Grammer - Junior Secondary 2

SUBJECT: GRAMMAR

TERM: 1^ST TERM

WEEK: 7

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 2

AGE: 13 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Phrases

CONTENT : Noun and verb phrases

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

) Define phrases, noun phrases and verb phrases
) State the functions of noun phrases
) Outline what a verb phrase is made up of

SET INDUCTION: The teacher asks the learners to link up the phrases to form meaningful sentences using the sentence strips provided

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2 page 48-50

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Noun and Verb phrases

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	LEARNERS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by defining phrases. She further defines noun phrases and discusses it functions. A phrase is a word or group of related words that can be taken as a single unit in a sentence. Unlike sentences, a phrase does not express a complete thought. Some examples of phrases a. The man b. Happily ever after c. Might be leaving d. Into the bush e. Very beautiful Noun phrase A noun phrase is a group of words that has a noun as its headword or key word. A noun phrase performs the same functions as a noun Functions of a noun phrase a. Noun phrase as subject e.g i. The man killed the snake ii. The beautiful girl is in my school iii. His father is a shoemaker b. Noun phrase as object e.g i. She saw the man ii. Ada jumped over the wall last night iii. She dropped the book on the table c. Noun phrases as complement e.g i. The man is my class teacher ii. His father is the king iii. Aminat is a beautiful girl	Learners observe, learn and participate
2	EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING	The teacher explains verb phrases and gives examples A verb phrase is a group of words that has the verb as the headword or key word. It performs the action of the sentence just like the verb. Examples 1. Shade has gone to school 2. Kudirat will travel home tomorrow 3. Kofi was burned in the kitchen yesterday A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more auxiliary verbs. Examples 1. Tolu and Bola will go to the fun-fair tomorrow(will-auxiliary, go-main verb) 2. She would have gone(would-modal auxiliary, have-auxiliary, gone-main verb)	Learners observe, learn and participate
3	EVALUATION	The Learners are asked to a. Define phrases and give examples b. Explain noun phrases and its functions using sentence examples c. Discuss verb phrases citing sentence examples	- Learners observe, learn and participate
4	CLASS-WORK	Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 48 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2	Learners observe, learn and participate
5	ASSIGNMENT	Learners are asked to answer the Exercise on page 49-50 of the New concept English for Junior Secondary School 2	Learners participate
6	CONCLUSION	The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners

Grammer - Junior Secondary 2 - Phrases