Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 3

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE                                     

CLASS: JSS 3

TERM: 2ND TERM

WEEK FOUR

TOPIC: Comprehension: Nweze’s Homecoming 

CONTENT

• Summary of the passage
• Evaluation

The passage is all about the preparation made by Ibuza women towards the arrival of their son who was returning from U.K. They all bought the same cotton materials, made it into the same style, dyed and straightened their hair.

EVALUATION

Do practice 2, page 127 of Effective English bk. 3

REFERENCE

Effective English bk3

READING ASSIGNMENT

Read unit 8, page 126 of effective English bk.3

TOPIC: Structure: Question Tags.

CONTENT There are different types of questions. There are ‘WH’’ questions, Yes/No questions, statement questions, question tags, etc

Question tags are actually a kind of Yes/No question. They are usually attached to the end of a statement. However, in all types of questions, the verb in both the question and the answer must be in the same tense. Question tags are mostly used when you want your listener (s) to agree with you on something. There are rules that govern tag questions and answers. These are:

1. Positive Statement, Negative Tag, Positive Answer.
2. Negative Statement, Positive Tag, Negative Answer

iii.    An auxiliary verb repeats itself in the tag, but main verbs use the appropriate forms of verb ‘Do’

1. In a complex sentence, the tag is picked from the main clause.

The following are examples:

1. She is leaving now, isn’t she? Yes, she is.
2. You will come back for me, won’t you? Yes, I will.

iii.    The children can’t do the sums, can they? No, they can’t.

1. They have some oranges, don’t they? Yes, they do. 
2.         Bola can sing very well when she is happy, can’t she? Yes, she can.

EVALUATION

Do practice 2 on page 93 of Effective English bk.3

REFERENCE

Exam Focus: English for JSCE; English Grammar by P.O Olatunbosun; Countdown English by Ogunsanwo.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Read English Grammar for J.S.S, page 76-79.

TOPIC: Writing: Informal Letter

CONTENT

• Definition of an informal letter
• Features of an informal letter.

Informal letters are private or personal letters. They are letters we write to people who are very familiar and close to us, such as our parents, friends, classmates, younger relations, etc.

Features of an Informal Letter

1. The writer’s address with date
2. The salutation 
3. The body of the letter      
4. i.   The introduction

1. The main points

iii. The conclusion.

1. The ending of the letter/subscript

EVALUATION

Write a letter to your friend who is studying in another country, telling him/her about some problems you are facing in your school and at home, asking him/her to suggest how the problems can be solved.

REFERENCE

Exam Focus: English for JSCE; Countdown English by Ogunsanwo:

READING ASSIGNMENT

Read page 29-30 of Effective English and Exam Focus, page 6-8

TOPIC: Grammar: Verb phrases- Lexical and auxiliary verbs.

CONTENT

A verb phrase comprises a lexical verb and one or more auxiliary verbs. Lexical verbs are also known as main verb while auxiliary verbs are often called helping verbs. A lexical verb can stand on its own and it performs the main action. However, some auxiliary verbs can be used as main verbs, performing the main actions in the sentences in which they occur.

Consider the following examples

1. The girl is thinking about her mother
2. The woman has arrived from Jos.

iii.    She and the boy have opened the door

1. You have broken the pencil
2. I have two eyes
3. She comes here everyday

vii.    I will taste the food first

viii.    They must have finished the job by now.

EVALUATION

Do practice 1 page 179 of Effective English bk3

REFERENCE

Exam Focus: English for JSCE.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Read page 178-179 of Effective bk3

TOPIC: Speech work: Nasal Sounds \ m \, \n  \  and  \ ŋ \

CONTENT

There are only three nasal sounds in English – \m\, \n\ and \ ŋ \. These three are voiced sounds. However, the places of and the organs involved in their articulation are different. Thus, they are described as:

\m\ bilabial nasal 

\n\ alveolar nasal

\ ŋ \ \ velar nasal

Examples of words in which they occur

\m\                \n\                \ ŋ \

sum                 sun                sung

scheme                kin                king

some                 son                song

yam                yawn                young

map                nap

balm                ban                bang

more                morn                monk

gum                gun                going

slam                slant                slang

simmer                sinner                singer

EVALUATION

Produce any 5 triple sets of words as in the examples above.

REFERENCE

Longman Dictionary; Exam Focus; Introduction to phonetics and phonology by Fatusin.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Read Exam Focus; English for JSCE page 144-145 

GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTIONS

1. Complete the following tag questions

1. It is sunny outside, ______?
2. She doesn’t sing well, _____?
3. I saw John and Mary, ______?
4. They come here often, ______?
5. There are eight chairs in your room, ______?

1. Combine much, a little and little with five uncountable nouns.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

Do practice exercise eighteen on page 78-79, questions 1&2 of English Grammar by P.O Olatunbosun.