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Basic 5 English Language Notes

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  1. Messages in Songs, Hard and Soft C and G, Nouns of Quantity, Joined Script and Capital LettersIn this topic you will explain the messages in songs, read words with hard and soft c and g, use nouns for quantities and units, write in joined script and use capital letters correctly.
  2. Values in Songs, Minimal Pairs, Proper Nouns, Modes of Writing and AddressesIn this topic you will relate values in songs to real life, use minimal pairs to decode words, use proper nouns, choose modes of writing and use commas in addresses.
  3. Poems, Content and Function Words, Articles, Brainstorming and Partitive NounsIn this topic you will discuss the central messages of poems, use content and function words, use articles, brainstorm ideas for writing and use nouns that show parts of quantities.
  4. Values in Poems, Reading for Meaning, Quantifiers, Organising Ideas and FestivalsIn this topic you will relate poems to daily life, read a passage and construct meaning, use quantifiers, organise ideas into an outline and use proper nouns for festivals.
  5. Lessons in Stories, Closing Diphthongs, Indefinite Pronouns, Setting and Characters, and Two Past TensesIn this topic you will comment on lessons in stories, use closing diphthongs, use indefinite pronouns, create settings and characters, and compare the simple past with the present perfect tense.
  6. Features of Spoken Language, Synonyms and Antonyms, Comparatives, Writing Formats and Past FeelingsIn this topic you will notice the features of spoken language, use synonyms and antonyms, use comparative adjectives, choose formats for writing and use the simple past to express past needs and feelings.
  7. Parallel Stories, Main Ideas in Sequence, Types of Verbs, Plot and SuperlativesIn this topic you will tell stories parallel to ones you have heard, recall main ideas in sequence, use different types of verbs, build a plot and use comparative and superlative adjectives to make comparisons.
  8. Speaking Clearly, Two-Syllable Words, Subject-Verb Agreement, Main and Minor Ideas, and Adverbs of MannerIn this topic you will present ideas using features of spoken language, blend sounds into two-syllable words, make subjects and verbs agree, identify main and minor ideas in a paragraph and use adverbs of manner.
  9. Dramatisation, Vocabulary from Reading, Present Tense for Needs, Free Writing and PrepositionsIn this topic you will dramatise stories with costumes, build vocabulary through reading, use the simple present to express needs and preferences, write freely on community issues and use prepositions.
  10. Pace and Stress, Inferring Meaning, Coordinating Conjunctions, Supporting Opinions and Correlative ConjunctionsIn this topic you will use pace and stress to convey meaning, infer meaning from a passage, use coordinating conjunctions, support opinions with explanations and use paired conjunctions.
  11. Tone and Intonation, Scanning, Subordinating Conjunctions, Descriptive Writing and Compound SentencesIn this topic you will use tone and intonation, scan texts for details and read closely, use subordinating conjunctions, write descriptions with figurative language and identify subjects and predicates in compound sentences.
  12. Reading Aloud, Reading Fluency, Modals, News Reports and Constructing Compound SentencesIn this topic you will read aloud clearly with expression, read grade-level texts with speed and accuracy, use modals, write and present news reports and construct compound sentences.