## Lesson Plan: English Comprehension for Primary 5
### Topic: Speech Work: Intonation Practice; Structure: Reported Speech; Reading: Teaching of New Words, Meanings and Comprehension; Grammar: Writing the Opposite of Underlined Words; Writing: Abbreviated Forms of Letters e.g. Telegram
**Duration:** 60 minutes
### Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Practice intonation in speech for various sentence types.
2. Understand and use reported speech.
3. Learn new words and their meanings, and use them in context.
4. Identify opposites of given words.
5. Write abbreviated forms of letters.
### Materials:
- Whiteboard and markers
- Flashcards with new vocabulary words
- Worksheets for intonation practice, reported speech, comprehension exercises, opposites, and abbreviated forms
- Audio recordings (optional)
- Text excerpts for reading and comprehension
### Lesson Breakdown:
**Introduction (10 minutes)**
1. Greeting and settling the class.
2. Briefly introduce the day's lesson topics.
3. Begin with a quick warm-up activity: Students will share one word and its opposite with the class.
**Speech Work: Intonation Practice (10 minutes)**
1. Explain intonation and its importance in conveying meaning.
2. Demonstrate examples of different intonations for statements, questions, exclamations, and commands.
3. Hand out worksheets with sentences and practice as a class. For example:
- Statements: "She is going to the park."
- Questions: "Are you going to the park?"
- Exclamations: "What a beautiful park!"
- Commands: "Go to the park."
**Structure: Reported Speech (10 minutes)**
1. Review the rules of converting direct speech into reported speech.
2. Provide examples:
- Direct: "I am happy," she said.
- Reported: She said that she was happy.
3. Pair students and let them practice converting sentences from direct to reported speech using provided flashcards.
4. Discuss the exercise and correct any mistakes as a class.
**Reading: Teaching of New Words, Meanings, and Comprehension (15 minutes)**
1. Introduce new vocabulary words using flashcards. For example: "benevolent," "capricious," "diligent."
2. Discuss meanings and use words in sentences.
3. Read a short passage aloud to the class that includes the new vocabulary.
4. Distribute comprehension questions about the reading passage. Allow students 5 minutes to complete.
5. Review the answers together.
**Grammar: Writing the Opposite of Underlined Words (10 minutes)**
1. Provide sentences with underlined words to the class and ask them to write the opposites. For example:
- Underlined Word: "The house is _big_."
- Opposite: "The house is _small_."
2. Distribute worksheets and let students work individually or in pairs.
3. Go over the opposites with the class, discussing any challenging words.
**Writing: Abbreviated Forms of Letters (e.g., Telegram) (5 minutes)**
1. Explain what abbreviated forms are and provide examples: "asap," "btw," "RSVP."
2. Practice writing abbreviated forms in a short activity. For example:
- Full form: "Please respond as soon as possible."
- Abbreviation: "Please respond ASAP."
3. Allow students to practice abbreviating other common letter phrases.
**Conclusion (5 minutes)**
1. Summarize key points of the lesson.
2. Answer any questions the students might have.
3. Assign a short homework activity covering any of the day's topics for further practice.
4. Praise the students for their hard work and dismiss the class.
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**Homework:**
1. Convert five direct speech sentences to reported speech.
2. Find the opposites of five given words.
3. Write abbreviated forms for five given phrases.
This lesson plan ensures that students practice a variety of English comprehension skills in an engaging and educational manner.