Oral English - Junior Secondary 3 - /i:/ and /I/ sounds, /ᶷ/ and /u:/ sounds

TERM: 1^ST TERM

WEEK: 1 & 2

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 3

AGE: 14 years

DURATION : 1 period of 40 mins

DATE:

TOPIC : Oral English

CONTENT : /i:/ and /I/ sounds, /ᶷ/ and /u:/ sounds

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

a.) Pronounce the sounds /i:/ and /I/, /ᶷ/ and /u:/sounds

b.) Give examples of sounds with both pairs of sounds

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3 page 1-4

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

Week 1 and 2: Oral English

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

Week 1

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by describing how the /i:/ and /I/, sound is pronounced.

/i:/

The sound /i:/ is pronounced with the mouth wide open and the middle part of the tongue is up, with just a little space between the middle of the tongue and the roof of the mouth.

She further describes the spelling of /i:/

Here are few ways the /i:/ sound is pronounced

e	Ee	Ea
He	feel	read
me	seek	team
evening	cheek	bean
Peter	eel	plea

i	Ei	Ie
prestige	protein	chief
pristine	caffeine	field
magazine	deceive	believe
cuisine	conceit	Thief

Oe	Unusual
Phoenix	Key
Phoebe	Quay
Amoeba
Oesophagus

/i/

When the sound /I/ is pronounced, the mouth is opened and the lips spread. Though the middle part of the mouth is up, the tongue is not as high as when the /i:/ sound is pronounced.

She further describes the spelling of /I/

Here are few ways the /I/ sound is pronounced

i	e	a
fridge	forest	courage
if	bridges	voyage
this	tempest	message
pink	defend	Bondage

y	ie	ui
mystery	cities	build
dysfunction	carries	biscuit
cyst	ferries	guilt
lyric	ladies	foreign

Unusual

busy

women

business

foreign

Learners observe, learn and participate

Week 2

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by describing how the /ᶷ/ sound is pronounced.

/ᶷ/

The sound /ᶷ/ is pronounced when the back of the tongue is raised towards the roof of the mouth, the mouth is open and the lips are a little rounded. The lips push forward a little and the jaw is a little up.

She further describes the spelling of /ᶷ/

Here are few ways the /ᶷ/ sound is pronounced

U	ou	oo
pull	would	look
put	could	good
Full	should	foot
Sugar	courier	Shook

woman

wolf

bosom

Crook

/u:/

When the sound /u:/ is pronounced, the back of the tongue is raised towards the roof of the mouth, but the tongue is raised a little higher than for the short /ᶷ/ sound. The mouth is open and the lips are rounded. Your lips are pushed forward and your jaw is up.

She further describes the spelling of /u:/

Here are few ways the /u:/ sound is pronounced

o	oe	oo
do	shoe	food
who	canoe	soon
move		moon

ew	ui	ue
chew	juice	clue
stew	suit	blue
drew	fruit	Glue

u	ou	iew
rude	youth	view
cube	you	preview
rule	group	review

Unusual- lieu

The teacher engages the learners in Dialogue practice involving both sounds

Learners observe, learn and participate

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1. How are the sounds /i:/ and /i/, /ᶷ/ and /u:/ pronounced?

2. Give five example each of both sounds

- Learners observe, learn and participate

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer exercise I and II on page 3 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners observe, learn and participate

ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer exercise III on page 4 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners participate

CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners