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CONTENT:
Speech Work: Intonation for Simple Polite request, greetings that attract quick response.
Comprehension
Vocabulary Development (Words associated with Building)
Structure: Synonyms (Words nearest in meaning)
Writing Skills: Continuous writing – Argumentative – ‘Indiscipline is responsible for the poor performance of students in examination’.




ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
SUB – TOPIC: Intonation for simple polite request, greetings that attract quick response.
Introducing Two People
Activity: Dialogue
Three students (ABC) meet. Two (BC) have not known each other, but they are known to one (A).The student (A) will do the introduction:
(A)- This is Miss Abigail... this is Master Fortune (indicate each person with your hands)
Master Fortune: How do you do? Or pleased to meet you.
Miss Abigail: How do you do? Or pleased to meet you.

Another Illustration.
Student A: May I introduce you to Master Fortune? This is Miss Abigail.
Master Fortune: How do you do? Or pleased to meet you.
Miss Abigail: How do you do? Or pleased to meet you.
It is customary to introduce the junior person first before the senior person.

Self Introduction
When two people who do not previously know each other meet, the self introduction should take the following form:
Master Fortune: May I introduce myself?
My name is Fortune Udeh.
Miss Abigail: How do you do? My name is Abigail Alobu.
Master Fortune: How do you do?

The use of ‘how do you do’ is restricted to first meeting.
A subsequent meeting of the two should take this form:
Master Fortune : Good evening, Miss Abigail.
Miss Abigail: Good evening, Master Fortune.
Master Fortune: How are you?
Miss Abigail: Very well, thank you.
Or, Not very well, I’m afraid (if unwell).
Introducing a Guest of Honour
Do either of these:
a. Ladies and gentlemen, Prof. Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele.
b. Ladies and gentlemen, I have great pleasure in introducing our guest of honour, Prof. Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele.
Making Polite Request

Request
Response
1. Would you pass the salt, please? Yes, I will or of course

2.Would you open the door, please? Yes, I will or o f course

3. Could I see you for a minute? By all means


4.I wonder if you could help me move this table? Alright, or of course


Requesting for permission

Do you mind if I play the music?

No of course not
Would you mind if I close the door?

Not at all or No, I don’t or No, of course not

Requesting for information
Could you tell me the time please?
Let me see, it’s quater to six.
Excuse me , could you tell me the way to Tinapa Resort?
Yes,it’s not far from here. Go straight down there and take the first turning to your left.

I wonder if you could show me the way to the National Theatre?

I’m sorry , but I’m a stranger here myself.




Inviting People to some occasion

Invitation
Response

Would you like to come to the stadium this afternoon?
Yes, I’d like to ...

Could you come to dinner on Sunday? That’s very kind of you, but I’m afraid I’m tied up.

I wonder whether you would care to come on a Retreat with us on December?

That would be great fun.

Would you come in?
Thank you.

Expressing Apologies
Occasions call for us to apologise to someone whom we may have offended. Here are some apologise and responses in English:

Apology
Response

I beg your pardon
That’s quite all right

I’m very sorry
It’s all right

I’m so sorry
I’s all right

Sorry to trouble you
That’s all right

I hope I’m not disturbing you
No, not at all

I’m afraid I’m rather late


Sorry for have kept you waiting

It doesn’t matter

Sorry to bother you just now
Ok, that’s quite all right

I’m afraid I must be going soon

Expressing Disagreement
In making disagreements, one should avoid being abrupt. Here are some examples:

Statement

Disagreement

The Super Eagles is very strong, isn’t it?
Oh, do you really think so?

What a charming city Enugu is, isn’t it?
Well, personally I don’t care much for it.

The weather is hot today, isn’t it?
Oh, I wouldn’t call it really hot.

Soyinka is much a wonderful writer, don’t you think ?
I’m not very keen on him.

There is a public holiday next week.
No, I don’t think so.


Evaluation:
1. Write out how you would introduce the following pairs of people to each other and the likely responses for members of each pair.
a. Mr Okoro Sunday and Mr Oyongo Wilson
b. Mr Adeyi and Mr Akiode Banji
c. Miss Maranatha and Master Egemba.




ASPECT: Comprehension
TOPIC: How Buyers can be protected.
There several ways of protecting buyers. One such way is through consumerism. Consumerism may be considered as an ‘organised social movement which seeks to protect the right and power---

EVALUATION: Intensive English SS1; pages 306 -307.


TOPIC: Vocabulary Development: Words associated with Building.
Building is a structure such as ahouse ,factory etc that has a roof and walls which might be made of concrete or wood. Words associated with building include:
Arch bricklayer cement girder designs
Architect building plan chimney lavatory
Block bungalow concrete mason
Brick cellar corrugated iron paint panelling
Driveway eaves foundation pillar coating

EVALUATION: Use your dictionary, and locate the meaning of the following words and use them in your own sentences:
Stairway, passage, rafter, zinc, wall, suck away, concrete, lounge, veranda, asbestos, baffle wall, balcony, in situ, car park, room, Damp Proof Course(DPC)




ASPECT: Structure
TOPIC: Synonyms.
Words and their Synonyms

Words Synonym
Return Revert, recur,
reveal Discover, disclose, divulge, tell, betray
revere Reverence, venerate, worship ,adore
restrain Check, curb bridle
reprove Rebuke, reprimand, reproach chide, admonish
pale Anaemic, bloodless
pacify Appease, placate, mollify, propitiate
conciliate
monopolize Engross, absorb, consume
monstrous Prodigious, tremendous, stupendous
lurk Skulk, slink, sneak
talkative Loquacious, garrulous ,voluble
Take Seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab
sympathy Pity , compassion, empathy
physique Build ,habit ,constitution
phase Aspect, side, facet ,angle
pernicious Baneful, noxious ,deleterious, detrimental
period Epoch ,era, age
permission Leave, sufferance
matrimonial Marital ,conjugal ,connubial ,nuptial
masterful Domineering, imperious peremptory imperative

EVALUATION: Use your dictionary and get the synonyms of the following words: a. grown up b. probity c. rent d. impede e. clog




ASPECT: Writing Skills
TOPIC: Argumentative Essay: Indiscipline is responsible for the poor performances of students in examination.
Meaning: Argumentation by definition is dispute; it is also a persuasive writing.

Structure of the Essay
Step 1: Write the topic of the essay (use capital letters).

Step 2: Remember that your essay should have the structure of:
i. Introduction
ii. Body
iii. Conclusion

Step 3: Introduction
i. why poor performances in exam among the students?
ii. What is indiscipline?
Example: The poor performance of students in public examinations is a worry to both parents and government. The question is: why do students fail? Many reasons may be attributed to… Indiscipline is …

Step 4: Body (you need to discuss various shades of indiscipline that affect students’ performances). For instance:
i. truancy
ii. lack of reading culture
iii. too much engagement in the social media and entertainment
iv. distractions from peers
v. non-challant attitude towards academic matters
vi. cultism
vii. examination mal-practice
viii. lack of concentration in academic business
ix. laziness
x. over confidence

Step 5: Conclusion: What are the results of poor performances in examination on:
i. students
ii. parents
iii. society?
Give your suggestions for the way forward.
Evaluation: Develop this outline into a persuasive essay. Your answer should not be less than 300 words.

ASSIGNMENT
In questions 1-15, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) in italics.
1. Unemployment among school leavers has reached epidemic proportion.
A. urban B. spreading C. disease D. extensive
2. You are not to answer back regardless of what she says.
A. no matter B. because of C. in view of D. besides
3. The athlete was incensed to hear that her prize had been given to someone else.
A. displeased B. enraged C. disappointed D. inflamed
4. The recession has put paid to the company’s plans to expand.
A. stopped B. affected C. paid off D. interfere with
5. His persistently poor performance is already driving his parents round the bend.
A. making his parent sad B. making his mad C. driving his parent to a corner D. causing his parents some problems
6. The news that no one died in the fire disaster took a weight off my mind. A. made me happy B. relieved my anxiety C. turned me off D. reduced my thought
7. The soldiers arrived in the village without people.
A. desert village B. isolated village C. remote village D. deserted village
8. A good number of teachers take their job seriously.
A. many B. Two hundred C. some D. All
9. It is rude to interrupt when someone is talking.
A. cut off B. speak out C. speak up D. cut in
10. When there no electricity, we usually fall back to kerosene stove.
A. fall for B. fall upon C. hang on to D. resort to
11. When he is unhappy at work, he usually takes it out on his wife.
A. removes things from his wife B. takes his wife out as a result C. makes his wife suffer as a result D. depends on his wife for sympathy
12. The meeting was held up for lack of a quorum.
A. postponed B. adjourned C. stopped D. delayed
13. The government is planning to assume control over the private press.
A. take on B. take up C. take over D. take in
14. I still like him. A. am able to B. have to come C. continue to D. used to
15. The news of the death of one of the students prompted an impulsive reaction. A. a moving B. a sudden C. a rash D. a swift

References
NTI/NCE(2000): General Studies Education Cycle 1 Module 1 – 4; Kaduna: NTI Press.
Mebele K. (2003): Goodbye to failure in English for SSS 1; Lagos: Treasure Publishers Ltd.
Oluikpe, B. O. A. et al(2003): Intensive English for SSS 1;Onitsha: Afican First Publishers PLC.
Bamgbose, A(2012): English Lexis and structures for SSS and Colleges(revised editon); Ibadan: HERN Publishers PLC.