Scheme of Work Third Term English Studies Basic 6

SCHEME OF WORK

ENGLISH STUDIES 

 SECOND TERM 

BASIC 6 

THEME:  

WEEK 1 – REVIEW OF SECOND TERM’S WORK 

WEEK 2

TOPIC – CONTENT

1. Speech Work – Making Verbal Reports and Statements

2. Reading – Comprehension, Teaching of New Words and Meanings

3. Structure – Writing Emails, Texts and Messages

4. Grammar – Comparison of Adverbs

5. Writing – Writing Biographies

6. Dictation – Selected Words from the Reading Passage

7. Verbal Aptitude

WEEK 3

TOPIC – CONTENT

1. Speech Work – Giving Formal Speeches

2. Structure – Main Clauses with ‘if’ Conditional Clause

3. Reading – Compression, Teaching of New Words and Meanings

4. Grammar – Further Practice – Informal Letters

5. Writing – Auto Biography

6. Verbal Aptitude

WEEK 4

TOPIC – CONTENT

1. Speech Work – Talking at Interviews

2. Structure – Further Practice – Formal Letters

3. Reading – Compression, Teaching of New Words and Meanings

4. Grammar – Difference between pairs of sentences – the use of ‘in’ in simple sentences correctly

5. Writing – Dictation

6. Verbal Aptitude

WEEK 5

TOPIC – CONTENT

1. Speech Work – Reading Valedictory Speeches

2. Reading – Compression, Teaching of New Words and Meanings

3. Grammar – Review of Guides to Good Essay Writing

4. Structure – Review of Some Functional Words

5. Writing – Writing Formal and Informal Letters

6. Verbal Aptitude

WEEK 6

TOPIC – CONTENT 

1. Speech Work – Expression Wishes and Supposition

2. Reading – Compression, Teaching of New Words and Meanings

3. Structure – Indefinite Pronoun and Indefinite Adverbs

4. Grammar – Singular and Plural

5. Writing – My Favorite Sport

6. Verbal Aptitude

WEEK 7

TOPIC – CONTENT 

1. Speech Work – Pronunciation Practice – Phrases with two explosives e.g. A black bird, A heavy weight, A dark room

2. Reading – Compression, Teaching of New Words and Meanings

3. Structure – Punctuation Marks

4. Grammar – Word Bank and Sentence Building

5. Writing – How I will spend my coming holiday

6. Verbal Aptitude

WEEK 8 – REVISION AND TEST

WEEK 9 – REVISION AND TEST

WEEK 10 – REVISION AND TEST 

WEEK 11 – REVISION AND TEST 

WEEK 12 – REVISION AND TEST 

WEEK 13 – EXAMINATION