Saudi Arabia English Curriculum - Grade 6

This curriculum outlines the learning objectives, topics, vocabulary, phonics, functions, language exponents, and grammar syllabus for Grade 6 English. It aims to develop students' communicative competence in English, enabling them to interact in various social contexts. The curriculum aligns with the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Objectives

Upon completion of Grade 6, students should be able to:

• Differentiate between the pronunciation of similar sounds in English.
• Understand the main idea and basic information in short dialogues and monologues.
• Recognize various intonation patterns.
• Understand questions about themselves and others.
• Understand simple instructions and directions.
• Appreciate rhymes.
• Use formulaic language in basic communication functions.
• Interact simply by asking and answering questions on familiar topics.
• Produce simple sentences describing people, places, and things.
• Give simple instructions and directions.
• Use basic language to satisfy concrete needs.
• Link ideas with "before" and "then."
• Recognize basic punctuation rules.
• Understand the main idea and specific information in short, simple texts.
• Associate verbal information with visual aids.
• Transfer information from text to tables.
• Understand text cohesion.
• Spell familiar words and short phrases accurately.
• Write high-frequency words and short phrases to complete written texts.
• Write short simple words/phrases to complete paragraphs.
• Apply basic punctuation rules.
• Fill in forms with basic personal information.
• Write short simple sentences to convey basic personal information.
• Write short simple postcards and emails.

Topics and Vocabulary

The curriculum covers a range of topics designed to expand students' vocabulary to approximately 750 words. Topics include:

• Numbers (cardinal and ordinal)
• People (family, friends)
• My Life (body parts, appearance, belongings, likes/dislikes, hobbies, feelings, daily activities, clothes, holidays, housework)
• Colors
• Animals (domestic and wild)
• Time (telling time, days, months, seasons)
• School (classroom objects, language)
• Sports and Leisure
• Food and Drink
• Homes and Houses
• The World Around Us (places, buildings, weather, transport, directions, geography, rules)
• Work (jobs, activities)
• Health (ailments)

Phonics

Phonics instruction focuses on further developing sound-letter relationships.

Functions and Language Exponents

The curriculum emphasizes functional language use, teaching students how to perform specific communicative tasks. Examples include:

• Expressing possession (e.g., "Have you got twenty pens?")
• Describing physical appearance (e.g., "He is tall and thin.")
• Expressing ability (e.g., "Can you play football?")
• Counting (hundreds) (e.g., "How many books have you got?")
• Making suggestions (e.g., "Let's make a cake.")
• Asking and telling time (e.g., "What's the time?")
• Talking about daily activities (e.g., "I always have breakfast.")
• Describing current activities (e.g., "Is she reading a book?")
• Identifying and expressing location (e.g., "Where's the rabbit?")
• Asking about number and quantity (e.g., "How much milk do you drink?")
• Ordering at a restaurant (e.g., "What would you like?")
• Giving directions (e.g., "Go straight.")
• Talking about the past (e.g., "Where were you yesterday?")
• Expressing obligation/prohibition (e.g., "Be quiet.")
• Talking about future plans (e.g., "What is he going to do?")
• Comparing (e.g., "The cat is smaller than the horse.")

Grammar Syllabus

The Grade 6 grammar syllabus builds upon previous learning and introduces new structures:

• Verb "to be"
• Articles (a/an/the)
• Question words
• Verb "to have"
• Modals (can/can't)
• Present Simple
• Adverbs of frequency
• Present Progressive
• Prepositions of place
• Possessive adjectives/pronouns
• There is/are
• Countable/uncountable nouns
• How much/many
• Subject/object pronouns
• Imperatives
• Past Simple of verb "to be"
• Past Simple of regular/irregular verbs
• Future "going to"
• Comparative and superlative adjectives
• Prepositions of time
• Intensifiers
• Conjunctions