Cambridge IGCSE | CODE: 0993
SPECIFICATION: Core/Extended
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TERM 1 (14 Weeks) Sept 1 – Dec 15 | YEAR 10 | YEAR 11 |
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WK 1 | Introduction to IGCSE English Second Language 1 Unit 1: Free time Free time vocabulary Reading adverts and discussing preferences Adjectives and nouns |
Introduction to IGCSE English Second Language 2 Unit 11: Achievements What is an achievement? - discussion Reading an article Past perfect simple |
WK 2 | Reading exercise 1 – skimming and scanning Selling a nightmare holiday |
Research skills Writing about a hero Assignment 1 - Reading, exercise 2 |
WK 3 | Assignment 1 – free time | Unit 12: Organisations Different kinds of organisations Listening for information and writing about it |
WK 4 | Unit 2: Television Vocabulary surrounding television and genres Reading articles and blogs Would/wouldn’t |
Phonetics Non-defining relative clauses Writing, exercise 6 |
WK 5 | Adverbs Reading exercise 2 – multiple matching |
Assignment 2 – how to solve a practice paper |
WK 6 | Assignment 2 – television | Unit 13: Famous People Discuss fame and famous people Comparing information Discourse markers to show contrast Writing a blog |
WK 7 | Unit 3: Food Food vocabulary Reading a web article Analyse and write a letter Expressing opinions |
Listening Reading and writing, exercise 3 Writing, exercise 5 |
WK 8 | To-infinitive Writing exercise 5 Reading exercise 1 |
Assignment 3 |
WK 9 | Assignment 3 – food | Unit 14: Medical care Research and listening on Florence Nightingale Listen to a discussion about a medical charity and discuss |
WK 10 | Unit 4: Transport Methods of transport Listening to short extracts Expressions of surprise |
Listening, exercise 5 Future in the past Assignment 4 |
WK 11 | Tenses Reading exercise 1 Listening exercise 1 |
Unit 15: Healthy Living Healthy living and activities Role play Quantifying phrases |
WK 12 | Assignment 4 – travel | Writing a summary Speaking, part 2 |
WK 13 | Unit 5: Holidays Compound adjectives Types of holidays – reading Asking and answering questions |
How to approach the speaking assessment |
WK 14 | Listening exercise 2 Note making Assignment 5 |
Assignment 5 – how to solve a practice paper |
TERM 2 (12 Weeks) Jan 2 – Apl 1 | YEAR 10 | YEAR 11 |
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WK 15 | Unit 6: Learning School facilities vocabulary Giving advice and making suggestions Reading an article |
Unit 16: Social media Gather information from graphics Reading articles |
WK 16 | Prefixes and suffixes Note-making Assignment 6 - Reading and writing, exercise 3 |
Quantifying phrases Listening Assignment 6 - Reading, exercise 2 |
WK 17 | Unit 7: Jobs Types of jobs Reading an article Listening |
Unit 17: The environment Discuss pollution – vocabulary The recycling system in Indonesia Taking notes and writing summaries |
WK 18 | Writing a summary Modals for advice and suggestions Assignment 7 – summary writing |
Referring words Reading and writing, exercise 3 and exercise 4 |
WK 19 | Unit 8: Communication British vs American English Reading articles Analysing writing |
Vocabulary review Assignment 7 – how to solve a practice paper |
WK 20 | The passive voice Writing, exercise 6 Assignment 8 |
Unit 18: Hunger Listen to an interview Reading reports Writing reports |
WK 21 | Unit 9: Interviews Discuss interviews and listen to example interviews Imperative verb forms |
Word building Writing, exercise 6 Assignment 8 |
WK 22 | Listening, exercise 4 Writing a CV |
Unit 19: Fashions What does fashion mean to you? Read an article Debate: should children wear a school uniform? |
WK 23 | Unit 10: Education Education discussions Reading a web article ‘Alternative’ conditional structures |
Listening Position of adjectives Listening exercises 1, 2, and 4 |
WK 24 | Assignment 9 How to approach the speaking assessment |
Unit 20: Technology Discuss different technologies – pros and cons Role play Writing a summary |
WK 25 | Grammar review – the different tenses | Compound subjects Speaking, part 2 Assignment 9 - listening |
WK 26 | Assignment 10 – how to solve a practice paper | Assignment 10 – how to solve a practice paper |
TERM 3 (6 Weeks) Apl 11 – May 14 | YEAR 10 | YEAR 11 |
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WK 27 | Revision and Practice Look at mark schemes | Revision and Practice Look at mark schemes |
WK 28 | Revision and Practice Example responses | Revision and Practice Example responses |
WK 29 | Revision and Practice | Revision and Practice |
WK 30 | Revision and Practice Mock paper | Revision and Practice Mock paper |
WK 31 | Revision and practice | Revision and practice |
WK 32 | Revision and practice / End of course | Revision and practice / End of course |