Comprehension / Vocabulary – JSS1 English Lesson Note (First Term)

This lesson uses a passage about the writer’s aunt, Mrs Catherine Odinachi Ezeru, to teach adjectives for describing people. She is kind, beautiful, short and quite fat, and children go to her house. Students learn the meanings and pronunciation of five adjectives: shiny, pale, cheerful, welcoming and calm.

Behavioural objectives

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

• describe Mrs Catherine Odinachi Ezeru using details from the passage;
• give the meaning of the adjectives shiny, pale, cheerful, welcoming and calm;
• pronounce each of these adjectives correctly;
• use the adjectives to describe people.

Who is Mrs Catherine Odinachi Ezeru?

The writer describes his aunt, Mrs Catherine Odinachi Ezeru. She lives in a village called Ifite Ukpo, which is near the Onitsha-Enugu road in Anambra State. She is a very kind person. She is beautiful, short and quite fat.

Mrs Catherine is never alone in her house. She is a mother to the children of other women. They go to her house because she is good and kind to them.

Vocabulary: adjectives

Evaluation

1. Practice 3, page 69
2. Practice 4

Assignment

Read about adjectives for describing people (vocabulary).

Reference

Effective English for J.S.S 1, page 69