Week 1 and 2 – Jss 3 Second Term English Language Notes

SHECME OF WORK
ENGLISH LANGAUGE
SECOND TERM
JSS 3

 ALL WEEKS scheme of work:

1. Revision
2. Comprehension passage. Speech work: consonant contrast /t/ and/s/, grammar: conjunction, composion: The school inter house sport.
3. Speech work: Consonant contrast /s/and /z/,Grammar: Prefix and Suffix (Derivatives). Literature Recommended text.

1. Speech Work: Contrast vowel /_^ / and /a:/ Grammar: Quetion6 tags. Reading comprehention. Composition- informal letter. Literature Recommended text.
2. Speech work: Nasal sound /m/ /n/ and / / Grammar- personal & possessive pronoun Composition- formal letter. Literature Recommended text.
3. Speech work: Vowel /æ / and / ӡ:/ Grammar- Reflexive and Relative pronoun. Reading-Expository Essay(Why student fail examination). Literature Recommended text.
4. Speech work: Vowel /ɔ:/ and /ɔ/Grammar synonyms. Reading and Comprehension. Expository- drug addiction. Literature Recommended text.
5. Speech work: Vowel /u/ and /u:/ Reading and Comprehension. Grammar – Demonstrative pronoun. Argumentative essay (Teachers are better than farmers in a society) . Literature Recommended text.
6. Speech work: Vowel / ə/ Grammar-Active voice and passive voice. Reading & Comprehension. Composition- structure writing
7. Revision
8. Examination

 Week 1

 TOPIC : CONSONANT CONTRAST /t/ and /s/
CONTENT.
Sigh /sai/    tie /tai/
Sin /sin/    tin /tin/
Sick /sik/    tick /tik/
Seem /si:m/    team /ti:m/
Sort /sᴐ:t/    taught/tᴐ:t/
EVALUTION: Write out five words for these sound /s/ and /t/
ASSIGNMENT: Give the consonant contrast of /t/ and /s/
GRAMMAR

 Week 2
TOPIC: CONJUNCTION
CONTENT:
Conjunctions are words which join phrases, clauses and sentences.
Examples:

1. He was slow but he was brilliant.
2. She woke early because she slept on time.
3. I will do it if I can.
4. He swept the floor while I swept the compound.
5. Let’s start now, so that we’re sure to have enough time.
6. You can go out as long as you come back early.
7. I walk as though I’m a millionaire.

KIND OF CONJUNCTION

1. CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTION
2. CORRELATING CONJUNCTION
3. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION.
4. CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTION: This is type of conjunction primarily joins words or phrases. We have AND, BUT, OR, NOR, SO, YET, FOR, NOR, ALSO, EITHER –OR, NEITHER- NOR, OR. Examples:
   1. she spoke impressively at the meeting and won the appreciation of all
   2. I offered to help her but she refused my help.
   3. I must try hard for there is stiff competition.
   4. He is not my friend nor my relative.
5. CORRELATING CONJUNCTION: Correlating conjunctions are the ones which join words, phrases, clauses and sentences which are complementary to one another in a set correlating conjunction comes in pairs. BOTH – AND, NEITHER – NOR, NOT ONLY – BUT ALSO, EITHER- OR.

   EXAMPLES:

   1. He both prays and preaches.
   2. This is neither boring nor fascinating.
   3. Neither the man nor the woman is here.
   4. She is not only brilliant but also well behaved.
   5. He plays both gitar and piano.
6. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS: Subordinating conjunctions are words which join the main clause with subordinate clause. This type of conjunction can in other words be referred to subordinators. E.g. AFTER, ALTHOUGH,UNLESS, AS, BECAUSE, BEFORE, WHEN, WHICH, PROVIDED,WHENEVER, IF, UNTIL, INCASE, et-cetra are ordination conjunctions identifiable in English language.

EVALUATION: NEW OXFORD ENGLISH COURSE BKS 3 PAGE 119 EXERCISE 8 1-5