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In today’s class, we will be talking about speech work: homophones, etc. Enjoy the class!
Comprehension; Summarizing in a specified number of sentences.
Speech Work: Homophones.
Structure: Functions of comparatives.
Vocabulary Development: Sports and Entertainment.
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Comprehension: Summarizing in a specified number of sentences
Content: Guide to summarizing in a specified number of ‘sentences’
- Learn to identify the main idea or argument of the passage
- Change the order of the material if it is to your own advantage to do so.
- As much as possible use your own words to answer the question
- The explanation in your own words must not change or distort the meaning of the passage
- Do not change the original writer’s facts by the wrong choice of words
- Answer to the summary question must be as short as possible and as clear as possible.
- Your answers must be written out in sentences and into phrases.
- Do not answer in forms of paragraph each answer must be properly numbered and must appear on a separate life
- Do not join two points in one sentences
- It’s expedient for you to know that brevity is the essence of summary writing.
Evaluation
Read the summary passage on pg. 29-30 of your Effective English and Answer the Summary question under it.
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Speechwork: Intonation
Content: Simple polite requests
Simple greetings that attract a quick response
Simple polite requests
A stressed syllable is indicated with a dash while an unstressed one is marked by a dot; a downward curve (,) shows a fall in voice, an upward ( ) points to a rise.
A request gives a rising intonation e.g.
May I see your passport, please?
Let me come in
Come here
Get out of the room
May I sit down?
I would like to meet your friend
Could I have a look at those pictures?
Simple Greetings That Attracts Quick Response
Good morning Res- Morning
Well done
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Functions of comparatives
Content
Meaning
Functions
Comparative is the second degree of comparison of adjectives. In the comparative, we have the ‘er’ ending added to the plain (positive) word which means more so. E.g.
Big bigger
The ‘est’ is the superlative which means more so than anything else.
Functions of comparative
- It expresses a higher degree of quality
- It compares two things e.g.
- Tope is stronger than Caleb
- Our team is more popular than yours.
Regular comparative: Adding ‘er’
Positive comparative
- Poor poorer
- Tall taller
- Fat fatter
- Big bigger
- Short shorter
- Cold colder.
Add ‘more’
Positive Comparative
- Expensive more expensive
- Important more important
- Handsome more handsome
Decreased degree of quality is usually shown by using less
Positive comparative
- Strong stronger
- Worthy less worthy
- Fortunate less fortunate
Irregular Comparative: it changes the whole word to produce comparative and superlative forms.
Positive Comparative
- Good better
- Bad worse
- Little less
- Far farther.
Evaluation
Write the comparative of the following adjectives: much, well, many, enviable, loyal.
In our next class, we will be talking about Comprehension/Reading Skills: Identifying statutory topic, theme and key sentences of a passage; Vocabulary Development: Words associated with journalism and advertising; Structure: Antonyms as words opposite in meaning and nearly opposite in meaning; Informal Letter Writing: Explanation and Features. We hope you enjoyed the class.
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