Grade 4 English Classes

This is the year of a continuous, steady consolidation of the skills and strategies taught. In addition to building up the syllabus for Grade 4, your child will preview and practise questions based on the KET framework. 
 






Our Grade 4 curriculum  is structured around the KET framework and will effectively equip your child with the skills and strategies in:
  • Reinforcement and consolidation of grammar concepts in more difficult sentence types.
  • Develop ability to identify main subjects in a variety of complex sentence structures.
  • Expand awareness of sentence structures through synthesis and transformation.
  • Practise and drill grammatical concepts in longer passages.
Anticipate the types of grammar errors in short passages and edit them.

1. Grammar:

  • Expose your child to questions similar to those found in the KET framework.
  • Construct answers to comprehension questions with precision in answers and accuracy in grammar.
  • Understand the use of vocabulary and their meaning in context.
  • Explore reading of posters, websites and advertisements for accurate retrieval of information.

2. Reading Comprehension:

  • Sharpen skills in choosing one of three pictures to write a story.
  • Outline a story plan for a variety of different composition topics.
  • Memorise a wider range of phrases for character’s emotions and actions, reactions, body language of characters.
  • Explore the writing of different types of settings.
  • Reinforce ideas for ways of introducing and concluding a story.
  • Develop the main incident with strategies taught.

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: