Grade 12

Proficiency Description for the Four Skills

READING:

SPEAKING:

LISTENING:

WRITING:

Ø  Students show good understanding of a variety of authentic reading material from the target cultures. Ø  They show an ability to summarize and comment a paragraph of independent reading. Ø  They can consult certain reference sources as appropriate. They cope readily with unfamiliar topics.

Ø  Students speak rather fluently and freely with good pronunciation and intonation. Ø  They use a wide range of language in discussing about factual and non-factual material, developing an argument and giving reasons. Ø  Their language is largely accurate with few mistakes of any significance.

Ø  Students show good understanding of spoken accounts of contemporary culture and society of the target language concerning factual and imaginative speech. Ø  They summarize and report on a range of concrete and abstract subjects. Ø  They are able to recognize particulars of a spoken exchange when listening.Ø  They draw inferences, recognize attitudes, emotions etc. Ø  They need little repetition.

Ø  They express or justify ideas, opinions or personal points of view. Ø  They develop the contact of what they have seen, read or heard. Ø  They write multiple paragraphs essays in which spelling and grammar are generally accurate and the style is appropriate to the content. Ø  They write independently on a range of factual and imaginative topics.

THE AIMS:

The English program for class 12 aims at:

THE OBJECTIVES:

The English language program for class 12 has as its main objectives:

Communication

Culture

Language

Ø  Making students independent and able to do research in their field of interestØ  Teaching students complex reading, listening and writing techniques Ø  Developing the critical thinking skillsØ  Enabling students face the European standard tests

Ø  To develop the analytic and synthetic language skills in students making them able to skim and scan broader information connected with other subjects taught at school.Ø  To enable students managing life situations easily by using the language correctlyØ  To create in students the ability to compare and contrast different culturesØ  To encourage students use their critical reading and thinking skills

Ø  The students are able to analyze and think critically in different situations by using a complex language skillfully. Ø  Students are also able to support their opinions by giving reasonable arguments. Ø  The language standard is higher and students manage unknown situations.

Ø  The cultural awareness of students is higher and students are able to write and speak about famous people, values, compare, judge different events and happenings.

Ø  Students become more accurate in using the language, they become more fluent in the process of speaking.

32 WEEKS x 2 CLASSES/WEEK = 64 HOURS

PERCENTAGE SPECIFIED TABLES ACCORDING TO THE CURRICULA AND THE PROGRAMME

TOPICS HRSNEW TOPICS 44REINFORCEMENT 20

a. Revisions 4b. Tests 4c. Projects 4d. Writing Practises (w/p) 6e. Grammar and Function Practices (gr/fp) 2

TOTAL 64

Ø  Students are confident in using more difficult and complex grammatical structures when giving their opinions about matters that do not necessarily relate to their everyday life.Ø  Class 12 program is in accordance with B2 descriptors of CEFR.

Chapters Hrs Types

SHOWBIZ

Students will be able to:

• talk about fame,celebrities and various forms of art 1

• learn how to define people,places, things and ideas

and give additional information about them 2

• learn how to use infinitives and -ing forms

• learn how to express critisism, absence of necessity, 3

possibility and make deductions in the past using

appropriate modal verbs 4

• expand their vocabulary by leaening words easily

confused, adj. deriving from verbs and nouns using 5

Module 4 appropriate phrases with in and out of /noun suffixes

• learn how to write an informal letter based on 6

prompts and a review

• acquire skills and strategies that will help them in 7

exams

8

9

10

11

EXPRESS YOURSELF

Students will be able to: 12

• talk about festivals, celebrations and various ways of 13

communication and conveying messages

• learn how to emphasize an action rather the doer of 14

the action using the Passive Voice

• express purpose, result and contrast using 15

appropritae clauses

• learn how to use the cousative form 16

Module 5 • expand their vocabulary by learning words easily

confused, phrasal verbs, idioms, compound nouns 17

•learn how to write an informal letter describing an

event and an essay expressing their opinion 18

• aquire skills and strategies that will help them

in exams 19

20

21

22

BODY AND MIND

Students will be able to: 23

• talk about education,fitness, health and well being 24

• learn how to report statements,questions,commands

and requests 25

• learn how to refer to imaginary or unreal situations in

the past, make wishes and express regret 26

• learn how to use inversion for emphasis

• expand their vocabulary by learning adj+prep 27

expressions with come/get/put

Module 6 • learn how to write a letter of application and a report 28

• aquire skills and strategies that will help them

in exams 29

30

31

32

Students show good understanding of a variety of authentic reading material from the target cultures. They show an ability to summarize and comment a paragraph of independent reading. They can consult certain reference sources as appropriate. They cope readily with unfamiliar topics.

Students speak rather fluently and freely with good pronunciation and intonation. They use a wide range of language in discussing about factual and non-factual material, developing an argument and giving reasons. Their language is largely accurate with few mistakes of any significance.

Students show good understanding of spoken accounts of contemporary culture and society of the target language concerning factual and imaginative speech. They summarize and report on a range of concrete and abstract subjects. They are able to recognize particulars of a spoken exchange when listening.They draw inferences, recognize attitudes, emotions etc.

They express or justify ideas, opinions or personal points of view. They develop the contact of what they have seen, read or heard. They write multiple paragraphs essays in which spelling and grammar are generally accurate and the style is appropriate to the content. They write independently on a range of factual and imaginative topics.

The English language program for class 12 has as its main objectives:

Making students independent and able to do research in their field of interestTeaching students complex reading, listening and writing techniques

Enabling students face the European standard tests

To develop the analytic and synthetic language skills in students making them able to skim and scan broader information connected with other subjects taught at school.To enable students managing life situations easily by using the language correctlyTo create in students the ability to compare and contrast different culturesTo encourage students use their critical reading and thinking skills

The students are able to analyze and think critically in different situations by using a complex language skillfully. Students are also able to support their opinions by giving reasonable arguments. The language standard is higher and students manage unknown situations.

The cultural awareness of students is higher and students are able to write and speak about famous people, values, compare, judge different events and happenings.

Students become more accurate in using the language, they become more fluent in the process of speaking.

PERCENTAGE SPECIFIED TABLES ACCORDING TO THE CURRICULA AND THE PROGRAMME

PERCENTAGE (%)70%30%

20%18%20%30%12%

100%

Students are confident in using more difficult and complex grammatical structures when giving their opinions about matters that do not necessarily relate to their everyday life.Class 12 program is in accordance with B2 descriptors of CEFR.

Com Hrs Types Com

hours

UNIT 7: FAME /reading- how celebrities spend …. 1

vocabulary- words easily confused 2

Grammar -relative clauses/ w.book exercises 3

Listening and vocabulary 4

Speaking/ describing pictures 5

exam practice- w.book ex 6

Writing an informal letter (using prompts) 7

8 1st h

UNIT 8: THE ARTS/ Reading for gist 9

Vocabulary -phrases with in and out of 10

grammar- inf/-ing ; w.book exercises 11

listening and vocabulary (nouns suffixes) 12

Speaking (options) and modal verbs 13

exam practice /w.book exercises 14

Writing a review (content and organisation) 15

Writing ( language focus) 16

ROUND UP : Reading 17

Examination practice (w.book exercises) 18

Listening and self assessment 19

Reinforcement: w.book exercises 20 1st h

Written test 21

22 2nd h

PROJECT: selecting the materials

PROJECT: Presenting the first draft

UNIT 9: CELEBRATIONS /reading- scaning a text 23

vocabulary- words easily confused/verb GO 24

Grammar -passive voice w.book exercises 25

Listening and vocabulary 26

Speaking/ speculating and making decisions 27

exam practice- w.book ex 28

29 2nd h

Written test 30

UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION/ Reading for gist/guessing 31

Vocabulary -phrases with come 32

grammar- clauses of purpose, result 33

listening and vocabulary (parts of the body) 34

Speaking (pictures) and causative forms 35

exam practice /w.book exercises 36

Writing an opinion essay(content/ organisation) 37

Writing ( linking words) 38

ROUND UP : Reading 39

Examination practice (w.book exercises) 40

Listening and self assessment 41

42 3rd h

Written test 43

PROJECT: Presenting drafts/editing 44 3rd h

UNIT 11: THE MIND /reading-ESP: fact or fiction? 45

vocabulary- adjectives +prepositions 46

Grammar -reported speech/ w.book exercises 47

Listening for details and vocabulary 48

Speaking/ solve a problem/ reported questions 49

Reinforcement: w.book exercises

Reinforcement: w.book exercises

exam practice- w.book ex 50

Writing a letter of application (layout) 51

Writing (lsnguage and style) 52

UNIT 8: THE BODY/ Reading for gist/scanning 53

Vocabulary -lexical set (the body) 54

grammar- conditionals/3 ; w.book exercises 55

listening and vocabulary (phrasal verb bring) 56

Speaking (speculating) and inversion 57

exam practice /w.book exercises 58

Writing a report (content and organisation) 59

ROUND UP : Reading -Boston University 60

Examination practice (w.book exercises) 61

62 4th h

Written test 63

PROJECT: Group presenting 64 4th h

Reinforcement: w.book exercises

To develop the analytic and synthetic language skills in students making them able to skim and scan broader information connected with other subjects taught at school.

The cultural awareness of students is higher and students are able to write and speak about famous people, values, compare, judge different events and happenings.

Students are confident in using more difficult and complex grammatical structures when giving their opinions about matters that do not necessarily relate to their everyday life.