English Grade 9: Semester 1

Description:

Dear Learner,

This course is prepared based on the new Ethiopia’s English language curriculum which was developed in 2022.  We believe that the course serves two purposes. Firstly, it will help you improve your overall English language proficiency and skills. Secondly the course will significantly support you to do the other subjects smoothly as English is the medium of instruction in secondary schools.

The course is organized based on the four major skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and the other two sub-skills (vocabulary and grammar). Therefore, every unit begins with a listening lesson followed by speaking skills. Then, reading skill is taught along with vocabulary. Grammar is taught as a separate skill. The unit ends with a writing lesson. 

This English language course is divided into two modules. Each module has five units. Accordingly, Module One covers such topics as “Living in Urban areas, Study skills, Traffic Accident, National parks and Horticulture” Similarly, Module Two includes five topics under each unit: “Poverty in Ethiopia, Community services, Communicable diseases, Fairness and Equity and The Internet”.

To successfully complete this course, you are required to study each lesson.  There are 5 lessons in each unit. The lessons have a length ranging from 15-20 minutes. We strongly believe that you can maximize your participation, the course includes reading comprehension, in text questions, learning activities, summaries and well prepared tests for self-check exercises.

Competence

By the end of the Grade 9 English course, you should be able to:

1. Comprehend spoken texts by identifying main ideas, predicting content using contextual clues, and extracting specific information.
2. Relate listened information to personal experiences for deeper understanding.
3. Communicate effectively about various topics using a wide range of expressions with fluency and accuracy.
4. Read and analyze diverse texts to identify main ideas, predict content, and extract specific information.
5. Recognize and interpret key content words in written texts.
6. Apply a variety of grammar structures appropriately in different contexts.
7. Produce well-organized written work, including sentences, paragraphs, informal letters, short reports, and descriptive essays.

Contents

1. Living in Urban Areas

Lesson 1: Listening Skills: Living in Urban Areas

Lesson 2: Reading Skills

Lesson 3: vocabulary

Lesson 4: Grammar: Constructing Sentences

Lesson 5: Speaking skills:

Lesson 6: Writing Skills

2. Study Skills

Lesson 7: Listening Skills: Study Skills

Lesson 8: Reading Skills: Study Skills

Lesson 9: vocabulary

Lesson 10: Grammar: Connectors

Lesson 11: Speaking skills:

Lesson 12: Writing Skills

3. Traffic Accident

Lesson 13: Listening Skills: Traffic Accident

Lesson 14: Reading skills: Traffic Accident

Lesson 15: vocabulary

Lesson 16: Grammar: Expressing Obligations

Lesson 17: Speaking skills:

Lesson 18: Writing Skills

4. National Parks

Lesson 19: Listening Skills: National Parks

Lesson 20: Reading Skills: National Parks

Lesson 21: vocabulary

Lesson 22: Grammar: Conditional Sentences

Lesson 23: Speaking skills:

Lesson 24: Writing Skills

5. Horticulture

Lesson 25: Listening Skills: Horticulture

Lesson 26: Reading Skills: Horticulture

Lesson 27: vocabulary

Lesson 28: Grammar: Conditional Sentences

Lesson 29: Speaking skills:

Lesson 30: Writing Skills

Assessment

Assessment in this module may include:

• Quiz and test
• Mid Exam  
• Final Exam

• You will be continuously assessed by the tests presented at the end of every lesson.

Reference

• English Grade 9 student text book based on new curriculum
• Extreme English