The Primary 4 English Studies is designed to build the pupils’ grammatical accuracy, reading, writing, listening and speaking abilities. The work to be covered each week is divided into six parts which are; Speech work, reading comprehension, structure, grammar, writing and dictation.
In this class, pupils will know more complex punctuations like inverted commas and apostrophes, they will also learn key spellings and will continue to develop in their reading and writing. The educators should ensure that the pupils know how to write descriptive stories, personal letters, and reports.
| LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION UNIFIED SCHEMES OF WORK FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS | ||
| English Studies Scheme of Work for Primary/Basic 4 | ||
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 4 | |
| SUBJECT | English Studies | |
| TERM | First Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | Review of primary three third term work | |
2 | (a)Speech Work: further practice in expressing possibility and permission | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. examine what possibility and permission in speech making; ii. use words in discussion to express possibility and permission; iii. construct oral sentences to express possibility and permission. |
| (b) Reading: Teaching new words, meaning and comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. discuss the main idea of the passage; ii. use evidence from the passage to discuss supporting ideas; iii. identify values and lessons in given poems; iv. relate the ideas and values in the passage to personal experience. | |
| (c) Structure: -The tenses (Modal Auxiliaries) | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. discuss the modal auxiliaries that express time; ii. write correct sentences using the modal auxiliary. | |
| (d) Grammar Grammar Accuracies -fill in the gaps with words from the box | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. understand ard decode the Instructions needed to fill in the space, ii. fill in the right and accurate words in the right space. | |
| (e) Writing: Guided composition (Narrative composition) How I spent my last Holiday | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. discuss the narrative composition: ii. develop points on How I spent my Last Holiday, iii. write the composition. | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the approved book. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. combine letters together to form words; ii. pronounce the new words; iii. construct new words and sentences. | |
3 | (a) Speech Work: Passage based on the narration of real life story | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. differentiate between real life and unreal story; ii. describe a real life experience orally; iii. explain the main points of the story. |
| (b)Structure: Modal Auxiliries: further practices in excusing, possibility, obligation, permission etc. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. engage in a simple conversation involving excuses, possibility, obligation and permission; ii-. identify words used to make dialogue to express excuse, possibility, obligation such as can I come in? iii. use modal auxiliaries in sentences in appropriate contextual situations. | |
| (c)Reading: A football match, teaching of new words meaning comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. describe a football match; it. ii. read to get the main idea of the passage; iii. identify new words from the passage and explain the meaning of the new words; iv. construct new sentences using the words. | |
| (d) Grammar: Read a passage and complete a sentence | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. read a descriptive passage actively ii. Complete the sentence from selected sentence in the passage iii. answer factual questions based on the passage | |
| (e) Writing: Rythemic poem | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. describe a poem ii. examine the features of a poem iii. compare poms iv. write a rymthemic poem | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the passage | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. combine letters together to spell and pronounce new words ii. construct new words and sentence | |
| (g) Supplementary Reading | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. share with other pupils the story read ii. discuss lesson learnt from the book iii. relate event from the story to their personnal life | |
4 | (a) Speech Work: Basic Reading and Guided Writing | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify and write points from a passage read ii. use story provided by the teacher to selects points that will help them with their own stories iii. write two or more paragraphs and link them |
| (b) Reading: Vocabulary and Comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. read and analyze the passage ii. scan for the specific information iii. skim for the main points | |
| (c) Grammer: A journey by bus | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. describe a journey made using a particular means of transportation ii. use words associated with traveling by bus in a sentence iii. write short descriptive composition on the topic | |
| (d) Writing: How I spent my last holiday | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. narrate a story ii. discuss different holiday experience iii. write a composition on the given topic | |
| (e) Dictation: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify new words from the passage ii. pronounce the new words iii. explain the meaning of the new words in passage iv. make new sentence with these words v. write down the dictated words | |
5 | Speech Work: Dialogue further practice in excusing Possibilities, obligation, permission | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. use each of the medal auxiliaries in sentences in contextual situations so as te demonstrate their meaning: ii. examine specific dialogues in passages or stories these are used, after oral practice and intonation; iii. construct sentences and dialogues with each of these words. |
| Structure: Complete sentence with ‘can’ or ‘may’ | By the end of the lesson, pupils shoutd be able to: i. explain the uses of ‘cantand ‘may’; ii. compare contextual use of ‘can’ and ‘may’; iii. complete sentences with icant and ‘may’, | |
| (c) Reading To Find Main Point: vocabulary & comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. analyze the passage; ii. skim for the main points in the passage; iii. scan for specific information; iv. extract new words from the passage, | |
| (d) Grammar: Making sentences from the table | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. construct sentences from the table; ii. draw, copy, and complete the sentence in the table; | |
| (e) Writing: A poem | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: I. describe a poem; ii. classify the poems; iii. compose a poem; iv. recite a poem; | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify new words from the passage ii. write the meaning of new words in the passage. iii.construct sentences with these words. iv. write down dictated words. | |
6 | (a)Speech Work: Oral narration- A visit to the | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: narrate and highlights main point on the topic; ii. describe different things and places about the village; iii. mention important features in any event; iv. narrate the story. |
| (b) Structure: Further practice in the use of tenses | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. correctly use the present, past and future tense; ii. identify and construct sentences in the present, past and future tense. | |
| (c) Reading: Reading to find the main point. Vocabulary & comprehension. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. read and analyze the passage; ii. scan for specific information from the passage; iii. skim for the main points; iv. answer the questions. | |
| (d) Grammar. Aural Discrimination /v/ and /f/ | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: distinguish beueen the two consonants; ii. recognize the sounds in words; iii. contast between the sounds when used words, iv. make simple correct sentenæs with the sounds. | |
| (e) Wring: Oral composition! Narrative interesting expenence | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. describe the experience of visiting an interesting place; ii. narrate the highlights of the experience; iii. orally narrate the story of the experience. | |
| (f) Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: I Pick out new words from the passage. ii. pronounce the new words; iii explain the meaning of new words in passage, iv. make new sentences With these words, v. write down the dictated words | |
| (g)Supplementary Reading | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. share with other pupils the story read; ii. discuss lessons learnt from the book; iii. relate events in the story to their personal lives | |
| 7 | MID TERM BREAK | |
8 | (a)Speech Work: -Aural Discrimination /e/ and /a/ and /a:/ | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: pronounce both sounds correctly, ii. distinguish between the two sounds; iii. recognize the sounds in words and sentences; iv. contrast and discriminate between the two sounds e.g. bet and bat, back and bark. |
| (b) Reading Comprehension: Topic Sentences | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. read and analyze the passage; ii. identify the topic sentence in each paragraph; iii. relate the topic sentences to the main points in the passage; iv. scan for specific information and explain the connection between ideas, | |
| (c) Structure: Further practice in the use of tenses, the present, past, present, present perfect and past continuous | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify the use of the tenses; iir constuct sentences using the tenses; iii. classify the tenses of sentences in a given passage. | |
| (d) Grammar: Aural Discrimination /t/ | By the end of the lesson, i pupils should be able to: i pronounce both sounds ii. distinguish between the two sounds ii. recognize the sounds in words and sentences, iii. contrast and discrmnate between the two sounds e.g team and them | |
| (e) Writing Description: -Passage on Good Morals | Sy the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. highlight the features of a descriptve passage; ii dscuss what good morals are from the passage; . iii. write a descriptve essay on good morals. | |
| (f) Dictation: -Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. pick out new words from the passage; ii. write the meaning of the new words in the passage iii. make sentence with the new words iv. write down the dictated words | |
9 | (a) Speech Work: -Reading Descriptive passage on good morals | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. describe what good morals are; ii. and analize the pasage based on the topic, iii. skim the main point in the passage iv. use words associated with good morals in a sentence |
| (b) Reading: Comprehension and Vocabulary | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i, understand and analyze the passage; ii. differentiate between main ideas and supporting ideas in the passage; iii. recognize new words that signal details, iv. illustrations and examples in the passage | |
| (c) Structure: Fill in the gaps | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. choose appropriate words from a given list; ii. fill in the gap in sentences to make the sentences meaningful. | |
| (d) Grammar: Study the sentences with the teacher and make similar sentences with the teacher | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. describe sentence types according to functions; ii. compare and contrast different sentences according to their functions; iii. make similar sentences with the sentences types. | |
| ((e) Writing: Composition about my family | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. describe the essential characteristics of their family; ii. assess each member of their family noting their roles and characters; iii. write a composition on ‘my family’ | |
| (g)Supplementary Reading | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. share with other pupils the story read; ii. discuss lessons learnt from the book; iii. relate events in the story to their personal lives | |
10 | (a)Speech Work: Description travelling by Air, sea and road | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l, descraibe words associated with air, water and road; transport ij. use the words in sentences of their own; iii. practice skimming for idea in a passage; iv. orally use the words in speech. |
| (b) Reading comprehension: Vocabulary | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. analyze the passage; ii. differentiate betveen main ideas and supporting ideas in the passage, iii. recognize new words that signal details llustrations and examples in the passage | |
| (c) Structure: Present past perfect and past continuous tense | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. list verbs that are used to express the present, past and continuous tenses; ii. use appropriate tenses in sentences; iii. classify tenses of sentences used in a given passage; iv. interpret actions in sentences according to the time of action (tense). SBA | |
| (d) Grammar: Verbs | By tho end of tho pupils should bo ablo to: l, discuss us why wc need verbs and tho functions they perform; ii, classify vcrb$ types according to their in sentences; iii, use verbs in sentences; iv, pick out verbs from a given passage. | |
| (e) Wnting Letter wnting (Infomal) | By the end of the tosson, pupils should be able to: i. discuss and mention the features of an informal lettcr; ii. differentiate between an informal and formal letter, iii. use guidelines to write an informal letter. | |
| (f) Dictation! Spelling: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: I. identify new words from the passage; ii. pronounce the new words; iii. explain the meaning of new words in passage; iv. make new sentences with these words; v. write down the dictated words. | |
11 | (a)Speech Work: Aural | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. pronounce both sounds correctly; ii, distinguish between the two sounds; iii. recognize the sounds in words and sentences; iv. contrast and dtscnrntnate between the two sounds e.g team and them |
| (b) Reading: Teaching new words. pronunciation/spelling | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. pick out new words from the passage; ii. write the meaning of the new words in the passage iii. make sentence with the new words iv. write down the dictated words | |
| (c) Structure: Further practice in the use of tenses, the present, past, present, present perfect and past continuous | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify the use of tenses ii. construct sentence using the tenses iii. classify the tenses in a given pasaage | |
| (d) Grammar: Letter Writing | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. discuss letter writing ii. differentiate between the forms/types of letter iii. compare and contrast samples fo formal, informal and semi-formal letters | |
| (e) Writing Composition | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. describe the schoool they have been to or seen ii. assess the differnt department and sectors of your school iii. write a composition on ‘my school’ | |
| (f) Dictation/spelling | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify new words from the passage; ii. pronounce the new words; iii. explain the meaning of new words in passage; iv. make new sentences with these words; v. write down the dictated words. | |
| 12 | REVISION | |
| 13 | EXAMINATION | |
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 4 | |
| SUBJECT | English Studies | |
| TERM | Second Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | Review of primary three third term work | |
2 | Speech Work: letters written to An Old classmate, mother, an old neighbour | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. discuss the features of an informal letter; ii. perform oral and written exercises on the letter; iii. use the format to write their own letter. |
| (b) Reading: letters written to an old classmate, mother, an old neighbour | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. read letters written to class mates, mother etc.; ii. draw out important features of letter writing; iii. compare the different letters; iv. write their own letters from the format seen. | |
| Structure: Comparing fings according to weight | By the end ofthe lesson, students should be able to: i. discuss words used in comparison; ii. form positive, comparative and superlative of as many adjectives as possible; iii, use each words in sentences; iv. compare things that are equal, , | |
| (d) Writing: Guided composition: A motor park | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. describe a motor park they have seen; ii. discuss the things that make up a motor park; iii. write a guided composition on the topic: A Motor Park”. | |
| (f) Dictation and Spelling -Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. identify new words from the passage; ii. pronounce the new words; iii. explain the meaning of new words in passage; iv. make new sentences with these words; v. write down the dictated words | |
3 | (a) Speech Work: Aural Discrimination. /i/ and /e/ – Jell | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. distinguish between the sounds /i/ in fear and the sound /e/ in fare, ii. recognize the sounds in words, iii. draw the contrast between sounds when they are used in words, iv. identify them words in short passage. |
| (b)Structure: Further practice in the use of tense, present, past, present perfect and past continuous tense | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify the use of the tenses, ii. constuct sentences using the tenses, iii. classify the tenses of sentences in a given passage | |
| (c) Reading: | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. analyze the passage; ii. skim for the main points in the passage; iii. scan for specific information; iv. extract new words orally and in written form, from the passage. | |
| (d)Writing: Giving an account of visits to place of interest e.g local market, supermarket, idanre hills | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i, give an account of a visit to a market or supermarket or hill they have been to; ii. identify major features of the places visited; iii. write a composition on the topic | |
| (e)Dictation: Spelling, Selected words from the passage read. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify new words from the passage; ii. write the meaning or the new word in passage: iii. make a sentence with these words: iv, write down the dictated words; | |
| (f) Supplementary Reading | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. share with other pupils the story read; ii, discuss lessons leamt from the book: iii. relate events in the story to their personal lives. | |
4 | (a)Speech Work: Aural discrimination /a:/ and /):/ | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. recognize the sounds by pronouncing it in words; ii. distinguish between the sound la:/ in bar and /):/ in board; iii. draw the contrast between sounds when they use the words; iv. make simple correct sentences to bring out the sound and meaning. |
| (b)Struciure: Giving an account of visits to place ofinterest e.g tourist attraction, hospital, court of law | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. describe places of interest they have been to, like a tourist attraction, hospital, court of law, shopping mall; ii. make simple correct sentences and punctuations while witing; iii. narrate about their visits to places of interest. | |
| c)Reading: Vocabulary and oral and written comprehension. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. analyzes the passage; ii. differentiate between main ideas and supporting ideas in the passage; iii. recognize new words that signal details/ illustrations and examples in the passage | |
| (d)Grammar:Punctuation marks. Full stop and Question mark | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. discribe and discuss the punctuation marks ii. use both punctuation marks correctly in a sentence | |
| (e) Writing: Composition: day I shall never forget’ | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l, narrate story; ii, discuss the eletnents of a narrative composition: iii. write the eonvosition on the given topic. | |
| (f) Dication: spelling, Selected words from the passage read. | By tho end of the lesson. pupils should be able to: i. identify new words the passage; ii. pmnounce the new words: iii. explain the meaning of new words in passage; iv. make new sentences with these words; v. write down the dictated words, | |
5 | (a) Speech work: Aural Discrimination distinguish between the sound / t/and the sound//. | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. distinguish between the two pair of sounds: ii. recognize the sounds in words; iii. draw the contrast between the sounds when they are used in words; iv. identify the sounds in a shod passage. |
| (b) Structure: Descriptive passage: My visit to Lagos University Teaching Hospital | By the end Of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. highlight the features of a descriptive essay; ii. discuss what makes up a good hospital and items in them; iii. write a descriptive essay on a visit to any hospital. | |
| (c) Reading: teaching of new words, spellings (Comprehension) | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i, analyze the passage; ii. differentiate between main ideas and supporting ideas in the passage; iii. recognize new words that signal details/ illustrations and examples in the passage | |
| (d) Grammar: Write or copy their own composition from the substitution table, use punctuation marks, use link words | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. use the substitution table, punctuation marks and linking words to write a good composition. | |
| (e) Writing: study the words and make sentences with them | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. study some groups of words from a selected passage or text; ii. construct new sentences from the selected text or passage; iii. find the meaning of the new words; iv. use the new words in new sentences. | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify new words from the passage; ii, pronounce the new words; iii. explain the meaning of new words in passage; iv. make new sentences with these words; v. write down the dictated words. | |
6 | (a) Speech Work: -Aural Discrimination distinguish between the sound / v/and the sound/f/. | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. distinguish between the consonants sounds in the words ‘very and ‘ferry’ the sounds in ii. draw the eontrast sounds they use the iv. make simple correct sentenees with the sounds and identify the sounds in a passage. |
| (b) Structure: Reading letters written to elder sisters, brother’s father, teachers and friends | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. discuss the informal letter iii. read leters written to aunties. sister etc.; iii. use the format in their own informäl letter. | |
| (c) Reading: Vocabulary and Comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. analyze the passage ii. differentiate between the main ideas and surpporting in the passage; iii, recognize new words that signal details/ illustration and examples in the passage. | |
| (d) Grammar: Comparing things and persons according to weight, shape, size, height and distance | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. discuss words used in the comparison ii. form positive, comparative and superlative, of as many adjective as possible iii. use each words in sentence iv. compare things that are equal | |
| (e) Writing: Composition using Comparative and superlative adjectives | By tho end of tho lesson, studontg should bo ablc to: i. doscnbc adjectives that compares; ii. show comparative and superlative of words, iii.write a composition comparing themselves with someone else e.g. a sibling, family member, or friend | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. pick out new words from the passage; ii. pronounce the new words; iii. explain the meaning of new words in passage; iv. make new sentences with these words; v. write down the dictated words. | |
| (g)Supplemenatry Reading | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. share with other pupils the story read; ii, discuss lessons learnt from the book; iii. relate events in the story to their personal lives. | |
| 7 | MID TERM BREAK | |
8 | (a)Speech Work: Aural Discrimination as /t/ as in tin and // as in thin | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l, distinguish between the two pair of consonant ‘tin’ and ‘thin’; ii. recognize the sounds in words; iii. draw the contrast betaeen sounds when they use the words; iv. make simple correct sentences with the sounds and identify the sounds in a passage, |
| (b) Reading: Vocabulaty and Written Comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be at)te to: i. analyze the passage; ii. differentiate between main ideas and supporting ideas the passage; iii, recognize new words that signal details/ illustrations and examples in the passage. | |
| (c) Structure: Construct Sentences with Consonants | By tho end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. construct sentences using the consonant sounds; ii. identify consonant sounds in specific passages and sentences; | |
| (d) Grammar: Make ten sentences from this table | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. understand sentence formations; ii. study how sentences are constructed; iii. make similar sentences from the examples„ | |
| (e) Writing: Fill in the gaps with the words in the box | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. understand and decode the instructions needed to fill in the space; ii. fill in the appropriate words in the right space. | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. identify new words from the passage; ii. pronounce the new words iii. explain the meaning of new words in passage; iv. make new sentences with these words; v. write down the dictated words. | |
9 | (a) Speech Work: Using adverb of Comparison | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i discuss adverbs of comparison ii. identity advetb and adverb of comparison in sentences and passages. iii. use the adverb of comparison in sentence |
| (c) Vocabulary Development: Words to watch,(confusing words) been/being, lose/loose, cite/site/sight, its/it’s, advice/advise, junction/juncture, whose/who’s etc | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. reeognise easily confused words in English, ii. Highlight the differences between/among them; iii. Use the easily confused words in different contexts correctly, | |
| (d) Reading: Vocabulary Oral and written Corprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. analyze the passage; ii. skim for the main points in the passage: iii.scan for the specific information; iv extract new words orally and in mtten form, from the passage. | |
| (e) Structute: use adverb to describe verb | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. describe adverts; ii. examine adverbs and their types, iii. use adverbs t0 describe verb in sentences | |
| (f) Grammar: -Study the sentence with the teacher and make similar sentences with the teacher. | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. understand sentence formation ii. study how sentence are constructed iii. make similar sentences from the example | |
| (e) Writing Composition about ‘my school’ | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. describe the essential characteristics of their school. ii. discuss about their school iii. write a composition in ‘my school’ | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected from the passage | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. identify new words from the passage; ii. pronounce the new words iii. explain the meaning of new words in passage; iv. make new sentences with these words; v. write down the dictated words. | |
| (g)Supplemenatry Reading | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. pick out new words from the passage; ii. pronounce the new words; iii. explain the meaning of new words in passage; iv. make new sentences with these words; v. write down the dictated words. | |
10 | (a)Speech Work: e.g each, every, both, half, etc | By the end of the lesson, Pupils should be able to i. discuss distributive determiner ii. examine the use of distributive determiner iii. use the distributive determiner in sentences |
| Reading: Vocabulary and oral and written comprehension | By the end of the lesson, Pupils should be able to i. analyze the passage; ii. skim for the main points in the passage: iii.scan for the specific information; iv extract new words orally and in mtten form, from the passage. | |
| (c) Structure Use of Determiners. each, every. all, either , this. their, that, those etc | By the cnd of tho lesson, pupils should bo to: i. list examples of determiners, ii. state the types of determiners iii. identify the use of determiners in a given passage; iv use them in written sentence | |
| (d) Grammar: Fill in the blank space with words from the passage. | By thc end of thc lesson, pupils should be able to: i. understand and decode the instructions needed to fill in the space. ii. fill in the right and accurate words in the right space, iii. Fill in the blank space with words from the passage. | |
| (e) Writting Determiners (Contd) | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. make more sentences with the distributive determiners; ii. identify the distributive determiners in sentences and passages. | |
| (f) Dictation Selected words from the passage | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. identify new words from the passage; ii, write the rneaning of ren word in passage; iii. rnake a sentence with three words; iv. write down the dictated words. | |
11 | Speech Work: Pronunciation Practice Consonants, /l/, /r/, /s/ | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. pronounce the sounds correctly, ii. orally identify words with sounds iii. identify the sounds in words in a passage |
| (b) Reading: Vocabulary and Oral and Written Comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. understand and analyze the passage; ii. differentiate between main ideas and supporting ideas in the passage; iii. recognize new words that signal details/ illustrations and examples in the passage | |
| (c) Structure: Construct sentences using substitution tables. | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. construct new sentences using substitution table; ii. understand the process of sentence formations. | |
| (d) Writing: Expository writing | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. discuss an expository composition; ii. examine the features and structure; iii. write an expository composition. | |
| (e) Dictation/ Spellings: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: I. identify new words from the passage; ii. Write the meaning of new word in passage; iii. make a sentence with these words; iv. write down the dictated words. | |
| 11-12 | Revision and Examination | |
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 4 | |
| SUBJECT | English Studies | |
| TERM | Third Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | Review of primary three third term work | |
2 | (a) Speech Work: Ietters to An old classmate, mother, aunties, and old neighbour | By the end of thc lesson, pupils should bc ablo to: i. discuss tho features of an informal letter; ii, identify oral and written exercises on tho Ictter; iii, use the format in writing their own letter. |
| (b) Reading letters written to An old classmate, mother, an old neighbour | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. read letters written to class mates, mother etc, ii. draw out important features of letter writing; iii. compare the different letters; iv. write their own letters from the format seen, | |
| (c) Comparing to weight size, height distance, Shape and quality | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. discuss words used in comparison; ii, form positive, comparative and superlative of as many adjectives as possible; iii. use each word in sentence iv. compare things that are equal, | |
| (d) Grammar: Complete the following from the story that has just been read. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. anzwer and complete the queston askedd from the story that has just been read | |
| (e) Writing: Guided composition: A motor park | By the end of tho lcssonj students should be able to: l. describe a motor park they have seen; ii. discuss the things that makes up a motor park, iii. write a guided; composition on the topic: A Motor Park. You can read more by visiting: https;//wwww.123helpme.com/essay/The-Car-Park- Creative-writing-145331 | |
| (f) Dictation and Spelling : Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. combine letters together to form words; ii. construct new words and sentences etc | |
3 | (a) Speech Work: Aural Discrimination. /i/- /e/ | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. distinguish between the sounds /i/ in fear and the sound /e/ in fare; ij. recognize the sounds in words; iii. draw the contrast between sounds when they are used in words; iv. identify them words in short passage. |
| (b)Structure: Further practice in the use of tense, present, past, present perfect and past continuous tense | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. identify the use of the tenses; ii. constuct sentences using the tenses; iii. classify the tenses of sentences in a given passage | |
| (c)Reading: Teaching of new words, oral and written comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. analyze the passage; ii. skim for the main points in the passage; iii. scan for the specific information; iv. extract new words orally and in written form, from the passage. | |
| (d)Writing: Giving an account of visits to ‘hace of interest e.g local market, supermarket, idanre hills | By the end of tho lesson, studcnts should bo able to; i. give an account of a visit to the market or supermarkct or hill thcy have been to; ii, identify major features of the places visited; iii. write a composition on the topic. | |
| (e) Dictation: Spelling, Selected words from the passage read | By the cnd of the lesson, pupils should bc ablc to: l. identify new words from the passage: ii. write the meaning of new word in passage; iii. make a sentence with these words; iv. write down the dictated words; | |
| (f) Supplementary Reading | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. share with other pupils the story read; ii. discuss lessons learnt from the book. iii. relate events in the story to their personal lives. | |
4 | ((a)Speech Work: Aural discriminztion /a: and /i:/ | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. recognize the sounds by pronouncing its sound in words; ii. distinguish between the sound /a:/ in bar and /i:/ in board; iii. draw the contrast between sounds when they use the words; iv. make simple correct sentences to bring out the sound and meaning. |
| (b)Structure: Giung an account of visits to plaæ of interest e.g tourist atraction. hospital, court of law | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. descnbe places of interest they have been to, like a tourist attraction, hospital, court of law Shopping mall; ii make simple correct sentences and p.rduatms in. btunstotrn on how to wnto the account, tv wnte about their Visits to places of Interest You can read mote on the | |
| (c)Reading: Vocabulary and Oral and Written Comprehension. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. understand and analyze the passage; ii. differentiate between main ideas and supporting ideas in the passage; iii. recognize new words that signal details/ illustrations and examples in the passage | |
| (d)Grammar: Punctuation marks. Full stop and Question mark | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. identify the punctuation marks; ii. describe and discuss the punctuation marks; iii. use both punctuation marks correctly in sentences | |
| (e) Writing: Composition: A day I shall never forget | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. narrate a story; ii. discuss the elements of a narrative composition; iii. write the composition on the given topic. | |
| (f) Dication: spelling. Selected words from the passage read. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. combine letters together to form words; ii. construct new words and sentences. | |
5 | (a) Speech work: Aural Discrimination distinguish between the sound /a:/ in lark and the /):/ sound in lock. | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. distinguish between the two pair of sounds; ii. recognize the sounds in words; iii. draw the contrast between the sounds when they are used in words; iv. identify the sounds in a short passage. |
| (b) Structure: Descriptive passage: My visit to Lagos University Teaching Hospital | By the end of the lesson, pupils should bc able to: i. highlight the features of a descriptive; ii. discuss what makes up a good hospital and items in them; iii. write a descriptive essay on a visit to any hospital. | |
| (c) Reading: teaching of new words, spellings (Comprehension) | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. understand and analyze the passage; ii. differentiate between main ideas and supporting ideas in the passage; iii. recognize new words that signal details/ illustrations and examples in the passage | |
| (d) Grammar: Write or copy their own composition from the substituton table, use punctuation marks, use link words | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. use the substitution table, punctuation marks and linking words to write a good composition. | |
| (e) Writing: study the words and make sentences with them | By the end of the lesson, studénts should be able to: l. study some groups of words from a selected passage or text; ii. construct new sentences from the selected text or passage; iii, find the meaning of the new words. | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. combine letters together to form words; ii. construct new words and sentences. | |
6 | (a) Speech work: Aural Discrimination distinguish between the sound /);/ in bud and the /3:/ sound in bird. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be ablo to: i. distinguish between the two pairs of vowels ii. recognoze the sounds in words iii. draw the conttrast between sounds when they are used in words iv. make simple correct sentences with the sounds and identify the sounds in the passage |
| (b) Structure: Reading letters written to elder sistets, brothers, father, teacher and friends | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be ablo to: i. discuss the informal letter ii. read letters written to uncle, sisters, etc. iii. use the format in their own informal letter | |
| (e) Reading: Vocabulary and comprehension. | By tho end of tho lesson, pupils should bc ablo to: i. understands and analyze tho passage; ii, differontiato betweon main idoas and supporting idias in the passage, iii. recognize new words that signal details/ illustrations and examples in the passage. iv. find the meanings of the new words | |
| d) Grammar: comparing things and persons according to weight, shape. size, height, distance | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. discuss words used in comparison; ii, form positive, comparative and superlative or as many adjectives as possible; iii. use each words in scntcncos; iv. compare things that are oqual. | |
| (e) Writing: Comparative and superlative adjectives | By the end of thc lesson, students should bc ablo to: l. describe adjectives that compares; ii. show comparative and superlative of words; iii. use the words in sentences. | |
| (f) Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: I, identify new words from the passage; ii. write the meaning of the new words; iii. construct new sentences with these words,’ iv. wite down the dictated | |
| (g) Supplementary Readng | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. share with other pupils the story read; ii. discuss lessons learnt from the book; iii. relate events in the story to their personal lives. | |
| 7 | MID TERM BREAK | |
8 | (a)Speeeh Work: Aural Discimination /t/ tin and //thin | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. distinguish between the two pair of consonanttin and thin; ii. recognize the sounds in words; iii. draw the contrast between sounds when they use the words; iv. make simple correct sentences with the sounds and identify the sounds in a passage. |
| (b) Reading: Vocabulary and Oral and Written Comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. analyze the passage; ii. skim for the main points in the passage; iii. scan for the specific information; iv. extract new words from the passage. | |
| (c) Structure: construct sentences with consonants | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. construct sentences using the consonant sounds; ii. identify consonant sounds in specific passages and sentences. | |
| (d) Grammar. Make ten sentences from this table. | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i.understand sentence formations; ii. study how sentences are constructed; iii.make similar sentences from the examples. | |
| (e) Writing: Fill in the gaps with the words in the box | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. understand and decode the instructions needed to fill in the space; ii. fill in the right and accurate words in the right space. | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. combine letters together to form words; ii. construct new words and sentences. | |
9 | (a)Speech Work: Using adverb of comparison | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. discuss adverb of comparison; ii. identify adverbs and adverb of comparison in sentences and passages; iii. use the adverb of comparison in sentences. |
| (b) Reading: Vocabulary and Oral and Written Comprehension | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: I, analyze the passage; ii. skim for the main points in the passage; iii. scan for the specific information; iv. extract new words orally and in written form, from the passage. | |
| (c) Structure: Use adverbs to describe verbs | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. describe adverbs; ii examine adverbs and their types; iii, use adverbs to describe verbs in sentences; | |
| (d) Grammar. Study the sentences with the teacher and make similar sentences the teacher. | By the end the lesson. students should be how i. understand sentence formattion. ii. study how sentences are constructed; iii. make similar sentences from examples. | |
| (e) Writing: Compostion about My family, My father | By the end cf he lesser, pupils should be abIe to: i describe the essential characteristics of their ii. discuss about their schools; iii. write a compation on my school | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. combine letters togeter to form words; ii. constuct new words and sentences. | |
| (g)SuppIementary | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be to: i. share with other pupils the stony read; ii. discuss lessons leant from the book; iii. relate events in thestcry to their personal lives | |
10 | (a)Speech Work: Articles determiners | By the end cf the lessen, students should be a>te to: l. discuss articles (determiners): ii. examine the uses of determiners: iii, use the articles in sentences. |
| (b) Reading comprehension: Vocabulary and Oral and Written Comprehension. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be to: i. analyze the for the main points in the passage; iii. scan for the specific information; iv. extract new words orally and in written form, from the passage. | |
| (c) Structure: Use structure with these determiners | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. use structures with these determiners; ii. use them in wåtten sentence. | |
| (d) Grammar: Fill in the blank space with words from the passage. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. understand and decode the instructions needed to fill in the space; ii. fill in the right and accurate words in the right space; iii. fili in the blank spaces with words from the passage | |
| (e) Writing: possessive determiners (Contd) | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. identify possessive determiners; ii. use the possessive determiners in sentences and passages; iii. fill a passage with possessive deterrniners. | |
| (f) Dictation: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: l. identity new words from the passage; ii. wite the meaning of new word in passage; iii. make a sentence these words; iv. write down the dictated words. | |
11 | (a)Speech Work: Pronunciation practice Consonant /l/,/r/, /s/ and z | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. pronounce the sounds correctly, ii. orally identify words with sound; iii. identify the sounds in words in a passage |
| (b) Reading: Vocabulary Oral and Written Comprehension. | By tho end of the Icsson, pupils should be able to: i. understand and analyze the passage; ii. differentiate between main ideas and supporting ideas in the passage; iii. recognize new words that signal details/illustrations and examples in the passage. | |
| (c) Stmcture: Construct sentences using substitution tables. | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. construct new sentences using substitution table; ii. understand the process of sentence formations. | |
| (d) Writing: Expository | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: l. discuss an expository composition; ii. examine the features and structure; iii. write an expository composition, | |
| (e) Diction/ Spellings: Selected words from the passage read | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify new words from the passage; ii. write the meaning of new word in passage; iii. make a sentence with these words; iv. write down the dictated words. | |
| 12-13 | Revision and Examination | |
