Enclosed please find the topics which will be covered in the following units.

Unit 1:

  1. Pronunciation key
  2. Minimal pairs
  3. Prelude to paragraphs
  4. Topic sentence, Supporting sentence, Concluding sentence
  5. Analyzing a Paragraph
  6. Leading to a larger text
  7. Pre-writing strategies
  8. Free writing

Unit 2:

  1. Improving pronunciation with short and long vowel sounds
  2. Consonant clusters
  3. Nouns, noun phrases and noun clauses
  4. Foreign noun numbers
  5. Nouns Gender
  6. Synonyms and Antonyms
  7. Developing a paragraph on a Topic sentence
  8. Supporting sentences in a paragraph

Unit 3:

  1. Identifying silent letters
  2. Practice syllable division
  3. Diphthongs and triphthongs
  4. Skim to read as a pre reading strategy
  5. Identifying key words and contextual clues
  6. Dictionary skills
  7. Pronouns and their functions
  8. Articles

Unit 4:

  1. Stress patterns for words and sentences
  2. Intonation
  3. Tongue twisters to practice pronunciation
  4. Developing coherence and cohesion in writing
  5. Using coordinating conjunctions to arrange details
  6. Transitional devices in writing
  7. Communication through asking questions
  8. Expressing all emotions
  9. Participate in group discussion
  10. Planning writing (brainstorming, mind mapping, outlining)
  11. Informal letter writing

Unit 5:

  1. Transition devices
  2. Contextual clues
  3. Analogies, Metaphors, similes
  4. Phrasal verbs
  5. Identify Antithesis
  6. Word functions
  7. Adjectives and Adverbs
  8. Perfect tenses
  9. More on mind mapping
  10. Expository text
  11. Cause and effect

Unit 6:

  1. Scanning text
  2. Inferential reading
  3. Identifying facts and opinions
  4. Critical analysis of text
  5. Summary writing
  6. Precis writing
  7. Directions and instructions
  8. Going beyond class room discussions
  9. Interpreting information
  10. Understanding DART

Unit 7:

  1. Verbs and its kinds
  2. Distant communication
  3. Adjectives
  4. Adverbs
  5. Prepositions
  6. Descriptive writing
  7. Creating vivid imagery

Unit 8:

  1. Types of sentences
  2. Active and passive voice
  3. Predicting outcomes of a story
  4. Gapped summary
  5. Author’s purpose
  6. Writing a character sketch
  7. Direct and Indirect speech
  8. Conditional sentences
  9. Narrative writing
  10. Transitional devices
  11. Reading poetry
  12. Dialogue writing
  13. Interjections
  14. Punctuation

Unit 8

Unit 7

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