WEEK: Five

CLASS: Basic six

SUBJECT: English Language

TERM: 1^st Term

TOPIC:  Grammar: Verbs: Definition and types  Structure: Mastering of passive voice Construction:

change active sentences into Passive voice writing: Argumentative essay: A teacher is more   Important than a farmer  

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

i. Define verbs and mention types ii. Change active sentences to passive voice iii. Write an argumentative essay

BUILDING A BACKGROUND: Pupils are familiar with verbs and essays  

INSTRUCTIONAL  MATERIAL: Pictures, charts and textbook

REFERENCE MATERIAL: Nigeria Primary English Pupils’Book to

CONTENT:

GRAMMAR

VERBS AND TYPES

A verb is an action word or a doing word. 

There are three types of verbs. They are:

1. ACTION VERBS: action verbs do the action in a sentence. E.g: we rode our bikes to the swimming pool; i wish i knew how to play the guitar.
2. HELPING VERBS: they help the main verb in a sentence, e.g. Mum might might bake some cookies; many kids were playing soccer during recese
3. LINKING VERBS: they link the subject to a noun or adjective in a sentence. They help to rename or describe. E.g. My dad is a truck driver; Ben seems unhappy

STRUCTURE

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

 When X (doer) does something to Y (receiver), there are usually two ways to talk about it: “active voice” and “passive voice”. We use active verbs if we want X to be subject. We use the passive verb if we want Y to be the subject. In the example below in the active construction, “ Osaro” is the doer and it is also the subject of the sentence. However, in passive sentence, “a car” is the receiver of the action, but it is the subject of the sentence.

EXAMPLES:

Active voice                                                                                       Passive voice

 Titi sang a song.                                                                              A song was sung by Titi. 

The pupil kicked the ball.                                                              The ball was kicked by  the pupil. 

Did Musa write this letter?                                                           Was this letter written by Musa?  Someone else  did that. That was done by someone else.

WRITING

EVALUATION: Pupils are evaluated thus:

• Write these sentences in the passive using the verbs in brackets. Add ‘by...’ only when necessary.

 Example: Chinua Achebe/Things Fall Apart    (write) Answer: Things Fall Apart was written  by Chinua Achebe. 

• Meeting/Dr Ayedun (chair)
• The grave of the saint/over 1000 years ago (build)
• This blue cloth/in Ibadan/last June (dye)
• Mandela/the first black President of South Africa (elect)
• What are helping verbs? Give two examples
• Write an argumentative essay on the topic ‘Teachers are better than farmers’