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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Evaluation tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Term 1
Module 1
Back to school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Module 2
Making new friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Module 3
Heroes and heroines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Module 4
Road safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Module 5
Travelling by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Module 6
Respect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Module 7
Crime and corruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Module 8
A cleaner, greener Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Module 9
Taking responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Module 10 Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Term 2
Module 1
Patriotism for our country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Module 2
Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Module 3
The media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Module 4
School subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Module 5
Consumer rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Module 6
The right to education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Module 7
Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Module 8
Jobs – providing services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Module 9
Film stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Module 10 Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Term 3
Module 1
Should differences divide us? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Module 2
Keeping the peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Module 3
Peer pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Module 4
People who inspire us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Practice Examination 1: Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Practice Examination 2: Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
INTRODUCTION
English is the official national language and
medium of instruction in Nigeria. It is a
compulsory subject offered at both the Basic
Education Certificate Examination (BECE)
and the Senior Secondary School Certificate
Examination (SSSCE). It is therefore an
extremely important subject, not only in the
school context, but in the wider context of
communicating effectively in Nigeria.
• Engage with their other school subjects more
meaningfully
• Communicate with people effectively in
everyday life
• Understand important national and
international issues
• Feel proud to be a citizen of Nigeria.
This Excellence in English Junior Secondary
course has been carefully developed by
international and Nigerian educational experts,
and offers the following components:
• A Student’s Book written in accessible
language to enable understanding and
learning. The Student’s Book is also
available in digital format.
• A Teacher’s Guide, providing answers
for the activities in the Student’s Book.
The Teacher’s Guide is only available in
digital format.
• A Workbook with activities to consolidate
important skills learnt in the Student’s Book.
Evaluation plays a central role in the teaching and
learning of English. Evaluation has two purposes:
• It measures the level of each student’s
acquisition of the performance objectives
specified in the NERDC curriculum.
• It enables the teacher to monitor each
student’s development to identify areas of
weakness or strength, and to offer extra
support or enrichment where needed.
There is also an audio-visual Phonics
Programme that can be accessed free of
charge from the Cambridge University
website (www.cambridge.org). It can be used
to help students recognise and pronounce
English sounds.
Formative evaluation
The purpose of the English
Studies curriculum
The main objectives of the English Studies
curriculum are to enable students to:
• Develop the basic language skills of
speaking, listening, reading, comprehension,
writing and grammar structure
• Enjoy a wide range of local and international
texts written in English, including fiction,
non-fiction and poetry
Evaluation
There are two types of evaluation that need to
happen in the school year:
• Formative evaluation
• Summative evaluation
This happens continuously during class
instruction. It can take the form of teacher,
peer- or self-evaluation.
• Teacher-evaluation: This can be formal
or informal.
–– Informal evaluation can be done
throughout the year by the teacher’s
observation of each student’s progress in
classroom situations, for example while
students are working in pairs and groups.
A record book can be kept to record
comments about each student based on
these observations. The comments can
identify both strengths and weaknesses,
for example: ‘Needs more practice with
formation of diphthongs; Reading fluency
has improved this term’.
Introduction
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–– Formal evaluation can be done during the
term as follows: Teachers can evaluate
oral activities done in the classroom and
take in and mark essays, comprehensions,
and grammar structure exercises. The
Revision module at the end of each term
can be used as a test.
• Peer-evaluation
This can be done in the classroom in
the form of group or pair work. Once an
activity or exercise is completed, the partner
or other members of the group can give
constructive feedback.
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• Self-evaluation
This is similar to peer-evaluation except that
the student works individually to reflect on
his or her work.
Summative evaluation
This is used at the end of the school year, in
the form of an examination. The examination
is essentially marked by the teacher, or another
suitably qualified educator. The result of the
summative evaluation decides whether a student
can be promoted to the next school level.
Introduction
TERM 1
Module 1: Back to school
Module 6: Respect
Module 2: Making new friends
Module PS:
7: Crime
and corruption
mindmap-text
Module 3: Heroes and heroines
Module 8: A cleaner, greener Earth
Module 4: Road safety
Module 9: Taking responsibility
Module 5: Travelling by air
Module 10: Revision
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1
Back to school
Listening and speaking
Activity 1 (SB p. 2)
a) My cousin plays in a band. /æ/
b) Let’s talk later, after school. /ɔː/
c) That’s a very funny thing to say about
your friend. /ʌ/; /ə/
d) Look over there! /ʊ/
e) I love trees because they provide cool shade.
/iː/; /uː/
f) I am not going to the movies; are you? /ɒ/
g) Have you heard the latest news? /ɜː/
h) There is mud all over the carpet. /aː/
i) Did you spend all your money? /e/
j) Please bring me some lunch. /ɪ/
Reading and comprehension
Activity 4 (SB p. 4)
a) C.From paragraph 1, we know that the
writer feels anxious about the school year.
b) D.In the simile, “my stomach churned
like porridge being stirred in a pot”,
the writer is saying the feeling in her
stomach could be compared with the
motion of stirring porridge.
c) B.In the metaphor, “my father’s comments
buzzed in my head”, the writer is
saying the things that her father said
went around and around in her mind,
as bees do around a flower, and kept
her attention.
Activity 5 (SB p. 5)
a) Olanna’s father expects her to get better
results at school, especially for Mathematics
and English.
b) She loves singing and running.
c) Her goals are to improve her results in
Mathematics and English, join the running
team and choir, and keep her old friends and
make new ones.
d) She feels that the boys are irritating.
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e) Olanna feels very disappointed and anxious.
f) “I pushed back the tears that began to well
in my eyes.”
g) All Olanna’s old friends are to stay together
in one class, but she has to move to a
new class.
h) Olanna’s goal to make new friends might
become easier to achieve, because she has
been moved to a class where she knows
very few students.
Summary
Activity 6 (SB p. 5)
Olanna was nervous about the new school year.
Her father expected her to improve her results.
As she walked to school, she made a list of
goals: to get better marks in Mathematics and
English, to join the running team and choir, to
keep old friends and make new ones. When she
got to school, her friend, Awele, told Olanna
that she was in a different class, without any of
her friends. This made Olanna anxious and sad.
(78 words)
Vocabulary development
Activity 7 (SB p. 6)
irritating – annoying
approaching – walking towards
calmer – more relaxed
stirred – mixed by moving it around with
a spoon
e) goals – plans to achieve something
f) choir – group of singers (collective noun)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Grammar
Activity 8 (SB p. 7)
a) Adjective: good
b) Preposition: in
c) Verbs: approached, felt; adverb: calmer
Term 1
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
Nouns: porridge, stomach
Pronoun: I
Verbs: began, beat, ran
Adverb: slowly
Conjunction: as; preposition: through
Pronoun: you; adjectives: different, this
Pronoun: we; adjective: irritating;
conjunction: except
Activity 9 (SB p. 7)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
We walk a long way to school every morning.
I have choir practice on a Tuesday afternoon.
I leaned against the wall because I felt tired.
The notice board is behind the door.
I will meet you at the sports field in
ten minutes.
f) Our singing teacher comes from Lagos.
g) I will finish my homework in half an hour.
h) Please wait for me before you go outside.
i) Her father was proud of her achievements.
j) Olanna sat between two students she had
never seen before.
Literature
Activity 13 (SB p. 10)
a) Text 1 is an example of fiction, while Text 2
is an example of non-fiction.
b) Text 1 is a story about an elephant, while
Text 2 is an article about elephants.
c) Text 1 tells a story, while Text 2
gives information.
Activity 14 (SB p. 10)
Text 1
Text 2
fiction
non-fiction
story
article
tells a story
gives information
Activity 15 (SB p. 10)
Characters: Elephant’s Child, Ostrich, Giraffe;
Setting: Africa; Theme: curiosity/being curious
Activity 16 (SB p. 10)
We know that elephants are clever because they
have a complicated brain structure and they
behave in ways that are similar to humans.
Module 1: Back to school
5
2
Making new friends
j)
Listening and speaking
Activity 1 (SB p. 11)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
False. They have earned that name because
they ‘prey’ on young, innocent people.
Activity 8 (SB p. 15)
tour, mature, poor
glare, fair, dare
play, aim, fame
toy, boil, joy
eyes, buy, fly
owl, noun, frown
toes, boat, rose
a) Kwesi Manu is a 15-year-old boy who lives
in KIumasi, Ghana.
b) He wants to connect with teenagers in
different countries.
c) He wants to make friends with people his
own age who share his interests.
d) He enjoys hip hop and old American jazz.
e) He enjoys football.
f) He got this nickname because of his interest
in music.
g) It means that you are not as insignificant
as a drop of water, but as important and
powerful as an ocean.
h) Answers will vary.
Activity 2 (SB p. 12)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Never fear, your friends are here.
My biggest aim is to achieve fame.
Is frown a verb or is it a noun?
He held the rose between his toes!
Give a child a toy and bring the child
some joy.
f) “That’s not fair!” she said with a glare.
g) I am too poor to pay for the tour.
h) Let’s go and buy a ticket to fly!
Summary
Activity 9 (SB p. 17)
Reading and comprehension
Activity 5 (SB p. 14)
a) False. Snail mail means that letters are sent
by post.
b) False. A pen pal is a person who lives
far away, whom you get to know by
corresponding with them by letter, email or
other electronic means.
c) False. These days, few people send letters
by post.
d) True
e) False. You can find pen pals through the
Internet, on Facebook or other social
networking sites.
f) True
g) False. There is a risk that people will read
and use the information to harm you or
your family.
h) True
i) True
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b) Before, people corresponded with pen
pals by posting letters or postcards, which
was slow. Nowadays, correspondence via
the Internet is immediate. People create
a profile on social media sites, where
they meet pen pals. People may use your
personal information for bad reasons.
Beware of ‘cyber predators’, only connect
with people your age, and only meet up
with someone you met on the Internet if
you are with a responsible adult. (70 words)
Vocabulary development
Activity 10 (SB p. 17)
a) Social networking sites: websites on the
Internet where people can create a public
profile of themselves for others to view and
where they can create a list of other users
with whom to share information
Term 1
b) Snail mail: sending letters through the post
c) Email: messages that are sent from a
computer using an Internet connection
d) Internet: a system where people can connect
to information anywhere in the world
through their computers or mobile phones
(also called the worldwide web)
e) Online: to be connected to the Internet
Grammar
Activity 11 (SB p. 18)
a) I wrote every week to my pen pal.
I will write every week to my pen pal.
b) I told him my news and he told me his news.
I will tell him my news and he will tell me
his news.
c) Sometimes the news was happy.
Sometimes the news will be happy.
d) Sometimes he had sad news to tell me.
Sometimes he will have sad news to tell me.
e) But always I felt happy to receive a letter.
But always I will feel happy to receive
a letter.
f) His letters were always interesting.
His letters will always be interesting.
g) I looked forward to hearing about his life.
I will look forward to hearing about his life.
h) I also enjoyed telling him about my life.
I also will enjoy telling him about my life.
i) We communicated very well.
We will communicate very well.
Activity 12 (SB p. 19)
a) Nwanne was angry with Oluchi because she
lied to her.
b) Isikwe was anxious for the soccer game
to begin.
c) My father was angry about the news on TV.
d) Ikenna believes in working very hard
to pass.
e) Sofuchi is scared of spiders.
f) Ngozi insisted on carrying the heavy box.
g) Nwanne was looking at the beautiful view.
h) Are you inspired by the speech your
principle gave?
i) I will not take part as it goes against
my beliefs.
j) They divided the chores between them.
Activity 13 (SB p. 20)
I was excited about getting a letter from my pen
pal, and I was surprised by her news. She told
me she was embarrassed about her handwriting
because it isn’t neat. I told her that I was amused
at her embarrassment. “Don’t be concerned
about your handwriting,” I said. “It’s what you
write that is important.” She was amused at
my response and was pleased about my letter
back to her. I wrote to her many times but was
alarmed about how slow the postal service is.
We are both frustrated by the postal service, so
we have decided to correspond by email instead.
Writing
Activity 17 (SB p. 22)
Students’ own words. Example: When the
speaker was eight, she went to a new school.
Another girl was welcoming, and they were best
friends for three years. This made the speaker
feel happy and secure. Then in Primary 5, they
were in different classes, and the other girl
stopped being friendly. This made the speaker
insecure. In JSS1, they were back in the same
class, and became friends again. The speaker did
not question her friend about the previous year.
Activity 18 (SB p. 22)
a) Simile: The speaker is being compared to a
timid, shy mouse.
b) Simile: The friendship is being compared
to a fizzy drink that has gone flat. The word
‘like’ makes this comparison a simile.
c) Alliteration: The consonant sound that is
being repeated is /f/.
Activity 19 (SB p. 22)
The line that is repeated is: “... come sit next to
me!” The poet repeats this line because these
words, spoken by the one girl, bind the two girls
into a friendship.
Module 2: Making new friends
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3
Term 1
MODULE
Heroes and heroines
Listening and speaking
Activity 1 (SB p. 24)
/v/
/f/
/s/
/z/
/ʃ/
/ʒ/
virtually
vain
every
never
average
have
paving
fast
female
often
deaf
flight
fund
cuff
send
simple
song
systematically
street
lost
release
zero
horizon
puzzle
crazy
cause
reason
realism
share
she
shines
shoe
fish
cash
push
conclusion
usual
enclosure
decision
revision
garage
confusion
Activity 2 (SB p. 24)
a) A good argument should have a good
conclusion.
b) I hope you have a good reason for being late.
c) The flight between Nigeria and the United
States is almost ten hours long.
d) Do you know what the average daytime
temperature in summer is?
e) You will solve the problem if you think
systematically.
f) That crazy idea will get you into trouble!
g) The sun rises and sets on the horizon.
h) Someone who is too proud of their looks is
called vain.
i) The cattle are kept in an enclosure to
prevent them from being stolen at night.
j) I am always in a good mood when the
sun shines.
Reading and comprehension
Activity 9 (SB p. 27)
a) It is an important Swedish and Norwegian
prize. It is given to people who have done
outstanding work in one of five categories
(physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine,
literature, peace).
b) Literature
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c) Student to select any three facts in the text.
d) Students to name three of Maathai’s
achievements. Maathai founded a
movement, she fought for democracy and
human rights, she earned a doctorate, she
wrote four books, she became chairperson
of the Department of Veterinary Anatomy at
the University of Nairobi.
e) It is an opinion; Maathai uses the word
“felt”. She explains her feelings or opinions.
f) Students give their reasoned opinions.
g) Students give their reasoned opinions.
h) Students give their reasoned opinions.
Summary
Activity 11 (SB p. 28)
Students’ own words. Example: The purpose
of the writer is to explain the Nobel Prize and
to provide examples of two African people
who have won it. The examples provided are
of Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian writer, poet and
political activist who received the Nobel Prize
for Literature in 1986, and Wangari Muta
Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist and activist
for women’s rights who received the Nobel
Prize for Peace in 2004. (67 words)
Term 1
Vocabulary development
Grammar
Activity 12 (SB p. 28)
Activity 14 (SB p. 30)
a) hero/heroine – a person who is admired
for their bravery or some outstanding
achievement
b) honour – to show high respect for someone
c) outstanding – excellent
d) activist – a person who works actively and
publicly for change in the world
e) critic – a person who judges, evaluates or
criticises
f) environmentalist – any person who works
to protect the air, water, animals, plants
and other natural resources from being
destroyed by human activity
g) founded – started
h) conserve – save
i) inspire – make someone feel that they want
to do or achieve something
j) dedicate – to state publicly that you want to
honour someone else for something you did
a) Wangari Muta Maathai worked hard/steadily
to achieve success.
b) Heroes seldom complain, they just get on
with their work.
c) The Nobel Prize winner was waiting outside
in the rain.
d) He always focuses on trying to change the
world around him and works hard/steadily
at his tasks.
e) Last month/year, I went on a human rights
march in the city.
f) If we work towards our goals, soon we will
achieve them.
g) My cousin met Wole Soyinka last month/year
at a conference.
h) She frequently writes poems.
i) I was extremely honoured to meet the
Nobel Prize winner.
j) Thank you for doing the job perfectly; I am
happy with the result.
Activity 13 (SB p. 28)
a) If you want to change problems in the
world, you have to work hard as an activist.
b) Wangari Maathai founded a movement to
plant millions of trees.
c) The more people there are in the world,
the more important it becomes to conserve
plants and animals.
d) Nobel Prize winners, like Soyinka and
Maathai, inspire us to achieve our best in life.
e) The Nobel Prize is given to people who
make an outstanding contribution to society.
f) It is an enormous honour to receive such
a prize.
g) I respect an environmentalist like Maathai,
who did so much for the environment and
for women.
h) It is sometimes dangerous to be a critic of
an oppressive government.
i) I want to be a writer one day, so my hero is
Wole Soyinka; who is yours?
j) One day I will write a book and I will
dedicate it to my grandmother because she
is my role model in life.
Activity 15 (SB p. 30)
a) A. The boy yawned lazily and went to sleep.
b) C. He loves his wife enormously.
c) D.My baby sister happily devoured her
ice‑cream.
d) E. I ran quickly to get help.
e) A.They worked well and soon finished
the task.
Activity 16 (SB p. 31)
a) My mother bakes every day. She bakes daily.
b) We eat porridge for breakfast most days.
We often eat porridge for breakfast.
c) We eat at a restaurant about three times a
year. We occasionally eat at a restaurant.
d) I walk to school; I don’t take the bus. I
always walk to school, I never take the bus.
Activity 17 (SB p. 31)
•
•
•
•
•
‘yesterday’ modifies the verb ‘watched’
‘very’ modifies the adjective ‘exciting’
‘extremely’ modifies the adverb ‘well’
‘loudly’ modifies verb ‘cheered’
‘every time’ tells us when they ‘cheered’
Module 3: Heroes and heroines
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Literature
Activity 21 (SB. p. 33)
a) A.This poem is about a struggle between
light and darkness.
b) B.In the poem, the speaker is hoping that
the light will shine on him or her, and it
will be a good day.
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c) A.In the metaphor “Struggling between light
and darkness, Light wants to take over
from darkness,” the poet is comparing
the struggle between morning and night
to the struggle people have with the light
and dark within themselves.
Term 1
4
Term 1
MODULE
Road safety
Listening and speaking
tyre tread
Activity 1 (SB p. 34)
a) taught – thought; ship – sip; long – wrong;
sheep – cheap; eyes – ice; wrist – list; they –
day; choose – shoes; sum – thumb; both – boat
tyre
rotation
Activity 2 (SB p. 34)
a) I’ll wear a suit to the film shoot.
b) Very early, at sunrise my mother cooks rice
for the evening meal.
c) I take off my watch when I wash my hands.
d) When you see a very big tree on the
pavement, that is my house, with a number
three on the gate.
e) I want to buy some sheep. Are they cheap at
that farm?
f) Be careful to choose shoes that fit you well!
g) The twins are very mischievous; one day,
they will get into trouble.
h) The teacher thought she had taught us about
minimal pairs, but she hadn’t.
i) We both fell out of the boat into the water
and had to swim to the land.
j) I thought it was a short distance, but it was
long, and I was wrong.
Activity 5 (SB p. 37)
transmission
fluid
water in
radiator
Regular
checks
tyre
pressure
water for
wipers
air filters
Service
checks
brakes and
brake fluid
wheel
alignment
Reading and comprehension
Activity 9 (SB p. 39)
a) Know the rules of the road; be of legal
driving age; have a valid driver’s licence
b) Driving when tired; driving when drunk or
on drugs; driving too fast
c) B.speeding driver may be punished by
having to pay a fine.
d) Truck drivers may be monitored by
a satellite tracking system, which
uses a satellite to send a message to a
control centre.
e) Traffic congestion slows you down and
can make you late for work or other
appointments.
f) Answers will vary.
g) Answers will vary.
h) A car that is regularly serviced and well
maintained, with wheels, tyres and brakes
in good working condition, is roadworthy.
oil
brake fluid
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Summary
Activity 14 (SB p. 42)
Activity 10 (SB p. 40)
Road safety is very important as accidents kill
thousands of people. Drivers must obey safety
rules. Speeding drivers easily lose control and
crash. Speed cameras record speeding cars and
drivers are issued with traffic fines. There are
other road safety monitoring devices such as
satellite-tracking systems for trucks. Traffic
police also issue fines. Some devices, like traffic
counters and Google Maps, help with planning
road maintenance and traffic flow. (69 words)
Vocabulary development
Activity 11 (SB p. 40)
1 – Stop
2 – No entry
3 – Pedestrian crossing
4 – Yield
5 – One way
6 – Sharp curve
7 – No right turn
8 – No U-turn
9 – No cyclists
10 – Parking
11 – No parking
12 – Road narrows
Azuka: I f you drive so fast you will get a
traffic fine.
Isikwe: I won’t listen to you; I will drive as
fast as I like.
Azuka: Will you please drive slower?
Isikwe: I won’t!
Azuka: I will teach you how to drive properly.
Isikwe: I won’t learn anything from you.
Azuka: Yes, you will!
Activity 15 (SB p. 42)
a) I would not have driven so fast if I knew
there was a speed limit.
b) My brother says he will help me clean the car.
c) We would have attended the meeting but we
had another appointment.
d) The naughty girl won’t wash her hands.
e) They wouldn’t allow us in because we did
not have tickets.
f) Her brother says he will pay her back the
money he borrowed when he gets paid.
Grammar
Activity 13 (SB p. 41)
a) He drives an old blue car.
b) He kept four English motorbikes in
his garage.
c) The large red bus stopped outside the school.
d) The new black car has broken down.
e) She bought four new tyres for her car.
f) The large young traffic officer gave them a
fine for speeding.
g) The angry old woman complained to
her friend.
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Travelling by air
Listening and speaking
Activity 2 (SB p. 45)
a) My friend took the fruit from the freezer.
b) Well done on getting a great grade after
such a gruelling exam!
c) I will use glue to stick the glitter on the glass.
d) The fireman sprayed water and turned on the
sprinklers to stop the fire from spreading.
e) The blind man fell and was bruised black
and blue.
f) Snakes do not snore or sneeze.
g) Please play plenty of music at your party.
h) The angry woman threw three rolls of
cotton thread at the boy, and they all
unravelled.
i) “What a very splendid display,” the old man
spluttered in amazement.
Reading and comprehension
Activity 5 (SB p. 47)
a)
b)
c)
d)
False. She is anxious about flying.
False. She couldn’t help worrying about it.
True
False. Her luggage went through a security
check.
e) False. She is amazed at how huge and
heavy they are.
f) False. The narrator walked.
g) False. It roared loudly.
h) True
Activity 6 (SB p. 47)
a) Tourists visit the pyramids and the sphinx.
b) “What if the aeroplane...exploded like
a firecracker?” The aeroplane is being
compared with a firecracker.
c) The narrator was excited because she was
going on a trip. She was nervous because
she was going to fly for the first time.
She was worried because the bags were
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taken away. She was relieved because the
aeroplane took off safely.
d) Possible answer: The narrator is a nervous
person with a lively imagination. She
worries about flying and about what is
going to happen to the luggage.
e) Answers will vary.
Summary
Activity 7 (SB p. 47)
• The narrator was both excited and nervous,
because her family was going to Egypt and it
was her first time leaving Nigeria and flying
in an aeroplane.
• They got new passports, organised
their luggage, booked their tickets and
accommodation and planned what to see.
• At the busy airport, they joined the long
queue and checked in.
• They took their boarding passes and went
through the security check.
• After walking to the boarding gate and
waiting for it to open, they boarded the
aeroplane and settled into their seats.
• When the aeroplane took off safely, the
narrator was relieved.
Vocabulary development
Activity 8 (SB p. 48)
a) overhead locker – a small storage space
above the passenger seats on an aeroplane,
where passengers store their hand luggage
b) trolley – a large heavy frame on wheels
used for transporting heavy things
c) check-in desk – a place at an airport where you
show your ticket and passport so you can be
shown where you can check in for the flight
d) airline ticket – a ticket or document given
by the airline or travel agent to show you
have bought a seat on a particular aeroplane
on a particular day and time
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e) boarding pass – a ticket given by the airline
when a passenger checks in, giving the
passenger permission to board the aeroplane
and showing the passenger’s seat number
f) flight attendants – people employed to
look after passengers on the aircraft
g) luggage – suitcases or bags to pack clothes
and belongings for travelling
h) pilot – person who flies the aircraft
i) conveyor belt – a continuous moving
band of metal and rubber that transports
the luggage
Activity 9 (SB p. 48)
a) B.When you get on an aeroplane you need
a boarding pass.
b) D.On a flight, a flight attendant gives you
safety information.
c) A.You can store your hand luggage in the
overhead locker.
d) C.You have to hand in your ticket at the
check-in desk.
e) D.The person who is responsible for flying
the aeroplane is the pilot.
Grammar
Activity 10 (SB p. 50)
“We were going to see…; We were very busy
preparing…”
Activity 13 (SB p. 51)
Simile: An expression comparing one thing
with another, always including the words ‘as’ or
‘like’: She is as close to me as a sister.
Hyperbole: The use of greatly exaggerated
descriptions: Her suitcase weighs a ton.
Metaphor: A person or object is compared
directly to another, unlike person or object
without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’: My
holiday was paradise!
Assonance: The repetition of a vowel sound:
Tyger, Tyger, burning bright / in the forest of the
night [William Blake]
Personification: When human characteristics or
qualities are given to something that is not human:
The branches of the tree danced in the wind.
Onomatopoeia: A word that imitates the sound
associated with an object or action: Snap,
crackle and pop
Irony: The use of words to convey the opposite of
their literal meaning: “Goodness, you could win
a prize for the tidiest room,” Mom said to Simisola
as she looked at her messy room in disgust.
Alliteration: The repetition of the same
consonant sound at the beginnings of several
words that are close together: Round the rugged
rocks the ragged rascal ran.
Activity 15 (SB p. 52)
Activity 11 (SB p. 50)
a) Azuka is travelling to Cairo today.
b) I am excited because my cousin is learning
to fly an aeroplane.
c) I will be flying to the Cameroon tomorrow.
d) They were waiting at the gate to board their
flight, when they heard that it was cancelled.
e) We will be landing in London at 8h00 next
Wednesday.
f) He told us that he was waiting to get his
pilot’s licence.
g) The flight attendant is serving lunch now.
h) We were eating our lunch when air
turbulence shook the aeroplane.
i) Right now, my mother is completing forms
for new passports at the desk.
j) We are waiting for our new passports; they
should arrive this week.
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Literature
a) C.The line “He clasps the crags with
crooked hands” contains two figures of
speech. They are personification and
alliteration.
b) A.The line “Ring’d with the azure world,
he stands” means the eagle is standing
with the blue sky around him.
c) D.The sea in this poem has small waves
that move gently.
d) B.The line “And like a thunderbolt he
falls” is an example of a simile.
e) D.The line “And like a thunderbolt he
falls” is comparing the fast and sudden
movement of the eagle to the movement
of a thunderbolt.
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Respect
Reading and comprehension Vocabulary development
Activity 6 (SB p. 57)
Activity 8 (SB p. 58)
a) Ugwu calls his employer’s mother ‘Mama’
as a sign of respect for an elder.
b) Mama feels that Ugwu’s ‘madam’ is not
actually her daughter-in-law as she is not
married to her son. “She is just a woman
who is living with a man who has not paid
her bride price.”
c) Ugwu does not come from Abba, as
Mama asks him, “Do your people tap wine
well?” This implies that he comes from
somewhere else.
d) D.Amala’s arms and face were wet because
she was washing up and working hard.
e) They respond obediently and
unquestioningly.
f) Mama is in a position of power in the
household.
g) Ugwu is suddenly suspicious of
Mama’s motives.
h) He wonders whether Mama is doing
something bad, and the colour black
symbolises evil.
i) They are not being honest. Mama is lying
about what she is putting into her son’s soup,
and Ugwu is pretending to agree with her.
j) Answers will vary.
a) sprinkled – dropped small pieces of
something onto a surface
b) froth – small white bubbles that form on
the surface of a liquid
c) staggered – walked unevenly as though he
would fall
d) scrubbed – cleaned something by rubbing
it hard with a brush
e) concentrated – thought very carefully
about something
Summary
Activity 10 (SB p. 59)
Activity 7 (SB p. 58)
In this extract from the novel, Ugwu, Amala and
Mama are in the kitchen, cleaning and preparing
food. The purpose of the author is to suggest
to the reader that Mama is doing something to
her son’s food in secret. The author does this
through describing the characters’ thoughts,
words and actions.
Activity 9 (SB p. 58)
a) The floor was very dirty so we scrubbed it
hard with a brush.
b) The drunk man staggered to the door,
moving unsteadily and almost falling over.
c) It’s impossible to count the bubbles that
make up froth because there are so many,
and they keep forming and popping.
d) If something is very concentrated it is made
stronger by removing the water from it.
e) For dessert we ate delicious, creamy vanilla
ice-cream sprinkled with small bits of
chocolate.
Grammar
a) Cut the onions into tiny pieces.
b) Fry the onions in a pot.
c) Place the chicken pieces into the pot with
the fried onions.
d) Cover the chicken with water.
e) Add the chili, ehu, uziza and onions to the
pot of soup.
f) Cover the pot and leave the soup to boil for
30 minutes.
g) Serve the pepper soup with agidi, white rice
or boiled yam.
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Activity 11 (SB p. 60)
Kelechi:Please may I borrow your pen?
(accept also: can, might, could)
Azuka: You didn’t return the last pen I lent
you. Please will you give it back, this
time? (accept also: would, can, could)
Kelechi: O
h, I forgot to give it back. I would
like to apologise!
Azuka: It’s okay. Maybe, as a favour,
you could help me understand
this question.
Kelechi: I would help you if I could, but I also
don’t understand it.
Azuka: Do you think we might be allowed to
ask the teacher to explain it?
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Term 1
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Crime and corruption
Reading and comprehension Vocabulary development
Activity 7 (SB p. 66)
Activity 9 (SB p. 68)
a) B.The traffic officer stopped the driver
because the driver was driving too fast.
b) A.The driver was angry because he thought
the traffic officer was charging him too
much money.
c) B.When the driver said: “I’m sure we can
come to some agreement” he meant that
they can negotiate a bribe so that the
driver doesn’t have to pay the ticket.
d) C.The driver gave the traffic officer
₦11,000 as a bribe not to get a
traffic ticket.
e) B.The radio announcer was warning
listeners about speeding causing
fatal accidents.
f) C.The radio announcer also told people
that when traffic police accept bribes,
people do not obey the rules of the road,
so accidents have increased.
Summary
Activity 8 (SB p. 67)
A traffic officer pulled over a car for speeding.
He checked the driver’s licence and fined him
₦35,000. Despite the passenger’s disapproval,
the driver bribed the traffic officer and paid
him ₦11,000. As they drove away, a radio
announcement warned that successful bribery
resulted in more drivers speeding and adding to
fatal accidents. (53 words)
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Activity 10 (SB p. 69)
a) The driver wanted to bribe the policeman,
but the traffic officer wouldn’t accept
the bribe.
b) The driver paid the fine, so he didn’t go
to prison.
c) The traffic officer checked the man’s licence
and told him it was out of date.
d) He filled in the forms so he could apply for
a driver’s licence.
e) The woman was a good driver, but her
husband was a reckless driver.
Activity 11 (SB p. 70)
a) The driver drove away after he had paid the
traffic officer.
After he had paid the traffic officer, the
driver drove away.
b) People still commit corruption although
they know it is wrong.
Although they know it is wrong, people still
commit corruption.
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c) You can get the fine reduced if you pay
on time.
If you pay on time, you can get the fine
reduced.
d) He got a speeding ticket because he was
driving over the speed limit.
Because he was driving over the speed
limit, he got a speeding ticket.
e) She didn’t have a job before her father used
his business connections.
Before her father used his business
connections, she didn’t have a job.
f) They waited at the bus shelter until the
rain stopped.
Until the rain stopped, they waited at the
bus shelter.
g) He was a kind man although he was
involved in corrupt business dealings.
Although he was involved in corrupt
business dealings, he was a kind man.
h) He filled in the forms in order that he could
apply for the job.
In order that he could apply for the job, he
filled in the forms.
i) She paid the parking ticket as soon as she
got it.
As soon as she got the parking ticket, she
paid it.
j) She filled in the forms while she waited at
the office.
While she waited at the office, she filled in
the forms.
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Literature
Activity 15 (SB p. 72)
a) B.In Extract 2, we see that Ade has just
raped Sikira.
b) A.In Extract 1, Ade wants to change the
wrongs of the world. In Extract 2, we see
that Ade doesn’t care about other people
and has become a criminal.
c) E.In Extract 2, Ade has changed in
character from the person he was in
Extract 1. The words that best describe
the character of Ade in Extract 2 are evil
with no compassion.
d) B.Through the character of Ade, the
playwright is showing that young people
should treat women with respect.
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A cleaner, greener Earth
Listening and speaking
Activity 1 (SB p. 73)
a) fleas – please; bank – bang; fill – pill; pair –
fair; berry – very; vet – wet; wine – vine;
boat – vote; pest – best; sink – sing; big – pig
Activity 2 (SB p. 73)
a) Did you ever think such a terrible thing
could happen?
b) This is a very delicious, sweet, red berry.
c) The black pig is extremely big because it
loves to eat.
d) Will you please dip the dogs to kill their fleas?
e) I vote that we go by boat because it is a
much more interesting trip.
f) People make wine from grapes, which grow
on a vine.
g) These ants are still a pest although I’ve
done my best to get rid of them.
h) Please fill this glass with water so that your
grandmother can take her pill.
i) My sister loves to sing while she washes up
at the sink.
j) It’s not fair that I must work alone and you
two can work in a pair.
g) D.Hydro-electricity is usually generated
from large dams.
h) A.One main disadvantage of hydro-electricity
is serious damage to the environment.
i) C.Since 1960, the number of people on
Earth has tripled.
j) D.An example of a renewable source of
energy is solar energy.
Summary
Activity 6 (SB p. 79)
a)
Source
Advantages
of energy
Disadvantages
Coal
Pollutes and
adds to climate
change; limited
amount of
coal left.
Wind
Does not
pollute.
Looks ugly;
affects
migrating birds.
Water
Causes the least
greenhouse
gases of
all energy
sources; dams
are used for
irrigation and
aquaculture.
Building dams
destroys
environment
and displaces
people.
Reading and comprehension
Activity 5 (SB p. 77)
a) C.The main way of making electricity is
from coal.
b) B.The main problem of making energy
from coal is it creates a lot of pollution.
c) E.Coal turbines make electricity from all
of the above.
d) B.Electricity from wind turbines can be fed
into the power grid and used in cities.
e) A.Some people don’t like wind turbines
because they think wind turbines are ugly.
f) B.Wind turbines are considered good for
the environment because they make
electricity without causing pollution.
Vocabulary development
Activity 7 (SB p. 79)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
modern – ancient
seldom – usually
dirtier – cleaner
most – least
tiny – big
gain – loss
constructive – destructive
unlimited – limited
smallest – biggest
unnaturally – naturally
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g) We all should/ought to think about ways to
protect the environment.
h) Energy from wind turbines can feed into the
power grids.
i) We must all help keep our country clean.
j) You must never leave the gas on when you
go out.
k) We ought to/should reuse old water to water
the plants.
l) I might cycle rather than go by car.
m) We can/could all find ways to recycle things
we don’t use.
n) We might have a drought if global
warming continues.
Activity 8 (SB p. 79)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
pollute – contaminate
irrigate – water
displace – move
contribute – give
destroy – ruin
scare – frighten
harness – utilise
drive – power
Activity 9 (SB p. 80)
make
Grammar
Activity 10 (SB p. 81)
Literature
a) Will/Could you please help me turn off the
tap? It’s leaking.
b) You can/could put solar panels on your
roof, to save electricity.
c) May I do a course to learn more about
global warming?
d) You can/could use the gas cooker if there
are power outages.
e) Can/Could you help me fix the wind turbine?
f) You should/ought to find alternative sources
of electricity to help stop global warming.
Activity 15 (SB p. 84)
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a) E.Mr Femi thinks that the cause of his
son’s problems is lack of discipline,
over-pampering and self-pity.
b) B.Mr Femi wishes he had never had his son.
c) E.Mr Femi thinks if Ade goes to prison,
he will become a criminal for the rest of
his life.
d) B.Mr and Mrs Femi have very different
ways of parenting.
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Taking responsibility
Listening and speaking
Activity 1 (SB p. 87)
c) “Where is Chinwe Jideze?”; “What would
Papa do?”; “How many heads does she
have?”; “How many heads do you have,
gbo?”; “So why did you let her come first?”
d) “Was Papa going to talk to her? Yank at her
ears for coming first?” These are questions.
e) Instruction/order/command
f) The characters in the story are Kambili ↗,
Jaja ↗, Papa ↗, Mama ↗, Aunty Ifeoma ↗,
Papa-Nnukwu ↗ and Father Amadi ↘.
Activity 2 (SB p. 88)
a) Where is your classroom? ↘
b) If you ever come second in class again, you
will be punished. ↘
c) I am very sorry, Papa. ↗
d) I’m not sure, but I think it’s a short distance
to the school, isn’t it? ↗
e) You failed to come first this term, didn’t
you? ↘
f) Was Kambili afraid of her father? ↗
g) Did he punish his daughter violently? ↗
h) Would her father say something to Chinwe? ↗
i) Did you enjoy your holiday, Kambili? ↗
j) Is Chinwe cleverer than Kambili? ↗
k) Adichie is a Nigerian author, isn’t she? ↘
l) What a strict man! ↘
Reading and comprehension
Activity 6 (SB p. 91)
a) C. grateful
b) D.The girl whose parents are not rich
is Ezinne.
c) D.Ezinne said that her position in class
was fifth.
d) E.Chinwe is popular, confident and
friendly to everyone except Kambili.
e) B.During long breaks, Kambili preferred to
read alone in the library.
f)
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B.Kambili runs to the gate because she is
scared of her father’s punishment.
Activity 7 (SB p. 92)
a) She is unable to explain the following:
1. she is grateful for Ezinne’s friendship
2. the real reason for her father’s visit to
the school
3. her father is angry about her loss of first
place in the class
4. the real reason why she runs to the gate
every day.
b) She hides this information because she is
shy, embarrassed and lacks confidence, and
also because she fears her father.
c) She stutters because she lacks confidence
and is unsure what to say.
d) Fear can affect a person physically (e.g. make
them stutter). It can make them hide
information and even lie to pretend that
everything is fine.
e) Answers will vary.
Summary
Activity 8 (SB p. 92)
The author’s purpose is to show how Kambili’s
fear leads her to withdraw from the other girls
at school, and to hide the truth from her only
friend. Ezinne thinks that Kambili has loving,
proud parents, and does not understand why
Kambili doesn’t mix with other girls. Kambili
is too afraid of her strict and violent father to
disobey him even slightly and is also too afraid
to tell Ezinne about this.
Vocabulary development
Activity 9 (SB p. 92)
a)
b)
c)
d)
awkward – uncomfortable
confession – acknowledgement
complexion – skin colour
dashed – rushed
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f)
g)
h)
snob – arrogant person
competitive – ambitious
appreciated – valued
stutter – stammer
Activity 12 (SB p. 94)
Activity 10 (SB p. 92)
a) Kambili appreciated Ezinne’s friendship
because the other girls did not speak to her.
b) Kambili was always awkward around the
other girls.
c) They thought she was a snob because
she kept to herself and didn’t spend time
with them.
d) People often stutter when they are anxious,
nervous or afraid.
e) Your complexion will darken if you are
often in the sun.
f) The girls in were competitive and tried to
outdo each other in class.
g) A confession is an admission of guilt for a
crime or sin.
h) Kambili didn’t want to be late for Kevin, so
she dashed to the school gate every day.
Grammar
Activity 11 (SB p. 93)
a) It is illegal to steal money.
b) Kambili’s father was often impatient with
his family.
c) When Kambili arrived late, her father’s
anger was visible.
d) Ezinne did not understand why Kambili
always ran to the gate.
e) Kambili knew it was unwise to disagree
with her father.
f) Kambili’s father told her she must always
be a responsible student.
g) The children of rich parents often have
the advantage of being able to travel to
interesting places during the holidays.
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unhappy
discontinue
imbalance
immoral
irregular
unfair
unnecessary
impractical
misfortune
injustice
Activity 13 (SB p. 94)
a) In paragraph 1, Kambili feels something
heavy around her temples (next to and
behind her eyes). “I looked around, feeling
a weight around my temples.” She has this
feeling because she is anxious and afraid of
what her father might do.
b) In paragraph 2, Kambili feels very scared/
terrified and wishes she could disappear
from the scene. “I wanted the ground
to open up and swallow the whole
compound.” Again, she is afraid of what her
father might do.
c) She obeys her father, even when what he
asks and commands her do not make sense.
She promises her father that she will never
come second in class again.
c) She can see and taste dust. “A light dust
lkuku was blowing, in brown spirals like
uncoiling springs, and I could taste the
sand that settled on my lips” The dust is
unpleasant, like her feelings. Fear can also
leave a dry taste in your mouth, like dust.
The description of “uncoiling springs”
sounds like something dangerous and hard
to predict or stop.
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Term 1
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Revision
PAPER I: Multiple choice
(60 marks)
Section I: Comprehension
(10 marks)
1. a) A.Repetition is a feature of folktales.
The repeated action is animals take
turns to get light from the other side
of the world.
b) B. Opossum found the sun in a tree.
c) D. Buzzard boasts that he is clever.
d) B. They get burnt by the light.
e) C.The animal people laugh at
Grandmother Spider because they
don’t believe she can succeed.
f) E.Grandmother Spider succeeds
because she is young and powerful.
g) A.Appropriate adjectives to describe
Grandmother Spider are clever
and brave.
h) A.Grandmother Spider is an unlikely
heroine because she is very old
and small.
i) B.The message of the story is an
unexpected character can be a hero
or heroine.
j) D.A suitable title for the story is
Grandmother Spider steals the sun.
Section II: Spoken English
2. a) B. wonderful
b) A. believe
3. a) C. /eə/
b) A. /ɔɪ/
c) B. /əʊ/
d) C. /eɪ/
e) D. /aɪ/
4. a) B. br
b) D. lp
(20 marks)
c) C. sm
d) B. cl
e) A. str
f) C. bl
5. a) B. It is a pleasure to meet you.
b) C. How far is it from here?
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6. a) B. ex/cit/ed
'
b) C. cel/e/bra/tion
'
c) E. or/di/nar/y
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d) D. knowl/edge/a/ble
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e) E. grand/moth/er
Section III: Vocabulary
development (10 marks)
7. a) B.My sister is a responsible driver,
and regularly checks that her car is
roadworthy.
b) C.The driver tried to bribe the traffic
policeman so he wouldn’t be fined
for speeding.
c) D.You cannot get onto the aeroplane
without a boarding pass.
d) A.Luggage is weighed at the check-in
desk at the airport.
e) C.My father tried to negotiate with the
owner to pay a lower rent.
f) D.Environmentalists and scientists
are trying to find ways to reduce
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
to slow down climate change.
g) A.Mama sprinkled hot spices in
the soup.
h) C.The drunk man staggered across
the street.
i) D.A cure for HIV and AIDS will benefit
the whole of humanity.
j) E.Being infected with HIV could
be a consequence of having
unprotected sex.
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Section IV: Grammatical
accuracy (20 marks)
8. a) C.The story about Grandmother
Spider showed that small creatures
can be heroes.
b) E.You should never put fire on
your head.
c) B.Would you like to tell this story?
d) D.Grandmother Spider said she might
be able to get the light.
9. a) C.Long ago, the animal people were
living in darkness.
b) B.The sun is hanging on a tree when
Opossum arrives.
c) D.In the story, Opossum was hiding
the light under his tail when it
burned him.
d) E.The animal people were laughing
at Grandmother Spider until they
realised what she could do.
10. a) D. The animal people lived in darkness.
b) A.Grandmother Spider made a pot
from clay.
c) E.Grandmother Spider threw the light
into the world.
d) B.Grandmother Spider moved along her
spider web thread.
11. a) C.It was very dark so nobody could see
where they were going.
b) E.Although people of the light had
plenty of light, they were too greedy
to share it.
c) D.Opossum said he would hide the light
until he got home.
d) C.After Opossum burnt his tail, the
animal people didn’t know what
to do.
12. a) A.Nervously is an adverb of manner.
b) B.Now is an adverb of time.
c) C.Enormously is an adverb of degree.
d) A.Far away is an adverb of place.
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Term 1
TOTAL MARKS: 60
TERM 2
Module 1: Patriotism for our country
Module 6: The right to education
Module 2: Sport
Module 7: Drugs
Module 3: The media
Module 8: Jobs – providing services
Module 4: School subjects
Module 9: Film stars
Module 5: Consumer rights
Module 10: Revision
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1
Patriotism for our country
Term 2
MODULE
Listening and speaking
Summary
Activity 3 (SB p. 105)
Activity 10 (SB. p. 108)
a) Keep your eyes on the road so that you do
not veer off it.
b) Nigeria is a vast country, with many people.
c) The robber escaped by vaulting over the gate.
d) I waver between wanting to go home and
wanting to go a movie.
e) The trees here are infested with a disease,
so we have to burn them.
f) Please shuffle the cards before we play.
On 1 October 1960, Nigerians celebrated
independence for the first time. They watched
fireworks, and many people danced and sang
through the night. Prime Minister Abubakar
Tafawa Balewa gave a speech. The narrator was
a child on that important day.
Activity 5 (SB p. 105)
a) celebration – something enjoyable that you
do on a special day
b) freedom – the state of not being imprisoned
or enslaved
c) independence – the state of being
independent
d) patriotism – having or expressing devotion
to one’s country
e) occasion – a particular event
f) privilege – something you are lucky to have
the chance to do
g) enthusiasm – feeling of interest and
excitement
b) brother speaker tricycle friend strong
triangle throat drum nest crash
c) Answers will vary.
Reading and comprehension
Activity 9 (SB p. 108)
a) Nigeria gained independence from British
colonial rule.
b) He was responsible for lighting the
fireworks.
c) They hoped that Nigeria would become a
strong and successful country.
d) They were in the audience, listening to the
prime minister’s speech.
e) The narrator remembers sitting next to her/
his father, who was setting up the fireworks.
f) There would be many changes in Nigeria as
a result of independence.
g) The right to be in control of their own
government.
h) The responsibility to take part
constructively in issues and debates that
affect the world.
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Vocabulary development
Activity 11 (SB p. 108)
Activity 12 (SB p. 108)
a) For me, freedom exists in a place where it is
safe to think for myself.
b) Patriotism means supporting your country.
c) Not everyone has the privilege of living in
a house, going to school and eating enough
every day.
d) Mobo shows a lot of enthusiasm for his
work; he enjoys it a lot.
e) Every day is a celebration of being alive!
f) Most African countries had to fight hard for
independence from colonial rule.
g) Family gatherings are always a special
occasion in our house.
Term 2
Grammar
Activity 13 (SB p. 109)
a) Mrs Alayo wore her traditional dress to the
celebration.
b) Please may I be excused from school today?
c) There was a choir of a hundred Nigerians
singing the national anthem.
d) There was a party of friends on every street
corner, celebrating Independence Day.
e) They took control of the country by fighting
for freedom.
f) We took plates of food to the event.
g) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was our first
prime minister.
h) Before colonialism, there were many
ancient and indigenous kingdoms living in
the region.
i) Over five hundred different languages are
spoken by the Hausa, Igo and Yoruba.
j) We grow plenty of crops, such as beans,
cashew nuts and cassava, and we have
many mineral resources.
Activity 14 (SB p. 110)
Common nouns
Proper nouns
Abstract nouns
Collective nouns
dress
school
street
choir
national anthem
corner
country
event
prime minister
kingdoms
region
languages
crops
beans
cashew nuts
cassava
mineral resources
Mrs Alayo
Nigerians
Independence Day
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Hausa
Igo
Yoruba
celebration
freedom
colonialism
party of friends
plates of food
Activity 15 (SB p. 110)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
a bouquet of flowers
a class of students
a wealth of information
a library of books
a galaxy of stars
a brood of hens
a swarm of bees
a pride of lions
a cloud of smoke
a range of mountains
Activity 16 (SB p. 111)
a) All my clothes are here except for my shoes.
b) The food was very good apart from the
soup, which was tasteless.
c) All the students will be at school except for
Kunle, who is sick.
d) I like eating cake without the icing on top.
e) The newspapers have praised the celebratory
speech but the people did not like it.
f) We enjoy fireworks displays but the noise is
very scary.
g) Everyone, except for Paul, came.
h) We all passed the examinations, except
for Ajuma.
i) The family went on holiday without
their dog.
j) My whole family visited me in hospital
apart from my grandmother.
Module 1: Patriotism for our country
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2
Term 2
MODULE
Sport
Listening and speaking
Activity 2 (SB p. 113)
a) Let’s sit on the beach by the sea and drink
our tea.
b) He was bitten by a tick and he got quite sick.
c) She tore a muscle and now her leg is very sore.
d) The man’s foot was badly injured in the
accident; the doctor had to sew his toe back on.
e) The huge pile of sour lemons was like a
tower because it was so tall.
f) Don’t tip over my glass before I can even
take a sip of my drink!
g) The old man told us a tale about going to
sail across the ocean many years ago.
h) People play sport, like soccer, on grassy turf
and they surf on the sea.
i) Did I tell you that my parents are going to
sell our house if they can get a good price?
j) It doesn’t seem that our favourite team is
going to win.
Reading and comprehension
Activity 8 (SB p. 116)
a) E.Nigerians enjoy sport by all of the above.
b) C.Popular sports in Nigeria are football,
basketball, boxing, athletics.
c) B.The name of the most popular sport in
Nigeria is football.
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d) D.In athletics, the participants run, jump
and throw objects.
e) B.At a sports clinic, you receive training
and advice.
Activity 9 (SB p. 117)
a) Athletes compete on a track (running and
jumping) and on a field (throwing and
jumping).
b) In a relay, they compete in teams (usually
of four). One teammate usually runs for
a distance before passing a stick/baton to
their teammate. In hurdles, athletes run and
jump over upright frames/raised bars.
c) To do well in a sport, an athlete must work
hard all the time, and must really want to
do well.
d) There are many talented athletes who
participate in professional sports, so to
succeed, you have to try even harder than
everybody else.
e) They have won the Africa Women Cup of
Nations title eleven times.
f) For both, you have to work hard and keep
trying hard, because that is the only way to
succeed in any sport.
g) The question is relevant because an
ambitious athlete must be committed or
dedicated in order to rise above the rest.
h) Answers will vary.
Term 2
Summary
Activity 10 (SB p. 117)
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Blessing Okagbare
silver medal, long jump
2008
Olympics, Beijing
Nigerian athletes
silver medal, 4X100m relay
2008
Olympics, Beijing
Tobi Amusan
100m hurdles
2015
Commonwealth Games, Australia
Super Eagles vs Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations, football
2013
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nigerian men’s football team
bronze, football
2016
Olympics, Rio de Janeiro
Nigerian men’s football team
silver, football
2008
Olympics, Beijing
Super Eagles
finals, football
2018
FIFA World Cup, Russia
Super Falcons
Africa Women Cup of Nations, 2018
football
Accra, Ghana
Nigeria’s national
basketball team
gold, basketball
2011
All Africa Games
Nigeria’s national basketball
team
qualified to compete,
basketball
2012
Olympics, London
Duncan Dokiwari
bronze, boxing, men’s superheavyweight division
1996
Olympics, Atlanta
Vocabulary development
Activity 11 (SB p. 118)
a) Which sports events will you compete in
this year?
b) The competitor was disappointed about her
poor results.
c) The competition between rival schools
was strong.
d) Athletics in Nigeria is a very competitive
sport because there are many good athletes.
Activity 12 (SB p. 118)
Word
Synonym
a) popular
b) various
c) individual
d) formidable
d) required
f) talented
g) ultimate
j) committed
i) aspiring
j) humble
well-liked
different
lone
awesome
needed
gifted
final
dedicated
hopeful
modest
Activity 13 (SB p. 118)
a) B.Ahmed Musa is a popular Nigerian
football player who performs
consistently well on the field.
b) A.The Nigerian Ice Blazers are a talented
trio who qualified for the winter
Olympic games in the Bobsled event.
c) C.Aruna Quadri is a committed table tennis
player who won two silver medals at the
2018 Commonwealth Games.
d) D.The formidable wrestling queen, Odunayo
Adekuoroye, won gold for Nigeria in the
2018 African Wrestling Championships.
e) C.Evelyn Akhator’s impressive
performance for Nigeria’s D’Tigress
at the 2018 FIBA Women’s World cup
won her the Basketballer of the Year and
Sportswoman of the Year awards.
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Grammar
Activity 14 (SB p. 120)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Countable
Uncountable
Uncountable; countable
Uncountable
Countable; uncountable; countable
Activity 15 (SB p. 120)
a) The athletes received a hero’s welcome
when they returned.
b) We were all filled with joy when we heard
our results in the three races.
c) Successful athletes have to show lots of
commitment.
d) To be successful requires many hours of
training and years of skill development.
e) Adults and children of all ages enjoy
playing different sports.
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Activity 16 (SB p. 120)
a) The team played well, except one player
who was red carded.
b) The athlete eats healthy food most
days, with the exception of Saturdays
and Sundays.
c) The basketball team trains early every day
excluding Sunday.
d) The football team had all their good players,
apart from their injured goal scorer.
e) The students study for many hours after
school, excluding when they play sport.
Term 2
3
Term 2
MODULE
The media
Listening and speaking
Summary
Activity 5 (SB p. 123)
Activity 9 (SB p. 127)
I thought that I should thank you for the thrilling
day. When your father fell off the ladder and
couldn’t breathe, I was worried. But then
we carried him to the den and after a doze,
he quickly recovered. I really enjoyed those
biscuits your mom baked. I could have eaten
the entire tin! No wonder I am not exactly thin.
I would like to live on a farm like you do, and
breed horses. I loathe the throng of crowds and
noise of the city. I prefer the trilling of birds in
the trees.
Social media is the use of the Internet to
network with other people and to share ideas,
opinions, information and media and to
advertise products and services. (29 words)
Reading and comprehension
Activity 8 (SB p. 125)
a) Talking → writing → letters → telephone
→ social media
b) Computer/phone and the Internet
c) Answers will vary.
d) Answers will vary.
e) Social media can result in private details
being made public and falling into the
wrong hands. You must be careful what you
share on social media.
f) Answers will vary.
Grammar
Activity 12 (SB p. 128)
a) Sometimes people in a family find it hard to
coexist because they disagree with each other.
b) Will you untie the boat while I load
the boxes?
c) Please advise your work and correct all
the mistakes.
d) He was determined to outperform his
classmates in the test.
e) She was using social media until after
midnight and so she overslept.
Activity 13 (SB p. 128)
a) What will you specialise in when you
choose a career?
b) Social media can simplify how we
communicate with people who live far away.
c) Our family is planning our vacation by
searching on the Internet.
d) A computer shortens the time it takes to
do things.
e) We should plan the trip properly so that we
don’t duplicate what we bring with us.
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4
Term 2
MODULE
School subjects
Reading and comprehension Vocabulary development
Activity 4 (SB p. 133)
Activity 6 (SB p. 134)
a)
b)
c)
d)
a) We need to adapt to the new principal’s way
of doing things.
b) Please build a strong argument for the debate.
c) I do not understand the computer words
because it is a new subject.
d) If you don’t learn the foundations of
mathematics, you will always struggle to
complete the tasks.
e) Some subjects are required, so we don’t
have any choice
f) I enjoy doing various subjects and activities
at school.
g) If you want to study successfully, you must
get enough sleep and exercise, and eat
healthy food.
The narrator had recently moved to Lagos.
Answers will vary.
8 hours
They learn English every day. (Students’
own answers about why it is important –
e.g. learning to communicate in a second
language takes time and effort.)
e) Answers will vary.
f) You would expect to study what your rights
and duties are as a citizen of Nigeria.
g) Sport is given the least amount of time.
Answers will vary.
h) They will get impatient if I don’t understand
my new subjects and timetable.
i) Mathematics, Computer Studies, Basic
Science and Technology
j) Answers will vary.
Activity 7 (SB p. 135)
Summary
Activity 5 (SB p. 134)
• English Studies: understand and speak English
• Mathematics: mathematical terminology and
functions
• Basic Science and Technology (BST): basics
of Science (biology, chemistry, physics) and
how things are made and work
• Computer Studies: how to use and
programme computers
• Social Studies: history, geography and
economics
• Religious Knowledge and Civic Education:
religious values and citizenship
• Business Studies: how to run a business
• Nigerian Languages: Yoruba
• Home Economics and Agricultural Science:
cooking, household management, farming,
caring for natural resources, land management
• Physical and Health Education: hygiene,
exercise, sport, games
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Grammar
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Rotimi likes to read, doesn’t she?
Adeola is playing great football, isn’t he?
This question is confusing, isn’t it?
They finished the whole cake, didn’t they?
We should make supper now, shouldn’t we?
Activity 8 (SB p. 135)
a) Eniola does not enjoy studying, does she?
b) Segun is never late, is he?
c) Nobody remembered their homework,
did they?
d) They won’t come home today, will they?
e) We aren’t in trouble, are we?
Activity 9 (SB p. 135)
a) You are going to a new school next term,
aren’t you?
b) You don’t study physics, do you?
c) We have homework to complete, don’t we?
d) They aren’t writing a test today, are they?
e) This is your favourite subject, isn’t it?
Term 2
5
Consumer rights
Term 2
MODULE
Listening and speaking
Reading and comprehension
Activity 2 (SB p. 137)
Activity 9 (SB p. 140)
a) He used a pebble and a sling to knock the
target over.
b) My mother will use cotton and a needle to
stitch the hem of my dress.
c) There is a big monster under my bed!
d) Please bring a new folder for your notes.
e) He bought her a diamond ring for their
engagement.
f) The rumour going around is just a story;
it is untrue and nonsense.
a) The date by when the product must be sold,
and the date by when the consumer should
have used the product.
b) Answers will vary.
c) They study the people who are going to buy
the product – their interests and what they
like and don’t like.
d) The information includes nutrients,
additives, kilojoules/energy and
serving size.
e) Answers will vary.
f) You need to take into account age, gender,
height, weight and how active you are.
g) Empty kilojoules are found in foods that
have lots of sugar, fat and salt. Students
provide examples.
h) Potassium, Vitamins A, C, D, calcium, iron
i) The consumer might get dangerously ill or
even die.
j) Answers will vary.
Activity 3 (SB p. 137)
a) My mother makes muddy magpie meals.
b) Never nibble NikNaks near November.
Activity 4 (SB p. 137)
Examples of onomatopoeia in the poem: ‘ding’,
‘dang’, ‘dong’, ‘bang’, ‘gong’, ‘twang’, ‘zing’
and ‘ting’.
Activity 5 (SB p. 137)
A. the right to choose from a wide range of
products or services
B. the right to work in a non-threatening
environment
C. the right to have access to basic goods
or services
D. the right to have information and skills to
make choices about goods and services
E. the right to be informed about products and
services before purchasing or using them
F. the right to be protected from harmful
products or services
G. the right to voice an opinion
Summary
Activity 6 (SB p. 138)
a) If you consume food that has expired, you
risk getting food poisoning.
b) Packaging for the things we buy has
been carefully designed to appeal to the
consumer.
a) A consumer is a person who buys products
or services for personal use.
b) Answers will vary.
c) Answers will vary.
Activity 10 (SB p. 141)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Read the packaging label.
Find the expiry date.
Study the nutritional information.
Avoid foods high in sugars, saturated/trans
fats and salt.
5. Check the vitamin and mineral content.
6. Check for allergens.
Vocabulary development
Activity 11 (SB p. 141)
Module 5: Consumer rights
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c) Advertisers work out what their target
market is, for example by looking at the age
and income of the people who might want
to buy the product.
d) All beings need the correct nutrients in
order to flourish and grow.
e) We measure the units of energy that we eat
in kilojoules
f) People with an allergy to certain substances
must know what is in any food product.
g) There are many synonyms for analyse, such
as examine, study, inspect and investigate.
Grammar
Activity 12 (SB p. 142)
We were excited to shop at the new supermarket
and it didn’t disappoint us. It had toys for my
younger brother, games for me and enough food
for all of us. This was my mother’s happiest day
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as she had made enough money from her sewing
job to buy us each a surprise. When we got
home, she laid it all out for us to see. The green
jacket she gave me was soft and shiny. The
purple hat suited her, and the orange jersey for
my brother fitted him perfectly. My father was
also lucky – he got a huge box of chocolates.
My mother also got a surprise: we all cooked
her a special lunch so that she could rest.
Activity 13 (SB p. 143)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
The packed lunch she ate was hers.
The suitcases they took were theirs.
The project you did is yours.
The running shoes he is wearing are his.
The presents I got for my birthday are mine.
The red car parked outside belongs the
neighbours; it is theirs.
g) We would like to apologise because the
fault was ours.
Term 2
6
Term 2
MODULE
The right to education
Listening and speaking
Activity 2 (SB p. 146)
a) Always treasure the knowledge you get
at school.
b) As usual, January is going to be a hot month.
c) The judge made a decision that the man was
guilty, and sentenced him to prison.
d) Imagine what would happen if there was a
huge explosion and the whole city collapsed?
e) I would like to apologise for the confusion
I caused by not giving you the correct
directions to my home.
f) I enjoy Fridays because we are all permitted
to wear casual clothes to work.
Reading and comprehension
Activity 7 (SB p. 148)
a) The ‘voices’ are students’ thoughts and
wishes. They want to relax and enjoy
themselves, but they know that they must
study, and theses thoughts and wishes pull
against each other.
b) A timetable helps us to organise our time so
that we give enough time to each subject as
well as to sport and relaxation.
c) If we take breaks, we will not become too
tired to continue studying.
d) It is cheating in examinations and tests.
e) Students’ answers will vary but must show
an understanding that being unprepared
for examinations or tests leads to anxiety
and panic, which may result in a decision
to cheat.
f) Answers will vary.
g) Answers will vary.
Summary
Activity 8 (SB p. 150)
1. Make a timetable: Give suitable portions of
time to each subject and to relaxation.
2. Start slowly and build up the time spent
studying.
3. Plan a study break in each hour.
4. Choose a quiet place to study, with no
distractions.
5. Find a study method that works for you.
Vocabulary development
Activity 10 (SB p. 150)
a) Please go to your room and learn/work!
b) Our office can be found next to my
bedroom.
c) At school, we are doing an investigation/
enquiry into climate change in Africa.
d) Please can you investigate why our house
keeps getting broken into?
e) I have set aside learning/research time for
every Tuesday evening.
f) My teacher will show us how to learn/
analyse effectively.
Activity 11 (SB p. 150)
struggle – fight
confident – self-assured
procrastinate – delay
exhausted – tired out
cheat – sidestep
offence – crime
malpractice – wrongdoing
regret – feel sad about
ideal – perfect
focused – attentive
Grammar
Activity 12 (SB p. 151)
a) You will need to help yourself to
supper tonight.
b) We will behave ourselves at the market
tomorrow.
c) They drove themselves to the event.
d) I will do everything myself as I am alone here.
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e) She laughed at herself when she saw how
silly she had been.
f) He fixed the broken bicycle himself.
g) You should be ashamed of yourself for
teasing that small child.
h) The cat cleaned itself as it sat in
the doorway.
h) The examinations that we write at the end
of the year are difficult.
i) That girl who is new to the school is
very clever.
j) The boy to whom you were talking
yesterday is my friend.
Literature
Activity 13 (SB p. 152)
a) The village that we are moving to is far away.
b) They bought a new house, which needs
repairing.
c) They will receive help from their family,
who live nearby.
d) They like their friends, whom they invited
to supper.
e) The animals that live across the road in the
park are noisy at night!
f) We are studying for our examinations,
which are in a month’s time.
g) The students who cheated will be punished.
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Activity 15 (SB p. 153)
a) scaly – small flat pieces that cover the skin
roams – moves about without a clear idea of
where you are going
lofty – high, tall
lashes – the hairs that surround the eye
b) “eyes like black beads”. The comparison
between black beads and eyes gives a
good picture of the shape and colour of
ostrich eyes.
c) “ffwa-ffwa”; “tsam-tsam”
Term 2
7
Term 2
MODULE
Drugs
f)
NAFDAC inform people through the radio
and printed material.
g) Answers will vary.
Listening and speaking
Activity 2 (SB p. 156)
/ɒ/
/ɔː/
copy
was
hot
pocket
bottle
dog
pot
lot
not
all
sport
caught
water
small
pour
bought
hauled
short
tall
basketball
taught
Summary
Activity 6 (SB p. 159)
Reading and comprehension
Activity 4 (SB p. 156)
a) C.Drugs are chemical substances.
b) A.Medicines are legal drugs taken by
people who are sick.
c) E.Illegal drugs can damage a person’s
reputation.
d) D.Drugs can also cause a person to behave
irresponsibly.
e) E. People who regularly take illegal drugs
struggle to give up the habit because they
become drug addicts.
Activity 5 (SB p. 158)
a) National Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control
b) 1993
c) It protects people’s health by monitoring
what is manufactured, exported, imported,
advertised, sold and used in Nigeria.
d) Codeine is addictive, so it needs to be used
with extra care.
e) National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Drugs are chemicals that can help and harm us.
Legal medications, used responsibly, are drugs
that can make us better. Illegal drugs damage
our bodies and brains, change our mood and
behaviour, and cause addiction. NAFDAC is
a national agency that controls the quality and
type of drugs that are manufactured in and that
enter and leave Nigeria. It regulates what can
be sold over the counter, such as medications
containing codeine. It educates and informs the
public about drugs. (80 words)
Vocabulary development
Activity 7 (SB p. 159)
a) addict (noun) – someone who cannot stop
taking a harmful drug
b) addicted (adjective) – unable to stop taking
a harmful drug
c) addiction (noun) – the problem a person
has when they cannot stop taking a
harmful drug
d) addictive (adjective) – a drug that has
chemicals that make people depend on
taking the drug
Activity 8 (SB p. 159)
My parents are very worried because my brother
is addicted to marijuana and now he has stopped
attending to school. Marijuana changes your
mood and behaviour and is very addictive for
some people. When you have an addiction to a
drug it is hard to stop taking it. I will make sure
that I never become an addict like him.
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h) “What time will you be coming home?”
Zainab asked.
i) “It was a great game of football!” Gafar
said loudly.
Activity 9 (SB p. 159)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
entering – exiting
imported – exported
safe – dangerous
legal – illegal
irresponsibly – responsibly
easy – difficult
high-quality – low-quality
sell – buy
bad – good
enable – stop/prevent
Activity 11 (SB p. 161)
Grammar
Activity 10 (SB p. 160)
a) Rashedat said, “I enjoy cooking supper.”
b) Aliyu asked, “May I miss football practice,
as I am injured?”
c) “I would love to attend the surprise party,”
Saheedat said.
d) “I will prepare for my speech when I have
finished my other homework,” Malik
explained.
e) Roheeb told them, “I am very sad to see my
friend addicted to cocaine.”
f) Gafar promised, “I will wait for you
after school.”
g) Bashir exclaimed, “Zeenat is addicted to
chocolate!”
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a) Rashedat said that his favourite dish was
okra soup.
b) Aliyu told the teacher that she had been
injured on the sportsfield.
c) Saheedat asked her friends whether/if she
could go with them.
d) Bashir told Malik that he was a very
studious person.
e) Bashir warned Zeenat that she ate too
much sugar.
f) Zainab asked us whether we would be
very late.
g) Gafar asked me whether I enjoyed watching
the game.
h) Raliat told us that it was going to be very
hot the next/following day.
i) Mohammed exclaimed that it was far too
hot to study that day.
j) Aminat said that it was interesting watching
the dancers perform.
Term 2
8
Term 2
MODULE
Jobs – providing services
Listening and speaking
Activity 3 (SB p. 164)
Activity 2 (SB p. 163)
a) Should I come to the market with you?
b) He climbed through the hole in the fence.
c) The music is blaring from the speakers
outside the shop.
d) I prefer to sit on a cushion if I know I will
be sitting for a long time!
e) Please knit me a jersey with red wool.
f) Whose bicycle is standing outside our house?
g) I don’t know which book to choose; they
both look interesting to read.
h) You must fix the broken plate with glue.
i) My big foot would never fit inside that
tiny shoe!
j) We planted a tiny seed and a big tree grew.
a) shoe – clue; knew; true; through/threw
b) would – stood; good; hood; wood
Reading and comprehension
Activity 5 (SB p. 166)
a) False
b) There would be very little food for us to eat.
c) Paramedics care for sick and injured people
in an emergency.
d) They construct buildings, tunnels, bridges,
roads, dams, airports, etc.
e) Police officers work against crime, enforce
traffic laws, and help people in emergencies.
f)– j) Answers will vary.
Summary
Activity 6 (SB p. 166)
Teachers
Farmers
Paramedics
Construction
workers
Police officers
1. Prepare lessons
2. Impart
information
3. Help students
grasp new
concepts
4. Guide students
on sporting/
social levels
5. Keep up to date
with technology
1. Work long
hours
2. Work hard
3. Produce food
4. Rely on their
staff
5. Depend on the
weather
1. Care for sick
and injured
people
2. Respond to
emergencies
3. Take people to
hospital
4. Tend to people
on site
5. Save people’s
lives
1. Construct
buildings,
bridges,
tunnels, dams,
roads, airports
2. Use special
tools
3. Operate
machines
4. Drive
construction
vehicles
5. Work in
dangerous
places
1. Protect people
2. Help during
emergencies
and during/
after natural
disasters
3. Enforce laws
4. Investigate
and prevent
accidents and
crime
5. Respond to
calls for help
Module 8: Jobs – providing services
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f)
If you can be sure that something is going
to happen, then it is predictable.
g) Something that is difficult, demanding,
dangerous or worrying is stressful.
Vocabulary development
Activity 7 (SB p. 167)
A: farmer
B: car mechanic
C: paramedic
D: fruit seller
E: police officer
F: electrical engineer
G: builder
H: bank teller
I: plumber
J: teacher
Grammar
Activity 10 (SB p. 169)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
Activity 9 (SB p. 168)
a) If you feel that your work has an important
purpose and that you are well suited to it,
you have a vocation.
b) If you give a lot of time and energy to
something, you show your dedication to it.
c) A concept is an idea.
d) Synonyms for impart are give,
communicate, relate and pass on.
e) The word access means to get, obtain or
retrieve something.
Demonstrative adjective
Demonstrative pronoun
Demonstrative adjective
Demonstrative pronoun
Demonstrative pronoun
Demonstrative adjective
Demonstrative adjective
Demonstrative pronoun
Demonstrative pronoun
Demonstrative pronoun
Activity 11 (SB p. 169)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
This/that is exciting!
These/those are tasty!
These/those were mine.
These/those have low prices.
This/that is interesting.
These/those were expensive.
Activity 12 (SB p. 169)
Personal
pronouns
Possessive
pronouns
Reflexive
pronouns
Relative
pronouns
Demonstrative
pronouns
her
she
he
they
me
her
my
their
herself
themselves
who
that
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Term 2
9
Term 2
MODULE
Film stars
Listening and speaking
Reading and comprehension
Activity 2 (SB p. 171)
Activity 5 (SB p. 174)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
a) Nollywood
b) It is an adaptation of the American
“Hollywood” by adding the first letter for
Nigeria (“N”).
c) It got going more than 30 years ago.
d) Yes, it is, because it employs many people
(it is the country’s second largest employer).
e) Many of the film stars began their acting
careers in soap operas.
f) Ramsey Nouah
g) False. She appeared in a few movies before
she became well-known.
h) She was a model.
i) Answers will vary.
tight
bury
fat
worry
bank
far
coarse
burn
heart
bed
Summary
Activity 6 (SB p. 174)
Ramsey Nouah
Desmond Elliot
Genevieve Nnaji
Omotola Jalade
Ekeinde
Date of birth
19 December 1970
4 February 1974
3 May 1979
7 February 1978
Place of birth
Lagos
Lagos
Mbaisa
Lagos
Original career
Music
Acted in soap
operas
Acted in a soap
opera and appeared
in commercials
Modelling
Awards
Best Actor at
the 2009 African
Movie Academy
Awards
Best Actor at
the Nigeria
Entertainment
Awards in 2009
and 2010
Best Actress in
2001, at the City
People Awards; Best
Actress in 2005 at
the African Movie
Academy Awards
Best Actress in an
English-speaking
Movie as well as
Best Actress Overall
at the 1997 African
Movie Awards;
Best Actress in a
Supporting Role at
the 2005 African
Movie Awards
Module 9: Film stars
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Vocabulary development
Activity 7 (SB p. 175)
a) pirating – using or making copies of a
movie or CD, without permission
b) home theatre – entertainment system
using a screen and speakers, set up in a
person’s house
c) subscriber – a person who pays to have
access to a service
d) audition – interview to play a role in a film,
or to join a band or choir
e) soap opera – televison drama serial about
daily events in the lives of the same group
of characters
f) stardom – being very famous
g) boost – help or encourage
h) versatile – able to do many different things
i) nominate – put forward to win an
honour award
j) commercial – advertisement
d) The visitors were taken to the hall by Ngozi.
subject: Ngozi; object: visitors; verb: took
e) A review of the film was written by Dubem.
subject: Dubem; object: review; verb: wrote
f) A drink was bought by Chidera at the
restaurant.
subject: Chidera; object: drink; verb: bought
Grammar
a) It costs an arm and a leg. = It is very
expensive.
b) It’s raining cats and dogs. = It is raining
very heavily.
c) I have a frog in my throat. = My voice is a
bit hoarse.
Activity 8 (SB p. 176)
a) The new film was watched by Adaobi.
subject: Adaobi; object: film; verb: watched
b) The main character was played by Efe in
the school play.
subject: Efe; object: character; verb: played
c) The programmes for the play will be
handed out by Uche.
subject: Uche; object: programmes; verb:
hand out
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Activity 9 (SB p. 176)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Obiageli sold the tickets.
Uju reviewed the book.
Chike manned the food stall.
The famous actor, Ifeyinwa, played the part.
Amarachi composed the theme tune.
Boma closed the stage curtain.
Literature
Activity 11 (SB p. 176)
Term 2
10
Term 2
MODULE
Revision
o) D.If you have further questions about
safety on the plane you should ask
one of the flight attendants.
PAPER I: Multiple choice
(100 marks)
Section I: Comprehension
(15 marks)
2. a) C.The words in Speech 1 belong to
the pilot flying the aeroplane.
b) A.The purpose of Speech 1 is to
welcome the passengers on board.
c) D.When the aeroplane lands in Cairo,
the passengers are likely to feel
quite hot.
d) A.The tone of the speaker in Speech 1 is
polite and friendly.
e) C.The speaker in Speech 1 is fairly certain
about how long the journey will take
and what time the aeroplane will arrive.
f) E.The purpose of Speech 2 is to explain
the safety features on the aircraft.
g) C.The safety demonstration is given by
the flight attendants.
h) B.It is advisable to keep your seat belt
fastened throughout the flight because
the flight might get bumpy.
i) A.An emergency exit is used when
leaving the aircraft quickly in a
dangerous situation.
j) C.Passengers need to use an oxygen
mask when there is not enough
oxygen in the cabin of the aircraft.
k) D.You should put on your own mask
before helping others with theirs
because you will do a better job of
helping someone else if you are able
to breathe properly.
l) B.It is necessary to get into the ‘bracing
position’ in an emergency because
it is the safest position to be in.
m) D.A life vest is something that helps
you to float in water.
n) B.During the flight, all electronic
devices should be on flight mode.
Section II: Spoken English
(15 marks)
3. a) B. could
b) C. talkative
c) C. word
d) E. not
e) A. bullet
f) D. handsome
4. a) D.We drove very fast.
b) E.I thought that my teacher had taught
me how to spell, but I was wrong.
c) D.The children laughed with joy.
d) E.What a pretty shell that is!
e) C.I would like to clear up any confusion.
f) D.Allan is younger than me and he is
my brother.
g) E.Tell me what is worrying you, to get
it off your chest.
h) C.The loud bang gave me a fright.
i) A.I should mend the tear in this shirt.
Section III: Vocabulary
development
(10 marks)
5. a) D.The drug addict had to go to hospital
to recover.
b) C.It is illegal to export or import drugs.
c) A.The whole school had a celebration
after writing examinations.
d) E. Patriotism is a feeling of love and
commitment to one’s country.
e) D.Are you going to compete in the races?
f) B.I am proud of my sister who is a
gifted actress.
g) C.These days social media makes
networking easy.
h) E.It is compulsory to write the English
examination.
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i) A.You might get ill if you eat
contaminated food.
j) D.I would like to attend the audition for
the main role in the play.
Section IV: Grammatical
accuracy
(60 marks)
6. a) B. Zainab
b) C. country
c) D. swarm
d) C. misery
e) A. collective
7. a) C.Apart from the accident scene, the
film was good.
b) D.All the actors except for Bimpe were
at rehearsal.
c) B.I enjoy watching TV without my
younger sister.
d) A.The celebrity was cast for the main
female role, but she decided to turn
it down.
e) D.Although we love late nights, we
hate early mornings.
8. a) D.We store our milk in the fridge.
b) E.The fence around the farm
has broken.
9. a) B. disappear
b) D. submarine
c) E. unicorn
d) A. enclose
e) C. microscope
10. a) A. privacy
b) D. refusal
c) E. chemist
d) B. trainer
e) C. argument
11. a) C.It is hot today, isn’t it?
b) A. You aren’t naughty, aren’t you?
c) D. She makes you sad, doesn’t she?
12. John is responsible for sweeping the
classroom, so ask a) him to do it. b) He
should do it immediately after school each
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day, as that task is c) his. Washing the
blackboard is d) ours. e) We have all got our
own tasks to do.
13. a) D. themselves
b) C. yourself
c) E. myself
d) A. himself
e) B. ourselves
14. a) B. whom
b) A. that
c) C. who
d) D. which
e) E. whose
15. a) B. That
b) A. This
c) D. Those
d) C. These
16. a) E.Bashir asked if we could
study together.
b) C.Zainab told me that she would write
the English test the following day.
c) B.Gafar exclaimed that the previous
night he had seen a really
scary movie.
d) D.Raliat complained that they were
going to be late for the party.
17. a) E.Rashedat said, “I enjoy school.”
b) C.Aliyu asked, “Can I come with you to
the market?”
c) B.“I love my mother’s cooking!”
exclaimed Malik.
d) C.“Have I passed the examination?”
Mary asked.
18. a) E.Obiageli directed the show.
b) D.Uju won the race.
c) C.Amarachi built the bridge.
d) D.His father signed the letter.
19. a) C. subject
b) A. object
c) B. verb
d) E. adverb
Term 2
TERM 3
Module 1: Should differences
divide us?
Module 3: Peer pressure
PS: mindmap-text
Module 2: Keeping the peace
Module 4: People who inspire us
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1
Should differences divide us?
Listening and speaking
Activity 3 (SB p. 191)
buy – bay; pie – pay; lie – lay; sty – stay;
high – hey; rye – ray; file – fail; mile – mail;
pile – pail; tile – tail; time – tame; line – lane;
pine – pain; sign – sane; rise – raise; rice – race;
fight – fate; light – late; right – rate; height – hate;
my – may; die – day; white – wait; pint – paint;
sigh – say
Activity 4 (SB p. 191)
a) You must pay for your pie before you can
eat it!
b) “This is the day that you will die!”
threatened the terrifying villain.
c) “I see you have managed to tame the wild
horse this time,” remarked the man.
d) “We will all rise up in protest, unless you give
us a raise!” the workers told their employer.
e) It was late and the light was fading fast.
f) You may borrow my book, if you would
like to read it.
g) Please wait for the white paint to dry
before you touch it, otherwise you will
leave dirty marks.
h) “The pigs stay in this sty,” the farmer
explained.
i) In India, it is a race to get the rice harvested
before the monsoon.
j) “Our fate is to fight each other to the death,”
the one man said dramatically to the other.
Reading and comprehension
Activity 8 (SB p. 193)
a) False. We are often unfamiliar with the
customs of another ethnic group.
b) False. Gafar’s fiancé was a member of the
Igbo tribe.
c) True
d) True
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Term 3
MODULE
e) False. Nwanne’s father was not willing to
make any changes.
f) True
g) True
Activity 9 (SB p. 194)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Answers will vary.
Answers will vary.
They became worse.
Answers will vary.
Summary
Activity 10 (SB p. 194)
Gafar and Nwanne were planning to marry.
Gafar and his father went to speak to Nwanne’s
father and uncle. They told him he had to
provide many gifts, as part of Igbo custom,
before Nwanne could leave her father’s house.
Gafar could not afford this, and Nwanne
believed he did not love her, if he would not
buy the gifts. These differences ended their
relationship. (65 words)
Vocabulary development
Activity 12 (SB p. 194)
In India there are about 10 million weddings
per year. In the Hindu a) custom the b) culture
is to have a very colourful wedding. It lasts
several days unless the families are poor
or c) stingy. The entrance to the bride and
d) bridegroom’s new home is sometimes
decorated with balloons. It is the e) tradition for
the couple to hold hands and take seven steps
around a fire, making a promise to each other
at each step. Everyone is f) accustomed to this
ritual, in fact, no Hindu marriage is binding or
complete without it. g) Previously, women were
married very young, but now the average age is
21 years.
Term 3
i)
Grammar
Activity 13 (SB p. 195)
a) C.It is cold today, isn’t it?
b) B.Rotimi likes playing football,
doesn’t he?
c) B.‘Boat’ is an example of a common noun.
d) C.‘Courage’ is an example of an
abstract noun.
e) D.‘Milk’ is an example of an
uncountable noun.
f) A.‘Nigeria’ is an example of a proper noun.
g) A.I ate everything on my plate except
the fish.
h) D.In indirect speech, this is: He said that he
was hungry.
C.In indirect speech, this is: The women
explained that they had fetched the
boxes the previous day.
j) A.Written in the passive voice, this is:
A delicious supper was cooked by
Ifeanyi, for all of us to eat.
k) D.Written in the passive voice, this is:
The children were left behind by
the adults.
l) B.We paid for it ourselves.
m) E.That is your suitcase, you can carry
it yourself.
n) C.The suffix that meas ‘the science or
study of’ is -logy.
o) E.-ness
p) B.disq) E.The prefix that means ‘under’ is sub-.
Module 1: Should differences divide us?
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2
Keeping the peace
Term 3
MODULE
Listening and speaking
Reading and comprehension
Activity 3 (SB p. 199)
Activity 8 (SB p. 203)
now – no; how – hoe; thou – though; cowl – coal;
drown – drone; town – tone; noun – known;
loud – load; couch – coach; pouch – poach
a) A.We use the word ‘conflict’ to describe a
situation in which people disagree about
something or don’t get on with each other.
b) D.Conflict becomes more of an issue
during adolescence.
c) B.Hormones can cause adolescents to
think, feel and behave differently.
d) C.Trying to ignore conflict can make the
situation worse.
e) D.When facing a confrontation, it is a good
idea to calm down before you say or
do anything.
f) B.While the other person is speaking, it is
important to listen attentively.
g) A.When expressing your point of view, you
should speak confidently, but with respect.
h) B.When faced with a confrontation, you
should keep a neutral and relaxed face
and body.
i) C.“Let’s agree to disagree about this
particular issue.”
j) D.If you behave assertively it means you
are self-confident and firm.
Activity 4 (SB p. 200)
a)
b)
c)
d)
If you are unable to swim, you might drown.
A drone is a continuous low humming sound.
You must write a formal letter in a polite tone.
My grandmother keeps her money in a
pouch, which she hides under her clothes.
e) The old-fashioned word for ‘you’ is ‘thou’.
f) He was new to the town and so not
well known.
Activity 6 (SB p. 201)
a) True
b) True
c) False. If we all take responsibility for
creating peace, we can achieve it.
d) True
e) False. He was nominated for the prize
five times.
f) True
Summary
Activity 9 (SB p. 204)
When faced with conflict, DON’T:
When faced with conflict, DO:
1. suppress your anger
2. exaggerate the problem
3. blame the other person
4. do or say something you will regret
5. interrupt or think of what you are going to say next
6. be loud, rude or mean
7. use ‘you’-based statements
8. show aggression, anger or defensiveness in your
expression and body language
9. refuse to own up to being wrong
10. insist that your way is the right way
1. face up to it
2. work out what is causing it
3. focus on the problem, not the person
4. calm down and cool off
5. listen carefully to the other person
6. be assertive but respectful
7. use ‘I’-based statements
8. keep your expression and body language calm
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Term 3
9. apologise if you are in the wrong
10. agree to disagree
Vocabulary development
Activity 10 (SB p. 205)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
apologise – say sorry
confrontation – fight
emotions – feelings
suppress – hide
trigger – start
Activity 11 (SB p. 205)
a) Being constructive is a useful and positive
way of behaving.
b) If you have an outburst, you suddenly and
forcefully show your feelings in words
or actions.
c) Hormones, which are chemicals our
bodies produce when we are growing and
developing, can create strong emotions: we
become sensitive and easily upset by what
people say or do.
d) If you exaggerate your problems, you make
them seem worse than they are.
e) If you regret something you did in the past,
you will feel sad and sorry, but it may be
too late to apologise.
f) Some people belittle others by telling them
that they are not important or good, in order
to feel better about themselves.
g) If you react to what someone says
defensively, you will be too focused on
defending yourself, and you won’t hear
what they are really saying.
h) Talking or moving aggressively usually
makes people want to leave, or makes them
respond forcefully, which can lead to a fight.
i) When you are an adolescent, you are neither
a child nor an adult.
j) When your body starts to become like an
adult’s body, you are going through puberty.
Grammar
Activity 12 (SB p. 206)
Abstract nouns
Collective nouns
Proper nouns
Uncountable countable
Common nouns
death
fear
bouquet
herd
Chinasa
Oshogbo
flour
water
table
swim (have a swim)
flower
pencil
Activity 13 (SB p. 207)
Activity 14 (SB p. 209)
a) D. She has completed her work.
b) C. Olufemi is angry with himself.
c) A.The goat that we are going to roast for
the party is very small.
d) C. These are much prettier than those.
e) B. You do your work and I’ll do mine.
f) C.Boma failed the exam, which was
very difficult.
g) D. Foluke and I did everything ourselves.
h) C. Yewande gave my book back to me.
i) D.Adaora and Uju looked at themselves in
the mirror.
j) B.Abiodan likes this, but Morakinyo
prefers that.
a) B.Adedolapo put on her favourite new
yellow jersey because she was cold.
b) D.The government bought eight huge
Chinese aeroplanes for the air force.
c) A.The kind old Malawian man helped me
when I was lost in Blantyre.
Activity 15 (SB p. 209)
a) B.anxious
b) A.apologise
c) D.problem
Activity 16 (SB p. 210)
a) C.generous
b) B.modern
c) A.polite
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3
Term 3
MODULE
Peer pressure
a) bare – bear; pear – pair; air – heir;
there – their; where – wear
c) dare/dear; bare/bear – beer/beard; rare/rear;
spare/spear; chair/cheer; fair/fear;
pair/pear – peer; stair/steer; air/heir – ear
c) False. Ifemelu is not from America; neither
is Ginika. Jessica’s family was from Japan
and Stephanie’s family is from China.
d) False. They are very conscious of their
images and dress accordingly.
e) True
f) True
g) False. She drank orange juice.
Activity 2 (SB p. 212)
Activity 8 (SB p. 215)
c) line 1: two syllables
line 2: four syllables
line 3: two syllables
line 4: four syllables
There is a pattern of 2-4-2-4 syllables in
each verse.
d) The last word/syllable of each line is stressed.
e) /eə/ hair, stare, wear, rare, unfair, care
/ɪə/ dear, fear, clear, appear, dear, clear
a) Answers will vary. Example: Ginika felt
pressured by the children at her high school
to lose weight. Ginika pronounced her
words with an America accent. All the girls
with the exception of Ifemelu drink alcohol.
They all laugh at the same things and use
slang. Stephanie smokes.
b) Answers will vary. Example: Smoking
and drinking are bad for your health and
can lead to poor decision-making. Feeling
pressured to lose weight and developing
a negative self image can result in serious
eating disorders, such as anorexia.
c) Answers will vary.
d) Answers will vary.
e) Answers will vary.
Listening and speaking
Activity 1 (SB p. 211)
Activity 4 (SB p. 213)
a) D. A peer is a person who is about the same
age as you and spends time with you.
b) B. Peer pressure is when someone wants
you to do the same as everyone else in
the group.
c) D. Sometimes teenagers experiment with
smoking, drugs and alcohol because
their friends are doing it and they want
to fit in.
d) A. Peer pressure is generally a problem for
teenagers.
e) A. The last sentence of the passage means
that we should think about what we are
considering doing before deciding to
do it.
Reading and comprehension
Activity 7 (SB p. 215)
a) True
b) False. In many regions, being very thin is
not valued or encouraged.
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Summary
Activity 9 (SB p. 216)
The purpose of the writer is to show how peer
pressure affects teenagers. They all speak and
behave in the same way in order to be accepted
by their friendship group.
Vocabulary development
Activity 10 (SB p. 216)
a) anorexia – an emotional disorder where the
person refuses to eat, in order to lose weight
b) wistfully – showing a little sadness
c) poised – having a calm, confident manner
d) animated – full of life or excitement
Term 3
e) emblem – symbolic object used as a
distinctive badge
f) studs – earrings that pierce the ears and
have a small decorative head
g) monogram – a design of two or more letters,
often interwoven or linked, used as a logo
h) gross – slang word used for something that
is unattractive
i) choreographed – something planned and
controlled
j) chant – to say repeatedly in a sing-song voice
k) offend – cause to feel upset or rejected
Activity 11 (SB p. 216)
a) The words came easily out of her mouth;
she talked fluently in the American accent.
b) Because the girls acted and responded in the
same way, it looked like they had planned
their movements.
c) Teresa didn’t want the home-made beer, but
she also didn’t want to be different to her
peers, so she did not ask for a regular beer
confidently.
Grammar
Activity 12 (SB p. 217)
a) C.Adetola was walking in the forest when
he saw the gorilla.
b) B.Would you please help me with my
homework?
c) A.We are waiting for the bus to Ajuba, but
it is late.
d) D.You must finish your food before you
have pudding.
e) C.Yewande will watch the match on TV
tomorrow.
f) B.My brother was sleeping when we
arrived at his house.
Activity 13 (SB p. 218)
a) E.We walked slowly down the road.
b) B.I feel really sorry about what happened.
c) D.Kunmi and Pekun went outside to
continue their argument in private.
d) A.Foluso was late for school yesterday.
e) D.She never eats eggs, because she does
not like the taste.
f) B.My classmates and I will write the
school promotion exam next month.
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4
People who inspire us
Listening and speaking
Activity 2 (SB p. 220)
Words with /ʊə/ sound
Words with /ɔɪ/ sound
curious
during
secure
furious
endure
tourist
punctual
jury
mature
ensure
point
voice
boy
royal
choice
employment
noise
destroy
loyal
enjoy
Activity 3 (SB p. 221)
a) My father was furious when my little
brother tore up his newspaper.
b) Please be punctual tomorrow morning and
don’t arrive late.
c) That very loud noise is hard to endure!
d) We have a very curious neighbour who
always likes to know what is going on.
e) People must not destroy the environment.
f) I have locked the house so that it is secure.
g) Look for job advertisements in the newspaper
to see if you can find employment.
h) My friends are loyal and always stand up for
me when I am in trouble or need some help.
i) I think my uncle has arrived; I can hear his
voice outside.
j) I am too mature to do such a childish and
silly thing.
Reading and comprehension
Activity 6 (SB p. 223)
a) He was three years old.
b) Sport has given Ade Adepitan more selfconfidence. It has helped him to lead
an independent life, despite being in a
wheelchair. It has given him many new
experiences and opportunities.
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c) It provided role models for young people
to follow.
d) It encouraged young disabled people to try
sport and gave able-bodied spectators a better
understanding of what disabled people can do.
e) The Paralympics is similar to the Olympics
in that it has many of the same events and
takes place in the same year. It is different
in that only people who are physically or
intellectually challenged take part.
f) The documentary exposed the problem of
polio in Nigeria.
g) It is surprising because there is a
vaccination for polio, which has been
successfully used all over the world.
h) If the virus gets into the blood of children
who catch it, it can give them serious health
problems for the rest of their lives.
i) Answers will vary.
j) Answers will vary.
Summary
Activity 7 (SB p. 224)
Ade Adepitan:
• learnt to play basketball in a wheelchair.
• was employed as TV presenter.
• co-hosted the coverage of the London 2012
Paralympics.
• researched and produced a documentary on
polio in Nigeria.
• is a role model for other people with a disability.
Activity 9 (SB p. 224)
a) B.Many people have died as a result of
ethnic violence and human rights abuses
in Burundi since 1962.
b) A.Ninteretse started a youth group, Action
for Peace and Development, so that the
young population can experience peace.
c) B.The young peacebuilders will share what
they learn in APD peace clubs with their
friends, families and communities.
Term 3
Activity 10 (SB p. 225)
Activity 14 (SB p. 226)
Many people have died as a result of ethnic
violence and human rights abuses in Burundi
since 1962. Ninteretse started a youth group,
Action for Peace and Development, so that the
young population can experience peace. The
young peacebuilders will share what they learn
in APD peace clubs with their friends, families
and communities.
a) Ade was right to be proud of himself for his
achievements.
b) Sport is good for everyone because it allows
them to express themselves.
c) My family and I enjoyed the interview
because it informed us about many issues.
d) We who live in Nigeria must make sure that
it is a safe country for us all to live in.
e) Ade was born in Nigeria and he contracted
polio there, so making the documentary was
a personal achievement for him.
Vocabulary development
Activity 12 (SB p. 225)
a) Teenagers like to express themselves in the
way they speak and dress
b) I am a strong advocate for protecting the
environment.
c) When my father contracted tuberculosis, he
had to stop working for six months.
d) My mother is a very competent driver as
she has never had an accident.
e) If we could eradicate violence and greed,
the world would be a much better place.
f) The best thing you can do is to empower
other people to be independent.
g) I watched an excellent documentary about
climate change.
h) Ade Adepitan is an inspiration to us all, not
to be defeated by illness and disability.
i) Polio can result in a person becoming
paralysed.
i) The Paralympics is an international sports
event where people who are faced with
physical and intellectual challenges can
participate.
Grammar
Activity 13 (SB p. 226)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
he – Ade Adepitan
you – Ade Adepitan
It – sport
that – documentary that Adepitan produced
them – young disabled sportsmen and women
who – sports fans
They – sports fans
that – other countries in Africa
Activity 15 (SB p. 227)
a) Atinuke is angry with Chibuka because he
let her down badly.
b) Zainab is excited about her uncle’s visit
next week.
c) Segun was frightened by the ghost story.
d) I am amazed at his courage.
e) She found the sugar in the cupboard.
f) Bello cut the chicken into small pieces.
g) I took the coffee to my father.
h) Please fetch the books from the next
classroom.
i) They chatted as they walked towards the
sports field.
j) The dog is hiding under the chair.
Activity 16 (SB p. 227)
a) Neither Iyabo nor Sayo came to my party.
b) Everyone was there except for Tola.
c) Although I studied very hard, I failed the
school promotion examination.
d) Dotun loves fish, but Jibade prefers meat.
e) It was raining hard, so I took my umbrella
with me.
f) Eniola sat and listened until her mother had
finished speaking.
g) Mother packed lots of food in order that we
didn’t get hungry during the trip.
h) We arrived late, furthermore we had
forgotten our tickets at home.
i) First chop up the ingredients, then fry them
in a pan.
j) My father piled the suitcases into the car
while my mother was getting us ready to go.
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Activity 17 (SB p. 228)
Activity 19 (SB p. 229)
a) B.I am empowered by sport.
b) C.Many doors have been opened up for
Ade by wheelchair basketball.
c) A.Most African countries have
eradicated polio.
d) D.The 2012 London Paralympics gave
young disabled people role models.
a) A.Ade said, “Things will never be the
same again.”
b) C.The interviewer asked, “When did you
contract polio?”
Activity 18 (SB p. 229)
a) D.Ade said that his family had moved to
the UK when he was a child.
b) B.The interviewer asked Ade what sport
meant to him.
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Term 3
Practice Examination 1: Answers
PAPER 1: Multiple choice
(80 marks)
Section I
(15 marks)
1. D.during the writer’s first year in Junior
Secondary School
2. E.Dara
3. A.in the evening
4. B.to assist his brother in paying the
school fees of his child
5. A.wanted to save some money out of his
bus fare
6. A.was curious to know what was
happening there
7. B.purchase a handset with it
8. C.knew it contained pieces of paper
9. D.organised a team to look for the writer
everywhere
10. A.personification
11. B.that woman’s importance is not
appreciated
12. C, D or E
13. E.go out to work
14. B.take care of their families
15. E.render essential services in keeping
establishments running
Section II
(5 marks)
16. A.plot
17. B. personification
18. C. hyperbole
19. A. costumes
20. A. character
Section III
21. B. manifesto
22. A. electorates
23. E. secretary
24. D. refinery
25. B. radiator
(5 marks)
Section IV
(10 marks)
26. C. optional
27. E. familiar
28. B. dishonest
29. A. intentional
30. C. proud
31. D. public
32. D. harsh
33. A. noisy
34. D. rough
35. B. indolent
Section V
(10 marks)
36. C. tolerate
37. A. sacked
38. C. understand
39. B. identify
40. A. Competent
41. A. promoted
42. E. banned
43. A. soft
44. A. set aside
45. C. frightened
Section VI
(25 marks)
46. E. catches
47. D. have stolen
48. A. had left
49. B. has returned
50. B. has passed
51. D. some information
52. A. burst
53. B. “Where is your licence?”
54. B. what he had been doing
55. B. Whose
56. D. since
57. D. off
58. C. should
59. A. am leaving
60. D. from
61. B. aren’t I?
62. D. don’t we?
63. D. doesn’t she?
64. C. No, I didn’t
Practice Examination 1: Answers
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65. A. oughtn’t you
66. E. because
67. B. down
68. E. but
69. D. against
70. C. a little
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Section VII
71. B. pause
72. A. buy
73. A. letter
74. C. ship
75. B. cat
76. C. chaos
77. C. ghost
78. D. physics
79. A. nature
80. A. social
Practice Examination 1: Answers
(10 marks)
Practice Examination 2: Answers
PAPER 2: Multiple choice
(60 marks)
Section I
(15 marks)
1. B.once a primary school pupil
2. C.reading
3. C.Mrs Antry often asked the pupils to
read in turns
4. B.memorisation
5. C.the steel-edged ruler
6. A.Mrs Antry punished the narrator angrily
7. A.She became impatient.
8. D.he was severely punished
9. B.Growing up
10. A.Deranti and Bimpe only recently
got married
11. C.serve the same purposes
12. C. knew the tooth myth because it was
actively promoted by the parents
13. B.re-growing of teeth depended on
correct performance of the ritual
14. D.an experience shared by both husband
and wife
15. A.lose their milk teeth
Section II
(5 marks)
16. C.hero and heroine
17. B.metaphor
18. A.simile
19. D.euphemism
20. A.drama
Section III
21. C.plaintiff
22. B.step-mother
23. D.niece or nephew
24. D.sty
25. B.flock
26. D.miserly
27. A.permanent
28. D.sparsely
29. A.terminated
30. B.stealthily
31. B.indifferent
32. C.clear
33. B.mistrust
34. C.lower
35. B.rise
36. D.maintain
37. A.wane
38. B.shows
39. B.incessantly
40. C.quick money
Section IV
41. A.intervene
42. C.mindful
43. C.irritated
44. A.These are
45. D.has spread
46. D.has passed
47. A.is
48. A.is
49. A.are
50. B.likes
Section V
(20 marks)
(10 marks)
(10 marks)
51. C.bit
52. B.church
53. B.hut
54. A.break
55. A.accept
56. C.snag
57.D. choice
58. C.house
59. D.yesterday
60. A.amoeba
Practice Examination 2: Answers
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