WEEK:  Eight

CLASS: Basic Five

TERM: 1^st Term

SUBJECT: English language

TOPIC: Speech Work: Intonation practice;  Structure: Reported speech; Reading: Teaching of new words, meaning and   Comprehension; Grammar: Writing the opposite of the underlined   Words Writing: Abbreviated forms of letter e.g. Telegram

BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES:At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Read with the appropriate intonation
2. Learn new words
3. Write the opposites of given words
4. Write a telegram

BUILDING A BACKGROUND: Pupils are familiar with intonation practices

INSTRUCTIONAL  MATERIAL: Pictures, charts and textbook

REFERENCE MATERIAL:  Nigeria Primary English. Book 5

CONTENT:

SPEECH WORK

INTONATION PRACTICE 

Choose a partner sitting near you. Say this conversation together. Remember to   use the correct intonation for the  

questions and statements.

Hakeem: Hi, did you enjoy school today?                        

Ejike: Yes, I did. We had a visit from the webmaster. He taught us how to use the Internet.        

Hakeem: That must have been interesting. And what did he teach you? 

Ejike: He taught us how to use search engines to surf the net.     

Hakeem: What’s a search engine                                                       ?     

Ejike: A search engine is a computer program that helps us to find information on the Internet.

 Hakeem: How does it work?     Ejike: A search engine is compiled by robot programs called spiders or crawlers.   

Hakeem: What have spiders and crawlers got to do with the Internet?

 Ejike: They're not insects. They are computer programs designed to find web pages.                    

Hakeem: Can you give me examples of search engines?

Ejike: Google, Yahoo, and Metacrawler.     Hakeem: How do you use them?   Ejike: Oh, just type the subject or name of the website you are searching for into the search box, and click ‘Enter’ or

‘Go’. Within seconds, it will bring up a lot of related topics or take you straight to the specific website you want to  visit. 

Hakeem: Thank God for the Internet. I think my homework has just got a lot easier.  

Answer the questions orally.

1. Who visited Ejike’s school?
2. What did the visitor talk about?              
3. Mention three search engines given in the passage
4. What is a search engine?
5. How can you use a search engine? 
6. Are search engines insects? 

NEW WORDS

Compiled, internet,  visitor, designed, engine, website, easier, information

EVALUATION: Pupils are evaluated thus:

1. Find the dictionary meaning of these words and use each of them in a sentence

Compiled, internet,  visitor, designed, engine, website, easier, information

2. Write a telegram to your friend, telling him/her to bring your maths note to school
3. Wite out the antonyms of these words

Match the words in Column A with their opposites in  Column B