Curriculum Shule Direct Tanzania Secondary School Form 1 English Language (New)

English Language (New) Form 1 Syllabus

  1. Manage information search from different sources for lifelong learning
    1. Use ICT tools to search for information from different sources
      1. Familiarise with various types of search engines (e.g., Google, Google Scholar, Bing)
      2. Utilise ICT tools to search for general information (e.g., books, journals)
  2. Demonstrate mastery of English language skills
    1. Develop listening skills
      1. Answer questions based on information from presentations/tasks
      2. Practise pronunciation of words from oral and audio/audio- visual sources
      3. Write words heard from oral and audio/audio- visual sources
      4. Reproduce messages from oral presentations
    2. Produce short and coherent oral messages with intelligible pronunciation and fluency
      1. Distinguish words with minimal sound distinctions that have different meanings (cut/cat; paper/ pepper; date/debt)
      2. Practise pronunciation with proper word stress assignment
      3. Practise pronunciation of words with short and long vowels (e.g., sit/seat, hit/ heat, pot/port)
      4. Practise pronunciation of unfamiliar sounds (e.g., through the use of tongue twisters, songs, poems)
      5. Practise pronunciation of words with similar sounds that have different spellings (e.g., one/won, ewe/you)
    3. Develop vocabulary from conversations and written texts
      1. Write new vocabulary from conversations and written texts on particular topics (e.g., politics, sports, tourism, agriculture)
      2. Construct sentences using vocabulary acquired from conversations and written texts
      3. Play vocabulary building games using digital and non-digital resources (e.g., word board games, charades, picture games, flash cards)
    4. Use appropriate grammar and vocabulary in oral and in written language tasks
      1. Express ideas or opinions in contextualised oral and written language tasks using proper grammar and vocabulary (e.g hospital, market, library, bus stop, sport and games)
      2. Construct sentences using appropriate grammar and vocabulary relating to a specific context (structure: tenses – simple past, simple present, articles, present progressive, pronouns, coordinators, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs)
      3. Debate on topics using proper grammar and vocabulary
  3. Comprehend oral and written information
    1. Read texts for comprehension
      1. Sequence the order of events in stories
      2. Make a summary of stories
      3. Retell stories
    2. Comprehend oral messages with increasing difficulty
      1. Paraphrase various oral messages from different contexts
      2. Respond to oral messages from different contexts
      3. Respond to questions about oral messages
    3. Respond appropriately in a variety of oral and written communication contexts
      1. Express ideas and opinions in different interpersonal communication settings (e.g., I think..., I guess..., In my opinion..., I would say ...)
      2. Use appropriate non-verbal cues in interpersonal communication
      3. Use proper grammar and vocabulary in different interpersonal communication contexts (e.g., greetings, biding farewell, apologising)
      4. Use appropriate language and expressions in communicating with people of different age groups and statuses (e.g., peers, elders, family members, leaders)
  4. Communicate effectively in different contexts
    1. Use appropriate grammar and vocabulary for oral communication in a variety of contexts
      1. Express daily routines (structure: present simple)
      2. Express ongoing activities (structure: present progressive)
      3. Express family relationship and occupations (structure: present simple+progressive)
      4. Express ownership/ possession (structure: have/has in present simple and had in past simple, apostrophe, possessive pronouns)
      5. Give directions
    2. Create a variety of texts for different communicative purposes using the appropriate tone and register
      1. Recognise the main stages of writing texts (e.g., pre- writing, drafting, revising, editing)
      2. Write a variety of friendly letters and invitations (vocabulary: Dear Father/ Uncle, Dear Mother/Aunt, Mr/Mrs..., Dr./ Prof./Madam/Ms ...)
      3. Create dialogues on various topics (e.g., the value of education, environment, culture, gender equality)
      4. Create and express orally daily and weekly timetables for routines

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