Topic outline

  • General

  • Introduction

    Course Description

    The course will be suitable for learners who have a weak foundation of English-are unable to listen to and comprehend instructions, speak clearly and fluently using grammatically correct structures, reading extensively, write coherently in simple English to express their ideas. The course will try to help learners attain basic competence in English.

    Course Objective

    To enable students to:

    • Listen to English spoken to them and understand instructions, commands, requests, etc.
    • Speak English to respond to questions asked and express themselves
    • Read short texts and answer questions on contents of the text
    • Write coherent paragraphs to express their thoughts and feelings

  • Subject-Verb Agreement


    Introduction:

    Subject-Verb Agreement means that subjects and verbs must always agree in number. Not only does a verb change its form to tell time, but it also can change its form to indicate how many subjects it has. For example, take the verb “run.” When we are in the present tense, the verb “run” changes form to show that its subject is singular when its subject is anything but “I” or “you.”

    Objective:

    • To learn about subject-verb agreement
    • To use subject-verb agreement properly in the English language 

    Outcome:

    • Students will be able to use sub-verb agreement correctly

  • Tense







    Introduction:  

    Tense is a category that expresses time reference with reference to the moment of speaking. Verbs come in three tenses: past, present, and future. The past is used to describe things that have already happened (e.g., earlier in the day, yesterday, last week, three years ago). The present tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, or things that are continuous. The future tense describes things that have yet to happen (e.g., later, tomorrow, next week, next year, three years from now).

    Objectives:

    • Students will learn about three types of tense
    •  They will be able to use tense correctly
    •  They will be able to recognize all types of tense

    Content:

    • Present  tense
    • Past tense
    • Future tense

  • Articles


    Introduction: 

    An article is a word used to modify a noun, which is a person, place, object, or idea. Technically, an article is an adjective, which is any word that modifies a noun. Usually, adjectives modify nouns through the description, but articles are used instead to point out or refer to nouns. There are two different types of articles that we use in writing and conversation to point out or refer to a noun or group of nouns: definite and indefinite articles.

    Objectives:

    • Students will learn about  Articles.
    • They will be able to use articles properly in both writing and speaking skill

    Content:

    • Definite article (the)
    • Indefinite articles (a, an)

  • Paragraph Writing


    Introduction:

    Paragraphs are the building blocks of papers. Many students define paragraphs in terms of length: a paragraph is a group of at least five sentences, a paragraph is half a page long, etc. In reality, though, the unity and coherence of ideas among sentences is what constitutes a paragraph. A paragraph is defined as “a group of sentences or a single sentence that forms a unit” (Lunsford and Connors 116). Length and appearance do not determine whether a section in a paper is a paragraph. For instance, in some styles of writing, particularly journalistic styles, a paragraph can be just one sentence long. Ultimately, a paragraph is a sentence or group of sentences that support one main idea. In this handout, we will refer to this as the “controlling idea,” because it controls what happens in the rest of the paragraph.

    Objectives:

    • To learn how to write a paragraph
    • To know three different types of paragraphs

    Outcomes:

    • Students will learn about the format of a paragraph
    • They will learn about the topic sentence and supporting details
    • They will be able to write three different types of paragraphs.

  • Conditional Sentences


    Introduction: 

    Conditional sentence definition: A conditional sentence is a type of sentence that states a condition and the outcome of that condition occurring. Conditional sentences are made up of a dependent clause and an independent clause joined to express said condition.

    Objectives:

    •  Students will learn about conditional sentences
    • They will be able to use conditional sentences in academic as well as in real life

    Content:

    • Zero conditional 
    •  First conditional
    • Second conditional
    • Third conditional