Vocabulary Development - Junior Secondary 3 - Adjectives ending in -ing

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

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Week 9

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by discussing some adjectives ending in -ing

In English, some types of adjectives are formed by adding -ing to some classes of verbs.

Examples

Adjectives ending in -ing charcterise or describe the entity to which they refer

Examples

1.   The display of the performers at the circus was interesting

2.   The crime committed in the village was shocking

The -ing conveys an active meaning. That is, the noun it modifies does something. These adjectives describe someone or something that is doing something or causing something.

Some more examples include

Worrying situations

Troubling questions

Crying babies

Moving vehicles

Flying objects¨

Freezing temperature

Boiling water

Flowering plants

Opening session

Warring parties

Humbling experience

Presiding judge

Acting manager

Amusing story etc

Learners observe, learn and participate

2

Week 10

The teacher guides the learners to answer the exercise on the vocabulary of the library on page 75 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1.   Give some examples of adjectives ending with -ing and make use of them in sentences

- Learners observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer the Exercise on prefix on page 90-91 1-5 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 90-91 6-10 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners participate

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CONCLUSION

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