Vocabulary Development - Junior Secondary 1 - Word focus: React

Word focus: React

TERM: 1ST TERM

WEEK: 9 & 10

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 1

AGE: 12 years

DURATION : 1 period of 40 mins

DATE:

TOPIC : Vocabulary development

CONTENT : Word focus: React

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

a.) Identify words in English from which other words of the same family are generated to create new words with different meaning

b.) Give an example of a word and all other words generated from it

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1 page 71

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

Week 9 and 10: Vocabulary development

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

1

Week 9

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic

 

Many words in English can generate other words of the same family to create new words with different meanings. Many of them change their endings.

 

Learners observe, learn and participate

2

Week 10

The teacher further gives examples of words that can generate other words in the same family but with different meaning

 

Below is an example of “react” that generates eight other words

Word 1: React(Verb): to act because something has happened

Word 2: Reacted(past tense of react)

Word 3: Reacting(used as part of the present continuous tense)

Word 4: Reaction(noun): something you do as a result of what happened

Word 5: Reactor(noun): a piece of equipment

Word 6: reactive(adjective): reacting to events

Word 7: reactivate(verb): to make something start working again

Word 8: Reactively(adverb) reacting to events

Word 9: Reactionary(adjective): strongly opposed to social or political change

Learners observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1. Identify words that can generate other words in the same family but with different meanings

- Learners observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer the Exercise on page 71 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1

 

Learners observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 71 1-10 of the 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