This page is the master framework for preparing and organising English Standard Four lesson plans. It follows the Main Competences and Specific Competences in the TIE English Language Syllabus for Primary Education, Standards III–VI (2023), and connects each competence to the relevant unit in the Standard Four pupil’s book.
Important Teaching Reference
English Standard Four – Annual Teaching Periods Allocation for All 11 Units (TIE 2023)
Open this important reference to view the suggested distribution of 234 English teaching periods across all 11 Units, including the summary table and suggested period-by-period teaching sequence.
Planning Guide
- Each lesson plan represents one 40-minute teaching period.
- The number of lesson plans under each unit follows the teaching-period distribution in our annual teaching plan.
- Each lesson plan will be listed under its correct Main Competence, Specific Competence and Unit.
- Lesson plans will be added progressively; the counts below show the required number, not that all plans have already been prepared.
Main Competence 1.0: Demonstrate mastery of basic English language skills
Specific Competence 1.1: Develop vocabulary by relating words with objects in the environment
Unit 1: Developing Vocabulary about Everyday Environment
Required teaching periods: 22 | Required lesson plans: 22
- Lesson 01: Identifying Common Objects Found at Home — Available
- Lesson 02: Objects Found at Home and Their Uses — Available
- Lesson 03: Describing Household Objects — Available
- Lesson 04: A Visit to My Grandmother’s House — Available
- Lesson 05: Understanding and Using Words Related to the Home Environment — Available
- Lesson 06: Correct Spelling of Jumbled Words — Available
- Lesson 07: A Visit to the Hospital — Available
- Lesson 08: Hospital Workers and Their Duties — Available
- Lesson 09: Hospital Objects and Their Names — Available
- Lesson 10: Market Vocabulary – Reading and Dictionary Work — Available
- Lesson 11: A Day at Tupendane Market — Available
- Lesson 12: Writing Sentences Using Market Vocabulary — Available
- Lesson 13: Developing Vocabulary from the Bus Station — Available
- Lessons 14–22 — to be prepared and linked here.
Specific Competence 1.2: Use appropriate grammar and vocabulary both orally and in writing
Unit 2: Expressing Quantity
Required teaching periods: 8 | Required lesson plans: 8
- Lesson Plans 01–08 — to be prepared and linked here.
Unit 3: Expressing Location
Required teaching periods: 12 | Required lesson plans: 12
- Lesson Plans 01–12 — to be prepared and linked here.
Unit 4: Expressing Past Events
Required teaching periods: 12 | Required lesson plans: 12
- Lesson Plans 01–12 — to be prepared and linked here.
Unit 5: Using Conjunctions – So and Because
Required teaching periods: 8 | Required lesson plans: 8
- Lesson Plans 01–08 — to be prepared and linked here.
Main Competence 2.0: Comprehend oral and written information
Specific Competence 2.1: Respond appropriately in a familiar communicative context
Unit 6: Taking Part in Conversations
Required teaching periods: 42 | Required lesson plans: 42
- Lesson Plans 01–42 — to be prepared and linked here.
Specific Competence 2.2: Read appropriately a variety of simple texts
Unit 7: Reading for Comprehension
Required teaching periods: 30 | Required lesson plans: 30
- Lesson Plans 01–30 — to be prepared and linked here.
Main Competence 3.0: Communicate effectively in different contexts
Specific Competence 3.1: Demonstrate knowledge of the basic features of spoken language
Unit 8: The Basic Features of Spoken English
Required teaching periods: 35 | Required lesson plans: 35
- Lesson Plans 01–35 — to be prepared and linked here.
Specific Competence 3.2: Produce short written messages using appropriate grammar and vocabulary
Unit 9: Writing Wishes and Short Messages
Required teaching periods: 15 | Required lesson plans: 15
- Lesson Plans 01–15 — to be prepared and linked here.
Unit 10: My Daily Routines
Required teaching periods: 15 | Required lesson plans: 15
- Lesson Plans 01–15 — to be prepared and linked here.
Specific Competence 3.3: Demonstrate basic skills in creative writing
Unit 11: Creative Writing
Required teaching periods: 35 | Required lesson plans: 35
- Lesson Plans 01–35 — to be prepared and linked here.
Overall Summary
Main Competence 1.0: 62 periods / 62 lesson plans
Main Competence 2.0: 72 periods / 72 lesson plans
Main Competence 3.0: 100 periods / 100 lesson plans
Grand total: 234 teaching periods and 234 required lesson plans.
Curriculum note: The TIE syllabus allocates periods to Specific Competences. The distribution of periods among the individual units shown on this page is our teaching-plan allocation derived from the syllabus totals; it should not be read as an official TIE unit-by-unit allocation.