A careful budgeting of time for teaching the two components of the language course will still leave the teacher with a surplus which could be used for co-curricular activities like recitation contests, plays and for revision or remedial work.
Teacher's Book Class 1
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Academic year
220 days
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Examinations, Sports and other co-curricular activities
60 days
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Actual teaching days
160 days
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1 period a day for English i.e.
160 periods
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Course Book
4 periods for 1 lessor (4 x 11 lessons = 44)
2 periods for 1 poem (2x6 poems = 12)
56 periods
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Activity Book
Activity Sheets
(including preliminary sheets and Let's Have Fun activities)
44 periods
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Tests
10 periods
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Projects, recitation contests
10 periods
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Using the library; (story telling, other ancillary activities)
