RELATIONSHIPS: PEERS

Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Identify words with sounds /ɒ/ and /ͻ:/ in a given text. 
- Pronounce words with target sounds correctly. 
- Acknowledge the role of correct pronunciation in communication.

The learner is guided to: 
- Listen to an audio recording of words with the sounds /ɒ/ as in lock and /ͻ:/ as in torn. 
- Practice pronouncing the words in pairs. 
- Note the differences in pronunciation between the sounds. 
- Search for words with sounds /ɒ/ as in lock and /ͻ:/ as in torn using a digital device. 
- Listen to the recording of the text "The dot on the waves" and list words with the target sounds.

How can one improve their pronunciation?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 62 
Audio recordings 
Digital devices 
Charts 
Lesson notes

Observation  Oral practice  Peer assessment  Pronunciation drills

Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Identify words with sounds /θ/ and /ð/ in a given text. 
- Apply emphatic stress correctly in varied contexts. 
- Value correct pronunciation and stress in communication.

The learner is guided to: 
- Listen to a recording of words with sounds /θ/ as in thin and /ð/ as in there. 
- Note the differences in the pronunciation of the th sounds. 
- Read the passage "I bought a cot" aloud and list words with the target sounds. 
- Practice pronouncing words with the th sounds correctly. 
- Place emphasis on different words in sentences to change meaning. 
- Read the poem "I will not allow myself" while placing emphasis on the underlined words. 
- Discuss how the meaning changes when emphasis is placed on different words.

Why are some words said with greater force than others?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 64 
Audio recordings 
Digital devices 
Text with marked stress 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 66 
Dictionary 
Thesaurus 
Encyclopedia 
Reference books

Oral practice  Peer assessment  Pronunciation drills  Reading aloud

Reading 

Study Skills: Reference materials

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Use reference materials to obtain information on varied subjects. 
- Find the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of words using a dictionary. 
- Acknowledge the role of reference materials in lifelong learning.

The learner is guided to: 
- Use selected reference materials to find specific information about peer relationships. 
- Find the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of selected words. 
- Find synonyms of words using a thesaurus. 
- Use an encyclopedia to search for more information about peer relationships. 
- Construct sentences using the words found in reference materials. 
- Create crossword puzzles using the antonyms and synonyms learned.

How can one use reference materials appropriately?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 67 
Dictionary 
Thesaurus 
Encyclopedia 
Digital devices 
Reference books
Moran - Skills in English pg. 69 
Charts 
Lesson notes 
Teacher's Guide

Crossword puzzles  Written exercises  Group presentations  Observation

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Adjectives

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Use gradable adjectives correctly in sentences. 
- Apply non-gradable adjectives appropriately in communication. 
- Value the need for correct use of adjectives in communication.

The learner is guided to: 
- Search for gradable and non-gradable adjectives in the poem "Best friend in the world." 
- Rehearse and recite the poem in turns. 
- Search online and in books for texts about peer relationships and identify gradable and non-gradable adjectives. 
- Complete a table with more adjectives and use them to form sentences. 
- Construct sentences about activities they enjoy doing with peers using gradable and non-gradable adjectives. 
- Fill in a crossword puzzle with gradable and non-gradable adjectives based on given clues.

How do gradable and non-gradable adjectives differ?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 70 
Charts 
Digital devices 
Crossword puzzles 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 71 
Reference books 
Lesson notes 
Teacher's Guide

Sentence construction  Written exercises  Crossword puzzles  Peer assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading: Short story

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Role-play dialogue from a short story. 
- Relate the importance of dialogue and repetition to real life. 
- Acknowledge the role of dialogue and repetition in fiction writing.

The learner is guided to: 
- Talk about how they relate with their peers. 
- Discuss how their peer relationships are similar or different to those in the short story "A memorable adventure." 
- Write a short paragraph about peer relationships using dialogue and repetition appropriately. 
- Search online and offline for role-plays in which characters talk to each other and repeat certain lines or sentences. 
- Find information on the importance of repetition and dialogue in a short story and explain findings to classmates. 
- Role-play any incidence of dialogue in the short story.

How do dialogue and repetition enhance a story?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 73 
Digital devices 
Role-play scripts 
Reference books 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 74 
Sample letters 
Audio recordings 

Role play  Written paragraphs  Oral presentations  Peer assessment

Writing

Functional Writing: Apology Letters

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Plan what to include in an apology letter. 
- Write a letter of apology based on a given context. 
- Appreciate the role of letter writing in communication.

The learner is guided to: 
- Imagine they have done something wrong in school and need to apologize in writing. 
- Plan what to include in their apology letter. 
- Write a letter of apology to the school principal or class teacher. 
- Evaluate each other's letters using a provided assessment guide. 
- Rewrite their apology letters based on peer feedback. 
- Discuss situations that may require writing letters of apology. 
- Select examples and talk about possible consequences if a letter of apology is not written. 
- Discuss the role of apology letters in communication.

How can an apology letter resolve a conflict?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 75 
Sample letters 
Digital devices 
Assessment guide 
Lesson notes

Written letters  Peer assessment  Self-assessment  Group discussions

REHABILITATION

Listening and Speaking

Conversational Skills: Disagreeing Politely

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- List ways of disagreeing politely. 
- Use conversational strategies to disagree appropriately. 
- Value the need to speak politely during communication.

The learner is guided to: 
- Study pictures depicting people in conversation and discuss what might be happening. 
- Role-play the events in the pictures. 
- Identify words and phrases used to show politeness in their role-play. 
- Watch a short video in which speakers disagree politely. 
- Identify polite expressions used in the video. 
- Role-play the events in the video in pairs. 
- Read the conversation "Too much of something" and identify polite expressions used.

Which words or phrases are used to show politeness?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 78 
Digital devices 
Video recordings 
Pictures 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 79 
Dialogue scripts 
Moran - Skills in English pg. 80 
Reference books 
Lesson notes 
Dictionary

Role play  Observation  Oral presentation  Group discussions

Reading

Reading Fluency: Poem

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Read a text accurately, with expression and at the right speed. 
- Apply fluency strategies when reading a text. 
- Appreciate the value of fluency in reading to enhance understanding.

The learner is guided to: 
- Make a list of unfamiliar words in the text "Achieving fluency in reading" and reread the text ignoring them. 
- Complete a table with unfamiliar words, their definitions based on context, and dictionary definitions. 
- Practice pronouncing the unfamiliar words aloud. 
- Reread the entire text accurately, with expression, and at the right speed. 
- Discuss why readers read with expression. 
- Preview and then read the poem "Prevention is better." 
- Practice reading the poem accurately, with expression, and at the right speed. 
- Recite the poem aloud in class.

How can reading fluently improve understanding?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 82 
Digital devices 
Poem texts 
Dictionary 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 84 
Video recordings 
Reference books 

Oral reading  Observation  Recitation  Peer assessment

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Use adverbs of frequency and degree correctly in sentences. 
- Construct sentences using adverbs of frequency and degree. 
- Appreciate the importance of using adverbs correctly in communication.

The learner is guided to: 
- Fill in a crossword puzzle using adverbs of frequency or degree based on given clues. 
- Determine what two letters are used at the end of most adverbs. 
- Use questions provided to talk about rehabilitation, incorporating adverbs of frequency and degree in their conversation. 
- Discuss when rehabilitation is needed and what the possible positive results of rehabilitation are. 
- Hold conversations using adverbs of frequency and degree.

How can we improve our use of adverbs in communication?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 85 
Crossword puzzles 
Digital devices 
Charts 
Reference books
Moran - Skills in English pg. 87 
Reference books 
Lesson notes 
Teacher's Guide

Crossword puzzles  Written exercises  Oral presentations  Observation

Reading

Intensive Reading: Short story

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Summarise the key events in the short story. 
- Relate the main ideas in the short story to real life situations. 
- Appreciate the relevance of the short story in addressing real life issues.

The learner is guided to: 
- Discuss the storyline of the story "I think it is time" in groups. 
- Summarize the key events in the story. 
- Present what they have learned about the storyline to their group. 
- Make a diagram to show the main idea and key events in the story. 
- Read and role-play the section of the short story in which Caren is having a conversation with her father. 
- Discuss how the main idea in the short story relates to events in their community or country. 
- Use given words to construct sentences about rehabilitation or drug and substance abuse.

How do the events in a story connect to real life?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 88 
Graphic organizers 
Digital devices 
Lesson notes 
Reference books
Moran - Skills in English pg. 90 
Dictionary 
Word lists 
Lesson notes

Role play  Written summaries  Group discussions  Sentence construction

Writing

Mechanics of Writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Use prefixes and suffixes correctly in writing. 
- Make connections between spelling and meaning in suffixed and prefixed words. 
- Acknowledge the importance of correct spellings in writing.

The learner is guided to: 
- Read the passage "Things will get better" about rehabilitation. 
- List words with prefixes and suffixes from the passage. 
- Use a print or online dictionary to check if the spellings of the listed words are correct. 
- Correct any errors in the words found. 
- Use the words to write sentences. 
- Use prefixes and suffixes to write a paragraph about rehabilitation. 
- Rewrite passages correctly. 
- Search for more examples of words with prefixes, suffixes, and silent vowels. 
- Create a chart showing prefixes, suffixes, and their meanings.

How can you tell the meaning of a word using a prefix?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 92 
Dictionary 
Digital devices 
Reference books 
Lesson notes

Written paragraphs  Chart creation  Spelling tests  Peer assessment

NATURAL RESOURCES: WILDLIFE

Listening and Speaking

Listening for Detail

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify main ideas in a listening text
- Respond appropriately to questions based on the listening text
- Acknowledge the importance of listening for details in life

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a recorded text on wildlife and answer questions from the text
- Discuss the main ideas from the text
- Listen to a passage read by peers or the teacher and outline the main ideas from the text individually
- Discuss with peers answers based on a given text

How should one listen for detail?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 95
Audio recording on wildlife
Digital devices
Teacher's guide
Audio recording
Teacher's guide
Passage "A happy song"

Observation Question and answer Oral presentations Written exercises Group discussions

Reading

Intensive Reading: Visuals

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify different visuals in given contexts correctly
- Make a connection between visuals and the written text
- Appreciate the role of visuals in simplifying representation

The learner is guided to:
- Describe signposts or posters in their school or community
- Study pictures and discuss what they see
- Identify where such pictures can be found
- Determine what information they get from the pictures
- Identify different visuals from the Internet, books or community
- Present findings in class

What information do we obtain from visuals?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 95
Pictures of wildlife
Digital devices
Reference materials
Posters
Charts
Moran - Skills in English pg. 97
Visuals on wildlife
Charts
Teacher's guide

Observation Oral presentations Written exercises Group discussions Project work

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Pronouns

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify indefinite and reflexive pronouns correctly
- Use indefinite pronouns in sentences correctly
- Appreciate the role of indefinite pronouns in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read the text "Nothing to do" and identify words in bold
- Discuss what the words in bold have in common
- Listen to an audio text and identify indefinite pronouns
- Discuss why we use indefinite pronouns
- Listen to a poem "When there is no one to help" and identify the indefinite pronouns
- Listen to an audio recording on wildlife protection and identify indefinite pronouns

What are indefinite pronouns? Why do we use indefinite pronouns?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 101
Audio recording
Digital devices
Charts
Poem "When there is no one to help"
Moran - Skills in English pg. 102
Charts on pronouns
Substitution tables
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 104
Short story "Touring the wild"
Reference materials

Gap filling exercises Sentence construction Oral questions Written exercises Group discussions

Reading

Intensive Reading: Short story

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe the traits of characters in the short story
- Analyze the relationships between characters in the short story
- Appreciate the role of the characters in the short story in depicting real-life experiences

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss what each character does in the story
- Discuss how character traits are identified in a story
- Create a diagram to show relationships between characters
- Display the diagram on a chart or PowerPoint presentation
- Explain relationships between characters using the diagram
- Dramatize actions of different characters to bring out their traits

Which people would you like to meet in a story?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 106
Short story "Touring the wild"
Digital devices
Charts
PowerPoint presentation
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 107
Sample dialogues
Reference materials

Character relationship diagrams Role play Oral presentations Written exercises Group discussions

Writing

Composition Writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Write a dialogue on a given topic
- Edit a dialogue for clarity, cohesion and coherence
- Value the role of the writing process in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss ideas to include when writing a dialogue
- Write a rough draft of a dialogue about wildlife conservation
- Edit the dialogue to avoid repetition, correct spellings and punctuation
- Revise the dialogue by adding, rearranging, removing or replacing ideas, words, phrases and sentences
- Assess each other's dialogues using a provided checklist
- Share final work in class

Why is it important to follow the writing process?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 108
Sample dialogues
Digital devices
Assessment checklist
Reference materials

Dialogue writing Peer assessment Self-assessment Editing exercises Oral presentations

TOURISM: DOMESTIC

Listening and Speaking

Listening and Responding: Oral Narratives - Myths

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the characters in a given myth
- Narrate the key events in a given myth
- Explain the moral lesson in a set myth
- Acknowledge the role of oral literature in lifelong learning

The learner is guided to:
- Predict events in a myth from the title or pictures in the story
- Listen to a narration of a myth from the community then retell the myth to peers
- Watch a video recording of a myth
- Identify the characters in the myth
- Collaborate to answer questions from the story
- Discuss the lessons learnt from a myth
- Discuss the relevance of the story to real life

How can you tell what is going to happen in a story? How are the characters or events in the story related to the people or happenings around us?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 111
Audio recordings
Digital devices
Video recordings
Myth "How Wechakhulia Hill was formed"
Moran - Skills in English pg. 112
Teacher's guide

Oral presentations Retelling of myths Question and answer Group discussions Role play

Reading

Intensive Reading: Poem

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Select required information from a text
- Use nonverbal cues to bring out the message in a poem
- Appreciate the importance of comprehension in life

The learner is guided to:
- Read the poem "Local tourists"
- Identify characters, themes and aspects of style such as repetition from the poem
- Infer the meaning of words from the context
- Rap/recite the poem in turns using relevant non-verbal cues
- Answer direct and inferential questions based on the poem
- Retell events depicted in the poem in own words

How can one tell the meaning of unfamiliar words used in a text? Why should one support an opinion about a story or person with evidence?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 112
Poem "Local tourists"
Digital devices
Reference materials
Charts
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 115
Dictionary
Visual aids

Poem recitation Written exercises Oral presentations Peer assessment Group discussions

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Simple prepositions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify prepositions of position, time and place correctly
- Use prepositions of position correctly in sentences
- Appreciate the role of prepositions of position in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Study pictures showing different positions of objects
- Answer questions about the position of objects in the pictures
- Identify the words used to provide information about time, position and place
- Identify prepositions in the paragraph "A week of touring"
- Find a text and identify prepositions of position, place and time

How do we show where somebody or something is?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 116
Pictures showing positions
Digital devices
Charts
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 117
Newspapers
Magazines
Crossword puzzles

Gap filling exercises Sentence construction Oral questions Written exercises Group discussions

Reading

Intensive Reading: Poetry

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify inanimate characters in a given poem
- Describe traits of inanimate characters present in a given poem
- Value the role of inanimate characters in poetry

The learner is guided to:
- Read the poem "We won't let you!"
- Discuss what the poem is about
- Search from the Internet or books for the meaning of inanimate characters
- Present findings to classmates
- Identify inanimate characters in the poem or any other poem of choice

What makes stories interesting to read? How can the characters in a poem be described?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 118
Poem "We won't let you!"
Digital devices
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 119
Poems "You lied to me" and "Trembling in magic"
Charts
Moran - Skills in English pg. 121
Sample composition "The visit of my life"
Assessment guidelines

Character analysis Oral presentations Written exercises Group discussions Recitation

Writing

Assessment of writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Assess a composition written by self or peers and suggest corrections for errors
- Write a composition free of errors
- Appreciate the importance of feedback to improve a composition

The learner is guided to:
- Write a composition on the subject of domestic tourism
- Exchange compositions with other groups
- Read through the other group's composition and identify errors
- Suggest corrections to be made
- Assess the composition written in the previous activity
- Correct the errors identified
- Write the final draft after making necessary corrections
- Type the composition on a digital device and display it on the classroom gallery wall or noticeboard
- Conduct a gallery walk to view compositions by other groups

How can one improve their writing skills?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 122
Digital devices
Sample compositions
Assessment guidelines
Teacher's guide

Composition writing Error identification Peer assessment Self-assessment Editing exercises

HEROES AND HEROINES: AFRICA

Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation: Sounds Vowels
Stressed and unstressed words

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify words with vowels /ɑː/ /зː/ and the consonant /tʃ/ /dʒ/ from a sample text
- Pronounce the vowels /ɑː/ /зː/ and the consonants /tʃ/ /dʒ/ correctly
- Value correct pronunciation in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Practice saying sounds provided by the teacher
- Listen to words with highlighted vowel sounds in columns A and B
- Identify words in texts with the same vowel sounds as those in columns A and B
- Listen to sets of words and identify the common sounds
- Listen to a recording and identify words with target sounds
- Create a table with four columns for words with target sounds

Why are some words said with greater force than others?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 124
Audio recordings
Digital devices
Charts
Word lists
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 125
Poem "If I knew"
Charts with stressed and unstressed words

Pronunciation exercises Oral presentations Listening activities Group discussions Sound identification exercises

Reading

Extensive Reading: Grade appropriate fiction Materials - Characters

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the characters in a given fiction text
- Describe the traits of a given character in a fictional text
- Value the role of characters in fiction

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss what makes reading enjoyable
- Read the passage "African heroes and heroines"
- Identify and list the characters in the story
- Take up roles of different characters in the story
- Role-play the different characters identified
- Dramatize the text using appropriate voice, gestures, facial expressions and movement
- Discuss why some people are considered heroes and heroines in communities

What makes reading enjoyable? How can the characters in a story be described?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 127
Passage "African heroes and heroines"
Digital devices
Reference materials
Character trait charts
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 129
Dictionaries

Character analysis Role play Oral presentations Written exercises Drama performance

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Conjunctions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the listed conjunctions from a group of words
- Use the conjunctions because, that, when, if, unless, and since correctly in sentences
- Value the correct use of conjunctions in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss how one can join two or more sentences
- Identify the words used to refer to words that can join ideas or sentences
- Read the passage about African heroes and heroines
- Copy the text and identify and underline the conjunctions in the text
- Recite the poem "If you knew" and identify the conjunctions used
- Listen to a song played by the teacher and identify the conjunctions used

Why should we join sentences correctly? Why do we use conjunctions?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 130
Passage about African heroes
Poem "If you knew"
Songs
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 132
Reference materials
Crossword puzzles

Conjunction identification Sentence construction Oral presentations Written exercises Group discussions

Reading

Intensive Reading: Similes and metaphors

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- List the similes and metaphors in a given short story
- Use similes and metaphors in their own sentences
- Value the importance of similes and metaphors in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Explain what makes short stories interesting
- Read the short story "Finding a hero"
- Answer questions based on the story
- Point out the main events in the story
- Discuss how the events make the story flow
- Learn about metaphors and similes
- Search for the meaning of simile and metaphor from a textbook or the Internet
- Identify and list similes and metaphors used in the story

How do events flow logically in a story?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 133
Short story "Finding a hero"
Digital devices
Reference materials
Dictionaries
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 134
Charts with similes and metaphors

Simile and metaphor identification Sentence construction Oral presentations Written exercises Group discussions

Writing

Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Recall a specific event, emotion or experience that affected them greatly
- Plan a narrative composition using prewriting techniques
- Value quality narrative compositions in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read the story "Beyond achievements"
- Answer questions based on the story
- Identify what makes the story interesting
- Explain how to make compositions interesting
- Identify and discuss the parts of a narrative composition
- Recall and narrate to classmates a specific feeling, event or experience that stands out as memorable
- Explain how it greatly affected them
- Complete a table about their narration

Why do we enjoy reading stories? How can you make your composition interesting?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 136
Story "Beyond achievements"
Digital devices
Reference materials
Planning templates
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 138
Posters
Assessment checklists

Narrative composition planning Oral narratives Written exercises Group discussions Story analysis

ART

Listening and Speaking

Oral Presentations

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the items in the format of a speech
- Present a written speech using effective speaking skills
- Acknowledge the importance of good speaking skills for effective communication

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a recorded speech provided by the teacher
- Identify how the speaker introduced the speech, what it was about, and words that indicated it was ending
- Search from the Internet and printed materials for the format of a speech
- Identify the items in the format of a speech
- Listen to a speech or watch a speech from a digital device
- Pick out the items in the format of a speech

How can you make a speech presentation interesting?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 140
Audio recordings
Digital devices
Sample speeches
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 141
Assessment checklists

Oral presentations Format identification Observation Question and answer Group discussions

Reading

Study Skills: Note Making

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify key points in a text
- Make notes from a written text
- Value the importance of note making in learning

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss notes made from a text previously read
- Determine what to include in notes
- Discuss the importance of note making
- Read the text "Creative careers"
- Answer questions based on the text
- Write the key points in the text
- Share and compare points with peers
- Identify words used to introduce the main points
- Discuss other words that could be used to introduce key points in writing

What are the features of good notes? What is the importance of note making?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 142
Text "Creative careers"
Digital devices
Reference materials
Note making templates
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 144
Note taking templates

Note taking exercises Key point identification Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Determiners
Word Classes: Quantifiers

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify demonstratives in a given text
- Use demonstratives in sentences for clarity of communication
- Value the role of demonstratives in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Study pictures showing learners identifying items
- Identify the use of words in red (demonstratives)
- Discuss when such words are used
- Study a table showing demonstratives for singular and plural, near and far
- Use demonstratives to identify items correctly
- Read text "Talented Brothers" and fill in blank spaces with correct answers from the passage

Why do we use demonstratives? When do we use demonstratives?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 146
Pictures showing demonstrative use
Text "Talented Brothers"
Charts with demonstratives
Digital devices
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 148
Text "Art in my life"
Charts with quantifiers
Real objects for demonstration

Demonstrative identification Sentence construction Gap filling exercises Written exercises Group discussions

Reading

Intensive Reading: Short story

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the events in the story
- Relate the events in the short story to real life
- Value the role of literature in life

The learner is guided to:
- Describe different events in a story of choice
- Discuss the order of events
- Relate events to experiences
- Read the story "Loiyangalani Art Exhibition"
- Answer questions based on the story
- Point out the main events in the story
- Discuss how events make the story flow
- Copy and fill in a table with main events from the story

How do events flow logically in a story?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 151
Story "Loiyangalani Art Exhibition"
Digital devices
Event sequence charts
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 152
Setting analysis charts

Event identification Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions Event sequencing

Writing

Functional Writing: Thank you note

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Recognise the key elements and layout of a thank you note
- Write a thank you note correctly
- Value the importance of expressing gratitude in writing

The learner is guided to:
- Read a thank you note
- Identify the main purpose of the note
- Discuss how emotions are expressed in writing
- Make a list of occasions when such a note might be written
- Read a congratulatory note
- Identify the main purpose of the note
- Make a list of occasions when it would be appropriate to write such a note
- Search for samples of thank you notes and congratulatory notes
- Compare the notes and identify the layout and key parts

How are strong emotions expressed in writing?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 154
Sample thank you notes
Digital devices
Reference materials
Note templates
Teacher's guide

Note analysis Layout identification Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions

Writing

Functional Writing:  Congratulatory note

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Write a congratulatory note correctly
- Critique thank you notes and congratulatory notes for correctness and relevance
- Value the importance of expressing appreciation in writing

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss situations in which a thank you note is written
- Write a thank you note using the correct format
- Discuss the importance of appreciating someone or something done for you
- Discuss situations in which a congratulatory note is used
- Write a congratulatory note to a peer who has achieved something good
- Display notes on classroom wall
- Conduct a gallery walk to read displayed notes
- Give feedback on notes using provided criteria

Why should one write how they feel about something?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 155
Note writing templates
Assessment criteria
Posters for display
Digital devices
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 157
Recorded interviews
Reference materials
Radio/television interviews
Moran - Skills in English pg. 158
Sample interviews
Interview question lists

Note writing Peer assessment Gallery walk Written exercises Group discussions

CHOOSING A CAREER

Reading

Extensive Reading: Non-fiction

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Select reading materials from digital or non-digital sources
- Skim through texts to obtain general ideas
- Value the importance of reading for information

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss the benefits of reading widely and considerations when selecting reading texts
- Skim through the text "Choosing a career" by reading the title and first sentence of every paragraph
- Discuss the general idea in the text
- Scan through the text and answer specific questions
- Identify key words and phrases in the text
- Search online and from books for non-fiction texts on careers
- Identify a variety of texts to read
- Skim through the texts to identify main ideas

Why is it important to read different types of materials? What should one consider when selecting a reading text?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 158
Text "Choosing a career"
Digital devices
Non-fiction texts
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 159
Dictionaries

Skimming and scanning exercises Main idea identification Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify adverbs formed from adjectives in sentences or a group of words
- Form adverbs from adjectives
- Appreciate the value of adverbs in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read a conversation about career choice
- Identify the adverb "cheerfully" in the conversation
- Determine the adjective from which "cheerfully" is formed
- Discuss why words are formed from other words
- Read sentences and identify adverbs formed from adjectives
- Search for adverbs formed from adjectives from the Internet, newspapers, magazines or books
- List adverbs and compare with classmates
- Identify adverbs formed from adjectives in provided word groups

Why should we form words from other words? What are the functions of adverbs?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 161
Digital devices
Newspapers
Magazines
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 162
Posters and charts
Gap filling exercises

Adverb identification Word formation exercises Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions

Reading

Intensive Reading: Lessons Learnt

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the lessons learnt in a short story
- Explain what the lesson means to learners
- Value the importance of lessons in stories

The learner is guided to:
- Explain what they understand by the term "moral lesson"
- Discuss lessons learned from stories read previously
- Listen to the teacher read a short story
- Discuss and identify lessons learnt from the story by studying actions and words used
- Record findings in a provided table
- Discuss lessons learned from specific characters in the story

How can you derive lessons from a short story?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 164
Short story "A career talk"
Digital devices
Reference materials
Lesson analysis charts
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 165
Recorded stories

Lesson identification Character analysis Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Prefixes and Suffixes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify words with prefixes and suffixes from a text
- Form words using prefixes and suffixes
- Value the importance of correct word formation in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read words with prefixes and suffixes and provide more examples
- Analyze words in columns to determine what each column has in common
- Read a text about careers and identify words with prefixes and suffixes
- Break down identified words to show their prefixes and suffixes
- Read a text and identify words with prefixes and suffixes
- Search for more examples of words with prefixes and suffixes
- Arrange words into groups: those with similar root, similar prefixes, and similar suffixes

How can you tell the meaning of a word using a prefix? Which words with suffixes and prefixes are confusing?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 167
Texts with prefixes and suffixes
Digital devices
Reference materials
Word lists
Teacher's guide

Word breakdown exercises Word identification Word formation Written exercises Group discussions

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Prefixes and Suffixes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Use prefixes and suffixes correctly in sentences
- Infer the meaning of a word from its prefix or suffix
- Acknowledge the influence of prefixes and suffixes on meaning and formation of words

The learner is guided to:
- Read pairs of words and sentences in which the words are used
- Listen to words read by the teacher and write them down
- Find the meaning of dictated words by looking at prefixes or suffixes
- Copy sentences and fill in blank spaces by adding prefixes or suffixes to given words
- Construct six sentences using words with prefixes and suffixes
- Search for more words with prefixes and suffixes
- Use words with prefixes and suffixes in sentences

How can word parts help us understand new words?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 168
Dictated words list
Digital devices
Reference materials
Gap filling exercises
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 170
Audio recordings of songs

Gap filling exercises Sentence construction Dictation exercises Written exercises Group discussions

MODERN FASHION

Listening and Speaking

Listening to Respond: Attitude

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Perform a song using relevant features of performance
- Identify the opinions of others in a song
- Value the role of attitude in communication

The learner is guided to:
- In a group, identify and sing more songs about modern fashion
- Discuss the issues raised in the songs
- In a group, use appropriate words and expressions to describe feelings about various issues raised in the songs
- Perform songs with appropriate emotions
- Tell classmates how the choice of words affects the reader

Why should we express our attitudes appropriately?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 170
Song lyrics
Audio recordings
Charts
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 171
Pictures
Manila papers

Oral presentation Observation schedule Group performances Assessment rubrics

Reading

Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Infer meanings of words correctly in a text
- Make judgments on information in a text
- Appreciate the role of comprehension strategies in understanding text

The learner is guided to:
- Answer questions based on a passage read
- Copy and complete a table to find meaning of words using contextual clues
- Find information from the passage indicating specific details
- Find meanings of words and phrases as used in the passage
- Take turns to explain the clues used to find the meaning of each word

How do we get information from a text?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 172
Dictionary
Digital devices
Charts
Moran - Skills in English pg. 174
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 175
Digital or print dictionaries
Sentence strips

Comprehension questions Oral presentations Written exercises Assessment rubrics

Reading

Short Story: Characters

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the characters in a given short story
- Describe the traits of a given character in a fictional text
- Recognize the role of characters in a short story

The learner is guided to:
- Read the story "The fashion parade"
- Answer questions based on the story
- Identify and list all the characters in the story
- In pairs, discuss the actions and words of the characters in the story
- Use the actions and words of the characters to describe their traits
- In groups, look for similarities and differences in the characters in the short story

What qualities do you admire in people?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 177
Short story
Character charts
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 179
Role-play scripts
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide

Oral questions Written exercises Character analysis Peer assessment

Writing

The Writing Process

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the items in the format of a dialogue
- Explain the process of writing a dialogue
- Value the importance of following a writing process

The learner is guided to:
- Read a dialogue "Ideas for fashion"
- In pairs, identify the speakers in the dialogue
- Identify the topic of the dialogue
- Explain the process of writing a dialogue
- In groups, search from the Internet or in books for information about the stages of the writing process
- Present findings on Manila paper

How can a good dialogue be written?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 180
Sample dialogues
Digital devices
Manila papers

Oral questions Group presentations Written exercises Observation

Writing

The Writing Process

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Plan a dialogue using prewriting techniques
- Create a dialogue on a given topic
- Acknowledge the value of a well-written dialogue

The learner is guided to:
- In pairs, discuss and identify topics relating to modern fashion
- Individually, write a draft of a dialogue about one of the topics identified following the stages of the writing process
- Display dialogues in class
- In pairs, use a checklist to assess the dialogues
- Edit dialogues to make corrections based on feedback
- Revise and rewrite dialogues
- Publish final drafts in the class gallery or on social media

Why should one write a dialogue?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 181
Assessment checklist
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide

Dialogue writing Peer assessment Portfolio assessment Assessment rubrics

CONSUMER PROTECTION

Listening and Speaking

Extensive Listening: Poems

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify messages in poems
- Perform poems using appropriate techniques
- Acknowledge the role of poems in society

The learner is guided to:
- Watch performances of poems provided by the teacher
- Write key ideas in the poems listened to
- In pairs, identify and discuss the messages in the poems
- Present findings to classmates

What messages are conveyed in poems?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 183
Digital devices
Audio recordings of poems
Teacher's Guide

Observation Oral questions Peer assessment Group presentations

Listening and Speaking

Extensive Listening: Poems

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Discuss features of performance that make recitation of poems interesting
- Recite poems using appropriate techniques of performance
- Value the role of poems in communicating consumer protection issues

The learner is guided to:
- In groups, discuss features of performance that make recitation of poems interesting
- Search from the Internet or in books for poems relating to consumer protection
- In groups, rehearse and perform the poems using verbal and non-verbal features of performance
- Record performances
- Watch recordings of performances and discuss features that stand out

How can you improve the presentation of a poem?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 183
Digital devices
Poems
Recording devices
Charts

Oral presentations Recordings Peer assessment Assessment rubrics

Reading

Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Select required information from a text
- Identify key points in a passage
- Acknowledge the importance of comprehension in life

The learner is guided to:
- Read the passage "Market day"
- Answer questions based on the story
- In groups, discuss how to identify key points in a text
- In pairs, identify the key points in the passage
- Reread sentences in which specific words are used in the passage to determine their meaning

How do you identify the key points in a text?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 184
Comprehension passages
Dictionary
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 186
Summary maps/charts
Drawing materials

Written questions Oral questions Group discussions Observation

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Compound Sentences

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify compound sentences from texts
- Identify coordinating conjunctions used in compound sentences
- Appreciate the usage of compound sentences in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read a text about a customer purchasing shoes
- Find conjunctions and, but, or and so in the text
- Identify the sentences joined by these conjunctions and read them aloud
- Search online or in grammar books for texts about consumer protection
- Read the texts and identify compound sentences that use coordinating conjunctions

Why do we join sentences?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 187
Grammar books
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide

Written exercises Identification tasks Oral reading Observation

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Compound Sentences

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Construct compound sentences using different coordinating conjunctions
- Use compound sentences in communication
- Value the role of compound sentences in effective communication

The learner is guided to:
- Search online and in books for conjunctions that can be used to create compound sentences
- Use the conjunctions and, but, so and or to construct compound sentences about consumer protection
- In groups, use provided conjunctions to join sentences
- Use different coordinating conjunctions to join sentences provided by the teacher
- Write compound sentences on a large piece of paper and display in class
- Assess the compound sentences written by classmates

How do we join sentences?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 188
Charts
Digital devices
Assessment checklist
Sentence strips

Sentence construction Peer assessment Written exercises Group work

Reading

Short Story: Style

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify personification and flashback in a short story
- Read and retell a short story
- Appreciate the creative use of language in short stories

The learner is guided to:
- Study the picture and read the title of the story "Goods once sold"
- Predict what the story might be about
- Read the story "Goods once sold"
- Retell the story to classmates
- Answer questions based on the story
- Search online and in printed materials for information about flashback and personification as features of style in writing

How does a writer make a story interesting?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 189
Short story
Pictures
Digital devices

Oral retelling Written questions Reading aloud Peer assessment

Reading

Short Story: Style

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify examples of personification and flashback in a short story
- Dramatize selected parts of a short story featuring personification and flashback
- Value the use of stylistic devices in enhancing meaning in a text

The learner is guided to:
- Identify examples of personification and flashback in the short story "Goods once sold"
- Make short notes on personification and flashback with examples from the short story
- In groups, select sections of the story which use flashback and personification
- Dramatize the sections selected
- Present dramatizations to classmates

Which qualities of a person can animals or things be given?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 191
Notes on style
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide

Dramatization Note-making Peer assessment Observation

Writing

Creative Narrative Composition: Idioms

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Explain the meaning of specified idioms in context
- Identify idioms in a text
- Acknowledge the value of idioms in spoken and written communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read the passage "The apple of my eye"
- In pairs, discuss what makes the passage interesting
- List phrases highlighted in the passage
- Discuss the meaning of idioms and how they are used
- Explain the meaning of each of the idioms used in the text

What makes a story outstanding?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 192
Text with idioms
Dictionary
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 193
Assessment checklist
Sample idioms
Digital devices
Teacher's Guide

Oral questions Identification tasks Written exercises Group discussions