Karachi Public School Cambridge Section Class: IX

English Language Midyear Syllabus Session: 2021 - 22

Oxford Progressive English book 9:

Unit 1 – ‘Snakes’

 Comprehension – ‘Snakes’ – pgs. 2-5

 Summary – ‘Saving Lives with Poison’ – pgs. 7-10
 Reading – ‘So Long’ – pgs. 12-14
 Vocabulary – ‘Literal and Metaphorical Uses’ – pg 9
 Writing – Report To – pg 15
GCE by Alan Etherton:

 Unit 13 – Figurative Language – Ex 1, 2

 Unit 61 – Idioms and Common Expressions – Ex 3
Oxford Progressive English book 9:
Unit 2 – ‘Books’

 Comprehension – ‘A Reading Silence’ – pgs. 16-19

 Summary – ‘Pottermania Hits the Global High Street’ – pgs. 21-23
 Reading – ‘The Sibylline Books’ – pgs. 28-32
 Vocabulary – ‘Metaphors and Similes’ – pg 19
 Writing – Discursive Essay – pg 25
-- Informal Letter
GCE by Alan Etherton:

 Unit 81 – Verbs: Present Tenses – Ex 3, 4

Oxford Progressive English book 9:
Unit 3 – ‘At Sea’

 Comprehension – ‘Mystery on the Dark Seas’ – pgs. 38-41

 Summary – ‘Early Chinese Sea Voyages of Exploration’ – pgs. 49-51
 Reading – ‘Phosphorescence on the Ocean’ – pgs. 34-35
 Grammar – ‘Verbs: Present and Past Perfective continuous’ – pgs. 41-43
 Vocabulary – ‘Expressions’ – pg 43
 Discussion activity -- ‘Speaking and Listening’ – pg 44
 Writing – Narrative Essay – pg 44
-- Speech Writing
GCE by Alan Etherton:
Unit 82 – Verbs: Past Actions – Ex 2-6
Oxford Progressive English book 9:
Unit 4 – ‘A Day in my Life’

 Comprehension – ‘Walking Back from School’ – pgs. 58-63

 Summary – ‘Life in an Antarctic Research Camp’ – pgs. 68-69
 Reading – ‘The Garage School: Making a Life’ – pgs. 64-66
 Vocabulary – ‘Multi-word Verbs’ – pg 63-64; ‘Using Expressions’ – pg 67
 Writing – Article Writing – pg 71, -- Descriptive Essay
GCE by Alan Etherton:
Unit 61 – Idioms and Common Expressions – Ex 4, 5

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Karachi Public School Cambridge Section Class: IX
English Language Midyear Syllabus Session: 2021 - 22
Oxford Progressive English book 9:
Unit 5 – ‘Writing Letters’

 Comprehension – ‘Vanka’ – pgs. 72-75

 Vocabulary – ‘Phrasal Verbs’ – pg 76-77
 Writing – Formal Letter – pg 82,
-- Argumentative Essay
GCE by Alan Etherton:
Unit 57 – Phrasal Verbs – Ex 3

1st Worksheet (40 marks)

 Comprehension (20 marks)

 Directed Writing (15 marks) 150 – 200 words
 Vocabulary (5 marks)
2nd Worksheet (40 marks)

 Composition (20 marks) 250 – 300 words

 Summary Writing (15 marks)
 Grammar (5 marks)

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