English Language Lesson notes for primary 5 Third Term

PRIMARY FIVE THIRD TERM E-NOTE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

WEEKS SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

1. Revision of second terms work

2. A. Speech Work: Making verbal report and Statements B. Reading: Teaching of new words, meanings and Comprehension C. Structure: Writing e-mail text messages D. Grammar: Comparison of verb E. Writing: Biography writing: Describe a person or Thing so that everybody will readily recognize Him/her/it F. Verbal Aptitude

3. A. Speech Work: Giving formal speeches B. Reading: Teaching of new words, meanings and Comprehension C. Structure: Main clauses with ‘if’ conditional Clause D. Grammar: Informal letters further practice E. Writing: Auto biography: Description of oneself Habit, taste, manner and moral qualities F. Verbal Aptitude

4. A. Speech Work: Talking at interviews B. Reading: Teaching of new words, meanings and Comprehension C. Structure: Informal letters: Further practice D. Grammar: Difference between pairs of sentence The use of ‘in’ and ‘at’ ‘in’ in simple sentences correctly. E. Writing: Dictation of suitable passages F. Verbal Aptitude

5. A. Speech Work: Reading valedictory speeches B. Reading: Teaching of new words, meaning and Comprehension

C. Structure: Review of some functional words D. Grammar: Review of guides to good essay writing E. Writing: Write informal letter F. Verbal Aptitudes

6. A. Speech Work: Expressing wishes and Suppositions B. Reading: Teaching of new words, meanings and Comprehension C. Structure: Indefinite pronoun and indefinite Adverbs D. Grammar: Singular and Plural E. Writing: My favorite sport F. Verbal Aptitude

7. A. Speech Work: Pronunciation practice: phrases With two explosives e.g. a black bird, a heavy Weight, a dark room. B. Reading: Teaching of new words, meaning and Comprehension C. Structure: Punctuation marks D. Grammar: Word bank and sentence building E. Writing: How I will spend my coming holidays F. Verbal Aptitude

8. General Revision

9. General Revision

10. General Revision

11. General Revision

12. General Revision

13. Examination

Week: Two

Date:

Class: Basic Six

Subject: English Studies

Duration: 40 minutes

Topics: A. Speech Work: Making verbal report and Statements

B. Reading: Teaching of new words, meanings and comprehension

C. Structure: Writing e-mail text messages

D. Grammar: Comparison of verb

E. Writing: Biography writing: Describe a person or Thing so that everybody will readily recognize Him/her/it

Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;

1. Describe a person or thing so that everybody will readily recognize him or it.

2. Change a direct speech to reported speech.

3. Write an email or text message to their friends or family.

4. Make a sentence with the new words

5. Write the meaning of new word/word bank in the passage.

Instructional material/Reference material: Nigeria Primary English book 6 by F. Ademola- Adeoye, Q Adam et al.

Building Background/ Connection to prior knowledge: Pupils are familiar with the topics in their previous classes.

PERIOD 1:

MAKING VERBAL REPORT AND STATEMENT

Reported speech When a speech contains the exact words of a speaker, we call it direct speech. When the speech is reported by someone in his own words, it is called reported speech.As a general rule, the changes in the tense of the reported speech depend upon the tense of the reporting verb in the direct speech. Thus when the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense of the reported verb also changes to past tense.

Example

· He said, ‘I want to go.’

· He said that he wanted to go.

While reporting statements use a verb like tell.

· Direct: He said, ‘I may meet you tomorrow.’

· Indirect: He said that he might meet you tomorrow.

· Direct: He said, ‘I will marry you only if you mend your ways.’

· Indirect: He said that he would marry her only if she mended her ways.

· Direct: He said, ‘I have decided not to buy the house because it is off the main road.’

· Indirect: He said that he had decided not to buy the house because it was off the main road.

· Direct: He said, ‘Ladies and gentleman, we must make this decision here and now.’

· Indirect: He told his audience that they must / would have to make that decision there and then.

· Direct: He said to his friend, ‘I have been worried about my daughter for some time. She is getting thinner and thinner.’

· Indirect: He told his friend that he had been worried about his daughter for some time and that she was getting thinner and thinner.

Reported/indirect speech

Work with a partner. Act out this conversation between Oghome and Funmi.

Funmi: ‘I’d like to, but I must help my mum first. What time does it start?’

Oghome: ‘At 2 o’clock. I really want you to come’.

Oghome: ‘Can you come to my party on Saturday?’

Funmi: ‘I’m sure I’ll have finished by then. See you at the party. Bye!’

Write the conversation telling someone else what the two girls said. Example: ‘Oghome asked Funmi if she was coming to her party the following Saturday. Funmi told her that …’

ASSESSMENT

Change these sentences into reported speech. Remember to use the past tense.

1 ‘Why will our teacher be late tomorrow?’ Bola asked.

2 ‘How often do you say your prayers?’ Maryam asked her friend.

3 ‘What’s your name?’ the policeman asked the man.

4 ‘Would you like to play at my house next Saturday?’ Tayo asked Hauwa.

5 ‘When can you get the parts for my car?’ Dad asked the mechanic.

6 ‘Where is the Internet café, please?’ the stranger asked me.

PERIOD: 2

Reading: Teaching of new words, meanings and comprehension

Communicating through e-mails E-mail means electronic mail. It is a way of exchanging messages in digital form from one writer to one or more recipients. E-mails operate through the Internet. Today’s e-mail systems are based on the store-and-forward model. E-mail servers accept, forward, deliver, and store messages. Users’ computers need not be online simultaneously. They only need to be connected briefly to a mail server (a computer that provides other computers with access to mail files) for as long as it takes to send and receive messages.

An Internet e-mail message comprises three components – the message envelope, the message header, and the message body. The message header contains. the originator’s email address and one or more recipient’s addresses. There are many software platforms available to send and receive e-mails. Popular e-mail platforms include Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail, and Outlook. The e-mail is a highly effective and widely used form of business communication. Business organisations can reach a lot of people and give them information in a short time. It is inexpensive, requiring only an Internet connection. Storing and retrieving e-mail communication is easy to do as it is readily available in soft copy online. E-mails are a convenient and fast way of sending or sharing information, for example, to an entire workforce in an organisation, with just the click of a mouse. This can save money for the company. Furthermore, emails do not require paper. Hence they are environment-friendly because they save a lot of trees from being cut down for paper production. E-mails can also have pictures in them. You can send your birthday cards or newsletters as e-mail. You can also advertise your products on e-mail. E-mails have their own shortcomings. They may carry viruses. These are small programmes that can harm your computer system. Also, some people send unwanted e-mails, known as spams, to others.

Answer the following questions.

1. What is an e-mail?

2. How does e-mail work?

3. What name does the passage give the system that delivers and stores e-mails?

4. Name the three components of an Internet e-mail message.

5. Mention four e-mail platforms.

6. Mention three benefits of e-mail as a means of business communication.

7. Why are e-mails said to be environment-friendly?

8. How does the use of e-mails save money for a company?

9. Why is e-mail a fast means of communication?

10. What are viruses?

Vocabulary

ASSESSMENT

Write out the meaning and antonyms of each of the words above.

PERIOD: 3

Structure: Writing e-mail and text messages

Texting (text messages) is a process of writing and sending an instant message to someone’s phone.

Email is is a process of writing and sending a message to someone’s email address.

MERITS OF WRITING E-MAIL AND TEXT MESSAGES

a. Rapid delivery because of urgency of the message to be sent.

b. Economy i.e. saving cost.

c. Clarity and completion of message.

Text messages

Study the following SMS (Short Message Service) abbreviations. They are used in writing text messages or SMS.

Abbreviations	Full text
2	To or two
Gr8	great
4	For
Idk	I don’t know
B4	Before
Imo	In my opinion
y	Why

ASSESSMENT

Study the text above again and write each of the following sentences in full. The first one has been done for you.

1. Ur a gr8 girl. Answer: You are a great girl.

2. AFAIK, my friends r having a party 2nite.

3. yw 2 dis gr8 event.

4. I’ll cu 2moro, thx.

5. Where’s ur dad working atm?

6. Pls send d msg b4 2moro.

7. Idk y many boys r rushing 2 the class.

8. I’m tryin 2 get sb 2 txt d msg 2 all our customers.

PERIOD 4:

Biography Writing

A biography is a description of a real person’s life, including factual details as well as stories from the person’s life. … The vast majority of biography examples are written about people who are or were famous, such as politicians, actors, athletes, and so on.

A biography highlights the key events that have happened in their life, sometimes talking about their childhood.

A biography can be written about someone who is dead or alive.

EXAMPLE OF BIOGRAPHY

NELSON MANDELA

Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa, on July 18, 1918. He was the first member of his family to attend school. A Methodist teacher gave him the name “Nelson” at school. He continued in school and later attended the University of South Africa in Johannesburg. He became a lawyer representing those who would otherwise go without legal assistance. Mandela was first involved in nonviolent protests but was eventually arrested for treason and placed in prison. He was fighting against the apartheid and the treatment of his people. Apartheid was the practice of keeping the races separated in South Africa. Locked in his cell for years on end, Nelson’s spirit was not broken. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison. Most of this time was spent in a tiny cell on Robben Island. His captivity became widely publicized. He was considered a terrorist when he was imprisoned, but as time wore on, it became apparent that he was treated unjustly in his fight to end apartheid. Once released from prison, Nelson Mandela went on to receive hundreds of awards. He received the Nobel Peace Prize which many felt was also a tribute to the people of South Africa as much as to him. On April 27, 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa. He served until 1999. He continued to work pushing for peace throughout the world. In South Africa, he is known as Madiba, which is an honorary title. Nelson Mandela continues to inspire many.