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Basic 1

Basic 1 English Language Notes

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  1. Songs, Books, Patterns and Capital LettersIn this topic you will sing songs, learn to handle books, draw writing patterns, write capital letters and enjoy a storybook.
  2. Rhymes, Copying Letters and CapitalsIn this topic you will recite rhymes and tongue-twisters, copy letters neatly and use capital letters.
  3. Stories, the Alphabet and CopyingIn this topic you will listen to stories and name the characters, learn the alphabet in order, copy letters and use capital letters.
  4. Role-Play, Letter Sounds and Action WordsIn this topic you will act out stories, say letter names and sounds, match small and capital letters and use action words.
  5. Greetings, Sounds and Action WordsIn this topic you will greet people at different times of day, say letter sounds, match letters and use action words to describe things now.
  6. Describing Places, Rhyming Words and LabelsIn this topic you will describe home and places, read rhyming words, label objects and use "-ing" action words.
  7. Places, Sight Words, Lists and Describing WordsIn this topic you will describe places, read sight words, make a list and use describing words.
  8. Listening, Sight Words, Spelling Words and AdjectivesIn this topic you will listen to and retell stories, read sight words, write familiar words and use adjectives to describe people.
  9. Retelling, Predicting, Writing Words and Position WordsIn this topic you will retell stories, guess what happens using pictures, write words and use position words like in, on and under.
  10. Questions, Comprehension, Substitution Tables and PositionsIn this topic you will ask and answer yes/no questions, answer questions about a text, copy sentences from a substitution table and use more position words.
  11. Commands, Retelling, Copying Sentences and SpellingIn this topic you will give and follow instructions, retell stories in your own words, copy sentences and spell simple words.
  12. Speaking, Sight Words, Describing Myself and Missing LettersIn this topic you will speak confidently to an audience, read more sight words, write about yourself and fill in missing letters.