{"id":3131,"date":"2023-10-04T11:13:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2023-10-04T11:13:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:13:58","slug":"week-2-ss2-second-term-english-language-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-2-ss2-second-term-english-language-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2 – SS2 Second Term English Language Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0WEEK TWO
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n
    Structure \u2013 Punctuation Marks; Comma, Semicolon, Question Mark and Colon.
    \n<\/strong><\/div>\n

    Punctuation marks are the marks or signs inserted in a piece of writing to mark off words or groups of words. The use of punctuation marks makes for effective presentation of ideas. <\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. \n
      Comma ( , )
      \n<\/strong><\/div>\n

      The comma is used \u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. \n
        To mark off words in a list.\n<\/div>\n

        Example: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0She gave us two pencils, four rulers and pens.\n<\/li>\n

      2. \n
        To mark off phrases or clauses;\n<\/div>\n

        Example:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Having seen her son, she felt relieved.\n<\/li>\n

      3. \n
        To mark off non-defining relative clauses;\n<\/div>\n

        Example:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr. kargbo, who happens to be a lawyer, is aware of our situation.\n<\/li>\n

      4. \n
        To mark off main clauses linked by a conjunction such as and, or, but, as ,for.\n<\/div>\n

        Example:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They have been complaining about their flight since five years ago, but unfortunately, the management has not paid any attention\n<\/li>\n

      5. \n
        In direct speech, to separate the speech (in quotes) from non-speech.\n<\/div>\n

        Example:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0She said, “Run as fast as you can” <\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

      6. \n
        Semi \u2013 Colon ( ; )
        \n<\/strong><\/div>\n

        A semicolon is used \u2026 <\/p>\n

          \n
        1. \n
          To separate two main clauses, especially those not linked by a conjunction\n<\/div>\n

          Example:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0She looks awful; she needs a shower.\n<\/li>\n

        2. \n
          In place of a comma, to separate parts of a sentence which already contains comma;\n<\/div>\n

          Example: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He made up his mind to take the bull by the horns; he would purge the country, no matter the cost. <\/p>\n

          \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

        3. \n
          Question Mark ( ? )
          \n<\/strong><\/div>\n

          A question mark is used \u2026 <\/p>\n

            \n
          1. \n
            To mark the end of a direct question;\n<\/div>\n

            Example: Have you had lunch?\n<\/li>\n

          2. \n
            To express doubt\n<\/div>\n

            Example: He was in Toronto?\n<\/li>\n

          3. \n
            At the end of a question tag\n<\/div>\n

            Example: Bisi left late, didn’t she? <\/p>\n

            \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

          4. \n
            Colon ( : )
            \n<\/strong><\/div>\n

            A colon is used \u2026 <\/p>\n

              \n
            1. \n
              To introduce a list\n<\/div>\n

              Example:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0These are the items they are asking for: a bicycle, two goats and four gallons of palm oil.\n<\/li>\n

            2. \n
              To introduce a phrase or clause which supplies additional information about the main clause\n<\/div>\n

              Example: He could not leave her in spite of her misbehavior: he lacked the courage.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u00a0EVALUATION
              \n<\/strong>Punctuate the following passage:
              \n<\/strong>She was waiting for us small dowdy dirty in sharp contrast to the sham graudeur of the carson but unprepossessing as she looked the burgeo was wise in the ways of unforgiving world of water she was a proper sea \u2013 boat not a floating motel.<\/p>\n

              \u00a0<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. \n
                Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Press.
                \n<\/strong><\/div>\n

                1. Tabloid \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>A newspaper with small pages (usually half the size of those in larger papers)
                \n2. Verbatim<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A report written word for word (i.e. exactly as spoken or written)
                \n3. Journalism<\/strong>–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The work of collecting and writing news, stories for newspapers, magazines, radio
                \n4. Press man<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A journalist
                \n5. Column<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0One of the vertical sections into which printed page of a book, newspaper etc. is divided.
                \n6. Opinion poll<\/strong> –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The process of questioning people who are representative of a large group in order to get information about general opinion.
                \n7. Newsreel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>a short film of news that was shown in the past in cinemas\/movie theaters
                \n8. Commentator<\/strong> –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0An expert on a particular subject who talks or writes about it on television reporting on a particular area of news.
                \n9. Press conference<\/strong> – \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A meeting at which somebody talks to a group of journalist in order to answer their questions or to make official statement.
                \n10. Editorial<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0connected with the task of preparing something such as a newspaper, a book etc.
                \n11. Headline<\/strong> –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The title of a newspaper or article printed in large letters especially at the top
                \n12. Byline<\/strong> –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0a line at the beginning or end of a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine that gives the writer’s name.
                \n13. Type setter<\/strong> –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0a person, machine or company that prepares a book etc. for printing\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                \u00a0EVALUATION
                \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Ministers and other important persons in public life speak to journalist at a press _______ A. assembly B. conference C. opinion poll D. meeting\n<\/li>\n
                2. A report written word for word is known as ____ A. verbatim B. copy right C. verboseD. news item\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
                  \n<\/strong>Effective English, page 131<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. \n
                    Comprehension (Reading to Grasp Sentence Paragraph Transition); An Absurdist Dramas pg 150
                    \n<\/strong><\/div>\n

                    This drama is an absurdist one. The events are woven around strange and sometimes improbable situations. It creates a situation when things are only close to being done but are never done.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    \u00a0EVALUATION
                    \n<\/strong>Answer the questions that accompany the passage. <\/p>\n

                    \u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
                    \n<\/strong>Effective English, pages 150 \u2013 154 <\/p>\n

                    \u00a0GENERAL EVALUATION\/REVISIONAL QUESTIONS
                    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. \n
                      Form nouns from the following adjectives or descriptive word.
                      \n<\/strong><\/div>\n

                      (a) serene\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (b) civil\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(c) antique\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(d) modern\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(e) grave\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(g) loyal\n<\/li>\n

                    2. \n
                      Replace the following nouns with appropriate adjectives.
                      \n<\/strong><\/div>\n

                      accurate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0poverty\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0brilliance\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0admiration\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0power\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0industry\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      \u00a0WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
                      \n<\/strong>Section A
                      \n<\/strong>Instruction: Choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
                      \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. The officer expressed his ____ at being dismissed. A. indignity B. indignation C. indigestion\n<\/li>\n
                      2. It gives me much _________ to welcome you to the beginning of the new session A. pleasure B. relish C. indulgences\n<\/li>\n
                      3. Miss Funke is very _______ with her pupils because she loves them all A. prevalent B. familiar C. popular\n<\/li>\n
                      4. He added a brief __________ to his letter. A. postmark B. postscript C. post mortem\n<\/li>\n
                      5. The __________ that the hospital should be upgraded was warmly welcomed A. design B. proposal C. theorem.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        \u00a0Section B
                        \n<\/strong>Practice 2, page 131, Effective English<\/p>\n

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