{"id":2565,"date":"2023-10-03T09:53:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2023-10-03T09:59:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:59:18","slug":"week-8-ss1-third-term-english-language-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-8-ss1-third-term-english-language-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 – SS1 Third Term English Language Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0WEEK EIGHT
\n<\/strong>Comprehension: Summarising in a specified number of sentences .
\nSpeech Work: Intonation for simple polite rquest, simple greetings that attract quick response
\nStructure: Functions of Comparatives<\/p>\n

\u00a0A: Comprehension: Summarizing in a specified number of serntences
\n<\/strong>Content: Guide to summarizing in a specified number of ‘serntences’<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Learn to identify the main idea or argument of the passage\n<\/li>\n
  2. change the order of the material if it is to your own advantage to do so.\n<\/li>\n
  3. as much as possible use your own words to answer the question\n<\/li>\n
  4. the explanation in your own words must not change or distort the meaning of the passage\n<\/li>\n
  5. do not change the original writer’s facts by wrong choice of words\n<\/li>\n
  6. answer to summary question must be as shrot as possible and as clear as possible.\n<\/li>\n
  7. your answers must be written out in sentences and nto phrases.\n<\/li>\n
  8. Do not answer in forms of paragraph each answer must be properly numbered and must appear on a separate live\n<\/li>\n
  9. Do not join two points in one sentences\n<\/li>\n
  10. Its expedient for you to know that brevity is the essence of summary writing.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0EVALUATION
    \n<\/strong>Read the summary passage on pg 29-30 of your Effective English and Answer the Summary question under it.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
    \n<\/strong>Summary writing page 102 \u2013 103 of Countdown by Evans<\/p>\n

    \u00a0B: Speech Work: Intonation
    \nContent: Simple polite requests
    \nSimple greetings that attracts quick response<\/p>\n

    \u00a0Simple Polite Requests
    \n<\/strong>A stressed syllable is indicated with a dash while an unstressed one is marked by a dot; a downward curve (,) shows a fall in voice, an upward ( ) points to a rise.
    \nA request gives a rising intonation e.g
    \nMay I see your passport please
    \nLet me come in
    \nCome here
    \nGet out of the room
    \nMay I sit down
    \nI would like to meet your friend
    \nCould I have a look at those pictures
    \nSimple Greetings That Attracts Quick Response
    \nGood morning Res- Morning
    \nWell done<\/p>\n

    \u00a0EVALUATION
    \n<\/strong>Study the conversation in practice 2 page 25 of your Effective English and answer the question in practice 3.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0C: Functions of Comparatives<\/strong>
    \n\tContent
    \nMeaning
    \nFunctions
    \nComparative is the second degree of comparison of adjectives. In the comparative we have the ‘er’ ending added to the plain ( positive ) word which means more so. E.g
    \nBig bigger
    \nThe ‘est’ is the superlative which means more so than anything else.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0Functions of comparative
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • It expresses a higher degree of the quality\n<\/li>\n
    • It compares two things e.g.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \n
      1. Tope is stronger than Caleb\n<\/li>\n
      2. Our team is more popular than yours.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Regular Comparative : Adding ‘er’
        \nPositive\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0comparative
        \nPoor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0poorer
        \nTall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0taller
        \nFat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0fatter
        \nBig\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0bigger
        \nShort\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0shorter
        \nCold\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0colder.<\/p>\n

        \u00a0Add ‘more’<\/p>\n

        \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Positive \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Comparative
        \n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Expensive\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0more expensive
        \n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Important \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0more important
        \n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Handsome\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0more handsome
        \nDecreased degree of quality is usually shown by using less<\/p>\n

        \u00a0Positive\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0comparative
        \nStrong\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0stronger
        \nWorthy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0less worthy
        \nFortunate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0less fortunate<\/p>\n

        \u00a0Irregular Comparative: it changes the whole word to produce comparative and superlative forms.<\/p>\n

        \u00a0Positive\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Comparative
        \nGood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0better
        \nBad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0worse
        \nLittle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0less
        \nFar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0farther .
        \nEVALUATION
        \n<\/strong>Write the comparative of the following adjectives: much, well, many, enviable, loyal.
        \nREADING ASSIGNMENT<\/strong>
        \n\tCountdown in English by Evans pag 209 -210<\/p>\n

        \u00a0WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
        \n<\/strong>Pg 102 of the effective English test 1 & 4 <\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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