IGCSE English 10 Second Language
2023-2024
Ms Rokiya, Ms Shanika and Ms Julia
Welcome to English Year 10 SL
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.
Second Language teacher contact details:
Ms Rokiya: rokiya.ibrahim@emsdoha.net
Ms Shanika: shanika.thomas@emsdoha.net
Ms Julia: julia.moody@emsdoha.net
Curriculum Links
We would like to take the opportunity to inform you of the curriculum to be studied by your child in Year 10 English Second Language.
The IGCSE 2-year course follows the requirements of the Cambridge English Second Language syllabus 0510.
Students and parents have access to the syllabus and other information via the CIE's website. www.cie.org.uk
2023-2024
Term 1 -3
Important Dates Term2
CSA : Review Writing
16 January
TEST 1 : Listening
23 January
CSA 2: Reading Comprehension
31 January
MINI MOCKS
2 March
Reading Comprehension
Informal Writing
Note Taking
Article Writing
TERM ONE
Week 1: Welcome & Introduction
Ice breakers
Introduction to IGCSE
Expectations and vision
Week 2: Informal Writing Skills
Email Writing skills
Week 3/4 : Project
Travel presentation
Research
Presentaion
Informal writing
Week 5 : Travel & Tourism
Speaking & Listening
Vocabulary focus
Informal Writing( Graded Classwork)
Week 6 : Travel & Tourism
Language focus on punctuation
Language focus on punctuation
Language focus on Sentence Structure
Language focus on Paragraph Writing
Week 7: Shopping and Consumer
Reading Comprehension
Multi matching & Reading
Vocabulary in context
Reading Comprehension Test
Mid Term Break
Week 8: Fashion
Reading Comprehension
The Necklace ( reading)
Intro Review Writing
Week 9: Shopping and Consumer Society ( Fashion)
Review Writing ( Book Review
Listening Test
Week 10: Shopping and Consumer Society (Globalisation)
Language focus on punctuation
Language focus on punctuation
Language focus on Sentence Structure
Language focus on Paragraph Writing
Week 11: Health and Fitness
Reading
Listening practice
Week 12: Health and Fitness
Research project
TERM TWO
Week 1
Reading
Project Completion (Football)
Review Writing
Week 2
Review Writing( Film)
Vocabulary development
Reading Comprehension
Week 3
Review Writing Test
Listening
Reading ( Focus on vocab)
Week 4
Listening Test
Read ( Multi- marching)
Reading Comprehension
Week 5
Reading Comprehension CSA
Debating
Intro to Article Writing
Week 6
Article writing focus
Week 7
Informal Writing
Note-taking
Revision
Week 8
Revision
Mini Mock
Week 9
MINI MOCK
Week 10
Short story rerading
TERM Three
Week 1
Project Research
Writing and creating a presentation
Week 2- Lifestyles
Review Writing
Vocabulary & Reading
Week 3 - Lifestyles
(Review Writing) CSA
Reading & speaking
Week 4
Reading & multi- matching
Listening
Week 5
Listening Practice
Reading for information
Week 6
Listening Reading and multi-matching
Vocabulary development
Week 7
Listening
Reading Comprehension
Multi- matching
Reading Comprehension CSA
Week 8
Essay writing
Week 8
Essay Writing (Revision)
Online Platforms
These are a few online platforms that we are currently using:
Google Classroom
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
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.
EDpuzzle is a teaching tool used to place interactive content into pre-existing videos from a variety of sources, such as TED or YouTube, or into videos you have made.
Common Lit
CommonLit is used for reading passages.
Simply log in with your school account.
