Class 8 English Tuition — Tamil Nadu (SCERT)
A year of English for Class 8 on the Tamil Nadu state syllabus, following the SCERT reader through every prose lesson, poem and supplementary reading, plus the play. Each is taught over three short days: the lesson, then a sheet marked at once, then a recall round. The grammar the book sets unit by unit — parts of speech, adjectives, prepositions, connectors, tenses and question tags — is taught inside the lesson it belongs to.
69 daily sessions of 10–15 minutes. Follows: English, Standard VIII (SCERT Tamil Nadu — Free Textbook Programme, Revised edition, current print).
Enrolment and classes run on LangVR, the BRETS learning platform.
Talk to admissionsBRETS English Academy, Kochi. Call +91 97451 20343.
What is covered
69 modules, taught in this order.
- 0115 minDay 1 · Learn · The Nose-Jewel
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can follow the story, and name the parts of speech.
- 0215 minDay 2 · Practise · The Nose-Jewel
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 0310 minDay 3 · Recall · The Nose-Jewel
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 0 questions from earlier units.
- 0415 minDay 4 · Learn · Special Hero
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read a poem about an everyday hero, and hear its rhyme.
- 0515 minDay 5 · Practise · Special Hero
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 0610 minDay 6 · Recall · Special Hero
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 1 questions from earlier units.
- 0715 minDay 7 · Learn · The Woman on Platform 8 (Ruskin Bond)
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read Bond’s story, and judge a character by what they do.
- 0815 minDay 8 · Practise · The Woman on Platform 8 (Ruskin Bond)
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 0910 minDay 9 · Recall · The Woman on Platform 8 (Ruskin Bond)
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 1 questions from earlier units.
- 1015 minDay 10 · Learn · Hobby
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can talk about what you do for pleasure, and use adjectives.
- 1115 minDay 11 · Practise · Hobby
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 1210 minDay 12 · Recall · Hobby
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 2 questions from earlier units.
- 1315 minDay 13 · Learn · My Hobby: Reading
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read a poem about books, and handle imagery.
- 1415 minDay 14 · Practise · My Hobby: Reading
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 1510 minDay 15 · Recall · My Hobby: Reading
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 2 questions from earlier units.
- 1615 minDay 16 · Learn · Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read a life that changed direction.
- 1715 minDay 17 · Practise · Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 1810 minDay 18 · Recall · Jim Corbett, A Hunter Turned Naturalist
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 2 questions from earlier units.
- 1915 minDay 19 · Learn · Sir Isaac Newton, The Ingenious Scientist
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read about a scientist, and use prepositions.
- 2015 minDay 20 · Practise · Sir Isaac Newton, The Ingenious Scientist
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 2110 minDay 21 · Recall · Sir Isaac Newton, The Ingenious Scientist
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 2 questions from earlier units.
- 2215 minDay 22 · Learn · Making Life Worth While
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read a poem of values, and state a message.
- 2315 minDay 23 · Practise · Making Life Worth While
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 2410 minDay 24 · Recall · Making Life Worth While
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 2515 minDay 25 · Learn · The Three Questions (Leo Tolstoy)
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read Tolstoy’s parable and state its answer.
- 2615 minDay 26 · Practise · The Three Questions (Leo Tolstoy)
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 2710 minDay 27 · Recall · The Three Questions (Leo Tolstoy)
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 2815 minDay 28 · Learn · My Reminiscence
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can write about a memory, and use connectors.
- 2915 minDay 29 · Practise · My Reminiscence
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 3010 minDay 30 · Recall · My Reminiscence
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 3115 minDay 31 · Learn · A Thing of Beauty (John Keats)
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read Keats, and say what beauty does.
- 3215 minDay 32 · Practise · A Thing of Beauty (John Keats)
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 3310 minDay 33 · Recall · A Thing of Beauty (John Keats)
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 3415 minDay 34 · Learn · Crossing the River
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can follow a story about a crossing, and retell it.
- 3515 minDay 35 · Practise · Crossing the River
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 3610 minDay 36 · Recall · Crossing the River
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 3715 minDay 37 · Learn · Being Safe
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can learn the safety rules, and use the tenses.
- 3815 minDay 38 · Practise · Being Safe
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 3910 minDay 39 · Recall · Being Safe
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 4015 minDay 40 · Learn · Fire Work Night
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read a poem of sound and light, and name its devices.
- 4115 minDay 41 · Practise · Fire Work Night
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 4210 minDay 42 · Recall · Fire Work Night
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 4315 minDay 43 · Learn · When Instinct Works
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read about acting without thinking, and explain cause and effect.
- 4415 minDay 44 · Practise · When Instinct Works
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 4510 minDay 45 · Recall · When Instinct Works
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 4615 minDay 46 · Learn · Friendship
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can talk about friendship, and use question tags.
- 4715 minDay 47 · Practise · Friendship
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 4810 minDay 48 · Recall · Friendship
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 4915 minDay 49 · Learn · Lessons in Life
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read a poem of advice, and hear how it argues.
- 5015 minDay 50 · Practise · Lessons in Life
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 5110 minDay 51 · Recall · Lessons in Life
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 5215 minDay 52 · Learn · Homeless Man and his Friends
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read about who counts as a friend, and write a dialogue.
- 5315 minDay 53 · Practise · Homeless Man and his Friends
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 5410 minDay 54 · Recall · Homeless Man and his Friends
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 5515 minDay 55 · Learn · Cyber Safety
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can stay safe online, and write a notice, a message and an e-mail.
- 5615 minDay 56 · Practise · Cyber Safety
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 5710 minDay 57 · Recall · Cyber Safety
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 5815 minDay 58 · Learn · My Computer Needs A Break
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read a light poem, and hear how humour is built.
- 5915 minDay 59 · Practise · My Computer Needs A Break
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 6010 minDay 60 · Recall · My Computer Needs A Break
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 6115 minDay 61 · Learn · The Mystery of the Cyber Friend
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read a story about an online stranger, and judge evidence.
- 6215 minDay 62 · Practise · The Mystery of the Cyber Friend
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 6310 minDay 63 · Recall · The Mystery of the Cyber Friend
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 6415 minDay 64 · Learn · Jack and the Beanstalk
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can read a play, and know how a script works.
- 6515 minDay 65 · Practise · Jack and the Beanstalk
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 6610 minDay 66 · Recall · Jack and the Beanstalk
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.
- 6715 minDay 67 · Learn · Everything from Class 8
About 15 minutes. By the end of this unit you can put the whole year together.
- 6815 minDay 68 · Practise · Everything from Class 8
About 15 minutes, ending in a sheet marked the moment you submit it.
- 6910 minDay 69 · Recall · Everything from Class 8
About 10 minutes: read aloud, then 3 questions from earlier units.