Dear parents, to access Google Classroom, ensure you have a personal Google Account.
Ms Shanika and Ms Sara
A warm welcome to all students and their parents! We are looking forward to the 2025-2026 academic year where we would like to build a strong and trusting learning community. Please check this site regularly as it will be updated with content to be covered as well as all important dates and events.
We believe in open communication with students and parents, so please feel free to email us or set up an appointment for a video call should you wish to discuss anything. We are excited for the year ahead and we look forward to working with our lovely students!
FL teacher contact details:
Ms Shanika: Shanika.Thomas@emsdoha.net
Ms Sara: Sara.Shakra@emsd.sch.qa
Head of Department:
Ms Kawthar: kawthar.alameddine@emsdoha.net
We would like to take the opportunity to inform you of the curriculum to be studied by your child in Year 10 English First Language.
The IGCSE 2-year course follows the requirements of the Cambridge English First Language syllabus 0990.
Students and parents have access to the syllabus and other information via the CIE's website. www.cie.org.uk
Week 1
Meet and greet
Syllabus Overview
Reading Comprehension
Weeks 2 & 3
Reading Comprehension
Textual Analysis
Paper 1 Reading Comprehension CSA - Wednesday 17th September 2025
Week 4
Summary writing
Revising Writer's Methods
Week 5
PEE structure
Week 6
Paper 1 Summary Writing Test
Week 7 and 8
Project - graded
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22
Week 23
Week 24
Week 25
Week 26
Week 27
Week 28
Week 29
Literature Week
Week 30
Week 31
Week 32
Please check Google Classroom on a day-to-day basis.
Here you will find:
Daily instructions
Links for associated documents
Google Meet links for video lessons
Kognity
Revision materials
Practice reading and writing tasks