Oral English - Junior Secondary 3 - /ᶦᵊ/, /ᵉᵊ/ and /ᶷᵊ/ sound

SUBJECT: ORAL ENGLISH

TERM: 2^ND TERM

WEEK: 7 & 8

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 3

AGE: 14 years

DURATION : 1 period of 40 mins

DATE:

TOPIC : Oral English

CONTENT : /ᶦᵊ/, /ᵉᵊ/ and /ᶷᵊ/ sound

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

a.) Pronounce the sound /ᶦᵊ/, /ᵉᵊ/ and /ᶷᵊ/

b.) Give examples of words with the sounds discussed

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3 page 124-126

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

Week 7 and 8: Oral English

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

Week 7

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

/ᶦᵊ/

The sound /ᶦᵊ/ is pronounced when the tongue starts in front, centralized position to say /ᶦ/ and then moves backward and downwards towards the position where you say /ᵊ/. Your lips start from a neutrally spread position for /ᶦ/ to a slightly open position for /ᵊ/.

You have to be careful not to make your mouth too open so as not to replace /ᶦᵊ/ with /ᵊ/.

The teacher further describes the spelling of /ᶦᵊ/

Here are few ways the /ᶦᵊ/ sound is pronounced

eer	ear	er	ere
beer	dear	material	mere
cheer	fear	hero	spehere
steer	year	serious	We’re
deer	nuclear	period	Here

ea	ia	ie(r)	eo
theatre	India	spaniel	theory
Leah	material	fierce	hideous
Idea	media	pierce	miscellaneous
pancreas	stadia	salient	Theological

iou	io	iu	unusual
previous	union	medium	weird
curious	period	stadium	museum
saviour	million	tedium
glorious	chariot	Delirium

/ᵉᵊ/

The sound /ᵉᵊ/ is pronounced when the tongue starts down in an open mid-front position to say /e/ and then moves backwards for the pronunciation of /ᵊ/. Your lips are neutrally open throughout. Care must be taken not to turn diphthong /ᵉᵊ/ to monothong /ᵉ/

She further describes the spelling of /ᵉᵊ/

Here are few ways the /ᵉᵊ/ sound is pronounced

ar	are	air	Ere
librarian	hare	air	there
scarce	care	air	where
Sarah	share	chair	ere
various	aware	affair	Premiere

eir	ear	ae	Unusual
heir	tear	aerobic	mayor
their	bear	aerial	prayer
	pear	aeroplane	sombrero
	wear	Aerated

Learners observe, learn and participate

Week 8

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

/ᶷᵊ/

The sound /ᶷᵊ/ is pronounced when the tongue starts in a position similar to that used when you pronounce /ᶷ/ and then moves forward and downwards towards the position where you say /ᵊ/. Your lips are weakly rounded at the beginning when you say /ᶷ/ but they become neutrally spread as you say /ᵊ/.

The teacher further describes the spelling of /ᶷᵊ/

Here are few ways the /ᶷᵊ/ sound is pronounced

oor	our	ure	ur
poor	dour	sure	during
moor	tour	lure	spurious
boor	gourd	pure	curious
	contour	cure	Security

ue	ua	Unusual
cruel	actual	jewel
fluent	mutual	arduous
puerile	factual	incongruous
fuel	usual	pleurisy

The teacher engages the learners in Dialogue practice involving both sounds

Learners observe, learn and participate

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1. How is the sound /ᶦᵊ/, /ᵉᵊ/ and /ᶷᵊ/ pronounced?

2. Give five examples each of words with the sounds discussed

- Learners observe, learn and participate

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer exercise I and II on page 126 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 126 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners participate

CONCLUSION

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