Week 6: Speech Work, Reading, Structure, Grammar, Writing, Dictation – Basic 4 English Lesson Note (First Term)

1. TOPIC: AURAL DISCRIMINATION CONSONANTS

LEARNING AREA

1. /f/ and /v/
2. /θ/ and /ð/
3. /s/ and /z/

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives: cognitive, affective

and psychomotor) and should be able to:

1. distinguish between the sounds /f/ and /v/, /θ/ and /ð/, /s/ and /z/

2. recognize the sounds in words.

3. show the contrast between sounds when they use the words; and

4. discriminate between two pairs of consonants – /f/ and then.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Course book.

2. Any suitable book on English phonetics.

3. Tape recorder with speech cassettes.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note: irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupils interest or lead them to the lessons.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work.
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum.
3. Course Book.
4. All Relevant Material.
5. Online Information.

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

AURAL DISCRIMINATION CONSONANTS

1. /f/ and /v/
2. /θ/ and /ð/
3. /s/ and /z/

DISTINGUISHED THE PAIR OF VOICED AND VOICELESS CONSONANT SOUNDS

/f/ and /v/

fan van

Module 1, Page 665

/θ/ and /ð/

thin then

/s/ and /z/

price size

Module 1, Page 362

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Practice A – /f/ and /v/

1. tank and thank
2. fin and thin
3. wit and width
4. free and three

Practice B – /θ/ and /ð/

1. dear and there
2. wordy and worthy
3. though and through

Practice C – /s/ and /z/

1. row and rose
2. race and rays
3. belly and berry

Practice D – /s/ and /z/

1. rip and zip
2. price and prize
3. seat and zeal

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions.

2. Writes out the words and the sounds symbols.

Pupil’s Activities – Practice the new vowel and consonant sounds and in word context.

3. Pronounce the sounds

Pupil’s Activities – Repeat after the teacher, write the words and the sound symbols in their note books.

4. Drills the pupils on the sound distinctions in the words.

Pupil’s Activities – Differentiate the voiced and the voiceless consonants.

5. Writes and pronounce vowels and consonant sounds in the word contexts.

Pupil’s Activities – Pronunciation practices.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. do oral skills.
2. recognize the sound.
3. contrast the two vowel sounds and
4. distinguish between two pairs of consonant words.

1. TOPIC: AS STATE in Recommended Reading Passages for

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives: –

1. identify new and difficult words.

2. read the passage.

3. skim for the main points in passage.

4. scan for the specific information.

5. answer the questions in complete sentences.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can read and write.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Course book

2. Dictionary

3. Pictures

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note:– Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching; always introduce an activities that will arouse pupils interest or lead them to the lessons.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Scheme of Work
• 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
• Course Book
• All Relevant Material
• Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSON

1. New Words and their meaning

2. Reading Comprehension – A reading passage selected from the course book based on regard and concern for interest of others.

Note: – For reading focus, let pupils read the passage first.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions.

2. Teacher organizes pupils in groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher make list of new words or difficult words on the board.

4. Teacher guides pupils as groups or pairs for find the meaning of each word using dictionary.

Pupil’s Activities – Find the meaning of the new words.

5. Teacher uses the new and pupils responses to introduce the lesson.

Pupil’s Activities – Pay attention to the lesson to the lesson introduction.

6. Teacher allows groups or pairs reading before independently reading.

7. Teacher reads and discussion the content of the passage.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the discussion.

8. Teacher highlights the main points.

Pupil’s Activities – Read the passage to skim for the main points.

9. Teacher distinguishes the theme and subject matter of the passage.

10. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board with using appropriate lesson evaluation and guides pupils to answer in a complete sentence.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding to questions in complete sentences and write as instructed.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. read the passage correctly.

2. skim for the main points.

3. state the specific information in the passage.

4. answers questions in complete sentences.

C: TOPIC: FURTHER PRACTICE IN THE USE OF TENSE

Learning Area

1. Past Tense
2. Present Tense
3. Future Tense
4. Lesson Evaluation

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives – use the following correctly:

1. identify the past tense, present tense and future tense.
2. use the the past tense, present tense and future tense correctly.
3. make sentences with the past tense, present tense and future tense correctly.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the set of:

1. Course book
2. Substitution tables

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Scheme of work
• 6 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
• Course Book
• All relevant material
• Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

INTRODUCTION TO TENSE

Tense is an action verb with the tell the time.

For example:

1. Present tense – something happening now: I eat rice everyday – present tense
2. Past tense – something happened earlier: I ate rice yesterday – past tense
3. Future tense – something going to happen: I will eat rice tomorrow – Future tense

PAST TENSE

Past tense is mainly used to express actions or events that happened in the past.

EXAMPLES

1. I went home economics center yesterday.
2. I ate apple this morning
3. John travelled to America last year
4. My father died last year.
5. He lived in Lagos
6. You dropped your bag

PRESENT TENSE

The present tense is used to express action or event that currently going to happen.

EXAMPLES

1. She goes to school every morning.
2. I always study at school.
3. He understands English.
4. It covers the sand and the water.
5. She tries very hard.
6. He enjoys playing the game.

FUTURE TENSE

The present tense is used to express actions or events that are yet to happen.

EXAMPLES

1. I will see you tomorrow.
2. He will win tomorrow.

Reference Book – Macmillan Brilliant Primary English 4

Page 176

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lessons, the teacher adapts the following steps

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he also asks the pupils some questions.
2. Teacher organizes pupils in groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.
3. Teacher displays chart showing sentences with present, past and future tenses. For example – I eat rice everyday, I ate rice yesterday and I will eat rice tomorrow

Pupil’s activities – Discuss the given sentence.

4. Teacher asks pupils to identify and differentiate between the sentences.
5. Teacher uses the pupils reasonable responses to introduce the lesson and explains the use of past, present and future tenses with appropriate examples.

Pupil’s activities – Identify past, present and future tenses.

6. Teacher guides pupils to use the past, present and future tenses correctly.

Pupil’s activities – Use past, present and future tenses in making statements sentences.

7. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board with making statements/sentences.

Pupil’s activities – Participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to the questions and write as instructed.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. Identify the past tense, present tense and future tense.
2. Use the the past tense, present tense and future tense correctly.
3. Make sentences with the past tense, present tense and future tense correctly.

D: TOPIC: TEACHING OF NEW AND DIFFICULT WORDS

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities
2. New Words/Difficult Words
3. Making Sentences with New/Difficult Words
4. Spelling and Dictation
5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessments (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives:-

1. pick out new and difficult words from the week comprehension passage(s).
2. pronounce new and difficult words correctly.
3. write the meaning of new and difficult words in the passage(s).
4. make a sentences with these words.
5. attempt 70% (and above) of weekly assessment contents.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can use dictionary to find the meaning of new words.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of dictionary and chart showing difficult words.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Schools at Work

5 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Macmillan Children Primary English school book 5

All Relevant Materials

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

NEW AND DIFFICULT WORDS

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEW AND DIFFICULT WORDS

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MEANING OF NEW AND DIFFICULT WORDS

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MAKING SENTENCES WITH THE NEW WORDS AND DIFFICULT WORDS

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PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:-

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions.
2. Enables pupils to identify new and difficult words from the passage.
3. Write the new and difficult words on the board and let the pupils to find the meaning of each word in the dictionary.

Pupils Activities – Find the meaning of each word in the dictionary.

4. Supports pupils to make sentences with the new and difficult words.

Pupils Activities – Make a sentence each with the new and difficult words.

5. Organize pronunciation and spelling competition (whole and group spellings) with the new and difficult words.

Pupils Activities – Participate actively in the individual or group competitions.

6. Summary the lesson with dictation.

Pupils Activities – Take part in the dictation.

7. Prepare weekly assessment (test) questions.

Pupils Activities – Attempts 70% (and above) of weekly assessment contents.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

NEXT LESSON

Take time to pronounce the next lessons, identify new and difficult words and give pupils as assignment.

LESSON EVALUATION/ASSIGNMENT

Ask pupils to:-

1. Pronounce and spell new and difficult words correctly.
2. Find the meaning of new and difficulty words.
3. Make sentences with new and difficult words.
4. Write dictation words correctly.