15/15 weeks ready · Follows the order of the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education textbook English, Secondary Three, Term 1 (2026/2027 print; the credits page says academic year 2025/2026), with its graded reader The Count of Monte Cristo. All explanations, dialogs, exercises and quizzes are Darslab’s own.
Term 1Start Smart (revision); Unit 1 Inside the World of Care; Unit 2 The Power of Machines; Unit 3 Protect Nature, Protect Future; Review 1; Unit 4 Marine Life; Unit 5 From Muscles to Mindset; Unit 6 Let’s Hang Out!; Review 2 and the Term 1 review
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Start Smart: study habits, tenses and a morning essay Start Smart (revision) and the Unit 1 opener: a short text about balancing study and life (reference only), choosing answers from a text, a listening task at a station (no audio: our own read-aloud text), revising present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, the future continuous and comparatives, a pair talk about a morning routine, a short essay about three morning activities, the Unit 1 aims
Caring jobs, a call for help and the present perfect Unit 1 (A) Inside the World of Care: an article about a nurse’s day (reference only), idioms, matching and filling words, a role-play at a clinic desk, a listening to a call for help (our own read-aloud text), the present perfect simple (active and passive) and the present perfect continuous
A busy-day report, blog posts and a first story Unit 1 (B) and the first chapter of the reader: a night report with idioms (reference only), main idea and supporting details, the structure of a blog post (title, introduction, main body, conclusion), a model post about a cold (reference only), a blog task, reading the first chapter of the reader (reference only)
Machines, a help call and reported speech Unit 2 The Power of Machines (A): the opener, an article about machines in Egypt past and present (reference only), idioms, a presentation about an invented machine, a technical-support call (our own read-aloud text), reported speech for statements, commands and requests, and a process description
Machines in daily life, an argumentative essay and a second story Unit 2 (B) and the second chapter of the reader: an article about machines in daily life (reference only), main idea and viewpoint, context clues, how an argumentative essay is built (claim, two reasons, the other side, conclusion), linking words, a model about school uniforms (reference only), an essay task, reading the second chapter of the reader (reference only)
Climate at school, a weather interview and guessing with modals Unit 3 Protect Nature, Protect Future (A): the opener, an article on climate and fairness (reference only), idioms about blame and burden, compound nouns, a radio interview with a weather expert (our own read-aloud text), weather words, a listening about coastal cities, modals of deduction in the present and past, should / shouldn’t have for blame and regret, a descriptive essay task
Rising water, a persuasive essay and two characters compared Unit 3 (B) and the third chapter of the reader: a science text on rising seas (reference only), cause and effect, new words in context, a persuasive essay (opinion, reasons, emotional appeal, call to action), the task ‘Small Actions, Big Impact’, reading the third chapter of the reader (reference only)
Review 1: Units 1–3 Review 1 (Units 1–3): vocabulary in context, reported speech, modals of deduction, a paraphrase check in English instead of the translation items, a new reading text, questions on blog posts and argumentative and persuasive essays, punctuation, two writing tasks, what the novel questions ask
Unit 4: a seashore visit, sea animals and describing words Unit 4 Marine Life (A): the opener, an article about coral reefs (reference only), idioms, words for fragile places, a talk about tourism by the sea, a podcast about whales (our own read-aloud text), a listening about the underwater world, compound adjectives and -ed / -ing adjectives, a restaurant role-play
Unit 4 continued: ocean life words, a short story and mood Unit 4 (B) and the fourth chapter of the reader: a text about deep-sea life (reference only), guessing words and idioms, literal and figurative meaning, a three-part short story (beginning, middle, ending), a model sea legend (reference only), a story task, reading the fourth chapter of the reader (reference only)
Unit 5: changing jobs, future skills and the causative Unit 5 From Muscles to Mindset (A): the opener, a text about how work is changing (reference only), idioms, a debate prompt about AI and jobs, a talk on future skills (our own read-aloud text), a listening about fast technology, and the causative (have / get something done; make, let, allow)
Unit 5 continued: a story from the future, a narrative and a character who changes Unit 5 (B) and the fifth chapter of the reader: a story set in the year 2045 (reference only), details and feelings, finding the sentence that shows an idea, think–pair–share about machines and people, narrative writing (characters, setting, plot, point of view, dialog, theme, emotion), a model ‘My AI Assistant’ (reference only), a story task about a day in 2050, reading the fifth chapter of the reader (reference only)
Unit 6: an awkward moment, friendship and reported questions Unit 6 Let’s Hang Out! (A): the opener, a story about an awkward moment at a restaurant (reference only), idioms, synonyms and antonyms, making and answering invitations, a talk on the benefits of socialising (our own read-aloud text), a listening about a day out with friends, reported questions
Unit 6 continued: time with friends, a review and a theme Unit 6 (B) and the sixth chapter of the reader: an article on why spending time with friends matters (reference only), main idea, matching words, an essay about being sociable, how an online review is built (introduction, details, pros and cons, recommendation), a model restaurant review (reference only), a short review with a star rating, reading the sixth chapter of the reader (reference only)
Review 2 and a look back at Term 1 Review 2 (Units 4–6) and the Term 1 review: vocabulary in context, compound and -ed / -ing adjectives, the causative, reported questions, rewriting, a paraphrase check in English, a new reading text, questions on reviews, idioms and stories, a narrative or review task, what the novel questions ask, and a look back at the whole term
The Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MOETE) is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, Darslab. Lessons follow the order of the Ministry’s textbooks; all explanations, exercises and quizzes are Darslab’s own. Pictures of animals, plants and objects: Twemoji, CC BY 4.0.
