PREVIEW OF LESSON NOTE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CLASS: SSS1 First Term
REFERENCE: New Oxford English Secondary English Course 1 (NOSEC)
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WEEK 1 LESSON 1 -3.———————————————————– 5 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5 LESSON TWO 5 INTRODUCTION TO COMPREHENSION 5 LESSON THREE 7 COMPREHENSION: ARGUNGU CULTURAL FESTIVAL (REF – PAGE 4) 7 VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT – WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME AND FAMILY LIFE 7 INTRODUCTION TO SPOKEN (ORAL) ENGLISH 7 EXTRA LESSON: 1 8 EXTRA LESSON: 2 9 INTRODUTION TO LANGUAGE STRUCTURE 9 WEEK 2 LESSONS 1-3. ————————————————————10 WEEK 3 LESSON 1-3. ————————————————————-15 WEEK 4 LESSON 1-3. ——————————————————-23 WEEK 5 LESSON 1-3. —————————————————–27 WEEK 6: LESSON 1-3. ————————————————31 WEEK 7: MID TERM TEST AND BREAK.——————————————-34 WEEK 8 LESSON 1-3. —————————————————————34 WEEK 9 LESSON 1-3. ———————————————————–37 WEEK 10. ———————————————————————–40 WEEK 11. ———————————————————————–42 |
WEEK 1 LESSON ONE
INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE
English Language is a structured system of communication native to the people of England (i.e. the English). Speakers of English Language are generally called the Anglophones. People of Angles in medieval West Germany had migrated to a highland of the Great Britain known as England where they spoke English originally. Today, English is spoken in several places across the world and it has evolved into various dialects. English Language is the Lingua Franca of Nigeria, and we emulate the diction of the natives of South-East England.
In this subject, we will seek to advance in the four basic language skills with the aim of achieving proficiency in their usage. The skills are:
1.Listening skill
2.Speaking skill
3.Reading skill
4.Writing skill.
To achieve these, we will learn through the seven elements into which our scheme has been divided. They are: spoken English, Comprehension, vocabulary, language structure, continuous writing, summary writing, and punctuation. Every aspect will be touched each week throughout the term.
Now, copy the scheme of work…
CLASS ACTIVITY
Why do you think Nigeria adopted English as her lingua franca?
EVALUATION QUESTION
1.The original Anglophones migrated from where to where? (A) West India to England (B) West Germany to England C) England to UK (D) None of the above
2.Which of these is Nigeria’s lingua franca? (A) French (B) Pidgin (C) English (D) Arabic
3.One of these is not a language skill. (A) Listening skill (B) speaking skill (C) viewing skill (D) reading skill
4.Which is also known as oral English? (A) spoken English (B) punctuation (C) comprehension (D)
WEEK 1 LESSON TWO
INTRODUCTION TO COMPREHENSION
The word, “comprehension” means understanding. Students’ understanding of a speech they read or listen to is developed through the exercises they do on comprehension passages. It is expected of you as a student to go through the exercises conscientiously. Your comprehension passages are titled. This gives you a hint of the major idea in a passage and that aids your comprehension of it.
How to Understand Unfamiliar Words/Expression
1.Dictionary Meaning: the popular way is to look up new words in a dictionary. However, you must build up your vocabulary prowess by reading wide, and deliberately retaining meaning of words in your memory. Care should be taken not to depend so much on the literal (dictionary) meaning that you miss the contextual meaning. If not, the aim of comprehension is jeopardized.
2.Contextual Meaning: most comprehension passages include a description of technical words or expression. Such words may be written as parentheses denoted by commas or brackets. By paying attention to the words that precede or those that come after the technical terms, you could understand their meaning. For example:
Geneticists (specialists in genetic science) have landed a major breakthrough in cloning, the creation of a new plant or animal from the information contained in a preexisting species.
In the above, you do not need a dictionary to identify the meaning of geneticist and cloning. Their literal meanings have been written as parentheses. Whereas, the meaning of landed is not apparent. Landed, which is the past participle of the verb, ‘land’ literally means, to arrive in an aircraft. However, landed is used idiomatically to mean “achieved” in that sentence. More so, the surrounding words do not indicate arrival in a particular location.
The comprehension passage and questions that follow it is meant to develop students’ reading effectiveness and efficiency. One is supposed to read a passage once and answer the ensuing question correctly within a short time. This is only possible through a good understanding of the passage. Following are points to note in answering questions on comprehension.
a)Direct questions have easy answer but care must be taken not to copy answers childishly like immature learners.
b)Indirect questions might be asked, to which answer is to be inferred from one’s thorough understanding of the passage.
c)Figure of speech question is asked to test students’ understanding of figurative expressions and meanings
d)Grammatical name and function. A particular part of the passage (word, phrase or clause) is highlighted and students will be required to identify its grammatical name and function.
e)Idiomatic expression may be highlighted in the passage to which students are asked to write meaning
f)Word replacement: some words are extracted from the passage which students are expected to replace. Care must be taken not just to use lexical (dictionary) meaning but contextual meaning. The new word must fit appropriately in the sentence in terms of meaning, part of speech, singular-plural, and verb-form.
g)Numbering style of your answer must be consistent with the numbering style of the given questions.
Assignment: Comprehension Argungu Festival, page four (4)
WEEK 1 LESSON THREE
COMPREHENSION: ARGUNGU CULTURAL FESTIVAL (REF – PAGE 4)
ANSWER
1.The main idea is “showcasing what Argungu Cultural Festival is all about”
2.…
a)It takes place from February to March in Arugungu village, Kebbi.
b)Participants do cultural display, craft exhibition, archery and animal racing.
c)Singing and dancing.
d)The fishes are weighed and the person with the biggest catch is recognised as the winner.
e)The village shares border with Niger Republic and the border has no barrier.
f)(i.) adjectival clause (ii) it qualifies the… Download the Complete Lessons 1-11 in PDF
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT – WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME AND FAMILY LIFE
KINS: brother, sister, uncle, aunt, cousin, nephew, niece, grandparents, maternal grandfather…, paternal grandparents, in-law, progenitor, ancestor, posterity, next of kin, sibling, distant relatives, and so on.
Brother: one’s male sibling.
Sister: one’s female sibling.
Uncle: the brother of one’s father or mother. Also, the husband of one’s aunt.
Aunt: the sister of one’s father or mother. Also, the wife of one’s uncle.
Cousin: a child of one’s uncle or aunt.
Nephew: a son of one’s brother or sister. Also, a son of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
Niece: a daughter of one’s brother or sister. Also a daughter of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law
Fiancé: a man to whom someone is engaged to be married
THINGS AT HOME: kitchenware, hearth, utensils, upholstery, rug, wardrobe, sitting-room, parlour, store, pantry, lobby, foyer, etc.
Activities involving the Family: courtship, marriage, wake, funeral, naming ceremony, burial, divorce, funeral, etc.
EXTRA LESSON
INTRODUCTION TO SPOKEN (ORAL) ENGLISH
The English alphabet is not modern. This is why we have twenty-six (26) alphabet letters while the English sounds are forty-four (44) consisting twenty vowel sounds and twenty-four consonant sounds. Hence, we need to separately learn the sounds of English and identify each with the corresponding letter(s) for correct pronunciation and diction. As a student, this will also prepare you for success in SSCE, English Language.
The science of studying the sounds of a language is known as phonetics. At the basis of phonetics are the phonetic alphabets or phonemes. We will make use of the simplified International Phonetic Alphabet.
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