TONGABEZI TRUST SCHOOL SCHEME OF WORK

SUBJECT: ENGLISH TERM: 1 YEAR: 2024 GRADE: 8 TEACHER: MILIMO MUDENDA

WEE UNIT TOPIC LEARNING ACTVITIES/ REFERENCE EVALUATION\

K OBJECTIVES LS: METHODS COMMENTS
1 THE LISTENING AND  Mention some  Teacher  Grade 8 
NEW SPEAKING: of the exposition. syllabus
SCHOOL  Appropriate appropriate  Question and  Progress in
YEAR. language in the words/phrases answer. English 8
classroom. to use in a  Class discussion. (Page 2)
classroom.  Group work.
 Answer the
questions given
in their groups.
 Answer the
exercise
individually.
STRUCTURE:  Explain when  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Auxiliary verbs auxiliary verbs exposition. syllabus.
can, could and are used.  Demonstration.  Progress in
may.  Construct  Question and English 8

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 sentences to answer. (Page 2-3
show how these
are used.
 Answer
questions given
with less
difficulty.

READING:  Read the comic  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Comprehension. strip provided. exposition. syllabus.
 Identity any  Class discussion.  Progress in
new words and  Question and English 8
explain their answer. (Page 4-6)
meaning.  Individual work.
 Answer given
questions.
WRITING:  Mention the  Teacher exposition  Grade 8 
 Friendly letter. key parts of a  Question and syllabus.
friendly letter. answer.  Teacher’s
 Write a letter to  Homework. own source.
a friend paying

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 attention to
paragraphing.
2 READING:  Define  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Scanning for scanning and exposition. syllabus.
information. make a  Question and  Progress in
distinction with answer. English 8
skimming.  Individual work. (Page 7)
 Scan through
the given
paragraph and
answer given
questions.
SUMMARY:  Read the three  Teacher  Grade 8 
 The best title. different exposition. syllabus.
paragraphs.  Class discussion.  Progress in
 Come up with  Pair work. English 8
best titles for (Page 8)
the different
paragraphs in
their text book.


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 STRUCTURE:  Explain when  Teacher exposition  Grade 8 
 The present simple the present  Question and syllabus
tense. simple tense is answer.  Progress in
used.  Class discussion. English 8
 Construct (Page 8-9.
sentences using
the present
simple tense.
 Answer the
exercise given.
COMPOSITION:  Read with  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Sentence order in understanding exposition. syllabus.
paragraphs. the jumbled  Discussion.  Progress in
paragraph.  Pair work. English 8
 Work in pairs (Page 10)
to write the
sentences in the
correct order to
form a logical
paragraph.
3 FIRST COMPREHENSION:  Share their first   Grade 8 

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DAYS AT  Kaunda Munali experiences in syllabus
SCHOOL grade 8.  English 8
 Read with pupil’s
understanding book.
the passage. (Page 2-4)
 Answer the  English 8
given with less Teacher’s
difficulty. Guide
(Page 19-
20)
COMPOSITION:  Write a  Teacher  Grade 8 
 My first days in composition exposition. syllabus
grade 8 with an  Brain storming.  English 8
interesting title.  Individual writing. pupil’s
 Write in book.
paragraphs that (Page 5)
have complete  English 8
sentences. Teacher’s
 Use Guide
punctuation (Page 21)
marks with less

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 difficulty.

LET’S GET IT RIGHT:  State clearly  Teacher  Grade 8 

 Best and favourite. the difference exposition. syllabus
between best  Brain storming.  English 8
and favourite.  Question and pupil’s
 Use the two answer. book.
structures in (Page 10)
meaningful  English 8
sentences. Teacher’s
Guide
(Page 23)
4 READING:  Read out aloud  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Read out aloud. expressively. exposition. syllabus
 Pay attention to  Reading.  English 8
punctuation  Class discussion. pupil’s
marks and book.
voice (Page 11-14)
projection.  English 8
Teacher’s

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 Guide
(Page 23)
STRUCTURE:  Explain when  Brainstorming.  Grade 8 
 Auxiliary verbs we use these  Teacher syllabus
mustn’t, don’t, verbs. exposition.  Progress in
can’t and shall not.  Construct  Question and English 8
meaningful answer. (Page 14-15)
sentences.  Pair work.
 Work in pairs
and answer the
exercise in their
text books.
STRUCTURE:  Mention the  Teacher exposition  Grade 8 
 Correct word different parts  Class discussion. syllabus
order in sentences. of a sentence.  Written work.  Progress in
 Explain each of English 8
these sentences (Page 15-16)
with less
difficulty.
 Identify the
subject and

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 predicate in a
sentence.
COMPOSITION:  Write a  Brainstorming  Grade 8 
 Descriptive paragraph using  Teacher exposition syllabus
paragraph. the correct  Written work  Progress in
word order to English 8
describe what (Page 16)
they see on a
picture that will
be provided.
5 MID-TERM TESTS
6 GREAT LET’S GET IT RIGHT.  Differentiate  Brain storming.  Grade 8 
SPORTS  Win and beat. win and beat.  Chart discussion. syllabus
HEROES  Use the two  Individual work.  English 8
words in pupil’s
sentences. book.
(Page 21)
 English 8
Teacher’s
Guide
(Page 26)

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ZAMBIA LISTENING  Answer the  Reading  Grade 8 
IN THE COMPREHENSION given questions  Question and syllabus
SUN while the text is answer.  English 8
being read. pupil’s
book.
(Page 27-28)
 English 8
Teacher’s
Guide
(Page 31)

COMPREHENSION:  Answer a few  Teacher  Grade 8 

 Livingstone - The questions about exposition. syllabus
Tourist Capital of Livingstone  Brain storming.  English 8
Zambia. before reading  Question and pupil’s
the passage. answer. book.
 Read with  Discussion. (Page 28-31)
understanding  English 8
the passage Teacher’s
given. Guide
(Page 32-

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 33)

WRITING:  Write on a  Teacher exposition  Grade 8 

 Free writing. topic of their  Written work. syllabus.
choice and pay
attention to
spellings,
coherence and
paragraphing.
7 MID-TERM BREAK
8 LET’S GET IT RIGHT.  Differentiate  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Arrive and reach. the two exposition. syllabus
structures with  Demonstration.  English 8
less difficulty.  Question and pupil’s
 State the rule answer. book.
when using the  Individual work. (Page 39)
two words  English 8
which is: Teacher’s
‘reach’ is never Guide
followed by (Page 34)
‘at’.

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  Use them in
meaningful
sentences
TELL ME LISTENING AND  Mention some  Reading  Grade 8 
A SPEAKING: of the features  Vocabulary syllabus
STORY.  Poem. of a folk tale. discussion.  English 8
 Explain the  Question and pupil’s
moral that they answer. book.
learn from the (Page 44)
poem.  English 8
 Write a folk Teacher’s
tale poem of 8 Guide
lines. (Page 38)

COMPREHENSION:  Read with  Teacher  Grade 8 

 A trip to Choma. understanding exposition. syllabus
the text given.  Brain storming.  Progress in
 Identify new  Reading English 8
words and  Class discussion. (Page 17-19)
explain how  Question and
they understand answer.

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 them as used in
the context.
 Answer
questions from
the
comprehension
passage.
VOCABULARY  Work in pairs  Teacher  Grade 8 
and discuss exposition. syllabus.
some selected  Demonstration.  Progress in
expressions.  Group work. English 8
(Page 19)

9 LET’S GET IT RIGHT:  Make a clear  Teacher  Grade 8 

 ‘Hear’ and ‘listen distinction exposition. syllabus
to.’ between the  Model dialogue  English 8
two structures.  Class discussion. pupil’s
 Use the two  Oral exercise. book.
structures in (Page 45)
meaningful  English 8
sentences. Teacher’s

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  State the rule Guide
when using (Page 39)
these
structures.
READING:  Read out aloud  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Read out aloud for expressively. exposition. syllabus
pleasure.  Pay attention to  Reading.  English 8
punctuation  Class discussion. pupil’s
marks and book.
voice (Page 46-50)
projection.  English 8
Teacher’s
Guide
(Page 39)

LISTENING AND  Write down  Teacher  Grade 8 

WRITING: text, correctly exposition. syllabus
 Dictation. while it is being  Dictation.  English 8
read out.  Question and pupil’s
 Pay attention to answer. book.
use of (Page 51)

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 pronunciation,  English 8
punctuation and Teacher’s
stress. Guide
(Page 40)

STRUCTURE:  Punctuate a  Teacher  Grade 8 

 Punctuation. passage given exposition. syllabus
by adding  Integrated  English 8
capital letters, approach. pupil’s
full stops and  Individual work book.
commas where (Page 51)
necessary.  English 8
Teacher’s
Guide
(Page 40)
10 GOING STRUCTURE:  Describe when  Teacher  Grade 8 
PLACES  The present the tense is exposition. syllabus.
continuous tense. used.  Demonstration.  Progress in
 Construct  Question and English 8
sentences in the answer. (Page 20-21)
present

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 continuous
tense with less
difficulty.
COMPOSITION:  Define in their  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Narrative. own words exposition. syllabus.
what a  Demonstration.  Progress in
narrative is.  Brain storming. English 8
 State the steps  Individual (Page 21-22)
on how to write exercise.
a narrative.
 Write a
narrative of
three
paragraphs with
less difficulty.
GETTIN LISTENING AND  Work in pairs  Brain storming.  Grade 6 
G TO SPEAKING: and read the  Teacher syllabus
KNOW  Greeting people dialogue aloud. exposition.  Progress in
PEOPLE. you don’t know.  Mention  Group work. English 8
different ways  Role play. (Page 24-25)
of greeting

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 people.
 Role play one
scene from the
dialogue given
in their text
books.
SUMMARY:  Fill the  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Fill in missing summary of the exposition. syllabus.
words. previous  Question and  Progress in
dialogue with answer. English 8
words that  Individual work. (Page 25)
make sense
individually.

11 STRUCTURE:  Use ‘can’ to  Teacher  Grade 8 

 Auxiliary verbs show ability exposition. syllabus.
can, could and rather than ask  Demonstration.  Progress in
able. for permission.  Individual work. English 8
 Use the three (Page 26)
auxiliary verbs
in meaningful

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 sentences.
COMPREHENSION:  Read the  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Getting to know passage silently exposition. syllabus
Mwale. with  Reading silently.  Progress in
understanding.  .Brain storming. English 8
 Identify new  Individual writing. (Page 27-29)
words in the
text if any.
 Answer the
questions given
from the
passage.
STRUCTURE:  Describe when  Teacher  Grade 8 
 The past simple this tense is exposition. syllabus
tense. used.  Class discussion.  Progress in
 Use the tense in  Demonstration. English 8
meaningful  Question and (Page 30-31)
sentences. answer.
 Change
sentences from
the present to

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 the past simple
with less
difficulty.
WRITING:  Complete a  Teacher  Grade 8 
 Complete a narrative exposition. syllabus.
narrative passage using  Demonstration.  Progress in
paragraph. the past simple  Individual work. English 8
tense. (Page 31)
 Change the
verbs to the
past simple
with less
difficulty.
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END OF TERM EXAMINATIONS

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REVISIONS

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