English Curriculum for Middle Schools

Topics

Teachers must cover at least the following topics according to their appearance in the textbooks in use.

          1-Hello/greetings

          2-At school

          3- Family

          4- Home

          5- Clothes

          6-Food and drinks

          7- Transport

          8- Sports

          9- Hobbies

        10- Health

Functions

Teachers are also advised to present the following language functions according to their appearance in the textbooks in use:

Ø  *Greetings and introducing

Ø  *Asking for and giving information

Ø   *Describing (i) people, (ii)things and (iii) places

Ø   *Expressing likes and dislikes

Ø   *Asking for and telling the time

Ø   *Asking for and giving permission

Ø   *Making and responding to suggestions

Ø   *Expressing ability

Ø   *Accepting and refusing offer

Ø   *Asking for and giving advice

Ø   *Expressing obligation

Ø   *Apologizing

Grammar

 By the end of the course, learners will be able to (i) recognize the forms, (ii) understand the meanings, (iii) and uses of the structures listed below.

Ø Imperative;

Ø To be (affirmative/negative/ interrogative)

Ø Possessive adjectives/ genitive

Ø Demonstratives

Ø Indefinite/ definite articles

Ø Simple present simple affirmative/ negative/ interrogative;

Ø Count /non-count nouns;

Ø Have got / has got

Ø There is / there are: some/ any

Ø use adverbs of frequency with the present simple: always, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, never, usually, seldom.

Ø present continuous/ affirmative / negative/ interrogative

Ø Can/ can’t / may/ may not/ must/ mustn’t/ should / shouldn’t

Ø to make and respond to suggestions using : Let’s/Let's not.

Ø Prepositions of place and time.

The structures above are to be covered according to their appearance in the textbooks in use. In addition, students should be helped to meet these structures in real-life contexts and teachers are required to provide them with the necessary time to practice and use them meaningfully and appropriately.

Vocabulary

By the end of the third year, students should be able to understand and use vocabulary items related to the topics listed above.

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