Oral English - Junior Secondary 2 - Consonant clusters

Consonant clusters

TERM: 3RD TERM

WEEK: 9 & 10

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 2

AGE: 13 years

DURATION : 1 period of 40 mins

DATE:

TOPIC : Oral English

CONTENT : Consonant clusters

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

a.) Define consonants clusters

b.) Give examples of words with consonant clusters

c.) Discuss and give examples of where word boundaries occur

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2 page 192-193

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

Week 9 and 10: Oral English

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

1

Week 9

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by defining consonant clusters and gives examples of consonant clusters

Consonant clusters is a group of consonant sounds occurring one after the other.

 

Examples of two and three-initial consonant clusters

Two consonant clusters

Three consonant clusters

twin

splash

grief

spring

trap

screw

drew

street

brass

Sprite

 

Examples of two, three and four ending consonant clusters

Two consonant ending clusters

Three consonant ending clusters

Four consonant ending clusters

cans

asks

sixths

sift

chests

twelfths

crushed

flasks

prompts

lend

months

Strengths

Learners observe, learn and participate

2

Week 10

The teacher explains what word boundaries are and how they are related to clusters

 

Word boundaries is where one word ends and another begins. Clusters can occur at word boundaries

Examples

Rapid response

Gold coast

Lamp holder

Seasoned pilot

Food chain etc

The teacher engages the learners in Dialogue practice involving both sounds

Learners observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1.   Define consonant clusters

2.   Give examples of consonant clusters

3.   Discuss word boundaries and how they are related to clusters

4.   Give examples of word boundaries with clusters in them

- Learners observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer exercise I on page 193 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2

Learners observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer exercise I on page 193 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