Dawood Public School Course Outline English Language Class VIII SYLLABUS AT A GLANCE

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1 Dawood Public School Course Outline English Language Class VIII SYLLABUS AT A GLANCE MONTH August September October November CONTENT Review of Tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect) Types of Sentences (Affirmative, Imperative, Exclamatory, Neg. and Interrogative) Types of Questions ( General, Special, Tag, Embedded, Choice) Nouns and its types Vocabulary Introduction to 15 new words Confused Words List of Synonyms from A-D Introduction to Antithetical and Binomial Pairs Comprehension passages Review of Active and Passive Voice Regular and Irregular Verbs Model Auxiliary Verbs Articles: Definite and Indefinite articles Description about the use of articles- Examples, Exercises, w-sheets Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words ( Examples and use in sentences) Confused Words List of Synonyms from E-H Comprehension passages Review of Pronouns: Relative, Reflexive, Demonstratives Noun Phrases Punctuation Punctuation: Apostrophes (Possessive and Contracted form)- Quotation Marks Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words ( Examples and use in sentences) Confused Words: Preposition of timein, on, at, for, since List of Synonyms I- L Comprehension passages Review of Phrasal Verbs Adjectives: Degrees and Order of Adjective Adverbs: ( Kinds and Order of Adverbs) Clauses and types of clauses ( Main, Subordinate, Restrictive and Nonrestrictive ) Adverbial Clauses Confused Words: Preposition (By vs. Through) Confused Words

2 Comprehension passages Revision of all the grammar concepts December Mid Term Examination Review of Conditional Sentences (1 st and 2 nd conditional) 3 rd Conditional Sentence Conjunctions and Connectives ( but, because, so, moreover, although ) January Vocabulary Confused Words List of Synonyms: M-P Noun and Verb Formation Comprehension passage Review of Complex Sentences Direct and Indirect Speech Types of phrases Example; Verb Phrase and Prepositional Phrases February Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words (Examples and use in sentences) Confused Words List of Synonyms: Q-T Speech Verbs Comprehension passage Direct and Indirect Speech Suffixes and Prefixes Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words (Examples and use in sentences) March Confused Words List of Synonyms: U-Z Collocations and Colloquial Expressions Comprehension passage Revision Of All Topics April Comprehension May Final Examination August: To assess prior knowledge of Tenses To help identify Types of Sentences To teach how to use confused words in the right context To provide List of Synonyms and New Vocabulary words to enhance writing skills Antithetical and Binomial pairs will also be introduced Review of Tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect) Example; She sleeps late at night (Simple Present) Ex. 8,9 Pg. 36 Ex. 1 Pg. 66 (WB) Types of Sentences (Affirmative, Imperative, Exclamatory, Neg. and Interrogative) Example; Leave the room now (Imperative) Types of Questions ( General, Special, Tag, Embedded, Choice) Example; You like her, don t you? (Tag Question) Would you like a house or flat? (Choice Question) Nouns and its types (Definition, Examples, Exercises and Work sheets Example; hate-abstract

3 Committee-Collective Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words ( Examples and Use in sentences) Confused Words: In time vs. On time Example; I will try to reach in time to attend the party During exams, you need to be on time In the way vs. on the way List of Synonyms from A-D Introduction to Antithetical and Binomial Pairs Ex. 1, 2 Pg. 8 (WB) Example; sweet n sour (Antithetical) Clean n tidy (Binomial) By the end of the lesson students will have a good command on Tenses. Will be able to; identify sentences, use confused phrases correctly, and make use of new words, antithetical and binomial pairs to enhance writing skills. September: To assess understanding and grasping ability of Active and Passive voice To reinforce regular and irregular verbs using base forms. To introduce modern auxiliary verbs and to use them in sentences correctly using the right situation To overcome confusion of using articles for vowels, Consonant and specific objects To teach the correct use of Affect vs. Effect knowing where to use as noun or verb Review of Active and Passive Voice Example; She cleans the house The house is cleaned by her Regular and Irregular Verbs Example; eat-ate-eaten (Irregular) Walk-walked-walked Model Auxiliary Verbs ( can, could, may, might, must, should, will, would, ought to) Example; Bob can dance very well (ability) Could I use your eraser? (Permission) Meaning and Use, Examples, Exercises Articles: Definite and Indefinite articles (a, an, the) Example; A book An hour The film that I went for was fantastic Description about the use of articles- Examples, Exercises, w-sheets Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words ( Examples and use in sentences) Confused Words: Affect vs. Effect Example; What effect did the loss have on the team? Going to war affects everyone in the country.

4 Specially vs. Especially List of Synonyms from E-H Ex. 3 Pg. 16 (WB) By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to identify Regular and Irregular Verbs, insert the correct Article in sentences and will be well aware of the use of Model Auxiliary Verbs and correct use of Confused Phrases. October: Aims and objectives: To review Pronouns and its Kinds and correct usage in sentences To introduce determiners and modifiers to form Noun Phrases To teach appropriate use of Punctuation Marks; Comma, Colon, Semi colon and Exclamation mark Apostrophe of Contraction and Possession with singular and plural nouns will also be introduced Review of Pronouns: Relative, Reflexive, Demonstratives Ex. 1 Pg. 1 (WB) Example; I do work myself (Reflexive) This is my book (Demonstrative) Noun Phrases: Description of Determiners and Modifiers ( Examples and Exercises) Example; A big ball is on the table Punctuation: Exclamation mark Example; Come in! Comma, Semicolon, Colon (Examples and Exercises) Ex. 4,5 Pg.2-3 (WB) Ex. 5,6 Pg. 60 (WB) Ellipsis Ex. 3,4 Pg. 8-9 (WB) Example; I lost my keys, and managed to find a spare set I felt really ill yesterday; but I feel better today Ben: I received your letter last week Punctuation: Apostrophes (Possessive and Contracted form)- Quotation Marks Ex. 3 Pg. 42 (WB) Ex. 5a Pg. 54 (WB) Ex. 3 Pg. 67 (WB) Example; can t, don t Fatima s story book Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words ( Examples and use in sentences) Confused Words: Preposition of time- in, on, at, for, since Example; I have been waiting for you since 2 o clock I have been working for the last few years List of Synonyms I- L Comprehension Pg. 40 (WB) By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to fix appropriate Pronouns in sentences, Punctuate the content correctly, use apostrophe of contractions and possessions correctly and insert accurate Prepositions of Time.

5 November: To help use Phrasal verbs to enhance writing skills and to know their meanings correctly To introduce the Order of Adjective for their correct placement to describe objects and personalities To reinforce Clauses in long sentences To differentiate between Main and Subordinate clause To teach the difference in Complex and Compound Sentences To explain the difference in Adverbs and Adverbial Clauses To tell the correct use of by vs. through with examples Review of Phrasal Verbs Ex. 1 Pg. 73 (WB) Ex. 3 Pg. 92 (WB) Example; look for, get through Adjectives: Degrees and Order of Adjective Example; a beautiful, big, white, Indian plastic box Adverbs: ( Kinds and Order of Adverbs) Example; He walks fast (Manner) They play in the park (time) Clauses and types of clauses ( Main, Subordinate, Restrictive and Non- restrictive ) Example; We were glad to receive the box that we ordered Adverbial Clauses Example; Put it where you like Confused Words: Preposition (By vs. Through) Confused Words Ex. 9 Pg. 12 (WB) Revision of all the grammar concepts By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to use Phrasal verbs and know their meanings, placing Adjectives in the correct order, identify Clauses in sentences using conjunctions and Punctuation marks, elaborate Action words using Adverbial Phrases and know the difference in usage of By and Through. Revision will be beneficial to understand concepts more clearly and to overcome queries. December: MID TERM EXAMS January: To review rules and formation of 1 st and 2 nd Conditional sentences To teach to construct 3 rd Conditional sentence To tell the appropriate usage and difference between Conjunctions and Connectives To help to understand the basic difference of the Phrase; If I was vs. If I were To enable to work on Noun and Verb Formation Review of Conditional Sentences (1 st and 2 nd conditional) Example; If we finish our work, we will attend the party If we found her address, we could write her

6 3 rd Conditional Sentence Ex. 3 Pg. 59 (WB) Example; If she had baked the cake, she might have sent her Conjunctions and Connectives ( but, because, so, moreover, although ) Example; I ll feel better if I lie down I must stop so as to allow others to speak Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words ( Examples and use in sentences) Confused Words: If I was vs. if I were List of Synonyms: M-P Noun and Verb Formation Ex. 8 Pg. 11 Ex. 10 Pg. 13 (WB) Example; conclude- conclusion Advertise- advertisement By the end of the lesson, students will be able to construct Conditional Sentences, to use appropriate Conjunctions and Connectives to link sentences, to be careful while using confused phrases and learn about Noun and Verb formation. February: To assess ability to form Complex Sentences To provide a list of Speech Verbs To introduce Rules for Direct and Indirect Speech To explain different Kinds of Phrases to enhance writing skills To tell the difference between the words beside and besides Review of Complex Sentences Example; She keeps her ornaments in a safe. This is a safe. This is the safe where she keeps her ornaments. Direct and Indirect Speech (Statements-Rules, Examples, Conversion) Example; He told, He is going to sleep. He informed that he was going to sleep. Types of phrases Example; Verb Phrase and Prepositional Phrases Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words (Examples and use in sentences) Confused Words: Beside vs. Besides Example; She is sitting beside me. Besides this, you are supposed to attempt 5 more questions. Lie/Lay Ex. 2 Pg. 58 (WB) List of Synonyms: Q-T Speech Verbs Example; said, uttered, murmured, replied. Ex. 8 Pg. 19

7 By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to construct long Complex Sentences, learn rules of Direct and Indirect Speech with appropriate use of Speech Verbs. March: To teach further rules of Direct and Indirect Speech for Questions To tell the correct usage of Suffix and Prefix to the given word Direct and Indirect Speech ( Questions- Rules, Examples and conversion) Suffixes and Prefixes Ex. 3 Pg. 74 Ex. 2 Pg. 83 Ex. 1 Pg. 91 (WB) Example; dissimilar (Prefix) Information (Suffix) Vocabulary: Introduction to 15 new words (Examples and use in sentences) Confused Words: Good and Bad Adjectives ( For describing objects and personalities ) List of Synonyms: U-Z Collocations and Colloquial Expressions Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Pg (WB) Example; A miss is as good as a mile By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to change Direct Speech Questions into Indirect Questions by following the rules taught in class, to fix appropriate Suffix and Prefix to the given words and to understand the meanings of Collocations and Colloquial expressions. April: To enable to grasp the concepts taught in class clearly To overcome queries and confusions To help them to have command over the topics discussed Review of Direct and Indirect Speech: ( Statements and Questions ) Revision of all the grammar topics By the end of the Revision Session, Students will have Stronger Knowledge of all the concepts. May: Final Examination NOTE: All the mentioned exercises and pages are from Checkpoint Work Book 9.