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- 1. BISHOW RAJ JOSHI A U T H O R , T E A C H E R E D U C ATO R , R E S E A R C H E R , T R A N S L ATO R A N D A D VO C AT E AGlimpse of English Textbook (Government of Nepal) (Grade 9/10)
- 2. AGlimpse of English Textbook (Grade 9/10) TEXTBOOK STRUCTURE & FORMAT
- 3. 1. Reading I (& II) 2. Grammar practice/ Grammar 3. Listening 4. Speaking 5. Writing 6. Creative task(s)/Project work 7. Fun corner 8. Listening script/ ….. Organization of Items: 9/10
- 4. 1-5 Test yourself 1 6-10 Test yourself 2 11-15 Test yourself 3 Glossary (with pronunciation and word class) Units and Test Items: Grade 9
- 5. 19 units Answer for riddles Glossary (with pronunciation and word class) Units: Grade 10
- 6. A. Think and act/ Engage yourself B. Study time C. Put into practice/ Follow-up activity Reading
- 7. A. Think and act/ Engage yourself B. Study time/ Time for grammar C. Put into practice/ Follow-up activity Grammar Practice
- 8. A. Think and act/ Engage yourself B. Study time C. Put into practice/ Follow-up activity Listening
- 9. A. Think and act/ Engage yourself B. Study time/ Time for speaking C. Put into practice/ Follow-up activity Speaking
- 10. A. Think and act/ Engage yourself B. Study time/ Time for writing C. Put into practice/ Follow-up activity Writing
- 11. - Tasks - Develop learner autonomy - Student work Creative Task/ Project Work
- 12. - To create fun in the class - To accept the concept of multiple intelligence Fun corner
- 13. - To support classroom teaching Listening script/ …
- 14. - Guess:? - Engaging students - Introducing the main teaching item of the topic in question - Providing roadmap for the main task/teaching item - Pre-reading/pre-listening/pre-speaking/pre- writing activities - Signpost questions - Describing pictures, etc. Activities under ‘Think and act’/ Engage yourself
- 15. - Main part of the text - Reading: vocabulary, reading comprehension: Scanning and skimming activities - Common exercises: Fill in the blanks Read and match Read and complete tables True and false Multiple choice items Read and answer Ordering Vocabulary practice Summarizing (p.96) Read the map and trace the route Interpret, etc. Activities under ‘Study time’
- 16. - Mostly follow-up activities - Integrative items (test/exercise) a. Summarizing b. Story writing c. Writing job application, etc. Activities under ‘Put into practice’/ ‘Follow-up activity’
- 17. Unit-wise elaboration matrix of table of contents: Grade 9
- 18. L- Func tion Readin g Gram mar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e Task Fun Corne r Making plans and expressi ng intentio ns A Day Off, Reading a poem (The Wind and the Leaves) Subject verb agreeme nt (concord ) Listening to a telephone conversati on on celebrating a party Asking for and Expressi ng plans and intention s in a pair/grou p Paragra ph writing on plans, writing a formal letter expressi ng plans Interviewin g a local professional to get to know about his/her plans and preparing a wall magazine article on the same Guessing what different class friends are going to do in the future Unit One
- 19. Unit Two L- Func tion Read- ing Gra mm ar Listen- ing Speak- ing Writ- ing Creati ve Task Fun Corner Suggesti ng, Advisin g and Persuadi ng Nima’s Letter to Her Brother preposi tions Face to face conversatio n among friends about world peace and fraternity Learning to use different structures on suggesting and persuading with pair/group work Email writing Completi ng the table with the preferenc es of different ways of message circulatio n. Naming different forms of messaging: slides of one each: personal letter, official letter, email, postcard, chat box and invitation
- 20. Unit Three L- Func tion Readin g Gram mar Listen -ing Speak- ing Writ- ing Creativ e Task Fun Corne r Reques ting and respon ding to request s An interview with a doctor; A poem (the foolish fish) Active and passive voice Listening to ideas on health and nutrition Group and pair work on making and responding to requests and requests for permission Develop ing and preparin g a poster on healthy habits Preparing questionnai res and developing the report in a paragraph Naming different medical specialist s
- 21. Unit Four L- Func tion Read- ing Gram mar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e Task Fun Corne r Expressi ng condole nce and sympath y Condole nce and sympath y models, One act play ‘A Disaster’ Causative of have , get and make Listening to a conversatio n expressing condolence Expressi ng/respo nding to condolen ce and sympath y in pairs Writing public condolence message to be printed in newspaper, developing dialogue expressing sympathy Preparing a condolenc e notice to be published Naming different place where one can have different things done
- 22. Unit Five L- Func tion Readin g Gram mar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e Task Fun Corne r Criticizi ng and expressi ng degrees of probabil ity A Debate; A Discussion, Opening a Cinema- Local People’s Views Short dialogue s with correct structure s of criticizin g different situation s Describing pictures Practicin g criticizin g in groups and pairs Writing a debate includin g the ideas of any three speaker s Preparing a paragraph criticizing the local activities Fun with pre-fixes
- 23. Unit Six L- Func tion Readin g Gram mar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e Task Fun Corne r Making offers and respondi ng to them Using a dictionary Conditio nal sentence s Listening to the consonant sounds in English Making offers Writing CV Searching and presenting CVs from various sources Pronuncia tion game
- 24. Unit Seven L- funct ion Readin g Gra mm ar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e task Fun corner Giving instructi ons and describi ng purpose Emails; some useful gadgets and implements Tag questi ons Telephone conversation on enquiry about hotel reservation Instructin g people to perform activities Writing instructi ons and converti ng them into paragra ph Preparing a set of questionnai res; taking interview about places of cultural importance Describin g latest technolog ical gadgets; instructin g people to handle them
- 25. Unit Eight L- functi on Read- ing Gram mar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e task Fun corner Talking about past and narrating events The trick of the fox Past tense Sings and symbols Narrating events Writing narrativ e stories/e vents Drawing traffic signs and displaying them Observin g a figure about writing article and developin g a complete map
- 26. Unit Nine L- Func tion Read- ing Gra mma r Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e Task Fun Corne r Giving Directio ns A City Map; Manechauka : A Place that Holds a Memory Present Tense Conversati on on direction Giving direction Describi ng a place Drawing a map; locating places and describing them Taking photograp h and describin g it
- 27. Unit Ten L- funct ion Readin g Gra mma r Listen-ing Spe ak- ing Writ- ing Creat ive task Fun corner Interpret ing graphs, charts and diagram s Greeting culture round the world; Present and future tenses Listening to an experience on target culture and the consequence of cultural misunderstanding Descri bing object/ pictur e Live comment ary Field visit Developi ng weekly plan
- 28. Unit Eleven L- funct ion Readin g Gram mar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e task Fun corner Describi ng an object; talking about present How fruits taste the best Relative clauses Describing a painting Describi ng a person Describi ng a food item Plan out to visit a new place Jokes
- 29. Unit Twelve L- Functi on Read- ing Gram mar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e Task Fun Corne r Expressin g In/ability Universal Etiquette Connecti ves Reflexive Pronouns Describi ng in/ability of sister Writing a paragra ph Word Puzzle Finding the squares
- 30. Unit Thirteen L- Func tion Readin g Gram mar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e Task Fun Corne r Expressi ng congrat ulation Reviews Transfor mation Expressing congratula tion in an assembly Congratu lating on success of a friend Writing a message of congrat ulation Notice of congratulati on to newspaper; making posters Joke
- 31. Unit Fourteen L- funct ion Readin g Gram mar Listen- ing Speak -ing Writ- ing Creativ e task Fun corner Asking for permissi on Permission granted! Reported speech Imaginativ e conversati on between contempor ary test and traditional test Preview of movie Writing a notice Imaginative planning for prehistoric journey Riddles
- 32. Unit Fifteen L- Functi on Read -ing Gram mar Listen- ing Speak- ing Writ- ing Creativ e Task Fun Corner Apologizi ng and Respond- ing to an Apology Mass Media: the news express Articles Drawing inferences and conclusions Apologizi ng and respond- ing to an apology Writing post cards; newspap er articles Preparing Postcards to put up on the notice board Witty Story
- 33. Genre: Poetry (2), One-act play, Fiction, Non-fiction Letter (Formal and nonformal) Dialogue Interview Condolences and sympathy Debate Reading a dictionary Story Essay Reviews Advertisement Newspaper article (Climate change/global warming) Health related text Para-orthographic texts, etc. Reading
- 34. Telephone conversation (celebrating a party; Enquiry about hotel reservation) Face to face conversation (world peace and fraternity) Health and nutrition Condolences Picture/ painting description Consonant sounds Sings and Symbols Directions Experience on target culture and the consequence of cultural misunderstanding, etc. Listening
- 35. Writing Paragraphs Letter (Business, official and personal) Emails Preparing poster Condolences/sympathy Debate CV/Bio data Instructions Narrative stories/events Essays (descriptive, Story News stories/Articles Notices Postcards Dialogues Para-orthographic text (Non-verbal Texts) Book review/Film review
- 36. Scanning: Matching Tasks Completion Tasks Locating dates, events, words, etc. Skimming: Compare values, events Select/ Create a title Draw inferences T/F MCQ Matching Replacement words Comprehension Questions Intensive reading tasks: Reordering sentences/paragraphs Make summaries Split/combine sentences Complete tables and graphs Character sketch Sense relations (antonyms, synonyms, ....) Reading
- 37. Controlled writing: Jigsaw activities Gapped passages/ Cloze test like tasks Parallel writing: Writing argumentative texts Writing narrative texts writing police report Interpreting Para- orthographic texts Guided writing: Picture description/ narrating events Note taking ( in listening) Replying to letters/emails, advertisements, etc. Writing newspaper articles Completing half dialogues Story completion Free writing: Essays Reflective narratives Writing stories Writing
- 38. _ All the language functions prescribed in G-10 curriculum - Mostly conversations; role play; pair work and group work Speaking
- 39. Unit-wise elaboration matrix of table of contents: Grade 10 (Word file)
- 40. Genre: Poetry -5, One-act play-1, Fiction, Non-fiction Letter (Formal and informal) Dialogue Interview Debate Story Essay Reviews Advertisement Newspaper article Newspaper stories Health related text Tourism related texts National and international values related texts Religious and cultural texts Para-orthographic texts, etc. Reading
- 41. Telephone conversation Face to face conversation Weather forecast Picture/ painting description Announcements Minimal pairs Sings and symbols Short narratives Bibliography News Directions Poem Experience on target culture and the consequence of cultural misunderstanding, etc. Listening
- 42. Writing Paragraphs Letter (Business, official and personal) Paragraph Emails Preparing poster Debate CV/Bio data Instructions Narrative stories/events Essays (descriptive, narrative, cause and effect) Story (skeleton and free) News stories/Articles Notices Invitation Postcards Dialogues Para-orthographic text (Non-verbal Texts) Book review/Film review, etc.
- 43. Thank You