English Language

Coverage, Grammar and Functional

Language Teaching Resource
Grade 9 Advanced
Term 1
2024 - 2025
 INDEX
03 How to use this resource

06 Assessment Coverage

08 Preparation - Grammar

15 Preparation – Functional language

How to use this resource
The Coverage, Grammar and Functional
Language Teaching Resource
The slides within this resource, although detailed, are
designed as a starting point for teachers. You can:

• construct lessons around the language points

explored in them.
• use the slides individually as a resource within a
lesson.
• incorporate them gradually in lessons throughout
the term (rather than the whole PowerPoint at
once).
• combine functional language and grammar slides
which overlap.

Ensure that students have been exposed to all the

language points in the coverage ahead of their end of
term exam.
Within this document, you will find information about:
• the coverage for this term.
• the lexis families that assessments will contain.
• particular grammatical and functional language points
that will be tested in the exams.

In the preparation sections, you will find examples and

explanations for the grammatical and functional language
points that will be assessed this term.

The grammar preparation sections contain:

• an example sentence.
• an explanation of the meaning of the example
sentence.
• the specific grammatical structure used within the
example sentence.
• links to further resources.
• an explanation of the circumstances under which the
structure is used.
• more example sentences.

In the functional language preparation section, there are

examples and explanation of how the functional language is
used, as well as relevant associated grammar points.
Term 1 Assessment Coverage
 Topic(s): Business, jobs, science.
ECFE Grammar Prerequisite GSE Grammar Functional Language

Passive: future simple Can use the present simple Can use 'going' to and 'will' future forms of
passive passive. (48) the passive. (50)

Can form the superlative of regular Can use 'one of/some of/among' in phrases
Adjectives: superlatives
adjectives with '-est'. (36) with superlative adjectives. (55)

Can make affirmative statements Describing past experiences and

Reported speech: reporting Can make tense changes (present to past)
using common regular past simple events
verbs in reported speech. (56)
forms. (30)

Expressing opinion
Can use the present perfect to refer
Can use the past perfect in a range of
Past time: past perfect to personal experiences in the past.
common situations. (54)
(41) Comparing and contrasting

Can use the present perfect to refer Can use the future perfect with reference to
Future time: future perfect to personal experiences in the past. actions to be completed by a specific time in
(41) the future. (66)

Modals: present modals Can use 'can' to refer to ability in Can use a range of modals to express
(likelihood) the present. (29) likelihood (may, might, could, should).
Term 1 preparation:
Grammar
 The teacher will send the email tomorrow morning. (active)
The email will be sent tomorrow morning.
The email will be sent tomorrow morning. (passive)
Has the email already been sent?
Checking
When will it be sent?
questions
Who will send it?

Passive: future simple passive

Grammatical NP + 'going to/will' + VP passive
structure object + ‘will be’ + past participle (+ ‘by’ doer)
object + ‘is/am/are’ + ‘going to be’ + past participle (+ ‘by’ doer)

We use future simple passive to talk about future events where the receiver of the action or the
action itself is more interesting or important than the doer of the action. To create passive voice, the
Usage
object (receiver) of the active sentence is moved to the subject position in the passive sentence and
‘be’ is added before the main verb.
The car is going to be sold.
The job is not going to be advertised in the paper.
Other examples
The answers will be given at the end of the class.
Will the contract be signed by Mr. Ahmad tomorrow?
The company is one of the best because it is dedicated to the welfare of its employees.

Checking Is the company good at welfare?

questions Is the company the absolute best company?

Grammatical Adjectives: superlatives

structure subject + verb + ‘one of / some of / among the’ + superlative phrase​

We use superlative adjectives to express that something or someone is either the top or
bottom of a specified group. Superlative adjectives can use the words most or least
(beautiful = most beautiful), end in –est (easy = easiest), or be irregular (good = best). We
Usage
use superlatives with ‘one of / some of / among the’ to soften the superlative. We are not
talking about one thing that is at the absolute top, rather it is part of a group that are all at
the top.
That was one of the most interesting lectures I have ever attended.
Egypt produces some of the finest cotton in the world.​
Other examples
This new product is among the best on the market right now.
In fact, Emirati entrepreneurs are some of the best in the business.
 “I am tired,” he said. He said he was tired.
He said (that) he was tired.
“I was at school,” she said. She said that she had been at school.

Checking
Is the conversation happening now? When is it happening? Is the speaker tired?
questions

Grammatical Reported speech: reporting verbs

structure reporting verbs + 'that' + complement clause

We use reported speech to tell someone what another person said. To do this, we
Usage ‘backshift’ the tense so, for example, present simple tense becomes past simple tense,
and past simple becomes past perfect simple.

She told me (that) she had expanded her company.

Other examples Maryam said (that) the movie lasted for more than three hours!
We told her (that) our boss had been on a business trip.
 Finished reading
Mona had read the paper by the time she reached home. paper
Got home
Present

Checking Has Mona finished reading? Did she finish reading before or after she got home? Is she
questions at home now?

Grammatical Past time: past perfect

structure had + past participle

We can use the past perfect when we want to talk about two completed past actions. We
use the past perfect when an action happens before another past action. Past simple is
Usage used for the later action. We can also use past perfect when we want to say an action
was happening up to a certain time in the past. In the example below, the man was a
shop salesman for ten years, then changed his job.
He had worked in retail for ten years before he became a businessman.
I remembered it after I’d already left home.
Other examples
By the time I got there, she’d gone.
When the guests arrived, I had finished my work.
Will you have finished writing your report by tomorrow? Finished writing
report
Present

Yes, I will have done it all by the time the programme starts.

Checking
Has the speaker finished their report now? It is tomorrow – are they finished?
questions

Grammatical Future time: future perfect simple

structure subject + will / won’t + have + past participle + complement

We use the future perfect to talk about an event that is expected to happen before a
particular time in the future. We look forward to the future event from the moment of
Usage speech. The auxiliary ‘will’ is used in a clause with the past participle to describe the event
that is expected to happen and it is usually combined with a time phrase in the
complement to give information about when the event is expected to occur.
I will have submitted the project by Monday afternoon.
My friends are coming at 7pm. I will have finished cooking by then.
Other examples
By the 18th of April, the company will have launched their newest products.
Ahmed will have arrived at Heathrow airport by tomorrow morning.
Fatima might finish the project today.

Checking
Will Fatima finish her project today?
questions
Modals: present modals, Modals: past modals and Modals: passive modals (possibility)
Grammatical
present/future - modal + main verb
structure
past - modal + have + past participle
We can use a range of modals to talk about the possibility or likelihood of something
happening. We use ‘should’ when we think it is reasonable to expect something to happen
Usage in the future because it’s what usually happens. We use ‘might’, ‘may’ and ‘could’ when
we think something is possible, but we’re not completely sure. ‘May’ is more formal than
‘might’ or ‘could’.
The computer should work now it’s been fixed.
I might see you at the weekend.
Other examples
Could he have seen us?
The project may be completed ahead of schedule.
Term 1 preparation:
Functional language
In my opinion, online education offers more flexibility than traditional schooling.
I strongly believe that climate change should be the top priority for governments worldwide.
From my perspective, travelling is the best way to learn about different cultures and broaden your
horizons.
As far as I'm concerned, remote work can improve work-life balance for many people.
It seems to me that social media has a significant influence on young people's self-esteem.

Functional language
Expressing opinion
point
Prepositional phrases, noun phrases, comparative degree, conjunctions, modal
Associated grammar
verbs, defining relative clauses, gerunds.
Last summer, I travelled to Greece and visited some of the most beautiful historical sites in the
world.
When I was a child, we used to go camping in the mountains every year.
In 2020, I completed my degree and started my first full-time job.
Back in high school, I was a member of the robotics school team.
One of the best moments of my life was when I hiked to the top of a mountain and saw the sunrise.
I had never tried skiing before last winter, but it turned out to be a lot of fun.

Functional language
Describing past experiences and events
point
Past simple, past perfect, phrasal verbs, “used to” construction, conjunctions,
Associated grammar
time expressions.
A doctor develops treatment plans while a nurse puts those plans into practice.​
He completed his work faster than his classmates.​
In contrast to laptops, tablets are much easier to use.

Functional language
Comparing and contrasting​
point

Associated grammar Adjectives, nouns, comparatives, superlatives​

Thank you