What will I learn?

READING

• Use pre-reading strategies to predict the content of a text from topic / picture, title / headings etc. by using prior knowledge, asking questions and contextual dues
• Skim text to infer theme/ main idea
• Deduce meaning of new words from context
• Make simple inferences using the context of the text and prior knowledge
• Scan to answer short questions
• Use critical thinking to respond to the text
• Explore causes and consequences of a problem and propose various solutions

SPEAKING

• Language focus: Seek and respond to permission

LANGUAGE

• Demonstrate the function and use of modal verbs should/ should not and must/ must not to express permission, prohibition, and obligation
• Use transitional devices that show conclusion
• Use the Present Continuous tense
• Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation

WRITING

• Use a variety of pre-writing strategies such as brainstorming, mind mapping, outlining etc. to develop focus
• Write short informal dialogue

STUDY SKILLS

• Create self-created Cloze Passages for holistic language development

FUN

• Make posters on various topics related to the theme for educating people