Form 2 M.K.Thomas

Grammar: Adverbs of manner, place and time. Prepositional. Phrases–Adjectival and adverbial. Contractions. General active and passive voices. Collective and Abstract nouns. Nouns and noun phrases as subjects and objects. Subject and Predicate. Main clauses. Personal, reflexive and relative pronouns. Reported Speech. Subordinate conjunctions. Auxiliary Verbs. Finite and Non-finite verbs. Continuous and Perfect Tenses. Future tenses, including the future perfect.

Vocabulary: Register, Formal and Informal language. Spelling rules and commonly confused words. Word webs. Suffixes and prefixes. Problem words. Using a dictionary and thesaurus. Phrasal verbs. Homophones, Technological words. Poetic devices. Synonyms and antonyms. Denotations and connotations. Emotive words.

Listening: for gist, for comprehension, for sequence, for inference, for fact and opinion, for cause and effect, for key information, to imagine, for description, for analysis, for persuasive techniques.

Oral communication: Formal telephone conversations, story-telling, play performance, developing an argument, giving instructions, a mini-debate, first person recount, questioning, poetry–recital, group communication, review, delivering a persuasive speech, designing and presenting a home.

Reading: Functional, Narrative, Explanation , Information Report, Poetry Exposition.

Writing: Formal Letters, stories, Plays, Manuals, Informative Pieces, Journals, Newspaper articles, Poetry, suspense stories, Documentary reviews.