FORM 4s have played their part and departed. The remaining students still have to work and prepare to excel in their examinations. When examinations have passed we go backwards and include junior classes like Forms 1 and 2.
Form 1s build basics. Form 4 does examination technique.
Form 1 – Basics. Focus: Sentences tenses and punctuation.
Practice 1: Write 5 sentences in present; 5 in past; 5 in future.
Practice 2: Punctuate: My name is Bongani. I live in Bulawayo.
Practice3: Vocabulary: Learn 5 new words daily use each in a sentence.
Composition: My favourite place.
Form 2 – Building Focus: Paragraphs comprehension summary
Practice 1: Comprehension- Read a passage; answer What/ Why/ How.
Practice 2: Summary- Cut 100 words to 30 words in your own words.
Practice 3: Grammar – Direct to Indirect Active to Passive
Composition: 150-200 words – Dialogue/ Letter
From 1 English Language Practice
Content: Focus – Sentences Tenses Punctuation- Practice 1: Write 5 Sentences – Present –Past – Future.
Practice 2: Punctuate the sentences: Add capital letters. Full stops. Commas. Question marks
What is your favourite subject? We went to the m bought oranges apples and market yesterday and bread
Tomorrow we will visit the Great Zimbabwe ruins will you join us
Practice 3: Vocabulary the sentences Write the meaning of these 5 words: Environment Journey Tradition Protect Community.
Composition – Write about 100 words My Favourite place
Form 2 English Language Practice
Focus: Paragraphs – Comprehension –Summary
Practice 1: Comprehension
Read the passage carefully then answer the following: What – What is the main idea of the passage?
Why did the event happen? Give one reason. How – How was the problem solved? Explain in one or two sentences.
Practice 2: Summary
Task: Read the passage (about 100)> Summary in 30 words or less in your own words. Your 30-word summary.
Practice 3: Grammar –Change the sentence A. Direct To Indirect: Direct: Direct: “ I am going to the library” said Nkosilathi.
Indirect . . .
Active To Passive:
Active” The student built the school garden.
Passive
Composition: 150-200 words.
Choose one: OPTION A – Dialogue: Write a dialogue (150-200 words between two friends discussing the importance of reading books.
OPTION B- Letter: Write a formal letter (150-200words) to the headperson requesting permission to start an English Club at your school. Write your composition here (150-200 words).
Form 3 English Language Practice –Bridging to O-Level
Practice1 –Composition (350words)
Narrative Argumentative
Task: Choose One – write 350-word composition. Use clear structure; introduction body conclusion. Focus on relevant content correct grammar logical flow and paragraphs
Practice 2 –Comprehension – Read the 400-word passage carefully then answer all questions that follow
Questions will test: main idea factual recall vocabulary in context inference and writer’s purpose
Practice 3-Summary – 80 words exactly
Find – Change – Count Method
Task: Summarise the passage in Exactly 80 words Find the key points only Change them into your own words Count to ensure it is exactly 80words.
Practice 4 –Language: Parts of Speech- identify nouns pronouns verbs adjectives adverbs prepositions conjunctions interjections Idioms – explain the meaning of 3 given idioms in context.
Synthesis – combine the two sentences into one correct sentence. Attempt all four practices. Write neatly. 1 hour 30 minutes.
Form 4 English Language Practice –Examination ready. Practice 1 1 hour 30 Complete full Paper 1.
– Full Paper 1 350 -450 words. Composition/ Directed/Writing
Practice 2- Full Paper 2 -2hours Comprehension + Summary + Language
Answer all comprehension questions. Write a summary in required words. Language grammar vocabulary structures
Practice 3 – Marking Criteria: Content –ideas relevance detail Language- grammar style vocabulary
Structure – organisation coherence paragraphs
Practice 4 – Error log –Record errors made: spelling/grammar/tense/punctuation
Write the correct version in each error
Review and re-write correctly.
Form 2 English More practice Work
Practice 4 –Tenses: Rewrite Sentences in Past and Future
The students are studying for their examinations. –Past. Future. She walks to school every day.
Practice 5- Prepositions in –on at- under. Fill in the blank with IN ON AT or UNDER. The books are . . . the desk. We meet . . . 8 o’clock every Monday. The pen is . . . the bag. The children are playing – the classroom.
Practice 6 – Synonyms and Antonyms
A: write the synonym big, happy, quick
B: Write The antonyms –Hot, Clean, Start
Practice 8 – Composition (150 words) Write a composition about: My School -150 words Include the name of your school where it is located in Zimbabwe what you like about your school your favourite subject and teacher and why school is important to you.
Practice 4 – Tenses Rewrite the sentences below in the correct tense -3 lines for answer. The book is . . . . the table. We travel . . . bus to school every day. She is good . . . mathematics.
Practice 6 –Synonyms and Antonyms (Write the synonym and the antonym for each word – 2 lines
Big – Synonym – Antonym
Cold – Synonym Antonym
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