Week 2 – Jss 1 Second Term English Studies Lesson Notes

 WEEK 2
TOPIC: Grammar: Tenses –The present tense
Tense is a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctious of time. We shall look at the present tense.

 Present tense is used to show an action that occurs always or an occupation.

 For example –    

1. I live in New York
2. The moon goes round the earth
3. He eats rice everyday

 EVALUATION:- change the following tense into the simple present tense:

1. John drove a taxi yesterday
2. He had not driven a car
3. We did not work at night
4. She sold a loaf of bread.

ANSWERS

1. John drives a taxi
2. He does not drive a car
3. We do not work last night
4. She sells of loaves of bread.

 ASSIGNMENT: From your textbook. Progressive English by J. Aldin (page 71) attempt exercise 3D (question 1-10).

 TOPIC: VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT – THE LIBRARY
CONTENT
The library is a building that houses a collection of books and other materials.
It can also mean a room where books are kept. Consider the following words.

1. Library card – A card certifying the bearer’s right to use the library
2. Catalogue – An emmeration of all the resources of a library (card catalogue)
3. Library fine – Fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returnred.
4. Public library – A nonprofit library maintained for public use.
5. Bibliotheca – A collection of books

   EVALUATION: Use your dictionary to find out the meaning and the transcription of the following words.

6. Cubicle
7. Atlas
8. Encyclopedia
9. Reference books
10. Biography
11. Autobiography
12. Directory

     

ASSIGNMENT: Use the words (abore) in sentence
Topic: Introduction of poetry (literature)
Definition and Feautures.
Content :Poetry is literature in metrical form short poems are after song expressing feelings, happiness, sorrow, love, anger, hope, e.t.c. short poems can also describe an event or situation, a scene or a person. The writer of a poem is known as a poet. Poems are written in lines. Another feature of poems is that the length of a line is fixed by the number of syllables or the number of strongly stressed syllables in a line. Note that in a poem the stressed syllable give the lines what we call rhythm, like the regular beat in music.
EVALUATION: From your NOSEC (page 161-162)- write out A traditional lullaby, and A chain- rhyme.
ASSIGNMENT:

1. Explain the following terms in your own words.

   a. Traditional poem
   b. Rhythm
   c. Beat
   d. Poet.

2. Summarise the last chapter of Natachi.

   NAME OF SCHOOL: ELIAS INT. SCHOOL.
   TERM: 2^ND TERM
   SUBJECT: ENGLISH STUDIES
   CLASS: J.S.S.1