• Listen in detail to evaluate information and opinions

• Learn diverse vocabulary and appropriate grammar to communicate successfully

• Use the language you learn to participate in real-life tasks such as giving presentations and completing projects

Communication• Critically analyse and respond to comprehension texts

• Develop creative ideas, plan, organise and write a variety of compositions

• Understand and practise exam style questions for the O-Level and other internationally recognised exams

Academic Application

• Link the topics and discussions in the classroom to real-life situations in Singapore and the world

• Gain general knowledge and learn to appreciate different points of view to improve cross cultural skills and increase global awareness

Wider World Knowledge• Develop critical thinking, collaboration and problem- solving skills

• Become an active contributor and independent learner

Skills for Life

SecondaryFoundation

English for12 – 17 years

Listening, Reading and Discussions > Critical Questioning and Analysis > Presentations and Projects

• Practise speaking fluency in role play activities

• Use specific vocabulary and grammar to better communicate on the topics, such as phrasal verbs for investigation and noun forms for family

• Learn the exam skills of multiple choice and true/false activities

• Use exam evaluation criteria to meet the needs of writing tasks

• Consider the implications of different contributions to family life

• Debate the right and wrong of specific behaviours in social situations

• Develop study skills such as organising notes and resources, making timetables and reflecting on learning

• Build conversational skills to ask for personal information or to apologise for minor offences

Topics Communication Academic Application Wider World Knowledge Skills for Life

Term 1

Family Life

Social Crimes

• Analyse and write an email with appropriate language to the context

• Learn the language of negotiating and practise using it in real-life simulations

• Use exam evaluation criteria to meet the needs of speaking tasks

• Develop listening skills to identify the speaker in O-Level style listening texts

• Research and discuss personal well-being and how fame can affect this

• Consider how social media has affected global languages

• Prepare a group presentation practising collaboration and problem-solving skills

• Consider how body language can affect public speaking

Term 2

Universal Language

Television

Term 3

Planet Earth

Friendship

• Understand and practise different ways to paraphrase language

• Analyse and write a letter with appropriate language to the context

• Learn the skills and practise writing in exam conditions

• Analyse the features of exam questions to ensure answers receive full marks

• Consider ways to reduce our ecological footprint

• Research and discuss personal well-being and how friendships affect this

• Collaborate with peers to brainstorm future environmental problems and possible solutions

• Discuss strategies for coping with loneliness or lack of motivation at university

Term 4

Fiction and Non-fiction

The Internet

• Develop question forms to participate in interviews

• Use the language of compare and contrast to discuss visuals

• Use visual texts as speaking prompts in the style of the O-Level exam

• Learn the skills and practise completing notes from a university lecture in the style of the O-Level exam

• Discuss works of fiction and how they relate to personal experiences, the world or other texts

• Investigate social networking behaviours and discuss best practices

• Critically evaluate information online

• Prepare a group presentation practising collaboration and problem-solving skills