Week 1 – SS2 Second Term English Language Notes

SECOND TERM E-LEARNING NOTE

 SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE                             CLASS: SS 2            
SCHEME OF WORK

 WEEK    TOPIC

1. (i) Revision of Last Term’s Work and Examination Questions

   (ii) Structure – Use of Possessive Apostrophe
   (iii) Comprehension (Reading to Grasp Main Points): Unit 9; Stock Exchange, Effective English, pg. 134 – 136
   Writing (Narrative) “My SS 1 Experience.”

2. Comprehension: (Reading to Grasp Sentence Paragraph Transition): Unit 10 – Nothing Gets Done. Effective English, page 150

   Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with the Press
   Structure: Punctuation Marks (Comma, Semi-colon, Question Mark, Colon)

3. Essay Writing (Formal Letters) Letter of Complaints

   Structure – Sentence Types According to Functions
   Speech Work – Diphthongs
   Summary – How to Answer Summary Questions

4. Essay Writing: (Informal Letters) Letters to a Friend in Another Town.

   Speech Work: Diphthongs /ei, ai, au, ᴐi/
   Comprehension (Reading for Implied Meaning): unit II – Moral Behaviour, Effective English, page 168
   Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Environment.

5. Summary Writing: Wole Soyinka, Effective English, pg 158 – 159

   Structure: Kinds of Pronouns
   Speech Work: Rhyme Scheme

6. Comprehension: (Reading for Critical Evaluation) Communication; Effective English page 181

   Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Nation Building
   Structure: Introduction to Sequence of Tenses
   Speech Work: Diphthongs /Iә, eә, әƱ, Ʊә/

7. Structure: More About Phrasal Verbs

   Comprehension: unit 12 Advancement in Technology, Effective English, pg 109 – 111
   Vocabulary Development: Technology
   Speech Work: Comparison of /tᶘ/ and /ᶘ/, /ʤ/ and /ʒ/

8. Essay Writing: Articles

   Structure: Active and Passive Structures
   Register: Words Associated with Cultural Entertainment

9. Structure: Making Uncountable Nouns Countable

   Summary: Writing Answers to Model Summary Passage
   Vocabulary Development: Noting Words Commonly Misspelt.
   Writing: Writing Semi-Formal Letter.

10. Revision

1. & 12    Examination

 REFERENCE

1. Montgomery et al: Effective English for SS 2 ( Main Text) Evanz Publishers, Ibadan
2. Ogunsanya et al: Countdown to SSCE, Evans Publisher, Ibadan.
3. Onuigbo S.M: Oral English for Schools and Colleges, Africana Publishers, Enugu.
4. Ayo Banjo et al: New Oxford Secondary English Course SS 2. University Press PLC, Ibadan
5. FoluAgoi: Towards Effective Use of English. A grammar of Modern English
6. Ayo Akano: Maclimillan Mastery English Language for Senior Secondary Schools, Macmillan Nigeria Publishrs limited, Ibadan
7. Ken Mebele et al: Goodbye to Failure in English for Senior Schools, Book 2, Treasure Publishers LTD, Lagos.
8. Benson O. A Oluikpe et al: Intensive English for Senior Secondary Schools, 2 Africanal Publishers LTD, Onitsha.
9. Oxford, Advanced Learners Dictionary.
10. WAEC Past Questions.

 
 WEEK ONE

1. REVISION OF LAST TERM’S EXAMINATION
   

    

2. Structure – Use of Possessive Apostrophe
   

   The apostrophe ( ‘ ) has three uses: contractions plurals and possessives. It is used with ‘s’ toshow possession. The formation of possessive is treated in different ways.

    Formation of Possessives
   

   1. The possessive of the singular noun is formed by adding ‘s’ (apostrophe and ‘s)

      Example:Ada’s medical book.
          The child’s toy.
          Father’s retirement

   2. The possessive of a plural noun is formed by adding only an apostrophe when the noun ends in ‘s’ Example: Girls’ hostel

      Horses’ tail
      The boys’ baseball team.

   3. The possessive of the plurals not ending with ‘s’ is formed by adding apostrophe and ‘s’

      Example:     Men’s club
              Children’s Day.

   4. Nouns having several words must have their possessive only to the last word.

      Example:     The President of Nigeria’s speech.
              The Prime Minister of India’s visit to Japan.
              The door of my friend’s house.

   5. Two nouns having close association must have the possessive to the latter.

      Example:    Wren and Martin’s grammar.
              Johnson and Johnson’s baby face powder

   6. The possessive of nouns in apposition must be put to the second noun.

      Example:    This is Sharon, the teacher’s favourite student
              This is Bisi, my friend’s wife.
              He lives in Okaa, Anambra’s capital

   7. Two different nouns having no relation, require separate possessive forms.

      Example:     Mike’s and John’s books

Note: ‘s’ is omitted when there are hissing sounds
Example:     For goodness’ sake.
        For conscience’ sake.
If a singular possessive noun ends with an ‘s'(such as James, Moses), you can either use an apostrophe before a second ‘s’ or after first ‘s’
Example:    Saint James’ Cathedral or Saint James’s Cathedral.

 EVALUATION
Show the possessive of these expressions using apostrophe where appropriate.

1. Kunle house.
2. Workers salary.
3. Moses followers.
4. At his finger tip.

 READING ASSIGNMENT
Countdown in English, pg. 217

1. Comprehension (Reading to Grasp. Main Points); Stock Exchange, page 134.

   The passage explains what shares are and what the purposes of the stock exchange are.

 EVALUATION
Read and answer the questions.

 READING ASSIGNMENT
Effective English, 134, 135.

 GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISIONAL QUESTIONS
Give the past and past participle form.
(i) awake        (ii) Freeze
(iii) fight        (iv) swear
(v) lay            (vi) quit
(vii) lie            (viii) tread
(ix) creep        (x) wind

1. Writing – Narrative – A Place of Interest I Visited

   Remember, to write a good narrative, the following must be done.

   1. Use the past tense forms of verbs to give an account of events which happened in the past.
   2. Present the events or actions in a natural sequence.
   3. Divide the tune in which the actions took place into small periods.
   4. Discuss one main idea or event in a paragraph.
   5. Drop the ideas or points which do not contribute to the unity and the coherence of the narrative

    Sample question
   Write a narrative essay on the topic. “A Place of Interest I Visited”
   Outline
   Heading:         A PLACE OF INTEREST I VISITED
   Paragraph 1:    Description of the place you visited
   Paragraph 2:    Preparations made or put in place before the journey was embarked on.
   Paragraph 3:    The events that took place there
   Paragraph 4:    Narrate one spectacular event or incident that caught your attention or that affected you
   Paragraph 5:    (Conclusion) Narrate how it all ended

EVALUATION
Use the outline provided to write a full length essay.

 READING ASSIGNMENT
Countdown in English, pg 5 – 6; Effective English, page 87.

 WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
Section A

1. By nature, armed robbers are ruthless: I have never seen a ________ one among them. A. humane B. barbarous C. ferocious
2. The taxi driver slowed while overtaking the lorry when the proper thing to do was for him to have _________ A. accelerated B. negotiated C. throttled
3. The probationary workers do not have the same right as __________ staff A. approved B. confirmed C. dismissed.
4. The journey by road ___________ where the rail journey ended. A. commenced B. originated C. concluded.
5. Instead of laughing about this serious matter, you should be ___________ A. whimpering B. bitter C. sober.

 Section B
Practice 2, pg 73, Effective English.