ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING SCHEME YEAR SIX FIRST TERM WEEK THEME TOPIC 1 Speech Intonation pattern CONTENTS i. Meaning of intonation - Intonation in command e.g “look at the picture”, “ sit on the next seat” Grammatical Finding of words in a Accuracy simple dictionary - Put stress in the correct places. - How to locate words in the dictionary using alphabetical order - Use the word in sentences construction Reading Reviewing Children review different comprehension comprehension skills shills: fact retrieval, inference, sequencing, drawing conclusions, etc. Writing Writing Essays/ Compositions Explain: - Essays - Types of essay e.g expository, argumentative. 2 Speech Intonation pattern Intonation in questions and statements. E.g. “Can I play with the cat?” “Can I sit on the next seat?” “You may play with the cat” “You may sit on the next seat” Grammatical Accuracy Parts of Speech Review the different parts of speech: noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection with emphasis on definition, function and examples. Reading Fluency Reading a passage on national value “Pride In Our Culture” Writing 3. Speech Writing Features of essays: Prewriting using an Essays/compositions outline Intonation pattern Distinguish between commands, questions and statements using appropriate examples and stress Grammatical Figures of speech i) Identify simple figures of speech Accuracy e. simile, metaphors, rhyme ii) Explain with examples the identified figures of speech Reading Author’s purpose Children read some selected short texts and identify purpose of each: entertain, inform, persuade. Writing Writing i) Guide to writing good Essays/Compositions essay/compositions - Content - Organization/Paragraphing - Expression ii) 4 Speech Reporting incidents (emphasis on Automobile Fire Explain the guides Making verbal reports - Reporting class incidents to teacher, class mate or friend. Idioms expression by phrasal verbs and their Grammatical Use of idiomatic meanings e.g ‘ my friend came around ten Accuracy expressions minutes after he had fainted (my friend woke up ten minute after he had fainted) Reading Characterisation - Read a selected story from the pupils text “Smart English” to identify the characters in the story - Predict future actions of the characters. Writing Writing Writing introductory paragraph. Essays/Compositions - Using introductory paragraph to indicate the direction the composition will go. 5. Speech Reporting incidents i. Give a report of group activities (Emphasis on ii. Use correct tenses in report Automobile Fire) iii. Reporting an incident without exaggeration. Grammatical Use of idiomatic Accuracy expressions i) Accepted idiomatic expressions: - To let the cat out of the bag (to reveal a secret) - To give a person a cold shoulder (To ignore a person) Writing - To kick the bucket (to have died) - Meaning of summary - A guide to understanding summary. Summary writing Reading Comprehension Fact versus Opinion Writing Writing Write a good and effective concluding Essays/compositions paragraph to a given essay in order to tie up the ideas. 6 Speech Reporting incidents An eye witness account of an incident on (Emphasis on automobile fire Automobile Fire) - Note the date, time, place. Grammatical Use of idiomatic Use simple idiomatic expressions in sentence Accuracy expressions constructions Read a selected passage from pupils text Reading Comprehension “Smart English” Summarize the main ideas in the passage. Writing 7 Speech Writing - Narrative essays Essays/compositions - Features of a narrative essay Participating in short play (Drama of Aider) Meaning of play/drama - Learning parts of a play Differentiate between the literal and the Grammatical Use idiomatic Accuracy expressions idiomatic use of language with examples e.g. - “ My friend came around ten minutes after he had fainted’ Reading Cause and effect - “My friend came around to see me” - What is cause and effect? - Pupils read a text and answer questions on cause and effect Writing Narrative essay - Plotting a story - 8 Speech Participating in short play (Drama of First Writing narrative openers Role playing: - Aider) Content of the First Aid Box procedure - Procedure of first aiding Idiomatic use of language as opposed to figurative use Grammatical Use idiomatic - Show relevant examples Accuracy expressions - Note that idioms not proverbs Reading Comprehension Read a selected drama text: i) Understand the story in the drama text. ii) Writing Answer questions from text read. Writing Essay/ Composition Descriptive essay: - Write a descriptive essay on a given topic e.g “Traditional Festival in My Village” “ Mode of Drug use” 9 Speech Participating in short Act any stories from a passage in the pupils’ play (Drama of First text. Aider) The difference between idioms and proverbs Grammatical Use idiomatic Accuracy expressions and proverbs Reading - Show examples of each Rehearse selected scenes in a drama text Response to text Comprehension Writing Argumentative essay: Writing Essays/ - Explain argumentative essay Compositions - Write an argumentative essay on a given topic. E,g, “Which would you rather be ? a Teacher or a Farmer. 10 Speech Grammatical Intonation practice i) Use different intonations to using dialogues and suggest different values of conversations in National Values such as “Honesty” relevant issues “Good morals” e.g. Trustworthy, (National Values Obedience, truthful. Honesty) Accuracy Idiomatic expressions and proverbs More examples on proverbs - Use proverbs in sentence construction Reading Comprehension Fact versus fiction Writing Argumentative Essay: Writing Essays/Compositions - Write an argumentative essay on a given topic e.g. “Fathers are better than Mothers” 11 Speech Intonation practice using dialogues and Conversation: - Use related word in sentence e.g. “A conversations in good citizen must be obedient” “A good relevant issues citizen must be truthful” (National Values Honesty) Grammatical Accuracy Synonyms: Word formation - (Synonyms) Explain synonyms as word with singular meanings - Give examples of words similar in meanings. Reading Independent Reading: Comprehension Writing - Read a selected passage extensively - Note difficult words - Explain the meaning of the words Children write simple compositions on any Writing simple topic of choice. compositions that fit different purposes. 12 Revision Revision Revision 13 Examination Examination Examination 14 Closing Closing Closing WEEK THEME TOPIC CONTENT 1 Speech Aural Identification of vowels with Identification of examples . vowels i. /æ/ as in cat, at ii. /a:/ as in art iii. /ↄ / as in look iv. /ↄ:/ as in port v. // as in but Other examples of vowels sounds Grammatical Word formations Antonyms: Accuracy - Make sentences with the new vocabularies. Reading Comprehension Children read a newspaper article and answer questions on it. Writing Informal letter - Children write informal letter 2 Speech Aural i) / ↄ/ Discrimination of vowels - /ↄ:/ Pot - port ii) / / and /3:/ Luck - lurk Cut Grammatical Word formation Accuracy - curt Antonyms: - Explain antonym as words that are opposite in meaning. - Give examples of antonyms in noun e.g. Exit – entrance Man – woman Girl – boy Reading Comprehension Reading for main piont. - Explain the meaning of map - Locate some selected places on the map. Writing Further Practice Letter writing on writing simple - Types composition that - Explain informal letter fit different purposes. and highlight features - Show exemplars to children 3 Speech Aural - Identification of consonant sounds with consonants examples Grammatical i. /t/ as in tin ii. /∂ / as in thin iii. /l/ as in late iv. /r/ as in rate Antonyms: Accuracy Word formation Reading Identification of Antonyms in pronouns and nouns e.g: - He – she - Him – her - We – they Comprehension Reading skill i) Scanning - Explain scanning - Practice scanning newspapers Writing Further practice on writing simple compositions that Letter writing - Features of informal fit different letter: address, date, purposes salutation and introductory paragraph, body and closing 4 Speech Aural Identification and discrimination of discrimination of consonants consonants sounds with examples. /s/ as in price /z/ as in prize /t ʃ/ as in chin / ʃ/ as shin Grammatical Word formation Accuracy Antonyms: - Antonyms in adjectives and verbs e.g. Reading Comprehension - Sad – happy - arrivel – depart etc. - Use the words in sentence Reading skill: Writing - Skimming practice - Skimming newspapers Further practice on writing simple compositions that Informal letter: - Language style (use of fit different contractions and chatty purposes style) - Children independently write an informal letter. 5 Speech Aural i) Identify diphthongs Identification e.g. and /u/ and /u:/, /i/ and discrimination of /i:/ with examples monophthongs Grammatical Accuracy Affixation Word formation - Explain forms of affixation, define prefixes - Un, dis, quad, bi, tri, anti, etc. Reading Reading e- mails Comprehension - Explain the meaning of e mail with examples - Identify essential and non-essential messages Writing Formal letter writing Further practice - Examples, features on writing simple (sender’s and recipient’s compositions that addresses and dates) fit different purposes 6 Speech Guided speech - making Formal and informal language Grammatical Formation of antonyms with Accuracy suffixes. Word Formation - Explain a suffix as an addition of letters to the end of a word to modify its meaning, e.g.: Happy – happiness Believe – believing Behave – behaviour etc. Reading Comprehension Reading text messages. - Explain the meaning of text messages - Identify essential and non-essential messages Writing Further practice on writing simple Formal letter: - Features (writing the compositions that salutation, title and an fit different introductory paragraph) purposes 7 Speech Guided Speech i) making Introducing the chairman and special guest of an occasion ii) Use appropriate registers Grammatical Grammatical Formation of antonyms with Accuracy Formation suffixes as a letter or group of letters added to a word at the end to modify its meaning. E.g. - Useful – useless - Mindful – mindless - Helpful – helpless - Careful – careless - Use the words in sentence construction. Reading Comprehension Children read a text from ‘Smart English’ and answer some questions from it. Writing Further practice Formal letter: Developing the on writing simple body using paragraphs compositions that fit different purpose 8 Speech Guided speech i) Chairman’s speech making - Show examples - Use appropriate registers Grammatical Word formation Accuracy Review of verb forms: - Tell, tells, telling, told. - Eat, eats, eating, ate, eaten etc Reading Comprehension - Writing Further practice on writing simple Making inferences Formal letter: - Children close compositions that appropriately fit different (sincerely/faithfully) purposes - Children read exemplars of formal letters and highlight features. 9 Speech Guided speech Proposing toast of the guest of making honour and vote of thanks Grammatical Review of verb Accuracy forms Differentiate types of verb forms in relations to time i.e. tenses. Reading Comprehension Fact Retrieval Writing Further practice Formal Letter on writing simple 10 Speech - Children independently compositions that write a letter of job fit different application to any purposes company of choice. Guided speech making - Modalities for holding a debate Grammatical Review of verb Use the previously learnt verb Accuracy forms forms in sentence construction Reading Comprehension Response to text Writing Further practice Children write a letter to the on writing simple local government, requesting for compositions that school resources to equip the fit difference school library and science laboratory. 11 Revision Revision Revision 12 Examination Examination Examination YEAR SIX 3RD TERM ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK WEEK THEME TOPIC CONTENT 1 SPEECH Listening comprehension Listening for vocabulary on importance of public development notices and consumer education. GRAMMAR Review of direct and Explain direct and indirect indirect speech. speech. The rules guiding changing direct to indirect speech Emphasis on direct speech. COMPREHENSION Reading for identification vocabulary development CONTINUOUS Formal letter Write a formal letter on a WRITING given topic. Note the organization and expression (language use) The language use must be formal 2 SPEECH Consonant /ʃ/ Place and manner of articulation GRAMMAR COMPREHENSION Direct and indirect Emphasis on indirect speech speech Reading for critical Interpretation of posters analysis and and charts on good health interpretation Talk on instructions and advice on posters on health e.g. dangers of smoking. CONTINUOUS Sample of informal letter WRITING 3 SPEECH Writing a good sample of informal letter toa friend Consonant /tʃ/ Place and manner of articulation GRAMMAR Idiomatic expressions Idioms COMPREHENSION Reading a selected text Vocabulary development CONTINUOUS Expository writing NAFDAC WRITING Write the full meaning of NAFDAC Origin Objectives Duties/functions 4 SPEECH Pronunciation of Pronunciation with monosyllabic words. appropriate stress and intonation GRAMMAR Idiomatic expressions More on idioms COMPREHENSION Reading for vocabulary Idiomatic expressions: development Explain idiomatic expressions Uses of idiomatic expressions CONTINUOUS Creative writing Short stories Pronunciation of Bi-syllabic words are words disyllabic words with two syllables stressed WRITING 5 SPEECH at the first or second syllable GRAMMAR Figures of speech Types and examples COMPREHENSION Reading for vocabulary Idioms expressed by phrasal verbs CONTINUOUS Creative writing Short stories Pronunciation of Pronunciation of poly- polysyllabic words syllabic word with WRITING 6 SPEECH appropriate stress and intonation 7 GRAMMAR Figures of speech More on types and uses COMPREHENSION Reading a suitable Reading passages with passage idioms and phrasal verbs CONTINUOUS Writing e-mail and text Writing e-mail and text WRITING messages messages SPEECH Oral composition Talking about biographies GRAMMAR Antonyms Identify words and their opposites. COMPREHENSION Reading to answer Word formation: question Synonyms Antonyms CONTINUOUS Descriptive essay Writing biographies SPEECH Oral composition Speaking about oneself GRAMMAR Antonyms using prefixes e.g. WRITING 8 - Believe – disbelieve - Behave – misbehave - Agree – disagree etc - Use the antonyms in sentence construction COMPREHENSION Reading for pleasure Fantasy and fictions CONTINUOUS Descriptive essay Writing autobiographies SPEECH Oral composition Story telling GRAMMAR Synonyms Identify words that are WRITING 9 similar in meaning COMPREHENSION CONTINUOUS Reading for vocabulary Identify words that are development similar in meaning Narrative essay Writing a story Speaking at interviews Identify the importance of WRITING 10 SPEECH good morals and behavior patterns at interviews. Role play of interview scene GRAMMAR Homonyms Word that is both sound and spelt the same as another word COMPREHENSION Reading for pleasure Poetry CONTINUOUS Creative writing Poetry Public speaking Identify the importance of WRITING 11 SPEECH good morals and behavior patterns at public speaking GRAMMAR Dictation Dictating simple words. Use the words in sentence COMPREHENSION CONTINUOUS WRITING 12 REVISION 13 EXAMINATION Reading a suitable Reading to identify passage reader’s mood Creative writing Short story
