Turkey 8th Grade English Curriculum (İngilizce)

This curriculum outlines the key topics, learning outcomes, and suggested activities for 8th grade English language education. It is structured around thematic units, focusing on developing communicative competence and language skills.

Unit 6: Adventures

This unit encourages students to express preferences, provide explanations, and make comparisons, particularly related to sports and games. Students will practice following discussions about adventures and writing short comparative paragraphs. Suggested activities include drama, games, and research projects on extreme sports locations in Turkey.

Unit 7: Tourism

This unit focuses on describing places, expressing preferences, giving explanations, making comparisons, and discussing experiences related to travel and tourism. Students will learn to extract specific information from oral and written texts about tourism and design brochures or advertisements for their favorite tourist attractions. Suggested activities include interviews, travel plan creation, and visual dictionary expansion.

Unit 8: Chores

This unit centers around expressing likes and dislikes, obligations, and responsibilities. Students will learn to discuss household chores and personal duties, understanding and using vocabulary related to daily routines. They will practice writing short poems or stories about their feelings and responsibilities. Suggested activities include discussions, writing assignments about family responsibilities, and visual dictionary work.

Unit 9: Science

This unit explores scientific concepts and achievements, focusing on describing current and past actions. Students will learn to discuss scientific discoveries and inventions, practicing using appropriate vocabulary. They will also work on identifying main ideas and key information in oral and written texts about science. Suggested activities include discussions, poster presentations, and visual dictionary expansion.

Unit 10: Natural Forces

This unit deals with natural forces and disasters, emphasizing making predictions and discussing reasons and results. Students will learn vocabulary related to natural phenomena and practice expressing their thoughts about potential future events. They will also work on identifying specific information in texts about natural forces and disasters. Suggested activities include discussions, writing assignments about the causes and effects of natural events, and visual dictionary work.