General Features of
English for Palestine
Prepared By :
Areej El-Burdieni 220093207
Rasha Naim
220091738
Israa Abdel Aziz 220093235
Section :
( 203 )
Submitted to:
Dr . Nazmi Al- Masri
What type of syllabus is English for
Palestine ?
• English for Palestine is a modern , communicative English course which has
been specially written for schools in Palestine .
• The 12 levels systematically develop competence in the four skills (
listening , speaking , reading and writing ) and encourage students to
become confident users of English .
• English for Palestine introduces English to young children through familiar
situations, stories, songs and games.
The type of syllabus is skill – based .
What do the first few pages in the TB
present ?
 They present a table of contents which involves 16
topics such as:
• Bloom's Taxonomy Verbs ( verbs of Knowledge ,
comprehension , application , analysis , Synthesis and
evaluation)
• Self evaluation questionnaire
• Model lesson plans. A model preparation for a unit
 They present general goals of teaching English for
Palestine and a list of deleted subjects.

What are the main components of English
for Palestine ?
The main components are :
1- students book .
presents the new language and provides classroom activities for practicing and recycling .
2- workbook .
provides additional practice material
3- teachers book .
offers detailed , step by step lesson notes
4- flashcards , pictures and posters .
to present and practice vocabulary
5- teachers audio cassette ( cd )
Presents the all listening activities .
Question
: Are the components the same in the three stages ?
The anwer
No , they differs according to the stage
itself
Stage one ( the new edition ) they are :
Pupils book with workbook activities , flashcards and posters , teachers book
and teachers audio cassette.
Stage two , they are :
Stdents book , workbook , teachers book , posters and flashcards and teachers
audio cassette.
Stage three , they are :
Students book , workbook , teachers audio cassette and teachers book .
Flashcards and Posters samples
Learn opposites
learn colours
learn alphabet
How many objectives are stated for
each grade ? Give examples .
 There are 25 objectives of teaching English for Palestine. Here are some
examples of these objectives :
 To develop students ability to use English for personal expression and
enjoyment as well as for creative purposes.
 To develop communicative skills in order to acquire, record, and use
information form aural and written texts using traditional and nontraditional sources.
 To develop students ability to present information in and organized
manner in spoken or written English.
All textbooks of English for Palestine begin with
contents page , what information do these pages give
?
It provide us with :
● Unit .
● Page
● Lesson .
● The main skill in the lesson . ( reading , writing ,
listening and speaking .
Do the contents pages give the same information
in all the 3 stages ?
It depends on the stage itself and learners needs .
*** Look at these tables of content and compare between them :
Stage 1
Grade 4
Unit and context
Language
( 11 ) lets make a cake .
● talking about items in
the kitchen .
● giving and understanding
instructions .
Flour , butter , sugar , milk ,
eggs , cup , bowl , oven , put
,add , mix , bake .
stage 2
Grade 8
Unit
Dialogue , vocabulary and language
Reading , vocabulary
and language
Skills development
and unit task
(8)
friends
Page 48
●I want to say sorry for
yesterday .
●Feeling
● When + action , I feel …
●Help , everybody !
What should I do ?
● prepositions in
common expressions
● conditional type 1
● poem : friendship
● writing : letter
constructions
● task : write a reply
with advice .
stage 3
Grade 12
Unit
Page
Reading
Vocabulary
development
Listening and
speaking
1- listening
2- pronunciation
3- speaking
Money matters
46
You and your
bank
Synonyms : word
families
1- note bank
activities
2- sounds sh and
ch
3- request ,
check , correct .
List a pedagogical value ( benefits ) of these
tabulated contents for teachers.
 Give the teacher information about content .
 Help the teacher to put the right objectives .
 Help the teacher to answer his questions .
 It’s good for planning.
 It’s good for evaluating .