Grade 7 English First Additional Language builds on the functional English literacy of the Intermediate Phase. Learners read more complex texts, write structured paragraphs across different text types and use a wider range of grammatical structures. The focus is on practical English communication — reading with understanding, writing clearly and speaking with confidence.
- Read narrative texts and answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions
- Compound and complex sentences using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
- Revision and extension of present, past and future tense
- Relative pronouns: who, which, that in sentences
- Write a structured narrative paragraph with introduction, development and conclusion
- Vocabulary: word families, synonyms, antonyms
- Direct speech: punctuation and use in narrative writing
- Oral: short prepared talk on a personal topic
- Read descriptive texts and formal texts (letters, notices, advertisements)
- Modal verbs: can, may, must, will, would — in context
- Degrees of comparison: adjectives and adverbs
- Apostrophe for possession and contraction
- Write a formal or informal letter
- Write a short descriptive paragraph about a place or person
- Word formation: prefixes and suffixes
- Oral: describe a picture or process clearly
- Read informational and argumentative texts
- Direct speech to indirect speech and back — conversion practice
- Passive voice — recognition and simple use
- Revision of all tenses covered so far
- Write a short informational paragraph or advertisement
- Vocabulary: use context clues to work out word meanings
- Conjunctions: extended list — coordinating and subordinating
- Oral: summarise a text in own words
- Read persuasive texts — identify techniques, tone, purpose
- Simple poetry: stanzas, rhyme, rhythm, simile, personification
- Identify figurative language in poems
- Revision of all grammar: parts of speech, tenses, speech, voice
- Write a short persuasive paragraph
- Write a simple poem or creative paragraph
- Oral: recite a memorised poem or short dialogue
- Examination preparation: comprehension strategies and time management
Build vocabulary every day. Five new words a day = 200 per term. Strong vocabulary is the biggest advantage in English tests.
Read questions before the passage. Know what you are looking for before reading.
Use the correct letter layout. Address, date, salutation, body, closing. Learn it once and use it every time.
Practise English out loud. Speaking builds fluency and confidence faster than any other method.
Connect ideas with conjunctions. Use because, although, while, but, and, or to make your writing flow better immediately.