{"id":1886,"date":"2023-10-02T07:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T07:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2023-10-02T07:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T07:10:23","slug":"week-3-ss1-first-term-english-language-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-3-ss1-first-term-english-language-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 – SS1 First Term English Language Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEEK THREE
\n<\/strong>TOPICS: ESSAY WRITING: TYPES OF ESSAYS; SPEECH WORK: MONOTHONGS, IDIOMS
\n<\/strong>VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT: WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERTAINMENT.<\/strong>
\n\t\tA. ESSAY WRITING: TYPES OF ESSAY
\n<\/strong>Essay writing is an art of communication, it requires the acquisition of the necessary skills to attain excellence.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Types of Essays
\n<\/strong>Narrative
\nDescriptive
\nExpository
\nArgumentative
\nCreative Writing <\/p>\n

\u00a0REPORT WRITING: FORMAL REPORT.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

A formal report can be that of a robbery, an accident, the proceedings of a meeting, a work-camp or a petition. One important requirement for writing a report is good knowledge of the use of the direct and indirect speech forms.
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Suppose you have to report to your principal, then, you will have to follow the procedure for writing a formal letter, giving your address.
\nExample:
\n Class1W
\n 14th<\/sup> December,2010
\nThe Principal,
\nQueen of Apostles Secondary School,
\nZaria.
\nSir,
\n Report of the Robbery in Amina Hostel.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 (Text of the Report) <\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Signature
\n Peter Andrew
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prefect (Amina Hostel)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\u00a0Minutes of the Meetings
\n<\/strong>Another form of report is the minutes of meeting. These are a record of the events and discussion that have taken place at a meeting. For every meeting, there should have been a prepared agenda, that is a list of items to be considered or discussed during the meeting.
\nYour report should begin with the name of your club, the date and venue of the meeting and the list of members <\/p>\n

\u00a0EVALUATION
\n<\/strong>Write minutes of meeting for a particular club meeting<\/p>\n

\u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT: <\/strong>Essay types; pages 2-5 of Count Down in English
\n\t\t\t<\/strong>B. SPEECH WORK: MONOTHONGS
\n<\/strong>Definition<\/strong>
\n\t\tExamples
\n<\/strong>Monothongs are the pure vowels, they are those realized as single element vowels such as \/e\/ and \/i\/ while diphthongs are those realized as double element vowels such as \/ei\/, \/i\u018f\/.
\nMonothongs are twelve in number.
\nThey are:
\n\/i:\/ as in seat, cheap, sheep, feel, field, seize, foetus, amoeba, oesophagus.
\n\/I\/ as in sit, chip, ship, build, biscuits, English, pretty, many.
\n\/e\/ as in set, bread, friend, ate, bury, leopard, many, said, pet, peasant\u2026.
\n\/\u00e6\/ as in sat, chat, match, catch, plait, marry, mad, chant, dad, mad, pat.
\n\/a:\/ as in far, pass, father, calm, heart, bath, farm, bard, path, bath.
\n\/\u0186\/ as in dog, hot, what, was, want, quantity, spot, pot, dot
\n\/\u0186 : \/ as in port, lord, ward, warm, call, talk, soar, roar, law, flaw, sword, sport, sorry.
\n\/u\/ as in full, pull, would, book, fool, sugar, cook, book, should.
\n\/u:\/ as in fool, pool, coup, move, suit, rule, woo, coup, soup, school.
\n\/\u0245\/ as in fun, cut, tongue, touch, come, love, blood, flood, hunger, son, sun, hunger, worry.
\n\/ \u044d:\/ as in first, nurse, word, learn, verb, flirt, firm, burn, turn, journey, first, sir, stir, courtesy.
\n\/\u018f\/ as in again, away, forget, perhaps, police, favour, structure, mother, father, surprise, suppose<\/p>\n

\u00a0C. IDIOMS<\/strong>.
\nAn idiom is an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words. E.g He shed crocodile tears. This does not mean that ‘he cried like a crocodile’. It is just a kind of expression that is formed based on certain principle.
\nExamples of idioms and meanings are:
\n<\/strong>To chase one’s shadow<\/strong>– to deceive oneself.
\nTo add insult to injury<\/strong> – to displease a person and still insult him.
\nTo give an airy nothing<\/strong> \u2013 to make useless, empty remarks.
\nAn acid test<\/strong> \u2013 a very severe test.
\nAchilles’ heel\/ the heel of Achilles<\/strong> \u2013 the weak spot or one’s weak point.
\nAn ample opportunity<\/strong> \u2013 various or many opportunities.
\nTo play to the gallery<\/strong> \u2013 to try to achieve cheap popularity.
\nTo throw light<\/strong> \u2013 to explain.
\nTo have a light finger<\/strong>– to be disposed to stealing.
\nThe breathe one’s last<\/strong> \u2013 to die.
\nTo be armed to the teeth<\/strong> \u2013 to be fully equipped with ammunition.
\nAn apple of discord<\/strong> \u2013 a source of disagreement.
\nTo be at cross roads<\/strong> \u2013 to be at an important point of one’s life or career.
\nTo be at sixes and sevens<\/strong> \u2013 to be in a state of perplexity or utter confusion or chaos.
\nBed of roses<\/strong> \u2013 resting, comfortable point or place.
\nBaptism of fire<\/strong> \u2013 to experience the shot of bullets, directed to one.
\nTo beat about the bush<\/strong> \u2013to be incoherent and inexact.
\nBeginning of a new era<\/strong>– a historic period when great things have happened or about to happen.
\nTo be in the same boat<\/strong> \u2013 to experience the same things as someone else.
\nTo blaze a\/the trail<\/strong> \u2013 to be the first person to do something.
\nTo be a bird of a feather<\/strong> [not – birds of the same feather] \u2013 two things or persons that are like.
\nTo blow one’s trumpet<\/strong> \u2013 to praise or advertise oneself.
\nTo burn candle at both ends<\/strong> \u2013 to work early and late or work hard and play hard.
\nTo burn the midnight oil<\/strong> \u2013 to study through the night.
\nTo bury the hatchet<\/strong> \u2013 to stop quarrelling.
\nBy rule of thumb<\/strong> \u2013 unscientific, crude or non standard.
\nTo call to a halt<\/strong> \u2013 to stop something.
\nCaptain of industry<\/strong> \u2013 controller or manager of a big company or organization.
\nBy hook or by crook<\/strong> \u2013 by all possible means; at all cost.
\nTo bring someone or something to his\/its knees<\/strong> \u2013 to humble, trivialize or make sober or dejected.
\nTo build one’s castle in the air<\/strong> \u2013 to create hopes that may never be realized.
\nTo be tied to one’s apron strings<\/strong>– to be under the influence of somebody.
\nTo be at a loose end<\/strong> \u2013 to be idle.
\nTo draw a line<\/strong> \u2013 to identify the limit.
\nTo be behind closed doors<\/strong> \u2013 to be with no outsider present- confidential.
\nTo nip a problem in the bud<\/strong> \u2013 to stop a problem from growing or escalating.
\nTo hold an olive branch<\/strong> \u2013 to sue for peace.
\nA snail pace<\/strong> \u2013 very slowly.
\nA wet blanket<\/strong>– one who discourages others.
\nA stone’s throw<\/strong> \u2013 very close. <\/p>\n

\t\t\tA backlog<\/strong> \u2013 arrears.
\nTo kill someone in cold blood<\/strong> \u2013 to kill someone deliberately.
\nTo be at low ebb<\/strong>– to be in a bad state.
\nTo have first hand information<\/strong> \u2013 to have information from its main source.
\nTo catch one’s eye<\/strong>– to attract someone.
\nTo take a bull by the horn<\/strong> \u2013 to face a difficult situation boldly.
\nTo live from hand to mouth<\/strong> \u2013 to have no savings.
\nTo water down<\/strong> \u2013 to weaken or make less effective.<\/p>\n

\u00a0EVALUATION
\n<\/strong>Give two examples to each of the sounds taught.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
\n<\/strong>Page 11 of Standard Speech 10 Book Diction in English Course.<\/p>\n

\u00a0D. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT<\/strong>: Words Associated with Entertainment.
\nContent: Explanation
\n<\/strong>Relevant Words<\/strong>: Entertainment is of various aspects. We have football ,athletics, theatre, and so on as aspects of entertainment.
\nAthletics<\/strong>: Exercise of physical strength or speed.
\nContingent<\/strong>: Group that is a part of a larger group.
\nMarathon<\/strong>: Long distance race.
\nPodium<\/strong>: Raised platform
\nTrack Suit: <\/strong>Wooden clothes worn especially by athletes to keep warm before and after exercises.
\nFootball:<\/strong>
\n\t\tLinesman: <\/strong>Official who assists the referee, especially by deciding whether the ball touches or crosses the ball touches or crosses the line or not and where if it does.
\nPenalty:<\/strong> Punishment for a foul committed
\nReferee:<\/strong>
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t<\/strong>Official who regulates a game and ensures Fair play.
\nSoccer (colloquial):<\/strong> a football game played by two teams of eleven players each.
\nRELEVANT: Theatre:<\/strong>
\n\t\tActor: A<\/strong> person who takes part in a play on stage or in a film.
\nBox-<\/strong>office: Office where seats in the theatre are booked and tickets are paid for.
\nCast:<\/strong> Actors of a play.
\nCurtain-Call: <\/strong>Call made by the audience to an actor at the end of the play to appear and acknowledge applause.
\nDirector:<\/strong> A person who directs the performance of a play
\nUsher: <\/strong>A person who shows people to their seats.<\/p>\n

\u00a0EVALUATION:
\n<\/strong>Effective English for SS 1 page 148 practice.<\/p>\n

\u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT<\/strong>: Countdown in English page169.<\/p>\n

\u00a0GENERAL EVALUATION\/ REVISION QUESTIONS:
\n<\/strong>From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n
    In reported speech, ‘The earth revolves round the sun ‘becomes, it is said that the earth —– round the sun. (a). has revolved (b). is revolving (c). revolved (d). revolves(e). was revolving\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    In reported speech, ‘I am innocent of any crime’ becomes, he said that he ——- innocent of any crime. (a). has been (b). had been (c). is (d). was being (e). was\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    The suffix —– will combine with ‘endear’ to form ——- (a) able (b) ly (c) ment (d) ness (e) y\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    The sentence, ‘He presented a good paper last week’ in the passive form becomes ——- (a.) a good paper was presented by me last week (b) a good paper was presented by him previous week (c) he presented a good paper the previous week (d,) he presented a good paper the other week (e) the previous week a good paper was presented by me\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    A snake bit the hunter, in the passive form becomes ——- (a) a snake has bitten the hunter (b) a snake bites the hunter (c) the hunter has been bitten by a snake (d) the hunter had been bitten by a snake (e) the hunter was bitten by a snake\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
    \n<\/strong>Page 352 of Countdown. Passage A no1-18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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