{"id":454,"date":"2023-09-25T14:34:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=454"},"modified":"2023-09-25T14:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:38:04","slug":"week-2-jss-1-second-term-english-studies-lesson-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-2-jss-1-second-term-english-studies-lesson-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2 – Jss 1 Second Term English Studies Lesson Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0WEEK 2
\n<\/strong>TOPIC<\/strong>: Grammar: Tenses \u2013The present tense
\nTense is a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctious of time. We shall look at the present tense.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Present tense is used to show an action that occurs always or an occupation.<\/p>\n

\u00a0For example –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n
    I live in New York\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    The moon goes round the earth\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    He eats rice everyday\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0EVALUATION:- change the following tense into the simple present tense:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. \n
      John drove a taxi yesterday\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    2. \n
      He had not driven a car\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    3. \n
      We did not work at night\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    4. \n
      She sold a loaf of bread.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      ANSWERS<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. \n
        John drives a taxi\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
      2. \n
        He does not drive a car\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
      3. \n
        We do not work last night\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
      4. \n
        She sells of loaves of bread.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u00a0ASSIGNMENT: From your textbook. Progressive English by J. Aldin (page 71) attempt exercise 3D (question 1-10).<\/p>\n

        \u00a0TOPIC: VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT \u2013 THE LIBRARY
        \nCONTENT
        \nThe library is a building that houses a collection of books and other materials.
        \nIt can also mean a room where books are kept. Consider the following words.<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. \n
          Library card \u2013 A card certifying the bearer’s right to use the library\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        2. \n
          Catalogue \u2013 An emmeration of all the resources of a library (card catalogue)\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        3. \n
          Library fine \u2013 Fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returnred.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        4. \n
          Public library \u2013 A nonprofit library maintained for public use.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        5. \n
          Bibliotheca \u2013 A collection of books\n<\/div>\n

          EVALUATION: Use your dictionary to find out the meaning and the transcription of the following words.\n<\/li>\n

        6. \n
          Cubicle\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        7. \n
          Atlas\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        8. \n
          Encyclopedia\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        9. \n
          Reference books\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        10. \n
          Biography\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        11. \n
          Autobiography\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        12. \n
          Directory\n<\/div>\n

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

          ASSIGNMENT: Use the words (abore) in sentence
          \nTopic: Introduction of poetry (literature)
          \nDefinition and Feautures.
          \nContent :Poetry is literature in metrical form short poems are after song expressing feelings, happiness, sorrow, love, anger, hope, e.t.c. short poems can also describe an event or situation, a scene or a person. The writer of a poem is known as a poet. Poems are written in lines. Another feature of poems is that the length of a line is fixed by the number of syllables or the number of strongly stressed syllables in a line. Note that in a poem the stressed syllable give the lines what we call rhythm, like the regular beat in music.
          \nEVALUATION: From your NOSEC (page 161-162)- write out A traditional lullaby, and A chain- rhyme.
          \nASSIGNMENT:<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. \n
            Explain the following terms in your own words.\n<\/div>\n

            a. Traditional poem
            \nb. Rhythm
            \nc. Beat
            \nd. Poet.\n<\/li>\n

          2. \n
            Summarise the last chapter of Natachi.\n<\/div>\n

            NAME OF SCHOOL: ELIAS INT. SCHOOL.
            \nTERM: 2ND<\/sup> TERM
            \nSUBJECT: ENGLISH STUDIES
            \nCLASS: J.S.S.1\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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