Grade 4 Afrikaans First Additional Language | IEB

Build confidence in Afrikaans with Grade 4 Afrikaans First Additional Language. Learners expand their vocabulary, develop reading comprehension and practise expressing themselves through everyday conversations and simple writing.

Support your child’s transition to the Intermediate Phase with Aspire Online School’s Grade 4 Afrikaans First Additional Language subject.

Building on Grade 3 foundations, learners use Afrikaans in familiar situations and explore stories, poems and informational texts. Activities strengthen listening, speaking, reading and writing while encouraging participation and growing independence.

Learning areas include:

• Listening and speaking: Follow instructions, answer questions and participate in short conversations.
• Reading and viewing: Read accessible texts and use pictures and context to support understanding.
• Comprehension: Identify key details, sequence events and discuss characters.
• Writing: Create simple paragraphs, descriptions and personal messages with guidance.
• Vocabulary and spelling: Learn useful words and apply familiar spelling patterns.
• Language structures: Practise sentence construction, basic tenses and punctuation.

Suitable for Grade 4 learners developing Afrikaans as a First Additional Language within Aspire’s IEB pathway.