Grammer - Junior Secondary 1 - Verbs

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining transitive and intransitive verbs.

Transitive verbs allow action to pass from the subject to the object.

Examples

The man shut the door

The man- subject

Shut- transitive verb

The door- object

Intransitive verb has a subject but no object to act on

Examples

The baby slept

The baby- subject

Slept – intransitive verb

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further explains auxiliary verbs and its types

Auxiliary verbs are verbs that helps other verbs to form different tenses

Types of auxiliary verbs include

1.   Primary Auxiliaries: These are verbs used to form the negatives, questions and tenses. They include: have(has, have, had), be(is, are, been) and do(do, did, does)

2.   Modal Auxiliaries: These are verbs that express various moods and mental attitudes. They include can/could, may/might, will/would, shall/should, must, dare etc

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

a.   Differentiate between transitive and intransitive verbs using sentence examples

b.   Explain the types of auxiliary verbs and give examples of each

- Learners observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to

1.   Write five sentences showing

a.   Transitive verbs

b.   Intransitive verbs

2.   Construct two sentences each

a.   Showing ‘is’ as a main verb and as an auxiliary verb

b.   Showing ‘have’ as a main verb and as an auxiliary verb

c.   Showing ‘do’ as a main verb and as an auxiliary verb

Learners observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer Exercise I 1-10 on page 76 of New concept English for Junior secondary School 1

Learners participate

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CONCLUSION

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