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The English course aims to develop students’ ability to understand, communicate, read and write accurately at the level prescribed by the programme.
At the end of the first secondary cycle, students should read and understand English texts about their immediate environment and the outside world and communicate orally and in writing with simple lexical and grammatical structures.
Further detail
The course also develops knowledge of the socio-cultural aspects of English-speaking countries.
English is taught for 3 hours per week, with a minimum of 25 teaching weeks in the school year.
Understand → communicate → read → write
1. What is a central aim of the English course?
2. What should students be able to do at the end of the first secondary cycle?
3. Which word refers to a place where two roads meet?
What ability does the English course aim to develop in students?
Ability to understand, communicate, read, and write accurately.
What should students do at the end of the first secondary cycle in English?
Read and understand texts and communicate orally and in writing.
What type of English texts should students understand after the first secondary cycle?
Texts about their immediate environment and the outside world.
What kind of structures should students use to communicate after the first secondary cycle?
Simple lexical and grammatical structures.
What English terms correspond to 'route' and 'avenue' in road vocabulary?
Route means road and avenue means avenue.
Which English terms in road vocabulary mean 'accident' and 'ambulance'?
Accident means accident and ambulance means ambulance.
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