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SCHEME OF WORK
WEEK TOPIC
1. Speech Work – Revision of second terms work and examination question, Present tense

2. Grammar–The use of Conjunctions: - Although and whereas as contrasts. Comprehension / Vocabulary Development: Nigeria oil Industry. Writing – Argumentative Essay on Nigeria oil: A blessing, or a curse? Speech Work /s/ and /z/ sounds e.g. sue – zoo etc. Literature in English – Recommended text on Drama

3. Grammar – using despite and inspite of. Vocabulary Development on mass media. The radio. Writing - dialogues and poetry on “Pride goes before a fall”. Speech Work – Contrast / ϴ/ and /t/ e.g. Thin, thanks, tanks, both, boot etc. Literature in English – Recommended text on drama

4. Grammar – Synonyms. Vocabulary Development on Law. Writing – “The responsibilities of government”. Speech Work – The sounds /iə/ and /eə /. Literature in English – Recommended text on drama

5. Grammar – The use of Causative Verbs. Speech Work – The sounds /u / and /u:/. Vocabulary Development on Nigeria armed forces. Writing and Comprehension. Literature in English – Recommended text on drama.

6. Comprehension/Vocabulary Development (natural resources/mining. Grammar – adverb of place e.g. by the gate, in the school etc. Writing – Formal letter contd. Speech work – stress revision. Literature in English – recommended text on drama

7. Comprehension/Vocabulary Development. Grammar: The use of even though and at least. Writing – A Journey I once made. Speech work – Consonant sounds. Literature in English – Poetry: Types – Epic, Lyric, Ballads, Dirge

8. Grammar – intensifiers. Speech Work /i: / and /i/ Writing – Recording a meeting and its format. Literature in English – poetry selection – themes, and poetic devices

9. Grammar Antonyms. Speech work: Consonants /p/ and /b/ sounds. Writing –Literature in English – Poetry: Language – Concise, Unique, High

10. Revision

LESSON 1
ASPECT: GRAMMAR
TOPIC: THE USE OF CONJUNCTION:


Conjunction is a word used to join two or more words , phrases clauses and sentences together.

The subordinating conjunctions are hereby used to join two or more clauses together.
These two out of various examples are used as contrast.
1. Although his house is not far from the church, he always gets to church late.
2. Although he has rich parents, he did not pay his school fees on time.
3. Although he eats balanced diet, he still appears malnourished.
4. The student refused to come to back to school whereas his parent has paid the school fees in full.
5. The contractor handling the road project failed to complete it at the right time whereas he has been fully paid.

Further Studies 1

Further Studies 2

Further Studies 3

Further Studies 4

Further Studies 5


Practice Test 1

Practice Test 2

Practice Test 3





LESSON 2
ASPECT: COMPREHENSION
TOPIC: THE OIL INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA


Remember to read actively with questions make.
Read for main ideas by taking note of topic sentences, linking words, the writer’s choice of words. All these clues make it easy for the reader to understand.

EVALUATION: Intensive English book 2; Exercises 18.2.1 & 18.2.2; pages203-210.

ASSIGNMENT: Intensive English book 2; Exercise 18.2.3, 18.2.5 & 18.3.5; pages 205-210.




LESSON 3
ASPECT: WRITING
TOPIC: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

INTRODUCTION
VOCATIVES: Good day Mr. Chairman, Panel of Judges, Accurate Time Keeper, Co-debaters and Distinguished Listeners.
My name is…………………………………………………..I’m here to support /against the motion which states that:
“Oil Industry is a blessing to Nigeria”

Guidelines for Supporting Side
1. Definition of terms (oil industry)
2. When was it discovered?
3. Usefulness of oil, petrol, kerosene.( domestic and industrial)
4. Job opportunities
5. It serves as major foreign exchange for the nation etc.

Guidelines for Opposing Side
1. Definition of terms
2. Disadvantages of oil industry.
(a) Problem of oil spillage.
(b) It causes food scarcity
(c) It encourages corruption
(d) It causes fire accident that claims many lives.

EVALUATION: The students should develop the points above orally.

ASSIGNMENT: Write in support or against the proposition that Oil Industry is a blessing to Nigeria.


Further Studies 1

Further Studies 2




LESSON 4
ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
TOPIC: Consonant Sounds/s/and /z/


/s/: This is a voiceless alveolar plosive sound .The following words contain the sound.
/s/: seat,science,cease,axe,size,sit,soup,piece,picks,ice,fence,gas,sick,sap,sack etc.
/z/: This is a voiced alveolar plosive sound .The following words contain the sound.
/z/: zip,has,exact,exist,example,pigs,says,ways,sons,those,zero,zonal,zoom,bees etc.

NOTE: When letter “s” comes after a voiced sound it changes to/ z/.

COMPARISON OF SOUNDS / s/ and /z/
/s/ / z/
Sip zip
Said zed
Seal zeal
soon zoon
sink zinc
loose lose
hence hens
place plays

EVALUATION: Give five examples of words for each of these sounds / s/ and /z/.

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Further Studies




LESSON 5
LITERATURE: Read Recommended text on drama.

LESSON 1
ASPECT: GRAMMAR
TOPIC: USING DESPITE AND INSPITE OF


The English terms in spite of and despite are very similar in meaning and usage; in spite of this, English speakers sometimes find them confusing.

Despite

Despite means "even though," "notwithstanding," or "regardless of." It’s the opposite of "because of/due to," and can be used with a noun or gerund.

She had difficulty communicating in French despite all her years of study.

We lost the game, despite the fact that we practiced all week.

Despite not having an umbrella, I walked home in the rain


In spite of

In spite of means exactly the same thing and is used exactly the same way as despite.

She had difficulty communicating in French in spite of all her years of study.

We lost the game, in spite of the fact that we practiced all week.

In spite of not having an umbrella, I walked home in the rain.

Conclusion
The English terms despite and in spite of are synonyms. Despite might be a tiny bit more formal, but the two terms are interchangeable. Just be careful not to say something like "despite of" or "in despite" – it’s always either the three words in spite of, or just the single word despite.

These are subordinate conjunctions that can be used to join two or more clauses together.eg.
1. The boy failed the test despite that the teacher taught him very well.
2. The people came to church service yesterday despite that the rain was falling.
3. Despite the death of her husband the woman still opened her shop.
4. Inspite of the traffic congestion, the motorcyclist still finds his way.
5. Inspite of his physical challenges, Pastor Nick was very effective minister.

Further Studies 1

Further Studies 2


Vocabulary Development On Mass Media: The radio


Writing Dialogue and poetry: Pride comes before a fall
Further Reading





LESSON 2
ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
TOPIC: CONTRASTING /Ø/ and /t/
/Ø/: This is a voiceless dental fricative sound. The following words are some of the examples: Anthem, thick, both, bath, north, sheath, thorn, theme, thank, thorn, breath, wrath.
/t/: This is voiceless alveolar plosive sound here are some of the words with the sound. Team, tick, bat, sheet, torn, tin, toe, test, tank, type, looked etc
COMPARISON OF SOUNDS /Ø/ and /t/

/Ø/ /t/
Theme team
Thank tank
Thick tick
Thorn torn
Thin tin
Both boat
Sheath sheet
Bath bat
Forth fought

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LITERATURE-IN- ENGLISH: Use Recommended drama text.

LESSON 1
ASPECT: GRAMMAR
TOPIC: SYNONYMS

CONTENT:
A synonym is a word that has the same meaning with another word. For example: the word ‘sacred’ is a synonym for 'afraid' and 'fear' while car is synonymous to automobile.

Words and synonyms
1. Schooling – Education, study, discipline, tuition
2. Safety – refuge, security, shelter, cover, defence
3. Journey – transit, trip, tour, travelling
4. Admit – acknowledge, recognize, concede, confess
5. Beautiful – pretty, handsome, attractive, lovely
6. Big – large, great
7. Boring – dull, tedious
8. Check – examine, inspect, go over
9. Glad – happy, pleased, delighted, thrilled
10. Honest – frank, direct, open, outspoken, straight.

EVALUATION:
Using your dictionary, find out the synonyms of the following words:
Little, kind, success, kingdom, regular, sweet, young, bitter, disease, cheap and fun.

ASSIGNMENT: Use the synonyms of these words to make sentences: Bitter, better, rule, house and strong.





LESSON 2
ASPECT: VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT.
TOPIC: THE LAW REGISTER.


CONTENT:
The law is a system of rules that everyone in a given society must obey. The legislative arm of each nation enacts bills which are debated upon and the bills passed by them are enacted into laws.
The legal language is not the same as we have in our everyday life. They are specially used by those trained to understand them but their meanings can be easily found out in relevant dictionaries. Here is a list of some words in the legal register:

WORDS MEANING
a.k.a. (abbreviation)..........for – also known as
.abandon..................to intentionally and permanently give up
ab initio..................from the start
bail.......................the money or bond put up to secure the release of a person
capital offence..............any criminal charge which is punishable by death
caveat emptor...............let the buyer beware
de facto...................in fact
de jure....................lawful
forfeit.....................loose property or rights involuntarily as a penalty for violence.

EVALUATION:
Using the dictionary, find out the meaning of the following word in the law register: witness, statement, arrest, custody, court, cell, prison.

ASSIGNMENT:
Answer the following questions :
Who is a legislature ?
The presiding officer in a lower court is called ?-

Further Studies




LESSON 3
ASPECT: COMPOSITION
TOPIC: THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENT


CONTENT:
In Nigeria, there are three levels of government:
The National, state and the local governments. There are also three arms of government vis: – The Legislative, executive and judiciary.
The legislative arm is responsible for making laws while the executive implements the law and the judiciary interprets the law and settle disputes and punishes offenders.

After an election, the National Government i.e. the federal government is headed by the President, who acts as the head of the executive. He appoints those who are responsible for making policy decisions. For the purpose of lawmaking, the present constitution of Nigeria provides for a National Assembly, which consists of a senate and a house of representatives. Each house elects a chairman, known in the upper house as the speaker. It is his/her job to ensure that all government proposals are fully and fairly debated before new laws are passed.

The responsibility of government involves among other things: law making, maintenance of law and order, defense of the country, provision of amenities, protection of lives and property, economic functions, administration of justice and maintenance of external relationship. It also includes formulation of policies and initiation of programmes and activities to promote development in the country.

EVALUATION:
In your own words, define what government responsibilities are.

ASSIGNMENT:
Write an essay on the activities of the local government in your community.




LESSON 4
ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
TOPIC: THE SOUNDS /iƏ/ and /eƏ/
CONTENT:
These two sounds are combined to form diphthongs meaning that they have double sounds. The double sounds are achieved through a glide from the initial sound to the other through the process of their articulation. Thus we have the sound /iƏ/ as we have in words like - beard, tear, here, cheer. /eƏ/ air, pair, their, share.
Listen to your teacher pronounce these sounds and repeat after him/her.

/iƏ/ /eƏ/
Steer chair
Tear their
Hear there
Mere pear
Spear heir
Ear air


EVALUATION:
Identify the diphthongs in the following words:
really, here, heir, near, weird, idea, weird, air.

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Exercise 9.1.6 of Intensive English for Junior Secondary School BK 2, Page 98.




LESSON 5
ASPECT: LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
TOPIC: DRAMA
CONTENT:
Reading and appreciation of recommended drama text ‘vengeance’ by Ayo Olaosebikan.

EVALUATION:
Write briefly on four characters of the drama text ‘vengeance’.

ASSESSMENT: Reading text to act 3 scene 4 and making personal notes on the passages read.

LESSON 1
ASPECT: GRAMMAR
TOPIC: THE USE OF CAUSATIVE VERBS


CONTENT:
Causative verbs are such verbs that are used to indicate that some person or thing helps to make something happen. There are a number of causative verbs in English grammar out of which are the following examples:

Cause, allow, help, enable, have, keep, hold, let, force, require, make, ........., force, get.

Causative verbs are similar in function to passive verbs but are primarily used to express actions that are initiated on one person by someone else.

Causative structures indicate that one thing or person causes another thing or person to do something or be something.

Examples of causatives
Have: (give someone the responsibility to do something)
Have - As a causative verb, ‘have’ expresses the idea that a person wants something done for him. The causative verb ‘have’ is often used when talking about various services. Examples:
i. I had my hair cut last week.
ii. She had the car washed at the weekend.
iii. They had the hall cleared for the speech night.
iv. Mother had the dress made for the occasion.
v. I had John fix the car

Make: Make (force someone to do something) make as a causative verb expresses the idea that a person requires another one to carry out an action. Examples:
i. James made his sister do her homework.
ii. The students made the teacher leave earlier.
iii. The prefect made the junior students clean the rubbish.
iv. Abigail mage the baby cry.
v. The teacher made the students work in groups
vi. Our boss made us work extra hours

Get: (convince or trick someone into doing something)
i. He got the mechanic to repair the machine.
ii. She got him to read more.

Let: (allow someone do something)
i. Jane let her son go out
ii. They let the children play in the yard

Other causative verbs include:
allow, help, enable, keep, hold, force, require, persuade

EVALUATION:
i. What is a causative verb?
ii. List four types of causative verbs you know.
iii. Make sentences with two of your chosen causative verbs.

ASSIGNMENT:
Pick out the causative verbs in the statements below:
1. The Nurse made the boy swallow the medicine.
2. Will your mother let you come at noon?
3. Susie got her son to wash the dishes.
4. The housemaster made him sweep the hostel.
5. You will let her come alone.

Further Studies 1

Further Studies 2





LESSON 2
ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
TOPIC: THE SOUNDS /U/ and /U:/
CONTENT:
The two sounds above are vowel sounds of which one is a variant of the other. The vowel sound /U/ is the short form of the sound /U:/ which is the long variant of it. The long /U:/ sound can be found in words like cube, huge, tube, mule, rule etc.
As we have in the examples below:
i. The baby is cute
ii. The tree is huge
iii. In my house, we have many rules
iv. The paste is in a tube

The short /U/ sound however can be found in words like full, put, could, flute, all, duke.
The two sounds can be contrasted in this way:
Long U: /U:/ Short U /U/
Boot but
Poof pup
Tooth tough
Google gulp
Cool cup
Shoot shut
NOTE:
The long /U:/ sound is also realized in with these sound ew, eu and ui as we have in words like glue, fruit, chew, blue, juice and new.

EVALUATION:
Identify the sound /U/ in the following sentences:
1. I am looking for a good butcher.
2. The bush is full of wild berries.
3. She couldn’t cook well on firewood.
4. They shouldn’t push to see the book.

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LESSON 3
ASPECT: VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
TOPIC: THE NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES


CONTENT:
Nigeria as a nation is the most popular in Africa and the seventh most popular in the world in which the majority of the population is black. Though the country presently runs a democratic system of government in which the people elect candidates of their choice into positions of authority to govern the affairs of the nation, none the less, the nation had had a series of military rules and also possesses her own armed forces.

The Nigerian armed forces comprises of the Military (Army, Navy, and the Air force) whose main tasks among others involve:
a. Defending the nation from external aggression.
b. Maintaining her territorial integrity and securing her borders from violation. These force units stands to fulfil functions at their levels to protect and defend the nation in various ways. Below are lists of some of the ranks in the Nigerian armed forces:

ARMY...................................NAVY............AIR FORCE
Recruit...............................Trainee.................Trainee
Private........................Ordinary Seaman.......Aircraftmen/Women
Lance Corporal..................Seaman..............Corporal
Corporal......................Able Seaman............Corporal
Sergeant....................Leading Seaman.........Sergeant
Staff Sergeant...............Petty officer.........Flight Sergeant
Warrant Officer..........Warrant Officer........Warrant Officer
Master Warrant Officer..Master Warrant Officer...Master Warrant Officer
Army Warrant Officer.....Navy Warrant Officer.....Air Warrant Officer
Second Lieutenant.........Mid-ship Man...............Pilot Officer
Lieutenant .................Sub-Lieutenant.............Flying Officer
Captain...................Lieutenant....................Flight Lieutenant
Major................Lieutenant Commander..........Squadron Leader
Lieutenant Colonel.......Commander................Wing Commander
Colonel....................Captain.....................Group Captain
Brigadier General........Commodore................Air Commodore
Major General............Rear Admiral..............Air Vice Marshal
Lieutenant General......Vice Admiral..............Air Marshal
General...................Admiral....................Air Chief Marshal
Field Marshal............Admiral of the Fleet......Marshal of the Air Force

EVALUATION:
Write out five ranks in the armed forces with the title of each arm listed out .

ASSIGNMENT: What roles does the armed forces play in a democratic nation like Nigeria?




LESSON 4
ASPECT: READING AND COMPREHENSION
TOPIC: THE OIL INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

CONTENT:
COMPREHENSION TIPS:
Remember to read actively with questions. Read the main ideas by taking note of topic sentences, linking words, the writer’s choice of words and repetition of words. All these clues make it easy for the reader to understand the writer’s ideas.

DICTIONARY WORK:
Find out the meaning of the following words from the dictionary:
Revolution, production, on shore, off shore, barrels, exploration, crude oil, multinational, implement, technician, project, inflation, exports, domestic.

EVALUATION:
Intensive English for JSS 2; Exercise 18:1:1 all 18:22 all 18:2:8. Pages 204-205

ASSIGNMENT:
Skim through the passage and find answers to the following questions:
1. When did massive increase in oil wealth begin?
2. What is the name of the company that is involved in Nigeria’s oil exploration effort?
3. What figure was quoted for Nigeria’s oil ……..?
4. What was the cause for the adverse effect of the oil boom?
5. Why has the recent …….. in the oil market developed?
6. Why have the recent development plan been difficult to implement?




LESSON 5
ASPECT: LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
TOPIC: READING AND ANALYSIS OF THE RECOMMENDED DRAMA TEXT.
CONTENT:

EVALUATION:
Students are to write out a brief analysis of the passage and the moral lessons that can be derived from passage.

ASSIGNMENT: Mrs Anderson’s attitude to Mazi Anyakora is an act of ingratitude . Comment.

LESSON 1
ASPECT: COMPREHENSION
TOPIC: NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING.


CONTENT:
Natural resources are those features created by God for man’s use. They are products of nature and part of our physical environment. Natural resources in includes a region minerals, energy, land, water, forest and wild life. These products are conserved wherever they are found because of their biological and economics values.
The resources add beauty and long term benefits to human society. There are different types of natural resources in different region of the world. Gold, diamond, silver, irons one, crude oil, gas, tin ore, water, forest and wild life. A country is as rich as its resources. Agricultural and mining industries are important to the economy of every nation. Both agriculture and mining industries help to sustain industries and provide products that can be exported for wealth. Mining includes not only minerals like gold, silver or copper but also petroleum, coal, limestone, iron ore, magnesium, diamond, lead, zinc and more others.

EVALUATION:
(1). Define natural resources.
(2). List five mineral resources you know.

ASSIGNMENT:
(1). Write five ways a nation can benefit from her natural resources.

VOCABULARY BUILDING:
Find out the meaning of the following words from the dictionary: mineral, resources, mining, forestry, crude oil, limestone, magnesium, lead, coal, wildlife.

Further Studies




LESSON 2
ASPECT: GRAMMAR
TOPIC: ADVERBS OF PLACE


CONTENT:
Adverbs are words that modifies. An adverb of place indicate movement toward a place or direction. This same meaning can be used for statements with a prepositional phrase which indicates movement toward an objects, person or thing. When a group of words not containing a subject and verb acts as an adverb such is called an adverbial phrase as we are have in the examples below:
1. The books were kept in the library
2. The girls played outside the gate.
3. The meeting, will hold in the classroom
4. John and James waited at the door
5. More prizes were shared in the school.

EVALUATION:
Pick out the adverbs of place in the following sentences
1. The car was driven into the marketer
2. They left the school for the hostel
3. Mother left the baby in the nom
4. Some policemen were drafted to the park.
5. We are all expected to be seated or the pew.

ASSIGNMENT:
1. What are adverbs?
2. Make ten sentences with the following adverbs:
In the house, at the beach, on the island, by the door and in her room.

Further Studies 1

Further Studies 2



Practice Test 1

Practice Test 2





LESSON 3
ASPECT: WRITING.
TOPIC: FORMAL LETTERS.


CONTENT:
Formal letters are official or business letters whose features include: The addresses of writers and recipient, date, salutation, the heading or title of the letter, the body of the letter, the subscript or ending, your signature.

The content of a formal letter should be short and state the purpose of the letter. For example: to make an enquiry, complain, request for something etc. The middle paragraph of the letter should contain relevant information behind the writing of the letter. Most formal letters are not very long, therefore information they carry should be brief, concise and concentrate on the essential information required alone.

The last paragraph of a formal letter should state action you expect the recipient to take.
Example of a formal letter:

A COVERING LETTER
A covering letter is the one that accompanies a CV (curriculum vitae) when you are applying for a job or letter with attachments.

A general plan for the layout of such letters is as follows.
1. Open Paragraph:
These briefly identify you and the position you are applying for. You can also add how you found about the vacancy.
2. Paragraph 2:
Give the reasons why you are interested in working for the company and why you wish to be considered for that particular post. State your relevant qualifications and experience, as well as your personal qualities that make a suitable candidate.
3. Paragraph 3:
Inform them that you have enclosed your current CV and add any further information that you think could help your case.
4. Closing Paragraph:
Give your availability for interview, thank them for their consideration, restate your interest and close the letter.

FURTHER HELP ON FORMAL LETTER WRITING
Common abbreviations used in formal letter writing:
asap = As soon as possible
cc= carbon copy (used when you send a copy of a letter to more than one person). You use the abbreviation to let them know.
enc= enclosure (when you include other papers with your letter).
pp= per procurationeon (a Latin phrase meaning that you are signing the letter on somebody else’s behalf if they are not there to sign it themselves).
ps= post script (when you want to add something after you have finished and signed it).
rsvp= please reply.

EVALUATION:
Your school has advertised for students applications to assist as junior librarians, write to your school librarian, indicating your interest in the post.

ASSIGNMENT: List out the features of formal letters.

Further Study




LESSON 4
ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
TOPIC: STRESSING WORDS


CONTENT:
In words of more than one syllable, there will be one syllable which is more heavily stressed than the others. We say that this syllable carries the primary stress (e.g. apartment). In some longer words, other syllables may carry secondary stress. The most important thing is to recognize where the primary stress is—and remember it can change between words derived from the same base (e.g. photograph, photograph, photographic).

If you stress a word incorrectly, it can be difficult to understand, so it is important to learn how a word is stressed at the same time when you learn how to pronounce it. The mark /’/ shows the main stress in a word. A stressed syllable is reactively loud, long in duration, said out clearly and distinctly all made noticeable by the pitch of the voice.
Examples:
(1). persoNEL.
(2). TOtally.
(3). inDUStrial.
(4). toMAto.
(5). fanTAstic.

Here are some examples of common stress pattern in English language.
One syllable word; All one syllable words have the stress on one syllable. The intonation should go down
EAT
DRINK
SIGN
WELL

Two syllable—First syllable stressed
Giant
PICture
HEAling

Two syllable---second syllable stressed
toDAY.
aHEAD.
aLLOW.

Three syllable—first syllable stressed
Energy
Operate
ORganize

Three syllable--- second syllable stressed
meMORial
aSSUmption
caNAdian

EVALUATION:
1. What is stress? ( 2) write five examples of two stressed patterns showing the words stressed and how.

ASSIGNMENT:
Rewrite these words putting stress marks where they are applicable: hostile, eating, cover, pillow, never, doctor, canteen, unless, pretend and until.

Further Studies 1

Further Studies 2

Further Studies 3




LESSON 5
ASPECT: LITERATURE IN ENGLISH.
TOPIC: READING A PLAY.
Content: Dramatic literature is in several ways different from poetry or prose.
To read a play and get the best out of the exercise, students should have an open mind and be free to follow the text as it goes. Most plays contain dialogue along with some stage directions, yet they can be enjoyable literary experiences. Getting the best out of dramatic texts, students should:

a. Read with a pencil – jot down notes, reactions and questions directly on the text. It helps you remember the characters and your actions or reactions, for and against them.
b. Visualize the characters – unlike fiction, a play does not usually offer a lot of vivid details. Writers more often will just give a brief description of a character as he appears on stage. After that point, the character might never be seen again. Therefore, it is up to the reader to create a lasting mental image of the characters in their minds.

EVALUATION: 1. What tips can help us enjoy drama texts?
2. Who is a character in a play?

ASSIGNMENT: Describe four characters in the drama text VENGEANCE.

LESSON 1
ASPECT: Grammar
TOPIC: The use of ‘even though’ and ‘at least’.

‘Even though’ and ‘at least’ are subordinating conjunction used to introduce a subordinating clause. Its purpose is to contrast with the main clause.
For example:
1. Even though they were poor, they were always happy.
2. If they were poor, at least they were always happy.
3. Even though he had no parents, he sponsored himself to school.
4. If he had no parents, at least he sponsored himself to school.
5. I visited my relatives at the weekend even though I didn’t want to.
6. Even though I hadn’t slept much, I stayed awake to finish my work.
7. I know the answer, at least I think I do.

EVALUATION: Use ‘even though’ and ‘at least’ in two sentences each

Further Studies 1

Further Studies 2




LESSON 2
ASPECT: COMPOSITION
TOPIC: Narrative Essay (A journey I once made).


A guide to writing composition ‘A journey I once made’.

• When did you embark on the journey? Whom did you go with and where did you go?
  Where were you based then?
  What were the exciting things on the way?
  Or what were the new things you saw?
  How long did the journey take you?
  How many days, weeks, or months did you spend there?
  What were your experiences there?
  Would you like to visit there over and over again?

EVALUATION: Use the above guidelines to write a comprehensive composition on ‘A Journey I Once Made’

Further Reading




LESSON 3
ASPECT: Speech work
TOPIC: Consonant sounds
A consonant is a speech sound which is produced with the obstruction of airstream. The obstruction could be ‘partial’ or ‘total’.

There are 24 consonant sounds in English studies. They are:
/p/ /b/ /ʈ/ /d/ /k/ /g/ /ʧ/ /ʤ/ /f/ /v/ /Ө/ /ð/ /s/ /z/ /∫/ /Ӡ/ /h/ /Ɩ/ /r/ /m/ /ŋ/ /j/ /w/ /n/

/p/----- put, pat, pot, peg, pit, push, wrapper, pass, place, happen, party
/b/---- but, bet, book, boom, boost, bay, baby, rob, bad, bat, back, abort, about, abide
/ʈ/--- ten, tap, tomb, table, take, tack, track
/d/---- dam, do, cord, draft, powder, advert, kid, deep, dim, divide, diary, dark, middle, paddle
/k/----- kid, kiss, cock, fix, six, choir, chord, require, back, calculate, kit, chasm
/g/ ----- game, goggle, got, gum, gay, guy, example, get, rogue, girl, grow
/ʧ/ ----fetch, match, march, rich, reach, nature, pasture, patch, chain, choice, children, Christ, Christians, character
/ʤ/ ---- gin, joy, edge, badge, jaw, jest, jeep, gem, general, gentle, page, judge, jam, giant
/f/------ tough, fall, phone, elephant, photo, food, fleet, fault
/v/ -------very, nephew, of, value, vice, voice, van, view, prove, visible
/Ө/ ------ thin, think, three, threw, though, length, breath, theatre, theme, thick, thicket, third, thrust
/ð/ ------- the, father, mother, them, that, thine, bathe, then, rather, this, there
/s/ ------- science, class, fast, slow, city, pass, dress, psychology, lace, face, pastor, taste, set
/z/ ------zoo, zoom, lazy, zigzag, zinc, close, rose, represent, reason, candies, laze, raise, zebra, easy
/∫/ ------ chalet, chateau, charade, machine, education, social, palatial, mission, short, sure, passion pressure
/Ӡ/------ garage, measure, treasure, leisure, television, vision, confusion, decision, fusion, pleasure, division, closure, usual
/h/ ----- house, home, harrow, harassment
/Ɩ/------- look, late, life, lake, lift, later, letter, local, lion, low, love, lame, lie
/r/------ robe, right, reflex, run, carry, merry, bright, story, bury, rite, wrong, wrote, radio
/m/------ flame, hammer, man, malt, make, come, mother, magic
/ŋ/------- bang, uncle, bank, sing, long, king, zinc, single, thank
/j/-------- you, yawn, yellow, yam, union, use, yes, university
/w/------ one, wine, when, suite, quit, work, what, where, which, wife
/n/-------- know, night, knight, knowledge, banner

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EVALUATION:
From the words lettered A-E, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by letters underlined.
1. Vain a. bane b. faint c. foil d. pain e. Stephen
2. Vice a. eat b. dress c. show d. chalk e. cool
3. Marry a. cart b. break c. river d. hurt e. curl
4. Time a. length b. thigh c. dime d. thyme e. width
5. Father a. matter b. murder c. further d. hunter e. fatter




LESSON 4
ASPECT: Literature in English.
TOPIC: Poetry (Types)
Prose is a piece of creative writing that is usually written in verse while poetry is collection of prose.

Types of poetry include:
1. Epic: Epic poems are long serious poems that tell story of a heroic figure.
2. Lyric: This poem can be sung. It expresses the poet’s thoughts and feelings.
3. Ode: Odes are poems which are serious in nature and written to a set a structure.
4. Ballads: Ballad poems are poems that tell story similar to a folk tale or legend and often has a repeated refrain. A ballad is often about love and often sung.
5. Dirge: This poem laments over the dead person.
6. Sonnets: Sonnets are lyric poems that are 14 lines long.
7. Elegy: A sad poem especially about someone who is dead.
8. ABC poem: An ABC poem has a series of lines that create a mood, picture, or feeling. Lines are made up of words and phrases.
The first word of line 1 begins with an A; the first word of line 2 begins with a B etc.
Example of ABC poem:
Although things are not perfect
Because of trial or pain
Continue in thanksgiving
Do not begin to blame
Even when the times are hard
Fierce winds are bound to blow…
9. Rhymes: Rhymes are types of poems which have the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of the two or more words most often at the end of lines.


EVALUATION: Mention five types of poems and explain any two?

From the words lettered A-D, choose the word that contains the SOUND represented by the given phonetic symbol.
1. /k/ (a) comb (b) kneel (c) cease (d) cell
2. /f/ (a) very (b) cough (c) love (d) off.
3. /m/ (a) comb (b) tanner (c) word (d) answer.
4. /r/ (a) girl (b) liver (c) year (d) worry.

LESSON 1
ASPECT: GRAMMAR
TOPIC: INTENSIFIERS

Intensifiers are adverbs that are used with adjectives to express degree of comparison.
EXAMPLES OF INTENSIFIERS
Very, too, so, much, quite, fairly, pretty, a little, partially, slightly, entirely, totally, greatly, extremely, highly.

INTENSIFIERS IN USAGE
1. Tunde’s work is good (without intensifier)
2. Bola’s work is very good. (With intensifier)
3. The villagers were totally destroyed by Boko Haram sect. (With intensifier)
4. His answer is partially correct. (With intensifier)
5. That lady is very beautiful (with intensifier)
6. She is busy now. (no intensifier)

EVALUATION: Use these intensifiers to form five sentences: totally, greatly, extremely, highly, entirely.

Further Studies




LESSON 2
ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
TOPIC: VOWEL SOUNDS / I: / and / i/
/ i: / : This is a long front vowel sound. Here are some of the words that contain the sound: Beat, lead , tea ,team, read, see, sea, cream, reap ,seen ,screen, sheep, beam, meet etc.
/I /: This is a short front vowel sound. Some of the words that contain this sound are listed below: ship, bit, tip, sip, slip, zip, stick, lid, kick, with, it, skip, lip, village, basket, little etc.

COMPARISON OF SOUNDS / i :/ and / i/
/ i :/ / i/
beat bit
lead lid
sheep ship
read rid
sleep slip
reap rip

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EVALUATION:
(1.) Pick out the word with long vowel sound from the following:
(a)Slip ( b) village (c) fill (d) feel
(2) Pick out the word with short vowel sound from the following:
(a) feel (b) steal (c) lip (d) steel.

ASSIGNMENT: Write five examples of words for each of /i:/ and /i/ sounds.




LESSON 3
ASPECT: WRITING
TOPIC: Recording a meeting and its Format.

Format of Minute of a Meeting
(a) The date of the meeting
( b) The venue of the meeting
(c) Reading of the minute of previous meeting
(d) Matters arising
(e) Business of the day (BOD). (Purpose of the meeting)
(e) A O B (Any other business)
(f) Motion for adjournment of the meeting.
(g) Roll call
(h) Closing prayer and departure.

EVALUATION: List the format of minute of a meeting.

ASSIGNMENT: Use the format above to write a sample report of Students’ Club meeting held recently in your school.




LESSON 4
ASPECT: LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH
TOPIC: POETRY (Study some of the recommended poems)

ANALYSIS: Themes and Poetic devices

EVALUATION:
List some poetic devices in the poem studied

Look at the picture below and write a poem on it.



Further Studies

LESSON 1
ASPECT: GRAMMAR
TOPIC: ANTONYMS

Antonyms are words that are nearly opposite in meaning. Examples are:
Word / Opposite
ancient / modern
absent / present
bitter / sweet
success / failure
difficult / easy
permanent / temporary.
awake / asleep
guilty / innocent
heavy / light
better / worse

EVALUATION:
Write the antonyms of the following words:
Purchase, weak, foe, expensive, empty, wise, private, bright, trouble, popular

Further Studies 1

Further Studies 2




LESSON 2
ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
TOPIC: Consonant sounds /p/ and /b/
/p/: This is a voiceless bilabial plosive sound. It can be realized at the initial, medial and the final positions.

Examples: pen, peg, paid, peg, keeper, happy, lip, cheap, ship etc.
Note that /p/ is silent when it precedes ‘s’, ‘n’ and some other words like: corps, receipt, psalm, psychiatry, pneumatic, pneumonia etc.
Also, ‘ph’ is pronounced as /f/ and /v/ in certain words such as physics, phobia, phase, Stephen, nephew. Yet, only /p/ is pronounced in ‘shepherd’ while ‘h’ is silent though both combined in the word.
/b/ - This consonant sound is a voiced bilabial plosive .It can occur at the initial, medial, and final positions. Its spelling symbols are:
‘b’ – bin, ban, bat, labour, tab, mob, nib.
‘bb’ – babble, blabber, bubble.
Note that ‘b’ is silent when: (a) It precedes ‘t’ e.g. debt, doubt, subtle.
(b)It succeeds ‘m’ lamb, tomb, bomb, comb, dumb, plumber, climb, plumb, crumb.
However, it is pronounced in chamber, member, timber, timbre, September, November, and December.
Contrast of consonants /p/ and/ b/

/p/ / b/
pail bail
pool book
pat bat
pet bet
pole bowl
pile buy
pin bin
pack back
pan ban

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EVALUATION:
1. Pick out the wrong option from the following words
(a) Pot (b) phone (c) physics (d) nymph
2.Pick out the word that contains the sound /b/.
(a) comb (b) debt (c) bomb (d) pot




LESSON 3
ASPECT: LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH
TOPIC: Poetry
SUB-TOPIC: Language of Poetry

Introduction
Poetry is life and life is poetry. Poetry helps us to discover who we are, where we are, where we came from and where we are going. It sharpens our intelligence by helping us to see beyond the ordinary meaning of words. It also deepens our power of feeling by creating words and images which touch our hearts. It portrays life’s many beauties without hiding its ugly parts. Poetry is everywhere. It is in the Sun which brightens our days and the Moon which lights up our nights; it is in the cry of the new-born baby and the sad song about dead. It is in the tall trees of our rainforests as well as the grass of the savannah.

In short, it is concise, unique, high and colourful. It involves the use of imagery, metaphor, and symbolism etc. The use of figurative language is very predominant in poetry.
The language of poetry: This refers to elements of poetry
1. Imagery: These are created in poetry by means of figures of speech.
2. Rhythm: Refers to the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables.
3. Sound: This is one of the elements that compose vocal utterance.

EVALUATION: 1. What makes poetry unique among other genres of literature?
2. List the language of poetry.

ASSIGNMENT:
Choose from the word or group of words lettered A-E, the one which is nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word or expression in the sentence below.
1. What is a virtue here might be a ------------- somewhere else.
a. Virile b. vice c. untrue d. unruly e. realistic
2. The young man boarded the bus where I -------
a. Alighted b. descended c. dropped d. entered e. took
3. The party which started at dusk ended at ----------
a. Noon b. midnight c. 4.00am d. 4.00pm e. dawn
4. Students from affluent homes do not need scholarship but those that are--------- a. diligent b. rich c. lazy d. indigent e. intelligent
5. The impudent student was ordered out of the class while the -------- one was allowed.
a. Rascally b. stupid c. humble d. indolent e. disrespectful