Year 10 First Term English Notes PDF

Topic : Subject: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Term: FIRST TERM Session : 2023/2024 School: CHRISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Class : YEAR 10 HOME  TopicTABLE : OF CONTENT 1ST TERM WEEK 1: COMP. INTRODUCTION TO IGCSE WEEK 2: COMP. FAMILY FEUD NCE PG. 3-4...

Topic : Subject: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Term: FIRST TERM Session : 2023/2024 School: CHRISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Class : YEAR 10 HOME  TopicTABLE : OF CONTENT 1ST TERM WEEK 1: COMP. INTRODUCTION TO IGCSE WEEK 2: COMP. FAMILY FEUD NCE PG. 3-4 VOCAB. DEVPT- WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME GRAMMAR- INTRO. TO PARTS OF SPEECH AND FAMILY NCE PAGE 5-6 COMPOSITION-DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY SPEECH WORK- VOWEL SOUNDS ( MONOTHONGS) SPEECH WORK- CONSONSNT SOUNDS (PLOSIVES) WEEK 3: COMPREHENSION. BETWEEN MORALITY WEEK 4: IGCSE- MULTIPLE MATCHING AND THE LAW NCE PG. 19-21 SPEECH WORK- CONSONANT SOUNDS (FRICATIVES) VOCAB. DEVPT- WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPOSITION- NARRATIVE ESSAY AGRICULTURE NCE PAGE 35 (INTRO./CLASSWORK) GRAMMAR -VERB FORMS (REGULAR / IRREGULAR) IGCSE- SUMMARY- INTRODUCTION COMPOSITION- DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY ( CONTINUED) WEEK 6: IGCSE – INTRODUCTION TO NOTE-TAKING WEEK 5: - DOGO IS DESERTED NCE PAGE 33-34 GRAMMAR- DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES GRAMMAR- LEXICAL VERBS COMP. - AN ENCOUNTER WITH CRIMINALS NCE PG SSCE- SUMMARY (INTRODUCTION) 47-48 IGCSE- ORAL PRACTICE (INTRODUCTION) IGCSE – LISTENING SKILL WEEK 8: GRAMMAR- DETERMINERS IGCSE- COMPOSITION – INTRODUCTION TO PERSUASIVE WEEK 7: MID TERM BREAK WRITING GRAMMAR- COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS WEEK 9: SPEECH WORK- DESCRIPTION OF /S/ AND SPEECH WORK: VOWELS - CENTERING DIPHTHONGS /Z/ REVISION! REVISION! WEEK 10: EXAMINATION! EXAMINATION! HOME......: T1 WK 1 Topic :INTRODUCTION : TO IGCSE Learning Outcome Point: STATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF At the end of the lesson: IGCSE 1. give the full meaning of IGCSE 2. name the parts of the Point : STATE WHAT IGCSE STANDS FOR examination. IGCSE stands for Point : MENTION THE THREE PAPERS OF THE EXAMINATION International General Certificate of Point : MENTION WHAT EACH PAPER OF Secondary Education THE EXAMINATION SEEKS TO TEST HOME......: T1 WK 1 Topic :INTRODUCTION : TO IGCSE IGCSE stands for A. Reading and Writing has six International General exercises: comprehension, multiple matching, note taking, Certificate of summary, writing email and Secondary Education persuasive writing. B. In the Listening test, the The examination is candidate is expected to listen carefully to a recording and made up of three parts extract the key details required namely: to answer the given questions. C. The Speaking test assesses a a. Reading and Writing candidate’s ability to express ideas logically in a conversation. b. Listening The candidate is assessed based on vocabulary, fluency and c. Speaking sentence structure. HOME......: T1 WK 1 Topic :INTRODUCTION : TO IGCSE CLASSWORK 1. What is the full meaning of IGCSE? 2. Mention the three parts of the examination. HOMEWORK IGCSE PAST PAPER 2021 PAPER 2 EXERCISE 1 HOME......: Topic :VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT – WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME T1 WK 1 Topic : AND FAMILY WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME AND FAMILY The Nuclear Family Mother Father Sister Brother Son Daughter HOME......: T1, WK 1 Topic :REGISTER OF HOME AND FAMILY Relationships from The extended family Grandmother marriage Grandfather Great-Grandmother Mother-in-law Great-Grandfather Father-in-law Aunt Sister-in-law Uncle Brother-in-law Son-in-law Cousin Daughter-in-law Niece Nephew Grandson Granddaughter HOME......: Topic :VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT – WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME T1 WK 1 Topic : AND FAMILY CLASS EXERCISE Complete the exercises on pages 5-6 of your NCE Coursebook. HOME......: T1 WK 1 Topic : SPEECH WORK: VOWEL SOUNDS (MONOPHTHONGS) Learning Outcome: At the end of the lesson, the Point: What are vowel sounds? students should be able to: 1. define vowel sounds. Point : Identify vowel sounds 2. identify the English vowels. Point : articulate vowel sounds 3. articulate the English vowel sounds. HOME.........: T1 WK 1 Topic: SPEECH WORK VOWEL SOUNDS ( MONOPHTHONGS) There are 44 speech sounds in the English language – 20 vowels and 24 consonants. Vowel sounds are speech sounds. They are produced without any obstruction to the air flow in the mouth. Monophthongs are vowels which contain only one speech sound. HOME........ : T1 WK 1 Topic :VOWEL SOUNDS: MONOPHTHONGS They are not in any way paired with Vowels are speech sounds produced another vowel sound. with no obstruction to the flow of air They are however divided into short as it passes from the lungs to the lips. and long vowels. Vowels are classified into two major THE SHORT VOWELS groups namely: the monophthongs /i/,/e/,/ ∧ /,/æ/, / ∂ /, and /℧/, /⊃ / and the diphthongs. THE SHORT VOWELS Another name for the monophthongs /i/ - women, build, busy, is pure vowels while the diphthongs /e/-pet, leg, breakfast, are also called impure vowels. /⊃ /--was, what, cough, /u/ -- /cook, book, full THE MONOPHTHONGS /ae/-cat, man, path The monophthongs are twelve in /∧/flood, son, love number. They are those vowel sounds /∂ /- alone, apart, sugar of the English language that are single. HOME........ : T1 WK 1 Topic :VOWEL SOUNDS: MONOPHTHONGS THE LONG VOWELS The articulation of the long vowel is dragged longer than those of the short ones. They are: EVALUATION: /i:/, /з:/, /a:/, / ⊃:/, and /u:/ 1) How many speech sounds are present in the English Language. /i:/as in key, relief, chief 2) Define Monophthongs. /з: /-- third, circle, girl /a:/- part, mart, grasp 3)Give two examples of each of the /⊃:/- board, source, caught monophthongs studied. /u:/-- two, womb, choose HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :COMPREHENSION: FAMILY FEUD Learning Outcome: at the end of the lesson, the students Point: Read the passage should be able to: Point : Identify the grammatical name and 1. read the passage. function and figurative expression used in the passage. 2. identify the grammatical Point :answer the questions on the names and functions of passage some phrases. 3. answer the questions Point : derived from the passage. HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :COMPREHENSION: FAMILY FEUD HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :: Topic COMPREHENSION: BETWEEN MORALITY AND THE LAW (NCE BK 1 PAGE 19- 21) Family Feud NCE, BK., 1 Pg. 3 - 4 Class Exercise: Comprehension questions a-g HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic : INTRODUCTION TO PARTS OF SPEECH Learning Outcome: at the end Point: : State what Parts of of the lesson, the students Speech are should be able to: 1. state what parts of speech Point: Name the various parts of speech. are. 2. name the various parts of speech. Point : Give examples of the various parts of speech. 3. give examples of parts of speech. Point: : Identify particular parts of 4. identify particular parts of speech in given sentences. speech in sentences. HOME.........: T1 WK 2 Topic :INTRODUCTION TO PARTS OF SPEECH HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :GRAMMAR : INTRODUCTION TO PARTS OF SPEECH Parts of speech, also called ‘word classes’, refer to words that are the Adverb: An adverb is a word used to modify building blocks of English language. There a verb, adjective or another adverb. Adverbs are eight parts of speech in the English give more information about the words they Language namely: Noun, Pronoun, modify. Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Examples. very, quickly, yesterday, now, up. Conjunction, Interjection. Preposition: A preposition is a word that Noun: A noun is a naming word. It is the shows the relationship between two words , part of speech that is the name of usually between a noun and a verb. something. Examples: by, on, beside, above, across, in. Examples: boy, books, mercy, furniture, Europe, joy, anger, etc. Verb: A verb is that part of speech which states the action being performed or the Pronoun: A pronoun is a word used state of being of a person or thing. instead of a noun to avoid monotony or Examples: go, fly, sleep, breathe, eat, walk. repetition. Examples: he, she, they, it, them ,we, us. HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :GRAMMAR : INTRODUCTION TO PARTS OF SPEECH Adjective: An adjective is a word that qualifies a noun or pronoun. Adjectives Examples: Aha!, Oh !, Whao! Gosh! give us more information about noun. Examples: tall, beautiful, smart, red, rich. However, some grammarians do not recognize interjections as part of speech Conjunction : A conjunction is a word that because they have no defined grammatical is used to join or combine words, function. expressions , phrases and clauses in sentences. Examples: and, but, or, because, either. Interjection: An interjection is used to ASSIGNMENT: show or express deep emotions or Give five examples each of nouns, verbs, surprise. It is usually followed by the adjectives, and adverbs. exclamation mark (!) HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :COMPOSITION: DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY Learning Outcome: At Point What is a descriptive the end of the lesson, essay? the students should be able to: Point : Types of description 1. Define a descriptive essay. 2. Explain types of Point : Write a descriptive essay description. 3. Write a descriptive Point : essay HOME.........: T1 WK 2 Topic COMPOSITION: DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY Point: Definition of a descriptive essay Point : Features of a descriptive essay Point : Types of description Point : HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :DESCRIPTIVE : ESSAY A descriptive essay is the kind of essay writing which tells how something looks, tastes, smells, sound , feels or acts. Whenever we try to tell how something or somebody looks or sounds, we are using description. Descriptive essay deals with people, things, places scenes, animals moods and impressions. The primary purpose of description is to portray sense impression (use of the sense organs) HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :COMPOSITION: DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY TYPES OF DESCRIPTION Directory Description : This type of description involves guiding the reader to a particular place, person or point. Sensory Description: This type of description focuses on appealing to the senses, by describing what you can see, hear, smell or feel. Technical or Scientific Description: This type of description offers the reader what must be visible and provable. Assignment: Give a vivid description of your school premises in not less than 400 words. HOME.........: T1 WK 2 SPEECH WORK: CONSONANT SOUNDS (PLOSIVES) Learning Outcomes: students should be able Point: Plosives are consonant sounds (they are explosion like sounds). to: identify plosives Point : They are also called STOPS. articulate plosives. Point : They are produced with a complete obstruction of the airflow. Point : There are six plosive sounds. HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :SPEECH WORK: (CONSONANT SOUNDS) PLOSIVES There are six plosive sounds in English There are 44 sounds in English language: language: /p/, /t/, /k/, and /b/, /d/, /g/. divided into two: vowels and consonants. During the production of each of these The vowels are 20 while the consonants sounds, air flow from the lungs is obstructed are 24. consonants are sounds produced by a complete closure made in the mouth. with obstruction to the flow of air at one Plosive sounds are divided into voiced ( /b/, point or another, using the tongue, lips /d/, /g/) and voiceless ( /p/, /t/, /k/. and throat. Note that plosive sounds can occur in any Plosives are so called because they give position in words. off an explosion-like sound when produced. All plosives must come after a Examples complete closure or stop to the flow of air word initial position: boy, ball, basket ; that is the reason they are also called word middle position: bubble, table, double STOPS. word final position: dub, stab, slab HOME......: T1 WK 2 Topic :SPEECH WORK: (CONSONANT SOUNDS) PLOSIVES Examples: /p/:pat, purpose, plate, play, tap Class exercise: /b/: ball, bucket, box, pebble, about For each of plosives, give two words which /t/: tall, title, tablet, letter, alert contain the sound and underline where the /d/: dog, ladder, maid, lady, aloud sound occurred. /k/: kite, rekindle, clerk, cough, cut /g/: greet, grudge, mug, google, luggage HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic : COMPREHENSION: BETWEEN MORALITY AND THE LAW (NCE BK 1 PAGE 19- 1 of …… 21) Learning Outcome: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to: 1. Read the passage 2. Answer the questions on it. “Between Morality and the Law” NCE, BK., 1 Pg. 19-21 HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic :: Topic COMPREHENSION: BETWEEN MORALITY AND THE LAW (NCE BK 1 PAGE 19- 1 of …… 21) Practice questions: What is morality? What is law? Which one is superior between morality and law? Why? HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic :: Topic COMPREHENSION: BETWEEN MORALITY AND THE LAW (NCE BK 1 PAGE 19- 1 of …… 21) Between Morality and the Law” NCE, BK., 1 Pg. 19-21 Class Exercise: Comprehension questions a-g HOME.........: T1 WK 3 Topic :Words : Associated with Agriculture Point: What Agriculture is Point : various fields of agriculture Point : personnel/ workers in agriculture Point : tools / equipment used in agriculture HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic:Words Topic : Associated with Agriculture 1 of …… Practice questions: State the importance of agriculture to national development. State why agriculture should be prioritized above other natural resources. HOME.........: T1 WK 3 Topic :Words : Associated with Agriculture Agriculture is the cultivation of crops and the rearing of animals for food, fiber, biofuel, medicine and other products to sustain and enhance human life. The history of agriculture dates back to thousands of years ago and agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization through the domestication of animals and planting of crops. HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic:Words Topic : Associated with Agriculture 1 of …… The following words are associated with Agriculture: 1. Tractor: It is a powerful vehicle used for pulling farm machinery. 2. Plantation: A large area of land where crops are grown. 3. Horticulture: It is the practice of growing flowers, fruits and vegetables. 4. Cultivate: To prepare and use land for growing crops. 5. Seedling: A young plant that is newly grown from a seed. HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic:Words Topic : Associated with Agriculture 1 of …… 6. Fertilizer: A natural or artificial substance added to soil to make it more fertile. 7. Fish pond: An area of water used for breeding fish as a business. 8. Mechanized Farming: A farming activity that involves the use of machines instead of people or animal. 9. Livestock: These are the animals that are kept on a farm for use or profit, e.g. cattle, sheep, etc. 10. Harvest: The act of cutting and gathering grain and other food crops. HOME.........: T1 WK 3 Topic :Register : of Agriculture CLASSWORK New Concept English Bk., 1, Page 34 Nos. 1 – 10 HOME.........: T1 WK 3 Topic : GRAMMAR: VERB FORMS - REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS Learning Outcome: At Point: regular verbs are verbs that form the end of the lesson, their past and past participle by adding the students should be the suffix -ED able to: Point : Irregular verbs are verbs that do define regular and not form their past and past participle irregular verbs by adding the suffix -ED differentiate between regular and irregular Point : examples of regular verb : verbs. Kill- killed- killed Use regular and Cook-cooked-cooked Look-looked-looked irregular verbs in Point :examples of irregular verbs sentences Cut-cut-cut Come-came- come Fight- fought-fought HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic : GRAMMAR: VERB FORMS REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS 1 of …… Practice questions: Give a succinct definition of verbs. Mention other types of verbs apart from regular and irregular verbs. What makes a verb regular or irregular?......: T1 WK 3 Topic :GRAMMAR: VERB FORMS- REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS 8 of …… Regular verbs are verbs that form their past and past participle through the addition of the suffix – ed. The formation of the past and past participle forms in irregular verbs have no fixed form Examples: like that of the regular verbs. Present Past Past Participle A. Irregular verbs with different past and fill filled filled past participle forms. lift lifted lifted gift gifted gifted Present Past Past Participle hate hated hated drive drove driven Consume consumed consumed take took taken write wrote written draw drew drawn Irregular verbs are verbs that form their fly flew flown past and past participle forms through shake shook shaken other ways ( not by the addition of the suffix -ed). HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic :GRAMMAR: VERB FORMS- REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS …… B. Irregular verbs with same past and past participle forms Present Past Past Participle Assignment: Sell sold sold Write out three irregular Fight fought fought Tell told told verbs that belong to each of Get got got the different formations of Buy bought bought irregular verbs and show C. Irregular verbs with the same present and past participle forms their present, past , and past participle as seen in the Present Past Past Participle Come came come examples given in the class. Run ran run Overcome overcame overcome HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic :COMPOSITION: DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY (CONTINUED) 1 of …… Learning Outcome: At Point What is a descriptive the end of the lesson, essay? the students should be able to: Point : Types of description 1. Define a descriptive essay. 2. Explain types of Point : Write a descriptive essay description. 3. Write a descriptive Point : essay HOME......: T1 WK 3 Topic :Topic : DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY 1 of …… Practice questions: What is descriptive essay? What part of word class is used mostly in a descriptive essay? Briefly describe your classroom. HOME........ : T1 WK 3 Topic :COMPOSITION: : DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY A descriptive essay is the kind of writing TYPES OF DESCRIPTION. which tells how something looks, tastes, 1. Directory Description (guiding the reader smells, sounds, feels or acts. Whenever to a particular place, person or point) we try to tell how something or 2. Sensory Description (describing what you somebody looks or sounds, we are using can see, hear ,smell or feel) description. It deals with things, people, 3. Technical or scientific description (it places, scenes, animals, moods and offers the reader what must be visible impressions. The primary purpose of a and provable). description is to portray sense impression (use of the sense organs). CLASSWORK Describe the person you admire most. HOME..........: T1 WK 4 Topic : IGCSE: INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPLE MATCHING Lesson Objective: At the end of the lesson, the Point : Read the given text carefully students should be able to: 1. read a given text Point : Read the text to identify implicit correctly and explicit meanings 2. identify implicit and explicit meanings Point : Match the correct answer to the 3. extract relevant questions. information from a given text. 4. match the correct answer to the question HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic : IGCSE: INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPLE MATCHING 1 of …… Practice questions: What does it mean to match prompts? What is the essence of IGCSE multiple matching? HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic : IGCSE: INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPLE MATCHING 1 of …… Multiple Matching is Exercise 2 of IGCSE Reading and Use of English paper. In this section, you must match questions or prompts to parts of a single text or individual smaller texts that follow. This tests your ability to understand specific detail and author’s attitude and opinion. For exercise 2, you have to match each point to the corresponding person/thing. You will have to examine each paragraph closely and choose which paragraph the given point matches with. HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic : IGCSE: INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPLE MATCHING 1 of …… You are only expected to write the person/thing the point corresponds to, given in the text. Nothing more. The simple expectation is for the student to read the questions or statements and underline the keywords. Read each section or paragraph and find sentences matching with any of the expressed opinions. HOME......: T1,WK 4 Topic : Topic : IGCSE: INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPLE MATCHING 1 of …… ASSIGNMENT Past paper IGCSE 2021 Paper 2 Exercise 2 HOME........: T1 WK 4 Topic : SPEECH WORK : CONSONANTS (FRICATIVES) Learning Outcomes: At Point : Fricative sounds are produced with partial obstruction to the air flow the end of the lesson, in the vocal tract. the students should be able to: Point : There are nine fricative sounds. define fricative sounds Point : Fricative sounds are identified by identify them their place and mode of articulation. correctly pronounce them Point : /f/, /v/, /s/, /z/, /ð/, /Ɵ/, /Ʒ/, /Һ/, /Ṣ/ HOME.........: T1 WK 4 Topic : SPEECH WORK : CONSONANTS (FRICATIVES) Fricative sounds are produced with partial obstruction to the air flow in the vocal tract. There are nine fricative sounds. /f/, /v/, /s/, /z/, /ð/, /Ɵ/, /Ʒ/, /Һ/, /Ṣ/ Fricative sounds are identified by their place and mode of articulation. /f/ is a voiceless labio-dental fricative. /f/ can occur in initial, middle and final positions of words Examples: feed, phoenix, phlegm, enough, etc /v/ is a voiced, labio-dental fricative. /v/ can occur in all word positions Examples: vain, Stephen, nephew, of HOME.........: T1 WK 4 Topic:Speech Topic : work: consonants (Fricatives) /Ɵ/ is a voiceless dental Dental fricatives /ð/, /Ɵ/ fricative. It can occur at all are produced by raising the word positions soft palate to cover the Examples: both, thirty oath, nasal cavity so that the nothing, etc. flow of air does not go out /ð/ is a voiced, dental through the nose, and by fricative. It can occur in all pushing the tongue very word positions near to the upper teeth Examples: they, father, their, thereby creating a although, etc. narrowing between them. Note that the letters “th” are silent in the following words: asthma and isthmus HOME.........: T1 WK 4 Topic :Speech work: consonants (Fricatives) Alveolar fricatives /s/, /z/are /s/ is a voiceless alveolar produced by raising the soft fricative. It can occur in all palate to cover the nasal cavity word positions. so that the flow of air does not go out through the nose and examples: rice, post, see, by placing the blade of the etc. tongue very near to the /z/ is a voiced alveolar alveolar with the tongue fricative. It can occur in all contracting sideways thereby word positions. creating a groove along the Examples: buzzes, zeal, length of the tongue criticism, hers, xenophobia, Xerox, etc HOME.........: T1 WK 4 Topic :Speech work: consonants (Fricatives) Point: The production of /ʃ/ is a voiceless palato- Palato-Alveolar fricatives alveolar fricative. It can involves the tip, blade and occur in all word positions. sides of the tongue. The Examples: sure, shop, contact between the sides of nation, etc. the tongue and the upper sides of the teeth creates a groove /ʒ/ is a voiced palato- through which the airstream alveolar fricative. It can escapes with a frictional noise. occur in all word positions. The blade of the tongue is raised towards the hard palate Examples: measure, usual, while the front part makes a vision, pleasure, erosion, etc. light contact with the alveolar ridge. HOME.........: T1 WK 4 Topic :Speech work: consonants (Fricatives) Point: The /h/ sound is a /h/ is a voiceless voiceless glottal fricative which glottal fricative. is produced as the air stream passes through an open glottis Examples: hide, to the mouth. It is the air stream which passes through whose, behind, the open glottis to the mouth that produces friction which head, home, etc. gives rise to the sound. The spelling symbol for /h/ is “h” as in “hat” and “wh” as in “who” HOME.........: T1 WK 4 CLASSWORK Topic : From the words lettered A- D, choose words that contains the sounds represented by the given phonetic symbol. 1. /f/ (a) very (b) of (c) enough 2. /s/ (a) nose (b) sure (c) peace 3. /h/ (a) heir (b) where (c) inhale 4. /Ɵ/ (a) there (b) breathe (c) breath 5. /z/ (a) music (b) sea (c) seizure 6. /ʒ/ (a) ship (b) treasure (c) ocean 7. /ð/ (a) think (b) dance (c) father 8. /v/ (a) off (b) of (c) phone 9. /ʃ/ (a) sow (b) nature (c) nation 10. /h/ (a) who (b) where (c) honour HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic :COMPOSITION- INTRODUCTION TO NARRATIVE ESSAY Learning outcomes: At the Point: The story must end of the lesson, illustrate the saying given. students should be able Point : The story must be written in past to: tense. 1. define a narrative essay. 2. identify the features of Point : The characters should be minimal a good narrative essay. and should be given names. 3. write a narrative essay. Point : The story should have a title, an introduction, a body and a conclusion. HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic : Topic : NARRATIVE ESSAY 1 of …… Practice questions: What is narrative essay? Briefly share a story you have heard before. HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic : Topic : NARRATIVE ESSAY 1 of …… A narrative essay is a spoken or written account of events in their order of occurrence. It is also the narration of real or imaginative events. Every narrative essay requires characters, time of event, action, setting, mood, etc. EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE ESSAY TOPICS: Write a story that ends with the advice: “Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones”. Write a story to illustrate the saying: “Make hay while the sun shines”. My best day at school. The scariest moment of my life. HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic : Topic : NARRATIVE ESSAY 1 of …… RUDIMENTS OF WRITING A GOOD NARRATIVE ESSAY. The story must have a title. The story must be written in a chronological order. The characters should be minimal and should be given names. The story must be convincing and interesting. The events in the story must be written in paragraphs. Past tense is the required tense in a narrative essay. The use of suspense is important. Try not to reveal the outcome of events until you reach the last sentence or two of your story. Endeavour to give life to the story by including vivid details. HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic :COMPOSITION- NARRATIVE ESSAY (EXERCISE) …… ASSIGNMENT Narrate a story that illustrates the saying: ‘It pays to be honest’. HOME..... T1 WK 4 Topic :IGCSE SUMMARY: INTRODUCTION 1 of …… Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, students Point: Read a given passage. should be able to: 1. Read a passage and Point : Identify the main ideas in the identify the main ideas in passage. it. Point : Read the question. Go back to the 2. Answer an IGCSE passage to locate the answer to the summary question. summary question correctly. Point : Write an outline for your answer and present your answer in continuous writing form. Remember to proof read your answer. HOME......: T1 WK 4 IGCSE Topic :SUMMARY: INTRODUCTION 1 of …… Practice questions: What is summary writing? Mention the rudiments of summary writing. HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic : IGCSE SUMMARY: INTRODUCTION The summary writing question (Exercise 4) of the IGCSE examination requires candidates to write a paragraph long 3. Read the passage more carefully answer to specified question on a given having the question in mind. Using a summary passage. The paragraph long answer is not pencil, underline the relevant parts of expected to exceed a hundred and the passage which contain the answers. twenty words. The summary should be as 4. Count the words you have underlined much as possible in the candidates’ own or lifted if they exceed, check whether words. you have duplicated some answers. If on the other hand they are inadequate, STEPS TO TAKE check if you missed out any detail , and 1. Read the passage carefully to if not, add introductory words and determine what it is about. adjectives to arrive at the required 2. Read the questions on the passage and note the requirements (underline number of words. the key words). HOME......: T1 WK 4 Topic : IGCSE SUMMARY: INTRODUCTION 5. Rewrite these words (using a pencil) on a rough sheet then change the vocabulary, as much as possible, to your own. EXERCISE 6. Now, carefully transfer what you have written into the space allocated for your answer. Remember, your answer should Past paper IGCSE be in just one paragraph and should not exceed 120 words. 2021 Paper 2 Exercise 4 HOME......: Topic : Comprehension: Dogo Is Deserted (NCE Bk 1 T1 WK 5 Topic : Pg. 33-34) 1 of …… Learning Outcome: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to: 1. Read the passage 2. Answer the questions on it. Dogo Is Deserted (NCE Bk 1 Pg. 33-34) HOME......: Topic : Comprehension: Dogo Is Deserted (NCE Bk 1 T1 WK 5 Topic : Pg. 33-34) 1 of …… KEY WORDS Deserted Bereavement Rage Prospect Evident Class Exercise: Comprehension questions a-g HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic :GRAMMAR: : LEXICAL VERBS Learning Outcomes: At Point Definition of lexical the end of the lesson, verbs students should be able Point : Examples of lexical verbs to: 1. define lexical verbs 2. give examples of Point : Construction of sentences using lexical verbs lexical verbs 3. use them correctly in sentences. HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic : GRAMMAR: LEXICAL VERBS 1 of …… Practice questions: Define a verb. What is the major difference between a lexical verb and an auxiliary verb. Give examples of lexical verbs. HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic : GRAMMAR: LEXICAL VERBS Verbs are one of the parts of speech in the English language. They are words or Lexical verbs are grouped into different group of words that show or indicate types such as action or a state of being. There are two Regular and irregular verbs main or broad categories of verbs namely Transitive and intransitive verbs lexical and auxiliary verbs. Stative and dynamic verbs. Lexical verbs are also known as main Transitive verb: A transitive verbs is any verb verbs. They function independently which requires an object to complete its without the help of an auxiliary verb. function. Examples: Examples of lexical verbs in sentences: 1. Somebody killed … ( the president) 1. David killed a wild bear. 2. I saw…. ( an elephant) 2. The police caught them at the scene of 3. He speaks …. ( many languages) the crime. 3. The ship sailed in rough weather. HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic : GRAMMAR: LEXICAL VERBS …… Stative verbs: these are verbs that denote a Intransitive verb: An intransitive verb is state of being and so can not take on the - any verb that does not require an object ing progressive suffix. to complete its function. Examples of stative verbs: Examples: Be (is, are , was, am, were, be, been) 1. The man died ( no object is required) Like, love, wish, hear, see, resemble, 2. We have arrived ( no object required) surprise,understand. 3. She laughed ( no object required) Regular and irregular verbs Dynamic and Stative verbs The real difference between regular and irregular verbs is that they have different Dynamic verbs : Dynamic verbs are verbs endings for their past and past participle that denote action and can take on the – forms. For regular verbs , the past tense ing progressive suffix. ending and past participle ending are always Examples; the same ; -ed 1. He is hitting the door. Examples: 2. They are fighting. Look- looked – looked Work – worked - worked HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic : GRAMMAR: LEXICAL VERBS …… For irregular verbs, the past tense and past participle Classwork endings are variable. Underline the lexical verbs in the following: Examples: 1. She is sweeping the floor. 1. Buy – bought- bought 2. 2. He goes to church on 2. Cut – cut –cut Sundays. 3. Do- did – done 3. She sings very melodiously. 4. He pushed the car yesterday. 5. Sarah has raced for several years. HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic :SSCE Summary: Introduction 1 of …… Learning Outcomes: at Point: Read the question and the end of the lesson, then read the passage the students should be carefully. able to: Point : Read the question again and locate the answer in the passage. 1. define summary writing. Point : Write the answers in your own 2. identify ways of words. answering summary questions. Point : Make sure your answers are 3. answer a summary presented in sentences. question. HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic : SSCE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION 1 of …… Practice questions: Define summary writing. What are the rudiments of summary writing. Mention the pros and cons of WASSCE summary writing. HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic :SSCE : Summary: Introduction The SSCE (WAEC and NECO) summary section requires candidates to read a of one preamble as a subject to link the summary passage and answer question(s) answer, which may be phrases, or based on the summary passage read. The dependent clauses or even words to form summary answers are required to be the required sentences as answers. written in specific number of sentences and sentence structure. (The required Steps / Stages to answer SSCE summary number of sentences and structure of questions sentences are specified in the summary 1. Read the passage carefully to ascertain question). what it entails. There are two accepted methods or 2. Read the question (s) and underline the formats for writing the summary answers key or relevant words in it. Note the number in WASSCE. of questions and number of sentences The two methods or formats are: required, and in which structure. a) The sentence method 3. Read the passage again, more carefully b) The preamble method and underline the relevant parts which The sentence method involves the use contain the answers with a pencil or write of whole sentences to write each of the them out with a pencil on your answer required sentences as answers. sheet. The preamble method involves the use HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic : SSCE Summary introduction 4. Read the answers you have written as rough work and delete all examples and explanations which are not the required answers. 5. Rewrite the answers as much as possible in your own words. Check for spelling and grammatical errors. 6. If you are using the sentence method, Classwork check that the sentences are grammatical and conform to the structure of the NCE Book 1 required sentence type. 7. On the other hand, if you are using the Page 20 preamble method, copy out the preamble( relevant parts of the given question) and combine it grammatically with the words, phrases or clauses you have written as answers HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic Speechwork- Topic: : IGCSE Oral Practice 1 of …… Learning Outcomes: at Point: Speaking test is Paper 5 of the the end of the lesson, IGCSE ESL examination the students should be Point: The examiner begins with the able to: warm-up session which is not assessed. 1. express their ideas about a given topic. Point : You will be given a topic card. You will get few minutes to read the 2. communicate ideas topic and the prompts and to come up with your points clearly and effectively Point: You are assessed based on your 3. sustain a vocabulary, fluency and structure. conversation. HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic: Topic Speechwork- : IGCSE Oral Practice The IGCSE speaking tests assesses a candidate’s ability to communicate factual information and abstract ideas, engage in conversations on a wide range of topics and organize and link ideas using appropriate linking devices. HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic: Topic Speechwork- : IGCSE Oral Practice Each speaking test lasts approximately 10–15 minutes, as follows: 1. Non-assessed ‘warm-up’ conversation (approximately 2–3 minutes) 2. Time for the candidate to read the speaking test card and to prepare a response – candidates may not write notes (approximately 2–3 minutes) 3. Assessed conversation (6-9 minutes) HOME......: T1 WK 5 Topic: Topic Speechwork- : IGCSE Oral Practice For the miniature version, there are 22 topics available for the current speaking lesson and you will take turn to be engaged in a conversation with the teacher, who simulates the miniature version of the speaking test. You will engage in a 3-minute conversation with the teacher, based on one of the 22 topics, which the teacher will reveal to the you only when it is time for you to commence speaking. When you are about to start your own practice with the teacher, the teacher will reveal to the next student what topic he/she will be speaking on and once you are done with your speaking, the next students starts his/her own conversation with the teacher – the process is repeated throughout. HOME  TOPICS Topic : TOPICS 1. Learning from mistakes 12. Seeking advice 2. Choosing role models 13. Choosing a career 3. Coronavirus and social 14. Depression life 4. Being a leader 15. Family or friends – which comes first? 5. Addiction 16 Music: corrupts or corrects? 6. Self-esteem 17 Cyber Bullying and other internet hazards 7. Charity Work 18 Virtual Learning: grand or grinding? 8. Violent Video Games 19 Siblings: a gain or a bane? 9. Loss of loved ones 20 Travelling as a form of learning 10. Working while you study 21 Older generation VS younger generation 11. Collaboration in learning 22HOMESports and learning......: T 1 WK 6 Topic :IGCSE Note Taking introduction Learning outcomes: At the end of the lesson, students Point: Read a given passage. should be able to: 1. read the given passage Point : Identify the main ideas in the 2. identify the main points in passage. the given passage. 3. Take notes Point : Read the question. Point : Answer the note-taking question. HOME......: T1 WK 6 Topic : IGCSE Note-Taking (introduction) Exercise 3 of the Reading and Writing WHAT TO REMEMBER TO DO Paper of IGCSE involves a note-taking 1. Read the text and transfer the required exercise. The candidate is asked to read a information below the correct heading.. passage or text and rewrite the 2. Keep answers as short as possible. information gathered from the text in 3. Answers do not need to contain a verb note form. 4. Put your answers in note form not just This exercise seeks to test the copying out the entire sentence. candidate’s reading and comprehension 5. If your answer goes beyond the line skills as it does not contain any writing provided, then it may be too long. objective. 6. Write only one point ( a piece of The exercise comprises a text and a information) on one line. bullet list to complete. The list is divided 7. Make sure your answers make sense. into sections with different headings 8. Do not repeat the same information. which make up the note taking form. HOME......: T1,WK 6 Topic : Topic : IGCSE: INTRODUCTION TO NOTE TAKING 1 of …… EXERCISE Past paper IGCSE 2021 Paper 2 Exercise 3 HOME......: T1 WK 6 Topic :Grammar: Articles ( Definite and Indefinite) Learning outcomes: at the end of the lesson, Point: Definition of articles students should be able to: define articles identify types of articles Point : Types of articles Point : Usage in sentences Point : HOME......: T1 WK 6 Topic :Grammar: Articles ( Definite and Indefinite) Articles, a sub part of speech, are words that indicate whether a noun or noun phrase is 3. It is used before the superlative degree of specific or unspecific. It comprises two kinds adjectives. or forms known as definite and indefinite Examples: articles. The definite article is just a word the best “the”. It is called definite because it refers to a the most definite person or thing. It is specific to what the worse it refers to. 4. It is used before the names of certain books and publications The uses of the definite article Examples: 1. It is used before common nouns. The Holy Bible Examples: The Punch the table The Guardian the book 5. It is sometimes used before proper names the chair (of families) 2. It is used before names of rivers, Examples: mountains, lakes, deserts The Johnsons Examples: The Adewales the Nile the Sahara the Amazon HOME......: T1 WK 6 Topic :Grammar: Articles ( Definite and Indefinite) 6. It is used before the date of a month. example: The 20th day of September, Since “A” and “An ” mean the same thing, 2015. then why do we have both of them? 7. It is used before descriptive or “A” is used before words that begin with significant names of places consonant sounds. Examples: Examples: The Caribbean A cup, a table, a chair, a book The Gambia on the other hand, “ AN” is used before The Sudan words that begin with vowel sounds. The U. S. A Examples: An orange, an umbrella, an ell. Indefinite Article Note that some words which begin with The indefinite articles comprise two letters that usually represent consonant words “a” and “an”, and they mean the sounds may have silent letters and so are same thing “ one”. The indefinite articles not articulated. Therefore, the sound are used to specify “one”. beginning the word may not be a consonant. Examples: Examples: an hour, an honour. A ( one ) boy came to see you. An (one ) apple a day is good for you. HOME......: T1 WK 6 Topic :Grammar: Articles ( Definite and Indefinite) CLASSWORK 1. What are articles? 2. What is a definite article? 3. What are indefinite articles? ASSIGNMENT 1. Mention five uses of definite articles and give an example of each. 2. EXERCISE 3, NCE SS BK 1, PAGE 24 HOME......: Topic : Comprehension: An Encounter with T1 WK 6 Topic : Criminals (NCE Bk 1;Page 46-47) 1 of …… Learning Outcome: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to: 1. read the passage 2. extract the main ideas in the passage. 3. answer the questions on it. An Encounter with Criminals (NCE Bk 1 Pg. 46-47) HOME......: T1 WK 6 Topic : Topic :COMPREHENSION: AN ENCOUNTER WITH CRIMINALS 1 of …… Open your text, NCE, SSS BK 1, to pages 46-47. Read the passage titled AN ENCOUNTER WITH CRIMINALS carefully and answer the questions on it HOME......: T1 WK 6 Topic : IGCSE: LISTENING Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, Point: Listen to a recorded students should be able speech. to: Point : What are the main ideas in the 1. listen to a recorded speech speech. 2. get the main idea and the supporting Point : Read the questions. examples in a recorded speech. Point : Answer the questions on the listening exercise. 3. answer questions on the listening exercise. HOME......: T1 WK 6 Topic : IGCSE: LISTENING EXERCISE TIPS ON LISTENING 1. Practice. 2. Read the instructions carefully. 3. You will listen to the recording twice! 4. Read questions carefully and underline keywords. What are the keywords? 5. Listen carefully to the recordings. 6. Avoid spelling mistakes when writing your answers. 7. Concentrate and don't lose your focus. HOME......: T1,WK 6 Topic : Topic : IGCSE: LISTENING EXERCISE 1 of …… PRACTICE Past paper IGCSE 2021 Paper 4 Exercise 1 & 2 HOME......: T1 WK 7 Topic : MID TERM BREAK MID TERM BREAK! HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic : DETERMINERS Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to: Point; Definition 1. define determiners 2. classify them into types Point : Types 3. give their examples. Point : Examples Point : Their use in sentences HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic : DETERMINERS Note that ‘this’ and ‘that’ are used with Determiners are words that are used singular nouns while ‘these’ and ‘those’ are before nouns or pronouns to qualify used with plural nouns. This and these are them or change their meanings. used with objects that are close to us while that and those are used with things that are Determiners can be divided into five near us. groups. They are A few and few are used with plural count 1. Demonstratives e.g this, that, nouns while little and a little are used with these, those non-count nouns. A few and a little are 2. Numerals e.g one, two, first, third positive while few and little are negative. 3. Quantifiers e.g much, many, more, Examples: many, few, a few, little, a little I have a few notebooks, I can give you one 4. Possessives e.g my, your, his, her. to use. I have few notebooks, I can’t give you any. their, our She has little water and it’s not enough to 5. Articles e.g the, a, an give to you. She has a little water. You may have some. HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic : DETERMINERS CLASSWORK 1. What are determiners? 2. Mention five groups of determiners and give two examples of each. ASSIGNMENT Make two sentences each using two determiners from each of the five groups studied. HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic : IGCSE: INTRODUCTION TO PERSUASIVE WRITING Learning outcomes: At Point: Definition of persuasive the end of the lesson, writing. students should be able to: Point : Structure/elements of a persuasive writing 1. explain what persuasive writing is. Point : Class exercise 2. write an acceptable persuasive essay. HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic : Topic : IGCSE: INTRODUCTION TO PERSUASIVE WRITING Exercise 6 of the IGCSE is based on essay writing. In this exercise, the WHAT TO REMEMBER candidate is asked to write in favour or against an issue or topic. It is 1. Think about the purpose, format and usually an article. audience before you begin to write. For this exercise, the candidate is 2. Use the correct register as required. given a format (Ex. Article) purpose 3. Your essay will be marked for content and audience of the essay. The essay and language is expected to not exceed 200 words. 4. Use a topic sentence to introduce each To aid the candidate, he is given paragraph some prompts (bubbles) some in 5. You can use the prompts or your own ideas. support of the argument , and some 6. If you use the prompts, try to change the against the argument. The candidate words. is free to use these ideas or create his own. HOME......: T1,WK 8 Topic : IGCSE: INTRODUCTION TO PERSUASIVE WRITING 1 of …… PRACTICE Past paper IGCSE 2021 Paper 2 Exercise 6 HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic: Countable Topic : and Uncountable Nouns Learning outcomes Point: Countable Nouns At the end of the lesson, students should be able Point : Uncountable Nouns to: 1. explain countable and uncountable nouns. Point : Their examples 2. identify them 3. use them in sentences. Point : Their Use in sentences HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic: Countable Topic : and Uncountable Nouns Countable nouns, also known as ‘count nouns’, are the nouns that make a distinction between the singular and the Uncountable nouns, also known as non- plural. count nouns, are the nouns that make no The plural markers are added to some to distinction between the singular and the form their plurals while some form their plural. They cannot be made plural and are plurals in some other ways. not used with indefinite article ‘a’ or ‘an’. They can be used with an indefinite Example are article. Advice Examples are Furniture book Equipment car Scenery house Apparatus girl Rhetoric plate Cutlery king information knife man horse, etc. HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic Topic : : COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS CLASSWORK 1. Give three examples of countable nouns. 2. Give two examples of non-count nouns. ASSIGNMENT NCE, SS Bk 1, pages 36 and 37, exercises 1 and 2. HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic : Speech work : Vowels - Centring Diphthongs Learning outcomes: Students should be able to: Point: Definition of Say what diphthongs are diphthongs identify the centering diphthongs sounds articulate the given sounds Point : Categories of diphthongs Point : Word examples HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic :Speech work : Vowels - Centering Diphthongs Diphthongs are impure vowels. Centering Diphthongs There are eight diphthongs in These are diphthongs in which the English language. A diphthong glide movement of sound production is a vowel sound that consists moves from a sound quality in the open of the quality of two vowel position, the closed position or the half- open position to the centering position sounds. in one speech effort. There are three categories of The centering diphthongs are: diphthongs; / iə / fierce, gear, idea, deer, here, 1. Front- closing diphthongs trivial / eə / compare, pair, heir, air, aeroplane 2. Back-closing diphthongs /uə/ cure, your, poor, fewer, lure 3. Centering diphthongs HOME......: T1 WK 8 Topic :Speech work : Centering Diphthongs CLASSWORK ASSIGNMENT 1. Articulate the following diphthongs: /ɪə/ , /ɛə/ With the help of a good /ʊə/. dictionary, transcribe the following words 2. Give three words in which each of these dear, dare, beer, bear, bare, hear, diphthongs occur: /ɪə/ , heir, pear, pair, pier. /ɛə/ /ʊə/ HOME......: T1 WK 9 Topic :Speech work: Description of /s/ and /z/ Learning Outcomes: at the end of the lesson, students should be Point: Articulation of the able to: sounds 1. articulate /s/ and /z/. 2. identify /s/ and /z/ in words. Point : Identification of the sounds in 3. give examples of words in words which the sounds /s/ and /z/ occur. Articulate/produce the Point :examples sounds HOME......: T1 WK 9 Topic Topic : WORK: Description of /s/ and /z/ : SPEECH The sounds /s/ and /z/ belong to the family of fricative sounds in English consonants. /z/ is a voiced alveolar fricative while /s/ is voiceless alveolar fricative. SPELLING VARIANTS OF /s/ 1. ‘s’ as in bus 2. ‘sc’ as in scissors 3. ‘c’ as in cell 4. ‘x’ as in axe 5. ‘ss’ as in hiss 6. ‘ce’ as in advice HOME......: T1 WK 9 Topic Topic : WORK: Description of /s/ and /z/ : SPEECH … SPELLING VARIANTS OF /z/ 1. ‘z’ as in zip 2. ‘zz’ as in dizzy 3. ‘s’ as in plays 4. ‘se’ as in advise 5. ‘x’ as in exalt HOME......: T1 WK 9 Topic Topic : WORK: Description of /s/ and /z/ : SPEECH CLASSWORK 1. Articulate the consonant sounds /s/ and /z/. 2. Give five words in which each of these sounds occurs: /s/ and /z/. ASSIGNMENT A. With the help of a good dictionary, transcribe the following words: Scent Cement Exactly Exhume Axle B. Give two spelling variants each: /s/ /z/ HOME......: T1 WK 9 Topic : REVISION! HOME......: T1 WK 10 Topic : EXAMINATION! HOME