THIRD TERM E-LEARNING NOTE
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS S.S 1
SCHEME OF WORK
| TOPIC |
| Revision of Last Term’s Work and Examination Comprehension- Reading to grasp word meanings in various contexts. Commonly Misspelt Words The Use of Dictionary |
| Practical Approach to Summary Writing Comprehension: Reading for the main point. “Beauty” Vocabulary Development: Advertising Structure: Adjuncts: explanation and Examples Writing: Narrative Essay: Explanation, Features and Outline of a topic |
| Comprehension: Fishing in Hausa Land, page 227, Effective English Summary Writing: A Sample Passage, page 152-153. Vocabulary Development: Words associated with home and family life. Writing: Expository Essay: Explanation, Features and Outline of a topic Structure: Introduction to Clauses. |
| Essay Writing: More on formal letter. Speech Work: Rhymes Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Government and Politics. |
| Comprehension / Reading Skills: More on Skimming and Scanning. Speech work: Diphthongs /ei/ and /ai/ Structure: Conjuncts and Disjuncts. |
| Structures: Plural forms of Nouns and Compound Nouns. Speech work: Words of two syllables which are stressed on the first or second syllables Essay Writing: Story Writing- A story which illustrates the saying- It is a man’s world” |
| Comprehension and Reading Skills: Reading for leisure Writing: Semi Formal Letter: Explanation and Features Sentence Structure and formation. Spelling: Dropping (e) and retaining (e) |
| Comprehension; Summarizing in a specified number of sentences Speech Work: Homophones Structure: Functions of comparatives. Vocabulary Development: Sports and Entertainment. |
| Comprehension/Reading Skills: Identifying statutory topic, theme and key sentences of a passage. Vocabulary Development: Words associated with journalism and advertising. Structure: Antonyms as words opposite in meaning and nearly opposite in meaning. Informal Letter Writing: Explanation and Features |
| Comprehension/Speaking skill. Speech work: contrasting /i/ and /i: /. Essay writing: Argumentative – Indiscipline is Responsible for the Poor Performances of Students in Examinations’ Structure: Pronoun references to the three Persons in English |
| Comprehension: Summarizing in a specified number of words. Vocabulary Development: Words associated with Building. Structure: synonyms: words nearest in meaning |
| Revision and Examination |
WEEK ONE
TOPIC
Revision of last term’s work and examination
Comprehension: Reading to grasp words meanings in various contexts.
Commonly Misspelt Words
Comprehension: Reading to grasp words meanings in various contexts.
Content:
- Reading
Contextual Usage of Words
The passage in unit 8 page 133 makes comparison between men and women from some findings, it is concluded that men interrupt discussion more than women. Also, it’s recorded that certain men consistently dominate talk in any conversation.
Words can give various meanings in various contexts, for example; the word ‘man’ can be used to have various meanings in various context e.g. That man is my father. ‘man’ in this context means an adult male human being.
EVALUATION
State the synonyms of the following:
- Appreciate
- Debt
- Forgiveness
He was assigned to man the gate of the company. ‘man ‘ here means guide, He is to man the office ‘man’ here means take charge, or manage.
In the passage read, the word ‘sex’ as used in the passage means ‘gender’.
In another context it could mean an intercourse between a male and a female.
‘leave’ in the first line of the second paragraph means ‘make.’ ‘leave’ could also mean vacate or a short break from work.
EVALUATION
Give another word to the underlined words as used in the passage
1. The woman railed profusely when talking
2. I have walked down the rail on the stair case
3. The rail is risky for vehicles to cross
READING ASSIGNMENT
Unit 10 page 162 of the Effective English.
Commonly Misspelt Words
There are words that students easily get confused about in terms of spelling. The words are:
Misspelling Correct spelling
Accomodations Accommodation
Begining Beginning
Clearify Clarify
Continous Continuous
Defiinate Definite
Convenant covenant
Dilligent diligent
Auxillary Auxiliary
Enimity Enmity
Enviroment Environment
Greatful grateful
EVALUATION: write out the correct spellings of the following words: grammer, guidiance, fourty, intrest, grieivous, mispel, bustop, noticable, ocasion, occured.
D. The Use of Dictionary
The dictionary is used for the following of purposes: meaning, spelling, pronunciation, usage, stress, collocation, transcription, parts of speech/ word classes etc. consider the word ‘abuse’.
- Abuse:
- Word class: Noun, Verb.
- Transcription: /әbju:s/(N), /әbju:z/(V)
- Meaning: misuse, unfair violent treatment insult
- Collocation: drug/alcohol/substance abuse
Note: The transcription of the word ‘abuse’ above already include its stress, while the collocation covers its usage as well. The Oxford Advanced Dictionary is used here.
EVALUATION
Using a good dictionary, write out the transcription, word class, meaning, stress, collocation/usage of these words: rapport, acquaint. Defer. Solicit, acquiesce, cohere, comply, concur, obsess, and concede.