Description
Topics
Unit 1: Reading Comprehension & Analysis
- 1.1: Identifying Main Ideas & Supporting Details
1.2: Inference, Interpretation & Deduction
1.3: Understanding Tone, Mood & Attitude
1.4: Analyzing Language Devices (imagery, simile, metaphor, personification)
1.5: Comparing Texts (similarities/differences in viewpoints, themes, style)
Unit 2: Writing Skills
- 2.1: Directed Writing (letters, reports, speeches, articles)
2.2: Narrative Writing (short stories, character, setting, plot)
2.3: Descriptive Writing (sensory details, atmosphere, imagery)
2.4: Discursive & Argumentative Writing (balanced discussion, persuasive essays)
2.5: Writing for Purpose & Audience (formal vs informal register, tone)
Unit 3: Grammar & Language Use
- 3.1: Sentence Types (simple, compound, complex, varied structures)
3.2: Tenses & Verb Forms (past perfect, conditionals, sequence of tenses)
3.3: Punctuation & Mechanics (colons, semicolons, quotation marks, dashes)
3.4: Vocabulary Precision (synonyms, antonyms, word choice in context)
3.5: Cohesion & Coherence (connectors, paragraphing, transitions)
Unit 4: Summary & Note-Making Skills
- 4.1: Identifying Key Points in a Passage
4.2: Paraphrasing & Rewriting Ideas
4.3: Organizing Notes into Logical Structure
4.4: Condensing Information to Required Word Count
4.5: Summarizing for Purpose (argument, description, sequence, explanation)
