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This lesson note covers the following topics for SS1 First Term English Language:
| WEEK | TOPIC |
| 1 | General Revision of Last Term’s Examination; Review of the word class-Parts of Speech- Noun, Pronoun, Verb and Adjective. Spelling; Doubling of Consonants |
| 2 | Comprehension, Reading Skills; Word Meanings in Context- Unit 3, pages 54-55
Structure: Introduction to Phrasal Verbs; More on Parts of Speech- Adverb, Conjunction and Preposition. Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Libraries. |
| 3 | Essay Writing: Types of Essays ;Speech Work: Monophthongs; Idioms
Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Entertainment. |
| 4 | Comprehension/ Reading Skills: Skimming and Scanning- Unit 4. Vocabulary Development: Agriculture.
Structure: Noun Phrase and Verb Phrase Spelling: Words Commonly Misspelt; Unified Test. |
| 5 | Structure: Kinds of Sentences- Simple, Multiple, Compound, Complex and Compound-Complex
Essay Writing: Expository- “Honesty is the Best Legacy” Vocabulary Development: Stock Exchange and Insurance. |
| 6 | Comprehension/Oral Skills- Pages 86-87: Figures of Speech- Simile, Metaphor, Irony, Personification and Rhetorical Question. Structure: Adverbial Clause
Essay Writing: Descriptive Speech Work: Diphthongs. |
| 7 | Structures: Learning about Noun Clause; Vocabulary Development: Transportation- Aviation, Rail, Road and Maritime.
Speech Work: Introduction to Consonant Sounds Essay Writing: More on Narrative- A story that ends with,“It Pays to be Hard-working”. |
| 8 | Comprehension/ Reading Skills- Page 60. More on Consonant Sounds
Structure: Adjectival Clause. Argumentative- “Patriotism Enhances the Growth of a Nation” |
| 9 | Comprehension / Reading Skills: Introduction to Answering Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Religion. Speech Work: Stress. |
| 10 | Comprehension and Writing Skills: Vocabulary Development: Introduction to Summary Writing
Spelling: Prefixes and Suffixes Structure: Adverbial and Prepositional Phrase |
| 11 | Vocabulary Development: Registers of Judiciary. Essay Writing: Informal letter- “A letter to the sister who plans to divorce her husband advising her against the decision”
Structure: Definite and Indefinite Articles Speech Work: More on Consonants. |
REFERENCES
- Effective English Book .1-Michael Montgomery et al.
- Countdown English – O. Ogunsanwo et al.
- Goodbye to Failure in English, Book 3 Ken Mebele et al.
- Communication in English – Blessing Dupe el al.
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