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In today’s English Language class, We will be contrasting the Consonants \ ʃ \ and \ ʒ \. We will also be reading the Poem: In praise of a young man. We hope you enjoy the class!
CONTENT
Consonant \ ʃ \ is a voiceless palatal-alveolar fricative while consonant \ ʒ \ is its voiced counterpart.
Now, study the words below noting the differences in their pronunciations.
\ ʃ \ \ ʒ \
Pressure treasure
Mission vision
Flash pleasure
Splash camouflage
Mansion casual
Machine occasion
Possession confusion
Attention decision
Aggression garage
Cashew mirage
Sure measure
Auction explosion
Avalanche avenge
EVALUATION
Identify the sounds underlined in words below:
- Champagne
- allusion
- Vicious
- Nation
- Conclusion
- Measure
- Chef
REFERENCE
Countdown English by Ogunsanwo; Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary; Exam Focus: English for JSCE
READING ASSIGNMENT
Read pages 143&144 of Exam Focus: English for JSCE
Poem: In praise of a young man
CONTENT
- The subject matter of the poem
- The figure of speech used.
The poem is about praising a young man. It is highly metaphorical analyzing the strength and the might of a young man.
The figure of speech that is used throughout the poem is metaphor, comparing the man with a hare, a rope, a lion, a head, and a log.
EVALUATION
Compose a poem of about 8 lines in praise of your father.
REFERENCE
Effective English for JSCE bk3
READING ASSIGNMENT
Read section c (speech) on page 101 of Effective English bk3
GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTIONS
- Form a noun from each of the following adjectives: silent, intelligent, great, sweet, wise, long, wide, young, true.
- Change these sentences to exclamations
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- God is good.
- She is a beautiful girl.
- The man is brave.
- The books were interesting.
- The day is bright
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WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
Do practice exercise ten, pages 49&50 (no 3 only) and practice exercise twenty- four on page 98 (1-10) of English Grammar
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