Comprehension: Moi-Moi – JSS1 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

Comprehension means reading a passage and understanding it well enough to answer questions about it. In this lesson, students read a passage that explains how to prepare moi-moi (steamed bean pudding). They learn to follow the steps in order, find facts in the text and use the order words that join the steps.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• read a passage on how to prepare moi-moi and answer questions on it;
• list the steps for preparing moi-moi in the correct order;
• identify the order words used in a set of instructions;
• explain the meaning of new words from the passage, such as soak, blend and stir.

Textbook reference

Content: how to prepare moi-moi. See Effective English, Book 1, Unit 12, page 155, including Practice 2 and 3. Read the textbook passage first, then use the passage below for extra practice.

Passage: how to make moi-moi

Every Saturday, Mrs Bello makes moi-moi for her family in Ilorin. Her daughter, Amina, helps her. This is how they do it.

First, they pour two cups of brown beans into a bowl and add water. They leave the beans to soak for ten minutes so that the skins come off easily. Then they rub the beans between their hands and wash the skins away.

Next, they put the clean beans into a blender with fresh pepper and one onion. They add a little water and blend the mixture until it is smooth and thick.

After that, they pour the paste into a bowl. They add vegetable oil, salt and a seasoning cube and stir well. Mrs Bello likes to add pieces of boiled egg.

Then they spoon the paste into small containers. They place the containers in a pot with a little water at the bottom, cover the pot and cook the moi-moi for about one hour.

Finally, they take the moi-moi out and let it cool a little. The family eats it with pap or rice.

What should students learn from the passage?

Features of a set of instructions

• It tells the reader how to make or do something.
• The steps follow each other in a fixed order.
• It uses action words such as pour, soak, blend, stir and cook.
• It uses order words: first, next, after that, then, finally.

New words

Evaluation

1. Who helps Mrs Bello to make moi-moi?
2. Why do they soak the beans?
3. What do they do straight after blending the beans?
4. For how long do they cook the moi-moi?
5. Which order word shows the last step?

Answer key for teachers

1. Her daughter, Amina.
2. So that the skins come off easily.
3. They pour the paste into a bowl.
4. About one hour.
5. Finally.

Assignment

Put these steps in the correct order. Write the letters only.

1. Cook the containers in a pot for one hour.
2. Soak the beans in water.
3. Blend the beans with pepper and onion.
4. Rub the beans to remove the skins.
5. Spoon the paste into small containers.

Answer key for teachers

b, d, c, e, a.