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Platinum English First Additional Language
Grade 6
Teaching Plan
Term 1W
eeks
Them
es Listen and speak Read and view Write and
presentLanguage structures
and conventionsFormal
AssessmentTeaching and
learning material
1 - 2
1.
Afte
r sch
ool
Listen to a story and answer questions
Language game(give and follow instructions)
Daily listening and speaking
Read a story and answer questions
Read a story aloud
Word puzzle
Independent reading
Story
Personal dictionary
Spell familiar words
Use a dictionary
Word families
Sight words
High frequency words
Subject-verb concord
Countable nouns
Simple past tense
Pronouns
Words from texts read
Baseline assessment
LB pp 1–10
TG pp 1–15
3 - 4
2.
Her
oes
Factual recount of a news event
Sustain aconversation on a familiar topic
Daily listening and speaking
News report
Advertisement
Independentreading: Summarise text
Personal letter
Factual recount
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Alphabetical order
Break words into smaller parts
Articles ‘a’ and ‘the’
Adjectives of comparisonPresent progressive tense
Modals
Adverbs of time
Words from texts read
Term 1 FAT 1 LB pp 11–20
TG pp 16–31
5 - 6
3.
Stan
d up
for y
ours
elf
Listen to and summarise a story
Daily listening and speaking
Read a story and answer questions
Read aloud
Diary entries
Independentreading: Express own opinion
Diary entry
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Alphabetical order
Words with ‘g’
Personal pronouns
Verbs to describe actions
Prepositions
Question forms
Capital letters
Homonyms
Words from texts read
Term 1 FAT 2 LB pp 21–30
TG pp 32–42
Term 1 continuedW
eeks
Them
es Listen and speak Read and view Write and
presentLanguage structures
and conventionsFormal
AssessmentTeaching
and learning material
7 - 8
4.
Be
crea
tive
Instructions
Describe a process
Daily listening and speaking
Information textwith visuals
Follow instructions
Word puzzle
Read aloud
Independentreading: Reflect on texts read
Description of asimple process
Definitions ofcommon nouns
Personal dictionary
Design, draw and complete a collage
Use a dictionary
Words starting with ‘ce-’, ‘ci-’ or ‘cy-’
Command form of verb
Past progressive tense
Prepositions
Negative concord
Words from texts read
Term 1 FAT 2 LB pp 31–40
TG pp 43–57
9 - 1
0
5.
Fant
astic
food
Poetry
Word game
Daily listening and speaking
Poetry
Read poems aloud
Independentreading: Reflecton and compare texts
Descriptions of people and objects
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Words with a ‘k’ sound
Possessive noun form
Adjectives
Simple present tense to describe regular actions
Compound words
Words from texts read
LB pp 41–50
TG pp 58–68
Term 2W
eeks
Them
es Listen and speak Read and view Write and
presentLanguage structures
and conventionsFormal
AssessmentTeaching and
learning material
11 -
22
6.
Play
ing
tric
ks
Listen to a traditional story and answer questions
Tell and retell stories
Daily listening and speaking
Read a story
Complete acomprehension
Read aloud
Independentreading
Simple story
Paragraph toexpress opinion
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Words with a ‘k’ sound
Irregular verb forms
Countable and uncountable nouns
Demonstrative pronounsAdjectives
Present simple tense
Modal verbs
Words from reading texts
LB pp 51–60
TG pp 69–80
13 -
14
7.
Use
ful p
lant
s
Listen to oral descriptions
Analyse and classify plant products
Daily listening and speaking
Read aninformation textand answerquestions
Identify main idea and topic sentences ofparagraph
Independentreading: Reflecton text read
Description ofplant product
Design, draw and label a mindmap
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Plurals with ‘-es’
Nouns that have only plurals
Possessive pronouns
Comparative andsuperlative adjectives
Adverbs
Connecting words
Words from reading texts
Term 2 FAT 1 LB pp 61–70
TG pp 81–94
15 -
16
8.
Scho
ol o
utin
gs
Personal recount of an event
Story
Answer questions
Role-play a familiar situation
Daily listening and speaking
Diary extract
Answer questions
Read a story and complete acomprehension
Read aloud
Independentreading: Reflecton texts read
Simple personalletter
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Words ending in ‘-l’
Present perfect tense
Regular and irregular verb forms
Connecting words
The verb ‘to be’
Phrasal verbs
Words from reading texts
LB pp 71–80
TG pp 95–106
17 -
18
9.
Tim
e fo
r tel
evis
ion
Interview classmates for a survey
Conversation onfamiliar topic
Language game
Daily listening and speaking
Book review
Information textwith visuals
Comprehension
Read a TV news article aloud
Word puzzle
Independent reading
Dictionary definitions
Questionnaire
Paragraph toexpress opinion
Personal dictionary
Use dictionarywords in sentences
Use a dictionary
Words with long vowel sounds and silent ‘e’
Future tense
Adverbs of degree
The verb ‘to be’
Modal verbs
Antonyms
Words from reading texts
LB pp 81–92
TG pp 107–120
19 –
20
Summative Assessment Mid-yearexamination
LB pp 93–96
TG pp 121–123
Term 3W
eeks
Them
es Listen and speak Read and view Write and
presentLanguage structures
and conventionsFormal
AssessmentTeaching and
learning material
21 -
22
10.
Spec
ial p
lace
s
Listen to a story and answer questions
Listen to adescription of a place
Make notes
Daily listening and speaking
Read a story
Comprehension
Read a personal letter
Answer questions
Independentreading
Diary entry
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Plurals with ‘-s’
Proper nouns
Connecting words– cause and effect
Simple present tense for universal statements
Future tense with ‘will’
Synonyms
Words from reading texts
Term 3 FAT 1 LB pp 97–106
TG pp 124–137
23 -
24
11.
Take
car
e of
our
wat
er
Listen to a talk on an issue
Talk about an issue
Collect information with a questionnaire
Daily listening and speaking
Information textwith visuals
Comprehension
Read information text aloud
Word puzzle
Independent reading
Information textwith visuals
Transfer textinto graphic form
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Simple present tense
Present progressive tense
Adjectives
Subject-verb concord
Words in same lexical field
Words from reading texts
Term 3 FAT 1 LB pp 107–116
TG pp 138–150
25 -
26
12.
Spac
e ad
vent
ure
Listen to and retell a story
Poetry
Daily listening and speaking
Story
Summarise a story
Answer questions
Read a poem aloud
Independentreading: Reflecton texts read
Story
Poem
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Shorten words
Abbreviations
Personal pronouns
Simple past tense
Adverbs of place
Possessive pronouns
Prefixes and suffixes
Words from reading texts
Term 3 FAT 1
Term 3 FAT 2
LB pp 117–128
TG pp 151–164
Term 3 continuedW
eeks
Them
esListen and speak Read and view Write and present Language structures
and conventionsFormal
assessment
Teaching and learning material
27 -
28
13.
Scie
nce
and
tech
nolo
gy
Instructions for a procedure
Language game
Daily listening and speaking
Experiment
Information texts
Independentreading: Reflects on texts read
Information text
Mindmap summary
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Spelling words which are often confused
Possessive noun form
Adjectives
Verbs to describe actions
Present perfect tense
Words from reading texts
Term 3 FAT 2 LB pp 129–140TG pp 165–181
29 -
30
14.
Act
in p
lays
Perform a play (drama)
Conversation on a familiar topic
Daily listening and speaking
Play (drama)
Comprehension
Read a play aloud
Independentreading: Reflects on texts read
Short play script
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Spelling
Determiners
Adjectives
Adverbs
Homonyms
Words from reading texts
LB pp 141–150TG pp 182–192
Term 4W
eeks
Them
es Listen and speak Read and view Write and
presentLanguage structures
and conventionsFormal
AssessmentTeaching and
learning material
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32
15.
Cele
brat
ion
Listen to and tell a story
Oral review
Daily listening and speaking
Read a story
Comprehension
Personal letters
Read aloud
Independentreading: Reflects on texts read
Story
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Sight words
High frequency words
Demonstrative pronouns
Adjectives before nouns
Command form of verb
Prepositions
Antonyms
Words from reading texts
LB pp 151–160
TG pp 193–204
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34
16.
Mak
ing
mus
ic
Discussion
Listen to and discuss a talk
Language game
Daily listening and speaking
Information text
Comprehension
Read aloud
Word puzzle
Independentreading: Reflects on texts read
Instructions from visual text
Mindmap summary
Definitions withexamples
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Alphabetical order
Possessive pronouns
Commas
Relative clauses
The word ‘the’
Words from reading texts
Term 4 FAT 1 LB pp 161–170
TG pp 205–220
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36
17.
Wea
ther
Listen to andsummarise a story
Poetry
Daily listening and speaking
Story
Comprehension
Poetry
Read a poem aloud
Independentreading: Reflects on texts read
Book review
Personal letter
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Words in same lexical field
Connecting words – reason, purpose, choice
Direct speech
Quotation marks
Words from reading texts
LB pp 171–180
TG pp 221–233
37 -
38
18.
Sum
mer
’s h
ere
Conversation
Ask and answerquestions
Discussion
Daily listening and speaking
Magazine article
Answer questions
Poster
Read aloud
Independentreading
News report
Design a poster
Personal dictionary
Use a dictionary
Alphabetical order
Connecting words
Question marks
Exclamation marks
Comparatives
Compound words
Words from reading texts
LB pp 181–192
TG pp 234–248
39 -
40
Summative AssessmentEnd of year
examinationsLB pp 193–196
TG pp 249–250
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