Grade 2 English Classes

This is a year not of big shifts in learning but a steady easing into deepening their language skills. Your child will broaden their grammatical concepts and further articulate their ideas in writing through reading passages and sharpening their answers in comprehension. The outstanding feature of the programme is to integrate all three components of grammar, reading comprehension and writing in a holistic manner.
Our Grade 2 curriculum is structured around the KET framework and will provide your child with competency in the following:
  • Broaden the range of grammatical concepts with simple past, future and continuous tenses, a wider range of prepositions, subject-verb agreement with varying subjects and use of wh- questions, tag questions and more.
  • Develop understanding of more complex sentences through the use of a variety of connectors.
  • Engage in exercises and activities that deepen understanding of the concepts taught.

1. Grammar:

  • Familiarise your child with a wider variety of themes for comprehension passages.
  • Interact with texts through discussions on main ideas and key words used.
  • Develop a broader range of strategic skills in answering different types of questions such as true/false questions and sequencing questions.
  • Expand vocabulary from the reading passages by generating synonyms of key words.
  • Develop skills in deducing meaning of words through contextual clues.

2. Reading Comprehension:

  • Master vocabulary through use of phrases to describe people, places and to show emotions and actions of characters.
  • Compile key phrases that act as a future handbook for composition writing.
Introduce the structure of a story.
  • Reinforce the use of accurate grammatical concepts in a variety of sentence formation.
  • Build an outline to a story with the help of sequential pictures.

3. Writing:

  • Expose students to a variety of audio materials similar to those in KET exams to ensure familiarity with different accents and contexts.
  • Develop strategies for understanding main ideas, details and specific information, enhancing ability to listen actively and accurately.
  • Regular practice tests to help students become comfortable with the format and timing of the listening component.

4. Listening:

  • Engage in structured conversations and discussion on familiar topics to express themselves confidently during the speaking test.
  • Use appropriate vocabulary and grammatical structure to communicate effectively and accurately.
  • Use of role-plays and simulated scenarios to help students practice real-life communication and handle tasks like describing experience, giving opinions and making comparisons.

5. Speaking: