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ENGLISH
CLASS - I
UNIT OBJECTIVE GRAMMAR WRITING LISTENING SPEAKING
Action Poem
Revision units 1,2 and 3
1.Free in the Forest To aware
students how
animals live
freely in the
forest.
Identifying nouns Simple sentences Identifying animals Practising the sound /e/
Asking basic questions
using „where..?‟
Greeting and saying
goodbye
2.A Lift to School To aware
children to get
up early in the
morning and do
their work on
time.
Basic personal
pronouns
Simple sentences
from picture clues
given
Matching activities to
names
Practising the sound /ai/
Asking and answering
basic questions about
members of the family
Poem: Five Hungry
Ducklings
3.Froggie Can Jump To understand
students to how
do animals are
use their legs.
Possessive adjective Writing a note Identifying activities Practising the sound /ae/
Reading a dialogue
Poem: Mary Had a Little
Mouse
4.The Hungry Wolf To understand
children what
are the eating
habits of
animals. Do they
also feel hungry
like men.
Pronoun „it‟ Punctuation: capital
letter and full stop
Ordering sentences
to tell a story
Listening for pleasure
and following the story
with pictures
The /ʋ/ sound as in frog,
dog
Identifying people and
objects
Poem: Little Things
5.The World Outside To aware
students about
travelling to new
places and
challenges they
face.
Simple plurals Description using
simple sentences
Listening to a story for
the gist
Long and short /i/ sounds
Asking and answering
questions using „how
many…?‟
Poem: The Friendly Cow
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CLASS II
S.No. Topic Reading Vocabulary Grammar Writing Listening Speaking objectives
1. The Story of
Miss Moppet
Factual
Inferential
extrapolative
Parts of an
animal‟s body
opposites
Pronouns: it and
they
Simple present
tense
Sentence
picture- based
Listening to story,
identifying
characters
Fluency- getting
to know each
other
To differentiate
between a cat and a
kitten
To know about a cat‟s
body parts
To build vocabulary
To use the correct
6. To Bell the Cat Appreciate the
story.
Importance and
risks of taking
challenges.
Identifying
adjectives and their
function
Adding detail in the
form of adjectives to
a story
Listening to a poem The sounds /u:/,/ʋ/ and /^/
Introductions
Identifying people and
what they do, using detail
7. Lost To aware
children of the
challenges they
may face, to
learn their
address and
telephone no. in
case of any
emergency.
Using the
possessive‟s
Punctuating
questions
Writing addresses
correctly
dictation The sound /e/
Saying „thank you‟ and
„sorry‟
8. Kuldeep‟s Tree To understand
students to
importance of
trees in their day
to day life.
Irregular plurals Simple sentences Listening to identify The sound /^/
„Yes‟ and „No‟ questions
in context
Poem: If I were an Apple
9. Tomato Sandwiches To aware
students of the
importance of
nutritious food
in daily meal.
Articles „a‟ and „an‟
„Is‟ and „are‟
Reordering sentences
to make a „Thank
You‟ note
Listening for details The sound /a:/
Speaking politely
Poem: Here We Go
Around the Mulberry
Bush
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preposition ( on &
under)
To use the correct
pronoun ( it & they)
2.
Abu Ali
Counts His
Donkeys
Factual
Inferential
extrapolative
words and their
meaning
Ordinals
Preposition of
Place
Punctuation Listening for names
of pets
Fluency- saying
„Thanks‟
To build vocabulary
To know about the
preposition of place.
To know about the
ordinal numbers
To expertise
About using
punctuation
3. Poem –The
Swing
Understanding
surface meaning
To build vocabulary
To get idea about
garden and swing.
4. Androcles and
the Lion
Factual
Inferential
Extrapolative
„Sound‟ words
opposite
Using „and‟
a/an (revision)
Picture
Composition Listening for details
Fluency and
enjoyment-
riddles
To build vocabulary
To know more about
the use of articles
(a/an)
To know about
animal‟s sound
To use their
knowledge in writing.
5. King Red Nose
Factual
Inferential
extrapolative
Supplying words
according to
context
opposites
Imperative
Using
imperatives in
writing
Listening for details Fluency-
Apologizing
To build vocabulary
To know about more
opposite words
To use their knowledge
in daily life.
To build imperative
sentences.
6.
Poem: When
all the world‟s
Asleep
Enjoying and
understanding
the poem
To build vocabulary
To get idea about
insects.
To know bout the life
cycle of a butterfly
7. An Old Red
Hat
Factual
Inferential
Animals Homes
Possessive
adjectives Speech bubbles Listening for the gist
Fluency-talking
about your
To build vocabulary
To know about the
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extrapolative family animals homes.
To use the describing
words (adjective)
To know more about
composition.
8. The Boy and
the Bear
Factual
Inferential
extrapolative
Action words
Words with
missing vowels
„here and there to
indicate location
Coherence-
separating
mixed-up
paragraphs
Listening to a poem
for details
Homophones
and homographs
To build vocabulary
To know about the
action words (verb).
To use the vowel to
complete the words.
To know, how to use
the words for locating
place.
Aware of homophones
& homographs.
9. Poem : My
Bear
Understanding
surface meaning
Rhyming Words
To build vocabulary
To know more about
bears.
10. Doctor Nath
Factual
Inferential
extrapolative
Names of Tree
Parts of Tree
Revision- Simple
Present
Describing a
teacher
Listening for
identification
Fluency-
Talking bout
routines, using
simple present
To build vocabulary
To know about the
name and parts of tree.
Able to write simple
present tense
sentences.
Able to write
Composition on one
particular topic
11. Nikky‟s Dream
Factual
Inferential
extrapolative
Units of Time
Words for feeling
Countable and
uncountable noun
Paragraph
writing Listening for details
Fluency-
Making plans
for the weekend
To build vocabulary
To know more about
the noun.
Able to understand
about time.
Know about the words
to express feeling.
Able to write a
paragraph.
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12. Poem: They
choose me Understanding
the poem
To build vocabulary
To get idea about
adoption.
13. Brer Rabbit in
the bell
Factual
Inferential
extrapolative
Portmanteau
words
opposites
Question words
Writing a story-
Chronological
order
Listening for the gist
Fluency-Talking
about favorite
things
To build vocabulary
To know about more
opposite words
Able to form
questions.
Able to arrange the
sentences in an order
to form a story.
14. Poem: Oats
and Beans and
Barley Grow
Understanding
meaning
To build vocabulary
To get idea about
grains
15. The Elephant‟s
Nose
Factual
Inferential
extrapolative
Revising words
from the text
Word game
Question from
through inversion
and using the aux
‟do‟
Paragraph
writing
Listening for
pleasure
Fluency-
politeness
To build vocabulary
Able to form
interrogative
sentences.
To expertise in
paragraph writing.
16. Poem :circus
Elephants Reacting to the
poem
To build vocabulary
To get idea about
circus and elephant
17. Why Third?
Factual
Inferential
extrapolative
Opposites Revision
Using a picture
and verbal clues
to write a
paragraph
Learning a song by
listening to it.
To build vocabulary
To expertise in
opposite words.
Able to write a
paragraph with clues.
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CLASS III
UNIT OBJECTIVE GRAMMAR WRITING LISTENING SPEAKING
1.Five Men in a Cart To enable the
children to
display their
understanding in
different
situation.
Modals: can, may
Articles: a, an, the
Organisation:
jumbled sentences
Listening for specific
details: numbers
Asking for and giving
permission
2. Amin and the Eggs Appreciate the
story Importance
and risks of
taking
challenges.
Imperatives Description: animals Organizing
information
Giving instructions
He Leaves the Nest
3. Be Honest at All
Times
To understand
students the
importance of
honesty in their
life.
Conjunction: Present
continuous: verb+ -
ing
Poster: honesty Listening for
organization:
chronology of events
Group discussion
4. Toto the Monkey To aware
children about
the sensitivity
towards animals.
Sunning
5. Tom‟s Sore Toe To aware
students about
cleanliness.
Prepositions of time:
in, on ,at
Description: event Listening for specific
detail
Agreeing and disagreeing
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Twelve o‟clock
6. The Lion with Bad
Breath
To aware
children about
their self
cleanliness.
Possession: has and
have
Writing from a
different viewpoint
Identifying animal/bird
sounds
Giving advice
There was a Naughty
Boy
9. A Hundred Faces To aware
children about
give the right
judgement on
right time.
Possessive
adjectives: my, your,
his, our, etc.
Reporting daily
activities
Listening to a
telephone
conversation: taking
notes
Asking and answering
questions
Close your eyes
10. Borrowed Feathers To enable the
students to get
motivated to
read the more
story books.
Articles: the
Punctuation: comma
Picture description Listening to a talk:
note-making
Group discussion:
endangered animals
The Tamarind Tree
11. The Pot that Died To appreciate
humour and real
life situation.
Revision Letter-writing:
informal letter
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Class-4
Unit Objective Reading Grammar Listening and speaking
1.The Brave
Pizza Delivery
Boy
To enable them
to understand
the habit of
carelessness and
its consequences
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
Can to express
ability
Listening for specific
information
2.The
Hummingbird
who chewed
Bubblegum
To teach them
the concept of
“where there is a
will,there is a
way”
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
So and because
to express result
and cause
Listening of specific details
3.I want to stay
awake
To tell them
about the
invention of tea
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
Subject +is/are
+adjective
Listening for overall
information
4.Tess buys a
Miracle
To make them
understand the
love and
affection that
one has to have
for a family
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
Some,any,no
the when its use
is suggested by
the context
Listening for specific details
Everyday
Things
To teach them
the importance
of things that
everyone
requires
Appreciation
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everyday
5.I found my
mother using
Google Earth
To let them
understand the
modern
techniques and
how it can help
us
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
Comparative
and superlative
degrees
Listening for overall
Information
I miss my
Mother
To let them
express love
and care for
their mother
Appreciation
6.I Hate Bugs! To discuss about
different type of
bugs and its
harmful effects
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
Or in negative
sentences
Punctuation
Listening for speciific details
Bugs! To discuss about
different type of
bugs
Appreciation
7.The Abraham
Prize
To let the
children to be
cautious and
alert in their life
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
Let me +verb to
make offers
Let's +verb to
make
suggestions
Listening for specific
words(in a song)
8.Shooting To tell them to
have devotion
for birds and
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
Simple Past
There is/are...
Listening for details (in a
map)
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animals and not
to kill them
comprehension
I Had a Dove To tell them not
to hurt or shoot
birds and
animals
Appreciation
9.Bachendri Pal To let them
know about
famous woman
personality of
India
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
Simple present
for habitual
action
.....as....as
Listening for specific details
Another Chance Te let them to
realize the spirit
of hard work
amd hope
Appreciation
10.I Don't Want
to!'
To tell the
students to
always obey
their elders and
leave their bad
habits
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
Will to talk
about the future
Listening for specific words
11.The Refugees To teach them a
story about
ancient period
Factual,Infrential
and extrapolative
comprehension
Revision of
grammatical
items
HAPPYDAYS SCHOOL
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CURRICULUM 2014-15
ENGLISH- V
S.NO
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UNIT OBJECTIVES READING GRAMMAR LISTENING/
SPEAKING
ACTIVITY
1. The Seed 1. To respect honesty
2. Will develop
listening, reading,
writing and speaking
skill.
Story about
honesty
Past
Continuous
tense
Information
gap:
completing a
table
Reading
Warrior of
the Light
2. Gulliver in
Lilliput
1. Will develop
listening, speaking,
reading and writing
skills.
2. Enjoy literature
Extrapolative
comprehensio
n
The
Apostrophe
Making
suggestions
3. Clever
Somu
1. Use of dictionary
2.Will develop listening,
speaking, reading and
writing skills.
Story of an
intellegent
boy
Seeking
information:
will/where/w
hen/what/how
long
Matching
names with
pictures
The Quarrel
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4. The wrong
House
1. They will know
words related to crime
and suspense.
Crime and
suspense
thrillers
Use of going
to
Listening for
details and
completing
sentences
5.
The
Honeyguide
‟s Revenge
1. Will develop
listening, speaking,
reading and writing
skills.
2. To respect honesty.
Extrapolative
comprehensio
n
Adverb of
manner
Describing a
place
Preening Collecting
pictures of
birds
preening
themselves
6. Recipe for
Inspiration
1. They will know the
importance of courage
and determination.
Factual
comprehensio
n
Present
Perfect
Filling in
missing
information
The
Outsider
7. School
Breaks Up
Get introduced to the
theme of the lesson
Evaluative
comprehensio
n
For and how
long (present
perfect tense)
Filling in
missing
information
8. Ani's Key Enrich their vocabulary Factual
comprehensio
n
Had for
possession
and
relationship
Creative uses
for everyday
objects
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The
Recycling
Rap
9. A Letter to
J.R.D. Tata
Get introduced to the
theme of the lesson
Factual
comprehensio
n
Time
expression at
what time,,
quarter to etc.
Talking about
everyday
problems
You Can't
Be That
10. Dirty
Money
Will come to know the
value of money
Words related
to money
Whose and
which
Describing
different
perspectives
Gold Proverbs and
stories
connected
with gold
11. Waiting in
Line at the
Drugstore
Express themselves
about the theme orally
and in writing
synonyms For and since Arranging
pictures
12. The Rat's
Feast
Get introduced to the
theme of the lesson
Evaluative
comprehensio
n
rivision
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Class - V
S.NO
.
UNIT OBJECTIVES READING GRAMMAR LISTENING/
SPEAKING
ACTIVITY
1. The Seed 1. To respect honesty
2. Will develop
listening, reading,
writing and speaking
skill.
Story about
honesty
Past
Continuous
tense
Information
gap:
completing a
table
Reading
Warrior of
the Light
2. Gulliver in
Lilliput
1. Will develop
listening, speaking,
reading and writing
skills.
2. Enjoy literature
Extrapolative
comprehensio
n
The
Apostrophe
Making
suggestions
3. Clever
Somu
1. Use of dictionary
2.Will develop listening,
speaking, reading and
writing skills.
Story of an
intellegent
boy
Seeking
information:
will/where/w
hen/what/how
long
Matching
names with
pictures
The Quarrel
4. The wrong
House
1. They will know
words related to crime
Crime and
suspense
Use of going
to
Listening for
details and
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and suspense. thrillers completing
sentences
5.
The
Honeyguide
‟s Revenge
1. Will develop
listening, speaking,
reading and writing
skills.
2. To respect honesty.
Extrapolative
comprehensio
n
Adverb of
manner
Describing a
place
Preening Collecting
pictures of
birds
preening
themselves
6. Recipe for
Inspiration
1. They will know the
importance of courage
and determination.
Factual
comprehensio
n
Present
Perfect
Filling in
missing
information
The
Outsider
7. School
Breaks Up
Get introduced to the
theme of the lesson
Evaluative
comprehensio
n
For and how
long (present
perfect tense)
Filling in
missing
information
8. Ani's Key Enrich their vocabulary Factual
comprehensio
n
Had for
possession
and
relationship
Creative uses
for everyday
objects
The
Recycling
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Rap
9. A Letter to
J.R.D. Tata
Get introduced to the
theme of the lesson
Factual
comprehensio
n
Time
expression at
what time,,
quarter to etc.
Talking about
everyday
problems
You Can't
Be That
10. Dirty
Money
Will come to know the
value of money
Words related
to money
Whose and
which
Describing
different
perspectives
Gold Proverbs and
stories
connected
with gold
11. Waiting in
Line at the
Drugstore
Express themselves
about the theme orally
and in writing
synonyms For and since Arranging
pictures
12. The Rat's
Feast
Get introduced to the
theme of the lesson
Evaluative
comprehensio
n
revision
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Class-VI
S..No
.
Unit Section Objective Reading/Voca
bulary.
Grammar Listening/Spe
aking
Writing/Activity.
1. Sharing and
Caring.
a.About
Grandfather
and trees.
b. Tom
comes
home.
c.My sister
betty.
To Enable the students to
i. understand the various types of
relationships.
ii. Understand theirown
personality.
i.Words with
similar
meaning.
ii.Appreciation
.
i. Orders of
objectives.
ii.Colon.
Listeing to a
poem and fill
in the blanks.
i. writing short
descriptions of
people.
ii. Describing and
unusual person.
2. Jest for Fun. a.Frogs in
the fountain.
b. Zigzag.
c. Dear
Mum.
To enable the students to
i. expresstheir ideas and thougts
confidently.
ii. To accquaint the students with
some famous comic chacters.
i. factual and
inferential
comprehensio
n.
ii. Smell
words.
i. Expressing
frequency
using
once/twice/thr
ee times. Etc.
Asking and
answering
questions on
sense of
humour.
i. Writina a cartoon
story.
3. Shaping
lives.
a.
Dronacharya
's Brgade.
b. The Song
of songs.
c.Metamorp
hasis.
To enable the students to
i. get acquinted with the life of
the great gurus.
ii. To help students understand
how children grow from one
stageto the next like a butterfly.
i. Evalutive
and
extrapolative
comprehensio
n.
ii.Group
words.
Iii. Idoms..
i. the present
perfect and
the pesent
perfect
continuous
tense.
Discussing
difference of
opinions.
Writing a paragraph
using a tabulated
form.
4. Tales for all a. grateful
animals
To enable the students to i. appreaction. i.
Expressingobl
i.Telling a tale Writing a short
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times. ,ungrateful
man.
b.The gifts
of Wali Dad.
c.King
Solomon
and the
Bees.
i. get familiar with the different
type of stories.
ii. orient them towards folklore as
a genre of writing.
ii. synonyms
of tale.
Iii.
Collocation.
igations using
must /must
not.
story. description.
5. Feathered
friends.
i. Bird
watcher.
ii. The
Kakas of
New
Zealand.
Iii. Bird
sanctuary.
To enable the students to
i. know about the different types
of birds.
ii.share their personal experience.
i. Factual.
ii. Noun
Suffixies:er/-
or.
Iii. Bird
idioms.
i. Expressing
Possibility
using may.
Discussing
reasons for
birds being
endangered.
Listing differences
between the two
poems read.
6. The other
world.
i. The King's
palace.
ii.Mystery of
the Missing
parrot.
Iii.
Dreaming
the Unicorn.
To enable the students to
i. participate in a discussion
about the theme.
Appreciation.
ii.Verbs of
seeing and
their use.
i. Asking
questions
about the past
using Did.
ii.Describing
habits in the
past using
would and
used to.
News story
group:
discussion and
presentation.
Writing a notice for
the school culture
club.
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Class-VII
s.no unit section objective Reading and
vocabulary
Spelling/pronnunciat
ion/dictionaryskills/p
unctuation
grammar Listening and
speaking
Writing and activity
1 1
trees-
our
lifeline
1
the gift of
ku
2
johhny
appleseed
3
think like a
tree
To sensitize students to share
their personal experience.
To enable them to express
their views orally
Factual and
infrential
comprehension
evaluative and
extrapolative
comprehension
appreciation
words and their
meanings
choosing the
word
animal name
grid
suffixes
The silent k and g
phrasal verbs
with'cut'
The passive
Listening to a
conversation and
marking on a map
role playwith cards.
Language for
expressing views.
Writing an informal
letter.
Writing a diamond
shaped poem.
2 2
child-
hood
1
dreams of
the future
2
the festival
od eid
3
vocation
To encourage students to
share their personal
experience.
To select a story and learn
how to tell it
Factual and
infrential
comprehension
evaluative and
extrapolative
comprehension
appreciation
opposites
arranging words
from slow to fast
and hot to cold
Syllabic stress
punctuation:hyphen
information transfer
stressed syllables
Infinitives
bare
infinitives
Listening to a
telephone
conversation for
details of a trip
asking for
information on the
telephone.
Role-play:
telephone
conversation
Writing a notice
composing an
adjective-noun poem
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3
4
3
against
all odds
4
put on
your
thinking
cap
1
three days
tosee
2
subira: the
three legged
cheetah
3
my
wheelchair
had wings
1
young
sherlock
holmes
2
the case of
the fifth
word
3
macavity:
the mystery
cat
To enable students to become
sensitive individuals
to encourage them to be
respective to the ideas of
others in a peer group
to enable the students to infer
meaning from the text
to enable students to involve
each other in colllllllaborative
writing
Factual and
infrential
comprehension
evaluative and
extrapolative
comprehension
appreciation
descriptive
words
sensory words
Factual and
infrential
comprehension
evaluative and
extrapolative
comprehension
appreciation
synonyms
Unscrambling letters
to make words
words with kw
sound
stress in compound
words
use of hyphen in
compound words
table completion
table completion
Defining
relative
clauses
'so...that'
combiling
past
continuous
tense and
simple past
tense
using'as'an
d 'while'
using 'as'
'since' to
express
reason
Listening to an
interview for details
expression used for
giving opinions and
suggestions
listening to a short
talk for details
role-play
using end of
conversation
expression
Writing a diary entry
rhyme scheme
writing a poem
begining with'i wish...'
writing dialouge
animals and bird
adjectives
5 5 1: charlie's To enable students to use Factual and Unscrambling letters Past perfect Listening to Writing a short film
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apprecia
ting
mothers
mother.
2: mothers
day
3:a mother's
love
appropriate language and
vocabulary.
To enable the students to
preict the plot of the play
from the title.
infretial
comprehension.
Evaluative and
extrapolative
comprehension.
Appreciation
sound words
word extension
noun form of
verbs
using noun form
of verb
to make words.
Crossing out
incorrect words.
Dictionary skills:
one word: many
meanings
tense telephone
conversation for
details.
Expression used for
showing sympathy
discussing and
creating a web chart
review.
Writing an acrostic
poem using 'mother'
6 6
living
together
1
neighbour
2
war and
freedom
3
neighbours
To enable students to express
their ideas and opinions
coherently in writing.
To enable students to
understand the role played by
different characters in the
story.ss
Factual and
infretial
comprehension.
Evaluative and
extrapolative
comprehension.
Appreciation
lexical groups-
using movement
words.
Special verbs
Interrpreting a bar
graph
Reported
speech.
Statement
and
imperatives
.
Making
logical
deductions
using 'must'
Listening to a song
and filling in the
blanks.
Debate based on a
topic
Writing a diary entry-
text based
writing a personal
letter.
Group discussion based
on poem.s
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Class VIII
Unit Section Objectives Grammar Writing Listening Speaking
1
Going
Places
I
A Voyage to
Brobdingnag
II
Adventures in
Antarctica
III
The Brook
To enable the students to –
Listen effectively and infer
meaning.
Demonstrate critical awareness
of language used on oral
situations.
Complete the information in the
worksheet based on their
listening.
To enable the students to talk about an
imaginary natural phenomenon.
Develop their spoken skills.
Prepare the ground for
autonomous reading.
Appreciation
Compound
sentences
Participial
Phrases
Formal letter:
expressing
thanks
Gap filling in
brochure
Seeking
clarifications
, asking
questions
2
Fighting the
Odds
I
Sound
Sensations
from Evelyn
To enable the students to read a news
report given to them and analyze it.
Too and
enough
Conditional
Report for school
magazine
Completing a
route map
Using
conditionals
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Glennie
II
The Hour of
Heroism
III
The Hero
Prepare a speech and deliver it to class.
Use appropriate tone, posture pause &
body language.
To encourage oral expression to
encourage them to be receptive to ideas
of others in a peer group.
clauses.
Ellipsis in
responses.
Expressing a
view and
justifying it
3
Challenges
at School
I
The
Mahatma‟s
Marksheets
II
Pepper, the
Phantom Pet
To enable the students to
Explore their feelings and
reactions towards the school.
Narrate what they like about
school.
Share pleasant, fearful or
anxious experiences of school
with others.
To express ideas to understand the result
of the presence of various animals in a
classroom situation.
Imaginatively delve into the
Conditionals
without if.
Get / have
something
Letter to a
friend
Completing
a table
Discussing
causes and
solutions.
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III
Arithmetic
situation and logically argue
out and explain the visual
stimulus selected.
done.
Punctuation
4
The Spirit
of Science
I
Science is My
Best Friend
II
The Day of an
American
Journalist in
2889
To generate interest among
students regarding Science.
To use logical reasoning to
understand the thought
processes of different people.
State how different people react
in diverse ways to same
situation develop scientific
temper.
To enable students to visualize the
world in 3001.
Tenses present
to future
perfect
Gerund
Phrases
Non-defining
adjectival
clauses
Preparing a
notice
Making notes
Discussing
and
evaluating
development
s
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III
Archimedes‟
Principle
5
On the
Wings of
Freedom
I
From
Darkness of
Light
II
Princess
September
To become sensitized to the
limits of freedom.
Organized ideas and thoughts in
a Coherent manner.
Address the issue of caging
birds and animals critically.
To enable the students to know
the importance of freedom of
living beings.
To enable the students to tell
them the importance of
freedom.
To awaken the slumbering
people of India to over throw
foreign rule.
Past perfect
continuous
Reporting
questions
Infinitives or
gerunds?
Question tags
Designing a
poster
Gap filling in
notes
Contributing
ideas in a
discussion
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III
Freedom
6
Live and
Let Live
I
Tangerine the
wasp
II
Kalinga: The
turning Point
To enable the students to understand
that animals are capable of displaying
great wisdom and teach valuable lesson
to human beings.
To enable the students the
Importance of peace.
Tell students about inscriptions
left on stone to promote
message among people even
today.
To enable the students about
sensitivity towards
environment.
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III
A Prayer for
Healing
Class IX
Textbooks
Literature Reader
Summative Assessment - I Summative Assessment - II
Prose
1. How I Taught My Grandfather To Read 1. The Man Who Knew too Much
2. A Dog Named Duke 2. Keeping it from Harold
3. Best Seller
Poetry
1. The Brook 1. The Seven Ages
2. The Road Not Taken 2. Oh, I Wish I‟d Looked After My Teeth
3. The Solitary Reaper 3. Song of the Rain
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4. Lord Ullin‟s Daughter
Drama
1. Villa for Sale 2. The Bishop‟s Candlesticks
Main Course Book
1. People 1. Mystery
2. Adventure 2. Children
3. Environment 3. Sports and Games
4. The Class IX Radio and Video Show
Long Reading Text/ Novel
Three Men in a Boat Unabridged Edition (1889) by Jerome
K. Jerome - Chapters 1 – 10
Three Men in a Boat Unabridged Edition (1889) by
Jerome K. Jerome - Chapters 11 - 19
Work book
Term I
1. Verb Form
2. Determiners
3. Future Time Reference
4. Modals
Term II
5. Connectors
6. The Passive
7. Reported Speech
8. Prepositions
Objectives
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The general objectives are:
to build greater confidence and proficiency in oral and written communication
to develop the ability and knowledge required in order to engage in independent reflection and inquiry
to use appropriate English to communicate in various social settings
equip learners with essential language skills to question and to articulate their point of view
to build competence in the different registers of English
to develop sensitivity to, and appreciation of, other varieties of English, Indian English, and the culture they reflect
to enable the learner to access knowledge and information through reference skills (consulting a dictionary / thesaurus,
library, internet, etc.)
to develop curiosity and creativity through extensive reading
to facilitate self-learning to enable them to become independent learners
to review, organise and edit their own work and work done by peers
give a brief oral description of events / incidents of topical interest
retell the contents of authentic audio texts (weather reports, public announcements, simple advertisements, short
interviews, etc.)
participate in conversations, discussions, etc., on topics of mutual interest in non-classroom situations
narrate the story depicted pictorially or in any other non-verbal mode
respond in writing to business letters, official communications
read and identify the main points / significant details of texts like scripts of audio-video interviews, discussions, debates,
etc.
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write without prior preparation on a given topic and be able to defend or explain the position taken / views expressed in
the form of article, speech, or a debate
write a summary of short lectures on familiar topics by making / taking notes
write an assessment of different points of view expressed in a discussion / debate
read poems effectively (with proper rhythm and intonation)
to transcode information from a graph / chart to a description / report and write a dialogue, short story or report
Class X
Textbooks
Literature Reader
Summative Assessment - I Summative Assessment - II
Prose
1. Two Gentlemen of Verona
2 Mrs. Packletide‟s Tiger
3. The Letter
1. A Shady Plot
2. Patol Babu
3. Virtually True
Poetry
2. The Frog and the Nightingale
2. Mirror
1. Ozymandias
2. The Rime of Ancient Mariner
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3. Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments 3. Snake
Drama
1. The Dear Departed 1. Julius Caesar
Main Course Book
2. Health and Medicine
2. Education
3. Science
1. Environment
2. Travel and Tourism
3. National Integration
Long Reading Text – Novels
The Story of My Life– 1903 Chapters 1-14
by Helen Keller (unabridged edition)
The Story of My Life– 1903 Chapters 15-23
by Helen Keller (unabridged edition)
WORK BOOK*
Term I
8. Determiners
9. Tenses
10. Subject-Verb Agreement
11. Non-Finites
12. Relatives
13. Connectors
14. Conditionals
Term II
1. Comparison
2. Avoiding Repetition
3. Nominalization
4. Modals
5. Active and Passive
6. Reported Speech
7. Prepositions
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Objectives
The general objectives are:
reflection and inquiry
o develop sensitivity to, and appreciation of, other varieties of English, Indian English, and the culture they reflect
library, internet, etc.)
-learning to enable them to become independent learners
give a brief oral description of events / incidents of topical interest
interviews, etc.)
topics of mutual interest in non-classroom situations
-verbal mode
xts like scripts of audio-video interviews, discussions, debates,
etc.
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the form of article, speech, or a debate
short lectures on familiar topics by making / taking notes
a description / report and write a dialogue, short story or report