Listening to tell the meanings of words in context
Students should be able to listen attentively to passages presented orally with understanding
Identify new words from the passage or selection
Tell the general meaning of the words
Explain the meaning of the words in the context in which they were used in the selection.
make other sentence with the words to reflect the contextual meanings.
Listening attentively to follow directions effectively
Students should be able to identify terms that indicate directions
Follow directions effectively
Listening for summary through identifying key words
Students should be able to listen attentively to a presented material (speech,lecture,passage etc.)
Identify key words that signal main ideas
Identify key sentences signaled by the relevant key words
put the sentences together in a summary form
Listening to identify details
Students should be able to listen to speeches attentively.
Identify illustrations of the main point via details.
Locate words signifying details
Listening to identify a speaker’s mood, tone and purpose
Students should be able to: .identify a speaker’s mood from a recorded speech or talk or conversation.
Listening to grasp main points or ideas (in a speech, conversation, lecture, poem, recorded material, radio broadcast and short debates)
Students should be able to:Listen attentively to identify main ideas in a speech.
Identify main points in a conversation and a lecture.
Identify key words in a speech,conversation or lecture
Identify key sentences from a speech, conversation or lecture.
Speaking to persuade/convince
The students should be able to:Use words orally to persuade and make a convincing argument.
Oral Composition skills I; Narrative & Descriptive
Students should able to Descride,narrate orally, using objects, pictures etc.
Oral Composition skills I; Narrative & Descriptive
Students should able to Descride,narrate orally, using objects, pictures etc.
Stress timing in English Sentences; correct phrasing and voice modulation in continuous prose reading
Students should be able to pronounce correctly with the right stress placement, words of four syllables.
Distinguish between words of varied syllables.
Words of four syllables stressed on first, second or third syllables
Students should be able to pronounce correctly with the right stress placement words of four syllables.
Distinguish between words of varied syllables.
Words of three syllables stressed on first, second or third syllables
The students should be able to pronounce words of three syllables with appropriate stress.
Words of two syllables, stressed on the second syllable
Pronounce words of two syllables which are stressed on the second syllable correctly
Selected consonant sounds (j,z, etc)
Students should be able to differentiate between the sounds of these consonants.
Identify words in which they occur
Use such words in sentences
List more words in which they occur.
Selected consonant sounds (j,z, etc)
Students should be able to differentiate between the sounds of these consonants.
Identify words in which they occur
Use such words in sentences
List more words in which they occur.
Antonyms As words (i) Exactly Opposite in Meaning (ii) Nearly Opposite in Meaning
Students should be able to explain the meaning of antonyms
Read passages featuring words that are opposite in meaning or nearly opposite in meaning
List words and their opposites and use them in sentences
List words that are nearly opposite in meaning
Spelling of Commonly Misspelt words and the use of the dictionary
Students should be able to:
• Identify words that are commonly misspelt.
• Spell the words correctly
• Use the dictionary to check the spelling of such words
• Tell the meaning of such words in context
Words Associated with Profession – Stock Exchange
Students should be able to tell the meaning of the term stock exchange
Identify words associated with it
Make sentences with the various words identified to exemplify their meanings
State the importance of stock exchange.
Words Associated with Profession – Advertising
• Students should be able to explain the meaning of advertising
• Read a passage on advertising
• Identify words associated with advertising in the passage
• Explain the meaning of the words and use them in sentences
Synonyms As words (i) With the same Meaning (ii) Nearly same in Meaning
Students should be able to:Explain the meaning of synonyms
Read a passage featuring synonyms
Pick out the words from the passage read.
Use the words correctly in sentences to reflect their meanings