WEEK SEVEN (7)
LESSON ONE: SPEECH
TOPIC: CONTRAST BETWEEN VOWELS/É: /Ù /
/É:/ This vowel is a long back vowel which is produced by raising the back of the tongue to a height where the jaw is between the “half-close” and “half –open” position. The lips are rounded. It is important to remember or not that /É:/ is a long vowel which should not be pronounced as if it is similar to the short /D/. The common spelling symbols are:
“al” as in talk
“aw” as in saw
“oar” as in board”
“or” as in sport
“ore” as in core
“oor” as in door
“ou” as in bought
/Ù/ – For the articulation or production of the centre of the tongue is raised while the jaw is “open” . The lips are neutrally shaped. The usual spelling symbols are as follows:
“U” as in hut
“O” as in come
“OU” as in young
“OO” as in blood
“Oe” as in does.
Contrast between /Ù/ and /É:/
/Ù/ /É:
Hut hot
Cut cot
Cup corp
Luck lock
Surg song
Stuck stock
Assignment
Write five words that shows contrast between /Ù/ and /É:/.
LESSON TWO (2): GRAMMAR
TOPIC: Adverb of place.
INTRODUCTION: An adverb modified a verb. That is, it tells us how a verb does its work. Example: Slowly quickly, attentively, wisely poorly etc.
Adverb of Place
It is tells us where an action happened. Nowhere, everywhere, here, there etc.
Example:
1. Alade lives here (Here, telling us where Alade lives).
2. Samson came here last week (adverb of place, telling us where Samson came)
3. They hid the car in an underground garage.
4. They found if where you left it.
5. The old man lives downstair
Assignment
Write five sentence that shows an adverb of time and underline appropriately.
LESSON THREE: READING AND COMPREHENSION
TOPIC: THE PAPER COOKING POT
REFERENCE: New Oxford English Course. For Junior Secondary School. Book 2, Unit 14 page 135 – 136.
Instruction: Answer the following comprehension question No 1 -8.
LESSON FOUR: COMPOSITION
TOPIC: THE DAY 1 WOULD NOT LIKE TO REMEMBER
Long time ago, I was in primary one toward the end of term, my father’s house caught fire and the whole house burnt to rubbles. Many valuable things perished as we all rushed out of the house and stood a fat to see the whole house burning, and precious electronics were blowing out in the furnace.
It happens we were all in the kitchen towards the back of the house, when someone ran in to inform us to run for out fear lives. At first, we were all confused not knowing which way to go: Not too long, we saw fire with flame, we all ran as we escaped far to another residence. My immediately younger brother was almost burnt in the fire, but thanks be to God who had mercy on him to escaped on his own to a safe hand. My family stood afar as we weep and say over the last property. As the fine extinguisher arrived, the whole house is already burnt. In all, we appreciate God we all escaped safely out of the house. This is the day I will not like to remember in my life.
Assignment.
Write a story not less than 200 words on the same topic “The day I would not like to remember”.