{"id":1898,"date":"2023-10-02T07:08:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T07:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2023-10-02T07:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T07:10:23","slug":"week-9-ss1-first-term-english-language-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-9-ss1-first-term-english-language-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 – SS1 First Term English Language Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0WEEK NINE
\n<\/strong>TOPICS: COMPREHENSION: READING SKILLS: INTRODUCTION TO ANSWERING COMPREHENSION.
\n<\/strong>VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT: WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH RELIGION.
\n<\/strong>SPEECH WORK: FORMAL AND INFORMAL CONVERSATION (EMPHATIC STRESS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0A. COMPREHENSION\/ READING SKILLS:
\n<\/strong>INTRODUCTION TO ANSWERING COMPREHENSION
\n<\/strong>CONTENT<\/strong>
\n\t\tIntroduction
\nBasic Guide
\nComprehension simply means understanding
\nBasic Guide
\nCarefully check the instructions you are given.
\nRead the passage through very quickly to grasp the general sense idea
\nQuickly look at the questions thoroughly and keep them in mind.
\nRead through the passage again more slowly trying to understand details as well as meanings of most of the words
\nAnswer the questions
\nLimit your answer only to the information provided in the passage. Avoid including materials not found in the passage i.e. extraneous materials.
\n Test on Synonyms or equivalent meaning
\nSynonyms to the word costly include: expensive; extravagant, precious
\nThe substitute must fit into the passage perfectly if original word is removed.
\nA plural noun or verb, requires a plural substance, and a singular noun or verb requires a singular substance e.t.c. The substitute, you provide must be of the same grammatical category with the original word or phrase e.g.
\nThe car gets (singular present tense) here at 3.00p.m.
\nThe correct substitute is arrives (also singular present tense) not arrived
\nPut down a number with five digits.
\nThe correct substitute for digits is figures and not figure.
\n\t\tEvaluation<\/strong>
\n\t\tRead the comprehension passage on the comprehension page 68-71 of Effective English and answer the questions under.
\nReading Assignment
\nMore on comprehension, page 81 of Countdown in English Language by Evans <\/p>\n

\u00a0B. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT: WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH RELIGION
\n<\/strong>CONTENT
\n<\/strong>Definition <\/strong>
\n\t\tRelevant words
\nReligion is the belief in the existence of a god or gods, and the activities that are connected with the worship of them.
\nRelevant words <\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Atheist <\/td>\nA person who believes that there is no God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crucifix <\/td>\nCross with the figure of Jesus Christ crucified on it <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doctrine <\/td>\nWhat is taught as the belief of, example, a religious, political or scientific body of persons. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethics <\/td>\nMoral principles by which a person or group is guided.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worship <\/td>\nTake part in a religious ceremony in which reverence is paid to God or a god; the religious ceremony itself.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Supernatural <\/td>\nThings that cannot be explained by the laws of science and seems to involve gods or magic <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Clergy <\/td>\n\u00a0A group of people ordained for Christian religious service.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Others are<\/strong>: trinity, denomination, inter-denomination, creed, pew, benediction, monotheism, processional hymn, recessional hymn, warden, protestants, orthodox churches, Pentecostal churches. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0EVALUATION
\n<\/strong>Choose words of religion and use them in correct sentences.<\/p>\n

\u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
\n<\/strong>More on religion unit 3of Effective English page 54<\/p>\n

\u00a0C. SPEECH WORK: FORMAL AND INFORMAL CONVERSATION: EMPHATIC STRESS
\n<\/strong>CONTENT <\/strong>
\n\t\tThe emphatic stress
\n<\/strong>Examples
\n<\/strong>The stressing of a particular word more than other words in a sentence is referred to as EMPHATIC STRESS <\/p>\n

\u00a0EXAMPLES
\n<\/strong>Consider the following sentences and notice how its meaning changes according to the word that has been stressed
\nJAMES borrowed the novel (i.e. James, not anybody else borrowed the novel.)
\nJames BORROWED the novel (i.e. James didn’t, for example, steak or buy the novel; he borrowed)
\nJames borrowed the NOVEL. ( i.e. James borrowed the novel, not the magazine, not the journal e.t.c.
\nTest on emphatic stress requires the candidate to select the question to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer. An example is given below:
\nExample<\/strong>: My mother’s FRIEND hates pets.
\nDoes your mother’s boss hate pets?
\nDoes your mother’s friend love pets?
\nDoes your mother’s friend hate pets?
\nDoes your father’s friend hate pets?
\nThe correct answer is A.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Evaluation
\n<\/strong>Choose the correct answer
\nThe man likes COFFEE on Sunday mornings
\nDoes the man like coffee on Monday?
\nDoes the man like tea on Sunday morning?
\nAdamu OPENLY disagrees with his principal.
\nDid Adamu secretly disagree with the principal?
\nDid Adamu openly agree with the principal? <\/p>\n

\u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
\n<\/strong>More on emphatic stress page 310 of Countdown by Evans <\/p>\n

\u00a0GENERAL EVALUATION\/ REVISION QUESTIONS:
\n<\/strong>From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n
    The guest of honour urged the contestants to show the spirit of sportsmanship, either in victory or in———— (a) defeat (b) success (c) suffering (d) failure\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    The reply of the accused to the question was cautious rather than ——- (a) attentive (b) scrupulous (c) hasty (d) thoughtful\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    The bride carried a bouquet of natural flowers (a) artificial B local C. imported D. genuine\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    Musa is a giant of a man, but his brother is more or less a ——— a. diminutive b. dwarf c. huge man d. pigmy e. robot\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    In many ways, my parents are very conservative but there are times when they surprise me with their ————— ideas of family planning. A. critical b. liberal c. modern d. new e. orthodox\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
    \n<\/strong>Complete each of the following sentences with one of the words in the brackets: (secular, ethics, denomination, doctrine, pilgrimage, fanatics, worship, Bible, monotheist)
    \n<\/strong>1. The Catholic ______ is very conservative
    \n2. The ______ I made last year cost me a lot of money
    \n3. The _____ destroyed cars and house
    \n4. A place of _____ should remain sacred
    \n5. The Muslims are _____ they believe in one God.
    \n6. The ______ is the holy book of Christians <\/p>\n

    \u00a0Theory
    \n<\/strong>Write a letter to your friend who is abroad telling him about the political changes that have happened in your country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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