UAE Ministry of Education Grade 7 English Curriculum

This curriculum outline is based on the National English Language Curriculum Framework. The framework uses a level-based approach aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Grade 7 typically aligns with Level 5 and Level 6 of the framework, but students may be placed at different levels based on their individual proficiency.

Level 5

Learning Outcomes:

• Listening: Students will be able to understand the overall meaning, specific information, details, and main points in simple, extended texts on familiar and concrete topics. They will also be able to infer the meaning of unknown words and make predictions while listening.
• Reading: Students will be able to recognize key features of text organization, read texts on unfamiliar concrete topics, and demonstrate comprehension skills similar to listening outcomes.
• Speaking: Students will produce connected speech with correct intonation and rhythm, speak coherently in short exchanges, use basic language structures, express their own ideas and opinions, retell detailed information, ask and answer clarifying questions, and initiate and participate in interactions on familiar and concrete topics.
• Writing: Students will apply spelling rules consistently, use basic language structures, write simple texts on familiar and concrete topics, plan and develop writing using their own and others' ideas, and write structured paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details.

Level 6

Learning Outcomes:

• Listening: Similar to Level 5, but extends to understanding texts on some unfamiliar concrete topics. Students will also recognize speaker's attitude.
• Reading: Similar to Level 5, but extends to identifying a range of text organization features, reading various genres, and comprehending texts on some unfamiliar concrete topics.
• Speaking: Students will speak coherently in extended exchanges using basic repair strategies, use simple and complex language structures, express ideas and respond to others, retell detailed information, ask and answer clarifying questions, and initiate and participate in a wide range of interactions on familiar and concrete topics.
• Writing: Students will use simple and some complex language structures, write simple extended texts on familiar and concrete topics, plan and develop writing, and write structured paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details.

Supporting Syllabus:

The Supporting Syllabus provides specific grammar, vocabulary, and functional language elements for each level. It details what students should understand and be able to use at each level. The Lexis section outlines vocabulary themes relevant to Grade 7, including animals, home life, community, education, entertainment, food and drink, free time, health and fitness, jobs, history, numbers, people, places, science, technology, transport, weather, the environment, idioms, and collocations. The Grammar Mapping section outlines the grammatical elements students should understand and use, including adjectives, adverbs, articles, conditionals, intensifiers, nouns, possessives, prepositions, pronouns, questions, modals, present tense, past tense, future tenses, perfect tense, passives, infinitive and gerunds, other verb forms, conjunctions, and relative clauses. The Functional Language Mapping section outlines the functional language elements students should understand and use, including describing habits, giving personal information, greetings, using polite language, using numbers, describing people, places, and things, making requests and suggestions, giving directions, making introductions, telling time, using time expressions, describing past experiences, expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, describing advantages and disadvantages, managing interactions in discussions, interacting informally, expressing regret, using persuasive language, giving advice, making predictions, developing arguments, encouraging other speakers, initiating and closing conversations, synthesizing and evaluating information, describing feelings, hopes, and plans, critiquing and reviewing, reporting what others have said, speculating, expressing abstract ideas, taking initiative in interactions, checking understanding, paraphrasing, referencing, clarifying points, discussing cause and consequence, conceding points, emphasizing points, expressing certainty and doubt, and defending points of view.