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The Syllabus Break-up is a basic guideline that should be followed by all teachers. A
detailed set of instructions to teach comprehension, creative writing, grammar and
summary etc. are provided to ensure that teaching learning process is made uniform
throughout the system and students get an equitable standard in education across the
system. These instructions are to be understood by the Section Heads, subject
coordinators and language teachers so that teaching can be done on correct lines.
Experienced teachers can modify the teaching strategies according to their class
requirements while fresh teachers, new to learning and teaching processes or to the
APSACS System, may benefit suitably.
Teacher should prepare questions to ask students during reading to check their
understanding.
(Assessment for Learning AFL) Lower order questions to be checked orally or through
peer discussion in class for instant feedback. Evaluative questions help children to think
and reflect on their responses critically. Students’ written work should be checked and
returned as soon as possible. Meaningful feedback is to be given by the teachers which
may guide students to correct / improve their mistakes in the work.
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Rules for Listening Comprehension
The teacher should give clear instructions about the information on which the
students will need to focus on during the Listening Assignment. She will ask them
to be attentive and pay close attention to what is being read by the teacher /played
on an audio device.
· Teacher will read the script twice, with correct intonation & pronunciation in a calm,
firm and carrying voice. She should avoid very loud and shrilly pitch of voice.
· In case, an audio device is being used for listening comprehension, teacher should
before-hand ensure that the sound is clear, uninterrupted, and the speaker is
enunciating words comprehensible to students.
· Students will listen attentively, and are instructed not to interrupt the teacher to repeat.
· Worksheets may be distributed before reading of script with instructions of not reading
them. They should be placed right side down.
· Students will be expected to work independently after teacher’s reading is finished.
· Students will not ask any questions or discuss with their seat mates during seat work
as the main objective of such work is to develop focus and concentration.
· Students will submit their work as soon as the work is complete.
· If teacher calls out the answers for checking, peer/self checking will be done.
For all speaking classes teacher will divide the class in 2-3 major groups, depending upon
the class strength.
· Teacher will maintain a log, ensuring every child of each group gets an opportunity to
speak for 2 min, about the given situation.
· Nobody is allowed to laugh at or ridicule the person who is speaking.
· Teacher should be patient & supportive of students who are shy & have weak spoken
skills & ensure they get an equal opportunity of speaking.
· For frequently mispronounced words, the teacher will draw the attention of the whole
class and have them repeat the word correctly. Targeting one student will undermine
his/her confidence.
Creative Writing
Creative writing is the source to unleash the writing abilities of students. The teacher plays
a vital role in developing the creativity of students by being creative himself / herself, open
to new ideas and dealing with students of varied interests and backgrounds. Creative
writing activities should take place in class and NOT given as home assignments. (except
if a student wishes to pursue it as a hobby). Corrections can be given as Home Work.
Students should be encouraged to write independently. Teacher has to check students’
work according to the APSACS Notebook Checking Guidelines.
The teachers must ensure that the students use the grammar concepts, newly
acquired vocabulary and tenses which they have recently studied in
comprehension and grammar lessons. These may be made part of success criteria
for that creative writing piece.
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student read and analyze all points and cross out the irrelevant points, and leave only
the relevant points on the board.
· think of suitable paragraphing or beginning, middle (complications/conflicts/resolutions)
ending of the essay/story respectively.
· organize the information on the web into introductory/middle and concluding
paragraphs by numbering the points on the board i.e all points with number 1 are for
introduction, those with number 2 are second paragraph and so on. This is a whole
class involvement activity. This step also guides a student to work independently.
· NOTE: For very young learners, short and simple sentences are to be kept written on
the board around the web/ organizers. For middle level classes, single word/phrases to
be written and for senior classes the information is mutually shared, discussed and
then rubbed out so they can work by themselves.
· use grammar, proper tenses, voice, adjectives, adverbs, similes, idioms, and
metaphors to make the essay/story more interesting and attractive. Effort should be
made by the teacher to connect the grammar/punctuation concepts done during
comprehension lesson too where relevant.
· use their senses. This important guideline is often overlooked. While writing, try to tell
about something using your five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell). For
example, "The cotton candy tasted sweet on my tongue as the sugar melted. I could
smell moist, juicy kebabs on the grill." These two sentences used the sense of taste
and smell. See if it is possible to use all five senses in your story!
· stay on topic. Be sure to talk about an experience at or on the way to a fair. These are
made up stories, but not to get carried away with a cow that you may see on the way
to the fair. Mention it, but then move on.
· use the library: There are many pictures and facts in the library section that will give
you ideas/vocabulary for the story, specially the beginners.
· keep the stories clean and free from slang and expressions that ridicule others.
· use proper grammar. Use "ain'ts" and double negatives, like "don't not" only if they
want to portray a character as uneducated. Write complete sentences and capitalize
words at the beginning of a sentence, proper nouns, and other words that should be
capitalized
· edit their work for proper paragraphing, grammar, spelling and punctuation etc.
Dialogue Writing
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Script Writing
Show the samples and use features given in the Text Books
Summary Writing
Explain to the students that:
a summary is a shortened passage, which retains the essential information of the
original, it should be brief restatement in one’s own words of the contents of a
passage. Simply report back what the writer has said, without making value
judgments.
· Topic sentence / outline: Finding the topic sentence from every paragraph for making
an outline
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Integrated Curriculum
Note: Teachers will not be able to teach the integrated curriculum if they have not
studied the syllabus and integration document (Syllabus Implementation Guide for
Teachers ) in detail before the term starts
· Classroom teacher and subject teachers will be responsible for implementing two to
three integrated themes per term with their class.
· Before any theme is taken up a robust coordination meeting will be conducted by
assigned authority and connections of various subjects will be studied and understood
by concerned subject teachers. Every teacher will try to understand how the topics of
other subjects are connected with the theme
· The teacher will introduce the theme to the class and draw its web on the board
· She/he ask the students to copy the web on to their notebooks
· She/he will ask them to write the unit numbers which will fall under a said theme
· All teachers, whose subjects fall in the integrated theme, will explain in their lessons
why a particular unit has been selected for a particular theme and during teaching
stress on the conceptual similarities of contents.(When students will study the same
concept in different subjects , the concept will well cemented and knowledge will be
constructed across the disciplines)
· Teachers should develop the skill of sharing, preserving and storing the materials
developed for experiential learning. Sharing resource material and information will
decrease workload, enhance collaboration and provide basis for mentorship
· If teachers are unable to comprehend the concept of integrated teaching, they should
approach the Section Head for help and further training
· Whenever an opportunity comes, they should discuss the importance of integrated
teaching with the parents and bring them on board.
Group Formations
Where ever possible / necessary / indicated in curriculum divide to class into following
type of groups as need be:
b. Ability Groups
This group can be made keeping in mind the level / standard of students (means)
i.e. a group of good students, a group of average students, and a group of students
with learning difficulties. In this way, a group of good students will be able to assist
the other groups after completion of their work. They will share their ideas with
each other. This in fact, will enable the teacher to give more time to the group of
less able students.
c. Friendship Group
Students are allowed to make groups with their friends, so they will show interest &
complete their work in time.
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Anx-Los. Eng Lang-1
National Learning Outcomes
The curriculum aims to provide language learning and teaching experiences within national and cultural bounds while encouraging the
learners to be lifelong learners.
The curriculum places greater emphasis on the understanding and use of the English language in different academic and social
contexts than on acquiring knowledge about the language for its own sake. Such an approach acknowledges, on one hand, the
importance of teaching the knowledge about the language system; on the other, it moves a step forward to emphasize the appropriate
use of that knowledge so that students’ ability to communicate in real life situations is improved and made effective for various
purposes.
In the light of identified constraints and limitations of the teachers and learner, and inadequate learning resources, development of the
following competencies in the English language has been focused on in the curriculum:
Teaching of comprehension lessons is a challenge for most teachers. Majority of teachers limit it
to surface understanding through questions and answers about the content matter and contextual
vocabulary learning. A good teacher effectively uses the comprehension lessons to teach the
language by focusing on the embedded grammar and syntax, as well as the punctuation.
Therefore, during lesson planning phase, it is imperative for teachers to identify those grammar
concepts which the students have studied in previous lessons/classes and the concepts which
are embedded in the present lesson. It is these concepts which must be identified during
teaching. To ensure that students truly understand what they read, effective instructions must be
given to empower them to become independent learners.
Since all comprehension lessons have grammar, vocabulary and punctuation embedded in them,
level wise curriculum mapping (Anx-A) has been done to facilitate the teachers. Teachers must
consult the relevant curriculum map to identify, what the students have done in previous
lesson/class, what he/she is expected to learn in present lesson/class and what will be in store for
him /her in the next class (concept of spiral progression in curriculum). This will help teachers to
recognize that grammar is being taught regularly and in a systematic and planned manner.
The same practice is advised for literature lessons. Literature lessons should not be treated
simply as stories/events, where students are to be assessed through low order questionsfocusing
on recall and reproduce method. Literature lessons are the strongest vehicle to teach a language
in its true essence when the students learn of moral practices, culture, history, traditions and the
kind of formal and informal language used in that era. Teachers can also embed and apply the
taught grammar concepts during literature lessons. This will help students to apply grammar and
consolidate language skills.
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Worksheet # 1
Comprehension
On Monday it was cloudy and it was cool. It was sunny on Thursday but it was not hot.
It rains a lot in July in Islamabad. The rain is good for the crops. Bananas need a lot of rain to grow
well.
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Worksheet # 2
Comprehension
My Day
It is morning time. I wake up at 7 : 30 a.m. I brush my teeth and get ready for school.
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I come back from school at 1 : 00 p.m. It is lunch time. After lunch, I take some rest. Then I
recite the Quran.
In the evening. I go out to play with my friends. Football is my favourite game. I come back at 7 :
00 p.m. I do my home work.
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Worksheet # 3
Verbs
(Action Words)
7. I bought sweets.
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Worksheet # 4
Comprehension: Tigers
Tigers belong to the cat family.
It is a jungle animal.
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(1) farm a b f a r m t c
(2) jungle s d l l a c l u
(3) tiger h b o m m c b b
(4) sheep e a c a t s q o
(5) lamb e v k r s v m p
(6) cub p u w o o l f t
(7) wool s t r i p e s i
(8) cats t j u n g l e g
(9) stripes l a m b l e e e
(10) flock o l p v q r s r
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Worksheet # 5
Vocabulary
Look at the words below; color the box green for those found in a garden, and blue for the
ones found in water.
· tree
· turtle
· butterfly
· fish
· coral
· lady bird
· squirrel
· eel
· crow
· crab
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Worksheet # 6
Grammar: Adjectives
C. Use the best adjective you can think of for these words.
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Worksheet # 7
Omar’s Toys
Omar has a big cupboard full of toys. Some of them are new and some are old. He never gets rid of
any of them. He likes to collect different types of cars, bikes, balls, aeroplanes and trains.
He has 10 cars, 15 bikes, 20 balls and 4 aeroplanes.
The oldest toy is the one he got from his grandfather on his 1st birthday. It is a teddy bear. It is brown
and is very soft. The newest toy is a train he got on his fifth birthday. He loves to play with the train.
bikes
balls
aeroplanes
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(1) __________________________________________________________________________
(2) __________________________________________________________________________
(3) __________________________________________________________________________
(4) __________________________________________________________________________
(5) __________________________________________________________________________
D. Phonics.
c l __ __ n c __ __
t __ __ n n __ __
b r __ __ n w __ __ !
d __ __ n
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Worksheet # 8
Noun
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C. From the list of words given. Find the answer for the following.
Who am I?
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Worksheet # 9
Simple Past Tense
Add
Paint
Laugh
Work
Go
Play
Bake
Help
Invite
Finish
B. Fill in the blanks using the correct Simple Past Tense of the verb in brackets.
1. He __________ (jump) into the pool.
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Worksheet # 10
Comprehension: A Ball for My Dog
My dog found a ball. It was a yellow ball. My dog loves to chew. He chewed the yellow ball. My dog
found another ball. It was a red ball. My dog loves to play. He played with the red ball. My dog found
another ball. It was a blue ball. My dog loves to run. He ran after the blue ball when I threw it. I need
to find another ball for my dog. What color should it be? What will my dog do with the next ball?
2. What color was the ball that the dog played with?
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Continuation of Worksheet No 10
Draw and colour a picture of the dog playing with the ball.
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Worksheet # 11
Comprehension: Buzz, Buzz Bumblebee
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hive silly
sting to hurt
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Worksheet No. 12
Present Continuous Tense
Choose the correct word from the boxes, fill the blanks in Present Continuous Tense and do
the crossword.
run watch write
sing eat fly
drink read bark
Across:
2. She is _____________ a book.
1. He is _____________ fast.
4. The dog is _____________.
3. They are _____________ T.V.
5. He is _____________ a kite.
Down:
6. He is _____________ in the notebook.
9. I am _____________ milk.
7. The boy is _____________ a burger.
8. We are _____________ song.
7
2
6
3
4
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Teaching of comprehension lessons is a challenge for most teachers. Majority of teachers limit it
to surface understanding through questions and answers about the content matter and contextual
vocabulary learning. A good teacher effectively uses the comprehension lessons to teach the
language by focusing on the embedded grammar and syntax, as well as the punctuation.
Therefore, during lesson planning phase, it is imperative for teachers to identify those grammar
concepts which the students have studied in previous lessons/classes and the concepts which
are embedded in the present lesson. It is these concepts which must be identified during
teaching. To ensure that students truly understand what they read, effective instructions must be
given to empower them to become independent learners.
Since all comprehension lessons have grammar, vocabulary and punctuation embedded in them,
level wise curriculum mapping (Anx-A) has been done to facilitate the teachers. Teachers must
consult the relevant curriculum map to identify, what the students have done in previous
lesson/class, what he/she is expected to learn in present lesson/class and what will be in store for
him /her in the next class (concept of spiral progression in curriculum). This will help teachers to
recognize that grammar is being taught regularly and in a systematic and planned manner.
The same practice is advised for literature lessons. Literature lessons should not be treated
simply as stories/events, where students are to be assessed through low order questionsfocusing
on recall and reproduce method. Literature lessons are the strongest vehicle to teach a language
in its true essence when the students learn of moral practices, culture, history, traditions and the
kind of formal and informal language used in that era. Teachers can also embed and apply the
taught grammar concepts during literature lessons. This will help students to apply grammar and
consolidate language skills.
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Vocabulary List
Class: 1
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And he used to
wag, wag, wag it.
Anonymous (unknown)
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A Watering Rhyme
Watering at noonday,
When the sun is high,
Doesn’t help the flowers,
Only makes them die.
By P.A. Ropes
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Poems for Recitation
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I like to read,
I like to write,
I like to walk,
I like to hike,
I like to swim,
I like to dive,
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As an apple pie!
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A. Choose the correct adjectives from the box to complete the sentences.
red kind
(i) Once there was a _________ _________ girl.
dark bright
(ii) She always wore a _________ _________ cloak.
deep little
(iii) They lived on the edge of some _________
_________ woods.
B. When the wolf answers Red Riding Hood, what is he talking about.
(iii) “All the better to eat you with”. _____________ ears arms
feet tail
(iv) “All the better to hug you with”. _____________
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them.
z w o l f c
y o i b l t
e o h k o e
a d c x w k
x c u g e s
e u p j r a
o t c n s b
e t a p d i
t e k t h t
q r e m r a
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