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In today’s class, we will be talking about speech work: /ᴧ/, etc. Enjoy the class!
SPEECH WORK
CONTENT:
/ᴧ/ Sound
Short sound /ᴧ/ as in cup, love, but, etc.
Common spelling symbols of /ᴧ/ sound
- u — dust, but, must
- ou – cousin, young, country
- o – love, Monday, come
- oo – blood, flood
EVALUATION: Sentence for practising/ᴧ/ sound
Did you say, ‘Some love onions for breakfast or supper?’ But when one has stuffed oneself with much onions, one isn’t much loved, is one?
PAST TENSE
CONTENT:
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SIMPLE PAST TENSE:
Regular verbs form their past tense by adding ‘-ed’ to the simple form of the tense, while irregular verbs form their past tense in different ways.
Example: Dada worked in the farm yesterday. (regular)
The boys talked to me this morning. (regular)
We ate last night. (irregular)
She spoke kindly to me. (Irregular)
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PAST PERFECT TENSE:
The perfective aspect is formed by combining a form of the verb ‘have’ with the main verb in the past participial form. ‘Have’ becomes ‘had’
EXAMPLES:
I had been to Lagos.
Tunde had eaten his food before my arrival.
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PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:
It is the combination of the progressive and perfective aspect. It must be represented in the past tense.
EXAMPLES:
I had been coming to this place now for two years.
I had been attending Good Shepherd School since primary school.
EVALUATION: Write ten sentences, highlighting the following types of verb tenses: Past Tense, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Content:
Words Related to Marriage
- Love
- Children
- Marriage vow
- Sex
- Birth control
Evaluation: Use the dictionary to discover the meaning of the following.
LITERATURE (Types of Poetry)
CONTENT:
TYPES OF POEMS
- Epic: It is a long narrative poem that celebrates real historical events, heroic achievements, civilization, quasi-divine figures and such other subjects.
- Ballad: This is an anonymous narrative in verse passed from generation to generation by words of the mouth and meant to be sung and danced before a crowd.
- Ode: It is a meditative poem which addresses itself to a person or thing in which the good qualities of such a person or object are highlighted and commended.
- Dirge: It is a poem used to express grief on the occasion of someone’s death
- Pastoral Elegy: It laments the fate of the shepherd.
Note: Oral poetry are spoken or chanted, written poetry are inscribed on a paper or documented.
EVALUATION: Write on the following kinds of poetry: panegyric, limerick, lullaby.
GENERAL EVALUATION
- Write a short note on five other types of poems
- Write a composition on the title, ‘ The Federal Road Safety Commission
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
- Give the past and past participle of the following verbs.
- awake find hold sweep
- Beat leave swell forget
- Cling hide shut take
Use each verb in sentences.
In our next class, we will be talking about Speech Work: /ᴣ/, Grammar: Activities on Tenses (Present and Past). We hope you enjoyed the class.
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