Consonant sounds (/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/) and The use of the Punctuation Marks (The Comma)

FIRST TERM 

LEARNING NOTES

CLASS: JSS 2 (BASIC 8)

SCHEME OF WORK WITH LESSON NOTES 

Subject: 

ENGLISH STUDIES 

Term:

FIRST TERM 

Week:

WEEK 5

Class:

JSS 2 (BASIC 8)

 

 

Instructional Materials:

• Wall charts
• Pictures
• Related Online Video
• Flash Cards

 

 

Methods of Teaching:

• Class Discussion
• Group Discussion
• Asking Questions
• Explanation
• Role Modelling
• Role Delegation

 

 

 

Reference Materials:

• Scheme of Work
• Online Information
• Textbooks
• Workbooks
• 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
• Workbooks

 

Previous lesson: 

The pupils have previous knowledge of

  Consonant Sounds /h/; /w/ and /j/,Punctuation Marks (Full Stop) and Formal Letters (Letter to the School Principal)

that was taught as a topic during the last lesson.

 

Content

TOPICS

Speech Work: Consonant sounds (/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/)

Summary/Vocabulary Development: Law and Order.

Structure: Punctuation Marks (The Comma)

Composition: Narrative Essay (Guided

Literature: Poetry: Structure, themes, literary devices in ….’Success’

 

ASPECT: SPEECH WORK

TOPIC: Consonant Sounds (/P/, /b/, / t/, /d/)

/p/: This is a voiceless bilabial plosive sound. It is found in the following words: pen, peg, pay, put, post, pest, pan, poor, pure, ape, paper, pepper, pill, peel, post.  etc.

NOTE : /p/ is silent  in psalm, empty, pneumonia, cupboard   etc  therefore it should not be pronounced.

Also when “p” and “h” follow each other in a word as   phone, physics, photo etc it is pronounced as /f/

/b/: This sound is described as a voiced bilabial plosive sound. These are some of the words with the sound:

/b/ as in: book, bed, boat, breeze, breed, broad, buy, boy, bank, bark, bush, bread etc.

NOTE: The /b/ is silent in words like: dumb, comb, tomb, womb, lamb, the last”b” in bomb is also silent. The silent sound should not be pronounced.

Contrasting Sounds /p/ and /b/

	/p/	/b/
	pad	bad
	park	bark
	pet	bet
	push	bush
	pay	bay
	mop	mob
	tap	tab
	cap	cab

/t/: This is a voiceless alveolar plosive sound. The sound is in the following words:

/t/ as in: tap, take, tail, top, task, ten, looked, tone, let, tab, test, best, net, next, ant, coat, goat etc.

NOTE: When “ed” follows voiceless sounds like /k/ and / p/ as cooked, looked, booked, slapped, developed, tapped etc., it represents “t”.

/d/: This is a voiced alveolar plosive sound. These are some of the words with the sound:

/d/ as in: rod, pad, code, drip, drain, hide, draw, dry, dress, drive, tread, deer, road, build, board etc.

NOTE: The sound is silent in handsome, handkerchiefs.

Contrasting Sounds /t/ and /d/

	/t/	/d/
	ten	den
	tug	dug
	team	deem
	try	dry
	town	down
	rot	rod
	pat	pad
	coat	code
	true	drew
	tread	dread

EVALUATION

List five words that have each of these sounds (i) /t / (ii) /d/

 

ASPECT: STRUCTURE

TOPIC: Punctuation Marks

SUB-TOPIC: The Comma

The comma is used where a pause (break) is necessary. Also, it is used for separating items on the list.  E.g.   As he was coming to school this morning, he came across his old friend.

When you come to school tomorrow, bring the following materials: notebook, pencil, ruler and   biro. Also, we can use it for separating words of direct speech. E.g.

1. Tony said, ‘I can do it’.
2. Ade confessed, ’We broke the screen’.
3. Lanre screamed, ’Stop disturbing me’.
4. ‘They don’t drink wine’, Mary said.

EVALUATION

Punctuate the following sentences:

1. segun bought rice fish vegetables and oil from the market
2. they can do the work the children said to their mother
3. while they walked down the road his books fell into the gutter
4. dare gave bisi  bags shoes scarfs wristwatches and a golden pen.
5. ada said I have the answer

 

ASPECT: Summary/Vocabulary Development

 

To be able to make summaries is very important both in examinations and in many jobs.In examinations, the summary question is one that many candidates …

Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Law and Order

bail	cell
safe	magistrate
court	prosecution
witness box	accused
dock	client
oath	perjury
verdict	contempt for court
alibi	evidence
defence counsel	judge
pronounced	a long term of imprisonment

 

TOPIC: Composition

SUB-TOPIC: Narrative Essay

Narrative essay is the essay in which you tell the story of past events.ie when you give an account of the past. The story should be true to life. In most cases, past tense verbs are predominantly used. Examples of narrative essay topics:

1. My First Day in School
2. How I Spent My Last Holiday.
3. The Day I Will Never Forget In My Life.
4. My Last Birthday.

EVALUATION

What is a narrative essay?