ICSE Class 7 English Syllabus – Listening and Speaking

1. Listen to a variety of texts from different genres and registers such as story, poems, narratives, lecture, speech, dialogue etc. for aural/written comprehension
2. Listen and comprehend issues/topics raised in spoken texts, e.g.
   • Speech
   • Lecture
   • Discourse
   • Debate
   • Discussion
   • Group discussions
3. Use of graphics, images, music, sound and visual displays in presentations
4. Analyse and evaluate use of language in different contexts (newspapers, television, billboards, and advertising campaigns) and its interpretation
5. Speak in a variety of contexts and tasks, considering
   • Tone
   • Gestures
   • Stress
   • Facial expressions
   • Body language
   • Voice modulation
   • Choice of words
6. Collect and collate ideas and seek clarification to keep discussions relevant
7. Use multi-media to make presentations on issues and social messages

 Reading

1. Literary/non-literary texts on a wide range of themes covering different genres and registers. The themes may include:
   • Self, Family, Home, Friends and Pets
   • Neighbourhood and Community at large
   • The Nation – diversity (sociocultural, religious and ethnic, as well as linguistic heritage, myths/legends/folktales)
   • The World – India’s neighbours and other countries (their cultures, literature and customs)
   • Adventure and Imagination
   • Sports and Yoga
   • Issues relating to Adolescence (drugs, values, life skills)
   • Science and Technology
   • Peace and Harmony
   • Travel and Tourism
   • Mass Media
   • Art and Culture
   • Health and Reproductive health
   • Famous Personalities & achievers
   • Environmental concerns – water conservation, cleanliness and sanitation
   • Safety – personal safety & awareness about child abuse, conservation of energy, Sustainable development
2. Extensive and intensive reading of the texts for comprehension, inference, etc.
3. Focus on choice of vocabulary, figurative language, and tone/mood used in the text
4. Deconstruct the textual piece to enhance understanding of the structure used by the author

 Writing

1. Write messages, invitations, short paragraphs, letters (formal and informal), and applications
2. Simple narrative and descriptive pieces
3. Creative writing: stories, poems, etc.
4. Organize and structure thoughts in writing
5. Organise and structure meaningful sentences in a sequential manner
6. Use of linkers such as however, therefore, etc. to link sentences, indicate passage of time, and provide a sense of closure
7. Age-appropriate use of words and phrases
8. Follow process approach to writing: planning, revising, reviewing, editing, rewriting

Grammar and Vocabulary in Context

1. Phrases and clauses in simple, compound, and complex sentences
2. Active and passive voice
3. Synonym, antonym, and analogy in the right context
4. Figurative language (e.g., pun, personification, alliteration, metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia)
5. Age-appropriate words and phrases and domain-specific vocabulary

ICSE Class 7 English Literature Syllabus – Suggested Reading List

1. Novels by Gerard Durrell
2. Malgudi Days – R.K. Narayan
3. I am Malala – Malala Yousafzai
4. Detective stories – Agatha Christie
5. The Lost World – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
6. The Happy Prince and Other Tales – Oscar Wilde
7. Animal Farm – George Orwell
8. Tuck Everlasting – Natalie Babbit
9. Short Stories – O’ Henry, Saki, Leo Tolstoy, Rudyard Kipling, Guy De Maupassant, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Jorge Luis Borges, William Faulkner, Anton Chekhov, Edgar Allen Poe, Franz Kafka, Ernest Hemingway, Flannery O’Connor, James Joyce, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Nicolai Gogol, and translations from Indian writers like Tagore, Premchand, etc.
10. Something Out of Nothing
11. Marie Curie and Radium – Carl Killough
12. Ignited Minds – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
13. Graphic Novels: Tintin Series, Asterix Series