Vocabulary Development - Junior Secondary 1 - Word focus: Homonyms
Word focus: Homonyms
Word focus: Homonyms
TERM: 3RD TERM
WEEK: 3 & 4
CLASS : Junior Secondary School 1
AGE: 12 years
DURATION : 1 period of 40 mins
DATE:
TOPIC : Word focus: Homonyms
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Learners should be able to;
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1 page 170-171
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
Week 3 and 4: Vocabulary development
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LEARNERS ACTIVITY |
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1 |
Week 3 |
The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by defining and giving examples of homonyms
Homonyms are words that are spelt the same way, sound the same but are different in meaning.
Examples include 1. Date(Noun): What is today’s date? Date(verb): I told Adetola to sign and date the document 2. Bear(Noun): The bear is a wild animal Bear(Verb): I refuse to bear the burden alone Other examples of words that are homonyms include Share, table, wet, doubt, blow, account, mean, book, swim, mirror, yield, fine, reply etc |
Learners observe, learn and participate |
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Week 4 |
The teacher guides the learners in carrying out the word search exercise on page 170-171 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1 |
Learners observe, learn and participate |
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3 |
EVALUATION |
The Learners are asked to 1. Define homonyms 2. Give five examples of homonyms and use them in sentences |
- Learners observe, learn and participate |
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4 |
CLASS-WORK |
Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 170 1-6 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1
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Learners observe, learn and participate |
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ASSIGNMENT |
Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 171(word family: family and social relations) of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1
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Learners participate |
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6 |
CONCLUSION |
The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners |
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