ENGLISH LANGUAGE SS3 FIRST TERM
WEEK TWO (2)
Title: Revision on vowel and consonant sound.
CONTENT:
Vowel sounds are produced when the airstream flows from the lungs to the mouth without obstruction. There are fourteen-four sounds segments in English, which comprises of twenty (20) vowels and twenty four (24) consonants. Consonant sounds are produced with obstruction or interrupt flow of air from the lungs.
CLASSIFICATION OF ENGLISH VOWEL
The vowels in English are classified into two main groups. Pure vowel (monophthongs) and diphthong. The pure vowels are sub-divided or classified into short and long vowels.
DIAGRAM SHOWING ENGLISH VOWELS
CONSONANT SOUND
The obstruction that occurred in the production of consonant sound could be “partial” or “total”. For example, when consonant /P/ is produced, the flow of the air is obstructed by the lips. The obstruction here is called a total obstruction because the flow of air is completely obstructed, unlike /f/ it is partial.
CLASSIFICATION OF CONSONANT SOUND
Manner of State of Place of
Articulation Glosses Articulation
STOP PLOSIVE Voiceless Voiced
P b Bilabial
t d alveolar
k g velar
FRICATIVE f v Labio-dental
O 2 Dental
S z Alveolar
S 3 Palato – Alveolar
h Glottal
AFFRICATIVE tg dz Palato Alveolar
LATERAL l Alveolar
LIQUID r Alveolar
SEMI VOWEL w Bilabial
j Palatal
NASAL m Bilabial
n Alveolar
J Velar
LESSON TWO
AN EXPOSITION ESSAY
An expository essay describes and explains how something or work is done. It requires or calls for a clear understanding of what things are. To write this essay effectively, you should equipped yourself with knowledge of ‘facts’ which can be required and the processes involved in any topic given i.e stages should be clearly stated. Example
TOPIC: Describe carefully the preparation of your favorite food. Your essay should be suitable for publication in your school magazine.
GUIDELINE (EXPOSITORY ESSAY)
(a) Have the facts at your finger tips.
(b) Understand how the facts fit together and are made.
(c) Equipped yourself with a sound knowledge of any human field.
(d) Be exact in your explanation how things are done or work.