Syllabus Of Grade VII - ENGLISH (E07)

Instructions:

  • Separate marks are given with each section.
Unit Area Covered Marks
Listening skills Speaking skills Reading skills Writing skills Vocabulary Language structure and conventions; literary devices
Unit1 05 read more
Unit2 10 read more
Unit3 10 read more
Unit4 15 read more
Unit5 10 read more
Unit6 15 read more
Unit7 10 read more
Unit8 10 read more
Unit9 15 read more
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks 100

Unit 1

Listening skills

  • Listen and respond to a popular song for specific information and comprehend the message conveyed
  • Listen to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific information

Speaking skills

  • Participate actively in group discussions
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity
  • Stage a play
  • Describe a person

Reading skills

  • Understand the meaning of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Draw inferences
  • Identify the main points of the poem

Writing skills

  • Write a story
  • Write a poem
  • Write a character sketch/ physical description
  • Write an informal letter
  • Write a dialogue
  • Write with logical continuity
  • Use literary devices like similes and metaphors to improve their writing

Vocabulary

  • synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Simple phrasal verbs

Language structure and conventions; literary devices

  • Revision of Articles and Determiners

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Unit 2

Listening skills

  • Listen and respond to a popular song
  • Listen to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific information

Speaking skills

  • Participate actively in role play
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity
  • Participate in a group discussion
  • Debate for and against an idea and come to a consensus

Reading skills

  • Understand the meaning of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Draw inferences
  • Identify the main points of the poem

Writing skills

  • Write a newspaper report
  • Design a scrapbook
  • Make a Thank you card
  • Write a short story
  • Write a diary entry
  • Write with logical continuity
  • Use literary devices like similes and metaphors to improve their writing

Vocabulary

  • Learn use of idioms and proverbs related to animals

Language structure and conventions; literary devices

  • Sentences: simple, compound

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Unit 3

Listening skills

  • Listen and respond to a passage
  • Listen to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific information
  • Listen to tone and rhythm for punctuation

Speaking skills

  • Conduct an interview
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity in a speech
  • Share an experience logically and with coherence
  • Narrate an experience
  • Make a PPT

Reading skills

  • Understand the meaning of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Read to understand the gist of the texts
  • Read for specific information
  • Be able to think critically
  • Read for understanding and Literary appreciation
  • Appreciate a given poem

Writing skills

  • Write a diary entry
  • Fill up a form
  • Write a summary
  • Write a speech
  • Write an e-mail
  • Write an itinerary
  • Send a telegram
  • Write with logical continuity
  • Use literary devices like similes and metaphors to improve their writing

Vocabulary

  • Learn new words through puzzle
  • Identify meanings in context
  • Rhyming words
  • Complete crossword
  • Antonyms

Language structure and conventions; literary devices

  • Phrases and clauses

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Unit 4

Listening skills

  • Listen and respond to a passage
  • Listen and respond to a poem
  • Listen and respond to a song
  • Listen to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific information

Speaking skills

  • Participate actively in role play
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity
  • Participate in a group discussion
  • Narrate a story with stress, intonation and expression

Reading skills

  • Understand the meaning of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Read to understand the gist of the texts
  • Read for specific information
  • Be able to think critically
  • Read for understanding and Literary appreciation
  • Appreciate a given poem

Writing skills

  • Write summary of an authentic text
  • Write a short story
  • Design a poster
  • Write a dialogue
  • Create a timeline
  • Create a storyboard/ comic strip
  • Write with logical continuity
  • Use literary devices like similes and metaphors to improve their writing

Vocabulary

  • Phrasal verbs
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms

Language structure and conventions; literary devices

  • Transitive and intransitive verbs

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Unit 5

Listening skills

  • Listen and respond to a passage
  • Listen and respond to a poem
  • Listen and respond to a song
  • Listen to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific information

Speaking skills

  • Participate actively in role play
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity
  • Participate in a group discussion
  • Discuss ways to resolve conflict
  • Debate for and against an idea and come to a consensus

Reading skills

  • Understand the meaning of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Read to understand the gist of the texts
  • Read for specific information
  • Be able to think critically
  • Read for understanding and Literary appreciation
  • Appreciate a given poem

Writing skills

  • Write an account
  • Write a summary of a given text
  • Design a poster
  • Write a newspaper report
  • Write an article
  • Write with logical continuity
  • Use literary devices like similes and metaphors to improve their writing

Vocabulary

  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Phrasal Verbs

Language structure and conventions; literary devices

  • Modals

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Unit 6

Listening skills

  • Listen and respond to a given text
  • Listen and respond to a popular song/ poem
  • Listen to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific information

Speaking skills

  • Participate actively in group discussions
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity
  • Enact a scene
  • Discuss ways to resolve conflict
  • Debate for and against an idea and come to a consensus

Reading skills

  • Understand the meaning of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Appreciate a poem

Writing skills

  • Write a slogan
  • Write a simple poem
  • Write an opinion on simple day to day issues
  • Write an advertisement for a new product •
  • Write with logical continuity
  • Use literary devices like similes and metaphors to improve their writing

Vocabulary

  • Use of phrasal verbs
  • One word substitution

Language structure and conventions; literary devices

  • Future Time Reference

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Unit 7

Listening skills

  • Listen and respond to a given text
  • Listen and respond to a popular song
  • Listen to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific information

Speaking skills

  • Participate actively in group discussions
  • Stage a play
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity
  • Narrate an experience
  • Discuss ways to resolve conflict
  • Debate for and against an idea and come to a consensus

Reading skills

  • Understand the meaning of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Appreciate a poem
  • Read and appreciate a biographical account/ narrative

Writing skills

  • Write a message
  • Write a short play/ film script
  • Draft an advertisement
  • Write a film review
  • Write with logical continuity

Vocabulary

  • Idioms and phrases
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms

Language structure and conventions; literary devices

  • Reported speech

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Unit 8

Listening skills

  • Listen and respond to a historical speech
  • Listen and respond to a popular song
  • Listen to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific information

Speaking skills

  • Participate actively in group discussions
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity
  • Make and present a PPT
  • Discuss ways to resolve conflict
  • Debate for and against an idea and come to a consensus

Reading skills

  • Understand the meaning of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Appreciate and compare poems in given context

Writing skills

  • Write a simple poem. Write a short story
  • Write a biographical account
  • Use literary devices like similes and metaphors to improve their writing

Vocabulary

  • Use of phrasal verbs
  • Antonyms

Language structure and conventions; literary devices

  • Study of linkers

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Unit 9

Listening skills

  • Listen and respond to a historical speech
  • Listen and respond to a popular song
  • Listen to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific information

Speaking skills

  • Participate actively in group discussions
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity
  • Make and present a PPT
  • Discuss ways to resolve conflict
  • Debate for and against an idea and come to a consensus

Reading skills

  • Understand the meaning of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Appreciate and compare poems in given context

Writing skills

  • Write a story
  • Write a simple poem
  • Write with logical continuity
  • Write a letter to the editor

Vocabulary

  • Use of phrasal verbs
  • Antonyms

Language structure and conventions; literary devices

  • Revision of Perfect Tenses

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