Speech Work: Consonant Contrast /t/ and /s/ & Conjunction JSS3 English Studies Lesson Note

TOPIC : CONSONANT CONTRAST /t/ and /s/

CONTENT.

Sigh /sai/         tie /tai/

Sin /sin/           tin /tin/

Sick /sik/          tick /tik/

Seem /si:m/   team /ti:m/

Sort /sᴐ:t/       taught/tᴐ:t/

EVALUATION: Write out five words for these sounds/s/ and /t/

ASSIGNMENT: Give the consonant contrast of /t/ and /s/

GRAMMAR

TOPIC: CONJUNCTION

CONTENT:

Conjunctions are words that join phrases, clauses, and sentences.

Examples:

1.       He was slow but he was brilliant.
2.       She woke early because she slept on time.
3.       I will do it if I can.
4.       He swept the floor while I swept the compound.
5.       Let’s start now so that we’re sure to have enough time.
6.       You can go out as long as you come back early.
7.       I walk as though I’m a millionaire.

KINDS OF CONJUNCTIONS

1.     CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTION
2.     CORRELATING CONJUNCTION
3.     SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION.

    CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTION: This is the type of conjunction that primarily joins words or phrases. We have AND, BUT, OR, NOR, SO, YET, FOR, NOR, ALSO, EITHER –OR, NEITHER- NOR, OR. Examples:

(i)                  she spoke impressively at the meeting and won the appreciation of all

(ii)                 I offered to help her but she refused my help.

(iii)                I must try hard for there is stiff competition.

(iv)               He is not my friend nor my relative.

    CORRELATING CONJUNCTION: Correlating conjunctions are the ones that join words, phrases, clauses, and sentences that are complementary to one another in a set correlating conjunction comes in pairs. BOTH – AND, NEITHER – NOR, NOT ONLY – BUT ALSO, EITHER- OR.

EXAMPLES:

1.       He both prays and preaches.
2.       This is neither boring nor fascinating.
3.       Neither the man nor the woman is here.
4.       She is not only brilliant but also well-behaved.
5.       He plays both guitar and piano.

    SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS: Subordinating conjunctions are words that join the main clause with the subordinate clause. This type of conjunction can in other words be referred to subordinators. E.g. AFTER, ALTHOUGH, UNLESS, AS, BECAUSE, BEFORE, WHEN, WHICH, PROVIDED, WHENEVER, IF, UNTIL, INCASE, et-cetra are ordination conjunctions identifiable in the English language.

EVALUATION: NEW OXFORD ENGLISH COURSE BKS 3 PAGE 119 EXERCISE 8 1-5