Oral English - Junior Secondary 1

TERM: 1^ST TERM

WEEK: 1 & 2

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 1

AGE: 12 years

DURATION : 1 period of 40 mins

DATE:

TOPIC : Oral English

CONTENT : /i:/ and /I/ sounds

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Learners should be able to;

a.) Pronounce the sounds /i:/ and /I/

b.) Give examples of sounds with both sounds

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1 page 1-4

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

Week 1 and 2: Oral English

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

Week 1

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by describing how the /i:/ sound is pronounced.

/i:/

The sound /i:/ is pronounced with the mouth wide open and the middle part of the tongue is up, with just a little space between the middle of the tongue and the roof of the mouth.

She further describes the spelling of /i:/

Here are few ways the /i:/ sound is pronounced

e	Ee	Ea
He	feel	read
me	seek	team
evening	cheek	bean
Peter	eel	plea

i	Ei	Ie
prestige	protein	chief
pristine	caffeine	field
magazine	deceive	believe
cuisine	conceit	Thief

Oe	Unusual
Phoenix	Key
Phoebe	Quay
Amoeba
Oesophagus

Learners observe, learn and participate

Week 2

The teacher introduces the new topic by explaining how the /I/ sound is pronounced

When the sound /I/ is pronounced, the mouth is opened and the lips spread. Though the middle part of the mouth is up, the tongue is not as high as when the /i:/ sound is pronounced.

She further describes the spelling of /I/

Here are few ways the /I/ sound is pronounced

i	e	a
fridge	forest	courage
if	bridges	voyage
this	tempest	message
pink	defend	Bondage

y	ie	ui
mystery	cities	build
dysfunction	carries	biscuit
cyst	ferries	guilt
lyric	ladies	foreign

Unusual

busy

women

business

foreign

The teacher engages the learners in Dialogue practice involving both sounds

Learners observe, learn and participate

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1. How are the sounds /i:/ and /i/ sound pronounced?

2. Give five example each of both sounds

- Learners observe, learn and participate

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer exercise I on page 3 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1

Learners observe, learn and participate

ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer exercise II and III on page 3-4 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1

Learners participate

CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners

Oral English - Junior Secondary 1 - /i:/ and /I/ sounds