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UPPER PRIMARY

CONTENT DISTRIBUTION IN SCHOOL YEAR 2019

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Number of period per week: 7 periods

Grade: P4

Term 1

UNIT 1: our school: (Periods: 21)

Key unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of our school.

Week Lesson titles Periods

1 LANGUAGE USE

Talking about subjects and the timetable

Saying what subjects you like

Describing future hopes

Describing the size of the school

Conducting a survey about going to school

Making a bar graph about going to school

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2 VOCABULARY

Subjects

School: lesson, pupil, teacher, classroom, etc

Preferences

Graphs: axis, vertical, horizontal, bar, etc

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3 LANGUAGE STRUCTURE

Present simple tense

Want to, would like to

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How long does it take?

There are, How many are there?

A lot of, most, some, a fewSOUNDS AND SPELLINGS

Recognise and pronounce sounds and use rhythm and stress correctly. Spell correctly.

UNIT 2: My friends and myself.(PERIODS:28)Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of my friends and myself.

4 LANGUAGE USE

Describing my hobbies

Recounting past activities

Describing reading preferences

Telling stories

Describing future plans

Describing friends’ physical appearance

Describing friends’ personality

Talking about friends

Comparing people

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5 VOCABULARY

Hobbies and leisure activities: play, read, visit, swim, etc

Appearance: tall, short, thin, attractive, etc

Personality: happy, funny, shy, confident, etc

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Past simple tense

Future with going to

Adjectives about appearance, personality

Short answers in simple present tense: Yes he is; no he isn’t; yes she does, no she doesn’t, etc.

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Comparatives: taller than, more confident than ...

7 SOUNDS AND SPELLINGS

Learn about common word endings, word families and roots of words.END OF UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 3: Our district . ( Periods:21…..)

Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of our district 8 LANGUAGE USE

Talking about the place where you live

Talking about population

Talking about facilities

Talking about places

Talking about transport

Comparing means of transport

Giving Directions

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9 VOCABULARY

Community facilities

Transport

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There is/are

Prepositions of place

Comparatives

Gerunds SOUNDS AND SPELLINGS

Learn about common word endings, word families and roots of words.

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Term 2

UNIT 4: Weather (periods: 28)

Key unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of weather Week Lesson titles Periods1 LANGUAGE USE

Talking about today’s weather

Talking about weather in the past

Talking about weather in our district

Describing the advantages of weather

Describing the disadvantages of weather

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2 VOCABULARY

Weather

Pros and cons of weather

Uses of weather: help to, give, provide ...

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Present continuous tense

Past simple tense

When-clauses

More, less, too much

Adverbs of time: last week, today, in May

Help to

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UNIT REVISION

UNIT 5: jobs and roles in home in community ( periods: 28….)Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of jobs and roles in home in community 5 LANGUAGE USE

Naming jobs

Describing jobs

Talking about people’s jobs

Talking about helping at home

Talking about how often you do jobs

Talking about helping in the community

Talking about work in the future

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6 VOCABULARY

Jobs

Community work

Household jobs


Adverbs of frequency

The past simple tense

Future tense with will

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UNIT 6: wild animals. ( Periods: 28…..)

Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of wild animals.9 LANGUAGE USE

Naming animals

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Classifying animals

Comparing animals

Talking about animals in Rwanda

Talking about where animals live in Rwanda

Conducting a survey

Interpreting a table

10 VOCABULARY

Animals

Compass points

Animal classes

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11 Language structure

Present perfect tense: declaratives, questions with have you, who has, and short answers

There are; are there?

Determiners of quantity: most/some/a few/a lot of; any with negatives

Comparatives, superlatives.

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Learn about common word endings, word families and roots of words.UNIT REVISION

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Term 3

UNIT 8: TALKING ABOUT THE PAST (periods:28)

Key unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of talking about the past.Week Lesson titles Periods1 LANGUAGE USE

Recount past activities

Describing traditional and modern tools and utensils

Describing traditional and modern farm products

Describing traditional and modern household objects

Describing Comparing traditional and modern farming

Comparing traditional and modern food

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2 VOCABULARY

Tools

Farm products

Household objects

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Past simple tense

Determiners of quantity: much, a lot of, many, more, fewer, less, etc.

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UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 9: countries, rivers and famous architectural structures of the world. ( periods: 28…….)Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of countries, rivers and famous architectural structures of the world.5 LANGUAGE USE

Naming and locating countries of the world

Talking about personal and family experience of countries

Describing rivers

Describing cities

Describing buildings

Comparing cities, rivers, buildings

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6 VOCABULARY

Rivers

Countries

Cities

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Comparatives, superlatives

Present perfect tense

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UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 10: Climate change ( Periods:28)

Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of climate change.9 LANGUAGE USE

Describing climate change

Describing the causes of climate change

Describing our responsibilities

Making suggestions

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Prohibiting

10 VOCABULARY

Causes of climate change

Effects of climate change

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Present continuous tense: declarative and questions with is/are

Too/so much, many; less, fewer

Must, mustn’t

Let’s

Don’t

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Learn about common word endings, word families and roots of wordsUNIT REVISION

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Grade: P5

Term 1

UNIT 1: Past and future (Periods)

Key unit competence: To use language learnt in the context of past and future


1 LANGUAGE USETelling storiesRecounting eventsTelling your life storyRecounting past experiencesDescribing a weekend activityPlanning a tripTalking about a future activityExpressing future hopes

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2 VOCABULARY A tripAspirations

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3 LANGUAGE STRUCTURES

Past simple and connectors of time

Past simple: questions with how old

When clauses


Would like to, want to

Letter format

SOUNDS AND SPELLINGS

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Use dictionaries and thesauruses to extend and develop vocabulary and spelling.

UNIT REVISION

UNIT 2: The language of study subjects (Periods: 28)Key Unit Competence: : To use language learnt in the context of the language of study subjects.4 LANGUAGE USE

Following instructions

Answering questions

Working in groups

DefiningContrastingUsing reference materials

Planning and evaluating writing

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5 VOCABULARYClassroom language

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6 LANGUAGE STRUCTURETeacher language: imperatives and questionsSignals of common school language functions, e.g. because, but, time prepositions, etc

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Use dictionaries and thesauruses to extend and develop vocabulary and spelling and pronunciation.

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UNIT 3: To use language learnt in the context of reading. ( Periods: 28)

Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of reading.8 LANGUAGE USE

Telling storiesNaming sources of reading Saying what you like readingTalking about reading habitsSaying why you readRecounting what you read in the past

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Skimming and scanningUsing tables of contents and indexesSOUNDS AND SPELLINGS

Use dictionaries and thesauruses to extend and develop vocabulary and spelling and pronunciation.

9 VOCABULARY

Reading materials: newspaper, magazine, book, comic, etc

Topics: animals, sports, news, subjects, etc

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The past simple tense

Adverbs of frequency

Like + -ingBecause clauses

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Term 2

UNIT 4: Environment (periods: 21)

Key unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of the environmentWeek Lesson titles Periods1 LANGUAGE USE

Describing a map of Rwanda7

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Naming geographical features on a mapDescribing position on a mapDescribing the uses of physical featuresDescribing wildlife in Rwanda

2 VOCABULARY Geographical featuresCompass points

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Passive: is/are found

Prepositions of place SOUNDS AND SPELLINGSVocabulary, spelling and pronunciation

UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 5: Measurement ( periods: 21)Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of measurement.

4 LANGUAGE USECalculating

Describing dimensions

Measuring people in the classroom

Describing Rwandan geography

Comparing places.

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5 VOCABULARY Measurements LANGUAGE STRUCTURE

Questions with how long, wide etc

Comparative and superlatives

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Vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation.

UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 6: Transport. ( Periods: 21…..)

Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of transport.

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7 LANGUAGE USETalking means of transportTalking about the purposes of travel Comparing means of transportDescribing the uses of means of transportTalking about visits in Rwanda

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8 VOCABULARY Transport on land, by air and on water

Means of transport

Uses of transport: goods, market, bank, travel, etc

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9 LANGUAGE STRUCTURESComparativesHelp toSOUNDS AND SPELLINGSVocabulary, spelling and pronunciation.

UNIT REVISION

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Unit 7: Hygiene and health (Periods: 21)..........................................................................................Key Unit Competency: To use language learnt in the context of hygiene and health.10 LANGUAGE USE

Describing dietDescribing food groups and a balanced dietTalking about diet and healthTalking about hygieneTalking about illness

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11 VOCABULARYIllnessesHygieneFood groups

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12 LANGUAGE STRUCTURESFirst conditionalModal verbs: should SOUNDS AND SPELLINGSVocabulary, spelling and pronunciation.UNIT REVISION

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Term 3

UNIT 8: Crafts in Rwanda (Periods:28…….)

Key unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of crafts in Rwanda.Week Lesson titles Periods1 LANGUAGE USE

Describing what people made in the past

Describing what they used things for

Describing raw materials

Describing modern handicrafts

Describing how to make craft objects

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2 VOCABULARY Craft objectsRaw materialsMaking pots

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Passive voice: present simple

Used to

Use for +-ing

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Vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation.UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 9: Traditional and modern agriculture in Rwanda ( periods: 28…….)Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of traditional and modern agriculture in Rwanda.5 LANGUAGE USE

Describing tools in the pastDescribing farming in the pastDescribing agriculture in current eraDescribing current agricultural exports

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Describing agriculture in the future

6 VOCABULARY

Tools for agriculture

Farming activities

Exports

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Past simple tense


Future tense with will

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8 SOUNDS AND SPELLING

Vocabulary and spelling and pronunciation.

UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 10: World geography ( Periods: 35…..)

Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of world geography9 LANGUAGE USE

Naming continents, countries and capitalsDescribing the position of countriesDescribing the geography of a countryDescribing a country

7

10 VOCABULARY Country namesContinentsGeographical featuresCountry features

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You can

There is, are

Prepositions of place: in, on, west of

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Vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation.

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Grade: P6

Term 1

UNIT 1: Leisure and sports(Periods: 21)

Key unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of leisure and sports


1 LANGUAGE USE

Talking about what you like doing

Conducting a survey

Describing past activities

Describing music

Describing famous entertainers

Describing sportspeople

7

2 VOCABULARY

Leisure activities

Sports

Percentages

Careers of famous people

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Past simple tense

Like, prefer +-ing

Determiners of quantity



UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 2: Making future plans (Periods:28)Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of making future plans.

4 LANGUAGE USE 7

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Describing tourist destinations

Describing a trip

Talking about tomorrow

Making suggestions

5 VOCABULARY ABOUT PLANS

Daily activities

A trip

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Adverbials of time


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vocabulary and spelling and pronunciation.

UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 3: weather. ( Periods: 28….).

Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of weather.8 LANGUAGE USE

Talking about the weather now

Predicting the weather

Planning future events

Describing future plans

Describing seasons


Vocabulary and spelling and pronunciation.9 VOCABULARY

Weather

Annual climate



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Present continuous tense

Present continuous tense with future meaning

First conditional

Future with will

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Term 2

UNIT 4: Behaviour, rules and laws (periods:21…….)

Key unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of behaviour, rules and lawsWeek Lesson titles Periods1 LANGUAGE USE

Describing people

Describing social behaviour

Giving opinions on morality

Making school rules

Describing laws

Describing punishment

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2 VOCABULARY

Character

Social behavior

School rules

Laws and punishment

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First conditional

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Modal verbs: should, must...SOUNDS AND SPELLINGSVocabulary and spelling and pronunciationUNIT REVISION

UNIT 5: Family relationships ( periods:21)Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of family relationships.

4 LANGUAGE USE

Describing a family tree

Describing family members

Describing personalities

Saying who you like

Describing a family member and their life story

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5 VOCABULARY

Family relationships

Feelings

Personality

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Have got

What is he like?

Clauses with because

Past simple tense

SOUNDS AND SPELLING


UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 6 : Reading books, writing compositions and examinations. ( Periods:21)

Key Unit Competence: :To use language learnt in the context of books, composition writing and examinations.7 LANGUAGE USE 7

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Finding information in books

Reading stories

Writing compositions

Recounting

Explaining

DefiningContrasting

Understanding instructions in examinations

Responding to instructions in examinations

8 VOCABULARY

Reading

Composition

Connectors

Examination questions

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Language of compositions and examination answers

Features of key language functions



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UNIT 7: Animals ( Periods: 21…..)Key Unit competency: To use language learnt in the context of animals.10 LANGUAGE USE

Describing prehistoric animals

Classifying animals

Recounting personal experiences of seeing animals


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Vocabulary and spelling and pronunciation11 VOCABULARY

Animal appearance

Classifying animals

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Adjectives

Past simple tense

Past continuous tense

UNIT REVISION

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Term 3

UNIT 8: Environment (periods: 28)

Key unit Competence :To use language learnt in the context of environmentWeek Lesson titles Periods1 LANGUAGE USE

Talking about resources

Describing the location of key resources in Rwanda

Talking about dangers to the environment

Talking about protecting the environment

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2 VOCABULARY

Resources

Damage to the environment

Environmental protection

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Modal verbs

First conditional

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Vocabulary, spelling and pronunciationUNIT REVISION

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UNIT 9: Maintaining harmony in the family ( periods:28…….)Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of maintaining harmony in the family5 LANGUAGE USE

Describing jobs in the family household

Describing what parents say

Describing what parents require

Saying why someone was angry

Giving advice

Talking about family rules

7

6 VOCABULARYHousehold jobsQuarrels

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7 LANGUAGE STRUCTURE- Modal verbs- Will (intention).- Reported commands

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8 SOUNDS AND SPELLINGVocabulary, spellingand pronunciation.UNIT REVISION

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UNIT 10: The solar system. ( Periods:35)…..

Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of the solar system.9 LANGUAGE USE

Describing the solar system

Describing distances in space

Describing planets

Describing moon

Recounting key events in spacetravel

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10 VOCABULARYPlanetsFeatures of planets:

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Space travelLarge numbers: 700,000 (sevenhundred thousand).

11 LANGUAGE STRUCTURE- Comparatives, superlatives.- Measurements of diameter,distance.- Past simple tense.

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12 SOUNDS AND SPELLINGVocabulary, spellingand pronunciation.

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