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2.
Reading stories
(including direct
speech) silently.
interesting people and
feats.
Making chart from text,
true/false, short answers.
Drawing, making poster,
doing puzzles. Quiz.
Skimming for specific
words.
Folk tales, adventure
stories, funny stories.
Skimming for specific
things, and answers to
limited questions.
Group/pair work to find
words, answer questions
and other activities to
check understanding.
Ordering sentences to
retell story. Writing true
sentences only.
Completing sentences.
pictures, real objects
stick pictures simple
maps will give
students opportunity
to show they can do the
language functions. Extra
listening tasks in
which students listen for
certain details can be given.
e. Time allotment (weighting)
All lessons integrate four language skills. Below are the guidelines showing the
relative importance of the different skills.
Skills Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
(45- minutes period, 5
days a week for roughly
150 days in one
academic year.
Listening 40% 35% 30% 25% 25%
Speaking 40% 35% 30% 25% 25%
Reading 10% 20% 20% 25% 25%
Writing 10% 10% 20% 25% 25%
f. Teaching techniques:
� The English classroom should have an enjoyable atmosphere where the children
hear and speak English in a natural way through a variety of activities.
� All four skills will develop together but new materials will be learnt orally and
aurally before being read.
� Along with, teacher-pupil conversation, there will be many opportunities for
pupils to talk to each other in pairs or groups or in front of the whole class.
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