ENGLISH SYLLABUS 101
FORM 1
1. LISTENING AND SPEAKING
1. Pronunciation
1. English sounds: vowel and consonant sounds.
2. Distinction between English sounds and mother tongue and Kiswahili.
3. Identification of problematic sounds.
4. Mastery of problematic sounds in meaningful contexts e.g. through use of tongue twisters, songs and
poems.
2. Listening Comprehension and note-taking
1. Listening and responding to oral narratives
(trickster and ogre stories) and riddles.
2. Features of trickster and ogre stories, and riddles.
3. Listening and responding to information/articles on
children\'s rights, child labour, environment, HIV/AIDS and on
moral values.
3. Mastery of Content
1. Debate
4. Etiquette
1. Use of courteous language e.g. thank you, excuse
me, sorry, please.
5. Non-verbal cues that enhance listening and speaking
1. Importance of respecting personal space
2. GRAMMAR
1. Parts of speech-Nouns
1. Common nouns
2. Proper nouns
Non-count Count 3. Concrete nouns
4. Abstract nouns
5. Number - Regular and irregular nouns
6. Articles - Definite and indefinite articles -
Functions of pronouns
2. Pronouns
1. Personal pronouns
2. Possessive pronouns
3. Reflexive pronouns
4. Functions of pronouns
Call: JOSPA- 0724013786/0716749840 for pry &sec schemes, K.C.P.E, K.C.S.E & I.G.C.S.E past papers
1995-2012 bulk printing, school websites and school systems ETC.
, 3. verbs
1. Lexical - Regular - Irregular verbs
2. Tenses - Simple present tense - Simple past tense
4. Adjectives
1. Comparative and superlative forms
2. Regular and irregular adjectives
3. Gradable and non-gradable adjectives
5. Adverbs
1. Adverbs of manner time and frequency
6. Prepositions
1. Simple prepositions e.g. in, of at
7. Conjunctions
1. Co-ordinating conjunctions (and, but, or)
8. Phrases
1. Constituents and examples of the noun phrase
9. Simple sentences
1. Sentence structure (subject, predicate)
2. Types of sentences - Interrogative - Imperative -
Exclamatory - Declarative/ affirmative - Negative
3. READING
1. Reading Skills
1. Identification of the learner\'s reading problems
in silent reading e.g. moving lips, verbalizing words, use of
fingers and moving the head.
2. Development of good reading habits in: - Silent
reading - Reading aloud - Speed reading
3. Using a dictionary
4. Using the library
2. Intensive Reading
1. Study of poems, plays and short stories.
2. Focus on plot and literary language.
3. Extensive Reading
1. Literary and non-literary materials on contemporary
issues such as: - Children\'s rights - Child labour -
Environment - HIV/AIDS - Moral values
2. Adventure stories
3. Fairy tales
4. Poem
5. Plays
6. Novels
7. Short stories
8. Newspapers / Magazines / Periodicals
Call: JOSPA- 0724013786/0716749840 for pry &sec schemes, K.C.P.E, K.C.S.E & I.G.C.S.E past papers
1995-2012 bulk printing, school websites and school systems ETC.
FORM 1
1. LISTENING AND SPEAKING
1. Pronunciation
1. English sounds: vowel and consonant sounds.
2. Distinction between English sounds and mother tongue and Kiswahili.
3. Identification of problematic sounds.
4. Mastery of problematic sounds in meaningful contexts e.g. through use of tongue twisters, songs and
poems.
2. Listening Comprehension and note-taking
1. Listening and responding to oral narratives
(trickster and ogre stories) and riddles.
2. Features of trickster and ogre stories, and riddles.
3. Listening and responding to information/articles on
children\'s rights, child labour, environment, HIV/AIDS and on
moral values.
3. Mastery of Content
1. Debate
4. Etiquette
1. Use of courteous language e.g. thank you, excuse
me, sorry, please.
5. Non-verbal cues that enhance listening and speaking
1. Importance of respecting personal space
2. GRAMMAR
1. Parts of speech-Nouns
1. Common nouns
2. Proper nouns
Non-count Count 3. Concrete nouns
4. Abstract nouns
5. Number - Regular and irregular nouns
6. Articles - Definite and indefinite articles -
Functions of pronouns
2. Pronouns
1. Personal pronouns
2. Possessive pronouns
3. Reflexive pronouns
4. Functions of pronouns
Call: JOSPA- 0724013786/0716749840 for pry &sec schemes, K.C.P.E, K.C.S.E & I.G.C.S.E past papers
1995-2012 bulk printing, school websites and school systems ETC.
, 3. verbs
1. Lexical - Regular - Irregular verbs
2. Tenses - Simple present tense - Simple past tense
4. Adjectives
1. Comparative and superlative forms
2. Regular and irregular adjectives
3. Gradable and non-gradable adjectives
5. Adverbs
1. Adverbs of manner time and frequency
6. Prepositions
1. Simple prepositions e.g. in, of at
7. Conjunctions
1. Co-ordinating conjunctions (and, but, or)
8. Phrases
1. Constituents and examples of the noun phrase
9. Simple sentences
1. Sentence structure (subject, predicate)
2. Types of sentences - Interrogative - Imperative -
Exclamatory - Declarative/ affirmative - Negative
3. READING
1. Reading Skills
1. Identification of the learner\'s reading problems
in silent reading e.g. moving lips, verbalizing words, use of
fingers and moving the head.
2. Development of good reading habits in: - Silent
reading - Reading aloud - Speed reading
3. Using a dictionary
4. Using the library
2. Intensive Reading
1. Study of poems, plays and short stories.
2. Focus on plot and literary language.
3. Extensive Reading
1. Literary and non-literary materials on contemporary
issues such as: - Children\'s rights - Child labour -
Environment - HIV/AIDS - Moral values
2. Adventure stories
3. Fairy tales
4. Poem
5. Plays
6. Novels
7. Short stories
8. Newspapers / Magazines / Periodicals
Call: JOSPA- 0724013786/0716749840 for pry &sec schemes, K.C.P.E, K.C.S.E & I.G.C.S.E past papers
1995-2012 bulk printing, school websites and school systems ETC.
