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JSS2 English Lesson Notes- First Term

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JSS2 English Lesson Notes- First Term  for- Week 1 ending

Revision on Pure Vowels

The production of vowel sounds take place as the air stream flows from the

lungs to the mouth without any obstruction.

Classification of Pure vowels and Diphthong

The vowel in English is classified into two main groups: pure vowels also called ‘monophthongs’. The monophthongs are further sub – divided

into short vowels and long vowels.

Monophthongs  /pure vowels : These are  single sound segments.

• /i:/ as in seat, key, chief,
• . /I/ as in sit, pretty, women, village, enough, waited
• /e/ as in pen, head, any, bury, ferry, bread, rest
• /әe/ as in cap, had, hand, plan, tank, sad, mat
• /a:/ as in hard, father, heart, path, dark, far, arm
• /D/ or/Ɔ/ as in cot, cock, wash, clock, hot, lot, shop
• /Ɔ:/ as in court, fork, cork, tall, law, bought, fore
• /Ʊ/ as in good, foot, cook, book, should, woman
• /u:/ as in moon, rude, loose, lose, soup, flute, juice
• /˄/ as in sun, mother, come, cup, fun, money, but
• /3:/ as in firm, bird, first, shirt, skirt, term, serve
• /ә/ as in allow, above, around, doctor, sister, alive, forget, religious

D iphthong : This refers to the combination of two vowels in a single syllable to produce a word.

• /ei/ as in play, rake, pale, state, cake, day, wake
• /ai/ as in pie, my, height, plight, mite, bright
• /ͻi / as in oil, boy, buoy, toil, foil, noise, joy
• /әu/ as in go, hoe, home, no, know, coat, goat, rose
• /au/ as in house, now, cloud, rowdy, brow, howl
• /iә/ as in fear, cheer, beer, idea, serious, here, near
• /eә/ as in heir, air, etc.
• /ei/ as cake, fake, m a ke,date, etc

Example in Sentences

• The pol i ce s ei zed the k e y of the c a ( /i: /)
• Young people n o w have ch o ices of empl oy (/au/, /ͻi )

LESSON NOTE FOR JSS2 WEEK 1 ENDING

Part of speech is the category to which a word is grouped according to the function it performs when arranged in a sentence.

Example ( Sentence s):

• Money doesn’t grow on trees (nouns)
• I like cats  or (conjunction)
• George wants  his paper back. (pronoun)

LESSON NOTE FOR JSS2 – WEEK 1- ENDING

Review of the SQ3R Technique

What is SQ3R?

The acronym SQ3R stands for survey, question (or query), read, recite, review. It is a method designed to improve reading comprehension.

Survey : This step involves quickly skimming through the material before you start reading it in-depth. Pay attention to headings, subheadings, bullet points, and any visual aids like images or diagrams. The goal is to get a general sense of the structure and main ideas of the text.

Question/Query : Generate questions about the text that you can answer as you read it. These can be general (e.g. What is this section about?), more specifically targeted at the content of, say, the subheadings, or targeted at how the knowledge might be useful for your purposes.

Read : Start actually reading, but as you do, use the questions that you generated above to create a more active reading process.

Recite : Describe what you have just read. This could be done out loud or in written format, but try to recall everything in your own words.

Review : Come back to the material again to review, trying to answer the questions that you generated before.

Reading Comprehension passage:

Topic: How we Spent the Holiday (see page 2. New Oxford  English Course for JSS2)

-Questions and answers

Word for the Week

• Occasionally

LESSON NOTE FOR JSS2- WEEK 1- ENDING

Writing an outline for Narrative Essay

An outline provides a clear and logical framework for your essay, ensuring that your writing flows smoothly and that you cover all the necessary points. When you read a story or passage, it is important to know how to pick out the main points raised in it. Every paragraph in a passage contains a key word, or sentence which is more important than others.

Tips for Outline Writing

• Before writing a paragraph, decide on what it should contain as the main point.
• Read through any passage you are given carefully to get the main points.
• Jot down the main points.
• Arrange all you have jotted in a sequential order.
• Think of a suitable heading for the passage, if not already given.
• Remember to start your sentence with a capital letter and with the appropriate punctuation mark.
• Always indicate a paragraph.
• Make use of your dictionary to find out meanings of difficult words.

Class Activities:

Read the story on page 7 and study the points in paragrap hs.

Analyzing main points from the passage:

Paragraph 1: Yashim the lorry driver was hungry.

Paragraph 2: He began to dream of the good supper.

Paragraph 3: A little boy fell in front of the lorry.

Pragraph 4……………..

Pragraph 5……………

LESSON NOTE FOR YEAR JSS2 – WEEK 1- ENDING

Read Also:  SSS3 MOCK ENGLISH TEST OF ORALS

Prose is a written or spoken language that is not in verse form. It can also be defined as long, free written work done in sentences, paragraphs and chapters. Prose can be in form of narrative or descriptive.

Features of Prose

• Plo t: This is the events that make up the story.
• Characterizations : These are the people who are portrayed in a book, play or movie.
• Theme : Thi s is the central idea which runs through text or play.
• Settings : This refers to the location of the story, that is, where the incident takes place. Setting also depicts the period or era of historical events.

Figures of speech

Figures of speech refer to expressions used in a special way for a concise and

forceful effect. Writers or speakers use figures of speech to make their messages quite clear, to create certain image or feelings in the mind of the hearer or speaker. Some examples of

Personification : Inanimate objects are treated as human beings. Example:

• My  is car coughing.
• The trees are waving and dancing.
• The sun is smiling.

Hyperbole : This is an overstatement or exaggeration for emphasis or a satirical

effect. Example:

• I told you this 20,000 times.
• I can eat a mountain bowl of Eba.
• I saw a sea of blood at the accident scene.

Alliteration : is the repetition of the same consonant sounds in sequence.

• S even s i s ters s lept s oundly on the mat.
• The c at c aught a c rafty mouse.
• What is prose?
• . List the features of prose and explain them

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These lesson notes cover the following topics for JSS2 First, Second and Third Term English Language:    

• Speechwork: Revision of Vowel Sounds

                      Grammar: Revision of Parts of Speech

Reading: Writing to Understand the Writer’s Purpose Unit 1, The Hippopotamus Part 1

                        Writing: Writing an Outline for a Narrative

                        Essay – How I spent My Last Holiday

     Literature in English: Figures of Speech: Alliteration, Personification, Irony, Paradox, Hyperbole

• Speechwork: Revision of Consonant Sounds with Emphasis on Consonant Cluster.

Grammar: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Reading:  The Hippopotamus part 2 (continuation)

Writing: Descriptive Essay: Writing an Outline on a Place of Interest I visited.

• Speechwork: Vowel Contrast – /iә/ and /eә/.

       Grammar: More on Active Voice and Passive Voice.

Reading: Identification of Words that Pointto the Writer’s Intention: The Process of Growing Rice

                        Vocabulary Development: Word Families – In the Hospital page 93

                        Writing: Elements of Composition

• Speechwork: Vowel Contrast /әu/ and /au/

                        Grammar: More on Tenses (Present, Past, Future)

                        Reading: Critical Reading: Planting page 39-40

                        Vocabulary Development: The Armed Forces

                        Writing: Descriptive Essay – A Local Festival

• Speechwork: Review of Consonant Sounds /t/,/d/,/k/,/g/,/p/,/ b/.

Grammar:  Present    Tense     Aspects

Reading: To Identify the Meanings of Words in Various Contexts: Broadcasting Page 53-54

Vocabulary Development: Religion

Writing: Review of the Format of Formal and Informal Letters

• Speechwork: Contrasting /p/ and /t/

Grammar: Past Tense Aspects

Reading: The Lorry Trip page 79-80

                        Vocabulary Development; Register of Sports.

                        Writing: Narrative Essay: A Frightening Experience

• Speechwork: Consonant Contrast /f/ and /v/

Grammar: Conjunctions

Reading: Okonkwo page 92-93

Vocabulary Development: Journalism

Writing: Informal Letter: A Letter to Your Father on Why You Like Your New School.

Literature: More on Figures of Speech: Onomatopoeia, Personification, Antithesis, Euphemism, Apostrophe, Oxymoron.

• Speechwork: Consonant Contrast: /l/ and /r/

Grammar: Making Requests and Commands page 94

Writing: Descriptive Essay: My Favourite Teacher

• Speechwork: Consonant /h/

Direct and Indirect Speech

Writing: Formal Letter: A Letter of Invitation

Second Term

• Speech Work- revision of last term’s work. Grammar- Adjective. Compositions: My New Year Resolution. Reading and Comprehension Vocabulary Development- (The Office).Structure: Reported Speech. Literature in English – Introduction to prose, Features of prose
• Speech Work – Diphthongs Continue. Grammar – Tenses – present, past, future. Reading/Comprehension and Summary. Writing – Argumentative Essay. Introduction to Drama and Features
• Speech Work – Triphthongs, produce speech with tri Grammar – Adverbials – cause and reason, Purpose, Condition. Reading and Comprehension Argumentative Essay – Civilian government is far better than Military government. Literature in English – Element of Drama
• Speech Work/Listening and Speaking consonant – /h/; /w/ and /j/. Grammar – Punctuation mark (Full Stop). Read and comprehension –Vocabulary Development – The postal service. Writing – Formal Letter – (To the school Principal).Literature in English – Recommended text on drama
• Speech Work – Consonant/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, e.g. pot, boy, tape, dog. Grammar- Punctuation Mark, (The Comma) Reading and Comprehension. Writing – Narrative Essay–My last Birthday. Literature in English Recommended text on drama
• Speech Work – Consonant Sound /k/ and /g/. Grammar –Types of Sentence (Functional) Questions, Statements, and Commands. Reading and Comprehension. Writing – Mining.  Literature in English (use  Recommended text)
• Speech Work/Listening and Speaking – contrasting Consonant /f/ and /v/, /s/ and /z/ e.g. fan, van. Grammar – Direct Speech. Reading and Comprehension. Writing – Oral Expository essay – The campaign Literature in English – use recommended text
• Speech Work – Intonation pattern- Are you in my class? Grammar – Adverbials. Reading and Comprehension. Writing: Summary writing from selected passages on Contemporary issues. Literature in English, Use recommended text
• Speech Work/ Listening and speaking – The Rising Tune in Yes/ No Question. Grammar: Indirect/Direct Speech. Reading and Comprehension. Writing –story writing. Literature in English – Use recommended text
• Examination
• Speech work – Revision of Second Term Work and Examination Questions, Present Tense; Speechwork: Consonant Contrast /p /, /d/, /b /, /t/.
• Grammar: Question Tags: Comprehension. The Search for Honey p. 168. Vocabulary Development on Speaking 168. Writing: Letter to a Friend p 175. Literature in English: Sunrise Poetry.
• Grammar: Uses of the Form of the Verb Have; Vocabulary Development: Preparation for the Reading Passage p 181. Reading: Parents Responsibilities. Writing: Pride Goes before a Fall. Speech Work: Distinguishing /ʧ/ and /∫ /, p.185 Literature: The Love of Mathematics.
• Grammar: Synonyms;. Writing: The Responsibilities of Government. Listening Comprehension: Main Points of a News Broadcast p 185. Speech Work: / p/, /d/, /k/ and /t/ ; Vocabulary Development: Words to do with Human Rights ; Literature: Inspiration
• Grammar: Antonyms; Speech Work: Distinguishing the Consonants Sounds /w/and /j/; Vocabulary Development: Broadcasting; Comprehension: Ndifon’s Complaint p 193. Writing: Letter to a Pen Friend p 201. Literature: Exam Focus p. 180
• Comprehension: Description of Calabar p.207; Speechwork: Vowel Contrast /u/ and /u:/; Vocabulary Development: Conflict Resolution;Grammar: Use of the Causative erb(ii) The Use of ‘s, and s’ and of. Writing: Description of One’s Village, Town or Area p 217. Literature: Dear African P 183, Exam Focus.
• Speechwork: Vowels: /Ɔ/, /ɒ/, /˄/; Listening Comprehension: An Account of a Fire Outbreak pg 212. Structure: Adjective; Writing: A Journey 1 Once Made; Vocabulary Development: Armed Forces.
• Grammar: Review of Prefix and Suffix; Speech Work: Revising the Sounds /a:/ and/ ǽ/; Writing: An account of an Outing for a School Magazine p. 228. Comprehension: An Account of a School Outing. Vocabulary Development: Government and Politics.
• Speechwork : Consonants /dӠ/, /Ӡ/; Grammar: Using Despite and Inspite of, Vocabulary Development: Law and Order p. 126; Writing: Review of Narrative and Descriptive Essays.

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WEEK 9                               

SPEECH WORK: Intonation Patterns

STRUCTURE: Indirect/Direct Speech

COMPREHENSION/VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT: Emeka’s Family/The Media

COMPOSITION: Expository Essay

LITERATURE: Themes (Precious Little Darling)

ASPECT: SPEECH WORK

TOPIC : INTONATION PATTERN

Intonation is the ‘melody’ of speech. It is the changing pitch of the voice. It is to a certain extent controlled by stress, for important changes of pitch occur only on stressed syllables.

Intonation may indicate doubt, certainty, disbelief, interest or indifference. If for instance, a speaker answers “yes” in reply to a question, different shades of meaning can be inferred from the speaker’s intonation. This reply, when given in a falling tune, means a strong affirmation which shows that there is no doubt in the speaker’s mind. But when the same reply is given in a rising tune, it suggests some reservation in the speaker’s mind. In English language, intonation has special functions which include: grammatical and attitudinal meaning.

Types of Intonation

There are two major forms of intonation in English language. These are:

• Falling Tune (falling intonation)
• Rising Tune (rising intonation)

FALLING TUNE

The falling tune is usually used in declarative sentences, commands, exclamations and wh-questions (questions which demand some information). In other words, when you make a statement (that is, a sentence which says that something is so), the first stressed syllable in the sentence is high, the next one lower, and so on. On the last stressed syllable, the voice falls while you are saying it. That is falling tone.

• The books on the table are mine.
• Joy works hard in school.
• Emeka has given the book to her.
• She was in a beautiful dress on Sunday.

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Writing Argumentative Essay

Back to: ENGLISH LANGUAGE JSS3

Welcome to Class !!

We are eager to have you join us !!

In today’s English Language class, We will work on our Writing as we look into   Arguementative Essays . We hope you enjoy the class!

WRITING: Argumentative Essay

• The definition of an argumentative essay.
• Reasons for argumentative essays.
• Things to know about argumentative essays:

An argumentative essay is one that requires a student to present a subject with a view to persuading his/her reader to agree with his/her own point of view against another one. However, we should note that all forms of debate are argumentative essays but not all argumentative essays are debates. In a debate, the writer knows the audience as well as the setting.

On the other hand, in argumentative essays (that are not debates) the writer just writes out the topic, underlined it and presents his/her view without addressing anybody.

An argument may be developed for the following reasons:

• to prove a point
• to present a viewpoint
• to balance the two sides of an issue.

• A vocative is compulsory in a debate, i.e. the writer should recognize the presence of the members of the audience e.g. The Chairman; Panel of Judges; Co-debaters; Ladies and Gentlemen e.t.c.
• In an ordinary argumentative essay (not a debate), no audience is indicated and no vocative is necessary.

Evaluation: You have been invited to participate in an Inter-School debate Competition to speak for or against the topic “Corruption is Worse than Armed Robbery”. Write out your Contribution.

Reference: Countdown English by Ogunsanwo

Reading Assignment: Read Creative and Guided Composition for Senior Classes by C.O. Odetola, page3 -14.

GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTIONS

Use a better word to replace the words ‘got’ and ‘walked’ in the following expressions.

She got a bad cold yesterday.

Hannah got a prize.

They got married at last.

The angry little girl walked out of the room.

The thief walked into the house through the unlocked door.

Weekend Assignment : Do practice exercise fourteen, question 2 (1-20) on pages 64 and 65 of English Grammar by P.O. Olatunbosun.

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Lesson Note on English Language Jss2 Third Term

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SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE                                                                                 CLASS: JSS 2

SCHEME OF WORK

WEEK           TOPIC                                              

• Speech work – Revision of Second Term Work and Examination Questions, Present Tense; Speechwork: Consonant Contrast /p /, /d/, /b /, /t/.
• Grammar: Question Tags: Comprehension. The Search for Honey p. 168. Vocabulary Development on Speaking 168. Writing: Letter to a Friend p 175. Literature in English: Sunrise Poetry.
• Grammar: Uses of the Form of the Verb Have; Vocabulary Development: Preparation for the Reading Passage p 181. Reading: Parents Responsibilities. Writing: Pride Goes before a Fall. Speech Work: Distinguishing /ʧ/ and /∫ /, p.185 Literature: The Love of Mathematics.
• Grammar: Synonyms;. Writing: The Responsibilities of Government. Listening Comprehension: Main Points of a News Broadcast p 185. Speech Work: / p/, /d/, /k/ and /t/ ; Vocabulary Development: Words to do with Human Rights ; Literature: Inspiration
• Grammar: Antonyms; Speech Work: Distinguishing the Consonants Sounds /w/and /j/; Vocabulary Development: Broadcasting; Comprehension: Ndifon’s Complaint p 193. Writing: Letter to a Pen Friend p 201. Literature: Exam Focus p. 180
• Comprehension: Description of Calabar p.207; Speechwork: Vowel Contrast /u/ and /u:/; Vocabulary Development: Conflict Resolution;Grammar: Use of the Causative  erb(ii) The Use of ‘s, and s’ and of. Writing: Description of One’s Village, Town or Area p 217. Literature: Dear African P 183, Exam Focus.
• Speechwork: Vowels: /Ɔ/, /ɒ/, /˄/; Listening Comprehension: An Account of a Fire Outbreak pg 212. Structure: Adjective; Writing: A Journey 1 Once Made; Vocabulary Development: Armed Forces.
• Grammar: Review of Prefix and Suffix;  Speech Work: Revising the Sounds /a:/ and/ ǽ/; Writing: An account of an Outing for a School Magazine p. 228. Comprehension: An Account of a School Outing. Vocabulary Development: Government and Politics.
• Speechwork : Consonants /dӠ/, /Ӡ/; Grammar: Using Despite and Inspite of, Vocabulary Development: Law and Order p. 126; Writing: Review of  Narrative and Descriptive Essays.

10.             Revision

• Effective English JSS 2 by Evans
• Exam focus for JSCE by BolajiAremo et al
• The New Student’s Companion by Up et al
• English Grammar for JSS by P.O. Olatunbosun
• College Essays for Basic 8 by C.O. Odetula
• Sunrise Poetry by OlusolaFadiya
• Revision of Second Term’s Work
• The Uses of the Present Tense.
• Consonants /t/,/d/,/p/,/b/

The following topics were taught during their second term:

• Requests and Commands
• Present and Past Tenses
• Adverbial- Manner, Time, Place
• Demonstrative Adjectives
• Direct and Indirect Speech
• Patterns for Yes/No Questions
• Writing – Narrative, Argumentative and Expository Essays.
• Letter Writing – Informal and Formal

We shall succinctly look at these topics.

b. The Uses of the Present Tenses

The simple present tense is used:

• To refer to actions and situations which happen repeatedly all the time or at anytime.
• I visit my grandparents every school holiday.
• They live near my house.
• The bell rings when this button is pressed.
• To refer to the future (after ‘if’, conjunctions of time and in discussions about programme and Timetables)
• I’ll come if she invites me.
• Please tell her the news when she arrives
• The plane takes off at 9:30pm.
• In stories told in the present and in sport commentaries.
• ‘She picks up the letter and begins to cry …………..’
• ‘Edetthrows the ball to Audu who flings the ball at the goal with all his might but the goalkeeper intercepts the ball before it crosses the goal line’.
• In expressions like “I hear, ‘I see’, “I gather” and when introducing quotations.
• I see you have bought yourself a new car.
• Do you remember what the Principal saysabout  honesty?

The New Students’ Companion Ex 17 (B) 1-10

• Consonants /t,b,d,p/

/p/          /b/        /t/            /d/

Pad       bin       ten          den

Park      ban      tug         dug

Pet        bat       team      deem

Push     bomb   try          dry

Pay      bud       town      down

Mop    bark       train       drain

Tap      bush      trip         drip

Write out fie words for each sound.

GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTIONS

• Change the following sentences below to Reported Speech .

e.g. ‘I will punish Charles severely,’ said the teacher.

Answer: The  teacher said he would punish Charles severely. Now do these:

• “My mother has cometo stay with us for a couple of weeks”, said she.
• “I will see him tomorrow after the lecture,” said Kingsley.
• “We killed two snakes here last year,” explained the woman.
• “Lanre may not bother to come; he can do that later,” said the mother.
• Complete each of the following sentences with the proper forms of the verbs in the brackets.

e.g. She has _______ a song (sing).

Answer: she has sung a song.

Now do these:

• The dogs ___________ as they saw the stranger chin over the wall (bark).
• We are not _________ to make a noise in the class (allow).
• The farmer _________ the planting season (like)
• Nobody _________ our names (know).
• The woman was ________ the way to the village market (show).

READING ASSIGNMENT

The New Students’ Companion p 88

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

Fill in the gaps with the most suitable word or group of words from the options provided.

• We ___ able to attend the party again last weekend.   A. can’t be    B. aren’t C. weren’t    D. couldn’t be
• ___ a road without looking right and left is crazy. A. To cross B. Cross C. To be crossing D. You cross
• Since my luggage is ..than yours, you should help me. A. Heavy B. heavier C. heaviest D. more heavier
• Mary ___ her food every day.   A. will eat   B. ate    C. eaten   D. eats
• The goal keeper picks the ball and ___ it to the player. A. passes   B. is passing   C. will pass   D. passed

Change the following sentences to the simple present tense.

• Ada saw the plane as it took off.
• Bode had finished his work before going home.
• My teacher was flogging me for coming late.
• If she had read well, she would have passed the exam.
• I did my work well.
• Grammar: Question Tags
• Comprehension: The Search for Honey
• Vocabulary Development: Speaking
• Writing: Letter to a Friend
• Literature in English: Sunrise Poetry
• Grammar: Tag questions

Content: To revise question tags.

Questions tags are used to get the person we are talking to, to confirm that what we are saying is correct. The statement is turned round so that the subject follows the auxiliary/modal verb, like thus ‘We’re going, aren’t we?

If the statement is positive, the question tag is negative e.g. We’re very happy, aren’t we?

If the statement is negative, the question tag is positive e.g. we’re not very happy, are we?

Sometimes, the statement does not use auxiliary for example, we may say:

They ate rice and beans last Thursday.

If we want that statement confirmed, we have to supply the auxiliary by imagining that they are takes the form they did eat. Now it is possible to form a question tag:

They ate rice and beans last Thursday, didn’t they?

Effective English JSS 2. p. 170 Practice 2 (1-8)

Effective English JSS 2 P. 170

• Comprehension/Reading

Content: The Search for Honey.

This passage is an extract from Kola Onadipe’s The Adventure of Souza.

The story is an adventure of some school boys who journeyed towards the bush in a bid for honey. The boys on several occasions remind themselves of the rules of the game.

On their way, they discuss what their courage will earn them in school and what they will do with the honey.

Effective English JSS 2 p. 169 Practice 3 (1-8)

Effective English JSS 2 P. 168 – 169

• Vocabulary Development

Content: To learn some words of speaking.

• Tell: to give information, e.g. He told him the news.
• Discuss: to talk about something (do not use about after discuss). These sentences mean the same.

We talked about the accident.

We discussed the accident.

• Chat: to talk with friends about every day things.
• Grumble: to keep on complaining in an unhappy way.
• Murmur: to say something softly and quietly.

Practice 2 p. 168, Effective English JSS 2.

Effective English JSS 2 P. 167.

Content: A Letter to a Friend.

Your task in this lesson is to write a letter to a friend of about your own age. In it, you will give an account of a visit you made recently. Include these points in your letter.

• Say why you went there (e.g. to see a friend in hospital, to see a factory at work, to see what happens in a coal mine etc).
• Include a paragraph describing the place (check page 175 for details about description).
• Say what you did there, or what you saw there.

For this letter, choose any kind of place you like (e.g. a college, a market, a hotel). Begin and end your letter with the usual friendly greetings and enquiries about the health of your friend and his/her family.

A friend of yours had been absent from school for about a month due to illness. Write a letter to him/her describing some interesting things that had happened in the school during his/her absence.

Effective English JSS 2 p. 175

• Literature: Sunrise Poetry.

Content: The Dawn

Theme/Analysis

This poem discusses the coming of a new day- the dawn. The Poet describes the struggle between light and darkness; and eventually how light takes from darkness of the night.

Towards the end of the poem, the poet employs the new day to favour him.

Poetic Devices

• Diction: The poem is a straight forward one and is composed of simple words that any one can understand. Words like ‘rise and walk’, ‘take over’, ‘welcome’ etc.

The poet uses the present simple tense to show us that the occurrence of dawn is a habitual action that is everyday action.

• Mood/tone: The poet is full of admiration of the herald of the new day. Hence, the poet happily expresses himself. ‘a great struggling in the sky’, the struggling.
• Personification: ‘light wants to take over from darkness’, ‘No, darkness says to the light’, ‘light that gives new look to the day’
• Write out five present tense sentences from the poem.
• Write a word to replace this phrase: the first appearance of light.

Effective English JSS 2 p. 167

• Complete the following sentences with the correct expressions;
• The man goes to his workshop everyday ………………….? Yes he …………………..
• Tinuke seldom comes to school these days, ……………………?
• Judith isn’t very honest a girl …………………….? …………………….
• Rose hardly does her laundry on Saturday ………………………? …………………
• They had a party last night ………………? ……………………………
• Apart from the examples given in the poem, The Dawn, write three examples of personification and state their meanings.
• Read the passage and decide which word or phrase, a, b, c, d, best fits each space.

The cause of sickness and death was largely by _1_ diseases such as tuberculosis, measles and small pox. Such diseases can easily spread from one sufferer to another.

Victims taken to the _2_ for treatment. Many victims are not taken for medication due to _3_ of many families. Medical doctors would _4_ injection for patients who would be required to purchase some _5_ from pharmacy department in the hospital premises.

      A                                 B                                 C                                 D

• potent                          medical                        communicable             hospitable
• hospital                        maternity                     herbalist                       nurse
• opulence                      sincerity                       tribalism                      poverty
• proscribe                      apply                           prescribe                      administer
• herbs                            drugs                           concoction                   nurse
• Change the following statements to passive voice .
• He drove the car.
• They ate the food.
• We did the work.
• My mother wrote two letters.
• She drew the plan.
• Put in the appropriate question tags and replies to the following statements.

e.g. The girl has money, hasn’t she? Yes, she has.

• The principal is a kind man, ___________? __________
• He won’t go to work. ____________? ________________.
• Mary cannot write letter, ____________? _______________.
• David came here yesterday, ___________? _______________.
• The dog eats rice, _____________? __________________.
• Grammar: Uses of the Form of the Verb Have 
• Vocabulary Development: Preparation for the Reading Passage
• Reading: Parents Responsibilities.
• Writing: Pride Goes before a Fall
• Speech Work: Distinguish /ʧ/ and /∫/
• Literature – Sunrise Poetry: The Love of Mathematics
• Grammar: Primary Auxiliary Verb

Content: Uses of the Form of the Verb Have

The verb “have” is a primary auxiliary which can stand on its own or help the main verbs. The forms of verb for haveare : has, have, had.

Examples of have as a main verb:

• He has a shovel.
• I had the book years ago.
• Kenya has a hot and humid climate.
• They have a party this afternoon.

Examples of have as a helping verb:

• He has dug quite deep.
• The pieces have cut her fingers.
• Our little sister has broken a glass.
• Bimpe has left the door open.

Underline the have verb in the following sentences and state whether it is used as a main verb or a helping verb.

• We have begun to move at last.
• My friend has a cute mole on her face.
• Have people ever swum connection this canal.
• It had been copied.

Content: Preparation for the Reading Passage.

• Scold: To tell a person, usually angrily, that he has done something wrong.
• Civilization: Higher standards or behaviour and understanding.
• Restrict: To hold back or limit. To restrict the speed of a car, for example, is to keep it below a certain speed.

Effective English JSS 2 p. 182

• Reading: Parents and their Children.

The passage talks about the meaning of the word parents and the various functions and roles they perform. The roles and duties of parents include, feeding, clothing and educating their offspring.

Effective English JSS 2 p. 183. Practice 3 (1-6)

• Writing: Pride Goes Before a Fall

This is a narrative essay. A narrative essay is a wring in which a story is told. Hence, the past tense is used; say when and where the events happened, why they occurred. What the main characters were doing before the event, were any other people involved? And the consequences. A narrative essay can contain factual or imagined stories or a combination of the two.

Qualities of a Good Narrative Essay

• It must contain a clear and an interesting introduction.
• It must have a welldeveloped middle section.
• Events are narrated sequentially and in well-laid paragraphs.
• It must have a brief and satisfying conclusion which should bring out the points of the narration or express the writer’s final feelings.

Your creative imagination has to be brought into focus, so that your treatment of the story will be systematic and attractive.

You create a character that is very proud of himself or herself. You have to show that this character does not take advice from people, but that he/she over looks people. It is this flaw of pride that will eventually lead the character to his down fail.

Write a story that justifies this saying, ‘Pride Goes Before a Fall’.

• Speech Work: Distinguish /ʧ/ and /∫/.

Listen for the differences in the pronunciation of these words.

         /ʧ/                    /∫/

     Bash                 batch

     Shop                  chop

      Cash                 catch

     Ship                   chip

     Sheep                 cheap

Evaluation: Write ten words for each sound.

• Literature: Sunrise Poetry

Content: The Love of Mathematics

This is a type of poem called ode because it is a poem that appreciates or addresses mathematics as a subject. Through the use of personification, the poet tells us everything about mathematics. He (the poet) encourages us to see mathematics as the pivot of ‘rosy’ or ‘choices professions.

• Write out the ample examples the figures of speech used in this poem.
• P 18 Activities (1-3) Sunrise Poetry (2).

Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses:

• We have ( began, begun) to move at last.
• He has (left, leaved) early several times.
• I wish my sister had ( come,came) too.
• I have (wrote, written) several postcards.
• We  (ran,run) twenty minutes ahead of schedule.

College Essays for Basic Class 8.

• Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the most appropriate option in the alternatives given.
• These books are ______________    A. theirs     B. their’s     C. them     D. theirs’
• The two ruffians were hitting wildly at__ A. theirselves B. themselves C. one another D. each other
• The other books are __ A. chief Chukuwma’s B. Chief’s Chukwumas C. Chief Chukwuma D. Chief Chukwumas.
• The ___ for the selection of winners were unfair. A. criterion B.criterium    C. criteria   D. criterions
• These girls are the ___ daughters.   A. Commander-in-chief’s     B. Commanders-in-chief’s     C. Commanders-in-chiefs     D. Commanders-in-chief
• ___ is the arrangement of events in a work of art. A. Setting B. Diction C. Characterization D. Plot
• A story that ends on a sad note is ___. A. prose    B. comedy    C. drama D. tragedy
• The sun peeped at me is an example of a/an A. personification B. alliteration C. assonance

D. metaphor

• A figure of speech in which a speaker says the opposite of his intention. A. alliteration B. assonance   C. irony    D. metaphor
• Which of the following is not a figure of speech?  A. Simile    B. Metaphor   C. Adjunct    D. Irony

JSCE p. 82. Revision Exercise (c) 1-10.

• Grammar: Vocabulary: Synonyms
• Writing: The Responsibilities of Government
• Listening Comprehension: Main Points of a News Broadcast.
• Speech Work: Consonant Contrast: /ð/ and /d/,  /θ/ and /t/
• Literature: Inspiration
• Grammar:Vocabulary

Content:Synonyms

  Synonyms are words of similar meanings.

   Abandon – desert, forsake

 Accord- harmony, agreement

Afraid – frightened, sacred

Ally- accomplice, friend, partner

Bright- brilliant, clear, intelligent

Charity- benevolence, philantrophy

Dangerous- hazardous, perilous, risky

Educate- guide, instruct ,teach

Fertile- fecund, fruitful, productive

Hate- abhor, detest, loathe

Give the synonyms of these words: candid, glowing, oversee, abundant, impolite, strange, endeavor,flimsy, elegant, try.

Content: The Responsibilities of Government.

In this lesson, you are expected to broaden your imagination n the duties of the government. Discuss in detail the social, moral and other responsibilities of any government in power.

Note: You are to start off by giving us the definition of government and cite examples of good and well known government of the world.

Write extensively on the topic. The Responsibilities of Government

Reading Assignment

Exam Focus, (English Language) P. 18

• Listening Comprehension

Content: Main Points of a News Broadcast

Listen attentively to a news broadcast by your teacher. At the end, answer the evaluation questions.

Effective English JSS 2 p. 185 practice 1.

• Speech Work

Content: Stress is an extra force used when pronouncing a particular word or syllable. In other words, ‘stressing’ a syllable means giving it more force, making it louder, longer and higher in pitch than other syllables.

In English, there is a large number of words that can be both noun and verb.e.g. Export, rebel, subject, increase, etc. when such words are nouns, the first syllable is stressed, when they are verbs, the second syllable is stress. Such stressed syllables are written in capitals as in the following:

Rebel (Noun)        –           reBEL (verb)

IMport (Noun)      –           imPORT (verb)

CONvict (Noun)   –           conVICT(verb)

OBject(Noun)       –           obJECT (verb)

Some three syllable words are stressed on the second syllable.

e.g. enJOYment

      draMAtic

      adVANtage

      imPORTant, etc.

The following words are stressed on the second syllable:

reSPONsible                                 seCUrity

enVIronment                                 inDIScipline

reMARKable                                parTIcular

sucCESSfully                                eMOtional

Content :    /t/  and      /θ/        

team        theme

tank          thank

tick          thick

torn          thorn

tin             thin

boat           both

sheet         sheath

naught        north

fought         forth

bat               bath

             /d /  and          /ð/

Dare            there

             Bad              bathe

              Die             thy

             Day              they

             Dine            thine

Write ten words for each sound.

Content: Inspiration

In the poem, the poet discusses in detail what inspiration is. The predominant figure of speech here is personification. There are other several figures of speech used.

Evaluation:

• With examples, write out the figures of speech used by the poet in this poem.
• Sunrise Poetry for JSS Book 2 p. 26 Activities 1-2
• With the aid of your dictionary write 20 words that are stressed on the second syllable.

NB: Ensure that the words cut across nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.

• Indicate the stressed syllable in each of the following words by representing it with capital letters.

a. contain               b. remain         c. behind         d. protest         e. transport      e. delicate        f. quantity

• Write a letter to your sister who plans to divorce her husband, advising her against her decision.

Effective English JSS 2 p. 183

Use the most appropriate options from the alternatives to fill the gaps in these sentences.

• Nowadays, Nduka ____ a novel every week.    A. read      B. has read    C. reads      D. reading
• The man ____ by the dog.     A. was bitten    B. was bit    C. was bitting   D. was bit
• Fatimah and one other girl now ____ so.   A. thinks   B. think   C. thought   D. thinking
• The little girl fainted in the heat, but she has ____ A. come up  B. come about   C. come to   D. come off
• She was badly ___ by the sad news.   A. shaken   B. shook     C. shaking    D. shaked

The New Student’s Companion p. 83, Exercise 16 B (1-5).

TOPIC: Grammar

CONTENT: Antonyms

Antonyms are words of opposite meaning. Examples :

Above- below

Accelerate- retard

Actie- passive

Adult-child

Amateur-professional

Assemble-disperse

Barren-fertile

Benevolent-malevolent

Brother-sister

Cautious-reckless

Coarse-fine

Celestial-terrestial

Dynamic-static

Emigrant-immigrant

Freeze-thaw

Write the antonyms of these words: immoral, minority, joy, spendthrift, prologue, feeble, intractable, folly, industrious,profane. 

TOPIC: Distinguishing the Consonant

Sounds /w/ and /j/

Listen attentively to the following words and difference between the sounds.

            /w/                               /j/

            Wear                          year

            Woke                         yoke

            Warn                          yarn

            Woo                            you

            Quell                           yell

TOPIC: Vocabulary Development + Armed force

CONTENT: Registers on the Armed forces.

The armed forces include: The army (for fighting on the land), the navy (for fighting at the sea) the air force (for fighting in the air). The army, navy and air force are sometimes called the services. Let us look up the words on p. 195. Effective English.

Practice 2 p. 196

TOPIC: Letter Writing

CONTENT: Letter to a pen-friend.

Study the instruction on p. 201, Effective English and do what you are asked to do. Your teacher will tell you more.

TOPIC: Literature Poetry

CONTENT: Eating Tomorrow’s Yam by NiyiOsundare

The poem is about an argument between a prodigal and the entire community in a rural environment. The poem seeks to pass a moral comment that only the wise people always know the consequence of any action. The subject matter of the poemcentres on what to be done with the only remaining yam for a whole village.

Revision Questions: Essays p. 180, Exam Focus.

GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTION

English Grammar Ex 15 pages 68-69.

Student’s Companion p. 22-27.

Student’s Companion p. 27 ex. 7

TOPIC: Vocabulary Development

CONTENT: Words relating to the passage. Study the words on p. 206 to enable you understand the passage better.

TOPIC: Comprehension

Practice 4 (1-5) p.209

 Topic: owels

 Content:              / u/     and     /u:/

  Foot            food

                            Could          cooled

                              Full           fool

                              Pull            pool

                             Hood          hewed

                             Wood         wooed

CONTENT: The Use of Apostrophe ‘s, s’ and of.

• This is my brother’s bicycle.
• Horses’hooves make exciting sound.
• Do you like the colour of new curtains?

Example 1 means: This is the bicycle of my brother, that is, it belongs to him. The apostrophe comes before the letter ‘s’ because brother is singular.

Example 2 means: The hooves of horses make an exciting sound. The apostrophe comes after the second letter ‘s’ of horses because horses is plural of is used.

• With things (a curtain, is a thing, not a person).
• When the person or thing that has the colour, owns the bicycle etc. it is expressed by a fairly long phrase (e.g. our new curtains). Where possible always use ‘s or s’ rather than of. We should not normally say, for example, this is the bicycle of my brother

Practice 2 (1-10) p 215, Effective English.

TOPIC: Literature Poetry.

CONTENT: Dear Africa by Michael Du-Anag.

This poem alerts the attention of the black race to embrace and admire Africa. It calls on Africans to demonstrate their love for Africa. It emphasizes the urgency needed to recognize the beauty of the continent. Africans are implored to wake up from their slumber to see Africa as a beautiful place that needs the attention of the entire black race.

P 183 Exam Focus Objective questions (1-5).

• Underline the noun phrases in the following and state their grammatical functions
• The man I saw is here.
• The children’s tutor is tall.
• I have some expensive jewelry.
• The wooden shelf is dusty.
• Fill the gaps with the most suitable words from the options.
• One of my brothers ____ always round.   A. were    B. is     C. am    D. are
• The cook needs only ____ salt to make the food tasty. A. a pinch of salt B. a bowl of C. a spoonful of D. a cup of
• Yours is to command; ____ is to obey.   A. their’s   B. there’s    C. there    D. theirs
• He is always asking for more, ____. A. was he B. doesn’t he? C. wasn’t he? D. does he? E. isn’t he?
• I prefer drinking ____. A. then eating B. from eating C. to eat D. to eating E. like eat

Exam Focus p. 69 (B) 1-10 and p. 70 (H) (1-15).

CONTENT: An Account of a Fire Outbreak.

Listen attentively to the comprehension passage and make your own report at the end of the reading.

Topic: Speechwork

 Content: Vowel Contrast

      /ͻ:/         /D/          /^/

                 Hot         hut

     Cord       cod         cud

      Court      cot        cut

      Forks      fox       fuck

      Port        pot         –

      Sport     spot        –

Naught     not        nut

  –           Song       sung

–           Lock       luck

–          Stock        stuck

–         Cop            cup

 Evaluation: Write ten words for each sound.

TOPIC: Parts of Speech

CONTENT: Adjectives 

An adjective describes or qualifies a noun or a pronoun.

Example, the ancient house has a gigantic fireplace.  Ancient here in this sentence describes the kind of house and gigantic also tells us what kind of fireplace.

TYPES OF ADJECTIVES

Articles discuss people and things e.g. a, an, the

Possessive adjectives show that something belongs to somebody or a thing e.g. my, your, our, it, his, her, their. His book is torn.

Demonstrative adjectives point at nouns e.g. These books are very interesting. That book is mine.

Numbers adjectives answer the question how many. E.g. I havethree puppies. Two girls joined our school today.

Interrogative adjectives ask questions e.g. Which book is yours? What time should we go? \

Indefinite adjectives discuss non-specific people or things. They are drawn from the indefinite pronouns e.g. any,many, several ,few etc. Grandfather has been retired for many years now.

Underline the adjective in each sentence or phrase:

• A strong wind
• Powerful engines roared.
• Bring some money.
• More help is coming.
• Three girls arrived in Nigeria today.

TOPIC: Writing – Narrative

CONTENT: A Journey I once Made.

Here are some guidelines to help you write this essay. Remember it is an essay, hence, you must not

• Where did you travel to?
• What is so important or peculiar about the journey?
• Where did you board your vehicle?
• If in a motor park, describe the scenes, arrival and departure of passenger.
• Transport fare, garage touts and police check points.
• Discuss the scene at each stopping points, speed and destination.
• Discuss the conditions of the road.
• Discuss your arrival – welcome greetings, gifts, your stay and departure from the journey
• Give any other details

Write an essay on the topic: A Journey I Once Made

TOPIC: Literature – Poetry

CONTENT: Sweet Sorrow by Pious Oleghe.

There’s nothing more gladdening than sorrow

At parting,

It indicates a happy yesterday; remove it;

For, of presence absence inverse is

The better that, the worse this;

Nor words nor weeping nor aught amend it,

Saving knowing.

Such sorrow omen, yet a happier tomorrow.

This poem discusses the idea that the sorrow that lovers usually express at parting is not necessarily negative. Rather, it is an avenue to recount good moments experience in the past. Also, parting often provides a chance for making a re-union, which should be made joyful experience.

• Discuss the use of paradox in this poem.
• a. ‘Nor word nor weeping nor aught amend it’ means ‘nothing can ___ A. complement it   B. change the situation    C. prevent from leaving   D. adjust it    E. adjust to the situation
• The poem relies heavily on ___.   A. simile   B. paradox   C. alliteration   D. pun   E. repetition
• The theme of the poem is ___ A. sorrow    B. sadness   C. pain    D. parting   E. home coming
• Parting indicates a ___ yesterday.   A. happy    B. dull     C. painful    D. unhappy    E. sad
• The statement ‘our past co-dwelling losses meaning ‘means that their past will be ___ A. futile

B. saddening   C. cheering    D. peaceful    E. worthless

Effective English p. 217 (punctuation)

Write a poem of six lines (sextet) using appropriate rhyme scheme.

Test for continuous assessment p.220 (2) 1-8, Effective English.

WEEK EIGHT                                                                                 Date…………………

TOPIC: Word Formation

Review of Prefix and Suffix

Affixes are small word bits like –s, -ed added to the base forms of particular words. Affixes are of two main types: prefix and suffix.

Prefixes are affixes added to the base form of words.

Examples:      Prefix       Word                Word formed

Un            happy                 unhappy

Non           violent                 non-violen

Il                logical                 illogical

Im               patience             impatience

                           In                 accurate             inaccurate

                           Dis              connect             disconnect

Mis              calculate             miscalculate

                          Super           star                       superstar

                           Over              eat                    overeat

                          Pre               independence       pre-independence

                          Post             primary                post-primary

     Suffixes are added to the end of the base forms. Examples:

                Suffixes              Word           Word formed

                  Ness                 happy              happiness

Ify                    diverse                diversify 

                 En                     dark                       darken

Ful                    spoon                    spoonful

                  Al                      nation                  national

                 Ship                    owner                ownership

                 Or                      act                        actor

                Ion                       educate               education

                Hood                   child                      childhood

               Less                     power                      powerless

Underline the prefixes or suffixes in the following words: counterattack, downwards, subhuman, disappointment, assistant, introduction, clockwise, illiterate, maltreat, hypercautious.

Exam Focus English JSSCE p. 96-100.

TOPIC: Speech Work

CONTENT: Revising the Sounds: / ae/ and /a:/

Listen and say the following word

/ ae/            /a:/

Ban       barn

Cat          cart

Pat            part

Hat            hart

Bat            bart

As             ask

Pack          park

Write two words for each of these sounds.

TOPIC: Writing

CONTENT: An Account of Outing for School Magazine.

Study the instruction of p. 228 and write the account of p. 222

CONTENT: Prepositions

Study the preposition on pp 223-224 and answer the questions on them.

TOPIC: Literature: Sunrise Poetry

CONTENT: Ajantala

This poem is an ancient Yoruba poem that discusses the mischief of a mysterious child –Ajantala

Activities 1-2 p.

Effective English p. 227 (noun phrases).

• Write an essay on the title ‘My Future Ambition’.
• Give the comparative and superlative form of the following words:

a. soon                   b. hard             c. fast              d. early            e. beautiful

• Change the following sentences to past perfect tense,

e.g I eat rice and beans before going to school.

Ans. I had eaten rice and beans before going to school.

Now, do these:

• Ade sees the plane when it takes off.
• John and Nash meet with Ade after the programme.
• My teacher flogs me for coming late.
• We take the money before my father returns.
• Bode has finished his work before going home.

Exam Focus p. 103 Revision Exercises A and  B .

CONTENT: Using Despite and Inspite of

Inspite of,despite and although are used to show a contrast but there are differences in the structures used with them.

After in spite of and despite, a noun or a pronoun is used.

1. We enjoyed our camping holiday in spite of the rain.

2. Despite the pain in his leg, he completed the marathon.

3.  Despite having all the necessary qualifications, they didn’t offer me the job.

4. In spite of the bad weather, there was a large crowd at the match.

Make sentences with despite and in spite of.

Effective English JSS 2 p. 240 and 243

CONTENT: The Letter /dʒ/ and /ʒ/

Listen and say these words:

/dʒ/                                    /ʒ/

Gin                           Vision

Joke                         erosion

Jeep                         fusion

Jeer                          leisure

Jest                          diffusion

Large                           confusion

Ridge                               casual

Pudge                             beige

List five words with each of the sounds.

Effective English JSS 2 p. 233

CONTENT: Letters to the Press.

Study the guidelines on p 241 and do the activity therein.

CONTENT: Letter to the press.

The passage is a formal letter written to Newspaper house by EpanaTaiwo.

Read the passage and answer the questions on it.

p. 234 practice 2 (1-9)

CONTENT: Words to do with newspaper

• Editorial column: part of a newspaper where the editor or publisher expresses his opinion on a topic or item or news.
• Articles – pieces of writing on subjects likely to be of interest to readers.
• Headlines – titles of articles and stories printed in large letters.
• Layout – arrangement of a printed page.
• Cartoons – funny drawing usually intend to criticize.

GENERAL EVALUATION

Exam Focus. Revision Exercise page 117 (1-5)

Study the words on p. 235 and attempt the questions on p. 236 practice 4 (1-7)

Effective English P. 244 – 245 Practice 1-3

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Descriptive Essay - SS1 English Lesson Note

A descriptive essay is a type of writing that uses vivid language to describe a person, place, thing, or event. The goal of a descriptive essay is to create a clear and detailed picture in the reader's mind. Descriptive essays can be about anything, but they are often about something that the writer has experienced personally. When writing a descriptive essay, it is important to use specific details and sensory imagery to bring the subject to life. The writer should also use figurative language, such as similes, metaphors, and personification, to create a more vivid and memorable description.

Here are some tips for writing a descriptive essay:

Choose a topic that you are interested in and that you can describe in detail.

Use specific details and sensory imagery to bring the subject to life.

Use figurative language to create a more vivid and memorable description.

Organize your thoughts and ideas in a clear and logical way.

Proofread your essay carefully before submitting it.

Here are some examples of descriptive essays: (i) An essay about a person could describe their physical appearance, their personality, or their experiences. (ii) An essay about a place could describe its physical features, its atmosphere, or its history.

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