Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 1

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE  

CLASS:  SS1

DATE:

TERM: 3RD TERM

WEEK THREE

TOPIC

Comprehension: Fishing in Hausa Land.

Summary: A sample Passage.

Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with home and family life.

•  COMPREHENSION: Fishing in Hausa Land, page 227 of Effective English

CONTENT

• Reading 
• Explanation.

The passage is about how fishing is done in Hausa Land. It consists of the explanation and equipment used in fishing. Read the passage and answer the questions unit.

EVALUATION

Answer the questions on the passage.

READING ASSIGNMENT  

Page 227 – 228 of Effective English For SS1.

• Summary Writing: Leisure Time ( page 152 – 153) of Effective English Book 1.

Content

The passage is about Leisure time and how it is spent from time immemorial. You are expected to read the passage twice or three times to understand it fully and then answer the summary questions on it.

EVALAUTION 

Answer the summary questions of this passage on page 154 and submit to your teacher.

READING ASSIGNMENT 

Countdown English ( Revised Edition).

• STRUCTURE:  INTRODUCTION TO CLAUSES

Contents:

• Features of the Clause
• Types of Subordinate Clauses
• Features or Clauses

A Clause should have a subject and a predicate. E.g

Subject                 Predicate

Idowu                    bought a piece of land

A Clause must always have a finite verb and it distinguishes it from a phrase.

Types of Clauses

Independent and Dependent Clauses.

Independent Clauses:  These are also called main or principal clauses.  It expresses a complete thought and can stand on its own as a sentence  e.g

My English Master is a kind man.

Tope is coming here tomorrow.

Dependent Clauses: These are also called subordinate clauses, It doesn’t express a complete thought and cannot stand on its own as a sentences. It depends on an independent clause for its meaning

e.g……………………which he recommended

 ……………………….whose biro was stolen

Types of Dependent/Subordinate Clause.

There are three types of subordinate clauses: Noun,, Adjectival and Adverbial Clauses.

1. A Noun Clause is a subordinate clause that performs the functions of a noun e.g.

              N

1. What he said  IS BITTER ( SUBEJCT )

             N

1. Truth    is bitter ( subject )b

B(i)  The  important thing is that  he has arrived   

    Noun Clause).

2. Adjectival Clauses and their Functions.

An adjectival clause is a  subordinate clause that performs the functions of an adjective, that is modifies a noun or pronouns.  The following subordinating conjunctions are usually employed to introduce adjectival clauses.  Who, whom, whose, that, which, where, when, etc. e.g

1. The man  who came here  is a teacher
2. The house, which has been renovated  looks very new
3. The Lady whose car was stolen  is crying.

3. Adverbial Clauses and their function:   

 An adverbial clause is a subordinate clause that performs the functions of an adverb, such as telling us how, when where, why to what extent or under what conditions, the actions of the verb is performed. In other words, the adverbial clause modifies the verb in the main clause.

She sings  as if she were hungry

Tope greeted me  when she came to my office.

TYPES OF ADVERBIAL CLAUSES

1. Manner ii. Time        iii.  Place    iv.  Reason  or cause   v. conditions  vi. Purpose  vii. Result     viii. Comparison      ix  concession

EVALUATION

Underline and identify the types of clauses in the following sentences.

1. We heard what he said.
2.  The girl wanted what I could not give her.
3. The principal who I told you about is a sadist.
4. It happened on a day when I left the town.
5. Go and bring water while I fetch wood.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Count down in English Language by Evans pg 220-224.

1. Writing: Expository Essay

Content: 

• Explanation
• Features
• Outline on a Topic.

An expository essay is a type of essay that aims to instruct, inform, explain, criticize or analyse issues. In expository essay, we basically get educated or enlightened on such burning issues.

Features

1. The topic is boldly written in capital letters ( preferably).
2. The points/arguments should be logically presented.
3. Paragraphs should be developed with facts, examples and illustrations, comparison and contrasts, connectives.
4. Proper definition and explanation of vague ideas is vital.
5. The present tense is used.

Outline: The Problem With Nigeria

• You can start by acknowledging the fact of the topic.
• Mention at least three major problems and their causes.
• Discuss how these problems are affecting us as a nation.
• Suggest viable solutions to these problems.
• Use facts and data from daily news.
• Conclusions: recap and buttress your points.

EVALUATION

Write an essay on the outlined topic above.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Page 19 – 21 of Countdown English Language (Revised Edition)

Family Relationship:  

Mother, Father, brother, sister, half-brother etc half brother :C = a boy or man who has the same mother of father as one half (also half sister).

Grandchild – child of one’s son or daughter.

Cousin – child of one’s uncle of aunt

Uncle – brother of one’s mother of father or husband of one’s aunt.

Aunt-  sister of one’s mother or father or wife of one’s uncle

Nephew  ( son of one’s sister or brother 

Step Mother -  Woman who maries one’s father (also step father )

Relative – member of the same family or extended family as oneself

Family – group of people consisting of parents and their children

Extended family – group of people consisting of parents and their children and such other peo0ple as one’s aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents.

Distant Relative -  Relative such as one’s cousin’s child).

Nuclear Family – Family consisting only of parents and their children and not including aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.

Words for objects in the Home furniture = “Large movable objects such as tables, chairs, beds, used in a room for sitting, sleeping or putting things on.

Utensils tools or objects for cooking 

Wardrobe -  Tall cupboard where one can hang one’s clothes

Grinder – ( device for crushing some things into small piece or making it into a powder’).

Blender -  machine used in the kitchen for mixing liquids and soft food together  into a smooth liquid substance.’.

Fridge – Cooling container for keeping food and other things in so that they stay fresh.

EVALUATION

Complete each of the following sentences with the most appropriate word.

1. The daughter of one’s sister or brother is one’s ……….
2. Janice cannot marry yet because her ………. has not been able to pay the  bride price.
3. There are no cooking ….such as pots and saucepans in the kitchen.
4. Saturday mornings are spent……. The floor with stiff brushes and plenty of water.
5. Out of the following only a …..is not a member of the nuclear family.

  (a) Cousin    (b) Father    ( C)  brother     (d)  Mother    (e) Sister.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Register: pg 112 Exam Focus: English for JSCE.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

Choose the word that contains the same sound as the sound represented by the underlined letters in the given word.

1. Splash (a) measure    (b) bus   (c) buzz    (d) shoot
2. Choleric (a) chores (b) chap  (c) cattle (d) short
3. Yesterday  (a )joyful (b) union  (c ) please    (d) physics
4. Toddler. (a) thunder (b) weather    ( c) cooked     (d) though
5. Tough     (a)phase (b) ghost (c ) long    (d) garden     (e) high

THEORY

Write five examples of a noun clause performing different functions.