Grammer - Junior Secondary 1

TERM: 2^ND TERM

WEEK: 4

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 1

AGE: 12 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Adjectives

CONTENT : Irregular adjectives

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

) Explain what irregular adjectives are and give examples
) Discuss gradable and non-gradable adjectives
) Enumerate the right order of adjectives if they are more than one in a sentence

SET INDUCTION: The teacher asks the learners to describe the same people and objects in varying degrees as illustrated in the charts and pictures provided

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities, Interactive sessions, Explanations, Demonstrations

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1 page 99 and 100, Contemporary English Grammar by Jayanthi Dakshina Murthy page 38-50

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Irregular Adjectives

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	LEARNERS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining irregular adjectives citing examples Irregular adjectives are those adjectives with no fixed rule in the formation of their comparative and superlative. They include 1. Good – better – best 2. Bad – worse – worst 3. Little – less - least	Learners observe, learn and participate
2	EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING	The teacher further explains gradable and non-gradable adjectives Gradable adjectives are adjectives that can be modified by adverbs to increase or lessen the quality described. For example: here are varying levels of the adjective ‘big’ Big, bigger, fairly big, quite big, very big, really big, biggest (fairly, quite, very and really are adverbs) Non Gradable adjectives are adjectives that cannot be modified by adjectives. Such adjectives include perfect, real, right, terrible, fatal, superior, ghastly, unique etc The teacher further describes the right order adjectives should appear if they are more than one in a sentence The usual order should be Quality - Length – weight – size – shape – age – colour – origin and finally the noun being described. Examples 1. He stepped on an ugly, fat, black frog Ugly – quality Fat – weight Black – colour Frog - noun 2. She is wearing a gorgeous, long, beige gown Gorgeous – quality Long – length Beige – colour Gown – noun	Learners observe, learn and participate
3	EVALUATION	The Learners are asked to 1. Define irregular adjectives and give five examples 2. Differentiate between gradable and non-gradable adjectives citing examples 3. Outline the right order for adjectives in a sentence if many are used	- Learners observe, learn and participate
4	CLASS-WORK	Learners are asked to answer Exercise II on page 100 of New concept English for Junior secondary School 1	Learners observe, learn and participate
5	ASSIGNMENT	Learners are asked to answer Exercise II on page 100 of New concept English for Junior secondary School 1	Learners participate
6	CONCLUSION	The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners

Grammer - Junior Secondary 1 - Adjectives