JSS1 Second Term English Studies Lesson Notes
33 free notes, in teaching order, from Revision: Identifying Types of Nouns to Activities on Future Tense. Read them online, or get a PDF or Word copy.
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Note 1 of 33Revision: Identifying Types of Nouns
Students should be able to identify the nouns in a sentence and state their types.
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Types of Adverb
Students should be able to define an adverb.
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Formal Letter
Students should be able to say what a formal letter is and who it is written to.
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Speech Work: Sound /u/
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Literature: Fable
Students should be able to explain what a fable is.
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Speech Work: Word Contrast /u/ and /u:/
Students should be able to explain what a vowel sound is.
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Tenses
Students should be able to explain what tense is.
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Comprehension: Landmark
Students should be able to explain what a landmark is.
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Vocabulary: Library
Students should be able to state the meaning of catalogue, shelves, lending card, reference, periodicals and encyclopedia.
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Poetry
Students should be able to state what poetry is.
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Speech Work: /ᴧ/ Sound
Students should be able to pronounce the short vowel /ʌ/ correctly.
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Comprehension: The Yoruba Family
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Past Tense
Students should be able to form the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs.
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Vocabulary Development: Words Related to Marriage
Students should be able to list common words related to marriage.
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Literature: Types of Poetry
Students should be able to name five types of poems.
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Speech Work: Long Sound /ᴣ:/
Students should be able to say that /ɜ:/ is a long vowel sound.
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Activities on Tenses
Students should be able to identify the tense of a sentence from the form of its verb.
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Comprehension: Moi-Moi
Students should be able to read a passage on how to prepare moi-moi and answer questions on it.
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Features of Drama
Students should be able to state what drama is.
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The Most Memorable Day of My Life
Students should be able to read the passage and name the main events in it.
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Making Sentences with the Various Forms of Tenses
Students should be able to identify the present, present continuous and present perfect continuous tenses in sentences.
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Comprehension: Currency
Students should be able to read the passage on currency with understanding.
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Vocabulary Development: Child Labour and Development
Students should be able to give the meaning of each of the ten vocabulary words.
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Composition: Argumentative
Students should be able to state the writer's position in the sample argumentative composition.
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Introduction to Vowel Contrast /ᴂ/, /a:/ and /ᴅ/, /ᴐ:/
Students should be able to pronounce the vowel sounds /æ/, /ɑː/, /ɒ/ and /ɔː/ correctly.
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Expository Essay: HIV/AIDS
Students should be able to state what HIV and AIDS stand for.
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Literature: Comparing Myths and Legends
Students should be able to define a myth and a legend.
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Making Sentences with Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense
Students should be able to state when we use the simple present tense and the simple past tense.
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Argumentative: Day School Is Better Than Boarding School
Students should be able to identify the points the writer makes in favour of day schools.
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Future Tense: Simple Future
Students should be able to explain what the simple future tense is.
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Guided Composition: A Festival in My Village
Students should be able to state when and why the Village Festival in the passage takes place.
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Introduction to Diphthongs
Students should be able to explain what a diphthong is.
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Activities on Future Tense
Students should be able to say what the future tense is.
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About JSS1 Second Term English Studies Lesson Notes
These are the 33 JSS1 Second Term English Studies topics, in teaching order. The first note covers Revision: Identifying Types of Nouns and the last covers Activities on Future Tense.
What students learn this term
- Identify the nouns in a sentence and state their types
- Define an adverb
- Say what a formal letter is and who it is written to
- Explain what a fable is
- Explain what a vowel sound is
- Explain what tense is
- Explain what a landmark is
- State the meaning of catalogue, shelves, lending card, reference, periodicals and encyclopedia
- State what poetry is
- Pronounce the short vowel /ʌ/ correctly
- Form the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs
- List common words related to marriage
- Name five types of poems
- Say that /ɜ:/ is a long vowel sound
- Identify the tense of a sentence from the form of its verb
- Read a passage on how to prepare moi-moi and answer questions on it
- State what drama is
- Read the passage and name the main events in it
- Identify the present, present continuous and present perfect continuous tenses in sentences
- Read the passage on currency with understanding
- Give the meaning of each of the ten vocabulary words
- State the writer's position in the sample argumentative composition
- Pronounce the vowel sounds /æ/, /ɑː/, /ɒ/ and /ɔː/ correctly
- State what HIV and AIDS stand for
- Define a myth and a legend
- State when we use the simple present tense and the simple past tense
- Identify the points the writer makes in favour of day schools
- Explain what the simple future tense is
- State when and why the Village Festival in the passage takes place
- Explain what a diphthong is
- Say what the future tense is
Recommended JSS1 English Studies textbooks
| Name | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| New concept English for junior secondary schoolsFG NERDC approved list, 2026 to 2028Edition: 2026 | Ademola – Adeola, f., Adam, q., Eto, j., Eyisi, j., Adekunle, a. & Adepoju, b. | Learn Africa Plc |
| The Ideal Tutor Core English Studies for Junior Secondary School 1FG NERDC approved list, 2026 to 2028Edition: 2026 | Aisha Sadiq and Olusola Adeola | IBZAR Publishing |
| Progress English Studies for Junior Secondary Schools 1FG NERDC approved list, 2026 to 2028Edition: 2026 | Biola Opatayo, Adedunto Elegha and others | Accessible Publishers LTD |
| Extension Modern EnglishFG NERDC approved list, 2026 to 2028Edition: 2026 | Gabiel dada, Charles button, Bala Umar & Arinze Christianah | Extension Publications Limited |
| TANUS New English StudiesFG NERDC approved list, 2026 to 2028Edition: 2026 | Henry Hunjo, PhD.; Aminat Baruwa- Ashaf et al | TANUS Books Limited |
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There are 33 notes, from Revision: Identifying Types of Nouns to Activities on Future Tense. When a new note is published, this page and this number update on their own.
What topics do the notes cover?
Revision: Identifying Types of Nouns, Types of Adverb, Formal Letter, Speech Work: Sound /u/, Literature: Fable, Speech Work: Word Contrast /u/ and /u:/, Tenses, Comprehension: Landmark, Vocabulary: Library, Poetry, Speech Work: /ᴧ/ Sound, Comprehension: The Yoruba Family and 21 more.
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