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ENGLISH FIRST LANGUAGE

Welcome to English Year 11 FL

A warm welcome to all students and their parents! We are looking forward to the 2023-2024 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!

First Language teacher contact details:

Ms Kawthar Alameddine
Mr Tom Dearden

kawthar.alameddine@emsdoha.net

tom.dearden@emsd.sch.qa

Curriculum Links

We would like to take the opportunity to inform you of the curriculum to be studied by your child in Year 11 English First Language.

The IGCSE 2-year course follows the requirements of the Cambridge English First Language syllabus 0500.

Students and parents have access to the syllabus and other information via the CIE's website. www.cie.org.uk

Year 11 First Language Curriculum guide 25-26

Weekly Topics

TERM ONE

Week 1: Welcome back

Syllabus Overview
Course Overview
Expectations and goals

Week 2

Directed Writing :

Speech Writing (Question 1 Paper 2)

Week 3

Directed Writing:

Article Writing

Week 4

Directed Writing:

Article Writing

Test

Letter Writing

TERM TWO

TERM THREE

Assessment Dates

Article Writing (Question 1 Paper 2) Test on Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Online Platforms

These are a few online platforms that we are currently using:

Google Classroom

lease 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

Please note: All parents will be invited to the Google Classroom account

Screen Castify

ScreenCasify is a fun simple way to pre-record lessons.

You can also use your school log in's to record your screens and provide feedback.

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