ENGLISH LANGUAGE SS 2 FIRST TERM

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

WEEK 1 
Vocabulary: Words associated with the human internal body system and function. 
Structure: Noun phrases: position and functions.
Speech: Listening comprehension
WEEK 2
Vocabulary: Words associated with health.
Structure: Pronouns: relative and demonstrative pronouns: functions and position.
Continuous Writing: Expository essay
Speech: Making a toast: 
                                       a. Meaning of a toast 
                                       b. Occasions for a toast  
WEEK 3
Reading Comprehension: Reading for implied meaning .
Structure: Nominalization.
Continuous  writing: Writing speeches for specific purposes
Speech: Unstressed vowel sounds e.g. /ə/.
WEEK 4
Reading Comprehension: Reading for critical evaluation.
Continuous writing: Argumentative essay: introduction; definition and features.
Speech: Consonant clusters: - two consonants in initial position.
Vocabulary: Modifiers [word modifiers].
Summary Writing: Reading to summarize longer sentences into a specified number of sentences.
WEEK 5
Speech: Three consonants in initial position.
Reading Comprehension: Reading for main gist in a prose passage.
Structure: Adjectival phrases and their grammatical function in a sentence.
Continuous Writing: Creative writing {i} features of a short story.
Vocabulary: Spelling of words:-Treatment of commonly miss pelt words. b. Use of dictionary
WEEK 6
Summary writing: Reading to summarize longer selections into a specific number of sentences:
Continuous writing: Narrative essay.
Speech: Vowels: /e/ and /ɜ:/.
Structure: Adverbial phrases and their grammatical functions.
Reading Comprehension: Reading chapters of books and making notes.
WEEK 7
Continuous writing: Formal Letter-Letter of complaint feature of a formal letter.
Speech: Diphthongs; /iə/, /ai/, /au/, /ei/, /eə/.
Reading Comprehension: Words substitution in passages {connotation and denotation}.
Continuous writing: Formal letter: - Letter of request with particular reference to a. Features of a formal letter b. Language.
WEEK 8
Speech: Vowels /u/ and /u:/, /i/ and /i:/
Structure: Determiners e.g few, many, some, a little etc.
Continuous writing: Formal letter [application letter]
Reading Comprehension: Word substitution in passages.