Oral English - Senior Secondary 3 - More Practice with Intonation and WH Questions

More Practice with Intonation and WH Questions

SUBJECT: ORAL ENGLISH

TERM: 1ST TERM

WEEK: 2

CLASS: Senior Secondary School 3
AGE: 17 years
DURATION: 1 period of 40 mins
DATE:
TOPIC: Oral English
CONTENT: More Practice with Intonation and WH Questions
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
a. Correctly use intonation patterns (rising and falling tones) with WH questions
b. Identify and pronounce the consonant sounds in WH questions
c. Practice fluency in reading and responding to WH questions with appropriate intonation
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, teacher modeling, sentence practice, pair work
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Flashcards, audio clips, WH question charts

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

1

REVISION

Teacher revises rising and falling tones and introduces WH questions, highlighting their use with both rising and falling intonation: Where are you going? (rising) vs What time is it? (falling).

Learners recall the previous lesson and listen to the teacher's examples of rising and falling tones in WH questions.

2

INTRODUCTION

Teacher explains and demonstrates the structure of WH questions and how rising and falling tones are used. Examples: Where is she? (rising) vs Why did you do that? (falling).

Learners listen and repeat the WH questions with proper intonation.

3

PRACTICE

Teacher models different WH questions and demonstrates the correct tone for each. E.g., Who is your friend? (rising) vs When will you leave? (falling). Teacher encourages learners to practice.

Learners repeat the sentences after the teacher, focusing on correct tone patterns.

4

EVALUATION

Teacher asks learners to identify the correct tone for given WH questions:

1. When is the meeting?

2. What did you eat?

Learners identify the tone (rising or falling) and explain their choice.

5

CLASS-WORK

Teacher assigns:

1. Write 5 WH questions with rising intonation.

2. Write 5 WH questions with falling intonation.

Learners write their questions and submit them for evaluation.

6

ASSIGNMENT

Learners are to complete:

1. Write 3 sentences using rising tone with WH questions. 2. Write 3 sentences using falling tone with WH questions.

Learners complete their assignment for submission in the next class.

7

CONCLUSION

Teacher marks, corrects, and commends learners' performance.

Learners observe and note corrections.