📚 English for Grade 04 & 05 (Scholarship Examination) – Course Outline

Duration: 1-2 years (Grades 04 & 05)
Objective: To enhance students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while preparing them for the Grade 05 Scholarship Examination.


📌 Module 1: Basic Grammar & Sentence Structure

✅ Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
✅ Singular & plural forms, articles (a, an, the)
✅ Present, past, and future tenses
✅ Prepositions and conjunctions
✅ Subject-verb agreement

📌 Practice:
🔹 Grammar worksheets and quizzes
🔹 Sentence-building exercises
🔹 Story-based grammar activities


📌 Module 2: Vocabulary & Spelling

✅ Common words and their meanings
✅ Synonyms, antonyms, and homophones
✅ Spelling rules and tricky words
✅ Compound words and contractions
✅ Word formation (prefixes & suffixes)

📌 Practice:
🔹 Flashcards & interactive word games
🔹 Dictation and spelling bee activities
🔹 Matching exercises with pictures


📌 Module 3: Reading Comprehension

✅ Identifying the main idea & supporting details
✅ Answering who, what, when, where, why, and how questions
✅ Understanding sequence of events in a passage
✅ Making predictions & inferences
✅ Reading stories, dialogues, and short informative texts

📌 Practice:
🔹 Reading comprehension passages + Q&A
🔹 Storytelling & summarising activities
🔹 Timed reading exercises


📌 Module 4: Writing Skills

✅ Writing simple sentences & paragraphs
✅ Describing people, places, and objects
✅ Writing short notes, messages, and letters
✅ Story writing with picture prompts
✅ Filling in missing words & completing sentences

📌 Practice:
🔹 Guided writing exercises
🔹 Fill-in-the-blanks writing tasks
🔹 Picture description activities


📌 Module 5: Listening & Speaking Skills

✅ Listening to instructions, short stories, and conversations
✅ Pronunciation & intonation practice
✅ Answering orally based on listening tasks
✅ Asking & answering simple questions
✅ Role-playing real-life situations (shopping, school, travel)

📌 Practice:
🔹 Audio-based listening comprehension exercises
🔹 Pair work for dialogue practice
🔹 Fun speaking games (storytelling, role-plays)


📌 Module 6: Exam Preparation & Question Types

✅ Understanding Scholarship Exam question formats
✅ How to identify keywords & eliminate wrong answers
✅ Developing time management skills for the exam
✅ Common mistakes & how to avoid them

📌 Practice:
🔹 Weekly mock tests with past papers
🔹 Time-based practice questions
🔹 Error correction & feedback sessions


🎯 Assessment & Progress Tracking

Weekly vocabulary & spelling tests
Grammar & comprehension quizzes
Mock exams & individual performance tracking
Feedback on writing tasks


📚 Study Materials & Resources

Past scholarship exam papers 📄
English worksheets & activity books 📖
Audio clips for listening practice 🎧
Flashcards for vocabulary learning 🏷️


🌟 Course Benefits

✅ Prepares students for the English section of the Scholarship Exam
✅ Develops reading, writing, speaking & listening skills
✅ Helps students understand & answer exam questions effectively
✅ Improves confidence & fluency in English