Intonation Practice in Statements, Questions, Commands and Request – Basic 5 English Lesson Note (First Term)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. Use the correct intonation for a definite affirmative command – switch off the light, and ring the bell, ring the bell, even you! Should you wash the plates, please. 
2. Use the intonation to change an abrupt command into a request or polite command – Ring the bell, ring the bell, even you! Should you wash the plates, please. 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach this lesson with the aid of:

1. Course book – MacMillan Primary English Book 2 Page 30.0 
2. Recorded speech on command and request where available. 

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

1. Scheme of Work 
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSON

THE CORRECT USE OF COMMAND AND REQUEST INTONATION

When giving order and commands, the appropriate tone of voice is the falling intonation.

For examples –

Keep quiet ↓

Listen to me ↓

Write your name ↓

Close the door ↓

Leave it on the table ↓

Take that book down ↓

Throw three it away ↓

Put your books in your bag ↓

Take your bundle out of your pockets ↓

RECOGNIZING THE SITUATION IN WHICH EITHER IS APPROPRIATE

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COMMAND REQUEST

Turn the handle ↓ Turn the handle, please ↓

Harry up ↓ Hurry up, please ↓

Keep quiet ↓ Keep quiet, please ↓

Listen to me ↓ Listen to me, please ↓

Show me the book ↓ Show me the book, please ↓

Leave it on the table ↓ Leave it on the table, please ↓

Take that book down ↓ Take that book down, please ↓

Throw throw it away ↓ Throw throw it away, please ↓

Put your books in your bag ↓ Put your books in your bag, please ↓

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. Demonstrates the correct intonation to use in giving command and request. 

Pupil’s Activities – listens the teacher as he/she recorded voices in group or individually.

1. Gives intonation and drills.

Pupil’s Activities – writes words of sentences and read the falling intonation taken from with the given using correct and rising intonation. Pupils ask each other to read aloud which words of rising or streaming developed by each reference.

1. Pupil’s Activities – Practice/use of sentences individually.

CONCLUSION

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

• Assignment – MacMillan Primary English Book 2 Page 30.00
• Next Lesson – Expressing congratulations

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks pupils to…

1. Use the falling intonation correctly in sentences and dialogue.