Grade 7 · Senior Phase (Grades 7–9)

Grade 7 Second Additional Language: topics by term

Grade 7 Second Additional Language: what the CAPS curriculum covers in each of the four terms, with the official documents to download and ways the AlignWellz AI tutor can help.

An extra language, on top of the nine required subjects.

Grade 7 Second Additional Language topics by term

CAPS teaches languages through skills that run through every term. These are the skill areas; the texts, text types and weekly activities are set out in the official teaching plan for your language, and schools choose their own prescribed literature.

Term 1

Language skills

Listening and Speaking
Reading and Viewing
Writing and Presenting
Language Structures and Conventions

Term 2

Language skills

Listening and Speaking
Reading and Viewing
Writing and Presenting
Language Structures and Conventions

Term 3

Language skills

Listening and Speaking
Reading and Viewing
Writing and Presenting
Language Structures and Conventions

Term 4

Language skills

Listening and Speaking
Reading and Viewing
Writing and Presenting
Language Structures and Conventions

Source: CAPS Second Additional Language documents: Intermediate Phase, Senior Phase and FET (language skill areas).

How the AlignWellz tutor helps with Second Additional Language

Your child picks Second Additional Language, a term and a topic and the tutor knows what they are working on. They can also type, speak or upload a photo of their homework.
The tutor guides step by step instead of just handing over answers, and explains things a different way if something doesn't click.
Your child's own school worksheets, homework and textbooks always come first; CAPS is a guide, not a rule.
Parents see time spent in Second Additional Language on the parent dashboard.

AI can make mistakes, so it works best alongside your child's teacher and textbook.

Official downloads

These files are hosted by the Department of Basic Education, so you always get their current version. Workbooks are large PDFs, best downloaded on Wi-Fi. The DBE doesn't publish a workbook for this subject.

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Grade 7 Second Additional Language: common questions

Which Second Additional Language topics run through the whole of Grade 7?

Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Writing and Presenting and Language Structures and Conventions appear in all four terms, so they are worth practising little and often rather than only before tests.

Is the order of topics the same at every school?

Not necessarily. CAPS is the national framework, and the order of topics inside it is not prescriptive, so the term-by-term plan here is the Department of Basic Education's suggested sequence. Your child's school (or your homeschool plan) may teach topics in a different order, so check with their teacher. AlignWellz puts your child's own worksheets, homework and textbooks first.

Can an AI tutor help with Grade 7 Second Additional Language?

Yes. Your child can ask the tutor about Second Additional Language by typing or speaking, or attach a photo of a worksheet or homework (a clear JPG, PNG or WebP). The tutor is designed to guide step by step and check understanding rather than just hand over answers, and it puts your child's own school material first. They can also pick a term and topic from this page so the tutor knows what they are working on. AI can make mistakes, so it works best alongside your child's teacher and textbook.

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