Talk about strange facts.


• Pictures of vessels used in sea transport, e.g. ferry etc.

• Flash cards.• Word cards.


• Outline points.

• Fun spot.









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The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• structures that can follow find: – direct object, e.g. He found the

lost book. – indirect object + direct object, e.g.

I found my sister a pair of shoelaces.

• structures that can follow like: – direct object, e.g. I like this

carving. – like it when + clause, e.g. She

likes it when it rains.• intransitive use of like, e.g. You can

go swimming if you like.• Pronounce and construct correct

sentences using new words, e.g. hot springs, museum, artefacts etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Shimoni caves’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


voiced and voiceless consonants.• write correct sentences using

indirect speech.• write correct sentences using

prepositions of movement, e.g. across, past, through etc.

• write a slogan for a poster.

• Read the conversation in pairs.• Explain the meanings of the new

words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Demonstrate the given actions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about caves.• Talk about the pictures in the Pupil’s


• Discuss oral questions.• Ask and answer questions.• Record answers.• Write the slogan.

• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.• Pictures of tourist

attraction features, e.g. beaches etc.

• OPDEA.


• OPDEA.

• Outline points.







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The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• verb + object + present participle,

e.g. I dislike people telling me what to do.

• double comparatives, e.g. I am getting taller and taller.

• the + comparative expression + subject + verb, e.g. The older I get the happier I am.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. overdraft, PIN, loan etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Banking advice’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• write correct sentences using the

conjunctions while and whereas.• construct correct sentences using

many, much, a lot, a lot of.• pronounce and write words ending

with ng.• copy a form and fill it in.

The learners should be able to read the story in ‘Fun spot’ fluently and for enjoyment.

• Read silently.• Discuss the story.• Retell the story.

• Practise a conversation in pairs.• Discuss the conversation.• Teach the new words.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Discuss the letter in the Pupil’s Book.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss oral questions.• Record answers.• Copy and fill in a form.

• Reading silently.• Discussing the given question.

• Fun spot.

• Promotion or advertising materials from banks.

• Samples of cheques and registration forms.

• Flash cards.


• Letter in the Pupil’s Book.

• Form in the Pupil’s Book.

• Fun spot.








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Term 3

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• both and both of, e.g. Both my

father and my mother are at home. Both of them are at home.

• pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. panic, exhaust etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘The buffalo’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


proper nouns.• write a formal letter.

The learners should be able to read the story in ‘Fun spot’ for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to revise the work covered between weeks 1 and 5 and write a test.

• Listen to a passage.• Teach the new words.• Pronounce the new words.• Demonstrate the given actions.• Construct sentences.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Infer the meanings of the new words

from the passage.• Talk about the picture in the Pupil’s


• Discuss oral questions.• Record answers.• Discuss letter-writing exercise.• Write the letter.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Dramatize the story.

• Revise.• Ask and answer questions.• Write the test.

• Flash cards.• Picture in the Pupil’s

Book.• Word cards.• OPDEA.


• OPDEA.

• Outline points.

• Fun spot.









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The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• conditional sentences, e.g. If

drug addicts were counselled properly, they would stop abusing drugs.

• use of commas in apposition, e.g. Drug abuse, a common practice among the youth today, is very dangerous.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. tempt, avoid, habit.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Drug abuse’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


conditional sentences, e.g. If I were you, I would stop abusing drugs at once.

• write a speech.

The learners should be able to:• read the story in ‘Fun spot’ for

comprehension and enjoyment.• read the storybook given fluently

and accurately and for enjoyment.

• Practise the conversation.• Teach the meanings of the new


• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about drug abuse.• Discuss the pictures in the Pupil’s


• Discuss oral questions.• Record answers.• Write the speech.

• Reading aloud.• Asking and answering oral questions.• Retelling the story.• Discussing about the dangers of

drugs and how to stop them.

• Flash cards.• Empty labelled drug

bottles.• Pictures of different

types of drugs.


• OPDEA.

• Sample speech.










Caught in the middle; OUP, Nairobi

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Term 3

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the pattern:• double comparatives, e.g. My younger

brother is growing taller and taller.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. athlete, medal, champion etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Kenyan athletes’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


adverbs of frequency.• write a dialogue.


The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the pattern:• keep + direct object/indirect object,

e.g. She kept her children some food. She kept some food for her children.

• Pronounce and construct correct sentences using the new words, e.g. nylon, flight, inflate etc.

• Listen to a passage.• Answer questions.• Teach the new words and their

meanings.• Pronounce the new words.• Construct sentences.• Demonstrate the given actions.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Revise the new words learnt.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Infer the meanings of the new words.• Talk about the picture in the Pupil’s

Book.• Talk about athletics.• Read silently.

• Discuss oral questions.• Record answers.• Write the dialogue.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Discuss the story.• Discuss about games/sports.

• Talk about the given pictures.• Demonstrate the given actions.• Teach the meanings of the new


• Flash cards.• Sentence cards.• Picture of Kenyan

athletes.• Marked school field for

athletics.• OPDEA.


• OPDEA.

• Outline points.

• Fun spot.

• Flash cards.• Word cards.• Pictures in the Pupil’s

Book.• OPDEA.• Kites, balloons,

polythene bags.• A bundle of clothes/

firewood.









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The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Hot-air balloon’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.

The learners should be able to:• construct and write sentences using

comparatives and superlatives.• write a composition.

The learners should be able to read the story in ‘Fun spot’ for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to construct correct sentences using the patterns:• phrasal verbs.• after + past perfect + past.• Pronounce and construct correct

sentences using new words, e.g. menu, nettles, experience etc.

The learners should be able to read the passage ‘Snails for dinner?’ fluently and accurately and answer comprehension questions.


some and any.• write a composition with a given

beginning.


• OPDEA.

• Outline points.

• Fun spot.

• Sentence cards.• Flash cards.• Nettles (vegetables).• Picture of a restaurant

and people eating.• OPDEA.


• OPDEA.

• Guide in the Pupil’s Book.













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• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about the picture in the Pupil’s


• Discuss oral questions.• Record answers.• Write the composition.

• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.• Retell the story.

• Dramatize the given comprehension in pairs.

• Teach the meanings of the new words.


• Revise the new words learnt.• Talk about the pupils’ experiences in

a restaurant.• Read silently.• Ask and answer oral questions.

• Discuss oral questions.• Record answers.• Write the composition.

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Term 3

The learners should be able to:• read the story in ‘Fun spot’

fluently and accurately and for enjoyment.

• read the storybook given fluently for comprehension and enjoyment.

The learners should be able to revise the work covered between Term One and Term Three and write an examination.

• Read silently.• Discuss oral questions.• Dramatize the story.

• Revise the work covered.• Ask and answer oral questions for

clarification.• Write the examination.

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The Ghost of Garba Tula; OUP, Nairobi.

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