Spoken English - Learning objectives.
Semantic Objectives
- Learners talk about themselves, members of the family and other people in their surroundings
- Learners follow simple instructions, requests and questions, and use formulaic expressions appropriately
- Learners recognize whole words or chunks of language
- Learners read and understand simple words/short sentences
- Learners enjoy doing tasks in English
- Learners narrate their experiences and incidents in English
- Learners exchange ideas with their peers
- Learners carry out a brief conversation seeking or giving information
- Learners understand and enjoy listening to a story, poem, a short write-up, a notice, poster etc.
- Learners compose a short description of a person, thing or a place
- Learners prepare a notice or write a message in English
- Learners can write a short composition based on sensory inputs (sound, smell, taste, touch, sight)
- Learners take part in group activities, role play and games while speaking in English
Grammar and Syntax Objectives
Learners identify and use the following appropriately:
- Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions
- Sentence structure (Simple sentences)
- Is, am, are, has, have (to be forms of verb)
- Could, please, would (polite words)
- Tense forms (simple present, present continuous and present perfect, simple past, past continuous and past perfect)
- Expressing future (will and be going to)
- Possibility words – probably, maybe, perhaps, I think
- Frequency words – Often, regularly, rarely, frequently, usually, sometimes, never, always
- Sequence words – First, next, then, last, finally
- Comparatives (Degrees of comparison)
- Articles
- This, that, these, those (as determiners and empty subjects)
- Question words (Wh words), Question tags
- If, whether (Conditions)
- And, or, but (Connectors)
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Possessive adjectives
- Phrasal verbs – to the left, to switch on
Conversation Objectives
Learners confidently carry out the following conversations:
- Introducing oneself
- Introducing others
- Meeting people
- Greeting people
- Exchanging information
- Inviting people for events
- Accepting rejections
- Filling forms orally
- Giving and receiving instructions
- Expressing gratitude
- Expressing contrition
- Time based conversations
- Reacting to good and bad news
- Attracting attention
- Expressing hesitation
- Expressing regret
- Saying how you feel/are
- Giving reasons
Real life Situations
Learners will be able to deal with the following situations:
- Developing independent living skills
- Asking for help (assistance to do tasks)
- Booking a railway, bus or plane ticket
- Check out and negotiate the place to rent
- Asking for directions to a certain place
- Understanding directions to a certain place
- Opening a bank account
- Buying different items (groceries, electronics, clothes and other household items)
- Filling forms orally
- Personal data (name, location, address, contact no., gender, date of birth, impairment)
- Qualifications (Education, Degree, Job Position, Work Experience, Skills)
- Finance (Bank Account Number, Bank name and location, Credit/Debit Card details (with caution), Net Banking and Mobile Banking details, Installments/EMI details)
- Giving Medical Details
- Height and weight
- Explaining common symptoms to the doctor or teacher or parent
- Understanding common medical and disease related terms
- Understanding doctor’s instructions and prescriptions
- Responding to Accidents and Emergencies:
- Calling Ambulance, Police and Fire Services.
- Describing different emergencies (accident, heart attack, fainting, seizures, etc.)