Saudi Arabia Intermediate School (Grade 7) English Curriculum

This curriculum outlines the expected learning outcomes for Grade 7 English in Saudi Arabia, aligning with the A1.2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It emphasizes communicative competence, integrating the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The curriculum aims to enable learners to use English in meaningful contexts and communicate fluently, accurately, and confidently.

Grade 7 Objectives

The specific objectives for Grade 7 English focus on developing the following skills:

Listening Skills:

• Differentiating between the pronunciation of similar sounds in English.
• Understanding the main idea and basic information in short spoken exchanges.
• Recognizing various intonation patterns.
• Understanding questions about familiar topics.
• Understanding simple instructions and directions.

Speaking Skills:

• Using formulaic language for basic communication.
• Interacting simply by asking and answering questions about familiar topics.
• Producing simple sentences to describe people, places, and things.
• Giving simple instructions and directions.
• Using basic language for concrete needs.
• Linking ideas with connectors like "and," "but," and "then."
• Indicating time (e.g., "next Monday," "last week").

Reading Skills:

• Recognizing basic punctuation rules.
• Understanding the main idea in short, simple texts on familiar topics.
• Understanding specific information in short, simple texts.
• Understanding sequence.
• Transferring information from verbal to visual forms.
• Transferring information from a text to a table.

Writing Skills:

• Writing simple, isolated phrases and sentences.
• Applying punctuation, spelling, and syntax.
• Linking ideas with "and," "but," and "then."
• Completing paragraphs with short phrases and words.
• Writing paragraphs with basic personal information.
• Filling out forms with basic personal information.
• Writing short, simple postcards and emails.

Grade 7 Topics and Vocabulary

The curriculum covers a range of topics designed to build vocabulary and communicative skills. These topics may overlap with other grade levels to ensure a graded development and expansion of vocabulary (approximately 1100 words).

See the full curriculum document for a detailed list of topics.

Grade 7 Functions and Language Exponents

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

• Identifying and referring to people and objects (e.g., "This is my father.").
• Understanding and using commands and requests (e.g., "Open your books.").
• Identifying and expressing location (e.g., "Where is the sofa?").
• Addressing others, making introductions, and exchanging basic personal information (e.g., "This is Tom. He's from Australia.").
• Expressing opinions, preferences, likes, and dislikes (e.g., "I enjoy playing tennis.").
• Expressing possession (e.g., "Is this your pen?").
• Expressing ability (e.g., "Can you swim?").
• Telling time (e.g., "It's half past four.").
• Making requests and asking for permission (e.g., "Can I use your computer?").
• Asking and answering about number and quantity (e.g., "How much orange juice have we got?").
• Describing feelings (e.g., "I am happy.").
• Discussing future plans (e.g., "Where are you going to go on holiday?").

A complete list of functions and language exponents is available in the full curriculum document.

Grade 7 Grammar Syllabus

The grammar syllabus for Grade 7 builds upon previous learning and introduces new structures to support communicative competence. Key areas include:

• Demonstratives, plural nouns, articles, possessive adjectives, question words, verbs ("to be" and "to have"), modals ("can/can't," "must/mustn't"), prepositions of place and time, present simple, subject and object pronouns, imperatives, countable and uncountable nouns, future "going to" and present progressive with future meaning, "like/love/enjoy/hate + ing," present progressive, comparative and superlative forms, past simple, and conjunctions.

A comprehensive grammar syllabus is detailed in the full curriculum document.