You already speak English every day: in class, on the radio, in church or the mosque, on a phone screen. This course does not start from zero; it helps you use the English you have more correctly, more clearly and more confidently. English is a skill, like football or cooking, and skills grow with practice, not by reading about them. So read the passages aloud, say the example sentences, and do every "Try this" box, even when it feels easy.
Do not be afraid of making mistakes. Every good speaker of English made thousands of mistakes while learning, and each one taught them something. Speak and write as much as you can: talk to your family about what you learn, write a few sentences every day, and listen carefully to good English on radio news. Keep an English notebook with three sections: new words (with their meanings), grammar rules with your own examples, and your writing.
Study a little and often: one lesson of 15 to 20 minutes a day is better than five lessons on Sunday night. Answer the quick checks honestly before you look at the answers, and finish each topic with the Activity of Integration, where you use your English to do a real job, like writing to a pen-pal or reporting to your head teacher.
- 💧 A glass of water before you start
- 📵 Phone on silent, one subject at a time
- ⏱️ About 25 minutes, then a 5-minute break
- ✍️ Keep an exercise book for the “Try this” tasks
Term 1 3 topics
1Personal Life and FamilyTalking and writing about yourself and your family: the present simple, the verb 'to be', personal pronouns, family trees, likes and dislikes, and abstract nouns.
- Talking about yourself and your family15 min
- The verb 'to be' in the present tense15 min
- Personal pronouns20 min
- Reading and drawing a family tree20 min
- Expressing likes and dislikes15 min
- Abstract nouns and writing about your family20 min
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2Finding InformationSources of information and their language, using a library and its catalogue, using information responsibly, note-making and summarising, and carrying out and reporting a survey.
- Sources of information and their language15 min
- Finding your way in a library20 min
- Using information responsibly15 min
- Taking notes and summarising20 min
- Asking good questions: planning a survey20 min
- Reporting survey results: comparatives and superlatives20 min
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3FoodFood grown in different parts of Uganda, reading recipes and sequencing steps, giving instructions with some/any and countable nouns, describing taste and preferences, and table manners with short and long vowel sounds.
- Food grown in different parts of Uganda15 min
- Reading a recipe and putting steps in order20 min
- Giving instructions: commands, some/any and countable nouns20 min
- Describing taste and saying what you prefer15 min
- Table manners, etiquette and vowel sounds20 min
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