IGCSE Grade 8 Syllabus

To negotiate their own learning goals and evaluate their own progress, edit, revise, review their own work

To understand, enjoy and appreciate a wide range of texts representing different cultures, ways of living

To be able to articulate individual/personal responses effectively

To use language and vocabulary appropriately in different contexts and social encounters

To be able to organise and structure thoughts in writing/speech

To develop production skills (fluency and accuracy in speaking and writing)

To use dictionary suitable to their needs

To understand and enjoy jokes, skits, children’s films, anecdotes and riddles

Understand the central idea and locate details in the text (prescribed and non-prescribed)

Narrate simple experiences, describe objects and people, report events to peers

Speak accurately with appropriate pauses and clear word/sentence stress to be intelligible in familiar social contexts

Write simple messages, invitations, short paragraphs, letters (formal and informal) applications, simple narrative and descriptive pieces, etc.

Use his/ her proficiency in English to explore and study other areas of knowledge through print and non-print media

To undertake small projects on a regular basis

Integers

Sequences, expressions and formulae

Place value, ordering and rounding

Length, mass and capacity

Angles

Planning and collecting data

Fractions

Symmetry

Expressions and equations

Averages

Percentages

Constructions

Graphs

Ratio and proportion

Time

Probability

Position and movement

Area, perimeter and volume

Interpreting and discussing results

Forces in action

Electricity

Energy

Material properties

Energy changes

Reactivity

Salts

Rates of reaction

Plants

Living things in their environment

Variation and inheritance