(i) Comprehension: Reading to Take Notes; Unit 7; Technology, pg 104 Structure: Adverb – Types (Manner, Place, Time, Frequency, Degree etc.) Summary: Reading to Summarise an Argument
Subject:
ENGLISH STUDIES
Term:
FIRST TERM
Week:
WEEK 7
Class:
SS 2
Topic:
Previous lesson:
The pupils have previous knowledge of
Valedictory Ceremony in My School”
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES :
At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to
- Read comprehension passage for main points – 2; Unit 4; Building,pg 66
- Speech Work: Unstressed Vowel Sound /ə /
- Writing (Argumentative) “Corruption Should be fought from the top to the bottom”
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
- Education Curriculum
CONTENT
WEEK SEVEN
- Topic: Summary: Traditional Mud Architecture, page 68, Effective English
The passage focuses on African mud architecture. It reveals that beautiful buildings built with mud exist in parts of Mali especially; Mopti and Djenne. Also, it reveals that mud as a building material has some peculiar advantages.
EVALUATION
Answer the questions which accompany the passage.
READING ASSIGNMENT
Effective English, Pg 68
- Structure: Adverbs and Types.
Content: Meaning, Identification and Types.
An adverb is a word that modifies or offers additional information about a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase and even an entire sentence. Examples of adverbs are quickly, fast, quite, too, always, often, now, seldom, there etc.
She dances well (adverb modifying the verb, well)
He scored the goal quite easily adverb modifying adverb
That well is incredibly deep (adverb modifying adjective)
They were caught right in the act (adverb modifying phrase – prepositional)
Types of Adverbs
- Adverbs of Time (answers the question – When?) e.g there, here, outside, out.
- Adverbs of Manner ( answer the question – How often?) e.g seldom, hardly, rarely, never, sometimes
- Adverbs of Degree (answer the question To what extent ?e.g badly, extremely, greatly, too, much, quite, so.
EVALUATION
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and state what types they are:
- Our examination starts tomorrow.
- They have been working since yesterday.
- I have never eaten snails.
- She did the work badly.
- The dog barks occasionally.
READING ASSIGNMENT
Countdown in English, pages 248 – 251
- Topic: Comprehension: Technology, Effective English, pg 104
The passage explains the meaning of DVD, its advantages over other methods of recording sound and video.
EVALUATION
Read the passage again and answer the questions that follow.
READING ASSIGNMENT
Effective English, pages 104-105
GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISIONAL QUESTIONS
- What are adverbs?
- Make adverbs from the following adjectives: quick, slow, hard, fast, rude
- Give the possible interpretation of the following sentences below:
- At last Halima decided to make a clean breast of everything
- Tolu advised that it is always good to steer a middle course in whatever one does.
- The former leader has no moral right to criticize the present leader because he has a skeleton in his cupboard.
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
SECTION A
Choose the alternative which best completes each sentence
- I have now given you __ to complete the investigation a. a few information b. many information. C. a sufficient d. sufficient information
- He certainly has __ in his house a. plenty furniture b. much furniture c. many furniture d. plenty furniture
- My mother bought two __ for lunch a. breads b. loaf of bread c. loaves of bread.
- One of the soldiers _______ reported missing in action in Cameroon. A. has been B. have been C. have being D. has being
- __________ people go to the beach in the rainy season because it is very swampy. A. Few B. Not much C. A little D. Some
