Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

Colloquialisms

TERM: 3rd Term

SUBJECT: Grammar

WEEK: 7

CLASS : PRIMARY 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Colloquialisms

CONTENT : Colloquialisms IV

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

  1. Explain the meaning of colloquialisms
  2. List some colloquialisms and their meaning

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of words and sentences indicating Colloquialisms to arouse the interest of the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver page 111-114, flash cards, sentence strips and charts on the use of Colloquialisms

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Colloquialisms

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson

Pupils observe, learn and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher explains the meaning of colloquialism and gives examples of colloquialisms

 

A colloquialism is an informal expression that is used more often in relaxed conversation than in formal speech or writing

 

Here are a list of some colloquialisms and their meanings

1.   Sunday best, Sunday clothes - the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday

 

2.   war paint - full ceremonial regalia

 

3.   smoke - something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors"

 

4.   class - elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"

 

5.   setup - the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here"

 

6.   guts, moxie, backbone, grit, gumption, sand - fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

 

7.   way - the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"

 

8.   number - a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"

 

9.   enormity - vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"

 

10.                drag - something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"

 

11.                hot stuff, voluptuousness - the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting); "he thought she was really hot stuff"

 

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. Explain the meaning of colloquialism

2. List ten colloquialisms you know and their meaning

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

As in evaluation

Pupils observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

As in classwork

Pupils participate

6

CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils

 



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