Vocabulary Development - Junior Secondary 3 - Word focus: Words ending in -eer

Word focus: Words ending in -eer

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TERM: 2ND TERM

WEEK: 1 & 2

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 3

AGE: 14 Years

DURATION : 1 period of 40 mins

DATE:

TOPIC : Vocabulary development

CONTENT : Word focus: Words ending in -eer

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

a.) Discuss some words ending in -eer and their meanings

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3 page 169-170

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

Week 1 and 2: Vocabulary development

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

1

Week 1

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by discussing some words ending in -eer and their meanings

 

There are many words in English that ends in -eer. An example is the word muleteer- a person whose occupation is driving mules.

Many words in this category(though not all), usually mean someone who does or make a particular thing

Word

Definition

auctioneer

Somebody in charge of an auction

balladeer

A ballad singer

buccaneer

A pirate

charioteer

The driver of a chariot(vehicle pulled by horses)

commandeer

To seize something for military purposes

electioneer

To take active part in an election

gazetteer

A dictionary or index of places with descriptive and statistical information

leafleteer

Somebody who writes or distributes leaflets

Mountaineer

Somebody who climbs mountains for sports or lives in a mountainous area

Overseer

A supervisor

racketeer

Somebody who profits from illegal activities such as bribery, fraud or extortion

seer

Someone who can see into the future

veneer

To cover furniture etc with a thin layer of finer, more expensive wood

Learners observe, learn and participate

2

Week 2

The teacher guides the learners to answer the exercise on antonyms on page 35 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1.   Give examples of words that end in -eer and their definitions

- Learners observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 170 1-4 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

 

Learners observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 170 5-8 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

 

Learners participate

6

CONCLUSION

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