Class 7 English Learning Outcomes For The Learner

The English language learning outcomes are intended to be achieved by all children so as to enable them to be proficient users of language in real-life situations. Broadly, the goals of language learning which could be achieved include attainment of basic proficiency in the language for effective communication and the development of language for knowledge acquisition i.e. using language as a tool for learning the content subjects. However, the teacher should have the flexibility and consider the pace of learning of children well as their opportunities of learning English at home and in school.

Class 7 English Learning Outcomes For The Learner

1. answers questions orally and in writing on a variety of texts.

2. reads aloud stories and recites poems with appropriate pauses, intonation, and pronunciation.

3. participates in different activities in English such as role-play, poetry recitation, skit, drama, debate, speech, elocution, declamation, quiz, etc., organized by school and other such organizations

4. engages in conversations in English with family, friends, and people from different professions such as shopkeeper, salesperson, etc. using appropriate vocabulary.

5. responds to different kinds of instructions, requests, directions in varied contexts viz. school, bank, railway station.

6. speaks about excerpts, dialogues, skits, short films, news and debate on TV and radio, audio-video programs on suggested websites.

7. asks and responds to questions based on texts (from books or other resources) and out of curiosity.

8. reads textual/non-textual materials in English/Braille with comprehension.

9. identifies details, characters, main idea, and sequence of ideas and events in textual/non-textual material.

10. thinks critically, compares and contrasts characters, events, ideas, themes, and relates them to life.

11. reads to seek information in print/online. notice board, signboards in public places, newspapers, hoardings, etc.

12. takes notes while the teacher teaches/from books/from online materials.

13. infers the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context.

14. refers dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia to find meanings/spelling of words while reading and writing.

15. reads a variety of texts for pleasure e.g. adventure stories and science fiction, fairy tales, biography, autobiography, travelogue, etc. (extensive reading)

16. uses appropriate grammatical forms in communication (e.g. noun, pronoun, verb, determiners, time and tense, passivization, adjective, adverb, etc).

17. organizes sentences coherently in English/in Braille with the help of verbal and visual clues and with a sense of audience.

18. writes formal letters, personal diaries, lists, emails, SMS, etc.

19. writes descriptions/narratives showing sensitivity to gender, environment, and appreciation of cultural diversity.

20. writes dialogues from a story and story from dialogues.

21. visits a language laboratory.

22. writes a book review .