Domains By the End of the 3rd year Secondary

1.Listening

&Speaking

Learners will:

1. Identify gist, main idea(s), and supporting details in various types of listening texts.2. React to a listening text (summarizing, judging and evaluating) justifying their reaction.3. Participate in full-class, group and pair discussions and debates.4. Talk about a personal experience in front of a small group.

2.

Reading&

Writing

Learners will:

1. Respond to various types of comprehension questions on a variety of text types.2. Write in different forms e.g., messages, menus, cooking recipes, letters and invitation cards.3. Produce different types of writing e.g. narrative, descriptive, expository, and argumentative.4. Express facts, ideas, opinions, attitudes in meaningful paragraphs.5. Use grade-appropriate dictionaries for a variety of purposes (e.g., definitions, parts of speech, and pronunciation).6. Identify and correctly use idioms and figures of speech.8. Demonstrate independent reading for pleasure.7. Translate a short text from Arabic into English.8. Translate a short text from English into Arabic.

3.

Using technology

Learners will:

1. Reflect on listening texts from a variety of media sources.2. Discuss a speaker’s purpose, main ideas and supporting details in a variety of media.3. Access age-appropriate information from various electronic sources.4. Use graphs, charts, and other visual presentations to communicate data accurately and appropriately.5. Develop power point presentations of appropriate length and complexity.6. Demonstrate awareness of the ethical use ofICT, including citing sources and respecting copyrights.

4.

Higher Level Thinking Skills

Learners will:

1. Listen critically to interpret and evaluate the content of various listening texts.2. Negotiate solutions to problems, interpersonal mis- understandings, and disputes.3. Read critically to interpret and evaluate the content of various reading texts.4. Record appreciation of literary genres.

5.

Culture

Learners will:

1. Appreciate the similarities and differences between the values, beliefs and practices of both the national and target cultures.2. Compare contributions from the target culture to those of their own.3. Read and examine Egyptian and English speaking cultures for understanding and tolerating differences.4. Develop a paragraph arguing for/against a certain cultural belief/value.