English1st Paper Syllabus for HSC 2025

Revised Syllabus for HSC Examination 2025 due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Subject: English                             Paper: 1st                                            Subject Code: 107                                                                        Full Marks: 100

Unit number and title	Learning outcomes Mentioned in the Curriculum	Topic Lesson No. and Lesson Title	No. of classes required	Serial of classes	Comment
Unit: One People or Institutions Making History	•      Follow lectures and take notes •      Read and understand, authentic text •      Narrate events and incidents in logical sequence •      Listening for specific information	Lesson 1: The Unforgettable History	3	1st, 2nd & 3rd
Lesson 2: Nelson Mandela, from Apartheid Fighter to President	3	4th, 5th & 6th
Lesson 3: Two Women	3	7th, 8th & 9th
Unit: Two Education and Life	•      Participate in conversation and discussion and debates •      Carry out study/survey/project, write reports and present the findings orally and in writing	Lesson: 1 Why Education	3	10th, 11th & 12th
Lesson: 2 The Parrot’s Tale	3	13th , 14th & 15th
Lesson: 3 Civic Engagement	3	16th, 17th & 18th
Lesson: 4 A Warrior of Light	2	19th & 20st
Unit: Three Dreams	•      Read, understand, interpret, critically appreciate poems •      Participate in conversation and debate	Lesson 1: What is a Dream?	2	21st & 22nd
Lesson: 2 Dream Poems	2	23rd & 24th
Lesson: 3 I Have a Dream	2	25th & 26th

Unit: Four Youthful Achievers	•      Read, understand, enjoy, interpret and critically appreciate stories, short plays, poems and other literary pieces •      Read, understand and critically appreciate nonfiction works •      Write formal, informal, academic, professional and other genres of texts e.g. descriptive, narrative, argumentative	Lesson 1: Sheikh Kamal: Life of an Achiever	2	27th & 28th
Lesson 2: Affectionate, Lively and Always Smiling Sheikh Kamal	2	29th & 30th
Lesson 3: Brojen Das: On Conquering the English Channel	2	31st & 32nd
Lesson 4: Scaling a Mountain Peak	2	33rd& 34th
Lesson 5: The Unbeaten Girls	3	35 th, 36th & 37th
Unit: Five Relationships	•      Read, understand, enjoy, interpret and critically appreciate stories, short plays, poems and other literary pieces •      Participate in conversations, discussions and debates •      Follow and give instruction and respond accordingly in social situation •      Speak, read and write English accurately in all aspects of communication	Lesson: 1 Family Relationship	1	38th
Lesson: 2 Love and Friendship	2	39th & 40th
Lesson: 3 A Mother in Mannville	4	41st, 42nd, 43rd & 44th
Unit: Six Adolescence	• Write academic, formal argumentative text	Lesson:1 The Storm and Stress of Adolescence	3	45th, 46th & 47th
Lesson: 2	3	48th, 49th & 50th

	•      Read, understand, describe and interpret graphs •      Read, enjoy and critically analyze poem •      Listening for specific information	Adolescence and some (Related) problems in Bangladesh
Lesson 2: Adolescence and some (Related) Problems in Bangladesh	3	51st, 52nd & 53rd
Lesson: 3 Why Does a Child Hate School?	2	54th & 55th
Lesson: 4 The Story of Shipli	3	56th, 57th& 58th
Lesson: 5 Say 'No’ to bullying	4	59th, 60th, 61st & 62nd
Unit: Seven Lifestyle	•      Describe people, places and different cultures •      Read, describe and interpret maps, charts, graphs etc. •      Read and tell stories	Lesson 1: Manners Around the World		63rd , 64th & 65th
Lesson 2: Etiquette Netiquette		66th & 67th
Lesson 3: Food Trends		68th & 69th
Lesson 4: Fitness		70th & 71st
Lesson 5: Spending		72nd & 73rd
Unit: Eight Human Rights	•      Read, tell and analyse •      Argumentative writing •      Read, understand and follow authentic text, signs, instruction, directions, signpost and notice	Lesson: 1 Are We Aware of These Rights-1	2	74th & 75th
Lesson: 2 Are We Aware of These Rights-2	3	76th, 77th & 78th

		Lesson: 3 Rights to Health and Education	1	79th
Lesson: 4 Amerigo, A Street Child	3	80th, 81st & 82nd
Unit:Eleven Tours and Travels	•      Follow lectures and take notes •      Read, understand and critically appreciate nonfiction works	Lesson: 1 Travelling to a Village in Bangladesh	3	83rd, 84th, 85th
Lesson: 2 Arriving in the Orient	3	86th, 87th & 88th
Lesson: 3 Eco-tourism	3	89th, 90th & 91st

Total Number of Classes              91

Marks Distribution for HSC English 1st paper(For the year 2025)

Subject Code-107

Test item	Marks
Part 1: Reading (60 Marks)
Multiple choice questions	.5x10 = 05
Short answer questions	3x5 =      15
Information transfer/flow chart	1x5 =     05
Summary writing	1x 10 = 10
Cloze test with clues (unseen)	.5x 10 = 05
Cloze test without clues (unseen)	1x 10 = 10
Rearranging (unseen)	10
Part 2: Guided Writing (40 Marks)
Interpreting graph/chart	15
Story Writing	15
Informal letter	10
Total-	100