ENGLISH LANGUAGE SS 1 FIRST TERM

IN THIS TERM, LEARNERS SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR THE FOLLOWING IN DETAIL:

WEEK 1
 Speech: Selected consonant sound /j/, /z/, /ʒ/ 
 Vocabulary: Vocabulary associated with home and family.    
 Structures: Nouns – Types of nouns.     
 Comprehension: Reading to comprehend main or story line.     
 Writing: Narrative composition.
WEEK 2
 Speech: / ð /, /Ɵ/ 
 Vocabulary Development: Vocabulary associated with Agriculture.
 Comprehension: Reading to comprehend main ideas or story line. 
 Structure: Nouns     
 Expository composition reflecting current issues
WEEK 3
 Speech: Consonants followed by /w/ 
 Structure:    Noun Phrases     
 Comprehension: Reading to comprehend supporting details     
 Writing: Mechanics in writing i.e. paragraphing, punctuation spelling
WEEK 4
 Speech: Consonants followed by /j/.
 Summary: Introduction to summary through identifying key words    
 Structure:    Countable and uncountable nouns     
 Writing: Popular articles for various reading audiences. 
  WEEK 5 
 Speech: Syllabic Consonants /ɭ/     
 Structure: Introducing nominalization of objectives and verbs.     
 Summary: Introduction to summary continued.     
WEEK 6
 Structure: Pronoun     
 Writing: Letter writing - Informal letter     
 Vocabulary Development: Words associated with animal husbandry.
WEEK 7
 Speech: Words of two syllables stressed on the 2nd syllable     
 Structure: Possessive Pronoun     
 Comprehension: Reading to comprehend word meaning through context     
 Summary: Reading to assign a title or heading relevant to context.
WEEK 8
 Speech: Words of two syllables with stress on the 2nd syllable continued.     
 Vocabulary Development: Words associated with Religion – Traditional Religion     
 Structure: Regular and Irregular Verbs     
 Reading Comprehension: Reading to make notes     
WEEK 9
 Speech: Listening to tell the meaning of words in context     
 Structure: Complex Tense Forms     
 Continuous Writing: Descriptive essay/Composition 
 Comprehension: Reading to identify writers mood, tone and purpose.
WEEK 10
 Speech: Consonant sounds followed by k + w     
 Structure: Demonstrative pronouns.
 Vocabulary Development: Words associated with Religion – Islam.    
 Continuous Writing: Formal Letter.    
WEEK 11
 Speech: Listening to identify a Speakers style     
 Continuous Writing: Semi Formal Letter     
 Structure: Differences between a phrase and a clause 
 Summary: Writing a summary of a passage in a specified number of sentences